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The sun., 1871-11-25
TO An VINO CAN RE4D.

She weekly sun Doubled in size without
Increase In Price.
With the beginning o. the year 1872 THE
WEEKLY SUN viii lie double its present
size, and will contain eight pages instead Of
four, making It equal in Dimensions to any
other weekly secular journal published in
uis country. At the same time its price
will not be increased. 1t will be furnished
90 subscribers at the uniform rate of one
dollar year for each COPY. TO this rate no
exception will be made and no reduction
-vill-le rosel4e, either. to--clRls-or or nGeniA
Every subscriber who sends a dollar VIII re-
ccve copy for year.
While TIE WEEKLY SUS will thus fur
nish as much reading matter rs other papers
published ut double or treble the price, it
will contain new features which will add
greatly to its interest and value as family
newspaper, Its Independence of opinion
and Its unqualified hostility to Tweedism
and Gnn,ism, and every form of public rob-
berry, bribery, and corruption will be main
tanned, while in point of political news its
readers may rely upon always receiving the
most accurate as well as the freshest intelli-
gence that can possibly be obtained. The
enlargement will enable us also to devote
additional space to valuable agricultural
intelligence, and TO print interesting stories
aud romances more extensively than hith.
erto. For miscellaneous reading presenting
the quaint aud humorous aspects of life, aud
for useful information respecting not only
what takes place in this metropolis and this
country, but in all other parts Of the
world, we shall now have ample room.
In it's new form THE WEEKLY sun will
To the cheepest PAPER Of its class In the
United States and We appeal ~ such VI Jul
readers as approve its Ideas and objects, and
find it interesting and valuable, not only to
renew their own subscriptions, but TO recon-
mend the paper TO their friends and neigh.
bors.
The coming year is destined TO he a memo
rable one in the history Of the country. We
are on the eve Of most significant Presi-
dental election, and political movements
will for many months be watched with un.
usual interest. AS a journal, free from the
trammels Of party, THE WEEKLY Sun will
continue to uphold the principles of true
republican government. It's readers are in.
vited to sustain it in that work. The truth,
irrespective of party prejudice or official in
fuence VIII always be told in its columns
Terms of the Weekly Sua-
journal containing eiynt large psge., puolishei 1
every wednesday morning
To all mail iubscr.b"r', who,her as!s or N clubs
one doNar q ysnr zach, always in ADVANCE.
hldre5s luE sUS. New YoikC.ty.
The sun., 1871-11-25

,,o number OF rcve Nue officers and the ex
,on.c. AZ ,.,,lecting oNties ard taxes fixed
,aiorios fcr nu revenue officers in large sea
,, - the abolition of import
- "lN N''0' e life, and the
'' y" NJ 'i'' "'NOso"iiOo VI "a.
reduction of other duties 70 a consistent,
tional, and moderate system the abolition OF
unconstitutional and superauous Internal
taxes, leaving only tobacco and distilled sp'r-
lite as the sui jccs Of such taxation.
VI. Legislation to prevent the levy of
blackmail upon clerks and other puolic Off
ccrs for party political purposes, and for the
summary punishment alike of those who do
mand and those WHO pay such contrilntions
The sun., 1871-11-25
narnuml1ing the Grand Duke.

The snobs who have taken in hand the re-.
ecIiion and entertainment in this city of the
Grand Duke ALEXIS have been most in.
eiou ly made cltspaws OF - Mr.. Man
hIEAkoson, for his own pecuniary benefit
Awaiting himself Of their wellknown weak
ness Of head, he has induced them 10 help
lin IN speculation which promises to Yield
him great deal of money, whatever may be
said Of i,s good taste. By brbe of fifty free
admissions, he has prevailed on them to ox
hibu tue iliustr.ous Russian at the Academy
Of Music next Monday night, and Iropos .s
to sell to the public the right of coming
there to look nj him at ten dollars a head.
To carry out his plan, however, he has been
obliged to disappoiut the subscribers for the
NILSSON opera season, aud coolly announces
that for this performance the REGULAR sub
scnpiion tickets are not available" That is
70 say, that although this sa regular sub
scHplion night, the sl.scIb.rs viii lot rc
admitted
We do NOT know how far N'le Nir,-o>'s
personal popularity and the public desire to
hear hor slug will bear out Mr.. STRAKosCi
IN Lis scheme 0ut It would sorye him right
If the house next Monday were left entirely
empty Of everybody Lut tho Gay deal heads
WHO hav" become his aceompliccs
The sun., 1871-11-25
The National RcIorm ,Ioyem,nt.

Repubictns acre wuo would vote Tor ,uch D,mo.
crais us Chase, or even Hendricks or Tlden beiore
theY would see Grant elected again: and Venture
lle assertion that there Is not Democrat IN the
District OF Columbia who woud not rather sr7
HORACE Greeley Pre'ilCut than Graut, and who
Would not N",e Tor tie former II nv thought II was
necessary 10 defeat toe latter
lOu nave no idea what strong Union reform
Patty ~ growing NJ here sprns ms ftom both tie
Old parties, manly the Dtmocritc Tine ronserva.
i've Republicans see the eorrupuon aud prCGiaaey
% thtlr hIdlcal brethren and are ready Tor any
'uIlloh that promises reform, While the Democrats
lle taPlah coung 70 the conclusion that it Is all
phtente u De whipped out OF tleinbuots uyery ume
On aceoon' OF obsolete words and IDEAS when there
A National reform Party"is already talked of
mere, tY name AZ wen AZ In pincipe md even sew.
rhi tickets have been suggested in conseryative DO.
lhcal circles, consisting Of hoth Republicans and
DunocrHls Tho main idca with Repubhcaus setu :
70 30 llperal RcpubliCan for President and lib.
fal Democrat tor Vice Presld ldcut.
The sun., 1871-11-25
Restore Mr.. sumner.

The members Of the Senate are gradually
drifting along toward Washington in order
to be there at the commencement Of the ses-
sion. week from next Monday. Several Of
tine Senators are now in this city.
We earnestly hope that the first thing
done by the Senate will be to restore MIR.
SUMNER to his position as Chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations lie was
removed from 1t at the dictation Of the Presi.
dent, because he was opposed to the San Do
mingo swindle, and he should be restored,
not only because the dignity of the Senate
requires It, but because he is the 6ttest man
in the Senate for the office.
The sun., 1871-11-25

l. One term Of Office for tLe President, aad
no moro the Constitution to be amended to
. caro this rolorm.
H. Both Grantism and Twoodism to le
'ooi shed N national affairs by Laws for the
prevention aud summary punishment of
present taking aud Lnbomhmg as well as
Of pa lie robbery,
III UniNcJsal AN o,siy and restoration If
poi t cal rgh'. 'onh persons cono raca in
the late rcbcllion
~ Reform in tao eva Soly.co, 20 t!at
H!4g.aaIu III a,..... l,-.,.,-,, ,,,l
on party patronage aud cannot bee us Il as a
means Of corruptug Tao politics Of ia, coun.
w aud pcgpetuaLnG unwa"hy mou IN ht,
o. ~.
R.Grm Of tAe revenue reduction va
The sun., 1871-11-25

Somebody complains in the Tribune thatTuE
sUN charges t72 for an advertisement which is
inserted in the Transcript for 1915, aud inquiries
how it is that the advertising rates Of TuE SuS
are nearly eight times those Of the Transcript ,
The answer is simple. TuE SrS circulates l20 p.
Ooo copies daily; the Transcript about $50 cop
les The result is that the advertiser IN Tue
Sun gets one hundred aud twenty times as many
copies Of his advertisement circulated as does
the advertiser in the 7idHscriDt, while he pays
only eight times as much money for it.
The sun., 1871-11-25
O,HnII,a nesi LoLc.

FTOH Dt5ltFdlVs EIsHWV NFVH
Mayor Hall IL Is reported won dinner for a
number Ot frieRns the other day. He met gentle
ltan who was a mombcr OF tie Committee OF
SoytutY and during tho conversation he said;
Here Ia not q man belonging TO your Commit.
ire who would refuse an olheo II II WAS offered
Mn.n
"Tll bet you 4 elmer on TINT" replied the gen
ucman.
"Donei l will tIko the Chairman OF tho Com,
1.tee. liz IS Certcny Que, san tae Mayor. aatuI.
qily who wenL isto Ihr Investigation solely Tor
huuest motives"
TIE Mayor and the Eenlleman alluded 70 parted
ana the former inmehatoN aterward appointed
Ar, Stchbins CHAIRMAN ~ ito Nonuntlee OF
hoyeRty, "a member oI the Department ot Parks.
much to the oIgrn OF tho haIor's acquaintance.
Nv. Stebbins 1mned atclS auceptea Ihs ofner, uu,l
Tue dinner VAS psIs Tor last NLL by ths lOs.r y. te
bvL
The sun., 1871-11-25
Rnbrsnn,s Confcssinn.

The suIjoncd reply Of tho Secretary Of
tic Navy to the application Of the owner Of
the steamship Florida for protection TO his
vessel, threatened by Spanish pirates, is an
excellent sample Of the manner in which
the Department is managed, and Of the non
clalauco with which Mr.. RorEsoN treats
American interests for special attention TO
which the people pay him;
"NAvY DEPARTMENT.,
"WAsulNGTOS Nov. 20 1s11
"sm: Your telegr9m to-day on the subject OF Tho
steamer Florida was not received until quarter
any reply before the close OF the mail at noon.
There Is no naval vessel at Havana At tiis time,
and our cruisers In the neghborhood OF st. Thomas
cannot be reached by telegraph Under their gen.
era orders. however they will not permit any out.
rage upon the American nag to be committed in
their presence. Meanwhile, howeyer, have con-
muncated your despatch to the state Department,
ana hnd that tue attention Of the Spanish Minister
has been drawn TO the matter.
"Nery respectfully yours.
gro n. RoBEsoN,
Secretary OF the NAVY.
To Mr.. FpAscIs DARR 70 Murray street New
IOrS."
The public hardly required TO be informed
that under general orders the vessels of our
navy would not permit any outrage upon
the American Hag;" but Mr.. RoBEsoN cv.
IDENTIFY deemed the assertion important, prol.
ably in view OF the many outrages that have
been committed upon IL. The saving clause
that they VIII not tolerate such acts "in
their presence" contains the gist of the
whole matter. II is exactly this presence
which Gen. DARR applied for, and which,
after the outrages committed on the Mary
Lowell, Lloyd Aspinwall and other Amcri.
can vessels by the Spaniards, Mr.. RoBEsoS
was bound to order. Would it not be more
fitting to Mr.. RoBEsoN and to our flag to
punish few of the past outrnGes and insults
before talking about protection against any
vet TO be commt;edg
The sun., 1871-11-25

Academy Of Ausic -snrno.. Mstnss.
4 Ie.th. Issatre- solos Single. Msun,s.
tswery Theatre Searching the DsIthI
Barnur-s Great Museum, Ae. -Itat, "a ". and ed H.
IryaHts Opera uouse-t,s sv.sniaitt
Itth Avenue Ihcatre- e-p,of,. Name
Grand Opsra House Ticket of leave Mas. MAtrts.
Globe Theatre e-rfncs Am,bsL M,u.ss.
Ina Edwins Tbeatre-opss Beua,, With Ain's. Matnse
hiblos Gnrden-our American Coa'n. Maule-
New York Clreus-l4h opposite A,sd.uv da's Malns'
ttympic 1hcatre-tlanptv Dlupty Maulse,
IT. james Theatre -Tlt Pet u ,hs Public
tAp Franchise Minstrels -ts5 Bf'ai-sr
7 sry Psdor's Opera House New Au''..oa' MaNt"'
Theatre Comique-worl Mttf'.
talon Square Thsatrs -Lius'fJsay N-st". Mstues.
aliacs's Theatre Ra~dts
" sod's Nuseaw E.it Lyme. N,trs'.
The sun., 1871-11-25
Gideon J. Tucker and the Bowling Green
SaviuGs Bank,


SIR; Without my own ag'ncv or previous
kpoW!edge, eai through the PsrtlaAsy dssst ao ,
e' soue ftcai 81 tie Legislature. my name was
placed In the list OF corporators Of the BoWlins
Green Savings Bank, in It's act Of incorporation,
MAY 49, 1868, was then Surrogate and had large
amounts Of trust funds in my hands, ana 1t seemed
10 me Improper that should tako part N the man
aEement OF bank for savings. Ide,lne, therefore,
70 act as trustee, mover attended meeting OF the
beard. have never entered The doors Of tne bank
Fuc charter provides that any trustee decli.lns TO
ut NT iuuf WOnLs h4., l1.iat L. scat, und is ne
IN connection tLat had with the concern was cun-
trred ON me by the act Of the Lcgslature It ceased
"a tue fan loffsS. GIDEON j. TUCKER,
- SHw lsSK, NrT. 81 is5., ..-
The sun., 1871-11-25

- cedcal skill toAeffect cure or even an allevis
tion Of the disease. The cancer had attacked
her O. the right check, just below the eye and
had eaten pretty much all that side of her face.
together With .be eye, and The greatest portion
Of her nose. This lady has bt>n completely
"nred in a few months BY the use Of cICser Tea.
Tho roo slower is used the tops arc boiled ln
water. and the tea "a used externally and inter.
naliy. About a quar-, 1.~,v should be drank.
and the tea should be used as wash twice
Ovory day. This remedy should have the widest
publicity. It is inexpensive, and # 1t sSc"'d
uh 70 'eG ,ct a cOYt, "a any case Is Oan certainly
do no harm.
The sun., 1871-11-25
What the smoking President Knows about
the Judiciary aud Other Things.
NQH Lqks Correspondence or he CiHcUiRdH C3UuHeT.

~" Lihf correspondence or Wt NtN-"H"H ''Ht"ef'
c1L
Here | may mention that when President
Grant 1t the request 0. the late Governor, deceased
wilson sh'feI-not tue present. lumnary 10 ols-
sipale Mormon darkness-renoyed the Chief JUS
iUe Of this Territory, the lion Cnas j Wilson,
two members OF Congress, Fitch and lngerso,l,
went to tie White House to iutercede In W sons
iayor " lhele is no cIurge against Judge wilson
OF any kind" said Grant; "bo has been very EN-.
Client but as he did not agree with Coy, shaher, l
laought ne must 20 ia order to make harmony in
the Governors STAN
On" OF those present spoEe un:
he Chirt Justice n menber OF the Governors
stan WY MIR. President, 90 you consider the
Ulef Justice q memOer OF YOpr stant'
Another Congressman waited 90 the President TO
iniereede IN favor of the right Uf the NauVoO Legion
10 parade on the Fourth Ui July.
NO military bodies ever parade In this country,'
taid tae lresident, except Untel States troops
and militia. There Is no right existing Tor anybody
else TO parade with arms
"Why Mr. President, don't you know that In
nearly every large town and city OF this country
there are volunteer bodies Of military not enrolled
10 he milluaY
This suggestion Of fact rrtated the Presidents
stlfesieem. He extended lis Jaw, looked ugN and
SAID with logical explosion;
We'll, it's a sleme tnat polygamy Is prlcucod,"
fils Is lhe 1aIest eullion o. Aarshai broh as
pnpAN
The sun., 1871-11-25

Does anybody suppose that tho political
management Of tho New York Custom House
under Gen. Anrurp will differ in euy respect
from its management under Collector MuRPnY 7
Any such idea would be Qui1odc. The Custom
House ia a political machine used to control the
action Of the Republican party in this State, and
to elect delegates to the National Republican
Convention who are in favor Of GRAST; and
ARInuR will use 1t for this purpose with just as
little hesitation as MuRrHr himself
The sun., 1871-11-25
TIE President Praised because he BETRAYED
his Country,

LoNooN, Nov, 2i.-Tle TINES to-day, in lead
ihg editorial arucs, declares ls belle. t4at Grguts
Telec'ion 10 The Presidency ls certain, because he
has brought about tho reconciliation Of tho United
States with England, and has Effected the reduction
" the national teht, II continue m terms OF the
hiene prAio ~ President Giant, deeiuios h,s con
sent " hold onice lS cement ~ hlp country, aud
e''7 million aud lalf Notoa IN las aSOI az the
Pie .IHaUit"' nlsritOu.
The sun., 1871-11-25

Among the vessels announced as regis
tered in the Treasury Department for the week
ending Nov. IL is a clipper.bui schooner named
" Grant aud Relatives" belonging at Havre de
Grace, Maryland. II this clipper is true to her
appellation she will run mainly at the public cx.
pense, carrying the richest Kind Of freights, aud
enrlching her owners beyond all idea
The sun., 1871-11-25
Candidates Against Grunt.
Wellington co,1 cp2Hdence Of ne chc1iHaI Con-



cfdL
As to the proposition Of nominating as an in.
dspeade.t Rsngh,lgSn raH@lLis's sarge uan Ike
JudGo DAvln OF tho Suarama Court, or Senator
1rumbu. with view OF vbinng all the decent votes
in the Democrntic party, u has hardly advanced n
enough yet TO De aole To SPEAK OF ~ with any intel
lCence. Any Republican. aa II seems to me could
support either OF those gentlemen vita perfect sa
eofity. and either OF them would do honor to the
hga on1ce OF President. How many thousands Of
Repuoheans. vita principles extending 80 lar back
as TO take IN the time when Grant was iutemper
ate Amy oc!cer o. gro slavery prlnciples ", o 4
ave been glad to vote tor one OF them instead or
Tor tue man OF uncertain political principlssi
The sun., 1871-11-25

1t is well understood that the letter Of
Honest loE AuRrHr resigning his office as Col.
lector and the letter Of UskLIss S. GRASr accept
ing the resignation were both written by the
same person; and that person was neither the
Collector nor the President.
The sun., 1871-11-25

There is now moro smallpox in this city
than ever. All the horse railroad companies should
at once remove the cushions from the cars, be-
cause these cushions are n most dangerous means
of spre aiding the pestilence.
The sun., 1871-11-25

The Htrald reports from Washiug'on
that the President does not regard the action Of
Gen. ScuENcK in jobbng the shares of the Emma
Silver Mining Company as atfording any ground
for his recall from the Court Of ST. James just
as was TO be expected
The sun., 1871-11-25

The I. y. ship Guerriere's Gin to Cbicnso.

SIR: We have beard, through your most valu-
able paper, about that terrible Cnieago disaster,
an, iing TO do a little. We have raised a suo.
rption to the smount .of about sl61 1t Is not
~ much as We might have raised two or three
months ago, mosi all OF our men have been trans
lrrred TO other ships but the old crippled ship Is
sui alive-what there is lett OF her. The following
Ia List OF the names CT oticers and men that have
tObkcrIbsd. Their names, with the money, will be
sent 10 the Mayor OF Chicago by tho paymAster of
the snO:
The sun., 1871-11-25

great deal Of time and money has beef
irutessly spent 10 this country 10 attempts to
utilize peat for el but 1t has generally been 10 und
Impossible to produce II 10 large quantities at rea-
sonable cost The causes OF these fallures have
been various and much ingenuity has been sx.
pended in efforts to overcome them. At last IL
would appear that the most important a n sulties
have been surmOunIed, as larEe quantities. are now
produced from Dog near Merideh, Conn at cost,
II Is said, Of ABOUT two o'l4rs ton. From q
description OF the works gwen In tho Hart orr
I5trcEt &, scr1t- ..-t he one~ss have ses-e.-esl
In pvr'rctiug uu apparatus by which the work OF
handling the peal is done almost entirely by
machinery. The peat is taken from the bog,
then ground aud Tun into moulJs, sitter
which It - dried in the open air. Tue
machinery in use for this purpose eau handle aud
deliver TO the moulds two hundred tons o; peat In
ten hours Toe atmosphere not only dries the peat
but congresses IT, and in the summer montas q
very snort exposure to tre air makes dry crust on
the surface which will resss rain From twelve to
thirty days according to the eyaporauye power Of
the atmosphere in different months, is required to
dry the peat but il Is only from the LIT OF Apri 10
the let o. November tat the process De carried
on. Inc deposit OF peat where the maeIine {.
erected is estimated 70 exceed 1000 900 tons. The
apparatus at its present rate OF production allowing
one hundred and forty working days for the sea.
son, produce IS 600 tons year and al this rate
there is material for forty years working from this
DO. alone. Tne peat produced at Msr.den la, been
fully tested upon locomotives Of the Hartford aud
New Haven Railroad and gives complete satis'ac
tion. Superintendent Reed pre- ers 1t to any other
fuel At the same cost. and WI! IL all tue loco.
motives II a suthcient supply can be obtained. The
peat cured BY this process is OF one-thiri grester
bulk than btuminous coal, aud it Is claimed that IL
will DO very nearly the same service bulk for bulk.
Peat deposits are distributed AL over the country
from Maine to Mime sofa. Those OF New England
are sdd 10 exceed thOsa of coal In Pennsylvania
The Swedish and NJrSay iron, valued 30 highly
in al the markets OF tho world. sad TO It's
coilenI qualities TO the use Of peat in the manuae.
turr, AMI tile economical production OF this fuel 10
the United states would undoubtedly be OF vltt
benefit to the iron Interests. II the process intro
ducod at Merden on further trial proves ne1rly al
tnats cal ed lor H. the lnporga &c Of the inven.
ion cannot be TOO Ll-hy estimated
The sun., 1871-11-25

Tor the accommodation o. persons resi ling m
town advertisements for 1Hg 'UN will bc rccc!rH1 no
ttt regular rates At the uptown advert scneut oncc
a. I-2 Wet TLrtysecond street. at tue Junction Of
Bivauway aud SKIN avenue iroil s a. NJ. lo o +. NJ.
The sun., 1871-11-25
The Great Trouble in DR.. Ewer's Church
10 ne EdftoF OF me sun

~ me kdWoF Q Inc sun.
SIR: The answer given in letter TO THK Sun,
published to-day, to Pewhoder" that he can have
his money refunded II he does no, care to 90 to
ltu'us Hsch's opera house, is too tlhn. Rufus took
good care to collect ali the pew rents few weeks
ago, before he made his coup. Now. II RUFUS will
give ne man equal to DR.. Ever we will not com.
PLAIN but we don't want all music and no preach.
Ing worth continental even II Rufus is so good as
TO make Wal street piy Tor II.
II the holy Rufus with his White ehoker, wishes
to run tho church, why does he not got license
from the Bishop ana pleIch every Sunday on tle
mysteries Of Wall street, aud give everybody a
polntf And perhaps he can get Vanderbilt and
Drew 10 come TO hcar HIM preach on the rOttenness
Of Central, North western, and st. Paul Stocks
They might follow his advice to 90 short Of the Old
Nick and repent OF al their ali
pious Unce Dan. How tie Old gent would weep
over the eloNuelce OF the hOiS Ruiusi Even Fisk,
Jr., might Jolu tie pool, and not DO 30 any more.
Ia Buort, Mr.. Editor, why not call It tbs Church
OF the Holy hulus, aud DO done with It, since no
leGdeth 20 much money % the Lord at gold tere,
~ one per cent daN and sluce uls money proves
9l-powertul In turning out u faithful rector, ana
dictates what shall be- preached and what shall DO
sung and no" and where 10 saaA be sung, and evea
threatens 10 sue tho rector for anY d3dclt IN the
treasury, The impuience OF the lovely Rulus Is
rdlreshlng 4 fEwHoLDLR
The sun., 1871-11-25

Or. HORACE GREELEY Of Amherst Col.
lcse would receive more votes for the Presi-
dcncv in the Southern States than any other
candidate wlo could possibly be presented.
The sun., 1871-11-25

\ liVth series OF tests has been instituted by the
Massachusetts authorities 20 ascertain which is the
best bretch loader, Ihe contest has narrowed
down to tie Peabody aud Remlnston. on Wed.
nesday last some experiments we're conducted on
the beach AZ Sayin Hul, dorchester The Board
CONSISTS OF hdJutant-Gen, Cunningham, Col. Hobart
Moore, and Major Ebeu Sutton. In the trial for
rapldty the Remington gun was exceIled BY the
Peabody. In the trial for strength the ReminRton
was found 10 DO the superior. la firing double
charge and two bullets the chamber OF Tie Peabody
rifle VAS displaced and the stock OF tue Remington
INJURED. In trng three charges auu three bullets
tae ie-nody ms was blown " pieces and the Rom.
IN stOn esclpeu uuharmeI.
The sun., 1871-11-25
The East side Newsboys aud BootbIacLs
DeIigbted.

The newsboys, bootblacks, and other home.
less lads who ore provided for by the Children's
Aid Society at the Riyington street lodging house
contributed SIC In aid Of the Chicago sufferers. The
money was sent TO Mr.. Williams, President OF the
MIR. Collyer OF Chicago, who Acknowledges its re.
ceipt as follows.