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The sun., 1872-08-09
The Georgia Frauds.

The committee appointed 10y the Legisla-
ture of Georgia to investigate the financial
transactions of GOV. BULLOCK have secured
evidence confirming the worst reports of
fraud and robbery which have gained cur
rency. BULLOCK, il VIII be remembered,
fled from the state to avoid prosecution,
and has iudiciously kept out of sight until
the present time.
Among the frauds committed hy this
carpet-bag Governor those connected with
railroad grants are specially noteworthy
for their audacity. A law Of the Legisla-
turc authorized the states Endorsement to
be- given 10 the bonds of several railroads
on the certificate Of the state Engineer
that each company had complied with the
conditions of the act. The Brunswick and
Albany Railroad was intended to be built
from Brunswick TO Albany, distance OF
943 miles, and by the act was entitled to
have its bonds endorsed for $4,000 u mile
~ fast rs sections of ten miles each were
huilt and irourd. Before half the road was
built BULLOCK had endorsed bonds for
S50O0O00 representing Sj3 miles of road,
ninety more miles than the road would
have extended over even If il had been
completed TO the end.
Another road, the Cayter>ville and Van
Vert Railroad, was to he twvnty-thrcc
miles in length. and was entitled 10 an en-
dorsement Of Sl2,5OO per mile Of road as
sections OF Ave miles should I've completed.
Before n single section had been built BUL-
LOCK gave the states endorsement TO the
amount of S215OO0. After these bonds had
been negotiated the company changed the
name of the road To the Cherokee Rail-
road, and BULLOCK then endorsed S3o0.O
additional bonds for the same road under
its new name, making altogether 100000 of
endorsed bonds issued 10 road OF which
only nine miles had been built. and which
would have been entitled 10 only half the
amount had it been completed to its full
projected length.
Other fraudulent issues OF bond, for the
benefit of the BULLOCK Ring have been
brought to light, as well a illegal trau>ac-
tions apart from the railroad frauds
whereby debts TO the amount Of millions
Of dollars have been ,addlcd on the tax
payers, unless the Legislature shall repu-
date those bonds which were clearly
issued in defiance Of law. This Is a fair cX-
ample Of the villainy which has character
lied the administration of affairs in the re-
constructed States whore the GRANTEES
have had control, l. il any wonder that
the victims Of such robbery should ardent
~ desire the election OF DR.. HORACE GREE
LEY instead Of GRANT, the friend and
patron OF BULLOCK ana hi plundcrng fra
to.nity:
The sun., 1872-08-09
High Prices in England.

Strikes in Great Britain are becoming
general IN all branches Of indus
try. for the simple reason that there
has been general rise in tho
price. OF nearly all commodities, and
the working classes hnd il impossible to
maintain themselves on wages which for
merly suniced to provide them with all
the necessarics and many OF the comforts
VI life.
In single number Of q recent London
journal we notice accounts of Il meeting Of
the letter carriers of London 10 concert
measures for obtaining an increase Of pay
on the ground that their present wag,-
are inadequate FOR the support of their
families; Of a strike among the pOrter- Of
the Northwestern Railway Company; of
another among the drivers, guards, and
ho,tlcrs of the van ious Liverpool Omnibus
companies; of another by five hundred
men employed on the quays Of Bristol in
l-rharging grain calgocs; and finally and
most singular of all Of II strike among the
butchers Of IuddcTshcld for higher prices
hom their customers. The lust-named
strike took n peculiar form Of expression.
The butchers resolved not TO sell any meat
for fourteen days, under penalty of
twenty pounds, 10 bc given by the yiolator
of the agreement to the Iluddcr-hcd In
fimary. BY this action they proposed TO
starve their customers into paying rcmu-
Hrratiyr prices for their joint, aud chops
lal that too without guublug, OF which
ltupprarcd 10y the report of proceeding,
nrro had been altogether too much to suit
TIE butchers.
Every cla,, of people is affected by the
general in.l.asr in prices. Rents are
higher; beef, which ten years ngo was
sevcnpouco u pound now sell. at shi-
ling, and yet the butchers complain of loss.
All kinds of housekeeping supplies are
higher than was ever before known in Eng
land. Coal hu- risen from nineteen ~hillugs
to thirty 7hiliings per ton, and i'm cousc-
quonco the penny boats ON tho Thame-
have raised their fares to twopence. Even
tac wa-hcrWOmru have struck for higher
prices On account Of the increased cost OF
fucl.
II has been attempted 10 explain the rise
m the price of coal as the rp.plt Of combi-
nations ana local cnusrs of a temporary
ihlra'i'r But -uch an explanation will
not cover tGe Increased prices of pf1vi-
sions and clo;hing. which are equally ap-
parent. The fact is that the cost Of living
in Great Britain and on the Continent of
Europe is steadily increasing, and this in.
grease involves higher rates of pay ful
labor which in turn will lead to stn
greater increase in the prices of nearly
every class of commodities.
The true reason for the rise in price
which has manifested itself of late years il
every part Of the globe s 10 be found In th
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Cool brcczc- AZ nford.

Correspondence OF The sun.
BRANFoRD. Conn, Aug. This sturdy
old Democratic town, that expects To give Il
Greeley electoral ticket about thiee-fourths ~
It's whole vote In November, has recently grown
into considerable importance as watering
place, And this is not surprising, considering
its manifold advantages In that capacity. In
the first place II has frontage OF some six or
eight miles on the Sound, diversified by small
streams, harhors, bays, and inlets picturesque,
charming coast, dotted with shore houses on
every eligible spot, and furnishing every variety
of accommodation and entertainment, at prices
ranging from 81 to <9 day.
Islands and rocky islets lie adjacent to the
land along the north shore Of the Sound break
ing the force OF the waves and afrordlng shell
tered nooks where the most timid bather car
disport in the placid waters. We have here
the Gnc-t OYSTER, clans. and HOLSTERS iu the
world The fishing Is good enough, early aud
late in tho season, but tho extreme heats of july
drove the hHcknsh and bass from thci- haVuts
around the rocks and on the hiyher reefs into
thc deep water As il becomes cooler they
abound again, and we have great deal of mild
sport in taking them. They are not a game fish,
and nc great skin Is required to kin them huI
thc\ nitc In an honest, hearty way, that means
business and then they are firm and sH,ury uu tA'
t2hte' white taking them furnishes sunlrieu' oN-
who think and not like old ladies.
me muscular Christians amuee thomselves
catching sharks, which are abundant oif ON the
reefs In the hot season. They mover approach
| the bathing places, however, and II they did,
| they are too full fed to disturb the bathcrs.
Early in September the ducks begin to arrive
| from the north, where they have been Keeping
| house during tho summer. They mud excellent
| feeding grounds Ia this ueighbprhuud, whicu
| they frequent In such numbers Ns TO make cap
| ital shooting. hundreds upon hundreds are
often shot ~ morning; and when the weather
Is favorable lucs of boats are formed ~ the b,
| points, aud the crack of the tuWllug pieces
| sound like teu Ne jpiC.
From Farm river which divides this town
from East Haven, to the Guilford line, there are
| about dozen and half public houses where
| the accommodations are such that every dc
| scrlption ut taste and pur, can be suited,
| Tine place Is reached In a trino more chan three
| hours from New York by the New York aui
| New Haven ltailroad and the shore line. Il lie
| cast Of New Haven seven milCs. The drive
| about the country are picturesque and beautiful
The sun., 1872-08-09
NONE sINE PEOPLE.
The Bloomingdnle Asylum Dispute-Anothcr
Inmate Alleged TO be sane.

Miss Theresa Drew, an inmate OF the
Bloomingdale Lunatlc Asylum, was before Judge
Barrett yesterday a writ Of hdbsds corpus, pro-
cured by Mr.. John ID. Townsend. A return was
made containing the commitment, signed and
sealed by Justice Cox, saying that he had COM
mitted her as an insane person on the testimony
OF prs. Hammond and Cosne Mr.. Townsend
demurred that the return was insufficient. Tho
law did not, he claimed. authorize the detention
uf n lunatic on the mere warrant of n MAGISTRATE
The law required further security, That the re-
cord OF the examination and commitment. with
the testimony, must be filed with the County
Clerk, and n was his cert iincate, under tho seal
OF the Court, which was the warrant for dctcu-
tiun.
Mr. W. G.. AMMAN appearing for the s.ylUm.
asked for an adjournment until the lady's
brother, ht whose request she had been con-
fined, and who had recently changed his rc-,-
dencc. could hc summoned. Mr.. AMMAN express
ed at the same time a willingness to allow the
patient to 90 with Mr.. Townsend II he would be
responsible for her Mr. Townsend raised tho
additional demurrer that they had not stated in
their return that the lads l. now insane. In
fact he had been told 10y the rcsuundonts hat
the cause Of her commitment was that she Lad
once been Incorporate.
Judge Barrett. without deciding the question,
was inclined 10 think that the law requiring no
ticc to those Interested did not apply to an udult
lunatic, but when the state Of luuacy had been
once asctrtained the burden Of proof rested on
the person cndeaNuring to show sanity, After
some further talk II was agreed thar the matter
be adjourned to Tuesday next The lady mean
while TO return To the ASYLUM.
The sun., 1872-08-09
4 Dead Man Riddlcd with Bullet. Remains
on his Feet.

PARIS July ~ This morning four men,
FRANCOIS, DallyoUs, Saint-OmCr. ard Aubry,
were shot at Satuy for participation in the
sa-sination of the hostages. At A NJ the con-
demned men were assembled in the court house
Of the iue -. Pierre. where they were shut up in
cells, and received the visit Of the venerable
Able follet, who administered the last con Ola
tions Of religion. Tho men then wrote some
letters, FRANCOIS and Saint -Omcr each address
Ing few lines To the President Of the Republic,
Coffee, wine and cigars were then served, and
the prisoners smoked quietly while waiting To
lee conveyed to SatOry. About $50 the military
wagons ratified up the street, and In less than
hall an hour the fatal plain of satory was
reached.
The usual force Of troops wns present to wit
ness the execution. The condemned AhEhtcd
without evncng any emotion and marched
nrmly 10 their respective posts. They all asked
not to have their eyes covered and not to be at
tUchcd; but this slight favor was refused, in
consequece of the bad way I'm which the soldiers
hrcd nj the preceding execution. Francois fpr
. short time opposed the mon ordered 90 ind
him, aud altogether behaved with au ercrg
which those who saw him on his trial would
never have given him the credit ut posses
Ahh6 Fullct having embraced the prisoners aud
fcycri-h cry of "\iNc In Commune" !" uuou
which Sant-Ourr turned round to his COM
pauions in misfortune and said, NO. no! Niyr
In France! Dieu pruttge ia France. \ has Ia
Commune
Al this moment the adlutants dropped thrir
swords, and noise Ike thc roll of mit allie t-e
tore the air; the men who had cried " Nivc Ia
Commune" " fen stone dead; but as Tor Saint
Omcr, lac remained standing motionless at his
post, and II was supposed for moment that hC
had escaped unscathei. ON examination, how,
with bullets, and that one ball had passed
through his neck. Death had been iuSfanta
nCuus, but the body Lad preserved the r.AidiN
of "A man ncRing himself against hi, fate The
sound. and thu, terminated another srVuu %
the snguinaV drama Of the insurrcctun
The sun., 1872-08-09

II is reported that Gen. Won Sohwciuitz.
thr German Ambassador at the Count Of Vienna.
will lead Miss Jay, the daughter Of the American
Minister there, TO the hymcneal altar la the
course Of the ensuing autumn. We learn upon the
authority Of the HWlgdifn Lloyd that Prince
bismarck has At length accorded the necessary
official consent To this marriage. These nuptial-.
according 10 the Information Cf the said jour
nal were tu have been celebrated last year, but
az thN time Prince bismarck refused hi~ OH cial
consent. II Is added t.lat the painful experience
made bS the German Chancellor in 1858, with
reference to the famous "lscdum note" was
tho cause, ca priHOp,, of the refusal la question.
u would appctr that the secret ot the ~aii
"l~cdum note WIS divulgcd 10y a lady. A.
soon A. this fact became known to the then
Count bismarck, an order was forthwith
issued prohibiting the marriage of German
diplomat without the official consent Of his
GNcrumcut having been previously obtained.
Al this may toe very well, far as IL goes but Il
II hc true that Prince BisWarck's consent was
withheld last year In reference 20 Gen. Won
SrhWeuitI'r marriage with Miss Jay for want OF
sufficient confidence in that lHdys discretion,
then II must he evident that potent influences
must have been brought lo bear upon the Ger
ulan Chancellor since that period to have
changed his views upon 60 Interesting subject.
or course the responsibility Of these rcmArks
attaches solely To the Hungarian LlOBd.
The sun., 1872-08-09
Division and silence in Philadelphia

The citizens Municipal Reform Associa-
tiou of Philadelphia have made an invc,ti-
CATION into certain charges against gro
+. KEYsER, Register of the Water Depart
mcnt. One of the results OF this investiEa-
tion is thus stated:
Large parts Of thc spn' Which Nr KrYsKE in his re-
s loi n iact "a G,en 30 pad eat o te can'r3 While
ot funds In The treasury, and the honor and crru n
the city at home and abroad had been suffering, Nr.
thousands OF doars which we're l,iug deposit use
lcssy or which Pc was .crrtit u..nf IN mauncr ara
mittce Uf Couucll-.'
This is a shocking state Of affairs. and
goes to justify the belief that Philadelphia
is in every respect worse governed and
worse robbed 10y some of hcrpublic officers
than the people of New York were 10y the
Tammauy Ring. But what other result
could hc expected in Il city which gives To
the Oncrholdcrs' National Committee, a.
the representative Of the great Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania, man who has
testified under oath that hc wrote the fol-
lowing letter:
"Irr,-rEY Drr, rrWVr o' PrsNevtv,NtSl
H'HW-Hi ta. Mar'h, l'fi.
par, ocular friend Mr. GFo -. E,,>s Hrhps claim -
rut hin tHroufh is you would ine. lie Understands
'adi'oN d"A'0N' aaG 'lener' IL r,,,n,
TO THAN J. CorfEY. E'qo Washington. u. G."
The principle which Mr. KEMnLE here
processes and cnforccs is that upon which
the pickpocket and the highwaymnn act in
pursuing their avocations, but II has never
before been 50 uublushingly, 80 shameless
Is expressed as by KEMBLE.
The sun., 1872-08-09
Futc OF n Proinnc Fishcrmnu-A WHruin- 70
DcpuN Shcrin Baird.

We learn from a southern paper, and
that Of course is a proof Of IFS authenticity.
that thcrc was n colorcd skeptlc living near
Pamela, Miss, who treated rcidun with more
leVitV than sulcmnitY, aud who went fishing ON
Sunday. Being demonstrated with some week +
ago, he replied irrcverently that he would gu
the next sunday morning "befuro q ID gets up.
and catch NICE string Of fish" Accordingly.
on the following sunday morning he repaired t.
the banks of the rallahatche river very carly
and threw his baited hook and line into the
violent tuggng at his hook, and counter pull
from the shore brought to the surface Of the
water a huge lally-coulcr, which found voice to
say: "iou shall remain here fishing all the DAYS
of your life, till God gets up" and then dsap-
peared. Since that time all efforts to drag the
unfortunate fisherman from the bank Of the
river have proved unayailing, II is evident that
he labors under u strange hallucination, but he
insists II II the Judgment OF the Almighty, and
he receives sbsolution from his offended Maker.
The sun., 1872-08-09

The placing on the London market Of the
French loan. which offered to English INVESTOR
about 6 per cent free Il income tax, Afforded
the Spectator occasion for some practical re-
marks on tho inexpllcahle Indifference to in
formation about finance which Characterllcs
En-!.hm,n q all classes. Englishmcn hold
uiil, MS 3lun millions of foreign bonds but IL
there Is u subject upon which EuglisAmen are
a rule ignorant, 10 Is the financial condition Of
the State'lwhich offer their paper In return for
English G. III. To Che numerous small capital
i,ts who depend upon the interest ou their in
ycstmcUts for support the difference between
three per cent. and six per CEN. Is the difference
between comparative poverty and competence.
The Spectator saws that II there were IA particle
more energy, honesty. and confidence in tho
world, FIVE per cent. miJht be realized for the
poorer capitalists Of England with much
security u three and u half; but 1t Will not be
realized, because people out Of their Ignorance
are quite content to accept half the interest oh
tainaLle. IL Is owing To this ignorance, the
Spectator believes, that American bonds, which
are quite as good rs EnHish consols, as little
likely to be rcpudlated or paid in inconyertlble
paper, and secured on an indefinitely richer
property, are nearly 20 per cent, cheaper than
consuls.
The sun., 1872-08-09
The Grant Idea of Negro Suffrage.

GEORGE :. BOUTW ELL was an advocate
of negro suffrage long before that right wa-
embodied in the Fifteenth Amendment.
All honest supporters Of this policy in
tended that il should not only confer upon
colorcd citizens the privilege of voting,
but should secure to them the right TO vote
for whom they pleased.
While Secretary boutwell, was in
North Carolina illustrating his idea Of
civil service reform ny making stump
spccchcs in favor of the reelection of
the man by whose favor he holds the
seals of the Treasury, an event happened
which gave him an opportunity 10 show
his sincerity rs an honest negro sufrrngist
Mr.. :. Cross, a spCctahlc coiorcd citizen
Of Raleigh, is the supporter of the carly
friend aud champion of his race DR.
HORACE GREELEY. While acting as one
Of the mlrshGlS Of GREELEY meeting
lt Raleigh, Cross was set upon by II
Gang Of GRANT negroes, who knocked him
on the head and threatened to cut his
throat, thus Illustrating in a striking man
ner the GRANr notion OF the rights con-
fcrrcd by the Fifteenth Amendment.
What did MI boutwell, say or do about
this outrage upon Mr., CRnss; The telc-
graph has kept rs thoroughly informed of
what the Secretary said and did in North
Carolina, but it has failed TO ten us that lie
uttered u word Of rebuko of this llagrant
outrage On the contrary, however, ii has
informed us that the carpet-bag revenue
officers in Raleigh gave bail for those
GRANT negroes who mauled and threat
cned 10 assassinHte Choss And this il
their idea Of ciyil service reform and Of
their duties as oficeAoldcrs Of the Treasury
Department,
Axe We to ,ake it as the Administration
doctrine that negroes are tit to vote pro-
vdcd they are for GRANr, but not 1T to
vote If they are for GREELEY7
The sun., 1872-08-09

vast increase Of the worlds supply of the
precious metals. Where money is plenty
its purchasing power decreases with the
increase of the current supply. That is
evident at the present day all over the
world. As money becomes more and more
plenty it will buy less and less, but the
value Of labor increases as the purchasing
power of money declines.
The sun., 1872-08-09
The Products of Ncw Mexico.

Corrcsp ondrucc Of The sun.
CLIFTON, New Mexico, July 2l.-Sumac grows
TO perfection In Texas without culture. measured
stalk of castor or oil bean in Parker county Texas II
measured eleven and half inches In circumference ana
hhcen feet high, II grew without culture. The hard.
est the nneH and most beautiful wood that grows in
America In the red haw OF Northwestern TeXaa. |
know Of no wood that would make good or 40 nice
sE9n stSch II grows to the size Of one foot and a
nnest soahty Of black lead IN New helco,
Ed, sroVF.
The sun., 1872-08-09

CICERO TAYLOR writes to protest that he
Is still for GRANT, and has never been converted
to GREELEY. Very good. II Is Mr. TAYLoR's
preroRatlye to support any candidate he likes,
and 10 do all he can To olcc, him II the major
lty II the people agree with him In preferring
GRANr to Honest HoUAcE, there will be no way
Of preventing his success. And II he Is elected
now there is no reason why he should not con-
tinue to he elected as long a. he lives.
The sun., 1872-08-09

CuiCAGo, Aug. s.-A preamble and resoiu'iorf
presented on 'Chansr to-day setting forth t -
cOycry by the recent burning of the Iowa aturot
oVcrissuC of receipts hy tile proprietor Of over ut agh
dred thousand bushels Of corn, and d,nouucIug it
ovcrlssuc great fraud, and calling on me fs'rJ
and warehouse commissioners Of the State 10 uv'su
sate the faoIs and punish thc perpelntlr.
The sun., 1872-08-09

lie therefore have not avalled themselves Of 1t
to any considerable extent. when 1t becomes
universally understood that the Government is
ready to transport packages at such extremely
low rates, there can be no doubt that the post
Offices will have all the business they can well
attend to, and more than they will attend to
well. An effective opposition to the existing
press companies might be a good thing but
there are many defects to be corrected in the
existing postal service which 1t would be well to
have attended to before extending the field of
its operations. The introduction Of mcrchan-
disc I'm the mails will be likely to interfere with
the prompt transmission Of correspondence,
while with the rates adopted II is to be feared
that the greater the business of this dcscrip-
tion the greater will be the loss to the Govern
mput.
The sun., 1872-08-09

The state Lunatic Asylum of South Caro-
lima contains about four hundred inmates, who
are likely to be turned loose In the streets Of Co
lumbla. the alternative being 20 let them starye
in the asylum. At the last session OF the Legis-
lature the sum Of $4,000 was appropriated for
their support. but not one dollar of the appro-
priaton has ever been paid over TO tho asylum,
and for several months the unfortunates con-
fined there have been supplied with food by pub
lic-sprited citizens. The authorities have been
notified that this supply can be depended ON no
longer, and those d .tinguished pillars Of the
GRANT party Gov SCorr and Treasurer PAR
KER, have replied that they cannot help IT, Tax
alton Is higher In South Carolina than in any
state in the [ nion, and Yet there /, not money
enough in the treasury to luy food for the in
mates Of its public Institutions This is practi-
cal Grantism.
The sun., 1872-08-09
The Pope's Congratulations.

PANS, Aug, s.-The Pope has written letter
TO President Theirs congratuanR the French nation
upon the great success Of the loan which his Holt.
ness hinks Il et!rbntabe TO the refusal Of NJ oulard
OF the Holy Bee.
The sun., 1872-08-09

PtTrsBURGH, Aug. s.-This morning ~
broke out in several places 81 IN alley in stcun.,s
and burned nercey in two places a short time sla
wings saturated with carbon oil were found in t.srtI
the same alley. The loss v W no exceed HN". lll
The sun., 1872-08-09

The Fun Arenue Journal Ia publishing some
Of the most successful political pictures OF the day Its
portrait OF "the man who Ia doing his hest to defeat
Grant" In the last number is an effective representa-
lion Of the great Gif TakeT not in his happiest mood
The picture OF the WOodchOpper of ChappaQua with
the Grant leaders throwing mud at hlm s also splen.
did piece Of work The artist 10 Mt Frank Behew, and
an artist VI sItraor dinary merit he IN.
The sun., 1872-08-09

The GRANT men fired n salute in the City
Hall Park yesterday ON account Of the North
Carolina election. As the figures now appear
they think they have won victory, but n they
had known the day after the election the truth
as they understand it now they would have
thnMght Il u defnnt.