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The sun., 1873-05-20

Great surpIi-e has been manifested in
various quarters at join BRlGHl : recent
declaration against the English republicans,
and his pdyicc TO thclu 10 abandon their
irojec,s and rest conteA. with the bless
ings Of monarchy. That this noted
radical, who for 50 many years consti-
iuted himself the chief champion Of the
down-troddcn masses in England I'm,
hattl"d 50 stutdily against oppression in
whatever form il might appear should
have modified his ' Jews in regard 10 the
best form Of government for his country
men, will not, owever, appear so strange
when the facts N, closely considered.
Ii is well known Ghut Mr. BRIGIr former
ly looked iavorahly on rcpuhlCauism the
Hl'si FREQ aud equitable of political sys-
tens, and that II was owing to his partiality
Tor republican institutions that he was led
10 become one of the waTmest friends of the
United states to be found in Europe. But
lie Is sharp and shrcwd observer and the
events Of the past four years have not
passed unnoticed by his comprehensive in
tlIcct. He has seen in this republic since
the existing Administration has been in
power, that under nominally republican
government abuses have been introduced
~ III" conduct Of public affairs that would
not be tolerated in any monarchy in
Europe. lie has seen that the freedom of
election Int been openly and pcrsi,tcntly
violated with the sanction Of the clief
ohcor of the republic; that Corruption
a. rampant in Congress aud in the pr.nc,.
pal departments Of the Government; that
Hauds on the public treasury committed
hy men high in ONCE have been condoncd
by the dominant party in Congress, who
by means of whitewashing reports have
tndeavored TO shield notorious pecula, .s
from justice, or even ccnsure; and that Ad-
hinistrntion leaders have been convicted
sf bribery aud perjury without appar-
The sun., 1873-05-20
TLnt Pns.aIc Meddinr.

The Rev, and Hon. Thomas w. Conway
Of New Orleans whose marriage took place a
few weeks ago in New Jersey, occasiouing con-
siderable gossip In the quiet little town where II
occurred, is now In this city, after an extended
wedding trip In the South An article appeared
In The SUN after the wedding, in which several
statements were made not exactly complimen-
tary TO Mr. Conway.
That gentleman thinks this article was unjust,
and in,mates that the case OF himself and bride
was like one which occurred in an English
cuurCh re entity. man aud n woman were to
be narried. great stir was made, especially
by the Old ma DIS in the parish. Rome - these
wanted John 4 themselves while some Of the
men wanted NHria nut could not get her Tho
were thrown oleu. The couple who were To be
marie appear q. Objection was expected and
scene WAS looked for. The minister proceeded
with the service TIL he camo TO that portion
Whlch required objection, If any existed 10 he
made known then and there. An elder Of the
church stood up In the congregation and sal. .
with serious voice, e" have objection" Estate
your o6Ioctlon,' said the minister. MY objec-
tion is,' said the elder, thar | had expected
tn have Maria Cor myself" Thia objection was
pVerr1lei. Ihtn a woman arose aud ohIected
thought that he might marry me- This obiec'
I on was also oNerruled and the couple were
married.. F'N ''''
mr.. conway appear to he under the imDrea-
sion th1t tho young lady whom lac had the GOOD
TASTE 10 select was pretty generally admired and
X no. surprise that the disappointed ones were
Neiy angry 4 his good fortune.
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emily inJuring them In the cstimation of
their party.
II can hardly have escaped his notice
that most important provisions OF the
Constitution aud the laws have been open
ly violated 10y the President without re-
hukc from partisan Congress, which, in
III cng, ruc~s fOr the control of executive
patronage, has surrendered its iudepeud-
cncr into the hands Of chief Magistrate
who looks down upon the representatives
of the people in the Senate and lIouse as
mcrcennry mob whose votes are at any
time 10 be- bought by giving fat offices to
their friends aud relations. lie has seen
the military forces OF the United states
used to ovcrawc political conventions, and
TO overturn n State Government for the
benefit of knsman OF the President.
These things and many Others Of an equally
disgrncclul character Mr.. BRIGHT has
doubtless pondered over until hu has come
10 the conclusion that republioanism is n
failure in America, and that II IL could not
permanently succeed In this country IL
would be useless to expect q better result
from the experiment II il should bo tried
IN England. Under these circumstances
his advice 10 English republicans may be
easily understood.
The Credit Mobilier party, 10y its aggres-
sions upon the liberties of the people, and
its notorious, fragrant corruption, has not
only disgraccd America, but il has wrought
deadly injury 20 the progress of free in
stitutions throughout the world.
The sun., 1873-05-20

When Attorney General WILLIAMS was
asked few DAYS ago under what law the
United states troops wero employed to
sustain the KELLOGG government in Louis
iana- he replied that he did not know and
did not care, but that the Administration
was determined to stand by KELLOGG in
any event.
The nations trained under the English
common law are the woIshipperS aud al
most the slaves of precedent. Judges of
courts sitting IN Westminster Hall i'm Aus
trnlia, in Canada, in the Capitol at wash
ington, and in every State Of the Union.
frequently decide important questions in
particular way FOR no other reason than
that Ike questions were so decided 10y
some court two or three hundred years
ago The British Parliament aud the
American CouErc-s very often regulate
their proceedings auI even determine the
extent Of their powers 10y hunting for tx-
nmple~ 10 guide them among the mouldy
records Of Ia:lilmouts which sat in the
times of the TUDoRs and the SrrARrs.
When the English nation had driven out
the last J,Nr-. and were resolved To place
WILLIAM of Orange on the throne, MAcAU-
courage enough 10 do il until they hn4
found precedent, which seemed 10 cover
the case, away back among the FLANTAGE-
NETS
To do strange thing or wrong thing
the fret time requires nrmn,ss or auda-
city. II u easier to do the one or the other
the second or the third time, while the
tenth repetition will render Innovations
popular, and cover even crimes with the
sanction Of usage.
These are tIltc sayings. 1t is their appli-
cation Ia passing events which invests
them with more than ordinary impor-
tance The President aud his Attorney
General and Secretary Of War tell the
American people that IL l. none Of their
business how they are employing the army
in Louisiana, even though IL be TO nut
down the regularly elected authoriti,s of
the state and uphold a corrupt carpet -bng-
ger and his thieyiug retainers who, hav-
Ing first plunderHd It's citizen, have now
usurpcd control II it's government. The
people barely Listen 10 this utter q languid
exclamation of contempt for what they
rail- quarrel among factious politicians,
and 60 on with their farming, their trad
ing, and their money getting.
But the precedent Is established, and with
Warccly protest, that the Federal Gov
'rnincnt may Use its army 10 overthrow
snd set up state Governments nj will. And
what Is done this year under plausible pre-
texts in New Orleans. may be done under
some pretence or other ere long in Albany.
Harrisburg, or Columbus; and much easier
done IN Northern capitals them because it
j. permitted to bc done now in Louisiana
without arousing such II spirit Of resistance
al over the country as would make the
Administration pause.
II ten. JA,hsoN : Attorney General hal
dared TO utter such a reply as WILLIAMS
did, how WEBSTER, uud CLAY, and CAL
HOUN would have made the land ring with
patriotic denunciatlons. But the Wen
sTERf, the CLAWS, and the CALHoUNs are
gone. and the PINcHBACKs, the CLAYToN-,
and the iArrERsoNs have cinwlcd into
their seats.
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Miss Ida Greeley in Cinc,uunt,.

rum tHt iiIi' tAls'l 'lit fhta Hfit H4y IL.
Miss Ida Greeley, daughter of the late
the lddie, of Mayor John-toh's family, OF whom
Miss Greeley II the guest. They went to Spring
Grow. To- Eden Park, and coming back, drove
through some 81 the principal streets, in ord = r
to give tho young lady, whose visit ia to he of
short duration, something Of an iUca of the
build Of the city.
Nj . GREELEY having graduated some time
since at cunvcnual academy in New York,
comes westward pnrtlv for that change Of s enc
so encctual IN tightening sorrow and care. Of
which she and her sister have had So terrible a
share, and partly to renew her lntimacies with
ler furuer sChoolmAtes, tho Misses Johnston.
sic IL ~ de, p mourning. the Grape veil contrast
Ing markedly with the phleness Of her face. and
air of fragileness To her delicate ngure.
While here Miss Greeley will be domiciled AT
NJ. yOr John tons +, sidcnCe. and will make only
a few calls receiving none. Her departure from
Chapplqua. n. Y" was kept secret, in order that
size might pursue her travels quietly, without
recognition. since the death of her lamonted
ihther II source 81 most vexatious annoyance
has been the number OF persons calling on her
self and sister (whO Is now AT homer upon every
imaginable manner Of business. Frienus of her
coined, but these have been feWest In number :
az, remembering the weight, and freshness Of
until they could be made in good taste. Hut
there ere many Others, from the young gentle
men with mIrocco-covcrod note books and
neatly pointed lend pencils, to the curiosity
seekers, who are only bent on seeing how cree
leys girls loOh, altogether forming an army
from the advances of which one Of them packed
up her trunks and 1ed, hoping In the quiet un
ohtrusiyencss Of Cincinnati to gain that peace
OF mind and freedom from spying not to he had
ht home.
This VIII hc a slight lntimation to those Of our
citizens who would gladly pay the honors Of the
GUY 10 our distinguished guest. and they W Il
receive and abide by 1t with that quickness and
deucacy Tor winch they are noted. Moreover
Miss Greeley Is firm in the determination to ro-
CtlNe no callers.
The sun., 1873-05-20
THE NEW MdGD4LES.
A Literary Purloinrr Trying to Coin Money
from Other Mems brains.


A case OF copyright has just been de-
cldcd in the United states Circuit Court In
Rcston, which for rare impudence on the part
of the plaintiff has been seldom equalled.
Nilkie Collins wrote novel entitled The New
NAgdaen," which was published In Hdrpers
Ndgd<irs. Mr. Collins dramatized the novel
before completing II, anticipating In the last tw
acts that part of the novel then unwritten. lie
then conceded the richt tn produce the play to
Mhs LFclercq and Arthur Cheney Of the GLOBE
Theatre In Boston.
After several chapters Of the novel had Ap-
pcared In lidip,rs, a Mr. Bcnn saw that IL had
considerable dramatic power. and registered
with the Librarian 81 Congress ne the title " "A
book TO be written by him, The New Marda IN,
drama In prologue and three acts, ad lpted
from Wtlkie Collln-'s celebrated novel II the
same name by Walter licnn." Nj. Beun, then
thinking he Lad title To- the name "The New
Ma.dalen, snld the exclusive right to perform
dramas under the above name Throughout the
United states to Mrs. Raymond and valuable
l"gtd that property was created In the title
for the exclusive beueht Of Bcnn and Mira. Ray
mnnd, and that no other person ought 10 be
allowed to use the same, or the cast OF chArac-
tiers of the novel for drama. Consequently
lisnn brought suit against Miss Leclcrq and Ar
thnr Cheney TO prevent the use OF the title OF
The New MaRdalen," or the cast of characters
used IN the play OF that name.
Mr.. Bcnn was shown up on the trial as a pur-
loiner who was irving by habcas corpus to get
possession ~ "A chid which he had once stolen
aud mutllated, bat which had been recovered
by its father.
The Cuu.t held that alt hough foreign author
could not hold copyright in this country, yet
another person could not obtain AN adverse title
70 his work that the title Of " Tie New Magda-
! n WAS not original with Mr.. Rem. and that
the drama II the plaintiff was based upon the
work ut an author whom IL was now sought TO
d,epIlve oi th' iruits Of his genius, The iniunc-
The sun., 1873-05-20
A Rev. Temperance Lecturer IIorsewhipped
by n Woman.

1t il stated that the Rev. Mr. FrTzell OF
Elmwood, H.. n leading temperance man, In n
recent sermon. alluded in uncomplimentary
terms tO Mf. Leslie. u deceased citizen, who mad
been connected with the liquor trade, remerk-
Ing that the expensive cofln used To ~ close the
ren AIMS OF the late Leelie was purchased with
lies The widow Of the deceased heurd these
remarks, and, aruning herself with a cowhidc,
she started out to seek MIR. Frazell. She found
him In drug store, and at once, without so
much IA whereas" ly way Of preamble, be-
gan to whip him as though he had been the
worst boy In country school. Mr. Fralell
emitted howl and He'd into the street, but Mrs
Leslie was at hts heels, admin stering punish
mcnt at every stop. and thus chased and whipped
him through the wondering town and ii was
only when he had reached his own door. pantin2
for breath and smartiug with striUes, that she
rcented and withheld her avcngihg arm. 1ro
affair caused All amount of gossip new to tho
quiet town of LlmwOod,
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that " any person offered for salc anything which
on Irffnd f1cfe evidence might reasonably be
supposed to be Intoxicating liquor, he should be
punishable. That was the most importan part
of the whole. Before they used to put temper
ance men on the stand aud
wORRY THE LIFE OUr OF THEN.
Brother Parker knew how II was. lIaugltcr.l J
lie had often been on the witness stand. lie
had been asked how he knew II was intoxicating
If he did not drink II. lie had been requested
to say how often he had broken the pledge IN
practising before he became an expert In tcsting
liquor. This 'lausc did away with all that. Now,
too, on cony'ciion all the expenses Of trial were
tn tie refunded.
There was still danger that the bill would fail
Queens county had done all II could t. knock
Senator Cock who was the great champion OF
the liquor party on his pins. AZ soon az II be-
came law they intended to act Queens county
In n blaze, AMI yet ready for a sweeping vote In
September. Loud applause
collection was taken mp To defray eNnensCs
connected with Dr. Tayior's advocacy Of the bill
at Albany.
brother was invited IN read an essay on the
creeds Of Professionalism next Monday.
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Gen. Garfield end the Back-Pny nj

70 me Ei'to1 - me sun.
SIR; You are right in saying that while
President GRAsT ia primarily responsible foI
the hack-pay bill Gen. GARFIELD Of Chic might
have prevented its passage, and defeated tn,
fraud
The truth Is that Gen. Gsrned desired to Iii
this rnscally oll snd would have done so could
he have followed his own wish. But lie was
told that II he did not let the bill pass he would
he taken mp for his C.edit Mobilier operation
and crushed forever.
Under this menace he Welded, and the back
pay robbery was ,onsummaiod with his tsclt
COOPERATION, Your obedlent servant,
RENLNUE REFORM.
NASUINGTOS. NAV T.
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no,mord -rcc, jail ou auudor.

y
siH' l,rterd ~ attended rclip.oue s,rt 90
az hfooeEn 'Ny jan. The rslt OF your srN taN Iye
Fatcd that institut on. The female I.AcI Hnl
we're Nery orderly. The iaen were ruuY.l ul... ma
rS ,,Ss H., ,the w W j aHia's no thalto r'sl4Us
Nl!h lhe men NOt NOR, than ha'f uf f.r u.l.t 20
W lhc hallw'y where rel gous strVfct- Nsrr l.|.
n' was u, lhE lr pared PhiCh consisted ut NtrN.
1'vl spol p1 al res, ant bread, lht present ' .
Th,nf ~ W. - @iH man ,au Ia aUCh an lHs' ...'Iu,
hhoo ~ utgfAct 20 hnusulty. lta Jsli hts Htl
'N"ufeu VI N'im'u shtc luy lgtt letter tu .luK -
LUkNlAM WAN L+L-
The sun., 1873-05-20

AT meeting of the Social Science Asso-
C.ution In Boston the other day a discussion
urpu the Importance of higher education for
women ~, rather an animated turn owing to
the incidental Introduction Of the question
whether women ought % be admitted IA regu-
lar etudcuts iu Harvard College. Ire.l ldent
ELLIOT II that institution very decidedly ex-
pressed his opposition To such an innovation,
and claimed that the faotf we're against the Co
educ tion Il lhe two sexes. lie th,us that
the example OF the small Western college,
which admit hoth sexes on equal terms was Of
little Importance, because the course Of educ
tlon in most Of them Is not eIactinR In Ober-
lin, which affords the most successful Instance
Of college where the sexes are educated to-
gethor, IN ISL or 1872 only eight girls went
through the collegiate course, a "ntcrarv
course " for girls alone being provided into
which the mass Of female students entered
Further he thought the opinion 4 the most
eminent medical men Ia Cambridge and Boston
was that the mental System OF girls is as DIFF
ferent from nat of Buys rs their plysicpl sys-
ten. Prof. AGAssiA however, was quite conf
dent that the capacity Of the sexes ives equal,
and lac believed in tha safety Of teaching them
together, even on subjects Of a delicate nature
President RAYMOND Of Nas3ar College, in refu-
tatlon of the ~ ,r,'lon that girls were not able
to bear the strain ( a college course, said that
the four or Eve hu ired girls NJ Nass tr were not
not only graduated In good health, but many of
them were sent home in better health than
when they entered colloce. A. 10 the question
oi coenucatlon, he took no special Interest In II.
President WHITE of Cornel had written to him
acttinl forth the adyantug,H Of mixed sys en-,
and rallying hlr' or his backwardness ana W.
had replied that when the other colleges should
admit girls to any extent Ndsslr wo Id admit
az md tFiHr 10th
tnan Cornell WENDELL PHILLIPS and JrLlA
WAND HOWE both attacked President ELLIo7's
position with characteristic earncstness, MI
PHILLIPS mai ntainng that no matter how
these problems as tO the general condition, mem
tai and physical, Of the two sexes was decided,
Harvard College, founded by tho State and 10y
the money oi the people, had no sight to shut
The sun., 1873-05-20

ror The accommodation Of uptown rcsilcnb advcr.
tsemcnts for THE erS viii he received at our regular
rsirs at the uptown advertisement ofrces sls West
Thirty second street Junction ~ broadway and siVh
sycnuc md 3D> west rwentv.third street. opposite
DfAgd opera House. from 81. N. to S.JOr.M
The sun., 1873-05-20

Twenty public school hoy compcttoIs for ap-
ppintncnt TO the West Point Military AcaGtmy from
Congressman Rohertss district In the lower part Of
the city attended n the holl OF the Board Of Education
yes,erd morning, 20 undergo examination; An the
nrinheTs OF the Examining Board were absent hnt
Justice shandley the Chat man, He adjourned the ex
iectsd TO assist him
The sun., 1873-05-20
III, ranc,t Han ,Iilc Ever Tro,,ed.

Yesterday morning Mr.. Bpuner's mare Poca-
hontss otted half me at Fleetwood Park In the r1.
raordna time Of 1904 TINS f. the fastest half mile
ever tto ep IrHter sud startlc have both trottcd In
Eulh hut Focahontas has beaten their time hy one
quarter Of second. She vas drlycn publicly by John
Murphy TO sulkey, IN presence Of number of epecta.
ios, and timed Nv MI Gillyndcr Mr. l0nncr, and Mr.
Nsn lull, thn Supnrl.tHnL mt Of thr HArk.
The sun., 1873-05-20

V0Tft6NONIrnC' OF INe sun.
NIAGARA FALLS, May ls.-Thc "orr.p'n
Tower was destroyed saturda' Nn T.. b, beng
blown up with gunpowder HItr sscI therI'
Ilosion of the last keg. II took Q rec het, o.
destroy II. II is now a mass Of TllI- lla
tower was destroyed because urouniu. Hl .u'
SAFE. II Is intended t. erect an iron "'r 10
thc Old site. Tie Cataract up"ucd Sn"udN1
To tightnees Of tho money market, hr. u
couples are scarce. .uuN
The sun., 1873-05-20

Tho Hon. JoHS L. JONES OF Nevada is
residing al the Everett House. in this city. HE
wealth is believed To be something fabulous and
his home is in the setting sun. lie paid the
Hon. JAMES W. NYE $4,000 gold not to run
against him as candidate for the United States
sena,e. But 1t Is not believed that he has treat
ell his supporters in New da In a satisfactory
manner since tho election. Tho Hon. CHARLES
COYfE especially yociferates that JOSEs has
played him fa'se. There Is also some complaint
ferpr'tlng n ll fpr hor-" hire at CURLY RuI's
liver; stable in virginia city for which Senator
JONES La not made proper pe'unilry provision
But these are small matters, ana weiI n nothing
against the pride that IS felt here at the fact
that 50 distngui-htd d senator, inste I'd " Dying
back 20 his nativ mountains, has selected u Is
city as had sp.t To enjoy part Of the Vtca-
ti.r daring vh'ch ne rests from his arduous
S material labor.
The sun., 1873-05-20

The law against murder has lately been
enforced with unrcicnting 1rmnes7. On
Thursday LVtot LUsIGSASI was hanged in
Morristown, y. j. On Friday JAMES Mn
ON was hanged In the Tombs and on the
samc day JosErn CARROIL- 1T Mount Car
mel ILL.,, and CHARLES MORTIMER, nt sac
rainento city, paid the penalty of their
crimes ON the scaffOld.
The object of this general execution Of
the law against murder Is to stem the tide
ot violence that is sweeping over the land.
The list Of crimes that have come TO the
surface within the last few days would
seem TO indicate that il has had no salu-
tary effect.
Before NIXoN's body was cold, burly
longshorcman. RICHARD Hurley, shot ut
Capt. CHARLES JOHNSON, of the steamship
Drigo. on an East river pior, merely be-
cause the Captain dill not stop on being
hailed by the drunken rufiinn with, "See
here, yodng fellow The ball struck the
CAPTAIN near the RIGHT temple. aud
plVughed over hi, skull under the ,kin
lila escape from instant death was mi-
Wrulous.
ON Friday night NARY JNSE SULLIVAN,
q white woman, was found numbered Ia
her bed in Thompson street. The crime
l. supposed TO have been committed by
her drunken parimour, Jo-ErH JACksoS.
Colorcl man.
ON saturday morning Dr. 7. II. BAKER
of Warren, Me-, was found shot through
the heart in the house OF n Mss MINK
Miss MINR said that the doctor had shot
her, hut no wounds were discovered on
her person.
In Chicago ~ Sltur lav Mr.. G. r. KANE,
n merchant was assaulted and fatally in
| iured in his Office by Mr.. F. l.. LoRlSo, a
sho' dealer.
In ST. Louis on Friday night CHARLES
/ w. GUTHRIE shot ami killed his brother
in-law, CHARLES W. WEAVER. GrTHRIr's !
wife died last January, and WEAVER, sus-
pectng foul play, had her body exhumed.
This led 10 the murder.
In Nashua, y. H.. on sunday afternoon,
JESSE DIEHL shot and mortally wounded
RonERr T.. BLAIR.
In Reading, Pa, on Sunday evening,
JAMES HAHN was shot dead, DAVID WAL
TFR was shot in the neck, and WILLIAM
BRINER in the right check by JoHS Pro
PIES, contractor on the Dcrks County
Railroad.
All these criminals knew that the penalty
Tor murder Is dea,h by hanging yet this
did not stay their hands None of the
murders seem 10 have been rremeditated,
or 10 have been committed for the pur-
! pose Of plumber. Clearly this mode of pun
ishmcnt does not accomplish the purpose
/ of preventing the reckless taking of hu-
/ man life
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Death oi the IrOn-.Iawed Man

y, n'SIoN, MAY ~ D'Atalie, the iron jawed
nan, VINO was CONNECTED with Barr um's t ~ 1Ird nf
pltursy today at ran river Ills vile and ~ rsn i
wore present VI his death. w N''''''"