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The sun., 1873-08-07
A sultan Arrested ,or sv,,d,,ro

In lN11 Synd said, who had been Sultan
OF Oman and Zanzibar since 1897, died synJ
Maid, one Of his sons, became Sultan Of Zanzi.
bar while Synd Thoweynee. an elder son, tool,
the Arabian provinces. Thoweyncc, however.
was n satisfied with Oman but wished TO have
the whole OF his fathers possessions Ia both
Africa and Asia. Lord Canning, then Viceroy
ni india acted as arbitrator and in ls.fl the diff
nculty WAS settled by an agreement that the
1hmllan ,hsn OF zanzibar should pay annually to Oman
-, A few years later Synd salim. A son NJ
ino"eynee's, raised a revolt and Killed his
ialher lie did not, however, long enjoy the
tnfuhe, Tor MS brutheT-in-law, AZan- hin a nes
forced him To fly to Persia.
, In lstS or 1864 Synd Toorkee, a hrother of
ihnMeynee =, encouraged by the En.,Ii-h WIN
nhu peeh supporting him In exile at bombay
raised an army, attacked AZan and Killed hin,
since That time Synd Toorkee has ruled in
uhlan' although his nephew, Synd SaIiIn has
the iast Few years melted innumerable INVASION,
and forays against him.
Last september lie made raid on Kurryat
anu succeeded III carrying of some rameIs he
longing to Synd TooThee, but unsuccessf,,iIy AZ
tempted 20 surprise the fort of Soor. In ne
'tmhrr shlim left Bedecya for Bombav ana
Sih,V men comparative peace has been enioycd
W Nhhn; SdHn, however, seems To be fynJ
nI trouble, for on the 2Gth of June he Wa
haUuHnl W ln dingy police court in Bonn
n'y 'harrcq with having obtained from Messrs
iianlltph \ Co.. jewellers In bombay. goods ~
se value OF OtuU rupees, for which, ii is allryeu
ne never intended to pay.
mere y now prospect Of the px-Sultan'a
oehls locked up in jail for some months
The sun., 1873-08-07
The worst OF All.

The corrupiiOns, frauds, and venalities
OF the present Administration have
brought disgrace upon the country but
the worst in the whole list is the conduct
OF HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State, in
betraving the cause of liberty aud Amcii-
can independence in Cuba while enor-
NOUS fees were paid TO his son-n-aw in
city by the Spanish Government.
.'"t GRANTS beStowal of Offices i'm
'o' P'''"uts i shameful; his quar-
's " ",' WIZ 'ss relations upon the
= ''""'V' 'u ShN0R RopEsoN's : aud
tNNiNo 'HfSWELLs H.pbs mt the
peoples money are shameful; th, fY,,,I-
OF the Washington Ring are shameful; the
Credit Mobilicr jobbrry aud the back nav
ana the double pay are shameful; but
none of them all is so base. so revolving rs
HAMILTON Fisn's trcachcry to liberty and
70 American ideas ~ connection with tha
enrichment of his family out of the trea-
pury OF Spain.
VIII there ever be an end to this process? {?
II is not 10 be expected so long as Gen.
GRANT remains President. Tie Cubans.
without money, without arms, without
allies, bravtly fight the battle Of liberty
and constantly gain upon their foes. They
nave at last brought Spanish power in
tuba To such IA desperate strait that Cap-
tain-Gcncral P1ELTAtN has sent To prcsi-
dent CEsPrDEs no less an emi.sary than
tol. SuAREz NIGIL to negotiate for peace.
offering elf-goycrnmcut for Cuba on con-
dtion that she will remain us AN equal
state OF the federal spanish republic.
Col. vigil Is probably the most uncom-
promising Spaniard in Cuba. lie is colo
nel OF one of the most notorious volun-
seer regiments of Havana. and he has
served under several Captaius-tieneral us
secretary of the supreme Spanish Govern
ment of the island. When Captain-General
flELrATN sends such a man to treat for
peace with the President OF the Cuban re-
public the end must be near; and when the
president refuses these overturcs and the
people OF Cuba sustain him iu 80 doing, the
test evidence IL given that he and they
know their power and are faithful 10 their
cause.
When JoHN A. RAwLGNs dicd-he was
the DEVOTED friend, the intellect aud the
heart of Gen. GRANT during the wur-his
last words were, Poor Cuba. We must
help her TO be free" That was wears ago.
ana no member Of Gen. GRANTS Cabinet
had then learned that the Cuban reyolu-
non could be source of profit to his
Family. Since then this lesson of shame
hns been proiitthly acquired; but Cuba
without our help has steadily advanced
toward Independence.
The sun., 1873-08-07
TIE ITTEMPTED OUTAGE.
A Washington journal ihiukS the Rins Law
yCrsnre Fools.


Judge Blatchford, Of the District Court
OF New York, has released Charles A. Dana ed
itof of IHE NEW lORk SIN, from arrest ON a
warrant issued to bring him t. this city for trial
on charge OF libel. The warrant, IL appears
was signed by commissioner, and was issued
upon an hndaVit sworn To before the Police
Court OF the District Of Columbia from which
II II To he Inferred ~ II was, In faCv, admitted
that had Mr.. Dana been brought here the Po-
nee Oourt In the Tribunal before which he would
have been arranged. The charge was of a libel
perptirated ~ TUE sun against AleXander X.
Shepherd and Others of the Board of Public
works. alleging that they had been guilty of cor
ruption Ia office and perjury.
ne ground of the decision Of Judge Batch
lofi Was That The Police Court of the Di- lri,t nf
,nluinhia, having no iursdiciio in cases OF IL
Del hhd no authority To issue process for the
purpose Ol Driuging persons before IL charged
issues In which the liberty uf citizen IL in
vowed ana the trnth or falsehoOd Of matters
yhhged a. libellous to be examined, the common
law nl ne land makes the presence Of n Jury
essential, The Police Court having no AUTHORITY
70 can Jury Ia ITS assistance, could not try the
Issue which was foreordaned. Having nn
power 10 try IL, IL had no power To- comueI pcr-
sons 20 appear bef.re IL for trial and conse- =
quently there was NJ validity in Its Processes a
Issued for that purpose
setting aside together the question whether
or NOT u "a essential to Justice to bring the edi-
columbia for trial and punishment, Il must be
admitted that, purely rs a legal enterprise, there
was nothing in the proceedings 10 do snari,l
credit 10 the legal gentlemen by whom they
were contrived and directed. The thing seem =
10 nave been badly planned and poorly exc
cuteI ana the result is no more than a lust
corollary upon weakly concocted schemes and
uils kIltul geuerflsliD
The sun., 1873-08-07
Great storm in Grea, Britnln-Lo.. Of Life

Early in the morning OF July . "A vio-
lent thunder storm visited many parts OF Eng
land and scotland. In Bath no such storm had
occurred since the memorable night when
George Ill died. The majority Of the in.
hahitants were greatly alarmed, and left their
beds. Houses were damaged ami cattle were
destroyed.
AZ North Shields the storm caught fleet OF
herring boats some miles from land The fisher.
men were completely cowcd. The lightning
split the smack Water Lily and killed a man
instantly, whose body fell into the sea. With
down.
Al wallsead boy was killed by the light
ming. " '-''
AT Preston persons commenced singing HYMNS
ahd ler'ehtly praying. one woman was on her
Alleee Tor over two hours.
AT blackDurn labOrer named Wardley WAS
struck to the ground. Alter some hours he re-
covered consciousness.
a woman Wbo was hoeing turnips In a aeld At
old Moheylaws farm. fourteen miles from Dcr-
WICK, Wds struck by lightning and killed on the
spot. " Wv
At Bantyre, in Scotland, the villa of Mr.
H,'Sh rtllTed glasgow merchant, was struck
dliI et hre 10. 1t was totally DESTROYED
rive mich cows stalled IN a byTe near Lenzie
were simultaneously killed.
Ia thr west ot Sutherland man was killed by
the lightning ""'N ~
In addition 10 the fatal accidents several peo-
pc We're stunned. Many houses and buildings
were struck and many animals were Killed
for hours. ' ''@'
The sun., 1873-08-07
RISK in Sending Letters by MniI.

Arrest of post Office clerk-he con-
fe>scS his guilt such Is the pleasant an-
nouhcem"nt to people who are constantly
ntrustiug TO the mails their private cor
respondenCc aud letters containing money
or drafts.
But it is nothing new and what is worse
is that it is not iufrcqueut. Every little
while there is II fresh discovery of some
depreciation by clerk III II post office
sometimes here in New York, and some
times elsewhere Tor they are scattered all
over the country.
The breaking open of letters and exam
ming their contents, and stealing them if
they are of any value. has come To be re
garded Is trivial offence. la most cases
influence, as il is callcd-that is, the in
tercession of some pOlitician-saves the
culprt from that salutary severity of
punishment which the law provides for
this offence. The derclct clerk is either
bailed and permitted to escape, or if con-
victed he is speedily pardoncd out.
This Is all wrong. Any position In "A most
Office Is one OF great trust. More care
should be exercised in appointing clerks
and when they are found guilty of u Grim
inal betrayal of the trust reposed in them
the severity of the law should be invarin-
bly, inflicted, without regard to political
influences.
We believe the mails were never before
so unsafe as they ARE at present. Loose
ideas pervade the administration of the
government generally, and they extend
INTO the minutest ramihcations. Petty
clerks rob hundreds in imitation of Cabi-
net officers, who, 10 say the least Of il, wink
at the msappropriatlon of thousands and
OF millions. Whoever sends Il valuable
letter by mail now does it with the knowl-
edge that he incurs no inconsiderable risk
OF losing its contents.
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whole communities became involved in
expensive litigation. The result is that
the settlers have combined for the pur-
pose Of defending their rights. They have
formed Settlers Protective Association,
and will carry the question into the courts.
The settlers are advised by their counsel
that the grants TO the railroads cannot in
clude any portion of the ccded lands; that
the Government Is bound in equity to re-
spect the terms of tho treaty by which the
Indians rclinQuished the title TO the terri
tory that the act of March ,, 1858, grant
ing land to the Lcavenworth, Lawrence
and Galveston Railroad, did not and could
not include the Usage cedcd lands, because
the title to these lands did not pass from
tho Indians to the United states till the
proclamation of the treaty in 1867: that
the withdrawal of the land for railroad
purposes by the Interior Department was
done without authority OF law; and that
the patents issued to the railroad compa-
MES are utterly void.
The settlers are determined to maintain
their claims TO the possession OF the homes
which they have purchased and improved
and they have great confidence im their
ultimate success, Notwithstanding the
wealth OF their adversarcs and the unjust
rulings of the Interior Department. If they
succeed in obtaining justice they will en-
joy all the more satisfaction in their tri-
umph from the knowledge OF the fact that
the Ring conspiring against them includes
some of the highest dignitaries known un-
der our form of government
The sun., 1873-08-07

Dr. OSULuVAN recently read a paper
before the New York Academy of Medicine ON
the hygiene OF primary schools, In which he
dlscoursed at length on the violations OF heath
rules which characterize the most OF cur public
schools. The bad ventilation OF school rooms
WIS especially condemned also the practice Of
cramming pupils-loadng their memories with
heterogeneous ana undigosted mass Of dates
ana rules and formulas, generally with view to
demonstrating at a public examination or ex
mplllon the excellence Of the instruction given
at a school. The hours Of study, too, are too
i"hg' especially In the infant classes. In the
course OF the discussion elected by this lecture
pr u H. AGNEw expressed the belief that an
observable Increase In various diseases OF the
eye, especially near-stghtedness, can be traced
without tho slightest difficulty to the influence
oi oo'n puolic and private schools. In his re-
""hs Dr. AdNRw took occasion 90 correct A
popular error Most persons think that a near
s'sn'ed eye is a strong eye that u near sighted
eye may cause Its possessor some inconyenlenc,
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Good Old-FashIoned Inv.

Every lawyer who so practises his yoca-
ton as TO place IL among the learned the
liberal aud the honorable professions,
ikes occasionally to dsentangle himself
from its mere techuicalities and refresh
himself 10y draughts at the pure fountains
of funinmental principles.
In the year lNij the American Anti
Slavery Society printed in this city a week.
iy newspaper called the Emancipation.
whose editor was the late JOSHUA LEAvIrr
u, D.rand ITS publisher RANSOM q. VIII
LIAMs, then ayoung man, who has now been
dead many yoars. In the summer OF ls}j
che EmdHcipntor printed an article which
contained these words: 4" COP command,
and all nature cries out that man should
not be held rs property. The system of
making men property has plunged two
and quarter millions OF our fellow
men into the deepest physical aud moral
degradation, and they are every moment
sinking deeper" q,
BY some means copy OF the paper
containing this article got into one of the
counties Of Alabama, the Grand jury
whereof found an indictment against
WILLIAMS, under II statute of that state.
charging him with thereby attempting to
excite the slaves OF Alabama TO insurrec-
zion. Thereupon the proper documents
were made out, ana GAYLE, the Governor
OF Alabama, forwarded them to the Gov
ernor of the State OF New York through
duly accredited messenger, accompanied
by demand for the ~-ilender Of VII
LIAMs TO tho authorities of Alabama for
trial IA that state, uuder and by virtue Of
that clause Of section 2, article 4 of the
United States Constitution, which pro-
yIdes as follows;
person charged In any State with treason. felony
et o. ,rt crime, who IN " nee from msiice and h.
scnVe authority Of the STATE from shIen 9m m the nr
StettJ 4P To be moved to the state havlng Iurls
o'VH'A OI iht Grim o" 'N'''
III was not pretended that WILLIAMS was
himself In Alabama AT the time this copy
VI 'h' LWHpcipdt0r was circulated there
OF since that time had been within that
eTitei put on the contrary It was noto-
IlouS, ana was Indeed admitted. that dur-
Ing the period IN question he had dyaI,
anu peeli actually within the State OF New
YORK OF which he was a citzcn.
"hen these events occurred the oxc,ta
meht against the Abolitionists in the Nnrth
erh States was at fever heat. MARryS
VAN brREN was prospective candidate
toT Tue Presidency as the successor of G.n
JACKSON, and the trump card which his
Torthern supporters were playing in b,s
"i was hostility to the Abolition
IN" ''"vsrnnr nf the State Of Nav
The sun., 1873-08-07
Profits Of Popular Dramatic Artists.

''""' "e "HEhi btt,
Buffalo Bill Texas Jack. and Nod D,,,,,
me, tach cleared sN,un during the past ei,ht
months bill thinks this more remuneraflys
~ .Ji1ti IL 'ne huh4r 0I being Nebraska legislator
Mnle lcAdS Jack Is of the opini IA that 1nIncil
ay u ecllpseS buffalo hunting and scouting
hi'i mas invested some OF his money in a plac.
~ osituester' twantY miles from Phaadrl-
pnd, Nheie MS family now reside Both man
are LOOKING exceedingly we'll, and sport consid
4, au'e JVWeirN' especially Jack whose immacu-
Ihle shltt bosom ls Ornamented with "A Al ~
u,andnhd pm ana diamond studs. and he wear.
afhuu chun and magnificent gold wntrn.
Mnne ms lllIe nnger ON his left hand f. oncir
oleu u ny valuable diamond rlnv. During Ja"k's
Sra.,h ,lI ''o Eas', ne va, hresen;ed with $3.50
IL H. .t ~, ,inaulhg gun ny the Earl of Dunraven
~, nmtvi,ulhelHli, the great manufacturer UuuaI5
n'Ii also has one given him by the same gentle
The sun., 1873-08-07
Escape OF Prisoner. Trom "A .o,,
res epondsuca of 1h. -. '

'"TI'FUVHUtWVt OI Inc sun.
F"Rr JEFFERSON, Fla, July 2G.-m Fort
Jefferson there are three negro prisoners sarv-
ing sentence FOR murder, two for life and one for
zen years They have been allowed free us, AZ
the garrison to 70 where they please. On tho
lV'h OF July two Of them being on sick report.
one IN hospital and the other in quarter. took
~ ~ ~ 'nelr hedds To leave. Al ( i. M, hayinv
smTah sTh tho QIeakwateT, they went To where thS
@h'."t @ h4n ms boats made fast and took one nf
aneui; i; Ihey lhen went To Logeerhead and stoIc
Pnt 70 sea They We're not missed IN q p ri
81 Ihan .eIe Was naISe sent from here In search
nw uut " ialieu To capture them.
Ss G que oi Them has committed many muriari
Is m may probably commit more Capnot liz
than thar ''' "'vre seeurely
The sun., 1873-08-07
Long Island. New R.,lro.,-

a. me branch Of the Flushing Railroad from
Woodside to the village Of FLUSHING - na'r, a
pIeled' and wlll DO opened for travel M D.
ns route the tme between Hunters Point and Flu.,
IL ~ MI NJ ~ shortened twelve uinuias Ins Fu,
Tiki SeS brnnc snS SI I 1e ready tsSdy tr about pt r.
sse o. hewtoNnl and thence across he tv "
rMnlhf Iirect From Hunters 10 M 10 Winneh' ~ o
gHt. ut tnr Long lAlnd lGailruad Si be us,I rbe
sero rs pushing forward tue WORK VI plr drlyius
The sun., 1873-08-07

~ mas been aptly said that American
c"izens were soyerelgns, not subjects Subjects
aie taxed not only for the necessary expenses
OF government but TO defray the cost OF their
rulers pleasures and luxury. To this condition
present-takinR President and corrupt Con
eress nave reduced American citizens. The
Time and labor OF three thousand producers
are constantly required to support the heroes
ol oack pay and double pay IN luxury and idle
nesa. N'
The sun., 1873-08-07
There are about a thousand officers il,

There are about a thousand Officers In
the United States Army, and In the "MonthI,
stoppage Circular" of July, 1873, issued NV the
faymaster- General, stoppages are entered
against H. The stoppages are in some cases
oS sentence Of court martial, in others for
irregularities In accounts. 1t appears, there
'ore' tnat large proporton-one-tenth-o our
army officers are having pay stopped for either
oi tuese causes. II is a strange showing, con
s'derh. that the army ia supposed to be the
guardian Of the nations honor
The sun., 1873-08-07

The Hon. SHEPHERD Letter is .nokan
OF az farmers candidate for Governor M
Iowa Mr.. LEFLER was formerly in Congress
out retired from politics, and for years past has
peeh culIiVating his farm in Des Muines county
AS he Is both a farmer aud man of talent 1t is
probable that he will receive the Anti-munopoly
nomination on the 18th Of August. Mr. LErLER
Is SAID to detest the back-pay grab and doesn't
Deleve that all the tears HARLAN shed over
mat SlO'VO check which DuRANT gave him can
wash out the fact that 1t was u bribe.
The sun., 1873-08-07

The Constituiiou says that all trials shaft
be nv jur', mud the accused 10 entitled. not 10
De first convicted by q court aud then TO be ac-
Quilted by n jury, but to be convicted or NC
suited IN TUE FIRST INSTANCE by n
tury" SAMUEL BLATCHTorp
The sun., 1873-08-07

For the accommodation OF uptown residents .dver
tscmcnts for luz svs will he received at our regular
rates at the uptown advertisement onces 50. West
fhiry .er"nd street. junction Of Broadway and sixth
ivenue, and 3OS west Tweniv third street opposite
brand opers House from A. N. to $40 T.. ii.
The sun., 1873-08-07

The brigham Young Divorce su,t.

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 6.-Thc amended pa.
pers In the divorce suit against Brigham Young
were served upon the Prophet last night Ihe case
viii come up tomorrow.
The sun., 1873-08-07

uslIorI 'sy fai Ronttemans table NAV be found tho
lie hsi ~ iursfshife Table saace IL In conf sse M
rrnlrrlns aug oesis belng so palatabie and
The sun., 1873-08-07

Two eminent Arkansas politicians having
had misunderstanding about money matters
rec'ntlN' the most influential OF the two resort
rd to rather neat plan for getting even with the
other The politicians were both Of an ebony
nue. and both were Baptist preachers. One was
senator WHITE Of Phillips county. the other WAS
the Rev. ToNY GRIsSOM, member Of the lower
branch ~ the Legislature. Senator WHITE owns
plantation, and had hired the Rev ToNY a.
oyersecr. when the lEter gave up overseeing
To take his seat in the Legislature, WHITE owed
him $50, which WAS not forthcoming. The con
sequence was that the reverend Senator was
sued, whereupon he called Council OF the
Church and had Elder ToSY silenccd from
preaching. 1t is needless 90 say that WHITE is a
dlseiple " The CLAYTON school Of polllcs
The sun., 1873-08-07

The Springfield Republican is not dis
posed to speak so charitably as THE sun OF
Secretary BELKNAr's share In the consumma-
tion Of the scandalous Fort Smelling job. 1t
says II the Secretary "did not understand per-
fectly the nature Of this Job, II he did not know
what he himself about, It was a wilful, cor
rupt, ignorance-that quality OF ignorance which
rather aggravates than excuses the offence" IL
Is true that II Secretary BELKsAP did not know
the iniqutous character OF the Transaction In
question he is about the only man who has been
about Washington much during the last four
or i've years who Is destitute Of Information on
the subject but IA he has pleaded ignorance,
10y all means give him the ben Mt Of the doubt.
Cen BELKsAP's name has not heretofore been
associated with questionable pecuniary trans
actions, and 1t would be unspeokably gratifying
tn have 1t believed that there Is one member Of
GRANTS Cabinet who cannot be used by corrupt
and merccnary rings. Therefore we urge the
most charitable view OF this subject that can
possibly he taken.
The sun., 1873-08-07

Colored men opposed TO Official stealing
have no right in the GRANT party. One Of them
offered resolution in the Virginia Republican
convention condemnng the GRANr-BurLER
back-pay grab. lie was promptly sienced by
congressman PLAT, notorious white prabber.
Inc mover Of the resolution was hooted. Tie
deserved to be for Offering 1t in such conyen-
tion.
The sun., 1873-08-07
The Repnhlican. of philndelnhin hnrn

The Republicans of Philadelphia have
been compelled to drop from their legislative
ticket NM. }. OVENS, an oficehulder under the
ring for years. OVENS WAS formerly Collector
oi Taxes and kept the low doggery In which
Col RIDDLE was murdered. For this crime
OVENS was tried hut he escaped punishment
lie was next appointed doorkeeper at Harris
puIs and had teen nominated Tor the Legisla-
ture this spring by the Republicans Of the Third
ward OF Philadelphia. a man named O O'NEuL
contested the nomination, ana the city COM
mlttee decided In his favor, though OVENS was
undoubtedly the Ring nominee. Public senti-
meht In Philadelphia may vet prove too strong
Tor even the shameless and notorious KEMBLE.
The sun., 1873-08-07

Turning il profitable to those who han
die the Agri cultural College land scrip. Nearly
'Vlvu acres were located last year. The benefit
To the real farmer Is that he has to pay the
hihss who hoh the scrip three OF four times the
price for land that he would have had to pay the
Government had the scrip never been issued
The sun., 1873-08-07

during his early life, TO be compensated, how
ever. by his being able to dispense with glasses
after forty years Of age. A few persons may
enjoy this advantage, but the majority grow
more near sighted as they advance in life. Pro-
gressive near-sghtedness Is q disease, marked
by very uniform organic changes Of the visual
organs, and one which unchecked may lead to
blindness. This speaker made the strong as
serton that near-sightedness and other forms Of
eye disease are rapidly inrrcasiug. and that tho
chances are against lad or girl getting what IL
called complete collegiate education without
irreparable damage done 60 health and the pros
pect OF future usefulness. DR. j. e. PETERS said
that there are now In this city 2'So teachers
and more than 10O,0OO scholars, all without pro-
per sanitary and medical supervision, and that
any skilled medical sanitaran would find scores
OF sanitary defects In the management OF our
public schools. Statements like these coming
from professional men SO well qualified to speak
ON this subject, are deserving of serious consid-
Grafton.
The sun., 1873-08-07

1t j. stated ia the EuoHing Post that IA
correspondent Of THE Sun at Washington, who
was clerk to House committee, pronted by the
hach-pay plumber. Ills Is a mistake. THE SUN
ha, no such correspondent. No person In our
service at Washington has been clerk to any
committee; and NJ correspondent Of ours
shared In tie back salary grab.