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THE SUN. MONDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1873

hypothecate Cuba, but the security
was declined for the reason that 1t
could not be delivered by the borrower.
Absolutely the only remaining method by
which Spain could raise the wind is by the
sale of cuba to the Cubans. Bat here
Spanish pride steps in aud prevents the
only Transaction 10y which to replcniah the
empty Golfers of the state. A sale of cuba
to tic Cubaus would be u confession that
the patriots whose in.il,uitlc mcc the span r.
ards have 50 dorldcl for the past I'VE
years were In reality strong enough TO
accomplish their heroic tax OF foIciuf
Spain to r,lm,Iui,h the island.
Ia tins dilcmml President GRANT, by do
ing his own duty, may materially help his
friend aud prot6g6 CASTELAR, 10 do his. Let
him once officially put IN end 20 the farce
OF recognizing the fart OF a war IN Cu1l
with only one bclligcrent, AMI CASTELAR,
MIGHT hr enabled to sell cuba without
wuunliug Spanish pride. Fossil " spain
might in her present hopeless condition bc
induced 10 guarant ,o that she would not
ia return for this service flll upon us alI
destroy ~, and thus respect HANlLloS
FisIS
"Loyc # peace that tll Of wrongs and sham e.
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spnin-Thc Disease and Remedy.

The so-callcd Republic OF Spain, cm-
bodied in "a heterogeneous mass OF incOm-
petcnt bureaucrats in Madrid, has from its
very birth been afflicted with u coInplica-
ton OF diseases and is to-day sick nigh
unto death.
From its earliest days Carlsm, nm impos-
sible cause supported by bigoted but brave
adherents, but cursed with a coward King,
who dare not head his armies, has held
possession OF the northern provinces of
Spain. The balmy climate of the south
has bred formidable crop of Communists
or IntrdhStgeRteS, who, believing in bask-
ing in the sun a d dividing other mems
property, have required large outlay OF
the Governments money and men TO sup-
press them. The republic has also been the
victim OF an endless and ever recurring
change of practitioners, each succeeding
one more incompetent than his predcccs-
sor, until at last IL has fallen under the
caro- of the greatest quack OF the lot,
CASTELAR,, who has completely shattered
its feeble constitution.
Among Spain's inherited diseases may be
mentioned Quixotic pride which keeps
her always poor, II poverty SO grinding
that she has long sinoe been obliged 70
pawn in the London money market every
remnant Of u ouoc valuable property, and
"a dishonesty not suspected but proved in
the fulhl.ment of national obligations
which has alcnated sympathy from her in
her present dire distress.
But Of al her many ana various trials
the ono which at present afllicts her most
grievously and preclndes all hope OF re-
oovery, il tho friendship which President
GRANT entertains for her, and which II un-
changed must Head TO her dism EN- berment.
Well may Spain exolaim, "Save rue from
my friends"
Tho republic of Spain must have money
with which TO pay troops tor its own de
| fence Mt home. II has borrowed every
possible cent AMI has nothing to-day
! to pledge. A year ago 1t offered to
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THE WAsHINc1oy RIAG BlNK.
u, ncient in the Amount of Reserve with the
KNOW lcdgc of The CompIroIlcr.

ID, 1cient in the Amount of Reserve with the
kuowlcd OF the Compiroiicr.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Two Of the Ring
papers print this morning what purports TO be
an epitome OF the Examiners report Of the con-
dition of the National Metropolitan Bank. This
much was forced out by the exposures OF THE
sUS, and the repeated demand made upon
Comptroller Knox for the publication OF the re-
port but as much "a the Examiner and Comp
troller have desired to whltewash this rotten
concern. they have not dared wholly to conceal
the truth, as the following extract shows:
The hank vas the date ~ the last regulir report
OF the 18Th day Of June denc ent In the amount Of re-
serve required Explanations Ncrc made to thc Comp
trocr Ia reference 10 such deficiency and ht
20 dcrsAnd that the amuult OF the deficiency would
be restored. but the records show that the bank nom
that time continually tcncient, aud cquenty
time of tie suspeu. ia New York and other cites
had the reserve required been hed at the cummencu.
mtut II the panic. tnc tomIsroli ~ Of opulun tiat
the bank would have continued currency pa ucnf as
usual.
The fact that the Comptroller did not give the
bank notice on the 18th Of June 20 make good
their reserve shows that Inc faded In his duty.
lie evidently treated this bank with unusual
leniency. all Of which ~ accounted for 10y lis
wife being a large stakeholder In the same bank
OF course when the Comptroller, in defiance OF
law, holds an Indirect interest ~ this kind In a
bank, n Is To be expected that he will not only
be lehicut when necessary Out that ho viii also
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1ICkEr 4GENI RUINED.
4 Life of ProbiY Blnckenrd by the smallest
oil Dcfaications.

on Saturday afternoon, Sept. p, Mr..
George \. Clark, the ticket agent Of the Union
and Central Pacific Railroad Companies at 2ST
broadway, applied to Mr.. Z. r. knowland, the
agent of these companies, for permission to
leave the Office at an early hour, saying that he
wished to take his wife TO New Jersey, and
promising to return on the Monday morning
following. He had never asked for an hours
absence before, and the request was granted as
a matter Of course. lie did not appear on Mon
day, and Mr.. Knowland asked Clark son, who
ia employed in the same orlce whether hls
father had returned. lie said no and to u
further question replied that his mother had
not been away from homo on examination OF
the safe Mr.. knowland missed about $4,000.
Clark had been required 10 render an account
on the nist of each month. and at that time to
pay over the total receipts for the preceding
month. ~ other cAaninAuon was ever made
Of his books than to see that his monthly pay
ments were correct, as the system ot checks on
railroad ticket offices Is So near perfection "a to
render Justification Of the books impossiblc,
and implicit confidence had been placed In Mr..
Clark. TIE cash receipts had been deposited
with the Union Trust COMPANY until its sus-
pension, and after that time had been kept Ia
the vault OF the office. To winch Clark carried
the key.
The companies are secured in part by bonds
TO the amount of $500. which ire signed by
responsible persons, whose names MIR. Know
laud says he ia not at liberty To mako public.
uf this civ lie ia about 80 wears Of ace. and
has several children and grand children. lie
has alN.tys borne nn nreIruaChable character,
teirg known to all the railroad men of the city
ma an excellent business man, and was cunsid-
cred the best authority IN Tho city on rates."
hcing consulted on all questions appertaining 10
them. lie Ia member OF the Episcopal Church.
Ile has been employed In the position he has
abandoned about three years, and drew u sal
AIRY of $l,jOO a year. The late Horace l..
Clark, who WIS not relative Of his, in
speaking Of MIR. George A. Clark to Mr..
| knowland, said that he remembcred voting
Tor his father for Mayor. II IS not known that
Clark was involved In any speculation, or that he
Gamhled, or had anyeXpensiye or vicious habits q,
aud his dclalcation /, n mystery - all his ne
| Quaintauces. HIS manner Of living was very
unass ssuming, he and his wife boarding with a
relative in Bloohlyn and paying very modest
price.
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THE NEW sCIENCE or MEtSuRrNG.
How IL is Applied by Gen. Babcocit in wash-
ingtOu.

NV" IL ~ ApbIicu DS tch' bHOcoch III N"Hh"
'"-'""'
Correspondence ~ The sun.
WAsutNaror pot ti-Sn far os I Lnvo
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" '"S Nc"1u'' 'I''''''' ''.N' wv N'"'
hundred and eirntv-six which l.. not false The
,,ti,rc, otr,,t,, ,..,,,,,,,,.,,,1 ,t 49,, .,. IL.
V''"'n'e alrc'uy "c'u'h"lht'u' "nl VIZ arc "''lF
on inc threshold pf TINS Nc-ugdtiuu, ls amply
eufil.i lent To convict him OF couspirary To- de-
-, a.. t-.t.., e., , tt.
with tho evidence We could lay before Il to-day,
would he forccd frst,uttv 10 rasoiunaud hia
diaut. al In ,li.gracp frt, t,o ,ilifary srr,ire
On pnpe Dftren Of tho crrtiiied copy OF Lf,
yuucli, rs Gnd the follow iuu;
.,..r, -,,,,'s tt....'... -. .,, ..,.., am, y,
ana N ss ii.'t !" "''g lI.i I.I' .n,io., ~ @ i,
-8Iss scubIc yards % ,Jc.. ti!.,t. D.
rb,t ,tts is az, c,,,.',r,., ,,.,. ,.,o ,,.to ,rit
v,1it tLn n 20 'ii, H. 49,, ,, i,'o, VIZ VIZ ~ i'
siric,',' ,.i,'r.t, ,,,t ,i,is i a ,,,i
certin ,i IA ,in,t,r n''tb ~ ' " '
W,.If,gf,lS s,pt ~ i.-i I "a rei,v certt-, that
have measured inc excavation o0nc IN Scott Sfa,IS
square uy the Board " Puhs WuT. 90 Inc mt .ecf pu
u str,et rth ana sAtecaih street west, and nul
that u.c quantity Il 'h % tu.ic yards. But " "a tat
mn riv ~ "%s % '.,tt tt M lc NV lleat "
In liz RE surctuo bo bei ~. .,i, tla oter fitv r r
than i've tucs as goat as that nctulllv done il H
however true that suuc MIN. has also been done hut
mat henY cs, han ne cnt q, mot clargcabe. sinc'
Ntu. nalvVcT mas ayHel Tor this Woik 4l cehtt Per
ru"s H. MI ,it ", nn nne @ nay steH , * X WI @ . W Wy Wy
~, "A, AT ~ ~ y'l.l NV U'h ,lo l9r ~ cents Icr
,' Sn 49, ~, ,t, az, @ 'i1 10Y ~ .N,t & w
hn.r.i az, ais..,,', l',' ',
W. a,iouht "uun ony nave ncen t.'l instc'
" '' ""''" ", W. " ~ 'S rs ,'%e % f,,
hcr, A. u. 1873. iItgr. + r.
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The rinh Avenue Thcntrc COMPANY,

Mr.. Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre com
pany concluded a successful engagement at tho
Che tnut Theatre, Philadelphia, Saturday night
and will appear this evening In divorce Mt
Mrs. Couway's Theatre. The recent perform
anccs OF this company I'm the Western cities
were much praised ana brought large roCciptS TO
tho tteusurrr's office. II Is expected thAt tho
new Fifth Avenue Theatre Will he opened about
th, ltth November, til which time The company
wall continue to stiuIl.
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% r.UIFu frAtr- CuN4rIArF.
tAhIiAGo uI tubA, Jan. 3. lS1l

The political ttrc ~ iGl4ls at ui4 consular ol=.
trict BE- 10 u.rt IcHlHrAhrc uJIun, The assatH i.
tuu q i'fHUo % Dee tuI rt telt from O 3. ciIY by
order ~ Count NtiNAsFuA, when ct uaya alr' als
con ItuWctitl Go lhr department. was rutNlug M o.
uuN WlHt .lly prrpttrattd. Il n WCll known tIbt
NhINArTnA 1tIfrf g. the position tf Cart mt r
Of tee l.1rd uld Boz order a. increase lIs popularity
tiuutK 'hr blood "rtyiuS tatnlau. Who are operating
~ s n Hll, uut u tt island and ia hpHiu Alvvu u-
Wf'INr orUcrs fl uuhc mis- q war II "a iOmluatpu,
thI tHIN ltHru OF peaceful cilycus residing In the
TH.MdN bH-ufrn'itd hy IN" mohilizcd Spanish rgope.
i''' 'l'hlt are rph4hy earned TO extreme n
~. in luhl tho'" commanding such troops are con,
tulpN ny une Catalnn produce dealers Of this
.lH y noe OBJECT Ia 10 sack The country
IN ih9o hh M sgenE such portions Of the crop as may
.n, .h't hanus Tho planters are perpfcute ed 10
ttn ySIFtte hh 70 be eomIeed TO nee from thor es
app. .IrWl'd 10 private yurposos 'Nf''''N'oN ""H
press 'np a. WIN c@4 be pared uuon the spanish
tar t' t cd 90 ts dcp4rtntnt whit ia
tfc,s ti' frequent rI Ouutcr. f.k, ,i,," ~. u !
~ ',,t t,'y" HrNts Of Wuunlca SrHnt ~, NV W
IlN Nl'if lfINf better aud dl.riti , ~
hoHh,,' ~ many eaSts take the O1ensiye ana NAV =,
~ Ns 'Ae'eSAtd Oy desertlOn iTVui tny spAt,is sh
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Am JSEM ENTS.
More Magic.

NJ. IIartz, who is called Americas great
est illusonist, which must mean good deal,
after a refinement Of six years, Will this evening
give the FIRST ~ series of public performances
at FeTero's new Assembly Rooms in Fourteenth
expected that he will make some novel and
startling exhibitions of the mHgician's art.
Next " eduesdV NJ. Hartz will give matinee
Performance for the sufferers at Shreveport.
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Deacon 1t lchard smith M Public Lecturer.

10 TT0 FTIT0f " ITf "NW'
SIN: You being acquainted with the dlstln-
gulshcd Deacon Richard Smith of the city of Cncn.
matt, Why coul you the Influence of your popu.
lar Journal 10 induce this truly good TO visit the
Enlcrn states and give a o. rsc Of lectures m the
cities OF New York Boston, Philadelphia and Washing.
tou, lie IL more than the peer 0f John IS Dough on
temperance, ana on moral reform he h.a nQequal
Yours truly, A. d. 1EHsoN.
YORE fl.tIt
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Tic President recently appointed ~
Secretary for the Territorial GoycrnIn cnt
at Washington one RlCuAHD IGArEryGToN
of Delaware, u young roWdy and advcn-
turcr, who, though ignorant of law, had
been serving III the capacity of an assist
ant TO the District Attorney, FISHER, who
halls from the same state, and il one Of
the worst Of the carpct-bag tribe ut the
capital.
Tins fellow was sout to New York by the
Ring to aid in abducting the editor of THE
SUS for exposing tho corruption and rob
berry of his employers. IL was natural,
therefore, that SHEPHERD should choose
him for an official associate, ns it was that
the President should obey the orders Of
the Boss in giving him the commission.
1t appears that while drawing the pay O
Territorial Secretary, he dlscards the du-
ties of that place, and is still officiating as
heretofore in criminal prosecutions, and
receiving compensation from the District
Attorneys office. That L. the way the
peoples money goes. FISHER is hired for
this purpose. lie hires H,RRINGToN, and
between thcm the judiciary fund is nicely
handled under the dispcnsation Of Attor-
ucy-General WILLIAMS.
A trial for murder is now going on at
Washington in which II H,RRfNGToS opened
on behalf Of the United States. The follow
ing eXtrcts from his speech on that occa-
sion, rs reported literally in the best OF
the Ring organs, will show how fitly the
Administration WAS represented when he
was selected as its agent and law officer.
He was instIuctng the jury
You will understand that IN this District
there ls but ore degree Of homicide, though in
many States there are two-tho common Law
prevailing ia this District
After this luminous exposition Of law
and grammar he wound up:
These are the t,ro grades of homicide known
in this District, murder and mansl1ughter.
There are other kinds OF homicide which the
Law denotes as justinablc or cxcu-able.
In case anything should happen to either
OF those eminent Judges, DURELr, DELA-
hay or SHERMAN, who have made the er-
mine respleudent under GRANT, here Is n
successor ready made and worthy to fol-
low in the footsteps OF one or all of them.
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Con,iclLon of a Mn.hlngLon ,Iurhcrcr.

WAsHlNGrOE, oct. l2.-'rhe couviotiouof Hope
H. Slater OF murder in the mrs. degree for sahlng
Michael llussCy NJ the SchUtatu Para IN Arust last,
llyth very gcHtrtl sltsiucuon lNts murder wIs bra.
tai ami wholly uuuruN OAVd Slater MA3 Of Glars II
dcsperadocs tor whose benCht hemp Us undoubtedly
grown.
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the property of the United States one tlt.
Nevertheless Gen. Babcock allows them to steal
from the United states S3,2a0 under pretenco Of
paying Tor a sewer to bcneht this property.
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One Of the most prominent oniccholdcrs
of the Philadelphia Ring announces that the
Republican Ring ticket In Pennsylvania, with
the exception possibly Of Judge GoRDOS, Will
be declare 4 elected. The LANGUAGE Of this oG, i'll
Il significant lie Says eve have the counting
Of the votes, AMI we would hc damned fools II
We could not tell who il to hc elected"
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From q statemcnt mnde hv ex-rresident

From statement made by cx-President
ANpHEw JOHNSON 1t appears that he had $4,000
Ia the First National Bank Of Washington, aud
that the loss Of that will not leave him without
resources. So on salary Of $500 "a year, Mr..
JOHNSON was able To save nearly two-thirds Of
what he received during his term, and no one
will DENY that he maintained the dignity Of the
Once fully as well "a Gen. GRANT. Yet post
o0lre organs will pen st Ia asserting that an
Amcri, an President cannot live on twenty-five
Il ncs the pay Of an American mechanic, with
additional pcrquisite- amounting In all to $,,,00J
year.
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nYthc slX-foot hrirk sewer, which WIS couatrT Ct
ed several wears ago under tue supervision ~
Hon. Edward Clark Architect OF the Cauilul.
THIS sewer rims diagonnlly across tho square
from the southeast corner of ID and Fourth
streets 10 the northwest corner Of G. and FIuh
streets, and was paid for entirely by the United
States, and IL amply sufficient IA drain the entire
square. But In addition tO this the United
States years ago paid half the cost of three
foot barrel brick sewer In Fourth street from
u to G, bordering the entire east front OF the
so are.
The fact that the BOARD ot Public Works lai
on G street, cast and west uf this square, a
twelve inch tile sewer un 10th sides of the street,
ana in front of the Government property iu
only one, and that on the uppusitt side Of Tho
street, shows that they did not intend to Len,alt
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This oyerchargo becomes an the more incx-
cusdlie and is found moro Infamous when II IA
hnoNn that the United States property
judiciary Sluare or Guy Han Reservation "a
not benefited u particle by n. II does not drhn
one foot Of IL. II was placed on tile north tiae
Of q street that is along the side furthcst from
the hoyctnmeut Property and WAS only in
tended Tor the benefit oi tile private property ON
that side uf The street. Indeed the Board ut
rullic Works know very well mat the cay liall
Reservation
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NcrChv certify That hatt isurrd tlc twtFcilch
I've arwrr .u-tructr hy flc N ard uf Public WORKS
e Jog. rt1 side ~ stree Nofth between Fourth mud
lu 8,r O. Nrtt ud md as follows iit lu al fcef
when, ff tH per foot thr price hXod by the Noari
of Pnoic works, amounts to tLCii6, h,esiKtus of
which. ,t.st Nutal feet. at S!lIs Ter lin al foot.
auo1uts to tL@1@. ma that for tr same WORK ne
ul.fd has Ga rErd the GOVcrtmCut 500. t1Al..f
NJ tr Than the fu0l cost 1t il1rd prlrcs. CS' p ~
Annual q, port Board of Punllc Work. Nov. l.1's!l
ttn. liIucD. * reduce 81 the Ch1r-etOtn luction
ofs 80 leaving an actual ovcrchar;c of sis52'5 20 the
Gov Hrnucnt for nVes Uha of the whole cust. or f,
Jis5 over the whole cost of the uoarI prices
y " The cost ter nncll foot Of atwelve. ch scv rr
Of his KIND the pricos nVrd hy tho Board os puiuc
works, be- a. have stated f21'S 1his made w Of
the toi wing items AMI prices, VA;
foot straight pipe lld.................. ~ cents
c.inch hranci every 90 feet NJ n q each - io2
tr p at $50. and 5uanhocs II t,2 each, $50 6,.6
II grading IL feet Gc'p at iQc. yer cutlc
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-02
nEmpHIs asn KANSAS CITY.

1t has been proposed, and no one has
ever uttered one word, so far as we
know, against the proposition, that
Memphis and Shelby county proffer a
reward of five hundred thousand dollars
in bonds for the completion Of one hun
.dred miles Of the proposed road from
Memphis to Kansas City. This sum in
bonds is an absolute, outright donation
10 the builders of this road. Two COM
peting corporations are now in the field,
chartered by Arkansas, each securing
transfers of lands, and each viii have
six or seven hundred thousand acres.
These two corporations may be con-
sOlidated, but either has wealth enough
to give stockholders a road that will
cost them nothing. The lands were
merely selected, and people surrendered
them to railways simply because unable
to pay taxes imposed by ravenous gov
ernments. The country between Mem
phis and Jacksonport, on the line be-
tween Memphis and Kansas City, is un-
surpassed in fertility, and we are pleased
{ D learn that the Kansas City, Memphis
and Mobile railway company has graded
one hundred miles Of the line southeast
from Kansas City, and negotiations for
the iron are pending in New York. If
the transfers of land to this company in
Arkansas continue, the wealth of the
western end of the road will not be less
than six or seven millions ot dollars.
Sdch, in any event, wiz be the value Of
the land at a minimum price when the
road is finished.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-02
TaErapourKF BOARD OFIHEALTH.

TIE IN FOuEKF BOAKD OFEHEALTE.
The board Of healta is a fiction, IA
ble, myth. Il has no authority. It
can do nothing. It's powers are only
advisory Five weeks elapsed before
the stupendous mayor thoughtof having
a board Of health. He cared not for the
slfleringsof the poor, the anguish of the
helpless and bed-ridden. He rocked
little OF the immediate detriment done
Memphis by foul falsehoods. circulated by
ignorance OF villainy, which nothing but
a board OF health could correct. Stolidly,
stupidIy, even as when smallpox came,
the man who swore that he would
guard the interests of Memphis did
nothing till he was driven like an OK,
and goaded into the plain path of duty.
And now this model mayor and his in
mitable boards have created a board Of
health which is utterly impOtent. Like
a set of featherless owls, the doctors cam
sit up, and look wise, and talk vehe
menty, if they like. 1t signifies
AoALAAles ADCN NttAi NO AhNy
can't expend dollar. The whole con-
cern becomes superlatively absurd, in
all its adjuncts, when we reflect
that It's only practical province
lis to report the number of
deaths daily. The sections and
undertakers did this, and the board of
health is a stupendous tub, thrown by
the fgn-loving, goOd-humored, iocular
mayor to The whale of public opinion.
The mayor and his little ring of bond
holders representatives in the two coun-
ellis, cannot afford TO expend any sum,
however small, of ready cash,
to save the lives of the peo-
pie. There are certain coupons to be |
paid, andt thirty-five thousand dollars
on hand is a sacred trust-fund, to be ap- |
piled only to the redemption Of certain |
coupons. What signifies the condition |
Of streets and lanes and alleys? Who |
cares what detTiment is done city prop
erty by the destructiveness of the epi- |
demic? The mayor and his ring have |
no money invested in these things. |
Death and disease are nothing; coupons |
are the chief end of a mayors exist |
ence.