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funds entrusted to HIM" Under this Joint
resolution the frauds were mostly com
mitted. In 1s71, four years after, Gen.
HOWARD gave bond for 10000 as "a
special agent and disbursing officer of the
Bureau OF Refugees" which provides that
he shall, hcncetonh, during his holding
said Office, carefully discharge the duties
thereof and faithfully refund all public
moneys" This bond, small rs il is, has no
value for the past transactions in bounties
and claims for colored soldiers, from 1867
to 1871. II was only special bond for a
special object.
The trustees Of Howard University have
found il necessary 10 make publication,
intended to vindicatc themselves and Gen.
llowARD from certain charges which are
embarrassing to both. Their statement
shows that while borrowing money from
the Frccdman's Bank aud other iustitu-
tious at eight and ten per ccut. they were
lending out at les rates, investing in the
stock of the Young Mems Christian As
sociaton-which is raT,cly admitted to be
mot worth its par value at the present
time c'-suhsoribng for bonds OF the First
Congregational Society, AMI selling the
property owned by the freedmen on spccu-
lntion. This exhibit is simply disgraceful
aud smells of jobbcry in every item.
Now that the Attorney -Gcncral has
given his opinion we shall expect to see IA
civil suit instituted for recovery of the
Lost money. As q brigndicr-gcncrnl of the
army, gen. Howard is bound to demand II
court martial, in order TO meet the accu-
salons made by Gen. VINCENT and other
officers, which taint his military honor
aside from their reflection on his personal
integrity. There is no escape from this
duty consistent with the obligations of Il
soldier or n citizen.
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Three thousand serfs.

From careful examination of the sta
tistics of labor IL appears that the average
product of persons employed in agricul-
ture, manufactures, mining, and fisheries
in the United States is s532 year each.
The increase of the Presidents salary and
the salaries of Congressman has added
one million five hundred thousand dollars
to the annual burden of the producing
classes. The increase of the Presidents
salary alone adds 50, 600 TO this yearly bur
den. The product of the labor and skill of
some three thousand persons must there
fore be devoted to defrnyiug the general
cNactiou; while nearly nfty citizens will
toll from daylight TO dark, summer and
winter To produce an amount equivalent
10 GRANTS additional pay. Aud as this
labor is done inyoluntariiy, what is il but
slavery?
Who is responsible tor reducing This
large number of citizens tu slavery? Tn
qucstiouably the man who originated
this outrage on the labor and industry
of the land, and whose veto might
have prevented it. Think of II, fellow
citizens! Fifty producers, in the field,
in the workshop, in the dangerous
mine, aud on the trcachcrous sea, will
sweat, and toll and suffer hardship not 10
support their families, but that President
GRANT may have s2j 600 per annum in ad-
dition to the So, 900, with the magnificent
mansion and grounds and the other costly
pcrquisitcs, which he enjoyed before.
These three thousand producers, these
fifty producers, are virtually slaves, il is
not of their own accord that the produc'
of their labor is devoted TO swelling the
bank books Of the President and the ma
tional legislators. They are ms much scrfs
rs the la5orers of the Egyptian Khcdivc,
whose salary, like the compensation Of
GRANT and the Forty-sccond Congress, is
regulated by his desire TO grab.
But this additional burden bears most
severely on the farmers, whose average
product is only sil3 per head. To such n
class IL must be idle Co talk of n President
not being able to live on s25,00D n year,
with house, fuel, lights, gardcns stables,
steward, secretaries, and messengers free,
or of Congressman who tnd $500 the
smallest amount on which they can afford
TO do the nations work.
Some day the insolcnt exactions Of our
rulers may reach So intolerablc n point
that the reaction will produce reform.
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Livingston Stone, with his $1,000 shad,
arrived at sacramento, nnd the shsd were pu, ths
Sacramento river a. rehama on July ;, At the same
place where seth Grccue pautea his cargo OF young
shad ~ year, sso.
Many of the Administration organs
speak with sncskng approval Of Matt Carrcrtcr- de
fence OF the Credit Mobller and the salary steal Tiny
would stand natfootcd by Carpenter uy dared.
Hut pabhc sentiment II too strong tur thcm
w f. Arthur of Kentucky goes fur
ther than Matt Carpenter. Arthur pockcea tis back
pay because he says It Il his solemn duty tu oury
all laws passed by Congress. hts constitu,nts thluA
that his conscentiousuess Nas developed at arsther
late period.
White men who nre still afraid of
cheap uesro competition Will be grAtiaed % learn st
the coored Rborcrs al south Carolina understand te
principle Of strikes. They seize every opportunity 70
run up wages and when the cotton is n grass roy ~
maud maximum rate. Human nature is pt,t.s u.uDA
the sanle under every skin.
A scared rat took refuge in the trunk
of an elephant belonging to John itptinsou- ,.r.u-
other day driving the animal ncarl mad ~ th terror,
for he had never had rat IA hs trunk ur1rc, ari e
didn't know how to get hm out. At clpth hr s,i' %
tank of water sucked hi prohosoi. tll and r'..'
the saucy intruder with snort tnat drove huu q 10
through the canvas
Some time ago TnE sun startled the
frequentcrs of the uptown restaurants 10y arronI..
thar they were daily consuming uEAtcr huu,
manufactured from the suvt of htcNo-. ltm., .r''
them To know that French scientist has uudcrta . 'H
manufacture mk from grass the only lrlwboc D. -
that II costs about three times ai much o, tu, ~ a
produced IN the natural way
The decision against new trial o thH
Ha~NusF,cagtrie ubol suit gwen by Jud,r I,r. ' ..-
fore be had heard the testimony, Is not 90, of} ..s
delivered Boy him with promputudr unknown. u...4
ordinary courts. Judge Iyuch is of the sau. .a.
alny "s br"lAerin.aw Casey, and loils m- D'n-
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Tragic End ofnn EIop.mrnt.

The story OF John Elliott and Margaret Rol-
nnston who were carried over Niagara FAN, last week
IA small boat. has about It many of the elements Il
romance. lie wac nineteen years Of age and his true
name was John Emmerson. The nNuc of Elliott hc as
sumcd to avoid pursuit His father lvce about tiA
miles east Of Cleveland. Miss RunnstoH's parents
about year siuce moved from Canada 10 the came
eghborhood aud were employed upon a farm. The
young compile fcl mutually In love but mis- friends
up u-td the match. The young uAn thcrtupon stole
lu nom MS fathers trans, and the twain tlopud
Bunuo Either ihorc or Ia anIda tlry prOcuTuua mar
rage license. Before getting married they went 60
81 aunt ut Miss kuius,on. LIVING near Niagara Falls
They had been thl re- two days when together win
young brother Of h" who also staying there they
wen upon the river tor n pleasure ride Although
warned To keep near the shore they CarrusSy allowed
their boat to drift Into the current aud ud not discover
thor danger VI IN too late They swept over the
fuls Uud the loving couple lost their lives together
without having reached that matrimonial haven Whlch
Nue me OhlocuYc point VI thnlr l0urneyInE-
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The New ork sun and the Washington Ring.


The Washington Ring is attempting to
punish Mr.. Dana for his bold and thorough ex-
pusurp Of their COrTuptons by dragging him to
that city for trial. He has been arrested and
b ought before a United States Commissioner
With the nyowed purpose Of sending him to
Washington for trial, We do not understand
the legal grounds tor this proceeding but It il
manifest that they want 10 take the editor ot
luE SIN To place where public opinion is hos
tile t. him and friendly to the Ring.
Mr.. Damn has been tnccssant aud fearless In his
exposures and denunciations of official thieves
and rohhers everywhere, and Of Washington city
IN particular, and he h probably hated aad
feared 10y this class more bitterly than any edi-
tor IN the country, They want to try him in
Washington, where they can influence the courts
and where public opinion IL ON their side.
This attempt to drag Mr. Dana from his home
To Nashlngtun for trial is an outrage, and dan
geruus to the liberty Of the press and the iudi-
Nidual. If he has committed Am offence, he CONF
mitted IL Ia New York, and should be tried
there. In Washington the Ring would have him
AT their mercy, and could crush him with fines
and imprisonment.
This attempt to capture the editor of The Sun
and take him To a distant city Is a daring attack
upon the press, made to intimidate and silence
exposures, and the press of the country ought
70 denounee it. We are approaching dangerous
tlmes, II the corruptions OF the Capitol cannot
bs denounced without ssnnsiDV editors to trial
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An Interesting Question.

Among the problems submitted TO us
for solution from time 10 time by core
spondcnts in various parts of the country,
we have rarely met with one more COM
plicatcd or more interesting than this:
"FoVvsrvutE Conn.. July s.Is-7.
pf,n sin' Isee IN your paper 'hat you answer cor
wlIy,u Doe p, Kind A. 70 tell mc II Young riln
shorl marry riri, and She slouI Alv" au .Irr ui,
ci,afofher? ria,e me, ~ All III la; xrg,ef
c. take your paper"
oar correspondent does not state the
n"estion with entire clcaincss. hut We will
enlvlvor to elucidatc it, If hc Is not yet
married, and finds that the young woman
to whom hc is engaged has another lover,
he had better break of the engagement.
II he has married her however hc is not
clear of her for the reason he gives, unlc-.
she had been married to the other man
before she was married TO our corrcspon-
dent. In that case the proper course for
him would be- tu make IA criminal complaint
against her for bigamy, aud have II judi
cially proved that she had previously been
married. Then the second marriage would
appear legally as null and void, and he
would be clear of her.
H. however, tue othcf llnn WIS mercy
an earlier lover, and had never been mar
ried 10 her, our correspondent will still
remain hor lawful husband; ana rs he has
taken her for better or for worse. he l.
bound to abide 10y the contract. and 10 h"
to her good, faithful ana alechonatc
husband. The fact that she did not inform
him that she had loved another before re-
ceiving his addresses, though a fault on
her part, does not in the least relieve
him from the obligation Of the marriage
vows; and even If he finds that he is still
not SO entirely the posscssnr Of her nfroc-
tion~ ~ he had believed ami hoped, that cir
cumstnnce willuot justify hiIn ininterrupt-
ing his domestic relations and abandoning
his wife. The wise course will be to treat
her with such kindness, gentleness, and
devotion that she will be constrained to
resign all earlier fancies and concentrate
her heart upon her husband.
We trust our correspondent will agree
that we have made the path of duty
plain TO him, and that il viii also prove to
be the path of happiness.
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'"-'- -'7 ITT09-
Monday last n candidate presented him
self tu the County Clerk. reuueStlnga license To
commit mat luunA but when the usual ques-
tons were asked II was divugcd that tho lady
miles from here, beyond the San Beniio In
vain the wuuld-bo lienedick asserted that he had
the iull consent OF her parents. The urhane but
mrXorable clerk, Poole, told him he had no re-
course; SO the plucky fellow unhitohed one Of
the horses from the team with which he drove
over borrowed a saddle and started OH. lie re-
turned late Tuesday night and said he would
have been back sooner If he had not got lost ON
the mountains. lie had ridden tho whole Eal
miles without rest; but he had obtained the
parents permit and Wednesday morning early
the twain were united and made happy.
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John Eiderkin Doe. not Plead Baby.


FIOW M wv, FitII 0UI FUIUI,
MIR. John FldcrSin IL not much of "A
sportsman, but he insisted upon backing SPRING
box IN the Jersey Derby. Tom Bowling won,
and yet Elderkin did not cry ont fraud But
then his loss was not in the Thousands, which
may make some difference. Your heavy bcttcrs
are the ones who mourn 50 loudly when the
race goes against them. The reason is that the
shoe pinches very hard John says that here
after he will contne his bets % gloves, wine aud
candy with the ladies, When he LAYS a wager
with them he makes up his mind in advance 10
lose, aud So does not bother himself about the
etI
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Whnt they Thinls In Oregon

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THE SCN is generally conceded 10 be one
ol the best and TO our taste Is the very best-ut
N"W York journals. IL Is edited by &. A. Dana,
one Of the ablest Journalists in America, Is I'M
equivocally independent in politics, and the
weekly Is furnished to subscribers at the low
rate of one dollar Il year, and has the largest
circulation of any paper in the world.
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HELP FOR CUBI.
Madison County's Practical SympHthy tor
tue Oppressed lslnnd-The Government
Arrnigned for Trenchcry.

Arrnigned Tor Irenchcry,
SYRACUSE, July ll.-A mass meeting was
held at Canastota this afternoon under the aus
Pices of the Madison County Cuban Aid Asso.
ciati On. The Hon. LornR Fowler presided. and
District Attorney Forbes acted as principal Sec
retary. Addresses were made by Gen. Jordan,
Soior Fesser. and Gerrit Smith, Sehors Arleaga
and Clsncros were present
telegram was read from Charles A puua re-.
grctting his inability to meet his engagemont to
speak.
The Administration was Arraigned for Turning
its prufessed neutrality constantly TO the aid II
Spain.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted ex-
pressing sympathy with the outraged CuDaus,
and calling on the Government to delay no
Longer to acknowledge their beliigeTence, II not
their independence also
collection WIS taken up to buy guns and
powder for the Cuban patriots, Gcrrit smith.
who had already donated 5000 for this puGpose,
subscribed lOu more.
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In distant cities. In Washington the ring has
senoed the press, and but for TUE SUN and
other papers outside Of the city the country
would never have known of this official wicked
ness.
This movement against Dana IL designed to
punish him and silence further exposure. They
ought to fail, and we know they Will Dana ls
incapable of fear, and his ability IL equal to his
courage. He has hosts Of friends In New York.
and his paper II a growing power and terror.
This persecution only increases his circulation,
and makes THR SrN more than ever the dread
and scoutge OF evil men and parties.
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THE ATTEMPTED ABDUcrI0N.
sA.ckIins Of the Press.

fIOU Wt IltOutcs
wAsHINGToN July 1O.-Several lawyers
arc engaged here, directly and Indirectly, upon
the Shepherd Dana libel suit, and briefs for the
afguinent OF the case before Judge Blatchiord,
or notes for briefs have been prepared
The case az II IA developing has far greater i'm
portaDce than its Incidental connection with Mr.;
Dana, IL is claimed that as the Police Court of
thfs District exists by act of Congress, within
territory where Congress has exclusive jurisdic-
ton OF all ohenses against the United states
Committee on the District Of Colum ba and not
punishable by imprisonment in the Penitcntiary,
that all editors OF al newspapers whose Journals
are sent into this District are answorable to this
court upon complaint OF any person made before
II that such newspaper contains matter held tn
be libellous. and may he brought before II from
any part of the United states and tried under
the law of libel prevailing here, which makes
libel n criminal nffcnlc.
II the claims of the prosecutors In this caee
are allowed, then any proprietor ol newspaper
o 9nposes @ cHrrnp, up, m m t6 2I "s nnI
oi arrest. appearance here, and trial, whether
tho matter really is hbcllOus OF not.
II ia openly asserted by some friends Of tho
Board Of Public Works here that this method II
proceeding IL not by any means intended for
Dana alone, but Is designed to make IL very un-
pleasant for any persons who dare to denounce
the board
According to the claim set up in this case, If n
treat as libcllpus is mailed to any ore In this
District, or * scrculated here " ith the knowledge
Of The proprietor, the offence of a libel has been
committed Ia this District within the meaning
Of the law.
From me Circf9raH Coppe,cidL
Several ofNcials" in Washington are reported
To- bo waiting for an opportunity to catch Charles
A. Dana. They pretend to think he has libeed
them, and II Boss Shepherd comes out OF his
suit with advantages, they will sail in The
Chronicles despatch, from which We gather this,
does not say that the President Is one Of the
disturbed officials. The despatch to the ChrOni-
cl1 SAYS:
II Dana ever makes his appearance here, a
number OF warrants will bc served upon him"
That is to say, the gang Of thieves In possession
OF Washington propose to capture all the editors
who dare to expose the robbery and corruption
that characterize the management OF the ma
ticnal capital If the city Rings find themselves
capable of imprisonng the editors they are un-
able 10 purchase, they will be masters Of the
situation,
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Mr.. FRFDERICK AYRToN, an English harrister,
who had lived many years In tgypt, died IN London
few DAYS since. He conEoisscur IN Oriental
calhPraphy, and had collected valuable library OF
writings IN Arabic Persian, and Turkish, which he be.
qucathcd To hc British Museum. lts market value
exceeds tl5On The hcquest is upon condition that a
room be set apart in the Museum for the exhibition Of
these Writings and that the testator's Arabic scribe
AsAAp Enendi De engaged for three or four years at
salary OF 500 per annum, to draw up a catalogue
In carly life Mr.AYHrON a hcutesant In the Bonn.
bay artillery, but resigned on account OF III health ana
was called to tie tar lie afterward the English
Secretary OF AnBAs Pachs the Noeroy of Egypt, and
was made Boy by him lie conducted the suit for In.
denniy at Conslanunuple brought by the Greek mer.
chants for losses suffered al the Jddah massacre IN
winch he was successful. lie prcusrd IN the consular
courts but most Of hi time passed In collecting
specimens Of ancient ana modern Oriental pcnmanshp.
lie II sad to have had wonderful know.edge OF Egyp.
tmn Affairs and TO have been much esteemed by native
scholars.
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For tile accommodation Of uptown residents adver.
tscmcnts for TIE suN will be received at our regular
rnios at the uptown advertisement Offices SIX West
Thiriysccond street. junction Of Broadway and sixth
,venue. and 30- West Twenty.third street. opposite
'tand Opera House, from - 4. ". to $40 T.. NJ.
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The Harlem Caurch War.

The examination of Mr.. W. l.. Estehrook. who
was arrested last Tuesday the charge Of AMI
battery, preferred against him by hr n. b. DUuFass
member Of The Pirst Baptist Church of Harlem ct
down for yesterday morning before Justice Me Juadr
llsInlsken
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The attempt to drag Charles A. Dana
the able and fearless editor Of 'rnE NEW YoRK
SUN. the most independent journal In this coun-
try, to Washington, Ly Ross Shepherd and his
corrupt Ring, to answer the charge Of libel, has,
W. arc glad to say, proved abortive. Tue SUN
has always from the beginning been most out
spoken against the corrupt intriguers who are
sucking the lifc-hloOd OF our Government,
trial will now 10 had in New York, in which we
trust these political leechcs and Government
satraps will be badly wurstcd, which will he
hailed with delight 10y every outspok"n and in
dependent journal from Maine to the Gulf.
From he TtOv p,ee,
Mr. Dana Of TuE NEW York SuS has certainly
created z tempest IN his late attack uf the wash
ingtOn city Ring. The suit growing out Of IL has
led to queer Xposurcs, and may result in break
ing up one Of the most corrupt bands Of public
plundcrcrs that has ever existed in the country.
Tue SUN long ago struck at this Ring, and al
though harsh charges have been made against
its editor, and selfish reasons given as being ut
Lave been compelled to admire the courage of
of information that were tributary to him. The
Credit Mobiler exposure, which resulted in the
rum Of Congressman, Senators, and even q Vice.
President. was entirely due to the persistent
energy OF Mr.. Dana. Had he done nothing more
than this he would deserve well Of the country
aud would be entitled to the entire support Of
the press and OF the people In this new crusade
against corruption. ruE SUN has been So seldom
wrong, so often right. that II behooves us Ial
to walt the ordeal Of the law before deciding
ap ~ him
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There is n proposition in Cincinnati to
organize a geological Society with capital Of
sD0GN, the shares to he $50 each. II is to he
upon the plan OF the London Geological Garden,
aud Eden Park is proposed as the most available
place for It. Geological gardens are common in
Europe, and are generally remunerativc to their
propretors, a small fee being charged for adj
mission to them. Antwerp, Amsterdam. Berlin,
brussels, Dresden, Frankfort, Ghcnt, the Hague,
Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, and Rotterdam all
have famous gardens Of this kind, while many
other continental cities have them upon smaller
scale. In America we have nothing OF the sort,
unless the small collection Of animals ut Central
Park can he called a geological garden One has,
however, been projected la Philadelphia, to
which the societies Of London and Berlin have
pruGcrcd advice and substantial aid, hoping to
encourage the culturc OF American animals.
The idea " the Cincinnati company Is not only
TO furnish pleasant resort for the curious, hut
to promote the scientific study Of zoology. To
this end the largest liberty vii, be accorded the
animals consistent with public safety, only such
being Gagged Hs are dangerous to man and to one
another. Their ahodes will be made M similar
as possible TO their natural homes II is TO he
hoped tha, the Cincinnati society will be 40 sue
coasful ~, 10 encourage similar enterprises ia
other pait- of the country.
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Several correspondents complain OF tEe
soft coal used on the locomotives Of the Penn
sylyana Railroad. They say that the smoke Ia
thick and iaky and sails In at the windows on
every breeze, They complain that their linen
10y the time they reach New Yori, from Railway
and other country resorts is begrmed with
dirt and that everything about them becomes
sliniy and foul one gentleman says that the
smoke flakes get upon the lungs and cause most
unpleasant sensations. All unite in contrasting
the Jersey Central line with the Pennsylvania
unfavorably to the latter.
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Expected Marriage In High Life.

From the boston TOSt.
IL is rumored that. the Presidents son
Fred Is about 10 marry the daughter of Judge
Dunlevy OF Ohio. Dunevy Is a wealthy man,
and has recently made large amount Of money
in real estate operations.
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abiding citizens, fearlessly TO expose and
deno,nce the crime and the criminals,
whatever the conseauences may be.
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The managers of broken ana shaky
banks alI over tll world might learn valuable
lesson from their colleagues In Havana. On
Thursday last sterling exchange In that city,
where the notes of the spanish Bank are the
only circulating medium, was selling at 20 per
cent. premium, gold ON the same day command
ing premium NJ 81 per cent The exact amount
Of tLc issue OF this bank, which consists 4 bills
varying m denomination from one to one thou
sand dollars. with fractional currency oftwenty-
lye and lity cents, e. not known TO certainty :;
but 1t h generally believed In Havana TO be in
the neighburhood OF one hundred millions Of
dollars The capital Of the bank is ss,OOOOO0, and
H. main II not its sole assets consist In debts of
different branches of the Spanish Government,
which the Cortos refuse to consider as a national
obligation. And with all these patent proofs of
bankruptcy, the shares OF this bank are quoted
at - per cent. premium.