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The exposures Of the ine1iciency Of the
Dock Department ought to convince every
body that it is high time to be rid OF this
useless ana cumbrous contrivance for
spending the peoples money on river
walls that Will not stand their necessary
backing, and in all sorts ot hodgc-podgc
constructions built without any defined
system. Here short length Of river wall
placed I'm the middle OF u slip and there n
wooden pier newly planked is all the Dock
Department has to show for the millions
/; has taken from the pockets of the tax
PAYERS.
with the exception OF two or three
wooden piers of comparatively very small
cost, the five millions spent by the Dock
Department have not practically added
anything to the convenienccs of com.
mcrce. II the five millions had been
poured into the swash channel at Sandy
Hook, they would have done just about
rs much for the business Of New York
rs they have done now. The Dock
Department must be cleaned out. 1t
is nothing hut machine organized to
pump money out Of the treasury ana then
sQuandcr 1t. Its further function is 10 sup
Fly elegant offices aud gorgeous desks for
eminent citizens who desire To lend their
talents for the benefit of the public in DONG
what they know nothing about. II they are
not got rid OF, these expensive public func-
tionaries Will go on milking the public COW
just because they have nothing else 20 do.
Pending their retirement to private life,
they should be kept without moro money
to waste.
The Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund
owe il 10 the city to stop this leak. The
100000 the Dock Department asks them
for, to bug pier that the city sold for next
to nothing only few years ago, and even
then didn't get the purchase money, the
Commissioners who SIT NJ the doors Of the
municipal treasury should bluutly refuse
to give. Let the Dock Department show
something besides laundering construc-
ton and work carried on without system.
before il has the face 10 ask the city to
issue more bonds for rs benefit.
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DTD TI,EyD GO SOTTH


Fshermen say that there were suspicious
circumstances connected with thc departure Il
the schooner smack Wallace Elpckford from
this port. She cleared the day before Tweed e
capped, aud dt-n, ucarcd at the same time he did.
She WA ostcnsihY purchased from her New
York owner for lshe men In Key West about
ten DAYS before the niaht Of Tweed, and her &C.
tions up to the time she sailed were regarded as
singulIr She was heavily suarrcd aud canVased
for Fl hing smack. She VS. always fast boat,
and az one time her owners offered to match her
against any schooner of her class a1oat. She Is
IS tons carpenters measurcmonO and 81 feet
keel, printed black. with white stripe. and ia Of
"A rakish model She carries both tOps ais, main-
toumast staS sail and jiD topsai, rather an extra
ordinary rig for an ordinary fishing schooner.
Messrs. Benner and Pinckney. who bought her
Tor the unknown persons, say that Tweed was
not aboard. that she has arrived at Key West,
and Is Intended for legitimate business. The
persons who bought her did not 70 TO Key West
with her. Fishermen think Tweed went aboard
her, and that after landing him at some Of the
West India Islands she returned to Key West.
Twecd's old steam yacht was on the dry dock
near the foot OF Rutgers street In the latter part
OF September. snip captain who sailed from
this port a few DAYS ago said that his first mate,
named Wilde, LETT him to ship on thl- craft. The
mate told the -hipmaster ten avs before Tweed
she was taking ON stores Tor a voyage. The ship
captain said that he saw the mate M 10 the DAY
of TWeed's disappearance, but that lac never saw
him afterward. his Yacht was NJ the dry dock
Tor repairs several DAYS, and tbs wOrkmen un-
derstood that she was to 20 south.
The bark Lord Clarendon, on which Tweed
was supposed 10 have been put hy steam yacht,
arrived at Queenstown on Dec. 20
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THE SHADOw or THE THIRD TERN.
How the Republican Press now stands To-
ward IL.

When the discussion of the thir

When the discussion OF the third term
beran and the O's,rrcr began II before the first
Of December, lS,2l, we were told. that It was
SANDER upon the President to say thai he de-
sired to perpetuaie his power. lie would will
ingly Yield 40 his authority-ro the organs sid
at the expiration VI the four years for which
he was chosen.
His second term Il drawing TO close. We
are on the eve Il another Presidential canvass.
And now the very papers which n II 'uled the
third term plot devote themselves almost cx-
clusiVely to its discussion. Hdrpsfs Uc,hiV
which made all manner of sport Of the thing Tor
tive years. finally reaches the conclusion that n
Grant seeks a denomination lie VIII secure II in
the Republican Convention, but will be badly
beaten ut the polls. TIE editor OF the Utica
Hcrdld has cons ,itutcd himself Committee ~
WAYS and Means to prevent tho catastrophe
which he evidently fears. The Rochester Dem
Ocrdt discusses the question in all It's lights and
shades, and announces itself OF posed to the
scheme.
But on the other hand the New York Times
seems to be slowly swinging around into tue
support 4 Grantlsm. Ihe New \ orll CONNER
cnt ouenlY advocates tho third term. The liuf.
faip tnmmerr'4l and he Troy Times are inclined
. follow in the same direction. The Albany
Ercnhlg journal is too busy fulfilling its contract
g. yirclctte" lhtycr to paw much attention
to the subject, huf It viii eventually come out
as al organ OF the PRECEDENT.
Meantime, the Democratic papers arc not
taking much pnft iu the discussion. Tho Re-
publtcats continue TO make the discussion
lively enough without any outside interference.
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Will New York Remain the Empire
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rho sonlh fer crarl.- ncrnmlnn,ion.



The other day met n Federal official
who has been travelling I'm the luth, fcelugthe
popular pulse am ,us the Reuublcdus a. to- the
tuid term ana other matters. before leaving
his houHe in the North he huu soeh my letter ass
to the third-ierm development IN the South, and
he thought lac would see for himself 80 FAR A.
his investigations have gone. re fluids even more
third-tefmism pa this y RI Of the country than
he had been led t. anti inttc. He gives me
some amusing interviews" he has had with
Southern Republicans on the sul iect. He told
me AT Nashville That Grant could not carry a
single school district ia OHIO, rs third-term
candidate. We'll replied the Republican.
YOU just Try II. Put Grant agansta Democrat
and the hght viii turn or the southern uues-
tton. and Grant will beat the boots "a Of any
Democrat. when IL comes to thdt.'
The southern Republic n think that the
question pf questions ia the next Presidential
campaign viii be the Southern question. and
that the Northern people. when IL comes To tho
pluch. viii not dare remove Grant from the nelm
Of state.
ENcr colcre1 member ~ Congress but one.
ana lac WIS not present, voted against the anti
thrd-term resolution recently In the House.
do not know of "a o'ored poil .icisn but VINO Is
all advocate OF q third torn. lLis may not M
crease your iaitu in the CHlOrcI u4anr Ipttity
t. operate a republican government. but 10 Is tue
uuih. II IL depended upon their lll, anu Grant
consented, lac could tie Niug 90 tins country IA
l,,s dian d uOuth, The colJr,d people have
suffered mote Niolcncc aud u.urirrouS ..- tult-
since tnt war tlnu tGtN sNcr dIl go .ttNerN. t.ud
they crave strong Government 1t Washing Ola,
with bt} oncts ia a., aud hu state lines al au.
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A Ticklish Question.

What Will GOV. TrLuEN say in his forth
poming message on the School Question,
Lids the Anti-Catholic Question: viii he
ny nnythngi
The Republican party, through the ac-
Non Of Gen. GRANT, Mr.. BLAINE, and
Ither causes, is already, to n very consd-
rable extent, Identified with the Anti
Catholic movement.
The Democratic party in this state has
hways received II large majority of the
Catholic vote. II has elected to the office
" United states Senator gentleman no
iess pronounced in his Catholicism than in
his Democracy. Tammany Hall has already
hken up the cudgol against GRANT Anti
Catholic movement.
Will GOV. TILDEN still further emphasize
he antdgoui~m between the two parties,
On this question, by proclaiming. in his
annual message, sentiments in keeping
with those just expressed Ivy Tammnny
This is NICE point for him to consider.
he already stands well with the Catholics.
Docs he need 10 stand any better? How
much Known othingi>m ana Anti-Catholi-
slsm may there he lurking in the masses
oi tn' NHlN' NHltli'di tleHl'ht oi inc
Democratic partyy Aud is there risk of
offending and alternating them by an un-
necessary demonstration in opposition to
GRANTS principles or hgotry?
1t is Il delicate question. a very delicate
question. 1t may he that the astute Gov
ernor will conclude that on mis- occasion
the course suggested by two questions and
answers on IN" occasion of TwTrp'S entry
Into the Peuiicrtiary, is the wiser one.
Thcy were o. follows:
"Gas..a.- ocnlnn..n9 A-.-e-- etate-nan
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The Animus of The Sun-Disclosc 1t
NnM.

On the first day of December Mr.. IIoRA-
To c. king, assistant publisher Of the
ChriVio1, Uli0n, Mr.. BrFcuEE's paper,
addressed letter to the editor Of the Ger
man christian Htoiscac,r, in the course
OF which Mr.. kING says:
"You wnl tarals reach us conclusion y reading
THY SEW Ynrk >rN, whose N.ufrNe ,utrte D. BOT 90.
.pr'd hv aonhef 90 o. gam. hhdi ns oHto' d" 10"
b as,lt ca 90 fne A"t.'
The pronoun his here refers TO Mr..
BEECHER, and the writer means Mr.. BEECH
Frs guilt.
We nre n little impatient TO have the dis
closure herein promised made at once.
We are unwilling to wait for it. We want
II now.
We therefore hereby notify Mr.. KING to
tell whatever h. knows, and all he knows,
about the aniR4us Of THE Sun before he
goes TO bed Tonight; and ii he doesn't tell
IT, we hope he will sleep on pms and
needles aud dream or catamounts and
tigers, aud falling from prccpices, and
have the worst kind Of II nightmare the
| lve-long night. We hate these going-to-
bes. and polne-to-dos. Come on, Mr.. KING;
stand not on the order of YOUR coming,
| but como at once, and tell all you know.
Blab ami bc done with it!
You have nothing to tell and we notify
you of thar. too, unless You tell an I'M
/ truth. You know that you cannot tell
anything, or You don't know much.
The year is about TO close, Mr. KING. DO
not lct ii close with This wrong story on
your lips. Can al this oflice aud We viii
give you hatchct; Tor rs the Centennial
/ approaches, every patriotic American
should strive 10 initiate GEORGE WAsIING-
TON and we fear you will he found 20 bear
no resemblance To Little GEORGE unless II
shall be having a hatchct in your hand.
THE SuN rctals, Mr.. KING, fortwo cents,
and we will give you complete copy il
you will disclose our nulmus this day. We
should like TO sec il, and see how it looks,
SO a. to know whether we want any more.
That auimus, Mr. KING, without delay
Tho Shakers, it seems, are agitatlng tho
beard question Shall hcards be compulsory, or
shall whskers be accepted in liou OF them
Shall BROTHER be allowed, under any cirtum-
stances, to co clean shaver? Elder FHEuERIcK
EvASs, the Shaker patriarch--if you can 50
call a Shakers nrm for the beard; but some Of
the younger brothers think they look hand
somcI in am arti tically defined VIII ker, II any
ait. ration OF the natural shape Of the beard cal
be called artistic; and stil Others prefer TO sec
themselves without even moustache. Aftcl
long debate, as often hapneus in the cont1pf err
sizes ~ men, "a comprJluise vas the result. Now
members must wear the JEFF DAVIS whit krr
Will old ones can share or not as thoy tuiul
best. But why adont the JEFF DAVIS whit ker
1h.t has no esl ecill claims by reason u ioau'l
Of Lac or grace Of fashionIng, Better have told
| the meaning lr,f tD their or
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The MOODY and SANKEY revival business
IL taken hold Of by all kinds Of Protestants Of
every denomination. But we notice that nearly
all the other revivels throughout the country
are in the hands OF the Methodsts exclusively.
The recent extensive but not deep revival at
Port Jcrvis was In the Methodist Church. The
revival now under way up the Hudson river at
Newburgh Is almost wholly the work Of the
Methodists. In short. when we look over the
long list Of revival meetings here and there, we
see that they nre generally under the leadership
OF the Methodist CLERGY. Among Protest mt
churches, the Methodist denomination has
always been noted for its rcyiyalism. IL origin
aicd through the efforts of two nous revvalist
preachers, WESLEY and WHITFIELD, and II has
kent up the peculiar STYLE Of religious labor
which these two eloquent men carried on So ex-
tensNey. The fresbyterians have rarely re-
sorted to popular rcy,allsm I'm the Methodist
fashion, and TIE Epscoralians. "a e tody, have
stood alouf from 1t altogether. Next 10 the
Methodists. the Bautists arc most given to re-
vival operations. The Congress ttonallst clergy
do not seem to put much faith In revivaisn.
MOODY and SANKEY. however, are able. IN
Philadelphia IS well a. In brooklyn, TO induce
clerg,men ftom all these bodies to sustain them
In their work.
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CORREsrONDANrs ANSWrnnO.

Reader You might do we'll in Texas.
"J.'-Iho girls should inform their employer
FIX keeper" had better impart his informa.
ZION 10 Commssloner Breuuan,
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Mr.. A. X. JCpp of Newburyport seems
to be man OF extraordinary astuteucss. lie
writes TO us: Has It never occurred to YOU that
Mrs. TIIToN, vain, foolish, and weak minced
woman, made those confessions IN order to gam
notoretyy' No. we confess no such prcpos-
ferrous thought ever occurred To Us, nor could it
occur TO any man Il ordinary sense. THIS. how
ever, b occurred to Us: tnata minister who had
succeeded In corruptiug awoman's morlnuturc
through her love and veneration for him. cYuld
easily induce her to take back confession
which iucupated him. II he had taught her
that adultery with HIM was no sin, lie would not
have much trouble IN convincing her that the
interests of religion required her 10 lie ia his
behalf.
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The acquittal Of GEEEN, the Baltimore
barber, VINO was recently lred IN Washington
Tor pcrsonaun. responsible citizen OF Geoi-e-
town us hordam.n for the burglar SCuNiluER,
who We thereby enabled TO escape Iuuiahmout
for bold robbery, Is ee ilv accounted for when
the cts la rsla' ION to the selection Of the Jury
which llsterod 10 the evidence are known.
SCuNEipEn a. VIII he remembered, was IN tho
possession Of fncts relating to the safe burglary
conspiracy witch implicated some Of Boss
GRANTS and Hl-s SuEruLRp's personal friends,
and It therefore became necessary, flr the
safety Of the District Ring, that he should be
permitted toescApe Just as the burglar llrN1ON
was set free from prison In order To prevent his
telling what he knew about that yillainOus ar ir,
rho Commissioners who have the selection of
jurors CONSIST Of JONI r. MITCHELL, who was
bondsman for DICK HARRINGrON In the
safe burglary prosecution, aud two Others,
appolueed by Ring influence. The 10 oman
OF the jury was a Ring contractor. and the
rest were either Ring politicians, professional
jurymen, or ignorant negroes who could easily
be m0nsgec by the whito and black Ring pollti-
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What will Mr. BrEcnER do about tn

What will Mr.. BEECHER do about the
MoULroN sult2 VIII he defend it or will he let
II 60 10y default7 lie could easily manufacture
excuses for the latter course. Brother SHEAR
MAS says that they Will meet the suit precisely
as they have met all suits. But how have they
met thcm7 Sir. BEECnER sworc out an indict-
ment against TIGTOS and MorLTON, and though
the latter asked and demanded trial. u nolc
TroscHi was ont red. Loader was indicted
amid the wild Indignation Of the brethren, yet
since commission WAS issued In his case to
take the testimony Of MIR. and Mrs. RICHARDS,
the prosecution has Jagged. and the probahili J
IL that he will never be tried. Mr.. RErCHIR
did not get encouragement In his defence Of the
TuTON suit to uudert Ike the tax II defending
himself gin. He was very lucky then in keep
ing out bottom facts and in hefocginc the real
issue with BESSIE TURNER'S stories a. out I'll
TONS hanging pictures in his night shirt. and
the long controversy over the celebrated trioar-
the treaty hesidcs other matters entirely lfrele-
want to the question q his guile. In She MoUI-
roS suit he would have to meet tho charge
rquarelY, aud that is something lac never set has
dared to do.
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I; is curious a. consider how much nan makes
II IN business OF hfc go ne merry i''at.
l. IL? II never occlrrcd to us 60 be at al Gu.
rious about the matter, and that because man
doeant make itmucn u the business Of life to
he merry. The mere ct II nerriment Inn lies
spontanety, and no man can make spontaneity.
IL must como OF Itself. man may make
pleasure the business OF lie, and many men do
It, with the result usually Of being bored and
making horos Of themselves. Hut to be merry,
one needs yield 10 the happiness of the moment,
without thought whether he IA merry or not.
JAY GoUip makes 1t the business Of his life to
make money ~ stock gambling. The young
editor, Ills stool pigeon. makes II the business Of
his life to serve JAY GOULD, and toaly 10 the
rich and successful. his they can easily do,
and both II them seem to like their occUpa-
tions, but they can mover be merry hy making d
busines. OF il, as they do Of stock gambling aud
stock gambling lolrn Ism.
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It seems hard that the brethren should

1t seems hard that the brethren should
be called upon to ray more legal expenses for
the defence OF their pastor. This year their
lnwyers' bills footed up 10 eighty thousand dol
ars-a bigger sum Tor defending a pastor Khan
any other church ever paid. so far as we are able
to recall recorded instances. Now there Is to be
another draft upon them to meet Mr.. MoUL-
TONS suit for malicious prosecution. suppose
that should cost anything like eighty thousand
dollars for legal expenses. and MoUIrON should
get his $1,000 damages, what would the breth-
rem dOf We really think they would have to 90
into bankruptcy. II IL a costly business To keen
an adulterer and pcriurcr "a pastor, especially
when his victims are members " his own iOck
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clans who were associated with Thorn. The
truth is, the courts Of the District Of Columbia
are used to save the viest criminals from pun
ishmcnt, and for this disgraceful state OF affairs
tho President, who has served the Ring TO the
very extent Of his power in every possible way,
Il In a lrge measure responsible. Nothing
like such infany ever attached to any previous
NATURALIZATION.
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IL Is TO be hoped that the religious revi-
val just begun at Ncwbureh will be more fruit
full, in a practical way, than that just closed at
Port Jervs. Tho Ncwhurgh revivalists should
show themselves moro anxious about the thor
oughness and genuineness, than about the num-
Der Of their conversions. Better would IL be for
them TO secure the radical regeneration OF a
score of the sinners Of the town, than to chroni-
Gle hundreds Of converts who carry all their re-
licion IN their mouths. IL appears that the
Newburgh revival Is impelling large numbers OF
people to join the church. This Is well, II the
new church members are prepared to practise
the religion they profess, OF II they will properly
attempt to practise II. IL We should hear that
they stlll follow their old evil WAYS, and make
no change In their lives after being Influenced
by the revival. we shai see but slight cause Tor
rejoicing over them. We notice that the ser
mons OF Mrs. VAS Corr are producing as great
an effect In the Newbureh revival as those Of an
other lady preacher did at the Port Jefyis rcvl-
val. The labors Of beth these lady preachers
are supplementary to those - masculine minis
tiers. ltwOuld bc AN interesting poilt Of inquiry
whether the female preachers affect the minds
Of the fcmac portion Of the audiences, and tho
male preachers the Co. lnds Of the male portion Of
the audiences, or whether the sex of the revival
list has nothing TO do with the natter We must
get some Information on the subject.
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Nr MOUtTON has lost his partnership, last his
husflr-s rrutd kces Hni curses 100 1t ia H, anl
&C. u 90 hste NO way cl'i,ro k'tpnt himself before
q fl' t. Ur r.1 hltsfig tlm.H bat lu-oI-n .. r.
rug about 10 the nasty ness Of he oTA u..1iug.-
ItbGnc.
How his own mixing, young ackey ~ pi,m-
outh Church? Mr. MoviruN did not commit
adultery with Mrs. TuToN. lie did not write
himself all those letters tremulous with fear u
exposure and gushing with gratitude and aGec-
ton. Mr.. BrrCuER was the mixer. You might
we'll young stool pigeon, say that JAY
GouLDs Black Friday victims, and not he.
mixed up the nasty mess Of that disastrous day.
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1t is reported that il Mayor wrcKnAM

II Is reported that II Mayor WfCKHAM
succeeds In prevailing upon GOV. TILnLN TO re-
move Police Commissioner DIsnFCkER from
ONCE, IA accordance with an arrangement cf
fected between the Republicans and the Mayor,
the latter will nominate az Mr.. DisHrCKER's
successor Mr. DE WITT CLINTON WHEELER.
famiharly known 10y Indian contractors rs
CLINT WHEELER. Mr.. WHEELER is understood
TO be IN favor Of the third term and the Indian
Ring. There Is one objection, however. to this
appointment, which ia that It is doubtful II Mr.
WHEELER would be able TO givc his personal
attention to the duties Of Police Commissioner
this winter, as It is probable tina, his presence
may be required in Washington. The dolnes Of
Indian contractors are To be thoroughly investi-
gated by the new House Of Representatives.
and 1t Is asserted that some of the contra cts Of
Mr. WHEELER are among those which are to
form the subject of Congregational inquiry. The
consider ition Of his possible enforced absence
from this city therefore becomes one 70 which
the Governor should give due attention.
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Good wines at $l.51 gallon; Rhine, Sauternes.
aherteA port California. All Kinds OF nqunrs chcap
$50 iahcy wines anu chanpagnes al Il. Mvuqutu al
Fuhon and 70 Ann st, Oaseleat.- = "
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Does not tho Detroit Free Press feel rather
mean when It takes ere Nc FOR Eli PrRKS.s intrrcst.
mg ettcr to Tue Sun about N4tarca Gas Factory 10
Butler county, renn.2 The free lte,s has great
American hum r''t and ELI PERK'Ss Is also rcat
American humorist but two great msa san an5rd to
be Just to each other
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The Hon. CHARLES j. FAULENFR Il West
Nrgiuil is reported tu have invented q new va
rlety Of 49, litewash OF superior quality. Toufl.
In hi, discovery, he should enter into partner
snip viii. hosLrR the beef contractor for tho
Red CloaG Agency. likewise from West Virginia,
and with FRrD DorGaAes. They mlrht got a
highly romuneratiyo jon by applying at the
White House.