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MIR. BACON AND MIR. BOWEN.
Two thousand Dollars that Henry G. Bowen
borrowed, aud When he Paid Il.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: In your
paper Of Saturday last you state that a connden-
tial circular Of Messrs. Conant, Hunt, and
Bacon has been sent TO clerRymen to induce
them to unite In a public demonstration on
Sept. ~ to Mr.. Beecher l have not the happi-
ness Of knowing Messrs. Conant and Hunt. Mr.
Bacon l do know. He is the man who could
not serve on the Congregational committee with
Henry c. Bowen, II recollect Alright because
Mr.. Bowen did not at that time choose to tell
all he knew about Mr.. Beechcrl
II Mr. Bacon should tell tho public all he
knows about Mr.. Bowen. MIR. Bowen, perhaps,
would tell the public all he knows about Mr..
Beecher. l don't see how he could avoid 1t II
the Plymouth Church should discipline MIR.
Bowen. I think a little wholesome discipline
would do MIR. Bowen good. Let the Plymouth
Church try him hard, or, as they say, "put Il to
him" Discipline rightly viewed is for the
offenders good. II Bowen IL bad that MFR.
Bacon cannot sit occasionally on a committee
with him, how can Plymouth Church tolerate
hin AS m cmber in regular standings The trial
would be interesting. Perhaps others besides
Bowen would find themselves on trial. |, my.
self. could testify to the following
some fifteen years ago Mr.. Bowen borrowed
Of my firm two thousand dollars, which he did
not paw; year or two afterward he of
lcreu nNe hundred dollars ns all he could pay.
and we forgaye him the debt. Ten or twelve
years passed; do not recollect that in that
time even saw Mr. Bowen, much less had any
business with him. One cold December day
met him in broadway. lie stopped me aud re-
minded me that he owed my firm nfteen hun
dred dollars and wished on New Years to paw it
with interest. / reminded hun that we had no
legal claim against hun, which he said he knew.
The interest was computed, making the claim
amount to three thousand dollar, and he paid
I'll During a business career Of forty years
such instances have been very rare, in my expe-
rience.
No doubt Mr.. Bacon and his friends think Mr..
Beecher orthodox and pure. II SO, they are
quite right to join publicly In saying so, pro-
vded under present circumstances they think
II good taste. But Is Mr.. Beecher's trial ended
Did the jury aRree2 Are not the public divided
Is not Mr. Deechers trial still going on, and
likely TO go onl In the words Of Schiller:
Crime undetectcd secs
The yengefu choir Eumenldes,
On lite own head the thunder draw. = b. H.
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WHIT THE sUN mas DOVE.
A STRAIGHTFORWARD Opinion Expressed In a
BrookIyn KepmbIicnn Meeting.

At IA meeting OF the Republican Associa-
tion Of the Twentieth Ward Of Brooklyn on
Monday MIR. Henderson Benedict offered the
following:
Rsoired. That this association extends its thanks
and Congratulations to the Brooklyn argus ana TmE
NEW YORK SUN for their diigcnt Efforts IN cxpusieg
the alarming condition and gross misina nagemcnt Of
the financial affairs Of this city under the Democratic
party.
with all respect for the Republican Journals,
Mr.. Benedict said he believed these two Demo-
cratic newspapers deserved the credit Of
directing the peoples attention to the frauds
In the fiscal affairs OF this county. Those
two journals, which had exposed Themselves
to libel suits and TO the attacks OF in-
sistenty maintained the fight In behalf of
the people, deserved the support of all taxpay-
and Republicans. That there have been
startling f. auds In the affairs of city and county
these two papers have established beyond "A
doubt. These journals had established beyond
doubt the alarming condition Of city affairs.
Houses were being sold for taxes that people
were unable to pay The Democratic leaders
were poor yesterday and rich to-day they lived
brown-stone fronts, and drove fast horses. He
believed the two journals had become their al
lies. and thought the association should vote to
sustain and encourage them.
Mr. French thought there was great deal
OF force In these remarks, and ne could see no
harm I'm adopting the resolution.
MIR. Sherry, however, broke out In loud and
at the meeting to do honor to THE Sun, which
had done more to demoraliZe the Republican
party than any paper In the country.
The resolution was tabled.
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JSEHENTS.
Times That Tried Mems souls NJ the Grand
Opera House-"The Pioneer Patriot"

Times That Tried Mems souls NJ the Grand
Opera HOusc-"The Pioneer Patriot"
MIR. Harry Watkins, who appears by way
OF distinction to be called " character artist"
AS If all good actors were not character
artists-began an engagement at the Grand
Opera House on Monday night He plays with
well sustained spirit and skill the part Of -Ioclo
a deformed negro, in the drama entitled "rhe
Pioneer Patriot, or the Dawn OF Liberty" The
action of this piece passes in the early days Of
the Revolution love and war are mingled In
about equal proportions Indians have a savage
part To play, and play It barharou-ly. Tender
women nave to be heroic aud do II with sum
cient calmness. The principle personages on
the patriot side are more bcset than was Cnris-
tinn in the Valley OF the shadow, hut JochO
ALWAYS comes to the rescue ia tiIne, and Is duly
cheered therefor. MIR. Watkins really plays his
part clevery the piece Is certainly strring, fun
OF har-hreadth escapes, and iminent deadly
penis; the action Is rapid, and the speeches
not often too long. GoodlV audiences seem to
enjoy the performance much. sclZing al the
points, thrilling with all the patriotic emotions,
and applauding with enthusiasm. rhis drama
wall be represented here until further notice,
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The ball seems to have opened again in
Cuba this year at a rather earlier date than was
generally anticipated. The Cubans, however,
appear to be doing all the dancing, and It @
Spaniards paying-and paying. very extensively
for the music.
The overture to the coming campaign has
been performed at the very eastern extremity of
the island, in the Jurisdiction of Guantanamo, a
district that has hitherto been comparatively
unmoested. by recent letters we learn that the
Cubans under Col. MACEo have put In an APP
pearance there in numbers sufficient to drive
the Spanish forces within their fortified camps.
The city OF Guantanamo Is besioged, and the
Spauiards dare not venture outside Of the forti-
1cations.
The cane OF the still standing sugar estates -
some fourteen in number, and the crops OF
which aggregate about 10000 hogsheads II sugar
is not vet sufficiently dry to burn but while
waiting for the effect Of the rains to pass away,
the Cubnns have been utilizing their time by
destroying the coffee plantations Of the district,
which were the pride OF that portion of the
island. within the last month nine iirst-class
coffee estates have been utterly destroyed,
namely, Amstad, Hermitage Victoria Naran-
jales Guiana, Ojo de Aqua, Teresa, Floi ida, and
Virginia These estates produced crops aver
aging together from 5000 to 10000 bags OF coffee
Of 200 pounds each.
We learn that It is not likely tina. single
hogshead OF sugar will be made in either of the
pdrttdds Of Tiguabos or Yateras during the COM
ing season.
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IN OLD OFFICIAL GONE.
The Death of Ex-NInVor Phinens 4, Dummer
In Jerscy CIV Ac.Icrdny.

EX-Mayor Phineas c. Dummer died yes
terday morning at his residence In Jersey City
1T the age of IS wears. He was born In New Ha-
ven in 1877, and served as a volunteer in the war
Of 1872. In lo24 he removed to Jersey City, and
established the jersey City Flint Glass Works,
which, at that time, was about the largest OF the
very few glass manufactures In the country
He took considerable Interest In politics, and
was elected Mayor in 1915. and reelected IN 1871
For the second term he was the unanimous
nominee Of both the wing and Democratic par
ties. II was in his administration that the Irish
famine broke out, and through his influence the
city rendered material aid to the sufferers The
Archbishop Of Tuam and Father Matthew both
expressed their gratitude to him for his services.
Ia 1853 President Lincoln appointed him Assist
ant Collector Of the Port Of New York, and in
1871 President Grant reappointed him, 80 that
he held the position until his death. The fune-
real Is To be on Friday afternoon from the resi-
dence Of his son, ~ Montgomery street
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MANN THE CONTRiSTi
Vice-Prcsidcnt Wilson refusing 10 Dcndhcnd
in IA brooklyn street Car.

From lfNtfffdyN hfHnAigh fige
The N,ce-prcsidcut of the United States
landed in lirooklyn this morning, and, Ike any
other mortal, took "A Court street ear AMI sect
the conductor Whereahuut BAY Ridge might be-.
lie then took his seat in the corner, When the
collect on OF fares went the rounds Mr.. wilson
produce a shabby-looling tcn-ccut STAMP,
thereby expressing his sympathy with imitation.
lie received from the hard money conductor "A
nye-cent nickel, which he Iocketed without
scrutiny. Presently the conductor, after an at
tentye perusal Of the great mans face, said To "a
passenger, That gentleman IN the corner has a
very distinguished appearance, Who Is he 70
" lint. sir, is the Vice. President OF the United
States" was the reply Whereupon tine CON
ductur EXPRESSED the determination Of return
iug to Mr.. Wilson his fare. The twain were then
seen in earnest conference, the conductor en-
dcnvorirg to make MIR Wilson take mis- money
back, ana the Latter politely refusing. Sir. vii
son appears to be IN very good health.
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the cANIL BoaRDIN SESSION.
Purifying the Engineers Department
Buffalo Elevator CHARGES.

ALBANY, sept, H.-The Canal Board held
a session to-day The Black Rock harbor i'm
proyement was referred to committee con-
sisting Of the Lieutenant-G oyernor, the state
Engineer, and Canal Commissioner Jackson.
In reference to the Buffalo elevator charges,
Mr.. Ranes offered the following:
Hfso'red That the representatives OF the ec-
waiting associations u Buffalo. Oswego and New lorK
appear before thls Board u It, next meeting and
surance that they VIII Immediately return To the
rates adopted At the opening OF navigation, TINS board
viii raise the toll upon gram TO the rates Of 1874 an
the Auditor Is hereby directed To forward copies "
these proceedings the different Boards Trade and
representative OF the eleyaing associations Of the
cities OF Buffalo. uswcgo, and New YORK.
The resolution was lost 10y a tie vote4 to T.
Messrs. Willers, Stroud, Raines, aud Pratt voting
in the affirmative, and Dorshei mer, Hopkins
Jackson, and Sweet In the negative.
The resignation of John d. Fay Division En-
Gineer on the western division Of the Erie Canal,
was received and accepted.
Canal Commissioner Jackson offered a resolu-
tion, which was adopted, citing james Kelly,
engineer OF section II Of the Erie Canal To APP
pear before the board and show cause why he
should not be removed from OrGe, and In the
mean time suspending him.
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FRAUD ~ THE TREisURY.
Interesting Revelation BY Ex-~ecrctnry Me-
CnllOch.


EX-Secrctary of the Treasury Hugh
McCuoch states in a recent letter that the
Department 10 1854 OF 1861, to prevent IA panic,
did not destroy the four million greenbacks
Withdrawn for the month, but credited them 10
itself IN the statement for the next month AZ
leash on hand" though they were to be de-
strOyed. That Il, To avert supposed damage
the Treasury jugged its bookkeeping. deceived
bushes, men, and played false with tho people.
The disclosure Is highly interesting. for IL semi
Officially confesses what has long been familiar
10 those VINO knew the tacis-that the Treasury
statements are tamporcd with at the pleasure Of
officials, and that the truth Is withheld from tho
people To suit the ends Of their servants. The
question becomes an interesting one, how many
millions have been at one time or another treat
ed a. " cash on hand without being such, and
whether MIR. McCulloch set up in business in
London on public funds reported as cash In
Treasury As he has been shown, In the case
of Weetien vs.. the ST. Paul and Pacific Railroad,
To have obtained large sums Of puzzle money
for this purpose, the inquiry Is pertinent. Fur
Their his statement conIesses that the Treasury
bias operated Ia the market, which has hereto
fore -" officially concealed or denied II Nv
mLch aud how often It has thus operated, and
VINO hrs pronted thereo,, are ,,@e.i'uns which
an investigating committee next winter might
examine, In the pubic interest, with great pio-
Iroty.
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What's In nameY A great deal sometimes.
In Illinois IA schu olmastcr whose name II NERNKs
NANrIPFE CRuN-a dreadful anttclmaN. but thats his
just think Of that master taxing his seat. ana
merely rcmarkiug. My names NKHNRs NANTIPpE ,
and | expect order In this school, Wouldn't those
boys 20 Ia Tor Heavens fret law beautiful y ?? IbuHt.
o, how bald! And In the leading col
umns, too! Don't do 1t again, young editor.
II you do, we shall have To resort to severe
measures. Look out for your stool pigeon, JAY
GOULD. There is point beyond which patience
ceases to be a virtue.
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The FIRST water works in the United
States appear to have been planned and con-
struotel by Mr.. j. c. CHRISTENSEN at bethlehem,
Pa, more than n century ago, namely, in l7Ga.
The machinery consisted OF three sngle-acting
force pumps, four-jnch oalbre and eighteen
inch stroke, worked by a triple crank, and
geared TO the shaft OF an undersho. water wheel
eighteen feet IN diameter aud two f>vt clear In
the buckets. The total head OF water was two
feet. On the water wheel shaft was a wallower
OF thirty-thsee rounds, gearing into o spur
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dent can find nothing better than these
worn-out phrases whcrcwith TO revive
the dropping spirits of the Republic
cans Of Massachusetts,, the case must be
quite desperate, and cannot he too soon
turned over TO MOODY and SANKEY, who
have been recently reviving other sinners
in that State.
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How the drivers of four-in-hand have
gone out at Long Branch There was HELM
bold and HENRY CLEws, and SIM LELAND and
jim FISK. They went about in glory with their
four horses to their carriages. Now only one
man remains there who drives four-in-hand.
This II Boss GRANT, aud his harnesses are gor-
geous. Any way, 1t Is useful exercise and not
inelegant but the men who practised 1t at Long
Branch have come to grief. Let Boss GRANT
beware. But can he drive four-in- hand in the
orthodox way, with all the reins constantly kept
In his left handy Or does he practise the coarse
and uuskilful method OF a Rocky Mountain
stage drver2 Let him write a letter explaining
this, and THE SUS Will print II.
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wheel OF nfty-two cogs, attached to the crank.
rhe three piston rods were attached each to
frame or cross-head working in grooves, to give
them q parallel motion with the pump. The
cross-head was Of wood, as well az the parts con-
talning the grooves a. guides. The water was
raised by this machinery to the height Of 20 feet.
and subsequently TO Ia The first rising main
was made OF gum wood. as far as 1t was subie ct
TO great pressure, and the rest was Of pitch pine.
In 1898 leaden pipes were substituted; IN 1913
they were changed for iron. These works were
I'm operation as late as 1872.
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Fom he TcibtDD He,aL
Gather" asked Vicksburg boy al the
dining table the other day, " are you uig
mann "Wcll, | DUMB" muslnely answered
the parent. "WhyY "Ctuse heard some men
talking over AZ the hotel, and they said YOU were
one of the biggest men In town Wen, sup
pose do stand pretty high replied the parent,
luo king pirHsed7 nd consequential. There was
ma minute Of silence, ana then the boy adj
dod; "lhey said it WIS a wonder how YOU car
ucd your feet aroundV The boy can't UNDER
stand yet why he should have received box on
tae ea1 which made his head roar for two long
hours.
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The new comedy of the Mighty Dol
lar which continues to occupy the boards OF
this theatre, has, whatever may be its faults OF
construction, composition, and consistency, an
element OF attractveness In It's broad humor,
which may carry IL into profitable popularity.
Mr.. and Mrs. florence are very droll In thew re-
spactiva characters.
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In the letter of sympathy with Mr..
BEEcHER. to which clerical signatures have been
sought since last July, the following paragraph
appears;
" And permit us to say dear brother, that We are
les grateful for the grace gwen YOU 10 GEAR Ga Ch7is
tian patience the cruel wrongs you have suffered that
you have uttered no word of uki ldntss dspnr 70.
mcnt against those who we're seeking youl ruin nj
that under an pruvoca ions you mani sed the spirit uf
your Master anq ours, who when lie reyilod, re-
vled again.
This must read strangely to any one who re-
members the almost unex IMPLIED abuse Of TIL
TON In which Mr.. BEECHENs counsel INDUCED
during the trial how Plymouth Church hound
ed every one supposed 10 be In sympathy with
Triton or IN doubt IA % BEECnER's innocence ;
that BEECHER called those who thought him
guilty, bad men; how he said the editor Of the
Vermont Chronicle when he oh iectod to the Twin
Mountain performances was " morhidly wicked"
and his article was conceived in the very low
est tents of meanness.' If the bearing of Mr.
DEECHER since his trial makes these clerical
parlisans of his think Of his Master, they must
have strange notions Of the Author of Chris
tianity.
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Since they began the new season ut their
pretty theatre, the san Francisco Ministries have
made an infinite deal OF fun. The fayoritos are
all there, fully charged, and exploding with mer.
rment. Auditors suffer thereby, but the tailors
gam There h always a mighty enerS escenco
after these Jolly fellows handle the curks. Tha
sparkle is of pure kind, however, and cheers
without Undertaking.
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the principal Of such agent" All Of which
was plainly intended to reach the news
paper press.
This monstrous proposition excited a
very animated debate, Mr.. THURMAN, Mr..
BAYARD, Mr.. wADLEroH Mr.. STOCKTON,
and Mr.. HAdER attacking the bill, and Mr..
CARPENTER leading zealously In its de-
fence. In this debate we lament TO shy
that when Mr.. BAYARD moved that " this
section shall not apply TO any action
for libel or SANDER" Mr. CARPENTER
strenuously resisted the amen dment, and
il was defeated. The bill passed the
Senate, and was beaten in the House but
the debate and the votes were there to
show the animus of Mr.. CARPENTER toward
the press, and his ability to surrender his
independence on the requirement of party
leaders There is also reason for the as
sertion that one of the leaders, in compli-
nnce with whose demand this afro ciOus
legislation was carried through the Senate,
was SHEPHERD.
As for the law respecting the Criminal
Court quoted by Mr. CARPENTER, that has
already been much discussed, and in the
case of BUELL. an attempt has been made
by Mr.. CARPENTERS friend and corre-
spondont, JACK CHANDLER, one of the
Senators who with him enacted the law,
TO apply its provisions to n charge of libel
against that newspaper writer The at
tempt has failed, because Judge DILLON,
of the Eighth United States Circuit, held
that the Indictment was defective; but in
refusing the application for BUELL's extra
ditiOn, Judge DILLON said plainly that If
the indictment had been good the applica-
ton would have been valid. The view of
this learned Judge thus differs radically
from that held by Senator CARPENTER and
the other Senators to whom he refers.
The House Judiciary Committee also diff
fered from them The fact, however,
that the bill was put through the Senate
without discussion and without oppose
ton, only proves that Mr. CARPENTERS
political and party friends were artful,
but not square, and accomplished their
purpose without awaking the suspicion of
those who should have defeated IT,
In concluding his letter, Mr.. CARPENTER
dwells upon statement of this same
BUELL., which we published some time
since, and to which in publishing IT we
earnestly invited his attention. At that
time he saw fit 10 allow it to pass; now he
pronounces it false. 1t would have been
more square, we think, If he had ut once
contradcted an imputation so injurious to
his fame; but we are glad that he contra
diets 1t now. And this leads us to dwell
once more and with added emphasis upon
the advice with which we set out; Always
be square, and Won will have no reason TO
complain of the newspapers.
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Mr.. BEECHER asked his White Mountain
audience II they did not think the article in
the Vermont Chronicle censuring his sunday
tent performances AZ leading to sabbath desc
Grafton, was " conceived In the very lowest
tents Of meanness" The Rev. DIR. ASA ID. SMITH,
President OF Dartmouth College, evidently does
not ind anything mean about 1t, for he has
written to the editor thanking him for the arti-
Gle aud saving " II was not one whit too plain or
too puhgent." He adds:
at gave utterancc 20 the views generally entertained.
far have learned. by good men Of all denomlna.
lovers OF their country OF Christianity aud 81
The saboah II has been painful TO US amid
bgnedctiOn cur quiet vaiiey-tO hear the thunder
Of the car wheel and the screech 81 the whistle and
of our people aud. As We think, upon one OF Cons
ordinances, IL encouraged and defended by one who
me- a. refused some OF students leave go with
the sabbath breakers TO remember who had tempted
them"
Dr. SMITH closes by saying that " II Is time for
all who care for the most important interests,
not OF the church merely, but of the nation, to
speak out" He Is right. Religion will suffer
erievous injury n Mr.. BEEcHER, returning to
BROOKLYN. meets no protests, but is greeted with
the blowing OF trumpets and the ovation OF a
conqueror, while all those letters and those acts
familiar to everybody, cry out against him. The
general morality suffers too, and that percepti-
bly, by the immunity Of this conspicuous of
fender Nor is It a light matter to have the
sophistry Of Mr.. BEECHER's defence left to mis-
lead the judgment Of so many crcdulous people.
II is indeed time for the orderly, thoughtful and
religious to speak out.
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Crime undetectcd sees
The Vengeful choir Eumenldes.
And doth from song while safe rom law
On lite own head the thunder draw. :. d. II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-25

Indeed, cannot follow WITH your Grace,
Rather would say--the shepherd doth not KIN
The sheep that wander from his flocl,. bus sends
H,s careful dog 10 bring them to the fold.
Loci TO the Netherlands, wherein have been
Such hOlucausts OF h0rcsy TO What tndf
For yet the faith Is net established there
GARDINER.