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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1875-07-31
Sic aus Gentiblanb nerbamn:
ten Sran5isfaner.

Sim 3. Suit b. s. tfafen IS Tran3isfaner
aus ben &lDiern In &~betnlanb, Wsfpbalen
unb @GteIen bel tbren SrtenssencGsn in
S~eutcrptts, SIS, Elm. sic perlieSen bas
beutlGe gaterlanb In SOlse Der nsuen Sc,
fese, welGe etne @ufbebuns Der reltstSfen
@enofsnfdaften bafelbf Bic gum 8. Dseem,
Der B.. s. perfasen. &ae .btsientsen BON H.
men, bic nod benz Stuptum Der Ybtlcfopbie
Dbltesen, besabsn f& NIT ibren @rOfefcren
mad tbrsm 8lcfer tn Qutnes. Sd. get ii.
ret &etle battn berabrtrr ie ct. 2cuts, noe
ftlbf fe BET tbren Mitbrlbsrn I'M natsn
Maryptne Don 10. bis IL. Suit Serwetlten.
I'm @a@mittas bss lssteren 2aSes tesaben
lie fH NIT e,neu, Boote Der &eUfut Yadet
9tnte mad 0utncY.
am "a. Suit traisn tpettere % 5ranets'
faner aus benz alien gaterlanbe In Ssuto'
polls an. 6tsrunter b~efanben iiA aus ga
bsrbOrn IA, &itbers 2, DuReleOrf l, Dor
fen 2, @aregeOrf 2. Sn DuGslborf Bate
man ftN %perlammelt unp trat pOn ba bic
Retle mad &Ottersam ar, pOletbf man iG
auf benz Dampfer 9.Ga,anb mad Der neuen
@stt etniGtftsn. Die S4tfsmannl&aft
mar (etr suporfCmmenb, uno mebrere 9rte.
fer laien tdsltG bic bl. Msle unO empFnSen
bic ibrtsen slei63ettis bic FL. 8ommuntOn.
Die Sabrt MAI pom benz 9~unfigfsn Wetter
b.sleitet. am 10. Suit lief Der Dampfer
nit alien pobl at 8rrb i'm 9afen pom Nem
yorf etn.
Die 9cGw. &apujtner Batter bepirtbeteu
rte neuen NntCmmltase aufs scffreunblt6'
fe unb peruetlts man balelbf bts gum II.
SHli. SIR bic Satrt mad benz Wsfer
fNlpb man NIT Ger Grte Gtfsnbatn GOntrae,
ab, pelhe bic Sabrpretfe auf sta Ninimu m
rehuei.te, etnen fsraraten @osen 3ur gerfl
guns .fente unb auesresm nod etnen Msen
ten mttlanbts, pslUer bic 3eifeaben bic a,
Srt unb @tete besletten muste, 70 wte maj
Ii terbaupt atles that, bas snsensbne be
&etfs au srbDben unb bic llnannebmltGtet
ten auf eth rnOslt&ft sertnsss @as au be
f9rdnten. Am IA. Suit trafsn stsfelbsl
TN Sransistaner. SlOft.r su S~sutDpclis elm.
Dit @eie1i4aft bsftanb aus IL 9rtefsru
2 DtueOnen, l SubbtacOn, 2 Glerttern I'M
6 9aten.8ribern. .s.a -s-~r,
&m nd&ffclsenben Sage retsten eth ga
ter unb 2 SbeOlcsen mad St.9Outs, ppielbI
Re am Mbenb beFslben Sases NIT tbren 3.
bsnsssnOFen I'm &IORsr gu @arsDias 81
l%ammentrafen. III. ).
am lesten DOnnsraas unb Jrettas fan
eine gerlamuluns bes Etreetcrtunns b
bisrldnbifG,n SranstStansr> Riffcn Futt, I
uelasr etnRimn,ts bsf6lpfsn purss, br,
nsus NiebsrluFunSsin 3su ,.srinben. .unO swo
in eJDrSan, SDtDesfe ct. gauT GRieusl
DiOesfe GEttasc; indianapolis, DtDsel
gtneennss. SIN Serbian ptrb P. eutaGtu
. Sbsrsr tusrbtn1 In lGbtascl P. atbOrtn
S&dfern,estr BON 6trma1r, RsJ, thSnbiu
naSelts P. lMIarbus. SIN 'gbteasc wart
benfslbsn tte YuFprtruns Der ct. Yeters
@emttnee, beren G~pttesbaus f62 an -bs
Gde Glatt' uni. gDitfraee befnbet, ibe,
trasen. Sin S%nbtanepOlis Sat tbnsn b
9oHw'fe gtiGpf pon gineennes rduli'
eaislbf bic btfGDftGe 8sfben; sur grrfi
/, snns gffeat. SetannttiH fol- ia snfdnftt
Der giiAcfis ron ginesnnes mad Snbtana
polls perlest werter, nur utrb man Bel 9eb
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1875-07-31

GarOinaI @eGlostee wtrb am 7. Mueuit
mad europa abretien, I'm, In &Om aus ben
6dnben res FL. @aters ben G~arbtnaIstut
unb ben &ins, wsl&e Snfsntsn lstner neuen
tpten @lrpe nur in Der episen Stabt ftlbf
ubsrret6t uerpen fDnnen, entsesen su nsb.
men. @s wirb biele GsremOnie I'm @atttan,
uub swar i'm Ofsntii&sn eOnFfortuu, unb
tn @essnwart Ter GarSinals, iOpte ber
in &Om befnbliGen StiGOfe unD Der @s.
fanbten bstm pdpali&sn etubls DOR fG
sebsn. Der cardinal wtrb bann TN
@pdttabfe wtsbsr mad @sr gOrt aurid'
fetrsn. Der pdpalt&e G%sfanbts. Misr.
&Oneettt unb Or. 1balpt, wflHs tn Der lss'
ten 3stt In Canada pw,petltsn, psrSsn an
%. Suit BON gsw gOrt mad liverpool able
seln. Sn england sepenten fe it@ sta'
furse 3ett auf3ubalten unb bant aber Sart'
ii& ptsber mad &pnt gu beseben.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1875-07-31
SrDfes Set tn ganta Sc.

Die lie terrstGuns bes @attums an ben
tO&p'fen Grsbti6Df eams in benz tpsitsent'
fernten Santa Sc sat 3u etnena srcben Ssts
anlas. an welGem fG bic bortisen 8ebSr,
ben unb 8epOlteruns betteiltste.
Sc trar am 16. Stunt an welhem Der
Oberbtrt BON Santa Sc NIT benz itm pom
&om sefanbtsn 9atlum betletbet tparb.
5&on MoGsn porbsr bate iiG 8sbufs Der
Setter btefes Sdees elm Subcommittee &c.
bilbet, bas %. 8. @anbsrftb, ben 6sraus,
seber bes New Mertean, s. s. @atts, Sc.
Sobnion, Yrotsfantsn unb Ssrasltten in
fH fGloe.
Nm mcrssn bss Ssftases btlbsts ii6 3us
nd&f stne @rOsefiOn. gtl&cf 9alpOtnte
BON @rtscna, 9tlHOf @a&sbsuf Don DenDer
unb eine srObe &nsatl Don Yriefern sOran.
Damn fOlete Der neue GrabiiHcf unter einem
~purpurnen E%brcnttntmel. Damn bic 8na'
ben aus benz &lcfsr Der 6rifltaen 8ribe,
nit ibrsn @66rpsn. Die @db4en aus ben
SGulen unferer lteben Srau BON 9crettO,
in @siB. Darna9 Elm LANCER 3us DOR
9ursern Der Stabt. nub porn une t.. Der
Mitte Muff.
60 mariGirte bic @rcaeiicn = Sseri6
Gonflin mar Marf6aI - su ct. MtHaels
College. BORT celebrate Der &pOfoltf6e
gitar BON Colorado TN GnseliHte BON 9au
fsnbsn. Satbolttsn unb snbersstdubtsen,
bas 9cntifsal,&mt. unb wie ss uOrltsr
mar, uberreiGte Der MpDfOttiGe Btcar sor
Ari3una. penn @ap{s bayu beauftrust, BEN
grsbtl6Of untsr 9eCbaGtuns Der BON BEL
STRIDE taflr fefsefesten GersmUnien Das
Yattum.
Die Muff Seritummte. bic Yro3eftcn
fummelte fi& tutsber unO ieste fia in Be
pesuns. unter BEN @etdut .aler @lcder
unb benz Dcnner bet81nOnen wanrte fe I'D
nan benz ersbtldSFiGsn galafe.
I'm ein utr Mtttas fOlste elm BON unse
fdtr 100 NOtabeln barssbotsnss SsfsGen
Neben benz funstrenben @oupernsur bes1er
~ritOriums, benz SurSssOr General grcubft
benz MttcrneY General 8rseben, fat mai
bort einerfetts btruci ruesnbe ensltf8 uni
oeutf6retenbe 8aufeute wte @aioc, Selts
man unb Spteeelbers, anbererfetts Rertfa
ner unb Spa nier.
SIN elmer Nnfpra6e an ben GrsbtiGof lie
, Der felpertrettnbe GOuserneur, SeeretdrW
} 8it1. bic @ef4tHte bss Ssrrttorturts, no
nentliH felt es unter ben @ternen Uni
'S.retfsn fett, an Der aufmerffamen Ser
I fammluns Sorabsrststen. Der gerbtsnf
bss 6o6rp'fen Sberttrten erpdbnte Der Sc
ante gum G&luGe. GsabtfHof 2amp ertDi
bsrts NIT etneua SOaf auf Ste barserids
unb Milttdr. gebSrbsn, wie aud ade ssssn
T wdrttsen Gdfe. >t.45 55asR s"j3i f-
4 &ls 20 buntsl spurbe, ~ersldn3tsns BE Sen
/ fer Der 9dufer an Der Slasd, an wsl2er bi
I DObnuns bss Gr3btfHois ltfst 'sDa sabl
lOfen &sr3en. Ssuer aaf ben u~mliesenps
{ Siseln folsten, unb aulest fratlten hi
. Straeen Der @tabt uhb Der gorftdets bud
. f6bliG ron Srsubenfeuern. Grubs gclis
/. mafen setstenf f@ nc& bis ssss
RtttsrnaHt auf BEN gtase .unb msbr al
: etne Nnfpra4e wurbe tnnsrbalb berfslbe
: getalten. = 11
Santa Sc Bat aber aud alien @runi
T auf fstuen Grsbif&Of fsl3 3u Lfetn. SIN ss
. fanfunr3man3ts Sabren, bas er BITE DtSes'
rsrraltet, To tinf Shas ppn @Oblttaten nu
8 ietnsn Sdnbfn setcmnnen. gerbaaft ma
: Tim bod bic Aafepluns Der @&ulbrab'
> uHb BITE &tabenaie. Sbut bte grcbe une str
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1875-07-31
gsGrrm1il6te Na6ttlr:i&ttssnl,.

4 Gtwas sebetmntbpDl tlinet fol-
asntt TspefGe aus gcnbOn Som 81. SUIT:
Ginsr gfrlinsr Dsptfds bss ,@tunburb"3 u.,
fptse fnb In Ganpef, in Der Ndte pom 8rss<i
lau Der @raf Dsrmbed,' feline Muttsr unb
Elm &armermdtGen Dertaftet pOrben. Dte>,l
fslben 7nb ansetlast, fia an, elmer @srfGwD.
rune betbetltst gu boben, bsren 3pef bic
Grmbrbun9 Sts;SrCnprtnssn StitrrtH Wtt-
pslm aspefsni let. j;az 81 tllllu agg q
Die 8abIen. IN BAYERN. ~ aus
MIn6sn ptrb tslesrapbirt: Die @a6leDl,
iesten tatsn Ste @atftn fhr Sen basertlGtn
earbtus unsenCmmsu. lfGs fneu79 ultra.
mpntane, b. ;. Satellites, uub rs 8 berale
erwdtlt wctben. 1a" ~Ith "H ~
Yarts, %. Suii,-9r. @atnaur, Der
@tntaer Der OFentliden guuter, f6dst ben
Ssfammtrerlut bel ben usbsrfGwemmuneen
i'm flrliGsn SranfrstG auf IS @tntonen
Trantsn. ,.sy
% 50 en %. Sult-Sn 5olse Don ge,
fanntmd6unsen, tpet6e BON BEN @Oafabrt>
taunten pom &fttCn, StaleYs Bridge, Bun.
tsnFslb unb @OsleY ser6fsntltdt purben,
ut AM Samfaa In etuisen Der Sabrifen bic
Arbstt etneeNelt rcrOen. @snn Bic Arbet,
ter ntft naGseben. 70 perbsn sesen Gnbe
Dss Wonates, ie nahOemi biz &anbIeunss.
frtfen d~blaufen, aud bte ibrtsen Sabrtfen
bic Srbstt etnfe1en, pObur6 metrere Sau>
fsab arbetter uussr gsitdittsuns ssrutbsn
ptrben. Il Mtttlerwele irtrh Der i ron
ben Irbsisern In Slpbam tn @esne ssfeste
@trtfe beginner, psl6sr 100 Sa6rtfen unb
10000 Nrbetier bfftrift.
b" Die &rbeiterpereine in gsrfibirs 9anea'
f6t,e unb Gbestertt taben' beffloFen BITE In
5clst Der grbeitseipfsaups feiernbsn gtr>
better 81 untsrfhssn.
Berlin, %. Suit. Dts ssfsrn ssmsl.
bete @sl6t6ts Ron beri ansebltd IN 9anred
fattselunpenen gsrtaftuns .res @rafen q
!3smbsf. lsihsr Muttsf uhb stnet Rammsr..
sOfe, pfssn timer gelt&pbtuns, psren .3wed
Is sensfth mare ZEN ~arDnsrthun Srttpri4
8iltslm gu srmprbsn, III cine Eate. Die.
ftibe' TT Don tnem@srtGtsf6retbtt in 9anb.
I'd s.funpsu mierttn, wsi9er rssBaib perpaf.
tst u6ttth 1T. 'Gs stsbt' abstbodpt Gar tet.
men @rafen' D'3embet. ~
Sc fsat fG bsraus,, Sab Ser eanpsdtr
Ssrt6tsiGtstter,; wsl6sm man bic gnte
dbsr Vie GntStduns elmer grI6pEruas &C..
gen bas etbsn bss ttutfGsu 8rSnprtn5sn
persantt,' senadt ~ l.'l' .Hi'".''~
f. epaSOp ~ 2e. suit, Dreisis, Baum,
rOafabritsn, IT, Olbbamn. dfnb ttelute ssf4lOf.
fen wprpsn, tnbem t6 BE Grbsittr peIsertsn,
Ute gprf&ldss BEL, @rtftssRsr In Der eobn'
ftase anaunetmen. u...1tft s..
&aGufG &c. Sult. Die Snlgr3enten
In Der SsrpsOptna purben am tiSrettas bet
1ssslspa pom tirtti&sn Sruppsn ansssrit.
fen unb, 90 fanb Elm srbittertss @sfe&t aatt.
8eibe ,9bsils psrlOrsn Sisle 5ebs unbg Der,
punbets. am Samfas maGten bic aurfen
einen Musfan aus stalas unb srtfsn. bte
Snfurssntsn bel, Darba an. Bier Geupas.
MEN 'ma&tsn ben ssrseplt9sn gsrfuG ben
,TSnfursenten tn bte 6lanfe ~ 7faasn., Der
aampf Dauerts ben sansen Eusr isbO1 ~
bas Rslultat ntGt b%st0nnt. Die Sartsa
babeu, @orlise In 9ranb seafdt., r,rY
tI.ff H'af4t'N-
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1875-07-31

q. . ampfereoiitfOn ON. Der Gunare'
Dampfer Gtpffnta. fise bet Reri' 3 rtSbtOr
NIT benz BON glep gcrt fcnanaenbtn @atCr.
Dampfer 3ufammen. Bstbe @Hifs tpufbsn
erbebIi6 tetGdbist ant mubtsn In btsrDcds
eebra1t rperben.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1875-07-31

2pnbpn, 81. Suit. Das S6tf Stus
art 9abnemann f6siterte am "A. b. N. anf
ietnsr &eiie BON Bombay mad bier. Bon
43 SsrfCnen. BITE feline 8smannune bilbetss,
e%rtrantsn SS. Die lbsslebenben fine auf
ct. 9elena onsstpmmen.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1875-07-31
SnldnOii9e Na9rt9tea.
3tr6It6e :.
tOfftctell.)
@iiDDfitbe NiTtatipn.

SCGw'fer Strr SifGrf &upert Set
De nbui@ wirh on mad benannten 2aSsn
unc Yldb.n bic 81. Sirmuns ertbetlsn;
!. Ausuf. New Muni6, Stearns 60.
Is. Nusuf. &uIb Gtte, @ttlasc Gr.
Is. Nusuf. TIlutt.
II. @ueuf. Srainarb.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-30
Some of Mullett's Lcgacies.

The report of the distinguished civil
engineers and architects, with Gen. w. b.
FRANRLIN at their head, who were APP
pointed by the Secretary of the Treasury
20 examine the foundation OF the Chicago
Custom House and give their opinion as to
its stability, is most sweeping con-
demnation of the late Supervising Archi-
toct MULLETT. A secure foundation for
the building might have been obtained
at IA depth of twenty-five feet, but instead
Of piling TO this depth, or eXcavatiue and
starting on the firm clay, the masonry
was commenced on concrete base four
feet in thickness, instead OF covering the
whole area occupied by the building.
BY extending the concrete over the
whole surface, and by materially reducing
the weight of the building, and exercising
the greatest care in continuing the con-
strUction. the commission think that the
work may safely proceed after taking
down all the defective portions of the
walls. As TO the material, the commission
ARE OF the opinion that the cone is not
what they would have selected for such q
building had they been designated TO make
a selection, for cheaper and better stone
Coulu nave DFtu ODlulncu. however, lneN
conclude not to recommend the employ
ment of another material, because three
fouIths of the stone necessary TO com
plete the building has already been dcliv-
cred, and with care in selecting, enough
good blocks can be found. This stone, it
will be remembered, is furnished by MUEL-
LER of Cincinnati, who supplied the stone
for Boss SHEPHERDS shoddy palace in
Washington; and considering the we'll
known connection between SHEPHERD and
MULLETT, this fact is significant.
The commission condemn without reser-
walton the system adopted by MULLETT of
paying contractors percentage on the
whole cost of the work. II is to this mis-
taken principle that the enormous cost
of the stone cutting is due in great de-
gree say the commission, because the
larger the outlay the greater the profit TO
the contractor This percentage plan
was the one on which our new Post
still adhered to In the construction
OF the new State War, and Navy De-
partment building. As soon rs MULLErr
was turned out OF the Supervising Archi-
tects Office by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, the Ring interested in the stonc-cut-
ting contract for this building had the
supervision thereof transferred to the See
rotary Of War, who handed 1t over to
Measurer BABcoCK. OF course, the per-
centage plan of paying the contractors Is
continued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-30
Fly-C ntcliing Rats.
bon. n. MnbmaA 7ei1rrar.

nom NJ AtNb Wgh ItfJFdpt.
Mr.. &. b. Odcl. al his hotel on Front
street. j. the happy owner uf Nv externinator,
which, for thorough work, II unsurpa. sed by
anything We have ever seen In one Of the WIN
Gows fronting nn Front street. where samples
of ms wares are occasionally shown. rat hegan
seycrdl weeks since to make slY visits, ana Sc
cured good meal a. often as he came 10y, cate h.
ing the many flies which are on the pancs Of
glass. lie grew \, ~ expert at II, ana though AT
hrst quite shy, soon became en- bOldcned when
found he was not I'll turoed in his iora@ug
executions, ana would Iursue his busi-
ness not In the least inundated by spectators,
VINO were only separated from him by "a pane u
glass. lie obtained entrance to this window by
enawing hole through the wooden case, COM
ing from below. For weeks he has pursued his
ny hunting business undstuTbed. one SUNDAY
one Of the waters discovered him in the act uf
introducing friend or member OF his family
To hls foiaging ground. Inc new conner WAS
very shy, and only put his head through, while
the old habi ue tired to coax him In the win
dow. lie would e tch u ty, grAyely hand Il to
his Trend, VINO would as grdvely eat II, ana look
for more By detrees lac lost a i.tie ol his fe IT,,
wdlNcd ont, aud soon became an eXper, IN the
new ous less Either one or both may be seen
almost any day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-30
LITTLE JOHNNY's GAME.
beginning with the Commissioners of Char
tiles aud Correction.

The Senate Investigating committee met
in little Johnny Davcnports parlor In the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday, and began business by
examining Commissioner Thomas s. Brennan.
He said that he was appointed last spring Com
missioner OF the Department OF Charities aud
Correction for nine years, and that previous to
that time he was Warden OF Bellevue Hospital.
lie visits the institutions on the island daily, and
since he has been In his present Office he has
saved the city half n million dollars. Sea walls
have been built aud vegetables have been pro-
duced on Backwcll's Island. A carpenter shop
and shoe shops have been established, and
prison vans that formerly had TO be built toy out
side contract are now constructed 10y the prls-
oners. All the wheebarfows are made 10y the
prisoners, as well as almost every utensil used
on the sand. The wardens board tbem=elv
but the subordinate Officers are cared for by the
department. Only Two physicians are on the
pay roll. When the Commissioner took Office
there wasn't a pound of coal on hand, but the
department had since bought ten thOusaf tons.
MIR brennan said. in answer 20 question 10y
Davenport, That the charter Is so wofded that
the department cannot make any contracts In
advance. The apprOpri ttons for the DEPART
ment have been $l.1sO.UO. Witness added that
the Commissioners had strven TO reduce the
ext enses, but the number Of commitments had
been so rye that they had found economy to
be out Of the question.
John NJ. Fox, the Warden OF the Penite ntIarv,
testified ia regard TO the management of the
institutions on Blackwclls Island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-30
water taxes so paid since that date have

water taxes go paid since that date have
been 81 100000. Add these figures 70 the
total increase of debt from 1861 to sept. l,
1873, s35 ~ $40, and we have the grand to-
tai Of slO!, 10000 ms the price of the ex-
travagance Of our neghbors.
Meantime these fifteen thousand houses
and lots are forfcitable for taxes, and the
coming year promises n further great haul
for the city auctioneer. The entire as
sessed valuation of Brooklyns property
was only sll9, 900 600 in 1864. Since TINT year
the Ring has spent close on that sum in its
sweeping improvements. II Is plainly time
to give these men check, and to call them
to account at the ballot box and III court
Of law.
These facts are so unmistakable in their
pertineuce that no taxpayer OF Brooklyn
can once study them without seeing that
the only salvation for his city will be in
breaking up the Ring which under the
prctencc OF extending and bcautifying
their city have squandcred the peoples
money in carrying on Improvements ut a
faster rate than property could bear and
at "A cost out of all proportion to the e.
su T. achieved.
Mayor HUNTER has been called upon by
the Ring TO punish The Sun for bringing
these facts before the citizens of Brooklyn.
We are ready to receive such punishment
as we deserve for drawing the attention
of the people to the evil works of their
servants. But The SUM- for its part, calls
upon Mayor HUNTER to bring this Ring to
Justice. 1t Is not the eXposer of fraud and
official deere lotion upon whom the pubic
call down the terrors of the law. They are
the rather grateful to II i'm. What they ask
for Is that their robbers shall he compelled
10 make an accounting, and, so far as the
law permits, forced TO disgorge their ill
gotten gains Mayor HUNTER can easily
open up u wide aud fruitful field of inquiry
in the bridge 10 per cent swindle, the ex-
tortionate payments for patent pave
ments, the Hampstead res ervoir, aud other
operations OF the Ring whereby the city
debt has grown TO its present extravagant
proportions, leading to the forfeiture Of
property and the putting of the red flag on
fifteen thousand houses aud lots.
The charges which we have brought
against the Ring have been made in detail
They have in each case been supported by
the figures, and the names Of the derelict
officials have been given again and again.
The men accused have made no reply ex-
cept that the Ring Eagle has put in gene
raj denial rs TO the size OF the city debt,
while our statement OF that has been cor
roborated in turn by Comptroller POWELL
and Mayor HUNTER himself. Under such
circumstances, the Mayor has LAID open to
him field for investigation where the
track is clear.
1t is ample time 10 bring these Ring de-
spoilers of the taxpayers of Brooklyn to
| justice. The sound of the cracking of
stones AT sing Sing under the hands OF GER
tain men of Brooklyn now figuring up big
bank accounts, will be sweeter to the ears
of the taxpayers than that of the voice of
the quctioneer knocking down the plum
dered peoples confiscated houses and lots.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-30

A Maryland newspaper in discussing
the case Of young FISHER, the late Ring Assist
ant District Attorner for the District OF Column
bia. whose numerous offences have at last
brought him fIom the public prosecutors chair
into the prisoners dock, sets up a claim for
leniency In his behalf on the ground that his
peculiar mental organization renders him in
capable Of distinguishing between right and
wrOng-n short, that he Is destitute Of moral
sense. Assuming this to be valid plea so far
FISHER IL concerned, 1t would not relieve
from the severest censure those who kept him
In oilce long time In defiance Of public senti-
ment, since his idiosyncrasies, " his friends
choose to call them so, had frequently manifest
ed themselves before his appointment, and were
publicly known. But II an entire want Of moral
sense was to be accepted as a sufficient excuse
for violations OF the law, 1t would open the door
60 unlimited public plumber; for we doubt IL
there Ia a city I'm the world where there ure so
many people affected with the same afllicton
which has brought young FISHER to grief IA our
national captal-that Is, when the Government
In all Its branches Is assembled there.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-30

Canceiiing Contracts-The Cases of the sus-
pended Engineers.

pended Engineers.
ALBANY, Sept. 29.-At the regular meet
ing OF the Canal Board, TODAY, Attorney Cen
cral Pratt presented the petition 81 II. NJ. Race,
asking that his contract for dredging section
No. 4, Oneida River Improvement, be cancelled.
The Attorney-General moved that the contract
be cancelled on condition that the contractor
release the State from all damages. Commits
sioner Stroud explained that although 10000
had been appropriated for this work it would
cost $jOu.OuO. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT motion
was then adopted by vote Of to %.
Attorney General Pratt prcsented the petition
Of Jonn brown for release OF his contract. Tie
explained that the work would cost more than
was contemplated. The contract WIS. on mo-
tton Of the Attorney-Generdl, cancelled.
The petition Of David Candee. presented At
the last meeting, to cancel his contract for WORK
In lhou and Frdnkford, WAS referred to the At
torncy- General and the Commissioner In charge
he petition Of II. l., Osborn for the cancella-
ton Of his contract To build guard lock in
BnghHmton was referred to the State Engineer.
The lieutcnant-G overu0r said that Engineers
Babcock. Yates and Kelly were represented here
charges against them had not been put ~ form
30 a. TO enable the board To act. Therefore they
would nave to 20 over.
The Attorney q eneral said that the cases had
teen taken to the courts, and he could not see
an, gopn reason for acting upon them.
Commissioner Jackson, In regard To the case
oi Kelly, SAID he was called to Buffalo 10y tho
Canal luVesii eating Commission aud nut in pos
session Of the testimony. From this he felt II
his duty to bring the matter before the beard,
but he had since been Informed that Kelly de
MED the charges, saving II there had been any
blackmaing IL must have been 10y the clerk Of
the outgoing officials Kelly says he alway
paid for all the coal he received.
Attorney General Pratt, speaking OF the case
OF Yates, said that as far as he had been able to
examine he found but very little against him.
Secretary Of state Wlllers. from the Commit
tee on the Elevator Companies has prepared a
report In favor of raising the tolls on tine canals
to such an amount IA deemed eXpedient bN the
board, and charges - elevator companies Of
both Buffalo ana Oswego with violating their
agreement with the state.
The Dor rd then adjourned to Tuesday next.
Oncial figures show that there IL a deficiency
ia the canal tolls this wear amounting 10 $50
1880 as compared with the collections last
year.