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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-12
TWO REPUBLTCS.
The Corruption that L. Eating tho Heart of,hc
American Governmcnt-Aro we Following
In the Tracks Of the Dutch Rcpubiiov

Col Frederick A. Conkling addressed
the Mint Assembly District Political Reform
Associ tion last evening.
lie said "It was the policy OF tho Thirty
seventh Congress, OF which had the honor to
be a member, when II legaliZed paper money.
believing that the existence OF the nation de-
pended upon carrying II through the war Of the
rebellion, that the national currency should be
restored as scon as possible IL is gratifying
that the people of New York are not divided 30
widely as the people Of other States are upon
the currency question. The publication "
the local and municipal gov ornment, the seour-
ing Of reform in all public works, the punish
mcnt Of fraud, the diving uf CorruJt men from
public positions. the reduction of Taxation and
the introduction OF sound princicles into the
raign. slate Pris on reform, reform In the state
charitable Institutions, reform In the state
printing contracts, the management of state
salt spiings-all these questions will probably
come before TIE next Legislature, and our can
didates Tor that Legislature should be elected
or defeated according to their attitudes toward
them. have always taken great interest In the
Erie canal the greatest canal of ancient or mod
ern times. Not one Of the bills for the relief
Of canal contractors that have been urged
through the Leeisl ture could have been passed
without the completely Of the sworn officers Of
the state. These officers are perjnred men. and
deserve severe punishment nquestionabiy
the trade of the Mississippi VALLEY Is the great.
est commercial prize that was ever struggled
for. witnin the life of the child Of to day
there will Toe population OF one hundred mil
| lions OF hardy, industrious freemen in that
| valley and such a stream " wealth as has never
| teen seen before will pour from II into some
city 10y the side uf the Atlantic That trade be.
longs to the CITY Of New York, the natural Mortal
| of the New World. Yet We see 1t turning to-
ward othCr cities, because pcrjurcd villains, put
| in power Ivy the people of New York. have, tor
| hithy money. joined with traitors, and enabled
| them to rob the people. Corruptiun Is
tho death " a republic motley draws a
viroruus picture ~ the decay Of tho Ddtch re-
! public more like our republic than any other
| that ever existed. showing that II was due tu
! selfish love of ease aud luxury ON tho part OF
the ctttze ms. and corruption among its officers
The historian furthermore says that greedy
| military tdutlN swallowed the last remains OF
| the public liberty, aud then the Dutch republic
| persisted. Sensation lhe administration OF
| public affairs should rcsen bic, in Tegul 'rity
| economy and fidelity, the man n1gemcnt OF d
| well-ordered commercial establishment. lap
| Is.Ia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-12
HtLT CALLED IN BROOKLYN
The Party Leaders PRrnIyzed by THE suns
War ON the Ring.


Biooklyn's party leaders I'm all sincerity
declare that they don't know whose name will
turn up f,rthe Mayoralty, or VINO will DO cand-
d.te tor sheriff. IHE SUNS exposures Of cor
rupt Ring rule. in which Kingsley, who does
mosi of ihe scheming for the party, has figured
~ much. have set the Democrats all awry, and
" I'oss NtLauchliu IL troubled. lie has been
tempted to throw 0yerboard Kingsley, Fowler,
Knsela. keeuev, and the conspicuous men Of
rhe Ring. The "l ss" has dropped these men
out of the politcll unci,s, and the hetter men
consulted with fela.lye 70 their nomination for
haylr have said tnat thev would not run II
Fowler and kingsley should appear IN public To
heiu them.
Tue tumor ihat the Democrats were to re-
nominate J hn ". Hunter, I'm return for his re-
appointing Fowler to the board OF CITY Works,
f. not true. Mayor Hunter desires the nomina-
ton Il he can have loyal Board OF Aldermen,
bu Il not he does not care for II. Edward Rowe,
inen er Of the Board II Education, Is talked
OF. a. Il eX District Attorney Rodmhn but the
latters health IS bau. hree candidates are
racing Tor the shrievaty-Juslice Thomas. NJ.
Riley, Justice Delmar, and Chief Engineer New
thought, drop out. Under Nevins or Delmar no
tinrn could be expected in the Raymond
new name suggested. and II Is regarded with
favor. james Howell, Jr., who was a member
OF tne corrupt stationery committee OF the Su-
peNi9or~, which allowed the Eagle to make
great uyercharges for It's work, is spoken OF Tor
District, md John Cunningham 10 the First
District,
The Republicans are as much confused az the
Democrats. Tracy and Str.nAhan are Keeping
sun while the storm Of exposure whistles around
ne Ring, enclrcling Democrats aud Republicans
alike, and the manipulation Of party affairs IS
LETT Largely 10 Gen. Jourdan and ). IL. butcher.
An informal meeting was held yesterday, but
nothing definite was done, Ex ,ComptrOler
Schroeder IS hked of. but lHE SUN has show n
thdt hc Illegally signed warrant for Kingsley
aud kcenei on the reserve fund which had been
hed tack t. guarantee the city against the
machina lions OF the Hampstead Reservoir swim
dlera John f. Henry is willing TO spend
$1,000 for the privilege OF running ana there Is
come prospect Of his nomination. Alderman
Ropes h $ positively declined TO run, but it Is
though, that hls prcjudices might be overcome.
Ihe reform element, winch Is daily strengthen
ing, T. really o. sustain any strong candidate the
hepuhlicaus will put up; tut II they ana the
Dcm mocrats nominate weak man. third candi-
GATE Is L. be put forward.
Albert Daggett. iresent Under sheriff, and
Jacob Worth are the proposed Republican can
ddates tlr the Shiiev lty. EX-Mayor Stryker II
spOhen OF for Supervisor at Large.
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Nile Titiens gave hor fourth concert at
steinway Hall last evening. The hall was not a.
full az on former evenings. but the audience
WAS more than usually enthusiastic, being es-
peoialiy carried away with her abandon. ANNA
ton, and facilo vocalization In the waltz
LArdita.' She sang also an aria from " Don
Giovanni" which really was more istic DER
formance tn n that OF the wsltZ, though II
failed 10 elicit tho sane appl use.
Nine. Arahella Goddard seems to have formed
very Door idea OF the capabilities OF the or
chestrt that accompanies her and Of the taste
OF her audiences. She discarded the aid Of the
former ana played a transcription Of Men
delssohn's d" Auf Flugen des Gesanges," and
variations on the "Star Spangled Banner"
" The Old Kentucky Home and Yankee
Doodle" The former greatly pleased the audi
enCe. and WAS oncOred.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-12
HENRY BROSr's FORTUNE.
Que Hundred and Fifty thousand Dollars
Awaiting n Claimant.

About twenty years ago Henry Brost, O some-
what dissipated young man. employed as erK In
attorneys office In Geneva switzerland. He Was
well educated but his tastes did not tend IN the dlrec
ton OF the law and after numerous escapades al home
he came to America aud assisted IN obtaining en-
pOymcnt bY friend who like himself. hAd been an at
tOrncys clerk In Switzerland. lie worked as waiter
bArkeeper and COOK at length going TO the South
he became captain In the Confederate army. After
the war all trace OF him Wa lost.
Recently Nj. +. Dinner, Of 6J2 broadway received
letter from the brother Of the missing man saying
that not long aftcr young Bross departure for Amcr
ca thy uncle died suddenly In switzerland, lray
ing the whole Of his vast fortune to his brother
the father OF the future Confederate cap.
I in. Mr. Brost lived some seventeen or eighteen
years enjoy the legacy thus left nim and about
year ago he died, bcqucathing nearly million ald q
half o francs to be divided between his Two sons IL
cnry BrOst stil lives he about forty Ave ycars OF
age establishing hs identity be wil get nearly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-12
CRIME ~ rHr cor REGIONS.
Precautions Against Another Outbreak In
Shcnn nndoah-A 4 Wntchmnn shot.


PoTrsvILLE, Pa. oct. ll.-At Shenan-
doah up to noon to-day all was reported quiet,
but Affairs were in AN unsettled condition, bust
ness being at stand sti and precautions be-
ing taken in every direction to prevent another
outbreak. The situation this morning was un-
changed. But one arrest was made last night
by the police. and that OF man who was out
alter O'Clock needless of the Deputy Sherin's
proclamation. There " as some excitement this
aft fternoon caused by "A detachment OF police
starting in pursuit OF tramp who had attacked
Joseph Taylor on the outskirts Of the town.
Taylor had business al the william Penn Col
liery md had collected some money. The
tramp demanded his money, when Taylor felt
for his revolver. The former suddehl, sprAng
upon Taylor. seiZing his hands, at the same
time drawing revolver, and a scullce ensued.
The tramp discharged the weapon, aiming Tor
TaylOrs heart Taylor made sudden turn in
tine to save his hfc, tho ball grazing his ear
and passing through the rim ni his hat.
TAYLOR then shot the man In the hip, and came
TO town fearing more trouble. The man has not
been found, aud has probably been taken care Of
by parties IN the neighhorhOod. There Is some
excitement in the city tonight ACCUSTOMED by
watchman being fired upon nt Il colliery IN New
Philadelphia. ApJrehending trouble during
the night, number of special police left IN car
riages for New Philadelphia In charge OF Do
tectiYe kaercher to make arrests and bring the
guilty parties here.
Thomas DoWne. the night watchman at the
| Palmer Vein Colliery, near New philadelphia,
was shot and probably nortally wounded to-
night while on his way to work. His assaiant
| escaped.
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THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
Wendell PhiiIips's Argument Against specie
Resumption.

BosToN. oct. 1l.-Wendell Phillips will
publish In the Herald Tomorrow a letter in re-
ply 20 MIR. Schurz. He says:
Three. quarters OF this nation are borrowers. Only
onc-quai lenders. A Law compelling specie ply
mCuts II eimpt the lenders rohDng thu BORROWERS Tie
specie parade Themselves as the party OF "punhc
honesty" LOOK at Il. The man who borrowed 900
last month must II the law forces resumption pay ana
to settle his debt Thus the capitalist rubs his debtor
by asking the Government for such law. Let specie
resumption the regular course OF busnc =. nnd
it II honest Force II by Jaw, and II 10 only trck by
which wealth adds onesxth TO every poor mans dcDt:
Government has night T. interfere between debtor and
creditor IN the emergency Of war TO save the STATE IN.
luetires our Lcgl ender law. Government has right
10 chsLse The relations Of creditor and uoblor ~ such
time Of peace thus. Laws compelling resumption are
the bssest injustice, the most cruel Oppres ION aud
wholesale robbery, Let hear more OF such mems
tax of public honesty. They are the dishonest party,
eteollng under prctcNt of law their ncighnOrs goods
This party Of the money swinulcd the people when
they Increased the load OF the debt by making our
bonds which been sold to be paid IN paper payable
10 gold They swlndled u second time when they
broke pledge FORBADE grechDacKs to he redeem
aole In nvetwenty bonds. They wlil swnule us third
to pay tomorrow tll7 TO setc his lt ot Measure q
you can, tie impudcnce OF such party PeckHnns
OF politics wtl their hands m their neehbors pockets
and boring ter victims all the Nhie with everlasting
chatter about pubic honesty"
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CURIOsITHEs or CRIME.

Joseph NJ. Wales Of Draintrec, Mass, was hefh
In 81 900 ba In Boston, ycs, rday chsrge OF furp
ing check 5000, besides committing other fraaf-
ultnt transactions.
A,lleck. Ottman, and Brown, connected WITH
th,Ni1iOp Treasury larceny Will be arraigned nox3
Moi~ay and the diy Of tr a nxed a time IN No
Veniber OUman has failed tO give bail. All three are
prison.
umha Yesterday the application for writ OF habexs
corpus IN behtf of Young Fisher WAS wilhdravA
The object of IN writ was To show that fisner beiak
OF unsOund mind was not responsible.
VIM. ID. Phillips, VIM. r. Dougherty, Joseph
Norris and VIM COlIcns, have been arrested IN Pasa-
delphia charge OF benz duplicate In the kiak o.
Charles ID. Hcryllly on saturday evening las: rss
ide the result OF d'uuken quarrel Octwooa
Phiips and Ieryilly.
Nj. A. B. Newcombe's house at 16l Basl
Twenty second street entered bS burglars ON frt
day afternoon last while Mrs. NcwcomOe was aoaeut
The thieves carried OF $4,000 United States bon4
lot OF greenbacks, jewelry, anu nVt handsotnr
sn1 No arrests had been made up to last niEAk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-12
THE SINKING or THE N L. LEE.
The Confusing signals that Sent Woman
aud n Child 10 their Dcsth-Thc Arrest OF
the f,ap,ain of the Tua John NJ. Parker.

the Captain Of the Tua John NJ. Parker.
At 9 O'Clock yesterday morning Capt.
Petty, Of the New street police, boarded the tug
John NJ. Parker, which had In tow the schooner
George W. Burton whom she ran into and
sunk the canal barge N. L, Lee on Sunday night.
He arrested Richard L. swartz, the captain, and
John Burvitt, Frederick Lewis, Charles Patter-
son, and John Mana, the crew.
Capt. Swartz says that he had just taken the
schooner In tow and that she had not got her
anchor out OF the water when the U. 8. Grant
slgnalled him, sounding two whistles to give no
tlce that she intended to pass on his port side.
Swartz answered the signal ana shapeu, nis
course accordingly. Immediately afterward the
Grant blew threw whistles. indicating change
OF course, and before Swartz could stop his
boat or get out Of tho way his schooner was
struck. lie denies that boats were lowered from
the United states steamer Narragansett. but
does not explain why he made no effort to
succor those on board the sinking barge.
Capt. Cooper OF the sunken barge says that
the contradictory signals and change OF course
Police Court yesterday he testified that when
he found his barge sinking he called to Capt:
Swartz for help. His answer was, 90 to hell y
His wife, he says. was on deck alter the col
li5iun, and might have escaped had she not re-
turned to the cabin to rescue her child and to
save her pOcketbook, which contaned $40.
Mr.. William =. COwles, the agent Of the John
the time Of the collision, corroborated Capt
SwartS.
Justice Duty refused to accept ball for Capt
SWartx,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-12
MIR. KELLEr. FINANCIER.
GreenbRcks, and Plenty of Them, the Only
Pauaccn tor Our Disire--es.


Panaccn tor Our Disire--es.
Not more than four hundred persons at
tended the FIRST public discussion of tue cur
rency question, under the auspices of the
Board OF Trale. In the Cooper Institute last
evening. The Hon. william u. Kelley was the
orator. and MIR George opdyke presided.
starting with the broad proposition that
money Is the creature OF law, Mr. Kelley argued
that It's value also could he regulated by law.
Being the representative Of the credit Of the
country issuing 1t, such country can establish
It's currency "a a circulating medium a. well by
stamping ITS value on pauei ~ on suil ana
silver. Money "a whatever T. legal tender in
Iayment Of debts. lie found a reason for
the depr. citation OF ereenbacks below the
purchasing power of gold IN the fact
that ereenbacks were not made legal
tender for customs dutiea ana for interest
on the bonded debt. They actually demDnettzc
gold ioI purposes OF Internal commerce, white
at the Custom House gold demonetiLes II, The
crime In legislation which restricted the useful
ness OF the green0ack created the gold room.
At the beginning OF the war the Government
amount. Yet the country had a credit. and
Lincoln anu Chase coined II ont Of rars and
greeuhachs. aud supplied the circulating ne
dinm for which the country wus dying;
TIE speakers plan for giving an elastic ctrcu-
latiug medium Il briefly, that the Government
shall issue the money Of the country, green
back, which snail be receivable for all debts
public and private. bonds bearing 10 per cent.
interest cOnyertit le INTO greenhnCks and recon-
NeItlhle INTO bOndS az tue option OF the uolucT
are to be the means Of distributing the currency
OF the nation. when money Is plenty tue vol
ume will adjust itself by the Sc with which y
can be maze to produce revenue IN the shape OF
revenue on bonds, aud when money - Tight
the volume 81 currency VIII increase
itself by the reconversiOu Of bonds into green-
backs. As fast as money pOurs into the IRE =
ury from this source, the goid-bearng bonds
can be retired, md thus in "a few years, the
speaker thought. this country would be almost
the sole owner Ot its public debt, and II would
emancipate tie people from the clutches Of
MT lfsH and mo lanN IN lU
4 ureasurv fhpfr aaVfutr- hank
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A deadlock in The Prcsidenr. Absence.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1l.--Gen. Cowen, who
has been acting as Secretary of the Interior, has
not signed any papers to-day, and at l Z. NJ.
visited the Atorney-G General to obtain his
opinion as to whether he could perform the
duties Of acting Secretary after to-day. Tho At
torney -Geueral decided that he could not with
out special appointment, the ten days allowed
The announcement OF who has been appointed
Secretary of the Interior will not be made to-
night, ana the present indications are that II
will NOT bo until " ednesdaY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-12
POLITICdL NOTES.

The Democratic and Republican primaries
were quietly held Ia Bro0Syn list night
The Republicans of tho First District Of AL
bany county have nominated Peter snserland Tor the
Assembly.
The Republicans Of the First Assembly Dis
trct OF Orange county have nominated Thomas W.
Bradley OF Walden,
The Democrats of the First Assembly District
of Ulster have nominated Thomas Hamilton. The Re
puhicAns OF the district nave nominated Clifford
COddingtOn The Democrats 9t thc second District
have rcnumnatod DR.. j, u. Wurts.
The House Owners Organization OF the Egh-
toenth Twentieth and rWcht, nrst Wards have MONT
mated cX Judge Henry 4. Rowland for Clvl JUSTICE Of
ator OF the Seventh District; Henry Wilson aud A.
Schmidt for Aidcrmen OF the seventh District.
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BROOK LTN.
Brooklyn voters may register to-day,

Brooklyn voters may register to-day
Gov Tilden is to review the Second Division
IN Brooklyn to-day.
Judge Pratt has ordered Mayor Hunter to
sign warrant for i5330 Tor paving Washington avenue
Rodriguez and Toledo, arrested for preparing
to nght duel were discharged IN brooklyn Yesterday,
william Reed. aged so years, "a rlgger, of 2.O
Madison street, New York fell IN ht from derrick
OH the BROOKLYN unchOrage of the bridge yesterday
afternoon ana was Instantly killed.
Capt. Worth of the York street police yester-
day afternoon broke the policy shop at II thnres
street BrOoklyn and arrested Mm, Pcke writer, anl
Henry Small ana lhOs. Glenn, players,
Deacon George A. He'll Of Plymouth Church
resigned the sunerntendency OF Plymouth Bethol sun
daY school The deacon has belonged 10 Mr beechers
church twenty-five years but ne ceased attendance
there over year ago lie Masa witness III the great
trial.
When Hendriokson of Elst New York, who
was accused OF Abauctng Au gusta selger, ngod 10
years. taken before Justice Gerum yesterday the
former announced his willingness 10 marry the glr ana
the Justice united them IN tae presence OF her pares
nc IL ~ years OLD.
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SMITH Coz Texas, oct. 3.-Yesterday visited
Mrs. Ehz4beth Thompson, the WIDOW OF John Thomp
son. Her maiden name was EdmOnds. She was born
Darlington District, 5 C., In 1776, and married there
Moved thence to williamson county, Tenn. thence to
Old Murray county Tenn hence to Monroe county,
Miss; pnd thence 20 Smith county ItN +, wnere Mr
THOMPSON died in 1853 sue has entity been granted
n pension as q widow Of the war OF 1872.
Mrs. Thompson has ivng eight children seventy
graudcl ,ldrei hundred greatgrindchildren. and
fifteen greatgroat grandchildren. Her detcendants are
am0ng the most respectable citizens OF MleslsupDi,
,.isAOtri and Texas W. b.
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Aspe. Ethel in the BrOoklyu Theatre.

Victorien Sardou's play Of Agnes " was
presented In the Brooklyn Theatre last night for
tho first time, and judging from the enthusias-
tic applause accorded to II by more thar ordi-
nnry large assemblage, II Il destined to nave a
successful run Miss Agnes Ethel, for whom
the play was specially written, by her spirited
conception OF the character of the IiSoOunteSs
dc 1hOnn6Ip. added fresh laurels to those al
ready won by her 10 brooklyn, aud was ally
supported by powerful company.
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now The BrooLIyn Workingmcn SEE II.

The following ell for mass meeting OF work.
hgncn was distributed in WilliamsDurgh ycsterdayi
"1lmcs are dun, work Is scarce wages are low. but
mig politicians get geo houl ior workng easy. The
iborcrs can't get twenty cents an hour for working
hard Three millions and a half OF taxes are wrung
yearly from his district M spent IN BrOokbn. H
ta.e tuc labor OF 5000 men, working every daj IN the
yrNr at t2 day to pas our tribute TO the BlOOkyn
Nne. lhci make nig DARK, and make Us pay Tor H.
W- lricg", hnd nuhc u- foot the uill We cent en-
puf labOrtr ON our own streets move an Inch IN
our own municipal Gh4lfs, without permission from
our BroO.yn ma ttr IL this tight IA free country
Let US come together and rce about H."
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Al Last the Keeper Of Gaming House l.ikes
~ TO he Punished.

In the last week OF September Andrew Paschs.
young German. arrived In this city from wisconsa.-
en- route for his Fatherlsnd. whhc waiting for ths
steamer he took lodgings the east side aud made ~.
acquantance Of Charles Tach ana william schuits.
who said that they also from the West. and IN
tended to sail for Germany the same steamer tha
was TO take Pasohe. This won Paschc. anu with ths
two he sitcd saloon at Bayard sire e. kept By A.
gust Bsrriger. In that pace he was ouly robbed =
card playing anu for that robbery Gnrrger aud fach
we're ti In the General Sessions yesterday. Judga
Sutherland reminded Tao for rcn1lctment, and Gar
riger, having been convicted, rem inded for
tence. The sentence BE- IRON ten days In the
ttentary 10 two years In State pI aud
than 81, 900 nne.
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WHY GAMBLING ~ NOT STOPPED.
A Geuticmnn about to Receive n Letter from
the superintendent OF Police.

A committee OF gentlemen, who do business
the Ann street buildings before which policemen are
stationed to visitors that gambling s carried on
within. visited Superntcn, ent Walllng yesterday
They complained that their business suffer. more than
that OF the gamblers. The spokesman said that many
Of his customers were strangers IN the CITY and that
after the pOlCcmens warning they were afraid TO en-
ter although he aid legitimate printing business Toe
Superintendent eid he could not Withdraw the III n,
hui would instruct them TO deignate more particularly
the rooms occupied py the gamblers. He suggested
that II the other occupants would combine Ia protest
against the gamblrs the owners OF the buildings might
refuse TO let rooms gamblers The business men
said that this Impossible rs the gamblers paid very
heavy one OF them gave the superintendent the
name of hlH landlord hnJ Ing that he Was church me
bel The superintendent promised TO- write TO him and
him that he liable 10 Indictment for renting
rooms tO the