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A QuestionabIe Act.

We read in the police reports the
other day Of the arrest of youEg woman
who is said to have been a mistress Of
the condemned murderer, Dolan. This
woman was taken to the station house
by a detective, and the reporter goes on to
say that she was arrested as precautionary
measure because Of the fear on the part Of
the detectives that she might communicate
with the friends Of Dolan and become wit
ness in his behalf The arrest, therefore. as
il is published is wanton act She was in
formed practically by this act, if not in so
many words, that the police expected her to
give no evidence that would interfere with the
theory Of their case against Dolan. Now
the question arises, What right have the
police to arrest without warrant, woman
who is not charged with any crime, and
what right have they to impose upon her
any restrictions as to her communication
with Dolan or his friends If it is necessary
to protect justice by insuring truthful
evidence that protection will found in
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CHIEF JUSTICE DAYS learned paper on the
exploration of Central Africa which he
read last evening at the meeting of the
American Geographical Society, will be
found of great value, as summarizing in
neat form the results of all recorded travel
in that still mysterious region. His
warm tribute to Mr.. Stanley and his
gallant defence of that gentleman respecting
his opinion of Lake Baringo and its connec-
ton with the Victoria Niyanza are respec-
lively worthy of Judge Dalys scientific sym
pathies and analytical mind.
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direct to his office.
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LETTER FROM THE RIGHT REV.
BISHOP SIMPSON.
OFFICE METHODIST CHURCH Rooms,
No. LOIS ARCH SrREBr.
paff .npI putA Doc IL 1915
PHILADELPHIA, DtO' ~ ~

To rHR EDITOR THE PHILADELPHIA lrEM:-
DEAR sIR-I have just seen your paper Of yesterday
containing the report interview The statements,
as made are generally correct but IN two points the
reporter certainly misapprehcnded me-
l. | did not say that the majority Of the Methodist
ministers are democrats.
q did not say ihat should President Grant be re-
elected the people Will have done wisely"
The reporter did not ask my opinion, did either
directly or indirectly express any judgment on tho
subject He did not ask how the ministers Of Phila-
delphia stood upon the subject as replied that had
not heard any general expression OF opinion But
supposed that Methodist ministers and people would bo
divided that, as othcr political questions
Will you do me tho kindness 70 insert this notef
Yours truly. N, SIAPSoN. y
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IMMEDIATE DUTIES. There are two things
the democrstic majority in the House should
do without delay, in order to make their rec
ord consistent and clear The first is to in
troduce constitutional amendment limiting
the Office ofPresident to one term, and putting
upon the republican Senate the responsible
ity of accepting or rejecting it. The second
is to abolish the iron-clad oath, and thus
take away the last scarecrow Of the war.
This iron-clad oath and oil oaths based upon
the rebellion are Of no more use than the
military lines around Arlington or Peters
burg They are an annoyance, badge
Of degradation and an evil memory. They
are Of no practical value to the peace Of the
country or the integrity Of the Union. Let
them be swept away at once Let some en-
terpsSing democrat-like Mr. Cox, for in
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The BILL ON PENSIONS introduced by Sem
ator Merrimon of North Carolina, to repeal
that section of the law of 1878 which pro-
vides against the payment of pensions to
''any person, or to the widow, children or
heirs of any deceased person, who aided the
rebellion will attract considerable attention
throughout the country.
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the ordinary proceedings at law during the
examination and cross-examination. Our
police have no business to do these things
It is the doing Of them that brings upon tho
force public contempt.
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WALL STREET YESTERDAY. Stocks were
dull and lower. Few outside operators are
taking the risks Of speculation. Money was
unsettled and advanced to per cent, but
closed at about 6. Investment securities
were in fair demand
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The SALVAGE on the wreck Of the Deutsch-
land goes TO the first steamtug captain who
rendered assistance to the stranded vessel
The prudent people Of Harwich, who saw the
ili-fated vessels signals Of distress and failed
to respond, have now source Of regret for
their inhumanity which will pierce them to
the soul
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ALBERT EDWARD arrived at Madras yester-
day and was enthusiastically received. So
far His Royal Highness has escaped the
cholera, Hindoo fanatics and other little
bugbears which his timid friends at homo
coniured up.
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TIE REPUBLICAN COALITION in the French
Assembly is still astonishingly successful
the nine life Senators elected yesterday
being all republicans
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OUR AVENUE. These pleasant days throw
into prominence the fact that our avenue
Of the Champs Elysees, Fifth avenue is
rejecting disgrace upon our rulers. This
great highway, in former times the glory Of
New York, the highway Of rich and poor, ex-
tending from the heart Of the city to our
Central Park, famous for its magnificent
architecture, and on Sunday afternoons as
much type Of the great moving life Of New
York as the Prado in Madrid or the avenue
Of the Champs Elysees in Paris, has fallen
into decay. This is partly owing to the
fact that New York suffers from the decadence
Of the Ring. But that is no argument for its
continued neglect. Fifth avenue should be
the ornament of New York. The present
pavement should be torn up and macadam-
ized from Washington square to Central
Park.
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Erom our reports this morning The probabilities
are ha he ,ceather to-day toM be colder cloudy
or partly cloudy, and rith light snon.
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The FIRST GUN Of the winter investigating
campaign, in which the democrats are to
force the fighting, was fired in the Senate
yesterday by Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia.
He wants to know why the Secretary of the
Treasury has not made, since 1865 the an
nual report Of defaulters to the United
States and the amount of their defalcations,
which the law requires. The republican
Senators claimed that the law did not compel
the Secretary to make such a report but as
section 272 Of the Revised Statutes declares
that the First Comptroller Of the Treasury
shall make yearly report "of officers who
have failed to make settlement of their ac-
counts" the republican reply goes for very
little. A list of these offenders during the
last ten years. covering four years Of John
son and six of Grant, would make pretty
campaign documents for both sides. 1t is q
s1aall beginning however.
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WHAT H1xT?-The more Mr.. Henderson S
dismissal isIooked at the more it must be
seen to be only,a halfway measure. If this
counsel was delinquent for referring to tie
President in his address to the ST. Louis
jury, how much more ,hagrantly culpable
was the Judge who failed iosilence him with
o stern assertion Of the majesty Of ofice-the
grand declaration that ''the President can
do no wrong" 1t would be proper, there
fore, to dismiss the Judge who by his neglect
TO rebuke the offence became a rarty to it.
But then the President and the Cabinet can
not dismiss Judge. This, however, does
not matter, for Of course if the President re-
quests it Congress will change the law SO as
to put the Judge within his reach; and if it
requires an amendment Of the constitution
the President should Immediately call for
this by an extra message.
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JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PROPRIETOR
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TWEED, il seems, felt that his position as a
prisoner in the power Of the law was not
such as beftted a man anxious to dictate
terms 70 the authorities hence he left.
This Is the latest well-informed report, and,
as Dame Rumor loves to be complete in her
stories, it runs further that the great thief is
willing to compromise and to tell all he knows
Of the inner history Of the "Ring."
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CHINA Is ACTING with great caution in set
tling her difficulty with Great Britain. The
delay in sending an embassy to London is
probably part of the Chinese policy Of
fighting for time.
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The Cost OF Justice.

There is great deal of feeling among the
lished by our contemporaries and now gem
orally accepted, to the effect that Mr.. Tweed,
during his litigation, was compelled to pay
a sum variously estimated from five hundred
to seven hundred thousand dollars as
''lawyers fees" We have the unquestioned
authority of the San to the effect that these
payments have reduced Tweed's fortune"
The Tribune, in a mocking mood, intmates
that when Tweed ran away it was not from
his jailers but from his lawyers.
Now, if the question arises, and it is q
question addressed not alone to lawyers,
but to the people who have their rights be-
fore the law, by what code of legal ethics is
lawyer permitted to charge Mr.. Tweed vast
sums of money for fees" when, if he had
been poor cabinet maker under Indictment
he would have been defended for a moderate
sum. Have our lawyers right in defending
criminals to consider not the justice of their
cause, but alone the amount Of money they
can obtain. If man charged like Tweed with
peculation upon the treasury can only be
defended by the payment of from five hun
dred to seven hundred thousand dollars fees,
then there is no justice in New York If
Tweed was charged from five to seven hundred
thousand dollars fees because his lawyers
knew that he had taken millions of dollars
from the treasury and could pay largely,
then these lawyers become accessories after
the fact, and, to our plain way of thinking,
are as much open to Indictment by the Grand
Jury as Tweed.
The whole question is one Of more than
passing interest, and we should think that
the lawyers themselves would be only too
anxious to have it investigated, and more so
because the impression is gradually gaining
ground that some lawyers in New York are
little more than highwaymen, who believe
their first duty to their client is to take all
his money This impression has gained
ground largely from the developments Of
the Erie suits, the Tweed suits and the
Ring suits where vastsums were paid to men,
bers Of the Bar as 'fees." Sometimes these
''fees" may have been paid for influence"
political or otherwise. But however this may
be- it is clearly the impression of the people
that the administration of the law, so far as
many lawyers are concerned, has de-
generated into little more than an at
tempt to extort money This should
not be so. No one denies the lawyer
the right to charge proper fee, if necessary
large fee, because great ability in the law
as in any profession should receive a
good reward. But no ability would justify
any lawyer or any number Of lawyers, in
Compelling Mr.. Tweed to pay from five to
seven hundred thousand dollars 'fees." If
he has paid this money it is nothing more
than another form Of robbery Of the public
treasury.
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The HORRIBLE STORY Of the man Thomas
who attempted suicide on board the Mosel
after the dynamite explosion at Bremen
haven, is apparently untrue 50 far as relates
to a second case Of explosive which be said
was on the vessel. The mans story was
dreadfully plausible, however Until tho
ownership Of tho case which did explode is
established he will be good man to hold,
II ben er sane or iasana
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PARK THEATRE,
broadway and Twenty second street.rHE MIGHTY DOL
LAR At 8 4. NJ Mr. and Mrs Florence
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
twenty eighth street, Broadway.-PIQUE. ats h
Fanny Davenport.
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The DEMOCRATIC Caucus yesterday agreed
to the appointment Of watchdog committee
of eleven to guard democratic interests.
W. ill guard the cnmnittAA2
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stance-put his party upon the record i'm
mediately upon these questions of C@sarism
and ostracism.
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TWENTY THIRD STREET THEATRE,
twenty third street aud sixth ayenueruE FLArTEhER
ASP. NJ.
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THEATRE CoMIQUE,
No. 5l4 Broadwsy.-vARIETY, at 3 T.. ST.
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GFRMAYIA THEATRE,
Fourteenth street Irving pace.-DER COMMISSIONS
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UNION SQUARE THEATRE
Broadway and Fourteenth street.-ROSE MICHEL, at
T..
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wAT.LACK'S THEATRE,
Broadway and Thirteenth street.-BOSDM FRIENDS at
4. M closes 10 As +. NJ Mr. John Gilbert.
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TRIPLE S I'll L Z T.

NEW YORK. TUESDAY. DECEMBER H. 1875.
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BoWERY THEATRE,
Bowery.-WILD BILL, at p. Nj. Mr.. Julian Kent
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PARTISAN VARIETIES.
Sixteenth street, near Broadway.-VARIETY, at
Matinee ut r. NJ.
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
twenty eighth street, near Broadwsy.-PIoUE. atsP
Fanny Davenport.
THEATRE CoMIoUE
No. 5i4 Broadwsy.-VARIETY, at : r. 81
TWENTY THIRD STREET THEATRE, - -
rwenty third street and sixth avenuefuE FLAfTEkER
u5PM
PARK THEATRE.
Broadway and Twenty second street-rHE MIGHTY DOL
LAX. At . A. III. Mr. and Mrs Florence
GERMAYIA THEATRE
Fourteenth street Irving pIace-DER coNFUsIoNs
kAfH at 4. Nj.
BowERY THEATRE.
Bowey.-WILD BILL, at p NJ Mr. Julian Kent
GILMoRE's GARDEN
Madison and Tweuty-sixth street-HEBREW
EAGLE THEATRE,
Broadway and Thirty third street-VARIETY at P H.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs.
New opsa House Broadway corner of Twenty ninth street.
GLOBE THEATRE,
Nos 726 and 73o Broadway.-VARIETY. at5P NJ
WOODS MUSEUM
closes a. 10 :a5 + NJ Matinee at > 2 NJ Il $ chsnfraa
voLKs GARTEN
Bowery.-yARIETY, At 8 PM
BOOTHS THEATRE
Twenty third street and sixth avenue-CooNIE sooGAH
at5PM NJ Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams.
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE,
Nos 585 and 557 Broadway.-VARIETf at . 4. NJ Matt
At r. NJ
LYCEUM THEATRE.
Fourteenth street and sixth avenueLE GENDRE DE NJ.
P0IRIEk, at P. NJ. Partisan Company
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE,
Third between Tbirtieth and Thirty hrst Streets
AINSrREL5f aud VARIETY, at 8 P. NJ.
COLOSSEUM
ThTy & street @ and anS FAN ESP n OF
TO 1oP. M
wATLACK's THEATRE,
Broadway and Thirteenth street-BOSOM FRIENDS, at
4. M; closes at 10 As 7. NJ. Mr.. John Gilbert
PARTISAN VARIETIES.
Sixteenth street near Broadway.-vARIETY, at Up. NJ
Matinee ut T.. NJ.
BROOKLYN THEATRE.
Washington street, Brooklyn.-uoAE at r. ~ Mr.
Lester Waack
UNION SQUARE THEATRE
Broadway and Fourteenth street.-RosE MICHEL, at
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BROOKLYN THEATRE
Washington street. Brooklyn.-uOME. at s r. n.
Lester Waack.
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GILMoRE'S GARDEN
Madison and Twenty sixth street-HEBRE
uHARITY FAIR.
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EAGLE THEATRE,
broadway and Thirty third street-vARIETY at P. NJ
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Wislom in Politics.

The distinguished ex-senator from Mis-
souri, Carl Schuz, in an interview carefully
prepared and published in the Tribune
makes an alluson to the constitutional
amendment proposed by Mr.. Blame. Mr.
Schurz says:-"The best thing, perhaps,
that could be done is that the democrats in
Congress should unite with the republicans
in accepting the constitutional amendment
proposed by Mr.. Blaine and submit it to the
Legislatures. One of the dangers | see in
making such questions the subject of agita-
ton in national contest consists in this
that it might push other things of immediate
necessity into the background" ''Our ex-
perience has been that emotional politics.
such, for instance, as the slavery question
will permit great many persons of unclean
character and bad intentions to smuggle
themselves into prominence and influence
under cry appealing to the popular heart.
The eminent Senator'S advice accords with
that given by the HERALD. 1t is based upon
common sense. When a party presents
scheme notoriously for infammatory pur-
poses, which in itself is sound the highest
wisdom is to accept it. 1t is good maxim
in war always to do what your opponents
dread your doing. Now, when Mr.. Blaine
proposed his constitutional amendment, the
one thing that was certain in his mind was
that the Bourbons Of the democratic party
would oppose it, and thus enable him to
make war cry throughout the next cam
paign. 1t was because of this evident pur-
pose that the HERALD said to the democrats,
your true policy is to take Mr.. Blaine at his
word, adopt his amendment, that is in prin-
ciple sound, and thus disar1n him and his
party of formidable weapon in the next
campaign" Senator Schurz sees the wis
dom of this advice. and sustains it by the
strong influence of his Endorsement
The democrats, if they would take this ad-
vice, could do great deal towards expelling
emotional politics" from the next canvass.
We agree with Mr.. Schurz in deploring these
emotional" influences. 1t is the purpose of
the republicans to make the next canvass one
Of an emotional character. That party has
always traded upon emotion and sentiment.
1t had an emotion about slavery, about freed
men, about the national credit, and now it
would excite new one about the Pope. 1t
TO prevent this and the dangers that will arise
from It that we have urged the democrats to
take Mr.. Blaine ut his word and send his
amendment whirIing through Congress. Not
to do SO would be an act OF Bourbonism.
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GLOBE THEATRE,
Nos 726 and 730 Broadway.-VARIETY, at 3 p. NJ
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COLOSSEUM
Thirty fourth and Broadway yPRCSSTAN SIEGE 0
PARIS. Open from r. NJ to 4 Y. M. and from 80 L.
TO 10 T. NJ
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WOODS MUSEUM,
Broadway corner of Thirteth street.-RUBE, at P NJ
a. 10 :i5 +. NJ. Matinee at r. NJ. T. s. Chansu
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THIRD AVENUE THEATRE,
Third between Thrteth and Thirty hrst streets
MINSTREL5f aud VARIETY, at p. NJ.
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SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS.
New Opera House Broadway of Twenty ninth sire
nlA M
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voLKs' GARTEN.
Bowery-vARIETY, At q P. M.
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LYCEUM THEATRE
Fourteenth street and sixth avenue.-LE GENDRE DE
P0IRIEk, at 5 p. NJ. Partisan Company.
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TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE
Nos 585 and Jo7 Broadway.-VARIETf, At o r. NJ Natl
nee Il. NJ
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BOOTHS THEATRE,
Twenty third street and sixth ayenueCOOSIE SOOGAH,
r. H. AIR. and Mrs. Barney Williams
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-09

One great cause of the poverty OF the
present day, wisely says IN exchange, l.
a failure OF our common people to appre-
ciate small things. They do not realize
how daily addition. be it ever 50 small,
will soon make large pile. If the
Young men and women of to-day will
only begin. and begin now, to save lit
tie from their earnings and plant it in
the soil of some good savings bank, and
weekly or monthly add their mite, they
...H ..-..- " L",r.. -'ailp It competence
when they reach middle life Not only
the desire but the ability to increase it
will also grow. Let clerk and trades
man, mborcr and artisan, make, now and
at once. beginning. store up some of
your youthful force for future contingent
cy. Let parents teach their children to
begin early to save. Begin at the toun-
tain hcadto control the stream Of cXtrav-
agancc-to chose between poverty and
riches. Let our youth COON in the habits
Of extravaganza for fifty years TO come
rs they have for the fifty years past, and
We shall have nation of bcggarS, with
moneycd aristocracy. Let genera
ton of such as save in small sums be
reared, and we shall be free from
want. DO not be ambitious for cNtrav-
agaut fortunes, but seek that which i
the duty of every one to obtain-inde-
pcudrncc and comfortable home.
Wealth, and enough of it, is within the
reach Of all 1t is obtained by one
process, and one onIy-Savrng.-Sci. Am.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-09
TIE OIL Trade.

The following figures from the Titus.
vile Co,lrier will interest many of our
readers:
The amount Of refined exported this
wear ,o Europe from New York. Phila.
dclphia, and Baltimore. up to May %.
was in crude equivalent To l.Gl3. 4O5
barrels and Of crude 144.&O0 barreIs-a
total Of !. 7SS. 700 barrels, as against same
last wear. l.9Ol.&13 refined in crude
equivalent and of crude 1872, POS barrels
"a total of 2.O35.5l7 barrels. The de-
crease this year from same time last
amounts to 247.s17 barrels Of crude
equivalent. But the exports of crude
tins year exceed those of last by l2,O96
barrels The exports of naptha this year
up II May u from the three ports are
3,5h',@52 gallons, as against 2.7l0,5l5
gallons exported same time last wear. an
Increase of 626,S87 gallons. The total
capacity Of thcvessel chartered for the
three ports on May "a last was 5473S3
barrel. This would exhaust nearly four
weeks of our present production. And
during the last week the charters in
creased heavily. With such facts before
Us, who will say that We are not to have
from this time on heavy demand for oil
for foreign export