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A Strange Case Of Poisoning.

castellated mansion standing on the
edge of footing Beck common in Surrey
England, and known as the Priory, has re-
GENTLY been the scene of Il tragedy which
still remains shrouded in mystery. The
place belonged In December last to
young widow, whose first husband, Capt
RIcARDo, had died suddenly at Cologne in
1871. In that month Mr.. CHARLES TURNER
Bravo, barrister, about thirty years of
age, married the widow aud came TO live
Mt the Priory, where O Mrs. Cox, who had
been his wife's companion for some three
years, continued to live in that capacity.
This Mrs. Cox came originally from the
island of Jamaica, and not long since Mr.
Bravo made arrangements for her early
return and the severance of her conneo-
ton with his wife.
One Tuesday in April Mr.. Bravo de-
voted the morning to shopping with his
wife in the west end of London, taking a
Turkish bath later, and then lunching with
his uncle. He seemed in excellent health
and spirits, and invited an Intimate friend.
with whom he had chambers in the Tenn
Pile to come out to the Priory the next day.
On his return home in the afternoon he
took gallop on hard pulling cob. which
tired him somewhat. At o'clock he
dined with his wife and Mrs Cox. The
dinner consisted of "A small piece OF lamb
some new potatoes, spinach and egg, and
bloater paste on toast. All partook OF the
food, but Mr.. Bravo alone drank Bur-
gundy, taking three full glasses from q
bottle which had been decanted some
hours before and been left standing in the
cellaret.
After dinner they went to the morning
room a few minutes before nine, where
they remained quarter of an hour, the
ladies then retiring to their rooms. Alta
quarter past nine Mr.. Bravo babe his wife
good night in perfect health, and was
next seen at half past nine standing in his
doorway, crying out to his wife, "FLoR-
ENCE, FLORENCE hot water, hot water!"
and apparently in great agony. Hot water
and mustard were administered by Mrs
Cox, who summoned Mrs. Bravo. Physi-
cans were at once sent for DR.. MOORE
arrived in about an hour followed
shortly by DR.. HARRISON. They found
the patient in complete state
OF collapse, almost pulseless, and with
"'"N'y 'i"'"" Pupils "hu hucclu illnDs'
lie could not swallow aud was UNI
conscious. mustard poutice was placed
on the heart and brandy was injected. At
half past o'clock Dr. GEORGE JOHNSON,
senior physician to the Kings College Hos
pial arrived with Mr.. BELLA surgeon aud
half an hour later Mrs Cox stated TO these
gentlemen that Mr.. Bravo, when first
taken ILL., had said to her, 81 have taken
some OF that poison but don't tell Flor
ENcE." They returned to Mr.. Bravo, who
had regalned consciousness about o'clock,
and repeated to him Mrs. Cox's statement.
Tie said 70 them that he did not remember
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08
The Boss's Latest Congressional Job.

Boss SHEPHERD has recently put up In
Washington large building on one OF the
most conspicuous sites of the city, at the
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and
Twelfth street. This house stands out
several feet from the building line on both
streets, so that portion of the most valu-
able public property has been appropri-
ated TO the Boss's benefit, without authority
or compensation OF any kind. The archi-
tect OF this structure is well known as one
of the Boss's, tools, and is also the inspector
of buildings. So that the officer appointed
TO protect the public interest and TO pre-
vent violations of the law, is responsible
for this fragrant knavery.
While the editice was going up there was
good deal of speculation about the use to
which ii would be applied. The Boss in.
umated, when seeking mortgage of $125,-
900 on the property, that IL was TO be
rented to the Government. But this was
doubted, after recent exposure in which
1t was shown that he had got from the
Post ONCE Department 81, 200 year for a
house that cost $4,000, without having any
title to the house that would be recognized
as valid In fact 1t was fraudulent Job,
which Mr.. PRATT, now Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, fully developed in the
Senate.
That fact, though quito recent, seems to
have left no impression, for Mr.. MORRILL,
OF Vermont, from whom better things used
to be expected, proposed to the SEN
ate the other day TO lease this building for
$4,000 year and to vote $4,000 for NOV
ing into it, EFFIGY SARGENT who occu-
pies one OF the Boss's houses and acts as
his agent i'm the Senate, started the ball at
10000 year, but it doubled IN few days.
The preteXt for this job is that the
house now occupied by the Pension Ofice
Is unsafe and not fireproof. This discov-
cry of danger TO the papers, after several
years of tenancy, was only made after the
Boss had started his speculation. 1t began
year ago, in view OF this very contin-
gency, and is now fully developed. AT
time when all expenditures ought TO be
reduced, and when there must soon be
ample room in the departments for the
diminished clerical force, il is deliberately
proposed to lease this building at an enor-
nous price from August next, with a GER
tanty that there will be q loss Of whole
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some Of Mr.. Washburne's Weak Points n q
Candidate.
Hom ne Springfield republican.

With all his virtues, this excellent Uncle
Elihu Is not exactly an IRON clad-ether In chnr-
acter, record, or reputation. There are one or
two weak joints in his armor. Already some
very unpleasant scandal about him has found
bated utterance at the Boston Union Club, and
public demand comes from New York for a
more explicit explanation than he mas vet
vouchsafed OF his relations with the Trans
continental Railway funds" Mr. Washburno
has made his full share Of enemies. Some OF
them are bitter In their luminosity. and have
good memories. Ihsy make no bones OF saving
that tho vigilance OF the watch dog OF the.Ireas-
ury was Of an intermittent and discriminating
quality; that, when personal friend or his be-
loved Galena was concerned, he could doze on
his post rs peacefully and profoundly as watch
dogs OF much less pretension. They recall, too,
his brief but busy premiership In 1859. His stay
In tho Cabinet Was very short, only matter Of
few weeks; but he made the most Of ms time,
The remarkable industry with which lie went
through the patronage OF the State Department,
distributing the fat things among his friends,
mad" good deal Of scandal IN the time Of IL,
and hasn't yet been forgotten. He stripped the
otice So bare In those few weeks that even
James +. Wilson Of Iowa judged II not worth
taking-a circumstance which certainly speaks
volumes for MIR. washburnes activity aud
thuroughness. An Office that had no value IN
the eyes OF Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa must have been
stripped very bare indeed.
MT. Washburne Is not as strong a candidate aA
Mr. Bristow; he cannot possibly he made as
strong.
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TILE MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
Death OF p. q. g. Meade Beiden, X. Tho
BTothers Wnshington aud Lnfa Yetfe.

After the calling OF the craft to labor yester-
day morning, despatch was read announcing the death
OF Brother Meade Delden. Past Grand Commander Of
Kni ghts Tempar.
The Committee on the Grand Masters address re-
ported the division Of Its subjects among several
appropriate committees.
Brother Gregory Of Fort Plains presented TO the
Grand Lodge volume Of papers. dated from 1920 to
1888. relating 70 the ant. Masonic persecutions
On motion OF Worthy Brother Dosne. the saio of
liquors in any part Of the building prohibited BY
unanimous vote.
W. George Raymond, Grand Lecturer, presented
his report lie stated during year
for .hc exempnncation OF the wors had been held
tended. ' WOW "''' ~
During the afternoon session. in response to circu.
lar from the Grand Master Of Wisconsin ia reference
the erection Of suitable msuso the toni
OF our brOt George Washington, IN tho grounds Of
Ing special eSmmttee T. v. kossrt M.coy. w. Nm.
pqrant, aud + Valentine. lie also appointed the
Joseph y. Evans X W. and the Rev. Jonn q. Webster
and W. John A. Moore.
amendment q tue charter " the hall and asylum
TO make The board OF Trustees OF the hall
Grand onicers such, directed BY the present
charter Referred TO the Committee on Han and Asy.
NJ. ". Daniel d. Bruen. p. @. NJ. Of New Jersey was
iniroarpesG, ana received with the grand honors
The lafayette statue reported that the committee had
Nate oa the psrS Uommlssloners ana vas most cor
dlAly and courteousy received. The Commissioners
stated that they mad the statue now In their possession
oeI the pedes,sl was no, yet eompieied The Columns.
MY would be happy to have them assl In paying
.Pecs g he memory Of Laiayette aud would reAi
unwilling Of the statue would not take place until sep
tsmeer ~ Z VS. resolved thar The resident
here ana IA BIooNDn, DC added TO tho committee.
Their may be ,wo ballots so-day for Deputy Grand
probably be elected.
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ave have been detained taking in the
balance OF our cargo" So writes Mr.. JEFFERSON
DAVIS while praslng the jetties Of Capt EADs
ut the mouth Of the Mississippi. The praise is
all right, but the phrase tho balance of our
cargo" Is unworthy writer OF so much distino-
ton. What Mr.. DAVIS meant to say was "the
rest OF the cargo" and II he had been educated
In any other school than West Point, he would
have said II. Almost every West Point man
whose writing we have had occasion to examine,
delights In Juggling in this vicious phrase on
every practicable occasion. 1t Is very suitable
In commercial language relating TO accounts,
but 1t has no right TO appear elsewhere. Let Mr..
DAVIS avoid 1t hereafter, aud not set bad ex-
ample TO the young writers OF the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08
RAISING THE sUy UP HIGHER
A Noble Idea-Pu-h it Forward.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: II my
memory ia not at fault the London Telegram
has tho largest circulation OF any daily paper In
the world. II being about 10000 copies.
THE sun has the largest daily circulation In
this country, It being about 10000.
In this Centennial year we should not be be-
hind England In the circulation OF tho most
popular newspaper. Cannot we increase tho cir
culation Of The Sun to $4,000 before the Fourth
OF July, and thus outrauk the highest paper in
London?
II each reader OF THE Sun would make a lit
tie effort, he could get one new subscriber.
Shall we not do II?
As a matter OF national pride, having no other
Interest IN THE Sun than belongs to every hon
est American, pledge myself to secure two
new readers between now and the coming
Fourth IN order to show to the world that we
have paper OF the largest circulation ON the
face Of the globe. s.
JUNE1.
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The Republican Reform Club lectures
the Cincinnati delegates in ntst-cass didactlc
style. But 1t sometimes happens In this con-
trary word that people refuse to take even good
advice. and insist in pursuing their evil courses
In spite of II. Among tho gentlemen the club
proposes to send 10 Cincinnati are several OF our
most estimable citizens. They will make dig
nined appearance at the Gibson House and "
the delegates do not pay heed to their words
they will show bad taste and worse prudence.
Yet they may refuse to be guided even by the
wisdom OF the prosperous company Of gentle
men which jog CHoATR leads, and may turn
deaf ear even to the persuasions Of his silver
tongue,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08

Next Wednesday the Republican Con-
vention for the nomination Of candidates for
the Presidency and vce-Presidency meets at
Cincinnati. Though the times are hard, and
money begs letting at three and four per cent.
interest, ana the fare TO Cincinnati Is not tr1e,
yet the friends of the competing candidates for
the nomination will flock thither in crowds,
greater probably than have appeared at any pre-
vous National Convention OF the Republican
party. Mr.. CoNKLISo's supporters will 60 In full
force, and with the ad junct OF powerful brass
band. BLAINEs cheerers will be loud, but not
so many. MOTION will have the Iustiest voices
OF the Hooser state to applaud his name. BRrs-
row will be represented by a more reserved
crowd. who will try to gain bv argument what
the supporters Of the other candidates seek to
win by noise. But hts adherents lack the inten-
sity and simplicity OF purpose which will govern
their opponents. They will take and are ready
TO take a substitute for their man. The others
know nothing except the orders Of their chief
tains. IL will be interesting to see how the eight
comes out.
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Blaine's Condemnation.
Prom ne Boston n'dnscriuL
}lnino's uefeuCe before the Housa


Mr.. Blaine's defence before the House of
Representatives yesterday Is his condemnation
IL needs no other evidence than the letters he
presents To convince the people that he Ia "A con
spicuousll unht man to occuuy the Presidential
onair. lle appears, by his own showing, to nave
signalzed his advent into Washington life b.,
Of War, "A valuable contract for the Spencer
Rife Company. This WAS before he entered
Congress. After becoming n member OF the
House and the speaker thereof his acts res pect-
Ing r lroads, rs shown by the letters which he
publishes, renders his nomination for the Presi-
dencY impossible. No brilliant assumption or
oratorlcal display can destroy the damnatorv
presumption Afforded by tnese revelations OF
the Congressional course of James G. Blaine
he represents himself AZ the Intimate business
friend aud associate OF railroad spectators,
some Of whose schemes depended for their
NItalllY ana success on the action OF Congress,
branch, and the Speaker a part OF the time
Ihht TACT would be enough to constitute the
lie servant.
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Quite number Of the manufacturers

Quite n number of the manufacturers
and vendors OF counterfeit champagne have been
arrested and held to bail within tho last two
days. Their business should be suppressed.
The stun itself Is fraud its manu- acturers
are guilty OF defrauding the revenue
Its vendors perpetrite fraud upon their
customers and the importers Of the genuine
article are among the sufferers by the fraud.
The business is carried on surreptitiously. and
there has been some difficulty In following Its
qualifications; but now that 80 many OF the Of
tenders have boon got hold Of and indicted, tho
exposure and suppression Of their practices
ought to be thorough.
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Hard Times in south Carolina.
FROM ne Charleston Ns,cs.

RON me ChdTfSOn Neics
The Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
at iarnwell, ;. G., mad TO bring business TO "A sud
den halt last week TO save colored jurors from
stsfyalion, They said they had been without
food for the whole day and could get neither
money nor credit. fhe kind-hearted Judge pro-
ceeded TO give them the following "crumbs Of
comfort"
"Under the circumstances, will be COM
PEELED to discharge you, for | cannot keep YOU
here III starving condition. Hut you see to
You are not without blame. for the men ia
ONCE, resp ansibe for the stoppage of the court.
the month Of May; there is no money to nav
your Judge, to pay jurors to support tho pris-
oners IN jail or pay the other expenses Of tue
county. You culored voters are res onsIble for
TINS thing, for by your votes the bad men who
have brought about this lamentable stare OF
RlInlIR MnIn plarInn.n -
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A Personal Explanation from Poker Jack.
To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sr: In your
Issue OF May 2o your Washington says


Issue OF May 2e your Washington correspondent says
Dorsey and Poker Mcclure appealed the oya mass
OF the North for their encouraging support on the
Arkansas, hunted from their houses by rebels II the
projection OF the Federal Government WAS MT *.
Governor But i6is was merely the surface indearoS
be low TINS there was gigantic scheme Of plumber AID
me hungry raboie led by Mcclure and Dorsey. we're
u their plan succeeded and BROOKS IN de Governor
They were all largely interested In railroad specula
uOus, ami their hes were entitled under
acts OF the Arkansas Legislature which they had pur
Chased, 10 large amounts Of bonds.
never was In gigantic or any other scheme OF
plumber, unless my service in the Federal army comes
within the meaning Of the words. never led nor At
tempted TO lead "hungry rabDle" In connect ton
with senator Dorsey any one else. In fact l have
tue present House u REPRESENTATIVES. | "
hello. or controlled, through Drother or law
Indirectly, one uoli RS worth OF stock bonds any
railroad COMPANY never owned STATE town, OF
PROBABLY never VIII; never Was directly " Indirectly,
Interested IN railroad contracts spcculitlOns
kansas or any otne state anu never Was subsidized or
II 'oil0w- from vii is here stated that your CORE.
spondrn tosly The cast not well ADVISED IN relation
10 myself lie Mhlcn made out Of who CLOTH and
which iu no manner reflects on my general inteli.
Instance there IT, direct reflection on intelligence
and jud meat which | cannot allow to pass, | never
lungs never asked desired their sympathy or on
eouragement, aud have never seen The time II would
have beeu accept u II rendered
Whatever els may be, / never was silly enough to
appeal to any suen de uslon as your correspondent
Al the Tune referred 10 by your correspondent, would
have ocen nu Ike an appeal 10 tne nythic charac-
Lrs ot h.at9en mythology, ana feel offended At being
Yours, &C. JouH MCCLURE
.ba @ Ps'ST 3ST9
LlrrLk ROCK ATk., June ., 1879.
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On one Of the Fourth avenue cars yester-
day morning, AN English woman, recently arrived
In this country, and having no American money
with her, rendered the conductor, In payment
for her fare. gold sovereign. The conductor
received the coin, and telling her 1t was worth
Sass, took out six cents for her fare and gave
her the charge. Having just sold other SOW
ereiens to brokers for S5.4s, she was naturally
dissatisfied with the amount allowed by the
conductor, and the attention of the other pas
sensers was attracted to her complaint. A gen
tleman sitting by her counted the.change she
bad received, and found that IL amounted to but
t3.S, instead Of t4S2, which 1t should have
been, even at the conductors valuation Of the
sovereign. Upon this the conductor paid over
the missing ST. saying no had made mistake,
but still refused to allow more than Sass for the
sovereign. The woman asked for the sovereign
back, and one Of the passengers offered to pay
her fare II the conductor would return It, but
he said he mad passed II in at the ONCE OF the
company, and she must go there II she wanted
redress. Thereupon some OF the passengers
became indignant, and the conductor was called
very hard names, and alter a great deal of
wrangling he handed over sixty cents more,
making up the S5.45 demanded. The conduc-
tors number was taken, and he has been report
ed to the Officers OF the company. His defence
is that he did not know that the gold sovereign
was worth more than Sass, until the passengers
told him OF IL.
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years rent on the present Pension ONCE
and claim Tor three years more.
The attention Of the House will of course
be called to this barefaced fraud, and
when the Legislative bill goes back loaded
down with amendments, IL is expected
that the scheme will not only be crushed,
but that Boss SHEPHERD will be required
TO account for violent seizure of valua-
BILE portion OF two streets for his own use.
He would be required to retire his house
inside the building line in any community
where law is respected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08
How to Remit.

Remit subscriptions In Post once money orders
registered letters drafts on New York TO the order
Of THE Sun, AZ our riss.
Any subscriber failng to receive his paper within
reasonable time after writing, will please advise rs
promptly Of the fact ana whether he sent cash. cheek
money order, or Iogstered letter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08

II is limited that l}iistOw is n railroad
subsidy man, because he was once connected
with the Texas Pacihc road II would not he
safe To make direct charges against Bristow In
that connection. lie might be forced to tell
why he resigned, and that certainly would not
hurt him. Besides, the railroad kings, that is
TO say Jay Gould and COL Scott, are az inst
Iristow ana for Blaine, aud II may 10 added
that every man who has job in his mind, TO be
put through at the expense Of the Government
IL opposed 10 Bristows nomination. He hts
not friend among that class. They are all enc
Jules.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08

way 10 curry favor with anybody, and though
the parlors Of the Union League Club may not
know his presence, yet, when the Republican
battle grows desperate, tho RESPONDENT captains
resort to Roscoe CONKL1NG to lead the forlorn
hope. Why, then, should they not put him In
command Of the army and commission him 10
go forth from Cincinnati as the Republican gem
eralissimo against the formidable hosts Of the
Onnnaiiinn2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08

II is n languid and wretched rebellion
that Is now running its course in Mexico. The
object Of its leader, PoRFIRro DIAz, Is to secure
the Presidency, for which elections are to be
held In few weeks. But he has been beaten
In every action upon the field OF arms; and the
political triumph OF the Liberals may, therefore,
be regarded as assured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08
Poker in Nevada.
From ne Eureka sentinel

Hoyle and Schencll to tho contrary not
withstanding, II was conolusively proven in a
poker game In Eureka the otueg night, that a
jack idll ON dc ingrrs bent four aces. The
hul4er ~ the fOrmor Mas coal burner from the
prlmeN j Forest of McGciry, While the elevator
or the latter WAS a gentleman Of Eureka. Inc
latter Laid down Lis hdnd and passed out OF
the door.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08
the sun NEWSPAPER

NJ printed ana Published every day in the year At ios
les ana 10 Nassau street New York city Ts regular
edition on secular days sbout 40, O00
NJ weekly edition over ~, ZOO, and s sunday issue
about the same IL prints and sells million copies
. week which are read all over the United States.
This Is q circulation unprecedented In American jour
nansm and Il lie constantly on the increase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08

We are told that the gloomiest view yet
published respecting the financial state OF JAY
GouLD's Tribune fails TO touch the bottom OF
the sad reality. The Tribune Is head over ears
In debt, and Its future is hopeless. We are sorry
for the Innocent owners OF the minority OF the
stock. But we warned them In time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08

Tom Scorr is very proud of Brother
BLAINE He thinks he is a wonderful man and
so he is. He was equal to the labors Of the
Speaker ana Of stock Jobber at one and the
same time, and all the while he wore the face
and talked the language Of an honest man.
Brother BLAINE has been a more successful
fraud than even the radiant SCHUYLER CoLFAx
and when he goes into the moral ecturine bust
ness. he will beat the Indiana man all hollow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08

A correspondent of the Times enters
Gov EDWIN ID. MORGAN for the Cincinnati
Presidential race. file pins his colors to a stout
and STAYING horse, sound OF limb and wind.
Gov MoRoAN would carry into the canvass the
practical sense Of the great merchant and that
largeness OF view which worldwide transao-
lions develop In metro olitan mind.