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Grants Latest Changes.

Gen. GRANT yesterday sent In a batch OF
interesting nominations to the Senate,
which were at once confirmed. He nom
mated Judge PIERREPoNT rs Minister to
England; Judge TAFT, late Secretary of
War. as Attorney-General in PIERREPoNT's
place; and Mr.. J. DONALD CAMERON, son
Of SIMON CAMERON Of Pennsylvania, as
Secretary OF War in TAFT's place.
II has for some time seemed probable
that Judge TAFT would not answer GRANTS
purpose as Secretary OF War. He is a
straightforward, up-and-down man, and
not available for jobs. Such man in the
place OF BELKNAP could only make trouble
Tor such President as GRANT, and accord
tngly he Is moved out. He Will also make
respectable Attorney General, and in
that post he cannot interfere so much with
the little operations on which President
GRANTS com fort so greatly depends.
The nomination OF Judge PIERREPoSr as
Minister 10 England is to be taken, we
suppose, as a reward for tue valuable SER
vice he has recently rendered TO Gen.
GR...ST in certifying before the Chamber OF
CONNIE, &c in this city that GRANT is not
common the. Any how, he is in many
respects an improy ,-ment on Gen. ScHENCK,
although he does not plasS go strons game
Of poker. The Senate which :-eiected Hr.
DANA fastened to confirm the county and
accomplished PIEBREPoNT,
The noml;Iatlon OF Don. CAMERON AZ
Secretary OF War is not one that will be
approved by reforming Republicans; but
that, probably, makes no difference. Mr..
CAMERON has long been laundering for a
place in the Cabinet, and his nomination
doubtless settles the question whether the
Pennsylvania delegates to Cincinnati will
vote for CoSKLING or for BLAINE. or
course, Brother BLAINE would not hesitate
about promising to make either Don. CAM
ERoN or the Devil Secretary Of War in con-
liberation Of votes at Cincinnati, but tnd
In the hand is worth two in the bush.
The Senate did Its duty in cor 1rming all
these nominations without any improper
delay.
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No Son Money Candidate.

1t s claimed in some foolish quarters that
the proceedings of the recent Democratic
Convention In OHIO diminish the chances
OF Gov. TILDEN at St. Louis, and Increase
those OF Gov. HENDRICKS. Well, IL this be
so they diminish the prospects of Demo-
cratic success in November I'm Just about
the same proportion. No doubt the pre-
seutation OF Gov. ALIENS name Is n mere
blind. and ii is quite possible that the real
man whom the Ohio inHationists are In
search OF may turn out TO be HENDRICKS.
But II their financial principles prevail at
81. Louis, and the Convention dominates
a candidate who accepts them, II will not
make any difference what his name is.
We are confident that the ct. Loui. Con-
vention will not follow the lead OF the
wild theorists of n State which is certain
to 60 Republican both in October and
November. Nevertheless, IL behooves the
hard-money Democrats everywhere to be
on the alert and stand their ground, and
thus make sure OF "a sound platform, and a
candidate TO match. With a list OF worthy
names to select from, those who will COM
pose large majority OF the ST. Louis Con-
vention need not be frightened by the
motley crowd OF financial fanatics that
shout ut the trembling heels of the octo-
gel, .orian BILL ALLEN.
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Good Advice Acted Upon.

As long ago as last January The SUN
ScHENcK investigating committee to the
Importance of obtaining Col. CHErs-
BRoUeHs testimony.
At a time when the more generally ac-
cepted theory In regard TO the Emma
scandal held our Minister TO Great Britain
to be a fool rather than rascai. we were
at some pains to vindicate his shrewdness,
even at the expense OF his repu alton for
honesty. We not only charged that he re-
ceived $4,000 as his share of the profits of
an outside speculative pool in Emma, but
also asserted that no had early intimafion
by cable of the impending crash, and be-
ing then in Paris, directed Col. CHEEs-
TROUGH to unload for him. On January
Is we said
Ass soon a. word could be got to London Col. CHEFS
sSs ed ID
soHnsck aud CHEEsBRouoH Know"
When scHENcK came home to explain, he
assured the committee that we were wrong,
and that he never directed CHEEsBRoUou
TO sell shares. So positive OF this was he
that he unhesitatingly swore TO it. I'm
fortunately, however. Mr.. scHENcK's un-
supported oath has not the weight II
should have. The committee applied TO
CHEEsnRoUGH for information. CHEEs-
BRouoH oorroborates what we affirmed
four months ago. and even sends a copy Of
the original telegram from ScHENCK or
dering the sale. Therefore, anybody who
keeps pocket list of Derjurers for private
reference, will do well TO add the name Of
our Minister TO Great Britain.
We congratulate Mr.. HEWITT and his as
sociates upon the success with which they
have followed up the clue given last win
ter by THE Sun. That SUCCESS removes
my hesitation which we might otherwise
feel In again calling their attention to these
words OF advice addressed by US to the
Committee on the 9TH of March:
"Let the committee obtain OF the Western Union
COMPANY copiee OF al despatches sent BY PARk
can Munster was warned by cable tnst the inng
pany eoud not hope 70 meet Its monthly dividend, and
th.t he had better unload"
These dispatches. II obtained. will be
found to supplement Col. CHEEsBRoUGu's
testimony in most interesting manner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23
Our Disgrace at the Centennial.

Some radical measures should at once be
Philadelphia to put stop to the vandalism
of q certain portion Of the visitors. One
Of the first of these restrictive measures
should be the prohibition of canes and UNI
brellas inside the buildings. A stand could
be easily arranged at each entrance, and
the canes and umbrellas deposited there
There is no country in the world where
such weapons, so dangerous to works of
art, are allowed inside museum or an ex-
hibition. In Philadelphia, however, one
constantly secs people testing bronZes aud
marbles with one or the other of these
arms.
In the art department groups are regu-
larly assembled at almost every step listen
ing to some self-appointed critic, who mer-
cilessly punches with his cane the admira-
BILE pictures sent in from various parts Of
the globe.
Several of the statues have also been dis
figured by inscribing on them the names
OF barbarian visitors; and the pedestas of
many more, as well as several show cases
In the Nam Building, have been soiled by
tobacco juice. All this must be- stopped
at any cost. 1t Is disgrace TO the ooun-
try. Moreover, two or three paintings
have been cut aud scratched with pen
knives. The ruffians who did this were,
happily enough, caught in the act and ar
rested; but the police force is by no means
strong enough to prevent such things oc-
curing again, especially when the crowd
is large.
The foreign exhibitors, and especially
those whose exhibits are not protected by
show cases, are already much alarmed.
Most OF them keep clerks and watohmen
of their own on their respective stands;
but when the number of visitors Is large
these men become powerlsss TO prevent
damage. The art galleries have suffered
80 much from the vandalism of rufiianly
visitors that one of the departments, the
Austrian, has temporarily closed its doors,
Tor the purpose of erecting iron ratings
IN front OF their exhibits, so as to keep the
visitors at safer distance.
These detenoes WILL however, hardly
prevent the possibility OF drunken men
damaging the works of art, either by spit
ting on them or by punching their canes
into them. Meanwhile, II should be the
duty of every decent man to exercise the
function OF policeman in such a case, and
TO give the roughs into charge of the odi-
GERS on the slightest attempt on their part
TO injuI articles exhibited.
IL Is OF no advantage to us az "a nation 10
gain the reputation Of sayages in tho eoun-
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A Question for Temperance Reformers.

On Sunday the Police Comm ssioners,
through their agents, the Captains Of
Police, exer1ed their fun power to enforce
HE law forbdding the sale of malt and
ypirltuous liquors in this city on that day.
They detached policemen from their usual
districts, put them in citizens clothes, and
sent them out, two by two, usually one de-
teotive aud an ordinary officer, to catch
people selling liquor. 1t was the duty of
these pairs to enter n saloon, call for beer,
wine, or spirits, ana when the unsuspect-
Ing barkeeper gave II them to exhibit their
shields aud lug him of to the sta ton house
We know OF one case where "a law
abiding German had sorupulously kept
from selling his national beverage all day.
Entering through the side door, his privi-
legged customers begged of the old man
glass of lager to queuch their thirst on
that hot day. But he was resolute. He
tapped no keg of lager the Sunday through.
Weiss beer the customers might have in
abundance, because the Stats Zeitung
had published u decision that that mid
beverage was not intoxicating liquor. So
this prudent Teuton kept the Sunday law.
At night, however, gathering about him III
his beer shop, in hearty German fashion,
his sons and daughters with their many
babies, he tapped keg of the prescribed
beverage, and they drank with great salts
faction. At that hour there entered the
wcll-swept saloon two men clad III the
garments OF the ordinary valuable oitizeu.
They demanded lager. Himself happy in
the enjoyment OF the society of his chill
oren ana grandchildren, the good Teuton
for the first time yielded to the request,
and humanely satisfied their supposed
craving. Thereupon, after drinking the
foaming glasses, the treacherous customers
exhibited their shields aud, tapping their
accommodating host on the shoulder, told
him he was arrested for violating the Sun
day liquor law. Then they took him TO
the station house, and he langulshed in a
oell over night, waiting the chance to go
before the police magistrate and give the
Dali Tor which he was amply responsible
III was hard case, aud who can wonder
that his devoted wife was agitated in soul
ever the peculiar working of our Centen-
niAl American Institutional
Now, does any one suppose that drunk
enness was less than usual OH Sunday ?
The heart OF man is desperately wicked.
H. In bringing up your children, you take
pains TO hedge them about with restrio-
uons and to deny them all sorts of indul-
senoes they are pretty sure to long for
Tue very things you deny them; aud, IL
opportunity favors, they will go for those
ming. with the ardor which ALWAYS 0tvos
"" " 'ss pursuit Of forbidden fruit. EVE
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fourthly. because Mr.. GLErDErsINo's own rep
utstion, granting his innocence as claimed,
cannot be served, but must he put In hopeless
and protrsoted Jeopardy by q residence 80 far
from the scene OF his misfortune"
We commend the wisdom OF this Presbvtery.
whether innocent or not OF the great orlmo
alleged against him-and We are willing to let
the decision Of the Jersey City Presbytery
stand 10 regards that questioo-it Is certain tn at
the Rev. Mr.. GLErptNrrso did not deport him
self while In jersey City In a manner suitable to
a minis err of the Gospel He ought to step
down and out, and the people OF Peoria evi.
IDENTITY SEQ II In that light. hut what would
these Illinois Presbyterians do II BEEcHER
were a member Of their denomination, and
should apply for q license TO preach within
their bordefa7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23
THE METHoDIsr coxFERENCE.
The New York Committee to Control the
souLh MesIern Ghri.Iian AdxocMIe.


BALTIMORE, May -. Bishop Merrill pre-
sided over the General Confer nee this morn
ing. The port Of the Book Concern Committee
recommending that the Southwestern Christian
AdrOodts De pl ced under The control and puo-
hshed by the New York committee as a weekly
paper, and recommending an .nnual approprla-
tion OF t2,UO toward It's support, was taken up,
and minority report WAS also submit ed, recon-
mending that the APPROPRIATION oe 81 900.
lengthy debate followed the reaain2 OF the
minority report, In which Judge Cooley OF Iowa,
DR. Edward ~ Detroit, J. +. iiartzell Of Louisi-
ana, and others took part. The minority report
was dI.a.reed to, and after mucn discussion Of
the ma JOItty report IN amendment wis ad opted
placing the m PLACEMENT nf the paper with the
New York Book Agents instead Of the BOOK
Coliuittee. The previous question was then
cllled and sustained on the adoption OF the re-
port. the yeas and nsys demanded, and the
fepuu adopted-yeas, rl3 NAYS. g..
Dr. Nelson, from the Wyc;uing Conference,
announced the death Of tne Rev. George Peck, "A
brother * Bishop Peck, At Scranton, un Satur-
DAY last III IA" 1911 ye.rpi his axe. and who had
been member Of all the Gsnerdl Conferences
OF the church from lS,4 to 1879. inclusive. APP
DroDriats resolutions Of respect Ia honor OF tue
services and memory Of the deceased were
auuuted.
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had II, and we fancy that even ADAM was
glad to be tempted by his lovely compan-
Ion. In nne, people drank more on Sunday
than usual, we dare declare. They kick ed
under restraint, and by hook or by crook
they got their drinks.
Why was the law enforced so ,igidly by
the Police Commis sionersi Because they
wished TO make il Odious, aud to show how
preposterous is H.mptuary legislation for
. great metropolis. Wa commend these
random thoughts to our friends to whose
good intentions and proper efforts we give
full onoouragernent-the temperance re-
formers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23
Mr.. WILLIAM HENRY HURLBERr makes
the following announcement over his own sig
nature In the World Of YesterdaYi

After the New York Democratic state Convention
ulca had ndonted platform renfhruinR tue SYRIA
csse platforms o. 1874 ana 1870 and had presented tne
name OF GOV. T1LDEN for President TO the National
wsoeralc Convention soon to meet at 81, l. ui-. Mr..
mAhuE accepted an offer from the unuersgned, whi h
naa 9e.n open severa months for the purchase q al
we sharee OF the STOCK Of The World Company, and
the ransfer vas effected last month"
We congratulate Mr.. HURLBERT on becoming
proprietor Of so important a journal with such
traditions Of ability, learning, and fidelity to its
principles; and we wish for him the fullest
measure OF professional a. well as OF pecuniary
success. He Ia a man Of genius. and adds to
W.T. vivacity, and a trenchnnt style range and
variety OF Information such rs few men In any
profession have ever possessed; and with this a
tolerant Judgment and a kindly heart which
never knowingly did injustice To sny man. We
welcome Mr.. HURLBEHT into the foremost rank
OF the conspicuous Journalists OF the country.
At the same time we once more congratula
MT. MARBLE on his well-earnsd independ eOce,
his genial retirement, and the luxury OF those
scholarly and thoughtful pursuits which he rs
so well fitted TO use with profit TO others as we'll
as satisfaction to hImself
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We are surprised to hear that some Of
the Young men preparing to be ordained as
clergymen are In the habit OF running to the
theatre, dancing at balls, smoking issrs on he
street corners, and otherwise improperly In
dulgng themselves. But tho Rev. DR. EVANS
brought SUCH chsrges against them Yesterday
in the Presbyterian General Assembly at Brook
lyn, after an address had been delivered by Prof.
AIKEN OF Princeton Theological SEMINARY. We
cannot suppose he was aiming At tue Princeton
students, WHO are In CHI re Of President NC
Gosh, a rigid disciphnarian who sometimes
falls to maintain discipline. II they spend their
timo Ia the ways described by the Rev. DIR.
EVANS, they will not learn much about theology.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23
Free C,u.eu. of Indiana Trading Wives,

ROME CITY, May 9.-Dan Gibes Of this
place let patch OF ground sdjlinlug his resi-
dence To a Mr.. Peck Ia tiil On shares, Mr.. GiOes
wishing to follow his occupation Of peddliug.
While at the supper Ia 10 Peck sys to ID II,
How Will you trade yes Z" 4" think my
wife IL worth the most" said Dan, and should
want some to boot IL viii givs you my toh
u uOot. SAID Peck, and handed It to hun. ID "a
said This watch Is mine, tuenT YES" laid
Peck, and will he otter the woman ia tho
norulng,' and left. Dan thought no more OF It
until next morning. When he arose he found
Peck there after the woman. and they were
packing her things for a start, aud did start
"a on foot together Dams wife that he traded
for has left, aud Wont ia nl Lns contract.
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or the four plunderers OF the Freed
mans Savings Bank specifically designated by
Mr. DOUGLASS committee as At sub Iects for in
dictment and punishment, namely, HENRY d.
COOKE, LEWIS CLEPHANE, HALLETT Kill
BoURN, and JOHN o. EVANS, at least three, II
we are not mistaken. were among the crowd Of
Washington sharpers and dead beats, headed by
Boss SHEPHERD, who came to this city In 1873
with the avowed object OF taking the editor OF
THE sun back to Washington in handouts, on
the authority OF warrant issued by the dis
reputable Judge Of police court in that CITY.
Thanks 10 the power of the writ Of habeas
corpus, and TO the integrity OF Judge BLATCH-
FORD the kidnapping plot failed, and the
knGves were sent home dsconsolHte. Thugs
have changed somewhat since then, and there
are greater changes still to come.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23

The very able report OF Congressman
MEADE OF this city, for the minority OF the House
Committee on territories, is a settler for the
New Mexico project. II presents In u concise
form the most lmpreGnable arguments against
the admission Of this Territory as a State. The
facts relating to the condition OF the Territory
and It's people Mr. MEADE has gathered from
various authentic sources, and presented In
an extremely forible manner. That so bare
laced Job M this Senate bill could ever have
received anv favorable oonsid Iteration whatever
from committee the mai onty VI whom we're
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23

New York is not only going to be the bat
tie ground between the Repu bicans and Demo-
Gratis, but preparations are on foot for a nerc,
struggle between the friends OF MIR. CDNKIINo
aud Mr.. BLAINE In this State a. the Cincinnati
Convention. Measures are tiken for securing
large Attendance OF the supporters OF each to do
the necessary amount OF planning. sohemine,
button-holing, and shouting. Senator CosK-
LIMOS friends will naturally rally in large num-
beers from bis own State lust as Gov. Stewards
poured into Chicago in lS60-the movement in
behalf OF each ing spontaneous and enthusi-
astic. But II requires a good deal OF effort to
drum up BLAINE's scattered forces: and to this
end his emissaries are now Deramb ulating the
State from Montauk to Buffalo.
This Ia In accord with Mr. BLAINE's mode OF
conducting the canvass He intends to have A
tremendous LOBBY at Cincinnati. He believes in
vim and noise. He mas faith In activity and
audacty; aud he relies largely upon vehement
blowing and shouting to carry him through tho
Convention. or course, the Anal result will de-
pend upon a counting OF hands, but ent b usiastio
cheering at turning points may do much toward
wheeling the doubtful into line. Gov SCENARIOS
supporters found this out when, as one Of Mr..
LIkCOLk's hackers at Chicago seconded bis
nomination because ne was 1.-The very man TO
split rails aud maui Democrats" a tempest Of
long continued applause lifted the roof OF tho
Wigwam. Senator COHELINGs friends should
be preparing Tor an emergency like this at Gin
cinnati.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23

The Housa committee appointed to in
vestieate the ana,.-s OF the defunct Freed mans
Savings Bank has don. its work In a thorough
manner he report present ID TO Congress by the
Hon. BEVERLY Is. DOUGLAS. o, Virginia, Chair
man, charscterzes IN terms OF just severity the
conduct OF the eonspirators who banu,d to-
rethcr under tho protection OF PresidsSt
GRANT, to plumber the poor freedmen VINO had
been deluded into depositing their hard earned
savings 10 the rotten concern, and urges that
they should he made an example Of. The report
specin" lily recommends that HENRY d. COOKE,
LEWIS CLEPHANE. HALLErT kILBouRN, aud
John o. EVANS should be indicted, tried,
and punished to the extent OF the law an ex.
oellent recommendation II II only could DO
carried into effect. But, unfortunately. so long
as the present District Attorney In Washington
holds once, there Will be no honest or vigorous
prosecution Of these offenders, or others like
them. After FISHER and HARRINGTON were
driven out, for causes which are notorious.
WILLS was chosen by the Ring as the worthy
successor TO the former, aud he has justified
their confidence In every way. Thus II Ia that
such crimes as the safe burglary conspiracy are
permitted to go unpublished, aud Ring rascals
OF every degree allowed to drive their fast
horses through PENNSYLVANIA avenue, when they
should be breaking stone in the renitentiary.
For THIS disgraceful condition OF AFFAIRS Attor-
ney-General PIERREPoSr is more directly re-
sponsible than any one else but after his re-
markable performances In the BABcoCK case,
nothing In the way Of cleansing the District At
torney's ONCE was to have been Ell pected from
him. This only shows how thoroughly the evil
influences Of Grantism pervade the adminstra-
ton OF public Affairs In Washington, and how
hopeless IL Is TO expect any reform from the
Republican organization, even though GRANT
be cast overheard as Its JONAH
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Remit subscriptions in Post once money orders
registered letters drafts on New York TO the ordsr
81 Tnx Sun. at our risk.
Any subscriber falling TO receive his paper within
ss.scnsblc time after writing, will please advise US
prompty OF the fact whethef he sent cash. cheek
money order, or registered letter.
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A Noted virs,uian In Amicnon.

We record with great sorrow the death
OF Nr'. Pauline Mosby, vito OF Con. Jonn 5.
Mostly, whlen occurred at her residence In
daughter OF the Hon. Mr.. Clarke, formerly mem
Der Oi Congress from kentuoki. she VAS a LADY
OF culnsut Christian ana social virtues, and a
member OF the Catholic church. she mad been
Tor long Tune sufferer, and leaves seven chill
ureh, al quite Young, the youngest only about
two months old.
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THE SIN NEW sPAPER

- printed aud published every day In the year. At loo
nes and 10 Nassau street NeN YORK city. Hs regular
edition secular days now averages about 40. 900
~ weekly edition over $1,000 and Its Sunday issue
the II thus prns and sells million copies
. week. uhich are read all over the United States
Ths 10 circulation unprecedented In American jour
sansu. and II "a constantly on the increase.
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Why was it that while on Sunday DEL
hoNIoo's and The leading hotels, "a well ss the
smaller bars. were closed one favored hotel so.
liquor In great quantities without being dis.
turbed2 Was II because some OF the Police
Commissioners take their cocktails At the latter
place9
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For sale Bidders sca rec.
From the CAfca0o Tribune.

New YoRK, May 81 may say that the
runlor started some d AVS ago, 10 tho effect that
jay Gould's New York Tribune is striving holy
u sell out Ia the Repubiicans, II d.tli Tspe tad
10 all gu rters- IL u reported that the establish
ment, without the Onilulng, has been offered &
low price, out no t,kets are found. Pus-ib
after the CincInnat Convention decides VINO tue
nominees OF tue party are 10 be the required
Capital may Dc forthcoming. DUTrON.