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WEATHER REPORT.

,,c,n,mllTlrS TODAY Washington,
',,,Mrrl For the South Atlantic States,
N%.+',h N:%;,,' Barometer. Southerly winds, warmer,
ta'.."H or nsrlIv cloudy weather, possibly fol-
'Ts~ T,- ,G;c Middle Atlantic States, southerly
~. " on1 hazv or clear weather, with sta
We w. temperatures and falling barometer,
a,.1nwrd a,iIn bv foggy and subsequently cloudy
Weather.
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SYcLE BROTHERS will open new goods this week
Juilv -.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

THE CHEAPEST YET!-ONLY 20c. A YARD,
WORTH 35c.-L. STERN 6 Co., 523 Broad street,
are selling BRocApE DRESS GOODS at half price.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

THIRTY-oNE CENTS Is very low price for Soc.
alpaca. 1. STERN & co. are selling them. q.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

THE LEE GALLERY has no branch house..
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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN HIS
:ToRIcAL S0cIETY.-This meeting will be
held at 8 O'Clock tonight in the hall OF the
House of Delegates. The annual report
will be read, several brief ddresses are ex-
pected, and other matters of interest will
claim attention. a full attendance is ex-
4nectad - S5sg
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY cLoAxs from $6 to
$50 at SYcLE BROTHERS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

IF you WANT A HANDSOME SHAWL go to sYcLD
BROTHERS..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

THE CHEAPEST CARPETS are at sYcLE BRo.
THEIRS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

lron OTHER FOCAL. aln souaTH rAas.}.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY SETS FrRs from ~
ner set to 32o per set are at SYcLE BROTHERS,.
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THE LEE GALLERYs--The best PHoTo9RxPn
GALLERY In the United stafes. sSSs N
cnRIsTLAx oBsRRyEa.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

GET YOUR BLANKETS at L. STERN, & Co.'S, 523
BROAD street. ss5st ~ sssSs,ss
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

THE CHEAPEST DRY GOODS are at sYcLE Bro
THrRs, -Afs<tsls 80 50
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

FIFTY PIECES DRESS GOODS at zoe. worth 35c.
at SYCLE BROTHERS..
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AN INCIDENT

OF the Confederate army meeting last night
was the loud applause with which the
|" boys who wore the gray greeted grace.
full eulogy upon the gallantry Of Federal
lieutenant and sergeant at the battle OF the
Crater. III
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trenches, plunges into the Crater, counting
the friendly shelter OF its; crumbling sides.
Yonder lies Cemetery Hill in plain view,
naked Of men, and hard beyond the brave
old town nesting WHITLEY in it's wealth Of
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

GET YOUR sHAwLs at L. STERN q Co.'s, 623
Broad street. ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-02

1uG fIAN oc AhAS e-s
Referring to Grants plan for the invest
s,ent OF Petersburg, the speaker said it was
not new one. McC Clellan had proposed it,
but Halleck pronounced 1t impracticable::
Grant, ahile stu in the West, had urged
the adoption OF this plan, though when
placed in command unaccountably, ne tailed
TO pursue it till he had lost &c, 900 men.
The speaker proceeded to relate how
Grant, BY s.gradad withdrawal Of his
right flank, had placed his army WaSaln a,
easy march OF the lover crossings OF f1e
Chickahominy, and dispatched, Sheridan to
more thoroughly destroy the Virginia Gem
trail railroad On Sunday night, June
18th, the army OF the Potomac was put IN
motion for the James. Captain Megabe
detailed the movements Of the various corps.
and the admirable disposition Lee made OF
bis small numbers TO anticipate the designs \
OF the enemy. !, va ,.s,,,..,
= II Grants design was TO seize Peters @,rg
nv 4 eOt.D-d da-uaaf, and it had certainly ~ ~.
cseded but for an Incredible negiigeIs I'D
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27
The Open Winter.

The first month OF the Centennial year
e nearly done with. This January will be
memorable not only as the opening of the
hundredth year of our national existence,
but also Us midwinter month In which
the ground was never once fairly covered
with snow. The streams which in other
seasons have been locked with ice, this
January ripple along with all the merri-
ment OF spring. The brown crust of the
earth is visible and the garment Of green
which kindly nature spreads over IT, rests
the eye, usually forced at this season TO
look out over white shrouded landscape.
The buds on the trees are swelling almost
as In April time, and the farmer may dig
and plough as If the calendar were two
months ahead OF what il really Is.
tbs indeed an extraordinary season. and
% reasonably awakens alarm as to its
effects on agriculture. The climate Of the
Carolinas may not probably to the farmer
be transferred TO New York or Massa-
ohusotts. He needs for his prosperity that
Che seasons shall follow certain course
Open to forecast. Even though the snow
may vex the city pedestrian and try his
shoe leather, il is valuable assistant Of
eur northern agriculture, rs necessary 10
Che preservation Of the sleeping plants rs
che hibernation OF certain animals TO their
existence. 1t is a cold bed-spread, but IL
Duitices for Its purpose. The snow also
Affords to the woodman and the farmer a
Eoad bed over which he may drive his
seams with heavy loads with greater ease
shan on the ground underneath. The
farmer hereabouts GLADLY Welcomes the
exchange Of wheels for runners, and the
horses must share his pleasure. The ordi-
nary winter gives the farmer of Vermont
or New Hampshire, the Berkshire HILLS. or
q u Lawrence county. full one hundred
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scc,n,inp,sm in the White House.

To THE EDrToR OF TIE SUN-Sir: Being
In Washington some time ago, bad conversa-
ton with one who bad been some time In Gov
eminent employ, that suggested cause of alarm
SAID he: 81 wish they would elect a man Of
our denomination for President next tme."
"why sof" inquired.
"'Twould put US ON our legs here" he an
swered.
"what could President Of our denomination
Go for us?" asked.
dor Why, do what Grant is doing for the
Methodists."
"What IA he doing for the Meth odsts ?"
why a Methodist Bishop is sure TO get his
friends Othces by asking for them. The Method
lists are great power at the White House,
" IL this sof'
$50. indeed. Dr. Newman's church Ia nlled
by those VINO e. 10 see the President. The doc
tor himself aud his wife have been sent round
trumi ed M mission. And couldn't We have
these loaye. and fishes a. well As e Methouists
II We hld Pre- ident ~ our denomination"
This Il the spirit Of our cuuvcr.a ion, though
not IN Its exact words ana | confess that my
UNCONVENTIONAL feelin.s made II seem desirable
white House, aud quite agreed vita my In
terlocutor.
Since rejecting on the subject, however
confess the alarm feel as AN American citizen
at what might crafty my sectarian vanity. IL
give my vote from such motive, 50 may the
Catholics, so may the infdels, SO may the Jews,
ana so lIy Bishop Haven aud his cohorts pray
Grant Into "A third term. Thus our elections
would he a battle OF creeds and no creeds. and
the times OF Alya IN Holland would be reenact-
Ell IN III but the blOcdsIed, II even that did not
follow from mon violence. BAPTIST.
lAHltl4OMN, Jan, ..
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
your brilliant luminary OF yesterday appears an
Interview hya SUS reporter with Commodore
Vanderbilt, In which the latter cries down as
all "bosh" and stuff" Thomas j. Creamer's
charges that the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company had defrauded the
state Of New York out Of t15,OcOOO0 OF taxes.
1t Is true, as MIR. Vanderbilt says, that the taxes
are paid all along the line where the property
Is In every county = but this applies only TO the
taxes levied on the real estate. BY an unjust
law the personal property Of railroads, which
Includes its rolling stock as well AS machinery
In the several machine and repair shops, Is as
sessable only In the county where its PRINCIPAL
oniCe IL located. Now, In support OF Mr.. Cera-
mers charges | would call attention to the re-
port OF the state Assessors in 1874 and 1915, In
which they state that they were unable to lind
the personal property OF any railroad In the
state that vas assessed, and for the very reason
named bv Mr.. Dreamer, because the companies
by shifting their principal ofhces from one city
To the other lodged the assessors. Now the
New YORK Central and Hudson River Railroad
own personal property, according to the report
OF the COMPANY, consisting OF locomotives,
cars, and machinery. amounting To about &l5,-
UnOO, winch has escaped taxation thus far by
the company's claiming IN New York that their
principal Office Is at Albany, and in the latter
city that 1t Ia In New York.
This Is cheating the State alone out of over
tlOOOuO IN taxes each year, and either Albany or
New York out OF twice that amount.
Then there ts the Harlem railroad, with over
&0O,OO personal. According to the State As
SCISSORS this pays no taxes lso.
Let the Commodore explain the above II he
can, IAAPAYER
PoRT JERvIs, Jan. a.
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assumed the existence OF the power, for.
we are told that he at once detailed two
detectives to make the desired arrest. Ac-
cordingly four persons, against none OF
whom had the police a scrap of lawful tes-
timony to establish any criminal charge
whatsoever, and two of them little and in
nocent children, were forcbly apprehend-
ell by the officers shortly after their arrival
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, conveyed to tho
Central Police station. and there imprs-
oned all night.
This was an utterly unjustihable out
rage. The alleged immortality of the par
ties does not afford n shadow of excuse for
such gross abuse OF power by the police
The force Is not maintained for private
purposes. 1t does not exist to restore lost
wives to their husbands. Its proper func-
tions are the maintenance of public peace
and order, and the arrest of criminal Of
Tenders. There was nothing calling for the
exercise Of these functions here. However
reprchcnsible elopement may be, II is not
n crime. Is il possible that Superntend-
ent WALLING did not know thisl Accord
ing 20 the accounts which have been pub
lished, he Is clearly the person chiefly re-
sponsible for the arrest and incarceration.
II these statements are in any wise erro-
neous, he owes it to himself TO correct
them.
At all events, the duty of the Police
Commissioners is plain. They must inves-
tlgatc tho matter and fix the responsibility.
The system of arbitrary and unlawful
arrests thus begun can never be tolerated.
gurnte II, or so ignorant rs to approve IT,,
Is unit for public trust. There will not
be two opinions on this subject. One of
the new Police Commissioners is an ex-
perienced lawyer Even IL none Of the
others are alive to the serious nature of
the offence involved in making this Illegal
arrest, he can fully appreciate 1t. VIII he
bring the Offenders to punishment?
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A painful rumor comes from Washington
that HAMILTON FISH is not pleased with
the purpose OF the House OF Representa-
tives To reduce the cost of our diplomatic
service. The grief caused by this great
statesmans dsapproval OF the Congress of
the United States will be somewhat as
suaged by the announcement that the Hon.
JAMES MONROE, of Oberlin, Ohio, will at a
suitable time rise In his place in the House
and oppose the reform OF our Foreign Ser
vice TO lessen the waste OF the public
money. A terminating whisper has also
come over the wires that the Honorable
JAMrs will, In his speech, richly draw on
his experience rs Consul for six years at
Rio Janeiro, and prove with facts and ig-
urcs that HAMILTON FISH is Fright In re-
sisting" the curtailment OF the expenses
Of the diplomatic and consular branches
of his department.
But why Rio Janeiro. Honorable JANIS?
Why scrape elcctro-plated silver from an
iron spoon. when bonanza OF the precious
metal is within reach There is only coffee
in Rio Janeiro, and hides, aud dye stuffs,
and woods for cabinet ware. and wool and
skins. Rio, too, may furnish the consular
orator with mutinous seaman, IA desert
ing seaman, a seaman in the caaboose for
drunkenness, and captain or mate used
TO enforcing discipline with Delaying pin.
But our word for il. champion from Ober-
lin, Rio Is not the treasure house of facts
and reason from which to fabricate the
supreme plea for FISH and waste.
Greece is your best country, JAMES Mon
ROE; Athens is your city, and the great
American Minister there. JONI MEREDITH
READ. is your fact. Cease scTaping the sill
yer from the plated spoon of your poor
Brazilian experience, and walking right
| into this Grecinn bonanza, crush Congress
with an argentiferous avalanche of argu-
men. TO sustain FISH in the waste of the
public money. You can do ii with JonN
| MEREDITH READ.
As he poses i'm his shoes. trousers. swallow
tail, and hat, i'll the shadow of the Acrop-
oils, READ is logic incorporate. He is
proof conclusive. lie is an unauswerahle
fact, ms august as he Is elegant. Take him.
JAMES MONROE. Put away the temptation
to drink deep drauehts from your consular
experience III Rio Janeiro, and be guided by
us when the debato:begins on the bill to
cripple HAMILTON FISH IN his wonderful
diplomatic service OF the United States,
rise in your place and paralyze the igno-
rant and stngy economists Of the House by
reading the following despatch from the
American Minister to Greece. With this
splendid proof of the enormous value of
our diplomatic service abroad, and this
evidence Of the complete representation of
American manhood in the ragged remains
of Athens which HAMILTON FISH has
accomplished, you certainly will end all
| della te and keep up the waste OF the re-
publio's money:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27
The Mackenzie Case,

There is feature OF the MACKENZIE
elopement case, from Montreal, which has
escaped general attention, but strongly de-
serYesit. 1t appears that on Friday even
ing last Mrs. NINA MACKENZIE, n niece Of
Sir HUGu ALLAN OF Montreal arrived in
this city, accompanied by two of her chill
dren and Mr.. +. II. BRYDGEs, and went 10
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. There was not,
In New York at least, the slightest evil
dence that any of these persons had been
guilty Of any criminal act whatever. They
had MS clear II right to their undisturbed
and undlsputed liberty rs the purest man
or sainlliest woman in the State.
But certain officials Of the Central Police
Once did not think so. telegram had
boen received from Montreal saying that
Mrs MACKENZIE had eloped from her hus-
band, with Mr.. BRIDGES, and requesting
that both might be arrested on their ar
rival In New York. The question Of the
power OF the police to arrest upon the
warrant OF mere telegram, which did not
even suggest any violation OF the criminal
law, does not appear to have suggested it.
self TO anybody 1t headquarters. On the
contrary, even the Superintendent himself
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Not Enough.

The bill for reducing the cost OF the army
which Mr.. BANNING introduced from the
Military Committee in the House of Rep
resentatives OH Monday, Is an insufficient
and unsatisfactory measure. II is very
well to cut down the pay of the great OIL
GERS OF the army who are now getting
from 5000 Il year upward; and II half u
million of the peoples taxes can be saved
in this manner. the taxpayers will be glad
Of 1t. But this is not going far enough and
not dealing with the radical evil of our
present military establishment.
What the Military Committee ought to
do is to reduce the number Of soldiers in
the army from 5000 to 10000 This will
save not merely half a million year, but
from fifteen to twenty millions. With n
reform Of this sort, Gen. BANNING's bill
might very properly be Incorporated; but
he must not think that he meets the de-
mands of the people when he merely pares
little around the surface OF this great
public cancer, while leaving the root OF
the disease untouched.
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Set Free 10 Get Crazy Again.

When JouN SCANNELL was sent to the
insane asylum, not because he was really
crazy, but because n jury had declared
that he had been crazy when he murdered
DoNoHUE, everybody understood that this
was merely "A temporary arrangement. and
that his detention IN the asS lum would be
OF but brief duration.
II is now established, as itappoars, by Off
cial and medical authority. that ScANNELL
is not crazy; and accordingly he Will have
to be set at liberty again. Then, whenever
he is impellcd to Kill any one he can get
crazy again, and again be committed TO an
asylum for n few weeks until the fact OF
his sanity Is once more established by the
necessary professional and official certili-
cation.
There is no safety for the public except
In a law which Will impnson for life aud
without any possibility OF his discharge
every man who, while in a state Of insanity,
takes the life OF another.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27

There is n portion Of THE Suns news in
these times that must be peculiarly Interesting
to those who are preparing the way for the adj
vent Of MOODY and SANKEY. We mean the re
viyal news. Thus, In yesterdays sun we had
accounts from PENNSYLVANIA Of the remarkable
revival In MELVILLE, with its ave hundred con-
verts and OF the spreading reyivas in Kiptown
and we had accounts from New Jersey OF the
newly started VAN COLT revival In Newark, with
It's sixty converts, ana Of the opening revival In
HobOken, with several converts and we had
also an account Of the Gu ,ker attempt In this
city to get up a revival meeting according to the
peculiar fashion Of the Quakers, at which, how
ever, but Ave QIakers were present In their
sombre garb to enjoy the periods OF silence ;
and then, fu-' hermore, we hid from Massachu-
sets an account Of the controlling temperance
revival which has suddenly made It's appearance
at Gloucester, ana turned into teetotalers al
dealers and the Old confirmed drunkards. There
has hardly been a day of late Ia which we have
not had dispatches, letters. and reporters Items
about the starting up OF revivals here or there,
often In out-of-the- way places, without the aid
Of leadership or any external stimulus. We
should say, taking the country over, that there
must have been somewhere near a million Of
nominal converts made within the last few
months. II all these converts were really turn
edinto new men, what a change we should be-
hOldl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27
Going Back TO the Fold.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Republicans
are quite elatsd over the fact that all of the Lib
erals or independent Republicans, elected out
side OF the caucus rule at home, appeared In tho
Congressional caucus here aud took seats among
the regulars. Even senator Hamilton Of Texas,
caucus for two wears, once more enrolled him
self. Sen AtOr Cameron OF Wisconsin, elected by
the Democrats coalition; Senator Mcmillan OF
Minnesota, and Senator Paddock OF Nebraska,
were present. Senator Chrlstiancy, OF Michigan,
with the Republicans. The Republican leaders
state that what is left Of the Liberal element
will be back In the party by the time the con-
Vention meets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27
THE BROOKLYN MIRACLE.
The Rev. MIR. Pinu Explaining how he wa
Cnred OF Lnmeness by Prnyer.

Cured of Lnmeness by Prayer.
And the prayer OF faith shall save the
sick" was the Rev. Mr.. Smith II. Platts text In
controversial sermon on Sunday In the Fleet
Street Brooklyn Methodist Church. The dis
course was a reply TO the Rev. J. NJ Duckley's
pamphlet dscredlting the prayer cure OF Mr..
Platt's twenty years ameness. MIR. Plat said
that he had not urged that he was the subject
Of miracle. had not called 1t a miracle. lie
knew only that he had been lame for twenty
years, and then he became convinced that
the promise OF the text would be fulfilled TO
him In answer 20 special prayers. For this
abiding faith he gave the credit TO Miss Nose
man, but he explained that the result an
answer to his prayers, aud not, as generally be-
levcd, to hers. Her announcement to him was
that his lameness was 20 he cured in answer TO
hs PRAYERS. then made up my mind" con-
tinued Mr. Plat. THAT | would believe ! was
cured, and would act "a though was cured,
leaving consequences to God aud taking per
fOrm1nccs for evidences. l now walk aud know
that | shall continue to walk 50 long as God
wants me g."
Mr.. Plat believes that God intended that the
church SHOULD possess heanng power through
all ages.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27
TINE BEECHER SCANDAL.
MIR. Moses Colt Tyler Grows Uneommunica-
tive.
Prom ne Jdel ,on Rniof.

Prof. Tyler was in the city Friday night
and Yesterday morning, and was visited by a re-
y rter OF the Patriot, who called his attention to
tne Ap1Ne aru,ir lltum LIZ S1Nl' ana asked
agitated on reading the article, I'd said he had
not before heard that his name had been men
toned a. a witness In the case. He was very
retlcent aud refused TO be interviewed, although
he did 60 20 far "a TO say that the facts to his
knowledge If the transactions mentioned above
were greatly exaggerated in TUE sun article, but
then Le grew unCommuniCative and would an
sWtr no questions, but uthOrized the following {:
lhaye never authorized any statement to be made In
regard TO AL, thug have SHOWN heard about the
BeecAcr Justices, aud should not have gone be
council n one TAI been held Lave statement that
l intend making TO the public
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27

days OF consecutive slcighng. This Cen
tennal year has changed all that, and we
read OF January croquet parties In West
ern New York on lawns usually a foot deep
with frosted snow.
As to health, the season has been pro-
pitous. But the after results OF winter
so open MS this may not be so happy. The
spring may exhibit prevalence of zymo-
tic diseases. The soft earth may breed
fevers. and the abnormal winter weaken
instead of strengthening enfeebled consti-
buttons. Unquestionably the mildcr air is
beneficial to bronchial and pulmo nary
affections aud the evils which accompany
poverty in cities and injudicious clothing
are mitigated. But though we may give
thanks that we have no occasion for orr
ArcticS, and because our listers are bur-
den rather than comfort, we must bear
In mind that "A host of ills may follow so
unreasonable n winter and, so far as we
can, keep ourselves provided against them,
Probably, however, February has real
winter in store for us. The North Pole
does not vary tho monotony of it's frozen
winters, rs the English exploring expedi-
ton has before this found out. In that
cave of BoREAs are kept only frigid winds,
and in due time the god will unlock the
cavern and send them down upon us. lie
will deal mcrcifully by us when he does
so, for ice at least we must have. II has
grown 10 be almost as essential TO civilized
life rs water; and next August, when we
wipe away the sweat and long for n cool
ing draught, we shall be thankful that
there is North Pole, and that JACK FRosr
ness