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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

Ii was the intention of the Congressional
Committee which has been investigating the do
ings Of Federal officers in Louisiana, to have
concluded It's labors on Friday last. The com
mittee began Its inquiries on the nrst Of June,
and has examined large number Of witnesses,
but although II succeeded ia eliciting a great
number OF interesting facts. II has come far
short OF getting at the extent Of the corruption
which has prevailed In the administration OF
public affairs In Louisiana since that unfort l.
nate State. by female influence, was turned over
to the gentle mercies OF brother-in-law Of the
President. who by virtue of his relationship to
the ruling family was enabled to use the United
States army for the purpose OF carrying out mis-
WILL That the committee did not accomplish
more Is no fault OF the gentlemen who have Wis
tied Louisi'Na. The time they had at their dis
posal was brief, and they seem to have employed
II TO the best advantage. They have unearthed
80 much villainy In the short time they have
been at work that they naturally feel that they
have a complete case against the Administra-
tion, and vet they have only touched the sur
face OF the frauds which cover the State. They
have evidence ABOUT the contracts which the
bogus Congressman SYPuER made; they have
testimony as to the persistent stealing carried
on In the Custom House they have discovered
the truth about the Grant parish troubles, and
ABOUT the LOWELL uefalcatlon, ana ABOUT the
employment OF low politicians to work for the
Republican State ticket at the expense OF the
taxpayers OF the country; and some hing about
the sugar frauds, arL the use Of troops to In
timidate voters, and about smuggling and whls-
kew frauds perpotrated through the connlvance
Of the chiefs OF the Custom House Ring. All Of
this will be useful In the approaching campaign,
and the sworn testimony produced will confirm
all that THE SUN has said about these abuses
But the committee neglected to look into the
dongs of the Bankruptcy Ring. in which c.
BILLINGS. GRANTS United States Judge, was
the principal operator, and which brought many
New York merchants to unpleasant entries
upon their balance sheets. However, the work
done good far AZ II goes, and life is short
the committee could not reasonably have been
expected TO go to the ultimate depths Of the
sink q corruption which GRANT has built II
Louisiana.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
rheLondon despatch exculpating BLAINE

TheLondon despatch exculpating BLAINE
from jobbefy In the Little Rock bonds, which
purported to come from JOSIAH CALDWELL.
was "put up Job" The evidence OF this fact Is
now given. It will be seen that the despatch
was made up here, and was sent over from this
city, on the 3lst Of May, to CALDWELL, by whom
1t was next day returned, and directed to
PRocToR KNOTT, according to the instruc-
tions contained In the original draft.
This tricky and dishonest piece OF bust
ness has been exposed by the pro-
duction OF the various dispatches from the
telegraph ofice In this city. II Is now evident
where BLAINE got the knowledge OF tho
CALDWELL despatch which enabled him 20
raise that rumpus In the sub-Judiciary
Committee on tho 9Th instant. When
PROCTOR KNOTT expressed his opinion there
that BLAINE had had a hand In getting up
tho CALDWELL denial. BLAINE was overcome
with Indignation. DO you mean to imply" he
exclaimed, addressing MIR. KNOTT. "that YOU
have any evidence OF the slightest character that
have had. directly or indirectly. any COM
munication with JOSIAH CALDwELL" 81
want you TO state" he repeated, "wheth-
or you have the slightest evidence Of it?"
And so BLAINE went on. What are we 60 think
OF such a contemplate subterfuge on the part
OF BLAINE, in the light Of the present evidence.
taken In connection with DLAISE's knowledge
OF the CALDWELL despatch before its submis-
sion to the committee?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

The proposition to COLOMBO the hostile
Sioux IN the Indian Territory Is the extreme Of
folly There are now some 5000 Indians ia
that Territory nearly one-hnlf NJ whom are yet
In a state Of oarDarism. Tue civilized tribes are
doing their best To Improve those II their race
who have been admitted within their limits, and
the great advance made In civilization, eduea.
ton. and tue peaceful industries by the Chero-
KEGS Creeks, and other advanced tribes, IL a
favorable omen for the ultimate sue cess OF the
experiment OF leading wild tribes by peaceful
methods W the adoption VI civilized lfs. Ii II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

u not interfered with, there are the best Of rea-
sons for hoping for favorable results; and the
Territory In question, which Is rich in natural
resources, may yet become the refuge OF all Oh o
rem aiming tribes In America, after the more saw
are bands have been lifted for colonization by
probationary residence on Government reserva-
tions. where they could be acc ustomed to the re-
strsints OF law, and be taught tho advantages
which would accrue to them by accepting the
view OF the situation which the civilized md
semi-civilIzed tribes have already oheerfully
adop ed. But TO throw into that spsrsely set
tied country horde Of untamed savages, would
greatly retard the work of civilization which Ia
now advancing so satisfactorily; It would en-
danger the lives and property VI the white set
tiers on the frontier, aud II might fatally inter-
fere with the most hopeful prospect that Is to DO
found in our relations with tho aboriginal popu-
ation OF the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

Let not the House of Representatives be
bullied by GRANT and the Senate into receding
from economical meas Tres and restoring items
left out Of the appropriation bills after mature
considerations Reduced as the totals are, they
are yet amply sufficient for the honest running
OF the Government, though they may not leave
enough TO pay big electioneerin. bills The
people are themselves using pinchnG economy.
Let their servants likewise carefully watch
every outgo OF the puoIc money. Let the
Senate have the whole responsibility OF eXtraya-
giant appropriations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
PLEASANT ron TAXPAYERS.
What m Entirely Unnecessary War IL Likely
10 Cost the Country.


Newspapers published in Montana as
serL In positive manner that tue hostile Sioux
are concentrating IN tue Bad lands AN al
most Inaccessible region Of country In Eastern
Montana IL Is said that movements OF troops
accompanied by supply trains tnrOu gh that SIN
guar district are al Ogether imprscticaOle. Crazy
Horse with large BODY VI warriors, yariOusly
estim ted at from 1000 to $50, Is said to have
t,ken refuge Ia the iiad lands" with sum
cient amount Of supplies to maintain them for
twelve months at least.
Inc Montana pioneers maintain that no less
than 25,OO could drive the sayages from the
strOnRnOlds 10 which they have heI. Sup
Piled with an abundance OF food, the number Of
Indians now IA these natural fastuesses might
defy the power Of tue Government Tor Yeas.
Tue indications are favorable for another Mo-
doe war, only on larger scale. III Crazy Horse
should prove himself as shrewd leader aud as
fertile genius as Capt. Jack proved nimself to
be, tnis W.T. upon which tae Government has
entered will not be a ptstime OF u day, out may
he prUttacted for years, and cost tue lives Of
THOUSANDS OF men anu the expenditure Of mil
lions VI dollars
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

BEEcHER says he was BLAINE man.
We always supposed so. They may not be
tarred with exactly the same stick nut tho two
are both besmlrohed. BLAINE, BEECHER says,
would nave attacked his opponents 50 yigor-
ouslY that he would have forced them on tho
defensive, stirring up 50 much dust, IN fact,
that he could have covered hrs railroad johbery
under II. This Ia the regular BEECHER tactiGs,
and BLAINE 10 sure to employ tnem under ali
circumstances.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

The unfriendly policy of our Govern
ment toward free Cuba is Influenced by the APP
prehension that the enamel patton OF the slaves
there would he injurious to the pecuniary inter-
ests OF this country, by disturbing the produce
tive power OF the island This Is the argument
Of Senior EcHEvARRIA, In u despatch addressed
to the Republican Government OF Cuba. which
has been captured by the Spanish authorities.
Don HAMILTON FISH should be able to ind
time To peruse that despatch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

Another of those churches of this city
which are oyerwechted by debt was sold at
auction Yesterday All the others that are In
similar circumstances should follow It to the
block. 1t is great folly 10 build costly churches
which their mem oers cannot pay for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

BOSTON June l9-An effort is being made to
induce the city Of Boston 10 purchase the Old South
Church PROPERTY 10 b. he'd ~ trust flr public use In
addition 10 his, the Finance Committee have yot ID
at IN appeal adur',-ed o. me Inhabitants of New
kuFllnu re forwarded 60 the Mayors Of the several
ctNr, country postnaeters, and others, rrQu- tug
item e. USE their inhn ace ~ secure suUsc iptuns
asu that ~ stem OF collecting IA tD yarluu. cuu.t .
IA the state " adopted. order that subscriptions may
D. takeu up on next sunday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

day the Republican party stands commit
ted to barefaced deception, which will
be used for one purpose in Ohio, among
the thousands OF Republican inflationists,
and for another among hard-money men
here i'm New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

A Centennial Congress Of Liber ia Is to be
held At PhlAdelpha ON July /, 2, 3, ANA Mr. FRANoIs
b. ABBOTT of Boston Is the CHAIRMAN OF the Commit
tee of ArrAnseucnt- 1t snot Congress OF Liberal
politicians but Of liberal philosophers, ratOnasts,
ana free thinkers. LIS purpose IA To accomplish the to
tai separation OF Church ste To tax church op-
cry 20 xc9 e Bible reading aud roll iou' worsnlp
from the public SCHOOLS and repeal AL laws making
We ObstNancc Of sunday obligatory. Mr. ABBOrr,
Mrs q. Il. kIIaOnk, JAMES PARTON, CHARLES r.
" thv CVngresA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

SUNSET Cox is enthusiastically for SEY-
MouR according to the Herald Why does MIR.
Cox thus waste his enthusiasm? SEYMOUR Ia
out Of the canvass, refuses to be regarded as a
candidate, and declares he does not wish the
nomination. Besides, TILDEN Is the only man
irhn cnlnd nnIn lie sIfcfeh.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

Remit subscriptions In Post ONCE money orders
registered letters drafts New York to the order
Of TUX suS, at our risk.
Any subscriber falling TO receive his paper within
reasonable time alter writing will please advise US
promptly Of the fact whether he sent cash. check,
money order, or tegistcred letter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
Poison in Ladies' liza, Trimmings.

Berhn CorreSpepdence Trade Rerielo.
The other day a lady had IA hat sent home
from miiilners, and put IL on 10 take drive.
On hel return she was very much surprised, and
not IA little alarmed, to IND painful. and uY no
means Ornamental, eruption covering her re-
head. As her nat was well forward IL occurred
To her that that miguG have connection With tue
cutaneOus difficulty, aud SO she had the huiug
SUN analyzed by chemist. the dye stun a.
found 10 be very poisonous.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

Mr.. BRIsTow evidently does not like 10
talk about the reasons which led to his resigna-
ton. We are not surprised. The subject must
he a disaereeable one TO him, as his position In
the Cabinet for months must have been very
CALLING to a man Of honor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
TuE SIN NEW sPAPER

o. printed and published every day In inc year NJ 100
Iss and lao Nassau street New York city Its regular
edition on secular days averages about 10 900
IT, wceky edition over $1,000 and lie sunday issue
about the same 1t thus prints and sells million COPIES
. week. which are read all over the United states.
This T. circulation unprecedented in American Jour
palsln, and 1t is constantly Oh the increase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
The Best One Of Haves's Ohio supporters en- n
Sny Tor Him.


As candidate, Gov. Hayes Will improve
upon acq .ant nnoe. lie Is a man without large
development Of nonsense. He is syntne trical
man-nOt a giant, but OF good Dimensions for
reasonable service. We do not expect OF MIN
much out OF the common order. There will
probably be quiet time. Above all tnings, in
tue view OF the edsy-going multitude, We shall
AVOID harassing agltations. lie will reward his
friends, remembering those who remembered
MIN IN good time, and the party machine will
not be dlsturbed ~ It's REGULAR reyolut lOns.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

JAMAICA. H. l., Juno l9-An accident on the
Long land Railroad delayed trains considerably iBt
evening. Inc $3.50 train from Hunters Plint came IN
collision with the branch tram IRON Locust Valley At
Mncua Junction, Tue 81 gnes Horace Greeley and
Peter Cooper Nrre dY dtndg d, anu the drawn ad
tue forward car Of the $3.50 tram lu No
nNcs we're lust, ana NO Injured. Tue accident
Wus caused hY the glug away OF the brakes ON the LV
Valley
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

JAY GoULD's Tribune continues on the
fence. II Is waiting for bids, and still hoping,
notwithstanding Its failure so far, To strike our
Uncle SAMUEL for a handsome sum. But the
advocacy Of JAY GoULs is not eagerly desired,
and people are afraid to trade with hm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
How some OF the Candidates Found Them.
selves.
Prom ne Boston Transcript.

When man has been paying devoted
attentions to the lady OF his choice for about
two years. and she suddenly writes to THANK hun
for all his Kindness aud to say that she has given
her haui To another. II Is the emineutly proper
thing for the rejected lover to write u most cor
dlal letter OF concentration. At don't mean
much, but II reads well In the family circle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
The Funeral Of tue Bishop OF Havana

HAVAHA, June l9.-rhe funeral ~ the late
Right lIey. Apoinar serrapo, Bishop OF Havana TOOK
place on saturday ana largely attended Tho
CAptuu-hourral ana city authorizes were among tAe
culpf mournrrs. A subscription VA, raised TO dcflty
inc expenses Of the fu oral the ceased bsnOp having
given AL his possessions to the poor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
Tho Aristocracy Following Mr.. Bcnners
Example.


Lacrosse and polo aud pigeon shooting
continue 10 be the aristocfatic amusements ia
England. Polo also proves to be u popular pas
tiuIe among tho blue bluods.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

TRUCKEE. New, June 10 Last night "A number
of men, supposed to belong 10 the CIR assian League
set nre Chinese occurred ny three Cinnamon,
Az al nlle north OF tni- place, As the Ciu mru u
cut they a. r, nrrd upOn by a. mob, and one In.
stinty killed aud another seriously wounded IL 10 SAID
TINT aOOu forty shnls werh hlel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

TON ScoTT encountered n stubborn an
taeonist In Commodore VANDERBILT, on whose
side the citizens Of New York must naturally
range themselves. Tom SCOTT is working az inst
the interests OF New York and for those Of
PHILADELPHIA. while In 1ghting him the Commo-
dore guards New York Interests as well as his
cryn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

OF course 1t is dlsagreeable TO the Senate
to take up BELKNAP's inpeachment in this hot
weather, during u Presidential campaign. hut.
for all that, the people will not forget BELKNAP
lust yet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
Amn.emrntr To-Day.

rhs,e.. MabliIe varieties-Ji ~ sol s.' h.un'"
Eiub Avenue Theatre raas
ciImcrc's Gsrdss 0im'rss asnd.
Ken, A 4 ona M,r.treis -s5d a s.~ 9Th Az
Olympic Theatre Humpy DaHpty.
Partisan yarirtic. is,h IT. .ad 8f,.i~H. Msuhe.
Parl Theatre The K.rry Cow.
Ihitd Avenue Theatre The French spy.
Union SQUARE 1heatrr-B.ls n The Kitchen
W slIack's III, atre-M Mighty poisr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20

Why does BRIsrow leave the Cabinet?
Because he can't stand GRANT, RoBBERsoS Il
Co. 1t is indeed no society for a man who re-
spacts himself
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-04-08
Worse than Hazing.

The Yale Freshman had hard time
of it in the eighteenth century. In
Scri6ner for April there is an article on
the college by Henry A. Beers, who
quotes from the old regulations:
"Every student" runs one of the old
laws, "shal be called by his sir name,
except he be the son of nobleman, or
knights eldest son." AS between the
college classes, strict subordination
was enforced, and a somewhat laborious
etiquette prevailed between faculty and
students. The Freshmen were almost
in the condition of fags in the English
public schools. The following statutes
from book of Freshmen Laws" seem
incredible, but were gravely meant, and
put in practice:
"The Freshmen, as well as other
under graduates, are to be uncovered, and
are forbidden to wear their hats (unless
in stormy weather) in the front door
yard of the presidents or professors
house, or within ten rods of the person
of the president, eight rods of the pro-
fessor, and five rods of tutor"
GA Freshman shall not play with any
members of an upper class without being
asked"
in case of personal insult, Junior
may call up Freshman and reprehend
him. A Sophomore, in like case, must
obtain leave from Senior, and then he
may discipline Freshman.
Freshmen shall not run in college
yard, or up OF down stairs, or call to any
one through college window"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-04-08
The First Steamboat.

Living men remember when the idea
of steam navigation was ridiculed. They
remember, too, that when the Clermont
went from New York to Albany without
the use of sails, against wind and tide,
in thirty-two hours, ridicule was
changed into amazement. That voyage
did more. 1t spread terror over the
surface of the river, and created wide
alarm along its borders. The steam
boat was an awful revelation to the fish
ermen, the farmers, and the villagers.
1t came upon them unheralded. It
seemed like weird craft from Pluto's
realm-a TRANSPORTATION of Oharon's
boat into living fiend from the internal
regions. Its huge black pipe vomiting
fire and smoke, the hoarse breathing Of
its engine, and the great splash of its
uncovered paddle-wheels filed the i'm
agination with all the dark pictures OF
goblins that romancers have invented
since the foundation of the world.
Managers of river craft who saw it at
night believed that the great red dragon
of the Apocalypse was loose upon the
waters. Some prayed, some fled in ter
ror to the shore, and hid in the recesses
of the rocks, and some crouched in
mortal dread beneath their decks. and
abandoned their vessels and themselves
to the mercy of the winds and waves, or
the jaws of the demon. The Clermont
was the author of some OF the most Won
derful romances of the Hudson, and for
years she was the victim of the enmity
of the fishermen, who believed that her
noise and agitation of the waters would
drive the shad and sturgeon from the
river. The Clermont was small thing
compared with the great river steamers
now. Fulton did not comprehend the
majesty and capacity of his first inven-
tion. He regarded the Richmond, the
finest steamboat at the time of his
death, as the perfection of that class of
architecture. She was littlemore than
one hundred feet in length, with low,
dingy cabin, partly below the water
line, dimly lighted by tallow candles, in
which passengers ate and slept in sti-
fling air, and her highest rate of speed
was nine miles an hour. Gould Fulton
revisit the earth and be placed on one
of the great river steamboats, of our
time, he would imagine himself to be in
some magical structure of fairy land, or
forming part of strange romance !;
for it is a magnificent floating hotel,
over four hundred feet in length, and
capable of carrying a thousand guests
by night or by day from New York to
Albany at the rate of twenty miles an
hour,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-04-08
English and American Slang.

A review in Scribner for April of Miss
Alcott's last book contains he follow
ing in regard to "slang"; Miss Alcott
has been so especially condemned in
England on this score, that it almost
becomes necessary that her fellow coun-
trymen should make her a matter for
international protest. For much Of
the criticism is based on that exlraor-
dinary theory of our British cousins,
that it is they alone who are entitled, as
Parson Hugh says, to make fritters of
English" One would think that child
a hundred years old might be entitled
to some voice in arranging his own vo-
cabulary; but the theory seems still to
prevail in some quarters, that all new
Americanisms, however indispensable,
are slang, and all new Anglicisms, how
ever uncouth, are classic. A good anec
dote has lately crossed the ocean, of an
American girl who was playing croquet
in England last summer. "What a
horrid scratch ' said she, Indignantly,
when her mallet once failed of its duty
and she missed her shot. "Oh, my
dear |" said an English cousin, "you
should not use such slang expressions.
"What should have said9" asked the
American. "You might have said,
replied the English maiden, after can
vassing her vocabulary for perfectly
unexceptionable phrase" you might
have said What beastly fuke
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-04-08
The Political Assessment Bill.

The following is the text of the bill to
prevent the solicitation, contribution or
acceptance by any officer or employee of
the United States government of money,
property or other thing of value, for
political purposes, as passed by the
House and sent to the Senate for con-
currence:
Be it enacted, etc., That no officer or
employee Of the government shall require or
request give to or receive from any other Off
Ger or employee of the same or other person,
directly or indirectly, any money, property or
other thing of value for political purposes. and
any such officer or employee who shall offend
against the provisions OF this act shall at once
be dismissed from the service of the United
States and also be deemed guilty Of a high
msdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof fined
uot less than $500 nor more than 1000, and
be imprisoned not more than one year, at the
discretion of the judge trying the case,
Sec. 2.-That il any person, with view to
the election to or obtsining votes for the office
of President, Vice-President, or the post OF
senator, representative or delegate in the Con-
gress of the United States or appointment to
any Office or post of honor or emolument under
the government of the United States of him
self, or any other person, shall use force or
duress by monaco or violence to life, limb,
property or liberty, or shall commit bribery or
shall use money, property or other thing Of
value to influence any elector, voter, officer or
othor person in respect to any election or
appointment to any such Office or post, he
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not
less than $500 nor more than $4,000, and be
imprisoned not more than one year, at the
discretion of the judge trying the case.
SEC 3-That the district courts Of the
United States shall have Jurisdiction of the
offenses created by this act.
SEC 4.-That the judges Of the dietrict and
circuit courts shall give this act in charges to
grand juries.