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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

From time immemorial IL has been the
unvaryine rule Of good society in Europe that
when q gentleman enters any parlor but his
own, whether to pay visit Of ceremony or OF
business, or to attend dinner party or an even
ing party, he must carry his hat In his hand.
His overcoat and cane may be left In the ante
room, but his hat he must take with him. In
the United States, on the other hand, the con-
trary usage prevails, the hat being left outside
along with the overcoat so that In an American
salon one can generally determine whether a
visitor Ia an American or European by the cir
cumstance OF his having biz hat or not having It.
There II no profound reason for this European
usage, which we have ever seen stated in
phllosopbc manner but for centuries no intel
liRent person has ever thought OF rebelling
against II. 1t SCENE, however, that latterly the
81 lit OF wild unrest and innovation which has
attacked 80 much that Is venerable and excel
lent. has L. i'd its destrosi ing hand upon this ele
giant usage and a. We learn from Paris news
paper, whose remarks have been reproduced in
the columns Of our learned contemporary, the
Word, discussion lately took place IN a Paris
Ian drawing room upon 1.-THE habit adopted by
men OF leaving their hats with their great coats
In the Ante-room, and entering the drawing
room with their arms swinging, as though they
were IN their clubs" In the course Of this dls-
cussion, the grandmo tner OF the mistress OF the
house, lady nearly ninety years old, gave her
sentiment In favor Of preserving the hat as a
weapon OF social decoration sud defence.
"1hc hat In the hand" said this aged lady, us
most certainly a proof OF Difference to others,
and an assistance also to ones self. know OF
nothing more awkward than man entering q
drawing room with his arms hanging, and not
knowing what to do with hts hands" The same
IL
whose doctrine the World reproduoes. For a
man." IL says, 1.-THE hat in his hand Is his only
guarantee OF correct department on entering a
room :" and neyoud this not word Of instruc-
ton or OF philosophy Is given. Now, with every
disposition to revere what Is ancient, and to
to say that these French authorities do not en-
tirely Justify the practice OF carrying your hat
into the parlor when you make visit. They
merely show that It may be convenient to an
awkward man to have hat to occupy his hands
with, but the laws OF society should not be made
disciplined, ana 80 far, the argument In favor OF
| the hat remains IN most unsatisfactory condi-
| tion. We appeal to the World to pronounce its
| opinion and END the controversy. One Of the
special functions OF that journal IL to clear up so
| cial doubt land to dinuse wisdom spectiug mat
tiers Of poiteness, as well as respecting more Sc
rious affairs, and we trust II will not leave the
| public In the lurch at present az regards thii
momentous subject.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17
The Pre.iden, and the Poet.


II is said that President Grant took Of
fence at the bronze owl that serves as a
door knooker to G.. w. C.s house IN Phila-
delphia, thinking II had been put up Tor his es-
pecial benefit IL Is said OF the Poet Laureate
thai he enjoyed a hearty laugh. and then OK
planned ''Yuu see, Mr. President, the owl IL
one in your house. Wnen Brother Oryil would
come IN and say, Lyss, I've sold another post
leadership the owl would str,ke up, io whS7
" Well, yes" responded the President, II see
the pint, and Will take a little Of II. Geor0o u
yO,l pIsasS - aud thu5 the Grand Ezp position was
Ounned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

How can we provide At and lucrative
work for those women who are disqualified
by education and physical condition for
the avocations hitherto open to themi
The question seems TO have been partially
answered by the successful employment
OF women in the postal service of Great
Britain.
The stranger in England who visits
Post once to buy stamps, cash money
order, or send telegram is directed to
special department, which to his surprise
he finds officered by young, and sometimes
very pretty, girls. Such bureau is known
as the receiving house. Its director re-
ceives from the Government an annual
stipend of thirty pounds, but percentage
on the proceeds OF all letter ana revenue
stamps sold by him constitutes the main
source of compensation. He is likewise
paid six shillings a week for attending to
the telegraph business connected with his
office, and penny extra for each despatch
To assist in the performance OF his COM
plicated duties he is allowed to hire one
or more young women. These female EN-
| ployees must have received fair educa-
| ton, must present tho best testimonials in
| regard to their previous character, and
undergo course OF special training which
is completed in an examination to test
| their fitness for the place.
| The pay assigned to these young women
who often belong to the upper-middl'
class, and sometimes to distinguished
though poor, families, is, relatively to tn
labor exaotod, very small. They carr
eight shillings week besides their board
and in return for these appointments the.
are expected to exhibit unremitting dill
| genoe, strict cOnaoientiouhnosa aud inflaxl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17
It was very proper in the Cincinnatians

1t was very proper in the Cncinnatians
to carry Dom PEDRO to a pork curing establish
ment, and show him the wonderful processes
which have reached such perf..ction there. We
have no doubt That ne enjoyed the sight even
more tran he did the banquet OF GEORGE W.
CHILps A. NJ, In Philadelphia, especially II
De con RICHARD SMITH accompanied him to
the place, and explained to him the various In
teresting features Of pork curing Deacon
RICHARD SMITH must have had hne chance to
moralize for the benefit OF the Emperor, who
had doubtless become wearied with the yanities
presented him by GEORGE W. GUILDS, A. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

The one important point in the testi-
monv OF e. II. ROLLINS regarding BLAINE and
the Fort Smith and Little Rock Railroad bonds
ia not to he obscured by any amount OF fog
which the friends Of the ex-Speaker can conjure
up. ROLLINS was Secretary and Treasurer Of
the Union Pacific Company. He knows all
about Its transactions, aboveboard aud under
nand. and Ia possibly the trustee OF as many
regulations as any other man In America. Roll
LISs is now forced to admit having said In 1872
that an investigation would implicate BLAINE
The ties imony of the gentleman from New
Hampshire does not help Brother BLAINE's
case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17
The Sun for the Campaieu.

The events Of the Presidential campaign
will be faithfully and fully illustrated In ruB
Sun, and we will send the xiv edition. a
sheet Of eight yes, post paid. from June till
after the election for 10 cents the sunday edi-
ton, of the same size, at the same price; OF the
daily. four pages, for 50.
Address THE SUN, N. Y. City.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

Those respectable gentlemen opposed to
Senator CoNKLISG, and yet not admirers Of Sec
rotary DRIsrow or OF Brother BLAINE, who ore
now engaged In q little movement to get Don
HAMILTON FEEsH nominated at Cincinnati,
might Gs well save their time and their toll. 1t
is one Of those things which cannot be done.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17
A Great Poet In Ecstasy.


A gentleman who called upon George
". Childs after the Exhibition, found the
great elegiac poet with his coat aud boots
on rolling around on the floor In state OF &c
stHsv. 'Sh 'Sh I" whispered the English hall
servant, "you might disturb him. the Hem
peror as been shakin' 'Huds Of 'im to-day, aud
he feels too good for anythink."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

A large man, who sat on the wharf fish
ing recently, gave his opinion with regard TO
the hard times. lie said the trouble was that
capital was opposed to labor aud no matter
how ANXIOUS man was to WORK, capital would
make no concessions. lie wanted work him
self, lie said, ard once he thought OF giving up,
and no would never yield. He intended 10 say
more, but no was obliged to 20 on to attend
hall match
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17
Habits OF Fashionable Kentucky Ladies'.

young lady from Deatsville went 10
Louisville one day last week to have tooth
draw n, aud when the dentist asked II she would
take gas she pulled out bottle Of whiskey aud
remarked, 81 his Is the kind of Gas NO take
The tooth was " extracted without vain"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

The Republican State Convention of
Delaware has determined that Its delegates to
Cincinnati shall vote for Brother BLAINE. OF
these delegates the whole number is six and
whether they will be able TO nominate their can
didate or not still remains mystery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17
Awv.emcut- To-Day.

psvsvy Theatre Ban and sns
IreeLtyr Theatre Pride.
Central Psrk Garden Do-nlsr, Orchestra
Chateau MsbiIIc Varieties sta ~ aud Sis-
Issl, hcatrc-vsreiy Matinee
iftk Avenue Thcstre-Piqn.
siiwores Garden of,nbath Concerts.
sIsbs Thestre-vssN MATINEE.
0Iyrpie 1hcatre-H umpy punpiy. M,Hs".
Psrfsian Varieties -istb A. sad Bfoai~y
rsyk Theatre Brau
tss Frsncisce Minstrsis DroaiwAy ssd sth 81
Tsny Pastors Theatre-vsn.,
1birty.fourth street Theatre-PNtasa Bale. MsAn"'
1hsstre Cousiaue Iiica Ma'lrss'
Z rfss square Thestre-CoH'e''ns'
" aiIaek's Theatre How she L'v'' Him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

Weak lungs are cruelty raclied and tho Rene-
raj strength gradually wasted by persistent, dep
seated cough, witch nr. JayUes EIprctOrdnt may be
relied cure You viii derive certain benent from
Il also II troubled with either asthma or OroLeO.Hs-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

The question of female preachers is up
before the Methodist Conference at Baltimore,
admission to the ministry. The question Is ono
on which the position OF the Methodist Church
ought to be defined, In the Interest of order.
Within few years a considerable number Of
women have taken up the work of preaching I;
but, according to the Rev MIR. HANLoN, they
have done so without oficial recognition or
authority. They have found the clergy Of the
Methodist Church reader to welcome their as
sistance than those OF any other church, though
recently DIR. TYING, Jr., OF the Episcopal de-
nomination, has opened his chapel TO two Of
them. II the Baltimore Conference should pass
the resolution In their favor that has been In
trodUced, We shall doubtless soon see q host
OF female preachers besieging the pulpits OF
MethOdsm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

tits proved that there Is no truth whatever In
the that in the recent arguments Poughkeepsle
In the case Of MouLToS and BEEcHER, Gen, RooER A.
PlYoR said that Mr.. MoULTos had been almost ruined
financially IN consequence OF the BErcHER scandal
Gen. PRYOR 10 too good lawyer and too honest man
anege respecting his client anything that he has not
reason for believing to be true. We learn that Mr..
MoULTos 10 about TO embark in business sE,in In
Brooklyn. No doubt he viii be successful He 10 not
likely 10 be mixed with any more BREoHEA anairs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

We feel ourselves authorized TO say that
Gen. b. #. DUTLER's presence at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel had no connection with the conven-
ton OF reformers, and to deny that any effort
was IN de to bring MIN before the meeting as u
candidate for President.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

should have no doubt that his true inter-
ests will be best served by securing his
nomination nt the Cincinnati Convention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

This omission is made more striking, be-
cause STEWART, in a deposition relating to
the case referred to, which was tried at
Topeka in 1872, with his original letter to
PERRY before him, in answer TO a cross-in-
terrogatory, testified as follows:
liam informed and believe that Mr.. USHER made
that statement TO Mr. ALEXANDER HAY and A0n. JdDes
BldfRe In Washington"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

AT his PLAISEs) request made slight examine a.
ton OF the ctual record OF the IN the Supreme
Court BOOK Of near loo printed pages anu suDse.
quentv reported that had iound the name Of John E..
BLAINE connection with bonds, and seemingly IN a
way " show that JONI h. ana JAMES were the same
but as II was paper In court. II might be claimed that
II there this MISTAKE II would have been corrected
BY the writer OF The letter VI The other paIty.n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17
Again, Mr.. RIDDLE states {:
Nor is this all, for RIDDLE says:

ION turning to the record, copied from the same
paper three later, md the Hon. James bhnne
changed to the Hon JANIS LANE, not JAMES H. LANE
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tiful. still more patriotic, and still more useful
undertaking.
Nevertheless, though II Is almost impossible
TO expect the expense TO be covered, II Is highly
desirable that noble venture Of this sort
should entail az little loss possible, and in so
for the Sunday opening question becomes ex-
ceediuely important. The advocates OF the
opening are afraid to bring forward the financial
argument too strongly. They do not want to ex-
pose themselves to the rebuke that money
considerations have moro weight with them
than the prass o, yation OF religious obseryances.
They accordingly press principally upon the more
convenient argument OF the workinRmen being
engaged all the week and standing In need OF
healthy aud eevating recreation on Sunday.
They try TO demonstrate to their opponents that
to give an uneducatod man a chance to admire
the products of human genius 10 only another
way OF making him worship the Creator Of the
Universe. They also say that the Exhibition will
keen thousands OF poor men away from the gin
mills on Sunday. All this Is very true and very
correct; aud the anti Sunday Opening party
must understand II all perfectly we'll but they
| oppose the opening on quite different motives OF
| a purely party and caste nature, as Sabbath
| rlans Invariably do both in England and in this
| country. In the present instance the great
| obstacle ia said to be Gen. Hawey. The
General is at the head OF the anti-openng party
| among the Commissioners ever whom he pre-
| sides.
uAnyhow, the public sentiment IN favor OF the
opening is growing very strong indeed, and there
| can he but little doubt that In few weeks Gen.
Hawley and his partisans will be defeated. On
| Saturday there was mass meeting, at which
| most influential men expressed themselves
in favor Of the opening. The clergy OF all
denominations seem to DO In favor OF 1t, with
the exception of the Methodists and the Bap-
lists, II l am not mistaken.
The most curious point about the matter Ia
, 1876-07-09

4 long article upon the strength Of the
Russian army, written by military expert,
nppears III the Magdeburg Gazette, the writer
arriving at the conclusion that the universal
liability to military service in Russia has not
worked as we'll rs was expected Instead Of
producing m army Of $500, 900 men, it is
now evident that the largest force Russia can
muster on peace footing is $4,000 officers
and 730. .000 men, and On war footing 10 1000
officers and 1,eo0, 900 men. The same writer
odds:
Notwithstanding the considerable progress which
has been made in organization and equipment, the
enormous distances, aud often very defective
means OF communication, prcaent vcry formidable
difficulties to the concentration Of large force at
any given point. It is further to be considered
that great portion Of the local troops in the in
terror OF Russia will hare to be retained there, and
that the Russian soldier leaves great deal to be
desired both as regards morality and intelligence.
The reforms Of the Emperor ALEXANDER are, no
doubt, constantly developing themselves, and tend
to satisfy the requirements OF modern army organ
Ization; but this object is rs yet far from being
attained,
, 1876-07-09

crisis in city affairs. The City Government
by which We mean the protection of life
and property go on unless the money
is realized from the sale of these warrants to
pay the policemen, and fremen, and the gas
companies for the lighting of the streets.
There is and will be no money forthcoming
from taxes for years time which can be
used to pay these current debts for services
rendered The money now coming in from
the ta1-leyy Of 1876 should and must go to
the payment of claims for services rendered
in 1875, and the tax-levy Of this year is not
collectablo before July Of next year. There
is, therefore, positively no other way Of
running the Government meanwhile except
by the means now proposed; and, if the
people Of Chicago do not come forward with
liberal subscriptions, there will be no alterna-
tive but an abandonmento Of all that protection
Of person and property for which municipal
government is instituted
, 1876-07-09

The Democratic-C Confederate Convention
failed utterly to find any respectable, compe-
tent citizen to accept their nomination for
Mayor, and adjourned in despair. Next the
matter was taken up by their Central Com
mittee, who offered the nomination first to
one person and then to another, without
finding takers. At last they hit on old Mr.
MARX KMBA11, who, it is reported, accepted
it. Mr. K1MB11 is respectable citizen, q
man Of good private character, and successful
in business In politics he has always been
a Democrat, and is supporting TuDEN
and HENDRICKS for the Presidenclcs-
Chief and Vice. The more reputable
classes of Democrats will support him,
but the roughs and scalawags Of
that party intend to vote for J1M Nc
GRArH, who is their style of professional
hummer. There is just one danger to be ap-
pretended, and that is, that enough Republic
ans in the South Division may vote for
MARE KMBAL to let A1cGRArH slip in be-
tween him and HEATH. There is not the
slightest chance of KMBA1L's election if J1M
hfcGRArH stays on the track. The latter
will receive two-perhaps four-yotes to the
formers one. The fight will be between
HEATH and McGnATH, and decent Democrats
who would have the city escape the disgrace
and injury that would attend the election of
McGnATH should not waste their votes on
KIMDALL, but cast them for HEATH.
, 1876-07-09

An unusually brilliant meteor passed acros.
the Chicago sky at Sh. Aim. on Saturday
evening, lighting up the ground ten or twelve
times more than it Is Illuminated by the full
moon, and leaving very bright track, which
was visible for fully four minutes. As seen
from station one mile west from the TR1BusH
Office, the meteor passed almost precisely ore,
Epsilon in Delphinus, and thence to Gamma IN
Cygnus, disappearing opposite 41phaIn Cygnus.
II equally close observations Of its path
were made elsewhere, and the results
made known, it would not be difficult
to calculate the actual path OF the meteor in
space. It probably passed out Of the earth's
atmosphere, and continued to journey around
the sun, but in IN altered orbit. Our celestial
yisitant, that came near to losing its indiridua-
ity and becoming part Of the earth, is prob
ably small asterold-at least several yards in
diameter.
, 1876-07-09

The wretched picayune Government of
Heyti, it appears from our dispatches, has
fhosen this Centennial year as the season for
q gross insult to our flag, in training artillery
npon the United States steamship Ty5ee, to
prevent her departure from San Domingo,
and. against the protests of her commander,
IN boarding her with body Of troops and
1t the muzzlo Of the musket taking from
ander the protection Of our flag the Haytien
ex-A1inister Of War. There may be small
occasion for regret that he has fallen into
their hands But that Hayti, the very rap
scallion Of Governments, fit to figure as such
only in opera-bouffe, should have had the
unparalleled eGrontery to effect his capture
by such indignity to our flag, is calculated to
xile ones feelings
, 1876-07-09

The great Republican mass-meeting last
night was an auspicious opening of the po-
itcal campaign in the Northwest. Tho vast
concourse assembled at Market and Madison
streets to ratify the nomination Of HAYES
and WHEELER was composed Of the best and
most substantial voters of the city,-meH
not given to rabble-rousing demonstra-
tions, and whose presence there was
an indication of the deep interest
they feel in tho approaching Presidential
contest and in the success Of the grand old
Republican party. The speech of the Hon.
SHELLEY M. Cu1LoM was in admirable spirit,
and Was well received The emphatic re-
sponses Of the vast audience to his dissec-
ton of the pretensions Of TnDEv, the rail
roGd king, operator, and associate Of Boss
TWEED, to be reformer, showed that they
remembered the record TuDES made for him
self during the War, and as d member Of
the Committee OH Resolutions Of the Demo-
cratic National Convention Of 1864 which
reported the infamous peece resolution.
Throughout, as often as contrast was made
of the record, aud pretenslons, and promises
of tho Democratic party, it was manifest,
Enthusiastically, that the intelligent masses Of
this city have not so forgotten the history of
the past fifteen years as to look for reform
from the Democratic party, nor to intrust it
with the administration Of affairs. Tho yast
outpouring of the people last night to ratify
the nomination of HAYES was, in short, but
an earnest of the tremendous majority BY
which they will in November ratify it at the
, 1876-07-09

At this precise juncture, when Gen SHER-
IDAS could do best service to the country in
organizing and directing, as he WAS prepar-
ing to do, the campaign against the Sioux,
we learn that he has been summoned to
Washington to testify in the BELKsAp i'm
peach1nent trial, upon which, probably, the
managers will keep him dancing attendance
for an indefinite period It. is, of course,
desirable that be should tell what he knows
concerning the BEIKSAP business, but it is o
mighty sight more important that he should
attend to the Sioux, and it isn't likely that
his testimony would spoil if kept until he
had disposed of that weightier matter. But
red-tape seems to forbid it.
, 1876-07-09

Word comes from Washington that few, it
eny, reports will be made at this session up
on the ha1f-hundred, more or less, investiga-
tons instituted by the Democratic majority
of the House. The Investigation smut-miu
has ground out such exceedingly small grist,
and at each turn Of the crank Democratic
statesmen have been so besmirched, that the
Democratic- Confederate managers are anx-
ious to concenl the results from the people,
nad haTo been driven to abandon the cam
paign ammunition prepared in anticipation
of the startling disclosures the smelling CON-
mittecs were to mike of Republican eorrup-
ton.
, 1876-07-09

changed. Highwines were unchanged at
$1.104 per gallon. Flour was in small
demand. Wheat closed 14@14c lower, at
$1.o0t for July and $1.o2aa for August Corn
closed F@1c lower, at ACC for July and 40sc
for August. Oats were slender, closing a.
2oc cash and 2s5c for August. Rye was
quiet, at Csc. Barley was nearly nominal, at
57@5sc for July and 75@S0c (new) for Sep
tember. Hogs were active and easier, clos
ing weak at 10c decline. Sales chiefly at
SC. 40@6. so. Cattle were in fair demand, at
Fridays quotations. The range Of sales
was So. 5O@5. IS for inferior to 6xtra. Sheep
were in better supply, but under fair de-
mand prices were sustained, ut So 5o@4.5o.
One hundred dollars in gold would buy
$111.S74 in greenbacks at the close.