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Astonishing the New Cashier.

Nslo YORK Lettsr 10 ne boston JgHrHdL
one OF our banks has just selected n
cashier. lie announced his intention Of RAINING
the institution on a sound Aud safe basis. lie
Irop 1sed especially to look alter paper present.
ed for discount. we-huowu customer
brought In a note. The cashier cK iIulntd II
vieantlv, aud In quiet, patronizlnH WV, sid,
"Cant YOU give M another name Oh TINS note "
:" Nrs, II vou think II necessary" " Well
think II Will he botter." Tho gentleman went
out md was gone about AN hour, aud brought
back hat u names fun two wards long, wulcn
Hons ~ the paper whiuh he handed - the
astonlshed cashier. In the meanwhile the Nh
Clal had learned something about his customer
He hiushed, tore N tho names. and passed the
paper 10 tue credit VI the customer,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-26

II was without much trouble that the
liquor shops Of the city were kept closed yes
terday. The strong resistance TO the action Of
the police that was manifested a few SUNDAYS
ago, when the present method OF enforcing the
law was first adopted, has gradually decreased,
TIL now there is very little resistance on the
part OF any class Of Iloon keepers. 1t appears,
however, that while the saloon keepers have
come u the conclusion to conform nominay
TO the law, very many Of the beer dealers sold
that beverage yesterday In what We may call q
back door way.
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sides TO newspapers, or loan money, or
make other peounary arrangements of the
kind. The number OF these newspapers is
considerable, and the aggregate that has
been exactcd OF him exceeds, we believe, "A
million Of dollars. The Governor Is not in
that line of business, ana we presume that
this aggregate is more likely to increase
than diminish.
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FrOW N0dhs ShnddV IIhts and MtNsen0fT'
As Senator Herman was about leaving
Utica the Other evening for ~. Louis, he uatu-
rally called on ex-GOv. seymour tor instrnc-
tons. Before parting, the senator, carp st-pa2
In hand, propuunded the following sOckuolOger
but tell me, Governor said he, "supl ost
the Convention insist upon Horatio seymour
and will have none other, have l authority 10
withdraw your name under any aud all circum-
stanctsf"
"pe quick, Herman. OF you will lose the train,
was the q piOmatic reply.
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According to the Revue Ildustr

According to the Revue Iudustrielle.
explosives are to furnish the mechanical
power required by future generations, and
the decrease In the store Of coal Is not, there
fore. a subject for great anxiety. a little
more than pound Of dynamite. for example,
will, when exploded, M from the ground and
project a weight OF 1900 Kilograms. kilo-
gram OF nitro-glyoerine, exploded In close
chamber, develops theoretical pressure OF
243OO0 atmospheres, and develops neat In p!o-
portion. In lltre Of -gycerine there Ia
said 10 he stored $500 horse power working con-
tinuousy for ten hours. The utilization Of these
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-26

If this hot weather lasts through this
week the Democrats at St Louis will have try
ing time Of IL; but though their bodies may BIO
warm, let them keep their minds cool and nomi-
nate SAMUEL J. TILDEN for President. They
can shorten their deliberations by at once de-
clarinR for him by acclamatiou Then they will
go nome amid the applause Of hopest men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-26

We are glad TO be told by the World that
Joirs MoRRIssEY and Mayor wIcEuAM have
apparently buried the hatchet, and are working
shoulder to shoulder at 81. Louis for our Uncle
SAMUEL. The cause In which they arc enlisted
Is good. and II is gratifying to see peace and
amity restored between two distinguished New
York uolitIcana.
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RUrnERFoRD b. HAYES is an amiable

gentleman OF a kind and Welding disposition.
and creditaby solIcitous to mase everybody
happy around him. He would, " elected, he a
sort OF lay President, worked by the CAMEaoNs
and BLAINKs for their own purposes. Jnder
such a man corruption could thrive. But SAM
uEL J. TnDEN Ia built OF diners mt moral and in
tcllectual timber. He would not be plastic In
the hands Of Jobbcrs, nor allow the praottion-
ers OF corruption to pull the wool ove~ his keen
eyes. The one man is a negative, and the other
a positive quantity.
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The House before the close of the session
must be uLle to chow the country something In
the way Of reduction OF expenses. or deter
mined, persistent, and earnest effort to bring
about such reduction, There must be no david
ling over this question.
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Remit subscriptions in Post once money orders
registered letters drafts New York to the order
OF TUE SrN. at our risk.
Any subscriber failing to receive his paper within a
reasonable time after writing. will piese advise US
promptly Of the fact and whether he sent cash. check
money order, or registered letter.
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Mr.. CARL ScHURz says Of Gov. HAYES
that he was not born to be a leader, but on the
contrary, requires one. Tnis ia II sound anal isis
Of the man, and HAYES has already found his
loader. 1t is OH SIMON CAMERON, the Winnie
naRo chief,
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Advertising Vntes.

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tfns large type, no cents ami preferred positions,
~ cents to 1880. according to clsssiacation.
wKKkLY.-bo cents line , no extra charge for lsrse
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agents, and n solar heat, are problems which
will some day be worked out, the result being
change in the methods OF manufacture, whereby
the great volumes Of fuel now consumed for all
the various kinds OF mechanical purposes will
no longer be required-a result OF almost incon-
ceivable interest and importance.
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The Dry Dock Savings Bank.

Within comparatively very short pc
Rod, less than year, we have had to re-
cord the failure Of six savings banks in
this city, the Third Avenue, Peoples.
Mutual Benefit Central Park, German
Uptown, Security, and Mechanics and
Traders; and the Equitable Savings Insti-
tuition is closing under the direction of
joins f. DEWITT, special trustee.
In view of these failures, succeeding each
other in such rapid succession, the public
mind mas become extremely sensitive on
the subject of savings banks in general,
and the slightest rumor or suspicion will
start run on any institution, which can
be stopped in no other manner than by
paying all depositors who present them
selves.
Assurances OF solvency and strength
from officers and trustees count for moth
Ing. Since the failure of the Third Ave-
nue. Savings Bank and the arrest of
Messrs. SPENCER X. GREEN and WILLIAM
A. DARLING, who were in 1871 respectively
the President and Secretary PFC tenn Of
that institution, on charge Of having
.heriied TO false statement Of the banks
condition, the people at large have lost
falt IN all sucn ASSURANCES anu slultlleulSs
The exposure of the interior management
Of the Third Avenue Savings Bank as
made by BENJAMIN A. MCDONALD, expert
accountant, before Justice DUFFY at the
Tombs In March last, was certainly not
calculated to Inspire on the part of depos-
itors IA blind confidence in either the man
agement or the statements Of savings bank
officials.
The recent failures of savings banks in
this city have resulted from reckless man
ngement and downright dishonesty. The
practice Of granting charters to political
favorites has too frequently given the
custody Of the hard earned savings of the
poor to n class OF trustees whose sole OBJ
ject in seeking office was directly or ndi'
Tectly to benefit themselves. Many Of
these trustees give very little OF
no attention to the affairs Of th'
bnnk they are supposed 10 man
Bge, and TIL those who are Tesponsi
bic find time to attend to their duties, W.
may look from time TO time for the disas
lrous consequences which inevitably fol
low iucompetency, bad management, an'
the want Of management
The run on the Dry Dock Savings Bank
which set IN on Monday last, and has con
tinued steadily during the week, Is an nd
ditlonal proof Of the general dlstrust. MI
ANDREW MILLS, the President, says ia
bank is sound, having assets us follows;
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pAIIY a pages. b, mail, 55c. MONTH or $3.50
tyoar postpaid, with sundNy edition. $40.
SUNDAY u pages, si.1O per wear. postpaid
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We think he puts altogether too high II
value on the real estate. We iind, on ref
erence TO the tax ofiee books. that the
banking house Is assessed nj S220,0 O0 we
very much doubt il II would bring more
than that IN the present state Of the mar
ket, The only other real estate owned by
the bank cost s52Gsl The German Up
town Savings Bank, which sold for $50 800
some two months ago, was assessed at
s'o'OOO. The following Is an analysis OF the
nA@ugIal situation OF tho Dry Dock Say
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SITTING BULL has demonstrated his ssill
as leader Of bis people. lie Tough last weds
day sharp battle, and kent his an taRonsts " ell
at bay. This Sioux war Is going 90 be bloody
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-26

Sick headache, languor, and melancholy, gen
orally spring IRON torpld aver dsordered stomach
cOltlyeneaH, the distressing effects OF which DR.,
Jayne's sanative Pills Will speedily remove Dy th.ir
beneficial action on the hillary OTzans IneJ VIII Rlso
lessen the likelihood Of Tsturn.-Aip,
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NutnD o. open accounts jan. !, lSl0....... HOOVI
On the LIST Of January, is75, the percent
age of surplus to total liabilities was 0SG5;
on the LIST of january, 1876, IL was .0S2S,
showing IA dccrcase OF .OO35. with n strong
bank this percentage will increase with
every dollar Withdrawn. If we deduct
from the total surplus on Jan. 1, 1876,
(Ss29, s76l, the difference between cost and
assessed value of the banking house, name
ly, $34s,511, we obtain balance of S4sl 1907,
which, in our opinion. represents the actual
surplus Of the bank OH Jan. |, 1876 pro-
vided always that the bonds aud mort
cages are worth their face value.
We have presented these figures to the
public for the purpose of giving every de-
positor of the Dry Dock Savings Bank as
much light us possible on subject which
interests them so deeply just at this
moment. The exhibit shows the bank TO
be in strong position; but 1t would UNI
doubleday have been very much stronger
If II had not usclessly spent sJ0S.511 in a
costly banking house.
The savings banks of New York and
Kings county contained on Jan. l, 1870,
deposits to the amount of SO, $50 $50,
secured by resources amounting to $780,
293, $40. showing n surplus Of s26,010,-
l62, owned by G0G,7si depositors, the
number of depostors being larger than the
number OF votes cast at any election. Ac-
cepting rs reasonably accurate the current
estimates of real aud personal property IN
New York and Brooklyn, the resources of
the savings banks Will he found To repre-
sent about one-tenth of the personal prop
erty of the two cities, while their mort
cages are equivalent to n somewhat smaller
lien on the official valuation of the real
estate of the two counties. The savings
banks of New York contained, for their
share of these deposits aud resources, on
the LIST of January. 1876:
R"sources. tso6 tliA7
sur iu'.... ~Voos
open HCtouhtr ts.ssssss..ssssss t"oVo@
During the past year there has been a
very considerable withdrawal of small de-
posts. which have been more than replaced
10y larger ones. Large deposits have In
creased the total due depositors. while the
withdrawal of small deposits has lessened
the number of those receiving the benefit
OF the banks ana IL Is the lost interest on
these deposits which has gone to swell the
surplus of the banks by an extraordinary
iupra1aa.
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ings Bank on the LIST Of January. 1870, since
when some slight changes have taken
place. as IL shown by u comparison with
Mr.. MILIss statement:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-30

Mrs. Sartoris is getting prettier
and stouter.
White horses are now used ex-
clusively in Paris at funerals Of young
children or young unmarried people.
An exchange says: An invention
which Is expected to revolutionize the
tinwars trade of the country has heen
perfected, after some years of labor,
by young Bostonian. It consists of
q series OF dies by which boxes of all
Sizes, from the salve.box to the pre-
served fruit and oil cans, are pressed
from q single piece of tin, the corners
being doubtly folded in the process,
and no solder being required, though
the cans are perfectly air-tight.
California alone consumes more
butter than is produced in all three of
the Pacific States, with our Territory
thrown in. Much of it used here
comes from New York and Vermont,
70 be consumed by the men who ship
their wheat around the world to Cork
and Liverpool. After paying freight
on what they produce and consume
together. about three. .fourths ol the
earthls circumference, t6sy 20 to thsi1
grange meetings and make ldhg-Wind-
g spsschss about snsping 9
4 I9e@ AA1klo9lg a. =
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What an Energetic Drummer Caused.

What dangerous man go-head man
may be. says the Staunton (va.) Vindieator.
can be learned from the following Some
months ago, Major N. II. Rotchk:ss. Of
Staunton. the travelling agent Of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railroad. vent out to o
new ground to increase ths stock trade.
He went to Gallipolis. Ohi,. vicinity that
he had never shipped this way from before.
and soon by his persuasive arts gathered up
fifteen car loads Of stock. On leaving
Huntingdon the conductor. being on .
spree. neglected to have . fire in the
drover's car. and nearly heze the Majors
drover. for which the Ma!os promptly re-
ported him. He was discharged. and then
wentto Richmond. got ON another spree. and
died in jail. His companion in the cell was
convicted Of stealing the dead mans gold
sleeve buttons and sent to the Penitentiary
for three years and finally the examination
Of the facts about the conductors death
showed the jail to be such horrible place,
that Richmond 10 to build . new one at
some $4,000 expense. A death. . State
Prison conviction. and many thousand dol
lars debt for Richmond. all grown out Of
Major Hotchkiss' raid into Ohio.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-30
A Bear in Church.

A gentleman from North Creek, Warren
County. N. Y, in the Adirondack region. in
speaking Of the mild Winter We have had,
90 far, related as something very remarkable
the appearance Of black bears in the vii.
lagos in his neighborhood. He says that
four bears appeared in one day in North
Creek in broad daylight; that their pre-
sence has been discovered by their Visits in
the nighttime by the loss Of sheep and
hogs. but Bruin had not been bold en,ugh
to come in the day y-time. On Sunday about
three weeks since, large bear enterei the
church at North Greek. Just after the min.
lister had commenced his sermon, and walked
leisurely up the epassageway until he reached
the middle Of the church. The women
jumped upon the top OF the seats and
screamed at the heighth Of their voices, all
was confusion and the services came to
standstill. Bruin raised himself up on his
launches and calmly and in his native
majesty surveyed the scene. with a look as
much as to say, "What is all this confusion
about ?" and seeming satisfied with his
scrutiny, deliberately walked out. Several
men Immediately followed him out and
lively scrimmage was indulged in. But the
bear got away. It tisprobably unnecessary
to say that the services were brought to
speedy termination. the congregation all
going to the bear hunt. A remarkable
thing is noticed by the inhabitants Of the
Adirondack region. namely that the bears
are very bold and stay close to the villages.
and the deer all push back farther into the
wilderness than ever before.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-30
Zen Portral: Of Dom Pedro.

VIC find in print his outline Of the Em-
peror Of Brazil "a the full vigor of life
(io has just passed h:s sf:.ieth Year,, of Her
culean mould, standing over six feet and
three inches in his stockings, with we'll
proportioned frame. He is one Of the most
accomplished, and one Of the most consci-
ent:ous Of the rulers of men. He is . fine
linguist, speaking and writing French, Span
ish, English, German, and italian, as well
as his native Portuguese. In Brazil he is
equally loved and rcvered- His reign has
been marked by steady development Of all
the best interests OF his empire, and the in
Aucnce Of the Emperor has been steadily
thrown ON the aide Of liberal reform in the
institutions, as well as Of material improve
ment in III, social and industrial condition
of Brazil Few subordinates in o public
office in Washington are so easily accessible
as this ruler of ten millions Of men. Dom
Pedro has laborcd hard to promote immi-
grafton into Brazil, and, therefore, he has
thrown oil the weight of his convictions and
his example against the institution of slavery.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-30
PA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 80 1876
Honest Men Wan:ef.

II ever there shall come a ,tillenial day
ef honesty and moral integrity. o day h
which it will rot be difficult t. find worthy
men to fill positions Of trust, shen the lass
decade of the first hundred years Of our
national existence will be remembered with
shame. In politics we look f.r dishonest
men. Tho civil service is under the control
Of politicians. whose tenure Of Office Is IN.
certain. and who. therefore, hve an inceu-
tive to make hay when the sun shines"
Men are placed in Office as s reward for
party services, for what they have done.
and for what 1t is thought they may do; /;
and then they are ousted, nd matter how
well qualified to serve their country, when
over o new party Ii in power. sr when they
cease to be Of use to tho pat3y they have
served. The ;,hole system is siemoralizing
in the extrcms. and breeds a lass Of bad
men.
But If this lie true of politics, it ought
not to be tr,,e of commerce. There is
nothing in trade Of demoragzing charac-
ter in its effects upon the individual. Trade
cannot be carried on withort credit, and
credit cannot exist withou. confidence,
which pre-suproses honesty Sf intent and
purpose. So there is alway. reward. o
premium. set upon honesty. It is capital
oftentimes, and the reputation for it has.
in thousands Of instances, cartied individu.
ais and firms through most disastrous Pc
RODS Of financial depression y ultimate in.
dependence and ailluence. All this is com.
monty understood. and believed, taught in
the schools, aid preached from the pulpit.
Yet. what robbery and betrayals Of trust !!
To-day it is q banker, who yesterday sold
letters Of credit. and received deposits over
his counter. X owing himscls to be hope
lessly insolve1N and he fails. perhaps. for
millions. and is unable to psy twenty-five
cents on the dollar. Tomorrow q savings
bank goes down, in vr;ch the poor have de-
posted their hard earnings. Helpless wo.
men. orphan children, old meh who no long
er have strength TO labor. ell are left utter.
ly destitute. 1t is robbery. :heartloss and
merciless. In recalling noted instances Of
bank. savings bank, insurance., and other
failures that have taken place within q few
years; instances where criminal intent has
been most un,nistakably manifest. one IL
led to wonder that it should be possible for
this country end this age to produce the
men who brought about these calamities.
For, calamities, they are, in a sense most
dire; their consequences were not confined
to those who were the victims Of misplaced
confidence. the original sa,ferers. Every
great busines interest, evesy manufactur.
ing industry throughout th4entire country
has been shaken to its centres The stagnA.
tion in the building trade. end the general
dullness in all kinds of busi.sess that has 90
long prevailed, have been oAcasioned. to .
q very great extent, by thess betrayals Of
uust.-Am. Builder.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-30
Steam Non and Steaa Horses.

A few years ago, some nrratic Yankee
conjured up steam man which went
striding about New York City. But the
career Of such marvellous prodigy was i'm.
pressively brief. as the illustrious character
never appeared on the streets more than
three or four times. The Scientific Ame1eon
illustrates strange-:ookipg device which
represents new r,etho! Of employing
steam as the motive poweA for propelling
street cars. The aim Of tse inventor is to
construct a power which woa,ld not frighten
horses. He fancies that l:e has fully &C.
complished his purpose by building loco.
motive in what he regards As the Ekenessof
. horse.
The new steam-horse resembles the or
dinary style Of animal SO far as its head and
shoulders are concerned. But this iron
animal is devoid Of legs. f." which are sub
stituted wheels, just visible at the foot Of
an iron petticoat. Where he hind quarters
Of . well-eonstructed hores ought to be, .
cab is constructed. remil lding one by its
appearance Of sedan chair. The steam.
horse is harnessed with i cow-catcher. .
headlight. and bell. but being built with
immovable cars, and no tell Whatever it il
unable to express its emotions except BY
unequine process Of whistling. Thatany
intelligent man should for moment fancy
that 20 preposserous machine could i'm.
pose upon even the most stupid cart-horse,
il something wonderful. "A horse may not
be much moro intelligent; than . conscisn.
tious advocate Of IN ir,edeemable paper
currency. but he cannot be imposed upon
by any such shallow dev.re - this Casifor.
nian steam.hor He knows perfectly we'll
that horses have legs, and that they do not
wear iron petticoats. A horse with COW.
catcher would provoke lis scorn and con.
tempt, while he would rhdoubtedly regard
horse with blazing asad-lght on his
breast and bell mountla between his ears
as an equinioe demon frosn which every ami.
NAL. with any vestige Of Felf.respect, ought
promptly to run away. Even when stand
ing motionless on the track, and with an
empty boiler, the iron horse would exhibit
peculiarities which would convince the real
horse Of his fraudulent character.