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, 1876-12-27

Of messages viii be kept up under the increased tariff
is considered very doubtful. A message to New York
which now costs rs Is, will under the new plan cost
&c 10, but the increase to the United Kingdom will
not be so much in proportion. Iii presumed that the
Company will be allowed to arrange the cos: OF mes
sages as they may think fit without any Legislative in
reference the subsidies viii remain the same, aud it
will be for the Company to increase or reduce the
tariff as they please, and the public will BE- governed
accordingly as a general rule the more costly The
messages the fswer the number. The Demerara
Times says that "these messages at tie present or
redaced rate would certainly pay the Company better
than one on the scale propose1-or even than Two, In
most cases. We cannot now dispense with the wire.
it has become almost essential to our well being. II
sometimes proyokjDgly conceaIs what we all wish TO
know and sends us news not worth s slraw-st,ll we
patiently wait the dawn Of better DAYS"
There has been little or no rain within the past
fortnight (endjng Dec. 81 md it is feared that without
more favourable weather tho Sugar crop ofnext year
will not reach the estimated fourteen to fifteen thou
sand tons. There are however to-day some signs of
q change. The wind has gone back to the normal
point at this season, North East, a6d there IS an APP
perance Of approaching rain. The health Of the
islands is not pronounced goc1. but thisis the time Of
The year when code and feye7s prevail
, 1876-12-27

its crops almost spontaneously has been
heaped over with gravel. All that the
floods have left are the seeds Of famine
and pestileuce; and the quantity Of strand
ed and p~utrsfying sorpsss form so many
centres Of contagion. Nor is it easy to
aepel the incursions Of wild beasts from
She ueighbolEing jungles, whom once the
tigers and iackals have found their way
to prowl night after nighl over such tempt
ing feeding-grounds.
The catastrophe IS so unparalleled and
so thorough that it is to be hoped it may
excite o corresponding outburss Of English
charity for certainly these miserable
BengaIese have as near a claim upon US az
Bulgarian widows or Servian invalids.
But, unparalleled as the catastrophe is, il
is conceivable that it may be repeated at
any moment and the most IamentabIe
feature in the case 10 the impossibility OF
taking adequate precautions against such
calamities. Protecting o Scotch farm
against the river that runs through It Is a
mere question Of money and engineering
aud if the landlord chooses to venture his
building expenses, the tenant occupies It
on lis owa responsibility. But is IS pFac-
ticaiIy out Of the question to transplant q
people bodily, and these house,ess Hlndoos
must settle again ID the same places. It
il impossible 10 bank in Islands contain
ing more than a third OF a million Of pco-
pls wi,,i a-waIIs which shall stand COOL
against q twcnty-feet storm-wave still
less can You throw up imprcgnabIo but
warks round o long stretch OF loW-ylo5
sos-bo2ri that gives external egress to the
wateglow tom the Himalayas ana IjoJoo
Koo,h. The Dutcb have d'ue as much
in that way as any nation, but their tri-
umphs Of hylraulic engineering have been
accomplished in tl5 face Of difficulties
that were at least not insurmouutabls.
The most we can do at the mouths Of tho
Gauges aud Brohmapootro is to offer to any
Of the rescued population the opportunity
Of transferring their reoIdeuco ts Somo
other spot.
, 1876-12-27

Every now and taaa w5 have news Of
an Indian cyc'olo, Of d ot0cm-w re that
changes Iandn0rls ami carries everything
away before it, ana 0. fees Of ships tossed
high upon the sh0go. Bat W0 remember
no such appalling disaster az that OF which
we had tijinqs by telegraph the oth0f
day. Exceptional as it is, it warns us
that simjta7 ocCUrr3ncaa are always p0a-
sibls and, what is worse, that hUmaaly
speaking neither science nor capital can
do anything - quad against them, On
tho evening Of tho 30th October there was
apparently nothing Whatever to cause
alarm 10 the inhao.sauts o. tae popuIous
island. In the mouths Of the Gauges and
Brahmspootra or OF the villages that le
thicSIy along the adjacent seab0ard. a
few hours Laser, and, with 10 pr0phetical
warnings or long previous doWUiaIl OF
rain, the SEA had broken over tA8m IS IN o
second doIuga. Ia most cases those were
the most fortunate who only aw0ke to
die on the instant. G8Darol'g the strug-
g,es Of the victims IL pru,9a5 their lives
only prolonged their dying agOujos. For
these hat islands font, as it were, like
RATS on tho surface OF a shallow sea, and
a slight rise is sufficient to flood them.
Some Of the inhabitants are said to have
been saved on tho roofs where they had
taken refuge and, though it reads ua-
likely enough, it may have been possible.
The roof was lifted off bodily with the
rise Of the water, aud in some instances
was strong enough to hold together till 1t
had taken it's freight ashore in safety. Gen9-
rally speaking, tho panic-stricken tu8i-
tives clQmberod INFO tho houghs OF the
cocoa-nut trees which luckily surround
every group Of habjtations. Waen the
roots were strong enough to hold good,
the fugitives starved and shiVGred until
the waters slowly receded but when
the trees succumbad to tho shaking, death
was only delayed. Nor were things
at all botter on the mainland fer none Of
TIE Iow.lyiug villages, even when a con-
siderable distance inland, had any efficient
protection against o wave said TO Dc TWEEN
tY feet in depth. And the devastation
wrought by such a cyclone is more sweep
ing than that Of any other calamity. A
famine kills OF djaSeninatas disease, nnd
then there IS an end OF il. An earthquake
partially engulphs the people with their
property but though it may spread ruin
and misery far and wide, yet 1t spares
something here and there. But so tire.
mendous a visitation as this Bengal mum
dation leaves nothing behind 1t, unless
possibly here and there q grove Of fruiS
trees. When the survivors return they
may find it hard to recognise their land,
and they will assuredly misc all that gave
it its vaiue. The alightly-built habitations
suitable to such a climate have of course
Disappeared. The herds, and the draught
l.Inals with which they tillsd the ground,
are gone, as are ell the implements Of hus-
bsndry; while the rich soil which yielded
, 1876-12-27
GERMANY AND TIE PARIS EXHT-
BITION OF 1878
(Dta GegeHrort-BerIIn, Nov 25)


Our neighbours ON the other silo OF the
Vosges have difficulty il forgetting. Tho
memory Of the great success OF the last
Urivarsal Exhibition has remained fresh in
the minds Of ell Fronchuen, and they still
speak frequently Of thoso days when oil
the great and mighty ones OF the earth
met at Paris to do homage to the Emperor
and his Court, to the capital and its in
habitants, aud thereby t. the whole OF
France.
At that time tho Freach were amiabJe,
obliging, ard frea3 y hosts every foreigner
was sure of meeting with the best recep-
ton. The French have not learned that
since 1857 exhibitions Aaye fallen greatly
IN nublic esteem. They fancy that the
failure which the Austrians and the Amer
leans have had to dopIore was only the
~conseouenca of a want Of skill OF which
tho French would navcc b. guilty. Paris,
thew think, has not lost Its old powers OF
attraction. nai till quite rooontIy 1t was
confidently expected that an invitation
from Paris to the world, to come aud
celebrate il tia c1pital Of France a great
neac8ful festival, would be accepted with
qratisu 10 by all the guests invited The
reserve shown by the German Government
with regard to this invitation has for The
frst time somewhat disconnected people
Il is biginniag to be fo.t that a festival.
the expenses OF which arc paid by the
guests aud not by the ml9tars Of The house,
IS realty given by the formsr, rather than
by the latter and that the thanks, if there
be any ground for thanks, are due to the
guest who pays, rather than to ths master
OF The house.
II one could be sure chat an acceptance
Of this invitation would contribute to q
more speedy restoration OF friendly relations
between Germany aud France, it would be
we'll to impose silence upon the voice OF
the national feeling which has been wound
ed for years back but considering the
, 1876-12-27
GIANTS RETIRED FROM BUSINESS.
(From the EsP. Mail.)

Captain Bates and bis wife, formerly Miss
Anna Swan, the giants, whose marriage IN
London attracted some attention several years
ago, have retired from show life and buIIt .
sevsn and a half feet high and she is an inch
taller, and each weighs more than 400 lbs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07

MONDAY, March B.-Flour dull. Business was
manly OF retali character, ana prices nominSiy
uuchdnged but the tendency rather downward VIC
quote Flour cD. GupCrtn6 state aud stern, - y
Cst4.8n; ezra STATE, &c. SifJ5 t51b; wlutcr wheat
ana AK, e. 25@ sS15i Minnesota patt H. ~ hstSNopi
southern bakers aud family brands, 'iass'75. Rye
aour. 81 65Gt $500. 49,
CorroN-Ncry irregular spots sc higher. Mid
ding uplands, l29lc sales 3,l6O bales Futures de-
c,urd 52c sales 32 900 bales closing At 10 1850 FOR
April ~ 1929 for y, 1875 for June, anu 1915 tOi
July. Receipts at the ports to-day, 1891 pAlcs
PRoyIsIoNs-POfK was dun and weak fsalcs loon
hhls. mess S@9,uH s.. 40 fcr JGlr fe3O) Cor May
So Tor Arm quoted On the snO s2d. Bacon shade
easier, with sales $50 has. lulR Ci.nr a. ltj4@
Lars VS. fairy Gcnyn ann eeo1t s,eey sales on the
tla12'e f9r en sr.a,g 90 ana ioI tnTe delyery 900
April $i3soa 1880 Tor May, losing a. iusde prccs /
hos l0le9 l1A city and lV3sc. ior Western la-
N-Whe,l adll slrs 80 600 bush including no
Erlo' winter nt ObFl Oh uuaradod spring ahnat a.
I'll choice So Chicago N store slOo and 80. .
MiMau1te 81 40 sl2j. oats lower; ealas IS eOO hush
= is3sl4e i9r NJ g. chiefly a. 4spc 4olac. for No.2
i1fsioc i9r state mixed on Tie rsek and iSs5e fog
bush at 81 Tor Cenacl 75c orowed slsts,
ahd u iouI,rowed state. Corr hnnorj Gales 81 900
Re1a az w .osee f9r nns seller March a3se for
ne~ mixed chiefly a. qse cleSoly Tor no grade and
oes9he. nolninal for southern yellow,
svNDIlSs-spIlu tNpenllpe Mas higher and quiet,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07

~ ...t. ~ No., nt,tY
W N'hiN "tVN' WAY" ~ h""i '"'''
10 thc SdEd v q ptrl, adds rcnhrkthle emp
trtotne re.snt enril nt4toty of n4hinRi on.
" ~ W" 'V''"e S"'l "''D"'' w " '~
he Viiurp ] y int of B. Is thitl u wad Nfs Let
t,..,..., ". q .t.,..,, Id, ,sto., ura VfiIi, ma
49,. ..,.,n,..,,, ,i.,,.,r.t ,,.,t,,
'Ho NhV u N"v 'nV nun
tho gncn ulVHs tttcgs watch Let u Nie reNe-
mont ,f a Xyti,.u. from tia Cuoinet. liatt
seNs'
We have been reminded ~ 70 stranra circiiin-
took firm hrc riirro.f DAY letter, an anOnY-
mon. Ielt,r. { Al go q n- 1 ipN.:
~, CO.. .u.o,c M i.unf IN +, Won have encfnlea
tut ~ Il kn.W iit af an tlIn There ll Cuiuuif,s
{ % al thu a. d. G. ~ in n to run go ~" women
oav. ..l ios.ji o.. .re pln ugg a-aigr' yout Now
tfff omen 90 not 90 oc ic'r,l N' e, ~" Is" r,us
y tN. ~ 10 itll W. VI n., 49, a. mo nt'ar
on 81 We N"'"r g WI ~ F,'i, a,u,s In Tic war
,r ~ g. t'r,sWt rniiirgs are the proofs OF tier
~,i ,',Ift II "a, .'lli mac the acQu iltan Of
VI -- h. c.u put you in .ie Wy nj gottl1 p.s Of
t r. rtntf-, sHd tue nuu!t' tlun Will st"ce t"V VI
| he worst women VA W sui t'"h'
Thi- is but part e the letters the rest Is made
an of the vii lt binders ever nv IN circulation.
| We do not generally uay any attention to anuny-
| mou- letters INT there waa something tn this
witch attracted ouraitenu n, ana So preserved
Il. We did not make the ACQUAINTANCE suggested.
| nor aid we eUdcAvOr to procure IN" paicN 10
which our ANONYMOUS friend referred. bui not
| long NJ, IN aftcupf was made 10 burn the Ola
| the hint gwen Us In the ANONYMOUS letter. we
puhli.hed an editorial he ided Arson as flne
| Art, III which wc spoke OF the clumsy dttcupt
| IL arson IA indicating the lclhtlc ullhu, Npt
long after we received soconl letter, evidently
from the sane source. IL. read
You have scotched The enr tc not Killed H. and ny not
follow NJ uy sdvico Nou nave 10 golden opportunity
to finish ior good you; enemies IAs i nor s as, nr,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07
We. o.coNNoR,s sso.ooo.
Tracing Robbery that was Committed on u
Broadway sidewalk.

Tracing a Robbory that was Committed on u
broadway sidewalk.
Edward ]. Hall, alias John Hall, who
was arrested on Sunday for having 10 his pos
session $1,000 bond OF the Hannibal and St.
Joseph Railroad Company, being one OF forty
nine that were stolen on the ed Of October,
1872 from owen O'Connor, OF 50 Broadway, was
arr igned before Justice Morgan yesterday.
MIR. OConnor testified that on the date above
mentioned he went TO the Safe Deposit Compa-
ny's office In the Equitable Bull ing. and thok
therefrom forty nine $1,000 bonds and two 500
bonds Of the Hannih 4 ana st. Joseph Rairoa q
Company. Aftor walking a short distance along
Broadway he missed the bonds. They were
registered coupon eight per cent bonds, and he
Identified the bond traced to Hall AS one Of
those stolen from him. from which his name
had been erased by some chemical process.
George W. Perry of tBl West Fortv-seventh
street, testified that on the 24th Of last Dece N
Der Hall obtained lonn OF 500 from him. CIV
ing him the bond No 3,t4 a. collateral security.
James V. Orvis, banker, Of . Nassau street,
testified that on the Ath ~ December Perry de-
posted the bond With him rs collateral security
for a 10 ~ at two months. On March he cut on
the March COUPON for $40, aud sent II TO the
Bank OF North America for collection. The
messenger could not obtain the money and re-
turned, saying that something wrong.
Perry and Oryis signed their afIldavits, but
OConnor could not be induced to sign his until
he had consulted with his lawyer. he exam
nation was therefore adjourned until to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07
MFsrERY ~ nINGHiMroy.
Two Human Skulls Found Buried Under n
Barn-A Missing Peddlcr.

BISoHAMroN, March 6.-Honry Devoe, a
former living at L st linton, three miles from
this CITY, while feeding bis pigs SATURDAY., found
beneath their trough a human skull, evidently
that Of white man Of mature years. Yesterda Y
Deyoe removed a portion of the wall Of barn,
and discovered another large skull. The barn
was built about forty-four years ago, and the
foundation walls apparently remained as first
laid until broken away BY hogs. A fufthsr
search win be made under the barn, and II addl-
tional bones are found the murder hypothesis
will appear To be n reasonable explanation.
The missing re ldler whose cart was ulscoy-
cred In the woods, six m'les nom TINS city
thiftv n ca ver.s go, aud whose body has never
tsrn' ioiind, although the whole country was
searched Tor II, may nave been murdered and
concealed in such place as this.
ihe farm now held by Devos has been occu.
Lied 10y many different persons during the past
forY-nye years but none of them would be sus-
peeted OF murder
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07
REPORTS or RECEITERS.
Proofs that tue Blocker Street Railroad Is
not Utterly Worthless.

tIOOlh thht tue Biccchef ctFect huilfOHd Is
not Utterly Worthless.
Avian :. Southworth, receiver Of the
Blocker Street Railroad Company, has fled lis
second report with the County Clerk, showing
that from Jan. "a to Fob. "a he received 49,
5S2 ~. and that since his appointment he has re-
coived $4lJOs.t2, and expended $23,3d2.00 for
operating the road, and that the net earnings for
the two months of his receivership have been
$lS,lij.I3. Among the expenditures in tho past
month were Sl,Il9sB for back wages and de-
posts Of conductors, and t2.OO for permanent
construction and equipment MIR. Southworth
SAYS that Jacob sharp, who is director OF the
road, continues his efforts to secure to himself
and his confederates the fTanchis and property
OF the road, aud Is irving to induce the stock
Street Railroad Company, OF which he Is Presi-
dent.
The report Of William A. Abbott, referee in
the case of James GU against Jeremiah ain
Ian, late receiver Of the Guardian Savings lusti-
tuition, was fled with the County Clerk yester-
receiyership. he received Sg9iJs ~, and dis
bursed flIl3G.l 10. the balance on hand being
$3f4li,2i. The referee finds. after examination
Of the accounts, and after having heard tue tes-
timony OF directors and trustees of the bank,
that the receipts were 500, 20, and the dis
bursemcnts $3l3a5i 60 and that therefore Mr.
Quinlan had In MS hands when he relinquished
the receivership only 81. The nominal
value Of the assets transferred by Qunlan to
Peter ODonohue, his successor, Il SSlO.OO. Mr..
O'Donohue and the Public Administrator have
objected TO some Of the referees findings.
Justice Donohue has permitted Herman Uni,
receiver OF the German Uptown Savings Bank,
to defer the payment OF the second dividend TO
depositors until he mas realized from the assets
enough 10 make dividend OF twenty-five per
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07

The grim monster, Dettn, was steaithly APP
preaching. could most feel his not, merry breath up
lery deserted NE. Only now ad theu would Morpheus
betrend me- but on tis suspicious day had ignrd
10 moi ten my eyelils with heavenly nmtrosia, an |
eiept, As slept behold, hed dreainl thought mat
was roaming upon foreign soil whittier my yHlci N
had sent me to recover my heath. was In a great
metropoiis-one OF tho grand marls of the void. In
his hama a handsomely bound volume. entitled, The
Peoples Common Sense Medical ADVISER" aud who
title such nOyel one tlnt was impelled TO give
the work casual notice A. hastily glanced over IT'S
pages. observed that II contained tretses not com.
monty found IN medical works. But had too many
tinies been hosxed 10y Appearances, and Determined
that would have nothing TO do with H. Avooe within
me, like faithful mentor, whispered, "RnoD TN ppor
fuitV In that book is NY salvation began reasoning
with myself, Although doubtful aud detrusful yet
put forth my hand TO AXE the book and 10 the ageut
Great drops OF perspration were upon my prov. By
my BEDSIDE was friend who haI caied during my
with me book, Just Published which thought might
interest BOL' One glance ~ the work. and Wa as
surod that was The Peoples Common Sense Medical
adviser" by DIR Y. Pierce o. Buiiiio, ny surely,
MS was the yeriahle booI which | had seen m my
dreams. MY fend loaned me the work and every day,
as my strength permitted, perused IT, pages Although
cbrai Physiology Human 1emperaments, Nur'ins -
the Sick, &C. yet beng nlnvd, w'smost interested
that had liver Affection anu yet more than onr msdl'
attendant had pronounced my disease consumu
and thu would fall with the lnt4nn lraNss, ~ lns.
then confident that l had not deceived lnvselt l
rraso ed tnusi ANY man wno can so iruthtullY de-
stitut0na tcndences must know Just what my pyso'
Pierce. i viii tsfe his Golden Medical Discovery 40
having perssyerlnsy Followed his prescribed treat
ent once again enjoy The hless!ngs Of he Am There
niy .sS tsss IT, Pisfes: Golden Hsdies discovery.
qvia-AsR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07
JERSEY LEGISLATION.

Reduction OF About Twenty-Five Per Cent.
Ia the salaries at state Omoinls.
TRENTON, March G.-The act fixing sala-
ries Of state ofcials and fees Of clerks OF su-
preme and Chanaery courts passed second
reading In the House Of Assembly this evening.
The allowances are about 25 per cent. less tnan
heretofore given. The reduction takes effect at
the expiration Of the terms Of Office OF present
incumbents.
In the senate Sir. Magic introduced bill
authorizing boards Of freehoders to romit one
day IN six of terms II prisoners Tor good behav-
Tor. and To remit fines when prisoners shall have
worked as many days as there are dollars IN the
fine.
Mr.Abbett's mortgaRel tax billspassedIa second
reading in the Senate tonight. Tue hrst, u
general tax bill, provides that no abatement
from the fun and true value OF real estate shall
be made, except upon application OF the owner.
The second, a special bill applicable TO tue dis
trict desiring exemption, provides that the
mortgage shall make no elailn for deduction
on account OF mortgage under penalty OF having
his mortgage called In az once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07
A Freshman ON the students Rush.

To THE EDITOR OF rue SUN-Sir: In yester-
days sus there was a letter signed rs purporiuE to
give the true side Of the story Of the recent rush OF
college II asserts that the noise made In the
gallery made by Freshmen. This Is false. That
the Freshmen threw beans around the hall deny.
That the Sophomorcs put sir Freshmen out Is
utterly absurd. Ii such ng mad been atempie ed the
Freshman class would have licked the sODhs then and
there.
Then ~ gives short account OF how they repused
the Freehulen's attlcks. The only they repuls d
them budding together and watching the police
clubbing II and left.
VINO &C most like "pack Of IDIOTS" the sophs.
who wore collars least I'VE sizes gQ large for them.
high ha's with =" IN large letters black patches on
teir faces, ami carrying yard so Of muslin, with
about ten tenh worth Of Int dauDed on IL. mounted
on poe, or tue Freshmen who se their usua attire,
and who nob reye1ged the previous Insults given 10
them by the SophOmores, who II they vii admit the
trut, were ccrtlnly badly whipped b. the Infants.
their appearance AZ college thls morning with CHI
on their eyes and other Of their faces certainly
dlcatcd. Respectfully, ~.
NFW YouK March
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07
ANOTHER ARREST ON A TELEGRAM.
What Happened 20 al EnvOv who Come TO
Negotiate for n Treaty.
President Smith received this telegram


ON ltmrdaY:
ST. 1UoNte, W. T., FEB, 2, 70
smith Corgmse'ogerc T FoHo, N T..
a ret q ! w VI 1UA'ru aud AAei Is. rarmah, Tor
~ VIZ AZ Cma'~' on 'he a'f~ "l IN " nrr
80 - s'"'
Nhen mo ClribcI reachc1 PCT ~ II ~ RIVER
on sunday evening, Odiccr Flanagan boaided
,.,,,t .,,,.i = ,tii..i and Mann ,th,t.
uer anu H's'eu h.hu"''ru anu warm ~ nelf
luggage cumnriscd four ronmy trunks and Two
hat boxes II Nns tr usferred to the Oak street
.t . - u, Co.. a., -, A.,
b""o' s'd''"h' "i" a'u"ou a'''i 10 """''S ''"u
been secured In cells. Watches ana cb ina, and
hreestti,s ~ rttuV. and finger rings soma act
-, -, - III, a..i.. -,
WIN ui"hohus anu o.ne'S "''' SO" oeiy Vss
precious stones, vgriOuslY envelOped, were found
In ,h, ,runLs mo catimated valne of the law
~ , w s,'',s,
cry j. sit'WV