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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The death OF Mr.. CAPERroN, one OF the
Senators Of West Virginia, imparts unexpected
Importance to the election In that State. Two
Senators In Congress are to be chosen by the
Legislature; one for the fun term In place Of
DAVIS, Democrat, and one to oil out four and
half years OF the uneIplred term Of CAPERroN,
Democrat. II the Democrats hope to have a
majority In tho Senate during the whole OF the
next administration, or even in the latter half
OF 1t, they must hold the two West Virginia
seats. There Is scarcely doubt that they will.
The Republicans once had Arm footing In the
State. But the nrst term OF Grantism brought
tho party into such disrepute that. though the
success OF GREELEY was utterly hopeless,
CHANT got an absolute majority Of only 2,lt5 IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
Mr.. EDWARDS PrrRnrroyr Is publicly

Mr.. EDWARDS PIERREP0NT Is puDncly
using his tongue too much in England, since he
was sent there as Minister by GRANT. He had
just got ashore from the steamer when he made
his first speech; but the blunders he then fell
into have not prevented him from seizing
every subsequent opportunity to air his
mind The malls now bring us speech
he has made before the archblshops and
bishops OF England at banquet given by the
Lord Mayor OF London. OF course, upon such
an occasion, and In such company, he had to
speak of religion, and to oil the archbishops
and bishops who represented It. He told them,
among other pleasing things, that we on this
American side OF the world had observed
the noblest feeling of religion In the deep
est heart Of the English people when
they "howed down to the dust and
| called uron the Almighty power to raise from
almost death to life their prince" Yes. yes. MIR.
PIERREPoSr. this sort OF thing doubtless sound
| ed finely in the ears OF the srchbishops and
| bishops after they had banqueted with the Lord
| Mayor; but remem Der. when hereafter called on
| for speeches, that sham. dummery, and pretenco
can be overdone, even by an American Minister
| in England.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

"Madl" the Bishop had gone mad-the
Bishop Of Meath, the Rev. SAMUEL BUTCHER, ID.
d, p. c.; and So, on Saturday last, just before
committing suicide with razor, he wrote
upon bit OF paper the one wofd-mdd-
as an explanation OF his deed. Perhaps
he was not mad os ho thought he
was for people who are totally m ad will rarely
admit that they are mad at all; and he must have
had some sense left when he undertook to pro-
nounco judgment upon his own mental condi-
ton. and when he saw the propriety OF account
ing to mankind for his act ofself-murder Having
had self possession enough to apprehend these
matters. he needed but trhe more to give him
the self control required to restrain the hand
which dropped the pen TO seize tho razor. III,
efter writing mad, the old saying, mad as a
March hare" had come into his head, and II he
had written It down. he would probably have
been saved through the mental diversion thus
induced.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
It 1. a significant circumstance that

1t Is significant circumstance that
GRANT was so anxious about the whiskey
King prosecutions. He interfered with them
right and left, and gave more attention to the
business than he has done to any part OF his
executive functions. The prosecution OF these
thieves was a matter to be left to the Treasury
Department and the law ofacers Of the Govern
ment not one for the President personally to
NEEDLE with Unfortunately for GRANT, the
malefactors were his old cronies, members OF
his own household. and his chosen booa com
panlons lie did not wish to see them in Jail
ana he saw nothing out OF the way In their
thievery. Ga.Sr was also pretty deep In the
business himself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The Times is disguised because the New
bureh Republican Convention was run by the
most contemplate machine Republicans. Alasi
esteemed noighbor, the same machine runs the
whole Republican party. Yet the Times shows
Its wonted courage In calling thinss and persons
by their right names, and In speaking out In
meeting. For this we commend II; In Its hope
less task of converting Its corrupt party to
righteous ways II has ou sympathy. for Of all
the eight-pase morring newspapers Of the city,
the Times Is ins aolest and the most judiciousiy
edited.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
A correspondent sends us the subjoined
paragraph from the Rochester Union AMI Ad-
rertiser, and asks US to give our Views on the

A correspondent sends us the subjoined
paragraph from the Rochester Union AMI Ad-
rertiser, and asks US to give our Views on the
subject;
The hew Yort Herdh reports that er'Gov, Jous
A. DIX do-n the seacoast shooting ducks II Ihis
IL tue case Tue OLD ought 70 be arrested On the spot
better than to xii 0irds that are Just cut OF the she'll
the mi -demeauOr. II the New iorx Association Tor
Il may b. necessary It the OF Game
Con BROWN " this city. will maui up the old
coanry ~ 10 snuw ina vi duess cam be esly shot
IN this state between MAY and sept l. ana II he does
learning the fact Instead Of writing caumnous le erS
AGAINST The ner President OF the United sIates-sAA
The aged Gen. DIX is now out OF once, rare
occurrence Ia mis- long and checkered life OF
oniceLolding under different political parties
but he Is not violating the game law. The birds
| he Is after are snpe, and these he may now
shoot without breaking any act Of the State
Legislature. We do not know how many snipe
| he has brought down THIS season, but as the
| flight was good 10 tho early part OF July, h,
| probably often came home at night with bag
fun of these tender and juicy birds. Probably
| about the 10th Of August the next hiGht will oc
| cur, and the aged sportsman will shoot ma NJ
more snipe. No; we 90 not reprobate Gen
| DIx's practice OF shooting birds In season, bu
| we do characterize as wicked and inconsistent
| his attempt to revive tho animosities OF tue war
| eleven years over by OIganz'ng his Boys II
| Blue. But Gen. DIX has passed the period Of hi
political usefulness, and perhaps will neve
again hold an ONCE. Therefore let him pursu,
the lively little snipe on the sandy beech u
West Hampton uhdlsturbed and unrebuked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The Democratic majority in the House
OF Representatives have done the country a
great service In exposing the corruption Of
Grantism, which. but for their election, would
have been kept hidden oy Republican Represen-
tatives. Let them now continue the work by
i'm peaching SEcoR Robertson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The Rochester EIDress affects to doubt
that President GRANT has wine on his table
every day, and has a regular drunken bout every
two or three months. But what does 1t say TO
the statement OF Two BEARS, head chief Of the
Yankton iSloux1 In 1872 that aged Indian told
Father DE SMEr; 81 went to Washington to SEQ
the Great Father. but he was drunk and would
not listen to me-" VIII the Express attribute
this to the old chiefs "bitter animosity toward
President GRANT Z"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

accompanied II with the informa alton that u was
the missing relic Of CRABBE, which he had dis
covered. Its theft and Its return were thus
equally mysterious. The church authorities
were convinced OF tho Renuineness Of the skull
sent them, and have lately put II back into the
CONN from which It had been taken thirty years
ago. The London Times seizes the opportunity
offered by this incident to publish euiogium
upon the poetical works OF the neglected
CRABBE, the Rev GEoRGE CRABBE, the author
OF the "viage," the thorough" and the
UIihrarvo
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the consequences ls an unusual glut OF coal,
which finds no outlet. There is something
repugnant to the feelings of our people In
the autocratic regulation of the price of
one of the prime necessaries OF life, from
month to month, by combination which
controls all sources OF supply. The system
works to the disadvantage OF the miner,
who is from time to time forced to lie idle
in order to reduce production and keep up
the price of coal 1t works to the disad-
vantage of the consumer, and helps to
paralyze the manufacturing industries
throughout the country by maintaining
one of the principal factors to he taken
into account when estimating the cost of
production, at exorbltant and unnaturally
high prices.
The following figures will show the price
of coal to families in this city, when
bought in quantities of ten tons or up
ward, from respectable dealers, for each
year since 1872. the ton being the long ton
of 2,2iO pounds. These prices are based on
coal actually laid in during the indicated
months Of tho respective years:
NAV 1879, per ton....... ........t6 ~
MAY 1873, per TOM. ..,..,...... m
September, 1875. per ton.......,. 90 2 80
The same dealers offered this year
TO put in any quantity over ten tons
dong tons) during the month of July
at 81 per ton for range and furnace
coal. 1t will thus be noticed that,
with the exception of last year $3.50,
when the coal was laid in four months later
than the previous years, coal at retail, as
H.. a. IA. nit fnf M mn m ri
are forced 10 buy 1t, is as high to-day as IL
has been any time during the past four
years.
Why, we ask, should this particular
interest be exempt from the shrinkage
and vicssitudes which have overtaken
every other Industry While surprised at
the cleverness which has thus bee2 shown
BY those who produce and transport coal,
the pubic will no longer willingly contri-
butte TO swell the dividends Of coal compa-
MES by buying at such time as the
combination attempt to dictate. They
will hereafter pay very little attention
to the monthly pronunoiamento Of the
Board of Control fixing the price of
coal: they will buy the article when they
want II. and in such quantities as they want
IT, regardless Of dictation. We believe
the autocrats of the coal mines of Penn
sylvania will lose much of their power 10
tx arbitrary prices If ths people generally
adopt this plan. Coal, like everything
else, must go down. The miners are clam
oring for steady work; the people demand
lower rates for coal. Steady work at the
mines will give us cheap coal. and cheap
coal will increase manufacturing activity
by lie sening the cost OF production. There
are signs that the coal monopoly will be
unable to successfully harmonic Its va
| rious interests and stem the tide of public
| opinion. Judge ASA PACKER, President of
| the Lehigh Valley Company, snot entirely
satisfied with the present arrangement; ;
he is in favor OF lower prices. Should he
| withdraw, the whole combination would
speedily dissolve, and the people get their
winters coal at much more reasonable
rates than are at present current.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

Mr.. BLUFoRD WILSON testified that when
he told GRANT of HORACE PonrERs story In
explanation OF Measurer BADcoCK's sylph des-
patch, GRANT said there wasn't a word Of truth
In IT, and he brushed It out OF his way with a
gesture OF contempt. Yet when Mr.. WILSON was
asked II PoRTERs lie changed tho lattsr's subse-
quent friendly relations with GRANT, he said no.
lie was at the White House the same as ever.
Why was this2 Because PORTER lied in GRANT 5
intareat2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
The letter of the German ofriceholder to

The letter of the German ofIioeholder to
CARL sCHuRz, which we published yesterday,
told some severe truths. Political assessments
are remorselessly exacted bv ZACH CHANDLER
and his man EDMUSDs and SEIZURES fine words
about civil service reform arc the laughing
stock Of Republican Washington. HAYEs's pro-
teststions In the same behalf are spoken OF with
a significant wink, and 1t Is generally understood
that he will bo as clay In the hands Of the ma
chine potter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The speeches Of Mr.. wHIrTHoRNE and
MIR. HEWITT In the House yesterday on the
sEcoR RoBnERsoS frauds added strength to the
report Of the committee. and Mr.. HEWITT was
able to give prominence to an Important fact
about the swinuie that had been perpetrated In
his own line OF business by the Robertson
Ring. The Republican resolution whitewash-
ing Robertson was OF course rejected, and the
resolution looking to his impeachment was
adopted by q majority Of IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
Cutting Down the Weather stations.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-ST: BY reason
Of reduction made by Congress in the appropriation
asked for by the Chef signal ocer for the support Of
service It's present basis aud " the force Of men
In the corps formerly allowed number OF stations
Of observation Will be discontinued tomorrow, Al
this station number Of reports received VIII be
sldrIaby less, ana the publication OF the weather map
eniirely discontinued. TINS atement IS rendered
crVed hy oiice AZ the prop change from the
business men OF New YORK. Very Respectful lY, your
oOedient servant, HIRAM j. PENEOD
Sergeant Sigual service, L. =. A.
WEATHER OBSERVATION OPTION, NEW YORK,
July 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The cutting-down process pursued by
the House, though not pursued half as far as
II ought to have been, is hard upon some OF the
friends and Rings OF Grantism, and GRANT yes
terday sent a message to the House on the sub
ject. His complaints and misstatements were
very well handled by Mr.. RANDALL. II the
piunderers are troubled over the reductions
that have been effected, what will they do when
the rigors Of justice are applied to them7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
Opening the Republican Campaign In South
CnrOlinn.

From the COiuibiI Register.
Recently received ut Hardy Solomon 3
store, under Twins Hall, a new invoice OF the
famous Monogram whlskey; another lot Of
those fine rye whiskeys OF 1854, 1893, 1870; Hen
nessey brandy the finest ever offered IN TINS
market; Otard, Dupuy L. Co.'s cognac, equally
nne aud very old Pnet, Castillon q Co.'s ana Il.
aud Il. Martels pure old cognacs; u large as
sortment of due md ordinary chsmpagnes,
cllrels, sherries, ports, Madeiras, CdtawDa, &c.,
&c; English and Scotch ales and porters,
bremen and ST. Louis lager beer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
Judge Emmons'. Example.


FTOW TNt IIIISDWVN tNhNfTCIW
Judge Emmons of the United States Dis
trict Court for the Southern District OF ONO. has
come to the rescue OF witnesses. and decided,
ns "a point OF law, that attorneys have no right
country would unite in this humane decision,
and enforce II, there would be revolution IN
legal practice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The King of Greece promised to give no
assistance to the enemies OF Turkey. But the
Greeks are becoming aeitated over the opera
"ons OF me Turks In the provinces that lie to
the north OF the Kingdom OF Greece and are
displaying a warlIke disposition that may over
come the Kings resolution.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The report that Cardinal McCl skey so much
weakened by the heat that he cannot resume the dues
OF his Vince has been widely spread. It's unfouudsd.
gentleman At the head Of the Cardinals hou.eho III
esd Yesterday that the Cardinal has been well
for NJ least three years a. he now. He IN Newport
An1 NIL sVpn Tetan " New fo'k
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
Reason. for Voting Tor nays. and wheeler
IRON. Letter If DANIEL Pratt @. 4. T., IN ne Btaoa
GO0e.

l. Hayes aud Wheeler are not surrounded
by prrjndces and have a good war record, and
they will {, mmand tho sympathies OF England
and give new impetus to the English language,
OF winch England and America mold the equili-
brum, 50 Ken by over lOOOJJ,OOO people.
III. AL different ngures, magnitude and alti-
tude aud caste mind and character, and policy
of elements, which constitutes all valuable suO-
jects and objects.
Ill. All deuend on dependencies and commu-
nications, ike the chr0nometer timepieOs, "A
harmony Of parts. reliable IN all parts OF the
compass, heat ANA cold to measure longitude.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

Advertisements for THE WEEKLY SUN, is
red tomorrow morning, must DC handed IN the
rrening before sir O'Clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

GRANT can't see that BELKNAP did
anything wrong Indeed, there was very little
difference morally between taking extensive
presents from men. and then appointing them
to valuable Offices, and tskne pay from MARSH
for giving him post leadership.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The will of the late Mr.. GARNER, who
was drowned in his yacht, bequeaths tho whole
OF his immense property to hts family heirs,
and makes no requests whatever to any charity
or for any public purpose. lie left three young
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
Democratic Candidates for Congress.

The Democrats should make their nomi-
nations for the next House with great care.
The Republican party is going out of
power, and the reformed Democracy,
proiting by the lessons OF the past sixteen
years, Is about to assume the administra-
ton of the Government. To carry out his
policy of reform with vigor and success,
Mr.. TILDEN will need TO be backed by not
merely nominal majority OF the House of
Representatives, but by majority that
shall embrace many of the ablest men in
the Democratic party.
The upheaval OF TWO years ago came so
suddenly that the Democrats were not
prepared for it, and they carried good
many Congress districts where they had
not dreamed OF success, aud where men
were allowed TO become candidates whom
nobody expected tose on the floor OF the
House. This blunder should not be re-
peated this year. In the present emer-
gency, inferior men in the Democratic
party should be required to stand aside,
and in sure aud doubtful districts the
strongest men should be brought to the
front. There isroom for improvement III
the Democratic branch of the present
| House.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01
The Canvass In Indiana.

Fran no COUrter-JOHrndk
When GodlOve Orth strikes temper
ance town In Indiana he proclaims himself a
total abstinence man. When no arrives at a
free-and easy whiskey vicinity he takes drink
wit the boys, and tells them he =" Is opposed to
sunptuary laws" Wherever ne goes Ito takes
care TO say nothing about Venezuela or his old
fIisnd 5IillwelI,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

1879. The aggregate Democratic majority on
Congressman In 1874 was 1000, that party carry
ing the three members. The Democracy must
make a clean sweep Of the 81 tie this fall
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

The head of the English poet CRABBE was
stolen from his conn thirty years ago, after he
had been buried for fifteen years. The thief
could not be found, and the deed, which re-
NAMED a mystery was In due time forgotten.
short time ago, however, a box containing a
skuIl WAS sent by some anonymous individual
10 the wtrdens Of the church In which tho poet
had bson inferred; aud the sender Of the ull
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-01

mitted to BRADFORD in London R435,3i
It's. Id, or say t2,17e,OOO, of which 81, 600
went to JAY COOKE, MCCULLocH y Co.,
while the remainder was TO meet the de-
mands of the navy.
His own acquisitions for this money, and
the vouchers In the Treasury, convict
RoBEsoN OF having added falsehood
to his other offences. How did he get
this money to send abroad2 The regular
appropriations were exhausted, and he re-
sorted to illegal means, rs may be seen by
a few extracts from the testimony:
"Capt T. 8. FttLrpRowS-- Secretary the NAVY.
sent for me on one occasion when Commodore REY.
lad been srens BY the bureau u Eaapmcpt AMI Re.
..SSg 9o E6rSd snnHa ,oa him sb Ut 900 900 s ..
oo1ice, to the cr dit Of pay of the navy. $500;
S sS re f 81 SG
sssef me nd scsn the & Of ns Nayg tof;q qo
yoa nanSred 1' and odd s1Sns DOL
SAID "a D sSTx fS% nsSrd ,Ss Il
ths money mad 6eea se1t tc JaY Co0kh MGSy LLooI
heard" i"'' "''' '"'A'' " "'' ''' '-'''''''1 .
When million was thus drawn from the
different bureaus, 1t was sent to Paymaster
CUTLER in New York, and by him RENTED
to London, rs already explained. Here Is
Revised Statutes:
$50. 500 An spproprl',ions for speeine. general;
be under the control expended BY the dircc ion OF
tss Sasa &c s Sa 1sG
SIC so's All sums aptroprlaisd Tor ne . sa9
apphed solely @ ne objects log wn'eh hsy are respee
nptiy maze, dndJor no others"
1t is thus proved beyond dispute that,
l. robson violated the law in the origi-
nal appointment of JAY COOKE, MCCUL-
LocH 4 Co., rs fiscal agents OF the navy in
London.
H. He violated the law in diverting the
funds appropriated for various specific
bureaus to another account, under q fraud
ulent pretext.
Ill. He violated the law in loaning the
public money to private firm OF broken
bankers, in order 70 sustain them when
failure threatened.
These are all improbable offences. They
are high crimes, far greater than INSIDE
meanors, for which the penalties OF the
Constitution are hardly sufficient pun
ishmeat. And If JAY COOKE, McCULLocH,
& Co. should pay every dollar of the half
million they still owe, the crime Of misap-
PlslnB tho iuOhcN III humorous Nv
tiance of every safeguard provided by
law, would in no way be diminished. The
crime is in the illegal act and not in its re-
suits. Every thief who steals public
money, pleads the temptation OF speeula-
ton aud an intention to return 1t. Does
that plea change the offencef
A comparison of the sums Of money sent
by Robson TO the BARISgs, and subse-
quently to COOKE, McCriLocH s Co., also
demonstrates that the foreign squadrons
were increased so as to augment the ex-
penditures and thereby increase the profits
OF RoBEsoN's Ring. 1t was another device
to swell the spoils. Here are the official
figures:
REMIrrANcKs TO Barring BROTHERS h co.
1se9-Requsiiions total 49,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1871 TO May ll-ReQuisitions, total ....... l7ss'Us
RExrrrANcEs TO JAY COOKE, McCULLocH co.
1871 to Nov. lRequisons. total 600 900
lN79-ReQusitiOne total.
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At last we have reached the day fixed
10y the Senate for its vote In the BKLKNAP I'm
peachmsnt case.
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regulated by the public deposits, which
formed the only banking capital of these
Spectators, and they were controlled by
the ability Of robson TO regulate the fleets
abroad. And just here is the explanation
of keeping six or seven ships idling in
Europe. and spending millions every year
by way OF tribute to that organized rob
berry, which for nearly seven years has
had its head in the Navy Department.