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Will the Rothschilds Gain n Monopoly
of Quicksilver

A member Of the RoTHscHILD family has
lately made tour through the mining
districts of California. The circumstance
has aroused the California mind to the an
ticipation of great investments by the
RoTHsCHILDs in the gold and silver mines
OF the State. Yet n slight acquaintance
with the principles and history OF the great
banking house would demonstrate the un-
likelihood of its embarking capital in an
undertaking like gold and silver mining
where the product is tluctuating and pre-
carous the value OF the commodities prac-
tically iHfexible, and a control OF the mar
ket quite impossible.
There Is, however, an investment which
might well tempt the ROTHsCHILDs in Cal
ifoTnia, which is recommended by their
traditions and experience, and which
would assure them the monopoly of
staple indispensable to practical metal
lurgy.
The demand for quicksilver, which Is
incessant and peremptory throughout the
mining countries Of thegobe, is met mainly
bytwo mines-New Almaden, in Calfor-
MIA, and Almadcn. In Spain. For some
years previous to 1869 the annual yield of
luls IHclhl WIS toHlpuleu NJ seven InllllOHs
OF pounds. To this total the works at
Idria, in Austrian Carniola, in Tuscany,
Hungary, Pennsylvania and Peru con-
tributed about half million, while New
Idria aud other minor Californian deposits
were credited with the same quantity
Six-sevcnths of the whole, or the bulk OF
the worlds product was evenly appOr-
toned between the American and Spanish
Almaden.
In practice, the former has usually fed
the markets of Europe, Siberia, ana India
resignlng to its youthful namesake those
of China and Japan, as well rs all the gold
and SILVER bearing regions Of this conti-
nent which skirt the North and South Paoi-
flo. The prompt and equitable adjustment
OF price to the shifting conditions of con-
sumption and production, which has hith-
erto been guaranteed by the competition of
| two independent sources of supply, would
be permanently imperilled by the concen-
| tration Of their stores under the control OF
a single will. Now, 1t is fact that tho
mine Of clpnabar at Almaden, IN Spain,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

When DESIsoN, the Syracuse Canal
contractor, signed the call for the Democratic
state Convention last fall, one OF whose alleged
objects was to promote reform and punish cor
ruuticn on the canals we doubted whether au-
dacity could further go. But some Of the sign
era to the call for the Republican National Con-
vention beat DENIsoS out OF sight.
The Republican call fayors the punishment Of
oficial dishonesty and fraud In elections and
demands an upright administration Of the
Federal Government. 1t Is signed, along with
many respectable names, by SPENCER Of Ala
bama, who bought his way into the Senate,
CLAYTON Of Arkansas, who got his seat In the
Senate by fraud, ALLISON Of Iowa. who was un-
comfortably mixed up with the Credit hobiler
swndle, PACKARD OF Louisiana, who was the
head centre Of the usurpations In that State.
KEMBLE OF Pennsylvania, the Ring master OF the
Keystone State, PATTERSON, the South Carolina
Senotor who hired the negroes In the Legislature
TO vote for him and then forgot to pay some o,
them, and MITCHELL OF Oregon, who has a m ost
unsavory name. We might mention others, but
this ist will suffice.
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has long been leased by the house of
RoTHsCHILD.
There is reason to think that monopoly
Of quicksilver might be made the instru-
ment OF formidable advance in the price
Of the commodity, without entailng that
shrinkage in demand which is the normal
corrective OF such abuses. For the treat
ment Of those chloridcs and sulphurets
which constitute the richest ores OF argen-
tifcrous veins, as well as for those rebel
lious pyrites with which gold is so often
found mechanically combined, the fani-
liar process OF nmalgamation 10 the sim
plest, most convenient, and most effective.
Indeed, the mill-men OF California and
Nevada, the practical metallurgsts OF
Mexico and Peru, Deither know nor toll
crate any other.
Moreover, in many American mining
districts the margin for appreciation in
the cost Of reduction is very large. On the
Comstock lode, ut all events, the value per
ton OF the mineral developed by recent
excavations is so considerable that no con-
ceivable increase in the expense OF ANAL
gamation would form an item of decisive
moment II Is known, for instance, that
in 1874, owing TO diminished production
of the Californian mine, caused by OBJ
structions Of n geological character. and a
corresponding falling of in it's Spanish
rival, occasioned by political disturbances,
the price of quicksilver attained to t1.G0
per pound, or almost treble the figures at
which 1t ruled Ave years before A oorpo-
ration therefore, or banking house,
which should exclusively control this
metal, might impose tax on the bullion
product of Nevada whose limits could only
be determined by its own forecast and
discretion.
We may sur1nise that among the roseatc
speculations which have been suggested to
the representative OF the RoTHsCHILDs, the
astute miners and mill owners of Califor-
mia have made no reference to cinnabar.
But they who have marked the policy Of
that house would be little surprised to
hear that Il purchase OF tho American AL
MAIDEN had complcmented their Spanish
investment, and secured to them IA conclu-
sve monopoly in tho quicksilver markets
| Of tho world
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16
An Opportunity for our Colored Citi-
zcns.

A war with Spain would open n field in
which our coored brethren Of the Southern
states would be not only our equals, but
our supcriors and it would be n field OF DIS
tlncton aud of glory. White men could
not endure the service in Cuba during tho
summer months; but our colored citizens,
reared in the Southern states. with Afri-
To their liking. We should expect to see
them volunteer like flocks of locusts.
Colored officers would be wanted as well
as colored men. what an opening this
would make for the dark-complexione
legislators aud politicians of the South TO
become colonies ana brigadier-generals.
The effect upon Southern legislative halls
would be marked, but 1t might not be
detrimental.
Another advantage TO be derived from
the employment of the colored soldier is
that every Cuban slave would see in him n
man and IA brother, and would experience
an irresistible influence 10 go over and
fight under the same standard. With COL
orcd troops fighting on our side, the Cuban
plantations would soon be denuded of
their slaves.
The old Confederate statesmen would
naturally look with favor on the policy OF
giving colOred men rank in the army OF
civil Offices which they now hold. Thus
black and white may be expected TO work
together for the war.
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rental control, though born In st. Louis,
acquired "German nationality" because
he was domiciled with his father. To DO
moro exact, we give Mr.. PIERREPoNT's
words:
THE son, being domicied with the father and sub
ceving the German protec crate wnere no has an 40.
se ~ ". md 10 to y' INK ss
and claiming his American natlonslIty BY residence
% 80 q The 0Slsp % % o. United TO
lisye him from military duty In Germany during MS
In the present case the father returned
to the United states soon after leaving his
boy to be educated, who has since that
time lived with his grandparents, and is
now about seventeen years old. The point
raised by Mr. PIERREPoNT against young
STEtNKAULER would not apply TO the son
Of our correspondent; but IL Is probable
his residence with grandparents who are
German subjects, would BIO considered by
GRANT'G Administration still greater rea-
son for refusing to interfere in his behalf
As IA precaution, we would advise c. j.
F." to give notice to the Legation OF the
United States Mt Berlin Of the precise facts
relating to his son. and OF his intention to
Otherwise he Is liable to be seized for mill
tary service, under the atrocious and anti
American doctrine put forth by GRANT
and enforced at Berlin by the bribe-taker
who discredIts our diplomacy as Minister
of the United States.
1t is humilating to give such counsel for
the protection OF u nativc-born or natur-
allied citizen in foreign land. But IL has
become necessary by the treachcry of n
corrupt Administration, and by tho base
ness OF a minister who takes advantage Of
his official position TO persecute his own
oountrymen and to serve n foreign master.
The treaty which gives sanction TO these
outrages, and which puts a brand Of dis
elimination upon every naturalized Ger
man, Is n dishonor TO the country and must
not be renewed. Let the House OF Repre-
sentatives stigmatze the action at Wash
ington, and require notice TO be given
that the treaty shall terminate forever ut
| its present limit in 1873.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16
The Hon. J. Proctor Knott Accused of Pin-


n Col p Dordn Of ne RdIei0h Sentinel
j. Proctor Knott's whole claim TO ma
tlonal notoriety rests upon two speeches made
in Congress. one WAS on the finance. the other
on Duluth. WIN his Duluth fanfaronade we
have nothing to do. But his widely published
and laughed-at nnal cal spread eagle was stolen,
ntcratim ct verbatim ct punctuatim ct every
other atm, from a long and laboriousy pre-
AIRED article in the Lexington (Mo) CIucdsLIn
Of few months before. 1t was written by the
present editor OF the Sentinel and contained
many curious calculations In regard to the ma
tional debt-how many thousand miles beyond
tho moon II would reach In one-dollar bills
pasted end 10 end-how many times IL would
girdle the earth In twenty-dolAr gold pieces
laid edge to edge-how n any miles above the
clou ia IL would tower In silver dollars piled nat
upon each other-how many two-horse wagons
II would load in gold and silver-and u hundred
other fantastic computations based on weights
and measurements with which We had bothered
every Jeweller Of our acqur intance for days.
The article appeared In the Caucasian OF March
10. 1870 and was sent marked 10 many prominent
politicians north and south, j. Proctor Knott OF
Kentucky among the number During the ses-
sion OF Congress In the winter OF 1901, he
made himssm famous as a qua,a. s..3 comical
nnancier oy rising in his place and declaiming
that tvo-column editorial without changing a
figure or q comma every idea, word, and sSlla-
HE ours And We suppose II stands recorded in
the COnQrt ~iOndl Globe OF that day, as his
speech, while we have before us, AT this mo-
ment, the Caucasian, Of eight months previous,
containing It,
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The persistent efforts of Mr.. BrrcurR to

The persistent efforts Of Mr. BEEcHER to
discredit Mrs. MoULToN's testimony, by max
ing himself out man OF extreme SEN
sitiyeness and cnivalric feeling toward a
lady, and one who could not have been
induced to sneak TO her OF his adultery,
must utterly fail Of effect In view OF his known
proceedings since his trial and before. So far
tiveness, he has constantly outraged good taste
and exhibited a very unmanly disregard Of the
rights and regulations OF women. lie refused
To otter Mrs. TILToN as a witness. Even after
she had confessed her adultery with him, he
met her in the public streets and invited her to
come 10 his house because his wife was away.
lie charges Mrs. MoULToS with perjury, and yet
does not give her All opportunity to defend her
self He puts himself and his great church be-
tween her and justice, and yet celebrates his
success In doing II by audaciously charoinR her
with an atrocious crime. His conduct has been
trate himself 10 the agony OF remorse before a
lady, beg her sympathy and then anerwaTd
return her Kindness by perfidy aud the imputa-
tlon OF perjury. This man who talks OF his
chivalry to woman 10 the one who told his
counsel to ask Mrs. MoULTON a question in re-
gard 10 a manifestation OF sympathy which he
got from her on the occasion OF private ap-
peal to her feminine tenderness, In order to
use her answer to her disadvantage. 1t Is sad to
see how base a man HENRY WARD DEECuEH
has become.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

We have no reason TO believe that the
revival operations Of PETER DwYER In Vandam
street are Of the nature OF the religious fandan-
goes recently held at HARRY HILLS place.
DwYER IL serious In his work, while HILL was
not. HILL was In pursuit Of notorlely which
would draw customers to his liquor shop, but
DwYER has no secondary object, and 10 not
liquor shop keeper. DwYER Ia himself pro-
fessed convert, and has changed his ways OF
life, while HILL makes no pretence to personal
religion and still continues his course OF wick
edness. HILL always mixed fun with the re-
lgious services he got up, but there Ia no Jocose
feature about DIVERS revival meetings. IL we
have proper understanding OF Mr. PETER
DIVERS operations, they are genuine. He Is a
reformed sinner, living In vicious part OF the
city, who has undertaken to try II he cannot do
something to turn the residents Of hs locality
from their evil ways. He sees drunkards who
would be better II they lived lives Of temper
ance; dishonest people, who would be happier
In the paths OF integrity false minded men,
who need TO be taught the love Of truth I'M
clean men, who are In need OF publication and
other classes OF sinners, negligent Of religion
and morality, whose welfare would be increased
by a practical change Ia their careers. Who
would prevent PETER DwYER from carrying on
such work, or discourage him In ~ lie may
not be learned theologian or a polished
orator but n his labors are justified by their
fruits, II IL enough.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

Mr. BLAINE was followed by Mr. BANKS, who
hte ally poured oil on the troubled waters. ITi5Gne.
No, this ia kind Of mistake into which unlearn-
ed writers often fall, to the detriment OF their
style and their accuracy. The thing spoken Of was
done by MIR. BANKS, not In a literal way, but In
a fRuratiye sense. Had he literally done 1t, he
would have taken his real oil, placed himself
beside real waters, really troubled, and actually
poured upon them portion or the whole OF It.
What Mr.. BANKS literally did, was not anything
OF this sort at all, but waste rise up on the floor
OF Congress and make speech. In saying that
man did 80 OF so, it Is meant that he did so " to
the letter" This ID a short and easy lesson for
writers and speakers who make the error here
pointed out
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unfeellng interest OF science; but this
shocking and repulsivel
All this is q mistake, terrible mistake.
Newspapers will be detested and abhorred
IL they 70 on in this way. II nothing is TO
he held sacred by them, nothing pertain
ing to the living or the dead, then they
will soon come to be looked upon in civil
ization as wolves and hyenas are among
wild beasts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

Our assertion that the disbursements of
life Insurance companies TO agents are more
than one half as much as those to policy hold
srs is disputed by an anonymous correspondent.
We showed that from 1867 to 1871 the companies
Of New York paid TO agents forty millions OF
dollars, and for losses ana claims only seventy
Owe millions. Our correspondent, who calls In
question our figures, talks confidently. but as
we gave good authority for our statement. and
he negects to sign his name to his letter, we can
pay no regard TO what he says.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

We notice the enthusiasm with which
widow VAN CoTT has entered on her revival
work out at Newark. She told the people that
their city must be shaken from one side to the
other, that their wicked city must be shaken as
with moral earthquake. We are not surprised
to hear Of the stir she has made out there, or Of
the crowds that attempt to get within reach OF
her voice. She will End her work to be even
harder than 1t was In Newburgh, for she has to
deal with Jerseymen and Germans. There are
several daily.papers in Newark which might be
OF service to Widow VAN Corr but they rather
seem DESTROYS Of belittling her work. There is
fuller news Of tho Newark revival in THE suN
than in any Of the Newark papers. We must
watch for the fruits OF this revival.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

Mr. BEEcuER's Friday evening assault on
DR.. STORMS and DIR. BUDINoToN was piece Of
impudence cb aracteristic OF the man. As matter
OF fact these gentlemen have refused to commit
themselves to any public expression OF opinion
In regard to the guilt or innocence Of the Ply
mouth pastor. They have borne themselves
with dignity and reserve, and are ministers on
whose characters no stain rests. DR.. SToRRs,
especially, is the leading clergyman OF the Con-
greRational Church, man OF scholarly attain
ments, approved judgment, and judicial mind,
and one who carries far more weight among the
most thoughtful men Of his denomination than
Mr.. BEECHER ever did. II was indecent for Mr..
BEECnER to publicly assail his fairness be-
cause Of story that Mr.. hoULTON and
Mr.. TILroN had called on him on New
Years day. They had full right to go,
and he to receive them, II they did go. From
the time OF the trial until now, Mr.. BEECHER
and his friends have assaied DR.. SToRRs and
DR.. BUDINGTOS simply because they had sus-
picion that these eminent ministers believed
Mr.. DEECHER to be guilty Yet while these
two gentlemen have thus been attacked by the
friends u the pastor, they have Themselves never
deigned to answer the abuse. MIR. BEECHfR Is
afraid OF them because he knows they would
refuse to follow his crafty lead, but for the
honor Of the ministry and their own denomint-
tion, would honestly and thoroughly sift the
facts Of his case.
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From a Discourse BY ne Rep. d.. Prttehard u Raj,
North Carolina.

" V1 LF'tVI 70 " NC I'rV IT ITIFtNUTd y HuFIVN,
Norm Carolina.
Who prays for editorsl They are just MS
necessary Just useful just as indispensable -
any class of men In all our society ana who,
ask again, ever THINKS Of PRAYING tor them2 We
all know the power Of the press, the great bull
waIk Of civil and religious liberty vet fow, IL
any, remember In their prayers the editors, who
stand like the ministers, on the public wot'h
towers, to warn, To reprove, To commend and to
condemn-the mighty COnservatOrs OF the ma
tons liberties and morals. Many people are
ever ready To abuse them, but how few ever
raise petition to heaven for them. ethren,
they need our prayers. They labor day and
night for the public enlightment, the public
good; and the Christians Of our community and
Of the wuole land should esteem IL u duty and a
privilege To pray for them.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sfr You will
greatly OOge by giving me the folio wing Information
Ia 1891 natural zcd citizen, took my at the
OF three years 10 Germany, where he sim II at school
ho1rdng with my parents, myself returning IN the
spring Of 1852 To New YORK.
l. What claim has the German Government on hiin
Whrn he gets Of age, II any,
g can hc he compelled To serve In the army
g. Must he dc ave MS Intention " return 10 this
country wltirn Two years.
4 What must do IN tins matter2
by giving me this information yon will Oblige very
much ana receive my thanks beforehand.
Respectfully. c. J. r.
Tho questions OF our correspondent have
been answered by the disgraoeful decision
of tho Administration in the case OF young
SrEINKAULER in June last. 1t was held
that though native born citizen of the
United States, and not included within
the terms of the odous treaty OF 1903, by
which a naturalized German after two
years residence in Germany is held to have
renowned his naturalization, he was stlll
subject to miAtary consumption.
The Attorney-General attempted to JUS
tify his monstrous opinion upon the ground
that the father Of STEIEKAULER, o natural
lied citizen, lost his nationality merely by
temporary residence at Wiesbaden. and
tho son being minor and subject to Do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

JAN RAo, Thakore ofAhmednuRgur, province OF
Nizam, Madras district. A ten-cent stamp is all
that will be required, and 1t will cheer the
Prince to know that his American friends are
thinking Of him. II the poems really need re-
vision, n they really require the corrections and
suggestions OF a mind which natural tastes and
long practice have cultivated to rhythmic per-
lection, and whose poetic instincts are never at
fault, there Is one man in America, to whom OF
all men our friends should send their verses.
We refer to @. wAsHIsGToE .CBiLDs, A. NJ, Of
philadelphIa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

Extraordinary triumph OF mind. Consump-
w, may now rejoice d.. II. Mclean whose medl.
cines are world renowned for their efficacy has iuro-
duced new and truly scientific remedy for the OF
ohsul Ton and Lung aud Throat Diseases put W In
sugar Glubulrs), DR. j. n, hcleans Cough aud Lung
lirhlng ilobulcs. Trial snpes free al Dr. j II. Nc
Leans once, ga Chestnut street, d. Lou., No. dv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

Messrs d. APPLETON a CO. have published In
pamphlet form the lqtcrs from the South ~utten to
the Hstdh last year by Mr.. CHARLES NoKpHorP. The
title Of the pamphlet Is The Cotton states In the
spring aud summer OF 1875" These letters pres ut
the actual observations In tho regions to which they
refe- Of man OF fair mind sincere desire 10 arrive
al the truth, aud the ability TO understand the DRIFT OF
what he sees Mr.. NoRpHoFF's pamphlet gives view
OF the cotton States deserving the attention OF every
one who desires to no Informed about their real pot
cal and sOcal condition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

No man can say what Mr.. BEECHER believes
touching the Trinity the Person OF Christ. the Atone
ment, the work OF the Holy spirlt, the inspiration Of
the scriptures, the resurrection OF the dead eternal
punishment, and many other doctrines which were
formerly considered fundAmental-Adrdnce.
The only thing that can now be positively
affirmed concerning his religious Ideas Is that
he has committed adultery and perjury, and lie
trying TO face down the world and remain .
minister Of religion with all this load OF guilt
uuon him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

The Evening Post advocates the forma-
tlon OF committee to protect distinguished
foreigners, coming to our Centennial, against
the obtrusive attentions Of our snobs and dun
kites. Whatever merits the proposition may
have, we cannot support II for II we did. 1t
would appear as II We were trying to break up
the stool pigeons pleasures. Besides, the or
deal of reception at the Lotos Club and the
stool pigeons speeches may do the foreigners
good. 1t Is not always agreeable experiences
that most conduce to our benefit. Sometimes
what seems T. US at the time beyond endur nee.
we afterward find contributed to our moral
good in teaching us patience under trial,
Rut In such hodge podge as the council they wanted
wuu Il have Dtcn, neVCrl | say to them Il WON'T 1
won't MP. Betcher on Frtddg ereRHg.
What made the selected council hodge -podge,
according to Mr.. BEECHER, was the presence In
It OF DIR. SToRRs and DR.. BUDINGTOS. Mr.
BEEcHER, however, will nnd few people outside
OF his deluded followers who will not recognize
the fact that just such ministers as these would
have saved the council from becoming the
hodge-podPe he desired 1t TO 10 for bis purposes
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