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The Government Bouquet shop,.

The wholesale and retail florists of the
District Of Columbia have petitioned Con-
| gress against the injuries inflicted on their
trade by the gratuitous distribution OF
howers, plants, bouquets, &C., from the
Botanical Garden anu greenhouses, for
which BABcocK procured large appropria-
| tions, and which are now maintained ut
heavy cost to the Treasury. We quote
their words;
" The Commissioner Of Public Buildings and
urpunds has erected d number OF greenhouses
Tor the gratuitOus distribution Of plants and
howers IN pots and vases. ana in bouquets,
wrehths aud Hands, rustic woodwork and de-
siEn' hud dec9rhtions Tor public entertainments
al theatres and elsewhere. wedding rcceDfion4.
balls' parties ana funerals ana furnishing com
plete assortment OF plants for conselvatori,'s,
gardens, &c,, OF private individuals, and All with
the p'fs0hdl compliments Of the said Commits
si"htr oil Publc buildings aud Grounds Bah
CotkE
" Ard further, we call YOUR attention to the
ict that' In order TO work this great Govern
ment bouquet shop on Monument square a
CORDS OF gardeners bouquet makers. rustic
work manufacturers, &C., are emulo, ed. hva-
cinths, lilies of tho valley and other choice
noilsts howers are impor ed free Of duty,
"mrfe a. we nave TO pay duty"
I'VE pray that this Botanical Garden 80
called be Kept TO the proper uses Of such an
establlshment-the cultivation Of botanical
spec mems as a portion is now diverted from lis
legitimate purpose 70 the cultivation Of no wers
suitable FOR bouquets and their manufacture
We are conlpelleu 10 pay duties established
by congress on all we Import, and bear our share
OF the burdens and expenses Of the Coyerunent
and yet the Commissioner Of Public BUILDINGS
and Grounds aud the Superintendent oil the In
tanlcal Ghrdens come Into the market, not az
fair competitors, but with plants. flowers rustic
work, &C., purchased with money Appropriated
by Congress- and which has been appropriated
Tor another purpose"
This plumber has been going on for years,
not only with the knowledge OF the Re
publican majorities in Congress, but by
their personal connivance. II has long
been notorious that BABcocK diverted
tens OF thousands OF dollars appropriated
10 improve and embelish the public
grounds, TO the erection and maintenance
OF these greenhouses. Senators, Repre-
sentatives, members OF tho Cabinet, fav-
orites like Boss SHEPHERD and others, have
been regularly supplied with all they
wanted from these sources and from the
Botanical Gardens. In fact, both have
been kept up at enormous expense for this
object mainly.
or course BABcocK's popularity WINS
great among the wives and daughters who
were thus furnished with flowers Mt the
pubic cost. The husbands never failed to
vote all tho money he asked for, and he
handled half a million every year I'm vari-
Gus ways without any accountability but |
his own vouchers, or those prepared by |
his employees.
Under his management the White House |
was furnished" that is 20 say, the money
was voted for new furniture as regularly
a. the Presidents salary. and greenhouses |
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4 NEW INDEPENDENT MorEnnNr
Uristow Rs the Candidate of Liberal Repub-
Iicuns and Uemocrut-

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sfr: II
Mr.. Brstow should not receive the nomination
| Of tho Republican party for the Presidency,
suggest as what appears to me to be piece of
wise policy, that the Liberal Republican party
who acted with the Democrats In 1872, hold a
separate national convention between the adj
| 1ournment or the Republican and the assem-
| bling OF the Democratic National Conventions
and nominate Mr. Brstow IA their candidate.
make this proposition because | feel certain
| 1t would secure the election Of an honest man
as President OF the United States. No DOUBT
the Democratic party contains I'm its ranks Pres
idential aspirants who are equally as honest and
as capable as Mr.. Brstow lie, but question very
much whether they could secure ~ large vote
as he could under such nomination; Tor in ad
dition To getting the Liberal Republican and
Democratic vote solid, he would, doubtless, be
voted for by many thousands OF straightout
Republicans. do not think II likely that Mr.
B-istow would decline these nominations N
rendered him, for the platform OF honest gorcr1i-
mcnt which the Liberals and Democrats will
adopt-and which they alone can consistently
adopt-so swallows M, at tho present time,
every other issue, and comprehends every other
Issue, that II must be broad enough for Mr.
Bristow TO stand upon. Indeed. In view o, his
efforts to promote honest government. don't
see now he could stand on the Republican plat
form, "a lie must know that IL would be very
dimcult to find material enough In that party Il
say this seriously out OF which to construct IN
honest Administration. The old party hacks, Of
course, would have to be served. and that would
ruin everything.
While on the subject OF honesty beg per-
mission to say that 1t is the starting point of all
sound rincirlcs, and that any people are weak
aud foolish who think Of giving the custody and
the direction Of what they may consider great
principles over to a combination Of erasping
End dishonest men. II the privates In the Re
publican ranks have any Fundamental principles
different from those OF the Democrats, that
they cherish, and, II they are wise, their first
effort will be 10 gain a basis Of honesty in the
Government for their future execution and |
don't see In what other way this can be done,
except for them 10 combine against dishonest
Republican ancials, ana put Democrats In their
places, as warning to oficeholders in the future
that they must be honest. Such course would
certainly not eXtineuish great party possessed
OF distinctive vital principles. but would really
Increase lts strength in the future. The coun-
Try sadly neeGs at this time SO beneficial AN ex-
ample OF political virtue. and II the Republicans
would furnish 1t by avOwody voting the Demo-
cratic ticket for the Presidency dor the reasons
stated, have no doubt that a saiutary Impulse
would thereby be given to the public mind that
would be productive OF prodigies OF good for
tune to the country. Respectfully,
PRIVATE CITIZEN.
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INrEsTIGArIoN DrMANDED.
Il MIR. Bccchcr Refuses, II will be Prcsump-
tion OF Guilt.

CHIcAoo, Jan. 4.-The Rev. Samuel G.
II rtlett, of the Chicago CONGREGATIONAL Semi-
nary. says that the general sentiment Of the
country T. that there should be a fuller and
more satisfactory Investigation of the Beecher
c'se than there has been ~ the courts Mr.
bartlett wants to give all the witnesses a OF ance
TO tell everything they know. much OF which
could not be brought out In court. Never, he
says, until these witnesses can tell all they
know Will the public tie satisfied Of Mr. Beech-
ers Innocence. lie thinks Mr.. Beecher ought
20 encourage IN investigation OF this kind
Mneh the charges were first made, Bartlett was
III iaVor OF tue flNmouth pastor; but a. the trial
progressed his belief In the conspiracy theory
against Beecher weakened. he complete vim
dlcation OF Heecher. TO his mind, never came.
Mr. birtlett further said lie would prefer a
mutual council OF the churches III the vicinity
take part in such a council II would. in bis
inlnu, ne strong presumptiye evidence ~ his
gun. Mr. iiattlctt thinks such council is in
eNtAple' lie mas been in correspondence with
nuuter Of leading clercymcn. all Of whom
agree It sball be held, and that speedily
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senator Conkliig ~quclche- One Of inv
GOuld's stories.

Finally came the Tribune with n rcport
mat the President had told Senator COM king
that he should decline denomination, but thar
Ne would give his influence aud support 10 Mr.
Conklng. senator CoHkiing, being shown the
report al MS house, declared II to be entirely I'M
true. lie read the article through and tnen
" There are two statements made here, which
Flrst-lt l. learned to-day tnat President Grant has
formally eigueh TO senator Conklur aud Others maj
ne MS decided not TO be cauuldate for the Pr,si
nation. ~ ~ = 'N"'''''
his said Senator Conkllng, ais absolutely
anu unlnalnsdli false. There ID not word OF
claration TO me- Resuming, he said aud read:
seGondly-lt appears thai Senator Conkling Is acting
upuh ht hutncaton that he has formally ayowed hls
own purpose 10 be candidate and has already iorra
" begun tie Organization VI his campaign.
Ihis second statement" continued he "is
as lal1e IS the nrst one, and there is nothing In
Nnat ! nave sald al any time TO justify such an
assertion. The entire article Is utterly untrue -
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In requiring rcligionists TO give proof OF
their religion by manfesting its practical 20 wer
over their lives and ways, we apply just the same
rule 10 Roman Catholics and TO Professionals
What IA any religion worth to any man who pre-
tends to possess II, II It be not to him an in
nueniial power1 How can any man he said 10
believe in this or that religion when he pfacil-
cally Ignores tho controlling principles upon
which 1t Is founded. ana spurns the governing
precepts which are i,s essence? There are n
great many men I'm these times who are called
professors OF religion, but we need another class
Of people who can show that they arc entitled
20 DO called practisers Of religion. Whatever
he the form OF mans creed, he is required to
forsake his evil WAYS.
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figure in the annual budget as n standing
item Of Grantism, costing the salary Of a
hrst-class foreign minister. These spoils
have been placed where they would do
most good, and GRANT endorses BABCoCK
as an innocent victim Of the whiskey con-
spirncy.
Now, it is high time these stealings and
scandals should cease. They have stained
the highest places with moro than dis
grace The House OF Representatives can
not turn out the guilty officials who have
trailickcd in their trusts but il can stop
these reckless appropriations and abolish
the Botanical Garden for Congressional
bouquets, by refusing TO vote the money
to support IT,
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MELVILLE, Jan. A.-Thls little town.
away up the Cumberland Valley. In Pennsyiya-
mia, deserves due credit for active work I'm the
held of revivaism
The Rev. Edward Payson Hammond inaugu-
rated our meetings, which have been continued
by the cooperation OF all the churches, and 500
conversions are claimed for our modest popul,-
tion OF less than 200 souls
Among these conversions there have been no
doRmattc inhdels, because we have none such.
out mere have been several in1dels Of the more
dangerous class, those within the church, and
those without religion whose highest asplr,tion
Is selbshness. Then there was the usual num-
Der Of drunk rds and other sinners. classed as
particularly vile. The revival Of feeling within
the PRESBYTERIAN Church has been marked, and
several members Of long standing some even
VINO not long since passed the sacramental
tokens with due solemnity, have announced the
shallo"ness OF their past lives and pledged
themselves to new zeal and purpose In the
Christian cause, and SO also In the other
churches.
lhe initiatory meeting was held on Christmas
night, and they have been continued daily and
nightly ever since, with crowded churches. I'M
III scarcity OF material with which to recruit
the ranks is evident.
simple salvation seems TO have been the ex
tent ol the ministerial teachings thus for, and
az reeult some Of the new converts are care-
less ana unaware Of the deep responsibilities Of
the position they have assumed, but II ia ex
pected the preachers will soon begin TO teach
the great essentials Of religion, as practically
en1oined by THE SUN.
Inc formation Of literary society, with =,
reauihg room, Is suggested TO keep the young
IRON the pitfalls of the DEVIL and In such an
event we hope The Sun will be kept conspicu-
GUS so that It's broad religious teachings in re-
garu TO rlght living may materially and perma-
nently take root in this community. f.
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lie saluic- n Lady with Grace.

, The general opinion in Washington il
that Grant has the inside track" Every alter
uouu' Hs ne takes ms lcl>urHly, constitutional
sttoll from the White House to the Capitol and
mo me impressive face under the olnniurrspnt
si"u'h mar, nut search In vain for any token.
Even tne sllshtest' OF what the national sphinx
70 ,hlhNihs upon the subject. with tightiy-
outluutp coat, switch cane under arm, and t6e
inevitable cigar, he moves on like a walking M,
.omhtun, save when he has occasion Ia iii his
nay To- lady friend passing In her carriage "A
leit, ny the way, which he accomplishcs al, -
III ore than ordinary grace "'H
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The unfortunate heatheus in Africa
loss has fallen upon them or, what Ia about
the same thing, an expected blessing Ia unlikely
to reach them in consequence OF circumstan es
over which tho blessing has no control. The
Rev. Major L. L. SMITH, late Commissioner ~
indian Affairs, and now President OF Howard
University, was invited by tho American Mis-
slonary Association to visit Africa and inspe ct
the missions OF the society, to inquire into the
best method Of enlarglng Its work, aud 10 find
the most hopeful field for further operations
among The Africans. The invitation was accept
ed the trustees OF the university granted the
Rev Major leave Of absence, and he on the
point OF departing, when, az we learn from
Washington, several warrants were issued for
hts arrest, while at the same time an officer
made his appearance in that city with a requsi-
inrs will probably delay the proposed missionary
undertaking. We do not know In what manner
the American Missionary Association propo-
to utilize the piety and Pine Ring experience of
the late Indian Commissioner on Afric's golden
sands but perhaps II was thought that his In.
vestlgatons into the resources OF the Black
Hills might prove valuable there. We fear tho
misguided nltives Of Africa will never realize
their loss n SMITH fails 10 put In an appearance
among them; but " they could only have an
hours chat on the subject with SPOTTED TAIL.
or some Others OF the sagacious old American
natives who have had an Intimate acquaintance
with him, and with his devout friend DFLANo,
there "a no doubt their lamentations would be
terrible to the ear.
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Cincinnati whiskey Fatnl-ken,ueAy y,,oL

From ne Courie, JonynaL
q, twenty years ago the Cowlitz tribe OF
ihulahs IN Washington Territory numbered
thirty three. ~ - ""'Ueis
hmei dled not OF hunger nor OF lingering decay
hut 'Hclhhall "hisktN hath swept theil away
hlssare, chief Of the tribe, scorned tho wi
famous stun, using the pure KentuclS, art i,I.
one hundred years. Wv ~k"0i
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The Baptist clergymen Of this city met
In conference on Monday 70 discuss the old de-
nominatonal question OF close communion"
and the Methodist clerPymen OF this city met in
conference on the same day to discuss the
"Gray Nuns" These are welRhty m tiers, we
admit, and we would not interfere with the
clerical ENJOYMENT OF such theoretical and sec :
tartan disputatlons, But there are other aues
lions quite as Important to the moral welfare OF
the community, which might be taken up in
course Of time, before tho emu Of the world.
THE sun has been grinding away for some time
al a Few OF these questions-at those, In partlcu-
lar which relate 10 the practical working OF
religion In tin lives and ways Of the people who
profess to believe In 1t. This must be the funda
mental overpowerng subject OF concern to
those clergymen OF every creed who have a
genuine aud earnest interest IN scrlpturll re-
ligion. They cannot help seeing that the great
mass OF professed religionists give little heed to
those parts OF religion by which its real value is
manifested. They seem never to have heard
OF them. They appear to be unaware that
religion Is mere sham without them Tho
soriptufss are full OF passages In regard to them,
but how few reliRionlsts ofsr living illustrations
OF such passages. 1t is by this neglect that rslI.
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lie was averse TO quarrellng, yet his enemies
round him what the boys call "hard nut" when thew
uied TO impose upon him. lie never turned his back
VA Iriend or foe' and Ike many brave hearts had al
i"os' 40 many Toes as friends Consequently his life
was full OF exciting Incidents all OF which are vtviv
aAetehed IN the sensational story OF The Gayest Bow
III New YORK. to be commenced In No. 10 ofue ovs o,
Ns World ready tomorrow (Ihursday).-Adp
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We published several days ago an ao-
count Of the confidential exposure Of the truth
OF the biEcHER scandal TO Prof MOSES Corr
TYLER Of Michigan University. by OLIVER
JOHNSON. Neither OF those gentlemen deniea
its truth. Several months ago we printed an
account OF Mrs. TnToN's confessions TO Mr.. and
Mrs. RICHARDS. The report remains uncon-
trndlcIed
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rlon suffers, and wickedness trlumphs. At every
meeting Of clereymen Of every creed, the great
thought should be how to bring people to re-
gard religion as the controlling force over their
lives, ways, and actions. In dealing with the
matter ourselves. we have quoted the Impressive
language Of the prophets and apostles and we
now call on the Methodist and Baptist clergy
to study our position before they hold their
next meeting, II 10y that time they have come
to agreement about close communion and tho
Gray Nuns
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Gals as Judges, that Senator MoRToN was
led to express any doubts Of his fidelity TO
the party Secondly, 1t is amusing TO
observe with what carncstncss the reform
Governor defends hisaction on the ground
that 1t was for the purpose OF maintaining
Republican rule in South Carolina, and TO
prevent the organization which he heads
from falling to pieces through its own cor
rMptinn.
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The current number of the Christian
quarterly attacks "modern revlvalism," which
IL says Is In the way Of the progress OF religion.
we shall soon be able to observe Its operate ns
ana results, upon a large scale, In this CITY, The
preparations for the Hippodrome revival are OF
great magnitude, aud hundreds OF churches
and clergymen are engaged In them. some of
the rcyyalism now carried on In the city can
hardly be said TO stand In the way Of the progress
otrelieion. Look, for example, Al PETER DwYER
and JERRY MCCAULEY, In Wand I'm and Water
streets. They are working among people who
care nothing NJ all about religion. who never 20
70 amy church who are devotees Of vice and
LEAD lives that are really quite rough. How can
PErEH DIVERS revival damage their religion.
or interfere with It's progress, or stand ia its
wayf How can anybody who knows the facts
attack II for dolpg SOP We consider IL well that
those wicked people who disregard all morality
should be brought un ,er the influence Of any
Kind OF religion that has the power 10 turn them
from their evil waVs. IL this end can only be
reached by reyivaism among themselves, then
let II be thus reached. The writer Of tho Chris
tan QHduclU has probably not thought over
the subject under this light from THE sun. lie
seems to Us a mere speculative essayst, who
has never Rrappled with such practical deytltry
AZ PETER DwYER and JERUY MCCAuLEY could
tell him about.
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III THEODORE TuToN had wished TO in
net diabolical revenge on the seducer Of his
wife, he could not have chosen n better method
than that he has pursued. Shooting him would
have been mercy In comparison. Mr.. BEEcnER
remains above ground a live corpse, tortured by
conscience and chased by public opinion. In all
these United States there Is no more miserable
man than HENRY WARD BEECHER. lie IL In a
raise position He Is entanGlcd with lies. Jus
tce approaches him with steady step, and lie
aces everything vanishing that made life delight
ful to him. The moral ruin Of this strong man
is one Of the saddest things in our history. Yet
Justice must be done
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sooner or later, neglected cold will develon
aconEtant cough, shurtness of breath failing ,'Nivp
~ "hs'inh ul nesh-all mptOmatic of con. umpi1on
~ ",H'i nAlluces the same cause will prOduce nrnr
Nil ,unS"eehy 81 cue branches Of the windpipe In
- iohs OF me pulmonary organs M VIII a. ~,
or0nchlh complaints, Jaynes FKpecIorant ia h ~ W
n W. We anl curative, as thetrstiony OH ousd
sn nd ~ NolIdWl.e reputation aftest-Whe In rnnSbs
~ hols speedily ana when taken accordn q 10
uHectlOns prOnpty remOYes tnem.-IIn 'uIts w
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In 81. Louis company OF gentlemen,
following the example OF similar association
In Chicago, have organized Sunday Lecture
Society, for the purpose Of giving, at a low
charge for admission, popular lectures on attrac-
tive and instructive secular subjects on Sunday
evenings. DE BARS Opera House was en-. aged
Tor the lectures, ana the prices OF tickets placed
at ten ami twenty five cents the latter being for
reserved seat. The first lecture, which was de.
livered 10y Mr.. CoNwAY, drew large audience 4;
the second, by DR.. HAYES. crowded the house ;
while on the occasion OF tho third. which WAS
by Prof. PEPPER, the building was packed from
pit to dome. every seat and all the standing
room being occupied long before the lecture
began. The 81. Louis Republican says the char
acter OF the audiences is quite las remarkable al
their size. They include all grades VI society.
but the element which preponderat,s IL Just
the one which the lectures were designed
TO reach-ihe working people. 1t Is said that
the suppor, ~ the society Is mainly drawn from
those who seldom enter a church. the Inference
from this being that by afordins Rational and
Instructive entertainments at a low price, great
numhe's of people are prevented from resort
ing to questionable ways Of passing the time on
Sunday nights.
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Suppose Grant Wants a Third Term
What Thenf

The following resolution OF the recent
Republican State Convention Of New
Hampshire against IL third term is siguin-
can't:
~ Regarding A. conclusive the Presidents deciar
PIN prof Jude grattudc his rstrotic .ervitcs In
nos.i,i ~ ~, ~ CIV ilic " re irm orr unaltctah'
srn." ~ " '"'' "
The fact Is. rs every intelligent person
knows, that GRANT has never declared thai
ne is not candidate for third term
None OF his utterancrs on the subject nd
nit OF the Interpretation given TO them bv
this resolution, which, by the way, is fni,
gpe OF what the so-called anti-third term
republicans are wont to say on the sub
loot. 1t Is very significant circumstance
mat they all predicate their opposition to
third term on the assumption that GRANT
aoes not want a third term, and has said
ne does not. But suppose he does want "A
miro term, aud when the opportuno
moment arrives says so in unequiyocnl
Angnage-what then? The premises hav-
ing failed on which Republicans OF the
New Hampshire type base their opposi-
uon' will they not be bound to abandon
their hostility
We have yet to see, from any influential
republican leader, tho first clear uneauly-
scal, bold expression against "A third fern
m expression that will hold good even If
shANI should manifest "a desire for third
heotlon. especially If he should manifest il
AMID wal with roman Catholic country.