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A Word TO the ,Longshoremen.

The 'longshoremen and other discon-
tented laborers will do well to take into
consideration the real causes of the depres-
sion OF business and the consequent de-
preston of wages.
The Government OF the country has been
carried on in most extravagaut manner;
the taxes have boen injudiciously imposed.
and their collection has consequently been
enormously expensive: while large body
of public officers, awaiting themselves of
the ample opportunities afforded for fraud,
have been living riotously aud eating up
the substance of the people.
1t is now proposed to give these swarms
OF public officers life tenure in their snug
than the behavior of Gen. GRANT
Laborers who want to mako an end TO
hard times, to revive industry, to turn the
dishonest ofhceholders out of office. and
put stop TO the present extravagances of
the Government, should vote for TIIpEN.
Things cannot be changed for the worse.
Elect TILDEN and we shall have a change,
anyhow, and there is every reason to be-
lieve 1t will be for the better.
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An American who is No American.

1t is the misfortune of the United states
to be represented at Berlin by Minister
into whose heart there never entered one
genuine American sentiment A fawning
sycophant OF power, a snob of snobs, Mr..
BANCROFT DAVIS has been signally rebuked
for his inndelty to the principles of his
own Government by n large body Of the
subjects Of the monarchical Government 10
which he is our Minister.
Ashamed Of his own country, he refused
10 receive n congratuatory address from
large number of Germans on the ocoa-
sion Of our Centennial Fourth of July.
The very monarch to whom Mr.. DAVIS
has shown himself such syoophant must
despise him, as 1t is evident the German
people do, most heartily. What would the
American people say to giving such an
anti-American us BANCROFT DAVIS life
tenure in his Officer
1t is the rare misfortune OF Gen. GRANT
to bring his country into contempt abroad
as well as at home.
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weakening and deranging the human
mind, that we do not think person sub
icct TO this, one Of tho most dreadful OF
oil diseases, should DO deemed, In law so
far accountable as to be liable to execu-
ton, even whore capital punishment pre-
walls. Had the defence OF WALwoRTH, for
O crime so unnatural in a Sane person,
been rested clearly and entirely on the
ground that his intellect had been weak
ened and perverted by epilepsy. ard had
this allegation been supported by strong
array of medical experts, 1t is not unlikely
that the jury might have acquitted him on
the ground OF insanity. Then, rs the law
now stands, whenever he should have
been adjudged by legally constituted
commission restored to sanity, he would
have been entitled to bis release.
We think the law in this respect should
be amended, so that q person who COM
mits homicide in state Of insanity
should be deemed dangerous ever after,
and never be set at liberty again.
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No Mention Of the Massacre at Ham.
burg.

The following passage appears in tho
teegI aphlc report OF speech delivered
In the United States Senate, Aug. 8, by
Mr.. MORTON Of Indiana
" He desired 20 call the attention OF the Senate In
the fact that the letters Of OF TtLpRH and
RHoRIoKs, IN which they taxed aOout everythInS
else, made no mention OF tie massacre at HlnDurg'
Such a criticism as this upon letters ac
cepting nominations to the Offices of Presi-
dent and President OF the United
States is surprising, and especially when
coming from man Of national reputation
Ike Senator MORTON. 1t is evidence that
nothing can be found in these lettors that
can be fairly and justly censurei.
Why should the massacre AT Hamburg
nave been referred to in communications
regarding these two high national Offices
why any more than the murders by tho
Molly Maguires In Pennsylvania, for which
Senator CAMERON in this same debate pro-
dioted that over thirty men would be
hangedl Would not II reference to either
OF these crimes or series of crimes have
been entirely out of place?
Every good citizen must deplore the
massacre 81 Hamburg 10 well ~ that in
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NEW York, Aug. 7.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: INV
attention has been called" to a pleasant COM
munication In THE Sun of the 9th inst, giving
an interesting description OF windust's restau-
rant and some OF the old htbitu6s of that once
renowned eating house. The writer OF the COM
munication, who signs himself lone OF EN-"
and who appears to DO one OF that amiAble class
OF gossips who think 1t the right sort OF a thing
TO do when they make up their minds to pub
iish their "reminiscences after they have forgot
ten the little they ever knew, M axes me respon-
sioie, OF seems TO intend TO do 50, for an anec
dote OF the late Horace Greeley lie SAYS that
l. was one OF the guests at dinner given ia
Mlnuusts when Mr. Greeley, after. having eaten
MS way through the Dtl OF fare, commenced At
the top again ana ordered some barOecued b ss
For my part | do not see why MIR. Greeley
should not nave finished his dinner with barbe-
cued uass II he enjoyed II. Why not end his
dinner with fish as well as begin II with 1.h5
Ihere Is no good Rastronomio reason why the
usual order OF courses should not be reversed
some men like to begin their dinner with raw
CLANS ana raw brandy, but they would he just
az good and wholesome at the termination as at
useu 10 eat pudding before meat, and seeing the
KIND OF men That grew w ON that dietary ar
Iangement, do not think the change that has
taken place Is anything to boast Of, II dining,
IKE other things, Is to be Judged 10y its fruits
NJ. greeley may have had his dietary peculi-
Mities, but have sat at the same table with
MN goou many times, and do not remem-
Der OF his ever having violated the ordinary rules
OF cizlled society. Most certainly ! never saw
nun eat nsh or ANYTHING else at Windust' ., for
never saw him there at ALL although I have
ne I'd OF his dining there frequently.
your corresponding mas the kindness 10 say
that ! am the writer Of the money articles in the
BROOKLYN Union, but rs am unw Hing to have
the cIedlt OF another persons work, | must saw
mat ! have nothing whatever to do with the
brooklyn Union, aud do not know whether IL
p.bllshes any money articles or not.
four ooedlent servant, CnAs. +. BRIGGS
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Pennsylvanla. But what Is to be done
about III Clearly 1t must be left to be
dealt with by tho State Government, uu-
less II swclls into an insurrection too large
for the state to suppress. In that event
Mr.. TLDEH would be Us prompt and as re-
morseless in putting it down by the Fed
eral forces us Mr. HAYES. Mr.. MORTON
may rest assured of this; and he can as
eign no good reason for doubling it,
Meanwhile, does Mr.. morton mean to be
understood that any such armed force ex-
lists in any Southern statonow as the state
authorities are unable to cope within And
II there does not, would he have the ma
tional Government interfere2
Capitalization, on the one hand, is to be
guarded against In the Government at
Washington, as well as inefliciency and
dereliction Of duty on the other.
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The Predicted Release of Frank Wal.
worth.

We cannot perceive any solid reason for
the release of FRANK WALwoRrH, which
II IL predicted by the auburn Ddtly Bulle-
fn, Will soon take place. save one, aud
that Is that he was not properly defended
on his trial, and that If he had been he
would have been acquitted. on this point
we confess we have some doubts.
FRANK WALwoRTH was q young man en-
gagged in the study of the law at Saratoga
Bprings, where he resided with his mother
n beautiful and accomplished woman. His
father was literary man, an author, and
son OF the late REUBEN Fl. WALwoRrH. for
many years Chancellor OF the State OF
New York. His parents had had quarrels.
and were living apart. His father was in
this city
FRANK provided himself with q pistol.
tame to this city, sought his father out at
B hotel where lie was living. assembled TO
bis room shot i'm 10 death, and then came
deliberately down and informed the book
Keeper what he had done. He was tried,
convicted of murder in the second degree.
and sentenced 10 the State prison for life.
He was first taken to Sing Sing. then trans-
TERED TO Auburn, and having subse-
suentlV been adjudsed insane, he was re-
moved to an asylum.
On his trial the facss were clearly proved.
indeed, they were virtually if not entirely |
nndisputed. His counsel in his defence |
made scarcely any point but dwolt with |
emphasis upon the enormity and infre-
quency OF the crime Of parricide. II was |
difncult 10 soc the pertinency Of this ar |
Eument in case in which the fact of |
parrioide was indisputabe and the only |
possible question remaining was whether |
u had been committed by sane and re-
sponsbe human being.
There was some evidence that the
prisoner had been afflicted with epilepsy;
put MS counsel seemed unwilling TO press
.nis point although it has always seemed
70 US the sole and only one there was in
his defence.
N0w''aGs Y The essot Of epilepsy in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-08
A Strange Way TO Purify Elections.

We all agree that the preservation OF
the freedom aud the purity of the ballot
Is essential to the maintenance of free
government. We are all fully convinced
OF the importance OF preventing fraudu-
lent voting; but n wide difference of
opinion exists as to the best mode Of at
tanning these ends, conceded, rs they are
on all hands, to be desirable.
Thirty-four thousand dollars was placed
by the Government of the United States
In the hands of the Chief Supervisor of
Elections in this city, to secure honest vot-
ing. The name OF the occupant of that
office is JONI I. DAVENPORT. We have no
prejudices against him, and would not
willingly do him an injustice. But Mr..
DAVENPORT is notorious us violent parti-
san; and we do not suppose that his best
friends, or even Mr.. DAVENPORT himself,
would say that the adjective was misap-
piled, II, in politics, he were described as
INSCRIPTIONS. lnto the hands of this vio-
lent and INSCRIPTIONS partisan, this thir-
ty-four thousand dollars of the peoples
money went to be spent rs he might think
flt. We put 1t to the thinking, intelligent
voters OF the country II this was wise
and expedieut means of securing an honest
election.
The HAYES men on the committee OF
Congress appointed to investigate tho
matter, think II was wise and expedient;
TILDEN members Of the committee think
II was not.
1t seems to lis that the appointment of
Mr.. JOHN 1. DAVENPORT, with thirty-four
thousand dollars of the peoples money in
his pocket, to insure the purity Of the
ballot, is just on u par with setting raven
Gus wolf to watch over fock OF fat and
tandar lanaha
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She Looked n Little. but No, Enough.


A daring artist has sent one canvas 70
the centennial at which ell women want to Ilok
ana AT which all masculine eyes do level their
Noel critical stare, while the ladies' pass IL with
averted glance, and Immediately seeK some
corner from which they IN ~ regard Al witLout
detection. OF course follow suit, but will some
one please tell me why We may 20 among ali the
n marbles, discussing their defects excellen-
cles, whle tins picture is seemingly avoided
ana some OF my good friends will shrus their
shoulders because mention IN
~ SHOWS, IN dusky background the great
goo ran, sitting throned beneath cmbowerins
ucst. b'fore him IRE Two Bscchantes One
hilI reclining, turns her back TO us and tndo,
len.y raising her handsome head, watches au-
other who stands-well IA Eve did during her
hrst DAY IN Paradise. simply clothed In her own
ioV"llhess ana this Bacchantc is lovely, with nll
the grace OF form und color which makes a
peautlIu woman the tairest thing under heaven
IN her upnted hands she bears a basket Of
cranes. This she offers to Pan with a look SUCH
~ cleopatra might have given Antony when she
aissolyed and drank her pearl 10 snow some
nlnt oi ner boundless tenderness For the rea-
son aforesaid have not gwen TO this picture
tne attention Its skllful painting so richi, de-
serves, but half a glance win show how exactly
lne artist mas caught the flesh tlnts. and now
pal figures. " F''"N'-
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1t is the general opinion OF tho medical
faculty that auack medicines do much more good
than hurt. People are very credulous, and de-
pending upon the numerous certificates pub
lished, are Induced TO purchase these nostrums
to such an extent that great fortunes have been
amassed from their sale. Tho question now
arises whether the quack medicine business it.
self exercises an Injurious effect upon those who
carry II on Possibly being 80 much Of a decep-
uon' II may. The inquiry Is suggested by the
circumstance that both HELMBoLD and ]. G.
AVER, two Of the most extensive manufnctur.
ers Of quack medicines, are now Inmates Of
lunatic asylums.
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Nothing that we have read in years has
given Us more acute pain than an article recently
printed In the Cincinnati Times. The Times IA
published In the immediate nelghborhood OF
Deacon RICHARD SMITH, and ought to catch az
least few OF the rays Of true goodness that
perpetually irradlate from his person. IL is A
Republican paper, and therefore has not even
the poor excuse OF partisanship for assailinp
Deacon RICHARD SMITH. 1t Is an evening Jour
nall ana therefore has no reason 70 be Jealous of
the circulation OF influence OF Deacon RICHARD
SMITHS Gazette. Yet, incredible as It may seem.
this slanderous publication. Ia the course OF half
column, speaks Of Deacon RICHARD SMITH ne
"a busybody," as "the sly SMITH," as " a con-
temptible equvocator," rs "the eoss,ppinc
SMITH as "a scandal monger," and pretty
plainly intlmates its opinion that lie is a thief.
And why all this abuse7 Simply because the
truly good man, with the forbearance OF an
angel refrains from coming forward and ex-
plaining that he did not steal the money sent
MIN TO carry on the campaign ia Hamilton
county, but that II was taken from his desk in
his absence by one Of his wicked partners. and
PROBABLY squandered by tho whole crew In the
dissipation In which their depraved natures
naturally delight
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DON CARLOS AND THE CUBASs.
Mr.. ALBANIA and Mr.. Echeverrin Reply 10 tn
Prince, Correcting an Error OF Fact.


Mr.. ALBANIA and Mr.. Echeverrin Reply TO the
Prince, Correcting an Error of Fact.
To THE EDITOR OF Tue SUN-Sir: The
MARQUIS Of Ponce de Leon mas thought It peces-
sary to address to you from Newport, under
date OF I'd inst, letter In the name Of Don Car
los de Bourbon, Pretender to the throne OF
Spain, on the subject OF an article which lately
appeared in your paper recalling the appoint
ment of one Of the undersigned to the Governor
ship-General OF the Island OF Cubi. an appoint
ment which that Prince deemed useful one for
eiu.to u.sk e IN lss,. Mben the dethronement OF
though such attempt necessarily plunged Spain
into a civil war.
The authenticity OF the letter OF Don Carlos to
Mr.. Aldama, In which the latter was ad yised Of
tue appointment made, having been admitted.
we should be under.no obligation to notice the
explanations given to tbs SUN by tho MARQUIS
OF Ponce de Leon, N they did not comprise a
misstatement, the sole object OF which seems 10
be that OF belittling tho Cubsn revolution and
its earliest partsans. Don Carlos statos that In
lsoe, ABOUT year after the date OF his letter the
CUBAN rebels sent n secret agent TO him In PARIS
with offers OF Cuban money and Amerlcan arna
wnereWth 70 war upon the Government Of
Madrid, provided he would agree to withdraw
me spanish troops from Cuba and let the So
way, and that his answer 10 that agent was an
order given to one OF his aldes-de-camp to show
As representatives of the Republic Of Cuba
abroad, we consider II our duty TO disabuse Don
SALios ot the mistake lnto which he has fallen,
hna we hereby assure him that neither the Gov
ernment OF Cuba nor any legally authorized
agent thereof. public or private, ever made him
ANY such proposal as that referred TO by the
Marquis Of Ponce de Leon. Presuming that
the proposal referred to Is not a haIlucinat on
OF Don Carlos's BRAN, We can regard his state
nent only as that OF all Intended victim Of some
tchemer, an0 we are inclined To think that he
must AT the time. have been cognizant Of that
Ma mi o. hn
eentiemanly behavior Of which his mouth piece.
l ne NJ argus OF Ponce de Leon, accuses him We
are, sir, respectfully yours,
J. A. ECHEvERRIA,
MIGUEL DE ALBANIA.
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Effects Of DulI Times,


T'OW we DoetNN fbsh aug. T.
To-day all the mills III Fall River ont
Gown Ten per cent. IN the wages OF operatives.
Much dissatisfaction II felt by the hands and
AithJuSh Dut comparatively little Is said ID ia
eas} L. see mat the feeling IL intense among tho
operatives. Manufacturers say this cut-down is
tneiT only alternative; they must either do il or
cIose up. Inc Spraglie Mills In Cranston md
other parts OF Rhode Island are either closed or
runnlnR win small help. At Battle me mills
shul uoWh saturday night, and l,Ob1 operatives
were thrown out OF en- ,ilOyment IL is expected
va. thele VIII he anothSr sdspen -ion OF A. &
- SpfaGue 4 CO. now in the hands of Zachafiah
Chauee, trustee) on account of default of in-
teIest ON eAtenslon noLes for July
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An Independent Postmaster.

A Postmaster IN Calvert county, Nd, re-
Gently received several specimen ToDIes Of a
western Republican newspaper, win fancy
posters circulars, cards, &c, tue whole contain
ine thefsetc advice how To elect the Repub-
ulrect appcl TO Poslmasters d" 10 aid IN the
great work 10 which the Calvert Postmaster
responds " We are ali Tllden men here, ana do
not want to know how 10 elect Hayes there
tore nave treated The pnpers and circulars AZ
n29e Tue people VIII treat Hayes ana Wheeler
gitimate character. "
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Cant. BraO1bNs Rood.


In the face OF all creation
~ Let US cry Eat Druinntlon
10 int redskins who have murdered the devoted little
bandi S
Il isrcaly quite atrocious
. Ana II iuuAes me 10 70 frruclOua,
AS the weeping Of and the orphan nlls thu
land. ~ 800
Bowie Anigcs aud needle guns stars aud stripes
ana glory,
Only let Us at EN- ana wen wipe the yermin ont
Wen promise not squaw shall i've to teli mo
bhody story. " ~
And wen sclip the little babies when the bucka
arr put 10 ioutl
The lee. MdkepeIce Hip,bu0. ,
NOW think right 10 mention
r.. a., hal re wrong IA your inlentiunt
FOR ne prosecuted ludian Is aln.rtfr 10 Inc cause.
res poor tormentea creature
. hts a lree'born clllu o. nature
anu you re NY ought to sec that hes above all humah
Texts an tracts an prayers an hymns nave you
Let ne B!nle be your weapon when you march 10
-. meet the sioux;
Inc sealps you, pr.y remember no mus, follow
~. ms own fashion,
III ne snlltes you uA one cheesWhy, let HIM smltof
the other, TOO.
LRc'e sum.
Cap, humbly hes your PARDON.
but tlluA you're iHtAel hard on =
m eDthl. VINO HI led the men who Nanted 10 Kill hirnN
Ana IN IN, most reverend father,
- MAY eafe.Y say you're rather
Fond OF mtr which we're better called ga lontt.
mental whlm"
GsntIcneh, experience is rapidly revealing
ine uIulihE- IN I most are Needed ere tue Black
honest aRonts WHO will keep their hands from,
ana larNons Wnu VIII hold their tongues whoI
Justice must 90 done.
-San hanessco HsieslNss
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Lord HoUdHToN, in an article in the
Quarterly Review on the historical aspects of
our Centennial, speaks Of the growth OF the in
terest In Renealogy 10 this country. He instan-
oes volume published here which gives a list
OF oc9 family histories and genealogical writings
published In tho United States. 1t Ia indeed
true that the interest in the subject of geneal-
oSy Ia very strong here. Among the books m ost
consulted In our public libraries are those re-
'a'inR to this subject. II was reserved, how
ever, for the Hon. EDWARDS PnRREPoNT 10
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Gov. Tilden In Ohio.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: | have
made partial canvass OF my township Ger
mani ind twenty-one voters who voted for
Grant In 1872 that Will vote for Tilden and re-
FORM. There arc three Elrs-Eli Troxel I'M
hlbllnEer and Ell Kizer-who voted for Grant
tuht VIII vote Tor ltlden. The Democrats vntn
VIII be increased 1000 over that OF 1872 in th,s
county (Clarke). Just mark this prediction
linen why give up Ohio In the Eastern Ut ties?
c,n,,o... -, OLD REPUBLICAN,
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TIE SPIRIT WORLD" DEAR LADY,
MARY'SO ANSWER.

luub NNtclitni
Flint VINO is passing the warm season in Ludlow
street Jail because Of his failure to pay his
" said wife Helen Maria" the trinnR sum Of gil
per week alimony, was, It seems, in the habit of
" carving a little hatchet." II we may believe
Helen Maria, this little Ratchet not, as In the
case OF the Father OF his Country, typical ana
embematic Of the truthfulness OF the bearer.
Mr.. Flint, in circular TO those beniehted indi-
vlduals seeking through hssteam postal agency
to establish regular written communications
with their dead husbands, friends, and relatives
10 the spirit world, tells them with charming
frankness;
am controlled By one spirit, purpsrtIne to be my
puGc. am 10 a normal. not trance, state out am IN.
S19se9 9 q ne NY hana o}
myself. The spirit letters should o. securely sealed
addressed TO me spirit swing he $50 or her name IN fa
none When @ Sgeb sy A ban nc and
answers.
Rufus Wagner then goes on to impress his
clients with the necessity Of registering all
letters containing money. The price Of these
spiritual letters, when you consider the enor-
nous advantages likely to accrue from free
intercourse with the spirits of the departed,
was really not high namely, 81 each and a
three cent postage stamp, variably in advance.
At these rates, and even in those bard times,
men OF the most modest fortunes NAV, without
pN'"k 'NVN WV" PN''"'
seIvea IN dron an occasionai tlne 10 King Solo
ee'e' W "i"p ." v. 0a9'o'" my w Nus
mon, the Queen Of SheJa, .Lplius Cesar, Cleo
pstra, Napoleon Bonapartc, George Washington,
or any other OF the heroes and beauties Of the
past. How many doubtful historical points and
knotty questions might thus be settled through
the m dium OF Flints spiritual lightning pos
| tai express.
we learn OF one individual. a great ndmircr OF
| the late Daniel Webster. who addressed through
| the spiritual Post once a respectful letter to
| the sp,r1t OF the depar,ed statesman. asking
"vbat he most regretted on being called on to
leave this earth" The answer. short and con-
| cise nlIed him with nm,zement IL read AZ fol-
| lows: Not having had the opportunity OF re .
| v,si,g INV d,ot,onarv" Another gentleman. nm
| eminent o,v,ne. reading in one Of the Western
States. came personally 10 New York, and car
| ried on ou,te n long correspopdenoe with the
| sptrit of Noah. for tho purpose OF getting
| an exact account OF the cruise of the Ark
| during the deiuss, "a taken from her log
| book. Noah's answers were vague and unsatis-
| factory. Being closely pressed for categorical
/ ana wer M to where the Ark landed, Noah
| greatly startled the Western Clergyman by
| stating that he believed the olive branch came
| from the neighborhood Of sc. Augustine, and
| thu Arm discbarped its cargo and pasae neers on