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n ruInOT TIINS IHut t1IOTIS IIt UVITB HlHUt
to Impress Judge DYCKMAN with the importance
OF squelchlng any further investigation Of the
BEEcHER matter. Tho tactics employed for this
purpose are that any further litigation Of the
subject will debauch and vitiate public scnti-
ment, and that he will serve the interests OF
purity and religion by sustaining the demurrer
to Mr.. MoUIroSs complaint. 1t happens that
the people engaged In this business mistake their
man. Judge DYCKMAS is a man OF Independent
character and judicial integrity, and lie not to be
sweryed by such suggestions as these, any more
than by the reminder that Gen. TRACY, MIR.
BEECnERs friend, secured his nomination by the
Republican party. The point before Judge
DYCKMAN involves strictly legal question, and
We doubt not he will decide It according to law.
Should he fall into error, II will be an honest one,
which will be corrected b., the appellate court.
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The French people will now enjoy some
years rest from elections, though not from po-
litlcal change aud enervesoence. The Republic
II established on constitutional basis, with its
President and two Chambers, Both Chambers
having Republican maJoritles sufficient for
working purposes in the oonserv tive direction.
President IMAGINATION has been as prompt as
possible In recognizing the principle of
responsible ministerial government, by re-
placing BUFFET with DUFAURu as soon
10 the result OF tho elections for the
Assembly was made known. He will I'M
doubtedly be as prompt in recognizing the will
OF the two Chambers when they assemble for
the important work Of legislation they must un.
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THE PACIFIC MANS $4,000.
Irwin In the Tombs Police Court
President Beiiowss Testimony

Justice Bixby yesterday held an exam
nation In tho case OF Richard d. Irwin, recently
arrested In the suit Of Refus Hatch on charge
Of embezzling funds of tho Pacific Mall Com
pany, intrusted to him that he might influence
Congressional legislation. The only witness ex-
amlned was Mr.. +. W. G. Bellows, formerly Vice
President Of the company. lie said the direc-
tors at the time Of the subsidy transactions
were A. u. Stockwell, James d. Smith, IL. II.
Baxter Frederick billings, Alexander Masterton,
Henry Clews, George l.. Kingsland, Roswell G.
Rolston and himself. Six checks being pro-
duccd, no Identified them as those sent TO Irwin
In Washington. They were for Sdl0O0. $1,000,
$4,000, $1,000, 5000, $4,000 and 5000 respec-
lively. one check, he said, was paid to Charles
Albert, but no was not certain that IL was OF this
series. Counsel for Mr.. Hatch called for three
other checks-for $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000 re-
spectively, but they were not produced. MIR
Bellows said Mr. Irwin never rendered any ne
count To the company of his expenditure of thl.
SI50UJ0, but MIR. Irwin, having examined the
checks and the stubs In the books, called atten
ton to the fact that they did not correspond
and denied ever having received tho GhecAs
offered In evidence.
Owing to the absence OF Mr., Theodore 4
Johnson, the former secretary Of the company
and an important witness, the hearing was ad
burned until next Saturday.
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The modern miracle workers, some one
OF whose subjects we have been trying to get
hold OF, In order to apply The SUNS miracle
test, draws support from incidents OF Brother
MooDY's career, as narrated by his bographors.
The Rev. w. II. DANIELS has described a cir
cumstance that occurred while MOODY was
operating In Chicago. A lame man, one OF
whose legs was so stiff and crooked that he had
to use a crutch In walking, became convinced,
after attendance upon MooDY's prayer meeting.
that he could be cured by prayer and prayed
accordingly whereupon, almost Immediately
he leaped from his bed. with the use Of both
legs-the subject of miracle OF healing. The
occurrence OF this miraculous performance
among Brother MooDY's flock SO strength
ened him. says the Rev. Nr. DANIELS that
he seemed to overeap all the difficulties In
which he was then involved. Tho miracle WIS
not wrought through MooDY's agency, yet he
was none tho less satisfied Of its genuineness
1t Is many weeks since We set out In pursuit OF
some one OF the individuals who have been re-
ported as subjects OF any Of the modern miracle
workers. We have got up very simple yet
satisfactory method OF testing the claims put
forth IN behalf OF any Of these persons who can
he found hereabout, through an organized bod,
OF miracle testers, made up OF scientific, legal
clerical. and editorial exDerts. As soon a.
proper c. Sc IA brought before IA, We shall have
the thing tried In way that ought to satisf,
everybody. 1t Is strange we have to wait sC
long.
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A Presbyterian Park,

A new park has been organized on tho
st. Lawrence under the auspices Of the Freshly
terrain Church, and Ia considered a grand enter
prise. Ii is called the Westminster Park Asso-
citation Of the Thousand Islands" The tollOw-
ny gentlemen are directors lion. Norris Wins
How, Watcrtown; Hon. y. @. Pope, Ogdons-
burg; william $. Banks, Canton; JohnD Wills,
Antwerp; Hon. A. Cornwall, Alexandria lay /;
W. $. TdS lor, Utica; Timothy lIough, Syracuse ;
George Gilbert, Carthage and H. &. Coils,
Theresa. A large amount Of stock II already
pledged for the building of the park, which ~ TO
be situated at the foot Of Wells island dir@1ly
opposite Alexandria Ray. and subdiviAcd nlO
lots and sold There are about % islands m
the vicinity Of the proposed park already pnT-
chased and summer cottages built. capa-
CiOus chapel is to be erected, capable - con
tanning lu,uOO people. II IL ono of the iuyccst
and most romantic places on the river Wells
Island, which is now to he the locality Of two
magnificent parks with all picturesque SUI
roundings, is to be the grand centre,
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The tiger hunting of the Prince of WALES

The tiger hunting OF the Prince OF WALES
IN India ia not quite as fierce, exciting, and dan
Rerous as that kind OF thing has been found to
be by some Of the other adventurous sportsmen
OF the jungles. DIR. RUSSELL describes the way
In which the Prince enjoyed tho sport. Armed
with rife, he was placed In the second story OF
a house, which was loopnoled and well protect
ed, and the doomed tiger "as roused from sleep
and driven toward the house. The Prince fred
at the transporting beast, hit It, nrsd again 1t
fed. hit It as IL staggered away In death, mount
ed hls elephant, nred into II twice more, and II
was uead-w hereupon the carcass borne on
In triumph on the back OF an elephant. And
for many a year after the Princes return to Eng
land the cured skln OF that tiger will remind
him OF his oven urous xplolt as u tiger hunter
In the East Indies.
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such a nature that he compares 1t with
our late war and with the struggle which
ended I'm the destruction OF Jerusalem. It
is in view Of its approach that he implores
sinners to take refuge In religion; aud he
holds that this very revival itself is the
precursor of the impending calamity TO
the country. We do not doubt his entire
sincerity, but that Is not enough in such a
case. Let him speak more plainly. Let
him be rs definite in his terms, and rs ready
with his authority, as the ancient prophets
were.
There are many preachers who, in warm
ing the wicked, hold up the terrors OF the
next world after death; but Brother
MooDY is appealing to the terrors OF
this world during life and in short time.
His language sounds very much ike that
which used TO be heard twenty or thirty
years from the Milerite rovivalists. they
were always predicting great secular
calamities, showing that the country was
on the very eve of them, and often liking
the very day when they should be real
lied. In that way they alarmed great
numbers OF people, and got many adher-
ents. But, after the passage of the differ
ent dates they had fixed upon scores OF
times, many of their own followers
ceased to heed their predictions, came
to regard them rs false prophets, and
turned against them, If not against
religion itself. Brother MOODY has thus
far differed from the Millerites in not FIX
| ing any period for the realization OF his
Words but unless there Is a reason for his
prophecy which common sense can under
stand and appreciate, this want OF pre-
cision as TO time will not prevent the mis-
chief which followed upon the mistake OF
| the Millerites.
Brother MooDY frequently INDUCES In
the habit Of pausing at the end of SEN
tence, turning 10 some one or other or the
clergymen on the platform, and asking
lis not this true, DIR. SO-and-so" His
lurid predictions WOULD not have been le.'
weighty II, rs he welt on with them. h'
had from time to time addressed this ques
ton TO the clergymen about him, and had
secured an Affirmative answer from suci
men as DIR TYING, DR.. HALL, and DR.. TAY
| LOR.
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When TWEED was In his glory in New
York, probably Mr. HAMILTON FISH would have
hesitated about appearing at his parties; but
when SHEpHERD, the Washington Ring mus'er,
gives party, Mr.. FISH goes wi h apparent aldc
rity. TWEED 1t lest nevoc tried to use his ILL.,
gotten gains to force himself into polite societv
but SHEPHERp's balls and receptions, his morn
Ing noes aud nis dinners, ere regularly chron-
iced by the reporters Of fashionable dOings at
the captil. 1t Is hard to say which Is the moro
brilliant as q leader OF the fashionable society
there, Boss SHEPHERD or Don HAMILTON FISH.
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The following interesting news Is taken
from the GrliIhic Of YeaterdaY.

The following interesting news Is taken
from the Grdphc Of yesterday:
"a report circulation in wall street to-day that
Roman BossEa ha, bought conIsoiing i1ieses s
Will be made edi Or.in- chief Of that PAPER"
Our illustrated contemporary ought TO have
told what Mr.. BONNER gave for this controlling
interest and what salary he Is to pay Mr.. DANA.
As the Tribune now stands, II 10 used-up con-
Germ, all the real value that IL had when Mr.
GREELEY died having been thrown away and
destroyed by the stock jobbine journalism Of
JAY GOULD, which swamped Its character, and
the construction OF an idiotio build
Ing ten stories high. which swamped
its capital. As 1t now stands, II Is crushed be-
meath an immense building, which cannot be
rented for much more than the taxes, and a tire.
mendous debt, upon which 1t cannot hope to
pay the interest. The result Is visible In the
fact that Its notes given for white paper, for
which It ought to pay cash, offered In the
market at one and ono and half per cent a
month. without finding anybody elRer to take
| them. Mr.. BONNER Is too shrewd and too wise
a business man to pay good money for the con.
trolling interest In such a disabled concern
and us for his employing INr. DANA
| to edit the Tribune, we are really
| not able to believe that there can be any truth
| in II. A man must indeed be demented to be
willing 10 leave the vital, brill nv, original, and
| progressive Sun, free, Independent, and con-
| sentative, with Its daily audience already count
| ing 10000 souls aud constantly growing, 10
attempt to build up journal which could never
hope to print over 10000 copies day. and whict
has been twice broken down, once by the 20
ltical failure OF HORACE GREELEY, nd agaIn b'
the stock jobbing OF JAY GOULD and the un
speakable ri liness OF his young editor. Mos
| probably the Graphic II mistaken.
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The Car has formally annexed to his
Asiatio possessions the XII nate Of Khokand, In
which some severe military struggles took place
last year. II Is about tbirty-seven years since
the father Of the present Car began oper lions
In Turkest IN, all Of which IL now subject TO
Russia. they have been carried on with indom-
table perseverance,. when the invading ext c.
dition Of 1889 against Khiva was destroyed, after
its memorable march. the Emperor NICHOLAS
shrank from other attempts In that direction ;
but his son has more than contaminated the
ambitious design then formed. The Russian line
now runs across to the western frontier OF CHI
ma, which II follows along the Asiatic continent
to the Sea Of Japan. We presume that the Rus
sian adv nee Will now be stopped for time
not 20 be again resumed till events prepare the
way toward KashR r, Koondooz, or Afghanistan.
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George Taylor and tue Fraudulent Cotton
Claims.

WASHINGTON, Feb. A.-rhe note signed
"A Friend of Taylor" In THE SUN OF the 9th
inst Is probably correct In saying that Taylor
had no connection with the manufacture OF
false testimony on cotton cases in Louisiana
but the friends OF the late Gov sharkey OF Mis-
sisslppi say that whenever Taylors conduct in
connection with cotton claims comes TO he fully
the present charges put him In. They allegC
that he got Sharkey to substitute him us attor
ney In a number Of claims lntTqsted to the Gov
ton; that Taylor got the claims passed and paid
but that none Of the money ever reached the
owners that Sharkey was unable TO collect tn,
money from Taylor and That his death was has
tened and his last days emblttered by the dis
honor thus forced on him. They say that NJ
ION account of these and ike transactionsj a
George Taylor
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When President Of n leading college
ahandons his duties TO take part In whitewash-
ing clerical adulterer and perJureI, what sort
Of example does he set his pu ils2 When the
President OF Yale College uses the power and
dignity OF his place To sustain minister who
has shocked ordinary d@cencv by his loose CON
duct, is he nt man to inlrust with tho dlsci-
pllne OF youths2 Many Of the Yale students and
of tho Yale alumni are very much ashamed OF
President PORTER, and all OF them have good
reason 70 be so.
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with . total circulation exceeding 10000 dav
This progress has, however, been partleularh
striking within the last ATTY years. The
stamp returns show TINT the circulation Of the
London Times, for instance, ipcre sed ~ FOL.
lows: 1884, 10000 copies 1s44, 23OJl; 1854, 6IgN
During the Crlmeln war II reached 1000, and
remained for several YEAR, stationary at that
figure, with tendency to decline under the
pressure Of the excellent penny papers which
had lately been brought to life. Since the abo-
ltion Of the stamp 1t has become more dinicul
to ascertain the ex ct circulation of any Of the
papers. But II Is Rener lily believed that III,
Times does not issue I the present time NOR,
than 10000 day. Tho circulation of the Other
leading London papers IL, so far as was able IA
ascertain, until recently "a follows d l,iu Tell,
graph. 10000; Echo 10000; Deity Ncus 5000
81 Inddrd, morning edition, t0,C00 evening edL
ton, $1,000.
IL must be remarked, however, that the circ,r
lation of both the Telegraph and tho Echo IL said
to be declining. The great Improvement which
has taken place within a few ye. rs In the man
agement OF the Duty NeIps has drawn OF a large
number OF readers from the Telegraph while
the Echo lost its reputation with the recent
change In its proprietorship, when " fell hte
the hands Of Albert Grant, the London Jav
Gould. Add to the above figures those which
represent the circulation Of tho Morning Post,
Morning Advertiser, Pau MAJ Odzette, nd Giobe
and We obtain a total Of something hike ol0ON
copies for ten daily papers OF London.
The number of daily papers Of Paris - much
larger than that of London, and tho circula-
ton OF every one OF them accordingly
much more limited. Paris has only one
paper which can boast OF circulation
Of 10000 copies, and that is lie Pea Journal
miniature one-cent sheet, OF which the chief
attractions are the novels daily run through lie
feulI,ton. Second to the Petu Journal stands
the Figaro, with an edition Of 1000. None Of
the other Paris papers exceeds a circulation u
25,O0O. while some OF them barely reach 1000.
OF various newspaper sheets daily issued In
Paris approaches very closely TO 10000, which
would make larger pro rata on her 2,O0OOOO In
habitants than the GOO,C0J sheets make on the
100000 Inhabitants Of London.
In all other Europe IN countries the Newspaper
circul ition Is ( r below the above figures There
Is not a paper In Germany, with the exception
OF the AHyemetne Zeftung Of Augsburg, which
| has yet reached an edition Of 10000 In Russia
| 5000 Is sid to be the largest figure which tho
Moscolo gazette and the 81. Petersburg Gdsstte
| have ever attained. In Italy and Span $500
| copies is considered large circulation, and tho
| most popular piper OF the former country,
| Optnione. did not exceed 1000 copies even
| during the excitement OF the war Of 1859 Usltd
| Cdttolicd, for number OF years the most 0rmly
| established paper, never exceeded circulation
| OF 10000.
Comparing these figures. we obtain the follow
| ing table, showing the order In which the most
popular papers In various countries stand 70
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Gen. SHERIDAN says, if the Government

Gen. SHERIDAN says, If the Government
will give him 1000 men he will stop the Mex.
can raids on the Rio Gtande frontier. but ne
wishes to go about the job In his own way,
when Ia to make war on Mexico, and annex
$4,000 square miles OF territory. This is one Of
the GRAsr and Mexican land Ring plans,
which involve war or tho intimidation Of
Mexico, and und btedly G on. SHERIDAN would
gladly undertake TO carry out the policy 81 vio-
lence. GRANT has set his heart on getting a
big slice OF Mexico, and has been laying HIS
plane for doing II for a long time.
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An entcrprislng grocer IN the town or
Santa Tiara has adopted an original mc bod *
business. Each side Of the store II ittUl Nv Tor
business on It's own account. In thne general mr.
rangemonI each side /, "A duplicate % the other
the difference being that one side be- 'tsl aih
the first question ASKED H., % DO YOU VISA 10 nay
for cash or on account r II II Is 60 Gus
toner the goods and prices ON the cash -'i, arc
shown the other side, and for the mt tiWe ~
his life, perhaps, made to realize the ''''e "a
ready money
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Gen. Hancock Nominated.

With Difference to the judgment oh
others of moro inn lence In the p uty, we come
NOR. strongly convinced I. oh day that the man
who most completely Nils the meas re- of Demo
cratic n ,cessity is Gen Winfield 5. Iiancork ~
Psnnsy lvanid. Mhllt some vital objection can
be raised against every otner name tlAtt has
been presented, ~ single reason 04n 10
urged AGAINST Gen. Hancock tnaL Ia worth seTl-
Gus consideration. lie comes from TcyOiutun-
AIRY stock, and the identity OF MS name WIN
tnat Of the frat PRESIDENT Of the Unitrd Colo
MES peculiarly nts MN for centennial candle
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cruitment OF their population. Moreover,
strong colony OF Russian monks has
already effected a Judgment in their terri
tory, and their sagacity, enterprise, and
command Of capital must eventually assure
them the control Of the whole peninsula.
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A correspondent thinks that the citizens
Of New York ought TO give formal expression to
their obligations to Mr.. LOUIS J. JENNINGS,
until lately editor of the Times, for bis brave
fight against the TammaDy Ring. Mr.. JENNINGS
ia entitled to such RECOGNITION OF his invalid
able services In behalf OF municipal putty,
and we nope 1t will be offered him.
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To make out a longer list, including ali the
leading papers, would imply the possession Of
more precise knowledge OF their circulationa
than can boast of. The gradations would no
longer go by tens OF thousands, but by thou
sands only.
These rough figures for Paris and London lead
Ms az all events to one unmistakable and very
interesting conclusion, and that Is that New
York IL the most newspsper-producna and
newspar err re ding city In the world. The total
Of sheets, English, French and German,
morning and evening, issued In the metropolis,
may he roughly estimated nc 10000 day.
hat boats both London and Paris, for tho
population here IL barely half that Of London
and tnree quarters q. I Of Paris.
AN OLD JOURNALIST.
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dertake. His place st the head OF the Govern
ment has been a very difficult one ever since he
took 1t; but he has learned and performed its
duties In a way that was expected neither by
friends nor foes.
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n ON We 81, IONIl IIUe''
II II significant tact that the noWsphF'
which, without in any sense being parry "ws.t
most strongly opposes Grantism has the l,isgS91. XII.
circulation ever attained ny amy newspape ", IN
country. We allude to Tue NEW loHk ~ III,
our opinion the ablest journal published On 49,
aide OF the Atlantic.
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The young editor says that love of no.

The young editor says that love OF no.
toriety Is tie " madness that besets the Ameri-
can pualic." From his cradle to old age" he
adds. " the American has a hungry desire to be
observed to exploit himself on the highway"
True Of some Americans, young editor, but not
OF all. Hence we have tall towers, and the
Lotos Club ovations, at the expense Of the dis
dinGuished foreigner. JAY GOULD docs not care
30 much about notoriety rs making money.
Therefore, when he bought the controlling in
terest In the Tribune, he put his shares IN the
name Of his stool pigeon, and let him have all
the notorlety the stock jobblnR organ Afforded.
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BY keeping BRrsTow in the Cabinet,
GRANT perhaps thinks he can most erectually
smother all idea OF making him Republican can
didate for President.
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All the Congregational pastors who have
returned from the Advisory Council should
preach to-day, expounding tho new Congrega-
ton doctrine, that adultery and perjury con-
stitute no bar to church membership ana to the
minih teIial ONCE.
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Obstinate and prejudired minds must sur t,,
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and Otunuhltis effected bY using Dr. j, H. siNHS me-
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prncplc, producing g.s 'ing dlrect 10 fhiIs and
parts Is the only true method for - care fre AZ
throat disc SEES. Trili bnIrs p cents ~ "s ion,,
DR.. J. H. McLean's ONCE, SIt C"v.thd' S"''"
M