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The Case of the OctnNIn.

KINGSTON, ia, March l5.-We learn by
cable from St. Thomas of tho capture Of the
British steamship Octayia by a Spanish name Of
war. the Herman Cortes. The vessel was sold
here to a British subject, William Altamont de
Cordoya, and her papers were all In order when
she lett here. l know that after an interview
with her owner, the Governor telegraphed to
the British Admiral, who is now with his flag
snip at st. Thomas.
The absurd pretext OF the commander OF the
Herman Cortes for selling the Octavla seems to
have been That he SUSPECTED her Of intending to
afford help to the HNtian revolutiOnsts. from
which IL Ia to be presumed that spain has en-
gagged to perform marine police for liayti in
return for HaYtian persecution OF Cuban eXles.
The absurditY of any warlike intent ON the
part Of the Octavla Is best proved by the fact
that Capt. WHshman and another Of hls officers
mad their wives with them ON board
whether the British Admiral VIII allow his
nag TO he outraged 10y SIP IN, rs she has for some
years been In the habit Of outragng the United
States nag, remains to be seen.
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The value Of real estate in this city has
greatly deprecated, as everybody knows.
within the last two years. The most elgi-
by situated stores, houses and lots feel
the decline fully rs much as those IN less
desirable localities; perhaps evon more
than they. The lots about the Central
Park, which speculation few years ago
ran up to eXtruvaEant prices, have fallen
oI heavily III salablc value.
Long blocks Of browu-stone houses in
the upper part Of the Island are to be let
ut such rents as $1,000 ana 81 800 year
prices 81 to 70 per cent. less than their
builders expected To get. Broadway, from
Canal street 10 Fourteenth street, presents
pretty continuous line of fronts adorned
with the placard ITO let" Even on the
FIlth avenue in It's most desirable parts, aud
In the fashionable region between Madison
and the Sixth avenues and along Madison
avenue Itself, the fail in rents is fully one
quarter. The tenant need no longer sup
plicate. 1t is time when the landlord
must rather adapt his rent TO the tenants
means, aud take offers instead of imposing
terms. II is useless to charge the old
prices. Merchants ana householders can
agree, and the prudent landlord knows
that II is the part Of wisdom rs well ms the
dictate Of necessity TO regulate his rents in
accordance with the capacity OF tenants
10 pay The number of families who can
safely undertake to pay four and five aud
FIX thousand dollars a year for a house.
and Of merchants twenty-five and fifty
thousand dollars year for a store, is
enormously reduced. For the classes Of
houses and stores next below there is Il
like falling 81 i'm the number of RESPONSE
bic tenants nj former prices; though, as
nlways in times Of economy, the still
cheaper houses, those renting for enc
thousand and below, do no, ack for ten
nnts The number Of such dwellings is
greater this spring than for many years
before; and also OF such ~ may be had for
1880 and $1,000 q yer there is "A greater
supply than at any tlme since the war put
UP prices.
This dccline in the salahle and productive
value % real estate is not II temporary one;
1t docs not even indicate that low-water
mark has yet been reached. After the
panic OF 1851. close on fifteen years passed
before the values OF New York real estate
got back to their old figures. Unless some
thing very extraordinary shall happen, we
doubt if our present experience will hc far
different. 1t Is safe for owners OF real
estate TO make their calculations with ref
erence to long period during which
prices will not rise above what they are
now, and are likely TO fall below. On the
other hand, the outlook for tenants is
encouraging.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24
Buffers Conspiracy Useless.

Whatever may have been the relations
Of Mr.. GEORGE III. PFNDLEToN TO the BEL
KNAPP family, ana however spicy the dis
closures about the Kentucky Central Rail
road, we don't think they can be made to
answer the political purpose contemplated
by Gen. BEN BUTLER.
BUTLER went to Washington with Mr.,
b. G.. JAYNE as his chief OF staff, and Mrs.
BENTON and Mrs. COLES as the right and
left wings Of his forces. No doubt those
two ladies, If they were to make clean
breast of il, could report n great deal of
scandal, descending from Republicans like
GRANT and Democrats like PENDLEToN
down to gentlemen in the lower strata OF
speculation and adventure. But that is
not business with which the public can
now be permanently occupied; there is
more serious work on hand.
Very likely BUTLER is inspired by per-
sonal malice against PENDLEToN; but his
great object is to divert attention from
Grantism, and to turn the committee from
investigating further into the rasoalites of
the Republican Administration. He is fol-
lowing up the attacks on Mr.. CLyMER, the
charges in regard 10 MA sH's flight, and the
dramatic exhibitions OF Mr.. BLAINE and
~ associates In the House. They hope in
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MORE True INW.IRDNESS.
The History of Mr.. Pcndieton's Kentucky
Central Railroad.


CovINGToN, March 60 have not seen
the past history Of the Kentucky Central RAN
road referred TO IN connection with tho Peudlo-
ton case It is interesting in itself aud sheds
some Light on that matter.
This road was built mainly by covngton, Gin
was its Pr sdent. Tho road became embar-
r ssed. and WAS sold for its debts Il. Is. Bowler
bought IL.
The interest Of CovnGton was large. VIM.
Ernst. who gave his testimony before the COM
mttee last week, President Of her council
Bowler formed new company, com posed main
ly Of himself, hut Ernst, Senator Stevenson, and
"a few Others were In IL,
The transportation for the Government dur
ing the war made them all rich.
weak but persistent combination fought the
Bowler .arty In the courts. They could have
thought worth while. ADVERSE decisions and
DELAYS were constant I'll they got TO the Court
Of Appeals, which court IN ls72 decided that
Bowler was n swtndler and the sale void. Bow
Ter h 40 died just before. Pendleton held stock
himself ana represented the heirs OF Bowler
his brother in-law.
That decision WAS terrible shock to Pendle-
ton ana the rest. hey got del iys IN the exeCu-
tion Of the Judgment, ana showed the utmost
anxiety that the books Of the road should never
compromised with the opposing attorneys, rho
were largely interested in their claim. Coying-
ton resisted, but finally took $2jO,O00 for their
claim.
The Bowler marty, In compromising. rave un
NJ least hall inc value OF the road (; but their
books were never made pun lie. Runur has il
that those b lOks for tho years covered by the
war are very interesting.
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Can Belknap be Disqualified,

Our esteemed contemporary, the Times,
is Of opinion that Mr.. BELKNAP can be dis
qualified by court n effectively us he
could have been by impeachment. The
Times says:
"MARsH Is MS good a witness in criminal
tr d as nr l. in the purely political process of
inreuchmcn'. II he cannot convict HfLKNAP
before the senate, and get MIN decl red !notpa-
bile Of holding office under the United States,
he can convict Inn before Jury with precisely
the same result and term M the penitentiary
and heavy nne Ia addition"
We suppose the statute under which Mr..
BELKNAP will be indicted and tried is that
which provides that every officer of the
United States who asks, accepts, or re-
oeives any money or gratuity with intent
to have his action in any matter which
may he by law brought before him infu-
enced thereby, shall be punished by fine
not more than three times the amount
asked, accepted, or received, and by i'm
prisonment not more than three years.
The provision in reference to disqualin-
cation for this offence would not apply in
the case of Mr.. BELKNAP. 1t is rs follows
Every member, oficer, or person convicted under
the provisions ~ the 20 preceding sections hO hONs
an Diace ~ IrQM or rust snail forfeit IN. office or
place and shnl hereafter he forever disqn lined from
leihne s"y -ni?s Of h"nor tr"- ar nr"ht nnh"r tue
United States
As Mr. BELKNAP docs not hold any place
Of profit or trust, these provisions would
not seem to be applicable to HIM.
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An Imnending Speech.

GRANT, the President of the United
States, j. TO make a speech at the opening
of the Centennial Exhibition in Philadol-
phia, on the 10Th of May He will speak
from lofty, decorated platform In FAIR
mount Park placed conspcuously in front
Of the largest Of tho buildings. Before his
speech, the people will be entertained with
chornlc 10y the choir, cantata by the
bass soloist, "a march by the orchestra, a
prayer 10y the clergyman, and some re-
marks by Gen. HAWLEY. These prelm-
inares viii prepare the way for the great
feature of the occasion. the Presidents
speech.
1t Will be great opportunity for this
celebrated orator to deliver an Grafton
more famous than any with which his
career has been adorned. 1t win probably
be impossible for him 10 raise his voice to
such pitch in the open air that it can be
heard distinctly by the entire audience ;
but, ms it VIII De Immediately telegraphod
all over The country by reporters, who
will not only give his words, but describe
the tones Of his voice, the gestures OF his
body, and the play of his features, he can
feel that tho whole forty millions are
listening to him, aud looking at him.
Most OF his speeches so far have been
short, but tho Centennial speech ought
to be longer. He will never have a
chance to deliver speech on another such
occasion. He will never have as good an
opportunity to bring in all no knows about
some things to give his views OF the out
side and inside of the country. and to mar
'A'o hi. oYp personal s4PgisaGes "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

The resolution which Mr.. BEEBr offered
on Tuesday ought to have been passed IA soon
a Congress was organized. IL calls uuon the
Secretary Of the Navy for a statement Of the ac-
counts Of the MY Department with the nscal
agents Of that department at London COR each
year frou ls6s 10 date, giving the names 81 such
fs a! agents, and showing the monthly balances
Of said accounts. TINS inquiry Is intended 70
BRING cut the accounts Of JAY COOKE, MCCUL.
LOCH CO.. aud to show the advances made to
tnat concern after the panic of 1873. c used by
the cxplosi n of JAY COOKE banks On this side
OF the Atlantic. y statement OF that transac-
ton has ever been furnished to Congress. II
has been carefully concealed, with the priv
iiy OF the Republican leaders IN the s,n-
ate and House. The Committee on Naval
Affairs formally called for this infOrma-
don more than two months ago. No reply
was received 90 that letter, ard the subj ect was
again brought TO the personal notice Of ROBE
soN 10y the direction Of the Chairman without
better success. The short cut now e. to sum
mon him personally, aud require the books and
PAPERS TO be produced before the committee.
His uaymastor, BHAnFoRp, who was sent to
London TO arrange this business would be a
valuable witness II he could be induced 10 tell
half Of what he knows.
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The Herald is once more dipping into
politics. CONKLINa is its candidate for
President. GRANT. tho Herald thinks,
can do the business for CoNKLING. We
think so too.
If the President were 10 speak on this
slhjcct,' Gays the Uudid. land indicate
Mr. CoNKIING az his choice, ii would be rs
decisive on the National Convention as
the wish of JEFFERSON tor MADISON and of
JACKSON FOR VAS BURrE"
With this too we cordially agree. On
one point only do we differ. The Herald
thinks it would he decisive in favor of
CoNKINc; we think it would be decisive
against him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24
Whnt the Union Pacific Company VIII owe
The Gov crnmrnI-A CnrrrcIInn.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Str: In tho
letter appearing In THE sun this morning
made a statement that the amount due to the
Government 10y the Union Pacific Railroad ia
1895 for bonds advanced should be increased by
onc-seventh on account of the cold premium.
This WIS wrong, rs they are currency bonds.
was lod into tho error nv the ohscntity Of tho
public debt statement In poor's Manual. With
tins correction the road would owe the Govern
ment about S5l 900 0O0 in 1895. after providing
sinking fund, ns Jav Gould has proposed.
NEW YORK, Mach -. SrIKABoUr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24
Frcnch NIi.sion Conccrt.

A concert dc BicnfdiSdnce is TO be given
next Monday evening at the chapel Of Charlier
Institute, the proceeds to be devoted to the
support Of French Protestant mission chapel.
SehOr Josep White, the yiOlinst and NM.
Laurent rouret and Agramonte, MS well as
part. The hail Il very attractive one, the pro-
grdmme consists Of varied and woll-selected
pieces, to be interpreted by excellent artists,
ana the object Is certainly meritoriOus. These
things combined should insure successful en-
tertuinueuL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

II Gen. RUrUs INGALLS,, II bachelor,
who has salary 81 $500 and who. In
addiiion, enjoys free quarters, free fuel
and the privilege Of purchasn: ais groceries
and pr"v'-,cas AT cost price from the Sub
sistence Department. cannot pay his debts
out Of his income, there Is evidence that he
Is man OF extravacant habus. rather than
OF that honesty and purity" to which ho lay :
clam. The army Is not kent up as a refuge for
spendthriits. 1t Is discreditahle to an officer TO
run In dcrt, and especially 10 be always 50 deep
y Ia debt that for thirty-seven years he has
been unable TO get out Of II. such an officer
should be assisted out OF the army. lie is In
danger OF temptation when placed at the head
~ the Quartermaster's Department, and when,
instead Of paying of his debts. he places costly
gifts where they viii do the most good.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

Tho severity Of tho Cars policy In his
newly annexed Asatio territory IL shown IN the
hanging OF ono OF the native princes who had
resisted Russian arms. as well as IN the san
culinary way In which tho recent attempt 70 re-
sist their conquctinr power was crushed The
populitlon OF Knokand viii bc under n rod Of
iron as long "a they show the slightest sign 81
dissatls faction wish their new masters. and the
elements Of Russian civilization will be intro
duced among them after the Russian slion.
Time will teach them the advantages OF evil
ized progress but In the mean while, its lessons
win be enforced without regard 70 their pre- iu-
d ,es 1t appears by an item Of yesterday tclc-
craphcd from st. Petersburg, that the Russian
tolicy Of aivlncing eastward stlll further than
Turkostln IL alarming the conqucrlr " Kish-
gar, JACOB KAHN. who has despatched an envoy
t. open ncgotuions with then. This JACoB
KAnN, otherwise C He'd YAKouB KAHN, aud
'ormerly YAKOuD BEu, IS the ddshins Tart r
VIII, within the last ten or twelve years, has
carved out for himself, In tho western part Of
Chn' an independent dominion. which the
Chinese armies have failed to overthrow. 1t
was reported some time ago that he had offered
violence to Russian envoy at his court but
the Russians were not then prepared to in1ct
that punishment upon him which they can no "
easily do, since their army, passing over the an
nexed territory, has reached the borders Of
KashGar. JACOB KAHN is on the best Of terms
with the British-Indian Government, with which
he concluded a treaty OF peace and commerce
two years ago, and which has the greatest inter-
est in the maintenance OF his power. IL the
difficulty between the Car OF Russia and the
Khan Of KashRar should result In the collision
which JACOB Is trying to avoid, there will be
ominous III lnGuvring between London, Cal
cutta, and So. Petersburg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

1t was not through the lack OF prayers
for success that Don CARLOS Of Spain was I'M
successful. Before his final defeat there was
the most active praying for victory, and on the
eve OF his rout he ordered his Grand Almoner TO
have special prayers said for his artial triumph
He declared, moreover. that the strength Of his
followers would be doubled by their faith. But
even all this was overcome by tho heavier artIl-
lery Of his adversarles, which was also supple
mented by prayer. Don CARLOS was determined
TO dspy the Allonsjats the credit Of success IN
: - ~ or s<tA,s ~, r..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

IT is well to erect monument in the
Central Park to WASHINGTON IRyING. and the
ladies' engaged in raising means for It deserve to
meet with success. lie was the FIRST liter ~ man
OF importance and celebrity In the United States
and for forty years he stood the foremost
OF American authors, the most widely read In
his own country and Great Britain. He was a
large, fine genial man, esteemed by everybody
who knew him, and he lived IA life OF honor and
usefulness. II he is TO have statue, it should
be u work worthy Of him in an artistic point Of
view. Most Of our statues OF notable Americans
are shockingly bad, aud give the idea that they
had tho look, not OF strong and natural man
hood, but Of imbeciles. wAsnINGToN IRvlNo
must not be thus caricatuTed. Ills memory de-
serves a better fate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

They were sitting together on the banks
OF the Chattahoochee, ike two ebony images,
he staring Naculty out OF countenancs, ana sne
res ing her raven Crmps on his neaving shoul-
der. " Miles away from hyar," she fondly muir
INJURED, :" where de buGomlo rips and ta'rs and
GawRe."
GawRes lips moved not, neither did he utter
any word, hut the whites OF his eyes repeated,
"Dara Wuar We'll go"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24
What Norrh Carolina Needs.



Smithheld in this State glories in the pos
session Of a fiourishing cork tree. Now, II she
o N only succeed In sprouting jug tree, she
will be ready to enter into partnership with the
mighty alcoholic convoluton hrm OF AcDonald,
BabcOck, Grant L. Co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24
How DiGereu, from Bssehsr.

A Prof. Stein was caught in the state
room OF lady passenger bv the ladys hus-
band, and was not able to account satisfactorily
Ior MS presence Just at the moment. After
ward, IN explaining, according TO Cincinnati
newspaper, Mr. Stein said that Il is his misfor.
tune " 10 indeelSivs In smsTgsnGiey."
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any event, and so wrote these words IN letter
at we are defeated I wi be the work Of COP"
In that case, az TIC was defeated, no must have
been fighting on the wrong side, DOtwhh. tondng
all his PRAYERS
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Psett's Theatre Julu' Cssf
I,vsty theatre n,.fsefe rumIA
Tt,oLiyn Theatre Re Msh.L
tbatsnu Mobile Varieties -Jg.n II. AMI "a Az.
Ittt Thtatr. re.keL
I'M Avsnse Theatre rlu.
Iyesum III atrt--Ntr.fv.
eIyBrie Theatre N.ueiy.
rsiisian vsrictie. -is,n H. sni Bro.d-sy.
iHfk Theatre Bra"
so ffaneisco a.trels vul-,,.
1onS Pastor's Theatre Variety. Matinee.
Tivoii h.atrr-VNsy
thirty fourth street Theatre-Pstsaa BdiL
nIen square 1heatr fsueo.
allsek's Theatre soc siaop, 10 Conquer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

We should think that II man of the style
Of Gen. RUFUS INGALLS,. Assistant Qunrtefm =
tcr-Generai OF the arm y, would not have stuck
to the mii.ary service, yeor after year, aud
would not now remain in H., II 1t all not give
Inn enough 20 pay his way, but compelled hin
to run In debt tor his living. He says he - stll
unable, alter all these years, To pay his d, BITS,
a there does not seem any prospect Of his
ever being abl' u do so. In this case, 10 IS out
ir That he -hOuld be permitted to resign from
the rmy, 50 that he NAV take up some other
way of livelihood bv which he can Get out Of
d bt. An army officer is demoralized by being
alwa In pecuniary embarrassment, aud sub
jcct to the duns Of his creditors. II he can't
think Of leaving the army let him enlist a
private, aud he will then be able to adjust his
expenses with his income.
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Sale of u Valuable Horse.


Mr.. Weldon r. Hunt Of bowling Green, KY,
celebrated stallion waIey for 1890. Naxey Is tne
sire Of Grafton one OF the In the United
states, and now the property OF Mr.. Bonner OF New
YORK who paid for p tue Respectable kum ot SS5,00o
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For the first time since the starting o

For the first time since the starting OF
the Hippodrome revival, Brother MOODY has
Just pre- .ched on the subject Of hell. Previous
hal often referred to the devil but he snid
he felt impclled to TAKE II IN once. Even In
dealing with IT,, no differed from all the revival
lsts Of our time who have used It In terrorzing
their hearers. He did not picture Its torments.
nor harrow up the mind with descriptions of
the writing OF its victims, "a KNAPP and FIN
MY used TO do but took the ground that the
mlserlcs of the wicked there would come from
the memory Of their evil deeds In this life. 1t
looked rs though he did not like to say much
upon the subject and his whole sermon about
II was lacking In that feryid heat which tho pre-
sentation Of the hell doctrine ordinarily raises
In the minds OF preachers who take delight IN
descanting upon It. 1t Ia something novel to
see an extensive revival carried on for such
length OF time with little reference to the in
fernal world. Brother MOODY evidently believes
that sinners can be reached through other mo-
tives than fear OF damnation and his success rs
a reviyalst Is his proper answer TO those who
demonstrate with him for so believing lie Is
particularly fond Of preaching about heaven (;
and he dwels upon Its allurements IN way
which, though not equal to that Of the great
diyines who possessed a rlcn Imagination. Is yat
remarkable fact that he had fewer anxious In
quirers on the day he preached about hell than
he mas had on most other DAYS Of the revival.
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The Rev. TAYLER LEWIS OF Schenectady
has written letter which shows how much he
has become confused over the relations between
morality and religion. In but one respect can
we commend his views, and that Is In his up
braiding Of professors Of religion for neRlecting
TO Practise II. This is the real trouble OF the So
called religious world In these days. II the in
dividual, or society, or mankind, could be saved
by mere religious profession, there would be
less evil than there is among u.s. We are sorry
to ind, then, that the Rev. IAYLER LEWIS tries
TO dlsembowel that only passage of the New
Testament in witch the word religion" occurs,
and in which the Apostle JAMES declares that
true religion consists In pure mind and "a
righteous life. This apostolic definition Ia at
once precise and comprehensive and, n few
men manifest that kind Of religion, there is all
the more reason fol its enforcement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

Advertisements of religious services, and
neetinra for religious purposes, held on sun
lay, will he inserted ici,h0W charge IN tho
Sunday edition OF THE Sun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

Bcccherism is disease which is making
the Congregational denomination very sick.
Unless Characterization purges itself OF the
noxious thing, It will not ne long before shall
have to write tho obituary Of the church founded
uy the Puritans. Beecherism and Purtanism
SO totally at variance that II is impossible for
them TO live together. One or the other must
die. 1t is not surprising therefore that the Con-
rregationtl papers are fun Of discussions rs to
how to probe the BEECIER ulcer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24

Were the nnti-CoNKLiNG fellows in the
Syracuse Convention for BLAINEf Or we're some
OF them for somebody elsc2