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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

The banks Of this city are engaged in an
interesting controversy with the Commissioners
OF Taxes respecting the assessment Of their
carital stock. Heretofore bank shares have
been assessed at par regardless Of the surplus
over par belonging to each Institution. Thus,
for example, the stock OF the Chemical Bank,
which has u surplus Of $3gO,OOO on a nominal
capital Of S30OOOO, has been assessed only with
reference to the latter sum, while the stock Of
other banks, witch have little or no surplus,
has likewise been assessed with reference 10
their nominal capital. The result has been that
where Chemical Bank stockholders have paid 81
Of taxes. less fortunate men have paid Sl2. To
correct this inequality the Tax Commissioners
have resolved, under recent decision Of the SUI
prone Court. to tax hank shares at their actual
Instead " their par value. This determination
Is resisted by the bank officers, aud they, In turn,
have formally resolved not to pay the tax this
year for their stockholders a. they have done
heretofore, but leave the city TO collect II from
each stakeholder individually. The result will
be that the city will have to make out and col
lect about 5000 separate bills for taxes on bank
shares. and ~ the law renders the tax
lien on the shares and forbils the payment
Of dividends until the receipt for the tax Is pro-
duced, there will be endless trouble all around.
No man can buy and no man can sell bank stock
without searching for liens on 1t for uup III
taxes, and ouf-O flown holders Will have 10 en-
ploy special agents To clear up the incumbrinccs
on their property. 1t s prou bic that this will
cause pressure on the tank officers that Will
oblige them TO rec,de from their pres nt posi-
ton, and apply to the Legislature fos whatever
relief they are entitled to.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

GOULD gives Wall street its only stimulus,
and poor stimulus it is. The business lie
starts is largely fictitious and done to keep
up his securities to false price so that he
can more easily borrow money on them to
carry out his predatory schemes. Though
he has gwen the street such stimulus a- IL
has had, yet lac has also driven cautious
capital out of the street
There are five times too many brokers
even now To- do the business of Wall stree T.,
though the number is much less than It
was i've years ago. The best thing for the
surplus to do is To hunt up some produc-
tive industry and 90 into II. The prospects
for the present year are not any brighter
for thp brokers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

Our Cincinnati contemporary, the Com
mcrcidl, explains that it, long continued labors,
for years ago, to secure DR.. GREELEY's nomi-
nation to the Presidency, were jocose. IL saws
The Commercial hId jocose way u nominal
ing Presidents, GREELEY among the number.
THIS singular confession forms very inte rest
Ing piece Of political history. II shows the won
derful results that may be brought about By
jocosity, when II l. concealed. We said the
other dav that It was doubtful whether HORACE
GREELEY would have received tue nominal on
at Cincinnati II he had not been previously sup
ported with such effective perth icity by the
Commercial. True enough, its articles had q
humorous flavor about them, but that seemed
to be put IN merely 90 temper the power Of It's
reasoning and the strength Of It's determination
IL increased rather than diminished their d.
rect effect. We do not like TO be told that ali
those articles we're joc1se.
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Our Most Celebrated Woman Lecturer Il



Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton has won
hosts OF fri nds everywhere IN Texas. She Is a
sensible, practical and learned woman. having
never u tered an absurd OF immoral sentence on
OF on the stage. Sue would have TefOrmer
suppl mt Grant, ana says that the party leaders
should not suffer the true issue In tine coming
contest To be evaded. IL Involves reform, the
restoration Of honestV aud purity in the admin
istration NJ public an iirs, and the Reproduce ion
OF tru R"pnbltcansm. Mrs. stanton IL apuar-
emily about nity-nye wears Of age. Her hair ~
Of "A snowy Wilderness, her comple xion clear. her
eyes OF singular brightness, ana face tuil OF
Yiyac!ty ana words Of freshness and originality
Her manne : are simple, and smile and address
most pleasing. She is a thorough refurmer and
says That the South most needs the publication
Of the pallot box. That this may he effectively
wrought, she wrould restrict suffrage t. nielli-
gencc and decency, ami then, 10 purify The adj
mini>tration Of affairs, sue would make women
voters. On THIS theme she was ever most elo-
qlent in Houston. nu1 never forgot To sound
the praises OF the poet statesman Of Texas, MIR.
Weaver. Du.ing her sta iu Houston the parors
Of this HutChlus House were nlled with those
VINO came 70 see and hear the philDsophic lee
turer, Mrs. stanton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

The Spanish Journals are in n quandary
az TO the meaning Of that part Of President
GRANTS annual Message witch relates 10 Cuba.
Some Of the papers put one construc ion upon
1t. and some another. Probably his special mes
sage on the same subject, which may be looked
for soon now, will dispel all doubt to his real
meaning. He means that the existing condition
of things In Cuba must cease and that II Spain
does not put an end to 1t, he will
What can Spain dor What greater effort than
she has already made Is she capable Of, to sup
press the Cub IN rebellion.
For auRht that we can see, II GRANT Is per.
mitted by Congress To have his way, war. and
war only, war with Spain, will be the solution
Of the Cuban difficulty.
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Grant Continually GINNING strength rs a
Candidate.

From prfrdtc icuer ora dfspn0Wjstcd RDubncdn.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.-In spite OF all
the newspapers, Grant IL unquestonaby gain
ing instead Of declining In strength as third
term candidate. he fuss made about his re-
nomin tion has re lly strengthened him, aud
people who az ntst shfuuk wi'h dread from the
idea ot a third term. now Look upon II with per-
fccf indfer, nee.
have not met Republican who would not
vote Tor him Ia preference 10 any Democrat
that might be nominated. His position on the
school and red g,Ju- question has rendered him
very strong. Grant sees the true chara ter Of
thlt issue ana because he does, the masses o
with htu.
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sings to them, and then, leaving the pulpit, she
goes down 90 the benches and labors personally
with one after another Of them. She has carried
on the revival OPERATIONS at NewburGh for three
weeks, and has held services daily, almost with
out intermi-sion, from nine in the morning
until nearly midnight. Her strength has Mt
given out. and her enthusiasm has steadily in
creased. Her converts In the town already
number over thfoe hundred, some ~ whom
were hardened sinners and strong inndels. The
other day she held service for men exclusive
~, and produced such powerful influence upon
them, through her cloquencc. that many u
them foli on their knees I'm pcnitencc and SOUGHT
sllvation. There are many surprising specta-
ces at her meetings In Newburgh. We shall
probably soon SEQ Ter In this city, and II she
join hands with MOODY and sANKEY wnen they
come, the revival ought to be great one.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

weekly paper Of pretensions-its name
10 the Ndtio,i-is DESTROYS Of having these qu.s-
tons answered
'' there any NECESSARY connection between rellgion
the natural foe OF humbug2"
Let us briefly reply to this inquirer. First
relieion-any religion that contains the funda-
mental scriptural princoes-is directly con
nected with practical moral system, which Ia
lite necessary outgrowth, and through which its
inward or invisible nature is outwardly aud visi-
ply manifested secondly, n religious man, by
which Is meant a man possessed OF Scriptural
religion, must be moral or must try 10 be moral
There 10 something radically wrong about So
called religious mind that does not produce a
moral life. Thirdly, II follows from our first
remark that a religious paper should be moral.
We know tina many so-called religious papers,
well as so called religious men, seem to have
an utter disregard OF the true and genuine Scrip
tural principles OF morality. Some OF them, seen
from a genuinely religious point OF view, are
grossly immoral. Instead of being truthful.
charitable, honest, just aud holy, they false,
malignant, knayish, cruel, and foul-mouthed.
Such papers look like organs OF devi;try rather
than OF religion. We suppose that their editors,
never having been instructed In the practical
nature Of religion, look on II as merely a thing
OF gable, through which TO get a living.
Fourthly, as matter Of course, the Christian
should DE tho natural foe OF humbug, for hum
bug is a very base sort Of immortality. 10
speak OF a Chris,ian humbug liz a contradiction
In terms. We may say that Christian humbug
Is the same thing as pious fraud. NJ true
Christian can be a humbug or fraud. When a
humbug or a fraud pretends to be a Christian,
such pretence Is but an illustration Of his fraud
and humbug
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

The trustees Of the Rev. DR.. Hepworth's
church, including Messrs Russo Sage = W. Fay Henry
Perkins, Jrr Henry NJ. Cummings, +. r. Ferntd, and
Ju!ges Low and Hilton met on Monday evening aud
el"ctc the latter President, aud Mr. Francis T. Fern,d
lrr rfcr OF the h1th. Toe huanrlA ann uiue Of the
cNNfch gre 10 De settled Nitl tue current mouth uud
III not probable that removal viii become necessary
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81 wouldn't he such "A Christian as you
are, John" said his wife, MS she stood In tue
doorway dres 'ed for church. You could go
with me very well IL YOU wanted to-"
"How can r. he hli subbcd. rhere's the
wood to be split, and the coal to he shuNeIed
over TO the other SIDE OF the cellar, and no
dishes washed for dinner vet ="
AN, didn't tnink ~ that" she murmured.
thoughtiuliv, and giving her new CLOAK fresh
hitch All, sailed out alone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

The mutual council will meet in Ply
mouth Church This Will give the brethren the
opportunity Of exerting moral influence in
favor OF their pastor. he members of the
council will probably move among hem socially,
and thus come into their atmosphere. Mrs.
MouLrUS will have to make her light unsup-
ported, except 10y the force Of public opinion
and such Congregational ministers and mem
beers In Brooklyn as sympathize with her de-
mand for an investigation. We hope, however,
that a council will be got together that will re
sist all Establishments, and resolutely devote
itself to digging up the bottom facts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

Is there anything that peculiarly affects
the human MUD In soap making or soap fat ?
The great soap maker, BABBITT, seems to bs
very queer sort OF eccentric person, In regard To
his business and pecunary arirs and there Is
another great SOAP maker ~ this town, regarded
by BARurrT as rival, who Is likewise a man OF
queerly eccentric habits, and who is also very
loose handed In money matters. Perhaps the
aromas Of the business have a tendency TO pro.
duce levity OF mind perhaps its prontabeness
may lead to undue negligence. Even the men
employed In the lower departments OF the busi-
ness whose cries are occasionally heard In the
streets, have pecuharties In their voices and
ways, not easily accounted for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05
IL this One of ChIlds'. Gem.

To THE EDITOR or THE Sun SIR. Has not
the following BEAUTIFUL obituary escaped your notice
probably one Of our dear Chllds's best;
EPIrAPH ron PARsoN GILL.
Put away the old green glasses
That the Bishop ustu TO Wrart
Ht's translated and tht ar ashis
lance NV nee n not AuYSutre.
Gone where better spectacies are granted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05
Mrs. Van Cot, Wanted in Ponank,c-D,.

To THE EDIrOR OF The SUE-SW. Please use
the influence OF TUE sun TO induce Mrs Van Colt to
visit Poughkeepae after she leaves NeWburgh. No
place IN the state needs her efforts To help along
genuine revival more than this city when YOU wrote
OF the Wiekedness OF Newburgh you must have heen
ignorant Of the dOlngs In tins city. N, A hoBHmK
PoUGnKEIrfIE, Jan. 2, 1870.
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Mi.appIica,,on OF Public Funds.

MusKoGRE, /. r., Jan. 5.-Malor Upham, COM
mandant Al Fort Gibson aeung IN er orders from the
Secretary Of the INTERIOR has taken possession Of the
Office, hooks, and vouchers belonging 60 tue Indian
Agency a. tls pl CO. The aScnci has been lu charge
OF MAJOR W. Ingalls, II is animated that Major In.
gals mas ms upucd tnis H. 'rusci 60 aus care for
the selecii,n 81 lo ation and the erection ~ new
agency hul'dinss. Inc losr u auy, now he ~.
certaled Hs MAJOR ingalls, Is absent from TIC Term.
tory, aud AL examination cannot be completed until lis
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

friend of the Hon. s. Il. ELKINs re-
ferring 10 the account OF the murder Of the
Rev Mr. 1oLnY near CimArron, recently pub
lshed In our New Mexico correspondence, says
that the delegate from that Territory could not
possibly have known anything of the crime, as
he was In Europe when It wa perpetrated Our
correspondent never charged him with anything
OF the kind, but, on the contrary, explicitly lid
that there was no evidence that "ELKINs & Co ="
by which phrase We suppose he meant to lndi-
cate what Ia known In the Territory az the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

Santa Fe Ring, even knew that the murder was
90 be committed. At the same time It ls true
that II was openly charged In New Mexico that
Mr.. Toby was killed becauee he was suspected
OF having written to Eastern newspapers eK-
posures Of Ring operations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

II the reception at the White House on
New Years day may be taken ~ sign Of
GRANTS popularity. the thirI-term prp ject T. in
very bad way. II was the slimmest, coolest,
and most neglected an ir Of the KIND thlt has
been witnessed since the close " tn civil war.
The attend NICE u. the ON TAI ceremonies. which
include the diplomatic hoIy, Cabinet, gssi Il mt
secretaries, OIL GERS u the army and navy, Seua-
tors, Representatives, and various societies,
was 30 exceptionally small by comparison with
former occasions as to excite universal COM
ment. when the hour for the public came,
there was no throng at all, and little moro than
a beRRarly account Of oflceholders, who could
not stay away with safety. The people shone
by their absence, and Tor once GRANT was made
to feel howmuch he had fallen in public estima
ton, and how poweress he was to command
the ordinary tokens Of respect and regard. Even
the faithful thirI-termers boxed solemn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

At one OF the meetings now being held
by the clergy Of tins city 10 prepare for the re-
viyal, tho Rev. Mr.. Macarthur referred to the
deep and wild spread religious feeling Of these
times, saying There has been nothing like IL
since the days OF the Apostles" That feeling,
according - this observer, Is especially strong
here In New York, and there is reason to believe
that MOODY and sANKEY will fin things rioe
for tue harvest. Another of the speakers said
he had found that even the lowest and most
hardened classes of society here are now con
oerued about their religious welfare. Under
these circumstances. look az Brooklyn, upun
which even MOODY and sANKEY made only u
slight impression. Uness the signs fail, New
York Is on the eve Of some sort OF religious re-
yiyal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

The question as 20 who Killed high prices
seems 20 be settled In 1868 Baldwin the ClotheT
threw bonhshel into the BR Pront strongholds and
sold clothing lover than OteI house retAcd he
fore or since Read baldNin's Declaration of lnde-
pendenee ~ front Of Cana street and BroAdwaJ-Adv
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1t is our opinion that the army is not large
enough, at its present size II II be kept up simply
az means Of emp, wing the Treasury and giving
the War Department an opportunity to make
such prodigous estimates rs that for the ensu-
ing fiscal year. IL 10 not large enough for tho
contractors. IL IA not large enough n be svm
metrlcal, In view OF Gen. SHERMAE's statement
that there Is one oficer for every sixteen men In
the effective force II Is not large enough, II It
be intended to furnish comfortable places aud
large salaries for great numbers OF supernu-
merary officers and slnecurists, who have hardly
anything tn do. II Is not large enough. II Il Is
TO cost twice as much as II formerly did In times
Of peace. II is not large enough, II the country
is TO get the full advantage Of the social infiu
ence" II might exercise. II is not large enough
TO Justify the heavy salaries OF some of Its ngure-
heads. But otherwise It Ia too large, aud ought
10 be cut down, so a. 10 reduce public taxation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

Two OF Ihree COLDS IN successIOn VIII often
efta ltn me see ls OF cuusuaptIn m the y-r con.
Ycrtug what was originally supple, curaOr aIcetDn
INTO one generally atl While ora nary pruarnrr,
t'efeiore m Kcs the business OF every one 60 Ia
care VI cola un q got ud Of int gent eNuc icu,c
presents REMEDY M Dr Jyuos kNprcturant thorough.
y adap'ea " remove speedily al coughs mi colds aud
asthma, ana brunchitis.-A e.
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From he HEs County Journal
THH Sun stands at the head of Ell the
American dailies now, ana IL dong valuable
work Ia exposing corruption anJ tnngiu! about
healthy state OF public opinion.
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street and sixth avenue;
New YORK, Ian, 3, 1879.
Received from Il H. Macy & Go. i've lunlred end
sevrutyfour and ~ 100 dollars N6st 81 ; asO tie
prze uol, nur- Eny, ain IT. OUTFITS lor tie ben.
tht OF the New lOrk lHtaut Asylum.
Mrs. NJ. BATES Assistant Treasurer.
Tho above Wa The total ccpi Tor the three CHARITY
boxes 10 our store duuns the holidays.
" iork lntant Asylum. t97p n
i"uu liE AN iNh ~ 80
hrurew Orphan Asy &c SO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..............,. toti 81
And, as advertised, together with the prize doll nurse
baby &c, went 90 tat sltutlun II tIe the rrceiY
In q lrgts number OF e. or Co. ot Wur.s the
largest cJAtubut .nl. Il. H. MACY a CO.,
Fourteenth street and Skin lycnue.
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VIVA, shall lie do With I,s

To THE EDITOR OF rHE SUN-Sir: Several
years ago Va On unfortunate moment became pos.
eessed Of COPY Of Bee,her's Life Of Chrirt" Nov
In view OF inc fact that the authors hfe " covert un
cleauness has been gariy exposed, well the fact
of his most astounding perjury ana hypocrisy, II ey
dent That M Christ an fanny Withstand the con.
aminai ng Influence Of uythug when bears the I'M.
press OF he great Authoritarian Hence tie question:
What stall We do with ~ L. b. CARIER
CIfcAOo, Jan. l. 1916
Perhaps II Mr.. Carter confers with the broth.
rem they will take his copy Of the Life Of
Christ" OF his hands They do not think IN
aduterer and a periurer unit TO preach the
Gospel of Christ, and of course they Will moi
share Mr.. Carter's feelings as to his unGtness &c
write his life.
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LOADER and PRICE have been let of, rs
every body VIII o understood the Beecher TACTICS

LOADER and PRICE have been let of, rs
everybody WHO understood the Beecher tactics
knew they would be. II was easy enough TO
find an excuse. Yet when they were indicted,
Brother SHEARMAS and the brethren could
SCARCELY control themselves Tor horror over their
appalling wickedness. After long waiting, Mr..
BEECHER mustered up courage and swore out
indictments Of perjury against TILToN and
MOULTON, and yet they, like the LOADER and
PRICE indictments, were not tried. lie accused
Mrs. MouLTOS of perjury, aud yet did not ex-
clude her from his church, but dropped her
from membership FOR not coming TO hear him
preach and take the communion at his hands.
Mr. BEECHER his for years been Jealous IN try
ing to escape inve. tigation. II he had shown
one-tenth part Of the zeal in trying to restore
his character and punish his accusers, he could
long AGO have settled the scandal business once
for ALL Unfortunately, however, he knew that
II he did so he would settle himself finally.
Therefore he has devoted himself to the task Of
avoiding an Investigation and squirming out OF
a fair meeting with his accusers
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II is certainly n remarkable revival, that
which Is now Ia progress up at Newpurgh, I'M
der the female revlyaist, Mrs. VAN CoTr, more
familiarly known as the Widow VAN Corr.
The descriptions Of It given within tho past week
by our correspondent show that II Is much m ore
WV cious and energetic than the revivallsm Of
MOODY and sANKEY In Brooklyn and Pnade-
phia Mrs VAN CoTT Ia said TO he power nj
orator, and we cannot help thinking, after read
Ing the accounts OF her sermons, that she IL
far IN advance OF any other female preacher Of
the times. Her appeals to sinners resemble
those Of the late Elder KRAPP. she not only
breaches to sinners. but she prays with them,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05

Following Is the result Of the competitive
charitable vote at Il. ii. Macy Co.'S store Fourteenth
street and sixth avenue.
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The World, which Ia rather better in
formed than any other journal as to matters
personal to Mr.. Secretary FTsH, published, so
long ago as Dec. IS, a letter from washlngton
10 which the following passage occurs:
AND II. In the emergency GRANT shouli md n i'm.
possible 10 fore himself thronuh by other means to
the next kepubcan Presidential nominal gresH
tan z HIN ger HE further COMMUNICATE he
would no more hesitate 10 turn ScfFt1V FISH II
lhe Cdbine, or 10 act without him through the War
Department IN way TO involve Us m With Spain,
than he would 20 morrOs np nj hesitate should one OF
his crOniCa ca at the White House r. fuse M Hu.
dence 70 any numocr OF Senators and monbors 4 I
Congress unt he had nnlshed with that crony hts
whisky and poKrr."
1t is not likely that this paragraph was written
without the most perfect knowledge, derived
from the most authentic source, OF the deter
mination OF the Secretary Of State to thwart
the Intentions Of the President II possible, and
to incur the risk Of removal, even, II necessary,
TO accomplish this end.
The President Will not yeld-that In pretty
certain. WIN Mr.. FIsn2 We shall soon sec
But II Is safe TO prophesy that he will.
, 1876-08-12

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