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RIVALS in Washington society.


WAsHINGToN, Jan. l0.-ro-mght Score
tary Chandler gives dinner 10 the President
and Mrs. Grant, aud has Invited the Cabinet 10
meet them. II viii undoubtedly be an elegant
affair as Mrs. Chandler knows 50 well now to
preside with elegance and dignity. She Is, in
my estimation, much more elegant woman
than MR. iish, and certainly posses-es a more
attractive pelsonclle. MIS- Fish could not pos
sibly be dcnuminated handsome by her: most
deNout wurshippers, ana hus stout, matrunlV,
but 10y no means graceful figure. Then. again,
she does not dress IN thoroughly good taste, in
asmuch as Lef toilets are inclined toward TOO
much trimming aud are trho too young for
one Of her Years, position, aud dignity. Mrs
Chandler has a face of more pTetensiOns to
beauty, Wnich, however loses It's greatest charm
from It's severity OF expression. II Is uncOm-
promising aud unsympithetic, and IN the latter
character TIC resembles Mrs, Fish. hrs. Chand-
Ter has, however, a tall straight, striking figure
which, although not at all wlllowy OF supple Ia
commanding, and she dresses with great Gle
ganCO and taste,
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Among the forty-two patriots who figure
as mem bers OF tho National Republican Com
mittee, which met at Washington last week and
claimed to speak in the name OF the States and
Territories OF the Union, thers are some rare
specimens Of personal and political virtue. Take
the following examples selected as they come to
hand
O GEoaoK +. srESeRn carp. bszscr. ioeber' and
senator from Alabama by fraud and corruption.
POWELL CLAYTON. carpetnaggcr, Wno misrcpre
scns ArSansas aud author Of troubles that state
:. u. CoSSvrE csrpethagrer from Florida.
:. P.PAckAHp, carpet baxger from Louisiana and M.
otter " strife ~ that state
- AyrniIi 1aeS'pay grabber OF last Congress
". T. Gn,SpirR, notoriou, lobbyist and jobber at
A. q. Can ELI- mead Of the Navy Rinx. from New
iosEPH {. NHRorT carpet basssr from North Caro-
hIa. "hom BLS BuriER fepddatcs as bad Invest
r K CowrN. DRL,vo'- Assistant Secretary Of In.
terror, CO. uauei by 'HANpIrR aud one Of the pillars
}. II. Nir,liL IL, much married Senator from oregon
". H. KEAHLl, from Pcnnsyiyaa author OF the fol
loving iuflmou. letter:
"IEEAsURS DEPARTMENT oF PENNsYLvANtA,l
"HAEasHrEe. March -. ISL
particular fena NJ 6e"Rcr O. Fv4ss lie hss ci ain
% some magnitude that ne wishes YOU 70 nelp him ~
addi,lon, DIVISION and silence. -,
ITO TITAN j. COREY Esq. washington. b. az
J. PArrnnsoS carpetoaggcr senator from south
Carolina. sao ledeyc- there are i've years VI good
II n. Mrtfs, Jr, carpcteasrcr hailins from w
trs Davcrnor md Assistant District Attorney IN pace
s. b. lLGiSs' lead OF New Mexican Ring and general
ioohcr.
This list might he extended, but the forego
ing names Illustrate the beautiful reforms and
sterling prime pies OF the party OF which they
are conspicuous chiefs. The Presidential cam
paign is to bo conducted under their auspices,
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To THE EDuOR OF rHE SUN-S A paper
10 In circulation among HE older and more prominent
graduates Of Yale College when has already received
some N ry eignaiur's representing much talent social
position and wealth. protecting against the acceptance
by ray professor instructor Of Yale OF position on
the ADVISORY Council list IN the Interest Of H. ".
Beochcr ami plcdging thcm elves 10 Withdrawn case OF
such acceptance all students and al patronage which
at present under their control aud to labor IN the future
against all ocqrests, donations and patronage Of any
description which would otherwise be given to that in.
ilNIllOn. LnAnIAr
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The sun Asks-will the world Answer,

Speaking of our relations to Spain aud
Cuba, the World says:
"As Democratic journal the World has deemed u
Important to ascertain what course the Pre- sdent and
the Republican leaders behind aud ABOUT the President
propose 10 pursue IN regard to this, to all other mo
lnentOus questions
Well. that is just what we want to know.
WHAT is the course the President aud the
Republican leaders propose to pursuef II
You nave found out, why not tell us ana
your other readers1 Why publish paper
If you do not tell in IL what you know on
" mom1ntous questionsw
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When charges were brought in Plymouth
Church against THEODORE I ILToN for SANDER
ing the pastor, in accusing him OF having com
mitted adultery, Investigation into them was
sllencel 10y Mr. BEECHER, who afterward pub
lcly declared In answer 10 IITONs demand TO
know II he had anything to allogo against him,
that he had nothing. THEODORE HLToN was
not tried. not even admnnished, but at his own
request was dropped When AT last Mr.. BEECHER
was forced 10 meet the scandal, he selected his
own investigating committee, which held It's
meetings In secret never confronted him
with his "ccusers; employed counsel tor itself,
but refused them to his accusers gave tho ac-
cusers no opportunity to cross-eXamine Mr.
BEECHER. or Mrs. TIITON, or BESSIE TURNER or
any OF DEECnER's witnesses, but themselves,
with the aid Of counsel, cross-ex AHMED the
witnessed against him took only a small part
Of the testimony against Mr.. BEECHER, utterly
neglecting to make a thorough Investigation
and yet acquitted the pastor. When Mr.. BEEcHER
wns tried In civil court, he refused an offer to
accept the testimony OF Mrs. Triton after he had
made strenuous but unwilling effort to keep
out that OF her husband. Thus 10 was able to
defeat the ENDS VI ialtIee BY pskpg iocomps.
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Having prevented the assembling OF the
mutual couucil. and artfuly tried TO put the re-
sponsibilty OF the failure 70 gather n on Mrs
MouIroS, Mr.. BrEcHER is now completing his
arrangements To call the advisory council, which
Ia the only one he ever intended to have. This
device for avoiding invest cation will be restrict
ed TO the discussion Of questions Of Congrega-
tionsl law aud usage, Mr. BgKCHER seeing to ~
that It Is steered clear Of the scandal. The ad-
ylsoTy council l. farce ana will have no weight
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American Reef for England.

The shipment Of American beef from this
country 10 England 10 an established business The
Nevada, Wyoming and Dakota OF the Williams & Guion
line have been supplied with refrigerator ana two
othars are bong furnished IN Liverpool The RET rgera
tors are ~ feet long 2S feet Wlde and feet In height
AZ one side ID an Ice house holding ~ tons blower
run by steam engine keeps current OF cold air from
ns ice DO! ON the meat Thus far this LIVE has carried
las toal Of tue dressed DesYbN
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A New York Belle at the Capital.

WASHINGTON, Jan 10. - Miss Stewart,
daughter OF Mrs. Elijah Ward OF New York, is
confessed TO be one OF tue loveliest young
gifted with an inedanle charm of manner, in
addition TO beautiful face, cultivated voice In
hinginR, apd yMi0us other accom- plishmente.
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Will Collector ARTHUR kindly furnish US
with copy of tho baggage declaration of Mrs.
STEWART, wife Of the Hon. WILLIAM STEWART
Of Nevada, on her arrival from Europe? We re-
fer to the time when the Adams Express Com
pany, under the supervision Of Mr.. joins HoEY,
carried two express wagon loads Of Mrs. STEW
ARTS personal effects from the steamers wharf.
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Anew Way Out the DiGcu,,y.

TO the EplToR or The sUN-Su. Is It not
the duty Of Henry Ward Beechcr and Plymouth Church
10 do all m er power to induce Mrs 1lton TO 20 anC
live with her husband2 think that would be tis short
scandal &. II. Il.
AEwBuRG. Pa. Jan. IA
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ALBANY. Jan. H.-rhe Canal Committee OF
the Senate viii delay their report the nomination Of
q, W, Schuyler for Canal Auditor for several days
there being some douot A. 20 whether tue office Is not
vacant, IhRyeT having resigned, Schul Ter having
only been designed ~ NIL the Office during meyers
Denhhuu
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STOP that cough by the new principle, DR.. J. IA.
hcLeant Cough aud Lung Healing Gobace TheY
cure AL throat and lung Diseases Tria 0OXrs 20 cent
They can be sent by mail, Trial sam tree Al Dr. j
Adp,
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The stool pigeon publishes an attempt
OF Brother SnEARMAN's to make 1t appear
that he and Plymouth Church were full OF
zeal to tring about the meeting OF the
mutual council, but that Mrs. MorLT0N
prevented their obtaining the desire Of their
hearts by captious objections. The effort II the
tricky attorney TO make II appear that the ac-
ceptance by Plymouth Church Of DR.. STORMS
and Dr.. DUDIN0ToE under an insulting protest
removed every barrier to the meeting OF the
council, II Mrs NouLToN had actually wished a
mutual council, Is characteristic Of the pettfog-
ger. II il as plain a. a pikestaG that Mr. BEECH
TR did not intend to let hts case 20 before a
council on which these two eminent ministers
were He said sqnaroly on Midday night that
81 won't, won't" be tried by such a"bodge-
podge' council. The tricky attorney should tell
his client 10 restrain his tongue or keeu 1t in
time with the willy tongue Of the highly pious
lawyer who loves him more than his own wife.
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Gen. LEW WALLACE OF Indiana, now on
pected talents since he gave up the business Of
politics and war. A couple Of years ago he pub
lshed a novel, surprising TO his friends, who
had not been aware, even from his speeches
that he possessed such II glowing Imagination ;
and some OF them could only account for his
work by saying that he had purloined II from
the trunk Of some unknown genius. lie fol-
lowed up his literary success by entering the
held II art 0s painter, and We learn from tho
Western papers that he has finished a great
picture, which they eulogze I'm terms not often
used boy critics. He should bring this artistic
production to New York, where he will nave jus
tce done II, and where connolsseurs are more
plentiful than they are In Indiana WALLACE
has shown himself possessed OF a greater vari-
ETY. Of powers than DIsRAELI. DisRAELI Ia a
politician, novelist, and AN orator but WAL
LACE IL n soldier OF two wars, politician. "A nov
elist, an orator, ard an artist. lie may win great
renown In the artistic world, which he has Just
entered. We have few nrst-class painters IN
the coun ry-few who are able 70 take up grand
historical or Imaginative themes, and treat them
worthily. We do not know whether WALLACE
intends TO exhibit the picture he has Just COM
pleted at the Centennial Exhibition In Phiadel-
pha; but we can say, without having seen it..
that II Is doubtless better than many OF the pic
lures that will he on the walls there. OAKLEY
HALL has not succeeded as an actor but this
10 no reason why Gen. LEW WALLACE Of Indiana
should fail in anything.
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There were some curious condolences in
the events Of the past week at Washington.
While BLAINE was playing his sharp I'resden-
ual tricks In the House OF Representatives. and
raking over the embers OF sectional strife. his
rival, MoRToS, was quietly stocking the cards
at the Arlington Hotel, where the National
Committee mad assembled and captured the
place for holding the convention. Worse than
all, the call issued by this committee aud signed
by MORTON, rebukes BLAINE In set terms while
his violent words were yet ringing over the land.
Its language seems specially chosen for a1ront.
Here arc the exact words
"In calling the conventions for the election Of dele
gater. the committees OF the several states are recon
mendcd to inVte AL Republican electors ana all other
voter without regard To past political differences or
previous party ahatOns, ciO rs opposed 10 reFrtH0
sectional issHes and este TO promote ffteiy fsotl,0
and permanent hdrfaong throughout ne cOahpg.'
This was the unkndest cut OF all. II was bad
enough TO lose Philadelphia for the convention
by the trcachery OF BILL KEMBLE, but 70 be
censured in the house OF bis political friends for
following MORToN's example, was a cruelty not
to be expected. No wonder Brother BLAINE
has grown melancholy In the last few days and
despairs Of the republic.
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tent AZ witnesses to tho vital matter OF Mrs.
TrTOHs confessions, Mira. BBADsnAw, Miss
SUSAN II. AEruoNY, ana Mr.. and Mrs. RICHARDS.
lie bad rILToE and MoUIHoN indicted for per-
jury, and though the latter demanded trial, he
refused to prosecute. He had LOADER and
PRICE Indicted for perjury with tho evidence
strongly against them, and vet he likewise
escaped the duty OF prosecuting tbem.
He refused, though charging her with the
crime, to try OF discipline Mrs. MoUITON for
perjury, but dropped her from his church for
not attending the services. He refused the in
vestigation Deacon WEST requested. When
Mrs. MOuLrON asked for mutual council he
dallled with the request, and, anally consenting,
prevented Its assembling by protesting against
admitting into II two loading ministers whom
sho had called, and who by reason Of their abili
ties aud familiarity with the scandal, would
have been the rightful leaders of the council.
Then he called his own council taking caro- to
keep IL away from any Investigation Of his
crimes. Yet Mr. DEEC1IER has tho hardhood
to pretend that he Is not afraid to confront his
enemies, and to call them periurers. He puts on
tho show OF courage, but II ia only the courage
OF a culprlt who hides from pursuit.
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How They Hang a Man in China.

| observed one mode Of Oh inese capital
punishment known as the "cage." The
"cage" used was between two and three
feet square, and over six feet high. Near
the bottom was close floor Of plank. The
four sides were open work Of plank pal.
ings. The planks composing the cover
were made to fit around mans neck
close enough to hang him. The condemn.
ed man was put into this cage, his head
projecting above, the cover fitting around
his neck, and under his feet number of
bricks, one above the other-just enough
to enable him to stand on tiptoe. When
this position, from weariness, became un-
endurable, his only relief was to hang by
his neck. The design is to make man
suffer as much as possible, but not to kill
him too quickly. Usually, after crimi-
nal has been standing thus for day CT SO,
one Of the bricks is removed, and then
another, until he hangs by his neck alto
gether. It is said that strong man or
dinarily will endure this tortue several
days before life becomes extinct.
On the present occasion death was has
tened more quickly. The man was put
into the cage on Sunday afternoon, l
believe about one o'clock. | heard of it
on Monday morning, and went over to
Annoy about two o'clock in the afternoon
to see him. He had then been dead some
time. The guard said that he had died
just before daylight; that he was conscious
of having committed great crimes, and
had fastened his own death by kicking
the bricks from under his feet. But the
people said privately that the guards
wished to get rid of their charge, that
they might prepare to keep the New Year,
day, (the Chinese New Year was near at
hand, and therefore had taken the bricks
from under his feet during the night.
This probably was the fact.
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OH say can you see by the dawns early LIGHT.
What so proudly We hailed at the twilIghts last
Whose broad strpes and br,b, star. ,ro, ,ho ,.,,,
49, Gus fight,
STREAMING. w "4''' "s'' 80 SA'ia'''i'
And the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air.
'S pO%, ,he.a ,o"h inc hisht that our nag was stu
Oh say does the star spangled banner yet wave
u "' 'i'u 'i 'ne iree ana the nome OF the oravef
On the shore dimly seen thro the mist of the deep,
1.s noses IS guy '0'' III ui'1a sie''ce re-
What is that which the breeze DER the towering steep
Now II ratehs. Ss ,% iaa,n @ u sIneeais nan asclos
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream;
os, s ah Is ,ss,VS s ,s oSne, on long may It wave
81,
Tween theIrloyd home and tbe wa, dasalo,ror
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven res.
Praise the hem power , that hath mad. a., r,o.,.,. :,
anation;
Ana ,S,a Sae, ~ We mus %nen our cause Il Just
And the star spangled banner in triumph shall wave
oer inc '"na OF the rec and the home of the bravei
This beautiful and patriotic national
song was composed by Francis s. Key,
Esq, a prominent citizen of Maryland,
under the following circumstances "A
gentleman had left Baltimore with n flag
OF truce, for the purpose of getting released
from the British feet friend of his who
had been captured at Marlborough. He
went as far as the mourn Of the Patuxent,
and was not permitted to return, lest the
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A Home Recipe for Otto Of Roses.

At this time Of the year, when so many
rose leaves fall to the ground and are
wasted, every lady eau, if she chooses,
manufacture delicious perfume at a cost
Of less than fifty cents, and in few min
utes time. Take two gallon glass Jar,
and gil full of clean fresh picked rose
leaves. Then cork it tight aud take a
two-ounce phial and fit the neck into the
cork Of the two-gallon jar. Gut some
sponge into narrow strips; soak them in
good oil, free from smell or rancidity, put
the strips into the small phial, turn it up.
side down, and put the neck into the bung
Of the large jar. Place them in the sun
for four days, and the heat viii distil the
rose leaves, and the aroma will ascend and
saturate the oil in the sponge. Put in
fresh leaves about four times, aud you
will have small phial Of the finest otto
of roses that can possibly be made, and in
quantity sufficient to scent the clothes
and handkerchiefs of a family for a year.
Pure otto of roses costs $40 per ounce
BE sure and keep Il well corked or il viii
evaporate.
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There is no relic Of the Revolution so
deserving Of our veneration as the old
"Liberty Bell" in the State House IL Phil
adelphia Its history is interesting. In
1852 bell was imported for Philadelphia,
and hung up in the steeple of the State
House in that year. On the first trial
ringing, after its arrival, it cracked. I'm
der the direction of Isaac Norris, of Phil
adelphia, it was recast in 1853. And
that Is the bell upon which is written -
proclaim Liberty throughout all he land,
and unto all tie inhabitants thereof"
And it did proclaim. liberty. On the
fourth of July, l776, the representatives
Of the thirteen rebel colonies were assem-
bled in the State House, anxiously dis
cussing the question whether they should
submit to the King Of Great Britain, or
boldly throw off all allegiance and declare
their independence. If the latter course
was adopted, the bell in the steeple was
to ring out the tidings, and for this pur-
pose the old bellman was at his post, and
an anxious crowd was gathered in the
streets awaiting the deliberations of the
Assembly. Independence square aud the
streets adjoining were densely packed with
men, whose care worn faces plainly indi-
Gated the anxiety within their hearts. For
hours they remained on the streets, eagerly
casting their eyes upward towards the bell,
speaking in whispers, and praying deeply
10 their souls that their representatives
might cast their vote for liberty and indie
pendence. At length the door opened,
and John Nixon, with a smile on his face,
and the Declaration Of Independence in
his hand, stepped on the threshold. A
messenger ran wildly up stairs to the bel
fry, aud as Nixon proceeded to read the
first sentence Of that immortal document,
the glorious tones Of the bell burst oyer
the silent city, cheer rose from the hearts
of that vast multitude, the iron voice of
the discordant cannon, and the rolling of
drums Joined in the chorus and for two
hours, amid the joyful acclamations of the
people, the glorious melody of that bell
Aoated in the air, and was waited far
beyond the Delaware. The bellman, who
was thorough patriot, and whose name l
am unable to assertion, rung it with such
energy that it cracked, and its voice has
ever since been mute 1t had done its
duty, it had proclaimed Liberty through
out all the land and unto all the inhabi-
tants thereof. 1t was afterwards taken
down, and new one put up in its place.
The old bell stands in the most conspicu-
Gus position in the room in the State
House, where the Declaration of Indepen-
dence was written and signed.
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duced upon it, where it undergoes pro-
cess Of induration in the course Of time.
1t is an interesting question how the
structure ever rises above the water level,
seeing that the animal which makes il
cannot live out the water The little ar
chitects retain enough sea water to last
them over until the next tide, and are so
enabled to work up TO the highest water
mark. Actinia have been observed all
closed up on the rock at low water, and
then suddenly opened like magnificent
flowers, five and six inches in diameter,
when the tide rose. M t...t
The ring form of the Pacific Islands is
due to the shape of the foundation upon
which the coral animals built. On the
Florida coast the reefs run parallel to the
land for the same reason. Now take this,
together with the fact that all the high
islands are volcanoes, with the regular
conical shape, and you will be prepared to
understand the explanation, given stimuli
taneously by Darwin and Dana, that the
low islands were originally reefs around
the high islands or volcanoes, and that the
latter, by the gradual subsidence Of the
ocean bed, sank and left the reefs appear
as low islands, with lagoon where the
crater of the volcano was. The reefs, of
course, were gradually carried down along
with the mountain upon the sides of which
they rested, but the coral insects kept on
building towards the surface; the noun
tain appeared as a smaller and smaller
cone in the centre; what was left firing
ing reef now became barrier reef, and
the mountain finally disappeared altogeth-
er This theory is supported by the fact
that barrier reefs are found extending
1900 feet down, while the coral insects
cannot live at depth greater than l20
feet. ...... .....
The vegetation on the islands is due
partly to seeds floating in the sea, and
partly to seeds dropped by birds. Hence
there are very few species of trees and
plants; but being in the tropics, they
flourish luxuriantly. ..H.
At present, the coral formations are
confined to the tropics, because the coral
animal cannot exist where the tempera-
ture falls below 60 degrees. Dana states
that the central axis of the Pacific Ocean
is subsiding altogether it has already gone
down more than any other part of the
ocean. There are now no islands at all
above the water along its line.
In old geological times, the temperature
of the earth must have been much more
uniform; for we find coral formations very
abundantly in nearly all parts Of the world
Other limestone formations are formed by
yet lower form OF animal, protozoon,
which works at the bottom Of the sea and
thus covers nearly three-quarters Of the
whole surface of the globe. A diagram
was exhibited, showing what the micro.
scope revealed to Ehrenberg in a piece of
chalk.
Surely then, concluded the lecturer, if
so great portion Of the earth $ crust is
the product Of animal life, we must cor
rect our notions of matter and force, and
admire the beauty and simplicity of the
economy of God, who makes the most in-
significant of creatures subservient to his
great works.