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TWO Questions.

We hope We shall not bc regarded NJ in
trisive, or hurt anybody's feelings, in ask
ing single question.
What has become Of the report of Mr..
LINDSAY HOWE, the Commissioner Of Ac-
counts, ON the bookkeeping of the Dock De-
partmcnt 1t was made II long time ago,
and is understood to have been far from
llatt"ring in fact very damaging but 1t
gathers dust in pigeon hole, though the
public would bc interested TO read it.
There is another question We make bold
to ask, trusting it Will not be regarded as
impcrtincut.
Why was Mr.. WrsTERvELT elected. by his
own vote and that OF Mr.. DIMOCK. Presi-
dent OF the Dock Department lie repre-
SCENTS the long series of plumbers and ex-
traVaganccs OF the concern, and will Ice
rather poor hand a. rcformer. 1t would
Ice interesting to know what Mr. WANDER
roEL, the other Commissioner, thinks on
this subject.
We renew our advice to the Dock Board
that under the circumstances they all re-
sign. because il only Mr. WEsTERvELr went
out he might feel that he had been unap-
prcciatcd, and that he stood in the way OF
getting the supcrlluous department u
rights.
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Mrs. Lrcy uooprH has latelvrai-od, with
the rnshncss SO charactoristic of her literary
efforts. very delicate and. in many re-
spects. idle question. In letter to the
World dpropos If the Paris salon. she
attacked the American girls who are study
ing art in the French capital rs being
entirely destitute Of the sense Of modc-ty.
Extracts from her letter were widely copied
in the newspapers throughout the country,
ana n discussion was thus started on a sub
joct which might quite rs well have been
left alone. Ii there are American girls who
think 1t necessary, for the development Of
their artistic talents, TO study masculine
forms from the nude model let them DO so.
A. long us they do IT for the sake ofart only,
and in public class, there can be no great
harm in 1t. 1t j. Il fact, generally known 10
both artists and medical men, that the con-
stant habit Of contemplating or examining
nude human bodies d-calds all impure as
soclations.
1t is argued that there Is no reason why
women artists should select as subjects of
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exceptions, and they are not the results OF
attendance on the dissccting room these
Objectionable specimens of womanhood were
free lovers and nhilsts before they entered
the University. But the great majority Of
women students in all branches OF art and
science are apt to bc more modest and pure
than the idle flirts Of fashionable draw
ing rooms. To begin with. they have sell
dom time to think OF anything except their
work. and then the sight of models and
corpscs is a thing little calculated to call
forth wandering fancics. To accuse these
women Of want of modcsty has about as
much sense in it as to accuse Rosa BoNHEUR
of blOOdthirstinc because, when she was
young, she used " spend a good deal Of time
In the abattoirs.
II is very likely that In tho course OF time
wOmcn's studies In art and medicine will
become moro systcmatizcd, and many de-
tails may he brought into better accord with
the natural susccptiblities Of grlhood. But
the time has apparently not arrived for
them TO have their Usn-Yrrppsstt, n and Srr
schools. In the JULIEN atelicr, for instance,
in Paris the work is done from absolutely
naked models. II was said that women
did not want so much nudity, and special
class was started for them. But 1t did not sue
coed, for the number OF women artists study
ing from the nude il not yet large enough
10 support n class OF this sort. They would
have to pay ten times what they pay now at
the mixed class $40 per month";, where they
have at their disposal the best models and
the greatest variety of them. This is very
important consideration, for students Of art
are, as a rule, If not poor, at all events but
moderately circumstance and certain kinds
Of models and accessories are paid cxorb-
tant prices. In fact some Of them cannot be
obtained for any money. ALMA TADEMA
had TO marry Miss Eprs. the daughter Of
the celebrated London cocoa man, for the
sake Of being able to paint from life the
peculiar golden hue of her hair
Mrs. Lucy HOOPER, is not only prccipl-
tate in expressing her opinion upon sub
jcct she docs not understand; she il also
incxact In her statement. She maintains
that American girls form large majority
utterly false. When the first American girl
applied for admission, about three years
ago. there were already some ten female
/ pupils in the class. French girls, ii Is true
/ have not been seen there. The reason of il
/ il that hut few French girls study art, and
none are allowed to do SO in the way they
/ think desirable But there is scarcely any
other nationality that is not represented at
/ the JULIEN class
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The Back Down of Postmaster James.

Mr.. JAMES. our Postmaster, has shown his
good son-c in withdrawing the absurd re-
quest he had issued for the clerks in his
office to dress in uniform. What is called
civil service reform seeks TO introduce into
this country certain class distinctions fami
liar to the Old World, but hateful TO Ameri-
cans. We are to have n class in Office for
life, and legally entitled over other citizens
to promotion. We are TO have eighty thou
sand political eunuchs. This attempt To
clothe in uniform persons in Government
employ was Of piece with the rest, anti
democratic and ant-rcpublican
There j. one man stlll retained in the
Post Onice. So far rs We know, and in a con-
lidontial position, who ought to be wearing Il
uniform, though not Of kind usually seen
out OF doors. We suppose he is kept there AS
II sort OF living embodiment OF civil ssryicc
reform.
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Our Western farmers have already begun
h. rroilt by the curtaiim,nt of grain exports
Resulting from the blockade OF the Black sea
ports. and it l. plain enough that the de-
mand for our cereals would he vastly aug
moutcd by a general European war.
According t. the official estimate prepared
Tor the French Government, the aggregate
cereal product of Eutopc has been on an
average Of late years five billions Of bush
tis. or this total the Russian empire grows
one billion six hundred millious, or nearly
une-thrd Of the whole. 1hcquCi attributed
10 Germany j. about seven hundred and
forty millions, that Of France falls llttie
short Of six hundred aud ninety millions.
while five hundred and fifty million bushels
are contributed by the Austrian empire. In
ihe same estimate the yield of the United
Stnies Is onr billion five hundred and fifty
millions, which docs Mt largely vary from
pur owA Government figures, and which, it
Will Ice noted, j. almost ideAtical with the
production Of Russia.
To mea IRE the available surplus Of the
several countries which act rs pur,eyors to
ih+ rest, We must, oi COURSE, compare the
gross annual crop with the population 1t
pppoars from the tables compiled for the
NV i"ih 4'""'' LN'""HS'i t"' N"'4'"7
The United States, with al At forty
h'e millions Of inhahl'dnt- grow
~ -, "u-n-,- ~ cacn dcnz,n, the whole
IF Europe, containing population oil
tAo hundred and niuoty--eteu millions,
Produces only 100 bushels t. each per
tIni nor is there any political division,
V'h the exception Of Roumania' where the
rttpof thc grain delivery 10 the number Of
home consumers j. equal to that presented
IL our oNn country. Ia Great Britain the
proportion is n. bushels, and in no les than
eight counties Ills oNcnlo"ori IN ltaly, Tor
Instance. mot exceeding 40 bushels t.
r.h mAHnlui A.W, II has been demon
t.t"i'' BE-. ''""iw study Of statistics that
The average quantity "i cereals required IN
Eni"p" l"' '""'"h-i"iu"n OF each person
Including 'N'oi""'.A' ""7''' l"' s''d' man
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ON the night oil January 20 1870 thc
Northampton National Bank was robbed oil
between million and million ana quar-
ter OF dollars mostly IN securities u'poslteu
10y prudent townsreople Tor SAFE Keeping
seven masked men entered 'he mousse ol inc
cashier MI NHiflELsEf' gagged ana haha-
cuiled TIE members oi his iaihily'a ana lorced
him at the point 81 the pistol To give th'm
the combinations lor opening 'h' vault "i
the bank. A. Mt NHlrrLLsLf had only
one Of the .our vault keys the other
three being IN the possession oi the
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Mahon and his new Cabinet This. coupled
with some private letters from Spain which
were found in their rooms. WIS deemed suf-
nccnt to- send tho three gentlemen across tho
German frontier. Several other foreign resi-
dents in Paris have been harasscd. their letters
and kilograms tempered WITH and thcir move
ments watched by the police. The Government
is apparently bent on fostering against for
eigners feeling similar TO the spy maniawhch
existed during the war. II so. the Duke de
Broglc will soon find out his mistake. Paris
lives mostly on foreigners. and political sus-
picion cannot bc allowed TO overpowcr tho con-
sldcrations OF both courtesyand interest. Napo-
Icon and Haussmann could never have achieved
what they did had they not widely opened the
gates Of France to everybody. abolished pass
ports. promoted gigantic fotes. and made OF
Paris generally huge caravansary for the
rich OF all countries. The foreigners won't
stand any interference with either their
plcss.+so or -AksA.-ss.ssnss- q. theiI- lawful
avocations. The English. especially. whose
number is immense In Paris. Will not
tolerate any tampering with their letters and
newspapers without stirring up public opin-
ion at home: and this must naturally react on
the relations oil inc TWO uoVern,neh,s' DIS
80 Co., -.
knowledge OF the French national character,
when he made il a clause in the Treaty of
Frankfurt that German subjects are insured
the right to live quietly in France without be-
ing in any way harassed or interiercd with.
grams. and ncwspapcrs by the French nuthori-
tics have, it appears. caused the German Chan
ccllor to declare the necessity OF insisting, when
the treaty Of commerce comes to be revised
rrnr.o,r1 Ccrp,.,,, sbnu1d Ina fr.a from, ,ho
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Keep your eye upon Mr. EATON of Con-
nociirut for lssO.' SO writes Blacksmith
who admircs that stannh constitutional states
man. Il b. the glory of Mr. EATON that his po-
ltirM opinions and actions are always inspired
hy sound conservative views Of the Constitution
OF thu United States.
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We must not lose sight of the fact that the
grievances OF those striking railroad men are
read and almost intolnrablc grievances. Tn"
h,dra'or only puts hand fact III blunt Ian
gungo when it says:
"On tine Sow York Central fpr instance the cutting OF
wages has COVE ON Unu the ma"rA OF the ahorrrs can
NOT earn more than enough to pay TOR the pa'i Nini
ot hi So inr as Oluih,, are concerned, the wonder Is
that tlcy have any nj all The road bed, the ROLLING
stock and the men all skinned to pay dNlenda vi
watered stock ami uu~iedy nutissses'
Yet this 10 NO justification fox Eiotins,
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From Paris there Is no news except -omoNcry
startling rumor, of hostile steps being taken hy
tho Government against foreign rcsii"nis sus'
r"oted 1T taking too much interest IN politics.
Tho expulsion from Fran o of S'nor Ionllla'
Gen. Saguncro, and Srnor MunN WAS made u
subject of Il question in the Spanish tort"s hy
Scnor Castelar,. 1t appears that the chlel
fault Of tho expelled gentlemen was that
they were on visiting terms with Theirs
Gambetta, " Marcere. and several other
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Murder-Blood IndeliblO.

There are q great many things in
this world that are regarded US super
stitious and of so vapid nature as to
be discredited, but the old saying that
it is impossible to wash murder-blood
out of wood is verified in the fact that
the blood-stains on the floor where
Mabel Hall dropped after her murder
at the hands of Edgar Moore, at the
Comique Theatre, are still ingrained on
the walnut paneling. Since the event
of the murder, the restaurant in which
Mabel was murdered has been conyerted
into barber shop, in connection with
the Comique. Every Saturday the floor
of the shop is scrubbed, but the blood
of Mabel will not wash out. The spots
are ingrained, and though perfectly
sleek from attempts to rub them out
they stand there to remind one of the
cold -blooded murder which startled the
community at the time of its perpetra-
tion. Here is question for theorists,
and if it can be determined that the
blood of murdered person is indelible
while that of a simple wound from ac-
cidental causes is not, no further proof
of divine curses will be needed. The
above statements are we'll authenti-
Gated. [St. Louis Dispatch.
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ficing valuable securities in order to
realize cash upon them, and that the
bank is already insolvent. 1t is be-
lieved the assets will be much larger in
proportion than those of the State Saw
ings. The last quarterly statement
gives as resources, cash and exchange,
S341 ,222; Government bonds, S279, ,432;
other bonds, 5O,O61; demand loans,
secured by collaterals, 1924, $40; time
loans, secured, S43s, 749; first mortgage
bonds on real estate, S6O6,342; bank
and depository building, SS5, 1878; real
estate, s102, 900; property account, S1s,-
454; safe depository vaults, S121 ,520;
other small items make the total re-
sources s1,2sO,5 The liabilities
were: Capital, 5000, 600; surplus, $780,
900; profit and loss, S3,447; due depos-
itors. 81, ,977, ,O64; total, 50, 2,2s0,511.
The grand jury has indicted Spencer,
Guild and Buckley, officers of the State
Savings, for embezzlement Of 500, 900.
None of them are in the city, nor is
their present whereabouts known.
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CALIFORNIA RIFLEMEN.

Returning with the Soldier of Marathon.
New York, Sept. 24.-The California
rifle team started for San Francisco to-
night, via Buffalo, Chicago and Omaha.
The team have special car, in which
the trophy won in the Interstate match
will be displayed, the Soldier of Mara
thon" occupying the post of honor in
the centre of the car. The Erie COM
pany have decorated the outside of the
car with festoons of red, white and
blue muslin, surrounding the words,
California team homeward bound
with trophy of victory"
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ILLINOIS.

Another Chicago Bank Closes Its Doors.
Chicago, Sept. 24.-Early callers at
the Fidelity Savings bank this morning
found its doors closed and hastily
penned card thereon informing deposit
tors that as yet had not been served,
chat petition for receiver would be
filed in the Superior court to-day, and
that the bank would remain closed
pending the decision of that question
in the court. The motion was made,
and the officers Of the bank made the
necessary deposition. The court de-
cided to appoint the receiver this after
noon, by which time he hoped the
officers and depositors would have
agreed upon the man. The petition
alleges that the officers have been sacri-
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THE NEZ PERCE WAR.
Latest Advices from Howard's
Command.
The Redskins Heading for Indian BasiH-A
Brave Band Of Scouts Bear the
Brunt Of the Work.

Helena, Mont, Sept. 24.-General
| Howard's command was camped Satur-
day on the Yellowstone, 40 miles above
the mouth of the Big Horn. The Nez
Perces are pointing for Indian basin,
the country where they usually hunt
buffalo, distant about 100 miles from
here. Gen. Sturgis' cavalry is still
upon their heels. Gen. Howard's COM
mand moved north Sunday morning to
the Muscleshell river, where he expects
to form a junction with Sturgis and
also with Gen. Miles, who has large
force of infantry and some of the
Seventh Cavalry.
Capt. s. G. Fisher, chief of scouts,
has been obliged to start for his home
at Ross Fork, Idaho, to-day. His orig
proving unreliable, he sent them home,
and his party has since consisted of
George Houston, A. K. Gird, J. w.
Reddington, Simon Baltic, William
Graham and a few other white men.
These scouts have kept on the heels of
the hostiles, often thirty miles in ad-
vance of the soldiers, and had several
skirmishes on their own hook. Al
though their horses were worn out,
they led into the fight last Thursday,
and if the cavalry had supported them,
when they had charged upon the Nez
Perces, the whole hostile outfit might
have been gobbled up forthwith, but
the commissioned officers and red tape
prevented the cavalrymen from follow
ing up the daring movements of the
scouts. Capt. Fishers men and most
of the Seventh Cavalry had nothing to
eat for two days, being out of rations
and far in advance of the supply train,
and all were wet through, cold rain
storm having prevailed the day and
night before the fight. Most Of the
boys had to swim their horses in cross
ing the Yellowstone. 1t is now known
that eleven hostiles were killed. The
Crow Indians gathered around and
stole everything they could from both
of the contending parties, getting away
with the entire pack outfit of Fishers
Scouts, which had been left on the
bluff where we went into the fight.
Capt. Fisher, Houston, Potter and Red
dington, in attempting to charge an
important point, were cut off and sur
rounded by the enemy, but finally
fought their way out, one of their
horses being killed and another
wounded. George Houston has sue
ceeded Fisher as chief of the scouts.
Lieut.. Fletcher, of the Twenty-first
Infantry, displayed considerable dash
during the engagement.
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Heavy Robbery.

Cortland, Sept. PA package con-
tanning government and railroad bonds,
certificates of stock, mortgages and
promissory notes, estimated at $780,
600, was stolen from the First National
bank Of Cortland Saturday. The loss
was not discovered until this morning.
The securities were in large pocket
book, which was kept in the safe. The
bank suffers no loss, as the securities
belonged to private individuals.
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COLORADO.
Stabbing and Shooting at Pueblo.

Stabbing and Shooting a, Pueblo.
Pueblo, Sept. 24.-Some parties who
arrived from Kansas Saturday, and
were camped in the western suburbs Of
the city, fell out among themselves to-
night, and man named Creps stabbed
another named Hester. The wound,
though severe, is not fatal. The police
are in search of the stabber. Whisky
did it.
Phillip Zeler and John Reed residing
on the st. Charles, seven miles south of
this city, had an alteration Saturday
in regard to damage done the formers
crop by the latter's cattle. The result
was shooting match in which Zeler
was severely, though not dangerously
wounded.
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ABANDONED ALASKA.
The Terrible Condition of Affairs in
That Territory.

The Terrible Condition OF Affairs IN
That Territory.
Portland, Sept. 24.-The steamer
California has just arrived from Sitka.
Chaplain Collins, U. S. A, passenger,
brings information of the deplorable
state of affairs at Sitka since the with
drawal of troops from that place.
There is now no protection either for
life or property. There is not a SEM
blance of law, either civil, military or
naval, and no power whatever to re-
strain the lawless element. At present
there are not more than fifteen white
residents at Sitka besides their wives
and children, and to oppose this num-
ber are several hundred Indians. Since
the departure Of the soldiers the Indi-
ans have become very bold and impu-
dent. They get drunk and swagger
about town day and night, and have
no respect whatever for the rights of
the whites. Several residents informed
Chaplain Collins that they were in
hourly fear of their lives and property,
and that they intended to abandon the
country as soon as possible. The col
lector of customs at that port is power
less, and his authority is disregarded.
Already the Indians have begun to
plunder the government buildings, car
rying away doors and windows, tearing
down and burning for fuel the stock
ade about the deserted garrison, and
there is no authority to interfere and
prevent the demolition. Sitka Jack,
the leading Indian chief in that Terri
tory, has notified a number of northern
tribes to come down to Sitka, where
they will hold grand pow-wow about
the first of October. Among the set
tiers it is feared that this meeting of
Indians will be the sigual for Il general
seizure of the town, and the probable
massacre of its inhabitants. A gov
ernment steamer was at that port only
a few weeks ago, but the Indians re-
gard it with the utmost contempt, say
ing they could very easily capture it
if they desired. The general feeling OF
insecurity has completely paralysed the
business of the territory, and unless
the government speedily offers protec'
ton to the settlers it will be totally
abandoned,
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THE increasing prosperity of the
country and the material decline in gold
amounting to 33 per cent Of its pre-
mium) is shaking the greenback party
terribly. They 60 through the motions
Of calling State conventions, but never
elect anybody to any other position
than that of candidates. They do, un-
doubtedly, contribute somewhat to the
sum of human happiness by affording
opportunity to few disabled politicians
IN every State to get their names in the
papers.
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New York, Sept. 24.-Congressman
S. B. Chittenden publishes a letter
claiming that specie payments should
be effected by the banks, and not by
the Government. He says: "When-
ever Government shall authorize the
conversion of greenbacks into interest
bearing bonds, bank notes will be at
par, and we shall have all the sub
stance of specie payments without the
name"
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Mr.. A. P. Burbank, the famed reader
and delineator, appeared in one Of his
nimitable entertainments at the Pres
oyterian church last evening, and gave
great satisfaction to a large and very
select audience. He laughed the ladies
INTO Mysteries and caused the gentle
men to dislocate numberless ribs and
buttons. The proceeds were for the
benefit Of the Y. NJ. G. A., and netted
th1s organization o handsome sum.
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Tweed the Champion Liar.

New York, Sept. 24.-Not only do
the senate records show that several
former state senators voted against the
legislation for which Tweed testified
he bought their votes, but Senator
Woodin repeats his denial Of Tweed's
more definite statement that he bought
him, and defies the proof. Woodin's
neighbors also testify that nothing in
his visible property OF his mode of liv-
ing sustains the theory that he had
acquired any considerable sum from
any source,