The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-15

on the Russo Turk ish war In on" rlnr" sh" |
says that the neutrality Of England Will b. pre-
served ~ long as the interests OF the country |
remain unafI 'ctcd: and in another place she
says that she Will vindirate and maintain the |
rights Of her empire If in the course Of the |
contest they should be- assnilcd or endangered. |
In putting these words into the Queens mouth.
DisRAl1I retains for his Government the fullest
liberty Of action.
The history Of the rise, decline. and fall of
ions SurRMAN's now loan. when all the facts
are brought out. ~ they now seem in fair way
To hc. will b. very interesting reading. II Is
JoHS who jumps. hut it is the RorHscHrps
apparently who JERK the hidden wire. II the
national banking members Of the old syndicate
who were left out of the new one persist in their
purpose 10 seek DIR, r. in the courts there il a
prospect of valuable additions TO the stock Of
public information.
II the regular army were ~ large as the
ambition OF the Military Ring would have it, the
Commander-in-Chief might eventually calm
the fears Of the tmid 10y proclaimns from the
capital. LEmpWe c'est IA pair
HAYES and his Cabinet do not SEQ how
they can refuse to accept free passes over the
railroads when they are Junkcting over the
country. The way does not appear clear TO
them to set aside the courtesy OF the railroads.
So We learn from the Boston Adreriiser We
do not see why these ind vduals find il SO very
difficult to refuse the gilt Of deadhcad tickets
from corporations which are SO anxious 70 bc
on good terms with them. Feeble mindcdness
must 70 hand in hand with fraud in their cases.
II does not at present seem as though Mr..
WM VI. EyARTs's scheme for DISTINGUISHING the
commonalty Of this city stood much chance of
receiving the approval of both Houses Of the
Legislature of this State next winter. or of being
thereafter ratified by majority of the voters OF
the State.
The famine in British India Is reaching
alarming proportions. The dispatches tell Of
wholesale starvation in Madras
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The waggish philosophers Of the First As
sembly District Republican Association spread
a banquet Of soe-leathcr sandwiches in c"lebra-
ton Of the retirement from their body Of the
Custom House ofliceholdcr- Did they intend
that the sandwiches should be taken as typical
OF the Fraudulo Mt Admin -tratloni
Tho Fraudulent Presidents now civil ser
vice order has brought To- the front a small
army Of Republicans who having long ago
been crowded out Of Office. might have been
forgotten but for the necessity that has arisen
for "A r,-oflic"rng Of tho Republican Associa-
tons. ,isu ulrin Huch JOY On their return
to visible life IN the political world.
The recent railroad disasters at Occanport
Y. j.. and at Troy. Kan. are now followed 10y
the railroad collision at Toledo. Ohio
Secretary SEIZURES reputation a. civil SER
vice rriorm'r, and his character as an honest nah
Our contemporary il too charitable. Mr..
ScHuRz has NJ such character lie had one
once Tut when he conuivel at the Electoral
Fraud. and took office from the Fraudulent
President, it disappeared forever.
We see no evidence that JosEpH band has
at any time numbered above $50 or at most
300 fighting mon. 1t was originally composed
Of only hfty-eight families AMI to these he Join
el few score If the other non-trcaty Indians
If Idaho who sympnthi2ed with him in his
wrongs. and were wiilin.; 10 take their chances
with him in his d, sperate war for his rights.
The assertion that lac materially ouinumbcred
GlnBoN in tn" lat h-ht at the Big Hole pass
rests on no plausible ground When he fought
Howard on the South Fork of tho Clearwater.
even llow\hp dil MT venture to SIT JosrpHs
force at more than $50 warriors. Considering
the eroat temptation g. ovrrn-tmat' the num-
her- Of an enemy who held his own So stoutly
against "a far larger force, well supplied with
artillery. we must con .ulr THAT the estimate of
$50 hNstle- wn- i'm excess Of the fact. Yet that
is the maximum number Of braves ever at
trNutcd tnJo-rpH 10y any army IN rr ~ any
time. Now. llowAED claim 'd To- have put large
number Of Josrpns soldiers hocs de combat
II tins hr so JosrrH could not have had many
more III rciivo Warriors than GIunoN at the llsht