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property under order Of court are ever
called upon t. divid" their fees.
Identical in character with lho allowance,
claimed Ivy solicitors Tor patronage, are ia"
secret commissions or presents offered ~,
or moro frequently demanded 10y. employee
II all kinds. Among household servant. i'm
London the proceeds oi hlacl,mail have
como to be- regarded us Legitimate pcrqui-
sites. If trldc-mcn refuse TO submit TO
these cXtortiuis. their wares will be- com
domncd ON one pictcxL or another II q
tailor. supplying servants liNcrcs. neglect
60 put half crown in the waiatcoat puck'
of each suit. his work will hc speedily i'm
holes Similar pressure is cNrrtcd upon the
wine mcrclIam, horse dealer, carriage
maker corn chandler and sudlcr. SO, too,
it appears that architects. engineers, suucl-
intcndcnts and examiners of work done
under contract, managers of gas companies
and hotels, and secretaries OF clubs, almost
uniformly exact commission. or course, in
all cases the sums thus paid come out Of
the employer pocket, as the tradc~inau or
manufacturer charges these compulsory
walls TO expense account. and takes care to
add them to his bill in the shapc Of increased
prices.
The extent to which fhis species of cor
ruption has been shown 10y the correspond
cnts of the Tim,s 60 infect the community.
and the resulting dobascmcnt OF the Old
standards of fair dealing, have reused public
opinion to the need uf prompt remedial
action. It is proposed To- name a royal com
mission on the subject of commercial and
professional bribery. such Us that rcrcntly
appointed to look into the affairs OF tine
Stock Exchange not cXactly with "a wow
of making mon honest 10y act of Parliament
but TO inquire whether il hc possible To
check these Illicit doing- and chd-ii-c thnir
perpetrators by legislation. II may welt
he that in this count ry also the t'u' relation
between principal and agent might be- more
sharply defined AMI more vigorously enc
! furcci. Whether Sine varieties of bribery
aud blachinah which pass current bio i.ug-
! land under the smooth nHmc of commission
are equally ubiquitous bore. W. arc not at
! present ahe To- state; hut our mHuufrr-
turers and tradcsmcn and all U,o,c vino
deal with the agents of CONSUMERS are in "a
position To culigltcn Us on the matter.
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tatcd. Our trade with tho island was. pre-
yiuus to the revolution. second only to that
with Great Britain. If the hopeless war.
which we allow Spain to continue wlging
against q ceu-e which her ahn7t soldiers
have adpittcd to he am inyuciblc one, lasts
only lew year, longer, Cuha will bo a
-crond S,n Domingo. worthless to herself
and tDus. san Domingo, I'm her pnlniy days
produced moro than ,uha over did in her
Iulnlic,t
Very many of Our MOST important indus-
tric. are ha-cd ON Cuha'7 prosperity, nota-
bly, our shipping aud orr sugar refining in
forests. The following figures Of our total
trade with Cuta for the past few years are
significant:
iroW i-,lt3 H., ........'.....,.,.. ee'7ulloo
Commercials. IT is unimportant to III as
nrdm whence we draw our supplies of
necessities. provided we are not O>crtaXcd
for thcm The whole cost of the war, which
has now lu-tcd nine years. and the expense
of which has not been less than four hundred
millions Of dulai-. has been paid. not by
Spain. from which cuba mover drcw one dol
Ter, bus from the consumers Of Cuba's prod
ucn in which list United States citizens
figure for over .ycnty-livc per cent.
Spain continues tic war for two reasons {:
First it pays the Madrid burcaucrats and
their Casino accomplc,'s in Havana; and
SECOND. since the d,Hth of Gen pEM
no Span'urd. however honest. can hc found
! plucSy enough To- contemplate the pos-ihiii-
! tyof am acknowledgment Of the indcpcnd-
onrr of cubd.
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nEKonnR roR uoDnRiroR.



To THE EpIroE or THr SrN Sir. The
o'el' -lh-iioal question of the hour Is: VIII
Horny Ward B,orher hc Mod rator of tho
urN National CONGREGATIONAL Convention
which meets IN Detroit neNt month
Convention WIS invented hy Mr.. Becchcr
u 1852. uu purpose o. endorse Plymouth
CHreh.aud e-tah. -h % a- the pattern Tor prop-
Hl,ltiuu throughout tine Ncst Since then it has
u.Dt @rNor,i t.u..-. and Ia. always hrcn subject
o. thoeont'ul OF B'crhor. who might have made
himself Nioicraurat any time, had he chosen
90 gather its honors rather than To guido lis
movements. But now lie wishes it,, formal on
aor4em"ni. Hcncn for year past his lecture
iouru.y~ and other movements huvo boon plan-
n''i VITA rgirrrn'" 20 making himself Modcra-
In tl. N,-i There are many little churches
i'ng. DIVING. or d"funH, formed on B"c'hor'~
model ihy pastors or rather preach"rs at
these Dhurcho- worship at Beechors shrine.
and arr eager o. d. bis bidding. Heretofore az.
they have tnrn hlrouEhlv en- rHrp0f. q II
tlnCrncltI onlll-t~ have hNen perfectly ind.f-
J l ai. tu' lie''!."ran- have boon able t. do
49, u.s. they hos at in's' sunenns>. Many u
fun j. amy luu-'r To- prouagate Hrerhnrsm in
tlD " -. lm' The solo &. pcndenr" OF lioecher-
tiouuii~-- NHnyof the Brrchrrinn uroa'hcfs
power droW % professional breath that was not
sulrorrd rs the siil7 Of Eastern tongroga-
r ii.cnhor i- mado Moderator Of the Convon.
ton. and tits thereby indicated that Beecherism
is in' slN''"i T. liEion e. tee propagatnd; many
mission funds. aud the B'ccherian churches
and proari.r- viii boz thrown on their own re-
! sources. Hui ulry are paupDrs, without the
ability or inclination to do any useful work and
H- S'pu as Nid ie Withdrawn the churches viii
'on l"rNl-i,Nnd mo ministers VIII 20 back la
SOL Horehcr Is honorci 10y the Convention.
n 'E l'f'oII a MS na,Irr ri.niasr NH h
4 l'lt ln NsOlN puEN. II Is a painful dilemma.
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SIN: I ann a married man. consequently don't

SIR: ann % married man. consequently don't
want your aftle how ann 20 succeed IN ,cttus tied
hut ',arnc.is a,, f, aisicc hov car -ct united
divorced sui possessed cd size devil terror tuall
~N b. -.lfN of every crime ~il. can't get rt OF her
ina i'- Wah. fNri have nut the moan. tu procure dt
fDrN,. Hu t.'Iuur Nus, Dice ui'r TINS infttiun or
cliiNDu rul, $780, Aud H. aud receive tho
rs. DfNue loui .ulUru. mUrltl Whose n, ,h us fy
h,ui .,acd 10, uoncs. amt whose mind is distracted
-uffINtR
II you speak the truth. your case is hard. No
law. however. compo- man Ia live with n wo-
man, ami II -ns is guilty Of every crime. there
j, mo- moral ohNeation Tor him 70 do il. ii she
b, a- bad a- you say she i-. leave her at once.
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NEwpORT. Sept. While Saratoga dwln-
dies and Sharon goes under. Long Branch and
New London at the fag end Of the season, pale
their Intellectual fires before tn" unwOntcd
hrilliancy which marks the closing scenes Of
the summer campaign at this lively, dnshing.
and rich watering place. Nwpori, always TIE
centre Of American culture. has now become
sort Of uristocratic Mecca toward which the
devotccs OF wealth and fashion from all parts
of the Union piously wond thcir way at the ap
proach of the summer sol-iice.
The crowned heads If Europe, whose repre-
scntativcs in this country are for the most part
here assembled. watch with the deepest in
tcrcst the exciting games Of polo. the siccplc-
chasing and FIAT racing. the coaching ON the
avenues the splendid shooting Of the members
Of the Narraganscu Gun Club. and, more
especially the brilliant social festivities "ulmi-
mating tonight in Mrs james =. kcrnOchans
grand fancy dress ball-all Of which remarkable
events and notable proceedings are duly
chroniclcd or flashed over the Atlantic cabc
to the aforesaid crowned heads at London. Bcr-
lin. Vienna. and st. Petersburg. The Car Of all
the Russas. IT is said. divides his time about
equally between dcspatchcs from the seat Of
war in the East and cablcd descriptions Of 'hr
magnificent horscmanshp which regularly
characterizcs tho spirited contests between the
Moons at the Newport grounds Of the West
chester Polo Club
Mrs. Kernochans much-takcd-of ball will.
undoubtedly. be grand affair. noiwi,hstanl-
ing the fact that a very considerable number of
young men have been deferred from accepting
Ivy the expense involved in the procuring Of
fitting fancy dress. These young gentlemen
pretend that $50 or 800 cannot b. found
every day lying around looso-evcn on Bellevue
avenue
The invitations for the Belmont Rowland
Wedding on the 18th inst. are ont. Tho core
mony. to which most everybody 4. invited. will
take place in church. There will be- nncrward
n reception at Mr. Bclmont's villa ON the cliffs.
to which few will be- hidden outside Of relatives
and intimate friends Rosy Roosevelt. Mr. :. =
Ilowlund's nephew. will act rs best man. The
magnificent presents sent by IN" Rnthschid
family to the ddpct. ar, much talked of.
So great ha. been the gaycty AZ Newport dur
ing the past four weeks that several projected
entertainments have been forced over indcn-
nitcly because Of the impos-ibill;y of securing
a day not al -eady appropriated for social pur-
poses.
The Newport belle this year bns been the
charming Lazy sykes. wife Of Sir 'rntton Sykes.
The Sykcses and the Won Hofmnns have been.
and still are at this present writing the centre
Of attraction at the Ocean House. Mrs Won
Hoffman n,te Crimes % sister of the late Mrs.
sam Ward has long boon known iu New York
fashionable society. while hor husband. tie
great German banker. l., equally w,n known in
the financial world
Sir Tatton Sykcs-about 30 years ola though
looking much youngor-cnlovs an inc, ne Of
100000 per annum. lie welded not long AFRO "A
/ young lady II 20. the sister of Mr. Caycna sh
Bcntnck. who is Likewise passing the summer
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TURKS pronounce the modern fez a eli.
reriof h'adsonr III a r -lcct, to the oi time ntbs,
Lake 1iticaca is l25lj feet above the 80,
llbnan the hiehcst mounhiu ioa IN Peru is 2testn,
I'm Paris. when they want To say that ,
wonnn charninay plump. they observe that hcrr~.
sets are well nilcd
In seven years Rome has run IN n doh.
of scNcnt, live mllion- francs. a,owcdv Ton tho .
pose Of rubbing un an cAccss OF ancient diueimc..
The Vatican has prohibited the sngln,
of the r. Mum in the churchc. Austria lIugar, uron
the occasion victories gained either by the Turkish o
Russian armies
Ernest Ecnan Is prcparinga translation
Of fcclcsia,cs. IT, appear nest winter The work win
form companion volume to his TRANSACTIONS OF job ana
the Song Of sont4.
Joseph Frontin, real estate broker in
san Francisco. put corloic acid on painful corn
and. shortly aucrwarl. had to have his leg near IN,
knce. ampuiaicd to save his lite.
Owing To the wearing away Of the rocl;
foundation sncatons marvellous odincc. The famou,
Eddysonc Lighthouse. l. doomed The rrinitv Nom.
have decided to take down another .hthou,
IN IT. stead
Crawford pasha. according to the Cleve.
land Lorie,. cciurng ON chemistry in small Ohio
towns in lS73 at the time he rcrutcd be in tho
service OF the khcdi,c % Egyrt The Loide, say, IL
proof is ndi-puahc
"A citizen of Cincinnati, instead Of paying
his plumber Ia. of $500 tor services rendered
sued him for injury caused nv the careless and un.k
way in which the work done. and recovered dam
10 thc amount ui $500
Tho chestnut tree, which furnishes
great deal of food southern Europe 1, widely threat
cned there with destruction 10y little insect which
eirles AMI Hills it, In the r,rcnean districts forest
have been destroyed the oldest and strongest trees bein
attacked
-Garbaldi has advised tho demolition oi
Tie amui, GA Ca.ft 50 Az. rln which commands Nh,
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u''l,u ~ '"i'""','" .i''"'n Va ,i," p
M'DuHn' county, anu 'nV'e hcp. nun ni'''."
u"u'r u hp"9u i'r wv" u"ys Nm,lne 'o' an ~ y
poHuhl'y lo uiH up inc eoi"' nv oppoi'u,',S
h'V'r canl' ana inc uls"ppo'h.'u sol'' ''eNo''
having returned 10 AuEu7'a' Is I,r ivSs Sun
rune oi suld'h w'aith 'lah h' "s,u 10 w. O'r
'hlh uln'r Augusta il'h' whom inc pur,mr ~
Lllded nancy couuucl'u 10 inc Nl'la-' ol ""Sh-
lli'"h I" E'l 'h' treasure siOu'V uSS'i' "p'',
thcif r''urh lhW 'hoy hnd louhu anu secuiru
thlr'y -s'N,h oars "l Eoln worm apou' Sf'"'o
but tpey showed II" samples flhaily' tle p,r-
b'r was arrested ana sw"r' so"mny 'hat 'no
treasure troNe was birlcd-bencath MS own
skull and wool-waS. in TACT all IN his eye. lie
has returned 10 the village whence ne came
though it is not Thought possible that he can
over recover his old SIKH i'll handling shaving
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HAYES will try 10 conlne the work of the
extra session Of Congress soon to begin. TO
voting the appropriations for the army, and to
the confirmation 10y the Senate of his interim
appointments But hc will try in vain There
H. other work TO be- done which Congress must
not NEGLECT
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The Prohihitionists Of Pennsylvania and
OF Massachusetts are in the field this year
again. and yesterday they nominated their
candidates for Office in those States. in this
state, also. and in many other States, there will
be Prohbitionist tickets.
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The Mornons are likely TO have trouble
over the selection Of u successor to BRIGHAM
NouNG. As in all communities. there are
iralousics and antagonistic parties when the
chief power il to pass into new hands. Under
the circumstance ~. might not the best course the
Mormons could pursue ho to compromise ON
THE suns candidate. BErcuEB?
, 1877-10-20

ry consent and contribute to the
degradation of their craft. It as
much al insult TO craftsmen to
confer the Office of Public Print
er on = lawyer as it would be to
lawye ers to give the Office of At
torney General to a printer; it
being as necessary IN one case
as the other to farm the Office
out in order to a competent dis
charge of the duties Of the same.
There is no more eason for sub
mitting the Office of public print
er to the competition of bidding
than there is selecting any other
officer of the government in the
same manner. 1t IS a game in
which the most incompetent and
unscrupulous have the advant-
age, by which the most worth
less services are secured, and in
the aggregate the public are
swindled by dishonest combina-
tions and fraudulent computa-
tons to much greater amount
than is saved by the system. tits
a device of small demagogues to
commend themselves to popular
favor by manifesting their zeal
for public economy, and is sup
ported by class of journalists
who can command nothing by
their merits and arc willing to
subsist on the refuse of their
more respectable cotemporaies;
a class significantly characteriz-
ed by the craft as Gratis"
, 1877-10-20
Tho Horrors Of war.

The following sad picture of
Bulgarian desolation is given by
q correspondent of the London
Times: 81
But the still desolation, heart
rending as it is, was completely
driven from our minds when we
encountered the weeping and
groaning misery Of some 1000
poor souls whom we relieved
from the pangs of acute hunger
in our rounds through the town.
At first, US our arabas halted un-
der the carefully boarded win
dows, with Engllshmen standing
in them, their sleeves turned up
and their clothing all white with
-four, the poor things were afraid
to open their doors. Soon, how
ever, hunger driven old women
came trembling to a quit ky
opened side door, and with a ner-
vous glance up and down the
street, held up their aprons and
in many cases slipped off their
petticOats to receive the shower
of rice and flour from our pans.
Each, according to the number
of souls in the house, received
about fortnight's supply. All
wept bitterly, and invoked all
the different blessings they could
think of upon our heads. By
degrees, finding nothing terrible
happening, confidence came, and
our wagons were surrounded BY
crowds of famished looking wo-
men and children of all ages,
pushing and struggling to get
near, in the vain endeavor to be
served first. Women in the back
ground held up their hastily con-
structed bags and their children,
and with imploring looks and
prayers begged not to be left
out. From morning to night
this has gone on for two days,
and still not half the people have
been approached. 10 see the
despair each evening at dusk as
We had to desist, was dreadful; !;
but with every desire to do our
best, we have to husband our
STRENGTH. for alreadV-the hot sun
and bad smells Of the fever
stricken houses are telling on
US. We are obliged to keep a
careful lookout all night, as the
bashi bazouks have made no Sc
cret Of their objection to our
presence, and the authorities are
becoming decidedly cool, al
though it was at their express
desire that I'VE gave aid to the
Bulgarians.
, 1877-10-20
Harry mej2gS,

Speaking Of the late Harry
Meiggs, the Sacramento Record
Union remarks:
His name belong properly to
the pioneer times of California,
when he was man of mark,
displaying wonderful business,
ability and energy, and when,
having engaged in heavy tran
sactions, and being pressed for
money he yielded to temptation,
forged acceptances, and finally
fed, leaving a small army of
creditors to curse his memory.
But Meiggs stands out quite
uniquely in this era of swindling
and boiling, as a defaulter who
honorably Set himself to live
down his disgrace, and who not
only acquitted himself of all OBJ
legations, but obtained from the
Legislature of his former adopt
ed State bill Of indemnity, and
survived to accumulate another
great fortune in a distant re-
gion, and to confer signal ma
terial blessings on the commun-
ity in which he had taken up
his abode. He was a man Of
great force of character, and one
who made many and fast friends.
His honest discharge of his
debts in California proved him
to be a much better man really
than his creditors were once
willing to acknowledge. 1t may
indeed be said of him that he
thoroughly lived down his one
crime, and that he atoned for it
as fully as possible. The latter
years of his life were devoted to
railroad building on grand
scale, and whatever truth there
may be in the report that he was
recently embarrassed through
the failure of the government he
had contracted with to meet it's
obligations, 1t is certain that he
amassed great wealth by his va
rlous enterprises. He bore
high reputation for generosity,
and many friend has had rea-
son to bless the day when he
made known his wants to open
handed Harry Meiggs.
, 1877-10-20

The Emperor of Germany 10
adjudged, by common consent,
of the fairer portion of humani-
ty, to be "quite the incest old
gentleman" in the world. Here
is an illustration of his amiabili-
ty which comes to the World
first hand. The other day there
was a great review in Berlin,
and some English ladies who
we're talking to him expressed
their intense desire to witness
the evolutlons. Now, the Kais-
er, who has the keen eye of ar
dent youth for female beauty, il
known to q little coterie to be q
great admirer of one of these la
dies, and when he heard of her
request he announced his inten-
tion Of complying with it to the
best of his power, more especial
ly as the day of her departure
from Berlin was fast approach
ing, 80, taking up card, wrote
upon the back Of it with his own
imperial hand, directions to the
military police to place the two
English ladies in the best posi-
BILE position and as near us might
be to himself. Il shall be on
horse back the gallant Kaiser
added, "but do not look at me
or You will see my eyes full of
sears at the thought OF you leav-
ing u.s."
, 1877-10-20

Newell, of the Walla Walla
Statesman, says: "Beriah Brown
is supposed to be the old migrate
who forged Judge Lewis resig
nation" The old vagabond who
invented that lie must have had
another attack of delirium tre-
mems, OF been again kicked out
of a Chinese brothel for brutal
indecency; for no man not utter
ly besotted ever intimated or
dreamed of SO vile a charge
against US. The 0. S. N. Co. are
welcome to their dirty hireling
and all they can make out of his
vilification of decent men.
, 1877-10-20

Let every man who keeps a COW
sprinkle an ounce of sulphur along
the back of the animal from the
horns to the tail twice at least dur
ing the summer; rnb it well so as to
work it to the skin, and the animal
will not be troubled with grubs in
the back or with vermine of anv
kind, and will BE more quiet every
way.
, 1877-10-20

Gilman, of insurance scrip no.
toriety, has thus far managed
to escape the detectives, who are
in hot pursuit. No trace can be
found of where the ill-acquired
money went.
, 1877-10-20

Even the Mormons are enrag-
ed at the baeeness of John w.
Young, the dead prophets son,
in deserving his Christian wife.
His first appearance in public
with his concubine attracted
scornful attention.
, 1877-10-20
friends, not Bradley. The Re-

IriendS, not Bradley. Inc he
publicans got the start of the
Democrats, by contributing to
the election of Davis to the Sem
ate, which afforded him Z pretext
for refusing to ssrve on the
board; a consideration as cor
rupt practically as any which
influenced the Louisiana Return
ing Board. But both parties
were in honor bound to accept
the result as final and conclusive,
and it is dishonorable and lnde-
cent for either party now to in
suit and taunt the. President as
holding the first office of the
country by fraudulent title or
dishonored tenure.
If any party has reason to de-
precate the result, it is certainly
not the Democrats, if their pro-
fessions heretofore have been
sincere and honest. The Board
which gave the election to the
Republicans did it upon Demo-
cratic. principles. Without mu-
nicipal independence there can
be no personal liberty has ever
been an axiom of the Democrat
ic party. From the organization
of parties in this country the
main conflict and central idea
has been State independence on
one side and central domination
on the other. The majority of
the tribunal which determined
the election of Hayes, endorsed
and confirmed in its broadest
sense and in explicit terms, the
old Democratic doctrine of State
sovereignty. The admitted pop
ular majority Of hundreds OF
thousands for Tilden cut no fig
ure in the case. The action o1
the State, as represented by its
constituted authorities, was alone
considered, and the power of the
Federal authorities to interfere
ing the local government of the
States, even so far as to inquire
into and correct manifest frauds
in the election of a President for
the whole Union was posi-
lively denied; the Great Seal
being held final and conclusive
as the signet of State sovereign
There was no uncertain or
doubtful Interpretation of this
law except in the case of Ore
gon, where the Governor caused
the Great Seal to be attached to
the certificate Of election to one
elector and the Secretary affixed
it TO the certificate of his COM
petitor.
President Hayes has conform
ed to the policy of his administra-
ton strictly to that doctrine and
no reasonable Democrat can ask
for more.
, 1877-10-20
Army officers. when call

Army officers, when called
home to await orders, are, the
Supreme Court of the United
States decides, entitled to mile
age but not to cOmmutatlon
while at their homes. The de-
cision will govern a large num-
ber of cases now pending.