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The following extract from the annual
report OF Attorney-Gcneral TAFT, dated
the sth Of January, 1877, is worthy OF
notice at this time:
81 respectfully call attention TO the renort Of
the President Of the metropolitan Police Board
w. j. SUHrAGnl. which shows that the appro-
piiArOus Tor the IurpOs are Inadequate to sup
pof the prrsent force, aud that The present
force IL in,unicient
"Auoth ! rupo-itlon presented ty the Prcsi.
don't Il tue bu.rI l., that the Congrcs-ton. Il
police station I'm the Capitol should he MADE
nari Of the police force OF the ci'y and con
truI"d bv tnr -liIe mead.
- c.tnnsi.d .his Report TO the consideration
Of Congress-
This commentator is consistent with
Nj. TAFr's whole course In upholdng
every outrage OF the Administration, aud
IN defending the carpel-bag thieves 10y the
prostitution of his place, and by fragrant
violation of the laws ne has sworn to in
telpret aud administer honestly. When
ho made tlns report, MUkTAGH, proprietor
OF GRANTS kitchen organ, was responsi-
bly, charged with n conspiracy 10 dclame
Mr.. WurruORNF, who was investigating
the Navy DcpM tment, in order 10 break
the force Of MS exposures OF fraud aud
corruption, of which this MURTAGm was
one Of the boncnciares, and an investiga-
ton was ordered that very day by the
House Of Representatives.
Congress applopriates every year two
thirds Of the money TO support the police
Of the District Of Columbia, say, in round
numbers \ quarter OF u million of dollars.
without counting the extras that are
Struggled in under other heads. This
police Is under the control of Ave COM
missioneIs appointed by the President,
OF whom, since 1869, MURrAGH has been
the chef. During the reign of Boss SHEP-
HERD It WAS used asa partisan machine,
ana rs a pension Office for secdy poiti-
caus, whom their patrons could not force
into the departments. For instance, one
Of SPENCEKs black momboTs Of tho Lesis-
lauurc OF Alabama drew pay as n police
man IN Washington, while no was also
working ana voting for that illustrious
patriot IN Montgomery.
Tho developments before tho ingcsti-
CATION now going on would DO called
astounding II the country was not too
familiar with tho varied lnlamlos which
have beon practisad and protected nj
Washington. Tho safo burglary con
| spirncy is cast into tho shade. In ls72
an investigation of the Navy Department
was ordered by the House Of Representa-
| tiyes, aud the editor Of TIE sun was sum
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EUGENE SUES GRANDDlUGHrERs


Nathaniel Niles died in this city i'm 1869,
leaving property valued at over $l,OO0,OIO. His
two daughters and Nathaniel Niles, a nephew,
and Martin Van Buren, wilcoxson, sOn.in-law.
were named by him as executors OF his will.
The daughters are twins, and gfanddaughters
OF Eugene Sue, and II Is said that they are the
origin. OF the heroines In the "Wauderlng
jew" Nathaniel Niles. the nephew. who is
lawyer, has had the principal control OF the
estate, OF which the daughters are the sole
leRatees and devlsees. Life annuties OF SlOVoV
are provided In the will for the husbands OF the
daughters, In case the daughters died without
lawful issue. and Marston Niles, also LAWYER.
brother OF Nathaniel Niles, 5 to take the whole
estate.
Mr.. wicoxson and his wife went abroad soon
after the death OF Mr.. Niles, the elder, and a
child was born to them In Florence, Italy, in
1870, whose name is Martin Emanuel Niles VIII
coxson. Mr.. Wicoxson, the father, died in
England IN 1874.
In 1875 an accounting was had between Pascal
W. Turney, also since deceased. who was nun
cupatiye guardian OF the child, and Nathaniel
Niles. the younger. shortly afterward the I'M
married daughter Of Nathaniel Niles was mar
ried To- Gen. Adam Badeau, formerly on ~
OR MS Il II, and now United states Consul
General III London. rhen Mrs. wicoxson and
Gener ana Mrs. Badeau went to London, and
Mrs. Wilcuxson. while the party were on "a tour
through Belgium, was married TO VI. Amedee
Niluaux.
These facts were related Yesterday on mo-
ton before Judge Donohue In n suit instituted
hy the two daushters OF Nathaniel Niles. de
&C ised. against their cousin, Nathaniel Niles,
demanding that he shall account To them,
Matston Niles. the contngeni-remalndei man,
ami tue two husbands, liidetu and Willaux.
aud Mrs. wi coXsOn's child, by guardian, being
made defendants.
The two daughters charge tina, while I'm
mense revenues should We been and were, IN
fact, derived from the estate Of their fatner,
| Nathaniel Niles, their co-executor has dOled our
to them wretched pitt nce, wholly insIiiic lent
to enable them to live even comfortably, not
wthst inding they, bv the will, are entitled. dur
ing their lives, T. All the rents and prOlts Of tn
| estate. The etore they ash for the appoint
| ment = arecever. The daughters testify that
| tney receive only Sl.5 mon u, aud that their
cousin, thanlel Niles, has not pad the taxes
fpr aNpra 70
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KELSEY'S MURDERERS.


HUNTINGTON, Jan. 1S.--lt was reported
some time ago that petition asking GOV. Rob
in,on to order an exhaustive investigntlon into
the circumstances attending the murder OF
Charles G. kelsey, with a view OF bringing tho
guilty persons to justice. was being circulated
here II was once proposed 10 present such
petit ion to Gov. Tilden, hut his Nomination and
subsequent election to the Presidency caused
the project for some unexplained reason, TO be
abandoned. From time to time since then
efforts were made TO renew 1t, but no definite
action was taken. GOV. Robinson. however.
docs not seem To require to hr reminded Of his
Guty, and for several Il lys past two or three d.
tectives have been quietly Investigating the
f1ur-Ne r-old details pf the outrasc->p quietly.
Indeed, that there are probably not a DOZEN per-
sons here who ire aware Of the presence " the
officers.
Incredible ns It may annear. In the flce ~ the
m - Of conclusive evidence To IN, contrary.
there re SIN a iew persons in Huntington who
heicve, or affect to believe that Kelsey l. alive
But the vast maj nay even ~ those who are
most opposed to any f,rther Investigation Of
the murder freely admit that such theory can
only be tue prudUct of lncipieut insanity.
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1t is evident that a good many people
are interested In the legacy and the language Of
the Rev. Dr. DEEMS. One Of the numerous cor
respondents who have written to us Whereabouts
goes 80 far "a to put DEEMS against DEEMS. or
DEEMS the asker against DEEMS the refuscr lie
saws that before VANDERDILI's death, when the
Rev. Dr.. DEEMS. standing in his church. asked
money for his own contribution box, he told his
hearers that their possessions were not really
their own for everything they had belonged to
the Lord but that, after VANDERBILr's death,
when the Rev. DIR. DEEMS got hold
OF his legacy, he drove away the poor
people who asked him for aims. told them he
would give them nothing, and refused angrily to
listen to any Of their appeals. Some people will
be ready to believe that IN this business there
was something like Inconsistency on the plrt
Of the Rev. DR.. Deems; but we must leave this
feature Of the case to the logic OF the Rev. Dr.
HOWARD CROSBY, who appears as a defender Of
the Rev. Dr. DEEMS In to-day's SUN.
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The Real Question for the city.

Tho Democrats state the exact truth
when they shy that the debt OF this city.
and the cost of its running expenses, and
the rate OF taxation, and the number OF
municipal officers. began to increase with
great apidity from the tune the Republ-
cans commenced to govern II by commits
Mons created ut Albany. 1t is admitted on
all sides that this JOINT occupation of the
rich domain of the metropolis by the
,poilsmen of both political parties was.
with the exception of one brief period,
the most oxtravngant and pronigate era in
Its history. The laws that established these
commissions were enacted by Republican
Legislatures aud approved by Republican
Governors.
Whatever might have been tho original
intention Of the promoters of this system,
one of its immediate effects was the inva-
sion of the city by long line OF hungry
Republican ofiiceholders from the noun
tam counties, who fell upon If and fed
upon il rs the Goths fell and fed upon an
cient Rome. II was notorious that Repub-
licans from the interior were quartered
upon the city treasury Mt high salaries,
solely because they had helped in lobbying
these commissions through the Legislature,
and il was equally well known that the
only service which some Of these Office
holders rendered the city was to come
down from the country at regular utter
walls and draw their pay.
This mode OF governing the city was UNI
wise and impolitic from the beginning;
and 1t soon became very expensive and
thoroughly corrupt. Always unpopular
with the mass Of the Democracy, their
leaders began TO cry out for Home Rule;
and when HOFFMAN was Governor and
TWEED was Boss, the city obtained the
coveted boon. Now, il is undoubtedly
true, ms charged by the Republicans, that
among the first fruits OF the charter and
amended charter, which suppanted the
commissions were the great Ring robberies
that startled the whole country. Ii may
be properly replied that these robberles
were not legitimate results OF the re-
organization of the city Government, but
the work Of plunderers who abused their
trusts.
However, these ordinations and rccrm-
nations by prejudiced partsans do not
meet the emergency. The city feels the
weight of Its great debt, the sharp scourge
of ITS taxes. The practical question is not
who brought them upon us, but rather,
how shall we diminish them? Let both
parties in the Legislature aud in the city
Government not waste time III di-puting
over the former question, but bend ali
their energies to working out an answer TO
the latter.
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THE MiY-BEyNETT DUEL.
authoritative Information from n gentleman
who Knows the facts.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir' Ger
tain reports have been widely aud industriously
circulated for the past ten DAYS In the newspa-
pors, which have every reason to believe nave
In great measure, been caused by parties In
this city, who. knowing the truth, yet desired to
conceal 1t, for the purpose of creating the im-
preston that the late meeting between Me5srs.
May and Bennett was stopped on account OF
bloodshed.
1t has been daily published that the former
was wounded at one time slightly, at another
sever ly, again MORALLY, and it has even been
said he had died of his wound.
now take this method to silence these false
hoods, and to inform the friends Of Mr.. May on
the authority OF a letter from his second that
neither be, nor any part OF his clothing was HIT
scratched, grazed, or In any wav touched by the
one and only shot, which, at the distance OF
twelve PAGES, was exchanged by the parties, and
that the affair then terminated by the party
eking satisfaction declaring himself satisfied.
fthere Is any person who has been concerned
directly or indirectly In circulating these false
hoods to which have alluded, or " there Is any
else disposed to question or contradict the
facts as stated by me, and he will avow his re-
sponsibility IN doing under his true signature,
he VIII be promptly met by my real name and
not by the fictitious one of VERITAs.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.
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At the late elections for the German Par
liameut it does not appear that the friends
Of social reform named many of the sue
pessful candidates. Some districts. indeed,
they carried against both Liberals ami
Conservatives, but in more their votes
turned the scale in favor OF one
Or another opponent; and the readiness
with which the disciples OF LAssALLE ac-
cepted overtures of compromise and co.
operation presents another proof Of the
moderation, good sense and conciliatory
IpIrit which mark the socialistc movement
In Germany. Ii tho temper and policy OF
these reformers could be elsewhere imitat-
ed schemes Of social reconstruction would
lose their terrOts for the upholders OF the
existing order. aud would command the
respectful attention Of rejecting men,
The truth Is that the attitude Of the party
bears the impress Of the aims and methods
of its foremost teacher and founder. The
sober. rational doctrines Of the so.caled
socialists in the German Empire were in-
culcated by a remarkable man. very little
known in this country, but whom his coun-
trymen of the working classes regard al
most rs a Messiah.
The pariisans Of social reform in Ger
many have enjoyed the singular good for
tune Of recruiting the advocates of their
opinions among tho best equipped intel
lects OF the natiol. FEHDlNAND LAssALLE
was incoutcstably one OF tho o. Like
many other distinguished men of his age
md country, he was Of I-lachte origin,
md his father, n respectable merchant,
a..
mony aud consummate education. LAS
SALE did but utter the truth when he AZ
hrmed that in every line lac wrote lac was
armed with an the science of MS time.
HEINE said OF him that to the most pIo-
found and comprehensive acquisitions lie
united the most lively penetration rs well
Rs an Astounding force Of VIII and capa-
city for action. lluMRoLDr held HIM in
the highest regard, called MN the prodi-
gious boy-dOS Wmdcrkhd-a at the
time of LAssALLE's visit TO Paris warmly
commended him 10 the members of the
French Institute. And finally tho young
reformer, Notwithstanding the divergence
OF their opinions preserved to the day OF
hi, death the cordial esteem Of BISMARCK.
who se abilities LAssALLE had been among
tn FIRST to appreciate at their right value.
TINS 4, not the place 10 dwell on the ro-
mantle incidents ~ this mans life, which
are reproduced, Ny the way, ia more than
one OF SpILLIAGEN's Is, or his brlef
career NJ the bar, his political mi,adyon-
lures, ms relations with the Countess vow
HAIZFELDr, or tho unfortunate attach
uOut out Of which grew the duel IN which
Ia lost his NE. But we may mote that be-
for hn embarked in tho movement with
winch hl4 name is now associated, ho had
already game place OF emlncnce in pro-
iessioiiAl and literary circles. His work on
the "Systcu Of Acquired Rights" at ono Q
took rank among mo authoritative text
books Of Jurispiulcncc, aud his history OF
the loninn Philosophy brought HIM the dis
tlucton OF prououncins the discourse at
the festival in honor Of FGcnrE. II VIA.
not until leG2 that he renowned all pro-
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THE CASE or DR. DEEMS.



My DEAR Mr.. EpIroR: Are you not
little too h rd on Or. Deems In to-day's paper?
DR.. Deems Is well known one of the most
faithful providers for the destitute, aoounding
III hene1cent labors.
My only knowledge OF Or. Deems's statement
from hts pulpit regarding solicitors OF aid Is
from your article 80 depend upon you for my
text. suppose you, my dear MIR. Editor, when
you were In the midst Of preparing your viror-
Gus editorials. were called upon by twenty Ave
or thirty applicants for aid, each insisting on a
personal interview, and also on your pecuniary
help. Suppose moreover that all these appli-
cants were wholly unknown to you, aud each
required ten minutes at least To- tell his story.
Pr y. IN such case. how long would luE Sun
continue to shine Tor ali
Now, II New iork munster has to write two or
three sermons week. ana To visit many nun
rfed lsmiilrs belonging u ms SPECIAL cha &C.
lie nh4, hc-ides, to tend to the affairs Of SIX or
ciiht benevolent societies of whose boards Of
direction ne ~ a memuor. Tho poor aud de1ti-
tutc. VINO legitimatclv demand his time. are IS
many ~ he can possibly attend 10 and stlli per
form his other re- pOusluie duties. If lp shuuld
attempt TO meet every hppnC.nt he would be-
obliged 20 gave ~ ms parish Now, rdnn me
n 1 SAY thai do not believe an editor has this
-lcclai sort If experience. Inc applicants for
and (hOth honest and di-houc~N are AFRAID of
cdtors. but they have no nread ut ~ clrrsNmen.
lhe imun-turs (uf whom there are estimated to
te lU.Au m TINS CITY, following begging rs =
lucrative prufe.sionj keep i-ts OF all Tue uiut-
tiers. ana make tne foinus Ia u very system ltic
| way.
You know that minister must In some WAY
defend himself against these assaults. | pre-
sumo th.t pr. Dcruls simply acted IS q wise IA n
va VIII 4 he sld. New YORK ministers 40 a very
large Share of the ar ctct charity Il the clty.
LAY after duv they are relieving the wants Of
the poor, trying "a hud Situations I a. those out
of WORK, and visiting he sick and afflicted. Is I
| there X "A in1t tn every work of charity, and
certainly the minister mas IL, Nnen bis utuer
| parlrutAl duties cal. iur hi- time.
! Dr. Deems, VAN ms KIND heart and active
| NttI NH
| feeungl, toward the SUFFERING poor. AruNuu not
~ error NcrN CONN on criur in the Community },
| ia considering pati-h munster ~ a munster 10
| tue whole CITY, on whom every DODy has "A ught
| TO cal Tor attention aud serylcef A minister
belongs To- PARISH, not u tae pitlic, ana "a ely
| paii-h VIA occupy INN al tue woTNln- hours Of
the twenty-fuur m connection with the official
| duties 10 which his iarucniL position has in
| truduced Nun. Knowing your love of lir plaV,
| fospect!ulli suomi tuls dpotoJlt c'tri. loms
| truly, nowANp Cro-uY.
| Id EAST NINETEENTH STREET, Al. IL, 1871.
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for them great triumphs, and were not dis
appointed. On the I'D, Company Il OF the
Twenty -second Regiment, a very handsome
body of young men, will give n compli-
mentary reception. We hope they Will
take captive all the fair hearts present
with their elegant uniforms and correct
military department.
or the other balls, the Charity Ball will,
ofcourse, take the lead in point of elegance.
II Is always what Is called the most select
thing of the kind of the season-that is, the
distinctively fashionable people come out
to ii rs not to the other public balls. When
the first Charity Ball was held years ago,
there was good deal OF talk made about
the incongruity of dancing for benev-
VIOLENT purpose; but nowadays no one puts
in any objection, even among the pastors
OF the charitable dancers. This great ball
takes place on the first of next month.
On the 22d of this month comes the masked
ball OF the French Cercle de rHarmonie,
which is always spirited affair and dis
tinguished by the taste and vivacity OF the
Gallo people. On the 9Th of February the
Licderkrantz ball occurs. This also Is sure
to be brilliant and novel, and the Germans
enter heartily into Its enjoyment.
Thus we see that gayety cannot be stilled.
May all these dancers and maskers have
a merry evening, and Cupid and IIymen
rejoice over the harvest they gather
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Judge GupEpsLrEvn yesterday sem

Judge GuDERsLEEvE yesterday sem
fenced highway robUer, who knocked man
down and stole his watch, to fifteen years I'm
prlsonment. The occupant OF the bench said
that were It not for such severe sentences this
class Of crimes would be much more frequent
than they are. Does the experience Of criminal
justice show that heavy punishments ordinarily
diminish crime7 We think that II this Judge
will study up the subject he will not be 80 con-
ndent In the assertion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-19

Col. ROBERT G. INGERsoLL, best known
S the ardent admirer u BLAINE aud BELIZE
pUB, has consented to adorn the yceum plat
form. His suhjec, is yet to be announced.
Bon ia very versatile man. II is said that
while he was stumping Maine for HAYES, last
summer he happened one sunday fternoon to
stay into a house Of worship, fell asleep during
the sermon. and awoke IN the midst Of a busy
session Of the sunday school. Being espied by
the Superintendent and called upon for a few
remarks, BOB modesty pleaded his inability to
make a speech, but offered either TO sing lively
song or to execute for the benefit OF the chill
dren An accurate imitation Of the war dance Of
au Ojibway chief.
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And now comes intelligence from
Bitimore that the Hon. GEORGE WELLS,
for nfty years President Of the Farm
ers' and Planters Bank OF Annapolis, Nd,
has defauted to the amount OF from
Atty to one hundred thousand dollars. II Is
a new instance OF breach of trust where trust
was most implicit ly given, and shows again
that conventional respectabllity, though long
maintained and highly honored, Is not always
the outward garment Of uprightness.
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We are sorry to see in so intelligent q
Journal as the Nation, what NAV be construed rs
an arstocratic sneer at very industrious and
useful class of men. Our contemporary de-
scribes Mr.. +. MAY, who recently fought a duel
with Mr.. J. q. BENNETT, "a" "A very handsome.
but obscure, clerk In dry goods store" We
fear this tends to express a high.nown contempt
for dry goods clerks, and we reprehend 1t ac.
cordingly.
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To THE EDITOR OF Tue SUN-Sr: In The
SrN to-day tho note Of a movement for
tine se,urn o. the lows to the promised lnl.
liut you sa, that "A do not know Of any move.
mont of the KIND IN tina country. hcs to IN
form YOU That some n ne hgu spoke to several
young Hebrew ficuds II uin,, und "a great
many Wuud eWlsiltr from hi, country MOS
NldIug thrrr wouil he success atlruulng tu,
movement. /, tor one, vii ursote az nay limo
tor tuAt iUrpoar. and Nlll tfy to rrt u au ofgAu-
ll.tioA fur tne proposed oXpiI~ of lirhirw-,
rAAlllI. NiAkitlI-JN.
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To- TIVE EDITOR OF rHE SUN-SW, Tho con
trhu'or who wrote ,hat letter about glultpny n lur
'ts NJ Wcdn. day J., very ukeiy Fr'nrnman OBJ, aI-
ltplc Yankee, aud should lnfrft .rV nU 4stl
silN rrntlNs. Any une Nl.l thD coast pr f.u-li
tfu lun knows tuNt there ls tHf more tH|Ih4Us
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-19

The contest over the election Of Senator
10 the Illinois Legislature has somewhat dis
arr nged the calculations OF the politicians.
There being 20i Senators and Representatives
lO3 votes were necessary for a choice. The Re-
publicans counted ON l0O votes as certain for
their caucus candidate, ana the Democrats on
9s as sure for PALMER with one doubtful, while
there were Ave Indcpendcnts elected upon a
fusion ticket in 1874 aud holding over, whose
votes the Democrats hoped to secure. But on
Tuesday. when the first informal ballot was
taken, neither LOGAN nor PALMER. the candi
dates Of the respective caucu-es, received the
full vote expected, LOGAN having VI and
PALMER 50 votes In the mean time, according
to the Chicago Times and Cincinnati Enquirer,
an agent Of Col. ION SCOTr had arrived iu
Springfield with a large amount OF money t.
stend Ia aid OF LOGAN's election, and on We'd
nesday on ths nfth ballot LOGAN had the fun
party vote Of 100 for the first lime. On the
seventh ballot LOGAN retainod this vote. PALMER
receiving 81 votes on the attn and - on the
seventh ballot, the remaining votes being di,i
ded between ANDERSON, the candidate Of the
Independents, Judge DAVIS and two Others tho
latter receiving one vote each. lne results ol
yesterdays balloung show some interestin.
movements and changes.
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Dr. MARY WALKER wants to at dish the ONCE
Of Pre- id,nt. But what the pcope wan, 10 see neI do
just to abolish the Prtsiucnt anu let the Office
stand. CJur.er- JvHtn1l.
II is unwise for Mr.. wArrERsoS to throw out
such suggestion to a woman In Dr. MARY
WALKERS present state OF mind. The age for
CHARLOTTE CoRDAys has gone by. Besides, the
President, In his own quiet wav. is doing his
level best TO abolish himself. Rather let the
sighted Or. MARY WALKER take the nober re-
vense by giving gratuitously to GRANTS case
the medical attention which II demands.