The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-19


churches. II was not needed. 1t should not
have been built It should have been sold, the
building and its equipments, long ago.
We publish to-day another letter adj
dressed by CARoLAN O'BRfEN BRYANT TO At
torncy General FAIRcHILD. Without giving
any opinion IA to the method by which the al
legged facts in the letter appear to have been OBJ
taincd from Mr.. TWEED, it must be acknowl-
edged that they are of most extraordinary
character and give an entirely novel aspect to
some of the features of Mr.. TwEEDs case. 1t is
alleged that the ex-sachcm. so far from being
poor man. is worth millions: that he declared
himself able. not long ago, to invest two mil
lions OF dollars in an enterprise in Europe and
that his course in attempting to procure his re-
lease has not been characterized by good faith.
But broken down as Nj. TWEED is in rcputa-
ton 10y the exposure Of his great system Of rob
berry, it would be well to wait for whatever
explanation he may have to give before passing
judgment upon the various statements and
charges In CARoLAN O'BmEN BRYANrs letter.
Mr.. OBRIEN BRYANT stands before the COM
munity in the unpleasant position Of n spy;
man who accepted confidence with the intention
Of betraying it. Such people are sometimes
useful; but their statements cannot be taken
without corroboration.
The clerks in the Post Ofllcc are not to be
compelled to wear an official uniform. So Post
master JAMES tells them in his letter. But, i'm
mcdatcy after telling them SO, he adds SEN
tcnce which virtually compols every man Of
them to get and wear Il uniform. The procur-
ing of uniform" says he. will be taken as
evidence that clerk tx not ashamed Of being
connected with the Post Once. and that he is
DESTROYS Of improving the postal service So.
then. Of course. every clerk who does not pro-
cure uniform thereby gives evidence that he
IL ashamed ofhis business and anxious to dam
accthe postal service. Surely every such clerk
ought to be pcrrmptorily dismissed: and dis
missal IL therefore the penalty Of not procuring
n uniform. Postmaster JAMEs's letter ON the
uniform question IL worthy Of HAYES himself.
Some of the school trustees in this city
seem disposed TO curry things with high hand
in their domain. Only last week a member Of
the Board Of Trustees Of the Nineteenth Ward
was severely censurcd for unwarrantably. and
without consultation with his fellow trustees.
ordering the clos ng of the schools Of that ward ;
and yet the Board OF Education had to admin
lister yesterday the same kind OF chastscmcnt
for a similar offence TO n trustee in ward ut the
other end of the city. the First Ward. Should
not those who have direct control over the edu-
cation OF children show more common sensei
An Iowa Postmaster has devised mn in
gcnious method 10y which HAYES can still stand
forth AS the champion civil service reform
humhus. and keep III" Republican political MAJ
chine together IIoha changed his HAYES and
WHEELER Club into u militia company, with
himself rs Captain and two Post ON e en-
ploye,s rs Lcutguants. and claims that the or
''',','''''N,' = " 49,.
The chorp. that tho Ncvi,nn Governmcnt
md tho N.vicnn nnonlc comfy. ot t,. cottle
,hi.yiu,, an III. RI, Grand. il grossly uuiust.
,n1 ,,n,.... a T., ms, .x,.ri,.,c. :, f,r from
r,nutnnnn .iu., ,L..a rnils uu.n our ,arrit,r,.
th.v have fr.nucntlv gone Ia mn IA trouble and
cost Ia ,nuturn and hnn,, th. cn,il. thi.yrs To
ms fact some - our older army officers can
t.stifv. for Rio Grnndn lnyl,ssncss is no new
discovery AZ IA. ur,san, Administration. Tho
most ACCOMPLISHED cattle thief ever on the river
ia undouis.Ny. ConrfS, who is now safely
uiiol in thcC.tyofM Mexico. since his capture hy
Gen. RlvvlLrAs. who. hy the way. has executed
several cattle thieves. the lower RIO Grandc,
however il may hc with the upper country. has
been peaerful. CuRr1NA. once Brlgudicr-Gcn-
crd of TAnaulipas. WIS always "A profess iontl
guerrilla. and. when hui a boy. learned from the
predatory lu lian- their bloody arts Of ranch
r.hhrrios. H. hiwsclf rose hc the head of a
band of horse thieves, who wore az one time the
terror of stern Texas. once he boldly eu-
t.r.d Brownsville. and shot the Marshal. ,scup-
mg unframed: and afiorward he made annth,r
/ raid ON the c,ty. "a tlay putting it ia state of
/ siege MAJOR HEISrlrLMAN at length arrived
wa" '''''',' ."'''' 20 ''
/ Cavalry. AMI drove tpkrtNA across IN" river
,ph.r h,, .,,. ,,,,.l IA d. ,i,nr..ia,i.ns Tnriv i
| isGnCul. H. T.. LEE undertook &, guard the lr.t
bank of the E.p Grande. whilc GARCIA. com.
handing Maiamoras. gladly took up the hunt
on the ether side GARCIA did pursue CoErINA
and dispDrs II his band. some Of whose lcador ~
he catturrd and shot or hanged. Christie and