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Pass the Bills!

The report comes to us from different
sources that large sums of money have been
raised by onicchuldcrs in this citv, for the
purpose Of preventing 10y bribery at Albany
the passage in the Legislature OF several
bills now before 1t for reducing the expenses
and reforming the administration of val
Gus departments Of our city Government.
There may he no truth in this report; but it
Is not complimentary TO these o1iceholdcrs
or To the members OF the Legislature. to he
able TO say that the great mass Of their con-
stitucnts believe il to be true.
Tho amounts said to be sent up to buy
votes range all the way from $4,000 TO
100000; and, of course, the lobby, who ncgo-
tiatc the purchases, must have a handsome
percentage. The price of votes must have de
since Boss TwEEps time, If much can be
done with $4,000. He used to give that sum
for single Republican Senator, and pay the
agent who spread the net and caught the
game commission Of ten per cent. in addi-
ton This, however, was only for large
jobs in critical emergencies. But TWEED has
retired from business and the times are
hard. The price Of corrupt Legislators. like
other damaged commodities. has declined {;
and 100000 will now go u good ways in the
Albany market
At all events, it will do no harm to watch
the yeas and nays on the passage of the city
reform bills
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protection, they may indulge themselves in
definitely In applications to the throne !;
and if instead of standing erect In their
places as the representatives Of frecmcn,
their politicians Are seen crawling over the
threshold Of the White House, licking dirt,
and whining for the performance of immoral
promises, the spectacle will be one entirely
Of thcir own mnking
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We are authorized by Mr.. WHEELER H..
PE,KnAM to state that there is no foundation
whatever for the rumor Of a disagreement h-'-
tween him and Mr.. q CoNoR in reference to IL 20
Ring suits. Their relations now ar' AMI Away
hav" boon friendly Tho rorrs- rlniones h..-
tween Mr. PEcKH,M AMI the Attorney General
which We print this morning. shows not only
that Mr.. PEcKHAM has accounted tor the entire
sum recovered in The WOODWARD casr. but also
that his charge WIS a moderate one in view II
the amount collected. AMI was expressly APP
proved hy thr chief law officer Of tho state; nud
We are assured that it has never given rise o.
the slightest difference between Mr.. PECKHAM
and Mr.. OCoNoE.
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May it not happen that Mr.. HAYTs viii
come 10 bee regarded as the Republican TYLIa ?

We notice an encouraging Improvement In
Gov HANuToN's STYLE Of writing. Before he
came TO Washington and wa brieye. after his
arrival there. he addressed Mr.. II AYls ~ your
ENccllcnry;' hut ~ he was going away h. u-rl
tho proper phrasooogy. beginning his lcttrr
Mr. President sir" W. are glad TO soc TINT
Mr., HAMPTON has gained something in knowl-
edge respecting the constitutional history Of the
country and the official tito and etiquette Of tn,
President.
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II is instructive 10 Observe the unanmity
with which the Republican press condemns
SEcoR HoBEsoSs administration Of naval af-
fairs a. rl;t'n and shamcfu.iy corrupt. I, -
also enc luraging to not the rorpe { in which
Congressman WHirTHoRSE's report Is held
since the anuoun'em nt that DICK THOMPSON
was max ng % the basis 90 his attempt 10 reform
the department.
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BY HAyEs's now and remarkable scheme
Of civil service reform. four years in office con-
stituio claim to continuance. while eight years
in office disqualfy. II was by the application
Of this rule that Pnrson NEWMAN fell. He had
unfortunately held the Office Of court toudy for
moro than four years, and was sacrificed to the
memorable requirements Of great. though
nnMN dlscOvernl nrnnnle.
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II would not hc easy to Imagine a harder
lot than HAT Of tho Pcnu-yivana widow CANE
RrrI. whose son is % trrNeruted next Tuesday.
THOMAS the last of her eleven children. thu
sole support and comfort % her old age. Is g.
perish on the Sailold and her homestead.
wi.i.h had boon bought with his earnings. ha-
INST he,n hurntup with all it, contents. THOMAS
CAMrRrlL's crime was the shooting of a CONF
panion in a hot dispute about GEoEGE WASH
INHrlN
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TwrED's flight affords curious illustra
tion Of tho old maxim. that the man vino tries
his own cause has q fool for client So long
as the Boss lrlt the exclusive management ~
his case to tho professionals. everything went
forward smoothly and without single slip.
But when h. rca hei Cuba ant took the man
agement Of his escape into his own hands cN-
changing the guidance Of the professionals for
the protection Of The Spanish nag. he immcdi-
Atnly snt INTO llll.nlty
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Shocking in itself, yesterdays tragedy s
still more shockin; in It's surroundings and
suggestions. The members of a lending New
York firm meet in the private on 20 ~ the
senior partner at the beginning Of the day $
business. Loud AMI apparently angry talk is
heard. Suddenly there is an explosion which
shakes the building and alarms the ncighhor-
hood The senior partner is found lying dead
on the floor. His nephew is found So frightfully
wounded that he dies before night without haV-
ing uttered a word to throw light upon the
tragedy. Between the two bodies are found a
revolver with ono chamber discharged. II pistol
ana knife. Around the room are found frag-
mcuts OF a shell or hand grenade \ third plrt.
nor. the only other person in the room at the
time Of the explosion. although not seriously
wounded. is too deeply excited 10 talk about it.
II is learned from him at second hand.
however that there had bccn no quar-
relling Just before the explosion. but that
the nephew had been acting qucerly for
some time that hc had decided 10 sell out his
interest in the nrm. and that the final papers
were to have boon signed yesterday. Altogether.
its one Of the most mysterious tragedies Of our
time. Ii IS suggested that the younger OF the
two victims WIS insane. Perhaps this is the
most probable. 10 it certainly Is the most char
table. solution.
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Now md NnM IInmnshlre hn. Nolol ln

Now that New Hampshire has voted down
nm amendment To the Constitution intended to
r"mor" ,he disqualification of Catholics from
holding onicr. the inquiry * naturally suggest
ed whether a republican government exists in
that State. according to the spirit of the Consti-
tuition OF the Unn.d States. This prescription
"l m'mhrrs of a certain church from the
rights II citizenship is not only lasrnnt vlo-
lAtion 81 the fundim7 nth idea of FREQ institute
lions, hut it is in open drhiunofthc Fourteenth
Amendment, which declares, No state shall
mako or enforce any law which shall ahridpr
iho privileges or immunitios Of o.', hs of the
United Stt,s.'
Rhode island dcni,s snlfri,' q, ID. OF
foreign birth. aul thus 'err"- a., ..uI, m
on" dirNtion. quito rs far AZ 'w hin,p-nir'
dpos In the other. Both these Siato1 have hN,n
conspicuous hy their oNiremo part ..fn-Aip in
Cpnsur- in surpl.i.u- the MOST violent mon4-
ur rs against the south In doi"n liu; the carppt-
haSgora of whom they furnished lib. raj
shhr', and in prof ssing exceptional SYM ltlly
Tor all the rights OF the black man. II they
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The Georgia "cracker" who walked all
the way TO Washington in order TO gaze upon
the first Fraudulent President OF the United
States. has morbid appetite for crime that is
rather remarkable,
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Some Of M colorcd pcoplc Of North Caro-

some oi the color'h people OF North 'aro-
linn wish to omigrnto to Liberia. Tho proposi-
ton IL u foolish one as has boon proven ny tho
experience OF proyiou. cmi;rants. This is iln
country of the Amnri.an be- he black on white.
and in no other lnnl are there such opportuni-
tics for the industrious worker The move
mont To- send negroes 10 Liberia originated in
sAyrholling days. and we are sorry to see il
revived now But perhaps -pmo OF the negroes
have begun to doubt whether HAYES heart
tlly hlr'is for the poor African.
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culture Of the world, is due solely and direct
ly to Span's Infamous system Of colonial
administered ion
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On the heels Of the report of the surrender
ofsror1En TAN and CRAZY HoRsE comes letter
from one Of THE SUNS correspondents in the
Black His region. drawing vivid picture If
an incipicnt claims warfare among the thou
sands OF miners who are pouring into the tor
ritory. Read the letter from Deadwood. and
don't prepare TO 70 to the Black Hills in u hurry.
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Mr.. Field takes the vote II Brewster rs an H.
Illustrative example only, The same arguments
10y which ne invuilatcs Brrwstcr- vote or
others equally strong, apply to each OF the
twelve votes of Louisiana and Florida. counted
for Hayes. Neither Congress nor the Flee
toral Commission he says. could give an
honest title without investigating the honesty II
the transactions on which the title was founded
and yet n President has been installed. in the
face Of Offers to prove frauds, the grossest. the
most shameless, and the most eorrupting ia all
our history"
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The failure Of Mis- AxxA DrcKrxsoy Nc a.

The failure Of Miss ANNA DICKINSON a. an
actress. $50 truly and SO temporarily pointed out
10y our dramatic critic yesterday. Is not surpr.s-
ing. W. hnyn always believed that sh" made %
mistake when she lcn th- .ture platform for
the mimic stage. Atn; is Mt an art which
can be cssaycd in milll lifc even 10y 20 clever
"a woman as Miss DICKINSON.
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We should not be surprised If BISMARCK

We should not be surprised II BISMARCK
made tour Of this country. now that he has r.
signed the control Of German Affairs on account
Of his broken health. He is anxious Ia get away
entirely from the heavy busn 'ss in which he
has been absorbed for the la-t fifteen years.
His bodily ailments are not as hard to endure
"a il the mental rritahilty which has been
growing upon him. He has often tried 10 OLE
tain peace. repose. and change of mind upon
his estate at Varzn. but he * never allowed To
remain there long enough tO secure them. It
would bee hard for him to obtain them in any part
Of Europe. anywhere near the active centres 81
European political movement H. must 40
away. far from the clangor and the intrigue and
the struggle. lie has often expressed great
curiosity about the United states and dos .ro
to visit the land 10 which So many Of his coun-
trymen have bctaken themselves. He would
here find a change Of scene and circumstance
He could plunge into the Adirondacks beyond
the turmoil Of the world; he could range over
the plains which the Grand Duke Alexis once
enjoyed: ne could ind novel scenes II interest
in the sotudes of the Rocky Mountains. Thus
he would cool his frvercd brow. and get better
understanding VI some things by seeing them
al "A distance.
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We use more sugar relatively to our num-
her than any other people an average of over
forty pounds year TO each person. Our
chief source OF supply Of the raw material
has long been the island Of Cuba, of whose
annual sugar crop we import about three
quarters. We paid Spain for Cuban sugar
for the fiscal years ending the lst of June,
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WILLIAM ALMoy WHEELER. and not VIII.

TTTT
LIAM MAXWELL EyARrs. should have written
the letter of instructions TO tho four-to-onn
Commission. WHEELER IS tho master Of lucil
and Ineligible literary style which leaves no
doubt in the mind of the reader as 10 what the
writer really means. What for example, could
be clearer or more direct than the following;
passage, taken almost at random from Mr..
WHEfLER's instructive treatise on Louisiana
affairs:
"Iho Returning Boarl has no right TO 40 ANYTHING cN.
ccW Ia canvass and cunwr the returns which were
hwfuiy mttr ifom hy local oflcer- cxorpt an cas-,
wrH hcN were accomI iued hy the HeruuUaies oi co.,
Sfl"h ~ snch ease, tho L.t sentence off, That section
shows That 10 Wl, expected that thrN would ouiiuar
exercise tle grave ANT dpNatr duty Of invosi-.if 9
chnrs oi riot mmult hrhory, or corruption an honi.
is of IA" piivs interested In the office n .rfl
inle 'sfa farf INIT nis ' A. ~ u,oi,ol .uri n.
NuHs no tht u No1i fhr phts ~ ffy Iif ritaf n,i,
foh T'rfe he ftihf ~ p'is,t' ohlu,,y 90 be- a,lf~L1
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WHEELER ". pFcKHiM.
Hon. CHARLES s. FMEcHuD. Auy.-Gcn

ALnNNY Jan. . 1877.
Wlf.ir Pelham. ~ N.fIei hHi.ff 2. Ntr D. .tlI
DEAR SIR Yours OF 3oth nit was received 1T
INST. with enclosure of ono hundred thousand
dollars collected hy you from T.. \. Noodwarl.
approve your hill for services n stated by
you. Very respectfully, your ohediont servant.
CHAs. ;. FNRcHILD. Auy-Gen.
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TRESoR w. PARK having been restored
10 the noisy family Of Bulls and Bears. and no
other member of that queer mcnagcric having
been either pinchcd or gorcd, Wall street was
unatiraetivc yesterday. The animals seem to
have agreed to let each other alone and resume
their ordinary lying in wait for small prey from
bcyOndthc limits Of what they style the street.
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In monograph thus entitled, published
hy d. Appleton a Goa Mr.. David Dudley Field
presents the facts and law in the case Of Or
lando II. Brewster. one OF the Louisiana cleo
tors. H. shows that Brewster did not receive a
sufficient number Il votes 10 elect him, and.
further. that hc could not have been appointed
an elecor II he had received the votes OF all tho
people Of Louisiana. lnasmuch as ho was constl-
tutionally ineligible iorthe position. In regard
10 the Electoral Commissions refusal 10 con-
sider this point. Mr.. Field remarks:
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hitting that deduction. Capt. LlHRDusH died
very old man. and his great years were the
more remarkable because he was addicted TO
the eating of opium. which ut one time he con-
sumcd in large and quito startling quantities.
We agree with Mr.. THoMs that an examine
ton into the cases of alleged centenarans re-
duccs their number very considerably
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inc result on inc huOuc lHlihu cleCliui
WINS very favorable to the Democrats, though
their candidates were unsuccessful. Rhode
leland is harishcll state. but little affected 10y
outside influences. 1t is also very corrupt.
There are. it il true. thousands Of men i'm both
parties who vote according TO their convictions,
and who would spurn bribe. But the bribc-
takers hold the balance " power and the candi-
date who has the most money generally comes
out ahead. The Democratic nominee for Gov
crnor thought that the circulation Of forty or fifty
thousand dollars in the payment OF registry
taxes. and in other ways. would be good in
vestment. SO he paid his money The result
shows that he was not far wrong, though the
Republican candidate WIS elected
Tho late General Assembly Of Rhode Island
delivered telling blow at the corruption which
has disgraced the Commonwealth by forLdding
the payment Of registry tax. in future cleo
tUns, 10y any person except the voter himself
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Machine for Hmskima (orm.

Machinery in the way of agricultu-
raj implements is gradually taking the
place of manual labor on the farm.
The last practical Improvement in the
shape of an agricultural implement is
a patent corn husking machine. The
husker is very simply constructed
arrangement, being nothing more than
a couple OF sets of rollers, propelled
by horse power, attached to the ordi-
nary circular sweep lever. The corn
when taken fiom the field is bound in
small bundles and ted in this manner
to the upper set of rollers; the car is
thus broken off and droppc'l on the
lower rollers, which, in their revolu-
tions, while the ear is passing over
them, strip it entirely Of all husks
and silk, the corn as it passes from the
machine being much cleaner than the
average OF that huskeu by hand. AS
faI as it goes, therefore. it answers the
required purpose, but il strikes usthat
the same power might be employed in
shelling the corn after it is huskcd.
There are several simply arranged
corn shelters, any of which might be
so managed as to receive the corn in n
hopper after it is husked, the shelter
being propelled by means of an ordi-
nary betting attachment, connected
with the lower set of rollers. If u
thing is worth doing it is worth doing
well; if one machine will answer both
for husking and shelling corn, what is
the use OF employing two machines to
do the same worky--[ Turf, Field and
Farm.
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GENERAL NEIvs.

James q. Blaine, Of Maine, has been re-
elected l. :. Senator.
In the three State prisons Of New York,
there are $500 prisoners.
\, III inous girl, with four cgs, advertis-
es for an engagement ina side show.
Gold sold in New York, ON January 9Th,
for 81 O6s, the lowest figures reached since
the panic Of 1873.
4 Jealous husband in Jersey City showed
his wife into boiler of hot water, killing
her instantly.
4 Paris letter says that there will be -
shapes of bonnets next Fall, for the ladie-
to choose from.
-Four hundred AMI ninety seven majority
for Drew, aud ninety four majority for Til
den, is the honest eount oi the vote Of
Florida.
One man lost an eye, another was severcs
~ cut in the bowels, and another had hi
throat cut, while attending a Christmas
Tree, in Texas.
4 Saratoga Belle, whose beauty was alon
marred by the enormous size Of her ears,
has had them cut down to suit her, by 4
skillhl New York physician.
II is said that the standard Oil Company
of Pittsburgh, Pa. has purchased 10000
acres of land in Tennessee, near the Ken
tucky line, AID are going to develop it for
oil.
The Supreme Court Of Massachusetts, has
decided that Jews are amenable to the laws
of the State, regulating the Observance ID
the Sabbath There will be no more open
stores in Boston on Sunday.
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, the
great Railroad King, whose death has been
daily expected for several months, died
last Thursday, at an advanced age. lie
leaves an estate valued at Ssj, 100000.
An effort is being made in Virginia Ia
run Gen Jos. =. Johnston for Governor,
but the Richmond Wig, after paying him
an undeseryed compliment says that he Is
unqucsiionably ineligible To the one.
A young man in Petersburg, Va, al
though Sunday school teacher, and q
pious member Of the Baptist church, has
abscondej with $4,000, the property Of tho
Citizens Bank, for watch he was clerking
stanford. Florida, beats this place in IN.
particular, at least tine lemon tree ha'
produced over lO,OOO lemons in t~o year
and the editor of the local paper has bee,
presented with one Of them tina, weigh
over pound.
A low lived white man In Richmond
Va, failing to get the legal document Il
marry negro woman. went To Washingtol
anJ the twain we're made one nesh. W
hal better opinion Of the Virginia ns
grpcs than that
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striped sto~king. om ,he Uane.

For ladies, striped stockings are on
are on the wnne. those of solid color
only being considered in good taste.
Scarlet stockings are especially admir-
ell, particularly for wear with black
dresses. New embroidered stockings
have masses of flowers worked in silk
upon the portion OF the foot left ex-
posed by the slipper, and running well
up the front and sides of the ankle. A
new absurdity in hosiery is "A black
silk stocking embroidered in gold.
Besides being very expensive (ihey
cost from sl6 to $40 a pair, they of
course. will not wash, and, as the gold
threads tarnish with wear, they are
not Joy forever" though very beau
tiful. Ladies who value their health
are advised to wear beneath these
bright hued stockings,a pair of smooth
fitting while ones, as the dyes are in.
furious, many contrary opinions not
withstanding.
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Human Htdc SSs~s-A New Method
Of uHissns the s~rccs.es sS De-

The result Of a curious experiment
recently made by two Souihside shoe
makers has just come tn light. The
two men worked IN the same shop,
and one day they INDUCED in specula.
tons regarding the utility Of human
skin in the manufacture Of boots and
shoes. Both were Of the opinion that
il would answer the purpose. Arrange.
ments were made with college in
Philadelphia. and they secured skin
from the back Of a man who had died
suddenly from an accident, and upon
whose remains corruption had not Ia
ken hold. The skin was put into q
preparation Of hem.ock md oaken
barks, such as is used in the ordinary
process Of tanning, and in about ten
days it was in condition to he turned
into the uppers and legs of pair Of
boots. The process Of tanning chan
ged its color to a light brown. It
was more porus than calfskin. The
skin was duly made into pair OF
boots. the soles being Of ordinary lea
ther. They proved to be warmer than
boots made from the skin of calf,
and it is believed that they will be ev-
cry bit as serviceablc. The expert
ment proved that the skin of man
of average size would furnish materi-
al for two pair Of boots, including the
solcs. Soles made from human skin,
however, would not be likely to prove
serviceablc for every day wear, tho
they might be well adapted for use in
dancing pumps. The result of this
test will furnish an argument to the
utilitarians against cremation, but to
the sensitive there will be as much OBJ
jection to this mode of disposing of
the remains Of loved ones as there Is
to the schemes Of lie Moyne and the
Theosphists.- [Piitsburg Post.
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IickIiMn Pork.

This is the formula for the IIamp-
shire (England) method of picking
pork, which give from written men,
oranda brought here myself. 1t is
really the only way to so cure pork as
to be pleasant food for many, who can
not eat pork as ordinarily cured with
out much unpleasant after-feeling. In
the manner referred Ia, the greasy,
nauseating quality is overcome and
either the dried bacon or in the picked
form is palatable and wholesome.
Formula To every four pounds OF
the best salt, add one pint of brown
sugar or molasses, and one ounce Of
salts Pennell, Ia refined saltpetre. }
MAKE pickle strong enough to bouy'
antly support an egg. Five weeks
will he the time required to fully
pickle the meat. Ii eau he left in the
pickle and taken out when wanted, 0l
taken out and carefully dried. | pre-
fer using from the pickle the meat
is better favored and richer. Il Cor
respOndence Country Gentleman.