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The question Ol the propr"ty and adVisa-
hilitF of removing the capital from Albany
L. New York IL now 10 be brought fairly Ice
fore the Legislature Of the State. Mr
SrliN'a I'LL providing for the removal, the
Ways and Means Committees on Thursday,
agreed To- report e. the House, when, if the
subject receives the attention it deserve,
the debate upon The measure will be
thorough and earnest. Whom the bill was
introduced IL committee, it seems that some
llippant members thought it a laughing
matter, but their nlirth was ill-timcd for
Mr. STEIN Wa Offering to them one Of the
most important bills Of the session. and pro-
po-iu.; an action which will bc found, the
more it is discussed, to have reason, aud
sound understanding Of the needs Of the
state, and the DRIFT Of popular opinion, on its
side.
Already it Is Discovered that tho proposed
removal liuds favor among the representa-
lives from all parts of the State. except Al
bany itself The members Of the Legisla-
turc from the country districts are its
strongest supporters and with good reason.
with the capital at Albany, service in the
Legislature becomes an irksome task The
members are compelled to spend months in
"A town which presents no features Of inter
est, and whittier nothing except mere Off
cial duty could take them. |, Il duh,
drcary place, with severe and di.agreca-
hlo climate, AMI oifnr- np resources inr an
active mind audan entcrprising spirit Were
ii not for the l. gi-laturr it would speedily
drop into IA condition Of ob,curitv, or at best
he known a. a place whore railroads meet
and passengers stop to take a hurried meal
one Of the consequences Of keeping the
capital at Albany is that the best men In the
state those best iilted for Legislative func-
lions, are 10Th TO assume them because by ,o
doing they practically Danish themselves
tol the winter and spring, the portion Of Tia"
y"al when they wish to he most active, and
when, ii they leave their homes at all, they
desire 30 seek the groat city, the centre of
their interests, and the place 10 which both
business and inclination draw them. 1t i.
not surprising, Tia ie,olo, that the project for
the removal Of tho capital from Albany to
New York, has the favor Of SO many nom
hrrs from the rural districts and interior
towns Of the State.
The removal may be Effected al small cost.
The sum required FOR the completion Of that
nonstrous pile, the new CAPITOL Is enough
to put up "A suitable and an imposing cdilicc
IN New Yolk, ia the building Of when les
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sons OF warning may be got from the ex-
travagances and failures of the structure
at Albany. The best practical use to which
that costly foundation can be put is to make
of it stone quarry, whence to get the ma
tcrial for the new Capitol in New York.
There are many fine and accessible sites
here which could now be obtained at low
rate, and If the building was pushed, In two
or three years the Legislature might be sit
ting in the metropolis, surrounded by the
active inspiriting, and intellectually stimu-
lutivc life of the greatest city of the New
World. and one Of the three or four ranking
cities of the whole world.
If the Legislature was in New York it
would be far more important body than it
Is now. Men of more consequence would sit
in IL; its deliberations would attract more
attentions its prizes would more be worth
striving for; II would be at the centre of the
business and intellectual life of the State
and country; its members would have to
measure themselves against larger men, and
the leading press of the country would be
near at hand to watch its proceedings and
report its doings. The true cmincnce from
which to get n view Of the whole State is
part no interest hostile TO any, but is equally
concerned that all shall be prospercd, for
the prosperity of each contributes to its
own, a. also its own to that Of all We do
not doubt that the members of the Lcgisla-
turc would have wider, a more liberal and
more comprehensive outlook If they were
domcled in the metropolis during the period
of their session.
The really vigorous opponents Of removal
must. Of course. come from Albany. Allied
with the members from that county will be-
the shopkccpcrs hotel keepers, boarding
house landadies and the other people at
Albany who make money out of the Legis-
lature and those whom its session draws to
that provincial town. They will raise a loud
cry against the proposition, but their selfish
interests are of no account compared with
those Of the Legislature itself and the whole
people of the state, which interests will be
best sub-erved by bringing the capital to
New York. where 1t belongs. Mr.. STEMS
hill should receive prompt and serious at
tentiOn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-24

The day will come when the remarkable
tract which has Received the name Of lcl-
]owstone Park will take rank before the
Mammoth Cave or the Yosemite Valley
among the natural wonders of this country
II is the diversity of anomalous phenomena
and their concentration within limited
area which make this domain Il Vcritahle
museum of curio-itie- Goyscrs equal In
magnitude to those for whose sake men are
willing to visit Iceland. hot springs in some
respects more striking than those of Arkan-
sas, a waterfall whose altitude Is nearly
double that of the Niagara, mountains but
little lower than those Of Switzerland, and
lake framed like that Of Constance all these
the future tourist in Montana will SEC ia the
course Of an hours ride. Dr.. HAYDEN, some
years ago, may Ice said to have revealed TO
IL the scientific and artistic value oil a region
which at that time was we'll nigh inacccss-
Die. Since this part Of the Yellowstone basin
was reserved t. public uses some furthercX-
Iloration has been DONE and We would call
attention to the report of a reconnaissance
directed IN that quarter by Col. LUDLOW, Of
the United States Engineers
The report has been quite lately pull
lished, but the expedition which ii describe,
took place in the summer Of 1915. Col. LUD-
Low was accompanied by Mcssrs. q. Il. GKIS-
NELL and f. : DANA Of Yale College. who. ale
though the time allowed for rcsetrohe, was
very brief, succeeded in maAilS substantial
addition, 10 the geological alI . YolOSlol
knowledge Of the rc- rVation. From b.
mark, the western terminus, of the northern
Pacific Railroad, the party followed the up
per Missouri which seems 10 hr navigate
until October I.v tl, ea,.l.ti,i,,,I Siam.
vhn.l bnnt- tina. ,l..,,,n nsf,rn- Cnrr,u
n distance Of MIL. Thence a Fortnight,
rid. inn outl,y..t dt,,,tinn ac.oss a rnugb
country. for. the most mart uur..lain.d and
infested l,v 4 .-til. Sioux. brought them 4,
the Yellow rl, Park. II oin.,r, thai
wagons can hct..l.oi AS fai.a, the MANN ,th
Hot Springs. the road having been made Ell.
tirely practicable. though oc,., ,ionallyof I'M
desirable stoepne,s. From TIL, point, how
ever. wheels must Ice ahaudo ned and evcrv-
thing carried on pack animals.
The first object If interest in the Park is
presented by thcsr spIings which occupy q
small valley partly filled by their saline de-
posits From the floor Of this basin rises Il
series Of terraces. reaching a height Of 200
feet. dazzling white in the sun. and oXhlblt-
iug great variety OF form, enbcllishc by
tho quivering. shceny effect OF tho thin, de-
hoendng sheets Of water. The material Is
carbonate Of limo deposited by the cooling
OF the 4alin" jet; it Is Of a nearly pure white,
and while moist vi moderate hardness
The main springs gu-h forth from the uppc
shelf oi the tcrpceI mound aud spread out
into large limpid pools OF a blue Tint. boiling
violently in places, aud emitting clouds of
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After the Goyernment had occl

After the Government had occupied n
month in attempting To prove It's case in the
crooked whisk,y trial. Judge BLATcHFoIp de-
cided that enough evidence had not been given
10 Justify putting BOYD ~ Co. upon their de-
fence. H. expressed no opinion If the testi-
mony produced TO prove the conspiracy hut
based his decision upon the fact that the Gov
eminent had failed 10 prove any crooked overt
act done In pursuance OF II. Assistant District
Attorney SHtnMAS said early in this case that
h. had gut through with entering noHe pros
tg'us in favor of men indi'tcd ~ co-conspira-
tors and having them turn out 10 h' hostile
witnesses. IL will have plenty Of opportunity
OF trying the other policy in The dozen or So
of crooked wAlskoy cases that remain 10 lie,
heard.
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To THE FproR or Tur SUN SIR. IN lo-ol
hnn l'n cent. WIZ 10 ll as HNph TO the portrait luul
lvl ulr Nrnvit Hi J,a brad HN
lDf u.hnr uYnuff .H NIlulu 4 WNccoi's patched
APP 'mnrums' $40 inn,itnl, tnc nttuiul t,.lt az Nhth
i' iluit hNtuiuh- thtri-, if. tdf-s % $3.50 IAIh
Nr.N ruulA, nuun sOtru
BgAUifuoho. Mrch -
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We are now assured, after all the jabbcrng
over the matter. that ii was not FRYE. Of Maine.
who got MORRILL, his new place at the public
crib; and that it was not JIM BLAINE who dill
it aud TINT IL was no, Little HALE: and that it
was not TOM REED. or any Of the Maine politi-
clans. OF course It was not HANNIBAL HAML1N
or any Of his set. who could not even put in
their rreienccs to this peculiar honor. We said
the other day that only HAYES himself
could settle the uproar over the question by
telling who 1t really was that induced him to
give MORRILL, the Cole .torship OF Portland.
HAYES has told q ,rordlng to the Evening Post.
and HAYES says il was GRANT who suggested
the appointn mt AM Obtained the promise that
twould bo made. This is terrible coLtradic-
ton Of the asse ri ions and claims and pretences
and letters Of Frye. BLAINE. HALE. and the
rest of Thorn. who have been quarrnlling over
the matter. Whether they will now turn from
hghting each other. and all fall upon HAYES
their common enemy. remains 10 be- seen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-24

The testimony that hd- been taken IN the
invest CATION 81 the fl,.tuu-h Lunaiir Asylum
shows not only that IL mas b-sn under the man
agcment oi incompetent persons. but that the
most shocking crurtl'S have been habltually
pri.ti~.d upon the helpless inmates 10y some Of
the attendants These disclosures Of cruelty in
institutions established for the detention and
cure of the insane are becoming unpleasantly
frequent. and IL Is time that "a remedy should be
found for an evil which may be ascribed mainly
10 the fat that improper persons are often Sc
lectrd for nurses. and that this class of attend
ants usually ars permitted 10 exercise unre-
strained authority over the persons intrusted to
their care. A. a lunatic IL not a competent wit
ness in law nurses of d violent or cruel DISPOSE
ton think thu they can wrrak their temper
upon their victims with impunity amt because
these mr. crazy III ar eompl liut~ OF III treatmen ut
arr too oft'n regarded 10y the authorities II an
asylum ~ the results If u diseased Imagination.
And yet. in many cas"-, persons who arr 50 far
insane az 10 require restraint Will give periec,y
clear and accurate accounts OF ordinary occur
reners. and Will converse int -llgrntly upon any
subject not apperaining q their peculiar delu-
sions.
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estcd observers are anxiously watching to
see what Attorney-General DEvENs will do
with his office-whether he will succeed in
colOring It, or whether 1t will color him.
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virginia Contributes.

To THE EDIToH or TUE SUISSE. That the
GA lwh,niuu mN hg t,pn".hhd ~ Ma. hul i"r ln
rlhsinH picture ni me lsnhfr- ~ thr Louis mn RAJ
ctil' Rrturmne folri lar Joseph Ahundo bradley, /
herewith rnvns" Ia ,Vuts So tn u,' clluflu- nl Wells
IN the irulr IA lac mas h' rrUrr~ nitd anr aud
not Nas,al by the side Of Inc Two dusky cusprAor~
Nnitt PUsr, Va 4. \ FRANZ
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Immigration? Wei. Il has be,n a great
thing ior ulls country during the past two on
three centuries. and il j. yet So. II Is by immi-
grafton thet We have here to-day forty millions
Of people. all of whom are the descendants Of
immigrants IL they arr not immigrants them-
selves. Without II this land would yet have
been the camping ground. hunting ground. and
desire Il continuance of tho Immigration of
honest AMI Industrious people. anxious Ia sr-
cure their own welfare and t. aid In building
up that - the country.
But what is the proper way n promote immi-
grafton IF Desirable kiulY II il hy making
this country tn homo of peace, perity lih-
orty. AMI justice. II is by making II attractive
totho-r who soe il from afr, by giving c,i-
dcne" of the superior advantages Of those who
already live in II.
Tho way 10 promote d, slrahlo immigration r.
not by stimulating The growth Of the seeds II
anarchy. Winking at the ways of men whose
conduct must be disastrous to the general wei
fare, keeping quiet when the Irinr,plr- ON
which the public freedom rests are assaulted,
and upholding wrongs which, If unchecked.
must AIRY ruin with them. NJ. no. Mr. PEEK..
KILL. though 1t seems that this is what YOU de-
sire us g. do You would have us try To- prDmut
immigration by lu-tifyug fraud. crying peace
- the spoilers. AMI suppr -sing facts that are
before all m"n'- eyes. We do not hrlieve that
Immigration is thus to Dee promoted but ii Nr
did So believe, we would not have az that
uripn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-24

Mr. scHURz. in such moments 81 leisure MS he
can snatch from civil service reform. should
give serious thought to the subject hroachcd In
these letters AMI if lac cannot crafty the fair
writers. he should at least return them sound
and satisft tory reasons for his refusal strictly
applying thereto the civil service reform rules.
w are not surprised tina; h~ rare musical
gifts awaken enthu-iasm among the Treasury
ladi,- for Mr.. ScHu ~ is the first Secretary of
the Interior who could play the piano. and love
Is wont 20 fly most swiftly in the celestial at
mos phere Of the divine art.
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Republican correspondent. who argues
the ease in favor Of JOE BRADLEY's tribunal.
demonstrates with us H. follows.
Your attack upon President HaYNs are unwarrantei
ami UNJUST aud - tat pVAuca mistake as were those
against GRANf Ia 1872
That will do. II we are MS near right about
HAYES in 1877. as W. were about GRANT in 1872
nothing more need he said.
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WASHINGTON March 22-CARL SCuURz Is
much disircseil the number ct i9.c letter. he dai
Ike 10 car the Hrhf'enf nj ~ Mr. senator tHEsriAsrY
hv capturn- mature secretary and setting ny another
cali IN Washineton Most Ol these lnv,iY
aspllant. dw, on the musical rus OF the SECRETARY
iuliCllu - At.t4l soul AMI pruis~- Nuiiide~
N,arNn. after fhr inrutc Two THREE have even
TAR uUuu whole sttuxa. from iltINhs Buch der
Iiedcr and from the lncuLhniIlC able chanun-s OF
uklsTL- H0ti
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-24

Try s. Davis, Jr Is, Cincinnati diamond brand
htn' at faIA lordsi cheaper lhan bvo, dcAcious.-
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-24

The southern Representative who invested
In the policy of conrilHtion returns to the bosom
Of his constituency under the sad conviction
that the Fraudulent Presidents promises are
like Dead sen fruit
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The legislative commissions in Jersey
City are going to contest Tire constitutionaliy of
the law which wipes them ont. on the ground
that Will" general in terms. II is special in pur-
pose. and the amended Constitution torhis the
passage Of special laws for munic pGlities. They
die hard.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-13
OF THE COTTON TAX


The telegraph informed us the other day thai
the President had been presented with o. lossa
bust Of himself, tbs work Of j. G.. Beldep OF New
Orleans. or the parties who made the presen.a.
tion we know nothing. We happen to know, how.
ever, that the bust was The handiwork not Of III
townsman. Dr. J. G.. Bsldep, but of his son, J
Webster Belden, young gentleman just twenty.
one years Of age, who has quite recently devel.
oped remarkable talent for sculpture, and who
we are assured by artists capable of judging,
will. with study and application. far surpass the
best efforts OF our greatest American sculptor,
Hiram Powers.
Young Beden has all the love and enthusiasm
for his art. which is the necessary aoconpani-
ment of genius, and even his earliest and most
oruee works give assurance of the grand achieves
ments that will crown his maturer years. His
first attempt was made n little more than year
ago. and o. sisted in reproduction, in plaster
Of Paris OF bronzs bust Of Humboldt, which
occupied the parlor mantle at his home. The
copy was rikibgly accurate aud mis- success in-
dueed him to persevere. His Efforts since
then have borne out his own
most sanguine anticipations and have
proved TO his artist friends that in this selfin-
struoted youth Louisiana has born sculptor
one who will, some day, when the glorious in
stinot within him shalt have bourgeoDed in
upon the South.
His bust Of Hayes was made from the photo
graphs he saw of the President in the show win
dows, and ia said to be fine likeness. Young
Belden has gone to New York to pursue his
studies
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-13
What Does 1t Mean?

We are informed that on several occasions the
conductors on the steam trains of the lake cara
Of the CITY Railroad Company have exacted from
passengers the full fare, twenty cents, to go and
return TO and from the lake, as though they were
on an excursion trip.
Now, IL we understand the matter properly,
and we think we do, the steam cars to the lake
only form part of our street or railroad system,
and passengers have the right as they choose, to
purchase round trip tickets at twenty cents, or
pay five cents, to the Metairie Ridge, five cents
more to the lake, then again five cents back to
the ridge, and finally five cents to Clay Statue
again. Indeed, it sometimes becomes very neces-
ssry that it should be 30. For example, when
the stencil, which is frequently created
by the peculiar fuel used in the loco
motives becomes intolerab 9, or when the
engineer wants his dinner and runs his
train at such q rapid rate that the light cars
of the company bound over the rails in manner
to shake q person to pieces; and still more, when
the trains are jammed to suffocat ;on-co npelling
passengers to seek relief in one Of the horse cars.
The round trip ticket system may be very con-
veuent TO facilitate the conductors in collecting
the fares, ant may serve as a safeguard against
knocking down." but the public have rights
also which should not be lost sight OF, and theg
the steam t. aims only far as the Ridge il they
choose, or from that point TO the lake, and vice
versa
The company might, however, make an agreea-
BILE CONFRONT 9 in this m alter by charging oply
t cen for the round trip to the Lake and
back, as they promised to d. on one or two occa-
uions, il we remember rightly.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-13

have no ii cans Of sscertaining the probable cost
ri The one, oil course the total canust be reached.
The difference might be exempl6ed by the rela-
tive cost Of cart hire In 1868 aud In 1871 which lie
enormous and amounts 10 thousands OF dollars,
even by admitting that each Of the l85 carts OF
the Department Of Improvements are employed
On half time. According 10 actual calculation,
IL lie simply over s8B, 600; ID palmer words, the
contractors would have had TO pay for the same
amount OF hauling in 1868 $4,000 more than MIR.
McCafTrey In 1877.
In short, II the above figures, estimates and
comparisons are true, the Department Of I'm
provements should be run for from two hundred
snd fifty TO two hundred and seventy III usand
dollars, whereas Mr.. McUsfTre,'s budget would
call for three hundred and fifty thousa nd dollars.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-13
ANOTHER CANDIDATE ron THE GAI-
LOWS.
sam MAILMAN Convicted Of Murder After
n Full and Fair Trial.

sam MAILMAN Convicted Of Murder After
Full ana Fair Trial.
The jury In The case Of the State vs. Samuel
Mailman sat in their box awaiting the arrival Of
the attorney for the defense, and the prisoner
lolled about In the dock, casting now and then
furtive chances through the slats at the
Twelve silent men. As his judges had
been locked up all night over their verdict
Sam. Wallnan's face seemed to show that he
had hopes of an sequittsl. He was q medium
sized man, with light sandy hair and long tlaky
moustache, not unlike those seen on those brown
faced Neapoltsn fishermen. His cold blue eyes
moved restlessly from one juryman's face to the
other, and at last settled down TO the contempla.
ton Of one of his horny finger nails, which he
tried TO clean.
Presently he was aroused from his lethargy by
the announcement from Judge Whitaker that he
could not keep the jury waiting longer for the at.
torney, and the prisoner was ordered to the bar
of the court. He came out in quick nervous
manner, and with a reckless air threw himself
down into a seat next to q deputy sheriff.
The jury were asked whether they had agreed
upon verdict, and an affirmative response was
given. The prisoner stood up, facing the jury,
his fingers toying with q fold Of his pants that he
gathered and twisted whilst awaiting the fiat.
MIR. Waugh, the minute clerk, took the indict-
ment and on the back read, "We the jury, fnd
the accused guilty."
Mailman turned visibly whittier. his Jaws began
grinding motion and the figures twitched more
nervously than ever,
The Jury members were then polled, and as
Ell CHI responded that the verdict WAS correct,
hope seemed to sink lower and lower in the pris-
oner's breast, and when the last neme was called
and the verdict was recorded, a long drawn sigh
escaped the man and he slowly marched to the
dock, another candidate for the gallows.