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The Florida Case.

Florida Is the pivot upon which the Prcsi-
dcncy may now bc said to turn There tho
foundation will be laid and the principles cs-
tabllshed by which Louisiana must bc de-
cidcd subsequently. A different question Is
involved in Oregon. In the arguments be-
fore the Electoral Commission not "A single
new point has been presented ON either side.
Counsel have elaborated ideas and braccd
them up with an array Of authority and or
namcnted them with rhetoric, which We
have repeatedly presented IN more COM
pact form
Tho whole case Is In nutshell. The HAYES
party claim that the certificate of SrEAIiSs
absolutely protects their electors, and there
Is no power Of review anywhere, even no
matter what frauds may have been commit
ted The TGLDES party claim that judicial
proceedings were commenced against the
Returning Board before the result was de-
slared, and that the Judgment against the
HAYES electors stands, although SrEARNs
and his Returning Board have gone out Of
Office. They also offer the certificate of the
new Governor. after a rccanvass, showing
IiLDEN's election.
II the Commission 20 behind the returns
~ thoy did in louisiana in 1873. when the
vote Of that State was excluded. Florida
must naturally be- given 10 TILDES, because
he has a majority OF the votes actually and
legally cast 10 c-ca from this dilemma.
the HAYES party propose, If tho door br once
opened 10 20 beyond the court and authOri-
ties of Florida and the testimony taken by
the Congressional committees. and to sum
mon the individual voters throughout the
State. Or, in other words, TO hold now
election.
This suggestion Is we'll understood to be n
menace of delay. which Is intended to pre-
vent the Commission from considering any
thing else than the technical certificate
given to the HAYES electors. 1t is substan-
italy admitted 10y the whole course OF the
proceedings that the case Of HAYES hinges
entirely upon "a legal technicality which, If
accepted as rule, would enable corrupt
Returning Boards and Governor to control
this country, without the possibility Of
escape from their tolls. II New York, with
Its large popular majority for Tn.DES, could
BY q false canvass have been returned fol-
HAYES through an abuse OF forms, there
would be no remedy, according to this theory
II HAYES is declared elected, 1t will be done
by establishing the principle that fraud Is
good if yelled in the forms Of law, and that
a beaten candidate may yet steal the Office
OF President. II TILDEN is declared elected
1t will be because he had majority of the
honest electoral votes. That Is the differ
ence in the standing of the two candidates
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Perjury and fraud were all over tho work
Of the Returning Board OF Louisiana; but j..
MADISON WELLS must be careful how he per-
pctrutes perjury before the House Committed.
He swore on Monday that one Of the most dis
tingushcd and honored citizcns Of New Orleans.
DUNCAN +. KENNER. had offered him n bride
Of 500 900 TO give the State TO TrLDEN; but Mr..
KENNFR tcegraphs that it WIS WELLS who de-
manled this sum for that work. and offers to
give his testimony on the subject in Washing
ton. Mr.. KENNERw will doubtless be- sent for and
We shall then have his evidence against that OF
WELLS. As to which OF the men ID to DO cred
tod nobody will be In doubt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

TO THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sr: In
THE Sun of the 9th inst you enumerate the
Count Joannrs. Brother ramuge. q. Wishing
ton Chlds A. NJ, q. f. Train. and others equally
llluStrious, IA worthy Of being placed in the
category Of handsome men. Now allow me
to suggest nnsmurh ~ the question is being
discussed, who is the handsomcst man. that
correspondents and journals, in bringing for
ward the names of those whom they consider
worthy of recognition Ia the title, should conllne
themselves 10 the definition Of the subject. If
We are To- Judge who is the hand~omnst man We
should adopt rs u standard physical perfection
and iaclHl adornmrntS Hs a criterion. II rs
rather difficult and d'hrltr task To ull stIon
thr sincerity of Brother Talmn.sFs rrlglous
ritlSionS, or Ia question the histrioni' and
literary fame Of NY esteemed friend, the gnl-
liant and doughty Count Jnunu -. 1t ~ 20 SO alb
surd io doubt the guudn, IS ut Deacon Richard
Smith. Let rs nudge of men hy their physical
stature, and uhnn TINS ,prln ipln will wager
tlm that simon Holden, Esq. I Guwanls, is as
handHumr-l do not use thew ii in IT'S Supnrln-
tive srnsc-iS any man eth in New York or
The Sun. b. ID Fnp
NEW York. Feb o, 1877. P. C box l,al7.
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R.iILRO.iDING Nv IFRIC.L
The Republics or south Africa and British
AWLre.sion.
FVrr he Aai ALbes. e P,sii.a Dig. >'os he American
Gt.llnI Allh s.i.hL

u.
Gep,aILt'h >sf'n,
Tho Beers, the name by which the de-
scendants Oi tho Dat IN colon SIS who settled
the Cape OF Good Hope are distinguished. AMI
which in the Dut n ian suagr. simply means
farmers. being unwilling 10 live under Ensl sh
cpOnlst rule m Cape Colony, migrated in large
numbers northward. h'yonl tho British colo
MAJ i'm u, 10 an unkn NMh country. whrr" they
iuuni d the Orlngr r'H stat. AMI nitrrWdri,
10 tlo north Of u. the Iran-Nld Rapublic. An
hon ~. simple, AMI iu iustrlous race, by whom
South Africa mas hitherto been performed. they
Iound IN their nov home fruitful and
healthy rex on. watch. under their patient
industry. pruhtN, AMI thrift. was rap
idly becoming. when these diamond ana
gold IL lls were d.- uVerrd. one Ol tho most
prosperous, moral, and dtsir.h parts of Airi-
"a The Il srpY ~ At on" uttrt ted tho cupid4ty
OF their En-lish colonial nrignhurs. who have
rN "A 900. through inc colonial OH 'uis ana
oihrrw So. pursu I'll Inc oi policy the uum
iakdhlr Object oi which IL to annex these young
punlics and runN NJ them into British poss ~
Orange Fr'r STAT tine diamond fields. which
have hitherto welded dinm0nI, IN I'M. vain, II
fifteen millions sterling. w"r' claimed by tine
English, AMI tIruuiY recognition of their rights
that "a" "olonlWS have been up" tu obtain from
comparatively small sum of money Tor giving
tcm up. In the rfm-,nal. wnnr" tnr gold
u ,.ls are iuiurl dli r'ni policy mas bon
pursued Tine nuiN"s with whom the rolnn.~ts
have hitherto lVrd ma unity. huVr hern IN
et'd 10y British OLD 'as ANA secret Hsrl,S.
Tad 'a EnSsh" ' loana Ea' oil the ' appr S
dissolution Of the Transyall republic through
thor war with the Knllr- TIN. rising yount
Airi an republic. the Government ol which has
been carried ON with marked int 'Iligcn'e and
ability, has effect d "a lnlu m Holland llr r'ul-
road from lis capitti, Pr tur.a, to pelagoa Bay.
on thr Gust ,Nast Mhl'h has one Of the lin IT
hurhurs m Africa, the use of winch for the rail
roai has been coded by the Pnrlu-su So Govern
m"nt for one hundred years. Tnis rnilr'nd is
now in In" course of cunstru 'tlou. and when
lin ,hed Will draw on the Wlulr TRADE OF
i1e Tmnsval from Port Natal, in the
BRUSH Colony OF NAlfl MllHl = ltW the only
outlet of the 'rrau9,aal and the evident design
OF stirring up the kaiilr war - Ia prevent the
c9n-lru ton at tins important WORK. AMI bring
about 81 u "a 81 tful THINGS ina the infant rrpuh-
~ as will make It's aruu. .uun hv tlr End -h
liltln more than am easy t of taking prr-,'--
SION. II ls impossible not To- feel. especially IN
TINS country, strong interest in these yOun,
African republics; and should tine Trans yiul
succeed IN building It's road 10 DHlHgOu bay.
every mcasur" should Ia" taken for establishing.
at the earliest opportunity, dirrL cnmmer Ad
INTERCOURSE between II ami tln Unit II states,
which would he maintained AMI an sm'ntrd
through mutual interests and "a warm mutual
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

The greatest living General" has only
three more Sundays left for didactic purposes;
and he will find that when these three Sundays
have passed. the now attentive agents Of the
Associated Press will no longer care to listen to
his views" We take the liberty to recommend
for the remaining Sunday talks the following
topics: 1. The value Of Seneca sandstone in
Government architecture. 2. Our relations
with Cuba. g. How to prevent the manufacture
Of crooked whiskcy The President may Aot bo
specially Interested in these subjects. hut the
country Ia. Let him say as the patriotic PICKETT
said; D---n my interest; think of the interest
of forty millions Of peopci"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

The English Government of India Is en-
ploying millions of idle people on the public
works. to keep them from starvation; and now
the French Government Is called upon 10 take
steps to alleviate the distress Of hity thousand
silk operatives in Lyons. who are out OF en-
ploymcnt Quarter Of amill!on of francs have
been devoted To their relief 10y the local author
tiles. and the Government has promised ~ do
everything. in Us power Ia HSs ~ them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

The Republicans think that LITrLErIELD
and MADDOX are rasrnls. The Democrat, think
that ANDERSON IL great ra- al. Pretty much
everybody has thought for a long time that
WELLS WAS great riis 'nl. The people gencr-
ally believe that these opinions are correct II
if only great ras als who forge alIilayits and
nsily election returns; and after of ring 10
sell Louisiana TO whichever party would pay
the most for its eight electoral votes. thrn 20
ON and consummate the trime 10y throwing
out enough TlLpEN votes 10 g.yn an apparent
majority to HAYES because his supporters
meant business. and put up the requisite
amount of money.
VI cOurse. 81 h mon are grnnt rnsnnls
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relations, was cminently qualified 10 " warn"
Mr.. WHtTrHoRNE against impending dan
gers which his own tools had created
to ruin the faithful investigator who had
let daylight into the dark corners Of his col
fusion and jObbcry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

Now that GRANT Is about 10 lcavo the
White House. he must take care to provide him
self with all the documents and papers needed
for the history Of his Presidency. which he
ought to write with the assistance Of Brother
OWL. Drother-n-law CASEY. CRAMER. SHARPE.
and the rest of them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

He Is first-class specimen of hedge
hog, bristling all over. this J. MADISON WELLS
His croes-examinaton yesterday WAS even live
lier than it had been the day before. He de-
clarcd when he first went on the stand that ho
would protect himself; but he has not yet re-
sorted TO any other weapon than his tongue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

has been accomplished within the last thirty
years by fitful individual endcavor, we have
II right to expect substantial fruits from
systematic investigation prosecuted ON a
colossal scale.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07
Dr R. D. HIrcncocK. snenkIng on MN.

DIR. r. D. HTcHCocK, speaking on Mon
day night as President Of the society which has
been organized to conduct explorations in
Palestine, said that Of the six hundred towns
mentioned in the Old Tcstiment rs existing in
Palestine three hundred and fifty have been
discovered while tho sites Of the remainder
have been pretty accurately determined. Thus
weare HIDING ont that old Palestine was as the
Bible represented it: but the Jews of to-day
s'em little inclined 10 20 back to the country of
their ancestors. Nor do we blanc them. 1t
oilers little at present 10 attract 50 active and
chterprsing people as the jews 10 mako it a
place of Residence. though So much to engage
the thought Of the Biblical student and to stir
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

Some day New York is bound to bo made
the capital Of the State 1t Is inevitable. Why,
then 20 on sinking millions in the preposterous
pile now slowly going up ut Albany The
Legislature had better give their attention 10
discussing bill for tho early removal of tho
capital TO its natural place. Albany. before tho
development Of the railway system Of the State.
WAS comparatively important town. 1t had u
knirkorbockcr society which prdcd itself ON
its birth and wealth, but it WAS always so'iety.
rs a whole. slow and unprogressive and intel
lectually duh During IA half century 1t has
grown more stupid and provincial, while Al
bnny Itself has declined in Importance as IA city
Meantime New York has advanced with rapid
strides 50 that il now pays large share OF the
taxes of the state, aud great part of the lcgis-
laton at Albany directly concerns the mctropo-
Lis. New York IS the fountain head, and hero
the capital should be.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

MoRToN boasts Of the scheme under which he
can lose the Stte OF Indiana by ten thousand
votes and still save the Congressional delega-
ton. as he did in November last. 1t Ia pity II
he has transpantcd any Of his peculiar political
methods 10 the westward side Of the Rocky
Mountains
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

Every time 1t is proposed To go behind tho
reports Of the Returning Boards and the ccrtin-
Gates Of the Governors OF Florida and Louis
iuna the Republicans cry out. Oh. that will
elect TILDENl" Queer. isn't IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07
The testimony of CAsEsAvE, the UNDER

The testimony of CAsESAvE, the UNDER
takcr, carrcs with II an aroma of burnt cork
which Ii too strong 10 be- mistaken. We quote
from the report of his examination on Monday:
Nj fwLp-pd you open The returns In secret session.
"tA~FN,vK-fUs No We had unc paper in secret -,,-
son-thc whttyo u inav-cnlllt IorfUt tn. name IL
was only one pniSr-the cOntabulatcd statsncnt-the
whole oi n
Mr. BuHcnAHn-Iie means consolidated.
"tAssNAvE-rhats III r. IT. what meant when
said cunabuat,d. meant consolidate a."
With trilng alterations. tho above dialogue
might bo effectively given thus:
End Man-Yes-ahi No sab We had panah In dc
stcred -s~uun-.ie wUt -niycait Idi-urtnemher de
cugnuusn. Mr. JuNsiNs. IL was GUY pap.h-.e con
LihIHtid stat house
middle Mnn-Yon means consolidated, Mr. CAsr~,vg.
- tul Man-Dht~ HIM Dtt- wot meant he % I
When says eVnlibulatsd, meant to spruss cohsoluu
uatsd.'
We submit that nature never intended Mr..
CAsESAvE for the gloomy profession which
he now adorns. He wis born To shine rs the
genial end man Of IA mirthful band OF minstrels
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

For some unrevcacd reason, the Russian
Government is sending liz naval vessels away
from its own coasts. There IL a squadron. I'M
der command Of Grand Duke at Norfolk and
despatch from San Francisco announces that
eight gunhoats have arrived there. The mean
ing OF these movements would be discovered in
the eyent Of war bctw.cn Tmrkey and kussla.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

On the night of Oct. 10, before the votes
which elected BLUE JEANS WILLIAMS Governor
OF Indiana were fairly settled in the ballot
boxes, MoRToN set out from Indianapolis to
study up the Chinese question" ON the Pacific
slope, That was IA curious study for politician
of MoEroN's temperament during the heat Of a
Presidential campaign, in the result Of which
his own political fortunes and those Of his party
were deeply involved Little or nothing was
heard OF MORTON till the meeting of tho
Senate in December; hut. much to tho sur
prise OF tho Democrats what had been
lost to tho Republicans in Indiana was
made good in the Pacific States. San Francisco
correspondence now asserts that $1,000 illegal
votes wore polleJ in that city on the 9TH of No
yembcr, whcreo it IL claimed that 1000 or 5000
were iraudulcntly cast by rcpcatcrs. A good
many fraudulent voters were imported into In
diana sAorly before the October election; and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07
DR.. Howard CROSBY lectured on Monday

evening on the Bible. and argued that recent
discoveries n the ruins of Babylon and Assyria
proved the substantial accuracy OF the
historical portions of the Old Testament
scriptures. The point was well made. The
explorations and excavations so vigorously
and scientifically pursued OF late years
along the Tigris and Euphratcs all 90 TO
prove that the Biblical narrative is an actual
history Of ancient events. So also the excava-
tons in Greece make of HoMERs epic IA poetical
account vi facts Of real occurrence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

correspondent in Washington, who sends
his name and address Tor the information
OF any member OF Congress who may de-
sire II for the purpose of nvcstiga-
ton SAYS that last month"; through friend
who is an active Republican, he prefer
red various charges against ii. G. JEWELL.
Chief Of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, which were embodied in letter to the
Secretary of the Treasury. and accompanied
with list of witnesses who could testify to the
truth Of the complaint Our correspondent
AYERS that Secretary MORRILL,. instead OF send
ing for the witnesses. evidently showed the
letter to JEWELL. whose agents have since been
timpering with the persons whose testimony
was reled upon 10 sustain the charges As
these charges include not only accusations OF
dishonesty and improperly. but likewise the
assertion that JEWELL IL "a Democrat and keeps
Democrats in Off -. IL is TO be presumed that
his ac'liser Is Republican, and that he failed
10 convince Secretary McGaILL Of the truth Of
the charges about poi.ucu hercsy. which might
have seemed u more heinous crime 10 the Cabi-
net OIL or from Maine than the other mlsbe-
hayior imputed 10 JEWELL by the complainant
But II Secretary MORRILL, neglected to investi-
gate a ease in which the dishonesty of II subor-
dnatc WAS involved. and instead OF examining
witnesses gave list OF them 10 the accused. he
was certainly guilty Of grave Improperly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

The Electoral Commission was In secret
session yesterday; and We have only conjcctures
as to its proceedings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

IL was HANNIBAL HAMLIN who proposed
tho reservation Of gallery scats during the
count " the electoral vote. and the distribution
Of tickets to members Of Congress. This act
should be added TO the hong list of his public
services. On solemn OCCASIONS. and in times OF
grent national emergency. Old HANNIBAL rises
to his prcrogatVrs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

Mr.. EvARTs is a subtle reasoncr and an
attractive speaker. hut he could be moro effect
i've as an orator and forensic logcian If he
clarified his style. II takes too much EFFORT TO
follow him. aud sometimes you find that while
his point is really simple. the language which
he uses 10 make it. is 50 involved that the point
il wrapped W in words almost beyond dis
coNery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

DUDLEY FIELD tackled real live bull
do2'r when he undertook 10 cross-question
MADISON WELLS yesterday and Monday The
great Returning Boarder hullicd the commit
torman whenever hard question was asked.
When the qu ston was too hard he d"nanuy re-
piled that he would protect himself If tho
COMMITTEES did not muzzle FIELD. Poss bly, he
did not 20 before the committee having his loins
girdcd up with pistols; but he certainly bore
himself while there with all the ncrcrnrss OF tho
heavily armed and sunsuinary man frequently
mentioned in New Orleans Custom House lit
eraturc. Beware of this bulldozer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07
At times strange things happen in Brook

At times strange things happen in Brook
Ign. The latest of them is the robbery Of the
rich widow WALToN's house. ON the Heights
While the widow was din NJ down stairs with
her son and daught 'r-in-htw. an athletic bur
glar climbed 10 tho second story in the rear.
and appropriated the family jewelry and da-
monds. Before lac could leave the house he WIS
seen. the alarm wis given. and n police
man who stood in front Of the house was
told that "A thief was up stairs. Up whore" he
stslmmered. hesitatingy. although he stood d.
rectly in front Of the stairs. why, up hero"
exclaimed tho widow. who was on the stairs
ahead of the policeman. but You nre too late.
the thief has Just Jumped out OF the second story
window The policeman now started up the
stairs on run. AMI gaped through tho open
window Then, turning. he ran out Of the house.
and got within IA few feet OF the burglar who
appeared 10 bee stunned 10y the dangerous leap
he had taken for liberty. H. shook himself to-
gcthor however, and ran out of sight beior, the
policeman reached the end of the block. Innw
appears from tho testimony Of neishhors that
two suspicious mon had watched the widows
house Tor weeks and yet had not been driven III
10y the police In no other city in the country
do burglars enjoy the immunites that they do
in Brooklyn. 1t il time that Chief CAMPBELL
rooted cut these gentry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

J. MADISON WELLS is rather n rum wit
ness Tor DAVID u. FIELD Ia handle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

.Peursy Pains. an an l,thmall' am Bron-
'hAl An Nnl- tr ~uNufttNttl N mat certain s..ly
log tuu-hs ami Colds DR. Jayne. txpr, luraut-it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

Counting tho Presidential Notc-Sae dourlN
paptl, uut to-day ADD.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07

senator WEST Of Louisiana does not APP
pear banker for the privilege of few min
utcs' conversation with that ntrablr and intclli-
gent gentleman Mr.. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-02-07
A SHREWD .SWINDLER.

One OF the sharpest cases of swind.
ling which has recently occurred in
this vicinity took place at one OF our
prominent dry goods stores not far
from the corner Of Winter and Wash.
ington streets. A finely dressed lady
appeared in the shawl department Of
the store in question, and, after careful
examination, selected a camels' hair
shawl costing about 500, for which
abe rendered in payment a $1,000 bill,
which was carefully scrutinizcd by the
cashier, who doubling his own power
OF discrimination, dispatchcda a messcn-
ger TO the bank TO ascertain the gen.
uineness of the bill. Meanwhile the
lady customer had become anxious to
procure the change, and had approach.
cd tho locality occupied by the man Of
scrip when the messenger returned
and announced in an audible tone that
the cashier of the bank said that the
bill was good. The lady upon hearing
this waxod exceeding wroth and de-
manded to know "whether ho thought
that she would attempt to pass coun.
terfeit BILL OF course apologies and
explanations were OF no avail and as
suming to be highly indignant, she rc-
fused to purchase the shawl, demand
ed her money, and departed from tho
store the very embodiment Of righteous
indignation. A couple Of hours after
wards shc returned considerably molli-
fed, and confessed that she was pleased
with the shawl, and that her inability
to find one which she liked as well was
tho only reason she returned, and she
concluded to take it, which the oblig.
ing salesman proceeded to have pro-
pared, while the courteous cashier, dis
daining TO entertain suspicion against
such lady, proceeded to count out
the $500 change, with which and her
shawl the lady departed. Tho feeling
Of that sbopkccper can bc better i'm
agined than described when he awoke
10 n realizing sense Of the fact that his
lady customer had, after all bis pre-.
caution, succceded in passing upon him
q counterfeit $1,000 bill. IL appears
that, anticipating just what had occur.
rcd, she had provided herself with q
good bill, which played its part IL tho
early stages Of the game, after which
It retired In favor Of the couutsrfeit.---
Bcaom Herald.