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The sun., 1878-12-04

One Of the reproaehos brought by the
British against the Ameer Of Cabul IL that there
is a treaty eXtant which binds him 10 eternal
friendship with England. This treaty was exc
cutcd nearly twenty-four years ago. not by
SnERE ALI but on behalf Of DosT MouAMMED
by his eldest surviving son. HYDER KHAN. and
II probably does not press heavily on the con-
science Of the present Amecr Besides the
obligations Of peace and friendship were therein
expressed 10 bc mutual and though DosT Mo-
HAMMED KHAN, for himself and his heirs. agreed
70 respect the territories Of the Honorable
East India Company" this same company d" en-
gagged on their part TO respect the territories Of
Afghanistan now In his Highnesss s possession
and never TO Interfere therein" Accordingly
it would appear that sHERE ALI has a case OF
broken treaty against the Anglo-Indian Gov
ernment.
The sun., 1878-12-04

Fathers and mothers who are Interested
TO know JoHS SHEEMAN's views on educational
matters will hunt through his long report with
out finding a single alusion to the bark :. b.
Chase. which Is sort Of floating kindergarten
for the education and amusement Of twelve
protGg6s Of JoHN SHERMAN. II Mr.. SHgRM AZ
paid out OF his own pocket the expenses Of this
fine school yacht. the people would have no
right 10 complain. But he doesn't pay the bills.
The people pay them.
The sun., 1878-12-04

HAYES is careful to mention that the
Spanish Government has officially announced
the termination Of the insurrection Of Cuba
and the restoration OF peace throughout that
lsland;" but he has not word about the al
legged holding of American-born citizens In
slavery therc. nor whisper about Cuban slave
plantations owned and run by citizens Of the
United States. Gen. GRANT called repeated
attention TO these points. anG urged Congress to
investigate them.
The sun., 1878-12-04

We are glad to learn that the Boston H0Je
after series of yicssituics extending through
years Is AZ last well established In prosperity Several
months ago the 0bAs became Democratic paper Of the
size and price Of TmR sun under the management N Co
e. Bailey who formerly owned the Boston Hsrih
Since it, departure the 8os has gained steadily IN
circulation and In influence. II Is an entorrnsng and
readable newspaper.
The sun., 1878-12-04
English from the Bench.

In Townsend's suit against Sparks in the
Brooklyn city Court witness of the genter was
called, and the LAWYER persisted in speaking o her As
lady 80 Better call her woman said Justice Noi.
son, who was presiding " God made woman bat a lady
Is only modern fixture In n nno dress
The sun., 1878-12-04
Lwhere tho Mobile coun, May bo Seen.

The action in the Supreme Court Part l.. No.
2~r ON the dAN calendar, 0enrge. the Count Joanncs
against Mr. klward Suthern is ia order ur trial tb
morning, before Judge Van Brunt
The sun., 1878-12-04
There IS getting 10 be- samonees In theec

There Is getting to be a samoness In these
reports OF savings bank failures. Once in a
while the doors are closed because there has
b"en dofalcation. but oftener the suspension
Ia in consequence Of "a misappropration of tho
institutions money Some friond of the
President or relative Of the Secretary Ia
at tho head Of some other large cor
poration or private firm. He wants money
for his business and gets II OF the bank
in ways that are crooked. The corporation or
private firm fails. and the bank goes down with
II. The Savings Bank In Penacook. y. H., that
has just put up the shutters. was no exception.
private hrm Of cotton manufacturers were al
lowed 10 use the banks money in an Illegal
manner. Tho firm went under and so did tho
bank. They have arrested eleven bank di-
rectors who permitted this sort Of thing in Jer-
sey City. and the eNamplei is one for New Hamp-
shire 10 follow
The sun., 1878-12-04

Presidents messages in late years have como
10 nave lss and les significance Tie reason Is piiu
enough ffend' nts have come 10 have les and les o.
de- with he administration Of the Government -Eso6g
Fa.f
Down to the Fraudulent President. who. hav-
ing never been elected. has. OF necessity. very
little TO do indeed. Besides. he is not much
above fool in point Of sense.
The sun., 1878-12-04

Prudenuy break up your eold by uc umely use Of Dr
JAynus ExpectorauL An old remedy sore lulsA ard
thtoatt, AID certain curative IoT eoughS-Ads
The sun., 1878-12-04

HAYES begins his message this year with
pious phrases about the duty OF gratitude TO the
Divine Being. But when HAYES goes on to
enumerate the things TO be thankful for. he. for
obvious reasons. omits the most important
Of all.
We nre year nearer tho end Of the frst
Fraudulent Administration. In that fact il.
indeed. n sufficient reason for gratitude.
The sun., 1878-12-04

Our esteemed contemporary, the Lou!s-
Vile Courier Journal. devotcs several columns
OF last Sundays numberto powerful article on
" The Progress OF Christianity" wherein II is
shown that religion. far from having lost its
vitality through the attaeks Of ROUSSEAU. HUME.
YoLTNRE. and Bon ISGERsoIL. Ia more fashion
able to-day than ever before and that atheism
and It's kindred errors are bound to perish in
the long run. This is interesting news. and II
iustines tho assumption that at no distant
period the whole OF Kentucky will afford a
practical illustration Of Peace on earth. good
will toward mem"
Meantime. while the hosts Of inAdeity are
being routed In Louisville the devil holds
his own in Breathtt Boodshod continues
magistratee are assassinated. and a reign
Of terror prevails throughout this fair region
Of ono OF the faircst States In tho Union.
Would II not be well II the press and people Of
Louisville while not relaxing their efforts for
tho spread OF the Gospel among themselves
should do something toward extending its prac-
tico among their fellow ctlzens Of Breathitt?
The sun., 1878-12-04

There 10 an alarming growth Of petty
crimes. 0s well as larger ones. in this city. Not
for many yoars--if indeed. evcr-havc there
becn made public 30 many swindling and con-
ildcnco operations. thefts by sneak thieves,
burglaries by masked men. defHlcatons and
dcccptions in business circles. The insurance
men say that inccndiarsm is practisod to an
extent not before known. Tho police tell OF
the increase OF gaming houses. in which clerks
and persons having moderate salaries may
stake a few dollars or cents. Moro lottery
tickets are sold. and there is more disposition
To invest money in chance spcculations. Bet
ting upon races and upon contests in which
strength. skill. or endurance turn the scale is
more common than in other years. Can the
teachers Of public morals explain the reason
and prescribe the remody7
The sun., 1878-12-04

England is called John Bun, there Ia, however, NJ
GobHquet iOI Dr. buhs Cough syT1p,-Ads
The sun., 1878-12-04

fermentation which succeeded the civil war.
First proscriptive enemy Of the colored race.
he swiftly changed. uniting with the carpet
baRgers and was elected a State Judge by the
Republicans for six years before he had ever
tried case in court And now they have sue
cccdcd in sending him TO Congress as an
exponent Of Southern Rcpubicanism. and an
open advocate Of all the hereses which the
Republicans Of the North have charged on the
Democrats Of the South.
The Wilmington star, an orthodox Demo-
cratic paper. in commenting upon these declar-
atons. describes thcm rs tho weakest kind of
political claptraps. and as ridiculous and i'm
possible Of accomplishment as they were trans
parent and insinccrc." II this Is the sort Of
party which the Republicans propose to
build up in the South. as a reform to their
former policy Of plumber and subiugation. it
will not be apt to find many adhorcnts among
intelligent and honest men. North or South.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
nRElhING rr c0MriNr 4, ,IsE


The veterans of the Light Guard and the
members of Company A of the Scventy-nrst
Regiment intend to test the validity Of the order
distributing the company throughout tho rcgi-
ment. The thrusting of sOmo memhors Of tho
company into Ludlow street Jail on Monday
created a bitter feeling throughout the National
Guard. The prisoners aver that they have not
violated nny of thercgimrntal orders they had
appealed 10 BRIGHTON Nillemar in relation to u
court martial decision. and were waiting. in
strict nfcordnn"n win the military CODE Tor
Gen. Nillrmur'~ llhal decision, at the time when
they were summary lung INTO Ludlow street
luil
Brighten. W, G. Ward .,aid yNirrgqy that the
trouAl" hinged ON tol, \o-o = hius Ter IN the
expression he used in tho order that he pro-
mulgntnd for the consolidation of Company \.
lnrlrud Of saying you are, he used ~ viii br.'
or words 10 that effect. Tho order. therefore.
wia invalid. and Col. NO5" not choosing to re-
PAR his error the members Of the company IN
t"rpreled the order ~ void " II the order" +"
Gen. Ward concluded, "wns not imperative.
then Company A is stu in existence, hnd tho
arrest Of the members may provo serious TO
those who are responsible"
Company AS handsolnoly furnished company
room has been stripped. and the pictures and
relies Of tho Veteran Llght Guard have boon
scattered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
CLOSING THE COMMERCIlL BINK.
The Reasons for stopping Bu.inc.s-No VI one y
to be Made ON small Capital.

The teller Of the Commercial Bank at 80
Pine street was busy yesterday paying checks
as fast as they were presented. Less than
10000 remained due the depositors at the
close of the day, and the cashier expects to
have all the deposits withdrawn to-day or by
tomorrow at furthest. The dcpostors. he
says. will be paid in full. The determination
10 close the bank was arrived at a month
ago. and withdrawal Of tho deposits was
begun then and has been continuing
since. but public announcement to that
effect was not made till Monday. The bank was
started two years and half ago. with the follow
ing imarl Of directors. Austin VI. Knight
John W. Mason. Orson Breed. Charles H. Tay-
lor. &. q. Rodgers. and j. H. Crosby. Some Of
these directors acted rather sore yesterday over
,hc III success Of their financial venture. They
had found 10y experience. they said That there
was no money in the business ana that was why
they had determined to close the bank. The de-
positors would not suffer. the loss coming out
of the storkhqldcrs. The banks capital when
i began in the summer Of 1915 was 800 600
The amount orig nally due deposiiors IL given
A. about half that sum. The cause of the bank :
closing is understood to be losses on unfortu-
nate loans. it, business was at no time large.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
4 P1NIC IN CONsT.fNTINOPLE.
The Advance Scouts Of the Russians within
seventy MIles Of the lIy.

LoNpoN, Jan 29.-Adviccs from Constan-
tnople ny To- B. o'clock last night say that no
news had yet been received from the Turkish
peace plenipotentarics. Tho concentration Of
kussians at Adrianoplc continues. Scouts have
arrived near Choru. about seventy miles west
Of Constantinople Suleiman Pasha is at Bou-
lair. Mohemct All is at Constantinoplc but re-
turns TO Chatala Immediately. There are ten
British iroucludS in Bosika hay. The Egyptian
garrison has evacuated Balardlik about TWEEN
y-lvr miles north of Narua. and retroatcd To
the hitter place. The Turkish Government Is
having aim rulty 10 maintain order IN the capi-
tai Among the tens at thou-ant- Ot refugees
from k1umania are many nrmrd Clr.a~-ians
These huNr already plund"rrd luloh- h-Boureu-.
thNru, Rod ~t0. and other towns, ami are now
Hooking into 'ou-tMt.uoplr laden with booty
Tho Government wishes to di-urm them and
send them into Asin, but 1t is doubtful whether
they Wll bee ahlo tn DO 50. Appalling misery
prevails from the b B-poru@ o. thr Gulf ui Sa-
lonim, The Whole 'onsi Is crowded with t"rrl-
He'd MphHmurdans King trans pNrtutlon
across the straits. iiun.!,,Is ar ri. i!ln,
from cold, hunger. and exhaustion. AN mo- su '-
cor is pu~9ihlr until the panic ami Confusion in
the capital nd- ahatod.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
orr PrBLIc scnooL TEACHERS.
vigorously Protesting against the Cutting
Down of Educntionni E~psn.-s.

The call for a meeting Of citizens to pro-
test against the threatened reduction Of tho
salaries OF tho teachers in the public schools
made by Peter Cooper. William Cullen Bryant.
Cyrus W. Field. William II. Guion. William 4.
Booth, Henry Haven.ycr. Henry q. Stelbins,
and others led to the filling. last evening. Of
every scat in the large hall Of the Cooper Insti-
tuc. The audience wns largely composed of
School Commissioners. Inspectors and Trus-
tees and teachers and pupils in the schools.
the Normal College. AMI the College Of tho City
Of New York
Cyrus W. Field introduced Gen. Palmer. who
read resolutions declaring tina, the hostility to
the schools had its sourco either in selfish mo-
t,cs or in the ignorance Of the merits Of tho
public school sysicm ccnsuring any measure
that would arrest the progress OF irce education
or diminish It's benefits and privileges. and
chnrncirriHng any ntt"mpt u reduce the COM
pcn-ation hitherto allowed tn" school teachers
~ unjust. uuwisc, and detrimental TO the best
Mr.. Joseph H. Choaic was tho first speaker Ifc
was willing to admit that the times were hard,
and that therefore economy should bc practiscd
in the government Of the city. 1t WIS the duty
Of all public officials TO lessen the burdens "
the people and the expenses OF the Govcrnmcnt.
But there We're officers whose salaries should
be reduced lcforc the pay Of the school teachers
was touched. The city pay roll exhibited mn
army ot slnecurlsts and ovcr-phid officials.
They did little work. hut received moro pay
thnn the hardest worked teachcrs In our
SCHOOLS. The Commissioner OF Jurors received
tl5UOO a ycar. He did but little work. but he
found time to cXtort money illegally from de-
nquent jurors. His ofllce could be abolished.
me enforcement OF the Excise law would di-
mnish the expenses OF the city Government.
II .hc rum shops were closed. one half of the
police force could be dispensed wth some of
the prisons and hospitals could be closed. and
some Of tho expensive police courts done away
with, The Board Of Apportionment has al
lowed the Board Of Education t3.4Ou 900 for the
support of the schools this year That was
enough IL looked like n large sum. but II
went for the education Of 10000 children. II
was the duty of the Board Of Education SO to
eNpcnd that money that the salaries OF the
teachers shall not be reduced.
Mr.. Choatc having resumed his seat. Mr.. Fold
announced that the venerable Peter Cooper had
not been able 10 attend the meeting. bu' was
heartily in sympathy with its object. Gen.
Palmer then read letters from William Cullen
Bryant and tho Rev. DIR. Ru-we u. Hitchcock.
Mr.. Lawson y. Fuller Of Washington Heights
entertained the audience for the next half
hour with an amusing speech.
Gen. George W. Palmer next spoke. The
resolutions were then passed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
IyGERsOLL's OPINION or PAINE


Col. Robert G.. mgcrsoll, in his lecture on
Thomas Paine. in Chickcrng Hall. last even
ing. said that his hearers should start Ivy re-
moving prejudice, tho spider Of the mind. The
American people should have the manhood and
honor to do justice to Thomas Paine. lAp-
plauscl Paine never had the disadvantage Of
having the individuality crushed out Of him bv
collegiate cducation-by attending one of those
institutions for the diffusion OF useless knowl-
edge lLaughter.l lie had sense TO know that
printing n lie that had been written was no ad-
ditonal evidence of its truth. Paine had tho
advantage Of being poor. 1t Is easy
when we are rich to see the wisdom
Of God in Iunishing your neighbor'
Laughter The land had all been taken up
before Paine arrived: Church and State had
fed upon the hearts Of the people. the giant
Promcthcus for ages. lie landed in America
with n letter Of introduction from another in
fdcl-Bcnjamin Franklin lApplausc.l Paine
was the first man who wrote the words. Tho
free and independent States Of America" His
Common Sense" took the ground that we
ought not only to have rights hut that we ought
To- hc free and Independent: and there Is not "A
solitary argument or splendid statement in
the Declaration ut Independence that II not in
that pamphlet. " Common sense In the mid
might OF Valley Forge. raine's Crisis was the
only star that glittcrcl in the wide horizon of
despair. Ii Paine had stopped there ministers
would have done him honor. aud described his
reception in tho heavenly world, and he would
have had monument covered with lies. Laugh
ter Paines Rights of Man was the best pOliti-
cal document ever written, and yet lis author was
indicted ior libel and price set upon his head in
En. land. After looking Mt the power of kings
it occ -rcd to- Paine To investivatc the power of
PRIESTS I'd he wrote the Age of RrAson,' for
which the hurch shut the door In his face and
cmutied slops ,r him out OF the window laugh
teri. and some O. the principal slop throwcrs
edit religious paI r. in the city Of New York.
Laughter Compared with Paine ho was him.
self an uildcL He believed that Il q man acted
right and chartahy and did his duty. It made
no difference whether he believed in predesti-
nation and ioreordini ion and the preservation
Of saints. Laughter II ~. Peter. who was
said to keep. the gate " Heaven. should keep
out a man who acted light. merely on account OF
hs belief there won be very little good society
In Heaven. Laughter But, the church is
better than il used To- he; infdes haze made /,
decent Applause The inndcls have had the
same effect upon the church that the homp'o.
pathists have had upon the old school-they
have made them give us smallc doses
tLauglterl He would rather die. denouncing
the flye books Of Moses-that Moses mover wrote
than to imprison people for differing from
him on the subject Of infant baptism. People in
all ages have first cruciiled. and then glOrlilcd
and that has been the fate of Thomas Paine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
In another letter the dsserted wifp AXIS
Poppin-. viii you come hume now Tho bill
Of physician trouhl.l her aud -l. writes.
FRANK LESLIE IRRES TED.
Phiiadeiphia Lawyer Accusing him Of rim
iuaI Libel.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 90 Mr.. Frank Los
lie. publisher of the New York Illustrated .Ne,rs-
rdper. was arrested in this city last night az the
instance Of W. W. wrigley Esq. member Of
tho Philadelphia bar. 4 few days ago Wriglcy
received Intelligence Of Mr.. Lcslic's presence
in Washington and thoreupon caused war
rant to be issued charging him with criminal
libel, and procured n capias In addition thereto
to recover damages in the sum Of 10000. In
the capias the bail was fixed at $1,000 Mr. Los
lie lunched with Mr.. HAYES in the White House
yesterday afternoon, ami then. accompanied by
his wife. took the train for New York. He ar
rived in this city al G:jO T. NJ. and while the
train stopped at the Pennsylvania depot he was
between whom and the sheriff officer with the
Mr.. Leslie was taken from the ear and At his
Chids 4. J. Drexel. ana Danl. ". pouEhcrty.
for the purpose Of securing bail. Mr.. Chihis
was out Of town, and the where
G~cn d.s.overei at midnight. Wrirlcy
was "A parincr Of l.esir'- in an arrangement To
purchase knick kuaeks AZ The Centennial 10 be-
distributed in connection with lcslie'- hi-torioal
register Of the Exhibition as souvenirs = tho
hig show. Leslie. after n time II is alleged.
failed to keep his part Of Ia" contract by not
furnishing copies of the register AT the t.mo
agreed upon and published IN his pancr n the
reason that Wrgley hnc hnrn swindling him.
lie caused Mrlgcy' arrest at Lake GeOr.c last
summer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
CtTIING DOUN EyIENSEs.
The Reduction. Made In the Consular and DI-
plomaiic Expenses.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. The Consular and
Diplomntic bin will be reported to- morrow to
the House blythe Committee on Appropriations.
Il rccstablishcs one foreign mission which the
last Congress abolishcd-thnt to the United
stat. # Colombia. 1t reduces the salaries of "A
number of foreign missions. increases the sum
appropriated for consuatn-. reduces that for
contingent expenses at various legations and
hy various reductions brings the tptn sum hp-
propriated 10 about iluluOUO. This Is a re-
du.tion of about t2lO.OOp from tho estimates of
uIr bin reported two Years al:'. AMI slrOil
,os than the hin last year Such r"iu uous
tn"appropriatlons proposed. A. i-u-igu Ill'unt
showing 0i the rIr't- 0l the exposure oi ON 'al
oXtr.,N tgHn"" i'm this connection, that while the
contingent eNp,u-cs of thr pat'h agency At
London used to hr t2Ou0o a year, sln"n they
wrr" dragged tp lighl a yrnr aeo ~ W. VI.
Springer and published in Tux NuN the con-
fallen oil tO - OuO for the last fiscal year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
THE J'ENEZUEI.l .fUiRDS.
Specified Charges OF Fraud and Conspiracy
Against the Mixcd Commission.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-1hc Hon. VIM A.
File, formerly United States Minister to vene-
zucla. appeared this forenoon before the Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs. rs counsel for
the V"nczu elan Government and other parties
interested. and was heard in advocacy OF Senator
Eaton's bill providing for the nnnulmcnt Of the
awards Of the Mixed Commission Of 1868. and
for new commission to rehoar the claims
passed upon by the Mixed Commission, and
such other claims as may bo presented. Mr.
Pile charged that the acts OF the Mixed Com
mission were tainted with fraud from its crca-
tion that n conspiracy existed between the
American Commissioners Mr.. Tallmadgc, tho
United Minister ut Cnracas Mr.. Thomas "
Stilwcll, and Wiilinm 7. Murray. brother-in-
law Of the latter. and who also represented him
Of the Legation. He said the umpire. who
had been appointed through the cOnniv-
aance ,of Tallmadge. was a party to all
the frauds, and received his share Of
the snois. One Of the first acts of the Commis-
sion was to adopt a rule requiring all claimants
70 submit their claims through the American
done in order TO enable Murray and Silwcll to
bleed the claimants. He said that OF the one
million and quarter awarded by the Commits
sion. nearly half million dollars of the certifl-
Gates went to Murray for distribution among
his confedcrates. Mr. Pile accused Murray OF
having stolen all the certificates issued in favor
OF two poor widows OF American claimants
who thereby lost everything they. possessed
and at the present time subsist by washing
clothes at Ciudad Bolivar. on the banks Of the
Orinoco. Mr.. Pile also asserted that nearly
$4,000 Of the certificates issued under the
awards OF the Mixed Commission were found
among the assets Of eX-Minister Stiwcll. and
had since boon offered for sale TO the Ncnczue-
Ian Government at a. reduced price. The Com
mittec has signifled its intention to hear n
counter argument, on behalf OF the holders Of
ne certificates. before taking final action on