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Corporal Light Battery G. Third L, =. Ariilcr
Fort HAMILTON. n. Y. Harbor. March II.
Mr.. Brosnan's Reply TO Mr.. Burke.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sb. Mr.
Edward Burke desires TO know how. or in what
manner. | am Interested in the Skirmsh ing
Fund. nndhlso asks the question. What be-
came Of the O'Mahony fund.-" To the first in
terrogatory will answer that will not derive.
nor would | accept. pccuniary benefit from
the fuud-if I am right in implying that this Is
the sense OF the question intended to be con
vcyed by the writer in qucstion-but II he is
anxious to know II am In favor Of the trustees
OF the Skirmishing Fund continuing to give
every guarantee that the money will b. regu-
larry accounted for. and honestly and equltably
disposed OF. | answer yes do not regard
O'Donovan Rosa and his associates in the Gus
tody Of the fund. improper persons to place
reliance and confidence in and do not con-
slider 1t an evidence of idocy in any man TO
make an explanation or TO defend or advocate
the rights Of men who have been rcvilcd, in
arc active workers in the cause of Ire
lands freedom. and accordingly appeal to
their ie0W c.gn'rSmen to Ir9hrward re FUNDS Gn
of reputation and honor and their hon
csty OF purpose and skill in the management of
the funds should not be- questioned simply on
account Of bankruptcy or poverty. The men
who labored successfully to procure the money
should have full credit therefor and be- given
IN ample opportunity to cNprnd IL for the pur-
posc for which u Is being accumulated. II the
O'Manony fund was carrlcssy or dishonesty
present instance. The money WAS dcvot a TO
the employment Of a large army Of unnecessary
clerks tho pay OF n large number Of officers
with high sounding titles. the occupancy and
fitting up of the Moifdt mansion received u lnrgc
share Of the money. and the sum Of 1000 was
iniruHtcd 10 August Belmont for delivery to
crrtaiIf parties in ireland and England. Tor
which O'Alahony unsuc'essfullv sued. besides
large sums 81 money were used ia buying arms
and other munitions uf war. paying the travel
ling and incidental expenses ot Fcnian organ
izers IN the British Isles. AMI in various other
ways. The trustees uf the pres. ut fund are dis
posed to act differently. and will not entail USE
less expenditures OF moneys intruSted 10 them.
The dis posers Of the O'Mahony fund acted i'm
prudcntlv, Will admit. but that does not 10 to
prove that all men arc dishonest or that any
fraud exists among the promoters OF the Skin
mishing fund.
BY thor acts do we know all men :" and thus
We should regard the acts # the skrmishcrs as
being entitled To- a fair criticism. and not cast
reproach or calumny upon them before they
give evidence Of impru l"n'". Until such tlmo
~ the Irish pooplr's cnniiden'e ana faith In tho
hon sly. integrity. and manhood Of tho GUS
todIans OF the fund j. shaken hy the committul
of som" Fraudulent act. tNcy will undouhi' iiy
sustain th"n. and not ms igdg" or Viliiy them
merely at the whim of cyrry chrpnr dysp ptie
reXllcr. THOMAS }. BKOsNAN.
NV YORK. March %.
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Railways a. Public Trusts Accidents
to Free Passengers.

Ought there to be any privilege on the
part OF railway corporations to slaughter
or main those who travel gratuitou-ly on
their lines This question i suggested by
the recent ease Of the Grand irunk Rail-
road against STEVENS in the supreme
Court Of the United States. Railroad COM
panics recognize that II is useless any longer
IA seek immunity for the negligent killing
or wuunding of passengers who pay for be-
ing carried. They still cndcavor. however,
to exempt themselves from liability for neg
ligcncc toward free passengers. This is
commonly done by means of II statement or
stipulation upon the pass or free ticket 1t
usually r,ciies that 10y the acceptance and
use Of the ticket the recipient nssunc- all
risk Of accident, and cXoncratc- the corpo-
ration from liability for any negligence re-
sultlng in injury - tfc passengers person
or property.
The assorted right on the part 81 common
carriers To protect Themselves hy contract
against legal liability for their negligence,
ia the case II pcrs nal injuries inflicted upon
Passengers travelling Gia;uitou-ly, il not
yet established in American jurisprudence.
We know it ha- been admitted by some
courts. I'm l,G9 our own Court OF Appeals
upheld it, against the dissent. however
81 Judges SUTHERLAND and WRIGHT, and in
the absence If judge SrLprN. 1t was ear
Mostly urged upon the supreme Court Of the
United States ia the recent ease We have
mentioned. Tycro, however it, cun-idcra-
ton was not necessary To a decision. Tho
person injured had not paid any fare in
money but lac was nevertheless travelling
ON the linc at the request Of the railroad
company, Ia consult it, superintendent in
regard 90 proposed business negotiation
with the corporation. This was matter If
mutual benefit. The visit to the officer was
the return To- hc made by the passenger FOR
the expense incurred by the company in
transporting him over the road. The Court
held that this VA, not a ease of gratuitous
carriage, and it followed that the stipua
ton on the pass was not cncctual to save
the company from liability for til" personal
injury sustained through their negligence.
From this it is apparent that whatever
the supreme Court might choose 10 say A.
othc railroad liability for ncgl gcncc if the
transportation had been in fact gratutous,
was entirely outside the particular case to be
decided. The opinion was, nevertheless very
emphatic in its intimation ON that point
1--WE do not mean t. imply SAY the Court,
that we should have come to different
conclusion had the plaintin been free pas
nongcr instead Of a passenger for hire. We
IRE aware that respectable tribunal, have
Deserted the right TO -tipulate for cXcmp-
tion in such case; and it is often asked,
with apparent confidence May not men
make their own contract, or, in other words,
may not n man do what he will with his
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Smyth Tweed.

when WILLIAM NJ TWEED was IN trial
NOAH DAVIS charged the jury that the law
required the Board OF Audit to meet, and that
if they failed to do that, and signed the ccr-
tllcatcs OF audit separately, then they were
guilty under the law, and it was the duty of
the jury to convict
This was deemed good law then; but it
was mctcd out to Democrat The law
having imposed ON three persons. the
Mayor, the Comptroller, and the President
of the Board Of Supervisors, the duty TO
meet and audit claims against the county,
DAVIS charged that If they did not meet they
were guilty If Il misdcmcan0r whether
the claims audited were fraudulent or not.
"You will sec.' he said, "that this question
OF neglect OF meeting to audit. as the law
required, SO far, Of the character Of the LA
biitics; = it seems quite Independent
also Of the question whether the liabilities
were fraudulent or false or not
II they did not meet inasmuch a. the
statute required them to mcct-tllat simple
fact was enough to convict Mr.. TWEED, and
send him to the pcnitcntary.
Now Republican, Mr.. SMyrH, the lnsur-
ancc Superintendent, is on trial. Why Is
not the law which was good enough for
Mr. TWEED good enough for him. Mr..
SafYrH admits. and does not deny. that he
has violated II statute, the violation of
which il declared to be Il misdemcanor. He
has done il openly. unblushingly, and de-
family. He aVOw- IL all.
And yet a Republican Senate. IL is boastcd
in advance, will acquit him There are said
to be senators who owe their seats to him.
This is not all. II is bOasted that there are
Democrats in the Senate who are willing to
unite with the Republicans and shoulder "a
part OF the responsibility Of acquittng
SMYrH in spite Of his written confession!
Trade is generally dull; but II these re-
ports are true. brisk business must be
doing in the Albany market in tho trade for
Senatorial votes for 80 carly in the spring.
Let il be understood that whoever bar
gains away his vote for this acQuittal in the
face Of SMITHS admitted guilt. bargains
away himself; that il all. There is no use
for laws if our lawmakers are dcrsvcly to
disregard them and set them aside. We in
vitc the attention of all the people of the
State. Mark the votes cast there in the
case ~ public officer who has himself vir-
tually pleaded GMty' lc-, mark the votes,
and remember those who cast them at the
next election
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A joint committee Of the California Lo gi--
hture on the labor agitation in that state have
prepared report strongly conforming the az
ton ol the san Francisco authorities in for'iby
dispensing ppaceahle assembagos Of working
men, The committee recommend the immc-
diate repeal OF the recently enacted Inccndnry
act, which makes it a penal offence To utter lan-
Guago tending to ncte riot. They affirm
that the common law ol England and the code
Of California have been found to be sum
cicnt in themselves To preserve tho peace
of the state ; and they declare that the right Of
free speech, as guaranteed to every American
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great Office The Congress Of the United
States has just dccrccd that piece of silver
worth only ninety cents shall be n dollar.
Next we have the proposition that we shall
refuse to pay an award that we have agreed
to stand by, and that we shall refuse on the
ground that IL is bigger than we like. This
will never do. However much we may un-
dcrtakc to outwit each other at home. we
had better not try such practices abroad.
This money has got to bc paid
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SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1873.


RrosdN,s, Thratr~ -tie Fsics Matinee.
o. ,,-r, Theatre -oii Hl,rtnr House. Matinee.
~ .th's Theatre tiiL Matinee.
q ~ Avenue Theatre Mulf ~ neuis. b. Mttlnss
titth At~n.- usii -rf-.iii.sltten Msune-.
a. nj Op-ra uou>c -E,anseiius. Matinee
New No.L Aquarium iw-y AMI a'th It.
Nibio's Harden sctp ut sui pv- Matinee.
Oi,m rh-ntr. Saved h' ~.N'n Nttmee
RsrL Theatre Bs.h,irfs Matinee.
STANDARD bhr"tr- Miuun natner.
San Frs.ris.o Mia.tr~~ hioAt~sy aud 2lh st. hains'
Theatre toi"ipu~ Variety MhHor
Tow. Pastor. Op-rs u""~~-NNiety
a .ion sp-r-- Theatre y rrismaieic'r Nature.
NSstiaeL's rh-atrr-i..ulon N.tttanae VI un-e.
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scngcrs, or any consideration proceeding
from them as such. II Is Il curious reilcc-
ton that If the doctrines of the railroads as
to their non-iabilty to free passengers IS
correct the magnatcs Of II nation are prac-
ticaliy least protected by the law when
travelling 10y rail; for, like Queen VICTORIA,
they usually travel free.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-23

Thu two republics that occupy the Island
- Hnyti have just been through simultaneous
revolutions. with opposite results. At tho
liayton ond th" Government has triumphei.
tho insure MS hoy" taken partly 10 ih" woods
and partly ~ the American Consulate. and all j.
quiet except nt "a turbid little village rejoicing
IN the name If Lemonade, which is also cx-
J., ted e. settle down into tranquility. Al the
eastern or dominican end the boot II victory i
on the other nr insurgrnt lcs and has kicked
President BAII out Of the island. By thus
making their revolutions bricf and not too
-anguinnry ,hc people II the two republics can
afford t. have them often.
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The debate in the senate over CARL
ScHUHls timber policy has come To an end-'or
the pros MT at least. Tho bin ~ amended puts
$4,000 at ScHuRzs disposal for detecting tres
passcrs on public land. bat iorhids him 10 use
any Of il ia marrying actual settlers who cut
wood on unsurvcy"d land for use within the
Territory. on 81 the interesting things in the
dis us-iou yesterday was the exposure Of u dis
ingenious pro 'eeling on ScHuW's part-to wit.
the having rad t. the Senate a Mandatory letter
from "A citizen Of enc of the Torrit9ri.s =. WHO
turns out to b. Sent ~ IS agent
senator ENroN of Connecticut has q rod in
pcklo for the District police authorities. He is
Informed that cone 'itueuto of his. liES NoYEs in
fact was not only arrested in Washington with
out due process Of law. but WAS ill-troatcd while
IN this Illegal custody. When Mr. EAroS >
resolution comes up on Mondiy. probably ON"
or both OF the NV Jersey senators will have
something e. say about NOYEss cl-e.
In the House Mr.. SrErHtN~ reported bill
relating to silver bullion. certificates. a.. the
provisions 81 which will Doe closely scanned 10y
the public. and Mr.. WAhp iutrolu .cl a bill 10
enable families Il -iruus II going Wr~t pre-
emptng land. AMI tryin., their la X as farmers.
To- a. so a. the Governments expense.
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The Cincinnati Commercial favors the In
PRODUCTION Of the bell punch liquor system
That intelligent journal estimates that from
tax OF only one cent upon u drink revenue OF
$4,000 week would DO produced in Cincin-
natl without adding a mill to the existing inn
posts on personal and real estate. In Chicago.
st. Louis. and Cincinnati the Virginia method
is likely to be introduced ut II very carly day;
but we fancy that it VIII be tried elsewhere. also.
before Il great while.
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Lady Ro.ebcry's Blue BLOOD.


Several II our contemponrio profess to
D. eNe that the marriage OF MIS- dc Roth,thd o. lorh
ROBBERY and her cons' qucut elevation to the rank
urtrss oi the British realm j. triumph for the $751;,
The Jews are not krN soto regard 10. uifIiNs tt they
claim that the Jews the nu.Vst an the uullfir.
Lady R''chcN has h.ucr bopi than her hushanl, her
AniN tree is ms IA more ancient than his To- quote pls
raVli htr ancestors were princes in the fVmpe Whom
lntd R"seh.Ns ancestors were saVas,s in tile woods
Tie lows Wi hold that all te a!vanu-cs OF tho RutAs
si ko,cucry marriage axe On the kos,l try slv OF the
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THE Skin NTSUERS.
Corporal o'Neim want.to fight the Old Irish
ftonl,crs

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In MIR.
Burkc's letter on the Skirmishing Fund, he
says he would ask Mr.. Brosnan in what manner
he is Interested in the fund. | do not wish to
know how or why Mr.. Brosnan is Interested in
the fund: but ii would do me Il world of good TO
know why Mr.. Burke is Interested in H. or who
he IL. O'Donovan Rosa has many times told
the Subscribers to the Skirmishing Fund that,
II any Of them felt uneasy about their money,
they could have II returned | have been inter-
estcd in tho movement since its infancy and
the strangcst feature OF all seems 10 be- that Il Is
not the contributors who are uneasy about the
disposition OF the so-cullcd fund but the irish
intended to raise their country to her place
among The nations on enrth
| also stigmatiz" as tho most barcfnccd trick
the suggestion to take the fund from It's present
holders and place it in the hands ot commit
tee of twenty men. selected from the leading
Irish societies In New York. No. Mr.. Burke. II
we had waited for your sOcictl"s. we would
never have had a national fund. and II you are
So anxious TO appoint trustees, YOU must start
the present fund nrc men. tried and true. who
10y their patriotic devotion TO Ireland have On
dparcd themselves to their euuntrymen.
All that We skrmshrrs ask Of you rrOaking
Irishmcn IL TO put MP or shut up. !, for ono,
wOuld rather moot one OF YOU in hand tohnnd
conflict. than any Euglshman who ever wore u
rod coat. Personally. | have nothing against
the English red coats. but t. YOU Irish proph-
csicrs Of failure, send YOU my undying hatred.
MICHAEL O'NFtLL.
Corporal Light Battery &. Third L, =. Artillery.
Fort HAMILTON. ~ Y. Harbor. March Fl.
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Two negroes died ON the gallows ycster-
day. in Delaware. having been convicted Of
fcOnious assault upon u woman. n capital
crime in that State. The doubts as to the guilt
of tho two mon appear to have been well
grounded. and considerable Indignation was
aroused ~ the refusal Of the Governor to grant
a rcprievc.
Father QuINLAS. the Catholic priest who at
tended AUGUSTUS JOHNSON ut tho gallows. in
Rome. Ca. last week. writes TO deny the
story that he gave JOHNSON a bottle Of holy
water to drink. The mixture was quinine. dis
solved In water. and was given TO JOHNSON in
stead Of morphine which he asked for. Father
QUISLAS adds that JOHNSON was not drunk
on the scaffold. but in full possession Of his
reason. and died penitent. Next week Penn
sylvania Will be the scene Of several legal stran-
gulations
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Tonight at IL o'clock the sx-day match
at Islington will end. and the man who shall
then have made the most miles will be pro-
claimed champion walker Of the world, and will
have s2.5oo besides. This generous purse drew
out thirty Of the mos, renowned British and
American pedestrians. but to six their entrance
fee was returned before the final sele tion, and
only fifteen eventually started Among those
who drew back were WESTON who claimed to
he III. but who had been beaten both 10y OLEARy
and by MCAHrY Of York, and also W. llowEs Of
Hagger-tone. who won the 2e-hour match on
the same course a month ago to-day. The NJ
teen have now been cut down 10 a very few by
the pace, which has been very fast Should il
b. kept up through To-day and il is likely 20 hc
even increased. through the excitement Of the
finish. and from the fact that the walkers will
no longer need TO husband their strength-thc
distance made By the winner in the six days
will bc the best on record in any fair and square
match.
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citizen by the Constitution, must not be circum-
scrbcd nor lightly tempered with Both the
Democratic and Republican parties OF Cnlifor-
mia have been struck with panic by the furious
assaults Of the workingmcn's leaders upon the
Inpon1inrv not
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A misprlnt in Yesterdays SUNS Washington
despatch made appear that G,n BoSntonha said that
Gen. Hancock and cob Tourelctte were sent by H. h
Hayes to Louisiana political business IL Gen
Boynton who gave the names OF these two officers IN the
'e5lateh, but tux SUNS Washington correspondent
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The International Rerielr for March and April
presents a varied and interesting table OF cout,n
spe. lnl attention may be directed 10 Mr. Alexander II
stcrhcnss reply To- An article ly Gen Richard Taylor in
the January number Of tie Nl.M Ameliru, Rerior 10
" Elements ol National Woath,' hy DAVID A Well,
"some Notcd Women IT BOLOGNA" by Madame ynlau,
Tho Relation NJ Morality o. Religion by Or 4 = Pea.
body amt Imperial Federalism in Germany" by Baron
Won ilultIcudurn
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Two college Presidents have recently is
sued prorhmatious to the world outside the
campus. The two pr0rlamatious differ consid-
crnhy in spirit. AMI represent two distinct
methods Of dealing with the hazing question.
soon after the shooting ARRAY at Princeton. Dr.
McCosH. who had previously refused To- furnish
the town authorities with the names 81 the in
culpatod students for prosecution. put forth Il
formal manifesto in tho shape Of Il autographed
letter furnished To all the New York papers. He
pronounced the published accounts OF the row
gross cXagso rations and carl atures, an in
timatcd that Princeton had been and still was
one Of the quictest and safest spots on earth for
the education II ingenious youth. Or. McCosHs
policy Of suppressing the facts and his unfor-
tuuaiely premature proclamation Of peace were
Immediately followed 10y another serious out
break Of rowdyism but he has not yet had time,
we suppose. 10 prepare another letter ~ rebuke
to the newspapers. DR.. BARTLE1r. the new
President Of Dartmouth, has Just been called
upon 10 deal with an aggravated case OF per-
slnal assault. in which number II thc young
men under his caro- were imp 'atod. H.
promptly took stels to aid the constalcs in
bringing the offenders 10 trial under IN" laws 81
New HAMPSHIRE, and when two Of the ringlcad-
crs ran away to escape pun shment he caused
the following notice To be- conspcuously printed
and posted ia Hanover and elsewhere:
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The C0,cinaii Cbs,a,, rcidl attempts TO lie
fend Mr. GARFIELD against the charge OF official
corruption. esp rially in tho DE- GoIlER matter
The defence is elaborate and sentimental. and
the essen 20 ~ 1t istha' GNnrIFLD i~afool. Very
wisely the tonmtorc'a makes no minute refer
enec t. tho facts I'm he Cc..lt Mohilcr case"
when GhHrirLu first declared ON his honor that
h. had no share in III, Credit Moh!licr. and then
took oath upon the Gospels 10 the same effect;
and yet, at that very time. this same GARFIELD
not only had some Of the money in his pocket
but was actually dunn'ng DANES AME> for more
He may be- n fool but il il not the sort Of fool
ono would wish to trust his rockctbook with.
unless witnesses wrrc resent.
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JAMES FLAHERTy, whose revelations aided
materially in unveiling the ARMSTRONG murder
mystery does not seem to have acted Il very cred
table part. H. was the author Of the letter to
Mr. JLNKISs. the Prosecuting Attorney OF Cam
den. asking for IS 600 rs the price Of the be-
trayal Of the murdr rer. The money was not
paid by the insurance companies and now Mr..
FLAHrHTy finds himself liable to indictment rs
accessory after the fact 1t Is possible. however,
that he may be- allowed to 90 unpunished. as.
aitor finding that he could ret no reward. he
readily helped to bring the fearful crime to light.
Hundreds OF millions have passed through
the Sub-Trcasury in this city since the cxamin-
alton in 1872 and yet at the completion Of the
examination Of the institution this week the
almost inevitable discrepancy amounted to only
thirty four ccnlsi
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Whereas. CHARlrs NYRoS CoOkf who was under ar.
rest for "a rrme committed IN Dartmouth 'o,gc. has
ESCAPED from the chance ~ The constable. aud whereas
s,Ar GiRsoS BrRNfIT AGAINST whom Warrant tad been
issued ior participation IN tho same crime has He'd TO
parts unknown
" rir above reward OF $500 IS hereby offered fr the
delivery oi tie Two alnre sad persons Ia tie tlN anihOr
~ o tc town If u uo'er i o. $50 og the de-
livery Oi either ot them Co said authortc-.
: g HNrlkrr President ol Dartmouth college.
"HANoyFR, y. II March u, 1875
Whom students find that violation Of the law
will bring upon them the pcna'.io OF the law
and that they cannot look TO the faculty Tor pro-
lection from the Sheriff 'hey will have the same
motives to behave themselves that other people
have. President BARrLErT's brcf proclama-
ton will do moro to stop hazing than dozen Of
DR.. McCOsn's long ones,
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Gov WADE HAMrroN's rcqui~ition on the
Governor of Connecticut Tor the body of KINr-
roN Wa only a line shot. A repuis,tion on Gov.
koBINsoN for tho body Of DANiEL II. CHAMBER
LAIN would hit the bull S-eyc.
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Mr.. FIERo, Assistant United States Dis
trct Attorney in this district. in opening the
'srcution against JoHN A. GKow. said
" Fraud and corruption reign supreme in our
land to-day This IL the truth. How long. o
Lord. how long,
The burglar who should plead not guilty
on the ground that. IN his opinion. the act max
INK burglary a crime was unconstitutional.
would mot poo a checker man than Mr.. superin-
toudcnt SMllH.