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EumiyntIon or ConcussIon.

To THE EDIroH OF THE SUN-Sw: The Sa-
Nannah Nco say. Mr. \. Iiirlcc 81 jacksonville
Fla su mus confident AMI earnest believer in his
theory Of conclusion destructive o the oi yr
Low fever and he i anxious 10 prove ms ith By his
works"
In my opinion II good results would follow the airing Of
cannon In towns injected with the maady It would
be from eoncussion but from the fumes burning pow
der In lso5 Of my employees the plantation had
the smallpox u wasa bad case. A. soon as he was
cunNH scent he taken 90 auuthu house and had
The house he Nn> removed lrnm thoroughly ui-a'cd
with sulphur, usug two rouuds The thiri NOR llnI
after unlsauns had the doors nnd Windows optu.d 20
Ncntilatc the house CONTRARY Ia mY instructions. tc
h"dt ng, Wiii'h consisted ui.ty u blankets. lett
the rouin In the afternoon two call,i iuc lr
employment They had h,eu walking all day. gave
thsn uuch ani sent them tn tile wurAinluie'. quar-
ter urlrciius 60 tell tlcu about uis Injected ou>e
aud they, finding it utcu AMI lgin- tired. went IN
wrapped themselves ~ lu 20" blankets, and nothing
more was Thought ~ them umnl, next m"ruiu-. tiry
were seen coming uut of the -ick huuse They ter
rilv iIEh"n,d wien iuntm.t what tl,y hai dom.
hut neither oi them took a., disease ana satisfied
,ie tunes r"m soiphm prevented them II IA iakln- II
u 10 dN eradicate thc Ui that mot luItl
di~asg sna.ln9Xwhy wouli II r1 .;roy She germs u
yellow icNVr: have much ialth ia Il NiLL had
control of city infected with the mnladv would have
sulphur burned IN It's streets al night AMI burning sul
phur passed through It's houses y l.
The sun., 1878-09-23

The nomination Of SEcoR RoBEsoN for
Congress was evidently a put up iob, with
which respectable Republicans concerned
for their personal aud political character
had nothing to do. Finding that the ma
chine was set TO control the caucuses, which
correspond 10 our primaries, they stayed
away purposey, and let the whole thing go
by default. intending, doubtless, to show
their strength at the election in November.
In any proper sense there was no genuine
expression Of the popular sentiment The
active and noisy politicians, who either di-
rectly or indirectly participated in the
plunder OF the navy under robson, man
aged the nomination
The determination OF decent Republicans
70 wash their hands Of this disgrace 10 the
party was shown in the election Of dele
gates to the nominating Conventions In
Stanton Township, Camden County, which
ordinarily casts nearly a solid Republican
vote, only four persons attended the caucus
or primary. and they elected five delegates
u the nominating Convention. AS robson
resides in Camden, and his friends had made
extraordinary efforts 20 bring out a large
show OF hands, this fact is full Of sig
niicance, and does not look promising for
the vindicaton which he is seeking at the
hands OF n Republican district with a ma
jority Of nearly two thousand.
When the Convention met everything
was cut and dried, and the nomination was
made by delegates Of the Stanton pattern,
without a why or wherefore. robson
appeared according 10 the programme, just
as others like him have done on other
occasions, in halls hired at their own ex-
pcnsc, and with brass bands to enliven the
scene, paid from public money which had
found its way, without the least mystery,
into their pockets He thanked his hired
frian1s from the very bottom OF his heart.
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Gov. Robinson.

We learn that Il good deal OF fault is being
found with Gov. ROBINSON Threats are
thrown out that the opposition to him will
assume shape and make itself felt at the
approaching State Convention.
II IL said that Gov. ROBINSON gets a great
many crotchets into his head That may bc
true; but are they not generally pretty
good kind OF crotchets for n Governor to have
In his head We have not heard II charged
that he gets any money into his pockets or
into the pockets Of any one else that does
not belong there. And as to his head-ls it
not enough 10 have an empty-headed Presi-
dent without having an empty-headed
Governor
One crotchet which Gov ROBINSON is
understood to have got into his head is that
he himself. and not somebody else, was
elected, by the people, Governor of the
state at the last election. This is supposed
In certain quarters to be delusion. The
idea prevails In these quarters that under
our form Of State government there Is
higher officer than Governor--a Governor
OF the Governor--chosen, not by the people
but by q secret political society.
We have looked the Constitution Of the
FNoN' NNAs NNA'Ahiis AHAPtEHs anu AZ tpI-
tains no provision for an officer of this kind
"A Governor OF the Governor. The micro
scopist who can tell by measurement the
difference between the corpusclcs Of hu-
man blood and those OF the blood of an OK
would look in vain for any such provision
In our State Constitution.
II, therefore, the ground those stand upon
who propose TO dcnounce our Chief Execu-
tive Magistrate is that he has not been obe-
dent to the Governors Governor II would
seem to be a pretty slippery foundation.
1t may, after all. be Just as well not to let
angry passions rise as high as Syracuse
especially considering that au examination
OF the Constitution will satisfy any one that
the Office Of Governors Governor has no
lawful oxictapao
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The Killing of Mr.. Wolf Adams.

The mystery which surrounds the death
OF MrWULF ADAMS demands the most care
ful scrutiny Oh the part ~ the authorities
Mr.. ADAMS was n respectable and venerable
gentleman who went to the apartments Of n
washcrwumau. ana was there beaten by her
husband III such q manner as to cause his
subsequent death.
Two accounts are given of the killing
They are entirely contradictory. The hus
band = account is that he found Mr. ADAMS
closcted with his wife under circumstances
which would justify violent assault by
him.
Another account represents that Mr.
ADAMS was killed solely because he refused
to comply with demand for blackmail
made upon him 10y his assailant.
Unfortunately Mr. ADANs's skull was
fractured and no iull or clear account Of the
assault was obtained from him before his
death But there Is said u Ice positive evil
dcnce going to show that the assailnnt's
story, in its leading points Is untrue.
4 little girl OF twelve years testified be-
fore the Coronei's jury that She was stand
ing IN the house yard at the time and SAW
the parties through the window. The wash
erwoman was laughing, and her husband,
with club In his hands, stood over old Mr.
ADAMS demanding his money. ItdaH ne
money goa hare on Me butedt" he said to
his victim. " or rW kW yoa.'
A girl oI twelve years would not be very
likelytu invent such story.
On the other hand. 1t was in evidence that
Mr.. ADAMS himself had said, when police
man came to him after the occurrence. that
he had not been assaulted. but had hurt
himself 10y falling down stairs. This state
nient was certainly erroneous and IT is
quite possible. as Mr.. ApAMs's skull had
been broken. that hc had no clear con-
sciousncss of what he was saying when he
made IT,
Tmld persons. innocent of any intcn-
tiounl wrong. are often frightened into the
payment Of money 10y threats oi violence
or exposure. The cNtoltion oi money by
such practices j. one OF the most heinous,
as it is now said To be among the most CONF
mon, Of offences. 4 blackmallrr Is entitled
to no mercy, and whenever and wherever
detected and convicted deserves to be pun
ished with the utmost rigor Of the law.
II j. To be hoped that the District Attor-
ney will be able To- probe the circumstances
attending the homic.de of MI ADAMS SO
Is to arrive at the exact truth. ana that
Justice may b" iuetcd out to his assailant
according as the facts may be.
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tanning the unknown woman's body. and
which. on being washed revealed tho words.
"NEIDL1NGER SCHMIDT X Co.. 40G East Forty
seventh street" Mr. NEIDLtNGER. who has
gludly co0pcratcd with THE sun in its cndeav
ors to solve this part of the mystery. says that
he has been in the habit Of sending these bags to
RUBsAM& HoBRMASs brewery on Staten Island.
whcrc litEGE at ono time attempted to procure
work. II also appears that the same bags luvo
been sent to Il customer ut Saugcrties, the place
where the IIoMMELs and the ScHoENFELDs re-
side. The number of persons who have access
TO tho bags at both these places is comparatively
smnll ut any rate. 1t IL not so large that the au
thoritcs cannot well afford to institute
thorough investigation. 1t is plain that the un
known individual who wrapped the corpse In
Messrs NEfDLISGER. SCHMIDT 4 Co. Is malt bag
is the man or woman. rs the case may be. whom
the police are looking nfter.
The sun., 1878-09-23
Power Flashed by Wire.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; Now that
Edison has had hslagh AMI probably els good naured
about the "tormachon.' attention may safely he called
10 the further statements he oilers uaton OF the cold
tact, stated IN my former communication. In the hrst
place the FACTS And figures in regard the performances
the Wallace machine were taken directly from the
printed report the Franklin Institute OF Philadelphia
authority second 10 no other IN this country upon this
subject The Wallace machine to-day Is precisely what
1t was az the date OF Tho TRIALS at the Institute and these
trials hNcd, beyond shadow ol doubt the cold tact
mcuye either the Brush Granmc machine. and the
Sicmens machine. referred 10 hy Edison. /, auuut equal
q U' hfanh" II Edison hnl started. therefore. win
thrpr n,s IL No. nn,,sr M ni nnd Inn uliirh is
tuli Wuud nav" lrvn found ~ ms figures The writer
the stream near his shop unh runs nv II Wallace
cllue. winch requires tenho>" power o ran al It's maxi
p rmr h H r,s y M T",,I @ rd lt9m m ,, n ~ ,ie
Wtrirnn one inr~ power Here II kdi>ons opportu
my, ana may lN ~ IS reporter ho u'rr Ia "r
than 0horse power 10 transmit the 7aun nndle puwcr'
Ghi l. mi ssacmcnt amt upon Is based calculation
misleading THE TACT Is that with luhursr power the
Srmrns machiue-oi about tour tunes the electricity.
tnn l5lptcdnle power, ana III So st,d In their cir.
cular Tie Brush machine does no better Edison can.
tenth what he claims The assertion thnt nothing re
lahe he told by the photumrrc processthe device
uf Edisnn's genus and the wild aud utterly absurd
claims he II now making In regard Ia the project trans
chine may safely he tonndcd 10 that oblivion which has
already received the similar claims made IN regard 10 the
nJgraph. ' " '
:. When Edison shall have anything to show the world
single one o h claims as 10 the transmission OF power
ecanomcaly the distance Of hye miles even the writer
TINS Is done he must be excused from taking any
mere stalementA B.
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now TO REDUCE THE ARMT.
The Military Division of the Atlantic


To THE Enron or Tur S1-N Sir. The
- ~.
Military DIVISION OF the Atlantlr' whi'h con
,,,, ~ ,h,.o ,,,,ai,,, o,1 ua,,l,ss anomalies
oi'o VI '"oso oN p'nsN' "'iu "'o',s "''o''''''''
which no army IN world furnishes IN Such
p',ir.''o Us ou' ,.N'' se.' "o "" IT,
Wv '"''." '''',' ""s '''', ~ -, "''' wv
European naval powers. there might nave been
somo cxcuse for such n throrcticnl division
CT, ,,,a oS,.aor,,,,nr,, Jo,.ai,,,,,, ~,
oihce tle oN'r"oIu'n"I, "eNe'op'hcn' VI amer - j..
can military and naval resources in the civil
,y,r tbis evcuaa no lonper eNists Yat sttanpa
q, aa, =, ,ha ,Ir,o ,,hon ,horo u.os dor,,or ,re
W s"S' ~ 'ho ''iho WIZ" '"0'o ""' '""S'i We
had no such division and now the danger has
vanished the division il established.
w, a., -. =, 49,, a.,i,,,o,,, ..,S..
We find. by n review Of its constituent parts.
thnt one Is useless FOSSIL the other provoca-
- -, -. 49,, a., ,,,,,rI,,a IL ir.o-
"oh ~ 'i'i uis'i u'' """ w 80
sistibe That the wnole inDrlc sh9ulu ne swept
away Tor the sake OF economy ana popular gov
, II the DIVISION OF the Auantlc were n,'oilsneu ,,
thlS country Wpul snNc upoul s'Nni, niii'pIs Oh , u
dollars out ot the thirty now ,squnndrrei ON the
army nnd we should !" rid ot me slEht OF iount-
ing regulars IN tho streets Of ourcties east OF the
Mississippi The nbol lition would involve thc
reduction of the regular army by r,ght regi-
ments of infnniry or artillery, and the retire
ment OF MAJOR General ana his gorgeous stan
to the shades of private lie.
II would leave in cXistrncc one other nnoma-
ly. that curious concern. the Military Drpurt-
mcnt at West Point. and this would then become
swept away. Al present 1t stands in the midst
of Hgncock's division an imDerhun II! bHppio.
not subject to- Hancock at allan independent
military command of Just ono hundred acres,
under the orders ~ full Mujor General. who
reports only To Washington. and whose only
mission l. to add useless officers tn an over
grown army.
Wore the Department Of West Point and the
Military Division of the Atlantic abolished 1t
would obligr Congress to establish laws for the
regulation of the Atlantic coast militia. and this
woul1 be an excellent ining Tor w" country. ~
present We hay" plenty OF militia. some good,
some bad; but IL Is devoid Of u common organi-
zton. II needs but II slight stimulus To in
crease this militia enormously. NJ IN expense
less than onr-tcnth that now luVshe1 ON the
useless rrPulnrs. Lrt MS tase n lew iigur"s.
The following States rNprnd the following
sums on their militia y"nrly Massachusetts,
about s2WOuD on 5,WO mon; tonn"stirut
S7OnuO on 2 300 men: Vermont, about $4,000.
on 600 mon New lorS. 500, ,OuO on 2uOOU men
pennsy syiNaniu. sJu.OuO ou about 0.OuO men. Ot
all these the most s"rvireablr organization -
that OF Connecticut and We can tax" her force
as n good basis. because II is the most eco
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So that these delegates, II they do not die
OF fright before the week comes round. now
seem TO be pretty well provided with places
Tor meeting.
Meanwhile, 1t begins TO look as II the val
liant General who vunquished them would
soon need place TO hide his own head for
very shame eHe has been talking such
arrant nonsense as should put any man 10
the blush to be the author o. He Is re-
ported as having said at IndianaDolls that
an irredeemable currency is more easily
kept at par than a redeemable currency.
and that the old Continental money In this
country wiped itself out OF existence ,cih-
out anybody being loser"
We have felt inclined, on account Of his
devotion to his country in her hour OF need,
and his marked and interesting indivdu
ality OF character, to say an occasional kind
word for Gen. BUTLER. But we can assure
him that his capture In the early morn, ere
the Growing OF the cock OF the Democratic
Convention at Worcester. will avail him but
little II it is followed by such a loss OF his
wits, II not Of his conscience as 70 allow
him to talk in this manner. EvNn kEARSEY
could not do him 50 much harIu as he is now
doing to himself.
For once Gen. BUTLER might better have
initiated the example Of his enemies weak
and puerile as their conduct was. Before
making such ridiculous speech he should
have adjourned for a wcek-and until after
election would have been still more wise.
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Connecticut.

II is TO be said 10 the honor Of the Dcmoc-
racy of Connecticut that the platform OF
their Convention utters no uncertain sound
and shrinks by no unworthy evasion from
any proper responsibility.
First Of all. it condemns in vigorous terms
the great crime as "a bold plot and unpar-
allelcd fraud which struck at the heart Of
tho republic a plot and fraud which shall
not be condoncd and shall never be re-
peated.' This language Is easily UNDER
stood, and goes right TO the marrow Of the
subject. II comnends itself as an example
to other States which are yet TO speak out
before the fall elections. On the financial
issue the platform is sound and strong,
though there were elements in the Con-
venton, and 1t is said there was major
ity OF the Committee on Resolutions, dis
inclined to make So positive u decaratiUn
But the Convention did not falter in its
duty. or mako any weak concessions to sup
posed cxpcdiency
The platform dcnounces corruption and
extravaganza in the public expenditures.
and demands rigid economy in all the
branches o; administration, State and ma
tioual. Honest men. without distinction Of
party can stand together and support those
principles, whether called Democrat. Re-
publican, or National They are bound to
prevail. because they are right, though
rghtfulncss Is too often cast aside for Il
time, as being more eXacting than politi-
clans and trlmmers think advantageous at
the moment.
The sun., 1878-09-23
Hendstones for the Hanged Molly Maguires.

There nre now nj Shnmokin. in the yard Of
maa.de cutter ui tNtt place. two hcudstouc4 which
tact gD,L deal ui attention Oue l. intended the
grave at fatuck Hester. who hung last March Al
huosn,hur- Tor the uuttcr nt Ale Nafier i,ru the
other Tor ArNaui'r 'nnpltil whu MIS- luu. a. NHuch
Chunk tor the murder ol Iuhu = Jones Hester. hrnl
stone IS ol Guic de.i-. With heavy Wreath curlcuus
rustic cross. hrrttl which tc inscription i raised
letters surrounded hN heavy raised unurl Ou the TOD
ot the h,astuns placed Gothic ctoss The ie,ts
ON u heavy moulded base. II VIII lt taken - Beaver
Dale ami placed N posluun duriu. the coinng week
tAnphcis hcaistuut Is over seven "a lrl.li ulan
nnts, will Gothic Vn tho top AMI rcIrcs ntat0 J
the trucihNon The in.rupt!in j. On the siouc. with
SIMPLY the name CAMPBELL heavy raised letters
the base Tie stnir weighs about ton II Will hn
taken 10 summit llll. tarhuu County. where Campbell
buried, about the latter part a. ncNt week
The sun., 1878-09-23

THEODORE y. VAIL, superintendent OF the
postal railway service threatens to resign his
place. because he does not think So 800 year
sufficient pay for him. Previous to the last
session he had Il salary OF 81 500 year. and
per diem allowance for expenses. real or I'M
aginary. that doubled it or more. The Com
mittec Of Appropriations in the House thought
proper TO give him fixed sum. and to cut Off
the margin for extras which depended entirely
upon his friends inside the department. and
which had chronic habit Of growing rapidly
and largely.
Mr.. VAIL travels free everywhere in the dis
charge Of his duties. and has only TO pay for his
subsistence from this SALARY. Yet he is not
happy, and wants more. a public officer Of his
grade who il not satisfied with the salary Of IN
Assistant Postmaster General ought to allow
some equally competent man with more moi.
est pretensions. io take his piacc. VAN served
his apprenticeship in the school of Grnntsm
and is fl 10 graduate He knows all about
weighing mails for railroad corporations. and
has nothing to learn.
The sun., 1878-09-23
The Man who Killed B,I Poole.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr; There has
been good deal written lately about Bill Poole and his
murderer Lev. Bake, | never saw Poolr, tut Baker
went around the horn about lsi7 OF ISIS with capt
liaughion, III the whale ship Memuon lie was ihrua
boat steele. Aud eit thr slip IA Talcahuaun chm
SAW hun anrrNHi lu Paita. Peru ilr wAs "u,ach
crtnhrr iur wear ur TWO
HlGshtun wi> 'It tluis'r himself but he tnlI me
atVrHIrl ilaf De- cur,h To iac kt Maker ad WIZ
glad when he iss,rtrd lau.htun didn't kcep tracN of
BaAcr hut thought lac went 10 California or got home by
way oi the lsthmus l. Il WILso.
SNkActsf, SEPT lS
The sun., 1878-09-23

When the doctors disagree it is safe to as
sumo that something is the matter with the pa
uent Many sugar relners hava within II day
or two, testified that there are gross frauds
upon the Government in the collection Of duties
upon sugar MANY. too. have testified that
there are not any. There were stories Of bribes
To inspectors ana samplers. and revelations Of
adulteraIlng the article. The bulk OF the testi-
mony Indicated that the Government has been
cheated ont " thousands If not millions OF dol
lars and the conclusion must be that new sys-
tens ara renuired through which more efficient
The sun., 1878-09-23

w. V. $. WILSON, the Teller Of the Treas
ury Department. who was recently detected in
theft of n large sum Of money which passed
through his hands in the course of his official
duties seems TO tako the matter l.shtly, has eX-
pressed desire to refund the money, and has
also called upon JoHN SHERMAN TO return the
resignation he had sent in. WILSON evidently
thinks that he has as much right to u place in
the Treasury ms JOHN SHERMAN. the detected
Electoral conspirator. has 10 be- at the head of
the department
The sun., 1878-09-23
Where Will Gen. Butler Go,

Our esteemed contemporary. the Erening
Rst-not by design-on Saturday came to
the rescue OF the five hundred foriorn and
fleeing delegates to the Democratic State
CoIyention Of Massachusetts, and in an ac-
count Of HENDRIcK HUDSON published the
following description of another place where
these vanquished delegates could hold their
State Convention:
The sun., 1878-09-23

America. Institute E,hisitios At aud sisv
nc-tt's Th-.tr-- ieu, viit
hrosd~sy Theatre woman Of the People
fs~~r, thent,~--MarhstM
BrooLi. N rsrL Lrhratrr--plpomacy.
Eifth Avenue Theatre -Intimaf.
crsss op~rs Hovs~-Tony Pastors rrosp.
curs"r-'. s.r~d-n--conceu
Hsy.,"r rt-t Theatre Variety
Lyessn .hrstrc- Joshua whicornb
N.~ York Ng""-'r'r--BfVaiweya aud asth st.
Nihie's s.nrJc4- NLi.s.
rari Tho .tr Hnft sanr.
s~n Francisco Nssstr~i. -Broadway, cor 7sth ct
STANDARD zh~str rslss fliis
Theatre Ccmtgu--vsfoty
TIL -atr~ rrightos-yuloty
Tony rastor's--f Female MinHfsis Ae.
Nv.iiseA'. rheatre-setoil iot scandal.
The sun., 1878-09-23

DICEINs, in his " UHcnmmcrcial Tray
cller.' tells of a London detective who hunted
down the author of II mysterious murder. with
no other clue than a pair Of gloves The victim
in the case was a woman, ana the only bit Of
evidence accessible TO the police was II pair Of
gloves. which were found under her pillow.
The gloves differed in no respect from thou
sands Of others Of the same make. There was
no name. mark. or initial 10y which they could
be traced. and the only thing noticeable about
them was n slight smo Of brn2ine. Starting
with this apparently ins signincant clue, the de-
tectivc traced them to n cleaning establishment
where the bcn2ine had been applied. and thence
through numbers Of hands until finally he set
tied upon the first owner, who eventually
proved to be the murderer.
In the Staten Island mystery there Is better
clue, which the authorities have at least so far
left to the newspapers to work up That is the
malt bag which was found Ia the barrel con-
The sun., 1878-09-23

tn" Chinese Government las tried eve/
means 90 put n stop to the habit II opium smo.-
iu.;. which d. stroys millions of Cinnamon evory
year. The brave Emperor TAw-k kwANG made
war against the British thir;y-seven years ago.
t. prevent them IRON importing opium into
China. but the British Christians defeated tho
Chinese heather. aul retained the profits which
accrued from others ruin. Millions upon
millions of Cinnamon have since that time
boen reduced to misery and death by
the opium forced into their country. for mer-
cenHry purposes. 10y Queen NIcToErA's Govern
mont. but yat the heatAen Chinese have never
relaxed their efforts To suppress its use. \
despatch from China by way OF san Francisco
now gives us the news that the Nlccroy nt
Nankine has ordered the conhscaton OF every
house rented iorthe purposeo of opium smoking.
The British Government cam Il interfere with
this policy. which may therefore meet with
success.
The sun., 1878-09-23
sherman, Financial Top.

ltwas curious thins 10 >,e
This Wondrous nnAncicr,
Who with lis li,Nc top amused
The people far and ucar
A. often as the top he spun
The Interest grew Place.
For every time the crit,er stopped
ltshowol II different face
Full skilled was he 10 make itgo,
And knew its motions well
But what II would turn up u, last,
Lo' only he could tell
Some said he was tricks ster. and
In sourn refused to stop,
But all who watched the thing agreed
II was n wonirous top
suu Honest John a spinning goes.
And every time he tries
Too modes, seems by halt 10 note
The people blank surprise.
Still meath the nations wondering eye
His clevcrness he shows,
And whercsoeVer Johnny wends
His Little Joker goes