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Like FIGARO in the ,uera. JoHN SHERMAN
appears TO have been in every pnrt OF tine
Louisiana conspiracy. lie was recognized
by the chiefs and their subordinates of all
degrees as the master spirit and director Of
the work TO bc done hy them; a. tho re-
sponsiblc agent OF HAYES. and a. the man
OF all others who knew the situation best.
and was ready to meet 1t demands, Of what
ever kind they might be- Hence he was
looked up to 10y WELLS. ANDERSON KILL
LOCO. and the rest OF that crew ~ the pivot
upon which the whole machine turned
From the highest to the lowest, they all
knew him, and his word was law to thcir
act- and movements. That he was entirely
familiar with every part Of the operations
of the Returning Board. when In secret sos
sion, and sometimes sngly, "a when WELLS
ordered the original return of Vernon parish
20 he destroyed. they falsiiiod figures. forged
returns. inserted manufactured protests
and rejected whole parishes upon allidavit-
fabricated by the cart load at the Custom
House, is no longer doubtful.
In the part he played then ignorance was
Impossible, and the part he has played since
that time makes il certain, when taken IN
connection with the proofs that have been
produced in variety Of forms, that he must
have had intimate knowledge Of every phase
Of the conspiracy, a. he certainly had ac-
quaintancc with the actors who appeared on
The stage, and the machinists who shifted
The scenes behind it. No detail was too
Bmall for his attention, and from the day he
entered New orleans as a visiting states
man, until the hour when the Great Fraud
was consummatcd, he was the head and
front Of the conspiracy to steal the
Presidency. When it was achieved he got
The reward which he chose to ask, and has
utilized it, a. he - the Craftsmanship OF
Finance in the SEN.
After Tom Addison returned to New
Orleans in December 1876, with the irrcgu-
lar and Illegal cert iilcate of Louisiana, which
he carried there as a messenger appointed
Tor that purpose, II was necessary, without
delay, to get up another IN due form. That
was DONE as has been proven, at least in the
Ease Of LEVIsEE, by forging the names of
some of the electors who were not present
Ind could not be reached within the time
allowed by law. CHARLES HILL carpet
Dagger from New Jersey, and an Office
holder Of course, was detailed TO tax" the
forged certificates 10 Washington, though
be had no legal appointment TO that effect.
HILL was examined by the subcommittee
T., ~ o,l..,. go, ,l,t - I,,l,. anal L
was required to relate his experience IN de-
hvering the forged certificates to the Presi-
dent pyO ifinDOy. of the senate After stat
,ng That bo Ind soon ZAcu Cu,vutru fl
I.,,,. f.'. t,,.,,..,.'. l.
testilloJ.
.n..,.v ~. Fem. o.,.,.,o,,.. ,o,.o nj,
me- c,r,t" III, secretary WA, thcr, Sir Mo.r, ,h,nk
was h,s name 80 one else was in the room Itod him
ih"d 1ro"set 'le 'e'um' from Louisiana Mr. f1r''
s," n' " .' any one 70 TIesS H,S es",,y u 'I
had met him there Ina few inmate, Mr Fsanr aft,,
nsppns out cam, in WITTY NJ sulu-4> Then delivered
NE document, TINS a.',"' was witnessed by Mr.
,n,,s an, , nc , r , ' ts'oeo oV o
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Mr.. Edmunds Of Vermont.

GEORGE +. EDMUNDs, now and for many
years past United States Senator from
Vermont, is mentioned as n possible candi-
date Of the Republican party Tor President
In 1890.
IL is against Mr. EDMUNDs that he was
supporter Of the Electoral Commission bill.
II is In his favor that he has since appa-
rcntly abandoned the unconstitutional idea
which was embodied in that bill.
In some respects Mr.. EDMUSDs would be an
available candidate He halls from a small
State and an Eastern state at that but local
hy does not count for much nowadays. This
Is the third successive term that the Prcsi-
dency has been held by natives Of ONO, FOR
GRANT and HAYES were both born in that
State. But while GRANT was born in Ohio,
he was residing in Illinois when he went into
the army; so that, counting his two terms
and LINCOLN's two terms. ii may be said
that for four terms in succession residents OF
Illinois were elected TO the Presidency.
Then when we look into the history of Dem
ocratic nominations. we find SEYMOUR.
GREELEY, and TILDEN in succession, all
from the State Of New York
Moreover. in regard to Vermont, it is to he
said that 1t is a State which produces many
strong men.
Mr. EDMUNDs has good personal rcnu'
tation. He is regarded as Il solid character
one who would make q safe President. The
third term objection, which, Of itself, ought
to be- fatal to Gen GRANT, does not apply
% him. The Republicans might do WORST
than to nominate him.
Mr.. EDMUNDs is a man Of trained and
philosophlc mind, and could be expected tC
bear defeat with calmnc-s and resignation
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Ice " alter.

Mr.. MURAT HALsrTAD, tho editor Of the
Cmctnt0h Commercial, is man Of extensive
home and foreign travel. He has seen many
of the countries Of the world and has con-
fcrred with the learned men of each. He
has witnessed battles, bravcd ocean storms,
and endured heat and cold in the pursuit Of
the information and experience which his
cntcrprising and acqustiye nature is
greedy to obtain.
Mi HALsrEAD, moreover, is one Of the
few Americans who have visited Iceland.
He carefully explored that home of the
gcysers, and If he did not make himself
familiar with its interesting ancient litera-
turc, he at least probably dipped enough
into ii to nilame hs desire for a more thor
ough knowledge Of the old songs and Sugas.
Perhaps it was this trip which created In
him an unrelcnting hostility to ice. lie
mny have seen too much of il IN the land to
which 1t gives its name. At any rate, he
has now undertaken to reform the habits of
his countrymen in regard to leo water. Ice
water, Mr.. HALsrEAD claims, is an enemy
Of the human race and to the brute creation
Il deadly poison. He AYERS that il YOU hold
a piece Of ice long enough on a cat = tongue
the cat will die in spasm.
We have not yet undertaken to verify Mr..
liALsTrAD's experiments with ice and ice
water on man aud beast, and, therefore, we
shall not assume to contradict his asser-
lions, though We do venture to deny his
statement that whales prefer water at a
higher temperature than that which iee
gives it, for the loviathan most likes to dis
port himself in the seas adjacent to the
north pole as any whaler can tell our re-
formatory Cincinnati friend.
But II we may not drink ice water in warm
weather, with what shall We quench our
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United States Senators haven't often found
themselves in more unpleasant situation than
the Hon. WILLIAM PITT KELLOGG is left In by
his own testimony. given before the POTTER
Committee Oh Friday. Heswears that. although
he heard that some Of the signatures to the Sec
onl set Of Louisiana electoral returns were
forged, he did not inquire into the matter; he
did not consider it his duty to do So. lie has
since received letters on the subject in which
man named KELLY. one Of his policemen, de-
tailed for doorkeepcr's duty at the State House
has been named as the possible or probable
iorger He has heard that this KELLY was in
Lake Providence, La, when tho POTTER Com
mttoe began work. KELLY disappeared on the
very day he was summoned to appear before
the subcommittee in New Orleans. KELLOGG
admits that he had q letter from coored man
In New Orleans another ex-polcemRn inform
ing him that KELLY had gone up the river with
KENNEDY This letter he destroyed. as he
does all letters containing scandal and rumors
concerning matters Of that kind" This man
KENNEDY, 1t appears, is employed under the
Scnatc's Sergeant at-Arms. Mr., FRENCH. KEEL
LoGG admits that he used his influence as Il
Senator to secure KENNEDY n leave OF absence
asked Mr.. FRENCH" he says. " 10 let hiIkgo.
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ED. OsMoND, Pennsylvania railroad en-
ginecr. after his cab had been Knocked in pieces
about his ears by a broken parallel rod. and he
hal been thrown astride of his engine. which
was then driving along at a speed Of sixty-fve
miles an hour. crawled back to his place. re-
versod his engine and put on the brakes with
his burned and bistcred hands. Nine men out
OF ten would nave lcaped of and left the uncon-
scious passengers TO their fate. 1t was piece
OF horoism that as well deserves n medal M any
Of the lifc-saving exploits which secure that
coveted recognition.
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The King of Edward. the BLACK Prince


PARIS. juno 2s.-Thcre was discovered. four
teen years ago on hill at MONTY, nser Ron gold rng
believed 10 have belonged to the BACK Prince ii
weighs thirteen grammes is set with ruby inscribed
Sglb1n rfhm and has Latin device round the circle
woman rag collector discovered II, ami alleged
ihat ths MAYOR gave her 40 trancson account promising
10 dlNlde tile proceeds between her and the Commune
The Mayor having Sud ltn 1876 Tor hO francs to Baron
Jerome Pch0n she claimed half the price hut the r
hunal has Just nonsuited her holding that she sold Tie
ring ioT the ~ iraneA
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Roundsman sIausson.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sn: would
say. IN behalf OF many that hanging too good tor
Round,nan Slauseon man Whoi murderer at heart
Will he murderer in spite OF his uniform would also
state for the benefit ." The readers of Your paper that the
we o Thomas lenVhin the man who was Killed hy
insane. II
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II appears from the circular OF Dun,
BARLOW & Co. that in the first six months OF
1873 there have been 5.s25 business failures in
the United States the aggregate liability being
$3.50 100000. In the same six months OF last
year. the toal number Of failures was 4749 and
the aggregate liability t99.OO0.0OO. At first
sight this increase OF nearly % per cent In tho
number Of insovent firms is certainly discour-
aging. But the american Exchange suggests
that large percentage Of these firms have been
really insolvent for years. and that the appear
ance of good many others in the list at this
time Is TO be referred to tho recent action OF
Congress on the Bankrupt law
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which left out two Of the HAYES electors,
the inlquity would never have been com
pleted. BY promises Of reward and OF pro
lection the second count was made.
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Probably HAYES, EvARTs, and SHERMAN
never read about the man who went bear hunt
ing II was ilno sport until the bear turned
around and began to hunt the man. Then il
suddenly ceased to bc enjoyable, The Fraudu-
tent President and his unconstitutional adj
yisers may yet find the amusement of hunting
Roscoe CoNKLING more exciting than recreatiye
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II Is shameful story that is told by Mr..
MICHAEL HAHN. ex-Secretary and financial
manager Of the Tcutonia Savings Bank. in his
affidavit now made public The reading Of il
will not soothc the anger Of the poor people
81 the east side who intrusted their earnings to
Mr.. HAHN and his associates. Briefly, Mr.,
HAHN declares under oath that, being urged to
10 SO by the trustees, he bought bonds for the
bank at various times charged them in the
bank books at higher figures than he paid for
them, and divided tho difference equally among
the trustees from time to time, taking the
money out Of the bank funds. He gives dates
and amounts. and asserts that the trustees
knew perfectly well where the money came
from, and how it came. lie also ASSERTS that up
To 1876 a percentage Of the salaries paid to the
President, treasurer. and himself was actually
divided among the trustees.
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SUNDAY. JULY IA. 1878.


pAily a paecs. by mail. 55c. a month, or 5000
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have freely expressed my opinion that a
great wrong was done in giving the electoral Of Flor
ida to the Republicans FKANcis G BARLOW
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And now comes the news that the British
have been entirely successful in subdulng the
instruction in South Africa the once formida-
BILE force Of insurgents has been shattered. and
nearly all their leaders killed or captured. The
power Of the rebellion is utterly broken and
Engands hold upon South Africa is lrmcr
than before.
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"BowEE NrFE Dan" was the blood-freez-
ing name under which young WILLIAM McCABE
started out on his caroor OF crime. BowRE NIFE
DAN had not remained In school long enough
to become proficient In spelling, but he could
road dime novels. ana from the repertoire OF a
yellow-covcrcd ten-cent volume he selected the
name 1T which policemen were 10 shuddcr
and rich bankers to turn pale. BowEE NIFE
DAN began operations yesterday in a building
at Sixth avenue and Thirty-ninth street. Ho
was armed with screw driver, jimmy and flask
Of powder. His labors were not attended with
that caution which experienced burglars dis
play when going through the tedious pre-
liminaries Of their profession. An officer heard
q noise in the invaded store. and captured
BowEE NIrE DAN. That interesting young
person will probably soon exchange his CORY
assumed name for the number OF cell in State
prison. and come forth some years hence an
older If not n wiser man.
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1t may be presumed that Mr.. FISH, the
receiver of the Tcutonia Savings Bank. believes
himself to be in possession OF facts which JUS
tify tho arrest Of the trustees. and that. in the
performance OF his duty to tho Court and tho
public, he will push to extremity the proceedings
which he has instituted. II the trustees OF the
Teutonia have been dereict in their duty. they
should be made TO smart for their neglect. Thus
far. however savings bank receivers have met
with but poor success in their efforts TO extract
money from unfathfu trustees in the courts.
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Some interesting data are supplied by the
1fty-ninlh annual report OF the Mercantile
Library Association. 1t appears that the whole
number Of books exclusive Of pamphlets now
owned 10y the society is l7s.167. the net increase
during the year being G.G75 volumes. As re-
cards the volume Of circulation. which is the
prime test Of efficiency. we are told that the
number Of books distributed was 1T 93G. or
1924 less than in the previous year. 4 part Of
this loss may bc referred to the fact that the
library was closed for eighteen days in August.
longer period than ia usual. Tho number Of
volumes issued from the main building in Gin
ton place WIS 1872 600. against some 10000 from
the branch office in Liberty street. These
figures sufficiently nttost the usefulness Of the
latter feature. A. 10 the quality Of the reading
matter most favored 10y the subscribers we learn
that the number Of books Of fiction circulated
was los 900. against 81 900 credited to standard
literature OF books in foreign languages not
far from 10000 were taken out. Tho largest
daily circulation was in tho heart Of midsum-
mcr. Aug II when 2.052 volumes were issued
and the average daily circulation was 62O. We
may mention finally that the receipts Of the
Mercantile Library Association during the year
were nearly t35 900, Of which less than 81 500
were expended in the purchase Of books and
periodicals. while more than sl25OO went foI
salaries.
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If the East Indian regiments at Malta are
not TO be called upon TO fight. partial compen-
sntion might he TO take them to England. and
show them what and whom they were going to
fight for. There would be gala days then for
the little island. with the mercury in the tube Of
patriotism at boiling point.
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From England comes a report of two moro
royal marriages having been arranged. One is
, ia Of princess vTbyra Of Denmark sister Of
Czarewitch, to the so-callcd Prince Imperial
son OF Napoleon III. Tho other is that ~
Princess beatrice the only unmarried daush.
yer OF Queen Victoria TO the young Duke Of
HumDerland' VINO II 70 give up all claims upon
inc crown 81 his father get all the money he
can from Bismarck, and satisfy himself with
the position of an English nohcmnn.
Onr lady readers will. perhaps 10 glad -
know that new fashion Of emlrQldermg the
lair owners initials on tho parHsol has sprung
up ia London. Labouehere remarks. with his
usual eyniclsm. that at recent fashionable
gathering,
one lady had her initials embroidered on her rarasol
In raised gold but this RhsurdiN was exceeded ~ am
other, whose paiaSl bore ON II her Id nom IN letters
supposed TO initiate her signature 60 her inunatcs II
this sort OF nl goes on we shall nave all tht great
ladies' o the kingdom addressed the fOhes and sa!cS
and Iotues that are inscribed Vn their parAsolA
Some innovations in ladies' costumes for
horseback riding have also called out strong
criticism on the part Of men. velvet riding
habit. with scarlet scarf round the neck aud 4
military cap on the head, makes some uI the
ladies OF Rotten Row look like circus rlhers.
n. L. Y.
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large Bulgaria would have been barrier against
their aggressive desrus amt bui-hra with lors on the
81 SEA would hAy" been m direct maritime com
uumcauou with Us Two Bui-ariA-. separated from tl,
fscAn SEA aud with uitnral M the Black the uu,
absolutely independent ct Turkey. and the other indie
pendent and vet not INDEPENDENT with lew fortress
occupied hy lurN- alons the frontier that separates c
two situation far suited TOR Russian ntrguc'
than strong AMI lf.stniuus bulgaria 10 call nc
rls Lruut,d tu the Iurk, to iurhty Tie passes of ih,
hakHus a triumph oi our iipg marN Is AN illusion thai
an, military would dispc n II has been. would
apitar purchased hA SOFA being annexed To Northern
Buearia. for the Balkans can be turned rs sofia
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-08-22
A NEW CHEAP AND SEtF-CENERATlMG
OiSlMF6CT MT.

Under this title DR.. John Day, of
GeelOng, Australia. recommends for
use in civil and military hospitals. and
also for the purpose of destroying the
olson germs of infectious diseases. y
disinfectant composed Of one part of
rectifien oil Of turpentine and seven
parts of benZine. with the addition of
five drops Of Oil Of yerbena TO each
ounce.
It's purifying and disinfecting
properties are due to the power pre-
suIred to be possessed by each Of its
INGREDIENTS Of absorbing atmospheric
oxygen and converting it into either
peroxide of hydrogen or ozone.
Articles Of clothing. furniture. wall
paper, carpeting. books, newspapers.
letters, ETC., may be perfectly sat
urated with it without receiving the
slightest injury; and when it has once
been freely used OH any rough OF
porous surface. its action will be per-
sistent for an almost indefinite period
This may ut any time he readily
shown by pouring few drops OF Il
solution OF iodide of potassium over
the material which has been disinfec-
ted. when the peroxide OF hydrogen.
which is being continually generated
within it. will quickly liberate the
iodine from its combination with the
potassium, and give rise to dark brown
stains. 1t may be applied with 4
brush or sponge, or if more convent.
| ent. as is the case with certain articles
such as books. newspapers, and letters
it may be simply poured over them
until they are well soaked; they may
then be allowed to dry. either in 3
warm room or in the open air. 1t il
hardly necessary to say that this lis
infectant should never be used Of in
the neighborhood of fire or artificial
| lights for fear of accidents from
ignition of the vapors arising boil
from the benzine and turpentine.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-08-22
INDIA AS A WHEAT PRODUCER

The amount of wheat sent from In
dia to England in 1877 has given rise
to the belief that within few years
England would be pra, tically indie
pendent of America with regard to
this element of her food supply. The
Madras Mail disputes the proposition.
alleging that 1.-The fact is. India ex-
ports not because she has a surplus.
but because the people are too poor TO
retain the food now exported. Were
the people able to afford it, every
pound of grain produced would be
eaten. a very large proportion ofthe
inhabitants of this presidency do not
know what a really hearty and salts
factory meal is from years end to
year S end. In Madras the cultiyators
have to pay "a 500 900 annually in the
shape Of rent, and must sell their
grain to get the cash needed to give
to the taX-collectOr. Again. much of
the grain exported goes to pay for the
scanty clothing Of the people, for the
cotton fabrics worn are mainly Of Lar
cashire weaving. AS regards the
wheat trade from the northwest prov
nces. it is clear that the great export
for Il time was due to the people part
ing with their usual reserve. What
has been the result! Why. as the eff
feet Of the failure of 4 single harvest.
Sir George Copper has had to encoun-
ter not merely scarcity. but actual
famine.
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THE USE OF MIX.

DIR. Crosby, of the Bellevue Uospi-
tai. pronounces milk an article of diet
which all persons may use. under
nearly all conditions. There are
those who say they cannot take milk
that il makes them bilious, etc. but
he declares that this is not true. Il
person who is sick may take milk
with the greatest possible advantage,
because 1t contains in form easy Of
assimilation all the elements essential
for maintaining nutrition. 1t is tie
natural ailment of the Young animal
and certainly answers 4 good purpose
for the old ANIMAL. provided it is used
proI erlv- and not poured into the
stomach already overiilled. as though
il had in itself no substance or rich
ness. New milk. he does not hesitate
so saw may he taken. as far as disease
Is concerned, in nearly every condi-
ton.
Perhaps it viii require the addition
of spoonful or two of lime water.
The addition of a little sat will often
prevent the after-feeling of fnllHess
and '.wind in the stomach which
some complain Of If marked acidity
of the stomach is present. then per-
haps little gentian may be requisite
to stimulate the stomach somewhat:
and it may he necessary to give it in
small quantities and repeat it often.
hut ice cold mix can be put into an
irritable stomach. if given i'm small
quantities and at short intervals.
with the happifst effects. 1t is used
in casrs of fever. which formerly 1t
was thought to feed" and when
scalded it has desired effect in sum-
ner complaints.
But it is An article of died of people
in health. xfio wish to remain i'm that
happy condition. that milk should lie
most appreciated; for the midday
lunch Of those whose hearty meal
comes at night or for The supper or
those who dine At noon- nothing il so
good. The great variety and excel
lent quantity of prepared cereals give
"A wide choice Of food to use With
milk. Breas! with berries in t.:eir
season, or baked sweet appiesj boiled