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Destroying the Commerce of New York
The leading dry goods house Of II. b.
CLAFLIN ~ Co. have addressed the follow
ing letter to the Governor of this State:

7 Lar LIN AZ 70. ltNt utiillRHS'N inc ltIlDW-
ing letter to the Governor Of this State:
" The Nm. Lrcirs RoBiNsos. Goce7ot Nusaf Nnr i'at
"pf,R sR. For two weeks Iast the commerce of this
siNe Determinations against 1t the part of the trunk
lines centfng here, and recent emphatic protest on
the part of our Chamber of Commerce seems to have
worked no change IN our favor The customer Vt the
Ncw Nork merchant has been obliged 10 nay varying
corln 20 the caprice o the railroad AGENT % To
ger cent to The principal points the West than
the same paruc. would be- Obliged 10 pay shipping
the same hnes from other ,caboari cities
awe are ready tofurn.h YOU with abundant proof " the
above ac. AMI bos TO request your careful consider
alton oi tile SAINT and "a.h o. boo your Judgment It IL
proper n present them To the Legislature pre-
session Tor such action NAV be deemed be-, under the
circumstances Yours very respectfully
Nav iohN. Feb q, ls7S H. B clArtiS Co"
Elsewhere in to-day's Sun will be found
more full and very instructive report of the
facts briefly stated in this letter. Any pro-
cccding by which the commerce Of this city
to use the strong language of Messrs
CHAPLIN X Co-has been and continues TO
be "paralyzed" must necessarily be Of the
highest Importance. The great trunk lines
Of railway over which our inland traffic is
done enjoy certain privileges under their
charters from the State. That these roads
should be so managed as to render them
productive and profitable to their stock
holders is what might be expected, and is
perfectly right and proper. But it is not to
be expected. and is not proper, that they
should be governed by II narrow. niggardly
policy. discriminating against this metrop-
oils and in favor Of other cities or of inland
towns. The roads should live, but they
should let live also.
We have no objections to any man lcav-
frf . 4. 1.
heirs TO quarrel over If he can honestly and
fairly accumulate It; but we protest against
the destruction or the impairment of the
commerce OF this city for the purpose Of
amassing on ausmcntiIg colossal private
fortunes.
The voice II the merchants Of New York
has assembled to the State Capitol; We trust
ii will be- heard and needed there
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neither Of these points; and II was In re-
lance upon this renewed pledge that the
British fleet was ordered back to Malta.
What England may now 30 VIII
depend upon the next step of Russia, or the
explanations that are offered Of her present
action; but England will ccrtainlycntcr the
Conference If Conference ever be held,
deeply inccnscd against Russian pcrlldy
Not power of Europe will sustain Russia
in Constantinoplc Not a power but will
take part in driving her out Of it,
The possession Of Constantnople has been
the dream Of Russia for ages. and it has
been England's apprehension Of Russa's
designs against it that has made her the
main supporter Of the Turkish empire
Fvcn II the Russian army should immc-
dittcly rctlacc it's steps. the fact that that
army has been there will lead England to
nut all her energies into exercise for its Sc
curity in the future.
At the latest adviccs. the enemy had not
entered the city itself. hut held possession
Of the land lines uf defence which the Turks
had surrendered to them, In accordance
with the secret agreement. The dcfcn-
sivc positions thus surrendered on tho
western side Of the city are at once natural
and artiiicial-two ranges Of heights, ono
about twcnt y-livc miles To the westward,
and the other nine miles nearer. The
outer or more distant range of hills
is called Hayuk, or Big Chckmcdjc, tho
nearer Kuchuk or Little Chckmedjc. These
ranges run nearly from sea to sea facing
the west: and the width necessary to be-
defended has but about thirteen miles Of
frontage. The position Is one Of immense
strength. and the city lies open be-
fore the Russian army which holds it.
England has no army which could operate
against it hut. with the English navy in the
Bosphorus and an Austrian army in Tur-
key. Russia could not hold Constantinoplc.
The situation at this moment Is Of cN-
trcmc interest and great peril to Europe;
and if Russia do not speedily retire, the Con-
ference that was To establish the terms Of
peace will be preceded 10y war compared
with which that just ended in Turkey will
sink into nsignilcancc
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Pope PITS IN died at three minutes before
five O'Clock yesterday afternoon, in Rome,
in the cighty-siNth year Of his age and the
thirty-sogond year of his pnpncy. The
events Of his career arc detailed in another
part Of this paper; AMI it is safe to say that
n none of his predecessors equnlcd him
IN the duration at his reign, 80 none of
them witnessed events Of equal Importance
either in the history of the Church or of
mankind.
Yet, in our judgment, the most remarkable
fact in this long, luburiOu- and devoted life
Is that while the deceased loutia leaves the
Church shorn of her territories and hcrtcm-
pornl power, he yet leaves her with u ilrmcr
hold than ever upon the minds and hearts Of
the almost countless myriad- who belong to
her communion. She is less an earthly king
dom, but none the less powcrfulas church.
According to the established usage of the
Church. the conolave Of Cardinals for the
election of a new Pope will meet on the tenth
day from yesterday. namely. ON the 18th Of
the present month; hut 1t has been alleged
that some months ago PITS IN provided
for more expeditions election to
take place Immediately after his dcccasc.
with a view especially of avoiding active
Interference on the part of the Italian and
German Governments Very probably, how
ever, this is mere idle rumor. and the cleo
ton will not be hurried on from any such
reason. But what is certain is that in the
present critical state Of Europe, political
Consequences of great moment may depend
upon this election; and their development
may possibly be both rapid and tremendous.
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haps after Brother FULToNs sermon he
may think differently; for if the Brooklyn
preacher shall he able to prove that his dcs-
tiny is eternal torture, Mr.. lNGERsoLL will
be likely to revise his views on the subject
OF hell
1t Is hard. however, to SOC how Brother
FULTON will be able to tell accurately what
Is to bc the destiny Of Bon INGERsoLL. No
mortal man yet has pccrcd into the mys-
tcrics " eternity, and he Is n bold one who
assumes to say that his neighbor should 20
to he'll. while as for himself heaven should
Toe his portion. Perhaps the world would be
better of If Bon INaERsoLL had the taste
not to Haunt his inlidclity at so much a
head; but he probably likes to talk, and
curious people go to listen To him. He
seems to be an amiabc man, however, and
lac Internationally has n fund Of humOr I;
but. after all, he il not 50 very courageous
as he seems. II seems to take n good
deal moro bravery in these days Of
fraud for lecturer 10 proclaim tho
religious doctrines which for so many
centuries have consolcd or inundated men.
than to inject into the minds Of an audi
cnec the virus Of inlidrity. Yet even dis
tiIA' VI l'M hiNb 'h'S H"NO " N'"'ihy
which Brother FULTON may not be able to
describe.
So far as we are concerned, the only dcs-
tiny we can gee for Bob lNGERsoLL is that
Of man who suddenly shoots up like u
rocket and comes down like it's stick. Our
advice to him is to devote his attention
rather to the defective processes Of earthly
Justice and not to try to mpeach that aw-
full Tribunal which executes judgment be-
,s,pl Tia, .r,.,.t.,
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: find THE
srS out-poken. which encourages To ask little space
IN your columns for the black men. Tie sympathy Of
President HAYES which he expressed some time ago. has
led him 10 up the southern states and slavery
is being revived IN luence. We starved oui
ana made from want 10 IT. a and thrown into prison
the least offence. ami then months
10 i've moro sold uut o., law. uHiu ami
sanctioned by the state fn Stockholders under the gnrl
Of lease. which !, only another name for slavery Look
at the twenty stem iu Georgia We wish thc world
g. look ~ this which wall eventually overthrow
al that has been dome WILLIAM l. BlupLL.
MuAINosE. Pa Feb L.
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Silas VI. Stillwell. a wealthy lawyer. has been
summoned TO appear day In the Yorkyie Police Court
to answer charge Of iorcihy oiecuns Matte Morgan
from his office She that lac secretly married her
last summer hut soon discarded her ni when she called
him he brew her into the lie that her
story u false and that he put her ont of ms oirc with
out unnecessary urct after she had trsstctN annoy 80
him ON Monday uight george Robinson hACkuau.
took g. the Police Central ono, trunk belonging o. Mis-
Morgan which he sand Dee had kelt hecuu~e she hat
fused 10 him for carriage hire. Last Miss
Mnrean cAd Tor her property. She behaved in such a
strange manner To- lvr sergeant Tuck the impression
that -hc insane Her hackau sai that he had
arriving all day IN Wall street, and had called on many
Lr-A
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08

Yesterday the House seated Mr., WIdGIN-
TON. Democrat as Representative from the
Fourth District Of California, by whit is de-
scribed as a strict party yote-l3G to 1875. As
the majority on previous ron call had mus
tered 1871 votes we infer that Mr.. LEONARD of
Louisiana was true to his principles. WlGGIN-
TON. according TO the majority Of the Committee
on Elections, received four more votes in the dis
trlct than his Republican competitor, pAcHEco.
The minority insist that It was PACHEOo who
was six votes ahead. The California Secretary
Of State returned the latter as chosen 10y ono
votc-the plurality that once ON time elected a
Governor of Massachusetts,, Stump speaker
will doubtless make a note Of the ease for use in
future calculations to stay-at-home voters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08
Major Burke-A Correction.

Major +. \. Burke Chambers cores pondent.
isnnuui Ni old Ten De- atniVr lti
stone yard he l. the head Of his party and has.
had until recently OF the best paying offices IN Lousi
ana --Ef.hirge.
This paragraph hns run long enough. Chand-
Ter. Mr.. Burke's correspondent. is something
more than 80 years oil he has been the head
of his party and has held several Of the best
paying Offices in the country. He has a faculty
Of making an office pay. And ii Is highly prob
able that he will be laborcr in "a stone yard be-
long
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08

The day dreams Of those railway con-
tractors who saw in China a bonanza Of wealth
have been rudely dspelled by the recent dis
establishment Of tho pioneer road. the ono
from Shanghai To- Woosung Started nmid IN"
plaudits OF tho people Of shanghai. to whom it
seemed almost divine. II Was soon regarded as
far more probably Of devil-h ori.in. Before
long the rails were ripped up, and the project
was ended The odd part Of the story. however
is the pains tina, we're taken TO prevent the road
from somehow getting itself laid down again
and beginning It's function rs Of old. To guard
against this danger. az soon as the road had
stopped working. by order Of the authorities.
on the Goth OF October last the employees and
engineers were provided with passports for
Europe, the locomotives ware taken apart. and
the rails were shipped Off to the island Of For
mo-a. With such proofs Of determined war
upon the iron horse of barbarian civilization.
the capitalists and constructors who saw in
Imagination the Flowery Kingdom gridironed
with their rails. must build elsewhere their cas-
ties in the air
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The smIcIde orn PhNsIeInn.

TRENTON. Feb. The body Of a man. with n
revolver m the night hand and bullet hole In the tore
head was found near GrecuN wood Cemetery this city,
oct i2last The body wodrcssed. and appeared O.
be that of very ntcliscnt paper marked poison
was found onit tnron'r RNiWe had photographs taken
at the BODY and had 1t embalmed II was then burned
lhl. morning gentleman u Philadelphia rec Lnilrd tn,
dead man from one ut the phntusrtYs ais ir j Il Good
man. a well known physician uf fNlIAIclUhu AhtrrA
ton of mind, resulting from business umsortuucs /,
MIuAAhl u MANe led NJ thn SUI. INe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08

The Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court receives 10000 a year and his
associates $4,000. The Police Justices of this
city receive ~ OOl n year and have every other
week of, while the Associate Justices of tho
supreme Court work hard throughout the whole
year. and actually do more work in one week
than one of our Police Justices in the twenty-
six h. gets ss 600 for.
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Regarding the exemption of religious Sc

Regarding the exemption Of religious So
cleties from taxation, the State Assessors say;
From all portions OF the stat letter. have been re.
ceN,d by us inquiung To the liability OF this Kind OF
property 10 assessment We give the following;
"' - - june 20. 1877 We have In this town a
Roman cain lie church society who own lot 100 feet
front. on which situated church and PARSONS
The town ASSESSORS have a.sts, the parsonage, aui me
church trustees object tu The samr A. Nciu- exempt and
they asking for a tun ut fnr .snrNt
wish ynu would give instructions in the matter that
Will satisfy them aui relieve from their mputauOn oi
ltlr,t utun tu ttll church.
4" Yours. respectfully, -'N
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The event Of the day at Washington was
Mr. BLAISE's silver speech. This speech has
been awaited with anxiety by his followers.
with interest by his rivals. and with mild curl
osity by tho public. 1t is an open secret that
Mr. BLAINE expects TO hang up his hat in the
White House yet in spite OF a recent painful
reverse; and no one knows better than Mr..
BLAINE that when statesmen Of Presidential
aspirations handle blazing questions they run
an imminent risk II burned fingers.
iIe has handled this one ~ adroitly as tho
conditions permitted NJ one has an aeutor
sense Of the claims Of silver IA an American
product Of it, antiquity and value rs money. Of
the wrong committed by Congress in demone-
tizng il. than Mr.. BLAINE. No one il more
anxious for It's RECOMMENDATION. He is dead
against the m0nomctallists. and he thinks the
demand Of the foreign bondholders for gold il
sheer impudencc. But his paternal regard Tor
the laborng men Of the country. and other
considerations. compel him 10 vote against a
silver dollar of APP, grains. Make II i2j
grains. and BLAINE is with you
The other speech Of the day was made by Mr..
JOHNSTON Of Virginia. who gavc his reasons for
supporting the bill i12i. grains and all denied
that the South was for regulating the public
debt. and predicted that silver would be espe-
ciay popular with and useful 10 the colored
people-they knowing nothing about gold and
having distrust Of paper To-day the Senate
will be further enlightened by Mr. HILL OF
Georgia.
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Academy 90 Design Color Eshibltloa
n. v-~r, rbrntr--tyon. Mail.
nr..a way rh-ssr-- Lyons Nail.
sth'- ph-ntr~- Richeneu
Central rsrL asrd-n-L Lecture
ENs Ave..e ph-str--1he Dad secret
Euth Avenue usti-Frestliis.titnn.
G'..s Op-r. ua.s- The Bate. 10 Tue Wood
g,-~.sn rb-str~-Hanlst
National Theatre MA nnr
New Am-ri~ss Museum -Curos's.
New Work Naunri.m -rfottNV snl ,'th ~
Nihio's s-sra-"-r,sp o. ny
Olympic Theatre -Nnety.
PART rh~str.-nuy
-. rran-isro uin>tr~i~- nro,dwa, aud avn o.
Theatre so,niau~-v,Isty
Ton, Pastors Opera uo.>.-varey Matinee
TiNoii rb~ntr--NNifv
"i"" square Ih-rtr---A Celebrated case.
NulIaeL'~ Theatre nIuI.
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The reply TO the question is that all parson-
ages. whether adjoining IA building occupied
for religious worship or not. are liable to AS
sessment for taxes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08

The disclosures that are made elsewhere
in The sun this morning, in relation TO the
collection Of large sums Of money from the life
insurance companies Of this city, are certainly
cye-opcning. They will be likely TO furnish
food for legislative masteation for some days
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08

The New Jersey Legislatures inquiry into
accusations of cruelty TO convicts in the
State prison reveals disgraccnl condition
of affairs for u commonwealth in which
there are churches and benevolent associa-
tions and societies for the prevention Of
cruelty TO animals.
Chaplain WARNrR tcstinos that he saw n
man suspended from the ceiling 10y the
hands; could not tell whether his feet
touched the ilOor or not. lie had seen them
hanging t. the walls of the cells. Had seen
half dozen men in the centre of the hall
with gags in their mouths. lie testified that
he saw only what he was compelled To- see,
otherwise he must have got himself into
trouble He saw a scar on mans thigh
which was said to have boon made by burn
ing alcohol upon his flesh. The man was
insane. He saw one man pulled up by a
pulley IN his cell.
Others testified that prisoners wrists
were cut from being strung up. One prison
er was crying bitterly; another was so badly
cut that he could not work; thirds wrists
were cut to the bone. The strctcher had
been used on one SNooKs in the dungeon.
SHOCKS was soon aftcrward found dead In
his bed. The paddle and the cold-water
stream were likewise used.
This testimony almost surpasses belief.
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JAcKsoN" shouted the preacher. Who is Gen.
JAcKsoN2 If he doesn't repent and get religion.
COP will send Gen. JACKSON to hell rs quick as
He would Guinea Niger" Old Hickory
stayed after meeting to shake hands with him.
and they were warm friends through life.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08

The citizens who don't want the tariff
oycrhaulcd and the citizens who want TO have
the liquor traffic looked into ana reported upon
10y Congressional Commission. were again
heard from in the senate Yesterday. Other pc
titions were from Liberal League ia Iowa for
constitutional amendment to prohibit any
union Of Church and State; from residents OF
Washington Territory for the repeal OF a clause
in the organic act which forbids them to form
banking associations: and from II hundred
business men Of Baltimore for legislation TO
compel JoHN SHERMAN to exchange Treasury
notes for silver
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08

All tho depot ticket agents on the New Jersey
tcNtl Railroad have hrDu instructed fu ftelt Trade
dollars, except at discount ot ,lsht1cr cent
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The two richest members Of the Assembly
are WILLIAM WALDORF AsToR Of this city and
JAMES ;. WADswoITH Of Livingston county.
both OF whom are Republicans. They are
amongth the very youngest men in the House. are
agreeable in their manners and put on no airs
ON account Of their wealth but rs yet they have
not made their mark as statesmen. We will
tell them how they can render good service TO
the cause of justice. fair dealing. and the Con-
sttution Of New York. Mr.. Aston and his an
eestors for two generations were born In this
city. and II was here that his great grandfather
though born in Europe. amassed the large
property which still remains Ia the family.
Now. let young Aston see 10 il that this city is
no longer defrauded Of the number Of members
OF the Senate and the Assembly TO which il is
entitled. An AsTon should not stand 10y and see
New York city cheated out Of what belongs to IL.
Young WADswoBrH ought to help Aston in this
work. He comes from an honorable lineage.
His father who fell at the battle of the Wilder
ness in defence of the Constitution and the laws.
would have scorned TO deprive. under color Of
law. the largest city in the union Of liz constitu-
tional rights. As the county OF Livingston has
but one member Of tho Assembly now. II can
lose nothing by doing justice To this city.
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The evidence given before the state Prison
Investigating Committee. at Trenton that II has
been the ingenious practice to burn the flesh Of
invalid convicts with alcohol, In order to ascer-
tain whether their illness WIS real or fcigncd
cXcitcs n natural curiosity 10 know in what re-
epcct the response OF u genuine invalid, To such
aust would differ from that of the patient who
was only playing possum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08

When the Chaplain Of the Senate prayed
yesterday for tho passing away of the hard
times, he offered u proper and seasonable sup
plcaton. But II was hardly necessary for him
to cmbody In 1t n text in which silver and gold
are referred 10. That sort Of thing is unplcas-
antly like what stage people know ~ gag
and there is a good deal too much OF 1t in oill-
cial PRAYING
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II was due alike to Superintendent SMyTn
and to the people Of New York whose servant
ne *. that the rumors about the Insurance De-
partmcnt should be siftod and their truth or
faschood definitely asccrtaincd. Mr.. HALF
DAYS resolution does not come n day too soon.
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II the Insurance Department Of the State
Of New York. or any one in it, or any political
friend outside OF 1t In its name. has been black
mailing insurance companies or taking hush
money from them. 1t concerns the State of New
York to see that the offense Is visited with ade-
quate punishment In the supposed case. no
plary.
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IhcrC WIS nnOthcr Hurry OF dcbHIc IN Inc
Senate yesterday over the alleged need of more
clerks i'm the Surgeon Generals and Pension
Offices. Mr. EDMuNDs began 1t by Offering n
resolution instructing the Appropriations Com
mittce to look into the matter and report by bill
or otherwise. Mr.. DAvIs-the West Virginia
one-was surprised at tho complaints from
these Offices; Congress had given the Surgeon
General all but twelve and the Commissioner Of
Pensions all but ono Of the clerks they had
asked for. lie was glad to learn that the abuse
Of detailing clerks for political work had been
corrected. Mr.. INGALLS, suggested that it might
be we'll to transfer the Pension ONCE g. the War
Department whore all the army records are
kept. and MIR. EDMuNps Thought the suggestion
good one. The resolution. having been
amended 50 as TO include the Adjutant- Gem
erals Office was agreed to.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-03-23


A ST. PETERSBURG correspondent of
a London paper is assured that the Euro
pean congress is only scheme of Rus
STA to gain lime. By the last of May. he
asserts, the twenty-seven ironclads of the
Baltic feet will be free for action; the
Baltic defenses will be in order; there
will be 100000 men concentrated between
Constaltinople aud the Dardanelles;
Ro losto will be fortified, and rs torpedo
steamers will guard the Bosphorus; the
Back Sea- feet will be concentrated at
Misiia; Russian troops viii hold the DAN
ubian fortresses. and Russian gunboats
patrol the river; in Asia, Melikoff-s army
will be prepared for any attack from In
dia; the Turkish ironclads will be in Rus
sia's hands, and the Black Sea be under
her control, When all these arrange
ments are completed, Russia will break
up the congress, and dare England to her
worst; will, by the employment of oyer
whelming force, seize the Dardanelles
and the Bosphorus, and begin new war
with the chances in her favor. This is
the Russian programme, as sketched by
an Englishman ut the Russian capital.