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WANTED. PURCHASERS FOR EX-
w TENSION-TOP FAMILY CARRIAGES. la
DIES PHAkTONS, JUAlP-SEAf IOCkAWA?S,
LIGHT TOP-BUGGI GIES.arst- G @ work K at t,l l9W
WAYS, LADIES PHAETONS. BUGGlES SEW
ING-MACliINE and GRUCER'S WAGONS. Re-
t 80 -.-0-s .s... 49, w. &. SMITH.
an22 Fiji, between Broad and Marshall streets.
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WTOOL w ANT E D.-Having just re-
w ceiyed orders for WOOL direct from facto-
res we are enabled TO pay the highest cash market
price for same. We viii remit promptly for ian any ny
furnished to shippers free of charge
- III. WALLERSTEIN& & CO.,
No. l ! south Fifteenth street,
..- between Main and Cary.
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Trial size, 25 cents. Is: . .a".
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WOOD AND COAL.

NIFTY CENTS SAVED by buying my
a SAWED or KINDLlNG WOOD.
guarantee that the half cord Of sawed wood as
delivered by my carts actual half cords Of wood.
. p. X. CARRINGTOS, -
corner Seventeenth and Cary, and corner Jefferson
and Broad streets. t-,.za ..fr =. .-usf.r .ap 20
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army in 1866 its frequent appearances in po-
ltical life and its power in Washington,
aided by the brilliant stan Of TEcUMsEH
SHERMAN and his ring Of favdrites Steadi-
ly but surely the militia Of the Northern
States has declined. In New York city, the
most favorable place Of representation, only
one regiment Of militia that had volunteer
war record, the Sixty-ninth. remains alive,
and that IS in a bad condition. Tho others
have one by one disappeared in apathy.
The only successful regiments" 80 called.
that remain are those which ape the man
ncrs of the regulars most closely. and are
recruited from tho CLASSES Of would-bc aris-
tocrats who pine for the strong govern
ment and .dcscant on the sacrcdncss Of
Fraud when backed 10y force.
II is time that Congress and the people
woke up to this fact Of The decline from the
old free militia spirit which made tyranny
an impo>-iblity in America before the pc
riod Of the Mexican war. That spirit hardly
exists now, and it viii never revive TIL the
dominccring insolcncc of the regular army
* destroyed hy di-bandng its regiments,
and setting the officers uf it, lazy, over
grown stan To- work in the competition of
civil life.
To save our money. now wasted on an in
efficient and Useless force NJ regulars; to
restore our freedom impcrilcl by its dicta-
ton; to bring back the free military spirit
of our ancestors, which humblcd the pride
of Great Britain it il impcrativcly uccc--a-
ry to enact a militia law suited to the re-
quircmcnts of modern warfare; and rs u
preliminary to any hope Of success in max
ing -crviccablc militia, 20 isolish the reg
ulgr army, from TrcrMsEH SHERMAN down
to- High Private SMITH in the rear rank.
Abolish the army!
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the chances for the Republicans. The
Fourth Ohio is assured to MCMAHON by the
new apportionmont. The Thirteenth and
Eighteenth Districts Of Pennsylvania will be
lost to the Democrats, unless the Nationals
draw more largely from the Republicans
than is now expected. In the former, COM
posed Of Schuylkil County alone, REILLY,
the sitting member, had only cighty-onc
majority at the last election, and in the lat
ter SrENGER had but siXty-ninc majority.
with good nominations the Eleventh WILL
LIs's) and Thirty-sccond New York dock
WOODS are reasonably safe for the Demo-
Gratis but with bad ones they will lose them
There are perhaps eight more districts.
whore the majoritics range between 500
and 900, that may be also called close; but
there are others about which no sound opin-
ion can be expressed because II the new
element which may disturb all calculations,
and by a sudden turn may unexpectedly
give success to the Republicans or the DEM
Ocrats Outside Of u few localities the in
dependents. 10y whatever name they may be
known, will hardly be able TO elect moro
than few Of thoir own candidates, but
they are strong enough in several States to
decide between the old parties and give
either the representation.
The nominations for Congress will all soon
be- completed and then there will he Il hot
canvass for six or eight weeks The cpl
dcmic which now RACES - lcrccly and So
sadly in parts of Louisiana. Mississippi, and
Tennessee may affect political results in
several districts in these States seriously,
especially if frost should be delayed later
than l. usual. and the return of the refugees
De postponed accordingly.
ON the whole, the prospect IL that tho
present party majority will be at least
maintained in the House; and il the Dcmoc-
racy had not done 80 much to condonc the
Fraud and Identify its interests with those
Of HAYES and his conlcdcratcs. this pros
pcct would be immensely improved and
strengthened
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There are twcnty-scven districts in which
members of tine present House of Repro
sontatiycs wcrc returned 10y maJoritics OF
loss than five hundred votes. and eleven
Of them by less than ono hundred votes
The Republicans havu fourteen and the
Democrats thirteen Of these districts. In
cuded on the Republican side are three
districts Of Missouri and two Of Ohio, which,
under the recent appointments in those
States may countcdus surely Democratic,
and one from Florida can be added, There
are three districts in Illinois to be- deter
mined by eleven hundred votes, two in
Indiana by about six hundred, one in Mich
san by three hundred, and one in Wiscon-
sin by about the same number.
From these figures it is seen that the
Republicans will probably lose sis Of their
fourteen, and that the other eight are in
States where the Nationals may easily
turn he scale. on where any independent
movement would render the result doubt
lul In some respects the Democrats are
hcttor off than their opponents, but their
hold il feeble in several districts, The
Fourth California was voted to WIGGINroN
b' thr HOUSE, un the report of the Commit
tee ON Elections, by four votes Both sides
claim at the coming contest, but the
chances are with the Democrats. rhc1hrd
Massachusetts District was voted to BENJA-
MIN IDEAS IVY the House. with majority
Of twenty on the report Of tho Election
Committee; and the Republicans wll prou,-
bly, elect the noNt member there
The Eighteenth Illinois was cnricd by
twenty votes, and is Therefore uncertain The
Smith Kontucky, the Sixth Mary land, and
the First New Hampshire district arc each
involved in doubt, with tho advantage in
Tho first two for tho Democrats, If they
unto cordially otherwise they may be won
by tho Republicans, The Second Ohio now
represented W banning, is doubtful, With
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26
The Profit ON Railway Freights.
\ recent commercial report in u Buffalo
newspaper contains these items:

\ recent commercial report in u Buffalo
newspaper contains these items:
"Ci>U rHltcurs--rirni Quoted 10 o e. on wsvat &c
on corn ami "a ss--s ON oats To New York
Runway frraurs-ro New York Wheat &c corn
H'ict and 4, uu cat,
A Chicago paper OF about the same date
says
Tho rates per ionr. on grain are now pa to Sew
York san and canal to Sew lork. l2c wheat ami
lie ON corn
This sanavcragc Of - cents per bushel 10y
rail and . cents by canal for carrying grain
from Buffalo is New York distance Of
about 40 miles and Il cents by rail and
lll cents ly lake and canal Tor carrying it
from Chicago TO New York II distance Of
about 1000 miles. Reckoning the weight
of the bushel at ~ pounds. the freight per
ton of 1000 pounds from Buffalo to New
York would he S27j by rail and $3.50 10y
canal while from Chicago to New York IL
would bc - per ton 10y rail and Sj.75 by lake
and canal. The boatmcn may make money
AZ these rates, but can the railroads do tho
same?
The railroads at the prices named receive
for CARRYING freight about oG cent per ton per
mile. According 60 the latest published re-
ports the cost Of doing the work ON the New
York Central Railroad is O.6 cent per ton per
mile; on the Erie Railway. 07j cent on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, 0.6lj cent, and on the
Lake Shore Railway 0.j73 cont. II Is evil
dent that the 0.G cent per mile received for
bringing grain from Chicago and Buff
ialo TO New York Just about covers OK
IenSes, and as competing lines from points
equally distant from New York can get no
more one than the other. none of them are
making money at the business.
Again, the mere train expenses Of "A freight
train the wages Of the engineers and Of
the brakcmen, the fuel, oil, aud waste, and
the actual wear and tear ot engines. cars.
and rails amount, under the most favor
able circumstances. To- ~ per mile and are
oftcncr SIPS For example, IL costs from
$50 10 500 to run train Of freight cars
from Buffalo TO New York, cash out Of
pocket, without allowing for other things
OR, To- put it in another shape il would
ic saving of from SijO to SjG9 To- let
a train ol cars stand idle rather than
run them empty from Buffalo 90 New
York. Now. the average number Of ton, To-
a train ou the New York CcAtral Railroad.
which puts moro ears into train than any
other railroad in the country, is 1866, and
this at S175 per ton, yield, just 100 or only
so moro than the money paid out for actual
train EXPENSES. OF course, many through
trains carry much more than 1876 tors, and
sometimes, We are told, their load consists
Of n much a. 80 tons, but this is not the
uniform practice.
Making tine calculation either way, it
would appear that Mr.. ADAMS was right in
saying ~ he did before the HEWITT Com
mittoc, that our railroads had better give
up competing for through business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26

We have protested against the enforce
mont Of the internal revenue laws in the
Northern States. and conmiVing at their
violation in certain Southern States. This
il not on account Of any sectional prefer
cncc. We're the condition OF things re-
vcrecd. and the laws enforced AZ the south
while they were not enforced at tie Nortb.
we would protest against it with the same
vchcmcncc. Scctiunali-m IS Inconsistent
with the harmonious existence of national
Government.
But nothing can be clcarrr than the i'm
possibility OF continuing TO collect a heavy
tax on every gallon Of spirits distilled in
ono section of country willie none IT, col
lccted OH spirits distilled in another .cc-
tion. And it makes no difference which is
the privileged section.
The truth Is that the present admini-tra-
ton il hardly government ia any proper
sense. 1t is a thin ehadow-thc mcrcst
apology for the actual fnct. Iluclistcring is
not government, and the present admins
tration Is simply. from beginning to end, a
system of huckstcring.
How can such an Administration he re-
spcctcd; And an Administration for which
no common respect is entertained must
necessarily be incapable of enforcing the
laws
Perhaps, huniliating ~ the fact maybe
il is hardly to bc wondered at that Mr.
HAYES is found at this hay bcggius for
lenicncy to his own officers. He asks it
from II State where his own hucketcring
nature is 50 we'll known that all attempts to
disguise it would hc fruitlc-..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26
TIE WRETCHEDEs1 MAN ON EARTH.
A Dear Mute Who Once Tried TO XIII Gen,
Butler Appeals to Hayes.

To TIM Enron or Tur SrrN Sir. IL
~ mn ''DiiOn VIZ nm 30"
seems that people OF all calings and conditions
OF life 20 TO Won for information md for balm
se..,aH. 80 49,, - 49, ~ 80.
ioi .icii siic'S VII" sor'""S' Vpo wv '""''
wrctchcd man on GARTH ask your attention to
pitcous story md your advice IA to my future
a,i.,onoo
eAlS'cncc'
My father. poor lawyer OF Georgia Joined
tho Confederate nrmv during tho snrino of
90, -, 80,
lool' anu L. MS only cllllu' AT that tlmc 10 years
old. went with him. and fought by his sido in
tho bnttle of Nonnssaa There I'm tho thic, NJ
w n, ~, " =, - ~ ~, Wv - "
nght, When the TWO georgia regiments woro
being driven back by tho Fedcrals. my father
,,u H., ,lro,,,,i, ,t, botr ant d,,y,, h,, bts
io,'' s",' '''iouRi, 'iV oou', s"' uo"n " no
side 10 hear his dying words wncn suddenly 10
me the rattle of muskctrv tho roar Of artillery
-, 80. -, a.. lii. ,-r, h,,aho1 r.or,,
hiiu 'o"ii7 VI t'io w nus "'i, 'u'"O'
thing was ms still as Il sabbath morning III the
far AWAY hills Of Georgia.
,,,h, -, 4. - t,.,..t go. AL o.,,ii
Nna' coulu II meah lookeu UP ahu cou'"
see the fire lcapinR from the guns OF the in
fnptrv n bnttorv fl fny, foot from n,o WINS bolch
inn fo,th its toryiilr contents on The ndynncing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26
the NEW GEOWEIhl
Designed for Practical Use In school,. and
Colleges.

Quostion-What is n point?
An'wer-rho smallest possible conception Of purely
imaginary tAius
Q-Dsc an cAample OF point
A-llayts conscience.
Q.-whatis a line
A-sornetnns tina, has length without breadth
.l,,cucy
Q-oa,c an example ofa Line
A-Mhham NJ E,art,, or one o William ENart'',
speeches
Q-whatis planei
A-Ahat
Q-Illnsuaio what Won meant
Atari 5, hurl is % plane.
Q-Mhat lsas Dhdf
A-Tlr evidence ui the fraudulent bargain with Nith
oils ant Hampton
Q-What Is square
something Nou can't -et round.
Q.-for instance,
A-The tact that samuel > udcn was LEGALLY elected
Pr, sidcut in 1870 By nu sll 90 tie electoral vote.
That's square.
Q-What right angle
A--fishng Tor tact. To- prove the Fraud
Q-Whatis an ohiuse anglef
A-ti,hins ~ the wrong POND.
q What Is an acute angie
A-One 90 Gen BUueI ; cross Nominations
O-pchue an axiom.
A truth that is disputed only %, knayos ami fools
Q-kccih ,omc OF the leading aNloms
Al Ten thousand lir. DON'T make one truth
FRAUD vuates everything touches 3 There only
.nlc. T. Elpht To seven 10 make a utle. o There
judgement day for thieves and iorsers The receiver
MS bad as 'hc thiof
Q-ycry good Now take any one Of those axiom,
can you prove tf
A-Not matucmaucalb You can prove AN axiom
You must keep hammcrng itn
What isn lcmma
A put up Iob 10 help ont had case
Can ,ou uanr amy cnmDs,
A-fo> Eliza rnk,ton aud Agnes JonkS
O-Nhut lsa uo.tuatrf
A-senator lhurmlns financial attitude
-Nut soiast' why do yon call Senator Thurman s.
uuan, attitude a po,tuiatf
Al posuiaic Is somctlIng assumed tor occasion
Q.-Denue - prDpnMlion
A truth not quite as fundamental or ohyou~ as an
axiom, bat amply dcmon,tnt. Il by the sonu,l
Q-Smtc specimen proposition
AIhe shortest distance from Congress to private life
by way olayoto Tor resolution doclaltns Fraud sl
cud
. what asa sphctrf
Ats what Mr. Hewitt IL ont ~
Q-MhAt scaiene trianrhf
Am irregular dNeputabn figure, that there noth
n4 square about
Q-Weli
A-Htanley Marhowsisa scaene triangle
Q-What It's your idea Of the pan, ano,mnR
A-Ihe platform that the third termers stand on
Q-What is the rotiho al ahsurtiumi
A-havess clyii ~rlcc reform
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26
How to Stop the Noises.


To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Snr The noise
Oh Tie ln, ~ the NJ, fr,uonta L,,at.l t,uv ma. IL.
,., .,..i -
'''-'' '' "f'i"' '""''N
First the wheels 10y striking the rails nut IN mouou
,i,, ,..,,. ,r 81. ,.s,r,.,,. Of ,. i. ,,.. eta, ,.
' '''"
Nn'h "eH"'A sounding u"AId' Tue Wool 10y li' N1h
tom sends forth Il. upcutr sound tie louise lnt. d.
anna, ,,..,r ,, ....,,,,, , boa, .,,.,,, ,i .,t L
'"f VS." ''' ' N '''' ~ SO 'N ''' '"'
rounins AR CON ncns hnd assisting a. reNcrlcratc the
Noise thu. cont Uniting o., ltlun, the iufornhie drum,
MAiS '"NH 3" N'UA N'ml Alfd OF as nuisance hA ue
jewellers uu tie Ane ui tie railway.
rl,. .u..r.u b. can . r.,,..f,. Lao ,.,t,,t, ,,...
800 ' 80 500 "'N''N'' Wv 'if''" '"ns'N'
yes. I" "a great tNirht
MANY plan, are feasible some Theoretically srenktng
-. ...t, .'..... ..t. 49,. - - ....t
"''" "'" '"' ''' i''''"'' '"' "''N'9 '" F'' u.'
do not always agree. For instance. band OF rubber
frnterfv tItr.t ,r,utt.l cha, ,,It. ,,.,It .t ,i ,,
W ''''
""N''' h"' ~ ll"'lN' IL N"uil "lNl many nlg', UnH'
The wear CAUSED o., thc friction would IA itself b, .i al
.t,r,,.nu.,ti. .ii,..,..n
Nh"lh'f pan M"ud he I" constructs wheel with alter
nat, n,pr, of st. pla,s nuI rtI.r AZ, 100 ,ty.t. oil,
,,.. .,,,...... .,...i, -, ,....... , ~. 49,. -,
' ''N''' """" J." ""''"''" W 'n's e"s' Nv us posi-
mNN OF the united bodies srluig looser
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26
The " hite Feather.

A distinguished southern statesman i
reported To- have remarked, referring to the
next Presidential election No chite fedth-
~ HcH time"
This is one Of the most encouraging signs
We have seen. We objected to the white
feather from the beginning and all the way
through. The southern Democrats were
prompt TO declare that they had made war
once unsucccsSfully, and were sick of war,
and We're ready TO trade for favor and to
sneak into the accomplishment Of their prr-
poses. Their acts correspondent with their
words. They did make "A cowardly and de-
tcstablc trade with HAYES.
II is, therefore peculiarly gratifying TO
find that the very men who were so ready TO
show the white feather before are sick Of II
now. OF course it would have been moro
glorious to have manifested the hatred of
the white feather they now profess at an
earlier day and always; still we highly APP
prcciatc the indications of rcvivng spirit.
Possibly if the Democrats Of the North
unite with their southern brethren and elect
n Democrat President next time, he may
be allowed to serve. Stlll, We shell feel bet
ter assured whcn we see il done.
Men who have looked at price once may
a second time look at "A bigger price. mo
white feather is a healthy precopt to teach
all round.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26

The Surrogate's decision In the case Of
tho MONTAGUE will was yesterday made tho
subject Of comment by cur esteemed contcm-
porary the World. Inasmuch as tho said will
has only Just been offered for probate. and six
months must clapsc before II can regularly
como before the Surrogate for adjudication.
the remarks I our O. c. aro premature. to say
thclcast = Will not be surprising however If
the will shall be declared valid. as our
c. c. prophctically asserts II already to havo
been. Tho requirements OF the Revised Statutes
Of this State declare Of n will. that
M 1t shall be subscribed by the tesator at the end Of
the will
80 such subscription shall be made by the tesator in
the presence ct each oi the atcsng witnesses shall he
lcknow ltdged ly him 10 have been made to each VI
re attcsuus witnesses
"3 hctostaor ut the time ofmakng such subsc riptof
at the time OF acknowledging the same shall declare
the instrument ribed to be lis last will and Tesla
mcut
o." There shall he at least two aticstng witnesses each
Of whom shall sign his witness at the end Of
tie Wall at tie request VI the tcstaior
These are all the Indispensable requisites.
though fine Of $50 is imposed upon witnesses
who omit TO append 10 their signatures their
respective places Of residence Dcvscs and
cgacics 20 witnesses IRE void but TREY do not
render the will void. Nor is there any provis-
ion against making wills in pencil. Tho " forms
and ceremonies usually INDUCED in by attor-
ncys have. however for their object com
pliance with the statute. and 1t is unsafe to
omit them.
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Causes of the Decline of American
Militia.


a we'll ordered militia was declared 10y
the founders Of the American republic To bc
essential 10 the safety Of free institutions.
and. under the guidance of this idea, they
passed the Militia law of 1892. subsequently
amended In the years 1914 and 1916. These
laws were adequate TO the requirements Of
then existing military science. and they
proved sufficient t. protect the country
from its only peril in those times that of
foreign invasion. When the heaviest ord
nance used in battle was a eiN-puundcr. and
when smoolh-hore mu-kcts, harmless out
side of two hundred yards were the recog-
nized weapons Of warfare. a militia that
could march well and execute the manual Of
arms with precision was sufficient for the
rcpulson Of such trillng attacks a. those
made by Great Britain on American soil,
with force- never cqualling 10000 men. The
difficulties Of invasion were So great, tho
chances OF success 80 i,itlo. that III" result
OF the war Of lSl2-l4 secured for IL. pructi-
cally, n perpetual immunity from any
foreign invasion.
That war was followed by tho long peace.
lasting till 1916 during which the militia
stayed on the same plane Whcrcon it was left
IN 1916. only becoming moro and more
creature Of mere parade AMI show with
every succeeding year TIL" veteran, Of
1sl4 We're the only men iu it, ranks who
had seen service, and veterans of Il real war,
who have really fought always cViuce
great di-taste for playing soldier; therefore
hardly any Of them were to bc found in the
militia ls4j save quart"rmastor7, suffers
and heroes OF the -tampof SoLuN SHINGLES
grandfather In the days when he fit into
the Revolution"
Then came the Mexican war the first III
stance in our history where the republic en-
tered the field Of aggressive warfare For
this purpose militia has always been found
practically useless. IT. traditions and form
point to its proper field of employment rs
the "chcap defence OF nations The MoXi-
can war being an aggressive contest. was
waged by regular and volunteers only, the
regular army being largely increased for the
purpose; and from the close Of that war
dates the decline in power aud oflectN encss
but more than all in spirit. Of the American
militia The main attraction Of military
life Is in th" consideration accorded 10 the
military element IN society, and after the
Mexican war the militia found that the favor
they once enjoyed was transferred to the
regulars, who then first began t. bee con-
spicuous in society. their only rivals being
the volunteers. The latter, however were
soon dstaucod i'm the race for simple
reason they were no longer soldiers paid
10 await orders. Their work was over, and
they had to return to civil life to earn
living beside their brethren Of the militia;
therefore they did not snecr at them. The
regulars, on the other hand, never lost an
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26
THE FRAUDULENT CIBINEE
Their Contributions 20 the Republican Cnm-
pnIgu Fund-ssoO In the Pot.

We have Earned upon pretty good authority
that member OF the Cabinet has contributed green
backs in the sum of sioo This is John sherman Cob
Richard " Thompson, We understand. Is pre- airing =
campaign rnent the Pores Foe. which he intends
10 contribute rcserving the privilege Of advertising IN
his late ur.aaAlc hook on the vatican Schurl holds
himso Tim readiness 20 make speech at s2N which be-
ing rciu ton uf sipu from bis regular figure. lac Offers
of~'t 20 Shcrmnus cash contribution E,hrts. Ne
learn intends remit 500 OF hi bill ct $1,000 against
Zach Chambers Committee for fees account Of leea
services rendered In the electoral count The hill there
fore stands at s9spp with .rcrucd interest Key -
said. has anucd' up TO "a shcrhlans slpl ia cash
tina; there j. now Just sap in the pot AsMr. Key
lust To make the two ends meet and keep the
wolf from the door ct his lar-e family the salary ct
HI. Office this contribution much bread taken out u
his chilirou's mouths, a. II were.