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The sun., 1878-12-04

Massachusetts,, with her comparatively
barren and rocky soil and her harsh climate,
IL ono OF the richest commemorative in the
whole world. How has her wonderful wealth
been acquired BY rigid economy, com
bined with ndustry-by turning everything
to account.
When she sentences some Of her citizens
to prison. tho hard labor" which accom-
panles the confinement is regarded as
equally salutary to tho prisoner and the
state. Those who are too dopraved to be
trusted at largo, arc compelled to turn an
honest penny into tho Golfers OF the State
by an enforced industry within tho prison
walls.
On n late occasion two of the most noto-
rious prisoners In Massachusetts were
brought into court NJ witnesses. They
were allowed TO put Off their stripes and
don citizens dress for the occasion. 1t must
have been relief tO them. II enabled them
to see many Of their old friends once more
although under distressing crcumstane
! and at the Same time they did the State
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lie Mnnts More Money.

HAYES calls for more money; more for the
army and navy, moro for foreign inter
course and Indian intercourse more for pub
lie buildings and agricultural experiments,
moro for forts, arsenals, lighthouses, post
roads-in short, more for every department
OF public business. lie is not content with
the 1886, ,OOO,O 600 which he and his subordi-
mates spent last year, besides the $102, 900, 900
paid as interest on the public debt. lie
wants to handle something like $40 1000 900
moro this year than ho did in tho last.
The Administration Of JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS was driven from power for expend-
ing yearly about $9,OOO,OOO besides the
amounts paid for interest and principal ON
the public debt and for some other objects,
which are properly deducted from the total
Of expenditures. The population Of the Union
was then upward OF 12,O00, goo; and we had
then, as now, our foreign entanglements,
our Indian wars on the frontiers, our army
and navy, long sea coast and lake coast,
with their forts, harbors, and lighthouses,
and our remote settlements to be supplied
with the mails. Yet, to meet all these wants,
Mr. ADAMS spent at the rate OF about three
quarters OF a million dollars annually to
ttNh ilillAlbh VI lhuuhlAdhNSs anu illH
lstration was assailed for its extravaganza !
Our population now is about 44,OOO,OOO
For doing the same sort Of things which
Mr.. ADAMS did at an annual expense OF
three-quarters OF a million Of dollars to each
million OF population, HAYES last year spent
moro than three million dollars TO each mil.
lion OF population. And he is not content
with this. Ho clamors for more money
lie will be satisfied with nothing less thar
yearly expenditure Of $l75,OO0,0OO, which
would be at the rate of four million dollars
10 each million of people, and more than five
times as much in proportion to the extent
and population Of the country as was spent
by the Administration Of JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS.
The people are paying very dearly for q
Fraudulent Administration.
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why Don,t They IIelr Murphys

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SW: Why do
NOT the Rev John Hail. Potter Cooper WIN y Dodge the
Rev Gco. Hcpworh and others of that class come to
the francis Murphy I'll well known that
his labors throughout the country have been atents
by most wonderful success aud that he has by the bless
ing ani hello of God, been the means u saving from
physical death and moral destruction hundreds and per-
haps thousands of the unfortunate victims Of iutcmpcr
Why, then has his reception In this city been
cold and why has he received So little assistance aud
cuurag,mcutf The church which was good enough TO
ALLOW hin 10 hold his meetings it, huilunl s dc-crv
lug of all prAise and its members have done Ne hut tue
room was small ani IN an obscure place. TIE new hail
In Seventh avenue Is even less adapted for the rurpus
and the condition which n granted l. That the meet
ings must be- purely r,lJious II these desire
uppnrtumty 20 benefit the people who nf all others need
benehng. let them take hold " Mr Murphy. set hm n
good hnll make him popular. Hti hin with money. viii
they can easily 10, aud they will zee such an awakening
VI temperance reform n THIS city as has never yet
seen. This appeal is made by one who hRs suffered
nearly all that nteupcrance can iniict on u man but
who has iof many years teen free IRON IT.
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To THE EDIToR OF THE SUN-SW Opinions
diner widely as to tho vong in Afshanstan.
and probably vail to termination Thosc who are cap
uvaicd by the eNternas of civilization Of steam.
boats railroads. and mechanical expedients are warm
n their desire that CHRISTIAN power should extend It's
domuons albeit by the sword and suhugate aen popu
lauons 10 a foreign yoke.
But although these rnal marks ami occasional ac.
compartments OF civilization desirable In themselves.
baud them Of much superior Iurnce wit hone
hnd goOi faith ScNgOVprumcut, however roughly
ci~cd aud the OcrN auce O human rights even ~ UeN b.
the rights oi a semi harharOus people.
have no DISLIKE u England Enrtsh blood flows In my
uwn veins love her itrraturr Aud prxc her
uuual free dom hut love the principles uf liberty
among thcm the rant 0f all populations Ia regulate their
own aairs and dispose o their own labor aud
! love these Tar better even thln i1N' Eu$i.nt
Wa glad 20 read ot tlr noble protest u Sr Robert
Lowe against imperialism aui fhr rrfu stand Of Lord
Lawrence nr fnr PLAY ans turned with Disgust the
wrctched soustry of fit anct Strphtu Quccns Couu-
tue position civilization The prime piles which
move between English and French should move be-
English and Afghan Quc ~tiuus ot int irrational right AMI
Of human privileges arc ~ pertinent In Aaa A. IN Eurorc
" DE kspuhlca. Of the common clans " Justice alike
AZ Athcus ~ at Rome eNcrNwherc and at all unes
puts o. shame Tho STAT sncu u Christian ENGLAND
on, hut tie prestige ut England requires war She
focsnt wsnt the barren rocks bu sine must needs
awe Russia Size DOESN'T want the uuicruIc land ana
norce uurulatuu AGhautStau. but She loses her
prestige among the tributary millions uf India she
viii lose her moral power ui rcion and her viii
De- endangered. Oh uus " Brn,h Irc-ti-ei" Eu-lanl
CHrycs her uwu itlis and then wursiius them
Nausht can compensate tho guilt of Innocent hloni pro
fusiv ANT unnecessarily shed before h, idol p
Eugh-hmcn-' british prestige h ". kiKguAS.
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some service by helping TO unravcl certain
crimes ia which they had been parties.
These two men we're GRACE and HATHAWAY,
two OF the convicted Fall River swindlcrs.
They were brought to court to testify against
one or more OF their former accomplices in
their crooked transactions.
Tho question suggests itself whether these
prisoners could not be made useful on
more extended field as tcachers-or preach
crs. They arc among the well educated
men of Massachusetts,. Their fall shows
that 80 far as morals are concerned, the
educational system of Massachusetts, is
wofully defective. The pupils in the public
schools there need some kind Of instruction
some kind of warning make them
honest, which they do not have. And the
preaching they listen to Sundays is proved,
by experience, inadequate to supply the de-
fcency.
In the temperance cause the most effect
i've and successful lecturers are found to he
reformed drunkards. The old WashingtO-
nian experiment showed this to be SO. and
modern experience fully confirms this view.
Reasoning from analogy, may we not
conclude that the best lecturers or preach
ers to keep the rising generation of Massa-
chusotts boys out Of the prisons OF the state
would be men who themselves have bocn
there
Acting on this suggestion, IL would bo n
motion" cvcry way worthy Of Boston and OF
the enlightened and curious state Of which
It IL the proud capital for the Massachusetts,
Great and General Court at It's session this
winter 10 pass an act providing that Mcssrs
CHAoE and HATHAWAY should be taken
to every public school in the State
and allowed TO address the pu-
pills on the euffcrinRs and horrors
Of prison life Perhaps it would be better
that they should appear in their prison uni
form. That would add something 10 the
cifect-as the cut OF Old Time, with his
scytho, in the primer docs to the lesson ON
the transformers Of human lifo IL would
| act like skeleton in every closet Of the
Commonwealth the door wide open.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SW: A despatch
from Washington published In THf srS OF Saturday
would lead to the impression that the Post once Depart
mentis decided in policy hostile TO the passage OF the
Library periodical publications through the malls at tie
regular rate prescribed ny law for such matter rulcr
ndaton of the Attorney General Of the rncd
States these cheap pcriod ale IN Newspaper form have
been hitherto transmitted through the mails ~ the
pound rate ui posag, with th, immediate Know icdse
and ncquicsccncc OF the Postna-t. ienerai. nurnt
uis peu'I there has been an uhpfvceden"d growth
throughout the country m demand Tor the hghr. It
class u literature stimulated by the and chch
with Which ~ its new form. this literature has b,cn
Wade accessible
Suddenly. Saturday Nov. % the publishers these
periodicals uutihCd ~ uricr iustuuug iu.
staut change. quadruplne tie rate OF postage then
charged ana tne 90 the ta.c Of precedent AMI the lal
opinion Hlray quoted which had 81, erncd the previous
action OF the department
Proper rcprc~ ntaun- to Postmaster General Key pro
cured suspension W tie execution u TINS order which
was admitted Ia be- AZ once incun ndcratr Hud uuJuf
Bat like uu.t arbitrary ayt 10 not without adc.
quate motive which j. 90 bc suuuht cndravur g.
fau.c the Poet oec departments un the side n the new
postal rsi-trii iu sehtuc. which would tsfahsh ki
q censorship Of tie periodical ami newspaper re.- of
TIE country ttluii.f NtNhn.
n N.SpfwArrn srnrrr NV YoRS Dec .
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covered the birds true destiny TO aid Ameri-
can agriculture. His agent in the lmpor-
tatlon, perhaps calumnously. says that
LIE Duo instructed him to feed the rocks
literally on their voyage with cheese and
oakum. Ninety-two died. Eight only
reached the Agricultural Department alive.
There, we have been informed, the Comms-
sioner proceeded TO cross them, according TO
their sexes, with game cocks and hens.
When the astonishcd enthusiast saw his
last male rook scorncd, whipped, and killed
by little red and black hen, he sorrowfully
remarked that the evil passions OF the civil
war still ragged even In tho chickens OF tho
country, and ordered an immediate inunda-
tion Of the States lately in rebellion with his
moral pamphlet on the breeding OF ROSTERS
without spurs.
Gentlemen of the Committee, we want YOU
TO force a full report from the Commissioner
Of the reasons for tho failure Of all these
his promises, and Of our disappointment
ovcr-to quote from HAYEs's last annual
whtowash of this wonderful Official" tho
efforts Of the Agricultural Department TO
stimulate old and introduce now agricul-
tural Industries, to improve the quality and
Increase the quantity OF our products, To
determine the value Of old or establish the
Importance OF new methods OF culture"
We have another request to urge upon the
Committee on Appropriations. Stop tho
waste OF the public money on this Agricul-
tural Department IL Is not now, and II
never has been, worth the paper on which
its name can be written. II is wholly use
less. 1t Is hugely ridiculous 1he farmers
OF America do not need TO be instructed in
their business. The Government cannot
instruct them. Broken-down politicians,
bankrupts In every form OF attempt to earn
an honest livelihood, cannot teach aRrlcul-
turc. This department is the laughing
stock Of tho world and We appeal to the
honesty, pride, and good sense Of the Com
mittee to choke II TO its deserved death by
Withholding appropriations from II. Turn
LIE Duo out 10 grass.
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The Reeen, Cathedral Fair.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SUN-Sr: As a Roman
Catholic feel kconly the criticism that has sicut itself
uuou the cathedral fair critics N other faiths have
nucutly den lunce the improper Of sacred eiince
Tor fair They have ground FOR this criticism. in my
orlion. Mr II the cathedral has yet been made sacred
hy the ceremony OF consecraon cannot recall the tact
Its customary m the Catholic church " consecrnc a
new church only when it's complete n every detail a.
least 80 FAR a. the interior - concerned ami 40 not be-
ncNe that the cathedral has lc,u Will be made
cepupn Therefore, according tu my UNDERSTANDING
tsth phcs do not rgad the cathedral otherwise than
biz building, still ucomplcc. but To become haowed
llace after it, con.ecrauon hy the Cardinal
Was there in this tho cas- any more
impropney IN their holding air IN the cathedral than
any other buldingi
cannot recall tair that ever held In Catholic
church. Fairs have hecn held IN the ba,cmcnts OF
Cathode churches. ss for instance the air for the
~ o ST Bernard Church, last winter but thcse ba%
ments are used, IN many caScs AS schoorooms week
DAYS. for exhibitions by the pupils and other secular
The sun., 1878-12-04
A Tonic for Taimagc.

"TALMAoE on Club Life" In big letters
this title stared city readers In the face
few days ago.
TALMAGB ON this thing, and TAIMAGR on
that: we have had TALMAGE ON great va
riety Of subjects. TALMAGE on club life was
evidently TALMAGE on subject he did not
very thoroughly understand. Whether HIS
severe structures, made from IA superficial
view, are just or not, Is point We do not
propose to discuss. Perhaps the distin-
guished Secretary OF state Of the United
States, being at once very religious and
orthodox man and President Of one Of our
most fashionable clubs, will take Mr. TAI
MAGE in hand and answer his charges.
Clubs are not the only things Mr.. TAI
MAGE has preached about without that
thorough knowledge which is desirable in
an instructor. Now, there is a topic upon
which he ought tn be able 10 discourse un-
dorstandiugly. That topic Is the clergy.
IL should be treated argumentatlvely and
statistically.
First, Mr. TALMAGB should discourse on
the nature Of hts own high calling and its
tendency to oxait both minister and people.
Then he should eandidly admit that the
Nililib anu httblt VI ~ btRtlN
somewhat calculated to undermine ono's
manhood. "Chiofest OF sinners, contribute
TO my salary" would be considered rather
an unmanncrly request. and IL would not bc
likely 10 elicit a generous response.
Secondly, Mr.. TAIhAGR should eulogizo
the labors Of the really pious, self-sacri-
tlclng minister's Of the Gospel, who exercise
an influence 10 make the lives of others
better, and to enable them TO die with res
iRnation- no small matter. II Is not sacri-
legious 20 call such ministers men OF COP.
Finally Mr. TALNAGE should boldly an
nouncc the statistics Of clergymen con
victed Of a certain class of offences. II hc
should find the percentage much larger
than that of club men, Ict him fcarlessly say
40. He might, in cxtcnuaton, urge that
the fault IL not wholly that Of the clergy
themselves. Their people pray Lead us
not into temptation but DO not practise
what they pray for. They straightway lead
their ministers into irresistible temptation
So that the fall OF many Is s'inevtablc
This thing ought not so TO be, and perhaps
it lies in the power Of Mr.. TALMAGE 70 dc
something to remedy IT, and To make all
clergymen like those holy mon whose praises
are in the heart as well as in the mouth OF
all who know them.
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A spirit OF industry fell upon the House
yesterday. Two APPROPRIATION bills-the West
Point and the Portincation-were considered
and passed an Unprecedented showing for tho
second day Of a session. Perhaps II more time
had been taken for consideration. the passage
OF the bills as they came from tho committee
would have been more difficult. Together they
appropriate nearly t552 600. Whether it is
worth while 20 no on spending money by the
half million on Notifications that do not protect
and on q Military Academy the chief visible
function OF which is TO perpetuate In demo
cratic country class Of aristocratio idlers who
devour the peoples taxes. is a question for tho
people to decide.
OF the bills referred In the House. a large per
centago will probably sleep the committee
pigeon-hole sleep that knows no waking. Az
was expected. several mombers produced from
their pockets bills for the roconing of the trade
dollars into legal-tender dollars. and for the in
vestigaton Of the yellow fever at Uncle Sans
expense. Georgia member put In n bill for the
repeal OF the Resumption act Louisiana
member wants the Mississippi improved from
its head waters all the way down TO Capt EADEs's
jettles; Philadelphia speaking by the mouth OF
Mr., FREEMAN. demands the dumping Of another
100000 Of the public money into the League
Island mud. A Joint resolution intro
duced for tho termination OF tho pres
ent treaty with Germany promises an
interesting debate on tho treatment to
which naturaized American citizens have been
subjected Of late in that empire. Another bill
providing for tho admission Of foreign-bullt
vessels to registry, is pretty sure to excite lively
discussion,
In the Senate, Mr.. PADDOCK broached q pro-
iect for recoining the new silver dollars into
trnda dOllara and making tho lattar lagni tpn-
der; JOHN SHERMAN was asked TO report how
much and what kinds Of silver coin he has
taken In for customs duties, and what he has
done with il; Mr.. CONoyER asked fer and got a
special committee Of investigation on the mys-
terious disappearance OF the Hot Springs Soc
tion from the kundry Civil bill laet session ,
and STANLEY MATTHEWS made a long speech In
favor Of the ToKas Pacific Job A persistent
man il STANLEY MATTHEWS.
The sun., 1878-12-04

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sr: 1t is every
word true that MI ralmago says about making shirts
for thirty hve cents Dozen Ny husband was idle for
time, and. 10 get out OF debt made shirts tir
thve cents dozen. and then had pay the express
four cents dozen 10 take them back 20 the store That
lett me thrty.one MY earnings were ab0u two1iolars
week Now In the name " the Father ~ all merces
would ask Dr. ralmage aud his iricnds TO help Us sup
pose they give or lend thousand dollars each form
themselves into company, hire rooms or build sheds
such Red IlOk Point, only larger yirs
work at nfty ccnts don+n Machines are cheap nov
and girls will bring their surely the blt s.
ngs of the wrcched shirtmakers will be with thrm
Mrs WHEELER. BroOkivn.
7. S-If DR. Talmage will come 10 Red Io0k Point he
will hnd persons making shirts Tor twenty-five cents
The sun., 1878-12-04

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sh9 I was
much astonshed IN reading tho article entitled How
Does Queen Victoria Sit" IN TW suN Il the writer had
only paused for moment to consider the intention
and true meaning Of the phrase which he critcses /
cannot imagine lie could have nusstl Is allowed the
aruele 10 eprear nmy humble Judgment. the purrort
ut his LOrdsips Language Hpropos especially II
you consider how nn both his sentiments and heart
must naturally have been when be- delivered his at
dress, the whole surroundings hctng quccnly AMI
regal am conhdcm the Inhabitants OF tho ciN NJ
Montreal, loyal as they have proved themselves.
would hc proud oi the comparison II he had intended
20 compare the situation Montreal 10 hen he would
A. Nh
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Not the Place 90 Draw The Color L,.e,

WAsHINoroS. Dec. at has been the custom
of late wears when Senator important 0ieer Of
the senate got married. for senators and Senate officers
TO contribute $40 splecs for purchase Of silver ser
vice ~ be presented IN the happy senator's bride
Bruce the co0red senator from Mississippi has brought
bride 20 the national capital this winter the gossps
are on the qui vNe 70 KNOW whether the custom will
this time be observed As Don Cameron bride WAS the
recipient ast session OF a S7Oi silver service IL Is SUP
posed he will head the subscription and start tile
ON Its rounds Tor the be neft OF Mr. Bruce bride.
The sun., 1878-12-04

state Prosecutor COwENHOvT.N took a bold
stand in the Circuit Court Of Middosex County.
N. j.. yesterday, in challenging the foreman Of
tho Grand Jury about TO be sworn. on the
ground that ho WIS related to two Of the direo-
tors Of the bank at New Brunswick who are
charged with conspiracy 10 deiraud the dopOs-
itors. There is a great deal too much packing
ot Grand Jures and If tho step taken by State
Prosecutor CowENHovEN should contribute to
stop It, he will have done his state great service
The sun., 1878-12-04

The Republicans appear to have caught n
Tartar in DANIEL \, RUSSELL, whom they elect
Cd to Congress by coalition with the 0reoh-
hackers from the Third District OF North Caro-
lima bn place of Col. WADDELL. Tho Whining
ton Star In reporting the proceedings of a
Republican mass meeting to celebrate their vic
tory, states that RUSSELL declared in favor Of
the payment OF all Southern claims. whether
the claimants were loyal TO the Union or not
and the pensioning OF Southern as we'll as North
ern soldiers of the late war, each OF whom fought
for their country"
Thia RUSSELL Ia one Of tho lowest domA-
RoRueA thrnwn 10 the surface by the violent
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Go, Hiram, So Bulgaria cries
And stretches out her yearmng hands
Go. he Bulgaria's latest prize.
The glory Of DanubiAn lands
Go, Hiram go and he a King,
And give those people what they want;
Endow them with Whskey Ring.
And all the giits that 90 with Grant
Go, Hiram. go Take newman too,
To eivihIe the hoathen Turk.
To Chrisuauile the ancient jew,
And make the new religion work.
Go, Hiram, GO There thou wilt fnd-
Though all are not suhducd and tame
4 people suited to thy mind,
Not even knowing Freedoms name.
Go, Hiram, go Make Babcock glad,
And all the Dents. delightful throngl
Belknnp, OF course, can still be had,
And shepherd too. will come out strong.
Go. Hiram 90 and get the bulge
ON tat Bulpara's princcly throne,
For there no press will dare divulge
The methods thou hast made thine own
Go, Hiram, gol BE sure thatw
win watch thy greatness from afar,
Proud in our former Boss 10 see
A sort OF secondary Czar
nglAnd IL called John Hull, there is however,
Iiquet IoI d.. bul's Cough syT1p,-Ads
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Discharged Because ne wa. n,ch.

David Lydig, well-known clerk in the ware
house division Of the Custom House has been removed
by Collector Merritt The reason given by Lydigs asso
ciAss or his removal Ia that he ISL rich lie owns
carriages, keeps I'm livery and has large ia.
come from real estate and other property II was
hougt his associates say that rvtrcnchmcnt had Ia
be made, he could better idorl 10 so than some
equally deserving clerk derenncnt On salary for his
support Mr. LAdiE T. hrnthcr-in law of Judge & T..
Dalv and Judge Brady. His pay In the Custom House
y "A wear
The sun., 1878-12-04
POPULAR LETTERS on TIMELY TOPICS.


To THF EDTToR or Tbs SuN-Sr: An article
In THF sv commenting the United states marine
20 after some remarks the pay of the officers adds
The Interiors fare equally well will be eccn hv the
pav roll va Scrgcan;Maor rct- s2j 10 $40 pr mouth.
hccurdlul Go torn u srrVi o. Quhi trnstyr. ~ flf
Drum Major. iruu So to So. itr-t sergeant lim az
to SO aud so down To tc ri'a, Whose rdy Is some sli
per month.
But suppose ou cast the beams o rn SEES uion another
class OF interior marines nearer holc aud In whom
the people this city may possibly have direct inter
est Llok al .uino ol our smAul sal.- -I...
The sun., 1878-12-04
Robert Heller. VIII.

Tho petition Of Hadee Heller for tho probate
Of the viii Of william Henry Palmer, otherwise known
Robert Heller filed with the Surrogate yesterday
rccihs that Ehp egatee named In the will and that
the decedents heirs are his widow Anne Maria Palmer
and his children, Mary Adelaide. Anne, and Joseph
Henry Palmer All are now In Paris Citations were
Immediately Issued to the heirs to appear before tho
Surrogate " prove tbs Wi the 2lJ 0i January ne
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1t is fortunate for JOSEPH II. MAY, the
stylish young man who was convicted yester-
day Of selling brass watch for a gold one. thnt
he will be locked within prison walls during
the next three years. He testified in humor-
Gus way. that he was in the habit OF selling
such watches to his friends for whatever they
offered