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The New York herald., 1878-11-07
SIMON DENYSE.

Simon Denyse. eghty-three years of age, veteran
of the of 1872 died yesterday morning at his resi-
dence in Bay Ridge, L. The deceased served under
General jeremiah johnson, ard attached to Cap
tain +. Skillman's company. His intellect very
clear during the latter part Of his lifc
and he remembered with great distinctness
many OF the scenes ana incidents of
his stirring youth He native and almost life
long resident of Bay Ridge, where he leaves many
descendants. Mr.. Denyse a consistent member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his upright
living won him general admiration and respect. His
funeral will take place ut two O'Clock after
noon from the Methodist Church at Bay Ridge
The New York herald., 1878-11-07
JEAN-JAcouEs rAzY, SWISS ECONOMIST.

JEAN-JACQUEs FAzY SWISS ECONOMIST.
cable despatch from Geneva announces the death
Of Jean-Jacques Faxy. the eminent Swiss economist
and statesman. He born in Geneva, Switzerland,
in 1886. and descended from French
Protestant family exiled from France during the
reign OF Louis XIV. He was educated in France and
finished his studies in Paris, where he took active
part in the liberal opposition to the restoration of the
Bourbons after the fall Of the first Napoleon. He
published several pamphlets during this period
political economy. He disciple OF Adam
Smith and Of J. s. Say. father of the present French
Minister of Finance. He of the founders OF
the France Chyetiene in 1927, and it's suppression
by the government censors started the Mercure de
France -rI-Yme Steele, in which he published
series Of articles entitled 'Lettres dun<Americain
Since that time he has played prominent part as
writer and politician both in France and Switzerland
In 1864 his candidaturc for the Council General of
Geneva was the cause Of considerable commotion,
and later he elected member OF the Council
of State.
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To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Su'. 1t is
only since my arrival IN New York nom the wosta few
day' aeo that have seen copy Of the speech OF
sherman in which he says that the army Will support
Mr. Hayes In his hold upon the Executive once
A. an officer OF the army. desire To state most en-.
phatcally that my sword VIII never be drawn in sup.
port OF any politician OF politicians IN any nea.
rious schemes
when was upon the plains, my regiment was ordered
10 Louisiana to aid IN the d,eIuiallv political rlcAcry
Wcn taking place there. | made up my mind that
would go, hut AZ the FIRST instance that occurred when
we were to he used to ntndatc one party and bolster
mp another To commit fraud AMI other kindred crimes
would send IN my resignation, and WITH my plain rca
sous therefor The order fortunately, WAS counter.
mandud
The people throueh their representatives. in Congress
assembled should mpeach Mr Hayes and H. on tlial
hc should be found guilty will never draw my sword 10
make his fraud perpetual hut rather use it in aid of the
law know many brother officers who have told me
the same.
But perhaps was more the botuy than the General
mat spoke An OFFICER
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Anderson's Testimony superauous.

What do they want of the testimony Of
Committee lie has already testified be-
fore the POTTER Committee The Republic
cans had full and free opportunity to cross
examine him there. What more do they
want He has already testified too much
for the interest of the Republicans. Con
sldering the quality Of the medicine, 1t Is
wonder that they should cry for more of 1t.
There is no need, in fact, of the testimony
Of any one except Mr. MATTHEWS himself.
Let him tell all he knows, without evasion,
and without reservation We undertake to
say that his testimony would be enough for
the Democrats and too much for the Ropub-
leans
1t is hardly worth while for Mr.. MAT
THEWs TO make to-do about any one else
not testifying, SO long as he does not testify
himself before the POTTER Committee. lie
can only protect himself by denying the
power OF the POTTER Committee to compel
him to testify. ANDERSON, prollting by his
example, in turn denies the power of the
MATTHEWS Committee to force him TO open
his mouth.
MATTHEWS Is not in want Of any informa-
ton beyond that he already possesses. lie
knows too much. II would bo better for him
If he knew less, The only object in trying
TO get ANDERSON before his committee must
be to divert attention from himself, but the
plan will not work.
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OF faith In the power Of COP is the way In
which the Christian magistracy OF England
treat those Of their fellow Christians who
are bold enough TO trust to prayer, In cases
whore 1t Is important that their trust should
be we'll founded. Parents who refuse to
call a physician for their sick children, and,
particularly, who refuse to vaccinate them
rs preventive Of smallpox, arc fined and
imprisoned rs criminals, and their conduct
declared TO be irrational and immoral, by
officers Of n Government which, at the same
time, maintains and defends a religion
founded by the supposed answers Of COP to
the prayers of It's apostles This policy
may be wise IA n matter OF civil admins
tration, but what shall we say Of its effect
upon the religious belief OF the community
These are but n few OF the signs which in
dictate an increasing prevalence even among
Christians of modern scientific skepticlsm,
so called The childlike state OF mind. In
which GoD Is regarded as n father, whose
compassion may be worked upon by earnest
cntreaty and who, when he thinks proper,
intcrfercs with the natural course Of events
to turn aside misfortune from those who
appeal to him, appears to be giving
place to heathenish stolcism, which re-
CARDS tho universe as huge piece Of ma
chinery and denies that even its maker can
arrest or modify its workings. The change
may be nm Improvement In the eyes Of
rationalsts, but II il fatal to religious feel
ing. We are astonishcd that profound and
intelligent theologians regard II with such
cool indifference
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-23
Mr.. TiIden and the Electoral Bill.

The Hon. HENRY WArTERsoN, In n letter
addressed TO Mr.. HEWITT, which we print in
this days Sun, continues his controversy
with that gentleman on the issue Of vcraclty
previously raised between them This part
of the discussion is entirely personal and
Is unfortunate and painful II must be the
result of u misapprchension. We do not for
moment entertain the belief that Mr..
HEWITT could be guilty Of wlful untruth.
Undoubtedly Mr.. WATTERsoN believes he
was but in this respect Mr.. WATTERsoN, it
seems to us, must necessarily be i'm error
We are sorry that he persists in charge
which We feel certain that, upon investiga-
ton, he will find to be unfoundcd.
A point of public interest, put by Mr..
WATTERsoS in his interview, and still more
strongly in this letter Is that Mr. TILDEN
was opposed to the Electoral Commission
and that Mr. HEWITT, we'll knowing the
fact, kept to himself this important infor-
nation.
We have always supposed that so good n
constitutional lawyer as Mr.. rGLDEN must
have been opposed to the Electoral Com
mission. But men ran mad in the days
when that unconstitutional scheme
was proposed and adopted. There was q
panic The business community had been
frightened out Of its senses. People pre-
ferred darkness TO Sunlight. Such men as
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD were sitting up
nights or getting up early in the morning to
clap their hands over the passage Of the
bill Is IL strange that gentleman Of Mr.
HEwITT's rare attachments and his generally
well-groundcd, sublime confidence in him
self, should feel warranted, at such a time.
In suppressing information Of opposition to
the plan, existing in any quarter even at
Is Gramcrcy Park
There is one lesson to be learned by the
Democrats from their experience with the
Electoral Commission: it is not only right,
but it is expedicnt, always to adhere to the
written Constitution.
1t is greatly 10 the credit Of Mr. TILDEN
that he was, throughout, II this opinion.
And now We trust that the angry passions
which have arisen between these two gem
tlemen, Messrs. HEWITT and WATTERsoN
together with all ideas OF unconstitutional
devices for the future, may be laid at rest
forever.
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A Catcchism for Candidates.

The reputation of Gen NELSON I. MILES
as a fighting soldier is national. No living
name stands higher than his on the Amcri-
can roll of military honor. When he moved
in the Yellowstone valley to intercept Jo-
SEPT and his Noz PcrcGs warriors, he had
three hundred and twenty-five fighting men
outside Of his train guards. He marched
this mixed body Of infantry on foot, and
mounted, two hundred and siXty-seven miles
in ten days That was an extraordinary
performance, He struck the Indians the
instant he found them These trained war
riors took cover in ravines, natural and
formidable Notifications They improved
these dcfences by constructing rifle pits.
There they fought, as MILES has testified, as
"bravely and skilfully as white men could
light But they were ruinously whipped.
MILES captured four hundred and thirty
nine, and killed forty. Among his prisoners
were eighty-iive warriors few Of the Ncz
Perces escaped In the darkness of the sue
ceedlng night, and made their way TO the
British possessions Now, this short, sharp,
and decisive campaign was very peculiar IN
many respects, 1t upsets and refutes the
established theories about the organization
OF armies and demonstrates that very much
Of what West Point has thought to 10 neces-
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Alaska virtually Abandoned.

These are strange tidings which como to
Us in the letter from Sitka, which will be
found in another part Of this paper. 1t APP
pears that "A considerable area of United
States territory, for which we have had 10
pay some 100000. is left entirely unpro-
tected that there is absolutely no law in
bitka or the adjoining islands, except what
Is meted out by the agents of the Alaska
Fur Company. The fisheries and mining
industries, from which alone some returns
could be expected from Mr. SCENARIOS invest
mcnt, are now at the mercy of white out
laws, or Of Indians desperate with hunger,
and freed for the first time in seventy years
from rigorous control
According TO the statement Of our CORE
Bpondcnt the waters OF Stka offer fine
field for branch Of enterprise which dur
Ing the last fifteen years has received such
remarkable development on the Columbia
river We refer to the packing and canning
Of salmon and other fish, a business which.
II seems, n San Francisco firm proposes to
establish in Alaska, having shipped thithcr
everything needful to build and start an
extensive factory. But the Indians, We are
told, are violently opposed to the introduce
tion Of Chinese employees, and although
into allowing the Cinnamon to land, there
is nothing whatever to prevent their revert
Ing to their original design, and wiping out
Mt one blow the Mongolian expert and the
white capitalist
The present legal director Of the Territory
Is the de fdcto Secretary Of the Treasury,
who ovlnces plenty Of zeal in protecting the
Alaska Fur Company by nstructing his colt
lectors and agents on the Pacific coast to
place every possible obstacle in the way Of
rival traders. The whole Of the mainland
lying east OF the l4lst meridian, and which,
with certain island groups, embraces more
than half million OF square miles, has
boon handed over to tho officials OF
the above-named corporation. These men
are charged with the maintenance of law
ana order, and are practically masters of
The property and lives Of the native popula.
ton ana the few white inhabitants. On the
olher hand, that part Of the Territory which
hes cast and south Of Zodiac, and which,
ApoNhding In deposits Of the precious metals
ana useful minerals, offers substantial prom
Use 81 fruitful Industry, has been entirely
hpahnohed, and those cntorprIsinp cltizens
VINO 'IIs lhs Sop Francisco firm, strive To
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formed. She knew all about the SHERMAN letter
the Alpha and the Omega OF IT," she said.
She first saw 1t In the ~. Charles Hotel. and
after reading 1t she passed 10 the street and de-
livered 1t to WEBER. As Gen. BUTLER began
closer inquiries she volunteered the
declaration that che entirely exonerated
SHERMAN from any dishonor in the matter. and
added that ANDERSON supposed it was genuine ;
evidently endeavoring to carry the impression
that sho or some one Of her friends had written
and signed the letter TO satisfy ANDERSON and
WEBER they would be rewarded. and that It had
tho desired effect.
Mr.. BUTLER asked, Did you wrto the letter
In Parlor y" and Mrs. jerks answered Il did
not say wrote 1t. ! said knew it from Alpha
to Omega" She added that the note was writ
ten in that ROOM In presence Of many Of the
visiting statesmen. but mono Of them knew
what was in IL.
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Several correspondents write to inquire
whether the Deacon SMITH who has recently
been brought in not guilty Of the charge Of muir
dcrinR his wife by poisoning In order that he
might marry another woman is the distin-
guished phllanthropist. Deacon RICHARD SMITH
OF Cincinnati. or another man Of tho same ex-
tensive family. We answer emphatlcally that 1t
Is another man. On the good fame OF RICHARD
SMITH OF Cincinnati there is no such blot. In
deed the only deduction which criticism can
ever make from the full measure OF his honors
is based upon the fact that he treats his wicked
partners with n forbearance that is sometimes.
though we believe incorrectly, regarded as verg-
ing on sympathy. There is nothing in common
between him and the Vermont man except the
name and the deaconate.
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We devote considerable portion Of our
columns this morning to n very interesting and
instructive letter from Gen. ID. G. McCALLuM.
who during the civil war had charge OF the rail
ways which were controlled and operated by
tho War Department. In this branch Of the
service Gen. MCCALLUM and his subordinates
rendered services OF extraordinary importance.
although most writer's upon the history Of the
war. with Gen. SHERMAN at their head. have
thought proper to ignore the fact. After this
letter from Gen. MCCALLUM, however, such can
no longer be the case. and in the interest OF
history we thank him for having 30 effectively
broken his silence.
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Sherman At IL Again.

JOHN SHERMAN cannot keep still. He has
written another letter one would think he
had written letters enough. HORACE GREE
LEY used TO contend that there was never a
greater mistake than the saying that a
burnt child breads the fire A burnt child
does not dread the fire GREELEY would in
sist, but will rush into it at every oppor-
tunity. Mr.. SHERMAN's perseverance in
letter writing seems To confirm the correct
ness Of Mr. GREELEY theory.
Mr. SHERMAN latest epistlc Is addressed
% the Secretary Of a Republican County
Convention in ohio. II did nothing what
ever" ho writes, referring to his action IN
the Louisiana matter that | have the
least cause to regret, or that would not do
over again, if possible with greater zeal
We have never opposed that Mr. SHEER
MAN regretted having done what he did. 1t
was the being found out, a We took it, that
he regretted. Nor did We doubt that hc
would do the same thing over again. That
Is one great bjrctiuu to Mr. joins SHERMAN.
II is his habit to do such things, though it l.
not his habit to Doe detected IN doing them
The air Of bravado, however, now put on
by Mr.. SHERMAN il assumed too late. Genu-
Inc courage Is one thing That would haNc
been exhibited had it been ma ural To Nj.
SHERMAN by meeting the hotter 10 ANDEE-
BON and WEBER, when it was rst produced.
with a bold front, acknowledging its author
ship and assuming its responsibility. But
Ioolhardncss, following evasion and du-
plicity, Is another and a very different thing.
Writing more letters will do MI SHERMAN
no good. II he knows IT any way to cause
the ANDERSON and WEBER letter which he
Dnce wrote to be unwritten, that might do
him great deal of good-a good Of which
he stands sorely in need.
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Mr., jerks continued to be an unwilling
witness before the POTTER Committee ycstor-
day. lie knew absolutely nothing about tho
SHERMAN letter, and did not understand what
ANDERSON meant when he wrote about it, He
admitted, under Gen. BUTLER's questioning
that no had paid his wie'- expenses TO Wash
ington, that she might furnish information
about which he know nothing about which she
had said nothing to him, and about which he
made no further inquiries.
Mrs JENKs proved TO be much better in
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Stanley under the cumbersome tItls -.
Through the Dark Continent; or. the Sow )"
OF the Nile. Around the Great Lakes of Eo,.so'
rial Africa Down the Livingstone River tor.
Atlantic Ocean," The work is in two largo ~
umes. It'll maps and illustrations. and Ia IA,
ably spoken ofby the London daily newsna amr'
Inc weekly reviews however whose viorusuuh
matters OF literary and scientific criticism ~, ~
much more valuable have not spoken vet ~ eIs
the book itself has not reached New York "uV
~
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sii Do you
suppose that onccr Mastcr,on who So hguulS cublcd
the boy Conncll reported m tins mornings SuN will
bee punished in any way The lcnicncy displayed toward
brutal officers in the past by the Police Board makes it
most improbable Cannot an organization be formed by
respectable citizens 10 prosecute these cases and onin
Justice thing now almost mpossbleY
JtNE t.,,...-
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turn It's resources TO account, are left 10 pro-
tect themselves.
II Alaska was worth buying, II is worth
protecting. II Ia certainly q curious anomaly
that under q Government where three Office
holders are wont TO do the work Of one, and
where soldiers arc not wanting for raids
acrose tho Rio Grandc, or to cocrce a rail-
road strike, not the least provision should
be made for the maintenance OF order and
the administration Of the laws within the
walls Of Sitka, for whose decaying wharvce
and dilapidatcd buildings 50 many millions
were sacrificed.
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What could be faircr than ANDERsoNs
offer 10 testify before the Senate investigating
committee If STANLEY MATTHEWS would testify
before the POTTER committecY Yetthc proposi-
ton does not seem TO have commended itself TO
MIR. MATTHEMs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-23

The Indianapolis Ners tersely suggests
TO GRANT Republican conventions that zeal
should be mixed with discretion. "GRANr's
civil record, it says. is such that II there r. to
bc any pointing with pride care must be- taken
that the pointer doesn't strike within the term
covered 10y GRANTS eight years"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-23

CosTLEY, the murderer hanged in Mary
land on Friday was a close reader Of dime
novels and spent much of his time while
awaiting death in the perusnl Of such sensa-
uona literature. His taste in that direction
probably led him 10 attempt a similar produc-
ton in the form Of story II his life. part Of
which, rs he himself acknowledged. was manu-
featured out Of whole cloth The book WAS
hawkcd about the scafIold. and the Spectator
who attended to the sale Of the work advised the
Warden Of the prison. who was also Interested.
not to allow any newspaper reporters to see the
prisoner, as it would spoil our confession"
The pamphlet. however. proved a failure as a
pecuniary speculation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-23

The Board Of Health report that in the
quarter ending March 81 they received 1863
complaints from citizens. all Of which were re-
ferrcd TO the sanitary inspectors for investlga-
ton. The total number OF inspections was 90
1876 OF which 1854 were Of private dwellings
and 2.0l7 Of slaughter houses. The vaccinating
CORPS va,cinated Il ,O69 persons. and the disin-
footing corps disinfccted G20 houses. During
the quarter there We're G,GsO births in the city
and GGG4 deaths-GG2 more than in the cor
responding quarter OF last year and 9G7 less
than the year before OF these deaths s9l were
from contagious diseases; 243 by violence.
The total number Of marriages reported during
the quarter was LA. The Board issued ? 81
notices Of violations Of the sanitary Code to the
parties concerned. brought 562 actions oh
tanned lOi judgments. and rs actions were
pending at the close Of the quarter.
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The leading Republican newspaper of the
country says that ASpERsoN's refusal to testify
before the Senate committee was Il" not entirely
unexpected" AZ the committee waited until
after the adjournment OF Congress had made it
impossible to cocrce or punish contumacious
witness before summoning ANDERSON before
them. the natural inference is that Mr.. STANLEY
MATTHEWS is not in hurry 10 be vindicated, or
that the committee are not exactly eager to
tackle the Job OF vindicatng him.
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| shall want $3.50 week and board Mt the best
hotel Yours In CnRlsr fHANcis MURPHY
Some Of the people Of New Haven sent to the
highly successful temperance revivalist. Mr..
FRANCIS MURPHY. to come TO their city and
work for the reformation Of drunkards. They
received the above reply. and It seems that they
were amazed by it. They had supposed that
Mr.. MURPHY labored for the good Of men. and
at most would only require bread and clothes in
return. We think that his price is reasonable.
considering how effective he is in convincing
drunkards Of the folly and slniulness OF their
ways. His mistake is in not letting 1t be gen
orally understood that he demands pay for his
valuable services. As for his stipulation that he
must be boarded In the best hotel. it should be
borne in mind that he must necessarily forego
all the spirituous pleasures Of the table. and
that naturally he desires TO run no risk Of
further deprivation by eating poor fare