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Gen. Buffers New Departure.

Gen. BUTLER has left the Republican
party. His going il not the result Of any
sudden caprice on piquc, and it will not take
observant people by surprise.
For years hc has been increasingly FESTIVE
under yoke of party obligation that, from
being light. had become heavy and CALLING
lie has not approved Of the financial meas
ures Of the party-it cannot be said to have
had a financial policy. or much OF its legis-
lation he has been the outspoken opponent
Between him and the new leaders of the
party there has been no love lost they have
regarded him with distrust, and he has re-
gardcd them with contempt which he has
not taken pains to conceal. He was too good
n lawyer rs we'll as too good patriot, not
TO share the feelings with which all honest
men who were not blinded 10y craftsmanship
witnessed the proceedings that eliminated
i'm the Inauguration Of u Fraudulent Prcsi-
dent. He has fully shared the disgust
which HAYEss weakness and llabhness. his
goody-goody prattle about reform and his
scandalous appointments To Office. his CO.
quoting with the southern Democrats and
ungrateful abandonment Of the Southern
Republicans, have inspired in nearly all the
old leaders Of the party. II has been plain
for months past that Gen. BUTLEE's with
drawal from the party was merely a ques-
ton of time. Now he has gone 81 have
left the old parties" he said ut Biddclord
ON Friday.
Republicans Of the modern subimated
reform school, who sit In their libraries and
write pretty essays. who strain painfully
over gnats and swallow camels without
III a. -. a. Il
radiance. To other Republicans. however,
the news that Gen. BUTLER has definitely
left the party will suggest serious relec-
tons.
Time has been when that party was so
rich in strong men that the loss Of one OF
the number would have been matter of
comparatively slight moment; but TINT
time is past. Besides Gen. BUTLERs with
drawal is something good deal more Sc
rious than the detection Of single man,
however able. 1t is n sign OF the times.
1t Is To be- noted that Gen BUTLER, in leav-
ing the Republican party, does not 60 back
to the Democratic party He says there i
very little choice between them. His belief
is that both are past cure, fastening To II
common grave. Gov. PALMTR OF Illinois
docs not share this belief, we see. He takes
n more hupciul view OF the future Of the
party OF JEFFERSON and JACKSON. 81 am
persuaded" he says that, though it is
now apparently gropng in the dark without
definite aims il will at no distant day reach
solid ground. and will again become the
commanding figure in American politics"
Time will show which OF the two is right
the Ex-Governor OF Illinois or the coming
Governor OF Massachusetts,. II depends on
whether the Democratic party has the cour
age of its duties and of its opportunity.
This much Is certain: 1t cannot reach solid
ground by following the blind or trcachcr-
Gus leaders who would have ii acquiesce in
accomplished Fraud. and become accessory
after the fact to the greatest crime ever
committed against the people. That way
destruction lies.
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The business Of wholesale killing in war
has advanced pretty evenly with the arts OF
peace. until now an army is machine
which utilities the most important discOV-
cries and inventions Of modern science.
But ii is curious to observe that in spite of
this progress, military men are beginning
to talk about partial return TO the armor
with which the knights and soldiers OF the
Crusades protected themselves against the
assaults OF their enemies. Fighting behind
earthworks has for years been n leading
feature Of warfare, and it promises to have an
even larger place in the battles Of the fu-
turc. The question therefore arises whether
II will not be desirable to give infantry some
armor TO cover their exposed heads, necks,
and perhaps arms
Another use of armor is now advocated by
Col. c. b. BRAcKENBCRY, an English Off
Ger OF distinction. 1t is for the purpose of
shielding field artillery. "As surely as
ships Of war" contends this writer, lean
carry iron plates sufficient for defence
against heavy guns so surely can field
artillery carry sufficient protection against
the fire Of infantry and shrapnel bullets"
Indeed SO formidable has the fire of in
improvements in arms of precision, that
unless some new defenccs are provided for
it, artillery will fall more and more into
comparative insigniilcance. As it is, in the
face of the extraordinary progress in me-
chanical invention, in spite of the facilities
afforded by numerous and excellent carriage
roads, and in spite, too, Of vast improve
ments in the weapons themselves, the use Of
field artillery has hardly progressed at all
during this century
Yet artillery, properly served and pro-
tected, is one Of the most terrible instru-
ments an army can use. 1t has long
range, it works with the GOODNESS and
steadiness Of n machine. and it can trans
port large amount of ammunition, a full
supply of that being one Of the most essen
tial things in modern warfare. Provided
their fire bc concentrated and kept up, a
hundred guns, which would occupy rough
ly speaking, II mile Of country can be made
to produce an effect which would be appall-
ing; yet THIS effect has never been fully
shown in our more recent wars. Though
the Prusslans in ls7O-7l used their guns
boldly they had no shrapncl, and the We
locity Of the projectles was little more than
half that which can now be safely given To
shells Of all sorts. As for the Russians in
the late war, their guns were hardly more
than howit2ors, and yet there were occa-
sions when comparatiVelygreat effects were
produced by them. The Russians proved,
too, that there is hardly any ground over
| which guns cannot be carried after the
| double passage Of the Balkans, by mere
| sheep track in summer and through the
! deep snow in winter. the fictitious notion
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The laws OF Massachusetts, are extremely
democratic and liberal in regard to suffrage.
But one condition OF the right To vote in
that State is the payment of n poll tax Of
two dollars. Mr.. DENNIS KEAESEy the agi-
tator from California, finds fault with this
requirement. He also finds fault with
another provision Of the law Of that State ;
namely. that n man must read in order to
vote. He thinks men who cannot read
ought to be allowed To vote. and declaims
on the advantage it would have been to sew
eral noted defaulters who have recently
come to grief in that State If they had not
known how to read. II this argument has
any force, it means that we should have bet
ter rulers If they were chosen by ignorant
men.
II Is matter Of curious interest, however.
that the idea OF Mr.. KEARNEY about the poll
tax as n condition of voting is not new or
original in him. Very likely he got 1t from
Gen. BUTLER. II was first advanced by
MARCUS MORTON, now nearly forty years
ago. MORTON was then the head of the
Democratic party of the State, and BUTLER,
law student at the time, a much more vio-
lent Democratic politician than he has ever
been since.
MORTON was Judge of the Supreme Court
Of Massachusetts, and in 1889 he was elected
Governor OF the Commonwealth by n ma or-
ity OF one over EDWARD EVERETT. In his
message TO the Legislature he inveighcd
against the poll tax as a condition of the
right of suffrage and insisted that paupers
should have the right to vote. 1t would fol-
low that in an election as close rs that at
which he was chosen, one inmate Of an aims
house would determine who should be the
Governor of n populous State,
Gov. MORTON did not make much impress
sion upon the popular mind by his able dis
QUESTION on the subject, and the Legislature
did not adopt his recommendation.
II is hardly likely that Mr.. DENNIS REAR
NEy will make much more political capital
out Of the poll tax than the learned, able,
and accomplished MARCUS MORTON made
out OF the same subject People were not
much inclined to quarrel with the theory
advanced by Gov. MORTON. but they re-
garded it as having very little practical
Importance.
1t is possible that DENNIS KEARNEY pos
sesses rare personal magnetism that
moves masses of men, or it may Ice that his
mere impersonation of n cause awakens the
enthusiasm that attends him. But 80 far us
the statement OF grounds Of dissatisfaction
and the proposal OF an adequate remedy are
concerned, his speeches thus FAR appear to
US very deficient.
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On Saturday last. early in the morning. Sam
uel Iatugd. youth aged ~ and Miss Ehza BOLTON twIre
widow, with her original name. NJ the prime at ~
took train tor Louisville. ani from TIN. point
sailed that happy land the other side ct
the ohio soon aihr reaching JencrsnnVlo they Obj.
tined the services IT preacher, AMI returned
home and wife Tic couple the home u the
bride. about quarter M mile IRON the Junction and
there remained until late IN the afternoon when lhry
dwf1ninci Ia wnk up Co. TN station aud their ricds
While un their ulther they nvt Mr Ben Galord.
the father al the Auung bahurd carried his hand
heavy base bail club lie very angry. and made a
iurous assault the couple nrst knocking his SON down
and then striking him blow the back thc he al
after he down Mrs Ganori nieriortd 10 save her
husband. and also received blow the head Fearing
she would br murdered, she drew pistol from the
Io3kct OF her husband. who was suU PROSTATE. and
drawing head on her iratc tather.nlaw, held lin al
bay until several persons from gathering crowd inter
tered and prev cnttd further violence.
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why the Minnesota s,ny. In Port.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Su: The rea-
why the great hulk Minnesota. supposed 10 he
used training ship doesn't sea, that the boys
might be trained in reality, instead OF being taught
nom small model the gun deck, is plain II
she could not make the voyage from the Cob
dock u her present anchorage without meeting
with disaster. longer would probably
suit IN sr,At,r disaster sal, Perhaps the authorities
exercise wise discretion m keeping her IN port But
u the boys who voluntarily curfe~ the naval service
under the impression ta they would have an urtunty
tu nCqurt knowledge at uuu.iu. 20 hV detained
ia port dulns their term at upptenuceship Mou u not
Ice human N, hulk more healthy and
pleasant locality for instance. on baNid's Island or
staten lsaudf 81 the brilliant stan attached to
the shin would object lat would BE- the greatest
good o the greatest number rne bows are heartily tired
u their present ocHuuu Aid not without hat
with the nnNinu, Napufs the cltN sewers one
side. aud the sWAn~ mosquitoes nnd other insc
winch with cNtr} wind from the mniarious swumps
and stagnant quagmirts VI HOlOkcn Oh the other
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Lawyer. Soldier, aud Tramp.

Pushing through a throng at Chrystie street
and Della nccy, saturday Oniccr Baytr saw man
sitting ON doorstep and trying in vain To tic together
his clothing that had Suddenly dropped apart lIo was
SICK and weak and hardly able 10 stand up la e III.
bridge Street Police station lac wasted aud given varied
collection east of ciotins lie appeared before Jus
tee ptisrhuure Nair of 50 dcr+ trousers too
long ami wide for hnl. well drcs. nigh /
gown ana an old police cap without a visor
The officer found you naked IN the street Justice
Otterhourg said
"Nes. Your Honor, l was" said the man. irving 10
strAghtcn himself up. % had lust walked 3,ih miles
am JAmcs Callahan. once a lawyer aud aitcrward =
sulder. bear the marks on my body of the wounds
received m the defence cd my country. To-day Tn n
bcggar. seeking tn charity ui my cuuntrymcn My
clothes were poor enough when lett Boston have
uRmued through mud and dirt and when arrive
here there J. one 10 give q hand. gaping crowd,
throwing dirt and laughing me, sau;ed the soldier ol
IT. country whom adverse fortune ha- made bcglar.
Judge, let ne have sister hNin- at Hunters Point
who will receive me. You Will never OF hear from
AGAIN II YOU will let me go"
Justice OtcrbOurl committed him TO the almshOuse.
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Grants Royal Progress.

Gen. Grant will probably not return 10 this
country until nrNt Man June. he viii enter the
United states ~ san Francisco, and proceed over the
plains amt pass through tie inland Oitir> his
this city. whVrc hV Will remain Tor TIME \ near
personal end residing here. received letter from tile
Hcnrrnl Yesterday. datrd ChristAna, Norway. july H.
The cpise j. churartcfl-tc OF Tue Mrct in IT. hrvNN
lie details ms movements IN Hamburg ani tile other
which the cable has nutn. that he had visited.
Thou soes ON To- say that the party arrived AT Chrisgna
the 18Th Of July One week from the 10Th OF July tile
Gcuoral WAS proceed tu stockholm thence To ~ Peter
hufg passing into Austria about the eth ct August Tho
Rsrnnf at liberty state thar Pre- sidcnt Grant WILL
ne sihercs 10 hs pre- sent resolution make tour ni The
world before lac returns tn America AMI that the winter
months Will be- spent ia India and China Private letters
state that the Ucn rals idea 10 learn the methods and
manners u NIL the people ON the face ~ tile globe The
nrNcr has been an Emperor or digntary who has traV
rcd who has been received with the marked attention
which has charHc rfiN tile hOnors lid our late frc>l
dent lie Is IN receipt al numerous letters from poiu
CHiis in this country who bestcchnl him 10 return
home scarcely duv passes but letter n received
from some prominent !, adler al The Republican party
guessing The Ncncral L. make his NIslt short
bic am hurry back To these shorts, =" the, may give
suIne nubMN NAIro sslun u lIeIr IeHard lOr nm.
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Mother Quinn Missing.

Mrs. Sara Quinn. aged 81. whose sister was
chief OF Police Camphe's mother, ma, been missing
from her home in West Forrth street since sunday last
Mother Quinn. she Is known, lived alone in the rear
tenement AZ 49,. Years ago she kept dairy and had
many feeding the fields where the street now
Mr. Magraw, who owned many tenemcnts IN the neigh
buhood in clause IN her viii directed that Mother
Quinn should always have room in one Of her houses
nee OF nnt The nuehhors ohrod Tor her and the
'hufCh oi III" Holy truss gave her wood aud coal
Few DAYS before She disappeared her friends noticed
that her mind seemed To be affected She talked about
her sister in Brooklyn. and her friend, letter tn
Commissioning Campbell and thioi Campbell Of Brook
lNu but no notice taken IT, ON SUNDAY last She
dressed herself carefully, went out and toercd slowly
toward Eighth avenue.
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The man occomnonvine, tho Rorlin rrootv
gives ho,fcr idoa than r,sra ,rords 81 ,be inn.
Inr,ant cbarces errsctnd lao Ior1s pr.coxs-
rtrtn on1 S11rsn,pv in tho ,.rogrommo loid
down nv In. Grand Duta N,cuor',s and Gan
IaNArtrFr Rv mo TREATY of san stefano IN.
Snltan was li,ernllv rejncnd 80 tho market ,or.
dens about Constontiponle - 10 the north md
west ~ him lac tho im,nensc Slav stota or Nn,v
Rulyorin its southern shore washed nv the
F,ean sao and i,s vastorn houn1orios los, In
tho rnegod p,ountotr ro,,,es ~ Atlanta NJ,
o,,l ,roro tho 49, ali p,,i,o,io ana ~ lor,,a
nn,t ., po,,n,oIio AMI rhraoa s,alIo,,od NJ, ~.
,ho oono,,or,r h,t oIr,os, ,ho or,iro rro,,inoa
of Naoodnrio md nm ov,,nsi,a sIica 80 AIhanio
,roro inclnIed I'm tho re,r ,,inoinoli,, pn,u,oo,,
soryin and Nnntoro,ro on,,, a nnr,l,,, st,'i,, ~
r,ilitorr rool voe Inf, ., ,rrrl,a,, E,nr - ,.a,
M his the Tnrl,s ,,ero conrolrod 10 ,nnrch trn
bundrod miles throu,,h nnloor,nr torri,or,,
surrounded ON oll sides hy no,yerrnl foes ,yhn
an III, wanted n nre,o,, ~ ronnu tho mar
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The Man of Malone.

They scarcely SPEAK or think Of me
For th,s much thanks
And therefore may wander free
ON shady banks.
ANA dcttly cast my leaihered ay
Upon the brook.
carclcs. II llsh not NJ to fry
Should seize my hook.
They count me out OF all their schemes
Oi this I'm glad
Not shorman's guile nor Eyarts' dreams
can make ne sad
From all their fraudulent councilsI
Stand lar aloof.
And Ger my head through wet and dry,
Keep my own root
with Haycs's ways I've nought to do,
II night or wrong
paddle wen my own canoe,
And hold my tongue
From all those hypoenuc sets
Ny soul is free,
And tins Administration gets
No aid from me.
]. too, Il Federal Office hold
No matter how
And must not hc oyerbold-
Al least not now.
Although my place Is yet, no doubt,
Not worth nm,
what will IT be with Hayes kicked out
And me lett in'
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The moon will be partially eclpsed this even
ing by passing into the earths shadow Just after the
sun sets the moon Will rise with her face than half
concealed. as II behind black mask The beginning of
the eclipse Will be invisible here II will he seen ut its
greatest extent nj 1l2 = ana at 81 T. the shadow
WI nave tnuIek PASSED on The greatest extent OF the
eclipse VIII be 1l5 dgits This the second and last
eclipse OF the moon Tor this year II Is ESPECIALLY inter
OF the sun on july 10
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Gen. Wnsh,ngton's Gambling.


Among tho relies Of the immortal Father OF
his Country recently purchased hN Congress rom
Mayor Low, ui \llnin WAS the ledger account book
IN winch the General used 10 pnce all items matter
how uNiug o ~, financial affairs lie kept tul record
his lu,nss ana WINNINGS at play one peculiar fact
connection with hi gambling shown ly this ledger is
that he AWAY. lost AZ Fredericksburg, Va. The record
OF his continual losses az Fredericksburg grew mOno
Ouus that in brackets in the last entry loss this
place George wrote the words, As usual
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I,Ha fls Sia felscts, l'qf
According To Shakespeare Achilles was the
kcarnrN oi In time. fandHru- SAYS OF him Achilles
4 draymAn, porter u very camel
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There Is n soldier IN this camp who Is n
strange FISH He has hren IN the army lar any
knows. AN hs lite. aud yet D., il rich Never less than
s29"n s stored away IN III, clothing Dan. of the Bank
saloon knows him. and says that while stationed at Fort
Benton, VI T., year or twoA the paymaser was un,
able Ia pay on the troops Whom ms remarkable boy in
hluc' stepped and loaned the ocef an amount sui.
nelent 10 pay the whole regiment
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We are drifting into hereditary politics. For
long time TIE Adams family was the only one in tins
country that could boast OF having held high offices
more tnan one generation. hut to-day there halt
dozen families that appear Ia control OF the greatest
States al the lhinn The Shcrmuns thus virtually
the political owners OF ONO the CameroEs oi Pcnnsyl
vauia the RaNHrd, Ot Delaware. The lamhns OF Maine
II L. understood, Niou> make similar arrange.
mcnts M that state ana have the hnlin family declared
oihcin senators u Maine the title descend the
family ia regular succession from father To son.
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Miss Kate Lorrence. the female pedestrian
who evening before last commenced the feat Of walking
ll milrs IN twent, six hours at National Guard Hall m
TINS CITY was successful and had time spare She had
nnu 10 o'clock last night in whicn do the lul miles
but compcled her task ut 80 Deductng the time oe'
euplcd Ia resting she did the 100 miles in n little over
twenty. one hours ~ '
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careless diet change of water or cold settling In
the bowels very oiten brings On ~ this season OF the
year an obstinate diArrhuH, utscr trouble
affection Of the stomach or bowels II you would treat
such complaints IN rational way at once Dr.
CArmnAuN, balsHn simple but safe remedy Tor them,
ana equally eneeual In ali cases OF cramps cholera
bus, dyseDlery. ana summer COMPLAINT
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Lord Beacansaeid's Star.

TI7II M I711I0n WWW,
Tho Premier wore the badge Of this nmstrous
utaer 81 o Garter FOR The rst time AZ concert gwen hY
lAfN Skrmcrsdlle ON "Wednesday the 18th inst where
TIE hulahcN at tie star uuAionr the pudics
mnrds fhl, star which belonged o. thv late Lord Hort
lord, and which Is the gilt oi Sur Richard Wallace Is
mas nlncrntlv studded Wiu diamonds and ruhos II has
been already described "a several newspapers, but the
rnbieA have always been len out
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Congressman Ei"e.buru on the Fraud.


T0m ~ IVHlI1INm FTfis.
You are not "A Hayes man 2"
No indeed. lie is complete fraud. lie is fraud by
his title. his professions are fraudulent. his policy is
fraudulent. and he Is n consumma,e failure IN every.
thing that he has undertaken"
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dust Like jackson.


Mayor Ely is a Democrat and working
man. lie orders no fancy dinners at dinner time
brought 10 his office garnshed with lace and Trim nap
kihs NO; he drops in with the boys crook Nashs
has his glass Of beer whskey nip with u piece OF
lnsh cored beet and plate of tomato soup tis brain
ioodl Gen jackson used " do the sanle.
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Among the ancient literature regarding
Cyprus which the English have rakod ont Of
comparative ohscurity Is the Cosmographir 81
PETER IiEYLYN published in 1862. in which tho
island is called d" hot and swclthry the soyla
moystcned with some few brooks" yet So often
dried up that in the reign of CONSTANTINE the
Great this island wis Tor ihiriy-siN years to-
gcther utterly forsnkcn. no rain falling all that
time Yet il is stored with plenty Of all
things-wine oil. corn. sugar. cotton honey.
wool. turpentine. alum. vcrdigris. all sorts Of
metals. store of salt, programs. and other COM
modities whereupon this island was called
Macaria. /. .. haupy." The following is one Of
the most noteworthy passages Of the old
chronicle:
" The people hereof are warlikc. strong and nmhle
OF great ciNiN hu ity to their nei.hhors, Hud lave
10 strangers OF all nations. Jfs fl 'rcfsd For IN the
Empire of TraAn the Jew,, nhabitng Egypt nnd The nd
one ALFNANpfR Tor their Captain under whose conduct
they cntrod into this island and lad II dcsular. killing
IN II eFun persons ui all sexes ana ages not without
much boodshod Nanquished ad slam by LuciVs the
Emperor lieutenant since which time The tNprlois
permit no jew To enter into the island but come he
icr voluntarily, ar hy force oi tempest they nN hands
on linn, and lend linn presently To execution \ hated
nation that neither innocence can project or equity
prcve nom that cruel cusume.'
Now behold the son Of jew as the instru-
ment for bringing Cyprus into II new civilian
tion.t Jewes only excepted" will not hcnceforth
be the record
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TI'" VT '77''N'IlIV W M NfI'
Many members of Congress begin 10 feel II
Their duty 10 prefer articles OF III against both
Hayes and Wheeler and we have doubt but the ate
all meaIA -