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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-20

UiOll VI XII NCCCnU men.
it is announced that between
thirty and forty thousand dollars
of these bills have been tendered in
Charleston alone. This represents
just SO much deficiency in the
public treasury, and n profit Of ten
or fifteen thousand dollars to tho
soft-heartcd taxpayers who rendered
them. Whether this present profit
will be converted into future loss
remains to DO seen. The tender of
these bills by somo is of q piece
with their general course in "pro-
serving their credit nntarnished,"
while thoir customers are made
bankrupt. If they are impervious to
patriotism they may be awakened by
pecuniary warning. The avenging
Nemesis still lives. ",.
We have written ut length, to show
that wo do not hold communities
responsible for individual short
comings, and that we do not cavil
at Charleston because some of hor
citizens soc fit to embarrass the
State for tho sake of q small gain--
whose patriotism is measured solely
by dollars md conts.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-20

embracing complete and comprehensive
dispatches from Washington, including
full reports of tho speeches Of eminent
politicians OH the questions of the hour.
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Mhnt MouId they Not sign {,

We are inclined to believe that if the rcst-
less and irrcprcssiblc Mr.. JoHN FOLEY, with
one Of his uncquallcd gold pens in his hand
md his appealing look. were Go carry
around to all our rich bankers and mor-
chants n neatly cngrosscd confession Of will
ful and deliberate murder of murder in the
fist degree in the course Of Il day he would
obtain at least "A dozen signatures to such
an extraordinary document. MI. FoLEY's
past success in getting names to absurd pa
pcrs would seem almost to warrant such
conclusion His latest performance in that
line was in getting the signatures Of about
sixty bankers and business men TO call for
meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last
Saturday evening "to consult a. To the
practicabllity Of taking action to secure the
election Of man to the Mayoralty who will
reduce cXtravagant salaries and other cx-
pcnscs Of the city Government
Mr.. FoLEY's last previous achievement
Of the kind was In obtaining n large num-
Der of names to letter addressed to Mr.
JONI KELLY, highly laudatory Of that func-
tonary's management Of the city finances.
IL is not surprising, therefore, to find that
Che meeting became, transparcntly, a tender
TO the Tammany machine.
list Of highly respectable names was
made out from which il was agreed tina. a
candidate should be selected. or course
Mr.. FOLEY and the other knowing ones UNI
1crstand perfectly well that outside OF two
Or three names on the list there Is no chance
of selection being made The other names
are used merely ~ cover for these The
whole thing j. in the interest Of Tammany,
and the meeting might as well have been
called in the name of Tammany. Let any
ono Of the candidates named be elected and
the real Mayor Of the city will be Mr.. john
KELLY. JoHN FOLEY understands this Just
as well as he understands how to make a
gold pen. II we are To- have Mr. KELLY we
think lie would be preferable under his own
name rather than under an alias.
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EnKlnnd's MnYs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr; In Mr.
kirkAhms letter to 1HK SrN the difference red hc
tween Eurani treatment India and the ways of thu
uued states In regard tolts Indians more apparent
than real 1t Is not necessary 10 back Axiom
quiu ami Ioquois. Give aud Hastings HIS first letter
assumed o. refer 20 Engands present policy and the
India OF today. am glad that IN his defence the policy
of the Tinted states he admits the Indians have suffered
Fault finders mi-ht assert that something
remains bee done prevent the continuous Ars
WIN tile ahurlgnc~. NhU-, condition Mr. krkhau CON
the m,d states Is limited to starving them into revolt
a' n ruins, HvNu Nti'h NNul' ~ WIN Nc sMNin
state, and the British Government. IN Canada under
prrcisel, SIMILAR circumstance, ,y never have trouble
Before the advent of the BRUSH tie country gov
erncd hy numerous rtty p,tcnaics possessed u ahso
Int lotc pow cr and all Jealous Of other what
was the result Endless wars and the couu,r, devastated
10y sNori ncstence. and famine In those haley days.
wa, k'lt down by the battlefield aud famine And now
Under wise and hencnccut Government the country at
large Is ~ peace all it. Inhabitants equal in the
of thr LAW and :" lar rom the natives being deprived
81 all the chic Offices Of their Go,crnnent as
though this were homogeneous. they hud POSITIONS n
Judges Mngistntc,. officers both civil and mi-
rc are .co wS S " KIN ' me every Srnac9 G
ami English are taught not to speak Of the high schools
1t absurd 70 tain Of their being hclots such Disgrace
Mas lanshed from English rule hty wears ago, aut Mr.
at,e ~ cmanripauon A. 20 their having voice M
ne eovcrnmcnt oi their country they worse on
ihan hundreds OF thousands 81 tns>lmrn who do not
possess the requiS" qualification enable them vote
The sur upon M nl,r, oi the cvt service j. rit
10 PASS successfully ihc extremely d4incut comp,uuV
examinations lor me Indian elv service open to am
,an mnkr money anywhere will conclude NV letter
lN recalling the efforts ~ the Indian Government a. mf
gate me horrors OF he late fanncs m India and tho no.
10 4tt.'". OF sA"N.p l trust Mr AIlklam mas
Sec ~ 6 mostly hi structures ~ fnsln anihcr poNcy
22S South Second street BfcyAiyn. Z d.
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The General Post Office at Washington is
in the heart Of a region largely occupied by
claim agents, patent rights solicitors. adj
ycrtising bureaus, promoters of new inven-
tions, and other gentlemen who make an
honest living by the ingenuity of their wits.
The spirit of the ncighborhood is a spirit Of
enterprise and push. Therefore We are not
very much surprised 10 receive from the
Post Office Department strictly business
circular calling attention to the merits Of n
new style of tin can which the department
has undertaken to put upon the market,
probably for n commission ON all sales. We
assume that the department has undertaken
to do the advertising Of the new tin can; for
the circular, though addressed to postmas-
ters. Is adruitly directed to the general pub
lie. and bears the official signature Of the
Hon. JAMES VI. TYNER Acting Postmaster-
General We give Mr. TYNER's tin can the
benefit Of still further publicity:
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Let Havana he Purified.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sr: Know
ing the Undesirable horrors inflicted on the
tairest portion OF the country 10y the introduc-
tion Of yellow fever. | feel prompted to make a
few suggestions.
Records show that tho plague has always been
imported from Havana. which city Is pest
houscto all the countries trading with it, Yellow
fever never made its appearance in Havana
till Immediately after the English troops evacu-
ated the city. 1t has ilourished almost every
year since under the (mislrule Of the Suaniurd.
The truth H. the Ever Faithful but unfortunate
Isle IL being constantly drained of its resources
Ia support in riot aud luxury one q the mean
est HristocracIcs of old Europe. While Span
iurls vie with each other in professions of 10y
atty improvements on the island remain neg
lcctrd, sanitary laws arc totally diSrr gard"d.
no regular system OF sewerage or drainage eN-
lists, and not unfreuuuntly the city's mn lies
fostering under a tropical sun. breeding f"vers
and smallpox. The lovers spread rapidly to
other isiHnds. and 10 CoomhHn. Mexican. and
American cities. -tri King the unfortunate peO-
pie with terror. desolation. and death.
Now rs Havana II Responsible for all this.
claim il is not n Cuban. but AN international
question. and such steps should be- taken rs
would compel the Cuban authorities to adopt
the necessary reforms. or allow 1thcrs To do II
for them. The dog IN the manager policy has
been carried quite far enough
i believe that yellow fever never orig mated in
tho American States. and that Havana would be-
come healthy city 10y the ADDITION II sanitary
laws but | have little hopes Of Improvement as
long rs the Casino rules the island. II would ho
better and cheaper in the end for this Govern
ment 20 plant IL flag there. rs the English have
done in cyprus. {. ID. q.
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THE HEROES or THE HOUR.
Memorial In Honor OF Host OF Courageous
Men aud Women.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-iSir: Thore is
feature OF the pestilcncc Of 1878 which should
not he forgotten. and which reflects SO much
honor on all concerned that 1t can hardly he
dwet upon too strongly. 1t concerns human
nature in its broadcast aspect: and II is one of
those features which appear now and then to
correct false notions Of life. 1t offers the un-
usual spectacle OF utter unselnshness in the
midst Of widespread erccd OF heroic courage
beside squcamish timidity. and of devotion to
high standard Of duty. II appears in the num-
Der Of brave physicians who have left their
homes in the North and South at the call OF dis
tress. 10 brave the pcstlence in its most maig-
nant vistations. and who have in many in
stances laid down their lives on the scenes OF
their noble labors.
shown To- these men and to the members OF the
Howard Associations throughout the stricken
districts. Al, or nearly ALL ar, well-t9-do men.
possessed " the power to rvHdc the danger 10y
Hight Yet. with every selfish incentive 30 sock
safety, they chose the post " danger in the hopo
Of being able to do some good. How much ser
vice they have rendered the records OF tho past
few months testify. and they still remain at
their posts. such Of them ~ have csrgrcl, hccl-
less Of fatigue and facing danger boldly We
raise monuments to sO-cnllcd military heroes.
whose highest claim to glory is the destruction
monument 10 those who face death in u noble
cause and with holicr courage.
Is IL not time that we should change all this I'm
one land nj least OF ali he wide world. md
show mankind that America honors the highest
form Of human horOism Now that the pesti-
lence which has devastated the South for
long gives some signs of abatement. 1t is time
that we hethought ourselves Of paying honor to
tho heroes 81 the battle with death as well IL
tho sufferers. We have often raised in times
past monuments 81 the victims of great calani-
ties, but anon; the dead Of 1873 some have n
higher claim to our respect than that Of mere
misfortune.
Let us, therefore. inaueurate a movement
10 erect u grand monument at some couspicu-
ous point in the South To- the memory Of those
noble physi' clans and volunteer nurses who
have fallen at the post Of duty during the pres
eut epidemic. the structure TO be inscribed with
their names and the places and dates Of their
DEATH II is great duty 10 hc'p the ll"ted, as
our people nave done aud are still doing; but
W. should not forget also TO honor those who
have done honor To human nature. Such "A
monument should be built. and now Is the time
10 subs .ribe for the purpose before the misfor-
tunes Of the summer are lost in iOrgctiulnesS
with the irosts of winter W.
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his experience, and the valuable knowledge
acquired In these two Investigations, can do
more to bring it about than any other
member Of the House. He had a majority
Of nearly nine thousand at the last election,
and that fact has tempted other candidates
to como forward. rs independent, Republic
can, and Grccnback, In the hope that n
scrub race may throw one or other Of
them To the front We should regard the
defeat of Mr.. WH1TTHoRNE rs a public loss,
especially at this time. when SECOR ROBE-
sos is the Republican candidate in a district
with standing majority Of two thousand.
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&. W. hitthorne.

Tho South Is not much disturbed with the
Grconback fever. which RACES in all parts Of
the North with an intensity vjlich will soon
exhaust its strength. As the producer Of
cotton, rice, tobacco, and sugar, two Of
which articles are among our great exports.
the South has direct interest in a sound
financial system, by which the returns for
those commodities will have a substantial
md not nm artificial value when they reach
H." hands Of the planter and the laboror.
I'm several of the southern States there
hrra number of independent candidates for
fWSro-- holding the same political prnci-
pies ms M" regulars so that in case Of sue
cess th" Democratic organization in tho
Mousse would in no way be affected. W. II.
FELTON,, the present member from the
Seventh District of Georgia, was twice
elected oS ana independent, but no attended
the ionorWtir cauru. from the outset Of
his career II" Is again a candidate. but
with Jess PROSPECT of success than heretofore.
Mr. WHlrrHOENE SNOW serving his fourth
I rnl as the representative q the Seventh
District Of Tennessee. md few members 81
IN" House on either side OF ~ either rartv
have, by fidelity to duty, courage IN the dis.
charge Of il, and mnnchng integrity
hid constant temptations, made n moro
:. horrible reputation or rendered larger
service 10 the public than he has IN the
sphere 81 usefulness 10 which he has de-
voted his attention and host thought.
As Chairman ~ the Naval Affairs, Mr..
NHlrrHoRNE for the first time uncovered
the organized plumber and corruption under
SEcoh RonEsoN, and proved by the most
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-07
The Prosecution Of Mr.. Harland- Dis
graceful Proceeding.

We do not know who Mr.. RoGFR NJ. SuER-
Man is or where he came from: but il Is
pretty easy to see what he Is. and that. rs
mn assistant of the United States District
Attorney he has got into n place that he
ought t. be out o. We have recollection
Of something rather inodorous about Mr..
sHrRMAS's official conduct while Col.
GEORGE BLISS graced the office Of District
Attorney. We believe il was not counte-
nanccd-as we should not expect il would bc
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church paper at the expense of the daily
newspaper.
But they should be on their guard against
the sin Of bearing false witness. That is n
serious matter, and even bishops and doc
tors Of divinity are not always 50 careful
as they should be in avoiding it.
1t is perfectly true, as the Rev. DIR. Fow-
LER says, that the daily newspapers are
business enterprises, and not missionary So
cictics. 1t is also true that, rs n general
rule, they do not devote much labor to the
discussion of dogma or To the hunting down
Of hcrctcs. But it is not true that they are
hostile or Indifferent to religion and it is
equally untrue that they do nothing for
reforms until these no longer need their
help. OF course there are all sorts Of daily
newspapers, rs there are OF weekly church
papers. But comparing the best with the
best, it will be found that, when it is
question Of applying the vital prin-
ciplcs OF religion I'm practical way
to the social or political life Of the
country, the daily newspapers are usu-
ally far in advance OF the more conscrva-
tive, timidcr, and possibly slower wittcd de-
nomnatonal wccklcs. Was this not true Of
the long struggle against human slavery ?
Is it not strikingly true to-day Of the strug-
glcaganst Fraud first triumphant in Amer
lean history?
The denominational papers have their
place and their uses. But their moral sense
Is apt to hc strangely obtusc at just the
times when it Is most needed. The majority
Of them appaudcd GRANT and cxtol
HAYES rs a pattern II the Christian virtues.
The Rev. DR.. FowLERs claim in their behalf
Is not burnc ont hV Tho facts
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To THE EnIToR or THE SUN-Sir: The
answer tu my note about whistling in school.
that appeared in The SuN. seems to leave no
room for criticism and admit no further COM
plant. for, when "A millionaire like the founder
Of Girard College in Philadelphia. and thou
sands Of distinguished men in this land have
practised whistlng with advantage. and elected
admiration from their hearers. it would bc
madness tor father IN n moro humble station
Of life to raise his voice against whistiing. And
then visitors Of our schools are So much amused
at the whst'ng Of the children. it makes such
a funny noise. that 1t would be a lity o. quell
the fun. Poor children. they should have some
amusement during the hard labor Of school
proVrment ON whising. and for tho benefit Of
visitors, 70 establish regular prize fights.
running Matches and wrestling; II would
strengthen the bodies VI the children. and pre-
pare them To- become Morrssrys Hanl.tns.
GohurnS OF any other great man. instead of
imprlring their h"alth. rs singing or whistling
II llanisto dc. when 80 young. as any physician
But tho art ~ whistling has deep roots in our
New York schools. 1t has hern prictiscd for ten
years and u has not prevented scholars from
graduating with honors. So it should be con-
In future will ask pardon of people coming
mt my nlller. hat On head, whi-tling Up In n
BALLOON. or any other mrodious song. for stop
ping their musical whim. | thought II showed
had breeding and very llule respect but | was
nl~ihkcn. lsr lhp-c men may nave graduated
from New York schools. A. they have learned
wh-ting A. an art. do not see why | should
not irrl ~ pleased 20 hrur their whistling as to
hour good piece Of music played ON the piano
or on any other instrument
! am going 20 h"omc i'roc. advocate If
whstns, aud will not rest until my Efforts
hay" brought all the churches of the land TO
whistle their masses and vrsp.rs. The effect
am sure, will be chnrming. Then our higher
universities should be- compelled to follow ny
the whSting So well begun in primary schools
IL would IL" a crime to STOP II when arrived
nearly to perfection.
As far NJ my Inquiries have gone. young mon
who attended school i'm New York when In thu
happy stage ~ childhood cannot remember
whistlng either as a special study or ~ an
amusement Far from Il. they wcro strictly
forbidden" indulge IN that puslme not oul5
IN school, but also during reces- II Is an in
g"nlouS Improvement u have whistlug chill
dr'n greet the visitors Of our schools IN these
days.
! am afraid | am now too Old to begin
whi~tling; hut am going o. try, and Wy energy
hud perseverance may one day whistle IL Well
n any distinguished person.
r. nn'~h. humbly brs pardon for having op-
posed Wu,tlug in 'hool.
New YORK, sept 30. Az IGNORANT FATHER.
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Trade Dollars.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sh.; II is well
Tor the travelling public to know t4e rc.ulau.ns .i nm,
Delaware. acka"anna and Western Railroad Company
regarding trade dollars Having occasion recently 10
purchase ticket Mt the oncc of company at the foot
Of Christopher street noticed that laturins man who
r|cedcl me ufr'd lrait sllar in payment at hi, arc
Nhth ING frrN inn"Ntr.N pushed back. sl,ul II was
worth "hN muetN crut- Upon leaning thHi he hll nu
nlu'r W' uN save hlW lltrrr, Cor the coin u u...
Tout Hni subsequently uNcttu II e. Che lrtNuI- loom
.Hr cu i,i"r who, ga tui, refused o take II ur moro
thhn iun. ~ cents
Dealer, IN Amcrlran silver huv this coin for ninety.
h cent. ana sell n nr ninety nine amt putifrrcrnts
Dos thr Delaware. Ia, savanna ami Nr.irru tulruu
'Hhhhy uaht rrunt ul tcu cent, los rrDrViu4 trade
pLrt INpluWntr,u
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i,vrs " rYNrR
Actins Postmaster General.

This is something more than an ordinary
advertisement. II the circular had been is
sued from the manufacturers place Of busl-
ness, the people who want to send flour
sugar, or carpet tacks through the mails
would merely have been notified that a new
style Of tin can had come into competition
with the old backing boxes, mustard boxes,
ana other envelopes hitherto used for the
transmission Of such objects. By TYNER's
circular they are not only supplied with
this interesting information. hut are also
given 10 understand that they must buy the
new tin can II they want to get their pack
ages into the mails at all. The promulga-
tion II this fact must be worth great many
dollars to
While the inoffcn-ivc KEY is travelling in
search Of n nomination for Vice President
TYNER JIM IYNER, as he Is familiarity
called by his fri"nds-runs tho department
on business principles. The activity Of
TYNER's clerks. at work mailing these cir
culars and receiving and hooking orders
from all parts Of the country for the new
tin can, must be n perpetual source of sur
prise to the Hon CARL SCHURz, AZ he sits
In his window over the way, meditating i'm
proved theories Of civil service reform.
There is never any such hustle in the
vaulted apartments Of the Patent Onlce.
At the time Of the late confagration in
that sepulchral structure, the Hon. CARL
ScHURz did not know that the house was on
fire until the ends Of his long back hair had
begun to frizzlc in the heat.
A Washington reporter recently drew n
graphic picture Of the Hon. JIM TYNERs
majestic appearance as, in elaborate morn
ing attire, he steps from the ladies' entrance
Of the Ebbitt House into his handsome car
riage, to be driven a few blocks to the Gen
eral Post Ofiice. Poor KEY could not bring
his family TO Washington because he found
that his salary of 5000 was insufficient to
support them there. That shows how much
less thrifty KEY is than his entcrprsng
subordinate, the Hon. JIM TYNER, who lives
in expensive quarters and rides in his own
carriage on $500 year.
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MISTCIL NOTES.

concert Will hc given Al Chckcrnr Han nest Stiur
DAY evening, IN which Mile, G,muL puuat and other
we'll known NuoHlist- VIII takc pnit
Three concerts AMI matinee will be given This week
by tho NihclWl Concert COMPANY NJ SftmNtv Hall
me success ms nrtstha achieved At Philadelphia las
Miss Kellogg Miss cary. Nine rive King and So ve-al
olhtr ArtsiS VIII give concert Thursday evening
next AT Slrnway Han TINS Wil be- the only oecA-lnn
urun winch Mis-, ktnls and Mi,s Cary VAL for the pr,
ent he heard ~ the concert room. '
The Oratoro socctv ~ New York win give this son
As usual Tour concerts each concert hcing preceded y
PUBIC rehearsal; under the leadership OF pr /. Dam.
ruSh Among the works 10 he performed are Hand =
"AlcSantrr's feast" and the Messiah Mendcissnhns
.liilh fSilm,' and new work by KEEL, enuuod
"ChustuA" ' N
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The Rev. DR.. FOWLER 81 this city disap-
proves Of the daily newspapers. He told an
assomblagc If Methodist preachers last
week that the daily newspapers could not be
relied upon to standup for old-fashioncd or
thodoxy or for needed reforms. "Tho socu-
lar press" said tho Rcy. DR.. FOWLER,
never comes to the aid Of temperance or
other reforms until the friends of such re-
forms are in the majority, and then it is not
wanted. The religious press is the only ono
in advance After the Rev. DR.. FOWLER
sat down, Bishop GILBERT HAVEN made n
few remarks. He was Understood by the re-
portors 10 endorse what the Rcv. DR.. Fow-
LER had s0id, and TO cxhort the preachers
to instruct their llocks accordingly.
The Rev DR.. FOWLER is tho editor Of the
christian Adrocdfc n weekly religious pub
lioaton printed at tho Methodist Book
Concern in this city. II is no disparagcmcut
to him to say that as an editor he has still
much to learn. Nhen the General Confer
cnce two years ago elected him TO his pres
cnt post, he was the head ~ Western uni
vcrsity; hciOrc that he had been a travel
ling preacher. But the vote Of General
Conference can no more make an unframed
man an editor than It could make him n
matchmaker The ono trade, like tho
other, has to bo mastered IN the Roy DR..
FowLER's case the process OF education is
slower than it might be II he did not hnve
to spend n portion Of his time in travelling
from Conference to Conference to drum up
subscribers. Bishop HAVEN was, for n num-
Der Of years, tho editor OF Methodist
weekly printed in Boston, and an uncom-
monty lively sheet he made Of it, 1t is not
surprising that the Rev. DR.. FOWLER and
Bishop HAVEN should exalt the weekly