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The One-Term Doctrine.

Our esteemed contemporary, the Herald,
returns to the discussion of the proposed
amendment to the Constitution limiting tho
Presidency to n single term.
1.-THE arguments against rcGllglbllity are
not new" quoth the Herald. No, there Is
nothing new about them. II there was they
might be moro interesting. IL would be
difficult TO reproduce anything less novel
They were adduced before the adoption Of
the Constitution, and were then fully
answered and rejected. They arc stale
enough now, even though put In the form
OF O leader with all the talent Of our
esteemed contemporary.
JEFFERSON expressed the strongest dis
appreciation Of the reGligibility Of the Presi-
dent" says our contemporary. Whatever
sentiments JEFFERSON may have expressed
against the reGligibilty OF the President.
his actions point the other way, and actions
speak louder than words. JEFFERSON him
self gladly accepted the Office OF President
q second torn. Undoubtedly he was zeal
ously In favor Of only one term for old JONI
ADAMS, who was running against him for
reelection.
= Another authority cited by the Herald is
ANDREW JACKSON. But JACKSON, too, most
readily served second term, and when he
declined being a candidate for third, he
did 80 avowedly from Difference for the ex-
ample Of his illustrious predecessors.
- HENRY CLAY, urges the Herald was in
favor OF single term That is true. When
he found he could not be elected on any
other principle he tried that. But single
term was just one moro than the people
were willing to grant him.
Then the Herald. with its proncncss for
everything foreign, goes OF TO European
writers who have discussed our institu-
tons" But the wiscst Of these Europeans
know comparatively little about our insti-
buttons.
We wish the Herald were as earnest not TO
tolerate President who is not elected as to
Insist Oh having a President eligible but
once.
Then is there not happy medium 10 be
found in the traditional two-term rule Our
esteemed contemporary goes to the ex-
IRENE both ways, advocating the one-term
restriction and at the same time supporting
GRANT for third tcrml
We are told that administrations would be
purer, wiser better, II the President could
not be reelected Now during the whole
history Of our Government there has been
Just one occupant Of the White House I'M
alterably pledged TO one term. That is
RUTHERFORD II. HAYES.
II his administration Is better, we prefer
one not so good.
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The Man Who Pays Cash.

Among the last witnesses before the HEw
TIT Committee was Mr.. JOHNNY Roach, the
celebrated American shipbuilder and friend
OF the flag. For certain reasons Mr.. Roach
should have been able to give the Commit
tee valuable aid in discovering tho true
sources Of the business depression. Mr..
Roach has been very near those sources for
the past eight or ten years. He Is little
hard OF hearing, but his eyes, like his pock-
cts, are always wide open. II he had seen
fit to speak as candidly as he did upon an
occasion to which we shall presently refer,
he might have shortened the labors of Mr..
HEWITT and his colleagues, and spared them
the trouble Of a journey TO Pittsburgh and
Chicago.
But Mr.. JOHNNY Roach did not sec 1T to
speak candidly. His testimony was mix
ture OF irrelevancy and droll impudence.
The laboring classes, he says are suffering
because they have been educated TO live too
extravagantly. Too many OF them invested
In real estate In flush times when prices
were high. The trouble with our commerce
is that England interfered with his-Mr
JOHNNY RuACH's-efrorts To persuade chip
builders to build iron ships instead OF
wooden ones. British gold Is running our
industrial interests. Every attempt "a
compete with England" said Mr.. ROACH
pathetically, "is always met by her with
silent and stealthy opposition. She stabs
when and where one least expects it. She
fights every such attempt in the pulpit and In
the press" But South America Offers grand
field r.. American enterprise, and RoACH's
t-o Brazilian steamers are the rainbow that
spans the commercial heavens. Mr., Roach
wound up with the amazing statement that
he was strenuously opposed to all subsi-
dies"
All this may or may not have boon In
structive TO the Committee but IL certainly
must have been very amusing to Mr.. Roach
himself, and will undoubtedly afford a
moment OF honest merriment to SECoR
RoBEsoN when no reads II In THE SUN.
Mr.. ROACH once stated a leading cause
OF bad times with much more frankness
than now. About fifteen years ago he ran a
machine shop on the west side in this city.
He prospored then, as he always prospers,
and friend one day asked him the secret Of
his success. "The secret is just this" said
Mr.. Roach. "When want pig Of iron |
buy it, and pay cash. When | want man
buy him, and pay cash"
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Gen. FITZPATRICK says that he is a man Of
sentiment. and that it was sentiment alone
which led him TO conceive and carry into exc
cution tho plan Of having on his farm an en-
campmcnt Of his old comrades. the Grand
Army OF the Republic Now he has time TO sit
down and count the cost Twothousand men en-
camped on his farm and hoard OF catchpenny
shows bought the right to encamp there. too.
There were few politicians present. labelled
distinguished guests" and they made
speeches. In which they referred particularly
TO GRANT and a strong Government. There
was sham battle; and Gen KILPATRIcK fur
Their displayed his versatility by appearing in
purple tights on the stage, and doing the com
bat scene in The Lady OF the Lake" thereby
winning much applause. 1t is said that this
little entertainment will cost him s. 900 when
all the bills are in. But what are filthy dollars
10 man Of sentiment
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John Sherman AT Toledo.

The reception Of JOHN SHERMAN, as the
representative Of the Fraudulent Admins
tration, by the people of Toledo, is full of
admontion to his confederates. He went
there to instruct them, and he found them
well informed az to the Fraud and the agen-
clos by which 1t was made successful. This
demonstration appears TO have been a spon-
taneous expression of the popular feeling, in
which all partlee participated Republicans,
Democrats, and Nationals.
1t is doubtful to which Of these three ele-
ments SHERMAN Is most odioIs. His own
party regard him as n selfish manager, using
the organization for his own profit and the
proferment OF his family. The Democrats
look upon him ms the chief consplrator,
through whose agency the Presidential plot
was made successful And tho Nationals
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Providing MuniacentIy for Faithful Ser.
wants Children-The Nibio Library.

The will OF William Niblo. which was exc
cutcd June T. 1874, ncd yesterday. Attached it
codcil. dated the 4th OF April last The tcsta,or
gives 500 in trust to the trustees OF Greenwood Gene
terry condition that the income shall be used 10 pm
his burial lots in good order To Mary Sylvester ms
faithful servant and nurse he leaves 5000 and the
furniture OF his house at 90 West Twenty street
This gn is revoked In the colic because of the gilt
$3.50 made Co Mr. sylvester lnt spring Mrr silvc~
ter's three children receive Slufpl each. the thr,
nicces oi Mr. Niuo. Kitty Nhlo Mary Niho, and Mrs
MARTINEZ $1,000 each; and the two children of Mrs
Martinez 500 each. The sum u supDis b. quea thc
absolutely a. the Rev. william u Walker the pastor OF
calvary Free Church and an additional 100 is given
for distribution among the poor Of his congregation
Charles Sylvester. the husband Of Mary, and Bartholo
Lees each receive Slopp and Mrs Taylor and Mrz
Jacks, members OF Calvary Free chapel, 500 each
Franklin Chasiler and Jacob D. Lockman are appointed
executors and given $50 each. besides their
missions The residue OF The cstat real and personal H.
the Young Mems Christian Association TO he used
under the direction OF Robert Hoe Jr In increasing and
maintaining that part of tue library OF the auoi
known a. the Niulo Library The estate Is valued al
ai..
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CLEVELAND. Aug. 25-In Mddleburg Town
ship. early this morning Hattie Gray, daughter OF
highly respected farmer Morgan GRAY asked
consent to marriage with hired named Richuns
The father refused saving Rlchcns could support
wife. With tins the father went 10 ION the hired man
who was already AT the barn engaged In milking In
lew minutes pistol shot heard In the house and
heh ran ihthsr Looking through several rooms they
nnAlY reached the sleeping room Of RchCns and here
lay the gir already dead She had gone 10 this room
aud taking hef lovers revolver bureau drawer
had shot herself through tina heart The Young said
that few days before he had been with Hattie holt
DAY ride to rocky RIVER resort few miles distant
and on returning IN the evening had declared ms affec
ton for her and asked her 10 marry linn She at first
heHtacd saying that she feared they could not live han
pily oscther hut hnally had consented. He could not
understand the cause of this terrible MI Gray SAYS
that the prOpOsitnn TO marry Rceens Inn much by
surprise and not being PREPARED tor H. put o has
ter Us lac did. His grief i almost iucousolAbo.
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Moutague's Letters.

There has been a good deal o, talk about let
eTs found in Mr. Muntaguc's desk. and taken charge
by the executors twas inumHted that great
these letters from ladies' and that than
promise people moving IN high circles II immc dAtely
resolved 70 burn them M The story Is utterly untrfc
Inc only womvns letters found BY the
batch from the sister and mother OF the dead man done
up neatly with red tape and also batch letters tied
with some legal papers of the old Rose Massey
breach of promise sult Beyond these were merely bust
ness bills, cancelled checks Ac.
There l. n doubt that mau, SiN mnidruS and older
fools did write lovesCk letters t. thu handsome actor
Huf Mr. Montague had iuNariHlc habit OF handing
them over unread TO his valet, whose orders were
Immediately burn them m. one whom he once
caught decphering some Of these la private Nj Mon.
tague instantly dis hanged.
Ills last man knew how particular he was In THIS re
slec amt In the paror Of the pleasant In Twenty
eighth street made his bonfire almost nightly Mr. Mon.
tague lett uone oi these imprudcnt misves behind hun
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sent. Mr.. QUINN was then sick, and he sub
sequontly died.
II we have placed any ono Of the above
named gentlemen in a wrong position. we
shall be happy to set him right.
We present this record for the careful con-
temptation Of Democrats who do not sub
scribe to the proposition that when fraud is
consummated IL has become too sacred 10
bc disturbed, and who rcpudiato tho doctrine
that the receiver Of stolen goods has better
title to them than the real owner.
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In the Interest OF History.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr: Some per-
son. styling himself "sixtynnth," asserts that IN the
nght between Morrissy and Poole Amos street dock
Morrisscy had the best OF the nght until the friends Of
Poole attacked him. and that himself from being
murdered by Poolcs friends he had 10 ump on and swim
10 the dock This is and prove IL will
refer a. man who no friend 81 Poole, and who
the dock and the nsht from beginning To end
refer ~ Mr. John Lying. who went 10 the dock with Nor
rssey. lie eau tel sixV-nintl that Instead OF swim.
ming to the next dock 10 his lite Poole
friends Morrs-ey went % Amos street dock the
he went on with NE exception that hi. head was con
sderAblN larger TINS accommodation Poole used to
tend to all lighters Nho applied Tor al. services.
JouN RfNNir
resident Of the ninth Ward for q years nov sc dins
attU Railroad avenue. jersey Ci;y.
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An Aged millionaire Killed.


collision between an express train and a
private courage. in which we'll Known PhilA phiAn
met his death, occurred ON Friday nitern the New
York road. above Iacony The carriage containing Mr.
Robert whitaker was on It's NAY To hs residence,
near Bristol Tie coachnau omitted TO look out for the
cars before crossing tie track and the express dashed
hluk king out the occupant scuseeEs to the
cutting Of the tail Of the coachmaus coat and sending
MN headlong over an adjoining fence Mr. Whitaker
cktd up anu placed IN another vehicle but died before
reaching home
Mr. Whitaker had the reputation of being one of the
wealuie men ~ the state lie owned real estate valued
AZ TWO milnon dollars and had quarter OF a million
invested IN PennsylVania stock At one time he owned
the whitaker Mills at Whtakcrye. His second wife
survives him, but he has children to inherit his for.
tune Az the time Of his death he had passed his 74l
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Does Thi. Indicate Wart

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Aug. 2s-Reports re-
ccVed daily from Mexico and the Texas border
indicate that the Mexican feeling Of hatred Tor Amer
cans is at the highest pitch Several have been muir
dered and robbed the past week and persons from the
frontier that never before the country dan.
gtruus Tor Americans Few venture across the Rio
Grande, Bands Of MeNicanS are roaming all over the
Texas border, picking up horses 1t being established
Act that the animals stolen for the purpose o mount.
INK the MeNcan cavalry Geu Mackenzie has
VI tins from Mexican officials
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ouud with . Handkerchief over hi. Eye.

Just after sunrise yesterday morning the
body OF an unknown man floating In the IIar.
lem River, on Twenty-sXth street when the officer
took the body ashore he found a white handkerchief
tied over the eyes The man was dressed in light coat
and dark trousers and vest with white plaid tie lie.
meath his collar lie appeared 10 be about 50 years Of
age, nve feet six inches tan. HIS hair Was brown,
streaked with gray The body sent To the M0rgue
but there was nothing 1t by which II could be ident,
fed The police think that he jumped from a Sound
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GTLEs COOPER, n negro, arrostedbn Nc
Dade. Texas. on suspicion Of having stolen n
bell collar was shot to death last week by a mob
in the court room In which he had just been
arraigned. The Galveston Nees says that
" the good citizens truly lament the occurrence.
and will assist all in their power to ferret it out
and bring the perpetrators TO justice"
There would be- more faith in this expression
OF regret IL there was n single instance on
record OF the perpetrators OF murders like this
having been brought to punishment in Texas
In recent years.
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Very Decided in Condemn. .,on of Hayes.

TOPEKA Kansas Aug "-The Republican
STATE Convention assep',ed this morning and after long
waiting the Com.-ttec Credentials reported and the
Conyenuor proceeded to business ". r. Biddle WAS
elec,.s permanent Chairman. A platform was reported
= Tie Committee, Int has not yet been acted upon II
hNors gradual resumption, the abolition OF the national
bank system. and the substitution Of grconbAcks for
national bank notes endorses the opening homesta
settlers OF the unsold land, land grant railroads. and
ANOrs legislation 20 regulate railroads II very decided
IN its contamination OF Hayes policy, but not at all
the question.
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Not "a Time for Junk citing.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-SU: Is this n
time for the acting President to 90 junkeung tour
deadhead over the country when section OF the United
States is desoatcd by pestence. bringing in its tram
asonies untold, separation OF families. destruction Of
business, dcsututl0h and dcathf shame him
am AFRAID Hayes l. A fraud. and j. concerned only
about Number one. A. SIR Walter scott says
The wretch conccntr,d all In selL
Living. should forfeit fair rcnown
And. doubly dying, shall 20 down
To the vale dust from which he sprlng
luNept HnhonOred, aud unsungn J II.
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HAVANA, Aug. 80. -Sefor Moriano Cancio
yinamn, the newly.appon,ed Drector.General OF the
Finances OF Cuba has arrived here from Spain, and will
Immediately take charge OF his Office. The appointment
schor vilamn Is received with great satisfaction and
confidence. He held Office here years but WAS
recalled at untmcly season, when displaying much
activity and ability. Tile importation Of Honduras cattle
has been commenced on an extensive scale several
steamers are continually plying between Havana and
Trulu in that trade. The Honduras cattle cousd.
cred hest adapted To this climate, and many wanted
in the districts desoatcd by the instruction Hs~'N
rains reported from sagua, Santa Clara AMI Meme
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consider him the corrupt creature OF the
money power, abusing his position In tho
Treasury to increase his personal fortune.
Party machinery, kept well oiled, gave
this cold and heartless politician the chance
OF public life, which he has improved with
exceptional devotion TO his own advance
ment But his public career must soon close.
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Elec,lnr Omcer. OF the Knlsh,. orpy,h,a..

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug 29.-The Supreme
Lodge Of the Knights Pythas today elected the fol.
lowing officers D. X Woodruff OF Georgia, Supreme
CHANCELLOR Lindsay Of Maryland, Vice Chancellor;
W, Bryce Thompson Of Tennessee, supreme Prelate
John h. stumph Of Indiana, Supreme Master of IL.
chequcr; James Dawdell Of ohio. supreme keeper vi
Records and seal Robinson Williams OF Maine Su.
supreme Inner Guard.
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Canal Navigation In Good Order.

ALBANY. N, Y, Aug 29,-supcrintcndcnt Of
Public Works CLARK that there is no foundation for
the statement In Yesterdays newspapers that there
would be suspension of navigation tI ough the sixteen
locks for week or ten days on account repairs with
the exception of few hours delay since the repurt
above alluded IA was published. there has been no inter-
ruplon 70 nhvghuon AZ this point aud boats are freely
passltlg In both directions. $500
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Not Anxiou. to go West with Him.

WASHINGTON d. c.. Aug. 29-Tho arrange.
ments are nearly competed for Hayess jaunt West bu,
they do not include many Cabinet Ministers schurz de
chnes Evarts declines Key is away sherman sticks by
The ONO canvass and Devon is IN doubt about going
thompson Mil ioln the party IN Indiana II looks VERY
DUO 4 lIlN nns y -. - ,.4 ~
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To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: Seeing in
your paper that nurses are in demand my friend young
medical student and myself 0ner our services in any
capacity to relieve the sick and diving We will 20 il die
neAhs ol rhnsportA are furnished
wi IAlRD AykAUL HENRY KoxuLnu
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After furious conflict they were driven back
with a loss of 1923 mon in killed. wounded.
and missing. The American loss was ali.
Notwithstanding this temporary success 1t was
judged best to abandon the island. The retreat
was commended by WASHINGTON and ap-
proved by Congress as prudent. timely, and
well conducted"
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Fortunate in Mr.. Kelly's Good Charac-
fer.

1t Is fortunate for tho discussion OF the
one-man power in this city that we happen
to have at tho head Of Tammany at the
present time leader to whose personal
character no exception Is taken. That en-
ables us to present tho question pure and
simple, whether it Is better for the multi
tudc OF people TO govern themselves or to
be ruled by an autocrat-a despot. The
issue IL thus freed from all extraneous con-
siderations.
1t seems to US inconsistent with the indl-
vidual feeling of self-respect which we
should suppose must be cherished by all,
for New Workers. to bow tho neck to one
man, no matter how good he may be.
The Herald recently explained very clear
ly how the thing works. Tammany rules
everything, and one man rules Tammany.
So well recognized is this fact that In famil-
lar conversation the question Is much more
frequently asked, "who is JOHN KELLY go
ing to run for the Assembly, or for Con-
gress 2" than "Who are the Democrats
going TO rum"
II is idle for any Democrat TO aspire TO go
to Congress against the wishes Of Mr.. KEEL
LY, except In the rare contingency Of COM
bination OF the Independent press. The
same remark holds good about the bench.
The Judges are they not JOHN KELLY's2
We are glad Mr.. KELLY is a man Of such
fair standing. The doctrine he personates
is so hateful, so obnoxious to every Amer-
can instinct. that an angel OF light could not
make it acceptable In this land OF freedom.
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The PhIlIp Arnold shootIns.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 29-In Ellzabethtown
to-day, in the preliminary trial OF Harry n Holdsworth
banker accused Of maliciously shooting and woundin,
fhhip Arnold OF Diamond plauklmg fame Ioldswortil
was neid III sto to appear at tie October Gre uil
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WADDELL Of North Carolina should not
DO allowed to return to Washington. He worked
hard for JOHN RoAcH's subsidy job, took favors
from HAYES. voted for both the BURcHARD and
HARTRrDGE resolutions. and altogether made
about as bad record rs any Democrat in tho
Forty fifth Congress. lie should be retired.
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Yesterday Rhode Island celebrated the
one hundredth anniversary Of that battle which
LAFAYETTE pronounced 1.-THE best fought ac-
ton OF the war" Tho Hon SAMUEL G. AR
MOLD. who has won creditable distinction as
historian Of his native State delivered IN adj
dress on the event. The object Of tho expedl-
ton which resulted in the battle of Rhode
Island was to drive tho British from Newport
Gen. john SULLIVAN commanded the Ameri-
can forces and supporting him were GREENE
NARNuM, GLOVER, HANCOCK, and others whose
names arc we'll known to students OF American
history. LAFAYETTE did not have hand in the
lighting, though ho had expressed to Gen
SULLIVAN warm desire TO DO employed
The expedition had been prosperousy begun
when violent storm damaged the French feet
and deprived the Americans Of that powerful
auxiliary. The patriot army was still further
weakened by tho withdrawal Of about three
thousand volunteers, who supposed that moth
ing would be done until the return of the
French fleet from Boston. whittier il had sailed
for repairs. Gen. SULLIVAN fell back to HIS de.
fences on Butts's HILL aud the enemy tsllowed
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Gnmbetta'. NuptiaI.,

PARIS. Aug. 29,-The Libert5 Announces. nm
ger reserve that NJ. Leon Gamhetta Will soon MARI,
Mile, uulehari, who hasa dowry Of is.OD0OO francs
This has been previously denied byM Gambetta
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In North CaroIIna burglary is a carltal

In Sorth Carolina burglary is a capital
crime the law being based on tho presumption
that burglar would not hesitate TO commit
murder If necessary TO the attainment Of his
object The burglar who broke into the bed
room of Mr.. WALTER BuDLoNG. at Riga near
Rochester in this State on Wednesday morn
ing. certainly seemed ready enough to become
n murderer. Mr.. BUDLoNG had $3.50 under his
pillow. He felt mans hand fumblng beneath
his head, and grasped the intruder. The rob-
Der drew revolver and fred fortunately not in
flicting a dangerous wound. Then the burglar.
who had already secured tho money. made his
escape by bold Jump from roof. These dar-
ing burglaries have become alarmingly COM
mon Of late.
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We are assured by members OF the Society
Of Friends that there is no person OF the name
Of LYMAN Brown in membership with that
body in this city or its nelghborhood; nor Ia
any such person known to prominent members
OF the Society,"