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Tho decorations Of the Church OF tho Puri-
tans, IN i3oth street. Fifth designed
by the pastor the Row Mr.. Glars. AMI although the
church Is beautiful without and within it lacks spire.
Therefore the ladies transformed the second story Of the
chapel into Dutch village. the centre Of which Is
wide booth for the sale Of sweets long table sur.
mounted with wc-indcn shclycs In each cottage was
made % grohn under tasteful display Of holiday
Thu ladies' welcomed Nstnrs their village far for tho
ui.t time ON Tuesday evening. IL j. e. 10 closed
until Tomorrow evening. Almost every article Oh the
table, j. priced below 50. and there railes The
rcire~hmcni room - ~ she lower story Mr. Clark leads
favored visitors un g. real old Dur chimney corner
there watch il tied with Scrptural tiles Two iug
glow aud dame upon the aniiron, At ono
N'f g. carved uakcn scttHe. Besile the
han mauicsci tcSs tail cua kou clock thft has timed
the births aud deaths ~ i've generations of Mr. Ciarks
ancestors Above hc nautrl arc n Revolutionary hlnn.
derhus ami two crossed sword. the same periri one
helms The sword 90 Con Ntk the husband the famous
N"lNc stark. On the mancl are pipes ana inviting cans
a.
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keen-witted Such they must have been, for
they are able to see and to penetrate the In
visible and the impenetrabe They declare
that the different laws for the naturaliza-
ton Of aliens "nced material and radical
amendment to prevent serious consequences
hereafter, sure to arise by reason of patent
and latent defects which exist"
We are willing 20 take the judgment OF the
Grand Jury for what it is worth in reference
to any defects i'm the laws which are pat
cnt; :" but when they como TO speak so con-
hdcntly of consequences TO arise from
"latcnt" defects We are hound to inquire.
II the defects are latent " how can the
Grand Jurors know anything about them
And whom they solemuly assevcratc that Sc
rous consequences are sure to arise from
latent defects in the laws, We are further
bound to conclude that the common sense of
this Grand Jury il latent also.
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An Illegal Manufacturer of Bar Iron.


We have searched the Revised Statutes OF
the United States IN vain for any authority
to the Government the Secretary of the
Navy, or the superintendent Of navy yard.
to erect a rolling mill and manufacture bar
iron. And yet published summary Of the
annual report OF the Naval Engneer-in-
Chief, WM H. SHOOK, contains the following
statement:
There Of gradual construction al the wash
ngton yard rolling mill of moderate size and At. motive
engines, for tho Mare Island Navy Yari Tho very salts
factory results obtained from the use OF the rcceury
built at the Washington yard no doubt ~ the
great saving In the outlay bar iron Tor naval
purpose"
So the United States have been put into
the business of manufacturing bar iron in
two different cities. II Congress was made
OF the stun It ought 20 be. n joint resolution
would be speedily adopted, dealing with the
officer or officers guilty OF this violation Of
law just as their offence deserves. The policy
OF manufacturing bar iron in a navy yard
would require the weaving Of canvas. the
rolling Of copper sheets aud bolts. and the
making of cordage in the same or some other
yard. None but naval officer or a born fool
would locate iron works in Washington city
sary and economic elements OF the business
cxist-the coal, the pig metal, scrap, and
magnetic ores, and the skilled labor. More
over. there il not now, and there never has
been, an officer in the United States Navy
possessing even n safe knowledge of iron
making IL Is impossible that any such officer
should manufacture iron to a profit any
where. 1t is certain that nowhere can any
one o, them turn out bars whose strength
and wear can be guaranteed. The
statement Is false that very sat
isiactory results have boon obtained
from the rolling mill in tho Washing
ton Navy Yard. The iron rolled there
has cost from six 10 twenty times as much
as it would have cost If rolled on orders In
Trenton, Phnnixvile or Pittsburgh; and
Its quality cannot be relicl on. Indeed, 10
would Doe safe To bet that It Will invariably
give way when fairly strained.
This putting the United States. without IFS
knowledge and consent. into the business Of
manufacturing leading commodities pur-
chasable in the open market is q crime.
Hardly below a crime il the consent of Com
gress to such a stupendous folly. A national
rolling mill in san Francisco Il is but a
worm hole in a Pandora's box. When the
lid Of this case OF evils shall have been fully
flung open, imagine the waste and corrup-
ton to spring from it. Imagine the detects
of all the work done in that mill, as it Will be
enlarged from year to year.
viii not the House Committee on Manu-
features look into this national rolling mil
business and nip the idiocy in It's bud
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The Rev. Dr. Van Dyke. Answer TO the
Many Letters that lie .. Receiving.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sb; Tho re-
port the Of Miss Fanchor contained in your paper
Of nov % did not quote me authority for its state
men's bu, Tie use ct my name has conveyed to many
people the impression that these statements endorsed
by me. am receiving many letters from various part.
u the country asking for further information upon the
suhcct VIII Won allow mo iu response these letters
anu inr tho information Of who regard oniu
inn ne valuable ~ through your PAPER chat while
TIE case ~ Miss FaUrhcrisa remarkable one there
- 49, ir ~ know, nothing supernatural 90 ~ Shc docs
NOT Nfr without fls AMI never hiss done although
- int svN snii she hn- -uhsi.cd little Whlo
lrr Oflfr Misses have become wouhe rfuliv
tie luss of hcr sst 30 not believe she possesses
1t she h1s over claimed ~ possess s1cacd carvovan;
vision She Il believer in Jesus Christ ami ~ add. "a
We trails she eniurr- win so much Christian patience
70 he Nudcfsfoui as making claims which must Nuu.e
hcr % the sus fciuu o impos'urc DR. samuel Sncir
who h1s boon her medical attendant tho beginning
Il my nWiy hv.c.an and member OF ms church. lie
iult endorses hc above statements nni auth orisrs
90 snf That Dee has never communicated IN the reporter.
anything rcnu sirut with them when the facts the
cn~e a cullated he will be- prepared % report uro
them a. plvsioa Meantime IL l. not Just to hold him
responsible Tor ihe testimony OF others
Yours respectfully
BRooELNS. Dec. II. HENRY j. Vas DYKE
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II was n cruel injustice TO indlct try, and
convict WILLIAM ~ TWEED. TO imprison
him and let him die in Jail. 4; the allegations
contained in the report Of a Committee OF the
bar Association touching che present adj
minlstration Of the principal county officers
be- true, and II such an administration of
these Offices is 10 be continued and to 60
UNPUBLISHED.
According 70 this report. the sheriff and
His order Of Arrest Clerk were both en-
phatic in their opinion-we suppose this
means in the expression Of their opinion
that It would Ne impossible TO conduct the
Office and to adhere to tho fees allowed by
law!
Why, then, has this sheriff accepted the
Office and taken the cclcial oath?
Surely none OF the oh Ring, neither TWEED
nor amy az his associates. exhibited such
brazcn oarontery as this Here is an open
proclamation that the law Is deliberately set
at defiance 10y the officers OF the law-that it
has been, systematically, and will be as long
as they remain IN Office.
OF course If these officers can disregard
the law governing fees, they can disregard
other provisions Of law, whenever such a
course will inure 10 their advantage or suit
their convenience.
" the declarations u the Order Of Arrest
Clerk are correctly reported, he would seem
to regard his Office as little different from
licensed brgandage. lie appears to con-
slider that official integrity consists in "di-
viding fair" He admits that he has an ar
rangement with his subordinates to share,
half and half, their eXtortionate charges
with him. aud he has dismissed several on
suspicion that they did not live up to this
agreement,
Talk about reform" Reformed Tamma-
ny"-with such a state of things as this ex-
listing!
The work so well begun bya Committee
Of the Bar Association, proceeding without
other authority than that possessed by citi-
| IONS In general should be followed up by Il
! Legislative Committee, clothed with ample
| powers to send for persons and papers, and
| to probe the rank abuse to the bottom.
Surely Coy. ROBINSON cannot close his
eyes to such condition of things lie can
not pass over in silence the fragrant dis
regard Of the law freely and unbushingly
admitted 10y the officers themselves
We are sorry TO be obliged to say that the
County Clerk office, as well as the Sherif's
makes an exhibit demanding the severost
condemnation.
Tho Register likewise appears among the
black sheep
These Offices and officers, one and all,
nccd prompt and thorough oyerhauing.
The condition Of savage life is preferable
to that of a nominal civilization in which
pubic officers are only licensed plundcrers,
and at liberty to trample under foot the
laws they are sworn to administer.
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SCTNO roo SOON.
The Dispute Of the Rev. &. =. Mccarthy and
the ReN. 4. q. ANneetacr.

Judge Van Brunt has dismissed tho Rev.
Charles p. McCarthy's complaint in his suit
against the Rev Edwin c. Sweoser for libel.
Mr.. Mccarthy. who preached in the Third Uni
versalist Church in Blocker street during Mr..
Sweetser's absence in Europe in 1876. quar-
relied with the church members. and on being
obliged to quit instituted n suit for breach Of
contract Mr.. Swectser in November. after the
settlement Of the suit preferred charges against
Mr.. Mccarthy to tho Committee on Fellowship.
Ordination rn1 Disriplinr of the New York
State Convention Of Univprsulists. MIR. McCur-
thy founded his libel suit on those charges,
avprrinR TINT they were false and malicious.
judge Van Brunt held thut Mr.. Swectser un-
der the constitution and bylaws Of the religious
corporation of which hg and Mr.. Mccarthy
were members. had the right 10 prefer these
that there was any other publication OF the
charges by Mr.. Swcctscr, except to send them to
the Committee. II the charges werc found by
the Committee to have been we'll founded and
sustained. that was complete vindication on
the part OF Mr.. Sweetscr. and no action could
be commenced against him until those charges
had been disposed " according to the rules Of
the organization. Mr.. Mccarthy had to get rid
Of the charges before IL could be said that there
was no probable cause for making them. The
members of the organ i2ntiOn had agreed when
they entered il to abide by the judgment of that
Committee. according to the powers conferred
on il. The suit for libel having been begun on
the 18th Of December. 1876. before the Commit
tee had passed upon tho charges, Judge Van
Brunt decided that IL was prematurely insti-
tuted and cannot be maintained.
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Card from Minnie Hunk,

To THE Enron OF THE SUN-Sn'. herewith
hos to ask YOU 10 inform the most respected public that
have received from VI Maplcson am apoo.nug letter
IN which he formally RENTS tho nne Illegal, imposed
upon me- and admits my right to dispose of my sunday
al liberty
RDns also In receipt of satisfactory explanations IN
regard 200 the concerts consider tho difference etwccr
Mr. Mani som ana mo virtually ~tiloi In order 90 say,
W. unli-' T. "i We SNi.lNlN fnh,rrt S'lnWaN laU
This concert am also asrcrah'N Touched nv the ma
5000 rHu- proofs u sympathy which received from u,
cuupatrots during thr uslow days and hog Sou ~ cN
pcs Go ihrm publicly mr ,inocr.-t gratitude.
Hin. drar slr. most respectfully Yours
NtsrMiN>lfE huu.t, Dec. T. MINNIE IlAUK
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To THE EDIToR or TUE SuN-Sir: Tho fol.
lowing curious dream had last night which no doubt
saved my lie;
drcamt that was shot in the lct side felt the pain
distinctly, which no doubt made me double un and move
back toward the wall. living u the shape the letter
Immediately aterward about tour feet square the cell.
ine came down and part uf the same struck pillow
where my hont had been minute before. The irisht
yuu can imagine. STEADY RlAurR
InN, Dec. o.
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Honor to Whom Honor !. Due.

To THE EDITOR OF TUE SUN-Sr; In perus-
ing tle columns of your paper a few DAYS ago, wa,
pleased 20 learn OF tho pardon az Waiter Jameson sam
roiyrr ty GOV Mcclellan. II W.. deserving act. and
worthy n soldier In tho attack ou Fort Harrison ou
the north side the james River u which oar regiment
participated QUO color hrartr was shot 100 t, arm
gcAut Jnmic,ou. seeding him ia sclcl the colrs and 0
lowed me rcsuncnt an the assault For i, hc was
promoted IstAc Bans.
Sergeant Company g. 1aath \ y Vols
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From F. W. Robinson & Co. (Philadelphal
come two attractive looking Volumes The Rag Far"
and Little Stay-atllomen Both are promscly Illus
uatcd the latter IN coors from designs by the author,
l. thkson, amt 1t may be fairly said that the t.Nt is
even surpassed by tho pictures But perhaps the haud
soonest thing In the books is the paper which is OF the
very finest and thcke quality, and, with the printing
is such as might reflect credit VI on any publisher
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr. would
like to say that can produce man who is desrous OF
making match with Mr. John Hughes tho pedestrian
lie j. confident OF success hut lacks tho whore
with In back himself n any gentleman Wuu a ike 10
take my man ia his hands. he HIM walk for
twenty or twenty tour hours umc he may dcsig
nate. Hoping some gentleman will come forth as his
hacker, remain. wv FtgGrSuN
lSs and 100 West Houston street
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To TIE EDIToR OF THE SuN-Su: live over
In Jersey and notice that VIC pay In Jersey city ant
lohohon much lower salaries than you do In New York
We pay female principals OF schools 500 year and
you paw them about a. soO To tho lower teachers We
uv fn 90 500 year nri yon pay them S5Un To ~ On
1is Nutc ihuf ~ Acu' yer there Co be- ~ Ell
90 our place Their" are large numbers OF Applications
tor tile position and great scramble FOR the aUpuut
mont Wa g.Jr." have the kiuIncs. Co. inform me if
brains worth more 90 New YORK than Ia Nrw dorsey
IlpsIYNAN.
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Academy OF s1.sIe- Carmen.
uoeth's rhsstr~- our American Cousin.
ns~ery Thestre--The rraprers Daughter
Ds~sdss~y rhestrc-uneis DANA
Fifth Avenue Th-atre-sh,iock and Feirucho.
cr.s,S Op.ra uaus~-our noatiins House.
ryre..a Theatre Douhs Marriage
rew Osrh Aquarium cinic els.
Nibio's Csrdcn- Round The World In EsAiy psya
rsrh Thentrr-- Comedy OF Efrur.
zen frasei-eo uiastr-iS-Rrnalway,s cor 1Sth IT,
standard Theetro-Aimost Life
Issy Pastors Opera n"asc-vsristy. Matinee
Theatre cv,niqu--vsristy
tstsn square rheatr~-rhc Banker, Daughter.
MstiseL's Th-atrc-liy Sun.
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None, to New.deoier. and Adveru.er..

As Christmas and New Years come on We'd.
hsday. rus WISELY suS viii be published on the Tues
day mornings preceding these holidays Advertisements
must 10 handed in on the Mondays before,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-13

We have been shown five samples of English
cheap Manchester prints made Tor Tie A,i4uc and A
ucau markcts These samples i'm question from
Canton A piece from each sample has been Wri.hrd.
nnl tncn washed amt cleaned sample 80 !u,t go ami
"lui ptr cent, ruflnr lust - and 71iul per cont
SAMPLE lost ~ and - 100 per cent snmuIe l.,t.7
aud A. 100 per cent sample lost 10 and s7On per cent
They however, justified the comment Of " too thin -
TIC siuing had base of clay, with starch and che
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-13
Mr.. r. 3. HAYES is not troubled By any such
s,.uples.

1t is noteworthy that the koorum, Kurnm,
Khorum or Khurum Valley. In which the chief
Aghtne OF the AnElo-Atghan war thus far has
occurred. is the only ono Of the three lines Of
advance not made use Of in the previous in
vasions Of Afehnuistan. Tho pshecn Pass on
the south. leading from Quettah in the direc-
ton Of Candahar and the Khyber Pass, leading
from Peshawur by Ali MusIid toward Jelula-
hnd. and SO on TO Cabul. were both familiar in
1885, but the route taken by Gen. RoBERTs' S
column from Kohat TO Thull. through tho
Khurum Valley and by the Khurum fort 10
Piewar which was captured last Monday. and
thence TO the moro strongly fortified Shutar-
gardan, so threatening Cabul from the south.
was not tried in the earlier campaign Curious
ly enough each Of the three columns had about
the same force to start with-that is, Major
Gen. BIDDULPH. commanding the Queuah
army. had $3.50 officers ana men; Lieut.. Gen.
Brown. commanding the Khyber army. had
$3.50; and Malor-Gen. RoBrRrs. in the Kurum
army. 5776. But the reserves Of the first. under
Gen. STEWART will bring its total to 1880. and
those Of the second. under Gen. MAUDE. to
1864, while none Of importance had, at latest
accounts, been marked ont for Gen. ROBERTS.
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recommendation OF the enactment Of appro-
pirate measures for experimenting local sys-
TENS Of education" Even this can hardly be
construed as n dim allusion to the National
University. However. when HAYES keeps
silent on the civil service reform. that rolled
through his last years message, it is not re-
markable that smaller abortivc projects should
be hurried out OF sight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-13

The joint committee on the reorganiza-
tlon Of the army reported to Congress yester-
day. Some OF their recommendations are judi
cious, in the interest Of economy. have been
often urged by THE Sun. and. if acted upon.
will Tighten the burdens Of the people But as
was expected, the Joint committee stop short
Of the measure OF retrenchmcnt which tho
country demands. Tho army should be re-
duccd to 10000 mon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-13

The spectacle Of a Christian minister
prosecuting another Christian minister for al
legged libel is not an ediiying one. either for the
flock or Tor the unhclievers. Probably good
many members OF the denomination to which
both the plaintiff and defendant belong will
rejoice that Judge VAS BHUNT has found a
technical reason for Diminishing the complaint
Of tho Rev Mr.. MCCARTHY against the Rov. Mr..
SwEFTsER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-13

DR. Bulls Cough Syrup is certain ana safe remedy fc
Colds. Coughs, ae. Price Is eentS-Aip.
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To save all trouble shopping. tor ELEGANT CHEAP cloth
ing Tor the hodaysgoto barnum's, Chatham square
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1t is said that two Europeans were seen
among the defenders ot Peiwar- Khotnl and
both at peiwar and li-MusIid the Afghan mr.
tillcry was served with precision. getting its
range with promptitudc. II there are Euro
pean artillery officers in SHERE ALi's COM
mand. Of course nobody can guess what coun-
try they IRE likely to have como from. though
perhaps they were EnGllshmen. But what
ever country they came from. they must have
boon surprised at the celebrity with which their
Afghan friends abandoned strong positions.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-21
Serious Accident to DIR. Roy.

Early yesterday afternoon DR.. Roy was
called upon to professionally visit a patient
in West st. Paul. The messenger had
spring box wagon, to which was attachad a
span Of skittish young horses. The doctor
got into the vehicle at his Office door, corner
of Third and Market streets, and was no
sooner seated than the horses commenced to
run away down West Third street. When
about opposite of .Brownelrs store, DIR. Roy
sprang out of the vehicle, doing SO in a di-
rection opposite to the onein which the team
was hurrying. The natural consequence was
that he was thrown violently to the ground,
striking upon his left cheek, which was
badly bruised, and his left leg was
also somewhat injured. Mr.. Dixon, of
the firm of Hough & Dixon, Immediately
ran to his assistance, and found the fallen
gentleman in dazed condition, though not
exactly insensible,ga and then, securing assist
ance, carried the wounded physician to his
office.
A GLOBE reporter called there last even
ing, and was informed that DR.. Roy was
then asleep; that his injuries were not nee
essarily dangerous; that his face was some
what disigured temporarily, but that he
would be all right again in q couple Of days
! or 80,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-21
SALTWATER NEWS.
The Foss trial comes off April I'd.
Hon. Ed. Durant will be home Saturd

:. - 80
Hon. ia. Durant VIII be home Saturday
Camilla IJrso the GREAT female vio,;n;.+
:. .- 80 ~ oio1' Aol1'''' 'lo1'A ''''
y coming
The senior class of the High school will
graduate the last week in Nav.
o,sho =, 800 a. -. go
onsauenne'sey' .ne poo' anu snoe
dealer, mas removed his stock to the Green
block, on Chestnutstreet in the old stand of
Carley & Lillis.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-21
THROUGH TO GULF.
ARRIYdL OF FIRST BOAT THROUGH
THE LAKE,. Es=-sa
It Might Have Been Thirteen Days sooner
But is now Five Days Earlier than any
Previous season--The Table or First
Arrivals Since 1871.

s. - & 4 g. 4 : =
In earlier times antedating the epoch of
railroads, the arrival Of the first boat of the
season was notable event fraught with cir
cumstances of the utmost moment and in.
terest to every denizen of this portion of the
footstool. Then it was that the long inter-
rupted communication of so many weary,
cherries months with the outside world was
once again resumed, and in consequence
everybody felt reioiced. ALI this, however,
has long since passed away under the in
fuence of that great agency of modern
civilization-the iron horse, and to-day
finds the arrival of the first boat of the sea-
son, a matter of such slight consequence
that scarcely one in hundred knew of the
| fact, as was fully evidenced
yesterday, upon the arrival of the steamer
Arkansas-the first through boat of the sea-
son from St. Louis. This occurred at nine
CLOCK and the boat left on her return at
noon. yet but few more than the ordinary
1 habitues of the levee were visible there
abouts, and fewer still stepped aboard the
craft under the guiding influence of curiosi-
ty or from other cause. Below will be found
a table giving the first arrivals
from 1914 to 1878 inclusive, period of 35
years, containing the year, the name of the
boat, the name of the captain and the date
of reaching here.
An examination of the table will show
that there were three arrivals in the month
of March in the period named, viz: the
years, 1858, 1860 and 1873. This years
first arrival precedes that of 1858 by five
days and that of 1860 by eight days. In re-
atty, however, the difference is much great
er. On the 18th inst, a small tug came uE
from Reads to Lake City, at which time
there was nothing to prevent large steamer
from forcing her way through Lake Pepin
which is the real opening Of navigation on
the river. Surprising large steamer had
: been at the foot of the lake on the 7th
which would certainly have been the CASE
had not the railways SO superseded the rivel
transportation of olden times, she coule
readily have made her way through the
slight obstruction then opposing her, and
reached this city the next day-the 9Th. This
would have placed the first arrival - day!
, earlier than it can now be credited. Blu
t with the decadence OF boating interests, nov
} so painfully manifest, this could not hav
been expected; but at any rate, the season
of 1878 is justly entitled to the palm of be
e ing the earliest of any season known in tn
history of StPaul or the State. The follow
3 ing is the table alluded to, and the only COZ
: rect one that has ever been published: