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EIAIN0 FREIGHT RATES.
Trunh Line Representatives Adopt u Basis
for Charges Live stock.

LoNo BRANCH, Aug. Tho various rail-
road companies supply ing the Eastern markets
with live cattle have been cutting rates so saw
agoy during tho past few months that the bust
ness, they say. became Improbable. Tho pco-
pie wore getting their beef too cheap. and at tho
expense OF the roads. No railroad man liked
to say Just what rate his road was carrying cat
tie for, so n meeting Of tho representatives Of
the principal companies was held to-day in the
West End Hotel to settle II. At the morning
session no definite action was taken. Another
session was held III the afternoon. Tho rail
roads represented were tho New York Central
tho New York, Lake Eric and Western. the
pcnnsylvania. tho Lake Shore and Michigan
Central. the Pt,shurgh Fort Wayne and Chica-
20. the Canada Southern. the Wabash. and
other Western ronds. The Baltimore and Ohio
was not represented.
After considerable debate, In which nearly all
took part. n resolution WINS adopted agreeing to
TX tho rate for transportation Of cattle from
western points to the seabOard on the basis ~
sixty cents from Chicago to New York. other
points Uroportonatey, The new rate IL 10 take
effect Immediately. After the pussage of the
resolution the meeting was adjourned until
Aug. 20. ut Saratoga y. Y. simultaneously with
the meeting OF railroad Presidents called to
meet at TINT place.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: H. ms
charged In tie Noe ioF Hriud Of today, the American
Newspaper Directory" quotes high low circulation for
newspapers according a. the publishers thereof do do
not advertise IN that publication then the Nae iurt H
should have the highest possible quotation. for notwih
standing ITS assertions to the contrary, it has been
liberal patron the Volume lar as its advertising
pages concerned having ordered and paid for pages
With cun-ido rHlc regularity see issues for lN75 1870
and 1877 and we are m urutd tnt the book it-, has
prominent place. as It deserves 10 have, IN the H0ufs
editorial library
So far from being innlcncci nv favoriu,m or money
considerations are mot shallow Ia suppus, IL
possible To maintain such system. or dishonest as
ever e. attempt establish it, We obliged 10 confess
that the book Is unpopular among newspapers We do
not recall the name u single newspaper puill ,hor ho
nsuot claimed that hs own circulation small and
that ~ his noighhor large The book published for
a." u.s. u ndNetuaers. ana they constitute the class
which nnd II valuable.
The American Newspaper Directory contains many
errors All that any publisher need do correct his
ownreport Is 10 furnish facts and verify them when
Quested
Money never has BOUGHT high circulation report in
the Directory III has, We shall be glad 10 have
ami dates
We still believe the Directory report n coon daily cir
culaun Of the Hsfi To be- the facts than the NJ
ures issued last saturday and II the Hit should accept
THf suns challenge we will add shn'D contribution 10
the Metropolitan Museum OF Art n the Hsiad maintains
the accuracy Oi It's figures. GEO. T. ROwkLL a Co
NAV Nokk, Aug 7. 1873
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uro was not so bad as had been represented

uro was not so bad as had been represented
In Europel
And so OF other questions He has shifted
ground with seeming variations of pub
lie sentiment, and shown himself TO he an
adept in the politicians art Of trimming. 1t
IL amusing TO hear GRANT say, through his
mouthpiccc, that he declined u third term
when offered To him. lie does not say who
made the offer, or who had the authority to
make IL outside OF the National Convention;
and there his name was never mentioned.
Everybody familiar with the history Of
GRANTS second term and the secret springs
which shaped its course, knows that tho one
great aim of his administration was re-
election for n third term. which, in the Ian
guaRc Of his partisans. should make the
second WAsHISorON appear greater in his
tory than the first" The Rings which CEN
tired Mt the White House were outspokcn
in this demand, and the crow who had plum
dcrcd the Treasury Of hundreds of millions
echoed it with all their power some OF them
from inside the walls Of the pcnitentiary
1t was only when the public sentiment be-
came overwhelming against the third term,
and some of the best Republicans openly
threatened to bolt If it was tried. that the
idea was reluctantly abandoned. Now it is
revived in an equally Offensive form. Tho
old GRANT guard, who nourishcd from 1869
TO 1877. and made the name Of their chief
synonymc for prodigaity, corruption, and
excess, are again NJ the front. shouting lust
lily for il. SECoR ROBrsoN MCKEE, Ban
COCK, BELKNAr, Boss SHEPHERD, Father
TAFT, ZACH CHANDLER, old PoMEROY, the
sanity DELANo, MOsBY, GARFIELD, LOGAN,
LASDAULEr WILLIAMS, and the rest Of them,
are all busy In their different spheres, work
ing up a renewal OF Grantism.
The circumstances which made II possible
to bear two terms Of Il coarse, selfish, and
unfccling soldier have fortunately passed
away. Tho country has resumed its normal
condition, and what Is now most wanting 20
bring about prosperity, and to complete the
work Of restoration, is n wise. able. and
prudent direction of public affairs, which
shall wipe out the last vcstigc Of military
rule, and bring back the honesty, simplicity,
and virtue Of true republican government
GRANT has been taking lessons OF BIS
MAEcK and the autocrats Of the Old World
how to deal with people who suffering
from want and oppression, are inclined to be
FESTIVE He will not have an opportunity to
apply his instructions here. The American
people are not yet prepared for this. The
Rings might a. well give up the hope Of
restoration.
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4 Chicago Operator Arrested, Accused of
Forgery aud PERJURY.

Abraham Suydam, n real estate operator
Of Chicago. was arrested yesterday morning on
leaving his temporary residence. $50 Seventh
avenue. and hurried away on an early train TO
answer a charge Of forgery AMI perjury in Chi
cago The charge sets forth that Suydam. by
the sale Of land with fraudulent titles. has de-
fraudcd Edward Mendell II s. 600: u. l.. War
rem. $4,000; John II. Hawlcy $4,000. and a
number Of others OF $1,000, all the victims re-
siding in Chicago. making an aggregate Of
t2l 400, He is also called on 70 answer a charge
of perjury.
Suydam has q reputation Of his own in Chi
cago. and is not unknown in this city. The
Chicago Inter- ocean Of yearago gave his biog-
raphy, in connection with a story Of his I'M
faithfulnrss to his wife, II said that Suydam
was a Nirginian by birth. who removed to New
York. where be married Miss Musgrave. This
was in 1872. Two years later he went to Chi
cago. whore he engaged in business. but not to
such profit. as he wrote his bride, that he could
send for her to live with him. At tho end Of
two years, although he still continued to write.
| his vito grew suspicious, and her brother went
10 Chicago 10 discover how Slydam passed his
time. with the AID Of detective, Mr.. Mus
grave asrcrain"d that Suydam was living with
| another woman, who asserted that she was
| married to him. She did not persist in this
and Suydam. az the instance Of his hrother-in-
| law abandoned her and came TO New York.
| where he was united TO his wife, who forgavc
| him.
Mrs. Suydam was asked yesterday ns 10 tho
truth Of this story but she was not disposed to
be communicative. and said briefly that there
was good deal " fiction mixed with its facts.
! she knew hing OF the charge on which her
| husband had been arrested. hut said that she
| had received assurances from him that his de-
tentiOn would be hut tempOraryi
The lands alleged 10 have been sold 10y Suy-
| dam were in West Virginia. Suydam repre-
scented himself as the agent for the original
| owners, but II would appear that there is flaw
| in the title somewhere, Al tho persons inter
| estcd arc Western or Southern. The landlady
| Of the house $50 Seventh avenue says that the
| Suydams are worry poor
Jas. II. Flagg. the alleged owner OF n portion
| ~ the property IN dispute. was stopping in this
| city until yesterday; II IL said by the police
| that the name Of the woman with whom Suy-
| dam had been living in Chicago is appended To
the deeds OF the property as that Of Suydam :
| wife, In person Suydam Is above the medium
height, dark complexion, and with Hebrew
| cast vi features.
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THAT EXCURSION rRiIN OUrRlGE.
Mr.. sheancr sim Indignant NJ what lie re.
CARDS Rs shameful Cowardice.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr. find
in Monday SuN an attempted palliaton of the
crime II cowardre by a person signing himself
" u. C. IT, who admits being one Of the manly
fellows who sat 10y while ladies were outrage
ously insultcd ON that excursion train. He is
pleased TO consider me OF Tcutonic origin, and
my courage rs derived from Jersey lightning In
both instances he Is as near right "a he was
Iustinnblo in hiding his head on that night :
thus forcing the ladies TO strike IN defence Of
their honor. This modern Samson claims to
have been a soldier I'm the Twelfth Mnssunhti-
sctis Infantry. | don't believe 1t. He might
have been attached 10 that regiment rs coffee
cooler, rs there was. believe. u draft made in
ID. G. T. had signed his name | could have
ns'"rtalned from the rolls OF the regiment what
KIND Of soldier he was He also says there
were iiity roughs. do not believe that. The
sun put the number at forty. and THE SUN sell
dom makes mistake. II there had been a
nundr"d my opinion would have been the same.
think they were evenly dividcd-cowards and
roughs-to say nothing Of the twenty or more
iuSiy young wQrkmen on the train.
Where was the hero Of knsaca dc In palmn
Buena Vista and Cerro Gordo when the train.
backing against the rear car scared all the
ruughs hut one out upon the rear platform 2
IN" door once locked, the only mode Of ingress
was hy the window. one At n time II he had
Joined Ne f2rl9rn hope. that party Of ten called
for by MIR. Dickinson and attacked the rough
VINO was left alone in the car. he might have
kicked and cuilcd the rascal with impunity in
the dark. And then, when the big iury ruff
Han tine one whom Conductor Tyler did not
brain with his lantcrnl succeeded In getting in
through the window. he would still have had
time to sneak back to his seat or under it, rs
the case may be-. and yet have been in time to
have his hat mashed over his nose and his face
slapped.
In conclusion would say that neither OF my
parents could speak dozen words OF the Ger.
man language. ! am American born. as they
were before me. Neither do | ever taste any
whiskcy. brandy gin, rum. beer. porter or ale.
No. II does not require any Jersey lightning to
stimulate any one not born coward to show
b "a in u
woman's honor did not go TO Mexico. being
only years old hut from May. 'Gl to May, "a
| did good and honorable service in a Pennsyl,
vania regiment. and can tell u. c. r." all about
ten hard fought battles from personal expo
rience. J.. ID. SHEArFFR
II Jcwe;t avenue. Jersey City Heights, y. J.
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POSITIDE FACTS.

Among ihc guests on board Of MONDAYS governmental
train oi tho new Brighton Beach Railroad Mr.
jenkins Van Setback and Mr Richard schell The cx
Alderman was evidently courung the Greenhack candi.
aaie Tor TIE NatorAlN IT the ci;y of New York
Mt James Il. Hccue must have made about s4oo on A.
hear IN tho Wisconsin stocks last week when he en-.
tered ur"H the bcNr campaign he promised Mrs kcenc
give her ten per of h. profits. and few davs ago
Dee l. said 10 have presented the lady with set u dia.
monds worth 5000
DR. Mcdonald cnie of the medical stan ~ the hospi.
al for incbriatcs and lunaucs Wards Island Is going
with Mr. =. Moves and Mr. Moses Mitchell the popular
members OF the stock Exchange. on six weeks TN to
the Thousand Islands AMI the White mountains The
distinguished doctors ur,ion has however no pro
iesNonal character about H. The party starts on mere
pleasure trp
Mr. Rufus Hatch is fresh illustration Of the vicis.i
tldes of Wall street Some few months axe he failed for
the paltry sum OF ~ 5Dn After havin. settled with HE
creditors he was rcadnicd 20 the board and sesu.
mated 10 he worth odaF quarter of million Of dnl
lars almost the Whole OF w,h ho made Ia the Granser
steaks. buhug them ut III, lowest and bearing them at
the highest hsuTcs
King Ralakaua got all mixed M during HE visit to New
York He became familiar with the establishments ui
paper an advertise ment Of Dcmoncos champagne. or
dcred at once several hundred Of IT, under the i'm
preston that the wine manufactured here hy Del
monico Mr. serrt the representative OF the firm OF r
La M1ntaene importers of that wine speedily executed
the order ami is 10 he rewarded with the appointment to
Consular position the sandwich Islands Is SPECIAL
request OF the yellow hlnS.
II Vanderbilt con'cmpates lease OF the Lake shore
to the Sew York central al per cent The stop
be taken 20 prevent hi, losing the control Of the road IN
adduon 10 the stock he held lim,c he always had d
large amount Of proxies But the OF the stock
holders begin 10 be dissatisfied with administration
which pays them only per cent in eighteen months and
DO not intend sending linn the proxies any LONGER. The
Kccnc Gould sag parW arscy huyers Of the stock
with the avo~cd Intention to put Vanderbilt OF the
concern ami to maxi the Lake Shore tributary
Erie instead of tive central Hence the lease project At
tubutei to Vanderbilt
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Suggestion. to the Labor Committee

In addition to the thirty-lve suggestions to
Mr. newts Labor Committee by various witnesses pub
lshed in TUX Sun last Monday, the following have
been presented
~ Abolish the United states Senate
81. Abolish ue practice Of licensing tenement cigar
factories
- Abolish the wages system
80 Restrict the powers the Pre- dent and House OF
Representatives.
40 Compel person. 10 spend their money as soon as
possible after they get it,
~, Abolish the tnriff.
q. Coonize the unemployed on the prairioS
g. Fix The rate o WAGES by law
~ Let Congress rAss n nrnhhiiOrV lqu0r law
- Lend s4lpnUnNpO TO the people without interest
a. Lcsisaie So that the people may have two halt
holidays every week.
~ Pass general apprentice law
~ Issue United states bonds In lower denominations
than $50
a. Resume spacie payments Immediately.
90 Reduce the taxes
Impose tax on steamships to give sailing vessels
better chance,
81 Pass general lien law.
b3 Rent all landed property 10 whoever will nav the
hghcst taxes TO the Government
Prevent the locking up OF trust funds by assgnees
% Provide Tree travel on railroads at the expense Of
the Government
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The Grant Movement.

Whoever has watched with any care the
movements Of Gen. GRANT in Europe, his
uttcrances on public occasions, the extracts
published from his private letters, and re-
Gently the correspondence Of his travelling
BOSWELL, cannot fail TO see studied pur-
pose through all those different channels,
pointing in one direction. If they were col
lected together, and read in connection with
the events OF incidents TO which they relate,
there could be but one opinion as to an
organized campaign for a third term.
Whether GRANT was sent abroad by
circle of friends, who had prolited largely
during his eight years Of misrule aud cor
ruptlon, to be kept out Of the complications
Of home affairs until the proper time, or
whether he went of his own accord, il Is
quite evident now, and has been for some
time past, that his eye has steadily fixed on
the White House during this absence, and
that he Is as much candidate fOr 1850 as
he was for 1872, and il to be pressed again
by the peculiar influences that dominated
IN his counsels at that time.
No managing politician at home has ex-
hibited more interest in the movements OF
parties and the questions most likely to af-
l''b Nll'il lllhu mas Nllllc IN blto0luR ~
be seeking rest abroad and concerned only
In the surrounding scenes and objects When
the silver agitation began he wrote to a CON
Venlent friend, expressing strong condemna-
ton of the bi-metallic system, and putting
himself in line with the extreme gold policy
But after time. when the West was nearly
united in the demand for the double stand
ard, he suddenly discovered that the meas
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ROdMING THE STREETS UNMuzzLED.
The savage Dog TINT Nobody Seems 10 Owr
That has Bitten Four Children.

Louis Hyman, the cleven-ycar-old son OF
Jacob Hyman OF &C Mott street was playing on
Friday in Bayard street and was bitten severe
ly In the lower part Of the abdomen by large
black dog. Who owns the dog why Louis
was bitten. what the extent Of his injuries are.
are disputed points. Mr.. Lyman AYERS that the
dog belongs to Charles Rougan. who is the pro-
prietor Of the butcher shop al 81 Bayard street
Louis. who lies very III and weak at his home
says that he was not troubling the dog.
Mr., Lyman thinks he has hccn injured go 600
worth. and he has begun a suit against Rougan
TO recover that amount. On Tuesday he applied
to Justice Morgan for warrant for ROugan's
arrest The warrant was granted. and at the
same tmc the Justice ordered Rougan To- XIII
the dog. Tn" defendant gave bonds to appear
for trial and said that he did not own the dog
and had no right 10 Kill him.
In his shop. Yesterday. KYugan said. Il didn't
kept shop NJ l23 Mulberry street. lie sold out
and went 70 Bloeckcr street, and the dog has
been hanging around anywhere and every
where since He's around here somewhere
now. Ill show him 10 YOU He walked 10 the
corner. looked around, and at length found the
dog in beer saloon. He is a large black ami
NAL, with a strain Of mastfI. He looked ugly.
The boys were fooling with him." Rougan
continued. and plaguing him. and he snapped
al them. He didn't hurt the boy much Lyman
had me arrested. and | gave bonds. Now I'm
The ncighlors say that the dog II very saw
ng". and had bitten three children before he bit
Louis Hyman. Meanwhile tho biz brute rOams
the streets unmuZZled.
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The Wisdom Of the AncIents.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr; Though
do not believe that the ancient inhabitants Of ireland
maj the telegraph and photograph DO not regard the
specuAuons OF your correspondent Brusnan. all IN
credible or mdcrOus The Phumcians had undoubtedly
Avast knowledge Of the mechanical arts and II undis
putI mat they visited both IRELAND Aui England.
lhlopenient OF this, however. some inventions so
slmlr-the phonogmph, especially -thM Mr Edison
nuns II j. surprised that II WAS not thought Of before
II - supply ridiculous 10 Hss"rt-aud none but unin
formed ami preuiicrd person. dohat the only nhaht
ants OF the british Isles couple OF thousand years ago
were trOsolMlNtrA
The engineering fcats Of the Inioos Assyrians Egvp
uhus &c are not surpassed by modern ACHE vemcuts
anu there 4, nothing absurd IN the snpposluon that our
present civilization may not he wiped out wave
Of human insanity leaving posertys knowledge Of III,
present Tar less than our knowledge OF ancient times aud
civilizations
for one, SIN no believer that WAS brute savAg,
unu recently % thai tins World Is only few Thousand
years Inhabited by him. AAkRicAS
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A Friendly Challenge Third Pubiica-
ton.
Hoo, n. s.n Of Afgs : aud A.ge'e


Tho Herald Of Saturday, Aug D. contains
the following passage.
circulation Of the Hnuis larger than that Of any ether
ialy cwspapor In the United states
We believe and have reason to believe
hat our esteemed contemporary is mistaken.
But, by way Of testing the accuracy Of
our esteemed contemporaries belief we pro-
pose that the actual daily circulation of the
Hrah and that of THE DAILY Sun for May,
June and July, 1875 shall he ascertained by
l committee consisting Of Messrs. ERAsTus
Brooks. GEORGE JONES. and DAVID NJ.
SToNE. They shall have access to all the
books. papers. and offices Of the two cstab-
ishmcnts, In order to ascertain all the facts,
and shall employ their own methods of as
pertaining them; and their report shall be
published, the day after it is filed, at the
head Of the editorial columns in each paper.
II the Herdd is thus proved to have had
a larger daily circulation than The Sun
during the three months in question. we
will Immediately pay one thousand dollars
into the treasury Of the Metropolitan Mu-
Beum OF Art and If THE SCN is found to
have had larger circulation than the Hr-
aid, then Mr.. BENNETT shall pay one thou
sand dollars into that treasury.
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Asset. No, to be Divided Among Lawyers.

At tho conclusion OF the proceedings following
the assignment of the arm Of VIM Watt Co Tor the ben.
eh of creditors the LAWYERS engaged moved Tor an Ak.
grcgate allowance Of 1900 Judge Van Hocsen. In the
Court of Common Pleas. before whom the motion was
made gave his decision Yesterday lie said: While 1t
may be possible 10 Justify the payment of reasonable
counsel ices To- the various counsel for the creditors
the sronnd thAt the proceedings before the cicree
analogous 10 suit Tor the general administration Of ~.
St do not ee safe IN opening the to the flood NJ
e moment IS known that precedent has been estab.
seu or PAYING inc counsel for creditors out OF the fund
w we nAhus Inc assignee This proceeding l. purely
statutory ami there Is no law prescribing any tee hill or
any hl ot cost or any rule for allowances IT, The in
.hnauuh o the Judges OF this court is strongly adverse
V W" system winch prevails under jurisic in
dNldlg estates up among lawyers shall deny the an.
"htioh Tor allowances 10 counsel Tor divers creditors
CTatcN 1890
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What should the Congress bei
The perfect blossom OF a noble tree
In whose perfection all its forces aid
Which every twig and rootlet helps to form
For which the tree endures the sun and storm
For which the sap and wood and leaves are made
Such should the Congress be-
The mllhlown blossom " fair Liberty,
At once our glory and our strong support;
Whose shining qualities the world admirrs
And cmulatcs, which gives to our desires
Abundant iruit OF a su1eins sort
such must the Congress he
II 1t shall rule and represent the free
And speak the purpose of a glorious Lana
Tile greatest strongest purest truest. best
Gathered from North and South and East ana West
should form whole subhmely good and grand
What has the Congress beenf
Its shufhng members have struck hands with sin,
Bargained with shameless Fraud and sealed a lie.
False to their highest trust they did not dare,
knowing the truth, its outcome 10 declare,
CONCERNING wrong, they lett the right to die
Let II no more be So
In purer air at last we breathe and grow,
And let the fruit be worthy OF the tree,
Let all the selfish trcksters disappear,
And send the false aud lathloss to the rear;
None but tie true should represent the tree.
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The pilgrimage in honor Of JEANNE dare,
or nAIo. as scholars have It. that lately took
place at Domremy, in the Nosges, was great
and enthusiastic affair. Mass was celebrated
In "a large field fronting the ancient house OF
JEANNE, and the Bishop Of Saint Die then pro-
nounced discourse Of eulogium; in the after
noon there was n procession TO the chapel Of
Bermont, whore JEANNE had prayed rs n child
and wherc, according 70 the legend. she re-
ceiyed her inspiration. There were floral trib-
utcs and triumphal arches everywhere. Of
course. With imperturbabo faith, the long
lived vcneraton for tho Maid Of Orleans
brushes aside tho speculations Of historians
who pick away at her. some II them trying L.
change her qualities this way and that. while
others. denying her death at the stake, scratch
her out altogether from the canvas Of anthem
tic martyrs