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Note from Gen. ID. z. RuiInr.
no. rnE EplroR or Inn SrN-Sir !:

To THE EDITOR or The SUS-Sir cut
the following from your papcr OF this morning:
He ssutcr is reported AS having said 1T udiAnapol.
tbn rs"mn SprrsnSs Is n1Ie t",I kg' a. n,r
en n@ , lon' ~ 'i, cognirl wiped ''e out 0 exist
Why make mo responsible for what am
reported 10 have snit; - That is not what
did say. did say substantially az follows:
That Continental money did in its time good
service 10 tho country. II fought the battles Of
the Revolution. for without it they never could
have been fought 1t won for us our liberties.
for withou, some such device they could not havo
been won. Bong PROMISES 10 pay Spanish
milled dollars when everybody knew there was
not nv" per cont enough Of them in the coun-
try and could not be- got hccc TO pay it. it went
down by degrees. and OUT but in 80 doing II
distributed the loss over the country That is
10 say. the first taker took 1t for his provisions
furnished the army. II fell u portion on his
hands. The next takcr received It for some-
thing elsa. 1t fell SO much on his hands and so
on until II became vauecss thus distributing
the cost ot the war as nearly equal ms might DO
among all who handled money. and then went
ont.
Is there my doubt about these historical
facts; | might have added what will add
now. that having done its work and distributed
~ 'NbNAiF' va NN wal I'NIle, IL WAS
no loss 10 anybody. but a gain to all. II differed
from our Greenback in this. that when that had
gone down in the hands 81 its various holders
10 thirty cents. We funded il into n gold-benring
bond at pnr. which made 1t loss to all. and a
gain only 10 n few.
Will give you an invariabe rule by which
you may always know when am reported cor
rectly: IL the report seems TO be good sense
that's Butler. II il is nrrant nonsense. " that's
reporter. although it must be confessed that a
reporter trying 10 compress two hours speech.
spoken at the rate OF one hundred and ten
words minute. into five hundred words. may
be well excused II he makes nonsense Of some
oi 1t, Respectfully yours.
BENZ. +. BUTLER.
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL New YORK Sept 23,
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THE NEW PLANET.

There Is now very little doubt that the I'M
known star seen by Prof James G. Watson of
Ann Arbor during the recent eclipse of tho
sun. was really now planet. His observations
were made ns will be remembered Mt n point
I'm Wyoming Territory on the line of the Union
Pacific Railroad. While the star WINS Visible
there was hardly mora than time To note its mo-
si,ion magnitude md Characteristic onncnr.
snce md oven This Ind In bc done somewhnt
hastily An svs,cmotic ,nouirv "a tn its nossi.
lilo or nrobnhIa idcr.i,v With INV previouslv
known bc,vcpIv bodv waa necossnriIv most.
noned until after tho oclipse. but Prof Watson
Ind tnkon min. 10 comm, 10 memory Tho roln-
tive nlncos Of nil the stars which would then be
ncar tho az, dorn 10 ,losoof ,ho sovor,h ,n,,,-
uitude and ho also had n stellar mop in front
Of him. so that he could consult II II he wished.
In the third sween Of the heavens which be
made with his telescono nftor tho bcr,npinp NJ
,ot,litv no saw ,ho oh,,c, ich Ia ,, hoiiovcd
10 be n new planet whose pntn of revolu,ion
about tho sun is within In, orbit NJ Mercurv
He seems at once to have recognized I, ne unfn-
milinr. and carefully marked lis position on Tho
MINER circles with which no was nrovided for
that nurpose. He estimated i,s magnitude 10
be four and half and noticed TINT its LIGHT was
ruddy and the appearance Of It's disc such ns IN
indicate that Il was situated beyond tho ann
An idea OF its brightness mnv he pninod from,
the fact that Few eyes can detect stars Of less
than the sixth magnitude without telescopic az
sistance. though some persons arc able to SEQ
seventh magnitude stars unaided
When the discovery was reported to the as
Economical world OF Europe. three views were
presented for discussion:
1.-The object seen 10y Prof. Watson was tho
star known IA Theta, in the constellation of
Cancer tho Crab; or
lit was a comet: or
IIl.H was really an ntra- Mercurial planet.
To the first supposition the reply wns TINT
Prof. Watson saw the star Theta Cancri ut the
same time and even compnred Tn. uev hodv
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The mystery surrounding the murder Of
MARY STANNARD may never lie cleared up,
and yet the Rev. Mr HAYDEN may be per.
fcctly innocent.
We see IL remarked that Mr. HAYDEN
must be guilty because there is no other
theory on which the assassination can be
explained But that is not reasonable. The
whole country Is overrun with tramps.
The state Of Connecticut is full Of them
They especially frequent places where ber-
ries grow Many Of these tramps are cruel
and brutal especially toward women. Who
knows that MARY STANDARDS head was not
smashed in and her throat cut by a tramp
This idea does not seem 10 have occurred
to the defence. Yet IL Is quite possible that
such Is the true explanation Of this most
mysterious murder.
There is such very strong presumption
in favor Of minister Of the Gospel being
Innocent Of such an atrocious offence, that it
seems to us every possible explanation Of
tho occurrence consistent with the innocence
Of the Rev. Mr.. HAYDEN should have been
exhausted before suspicion was allowed to
iasten on him.
Tho Connecticut people have rather in
jured themselves by their alacrity in accus-
ing one OF their preachers Of such an offence.
Do they suppose the pulpits Of the State to
be filled by men capable of such n crime
1t is to be hoped that the tramp theory
will turn out to be the true explanation Of
the terrible crime.
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A Navy on Paper.

Ono OF the most instructive features OF
the Navy Register for 1873, on the compila-
ton Of which the venerable THOMPSON
spent his leisure hours during the summer,
is the list Of the vessels Of our wonderful
navy II covers about three pages of the
volume, and includes the names OF l43 craft
OF all kinds.
This is certainly a pretty long list. Lut
whoever takes the pains TO examine It with
little care will find that it Is for the most
part a paper navy. Ii the Ancient Mariner
had lett out OF his catalogue all the WORTH
loss old tubs ana put in 1t merely the ships
In which he would himself dare to go to sea,
the List OF Vessels Of the United STATE,
Navy" would have Allied scarcely page Of
his blue book.
The names Of Ct ordinary steam vessels,
"a lronclads, % wooden vessels, . torpedo
boats, aud IS tugs are comprised in the list
Taking the first class, we find that four of
the 81 are on the stocks at Boston and New
York. They arc an very mrgc and costly
snps the Connecticut. 2SG1 tons. and the
Java, Sow York and Pennsylvania. each
2,4Oo tons These are 50 rotten that il IS
useless To think OF completing them. and
Nj. THOMPSON, IN his annual report. recon-
mendcd that they he broken up. OF the
rest i6 are laid up at tho different yards
the Florida, Iowa, Tennessee, Lancaster
Brooklyn, Worcester, Bonicia and Lncka.
wanna, OF the second rates, and the Juniata
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FRIES LTTIGdTION.
What Wall Street has been Talking About
and what t Amount. To.

Wall street has been excited lately over
reports Of commission that had arrived from
London TO investigate Erie Railway affairs
with tho view OF reopcninR the famous fore
closure suits. and at the same time OF accumu-
lating evidence by which the McIIcnry faction
were once more TO regain control OF the Erie
road. In other words, this committee. or com
mission. were to solve tho vc1ed question Of
Under which King. Benzonian ?" In relation
to this matter Mr.. =. l.. N. Barlow said yester-
day: " There has been great talk in the street
vcstigning Eric affairs. All this refors TO
very simple proceeding, which In the taking 81
testimony on behalf Of tho Erie Company. and
OF the defendants in two suits brought in Eng
land befor" tho Master OF the Rolls. One Is by
Mr. Jcwctt, Hs receiver. against James McHenry.
and the other is also by Mr.. Jcwctt. ms rcceiver.
against the London Banking Association.
Those fultS have boon pending some three
years. They hive az last rot Ia an issue. and in
the ordinary course the parties nre now on both
on the trials. Erlcs claim against each Of these
defrninnts IL in the ncighborhood Of 81. 5OO.0oO.
or f5.OnO.0OO in nil. Mr.. McHnnry claims M an
offset various sums. which, II allowed would
reduce tho claim Of the Erie to almost nothing.
Tn" bank. on the other hand. makes no clntm
ms Offset. but denies It's liability in toto. There
Is no committee OF inquiry: no proceeding
against Eric; no proceeding Of any kind pend
ing Tint Affects the Erie road. except the simple
taking OF testimony in the two suits alluded to.
and out OF this fact all the huggnhoo' stories in
Wall street for week pnst have grown"
Mr.. Barlow ndlcd tina. SO far ns ho knew tho
reports that suits md proceedings OF any ma
ture TO reopen the foreclosure business. or de-
lay the reorganization under the foreclosure.
were entirely untrue. and not founded on fucs.
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The Democrats hold n State Convention
at Syracuse and the Republicans hold
State Convention at Saratoga during the
present week. We fear there will be a great
deal ofpro.ano language used at both of these
plnces. 1t is not merely the doorkcepers
and attendants at these Conventions who
will swear, but the delegates and the Off
GERS, and tho miscellaneous surrounding
crowd of politicians. The amount OF swear
ing done will not 10 inconsiderable. twill
be very great. People will utter all sorts
of oaths, and great many OF them.
Now, all swearing is superGuous, as well
as sinful. II does no good whatever. Min
listers in New York. in their'sumptuous pull
pits, preach against swearing. surprising
that no one who hears them ever takes a
profane oath. But II they are In earnest,
and really want TO put a stop To swearing,
why do they not 20 to the places where the
political conventions are held. and where
the number Of swcarers TO be reformed is
very large
Swearing is very vulgar habit. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, although he gave way not
unfrcquently to the proclvity for using
oaths, pronounced the habit OF swearing
ungentlemanly
1t is ungentlcmanly and undigniiied but
1t continues 10 be extremely common. In
deed, we believe the man is still living who
once heard an inhabitant curse single copy
of The SrS. But then. IL must be said. i,
was only one curse to ten thousand
blessings.
We are glad that from the city Of Now
York there will so up TO Syracuse mon who
never swear The TILpEy men. il they im-
tate their chief will. at most, only swear in
whispers. OF course men like the Hon.
WILLIAM DoRsHEIMER and the Hon JOHN
KELLY will not only refrain from swearing
themselves, but will irown upon every one
who utters an oath.
state Conventions afford rare opportuni.
ties for the cultivation and practice Of high
moral qualities. What n sign Of progress ii
would be II ono State Convention could he
holden in tho State of New York at which
not single profnne oath should be uttered
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The Afghan AGront to England.

The cable brought serious news from Cal
cutta TO London yesterday. The celebrated
Khyber Pass. between India and Afghanis-
tan, has been the scene Of an event which
will probably lead England into war with
the Afghan sovereign SHERE ALI, the Ameer
OF Cabul, and probably into far greater
conflict with Russia. A British embassy
from India has been forcibly denied admis-
sion into Afghanistau. Advancing from
Jumrood, at the English end of the Khyher
Pass, the first body OF the escort under
Major CAvAGNARI, the Deputy Commits
soner Of Peshawur, had reached the fort
OF Ali Musjd, which is in the centre Of the
pass. Here a force Of Afghans was cncoun-
tered, commanded by one Of the Amcers
officers who refused to allow the mission to
proceed. Although warned Of the grave
consequences which might follow, he was
inliexiblc in his expressed determination to
exclude the embassy at all hazards The
advanced escort thereupon retired, and tho
main body of the British mission has with
drawn to Peshawur to await instructions
from the Viceroy.
The immediate object Of the embassy was
to establish permanent diplomatic relations
between Great Britain and Afghanistnn, and
procure the Amecls consent to tho residence
OF a British Minister at Cabul, the capital
The ultimate end in view, however, was the
overthrow OF Russian influence The one
thousand miles which separated Russias
Asiatic outposts from EnglNnd's frontier
forts in India, at the beginning Of the nine
teenth century, havc dwindlcd down to four
hundred; and the distance will speedily be
lessened if the influence of Russia becomes
permanently paramount at Cabul. 1t is
essential to the military protection OF India
that AiRhanistan should be either truly an
independent neutral State Or else subject to
English control England cannot be expected
to acquiesco in any policy designed to make
it fcudatory of Russia, for AfghanIstan is
not only the ground on which India may
most successfully be defended. but also the
ground from which India may most success
fully be attacked
The occasion for the British mission at
this time is the recent friendly reception OF
n Russian envoy at the Court of Cabul. For
thirty years England has been without n
diplomatic representative at that capitnl;
but the neutrality If the sovereign could
hardly be questioned on account of his I'M
Willingness u receive one, so long as he
maintained similar policy of exclusion TO-
ward other Governments. On the 22d of
July, however, in the present year, tho
Amccr received Gen. ABRAMoFF, tho Rus
sian Governor of SamarcNnd, with great
honor The objects Of his mission are be-
lieved to have been the establishment Of
Russian agencies in Afghanlstan, and tho
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Not IA sun Correspondent.

From the Memphis appeal we learn that ono
George II Mitchell has represented himself Mt Memphis
As mn authorized Tespondcnt OF Tnr srS Mitchell at,
tempted 10 procure paid employment as nurso by prc
@hnins To have obtained iacis damaging 10 the Howard
Association and threatening publish them IN this new.
paper To ai intcnts this was hnckman Of the wort
AMI mcano Kind We regret the annoyance of such
aeurs pr Scnec should have been added to tile many
miscries OF the plague. stricken city
li' of course unnecessary to assure our friends nj the
Ar@" and our other friends n The south that Geor,c
II Mitchell ~ neither directly nor indirectly connected
WITH 1Hr srS no such person /, known in this onlcc
what man 1t must be who could tho pcsue nee ns
part OF the machinery tor his Matchmaking peratnns
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opening OF regular trade with Russia, COM
bincd with the continued exclusion Of the
English. There Is every reason to appre-
bend that he found tho Afghan monarch IA
vorable to his propositions; but knowledge
OF them had no sooner reached India than
the British Government determined upon
counter-movement. and steps were taken to
organize the embassy which has just been
refused permission to cross the border.
The man selected as its chief is perhaps
the most distinguished British Indian sol
der now in active service Lieut. Gen. Sir
NEVILLE CHANlBERLAtN- known to the ma
tivcs OF India as a renowned warrior, whose
breast is covered with decorations and
whose body is covered with wounds. Though
but SO years " age, he has been forty-one
years in the army, and moro than thirty
years ago he became intimately acquainted
with the present Ameer Of Cabul. when the
latter was prisoner in northern India.
The personal friendship which SHERE ALI
has often avowcd for him is cxprcssly stated
to have influenced the British Government
in placing Sir NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN at the
head of the mission; but 1t does not seem to
have affected the Ameer in his resolve TO
keep the English from setting foot within
his territory.
or course, England will not submit to tho
affront which has thus been put upon her
representative. Few events can be more
confidently prophesicd than that British
mission will yet go to Cabul-p caccably II it
can, forcibly II 1t must. And, indeed. il
seems as though the long predicted struggle
between England and Russia. on Asiatic
soil, may not be so tar OF, after all
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Many taxpayers NJ Elizabeth. especially the
Germans are refusing to pay city taxes ami are or.an
iAne 10 resist the IN the courts The bon,,d det
OF me city Is Sstooiol, there j. floating debt Inter
es's and maturing bonds therefore have been paid but
~ surmisci that the Obligations have been me, lately
ny the sale OF bonds The taxation tins year il saGnont the
hundred dollars. on valuation for suburban lot. of
double what they would sell for and houses IN tho
suburbs are valued Tor fully the amount thcN woud soil
iot ~. business part oi Broad street continues io be-
itNotd N the assessors although the only property
N ~. CITY that productive Mr Ruckmastcr pays fNO
iellor mouse IN Hfoni street ami the taxes the
Mouse are 500 Mr Charles Buckmasicr fr six wears
occupied one OF the De cas-, houses near tho Dimucs
property Whom he Nrst utrd the house he pnil rental
o. t'.N per anum lac now lays Swl pei aiinum w'ucr
l. hnt enough o. pay tho CIV taxes Tho wood nave
rhis were iu dow 1t the CNpcu-" Of tn property GA
holr lug. but Che Court Of Appeals dccncd that only
part me cost could be CHARGED Ia the street ana that
ne rest should he bornc by the city Tn throws debt
OF over = 10000 on the city
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A track foreman on the East Side E.r-
waited Railroad met with probably fatal injuries
at the Battery station yesterday. and there can
be no doubt that the construction of the wooden
shell called depot in such close proximity TO
the track that passing train must crush a man
caught there. is negligence for which the
company is morally responsible, and for which
it would be legally Liable in tho case Of any ono
but an employee. The preparations on the
east side stations for the accommodation Of
passengers are utterly inadequate, and have
been delayed too long A corporation that has
received franchises Of such value has no right
TO spare expense 10 provide for the safety
and comfort OF tho public. The unsghily
structures that have been erected a,
tho stations ought long ago 10 have
boon replaced by others more suitable.
safer. and less OF an eyesore; and all OF tho
stations ought by this time to be completed.
Proper ratings md gates ought to be provided
to prevent hasy, absent minded. or intoxi-
Gated persons from cushing upon the trains
before they have stopped, rs they certainly arc
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AysWERs TO CORRESPONDENCE.

"isnoramu' Every man born in the United statcsis
oleihle I The nice oi President
"A Constant Reader" You can vote on Your father,
nalwts but YOU VII avoid annoyance by procuring
naturalization ctrtihcatr
"Twon'N one. You must I've one year in the state
lour months IN the county, and trty davs In the crc.
unh district III which NoH register AMI vote
Richard stanton The naturalization clerk of uio
'nur'" 'onWnn F,As rIi'rcrs tV cent, rft,ta
Il ilr 1lrl ni has declared hsu "nuon,. ami s,Ncutt.
h'e cents II T., requires hut one pAprr
Constant iicnd'r YOU must Nrply fnr a certificate
~ n"lnl lguon from Charles n Ornnnc chief uf flc
Court oi common Pleas Ntiurihlntinu bureau ar g. tna
ccfk ~ the Tinted state District Court upon proof b.,
witness That you have lived in ls country nVr wears
The ieO IN the Common rlcasAourts seventy i've cent.
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There WASH clamorous call tor Grant,
Why lsits SIM
On wini are all the hugicrs scant
or weak oi wiz
what nov reserve, what strong restraint.
Has made the bugling grow ~ fainti
was II tho sudden arctic hreeHc.
Borne dawn from Maine,
That caused those biaAen note. to freeze
Ana die IN PAIN
WAIT ihe5 next summers warming hand
To mrll AMI burst upon the land,
No longer Garfield roostercry
Snlutcs the morn,
Blaines trump rs hanging high AMI dry,
WITH Logan horn.
Inch Chandler pledges Grant nnmorc,
But drinks TO heat an inward sore
rhuihVr Of rlccitic pam
Runs through lhe i.n-s
All luin io chant the sad refrain
That shepherd sings.
The stalwarts grunge beneath the roi
That suites the backs Of Force AMI Fraud.
A stolid, silent, sulen man.
Across the SEA-
Awaits the issue Of his plan
lmpauently
lie listens, but he hears no shout.
And says II fear that line fought QUIT"
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No Jan Delivery.

The Court ~ Appeals has lust announced its
decision m the case of John Murray a.nns the Justices
OF the special sessions test ca-c IN which Is involved
the que ston of the constnuonahty of the court LAWYER
klniAn. raised the point that the court is uneonsuu
tonal, no provision being made for jury trial the
rsht ~ trhl btng secured rs the Constitution not only
Of ms stat" hut of the United states district ATTORNEY
Phelps appeared for the people The Court At Appeals
antms The 7uornlitN nj the Special sessions ih.
,N.lcr church IN delivering the opinion o the Court
noes W. We N"n'l l,ll provision dies not appiY To
iN lctty queues irluh, hruif N, Court ol Snftiul
sessions Mr kintAns tiut h, Will carr, tht cah,
TO The supreme Court Ui the United States,
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Alderman Morris presented to the Common
Council >cs''rday petition from the Ncw York steam
supply Company. asking the privilege OF hcatng tho
budlnss IN the CITY y steam They oncr IN pay for tho
iranrse 90 rcr cent NJ their PROFITS after rcarving
~ pr cont i9t sinking lund. ana 10 heat The public
hudlngs At tho cost lricc 81 tue Mr. Morris io.
lowed m the petition Us Introducing re .nutnn a hnr
irua the tuniprurr To- sell ~ auction the privrg 10
lay tpc' IA tile streets Tor heating the cts o., liuy
combination ~ sem, - th" upset Price uf SjV1un lilo
Leuuun nui Tho resolution iad los m,
the Alicrmru who IA favor giving tins rant h,u
10 Gen. b s!iunla and his Associates"
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Seeking hi. Reward from Hay,..

At tho Republican primaries in this city on
Friday evening 80 tr,euth Assembly District was the
only ono carried Tor Hayes Tins done through the
cnirt. OF Thomas - stewart nnd ;. J. Fithlan The
President ot tho Association Walter W. Montgomery wa,
the instrument through which tho result Arconi.
pushed The delegates .hoscn were stewart. Fithian.
AMI Montgomery htinsflf Munt-umcry called at mo
custom House Neserda, with stewart ot the PROMISED
appointment for his ser5irrs