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Mr. ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS OF Georgia
has obtained the nomination OF the Demo-
cratic Convention in his district for retlec-
tion to Congress.
This is not surprising and we presume he
will Toe reelected There cannot bc many
men in his district qualified to serve as Rep
resentativc or such turncoat and trader
as STEPHENS would never have been sent to
the House. A professed and blatant Union
man. he became Vicc-Prcsidcnt of the Con-
fedcracy. A lifelong Wing. he suddenly be-
came northumberland Democrat. zeal
Gus TILDES man, he sprang as hungry
trout jumps for a wcll-baitcd hook. at the
earliest chance for q trade with HAYES.
A man like STEPHENS is entitled TO no.
body's confidence. Processing to be an un-
selfish patriot, he is like HAYES, nothing
but huckster.
1t is fitting that STEPHENS should come
back 10 Washington a. n southern Demo-
cratic supporter Of the Administrations
Such supporters Of MI. HAYES will be like
white hlackbirds rare; and STEpHrNs's is
just the nature TO enjoy the unenyiable dis
tinttiun.
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ORpIL GRANT IN BOsToy
Actions at which Old Business Men c...
shake thcir Heads. ''b

BOSTON Aug. 2s-Orvl l.. Grant arrival
in this city two weeks ago. He had noo,A.
baggage than his clothes. and ne won, VI
youngs Hotel. whore n friend living In tho o,,,
guaranteed his expenses. For tho last ton do.s
his untidy raimcnt has become very fainiliar,s
the leather merchants Of Pearl stree, n.
vii has been among them cndeavo,
ing to buy up all the calfskins
in the market on sixty days time III, nrdo,s
were Of sun magnitude IA to excite snspicion
in the minds of the shrewd traders that some
thing was tue mntter with the oN- prnsi,lon,,s
brother Failing to capture the merchants H.
vii has turned his attention t1 tho tanncrv
proprietors who do business In the eubur,
ban towns. He proposes to get up n cor
ncr" In callskins. which. he savs "nlvaya
go up in September and Ortoher ii,
saws that he is going soon to San Francisco IN
settle down. that his family are M Elizahs,T
N. D.. and areGoing TO California with him. ia
says that he hys uought fifty pianos NJ John II
Hale OF Nrw York 10 take out to San Trnncisao
on speculation. He Is also interested In n now
process of cleaning wheat and says that he viii
make $40 day clear profit with it in California
, Tho truth is that Orvil Grant needs caring Tor
by his friends. He has been very tomuerata
while here: indeed. he has no money un"p
which to dissiuatr. His mania In spoculation
and his special hobby Ia calfskfns
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The Fraudulent Administration. Au,oar.pa..

Mr' Hayes 5 autograph is very uni ke George
Naslinstohs II - more like RUFUS Choate with the
brains lett out Hayes always writes with the eni ol ,
penholder pointing toward Fremont Ohio in whatever
direction he himself may he facing The result j.. sort
ofha'iard backhaui that looks like procession Of poor
Africans on their way toa target shoot
William Maxwell Evarts writes delicate but not very
lesihlo hand III, capitals and small letters All seem to
he shaking their index fingers at the Jury The Evatt,
OF his signature might pass for the Graut IN that of the
late Presidents In signing his name Mr. william Max
wei E'ari- ahbre' ialcs the William 90 WIN the only IN.
stance where he was over known TO abbrcyatc ANYTHING
Mccrary writes round, schoolhoys hand It used to
heeon'iercd beautiful hy the clerks the Circuit curt,
OF Iowa.
Dick Thompson layishes 4 small ocean OF black ink
every time hc slgns his name. The initial X which
stands for Dick Is masterpiece Of great c,rclc ,lln,
the expert iu cmro-raphy would never uink from Drk
Ibompsous auto,raph that lie was au utterly ic,r,,
man at heart, OF that he knew much
Erns Brother he, writes plainly ami hotiIy. A. If
sure of his own mind which De neyeris
john sherman puts asnuch s,ues, into sauto.roplt
ne insulating angles AMI plausible pothook, .,n "a
press He Is usually cautious about ssnin. h. name.
bat soincu times shops over badly
Mr. pe'ens sails along plainly throu.h . Cras AMI
makes rc'ie table D hut the remainder ot l , a.t.
Sraph like the horizon ue q stormy sea
carr Schur1 ires TO make hi, signature look a. much
IKE mat OF tho Late Charles summer a. ..,i..,,
"H aIo" MI schuH chc ri,hcs an idea ulll Dee ro.
"mples sumner IN many respects
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bear taxation for such objects merely to
support thousands OF idle officers and idle
ships and commands They have submit
ted To this imposition long enough, and the
time has come when every candidate for
tongroe7 should hc rigidly questioned so
TINT the reform which has been SO long
needed will como after the next election II
not at tho next scs-iol. The short road TO
relief JIG by economy; and whoever in public
llo roius,s to take j, euouldpay the penalty
~ exile anI oN fusion hereafter.
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To the Ini-oH or THE SUN-SU; heartily
approve >"n, N.-''I Jon that Tie pcoll, a.I f'' TO
polu' 'an' '.4 .'''iHaie tAc Mayor BIT ,s ,.a ili
he done
shal. u be nome o. public meeting. or rs ,,mu.auicN
uons TO the newspapers. orin what wav. Ily amo,t
ing how can e ralcl ami organized so a. to re- ire
rom any clhia' H hUn- controlled hy ono part, or me
t.'i " 81. . -i'r Your plan O. meet tils d %. ~ :
, ~, ", r'-N' '.nn % me San he found, may lie lie
t',l.NN ''i uihNf 90 H't political troubles
n Nie voice I NJ ln Oplc he yvuy tstfr
va, 'lr i uhn through party or-Aullai. ols,
wv ,-.n-- INV ~ l-u .I our MS Nm InIL..
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On Tuesday evening tho $50 train IN 'he
Babylon branch of the Long Island Railroad O.tis u8
rear cars on 20" other sie of jamaica by srI. a.oa.
ING Incoming loose The grade shcAyv 90 % tfinf.
Ani tue Two cars anne laundering down % ., flo train
II sleh slerl vat % WIS not deemed cNlrl,ri tosow
~ the tram rlul 900 irl,tl milo had boon n T.rfo
done i'''nN' $500
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NAsHINGToN, Aug ga private letter from
ID W Bartlett tho American secretary OF the Chinese
L'sAuon announces that the members OF the Embassy
WIZ take mp their residence in WASHINGTON at aNYat ts
millle o September Mr. Bartlett contraIicts tlr si,.
res ABOUT the wealth and extravaganza at the Lc.ainn
anu mo fumors Of magnificent entertainments
ny them Tor the cnnNs winter A lie says 'Thrv 40
mol propose Ia buinIr public sentiment hy giving fraud
dlners AMI oriental ictes but desire to live quietly and
attend 10 Tue business upon which they were sent"
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Stealing Mone, rrom Under a sIe.rc,.. Head.

ROCHESTER, y. Y. Aug 2s.-Eary this morn
Ing the room o' VAIN" Bulons of on Cii, 90 Il,ir OBJ
er' houNe, ni D. 20. an tn, county Wa, ,r. -cd by
nursar who 't'r $50 rom beneath % l...W BE-
,NNp'i pNl mot Mihnut desperate strrlN 'l'i $40.
long lhe buys o. Irci four shot, uu, fN,...t 't,t ID
huul9hg lnot u - supposed that BulIDH- Was iu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-29

Inspector MURRAY's arrest Of the
masked New Jersey burglars was plucky
and mastery and reflects needed credit upon
tho Police Department. The Superintendent
might do well to put him upon the track Of the
murderers OF GEORGE HOWARD. Ninety days
have passed since the finding Of tho body at
Tramps Rock, near lonkers, and the police are
apparently no nearer the solution Of the mys-
terry than they We're on the day following the
diseovery VI the murder.
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Volunteer Nurses.

TO THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sh. Having
read mat the afflicted people down South are yer, much
IN nGcl ol help and lcing DESTROYS Of helping them ~,
mu'u ~ Is n our power We cctiully tender our uil
~ nurses We write Ia YOU as we do nni know IN HIM
W"IF9 I" vase We are Needed W + IACKsoN,
! J. NORRls.
u
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or the eighty good young Republicans who
met in Worcester the other day to devise means
for beating Gen. BUTLER. not ono was heard to
utter proiane word or seen to drink anything
stronger than icedtea. Bat WEBB c. HAYES will
he panied to learn that several Of them pulled
filthy cigars
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Is the United States destined to wrcst
from England the sceptre Of commercial pri.
macyi Il is not the Hon. ELrIAH PoGKAM hut
the Right Hon. WILLIAM L. GLADSTONE who
answers this question with Yes In a paper
contributed 10 the new number Of the North
american Reritr. the eX-Premer says Of this
country: She will probably become what we
are now, the head servant in the great house
hold of the world. the employer Of all employed.
because her service will be- the most and ablest."
And on the next page he adds; The England
and the America Of the present are probably the
two strongest nations Of the world But there
can hardly be- doubt as between tho America
and the England Of the future that the daugh-
ter. ut some no very distant time. will whether
fairer or less fair be unquestionably yet strong
er than the mother"
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most charming little storyis Sauire paul
IN l"rpers Hail Hour Series Its by Hans warning
ana is translated by Mary A. Robinson 1t is lust the
rwht size 10 nut In the pocket
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The "strong government that the ad-
yocates of third term for GRANT banker after
is thus described by a correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Times, writing from the land ruled
by BISMARCK
The Io1r policed people don't know what freedom
means No one Of them dares lit his I'm pres.
ence Of witness tu utter thing against the dul Of
the nation The Gcfangnss would be the result of his
rashness All officials are bound by their bread and
butter interests and dare not say what they believe.
Az the rest live "a tear Of the police And yet we
are asked 10 look upon Gcrmany a a land
whose lnsutull rs are worthy Of imitation 4
poverty hncken empire, without constitution, and
depending on the Will OF one man who cannot afford
Ia have honest criticism attended the other evening
meeting Ia listen 10 an address political subjects de
Nered before the Party ui Progress In the front
spectators directly IN front ot tie speaker police
Lieutenant aud his secretary hotook notes Of the speak
tf ulffAnces, ant those forwarded TO Berlin for
the Ministers reading And the speaker was Obliged tu
plve four and twenty hours notice 10 the police WHO had
the power at any time To- dissolve the meeting"
Yet BIsMARcK's government has been quoted
by at least one organ Of the third-torm move
ment as the ideal of what our government ought
to be, and what GRANT would make it,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-29

1t was villainous attempt at arson that
was made in crowded tenement in Ridge
street yesterday morning, Sixteen families.
numbering more than fifty persons, were Tor a
time imperillcd, their only way OF escape lying
through narrow halls and down crooked stairs.
The fortunate discovery and subduing Of the
fire revealed the means which the incendiary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-29

This is an unpleasant story that is told
by Brooklyn man Of his experience in Sixth
avenue. on Tuesday afternoon. ho says that
one Of three men. whom he had never seen
before knocked him down and robbed him Of
large sum Of money. This took place he says
near the jefferson Market Police Court. When
he recovered consciousness he found himself
alone and near the North River. Coming so
soon after the other daring street robberies that
have recently startled the city this case deserves
the serious attention Of the police.
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had taken to make mis- attempt successful.
Whether the tenant now under arrest was
willing to sacrifice many lives In order to OBJ
tain a paltry insurance. or whether. as he as
serts. he is the victim OF some rovongoful
enemy, remains for the courts to find out.
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1t is alleged that TROY DYE, the Public
Administrator Of Sacramento County. Calfor-
mia. WHO planned the murder OF A. NJ. TULLIs.
had spotted two other rich old bachelors upon
whose estates he was anxious to administer.
The San Francisco Chronicle says:
Given three or four Years time with skilnn iourno,
men ugs tO execute his internal orders h. might have
DESTROYED Tie taNruvins population NJ his county and
realized handsome fortune from ms hideOus trade.
DYE was elected on the Republican ticket. and
was n strong supporter. II not an intimate Of
ErFIGY SARGENT Like SARGENT he was foisted
into office by the railroad rings. but unlike
SARGENT, he will probably be hanged in reality.
whereas SARGENT was only burned in efIgy.
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The salary Of the Mayor Of Denison. Texas.
has been reduced t. Si2 year. Not oNOrtiaut Ger.
iainlN -Lountt toalier Joaund
But perhaps he makes an independent living
writing poetry for periodicals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-29

DR.. ARNELAs, Mexican Consul at San
Antonio, Texas, tells why the wal party is pre-
dominant in tho Lone Star State. The people
there. he says. may be- distributed into i've
classcs-tho politicians. tho contractors, the
stock rascrs. the soldiers. and the smugglers.
Tho politicians are for war because 1t is their
battle cry; tho contractors. in order to make
money tho stock breeder knows that northern
Mexico Is full Of tho most fertile fields forbrccd-
ing cattle and he is Interested in n war. hoping
thereby to secure annexation the soldier
delights In war because it furnishes n chance
for promotion and plumber. and the smugglcr
can follow his calling better in a state Of war
than when peace prevails
II may be added that RUTHERFORD B HAYES
10 doing all he can to bring on n war. because
he thinks that tho attention Of the people will
thereby bo diverted from tho Great Crime by
which no attained the Presidential chair.
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Baxter street has just shown that it can
have its romances as well as Murray Hill. Tom
FALLoN. brave Irish lad. fell in love with
CAROLINE COHEN. pretty littlo Jowcss. and
CAROLINE fell in love with Tom. A few days
ago the old folks told CAROLINE that they were
going to marry her next Sunday to her cousin
n thrifty young man in the secondhand cloth
ing business. OF course CAROLINE found
means to convey tho dreadful news to Tom.
Probably Tom had never read Of young Locn-
INvAR, but. being q lad of mettlc he saw the
only thing to be done as clearly az though he
had had WALTER ScoTT's admirable poem by
heart Night before last CAROLINE was miss ing
and by n curious coincidence Tom was
missing too. She il now Mrs FALLoN.
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ing, is constantly becoming greater and
The Fifth District OF New Jersey.

The Democrats Of the Fifth District Of
New Jersey did wise thing on Thursday in
refusing to rcnomlnate AUGUSTUS w. CUT
IER as their candidate for Congress- They
would have done still better il they had
completed their work by nominating some
body else However, under all the clrcum-
stances Of the case. the Convention acted
prudcntly when they adjourned for two
weeks This affords time for reflection and
for the selection Of suitable nominee who
may be elected in that close and doubtful
district.
II, in the intervening vacation, the Demo-
Gratis consult the Republicans OF tho dis
trict. they will find them unanimously In
favor of the nomination Of CUrLERl The
Republicans take n deep interest in CUT
LER's candidacy, for they know he cannot
be elected and in this particular the Rcpub-
leans are quite right. II he runs. he will
be badly beaten. The reason Of this is per-
fectly plain CUTLER, in June last, got
down on his knees and cundUned the Great
Fraud 10y voting for the BURCHARD and
HARrRiDGE resolutions. BY these votes he
did all in his power to degrade the Dcmoc-
racy Of the counties OF Bergen, Passaic, and
Morris. He brought them into tho dust in
the attitude Of begging pardon at the foot
stool OF the Fraudulent President for hav-
ing secured large majority in that district
for TTLpES and HENDRICKS.
II CUTLER should be nominated at the
next meeting Of the Convention II large
body of Democrats will show their indigna-
tion at his pusllanimous conduct in Con-
gress on the subject of the Great Fraud.
They will make sure work OF his over
whelming defeat in November. The mani
fcstations at the Convention on Thursday
proved that it will be to the last degree
foolhardy for the Democrats to set up CIT
LER. II they hope to carry the district they
must nominate now man.
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A Good Ticket to Runaway From

paragraph recently appeared In some
one Of our public journals, to the effect that
Mr.. ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS OF Georgia
ex-Nice-Prcsidcnt Of the Southern Confcd-
eracy, had expressed himself in favor Of
HENDRICKS and WADE HAMPTON as thcncxt
Democratic candidates for President and
Vice president Of the United States
We apprehend II such ticket were placed
in nomination, II would be regarded by many
Democrats as q suitable ticket to run away
from. The effect would be 10 furnish MIR.
EvARrs a most favorable opportunity to
bring out the new plans, of which he has
already limited. for the treatment Of the
Southern States.
On the suggestion being made TO Mr.. STE
PHENs that his own name for Nice-President
would make the ticket stronger. he, with
characteristic modesty. admitted that
might be so. but said there were two objec-
lions to his running, namely. he did not
want the Office and his health was too poor
for him to perform its duties. We have no
doubt the first OF these objections could be
easily overcome, and, as to his health, he
will have ample time 10 recover before his
election, even II his case requires n system
OF treatment running through all the years
Of MErHUsELAH. The objections which he
mentioned We're those in his own mind. The
objections in the minds of other people
could not be SO easily disposed II.
A great deal is said about the honesty and
conscientiousness OF the Confcderatos IN
lighting against the Government Of the
United States. II Is just because we believe
they were sincere IN that war that we dis
trust them for either of the two chief offices
in the Government. Men who honestly and
conscientously once fought to destroy the
Union may just as honestly and conscien-
tiously fight again 10 destroy the same
Union. We cherish mono but tratornal feel
ings toward our southern brethren; but
when II comes to making Presidents and
Yice-Presidents we prefer making them out
Of stun which was never honestly IN rebel
lion against the Government.
The Democratic party is not exactly in
possession Of the Executive Department yet.
and it IS still Of some consequence To con-
slider whether it il better to nominate a
ticket TO run, or to run away from.
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MASSACHUSETTS, MILITTA.
discipline More Important thnp Rine Prnc-
ucc-Tho Nniuc of Encampmcnt.,

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-lSir . / once
more tax your libernity by writing in dcfcncc
Of the Massachusetts militia. Your correspond
ent " Rinrman." in his letter 81 S'pt. D. spoke Of
tho Now York. Connecticut and New Jcrscy mi
litia rs superior bv reason Of their rife prac-
tice ] had been unable to learn Of any very
brilliant returns from this rife practice In New
York. He says rifc shooting IL the most i'm
portant part Of soldiers duty. That is mis-
tako. soldiers duty. first and foremost. II
discipline. 1t was discipline that carried the
Sixth Massachusetts sobcry and steadily ~
Wash ington In 'Gl. 1t was discipline that held
Nnpoeons squares together nj the battle OF the
Pyramids in face ot the flcrcest charges Of cav
airy ever known. WHAT IL most needed In time
OF an emerg"ncy-for instance n large and de-
termined mOb-is discipline. In fact 1t IN d is e.
cipline that makes officers. soldiers. and ar
Tho Massachusetts militia learns It rs that Of
no other State docs in 50 thorough manner
tho New York militia does not learn II AT all.
Every year We mako ndvanccmcnts In the mill
TIA enchmpment which, In nyc days. does more
TO give mon CONFIDENCE and nuke soldiers Of
them than years drill in an armory. would
add that our rncampments are not picuics.
As regards rife practice. It rrcetv"s n groat
dInl moro attention in Massachusetts than
Klcman" is aware Of. Had no rcad our local
papers OF late he would have seen sOnlo lnr
scores made vt Walnut. y. H.. by military com
nre in the Stntc service. The Massachusetts
militia IL organized in two brigadcs. They nrr
compact. well disciplined. and serviceahlp.
They are not only brigades in name. but in mil
itary construction
| agree with Citizen Soldier" as regards
discourngemcnt Of the Massachusetts militia nj
the disbanlment and rcorgan zntion OF two
years ago. also in all that pertains TO Cen. But.
ler. ono OF my highest wishes M n veteran Is
mat he NAV hr our neXt Commander in chief.
! second Citizen Soldiers invitation 10 Ri
Herman" To visit our next cncampment. and -a,,
AMI Judge FOR himsrf OF the Justice OF my
claims. | would hay" No one infer from any
thing herein written that d"precato rifle prnc-
ucn; on tho contrary. | fully apprrcini' L.,
that branch Of military service. But disciplinr
ilrst, and rife prariice next. look forward a.
n" time when the regular army Will ho abpl
ished, and tho militia Of all the States will In,
united Ia one grand national guard. for, Of.
and by the people" NJ Y, NJ
HnAInN s..
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No Chance for Him.

We are rather sorry 10 learn that the
chances OF the Hon. ELIHU b. WAsHBURNE,
considered as candidate for President. are
not so favorable as has been supposed As
everybody knows. he lives in Illinois, and
the mischief OF it is that the Republican
machine in that State is set against him, 81
that it ia impossible for him to be supported
by the Illinois delegation in the next Repub-
lican National Convention.
II this should prove to be precisely So il
will rule Mr.. WAsHBURNE out, notwlth-
standing the fact that, owing TO his varied
antecedents, he is probably the most avail.
able man who could be nominated by the
Republican party in the present crisis.
1t is rather curious that the facts we have
now stated have an important bearing on the
question of CHANTS third nomination
WAsHBURNE made great man of GRANT
in the first place; and his present inability
10 get the nomination for himself may make
GRANT great man once again.