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urged for this scandalous misapplcatlon OF
the funds set aside for the courts; but the
subject should certainly be fully discussed
when the deficiency comes to be considered
In the House.
Such abuses will continue TO appear in
some form until Congress shall insist as is
done In the British budget, for estimates by
items down to the last dime and make it n
penal offence for any executive officer to
exceed the specific appropriation. In that
way there can be no division of responsible
ity, and the country will know exactly how
every dollar is spent. With the least mar
gin OF discretion, the Treasury will always
be plundcred in the future as it has been in
the INST.
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= Devcns's Quarter of a Million.

, AT the last session, Congress made the
following appropriation in the Sundry Civil
bill:
For de6aying the expenses OF the Supreme Court and
Circuit and District Courts Of tho United states ncud
Ing the District VI Columbia aud also Jurors and Wit
ncses expenses Of suits In which tile United states
are concerned Of prosecutions Tor offences committed
against tie United States Tor the SAFE keeping Of pris
uncrs and for dolrpying the expenses which may 10
tncurred in the enforcement Of the act approved Feb
p 1871. entitled an act TO amend an act approved
May w. ls7l. entitled An act to enforce the rights OF
eulers Of tile United States to vote in the several states
Of The Union and for other purposes or any acts amend
Atory thereof or supplementary thereto, two million
seven hundred and airy thousand dollars
This sum was voted in a lump, after a
careful examination Of all the items which
experience had Shown to be necessary for
"cxpenses of United States courts trust
Ing in great degree for an honest admins
lration Of the fund to the integrity Of the
ne flct0 Attorney General And now, when
only five months Of the fiscal year are gone,
the Fraudulent President has the oifrontery
10 tell Congress what follows
"It J.. Che opinion of Che Attorney General that the
ispen,o. ot these proceedings wln largely exceed the
amount which WAS Unsupported, aud rely confidently
spon Cvngless make adequate appropriations 10 en-
Itic "a, executive department TO enforce the laws
In other words, Congress grants a certain
Bmuunt Of money to be- expended for certain
objects and the executive department, in
stead Of keeping within the limits Of the law,
rNLravagantly, and Tor partisan purposes,
eNoeed5 the appropriation, and then the
occupant Of the White House, who is chiefly
responsible for this abuse, coolly tells Con
press In an official form, that " ADEQUATE
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s Prl.on.r,. surre.tlon..

To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-SG: l hope
YOU will insert this for aud You will oblge some 63
prisoners also. The Board OF Aldermen could make a
law that the Commissioners could the prisoners
lght IN th,r cells nj ni.ht ami what the Grand Jury
say n their report about giving the prisoners money
when they going out l. good idea There are over
four hundred bows here and hall of them need school
instead OF being kept breaking stones That l. no htnrnt
Go the county or the boys themselves The school would
not cost the county cont because the tuumi.
set an hc teachers they want from TIE IRIS
oncr- II would save the county AMI state of New YORK
much money tn te long run, aus there wuud not hc
MANY clnNcts Boz the state prisons or n tlcl don't
want 10 opaua school. then send the bows
fOiuaturY. place 90 ,Cuilu- them where there
Dot u hardened criminal, when the boys leave o. place
hke tns they hlr worse than when they came an j b.
BiArhNlLLs isLANp. Dee 4
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Beginning the Movement for Grant.

Our esteemed contemporary, the NJ T.
Times, yesterday printed special telegram
from Boston, Of which the following is part:
'Bosrox. pee 3-Thc fact that a movement Is on foot
give GRANr series Of brilliant receptions In East
cities. his return from Europe Njust made nubhc
though It was intended 10 keep II from the public for
while longer until ARRANGEMENTS were more thoroughly
perfected lie will arrive by the American line AZ ihla
dclphia, and, # tn present programme Is carried out
after an informal welcome there, will come direct to
Boston, to attend the FIRST OF the series OF receptions
Every effort is making To keep the political element in
the background and 90 give the reception an entirely
political appearance. To this end efforts are making
to interest leading and foremost culcnS without regard
to party, in each city in the movement
We are glad to see that the movement for
Gen. GRANT is to take the form, in the be-
ginning, of series of brilliant entertain
will set the people 10 thinking,
These entertainments may be brilliant
from their costlncss; from the display of
wealth and Of shoddy; but they will not be
brilliant with the constitutional principles
and traditions which are OF more Importance
than rustling silks and precious stones.
1t Is rumored that the Marquis Of LoRNE
and the Princess LOUISE are to be invited to
one Of the GRANT entertainments, and that
they will probably attend. This will be fit
ting. The vicc-Rcgal Government Of the
Dominion must be in full sympathy with
the approach toward personal rule and
monarchical principles in this country
which would be Swallowed forth by the re-
election Of Gen. GRANT.
Go on with your banqueting, GRANT mer
of Boston-GRAST men everywhere! Youl
style may prove less acceptable to the plain
people who cast a aiority Of the votes thar
you imagine. We do not think any man car
be made President in that way-least Of al
| GRANT
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MR. srErEvsoN's CONSCIENCE
setting Forth his Reasons for Desiring Relief
from Jury Duty.

Robert Stevenson, gray-bcarded, we'll
dressed. and Misunderstanding Juror. arose
yesterday morning in the Marine Court. and
requested Judge Alker's decision upon a pc
tition that he handed M on Monday. at the
opening Of the term. The text Of the petition is
as follows:
Mr. Robert stevenson 18Th street between Third and
Fourth avenues house - East i2Th street New York
IN the Marine Court OF the city o New York. on the
ground that he amcmher of the Reformed PRESBYTERIAN
Church the testimony Of which church maintains that
wrong for it, members to INCORPORATE with the Gov
crnment ct the United States under the present Const
tuuou snuch does not acknowledge God as the
author national existence and the source of all power
aud authority civil government and Jesus christ as
the Ruler Nations AMI the Bible rs the foundation NJ
law AMI the SUPREME rule for the conduct vi nations,
and the ground that Jurors executive officers ere
ntcd by the Constitution. and drawing from 1t al their
power They st upon the bench OF justice as the ulu.
mate tribunal from whose verdict there - IN many IN
stances. appeal They incorporate with the national
society. AMI in finding verdict rorrcson tile HoNerh
ment They under the direction OF constituted
courts anil are The cqnsuuuonal judges o what Is aid
before them In criminal eases The Constitution itself Is
the supreme law which they bound oath 10 apply,
and IN civil cases the Court determines the law by which
RonERt STEVENSON. Petitioner.
Judge Alker said Mr.. Stevenson. you are
excused from Jury duty. 1t is plain that you are
not III for ii. ~
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Mr.. VI oss's Dream.

ToTHE EpIToR OF THE sUN-Sr: Having been
quite ~ for I'VE weeks but now up
bed every afternoon read fHE suN OF course have
read all about Miss Fauchcr, and, aps want TO tell
you about dream had last night fdrcamcd was IN
court where trial for murder was In progress
tall pale faced lawyer was addressing fat Judge. and
when hc concluded the fat judge also made some re-.
marshall IN conversational tone Now several of the
lcs al terms used 10y the LAWYER and the Iue had never
hcaui scout print hut ou uHrtauuz the dream 60
my landlord Who county official ami something oi "A
lawyer he remembered having heard the expressions m
court
puun, much Of my Illness have been compelled from
prudential reasons - eat little 40 possible and of the
simplest ftd namely ster crackers ami enough
sWertened hot water Co moist them
Athough not very bright at time, have never lt
mental faculties So clear ~ since BEGAN tins strict
Nav there not be- something IN George Francis
Trains vagarics about bread and water and peanuts.
aftrraf May not Missf auchcrs remarkable abstinence
food have good deal 10 do with her extraordinary
mental powers Perhaps some much smarter person
than my~lf might build an elaborate theory on these
crude ideas HARRY Moss.
CmEsArEAKK CRY. Nd. Dec. q
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Mr.. James II. Kecne's wheat speculation Is
exciting much interest among the members of the Prod
ucc Exchange. They generally do not believe that Mr.
Kecne intends to get IN corner IN wheat wheat Is
cheap grain merchant said, and there Is 60 be-
an All vance. kccuc has tho ready money. nud lac D.
buying all that u oncred az present quotations ~,
hrst purchases made az ~ cents hshcl lie mai
o nay ~ Tor the last lot To-day wheat brings sfA IN
chicago and n viii go hi-her lu the huKt cw vs. o.
the three and hA millions ui bushels on me chicago
market he has bought over two and q NAH mihous
on thu stock Exchange the hre scNprcS-cd that Mr.
krrnt has Interior designs ON tho stock market The
ralrond COMPANIES are counting on the wheat shnmcnt
tor tuturc earnings and should Mr. ktene bee able a.
huld % back until next sprw ~ Thought that railroad
stock. may be- greatly deprecated At amy rate, Il Il
SAID Nj kecEc IN position to dictate height rates IA
CUFUOTANtus
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received, remain unified without a word
Of explanation.
X.-That repeated applications from poor
girls and others to have their money re-
turned receive no attention.
XI.-That, though the Advocate has been
published weekly since that time, not word
Of explanation has appeared in its columns.
XII.-That the " Cooperative Department.
of the Advocate is still in existence, and its
proprietors offer to forward various arti-
clcs at given prices, when scores Of orders
on which they have received money are not
filled.
Is there any rule OF honesty by which
such transactions can he measured
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One More Call for tho Count.

To THE EDIToR OF TIE SUN-ST' In the de-
sire expressed by correspondent in recent number Of
Tar suS to that distinguished nobleman Georse tie
Count Joanncs in opera. cordially unite Thanks "a
1ut his great reputation has extended even go the
remote country district that correspondent calls
his home and would regret much 20 return from the
CITY where ana making brct s0ourn without seeing
the Count In OF his thrilling imucr~onauous
trust he viii Yield to the popular clamOr and grauy Ia.
my rad admirers
Another face. too miss-that OF the psvchoog % Of
Madison sqnarc. Every time pass the square hngcr
hopes seeing that cunine head, hut In vain; and
must pcrorce content myself with that striking portra
ui linn whiC bangles from amppust In the Bowery.
trust he has not cNolut,d out OF existence Rrrcps
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Not Much to Investigate on One Side.

The Congressman on both sides appear TO
be much perplcXed as TO what they shall in
vcstigate and what they shall not. The
cipher kilograms bother them exceedingly.
Il strikes us that there is not ~ very
much to the cipher kilograms. after all. 50
far as the result Of the Presidential elections
are concerned.
Certain Republican officials were willing
TO sell out. The Democrats did not buy.
Whether they were restrained by principle
or 10y lack Of funds, the practical result
was the same. the purchase was not made.
Thus far about purchase by the Democrats.
Now, the real gist of the matter all lies
in the question whether the Republicans
bought or not. On that point the only light
shed by the cipher kilograms IS In the estab-
llshment Of the fact that those having the
power 10 make the returns one way or the
other were ready for trade The Ropub-
leans got the Office, and there are very
strong reasons for believing they did not
get 1t for nothing.
II would be an interesting sum for Re
publican expert at figures, after carefully
estimating the value OF HAYES and deduct
ing that from the cost 10 state the net loss
incurred by the Republican party in the
purchase Of his election.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1873.


American trstItstc-fnterustonh Dairy Fsir.
mosth's Thestre-That Lass o. Lowtisa
nowery rhestre-Ihc Foundnnss.
broadway Ihestre-Olto, herman
Urn Avesse rhestre-Richard III.
Grasd Opera House-our Boarding House
Lyeeum Theatre Double Marriage
Nev, Work Aqusriu" -Bfosiwsy aud as,h't
ribi.'. Garden Round the world In Eighty Days
ParL Thestre-Comeiy u Errors.
sa- Francisco Minstrei~-praadway,e cor. isth ~
STANDARD Ih~strs-Almost Life.
steia,xsy HsiI-Rehesrsai
ST rs.rieL's Ne~, Csthe 'rsi-coueert
pe-y Pastors Opera uouse-vareiI
uh-stre Contqu--vsrety
lais. Square Thestre-ths Bankers Daughter.
hNaIis-L's Ihsstr~-Our SON Matinee.
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How Not to smoke a Pipe.

To THE EpfToR OF THE SuN-Sr: W. II. 5.
gives directions IN TE srN how 10 smoke pipe lpro.
pose to show how not to smoke pipe fu the pipe with
dry powder place It "a the gutter puta slow match 10 IT,
and touch on This Will cectualy dispose OF the Pine
In sensible way ant will leave no di.asreeahle sltll
an the nostrtls ui those who like 10 breathe pure air
Hni WILL ca,c no iuul breath IN the mouth % the smuk
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II is astonishing with what fecundty the
Canadians pour in addresses upon the now
Governor General. and still moro astonishing
with what patience industry and variety he re-
plies TO them Lord LoRNE is something Of a
lnguist. and has responded to Englishmen In
English Frenchmen in French. and Germans
in German; but he excusably laid aside that
system when a band Of CaughnawaGa Indians
welcomed him in song OF choice lroquois.
and he also appears TO have only bowed ex-
pressvs silence 10 this inscription which greeted
him in Montreal Failto dhuit mghean ar
baum RICH Ghradhach." At last accounts from
Ottawa. the bar and the bench. the pulpit and
tho press. the soldiers. statesmen. savans. and
societies innumerable OF the Dominion had got
" well set on the Marquis. and were lombard
ing him with addresses at high rate Of rapid
ity and pertinacity.
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spective followngs, and EL1Hu u. WAsHDURNE
is warmly supported by the Chicago Tribune.
Behind all the other candidates appears the
shadowy form OF GRANT himself 1t is limited
that II WAsHBURNE cannot count friends
enough in the caucus to nominate him.
the only living exPresident will be brought
forward as the consolldator OF conflicting in
torests and the savior Of the Republican party
in Illinois. This programme is Of course con-
tingent upon Gen. GRANTS failure to secure
tho Bulgarian throne The politics Of Illinois
are thus complicated with those Of Bulgaria in
m Unprecedented way.
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The Lady who Fell.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: The trains
of the Metropolitan Elevated Railway are started too
after they supposed to have stopped alta sta
ton Passengers are made to run an unnecessary risk
saw lu rs cudcaVor 90 gct safely on train AZ tia
PARK place station few evenings H-o She 80 ppcd on
the when She supposed II had stopped but The brake
lat lust waved las lantern. and Tho tram
motion The lady ten upon the platform when size was
raised mp she could hardly Wa!k auo she appeared SRI.
uu.lV bruised Nav N1rkrr
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Simon Cameron and the widow oliver.


Tho suit Of tho widow Oliver against simon
Gamer Tor euOflfur hrc1th u promise Ui marriage,
is set tor trial. before Justice 'auteg tomorrow. A.
Cording 20 motion that rs Co. Dee argued previous to the
trial hc painun attorney have mot cot possession oi
the letter whtun marriage Is promised the motion rs
n court to be read ou the uIa nl tv letter, that Wrro
written. aud especially the uur lIt Harrisburg, sept
-. 1875, whcUiu smnu promise 90 marry the widow
Also all those from hiul conuuur requests that her
answers he writt,u on them Tie promise according o.
the declaration o tie tult was made on thc 7h 90 De
ttiahtr 1875
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In the case of Justice PIScKNEY shocking
evidence was taken yesterday New York has
had many drunkards for Civil ant Police Jus
tices. but they have usually kept nearly II not
quito sober while on the bench. P1NcKNEY. ac-
cording to the testimony Of his chief clerk. had
bottles OF liquor on n shelf behind his judicial
seat and took drinks openly while trials were
going on. 1t was frequently necessary, owing
to his drunken incoheroncy. to adjourn the
court Here is. indeed. an example for temper
ance speakers to point to.
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While the yellow foyer is being lnvesti-
gated ut tho expense Of the Treasury, it is in
order for medical men in this part Of the coun-
try to devote their best energies to the search
for the causes Of diphtheria. This malignant
disease numbers many victims yearly in our
great cities. whore there ia at least show Of
sanitary procaution but it Is in the smaller
towns and country villages that its ravagcs have
made the very name OF diphthoria as dreadful
30 parents US that OF scarlet fever !iseli IL Il
single New Jersey school tlis fall. nfty-seven
pupils out Of sixty-eght have been attacked by
It, Let tho doctors put their heads together
anew and make n fresh effort to wrest its secret
from this mysterious and deadly malady.
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Canada has just placed new sl5,O00,oOO
loan on the London market, and the London
Tdnes says that Canada is too deeply in debt
and spending too much money to get along
without constant borrowing So much the
worse for Canada. 1t is as disgraceful for a
young nation TO be in such plight MS it would
DO for young man; and the remedy is the
same in the one case as in tho other. Let Can
ada live we'll within her income. deny herself
all eXtravagnnclcs. pay rs she goes, and devote
all her surplus cash 10 wiping out her debts
Then the fanced necessity for borrowing will
soon disappear. and she will lnd herself getting
on in the world.
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To THE EDITOR or The SUE-ST: Nh. Don
ne,n the present secretary u the fuspo ndcd hcchau
Bans NJ last Wednesday evening meeting SAID that
when he took Charge a. n" bouks m 1870, bee found de
piurablc state OF bad management Which he hl before
The directors and which caused him shortly after 10
tender his rcsis nation, but they Uhe directors prevailed
on him % remain.
Now, II they Knew then that Ilalhard had ruined the
uoor drI osit r. wa. Il not their duty 10 expose him
then ana close the hank thereby sawng large amount
TO the htpultorsf hat no hry allowed HIN uli SWING
untl they were all exposed ny the Bank Examiner. l.
with many other readers Ot lns SUN, wish 30 know
whether thcsH rich directors that knew these frauds
not ameuublt before the law orc
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Although the attention of the world is di-
rected to Great Britains war upon the Amcer.
the King Of Zulu in south Afrlcn. seems to be
giving tho English more trouble and hard fight
ing than tho Asiatic potontatc. Tho Iulus are
numerous. brave. and disciplined, and appear
determined to resist TO the last extremity for
final defeat means the addition OF their country
rs a subject province to the already vast domin-
ions OF Queen VICTORIA in that far-oif region.
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To the EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sr. In his
to Congress, Mr. Hayes ITS the right ol
every cuAn pO,sessns the qualifications prescribed BY
law 10 east unlnunuiAted bdllut' wal vou explain
what thus nvnn-f should Al-l nike 20 knOw what would
be- the tfluct OF oAsuuH inundated ballot, lni how
such cOuid be- dstns uibhcd from it1unntmuttd
tcii0Wa ANXIOUS lH4uiNk
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Who is tDe My..er.oa. a,

PARIS, Nov. l0.-My friend mentioned several
Other n-ansVs al bonanza MackaY'H genelnsl VOC
know G--,N he sad Wen, he came 10 kHrOpe with
band mu.iCans not only make mOney hut to show
Euro, what America oand ~ the way OF mnNe lhHr,
touch patriotism m the business AA well ~ us
instinct speCul,tun The nnpTrHaro lot MON ans
tho loss r'pIesU ned To him serious MaChay hcNr
IT, and Obtained particulars Having arrived ~ fail
estimate o. the loss he lent " O. cheek for as 0OO
] completely covering ~
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Notwithstanding tho presence and example
ot the truly guui Deacon kic.uu SWIM fucnnHtiis tie
wickedest city n America -TOsi0 bdsie
Yes. but we are sure 1t would not be so II the
example OF Deacon RICHARD SMITH could but
act unhindered and undimmed. We submit to
him now solemnly. that 1t is high time ho
should finally separate from tho wicked part
ners who thus compromise his character and
nulify his efforts Oh. let him not longer post
pone a duty so imperative!
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The hogs kept in tho ward OF tho poorhouse
were kept n better ventilated aud cleaner pens than
were these human beings
Thus says Mr.. GEORGE W. CHASE. merchant.
who was one ofa committee to inquire into the
condition Of tho inmates Of the Asylum for the
Insane at Syracuse. In the Underground cells
he found five persons whose reason had been
dethroned. They were half naked, were in Of
fensive. unventilated rooms. without light. with
out beds other than q handful Of dirty straw.
and were not permitted 10 take exercise. Their
food was thrust through the bars to them. No
one entered the cells; the insane persons never
went out Of them. This in the nineteenth CEN
fury. and In the pretentous city Of Syracuse.
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II Bo0 Inscrson and tho Rov. 10. Cook, Mn

II Bob lngcrsoll and tho Row, 10. Cook, who
are coming money AMI noton,y by their haunFues
theological que uon- were TO get upa pubhc debate
between themselves the Young Meme Christian Associa
tons would be- attic to Gnd out how ar and IN what
specie they dnvr from each other when Bot came
here crowds rushed TO hear him. tickets hfly cents, but
when tho Res 10 brought out has wares IN those regions
the purchasers Few Nevertheless tho Rev 10 has
det nined To bmPt lho market aRaih; and 10 nght IN
Association Han lie wn deliver de hrst hcture IA a
course OF Thursday night lectures hai win run TO the
6th u February next llis themes are W. ootical hu
morou-, metaphysical. marinonaA historical none
lry and acual- uckcts hty amt seventy Eve cents for
each lecture "0od IN Natural Lava N his subject for
10 nsht Ia Boston the Rev 10 Coax rs BY many peopo
looked on as . giant OF earmug and eloq"~nee.
We are appraised by Mr. Joeup, OF tho hrm
ut Josup Patton Co that Commodore Garrison has an
hiAed him to that lie tMr oarTlsonl never made
10 ANY any statement rejecting te securities O
ana Raj IL
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Close on the heels of French senator
JAcoTIN's card sharpinG and consequent rcsig
nation. comes the news that Director DEL
BEcQUE Of the French Mint has been arrested
for stealing quarter Of a million in silver bars
belonging to the RoTHscHILDs. Tho theft APP
pears to have been q peculiarly clever one. in
Hsmuch as the bankers only discovered their
loss on finding that the bullion bars they had
conndod to NJ, DELBEcQUE's keeping were gone.
and that galvanized copper ones had been sub
stituted in their place. This affair has come in
close proximity TO the unpleasant revelations
in the case OF the Deputy charged with swim
ding third party out Of 10000 francs worth
Of Australian WOOL