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One Policy Holders Experience.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sb. Being one
Of the victims n the mysterious Universal Ic Insurance
Company, appeal TO TnK SUN Tor little information
Last July paid my semi annual premium under protest
with the understanding tatit receiver was appointed
my money would ~ once De- refunded N the company
was pronounced solvent my money To be applied Ms
usual have never seen any account Of being
appointed or the company pronounced solvent Another
semi annual premium Will be due in a lew daNs ban |
am told by the company. "pav halt the usual Amnnnf
AMI they ieduee thr policy from s2,Voto SION What
a s~lndlV. | have paid the iull premium tN elNe
wears which amounts To more than they are now willing
20 call my policy worth started with them IN their
infancy and now to be told my policy Is worh j. not
very satisfactory. SUBSCRIBER
PLAlSTlkLD, n. J Jan T. 1874
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The case Of :. CAREY BALL, sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment for embez2ling the
funds Of the iatboro' Bank. Pennsylvania.
ought to be a warning TO mon in positions Of
pccuniary trust who are tempted to abuse their
opportunities. BALL IL described MS wasted
almost to Il skeleton. and prey to rcmorsc. To
a visitor he said: Like hundreds OF other
young men with similar responsibilities. saw
what deemed golden opportunities to invest.
| invested and lost" And now he ia a convict.
with tho prospect Of ending his days in telon's
cell
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The GALrrN Board Of Inquiry. in detailing
some swindlcs Of the Indian Ring. describes
tho despair Of one poor rodskin who. on being
cheated out Of his wages by Government
agent. said: 4" have listened TO the missionary
hut now IL | ever do any more work. either my
self or my teams. hope the white mans COP
will send me to the mssionary's hell. and burn
mo up there But whit good would IT do the
poor Indian to 40 to the missionary's hell2 He
would find 1t full Of departed Government agents
md tradcra
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Let the Legislature Speak on the Fraud.

In times past the Legislature VI New York
has been wont in great emergencies To cx-
press its Judgment on national affairs.
During the contests over the right OF petit
ton, the annexation Of Texas, the collisions
in Kansas, the civil war. and the reconstruc-
ton of the Union, the Senate or the Assem-
bly, and sometimes both In concert, gave
voice to public sentiment Ia the State on
these questions. The mode usually adopted
by the Legislature for expressing the opin-
ions of our people OH subjects Of this impor-
tancc was the passage of resolutions, To be
forwarded to our Senators and Representa-
tives In Congress.
Never In the history Of New York has
there been n juncture In national affairs
when duty so impcratively demanded OF the
Legislature 10 speak In clear tones as at
the present moment in regard TO the frauds,
conspiracics. and bargains whereby Mr..
HAYES obtained the Presidential office. II
the charges against him and members Of the
Republican and Democratic parties are not
true, they should be exploded. IT, on tho
other hand. they are true, then due inquiry
should be Immediately instituted by the
House. and the facts I've established, and
summary punishment be- inflicted upon the
chief consprators and their accomplices in
the White House and in the Cabinet.
Let the Legislature then give utterance
without delay 10 the opinions on this ques-
ton Of an overwhelming majority OF the
people of New York. Let II call upon Con-
gress to proceed at once to expose and pun
ish the authors and beneficiariss Of the
Great Fraud Of our times. AT all events, let
those senators and Assemblymcn who be-
lieve that patriotism is better than parti-
sanship 500 to 1t that the Legislature is
brought face To face with the question, and
members of both Houses are brought to the
test under call of the yeas and nays.
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Tho twelfth annual dinner of tho Circle

The twelfth annual dinner OF the Circle
Frdncd,s ne rHdrmonie at the Brunswick Hotel
on Monday evening was one Of the most enjoy
able occasions Of the kind. The company was
numerous and agreeable and the banquet
worthy Of the artists who furnished ii. This
club Of French gentlemen keep alive here in
their adopted country their love for their native
land and for her noble democratic spirit aud
traditions
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The NNc FORK Tribune IL chiefly remarkable
~ being rene o iornrr greatness AMI rpro-itory
inflated dicuon the latter quahty being due the welt
khuWh sSvnunch tastes al it, ITvs, Ut proprietor Nj.
jay HuuG Gwen phrase book, n halt Voiu mptuuus
aud hall patoniLng tone toward thing and ,Ntr,-
hNly weak legged young man IN ragged tack coat
hu"ned o'era srnny sirt front, with chew u tuhaceo
~ his knuwing cheek and pOit ntius bottle IN ms
scantN pocket amt YOU have the picture NJ III" urnlng
philosopher m the Arr 10 4 Lviae dV,Canung UPON TIC
wees ul TIE age. pAiUr becomes o,ilous when II A.
pres 10 represent Journalism that VHment which Ia
aOel,ty 10 NnOMn ~ shOlly.
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REILLY.

Justices" argument is plausible but un-
sound. being based on n misaprrehension Of
the facts. In neither Of the cases cited as SINH
lar were there wicked partners. Deacon Rich
ard Smith WAS only construtively guilty Of the
swndle which properly excites our correspond
cnts indignation. H. il truly good and in
capable Of defrauding the Government II WIS
because the Postmaster General recognized
this fact that THE Sun appauded him. " 1t In
proper" we said. that the Government should
rrfus. to proceed against Deacon Richard Smith
for the m sdeeds Of his partners" And we re-
peat that It il proper. Would Justice" like to
see this truly good man languishing in prison
for an offence for which he may be technically
responsible hut Of which he Is really as inno-
cent an unborn baby? The Sun is in favor
OF rigorous punishment of fraud in high
places and low. n there il any way ~ getting
at the pirgtiea Kidd. or Kyd. and his malcfac-
tornssociatcs. and of making them feel that they
cannot with impunity personate truly good
man TO bring his name into disrepute. We hope
that the Postmaster General will not allow them
90 escape We also hope that the next time our
correspondent writes about Deacon Richard
Smith Of Cincinnati he will not speak of him
us Richard Smith" or as Mr. smith"
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A secret Chinese tribunal in Sacramento,
Cal. is said to have condemned man to be
hanged for not paying his debts. and to have
caused the execution Of the sentence without
delay. 1t would be interesting to know what
penalty this tribunal would consider adequate
for the average savings bank swlndler.
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MARSHALL JEWELL. and his directors have
asked for and obtained u few days delay. in the
nature Of a repricve. to see whether the Charter
Oak policy holders cannot even yet be per
suaded to submit to tho scaling down process.
But the arrival OF the receiver on the scene
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The Only Thing.


=. Did Mr.. Lord really love tho widow Hicks 2
That seems 10 w. u BE- the Ony lhini worth ascertitn1
iTnh'er swan the iioiespont 10 see h.s lady, hat
doubt much whether even l"anVr would have had the
courngc, had he been wdower ~ ~ to brave the
unerrs OF his chdrVn and run the risk VI being declared
\ iunAue IN order " marty The woman VI hA eholce
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-09
Mayor DOYLE OF Providence Il. l., was in
augurated on Monday for the thirteenth time.

The testimony before the Fire Marshal
yesterday OF n witness who was passing 60 Bar
clay street at the time of the recent accident. to-
gether with what has preceded, proves almost
beyond question that there was an explosion Of
some kind If gas simultaneously ut the top and
bottom Of the building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-09
Young Grants snux Place

There Ia good deal Of Indignation among
Ne~ York lawyers over the appointment L Grant,
j. to fat place m tile tntd States District Attorneys
Once al the request ~ secretary sherman There Gems
10 have been special place created lor the young man
Tor It j. announced that he have charge matters
relating 20 the Custom ionsc There may niorry ~
H. Nhu knows and At all events will put yOuns Y
v. Vn his feet Alnoug the lawyers.
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SUNBEIDfS.

The HlndOOS IN lndm are taking 10
cricket
Such is the hydrophobia scare in Lon.
don that Che polec are capturing dogs tho rate m &c
day.
Mr.. Foyc has been appointed Director.
General Of tile Paris Observatory place Of the late
Lc vcrricr
Maine has fifty farmers. seventeen shop.
keepers only twelve lawyers in her new ilots, Of
Reprcsentat'cs
A dollar and quarter for the poor was
the ponall recently enacted IN Paris drawing r1lDr
any political ailuson
In the Syracuse stone-cracking yard a
tramp has to work hours Tor two slices ct bread
small piece OF bologna and cup OF water
For model Western town, take Car
land Colorado They rang out the old year Win four
murders. AMI u-hcfod In the new with one.
A Quasqucton, Iowa, jury refused to
he sworn v,hou, being paid their fees in advance and
the Justice rned them tor CONTEMPT OF Court
England has a real live centenarian in a
dienitary Of the ehurchcanon Bcadon. Never do any
brain work after dinner is Of his prescriptions for
longevity.
American rifles arc now In the hands Of
half the III the world The only great
direcuy employing American France, Germany.
and England
1t Is asserted that people In New IIamp-
shire have deposited over sIpouUo in savings bank.m
Massachusetts. in anticipation Of higher dividends ana
greater security than al home.
A man In Tipton. Ind, was cured of dvs-
pepHa b, the use OF pop corn upon Close Que sriops a
found that he had eaten so bushels before the
Nns effected lie consumed 4 ~. nutnb,r Of ,nrs.aeh
day.
A Iondon indenondent ma per recognizes
10 a., ,,,.,.. ,,.., o., o., ,.d .a.or.a.L, =, ,,.,.
n,n a,,r,,.,i -, his or.,,, r,,icv Lord w.Inou,u.
a., ,a.t anal e, Pool II, ,s.t .,. tho AMY ,n.r Pc.
miers she la thus honorcd
m ,i,tno-o r,,oro,,oc, ,,,hos, ,o,,.,
-, - 49,, -. 49,,
49,. -, =, ..,,,,., - .,.,~., ra,i.t.
' ~, 49, a., s.. ,, - e'' 49,. ~. :. 80, g.,
~ -, =, - a.. ~, - -- ~
'''' ,'' ,,,, -, ,,.,,....
'So oP"h'@'u' an" i"'hinS"h' a"
Jsn.iro m, suanard stalking ~, 90 re. and the Eng.
.hman 3onuD IL sounds more imposing to say ocoU,1
refs, yet the sum il rather less than sGD
Count Dnssi has w rit ten TO n banker nj
,us, r.x,. mar he n,o,o... In diver, the italian inn
nir,,,on now going IN s,uth Amcrc, Ia Texas and that
lin. ot steamships Will he established between cruo,
and br,nuing over IMMIGRANT. AMI r.,nrpiu,
with co,tnn
Tho ,,,, I,oa.ord.,,, Ir,ivarait, boa iust
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After being out half an hour, the jury in
the ease of THEODORE II. wETMoRE. late Vice
President Of the Security Life Insurance Com
pany. brought In verdict OF guilty. Sentence
WAS postponed. and a new trial will be- asked
for; but the chances are that a. he and CASE
were alike financially fraudulent in their ofli-
cial lives. in their punishment they will not be
dIAlInI
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In tho lower House Of tho Maryland Az.

In the lower House Of tho Maryland As
selnhly yesterday MoSTGoMERy BLAIR brought
forward memorial which will not lessen the
alarm at the White House motion TO table
this memorial failed. getting only - votes out
OF sc. and 1t was referred 10 the proper COM
mittee.
II it IL approved and adopted by the Assem-
bly, the State OF Maryland will formally demand
at the hands Of Congress such legislation as
may be needed 10 ascertain Iudicially who was
chosen President al the last election and to give
effect to the will Of the people II will base this
demand on the ground that the Electoral Com
mission held itself incompetent 10 pass judicial
ly upon the returns submitted to it and To decide
on the merits; that the act under which the
Commission was organized. In providing for
a judicial revision OF its judgment had
precisely this contingency in view that in point
OF fact HAYES was seated upon VIGOROUSLY false
and fraudulent returns. which he has himself
since admitted to be such by his action in the
cases OF the Louisiana and South Carolina Re-
publican State officials and that the fraud was
cousummated by means of corrupt bargain
with certain Southern Democratic Congress-
men. involving gross treachery on both sides
TO party obligations.
The bringing forward 81 such memorial on
the eve Of the reassembng Of Congress is only
ono more proof of the widespread feeling that
matters cannot be allowed TO remain MS they
are. This feeling is us universal as it is ire
pressibe. The instinct Of the people teaches
them that there must not be n prosperous i'm
munity for fraud in this country. and the In
stinct Of the politicians teaches them that II will
not be safe to disregard popular sentiment in
such a matter.
There is one sentence in tho memorial that
citizens OF all parties will do well to ponder:
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a Mistaken Man Set Right.

To THE EpfToR OF THE SuS-Sr; I am
amazed At the comments Won make IN Tr srN Of thi-
morning the of Richard smith " Cincinnru
and his company who have lust been convicted NJ
d,rauding the by -ondr their Gas,'is through
the mail. under false repre- eniaon-, and under cover
II an oath theV rad taken not To- do q"
Your approval the Postmast' Generals decision In
th,s cnndonug crime. Is what asom,shes me Re
cause Mr. Smith has heretofore been distinguished tor
his virtues reason that when convicted of
crime he should nnpunished aud least OF all that
ruF Srs should vivc it, approval II Wa not IN the
called FOR their punishment and approved the sentences
the Courts though severe they were Just In
each the- the person convicted eNemllnc
The graces and virtues In their persons equally with vonr
truly good Of cincinnati and vet in the presence N
Justice their former good deeds availed them nothing
on The contrary Justly held that they should he
called To- sricttr accountability because Of the high
Iu-irrns they bad hereto occupied In society 30
said THF Srr. and 30 said We all
The cases cited are striknglv similar. involving the
same concentrating and periurv-onlN differing IN
degree Hut how different the punishmentl ts.e and
Lambert angu~h prison. while the Deacon h forgiven
his crnci Tie Postmaster General pronnunces him
guilty tat In view ~ the publicity given the cs~e
ton of lawif what n travesfN M iu-tlcci Immunity
gwen criminal because hi crime ha- been made ruhc
You have always boldly denounced wrongoing In high
places demanding IN Ofcibe terms the rigorous Tuns
n NJ crime wherever found. and It grieves To-
lower your dag when Your iavorie example of
Nsw YoRk. Jan g. JusrcE
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That $4,000 was paid os bride money to
secure favorable action in a certain case. from
Judge Of the supreme Court of this State. is
asserted in an AFFIDAVIT to be found in to-day's
d.
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MATT. TIMMoNs OF Indiana wants $4,000
damages from some citizens who hanged him
three times with the object of eytorting from
him confession that he was guilty Of robbery
lie ought to win his suit II there IL any respect
for justice at his trial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-09

Al tho liver IL easily dsordored, moro or lcss
bilious distress prevails Al hls VI the Or
Jayne's sentative Pills the Aver W healthy usuvn
AMI remove all bihoussess -Aa~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-09

Perjury runs through our courts a stream
without CESSATION -bsec,sr al Ae,taay Hih
During the time that BEEcHER was on trial in
a Brooklyn court. the stream became n swollen
and turbid torrent
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to resort 20 mere makoshifts. Even IL they nave
To be supplied slowly. the brigade armorics
should be made perfect for their purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-09

Once more the French republic has been
confirmed by the popular vote; and II is now
evident that the monarchical parties will not be
able 10 retain their majority In the Senate be-
yond this ycnr. The elections throughout
France last sunday for Municipal Councillors
who are among the electors Of Senators. show
that the Republican tide 10 rising higher than
ever. Only Jour out Of the eighty Councillors
elected in Paris are anti-Repuhlican; and the
party Of the republic not only carried nearly all
the other great cities of France. but made gains
among the pcasantry. who. according to GEORGE
SAND. are the sound,st part Of the French
people BY numberlces signs. It has been made
evident. during the last few months that presi-
dent MAcM,HoS could not. by any possibility.
have carried on the Government according To
the principles Of De BgooLiE and De FovRrov.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
BRITISH ARMY LEADERS.
London Letter.


Club gossip il bus: of course
with the names of the generals who
may be expected 10 come to the
front il we arc drawn iato war.
For a long time lord Napier of
Magdala stood high in the betting,
but q stronger favoritc now for the
chief commander ia Sir Liptorn
Simmons sir Charles ElIico under
him might get an army corps, 80
might Sir John Carvoch but he is
nntortuna tely senior to Simmons,
and his chances are thus reduced
to a midimnm, even if he waived
his rank. Another probable corps
commander is Sir Thomas Steele.
Sir Garnet Wolseley can hardly
EXPECT more than division, he is
still only Major General, all
though high up in the list. Per-
haps he wonld perfer the onerous
and deeply important role Of Chief
of the staff. Other probable div,-
sion generals are Sir Daniel Lyons.
Generals Somerset, Stephenson and
Shipley, General Cakes and Drys-
dale to command the cavalry. Col>
lingwood. Dickson, D'Agnilar AND
.Adye the artillery. Col. Galloway
Sir John Stokes, Lennox and Home
filing the most prominent posts
with the engineers. There would
be great rush for brigades.
Among the generals arc anderson
Leicester. Smythe, Peyton and
Pakenham. who would probably
60 bodily with the brigades they
actually command. Other briga~
diers might be Lcod .Alexan der
Russell, Percy, Fielding, Hamley
(tho military writer). Hawley and
Sir John NJ Lord. There is very.
little doubt to whom some of the,
principal staff appointments would
be given. Colonels Greaves.
M'Neil nd Il. D. Baker would SO
as matter Of course, and Will,
them many Of the Juniors from the
Horse Guards. OF the rest Of the,
staff it may fairly be assumed gen
orally that the nest men would be
selected, and that tho choice jns'
now is fortunately IN sually wide.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
BLENNERHASSET.

Tho home of s'Blennerhasset was on
an island in the Ohio River a few miles
from Parkersburg, West Virginia. Mr..
Blcnnerhassct only came into Mississippi
for the purpose of executing his part of
tho treason of Aaron Burr. Tho ruins of
ennerhassets house arc still very Wis
iblc, or were in 1871 when we were last
thcrc.-Vicksburs Express.
Blcnorhasset was citizen of Claiborn
county for years. He settled on q place
eight miles southeast of Port Gibson,
called it Gle Cache" That place he at
forwards sold to DIR. Gayle, and then it
passed into the hands of the. Cobun
brothers, then into the estate of ID.
Geo. Humphreys, and is now owned by
l.. Jolna Butler. The first criminal case
reported in tho law reports, after the
State came into the Union, WIS the s tate
VS.. Herman Blennerhassct, for shooting
John Hays. John Hayes lived on the
place which now belongs to Capt. jeff
Whitncy.-Port' Gibson tMiss.h ,Hcvcille,.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
GRANT FORGHS.
Mobile Register.l


EXP resident Grant is far away
from the country ovese (which he
ruled for eight years, but he fond
~ imagines that the governm mt
is still being run in the interest o.
the Jay Con d.. the Castc'l's, A. +.
Stewards. the Boss Shepherds and
the Belknaps and the Babcocks.
He writes hack that if he were still
President he would pnt a most
determined veto upon the repud'a
ton b,ll-called silver bil|-if it
should receive the vote OF Con-
gre<s;' and if it should pass he
hopes all business men 10 the
country will work to defeat its
operations.
Grant forgcts that he is no Ion
ger President, that Boss Shepherd
is a bankrup:, that Besknap is for
gotten that Babcock has retired to
an oranSe farm in Florida, that
Cattcll has failed, that A. +.
Stewart is dead, that the Demos
Gratis are in pos session in Congress
and that Spencer is going TO the
Black Hills. Grant forgets that
Thad. Stevens lies a Wondering in
his grave aud that Alex Stephens
is running the government.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
No. The Bank Of France

R9- The Bank Of France. has
been seventy -eight years in exist
ence. 1t was organized soon after
Napoleon Bonnparte became First
Consul, and his name is upon the
list of original shareholders. 1t is
managed by fifteen regents and
three censors, who are chosen by
an assembly composed Of 200 Of
the largest shareholders. The
bank has never suspended payment
but once since vt was organized.
Upon the entry of the ollied armies
into Paris, in 1914, the provision
al Governor OF the bank had the
cellars in which the specie was
stored, walled up, the no es burns
cd and the plates for printing
them destroyed, in order that the
enemy might not issue notes in the
name Of the bank.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
EARLY MSING.

A correspondent tells the follow
ing story of a we'll known railroad
officer whose headquarters are. not
one thousand miles from Pittsbnrg:
His private secretary found it nec-
essary to leave home for a few days
on business, aud it was arranged
that a yonng man should take his
place in Mr. d Office during
his absence. The secretary hav-
ing a kindly feeling for the young
man suggested that he had better
be on hand early each morning, as
his lord and master was an
early riser. Our friend (who had
been in the habit of going to his
office about S A. n. made an ex-
ira effort and appeared at Z O'Clock,
ready to discharge his duties.
Judge of his surprise on finding
that Mr.. --- was there before
him and had already finished his
mail, read the morning papers and
was about Lighting his second cig>
ar. well, young man. said Mr..
-, I'D like to know where
you have been spending the fore
noon.--Railroad Ga@ctfc.