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The Thing Needed.

Tho Legislature Mt Albany IL filled with
schemes OF rctrcnchment; and some OF the
schemes are very sweeping. II is proposed
TO reduce the expenses Of our municipal adj
ministration and the salaries of Junction.
aries from the Mayor down to tho clerks ;
10 reduce the police expenses, and
tho salaries of officers, from the Com
missioncrs down to tho patrolmcn /;
and to reduce the expenses OF courts and
the salaries OF Judges, including Police JUS
ticos. Notice was yesterday given of bill
which prescribcs n reduction I'm the NUM-
cipal salaries of this city TO tho tune OF two
millions Of dollars year. A proposition
has also been adopted in the Assembly
for the reduction uf salaries under the con-
troll of the Legislature. At the same time,
the New Capitol Commissioners reported
yesterday that, for the completion Of tho
building in which the Legislature transacts
business, an additional appropriation OF
H,200,00O is required.
There should be no serious difficulty about
the adoption " measures. practicable and
sensible in their provisions, that would
speedily put an end to the prodigality Of
expenditure in the municipal service OF
New York. All that is required is
the application of ordinary busi-
ness principles to the public adj
ministration. There are practical men, OF
both parties, in the Legislature. They know
what is required Of them by the people
whose votes elected them, and who have TO
pay the taxes. Their duty is plain, and they
will be held to their responsibility for its
performance.
number of Republicans in the Assembly
are active In this matter, and they are as
surcd of the cooperation OF the main body OF
tho Democratic members. The opposition
Is from the ALvoRD Republicans, and their
strength is in the Committees, that have
been organized in their interest. But we do
not believe this faction can defeat measure
that is drawn up with sense and Judgment,
and sustained with sincerity and energy
Mr. STRAHAN is not the kind Of reformcr
to draw up a bill such as is needed.
nor can we expect the one Of which he has
given notice to be in the public interest.
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Mining s,oeh. In The stoeh r.ohons..

For some time many mombers Of the Stock
Exchange have desired o have the prominent and most
reliable mining stock. placed upon the list stocks TO be
dealt In on the floor Of the Exchange They were de
barred from placing them there the stocks had
been committed 10 the New York Mining Stock En-
change. The Stock Exchange was bound not to place
mining stocks upon It's list without first giving the Mining
Board six months notice Of their intention to do So
when gold touched par the stock brokers know they
hai lost an opportunity for speculation and they also
hhd the Gold Room on their hands An effort was made
90 make the Mining BOARD department Ut the stock ~
change, ana give u the Gold Room tor it, operations
While the neg uuuous were pending a few weeks ago
the MINING Board voted o waive the service OF the siN
months notice from the stock Exchange. evidently as
c1clhatnN measure and last week It's Governing Com
mttoe made he further concc sson Of allowing members
Of the stock Exchange the privileges uur nfter tho
payment Of thV annual dues u $50 But the NEGOTIATIONS
Mu through and the Examining Committee OF the stock
Exchange have voted to place unng soaks unon their
st under certain cstrictions In addition 20 The -,
~ fnt expenses and sworn statement ut fnanr' ,
augn rrdnrg OF all aplSing railroad corpor ons M,
fNrhan-t VIII require the company max 40 ~,
20 s'd at It, expense AN expert r-.f~r Law tie T., i,-
~ , We l, '' ,'nc property of the company,
"'V Il '"e HvNestake Mining Company OF California
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To THE Enron OF THE sUN-Sr; see in
late Issue of rk SITS that A. Lausscdat suggests signals
hy means Of pctrolc UNI lamp 20 he visible At rty N
Kilometres This is probably calculation Of a sugges
ton made by me IN nae winter Of ls7o7l when residing
at M,ntuno France The French Government at Bor
dcauN had scientific bureau attached to the War De
partment 10 the mentors of which suggested that
communication with raus might be effected by means Of
telescopes located IN designated portions u the city and
At certain sh points outside aud distant thirty or forty
kilometres By means OF mirrors and lights at night or
lc sun during day, prepared cole Of signals would
establish perfect communication. No person could even
see the signals except those In the direct line vision
The French secretary " War clrgraphcd me 70 come
at once TO bordeaux, distant 80 miles, and the Preect
furnished me transportation. Tie desire was then eN
pressed for me to take command OF hsh grade m the
army WIN ihs ann other SIGNALS cial charge IL
was L." late. however Tor practical benefit had iu
iufm1uuu Through friends. ON the day o arrival ia
bordeaux, mat Paris would SURF, ndvr the next day
have never doubted. however. tatth method oi com
mumfAuun WAs PERFECTLY feasible. ~ doubt hume r0uS
experiments have since been made m France on this
subject. and Mons lans,cdai Is perhaps member Of
tnt Nd scicuuNc commission.
nnt the nutural query can BE- made cven thouch VIZ
have no er atiorled cities dancer of Investment hy
st enuft officers also 10 experiment on this ns mart of
our signal code amt prepare some occasion In the
future when 10 might hr Nltalff BtANfos DrNr.S
LOUISVILLE, Jan. IL, 1871
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the other IA as captains; IS inspectors, rank
ing as commanders; 80 surgeons, ranking as
cutenant-commanders 80 passed assistant
surgeons ranking as lieutonants, and 20
more as masters; assistant surgeons,
ranking as masters, and IS rs ensigns.
In the Pay Corps there are 10 directors,
one ranking as commodore and the other IL
as captains; 10 inspectors, ranking as com
mandors; 80 paymasters, ranking as lieu
tenant-commanders; 80 passed assistpnt
paymasters, ranking as leutenants, A
assistant paymastcrs ranking as masters,
and IA more as ensgns.
In tho Engineer Corps there are 20 chief
engineers. ranking as commodore, 0 as
captains, 10 as commanders and As as lieu-
tenant commanders; 0G passed assistant
engineers, Of whom 80 rank as lioutcnants
and iG as masters 80 assistant engineers, of
whom rank as masters and 81 US cnsigns /;
and % cadet engineers.
There are "a chaplaiIs, 4 OF whom rank as
captains, AZ commanders, rs licutenants.
There are 10 professors OF mathematics, 3
ranking as captains, as commanders, and
8 as licutcnants. There are IL naval con-
structors, comprising commodore, 2 cap
tains. 3 commanders, and licutcnants; and
5 assistant naval constructors, l ranking as
lieutenant and the rest rs masters. There
are also 0 civil engineers, and the admiral
and vice-admiral each has n secretary.
This IL only the active list. On tho re-
tired and reserved list we find As rear-ad-
mirals, % commodorcs, lG captains, 10 COM
mandcrs. Il cnant-commandcrs, leu
tenants, IA masters, and cnsigns. Pursu-
retired and reserved list we find. simply
taking the relative rank and retiring pay,
20 more commodorcs, % captains, COM
mandcrs, . licutcnant-commandcrs, 10 lieu
tenants, 30 masters, and ensign.
Summing up the active and the retired or
reserved list, we get an aggregate Of adj
miral, 1 vico-admiral SO rcar-admirals,
"A commodores, 1872 captains. 1G2 COM
manders, 2i9 licutcnant-commandcr and 463
lieutcnants, besides large numbers of mas
tcrs and cnslgns, whilc Of the warrant Of
ficers we have made no reckoning.
Looking at the higher grades for a mo-
mcnt, the topheavncss which Mr.. BLAINE
has discovered Is most apparent. Ancient
Mariner THOMPSON, in his last report, says
that 1.-THE number of vessels now in COM
mission and needing no repairs is 3D." and
he adds that, with next years appropria-
tions expended, "thc effective cruising force
Of the navy will be AZ steam and sailing
ships, making the total number 81" But
with his 93-possibly to be made 52-ships,
the Ancient Admiral can display list Of
50 rcar-admirals and "a commodorcs. TO say
nothing Of higher or lower grades of COM
missioned officers.
Can any other country in the world make
such an exhibit?
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To THE EDIToR OF THE sUN-Sr, Tho article
IN Yesterdays Sun entitled Locomotives in Mid Ar"
while true IN many respects does unntenuonal inius
uee To the hremcn-not stokersnof the New York Ele
waited Railroad
deny that they are common laborers" without A
single exception they are Intelligent experienced mem
many OF whom have been engineers ON surface roads for
years
am afraid the thirteen hours work that Engineer
complains OF have made him rather shaky in tho uprer
story lie hhd better lay nu for tDlal. and who h,.
next travels rs passenger he need not carry pa ssaee
can show their badges Jf.xi,r
To tut fuuon o. im SUN-Sir In TnF suNnAY SuS |
noticed under the heading of locomotives on Mid AR
'r compliant Of an cneincor on tho elevated road Who
stAs WAi the tioktrs don know thing about an ru
tlh', ana hfr only common ahOrcrs Now. would ik,.
o. say mat tunk hv does injustice tu tie man whose
ic - m the scales with his own ana whose luty "a,
rs MN Ia DC lus as smart and capable Of hnldul hts
inh as Nic engineer would likc TO a gree man
lnp ON an engine nni hre her To Albany or any other
llt" Witlou first being htokcniu. How did this man
nL't i''uur an cuelutcr, Joe d, uuef Did hr not az
uf-thfr upf nrsicass fireman Knows As much about
lhe MorAihAs OF a locomotive AZ an cngin,er
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WIN the Church Defend Herself -Appeal OF
an EplscopniIan.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The COM
municauon ct Lawyer" singing IT, was. and the
icisns on H. none of them quite meet the difficulties that
/, for ono. experience In religious matters
At no time In its histor, has the Christian religion bcen
the subject such pondcrou. and stawar blows a. It Is
meeting to-day do not alluie 20 the attacks 1t the 1T
tie learned OF men like Thomas Paine his imtators
who praTmauze from verbal irrocvancios the failure
OF Inspiration Their arrows have never pTicked the sur
face of its lmrcrturbabiAty.
But churchmen cannot he unaware that grave and rev.
srcnt philosophers scientists and hstoriog piers
men who prove everything and ask nothing Of faith or
special pcadingare standing up In their places aud call
ing on system that proves nothing. but raves every
thing 10 Faith togivo new for that Faith
that shall az least keep abreast the iscoycry the re
search, and the intellect OF the age
! write as churchman-as one who. however bafcd
will surrender foothod Of faith until he sees his Mas
ter leave the field Hut / would like to ask my fellow
ehurehmen a. in the teeth of these onsaughts the
church Is doing her duty
Lit quite safe for her pulpit hammer away at pos
tuatos. iemmas. and propositions ont OF Chilngworth
AMI Bishop. Butler ami Jeremy Taylor when Huxley.
and Typdal and Darwin who have the advantage q
being alive are Numbering az the second tier Of
fences' Is safe for her 20 exhaust her resources in
denouncing the sins Of solom and Gomorrah and rcngu
INK korah aud his troop wheneyery morning newspaper
reprints the last doubts ~ scholars inspiration the
latest problems 10 endless punishment and while the
suhp~nas Of science served upon Nature itself to
te.ufyi
In tnc Church of Rome to be sure. one can fly from
dubtauon beneath the Esis Of infabc authority. hut
alas for the churchman who lives IN these tines and
sirugs,s 20 die va the faith his mother anghthm unless
the puptof MS church make some Sc sfure II reaching
out Der hand o. hold him up the midst OF the great
WatcrHoois that rage about him. LarmAS
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The Proposed Reform Of the Court of
Special Sessions.

A bin TO secure better administration Of
justice in the Court OF Special Sessions of
the Peace in this city has been introduced
into the Legislature at Albany. This court,
although Of inferior rank, is a tribunal of
considerable importance, the vast number
Of petty criminal offences that are disposed
Of without jury being tried before it, At
present ii consists Of three Police Justices.
who sit together. The new bill proposes n
change in the constitution Of the court. but
no substantial change Of jurisdiction.
II provides for two Justices Of the Court
of Special Sessions, not Police Justices, but
specially appointed, who shall sit alternately
a month at II time Under the present sys-
tenn the business Of the court is actually
done by one Of the Police Justices, although
three are present We have no doubt IL will
be ms well to have but one Judge on the
bench and it will certainly cost less One
great objection TO the existing arrangement
Is that IL takes the Police Justices away
from three Police Courts and impcdcs bust
ness therein for many hours Of each day on
which Court Of Special Sessions is held.
This will be obviated by the appointment
OF the two new Judges provided for by the
bill. We do not like the provision, however,
that permits one OF these Judges TO do moth
ing during the month IN which the other
holds court or course, Judges, like other
mon who work, are the better for n little
leisure now and then, and an occasional
vacation; but II is going n little too far 10
let n public servant rest six months year at
an annual salary of five thousand dollars.
Tho method Of appointment contemplated
10y the bill also seems Objectionable. The
Mayor of the city Of New York and the
Chief Judge Of the Court Of Common Pleas
are empowered to appoint the new Justices
We do not think that any such duty rs that
of appointing another judicial officer should
he imposed upon Judge. Legislation ought
TO aim at the decrease ~ judicial patronage
rather than its increase. There would be
nothing inappropriate in vosting the power
OF appointment in the Mayor alone, as the
chief executive officer of the city, SO long as
he continues empowered by law to appoint
the Judges of other local and inferior tribu-
nnls We should prefer system, however,
that would give the Governor the appoint
mont of all such magistrates, by and with
the advice and consent of the senate
The provision that mono but lawyers of at
least live years practice shall. be eligible
as Judges Of the Court of Special Sessions.
and that they must be approved by the
presiding Justice of some local court of
record, Is weak and useless for any good
purpose. We must trust TO the appointing
power to secure the proper qualifications in
tho persons appointed II we cannot safely
do this, the foregoing requirements will not
suffice to insure the designation Of suitable
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Josiah sugg.

To rHE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir. About n
week ago found IN TnE suN letter OF Young man
who had written about 800 letters tor engagement rs
hooSkceler and who asked anybody would helm him 10
lind situation The next day there was reply 10 the
eject that gentleman In Norwalk Conn. had u place
open, and that hc would furnish employment TO any
wehcdncat,d young man willing to work and would
pay hiin fair salary. This signed Josiah sucg
NurNulk, Conn. 7H'
am ont ui employment myself, married and have
done, perhaps more than the Young man whose letter
Tor heip attracted uir. ! thought the Nurwak onor
mieht hc an opportunity for me. But nui thero t- mo-
syh ler,oh IN Norwak Thinking he did not ,isu his
fNNt name wrote % Tie address. hut received mo- an
swrr So. asked az the Post ON,c ,,-tef a, run'
u my letter hat been called tor was told mat large
number letters were waiting Tor delivery addressed TO
the Same person
Susg wrote merely for amuso at the eNpense q
person. lo tns or employment thnA II a very unscn
u'WaulN io,r 49, 81
Hurui NoEWAiK, Jan. ~
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THE NEW ARMY BILL.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.--Tho Army Appro-
priation bill was reported to-day by Mr. Hewitt
The bill makes no change In tho organiza-
ton Of the army. but 1t contempates reorgani-
zation in the near future. II opens the retired
list TO all officers who have had forty years Of
service, or are 81 years OF age. with tho proviso
that in the latter instance the President may OK
tend the period OF service TO the nge OF G5
Officers who have been thirty years In the SER
vice can be retired Mt their own request and
other officers rcsigning can receive three years
pay Tor The next two years Cadets graduating
ut West Point are given the option Of resigning
and receiving $3.50. or remaining in the service
No changes whatever in the size and number OF
regiments. the organization OF the staff or tho
command OF tho army are made. The amount
appropriated by the bill is $26.7i7 300. This is
appropriated last year. and s2.5ss 900 loss than
the DEPARTMENT estimates. One Of the increas ed
appropriations Is an increase of siOO 900 in the
appropriation for tho work at the Springfield
armory, making the appropriation there
t23oOOu; and one Of the new items is $50 900
10 build powder magazine.
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Tho Reylynl % John 4. I.n...,.

Greoi Loean' monarch of the Western wildl
Asain the prairie and the black ach grove
Send TO the Senate tlvir untutorcd child
Whom righteous wrath from that position drove
Now climbs or country upward like a roatl
what greater glory need the nation seek.
II honors uonsonse from brnlcn throat
Ana dclucs the force of lungs and check
Again Will Senators torsake the floor
when l.osan's slogan rudcly smltes their ears.
AMI flee the voice whose rough. ralnpaecou, roar
Could wen control Grove OF Texas steers.
There will the prairie stallion kick ami France.
Niih all the antics of tae party hack.
AMI su'l in that deserted space Will dance.
while mugs amt iobs opplc,s hi, huricned back
'rah'hho the country crawls, amt like the Turk,
is dcat ami blind to truth ana honesty.
When Logan u.hlly .uruamed prty Work,
Amons the solemn scnriors we see.
Istus rrophcuc' Must the whi,br, thieves
And all he riu-s Of rosUos rcl.shi their nresi
orisii thus show the SENSE dccc,cs-
The candles flicker ere the hAme sApresi
Who groets this man OF torch and tnrucntine
In whom the better elements are scanti
shall Lueans AVIATOR lccomc sisnf
Two terms of him. DO they mcan three Of Grant,
PleurIue Attacks Subdued
" yaynes ESlceiorauL-Ade
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The TOpheavy Navy.

Mr. BLAINE's attack on the monstrous
surplus of officers in the navy would have
oven gained in power by being pushed still
further into details.
On the active navy list. according to tho
last official register, there were admiral. /
yicc-admiral, Ii rehr-almrals, % commo-
dores, 80 captains, so commanders, 81 lieu
tenant-comlnandcrs, and $50 cutcnants, to
say nothing of 100 masters and G3 cG-igns,
who are also commissioned officers, and 1873
mdshipmen and cadet mdshipmcn.
In the Medical Corps active list there are
u directors, ranking as commodore aud
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had by those whowlsh TO buy them. Rad
ishos raised under the glass arc quite cheap
and worry good; celery is abundant at low
prices; and OF grapes there is plentiful
supply.
Last year was q remarkably good one for
apples Tho crop was not only large, but
also Of II very superior quality, and this
most nutritious fruit is now within tho
reach Of nearly everybody. The experiment
OF exporting them to England on q large
scale has not, however, proved successful
At the time Of their gathering the farmers
were overloaded with apples, and thousands
of bushels which could not be sold or turned
over to the cider mills were fed TO horses,
hogs, and cattle This supcrfuity cncour-
aged dealers to send apples abroad in great
quantities, so that month or two ago the
products OF our orchards could be obtained
I'm London at prices very little greater than
those which prevailed in New York Moro
than $4,000 barrels were shipped from Boston
alone, and tho report is that in almost every
case there was a loss ON tho consgnments
Meantime the prices have shown an improv-
ing tendency at home, and there Is no
likelihood of any moro OF last years crop
going abroad unless the bids for them shall
be very tempting.
Barring scarlet fever, which Is not so
widespread as 1t was, though still ono Of the
most fatal diseases which now aiIlict the
city, and diphthcria, which is less prevalent
the health Of New York is good for January.
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Con,e.tnr Kober, w. MacGev,. WIN.

plrTsBuRGH, Pa. Jan. ga woman claiming
To he the widow Of Robert ". Mackey has announced
wat she would contest his will Ills estate is valued At
about sHhOn The woman saws size was married to
nag ny IN MY years ago 9ud has two chldrcn by hun
ltr h"rn vs. are the lending firm 90 hi. CIV nnd -nv
mat she hd. tut into thtr litnls pnurr, viii Ia IA, .
ulS hci Claim beyond Qu, stiun Her maiden nannr
IL SAID 20 have been Mowry w " nanny
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Ala for the Blind.

., NAsWNGToN, Jan. 29.-Nr. burnside rep.
H. u IRON tho Committee nu Eduruuou and lsior. H.
s9f9i.. ia.olgby 9n i9e House OH that uwrepriatcs
~ Inc United states through the American Punfu q
House for tue hni. Tile money Is " be Invested IN four
Yer cent United states bonds
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Ono of the oddities Of the RENo trial is tine
variety Of estimates made by different observers
ms 10 tho number Of Indians present at the bat
tie Of the Little Big Horn, These estimates
vary from 800 up TO 10000. Perhaps n part of
the discrepancy may DO due to the reckoning of
warriors alone by some witnesses. while others
put in women and children also But there Is a
largo margin Of difference left, in any case.
though all the testimony comes from eyc-wit-
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Out Of nineteen samples of coffee from
New York and Brooklyn groceries sent re-
Gently TO DR.. II \. Morr. Jr. for analysis.
seven were found TO contain chccory puro and
simple. or chiccory and serials That some per
sons like chlccory in their coffee seems to be an
established. although neNplicabie fact; but a.
Or. MORT remarks. that Is no reason why per-
sons Of better taste. who prefer their coffee
pure should be imposed upon. Tho most dis
quoting discovery thus far made IL that blue
clay can be so ground, moulded. and roasted as
TO present the perfect sombancc Of the coffee
bean. Fancy beginning tho day 10y swallowing
a decOction Of blue clay
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Anu--ts-sts AS-DaS
nooth'- Theatre Mcnou.
broadway Theatre Our Boys.
Globe r. estre-Unhnown.
t.rand Opers ttoas--rhe Colleen lava
Lsc-um Theatre " N T. rluaiore.
hnsoaic taaii-Gen. Tom Thumb MAtines
sew Norh Aquarium Chile ella Matinee
NtbIu's s.srI~n- Ben Mccullough
Olympic rheatrr- Sever too T. te 10 Mend.
ps'h rheatrr- Dot or, The Cricket the ffeor,tN
sasFrssctseo uinstr~iS broadway, cor astnsI
standard Theatre IL NJ. ). Piuafore.
stcins~ny uaIi Concert
rons r"stor'- Opera uouSo-varlety Matase.
Theatre Coaiqu--variety
Nnion square rh-stre-rhe BANKERS Daughter
wsttaeL'- Ih-atr--Oura