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Oninm Instend of Rum.

Attention begins 10 be attracted 10 tho
great Increase in tho consumption Of opium
in this country. This increase Is the result
Of it, larger use as stimulant. In many
cases where druuknrd has suddenly left
or the use Of alcoholic drinks, after having
been accustomed TO them for many years, IL
would he found, il the truth were known,
that opium, IN some form, has been adopted
as a sui stitutc
An instance came TO our knowledge re-
Gently OF a middle-aged mechanic, who,
after repeated attacks Of dcliium trcmcns,
having been warned 10y physician that the
next attack would probably prove fatal,
had left or drinking. This had occurred
several years ago. Tho man had work n con
siderable portion Of tho time. Sull his
family continued wrctchcdly poor. This
was explained by the discovery that he and
his wife each INDUCED in an ounce Of lauda-
mum n day,
We have known some distinguished tom
pcranco lecturers from the class ~ reformed
drunkards who regularly drew their inspi-
ration from the mouth Of q laud1num bottle.
Some persons think the hahitual usc Of
opium IS less objectionable than the habitual
use Of alcoholic stimulants We should say,
however, Of these two evils choose neither.
Tho habit Of using opium is ncatcr, but It
is hardly less destructive TO the moral sense
1t j. n habit which is generally INDUCED
very secretly; and, indeed, 1t seems TO in
crease the disposition To secrctivouess, in its
victims. in regard to other matters also. A
Connecticut physician in extensive practice
pridcd himself ON his treatment Of eases Of
confirmed opium eating, and made spo-
ciaIty OF curing such, Among his patients
was 4 highly cultivated woman in whom he
took n particular interest. He gradually
diminished the allowance Of opium to her
until IL dwlndlcd down to nothing. and she
assured him that she was completely cured,
and that she cared nothing whatever for the
drug any longer. Tho doctor was much
clatcd at his success, until, some time after
ward, lac learned from druggist that his
| patient had boon privately purchasing Opt
um all tho while, and that so far from di-
minishing the quantity she took she had
been steadily increasing it.
The best time to leave Off tho use Of both
rum and opium is before you begin.
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Another Veto.

Private adviccs from Washington inform
us that Mr.. HAYES has made up his mind to
send in another veto.
What the House will do on its receipt re-
mains 10 be seen. Old Probabilities may
risk his reputation, however, on the prcdic-
ton Of Il stormy time.
Some surprise may be expressed that THE
SUN should have the interesting Administra-
ton ncws In advance OF its esteemed contcm-
porarics 1t can hardly be explained by the
circumstance that MIR. EvARrs was one OF
the founders of this journal, because he docs
not always know what Mr.. HAYES Is going
to DO Until he reads if in our columns The
fact is. that barring our criticisms ON Mr.
HAYES title, we think TIE SUN IL rather u
favortc journal at the White House, just
Ms it is in other houses II is tar more highly
appreciated even there than the few obsc-
quIous journals that say Mr.. HAYES title
is valid, and praise him when he does not
deserve TO be praised.
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The Blight on Our suburbs.

Why is it that Staten leland is not rluged
with villas Here is a gem Of an island set
in the bosom Of one 81 the lovolicst bays in
the world. It's picturesque coast line rises
hero and there into heights commanding
views Of enhancing beauty views riyalling
those Of the Nesuylan hay itself It il swept
day and night by the salt sea brcczcs 1t
lies at the very door Of one Of the richest
most oyorcrowded, badly policcd, and dir
tiost citos In the world One would sup
pose that all the eligible building sites on
station Island from Stapleton Pier TO Tot
t.aF.l.o, would hayrlcen occupied long GRE
this ly wealthy Now Workers. That they
ere not D. ono of the things That puz1lo OBJ
ecryout VISITORS.
Thosn visitor, would bo sim further puz-
2lod 'lut I4, until some Now York friend
furnished them the key oi the mystery If
they were to push their invc legations VI
the ,.la-cloNL"d heights Of oar noble
HGdson, or along 'he cove ndontcd banks
Of She upper East hiNcr and the shorca of
tie sound beyond, "a lato the lcafy gladcs
o. interior Wcstchestor. u among tic park
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Grant and @. w. Child., A. NJ.

PHILADELPHIA. May 10.-Your correspondent
called upon Nr George Chilis today Ia learn IL there
any truth IN tire report that he IL advising Gen
Grant against going once into the Presidential con
tost Mr. Chlds expressed considerable surprise that
such an impression should have got abroad lie stated
cmphaucay that he has never advised gen Grant upon
the sul.c Furthermore. he authorized me TO say that
the General has never mentioned the matter oven CON
versauon his letters TO hts personal frcnd
Neither Mr. chls Mr. Fish, Mr. Borc, nor Mr. DrcNcl-
all friends who may BE- considered close TO him any
ono-havo ever been consulted by Cen Grant as to
whether not he should permit the OF his
candidate None Of uose gentlemen have far rs Mr.
Chlds knew. ever Nentured 10 onor their opinion the
General upon the Presidency Mr.. Drexcl was several
months In France with Gen Grant but this matter
talked Of aud In his frequent letters Mr. Chids
the avoidance Is observable.
Mr.. Chds was sorry 60 sc that some has circu-
lated the story TINT Gen GRANTS personal friends
fostering and encouraging this movement for his nom
nation This is not only untrue but 1t is 50 far removed
from the truth that the Of the statement would
be nearer correct Gen. Grants intimate friends on.
posed To his accepting the Presidency unless tits forced
upon him Mr. Borie has hcen from the nrst decidedly
In opposition his taking Office again and Mr. chhds
himself only iayors the movement beoause it seems to be
the sponta demand OF the country As Tar Gen
Grant himself IA concerned Nr Childs knows that lie
neither desires sreks the nomination The General
just before he went abroad expressed his satisfaction az
being relieved nom the responsibilities Of once,
and hts determination to remain In private life.
lie said that he feit happy boy cut OF
school. and that eight YEARS OF military power and
eight years Of civil authority had been quite enough
for him Mr. cniids is that the General prefers not
to be candidate. II he consents to accept II will he
because the Republican party demands II All over the
country the movement In this direction is growing
stronger and II Gen Grant is persuaded to receive the
nomination OF his friends Will help to elect him
but 1t should be understood they know that
his acceptance u once would he at the sacrifice OF per
sonal comfort
speaking the aVo~si. nes-rs nl.,~ss oa-s,s'.-
ana others for Grant. Nj Clilds said that President
HAYES in expressing his wishes Tor Grant ms
cessor, had made good point in calling attention to tho
fact that the objections to Grant third term candi
date would apply IN 1897 because having len Office
and the control oi Federal patronage. lie was Ike any
other man and CA the same footing Therefore. Mr.
Childs said. the HeaI which opposed the third tcrw
movement. could couscirrdously support Gen. Gran
next year Il he j. nominated
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enough in all OF thcm-even among the
breezy Hampshire and Berkshire hills,
where the spirit Of JONATHAN EDWARDS still
walks.
Indiana, Illinois, and Connecticut have all
been rcproachcd I'm turn with n heathcn
laxity Of legislation resulting in heather
morals. But in their worst estate they never
became SO thoroughly hcathcnizcd rs has
the onco gOdly commonwealth Of the Pill
grims and the Purtans.
Which society will be the first to send mis-
sionaries to Massachusetts,
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Wanted Missionaries for Massachu.etts.

Some one Of tho missionary societies now
holding their anniversary meetings in this
city should turn its attention to MassRchu-
sets There is field close at hand, and
apparently in as dcploraho need OF moral
tillagc as any in Central Africa.
llayo the reverend officers Of these socc-
ties read the lcttor from Cape Cod in yostcr-
days SUN2 If they have, we need not
argue the matter What must be tho moral
condition Of onco Christian State in which
young girls still In their teens trip into court
bytho dozen, and smllingly ask tobe divorced
from boy husbands with whom they have
lived from three weeks 20 as many years
No wonder that Judge LoHD, In spite Of his
long Judicial acquaintance with tho work
ing Of tho Massachusetts, divorce laws,
was unable 10 lcprcss his horror at such n
spectacle.
Il 10 NOT on Capo Cod alono that such spec
tacles are yearly presented. The demorali-
zatlon tholo scens 10 bo n llttlo moro com
plcte than IA other sections: but 1t is bad
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REVITAL or our mon AND STEEL IN
DUSTRY.

Two inevitable effects follow protective
tariff. Tho first is the reduction OF tho price OF
| imported products sold in competition with the
| protected products; tho second is the reduc-
| ton Of the price OF the protected prod
ucts caused by domestic competition
| from which there is no escape and to
which there is ho limit. Through the want
OF this limitation periodically comes over-pro-
ducion. with n terrible punishment to capital
and labor. The following statement Of the
| average yearly price per gross ton OF No. l an
thracitc foundry pig iron ut Philadelphia. from
1872 to 1873. tells in part the severity Of tho
struggle among American ironmasters for the
possession OF their home market:
s4ssiI siS7s ts5 % IS 80 sgss5 sisss4is si7c.,.
At the close Of 1877. tho number of furnaces
out Of blast in the United States was 4i6 tho
| number in blast was only 27O. The check TO
this immense industry Is well illustrated in In
| diana. That State had eight blast furnaces In
operation in 1872 and produced in that year
| 80 22l tons OF pig iron. Two Of these furnaces
| have been dismantled. two have been removed
to Cleveland. Ohio. and one or two more will be
torn down this year. The pg-iron product OF
| Indiana fell to Is $40 tons in 1877.
On the other hand. tho Besscmer steel indus
| try developed 10 the point OF independence Of
| foreign competition. but not having yet reached
the destructive point Of homo competition. or
OF over production has steadily advanced.
The first British steel rails sold in this coun-
try in 1868 commanded the great price Of $3.50 u
ton in gold. In 1867 when American steel rails
were first made to MI orders English steel rails
fell Immediately in our markets to f1l3 gold. As
the result OF the competition thus established.
the price ut Bcsscmer steel rails has steadily
and rapidly declined. until in 1877 the American
mako was sold as low as siO n ton. with an
average for the whole year Of $3.50. In 1873
they fell to ii225. Tho price Of Besscmcr stool
rails is now less than half the price OF iron rails
at SO recent period as 1872.
Tho American Bessemer rails ore in all re-
spccts as good rs the English. Tho number Of
Besscmcr steel works in the United States is
elcyen-onc in New York. five in Pennsylvania.
ono in Ohio. and three in Illinois. All arc in
full operation. with orders ahead for year. cx-
ccpt one In Missouri. which is lido for q special
reason. 1t is very Interesting fact in tho de-
velopmont OF American industry that tho Bes-
semer steel manufacture should hayo moved
forward with such prodgious ygor during the
onttro period OF depression. bankruptcy. and
liquidation between 1871 and 1873. This re-
markablc development is shown In the follow
ing table Of tho production OF steel rails In this
NJ fun ,tln ho
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There hunters Il ships which yellow fever
breaks out whenever they 80 into water warmed TO
about tic temperature of zoe Fahrenheit rhis
will occur year after year, and season after
season. The is well known, has no mys-
terry in II, and easily be olviatcd. Any mum.
ter ~ tons Of solid h'th from yellow rvcr ports viii be-
found between the inner and outcr plankrgs " hcss
vessels and they will always remain unhealthy until it is
removed No amount OF superficial cleansing. white
washing, disiniecuon, freezing Will subdue tins per
mancnty but only Tut It in allegiance Tor short time
II must simply be ompucd out
The great Hinioo festivals take place every twelve
Ncar., and always copmcnce on the i2,h OF April Tie
danger o tho conveyance 81 cholera TO Europe and this
country il LARGEST At these period. OF ho greatest ont
break IN India Cholera never originates 1T Mecca bus
is away we'd There ndostHn but fortunately
the Mecca festivals rarel, coincide IN date with those Of
India. The Mohsmn,dau year consists ~ l. lunar
months o. - daNs each. OF $50 days instead OF SIX
Hence the great Mohaumcdan festival al Mecca varies
In the time Of it, @ DAYS year and
cholera only breaks there whcn 1iindoo plgrms with
cholera arrive az Mecca wien the festival fats in the lat
TEL part of Aprh. or IN MAY perhaps IN june At all
other periods the Mecca festivals take place
psradyelv harmlessly Cholera can be conveyed from
India bv way ofthc Red Sea 10 the Mediterranean very
rapidly hut transported through Central Asia very
slowly II the English obtain sud retain possession of
Cabul the advance OF cholera through Central Asia or
Persis may be forever stoprcd
great obstacle IN the way NJ proper street cleaning in
this CITY iste difficulty of tispus,nS the sNcclines
some OF the great sugar plantations Havana are
mauur'd with street sNtepngs transported ~ special
railroad trains from the city II has been a standing
wonder 30 the writer Why the waste lands near New
York, OF IN New Jersey ana Long Island have not thus
snrendered fertile There must b, way Of dsci
iectng the offensive materials or covering ear or boat
loads NJ them with layer clean soil that they may
be conveyed BY rail even by boat without ocLDo TO
sight and smell.
Ifnc Fourth avenue tunnel were paved with ashaltun
between tie tracks, nnd tho tracks were paved with
Hvgian navcmont and tho whole properly severed and
rutored the same amount of daily sweeping which j.
almost usccssly expended upon H. would render the
whole tunW sweet and clean q. It Is dirty and
offensive The cNpen.e would ne worry smal The owner,
are capable Injecting 1t and the pUbhc should demand H.
~ G.. T.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sr: In view
Of tho approach u hot weather would 1t not he wise
and economical plan 10 moor the Old Minnesota In the
lower hay ia be used hospital ship for the reception
NJ yellow fever patients from injected nnrt,f she now
lies rouing NJ her anchorage I'm the Noth River per.
rnnVrurncr fer few fancy ohcrts In eVhdin.
vice. m ,ies rE useless ana unnecessary cuso 10
tax rl ldtu CnbutrN
Could NOT the boys le transferred to seagoug vessels
whtic In course Oi time they milt become sailors and
the yellow seHEcd Minnesota transferred 10 the lower
hnv ara made useful alike 10 This city and the ~ or-
nate sick entering our IUrtf N. w.
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American Was~sui- 2os n1wory Matinee
Hover Theatre isek Slcrra.d.
NEE ,.st-r uaiI-rwa-h 'ad,d Nisatiusale
broadway Ih-ats--it NJ. y riusfnfe.
nrooLIyn rsrh Theatre -Mnsties
urn AN~na~ Th~atrr rstHitss.
md Or-r, Tony PASTORS Troupe
Haseri,'s Lyc-"", th-,tr~- " rinaiorN
Madison square Thrntr~-Won at Last
Me-, work Aquarium Great Attractions Matnss
Olympic Tbcstr- ttsnmmoir
PsrL Thrstr.- Nme. Tavut
sssIrancis.o ltinstreIs -nroaiwAy, cor. 7sth,L
STANDARD Ih~strr-r ~ s. Pna,oro.
Theatre Comt,iu~-varety
unios sTua,~ rh~"t-e- Lost chirsn
~aitn~Ls Th-atr--1he SNOWFALL
wilson's Amrhtthrntre-rotnct Madison md seth ~.
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The Government Of Nova Scotia proposes
TO abolish the Legislative Council Of tho Prov
incc. in order TO save expense and rs tho pro-
posed measure is said to bo popular In tho As
scmbly it will probably be carried out. Since
the consolidation Of the several provinces Of
British North America in ono Dominion the
local Legislatures have possossed but the merest
shadow OF authority. Their discussions are
largely confined 10 such subjects az fence view
ing the licensing Of dogs. and othor subjects
usually dealt with by the councils Of cities and
towns in the United States. In fact the Nova
Scotia Legislature exercises a moro limited
jurisdiction than town council in tho Now
England States. But for a sentiment of local
pride and a hesitation 10 yield up the appear
anco Of separate existence tho provinces would
doubtless have long ago dispensed with the
empty but costly and cumbersome forms OF
local self government
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To THE Tpl1oH or THE SUISSE: After the
wrestling match why should not the muscular membc
OF the police force ask leave OF the Commissioners get
up clehng maichf II would he necessary Of course
tn bar Capt Williams for obvious roRsnns his pre
commence a the art Of skull cracking too well esab
lished 10 be disputed
As ! live In The Twenty ninth Precinct, common nru.
dcnce leads me 10 SIGN myself
oHv or mK CAIrAIS's ADnRRRa
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THE AMERIcAN Trust COMPANY
Stockholders Subscribing to "a Fund to Fay
on tho Smaller DepoaItors.

The difficulty in paying of all the dcpos-
itors OF the suspended American Trust Com
pany OF Newark arises from the fact that OF the
thrtJ-two trustees only about dozen re-
spOnded to the call to provide means for the
protection OF tho depositors. The fret scheme
which WAS proposed by Corandt Parker. was
that tho stockholders should assess their stock
thirty i've per cent for this purpose buy tho
dehts md wait two years for repayment. Tho
holders OF only 4l9 out OF 1900 shares signed
1t appearing That excluding stockholders.
thcre were hnrdly 70 out OF $40 depositors
t14 900 would pay OF n those holding under
that amount, who were presumably most needy.
COrtlnndt Parker next suggested that fund DO
raised to pny on these smaller depositOrs Joel
Parker added to this tho suggestion that tho
stockIhYodeTs Who c9}niiribpted TO MS fund
from tho assets until all the dcpositors were
paid, but the amendment was not Incorporated
in the agreement. which was then drawn,
naming joel Parker rs trustee Of tho fund for
the benefit oi lhe depositors: I'M, INC principal
na m were tG 9randt iarkfT o Sw1Ing
Parker. 81 600 stock. 81 500; John McGrcgor,
$1,000 stock and $1,000 dep9sit, $3.50; II. =.
Little. 81 600 stock 81 600; w A. Whitehead.
$4,000 stock and 1900 deposit, 81 500; G. N.
Lockwood 5000 stock and ST. 900 deposit,
$1,000; ?. Van zandt Lime. $4,000 stock md
81 900 deposit, 81 600; G. A. Peabody. 10000
stock t1 900.
Joel Parker insisted upon adding to his sub
scription the condition that he was not to draw
any dividend upon his share until all deposit-
ors. except stockholders. were paid. To this
proviso others OF those namod. who had no
share in tho mannRemont of tho company. but
were persuaded to let their names be. and, as
trustees. gave their assent.
Tho Board " Trustees al tho time OF the sus-
pension WAS as follows several having igncd
only short time before:
Daniel " Lyon. Thomas Langs,roth. Paul Buchanan
joel Parker, Matthias Dodd. Job = Crane John Ne
Gregor, r Van zandt Lane. Edmund u. Dayey. Elias
Coax. Frederick Hood lnslee A. Hopper, Edward ;
Wilde, ". A. Whitehead, G. Lockwood Cortlandt
Parker. James A Holden. Henry y III tie. Jtlu a.
Chambers. Alexander Turnbull Jas v Bentley. Adolph
schalk James " Durand jacob = Marshall. Joseph
Agate. thas A. icnholy. VIM. Ruhothami, James Wilde
Jr.. james Peck and J. RpeV SnNrc.
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Financially speaking there romans one
kink in the tnngle consequent upon the arrival
~ LEMUEL WILLIAMS in tho metropolis Tho
colorod boy has sailed away to the southwark
with as much money about him ne no claimed
no should hnyc. Tho hotol clerk could neither
have lost nor gained anything II the 81 note
which ho gave up Ms belonging 10 WILLIAMS
was the ono that WIS passed to him behind the
partition. Honest Auntie Brown acknowledge, d
tho nnnf receipt Of tho twelve shilllnEs that
WHLGAMs's wash bill amounted TO. Tho pho
nogrnpher Of tho law department Of tho New
York Custom House has drawn, or will draw.
from tho public fund his pay for asking ques-
tons in Grecn lime, Brooklyn, and taking notes
in tho Tombs Police Court. Tho Great Jones
street nuctionoor who broke tho $50 motto that
WGLLtAMs handed to him on Friday. returned
precisely tho change. But Commander No
Cook. who took that $50 noto from bcwildcrcd
Aunto Blows and returned to her The amount
that was then due her, Is Just hundred cents
out ThcrA is I'm tho custody Of the Property
Cork in tho Police Central once "A u note that
nobody claims. Leaving out of consideration
all Of tho perploAing questions clustering
around that Of the previous ownership Of this
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Certainly. the iron and steel Industries OF
our country are revivlng. The steady decline
in tho lsrasi.,aiia -~si- felles~ss the soi-y~o
81 the projected and unfinished railroad enter
prlscs ceased last year. Railroad construction
has been resumed. and the rail mills are gcn-
orally employed. Moreover. tho production Of
bar. bolt angle rod. skelp. and hoop iron in
1878 was $50 81 tons. net. against 720.53l tons
In 1871 And tho production Of plato and sheet
iron in 1878. exclusive % nail plato was 1872. 0i2
tons against 100 255 tons in 1870.
The product OF our open-henrth and cruoiblc
steel works has suddenly augmented. OF each
Of these there are eleven in the United States.
Hussoy Howe & Co.'S establishment in Pitts
burgh IL one Of the largest Of the crucblc class.
and it, revived industry ia n sample Of all. 1t
makes every description Of tool bar. sheet
spring. boiler plate. and section-knife steel the
latter for mowers and rcapers. II Is running
night and day. lts present product is 800 tons a
month, ana il is behind It's orders. II Is but a
short time since the monthly product Of these
works WAS below 4oN tons. Before the war the
average price Of steel in the New York market
was l6 cents Now II ia IL = cents. The Amer
leans ut last undcrsell the British in this the
hest Of all their markets. and have got tho up
per hand Of them in quality rs well as in price.
Tho upward movement Of this most important
industry Is shown in this table Of the produc-
ton, in net tons. OF all kinds Of steel in tho
United States from 1872 to 1875
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The year 1878 certainly may DO calcndarcd by
ne ma tho year Of restoration. 1t saw an export
Of products 81 iron and steel beyond tho
figures Of any preceding year. These included
locomotives, rails, carpenters and other tools,
and small ironmongory Of every description. It
Witnessed too. an increased iron-shp building.
Beneath all this visible revival and advance Is
the important fact that tho statistics Of tho last
two years production 81 American iron and
steel show an increase Of product with tho same
stock and nj n less expense than before. The
economics Of manufacturing have improved.