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two days rations in their knapsacks. When
4lak 4L1 Dit hxakh

two days rations In their knapsacks. When
we reflect that the British control both q
railway and a canal, and that for every mile
of their advance from Ismailia to Tel-el-
Kcbir supply trains might accompany them,
the necessity of making the soldiers indc-
pendent of the commissarat for ut least two
days is certainly significant.
One thing at least seems manifest from
Saturdays engagement, and that is that
ARABI is not half SO much afraid of
fighting as has been generally sup
posed, and that II Sir GARNET WoLsE-
LEY does not soon execute his projected
movement, he may find himself tho besegcd
instead of the besieging party Such seems
indeed, to have been the actual situation OF
his advanced post on Saturday, until rs the
kilograms explain, achievements arrived
from Mahsameh.
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The warm welcome the English rifle team
met on their arrival here and the readiness
with which their superior craftsmanship at
practice is acknowledged by both press and
people must give them assurance that the mis-
chicvous meddler who scratched the barrel Of
Capt. MELLIsHs gun was not prompted by any
feeling common to the masses Such an i'm
pulse could only be the outcome OF hopeless
competition. and that the Americans regard
the present one such is not to be- supposed
II they were convinced. however. that they
could not win the match theyiwould yet guard
jealously the reputation for fair and even gen.
erous dealing that has ever been maintained
and is 80 highly priced.
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sports. Also, young women have become CON-
spicuous. Two Of them recently entertained
thousands by their exhibitions Of bicycle rid
ing at Coney Island. and two others ore trav
cling through the land riding RELAYS OF
horses in manner requiring much en-
durance. 1t was II very young woman. but n
young woman nevertheless. who plunged from
a Harlem wharf to save a drowning boy. and
afterward unconscious OF the wonder she per-
formed. Owed In again and brought to shore
a slipper that had noated down the stream
when she made the first plunge.
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A Nomination withdrawn.


When the Enquirer nominated Mr.. Charles A.
Dana to be Governor of New York hardly dared hope
that he would accept Mr. Dana gracefully declines and
informs us that he holds already an oice that is not
compatible with being Governor OF New York-he office
Of editor of Tnk sun The latter post is infinitely more
powerful more attractive in its independence useful
ness and the constant pleasure and satisfaction OF its
exercise would be the widest folly resign for
an inferior function. We make Governors here" We
with all Mr. Dana says and reluctantly withdraw
his name.
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Wants to Hurry John Kelly.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: see that
John Kelly has threatened that in case the delegation
which Tunmaiy sends to the Democratic CUuy .ntion is
rejected he viii repeat his two previous performances
The opportunity for the Democrats Of this ar
rived Let them rid themselves Of this enc umbrnnc.
with u ticket headed by such men Fred A Conk.
ling Roswell T. Flower or ErAstus Corning they can
sweep the state and bury John Kelly and his followers
forever fousG DEMOCRAT
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JOHN SHERMAN, OF course, turns up as
defender OF the River and Harbor steal In a
speech to his constituents in Ohio the other
day. he defended his vote for this bill and the
appropriations for costly Government build
ings e hope the time may come" he said
when in every city of ten or fifteen thousand
population. including Mansfield. there may be
seen these monuments OF the wealth and power
Of the nation scattered all over this country
something that will represent our country and
its flag"
These words foreshadow the policy Of i'm
pcrial magnincence and wild extravaganza
which men like SHERMAN would like to see
adopted by the Republican party. 1t is to this
policy that the Democratic constituents Of
HENRY S. HARRIS and MILES Ross are asked
to pledge themselves. Do the Democrats Of
New Jersey propose to march under JOHN
SHERMAN's banner2
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ills To BE Done Again.

The -you-plcasc walking match has
been laughed at and called II bore by some
newspapers for several years, and yet here Is
RowELL back again In New York to go into
training for fresh contest next month. The
Madison Square Garden will be crowded
with people to watch the test OF endurance,
the reports OF the match will be the most
eagerly read contents OF the newspapers,
and all over the country thousands Of people
will wait anxiously for the result.
1t is plain, therefore. that the walking
match. ut least whenever first-rate men take
part in it, has not gone out of date. RowELL
and few of his competitors, pool sellers,
trainers, and many sporting characters still
make money out Of 1t, and there seems to be
about as much public interest in the re-
ports OF such n match as there ever was.
1t gives men chance to bet, and there Is
an undying excitement for them in physical
contests. Tho greatest crowd OF paying
spectators New York has lately seen was at
the Madison Square Garden to see sparring
match, prize fight with gloves. II the two
men had punched each other In ring with
their bare fists, the painful anxiety with
which the contest was watched would have
been even more widespread. England and
America would have been excited
1t seems to make no difference that these
walking matches in which RowELL takes
part, are simply very profitable business
for few fellows. They earn their living at
it just as a coal HEAVIER does ut his task.
They have little Of the sporting element
about them. The contest Is inonotonous,
very prosaic, and not attractive in its Incl
dents. Yet there is uncertainty as to the re-
| suit, endurance is tried and there Is always
the possibility that better time will be made
than ever before. 1t is not yet settled how
many miles man can get over in six days.
There are, accordingly, good opportunities
| for betting, II men have confidence In the
honesty OF the contestants. And never be-
! fore was betting so prevalent in this country
as now. 1t is getting to be almost rs much
OF a mania as it is in England. Not only at
| races and at other contests are men betting,
! but they are all the time putting up money
on stocks, on grain, on iron, and on merchan-
disc generally, 50 that the whole commercial
world has become infected by the rage.
A walking match like that RowELL pro.
poses, is intended to crafty the great popu-
lar demand for the excitement of doubtful
contest. 1t is sure to be profitable weeks
work for him. One trouble about these
matches, however, is that confidence in the
honesty of the men is very largely lacking
Will they do tho best work they can, or will
they only bring the contest to the ccnclu-
sion out OF which they are most certain to
make money? These are questions SO hard
to answer that we advise everybody to re-.
sist his impulse to bet on RowELL and his
competitors next month.
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An Able Editor In Maine,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: There ia a
paper down here that takes editorials from sun and
after lapse of three four days prints them with
few alterations and passes them of original and the
people here think the editor of the paper question one
VI the abest writer's VI the day. UAsIgL V'CosskLL
kAxGoR Sept q
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To say of man Of strong propensity to
theft that no would steal rsd-hot stove can
no longer be reckoned an amusingly exag
gerated hypcrbole. The saying has been made
cold and commonplace by PHIPps. the late Su-
perintendent Of the Philadelphia Almshouse
Among his many other thefts he stole the COP
per roof of the building. Hcnceforth 1t may
be proper to say of an extraordinary thief that
he is regular PHIPps.
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They Wear Uniforms.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SU: VIII you
please inform ME whether the English Government re.
fused 10 allow the British team 10 their uniforms
III this country during their here, and especially
the day Of their competition with our teang
Nhw YORK. Sept. ". AMERICAN.
They are volunteers. and wear the uniforms
Of the various organizations to which they be-
long at plea sure
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Although a comparatively small part Of

Although a comparatively small part of
the churchgoing community has been out Of
town for any length Of time this summer,
majority of the preachers who preside over the
city congregations have been enjoying long
vacations. Last Sunday and the Sunday be-
fore some OF them returned. and to-day most
of the churches will 10 open. Will the sermons
by those who have been resting BIO distin-
guished by gain Of power and earnestness2
Will they be more effective than those OF the
less favored pastors whose lot has been to con-
tinue their ministrations throughout the hot
season. The congregations will include very
many who have heard no sermons for weeks.
viii tho droppings from the pupits take
deeper root in their hearts than II they had
been hearing them every Sunday
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Cramps, collie, cholera morbus sour stomach diar.
roa, and dysentcry are speedily cured by pr Javmc !
.hfmlhhtN" bhlsnln II removes all soreness OF the
bowels quets the stomach aud restores its natural
lion As family Remedy for disorders OF the bowels
mer months II il especially recommended being prompt
-Adv, ' |
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What New Yorker who heard the promises
with regard to the elevated railroads made
before the charters were granted ever ex-
pected to see four avenues OF the city given up
to such unsghtly structures? At Chatham
square at Thrty-fourth street. and at Forty
second street. on the east side. one Of these
roads is now two stories high. and in score Of
places buildings. towers. tanks. coaling stations.
and other things rise above the tracks. Who
that remembers how artistic and ornamental
the roads were to be. how little light they were
to shut out. and how slightly they would inter-
fere with the jewellers along their routes could
have foreseen the present clumsy masses Of
iron and timber dripping with oil and water
shedding spikes. cinders. and metal dust. and
covering everything beneath them with a coat
of dirty Yellow
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Before Congress reassembles there should
be II I. .ong expression Of public opinion in
favor of reducing the postage on letters from
three cents to two. This would be in accord
ance with precedent in the growth OF the postal
system for only little more than half a CEN
fury ago letter postage for distances Of over
four hundred miles was twenty-five cents. and
at the shortest distances was not less than six
cents. That was the rate as late as 1925. Dur
ing the successive reductions in postage since
that date the postal revenues invariably in
creased soon after the reductions were made
1t is well known that the Post Office Depart
ment is now self-sustaining Good authority
estimates that it will show two millions Of sur
plus at the end Of the present fiscal year.
II is not desirable that this department
should be money making one. All its earn
ings should be expended in giving cheaper
postage and greater convenences to the people.
Shall we hold out these prospective millions as
a bait for Star route jobbers and other plumber
ers. or give the benefit Of them TO the people2
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The rage for turning prisons into sources
of revenue by selling convict labor is increas-
ing. When at the end OF September. 1881. the
three New York State prisons were found to
have earned during the preceding twelve
months 1894 over their expenses. this result
was claimed to be Unprecedented. But since
that date there has been n mania for making
money out of these institutions. On tho LIST of
April OF the present year Mr. BAKER assumed
control. and aver since this feature of the
management has been remarkable. During
the last five months tho surplus Of the earn
ings of the three prisons over their cost of
maintenance has been SIG. 337. 10. whereas in
the corresponding months OF 1881 these earn
ings were $5,455.22 only. This shows Il trebling
Of net earnings for this period. In fact. the
net earnings for August alone. s5.5l3.77. were
greater than those Of the five months OF the
preceding year.
Is it sound policy to turn these prisons into
such sources of profit by competing with honest
labor? Who can tell at what cost OF comfort or
happiness to deserving citizens this underbid-
ding of their industry has been made2
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An Inquiry. and an Answer from Prof Edison.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-S6: How is IL
Newark ClIyrukp
MIR. EDIsoN's REPLY.
We hired twenty Germans from Castle Garden TO eu.
courage emigration aud help build up til. country.
EplsoN
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The young women have been making them.

The young women have been making them
solves unusually conspicuous this summer.
They seem to have determined to give neither
tho young nor tho old men the chance that the
poets plead for in their behalf. 1t was an un-
heard Of thing that six Of them did in journey
ing ON foot, without male escorts. through North
Carolina. State that the Republican news
papers would have had us believe not by any
means the safest for such trip. Now it ap-
pears that Miss COLEMAN Of this city has dis
tinguishcd her sex by daring and successful
journey down the Mount Washington Railroad
track on one of those boards that hitherto only
the mountain railroad men have used in max
ing the descent. In the field VI legitimate
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cate the appetite can reasonably be expected
to succeed. Yet its regulation within due
bounds Is probably entirely practicable.
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Advertising Rates.

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National Republican., 1882-12-19
Mrs. nIorrell's Reception. .

The regular weekly reception of Mrs. Imo-
gene Morrell at the Academy of Fine Arts
was well attended last evening. The pro-
by Miss Millie Aplin and Mr.. J. Wort Kali.
gramme included songs by Mad. Josephine
Logan, Miss BERTHE Crawford and recitations
Among those present were Col. and Mrs.
Burke, Mrs. Mary Kali and Mr.. Kail Mr..
Hopkins, Miss Grantham, Mrs. Davies, Mr..
and Mrs Kirkwood Mrs. Nailor, Mrs. Hodson,
Mrs. Baxter, DR.. Hammer, member from Ten
nessee; J. Wadsworth Swasey, Mrs. Ballard,
of Nebraska; Mrs L. G. Mitchell and friends,
Misses Austin and Mitchell, Maj, Pettibone,
Mr.. Horace Eaton, Mr.. Rich, Miss Minnie
Crawford Col. Richard Hinton, Mr.. Aplin,
Bessie Beech, DIR. II. NJ. Lincoln, Mr. Cridler
Mr.. Richmond, Mr.. Rheme and Mrs. Smith.
National Republican., 1882-12-19
MAD FSChpADE.
A Young Lady Runs Away from Home to
Meet u Lover She Had Never Seen.

A Young Lady Runs Away from Home TO
Meet u Lover She Had Never Seen.
Deep sorrow has fallen upon the home of
an entirely respectable family living in n
fashionable part of the city, through the way
wardness of a daughter who has, up to the
present time, been favorite with those'who
knew her. One evening last week the fam
lily were surprised to find that this young
lady had not returned home after an after
noon walk, and when night drew on
without her putting in an appearance
this was changed to alarm and deep anxiety
The police were notified, and thorough
search was made for the missing girl, but
without success. The next day the father
nearly craZed with grief, commenced sys-
tematic search, and at last learned that a
young lady tallying with the description
given of his daughter had taken the afternoon
train after purchasinga a ticket for New York.
With his fears and anxiety augmented, the
father followed on the next train. Upon his
arrival in New York, after q consultation
with one or two old friends, he placed the
case in the hands of well-kmown
detective, giving him a photograph of
his daughter and a full description of her
dress, sc. After securing the city for two
days the detective came to his employer and
reported that he had found his daughter !; chat
she was stopping at one of the leading hotels,
where she was registered as the wife of well
known man about town. In company with
the detective the father visited the hotol and
found his daughter alone, and, after II most
affecting scene, induced her to accom- pany
him back to Washington. Upon arriving at
home the young lady was overwhelmed. with
shame and remOrse at the disgrace she brought
upon her parents, and told the story of her
sad misstep. She said that she had for
long time been constant reader
of a fiasby New York weekly paper,
misnamed home journal, and had been
struck by an advertisement where it was set
| forth that a young and wealthy gentleman
desired to correspond with lady, young and
attractive. She answered the advertisement,
and long correspondence followed, which
ended in her taking the train for New York,
and she was met at Jersey City by her be-
trayer and carried to the hotel where her
father found her. The result of her mad es-
capade is once happy home shrouded in
gloom and sorrow, while the tongues of the
gossips wag in noisy chorus over this the last
scandal in Washington uppertendom.
National Republican., 1882-12-19
Invited 10 Kentucky.

Yesterday morning Mr.. j. +. Watson, as
agent for the state of kentucky, presented to
Chief Justice Cartier a requisition from Gov.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, for the arrest of Col.
N. w. Fitzgerald, the Unknown claim agent
of this city. With the requisition was a war
rant issued upon an affidavit sworn to by
William Glinn, of Kenton county, Kentucky,
charging that on September %, 1878, Fsitzger-
aid forged the atlantis name ON the back of a
note for 1892. Col. Fitzgerald Immediately
went before Chief Justice Cartier and gave his
personal bonds for his appearance to-day. Mr..
Fitzgerald was seen by REPUBLICAN re-
porter last evening and asked to give his
side of the story, which he did at some
length. He says he believes the matter
grows out of an old difficulty with B. F.
Prtchard, who, it may perhaps be remem-
bered, was arrested here last summer at the
instance of Fitzgerald ON charge of forgery.
Mr.. Fitzgerald says he believes Pritchard
will be found at the bottom of this matter
when he gets at it. He says the charge is
preferred by man whose name he never be-
fore heard, and the forgery is alleged to have
been committed in state which he has never
visited, except as soldier during the war.
He says further that he intends to go to Ken
lucky and fight the matter.
National Republican., 1882-12-19
POSTAL CLERKS KILLED.

A Railroad smash-Up-Loss OF Life
Ikiralfy's Troupe on the Train-Thc
Elephant Escapes.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1S.-Thc east-bound pas
senger express train on the Pittsburg, Cincin-
mats and st. Louis road leaving at 8 o'clock
collided with tho limited express due here at
s o'clock, but which was three hours late,
about 10 o'clock on high curve between Fos-
ter and New Lebanon. Engineer Poke Peters,
of the east-bound train, had his head cut en-
tirely Off Postal Clerk w. w. Wharton, liv-
ing in Urbana, was also instantly killed. w.
II. Hanover, M. Hollingshead, Henry Madi-
son, and Henry Goeble, postal clerks, were
seriously injured. No satisfactory reason can
he given for the accident. All the railway
men are silent.
Later information is that Postal Clerk j. G.
NIcNown was slightly injured. The accident
was due to a misunderstanding of orders on
the part of the accommodation train. The
trains were running at from forty to forty
five miles an hour. The engines were inter-
locked, and the postal cars piled up on them.
No other cars were thrown from the track.
A car with an elephant, scenery, and baggage
of the Kiralfy troupe, was very little hurt.
None of the troupe were injured, and all the
passengers escaped.
National Republican., 1882-12-19
An E1-RalIway President Locked Up.

New YORK, Dec. 1S.--The case of George
C. Rice, ex-president of the Utica, Ithaca, and
Elmira railway company, was up again this
afternoon at the Tombs police court. After
discussion between the lawyers counsel for
accused intimated their intention TO waive
further examination and await the action of
the grand jury. Four charges were then pre-
ferred against the prisoner by Henry S. King,
of London, England, one for embe5zlement,
two for forgery, and one for larceny. The
charges of forgery include several items.
The embezzlemeut consists in having pledged
false certificates of stock of the road. The
charge of larceny alleges conversion to his
own use of $4,000 belonging to King Bonds
in $4,000 for the hypothecation of the stock
and 5000 on each charge of forgery and lar
ceny were required, in default of which Rice
was locked up in the Tombs.
National Republican., 1882-12-19
Dress with Eighteen Hundred Buttons.
Netp YOrk Letter,

Italmost seems incredible, and had not had
oCcular proof should not dare TO state it, that
a single dress should have on it 1,s00 buttons
of varying sizes. Ten days were consum i
seamstress On each sleeve there were 100
bottoms on the body, basque and collar $50,
and on the skirt 1850. Those on the skirt
were arranged in triangles, squares, crosses,
stars and other curious shapes on foundation
Of black satin. The dress had Il satiny ap-
pcarance and was very weighty, so much so
that it would require lady of considerable
strength to wear it, The intention was to
have 1000 buttons on il, but the entire sur
face Of the dress would have to be covered,
The buttons were all black, some round and
others nat, and many Of them quite expensive.