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Hartford. March l5.-Mr. Stephen A.
Hubbard's Short Haul bill 10 the talk Of Connec-
ticut 1t has recently been introduced In the
Legislature. and the railrond men arc lighting
1t tooth and nail. 1t Is designed to correct
custom among tho railroads by which they get
more money for hauling freight short dis
lance than for hauling It . long one: not more
money for each mile they haul II. but actually
moro money for few miles than for many.
For instance. freight from New York 10 Boston
BY way OF Hartford pays &2i0 . ton. but the
same freight. II sent ~ Hartford. which 10 only
half as far as Boston. paws IS a ton. MIR. Hub
bard is ono Of the editors and ownors OF tho
COuraA. and Is tho same gentleman who was
the partner Of L. G. Stodmnn. the poetical
i Wissird Herald liz is clear. H headed reiormer
and hard-htting fighter.
s S II .eIst os at s sams
point shall not cost more for DEMONSTRATION
when Y f. hauled only part Of the WAY on .
Is low. because the rites to that city are resu.
that It 10 nevertheless true that the roads
charge less and less for coal as they &c inland
cn Srfs n tSaa
Springfield. and in all cases the railroads make
the rate and set 1t at what they can get. The
Massachusetts law. which has stood for. years
on the statute books Of that Commonwealth:
In order to demoish It. and to 90 80 With the
guR In the
Pool Commissioner Albert Fink to tho State
House in this city in his private car. This
made ssnsntion; MI; Fink was regarded az .
syy and
marvellous ,rumors were current about him.
He drew 80 large crowd that. although he was
only addressing u committee OF the House. his
testimony was given I'm Rpprea0n tatyeS' Hall.
great crowd looked on and listened Mr.. Fink
made. an argument about IN hour long. and AS
serted positively that 1t was plain to any man
who understood the railroad business that the
% such w SSS SH
between New York and Boston. When he got
through he said h. would be glad to answer
any questions that might be put to him. Then
came the most Interesting feature OF this sss.
Nj. Hubbard asked Mr.. Fink II he had read
the Short Haul bill. He said he had, He asked
him what he Thought Of the RAILROAD Commis-
thought very highly Of them. Mr.. Hubbard
next inquired what he thought of Charles Fran.
cIs Adams. Jr.. AS railroad authority. Mr..
Eink said there ~. vas none better. Then Mr..
that this bill la copy Of the Inv now on. the
course. applies to every road that does New
and an h1 REaSbnE Mt Ill., d %s
Mr.. Hubbard asked him Il he knew that the
Massachusett Railroad Commissioners pro-
nounced this bill perfect. and that Charles
gave il his endorsement. Ali this was news 10
the great railroad man. who. on hearing It.
said he was not prepared TO say that its passage
would bring about any injury to Connecticut.
was news and his frank change Of opinion left
o good impression.
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A Surprisiug Error.

The Hon. ORLANDO b. POTTER Is not only q
Democratic member Of Congress. but usually
man of clear head and logical ideas.
Yet In letter to the Hon. ERAsTUs COR
MING. which we reproduce In another part Of
this paper. Mr.. POTTER speaks Of the duty on
lumber rs "a most oppressive and unneces-
sary burden on and against the homes Of the
middle and laboring classes
We should like to hear from Mr.. POTTER
what he means by the middle and laboring
classes" In this country. We have always
supposed that Mr.. POTTER himself belonged
to tho laboring class, because he IL an active,
intelligent, and Woodworking man. Besides.
II there Is middle class as we'll as labor
ing class In the United States, there must
also be high class, or an upper class, or .
top class, or some sort OF class that Is i'm
mensely greater and finer than all others
and We should like to know what that claso
is, what are its qualifications, limitations.
privileges. and glories.
We trust that hereafter Mr.. POTTER and
every other Democratic statesman will
clarity his ideas and measure his language
more carefully when he undertakes to speak
OF the people Of the United States. There
are no classes among them in any proper
sense Of the term. Even the sensible men
cannot be described as class, as distinguish
ed from the fools, nor the patriotic men, as
distinguished from the idlers and the debased.
We are against the maintenance Of tho
lumber duty; we are against the swift de-
struction Of our forests which Is now going
on; and we are still moro against all sorts
Of snobbish nonsense In the phraseology en-
ployed by the public men Of the day.
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While Mr.. BLAINE has been immuring him
self In his study In Washington . sad change
has been going on In his Augusta. A very solid
Republican Hing has long ruled that town. but
this year there was revolt. The Independent
Rspublicsns and the Democrats carried four Of
the seven wards at the recent municipal cleo
ton. and there was no choice for Mayor. Ac-
cording to our esteemed contemp orsry. the
Boston Post the whole power OF the Post or.
fee. Pension Once. State House clique. city
administration. corporations. and liquor sls-
ment was brought TO bear to elect the RspublI-
can ticket" II Republican Rings ere to BE- op-
posed when they have bssn working In such
manner. what u 70 become Of Name peiiuI
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MR.. DEPEV At 1 4. Il

Worried late an ExpinWatisn sr . JOKE
Made At . Previous Dianer.
1t was long after midnight on Friday when
Chauncey NJ Depew Was called upon BY George
William Curtis at Delmonico's to explain to
the Brown University alumni what he meant
by telling the Princeton alumni that Brown
was o place destitute Of athletics. and very
sparely endowed with learning and by assert.
ing that its fare was frugal. its visa9e elon-
gated and its chosen recreation clustered
perusal Of Young's Night ThouRhts." Mr..
Depew had sat for Ave hours hedged between
two clergymen. and every speaker had fred
broadside Of sarcasm at him. On his right
O professor talked Latin at him. and on his left
c. c. Beaman Of the Harvard Club conversed
serted aloud that Mr.. Beaman's Greek speech
at the Harvard dinner was the real provocation
Francis Adams. Jr.. upon that revered language.
Gazing tn non-committal way straight
ahead ct the prismatio chandelier, NJ. Depew
plunged into an explanation which Mr.. Curtis
he had ever listened TO- He said: "'0'''DS
md T Scnfs. h., when IN aas to tss.
Laughter Let me explsn that unfortunate little aeei
s"s ,ss Snsy III x: ::s 4
81 S hs SoaS s. W.
appeass my hosts and elevate them by detrncng from
nj .lsSied ~ Institution that could Is.! stand The
sacri1cinl operation and chose Brown. Of which Il may
uthfuy lie said that though she In small college ale
IL bigger than the state In which she Is located found
discovered the cause.
seens thar time, long ago that hardly any
q Brow and PASSED round the subscription paper
s n:
Ing them all to Princeton and ever since then Prince
which time doesnot wipe out.
This speech, was received with great laugh
ter and applause. But the distinguished
Brown men asked each other what Mr.. DepeW
would do when Princeton pounced upon him
to explain his illusions to that University,
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DrrARIArsI or TASxs AND As..ssxEKrs, l
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sr: Will you
kindly inform the public whose ignorance the sub
jsct 10 excussbe and the Roosevelt investigating COM
nittee whose ignorance 10 sxcussbe that the
Of the Receiver Of Taxes and Of the Clerk OF Arrears
Bureaus In the Department OF Finance. and in way
connected with the Department Of Taxes and Assess
mensf
The damninR disclosures in the Department of Taxes
and Assessments mentioned in the report to the Legis
ature Of the Roosevelt investigating committee appear
to consist n the discovery Of unattached auxiliary
body" who do the searching into real estate" &C.
This have reference only to the corps Of ssarchs
who found In the Offices of the Receiver Of
Clerk Of Arrears have record of taxes In this
department but only record Of the assessed valuations
Of real and estate the sssrchsrs estate
titles have occasion to attach themselves
partment The committee should be accurate before be-
ing decamatory and abusive.
1.-THE grossest inequalities prevail in the manner Of
assessing real estate"
This paragraph Of the committees report refers, I
suppose to the famous eighty cited by the
Mayorin his arrangement Of department in his an.
mail message and the particulars Of which spilled
for in vain.
There seems to be an unaccountabls determnsti
among some Of citizens. oical and Others make
the city pay the whole Of the debt of which It now
pays between fortyhvs and fifty per To increase
the valuations Of real estate In face Of continued
and persistent reclamaons before the State Board Of
Equalization would be inconsistent and absurd.
To further into this matter Of alleged inequality Of
assessment would take more Of space than
AFFORD. may say generally. however that the very
marked changes In value which Of the lower
have UNDERGONE In the past nve years render their
proper assessment matter Of little dihculty. This
difficulty might be apparent to those who fair mind
ed and not given to sensationaisn.
The increased valuation OF real estate in the First
ward has been for $780, $3.50 su; 1881 81 GO 1882
&s.6O6.O64; 1888. N24s+S
EDWARD c. DoHSHLLY,
nj Tnx and Ass.
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Mr.. Tilden and the Electoral Commits.
sion.

Mfs Ttlden and the Electoral Commits
sion.
An alleged interview with Mr.. TILDEN re-
ported by . correspondent OF the Atlanta
Constitution, Is going the rounds. It mis-
represents Mr.. T1LDEN. 1t puts In his mouth,
for instance, the statement that he supported
the Electoral Commission, and was In favor
thereof.
Mr.. T1LDEN never supported nor favored
the Electoral Commission. Ho never said
TINT he favored 1t. He has always said the
contrary; and the fact is notorious.
Here is the record on that subject:
I. In letter to THE SUN, Aug. 8. 1873. en-
titled "A Secret Chapter Of Political History
tho Electoral Commission" Mr.. MANToN
MARBLE quoted by permission several tele-
grams sent by Mr.. TILDEN to Washington
during the tendency Of the Electoral Com
mission scheme. In the last OF those tele-
grams Mr.. T1LDEN used the words following
mo Information here, nor any opportunity to get In
formation which could Justify abstinence from condemn.
ing such abandonment Of the Constitution and prsc
tic. Of the Government and Of the rights Of the two
Houses. and Of the people"
ii. In his letter to the Democratic National
Convention June IS. 1880, renouncing re-
nomination to the Presidency. Mr.. TILDEN
wrote the language following:
The constitutional duty OF the two Houses Of Con.
gress to count the electoral cast give effect
TO the viii Of the people expressed by their SURFACES
was never fulfilled. An Electoral Commission for the
existence Of which have responsibility. formed.
aud to 1t the two Houses OF Congress abdcated their
duty to make the count by law ensctinR that the
VI tho Commission should stand lawful unless over.
ruled BY the concurrent action OF the two Houses
false count was not overruled owing to the completely
of Republican Senate with the Republic amin aority Of
the Commission.
Controlled by its Republican majority Of eight to
sevsn the Electoral Commission counted out the men
elected by the people and In the not elected
by the people"
This is Mr.. T1LDRN's real position regard
ing this subject.
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Tho Hon. o. II. Peter On Free LuaSsr.
Gratcfck Smith Fryer Lumber Co.. Tocanda N. r.. and
fhs HIM Erds faLsG xaisa Ibnu. n


Gratcfet Smith Fryer Lumber Co.. 1opanda. NJ r. and
the Hon. Erdstus Corning Albany. " J..
GENTLEMEN: am unable to agree with the
conclusions expressed In yours Of March II.
In reply to your rst position that lumber can b pro-
duced at least IS cent cheaper in Canada than In the
United states say, this 10 LIMITED to white pine
wholly to your statement This 10 the best and
strongest reason why this lumber should be admitted
free OF duty White pine. ~ you know. has already on
account Of s growing scarcity In the United States
reached price which makes ts use In dwellings, Of the
middle and sboring classes very burdensome II not be-
youd reach Why should the this lumber Be made
dicut impossible In the dwellings Of the great ms
ory of the people Of the country In order
the pron OF the capital engaged In the lumber business
and to hasten the destruction Of the remnants Of our
pine forests Michigan and elsewhere in the Northern
Statesf
To your second point I reply: II the three hundred
million dollars and one million men engaged In
hastenng the premature destruction Of
pine forests cannot continue this destruction probably
Ss million. in III; Ssr.srn state: e whom ~. Viii:
ths du,y w then grr.srSs for son,. tune longer our
~ @ss mi; ows.
citiss and the building Of house. for our people NOT
Your third point tia, nineteenth, o, til. p:op,. who
|. not IN any sense burden upon III. community cannot
b: @n': 81 Il: and
ana lAbOrnK clns-ee IL " WITHIN my
that house. In New England have remained for year,
unfinished In order to meet the more necessary
Ct s ~h: ~: ret 4.
with many homes throughout the country OF lsrgs
families nnd small means who would appreciate aud
foyour fourth point, that without this duty lumber
for the Eastern States Will from Canada and ihss
railroads will lose the profits which would result from
the early destruction OF the forests still Remaining n
y r.: 70 81:
duty the East will be more chsApy supplied with lun
Der while the forests IT Michigan will rrmain for the
use OF the great and growing West for which they wiil
cann:, think o,OoO!O people should be oppfe.siysy
taxed IN order 70 enable railroads TO make profits the
premature destruction and trAnsportation OF our re.
naming Western forests
To your nth point answer that the price Of pine
nearly quite doubled within thirty year, ana L con-
the Hishssn and Wisconsin, viii last FOR nf,y
ysnrs AK what win 3. The condition Of the and
life OF . nation. " Wv
In reply your sxth and seventh points yos esnpo,
% that the yellow pineof the Southern states
not md never can be, advsntayeously used for the
c.sinrs In the msnafscars Of fuinisar. .bs Ss
beams hoors and. wsinsoolnx. Yellow pine and GSts
pine ara - you know best used together In the ssms
pine for beams aoors and other purpose oi
pine % ne country VIII not b too much sor is Certain
e S: saa ?;
Very truly yours n 4 es.s0
HoUis o' RiIsssrxrArrvss. wAsn,xoro1. asrcS S q
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FREDERIC GREGORY FonsYTH, o school,
master in Virginia. but sometime Of Portland
is also Herald Marshal-General Of the Aryan
Order" In addition to these functions he Is q
monarchy man. and writes and lectures In
favor Of an American limited monarchy. His
scheme. an outline Of which appears in. the
boston Globe is rather novel, and likely to COM
mend itself to tho first families" He pro-
poses to ask some lineal descendant OF LAFAy-
ETTE to proclaim himself limited monarch OF
America. This King LAFAYETTE will allow the
Senate and the House Of Representatives to
exist. but will reserve to himself the power Of
filling all important Offices. To these he will
appoint only select members OF the first fam
ilies.of America. rs now represented in men,
bership. origin. and order" He is convinced
that the people would rally around q King
LAFAYETTE. and perhaps some Of the first
families would.
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funny paragraph In some Of the news
papers represents KEIYEB rs confiding to his
most intimate friends In the most secluded
confidence the Interesting fact that he means
to retire from public life at the end OF his pres
ent term. This story Is probably = fabrication
The longest series Of kicks can make no i'm
preston on such pachydsrm ~ KEIYKR. He
will DO very lucky II he doesn't retire from
public life before the end OF his term.
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One hero Of Tamanieb is believed to have
slain twelve Arabs with his own bayonet; and
he deserves his renown. provided he impaed
his round dozen in fair fight 1t would seem.
however. that few prisoners were taken. even
among the wounded left on the field. either at
Tamanieb or Teb.
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An esteemed Michigan contemporary pre-
diets with great confidence and fsrvor that
Congressman Horn will bs renominated by &C.
clamation. and thst' the day Is not too far In
the distance whom he will be known " United
States Senator HoRR." Everybody who II
familiar with HoRR's fine and subtle humor
will DO glad because that day 10 not too far dis
tant. 1t will be . proud day for Michigan
when she is represented In the Senate BY two
such exuberant spirits as Horn and CoNoER.
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TIE regular circulation Of TIE SUN for tie
Geek ending March Is, 1884, pds:
New Tales by Mr.. Henry James.

New Tales by Mr.. Henry James.
TIE Sun expects to publish at no distant
DAY. n ito Sunday editions a number Of we,o
stories from the pen Of Mr.. HENRY JAMES.
II 10 not too much to say that Mr. JAMES 10 one
Of the most brilliant aud succesUA Of American
story tslers: and zoe haze no doubt that these
ne'o tales Of his t0iu add to his ws1. established
reputation.
The date Of their publication ,ciu b more pre-
cisslv annovnced at o future day.
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mont family disoord and increase the volume
Of unnecessary litigation. It should be de-
featsd In the Legislature.
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Oyster Pirate. As.,. .. w.-s.

ANNAPOLIS. March IA despatch vss r.
esvsd here this morning that the drsssrs had
ana ana now held pesssssion Of chssssr River Capt Wsd
formed, Immediate ely stastsi Tor maj colsS ~
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C...ss-s.i,,.s silver C.-s, ssss...

WARRINGTON. March l5.-Ths secrst Service
Bureau reports that certain countsssrs are trying
to psss IN the eiilss Of the South and Fest
eoentsfsn ~ stlvsr esrtlncats The iAsus 10 az In
sessss W.. ne batse y tAask Usaay. "a eur
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p.ssof.S, q az s.S nth bed sa D. J.. r.
80 Wsas "a tsos.-AlA sesoes'
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brook Hunt enjoyed their first meeting this
year. We have not had any particulars. but
judging from the impatience OF the members
OF the hunt at being 30 long deprived OF Il, the
sport must be Is attractive a. ever.
The topic for discussion at the meeting ON
Tuesday next OF the Nineteenth Century Club
will b. Music" . subject upon which an i'm.
menss deal can be said. but about which there
can scarcely be very wide differences of opinion.
The date OF Miss Wotherspoon's weddinR
has been changed from the Sd to the 18th Of
April. and her bridesmaids will b. Miss Char.
lotts Wotherspoon. Miss Taller. Miss Nina
Thompson. and one other young lady.
The wedding Of Misc Edyth Evelyn Janrsy to
Mr.. Poultney Bigelow will take place At the
First Presbyterian Church. Fifth avenue. cor.
nor OF Eleventh street. on April 10. at O'Clock.
The ceremony will be conducted BY DR.. John
Hall. The bridesmaids will be Misc Florence
Tabor. Miss Marion Sharpless. Miss Jenny Bies.
low. Miss Annie Bigelow. Miss Mamie Graham.
Miss May Tabor. Miss Anna Phillips. and Miss
Fanny Babcock. The best man will be Mr..
Percy Pyne. and the ushers William T. Blod.
gett. Lieut. George Psrcival Scrivsn. United
ststes Army :Lister PIN. Walter Trimble. Bal
lard Smith. and three Of the groom's college
classmates. Thomas ". Stiles. Ernest Carter.
and Macsrsne Coke.
The orange groves OF Florida are still At
tracing hundreds from the Northern cities.
and. for those who do not care to make 80 long
ajourney. Fortress Monroe and Atlantic CITY
are In the full swing OF this mid.Lent season,
Among those who have ned to the lands where
ths soft brsezes blow are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
7. sackstt. Miss Enretts Whitney, Mr.. and
Miss Swan. Mrs. and Miss Lansing, Miss Town.
send. Miss Redmond. Mrs. Blake. Mr.. Harr,
berryman. and scores OF others. MANY Of them
Will return after brief visit. others will 70.
main until the Northern spring Is we'll on the
way. and almost all viii be back for the Bachs.
iors' ball and tho weddings In Easter week.
Here 10 delicious bit Of French English
which lady Of this city recently received from
her dressmakers In Paris:
AApAn: wsmsks haste to send you the samples whisl
you AK for walking and little dinners costume
Ao all last fashion dsscrptsd aud the mstsrtals sss
ms newest for springs and summers seasons
~ quickly We receive your order. We shail nsds n
and sent your toilets BY the shortest way.
flssss. send W back the samples shoossd with ths
descriptions paper.
Hoping soon We pray yos. madam, - rsessv,
ear best saiststious
After all. the efforts OF some Of our own eoun.
trymsn and eountrywomen ct writing French
probably result in producing vssy sinias
sesss uoea yssaah EsaAasA
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-29
TWO INTERNAL MACHINES
ONE AT CHARING CROSS AND
ONE AT PADDINGTON.

both 1scoVered Before DEALING Daa%t
american Ingenuity EMPLOYED in the
preparation of the One Mt Cbaring
Cross-No Clue to the Men Who De
posted Them.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The police have dis.
covered a large quantity of explosives
underneath the Charing Cross Railway
station. Sir William Vernon Harcourt.
Home Secretary, said in the House of
Commons to-day that third internal ma
chine had been discovered at the Padding
ton hallway station. The machine was
OF American manufacture and contained
dynamite. Detectives have kept a close
watch on the resorts of Irish Natioualists
in London. but they have made no dis.
coVerles. 1t is believed that the dynamite
conspiracy is managed wholly abroad, and
that Ine consplratorS hold no connection
Win Fenian or National circles here.
THE PADDINGTON MACHINE.
The Internal machine which was found
at the Paddington Railway station was
inside ValiSe attached TO a cash box.
IL consisted of a mass of 20 pounds of
dynamite, In which was imbedded an
American alarm clock and pistol. The
hammer of the pistol was elevated.
THE DISCOVERY AT CHARING CROSS.
LONDON, Feb, 2S.-The cloak room clerk
at the Charing Cross station heard noise
like the ticking of u clock inside of a
heavy valise. He forthwith handed the
Xallse over to the police, who sent it to
Woolwich. The valise contained a tin
box with quantity of dynamite fastened
around it. Within the tin box was a
clock movement connected with a loaded
revolver, and timed to run four hours be-
when the hammer of the revolver had
iailen the cartridge failed to explode. and
disaster was thus averted. The valise
was deposited in the cloak room on Mon
day night. 1t contained twenty pounds
OF dynamite. 1t is believed that the con-
spiratOrs intended that this machine
should explode simultaneously with that
at the Victoria Railway station