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Mr.. Tweed,s Election Inv.

The election law for this city which was
passed by the Legislature on Tuesday even
ing. and signed by the Governor at once, is
precisely the same as was published in THE
SUN on Saturday last. In one respect II is
better than the present law. The inspectors
of election, who are also to serve as can.
vassers, are elected by tho people and not
appointed by the Police Commissioners
They will, therefore, generally be men of
better character than we have had in our
recent elections. The Police Commissioners
have appointed thieves, pmps, States prison
convicts-the fact is notorious, but Gov.
HOFFMAN declines TO take notice Of it
and they have managed the enormous frauds
which have disgraccd our republican In
stitutions. The people will not be likely to
elect men of so bad kind. But on the other
hand, the inspectors are to be chosen months
before the election NJ which they are TO
serve and the temptat ons, commercial and
political, to which they will be subjected
during the whole of this period, will be
something that only extraordinary virtue
can resist.
For tho rest, the law is not essentially
better than that we have 30 long enjoyed.
II denounces severer penalties for fraudu-
lent voting and fraudulent canvassng, 1t is
true, but are those penalties likely to be en-
forced Has any man ever been punished in
this city for violating an election law
Many men have been arrested at every cleo
ton, but magistrates have released them,
grand juries have never indicted them, Dis
trct Attorneys have never prosecuted them,
Judges have never tried them. The poor
wretch who lRs stolen loaf If bread has
not escaped rctribution but tn, villains who
have defrauded the people by false votes and
false counting have become milllonares, hold
high Offices, and wnen they die they will
Dc mourned without regard to expense as
saints and patriots,
VIII any experienced politician say that
this law will prevent cheating at elections
| hereafter? Is it ouch law as an able legis
lator would have framed if his purpose had
been 10 guard the purity Of tho ballot-box al
all hazards Is it such law as we mighl
have had if the Republicans had not solo
themselves aud their party2 BY no means
But II seems better than the present law
inasmuch as ii takes from the Police Com
missioners all control over the elections an,
] rcadiIms the right ofchallcn2RG at the polls
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07
The Price of a Scalp.

Specimens Of ores of the precious metals
In the Land Office Museum in Washington
indicate that the gold and silver mines which
occupy the upper valley of tho Rio Grande
are richer than any in the United States.
This comparative richness is an established
fact in the history of that part of Mexico
when 1t was under the Spanish dominion.
At that time the hills and valleys of the re-
gion now included in New Mexico embraced
large population of thriving miners, indi
Gated on the old maps by two or three consid-
cradle towns where now OILY ono small vii
lage is to be found, or the remains of vii
lage. The mines and their proprietors were
ruined by the unchecked incursions Of the
Apache Indians. The ruin Of tho workmen
and their disappearance followed the destruc-
ton of the mines. All this happened simply
because murderous savage wanted scalps
of white men as vouchers of his courage and
patents of his nobility, to be Haunted in the
face Of his tribe, and used 10 win the love of
girl taught TO melt before the tokens of
assassination-solely for this was the trans
formation of that scene Of useful industry TO
desert, which the traveller now crosses at
the risk of his life.
The yield Of the Rio Grando ores is fire.
quently from three to FIVE hundred dollars
the ton. Some of the specimens In WASH
ington yield by assay over nineteen thousand
dollars ton. A handful Of Indians have
made this entire deposit of wealth utterly
worthless to the world Throughout the i'm
mense district of Arizona the Indians of the
same TT be make gold and silver mining by
white men business sure to DO crowned
with death. Indeed, the business of carry
ing the United States mail s equally obiec-
tionable TO these noble savages. Whoever
does it sooner or later gets scalpcd, and
roasted at the stake. head downwards, in a
circle of slow fire
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07
She has Seen Louis n poieon and Thinks
Him II orrtd.


The 2Sd ] was presented at Court, and attended
grand ball at the Tuileries. The presentation u
the Emperor and Empress is informal, and quite un.
like that to the Queen OF England. where you are
Obliged 10 have train, wear fen hers, kneel, aud
walk out of the room backward. Those expecting
70 be presented are arranged In a line and tho
Emperor 1rs, and then the Enpress, pass along In
'front.' and as each name II mentioned by the EN-
hassador tbs Emperor bows very awkwardy, and
the Empress very gracefully.
The Empress was very beautifully dressed In
covered with diamonds. Her neck and shoulders
are superb. ind she IL exceedingly graceful but not
81 all beautiful. She has PECULIAR walk-seems to
glide along, without any perceptible motion.
Tho Emperor is-hOrrid. L q Tcyolutionist
since seeing him. He had on red pantnloons much
too big for him. and Il altogether very vulgarlook
ing man In his hand he carried an immense co, ked
hat. He is short and very int, with greerish com
reNion and CLASSY eyes. He sreaks English very
well, and congratulated Mr.. Washburne on having
such large number Of good-looking people TO pre-
sent.
Mr., Washburne was the only one IN the room who
was not in full court dress. | must say that The
court suits are yerv becoming, and help 20 mako tho
scene brilliant and gay Alter the presentation,
Emperor and Empress passed, with the ladies' and
gent emen NJ the Court, into the ballroom and We
all followed.
| danced tie FRS, set with Russian general. who
was all covered with decorations from his head to
his feet, but who tore my new dress fearully with
lish perfectly, and have great admiration Tor
America suppose their own language Is so DIM
cult that after mat any other Is easy, The Emperor
and Enpress remained In the ball room watching
the dancing until twelve O'Clock, when they went 20
SUPPER and then retired.
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The Lady Jurors saying their PRAYERS.

fFoHt Hr Luiuhlte hcNtifiti
little circumstance connected with the late
term OF Court comes to our knowledge, which we
are inclined TO make public, even at tho risk Of DO
traying confidence. During the long aud tedious
Hnwie murder trial, the jury (of whom one half
were LADIES' were not permitted TO separate aud 90
To their homes, but were, under the charge OF tai
hs zone lady and one gentleman) taken to the hotel
for teir meals, and lodging was provided for them
~ the adjoining paTlors, each under the charge of
their balm And here, every morning during the
trial, unon arising from TIER beds, these ladies'
kneeled together, and like the clild Scion on asked
Y discharge their new and arduous duties While
Their male associates we're engaged In loisterous
mirth and trning leyy they, with IL Iull con.
scousness of the responsibility resting upon
them, were seeking aid at tho throne OF the An.
uiso. ''
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TIE COLoRED MEMS JUBILEE.
Mass Meeting In Cooper Institutc-Impos'ng
Procession In Brondway-Poiicc MudLIc

Mass Meeting In Cooper Institutc-Impos'ng
Procession In Brondway-Poiice MIDDLE
over the Escort below Canal street.
Our colorcd citizens will celebrate the ratifica-
ton OF the Fifteenth Amendment by processio on
Friday morning ana grand mass meeting in tie
Cooper Institute in tho evening. Wendell Phillips,
ESQ.,, WIN. LLOYD Garrison, Esq, Frederick Doug.
lass, Senator Revels, the Rev. Henry Highland
Garnet Senator Fenton, the Rev Geo D. Cheever,.
the Hon. q. W. Julian, A. NJ. Powell, ESQ.,, and
Others are expected to address the meeting. Tre
several States to be represented on the platform
by THIRTY seven young misses selected for the occ
sion. TIE exercises will open with grand tabeau
representing the historic periods OF slavery aud
freedom, under direction Of committee Of ladies'
At meeting Of the Police Commissioners yester.
day, the coored people petitoned for an escort OF
police for thoir parade. Tic supernteD ent OF
Police has made II rule that no escort shall be
given to any procession below Canal street. To
this Judge Bosworth takes objection. He saws that
tie negroes entitled to escort below
Canal street, such the Irish civic societies and
Abraham o'Ilall had on Patrick's Day. Mr. Smltn
was not at the meeting, aud Judge Brennan and AIR.
Manierre voted against Judge Bosworth so II the
coored people parade, they can have no police cecort
DolOW
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07
TIE BoULEVARD russ.

Treyrpnt re xpayers in Upronr-Thc Judge
Adtn onishing tn m that The sun shines for
Atl-Funny Testimony II fore tho Police
Comm issioncrs.
Commissioner Brennan was occupied yesterday
nearly two hours In the trial Of a compliant by tho
Hon. John d. Hlskin against sergt. Henry d.
Steers OF Carmansvile. Mr.. Haskin sworo that q
meeting oil taxpayers Of West Farms was advertised
I'm THE SUN to take place on Monday the 3D. OF
January last, at John timers Hail. fremont The
meeting was called " oppose unjust taxation, and
to protest agai At the tax lovy OF 1863 Mr. Haskiu
had been informed that efforts would be mnde by
parties working on the Boulevard to interrupt the
meeting
Foreseeing this trouble and SOLICITORS TO prevent
1t, Mr. Haskin secured sergt. Steers ana posse Of
mon TO guard tie meeting from intrusion. Tie
meeting was called TO order and Mr. Haskin TO the
chair. A faction under the leader,hip Of Mr.. Her
ring, a lawyer, was also there, and succeeded In
preventing deliberations, by INDUCING In caterwuu
ing aud n conglomerate OF unseemly noises
Mr.. Herring read some resolutions which he had
prepared, and declared them adopted alter which he
and his disciples adjourned the meeting Before
leaving one Peter Cummings shook his cane In the
face II Mr. HasKin. aud enc Mcijride menaced him,
but Sergeant Steers forebore Interference, and Mr..
Iaskin says thus abetted them in their disorder:
Mr. HAsKIs-lt was positively the most disorderly
meeting ever witnessed. not even excepting the
Fourth, Sixth, and Eignth Wards Of New York.
Commissioner BRESNAN (mildly)-I tnink the
SiNib Ward meetings were always orderly.
Mr.. HAsKiN-O, yes especially when you were
there. Laughter
Commiissioner BRENxAs-well, think n Won had
advertised in nnv other paper than The Sun YOU
would have had ORDERLY meeting. You see the
other papers are read only b, tho few who are, as
you saw, taxpayers; but everyb body reads THE sun
consequently the whole community knew Of the
meeting and attended IT,
Squire Lent dcroscd that lie only witnessed one
meeting In his lie which was moro diaorderly and
that ono called ten wears b MIR. Ilaskin and
iaself to elect delegate to the State Convention.
tL1uEhtorl
Mr. s0eridan, stenographer, deposol that he
had seen meeting equally disorderly at the time
Hoffman was running for Governor, when Gen. But
Ter attempted TO speak IN the Park.
The defence was that the sergeant had acted In
the matter TO the best of his ability. An oiilcer
wore that IN lis opinion mad an atiemrt been made
to nut out tic dlsordery characters, blood would
have been she'd The case was referred to the
,arI
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SUNBE1MS.

Wyoming farmers plough with tame bufIA.
loes.
Three Cinnamon are reported about to enter
Harvard.
An Omaha teacher challenges an enemy 10
meat " him.
-Rochefort is at work in prison upon history
OF the Second Empirc.
A Cincinnati hotel-keeper dresses all his
walters In fun naval Uniform
-Ninety-three gentlemen desire 10 All the Office
OF sherln OF Polk county, Oregon.
"A niece, resident in Indiana, of the coored
Senator Revols, has Just got IA divorce
La Marianne, the great secret society IN
France. IL said To number 5oO,ODJ members.
The Toronto Telegraph wants TO have $4,000
offered for tbs head OF Riel the Winnipeg cader
A burlesque Of "The Boston Peace Jubilee
is the attraction at one Of the chmond theatres
A schoolmistress in IIann county Iowa,
was dismissed the otncr day for kissing biz boys.
Tho young ladies' of Council Bluffs, to the
number Of thirty want to Join one Of the Ore compa
nies
They are Boosting Of septuagenarian ia
Ohio who has kept diary in verse for tho pact my
years.
The Canadian exodus for 1870 has begun.
Large numbers Of emrIauts leaving for the United
States
-Ternuschi, Garblldis Adiutant in Rome in
1919 has become political director the Paris journal
lie Steele.
An English Prrist" will find the wore
"nierylew" used verb IN Halls Chronicle" pub
ished In 1912.
Basil Duke and Simon Bolivar Blchucr have
both declined the once Of CHef ofP,uc' u Louisville,
at u salary Of So
- Business is mighty duh here" said New
bu wort Mass undrrp' sori " Ihly't buried h'InR
soul Tor over wees"
--llcnr Murgcr says tl.tata certain Bohemian
rc,tauant In rar al the waors became llut' IN ths 4"
nowcr oi their youth
Tile " Graude Duclesse" had signal success Z
At Dublin the eScitabe young men OF that CITY EiVinE
Apclfuct ovation to Schroeder,
Tho chaplain of the Iowa state Prison wa
asked BY friend how his parish.oncTs were. AIS
under CONVECTION" was the rcuy.
The Paris Gaul0,s must be a pro'perour
concern. On the ION Of March It paid 4" stocAhodeF'
"a quarterly dividend o, D per cent.
An affected singer at Dublin theatre waa
to by wag IN the gallery come ont from behind
his nose and sing lis song Ike other peopIe.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07
Oxford and Cambridge have again met on

Oxford and Cambridge have again met on
their watery field, and their sixteen representa-
tiyes have done battle for the blue Ribbon of the
Thames. Victory fell to Cambridge after the
most severely contested race on record. This is
another triumph for the supporters of the Oxford
stroke, as the Cambridge crew have been under
the tuition of Mr.. Morrison, an Oxford man. In.
stead of pulling the short. quick stroke of about
A to the minute, that the many wndngs of the
narrow river Cam had so often led them to do,
yesterday, for the first time in many years, they
essayed the long, steady stroke, averaging about
80 to the minute. and their efforts were crowned
with an unprecedented success. Let Harvard
take hint.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

The dull Times of yesterday contains
report of an interesting paper read before the
Historical Society by the Hon. JOHN BIoKLow
upon q certain BEAU MARcHs, to whom the dull
7imes rays that Mr.. BIoELow attributed "thc
credit Of forwarding the first necessary supplies
for the colonies in their struggle against Eng.
land" According to the dull Times, Mr.. BIGE-
Low referred largely TO "BrAU MARCHES cor
respondent De FRAScAIs," who advised the
Beau to send no more cannon to America, "be-
cause the Americans had enough; also, because
they could make them themselves; and what
was better, could take them from the enemy"
This is truly original. Most people suppose that
Mr.. BIGELow was talking about BEAUnARcuAIs
and DIR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN but since the dull
Times came TO be conducted by Engshmen
hostile to the United States it cannot be expect
ed to know much about subjects connected with
the history Of this blarsted country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07
Tho Hon. HORACE GREELEY yesterday

Tho Hon. HORACE GREELEY yesterday
published the following statement in tho Til
Lune:
"The statement blazoned in a city Journal that
tie editor OF the Tribune asserted. surmsed or
guessed that the Hon. JAMES W. Hustled paid
5000, or any other sum, Tor supporting the TWEED
charter, Is base fabrication. Mr. GRHLLEY never
alleged nor insinuated that Mr.. BUSTED paid a
cent for voting for or against bill and whoever
asserts tho contrary az OF his own knowledge Is q
liar"
The only Journal Of this city that has published
anything on this subject is The Sun. In our re-
port Of the interview between Mr.. GREELEY aud
the Hon. JonS MoRRIssEr was the following:
Mr. MoRKIssEY-I know that good many Repub-
lcHns got money Tor tLer votes.
hr. GREELEr-llow much did Hustled geti Do
you know
Mr. MoRRIssKr-1 suppose lie got tho same as IL
rest Of them-ten thousand dollars.
Mr.. GREELEI-l heard that he had received some
money! think about seven Thousand doIlars-but
dont know what to believe.
Does Mr.. GREELEY mean to deny that he made
these remarks to Mr.. MoRRIssEYS Or doesn't he
know what he docs meanf Or is his pretended
denial u mere evasion, which means nothing at
all except TO delude the readerH
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

Gen. ROBERT Il. LEES journey to Florida,
whittier he goes to recruit his health, is ike the
progress Of a conqueror. AT every railroad sta
ton ho is welcomed by enthusiastic admirers,
while in the larger towns and cities the ovations
rendered to him purtako very much Of the ma
ture of on old-fashioned rebel demonstration.
This revival Of the secession sentiment is unpro-
ftoblc, hut fortunately cannot do much harm at
this day. twill crop cut from time to time, as
Gen. LEE or JEFP, DAVIS or some other Confede
derate leader journeys through the Southern
States. but long before they are laid in their
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

Some time ago Mr.. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
MASERRs, then drawing $4,000 ayear as Police,
Excise, and Health Commissioner, put in a claim
for an additional $4,000, on the plea that he had
rendered extraordinary service as Treasurer Of
tho Board Of Excise. Mr. DoRuAS b. EATON,
the accommodating counsel TO that Board, has
tened TO find an excuse for putting the coveted
$1,000 into MASiERREs pocket aud at q = cret
meeting Of the Ring in the Excise Board the
MANIRRRE claim was allowed. AT the same meet
ing-or, If not at that meeting, ut a secret meet.
ing the conspirators voted the venerable Judge
BoswoRru extra 81 900 for services as Presi-
dent of the Board. Nobody knows how much
deeper the Excise Ring might have divcd into
the treasury had not the venerable Judge Dos
worm administered telling rebuke aud flung
their 81 900 bride back into their faces. Then
Tus Sun exposed the MAsIERnE $4,000 vote
and when Judge BoswoRrH heard Of that UNI
blushing peculation, he Indignantly demanded an
investigation. The official inquiry sustained TINS
Suns charges. A committee was then appointed
to inquire whether Mr.. MAxIrRRE was really en-
titled to the 5000 which tho conspirators had
awarded him.
The special counsel to the Excise Board was
compelled to report yesterday that the 5000
paid to Mr.. MASIERRE was paid without authority
Of law, and that estimablo gentleman was obliged
TO stand by his ofer to repay the money, or at
least seem TO do So. 1t was, however managed
that the final decision by the Board should DO
postponed until Saturday, by which time there
will probably be no Board Of Excise, and Ma
MERE will keep his money. If not, Al indma.
ton Is thrown out that he will get an item in the
tax levy. in which business he has some expert
ence. When o'liAtL comes TO appoint the new
Police Commission, don't let him forget Ma
MERE. He shows such abundant capacity for
taking things, that he must surely, If he directs
his energies Alright, be good thef-taker. which
Is what We want of police force.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

When the tax levy is put through, what
lot of rich plums will be in i'll Something in
tho shape Of payment for illegal advertising, to
reward the disreputablo Times for supporting the
Ring and its charter something to cover the re-
cent extraordinary expenses ofTaxpayer TWEED,
including the hot dinner served to the Senate
on Tuesday in their anto-room. What wonder
ful tax levy It will be We hope the Citizens
Association will examine it and report on 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

Herein some.hine has besn gained by the
rebellion % Tho Young Democracy, and for
that let US DO duly thankful. 1t is not
much, but. az our friend the Hon. LAWRENCE
HERMAN has remarked, half loaf is better
than no bread at all.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

The disrcputablo Times, attempting TO dc
ccive the public, and to injure Judge whom, for
reasons of their own, its conductors hate, pub
lishcd the following mean paragraph yesterday
in regard to the proceedings Of the General
Term Of the Supreme Court:
ut was occupied nearly tho entire dav In hearing
appeals which have been taken from orders claimed
by lawyers to have been Illegally and unlustly made
within the last lew months * Judge O. @. BAR
NARD, At Chambers and Special Term"
Nothing is more evident TO any lawyer who reads
this than that II was written In the purcst malice
The new Judiciary article prohibits the Judges
Of the Supreme Court from hearing appeals
taken from their own orders. Judge BARNARD was
purposely absent from the General Term on the
day referred 70, IN order that any ap-
peals from orders made by him might
not be delayed, but might be argued at the
present term Of the Court. As 10 the orders ap-
pealed from having been illegally and unjusty
made" there never was q beaten party who
would not claim on appeal that the decision in
the Court below was wrong as TO ~" law. Yet
when lawyer appeals case to Gene 81 Term, he
docs not intend any reflection whatever upon the
Judge who tried Il; II The case is Of importance,
the defeated side appeals rs q matter Of course.
But decent lawyers do not found their appeals
upon allegations Of injustice In the Judge Of first
Instance, though the disreputnble Times tries to
make people think they do. Tho numerous de.
cisious of Judge DAFwARD which have been re-
viewed by the Court Of Appeals have in every in
stance been sustained by that Court; and in the
face Of that fact the people will refuse crcdencc
to the SANDERS by which his enemies seek to in
jurc him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

graves Il will be defsnst Ths Southern pssple
win IN time perceive hat TO slorfy the heroes Of
the loss cause cannot add much 70 thsir happi-
ness, but rather tends to seprsyste their suffer-
ines, u they have any. The NEXT time Gen. LIS
goes TO Florida his reception win be somewhat
less enthusiastic, and few years hence he will
enjoy the luxury once more of travelling as q
PR vato individual.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

How many strictly virtuous Republicans
will there be in the new Commissioner How in
teresting TO see Republicans getting fat offices
under Democratic charter framed by Demo-
cratic Legislature What q magnanimous set Of
fellows the Ring ere The hungry Democrats
must Ike il very much.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

When oIIALL makes his appointments.
don't you suppose that JAMES W. HusrKD. ESQ.,
will have something nicer But let Mr.. GREKLKT's
representative remember that the most dis
tinguished citizen Of Westchester the Hon. C. NJ.
DErSw, was cheated last year. When DErEw is
swindled, who will be security for HusrEDf Not
GEoReE n. KENNEDY. lie was DEPKw's friend
last year, but couldn't do any good.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

We have positive information that tho
Popc's bull against Feniansm was never intend
ed to be applied to America. 1t was published
In accordance with the wishes Of few Irish and
English bishops, and is intended to cover only
England and Ireland American Fenians are ex-
empt from lis anathemas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07

Are there in the House of Detention any
witnesses who have been there over ten daysf
If so. they are entitled 10 be discharged under
the new charter. Who will get out writs Of
Ldbens oorDuSH