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Another of the most fashionable uptown
churches IL to he brought under the auctipneer's
hammer, n some nesrs OF clearing 81 its debt
bs not found by the Lrst OF next month. Its
clergyman made his hundredth appeal to his
hearers on the subject last Slnd ", IA he looked
from his pulpit upon the fretted walls. stained
glass windows, and velvet cushioned pews Of
tho costly building. The church was r4ised some
years aSo. at an expense Of nearly half q million
Of borrowed money, and the debt yet upon It, and
crushing cut Its life, Is not far from that amo uut.
The members OF ii arc afraid to enter 1t, lest
they should have to li-tcn to the piteous appeas
OF the clergyman IN rs oehalf. lie had though
be was to have Zoe lime in his gorgeous church,
but no has found II source Of perpetu Il morti-
ncaton and discre5it lie would bs better Of
II he threw 1t up, lei 1t be sold to the highest
bidder, and then snent his strength preaching
IN barn.
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either keep his mouth shut and look
owlish, or he may hire some poor person
with more brains than money 70 supply
his deficiency in the intellectual depart
ment. To this latter alternative Mayor
WIoKHAM resorted He attached to him
self the former private secretary OF JEFF
DAVIS, the resourceful Col. Burton N.
HARRISON, and put himself forward as
man Of parts. Col. HARRISON is smart
fellow, cool, cheeky, and of frst-class di-
gestion. His head is level, he lie six
footer, with something OF the virile and
muscular look of JOHN MoRRIssEY, and as
fond OF profitable political intrigue rs q
duck of water. He serves his we'll
paunched chief with great ardor, patient
assiduity, and partial success against
heavy obstacles.
Still, we doubt IL Mayor wIcKHAM and
Col. BURTON N. HARRrsoN will ever be the
Comptroller of New York. Put the pair
at the doors of the city treasury and there
would be the mischief to pay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

An important decision for the factory
operatives Of Massachusetts has Just been rem
dorod by tho Supreme Court OF tho State, up
holding the constitutionality OF the ton hour
law which was passed by tho LEGISLATURE two
years ago. The law has been disregarded ever
since Its passage by the manufacturing corpor,-
tions, which found It adverse to their Interests.
The case now finally settled, and involving the
whole question at Issue, was that OF young
woman employed In Lowell factory which
kept Its hands at work sixtv-four hours In the
week. rhe Comm onweslth brought suit in her
behalf in police court, and the result of the
trill went against the defence, which then car
ried the question to the Supreme Court; and
there, before a full bench, the constitution ALT '
OF the law has been affirmcd. The decision has
given great Joy to the operatives In the factories
OF the State Of Massa chusetts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

A marble slab laid in Newark half GEN.
tury ago, on foundation for a monument In
honor OF the Fourth OF July, has just been I'M
earthed, aud upon its surface these words were
found:
when the dspidation OF time sh all discover this In.
to future generations, the nght VI the
Gospel illuminate The whos world"
Alas, for the hopes thus INDUCED In Fifty years
ago. The world romans as IL was, a wicked
world We aro y@, waiting for the illumination
that was then anticeated. VIII II be beheld by
the generation wb M occupies the stage half a
century hence ia tho year 1926, or that which
occupies 1t century hence, in the year 1915
VIII the progress Of illumination be more rapid
than II has been, ur will the heather then be
raging az yet they rage7 We must hope for the
best, and try In the mean time what can be done
TO make this rough old planet a little cleaner
than 1t has been. 1t s better than II once was,
but IL will take a great deal yet to make 1t u
habitation llt for the saints.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
Queen Victoria at the Centen NAL.

The opportunity OF inviting Queen VIC-
ToRIA to DO present mt the opening OF the
Centennial Exhibition has not been i'm
proved, and has gone by; but ii is still pos
sible to invite her for the more interesting
ceremony on tho 4th of July, when Mr..
EvARrs will deliver his Centennial Grafton.
We print on another page of this paper
n very interesting letter on this subject,
which Mr.. EDWIN CHADWICK, Sanitary
Commissioner in London, has written TO
his brother, Mr.. HENRY CHADWICK, in this
city. Mr.. EDWIN CHADWICK evidently ap-
preciates the Importance to the two ma
tons of making the Queen personally ac-
quainted with the Americans, and of en-
abling her to understand and apprec late
the energetic and powerful republic which
has been raised up here in America by men
of every race, with British institutions and
British lawe rs their guide. Mr.. CHADWICK
advises, III order to induce the Queen TO
undertake so long journey by sea, that in
the Centennial Exhibition some suitable
monument should be erected to Prince
ALBEIT as the great promoter of the fret
Exhibition OF the Kind. Whether adopted
or not, this Is n valuable suggestion, aud
we trust that those whose Official duty IL is
to shape and direct the Centennial, will
give IL all due weight and consideration.
If Queen VICTORIA should come to the
United States in order to be present at the
ceremonies of Independence Day in Phila-
delphia, she would receive from all ouI
forty millions warmer welcome than was
ever proffered to any other visitor, and
would do more TO increase the good will
and cement the friendship between Great
Britain and the United States than could
be done by hundred years of ordinary
commerce and ordinary visits.
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NEW JERSEY SLIG HTED.
A Centennial Commission Biunder Kebukcd
by q. W. Childs. A. M.

The little State across the Hudson is q
Commissioners IL Is not merely that she was
one OF the original Thirteen. II Ia not merely
her honorable scars at Trenton and Monmouth
and Princeton. But New Jersey feels that In
sighting her the Commissioners are slgnting
Ito mother that bore them. The nrst sug-
g,sti1n Of AN international exhibition TO celo-
brate our centennial anniversary was made bv
Dudley 3 Gregory Of jersey CITY while on a
visit - the Partisan Exposition. This fic, -
yOuched for by Thomas Duuley OF Camden, n.
j., then Unitcu States Consul at Liverpool, and
now member OF the Centennial Board OF FL
nance.
But New jersey makes a further claim to es-
pccial consideration. she l. the largest con
trinutor to the enterprise, next To PENNSYLVANIA.
among the states, ana she oiags Of the finest
building tn any state has put uD on the
grounds. Both OF these good works were urged
on by joel Parker, then Governor II New Jer-
sew. And yet New Jersey was not favored with
a ticket ~ admission 10 the opening ceremonies
for even Joel Parker.
Gov. Bedle aud his stan were invited, of
course, In common with the Governors OF other
States. but not one blank card of invitation
was sent to Gov. Bedle for the notable men Of
fact that the rirst Vice President of that body Is
Orestes Cleyel ma, President OF the American
Institute and resident OF Jersey CITY.
The Centennial Commissioners must have
seen their error ere this. Ga the night Of the day
that witnessed tins slight on their part George
Washington Cnilds, A. NJ, entertained Gov.
Bede aud other distinguished Jsrseymen at his
reception. his was some solace for New Jcr-
s-y's wounded feelings but the Centenni ! Cone
nllsstouers are by no means relieved thereby.
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as a deseryed reprimand that Fnther

1t was deserved reprimand that Father
PRESTON administered, In his sermon of last
Sunday at 81. Marys Church, TO thoss presump-
tuous journals which, In debating theolo .ical
questions. display their Ignorance OF theology.
He said with justice that some ~ the IN IN who
handle TINS subject, though they I'VE probably
never studied IL at all, take on the AIR of auto
Gratis when they write about it. There is no
doubt that those shallow luc Ibrattons have an
mi lrious influence upon thoughtloss or I'M
do better than TO study the ex ample OF THE
Sun, when they Ind themselves disposed TO take
u turn in those theological fields whore so many
wanderers have lost their minds. While IHE
Sun upholds those fundamental religious prln-
cipIes that form the groundwork OF humln
society and the public welfare, It never lays
itself open to the censure Of the INTELLIGENT PAL
pit By invading tho dom ain Of theological mys-
terry, INDUCING in dsputatious d 1gm itism,
taking part in the battle OF the creeds, or at
tempting TO perform those duties that belong
ex 'lusively to the clergy. For many long ages
the doctors OF theology have kept up the strug :
gle which Is stlll in progress throughout Chris
tendon; but The Sun can take no part in their
work. We prefer, from time to time, To enforce
some few points that are not the subject of
polemics, but that yet, though admitted by all
sides TO be grounded in Scripture, reason, and
truth, are too often overlooked, not only by the
needless public, but even by some OF the learned
theoloaians who ought to be foremost In their
application. This Is a course the very oppo-
site OF that adopted by those newspapers which
have brought upon themselves the appropriate
reprimand Of the Very Rev. Father PRESTON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
Our MayOriaI Don Quixotc and His
Sancho panZa.

Mayor WIcKuAM, according to Mr. IIUs-
TED. is laying pipe to succeed Mr.. GREEN
as Comptroller. II this is so, our illustri-
Gus ChIef Magistrate has bug job before
Lin. Even his unparalleled political ge-
mus and exalted statesmanship may fail in
attaining to the control of tho municipal
treasure box.
Mayor WIcKHAM is n discovery of JOHN
KElLY's, Why he was discovered is a
secret 1t has never been told and proba-
bly, never will be. john KELLY found
him In Union square running Democratic
Anti-lammany Young Mems Reform As
ISOLATION, and picked him up ana estab-
lished MIN in Tammany Han. Then he
proceeded to make him Mayor.
Mayor WICKHAM is ono OF those men
whose fat is in their brains, as well as their
bellies. The latter is always desirable in
a metropolitan statesman. The former
surplusage can be remedied by judicious
treatment. The muddle-headsd man may
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
the WAX IN CUBI.
A Document which illustrates the Unninch-
ing PurpOso Of the PnIriot..

The following is n translation Of a decree
issued by the President ad interim OF the Re
public OF CuOa
Whereas, some Cubans residing IN foreign countries
spreading false news about proposal OF peace WI
SPAN upon bases which are not tue independence OF
CuOai and
Whtrcd', Thesc came Cubans, others likewise
stdins an old maintain relations with spanish agents
commissioners IN the understanding hat Cuba will
submit 10 the dominion OF spain under conditions Of
autonomy uT Others equally dshonoraDle
Considering that were these people within the terri
tory Of the Republic aud observed the criminal condnct
referred 20, they would be rltd as traitors spies
and condemned 20 death, IN conformity with the Circu
lars o Feb To- 1871 and June 80 1873, and with other
DEGREES on the su1j'c
decree the following:
DFrstt residents abroad are declared traitors
oiicOu. agents the spanish Government the sub
tae recognition Of the absolute iudepcndenc Of CUBA
VINO thall operate to the with any span
authority or an horiics, and lastly such shall
directly or lnulTeCty propagate about proposal
Of arrangement vita Spain, which may way mn
itae against national Sovereignty and the htical con
situation OF CIha.
Sfcuud1hr represents tiyes Of Cuba abroad VIII
tha The present decree ne published In the Onal and
foreign newspapers, and wi render account 70 the
GOyernment VI al individuals included N IL, to the end
th, one cav hey may be tried aud punished Nith al
the rigur of the laws.
GWea M TIE resldgnce Il the Executive (CsmaPuey),
the ~ IA day OF March, 1879. JUAS H. SPOrNhp, '
President a. interim OF the Key uUllc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
1t is the New Mexico Ring, represented

1t is the New Mexico Ring, represented
at Washington by Delegate ErKIss, that clamors
for the admission OF the Territory as a State.
The motive Is obvious, even without taking the
great Mormon speculation into account. Two
United States Senatorshlps and Increased facIll-
ties for political enterprise glitter before the
ewes Of ELKrSs and his associates. The people
Of New Mexico, generally speaking. do not care
peseta whether they are admitted OF not. In
fact, most of them DO not know what State Is,
or why they should be talked about at Washing
ton. There arc not hundred thousand OF them.
ali told. The greater part OF these IRE Mexican
brethren, who do not trouble themselves about
forms Of government so long ~ they are rllowed
To dance and get drunk on SUNDAYS The inteil-
gent Anglo-Saxon population dread aud oppose
the measure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
William NJ. Tweed not In ItaIy,

TO THE EDITOR or inE SUN-SW; 1 some-
times have the pleasure VI ghnp,e At Tux BUN. In
tile number dated April 49, nnd extract from the
Ecenmg Post about William NJ. Tweed hsylns been
seen IA Italy
This may or may not DO the cass, NJ have not the
pleasure Of knowing the aforementioned gentleman
except by reputation. Allow me, however to enl .ntcn
nr readers on two points viii u are quite erron, GU
FirHt-Tnerc Ia no htcnuer VI the name OF Delcarra
between tnls place and Genoa, 10 my AnuMl
euga any where ont g MeulteI anean
Secondly the Via Bora there are no hotels. TIE
San Marco existed IN tnat stree 20 years ago, t-t
the person VINO make tne Arhdavlt aOnut Tweed must
have been dreaming OF The days gone by. am, GEAR
biT YOUR respectfully, GkoRoh RoBKRrsoE,
LEaHoRE, May (, 1870 Merchant, LegnOrn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

The Rev. DIR. LAsAHAN, Of the Methodist
Church, who made charges Of fraud and false
hood against the managers Of the Western Book
Concern. has been subjected 10 the censure Of
the Baltimore Conference. They bold him guilty
OF injustice, untruth. and clandestine conduct.
He seemed TO be without hackers In the Confer
ence, and when he said his charges had been
made on the authority Of another member. that
member promptly denied the statements atirib-
uted to him. A great deal Of bad blood has been
stirred up over this matter since the Conferences
met. The members were disturbed by the
thought that the eyes OF the world were upon
them, and that the accusations made by one OF
the prominent leaders Of the Church were CIV
Ing the enemy occasion to Jeer. They were con-
sequently severe with the Rev. DR.. LAsAHAN,
and strong In their determination to put
quietus upon the trouble which has last ed for
SO many years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
The Beechcr-M OuIton Case-A Letter from
MIR. NIOMIIOn.

10 THE EDITOR OBJ THE SuN-SU |
nnd In the Associated Press despatch, published
IN Saturdays newspapers, tMay 49, the fol-
lowing:
During the argument Mr.. Pryor alluded IN a
path TIC manner u Nj, MOuuun'r position, assert ny
tla Is ne rh ruiutd financially, having pccu cuni.
pc led TO part Win his property to driry the eApchs
OF ms serious trouble hr. oueafAhH arfunent "as
conhnel closely tI hr puuts.'
With regard 10 TINS despatch, beg - sty,
that IL must nave been b.svu uuOn ni-iniOrm
ton, or lse II Is an Intentional .hrlCd ion. and
tur these reasons; flrs | klIW thdt tho re-
porter uf the A. - ciated irr-s was not present
during the argument Of G,n, Pryor. Second,
Gen. Pryor did not make an such statement IA
the reporter attributes to MIN, lhird, the state
Il cnt Is not truc IN fact.
Inc agent Of the Associated press IN New
York ~ aware OF the fact that his r. porter Wa
not present during the argument Of Gen Pryor,
and IL also aware that the report was has ii
upon mlslufurmation, and hssume that ne will
correct the rrOneous de.pdtcn, Mr.. Shearn u
did not couhne himself to his points, but was
co rected by the Couit, and admonished to ad-
here To the case. FRAECIs ID. MoULpON.
New lokK, MAJ 10.
CORRECTION BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
POuGHKEEPsIE. N. Y, MAY lb--Your reporter
mi-lniorlned In regard To the language u.s.
by Mr.. Pryor In the demur or argument mere
last week. lie said that Mr.. Mnulton had been
damaged n persop. property and character, out
did not say that no had been financially ruined
OF compelled 10 part with his properly, or any
ofiD
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
Jnv Could AsLiug for Ou,.Ide puo..

From ne CdHuHdai0ad RepOsitorg ant Messenger.
The NClU YORK. Tribune sends us about
$50 worth Of advertising which u requests us 10
. itllsu for SO worth uf IriDuncs "a, their own
ngures) We can't see IL. BesIucs, the Tribune
asks us to do what George Washington never
did, aud what he would ue ashamed Of In this
ceuteuui year II he saw It IN prn viz: TO say
editurally that the Tribune was new r stronger
or better than Il IA at tho present time" We
coildn't 90 that for whole ergo OF little
h.tchnta
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

CHASE, was a memorable illustration OF
our proposition; "a were also the nomina-
tions of FREMONT, SEYMOUR and GREELEY,
though each was overthrown in the cleo
tions afterward.
1t does not necessarily follow from these
examples that no one of the leading can
didates will now be nominated. The facts
only show that the defeat Of them all at
Cincinnati and st. Louis would be in ac-
cordance with the current Of political
history.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

why did l write INV play, do You mean1
II cause | could rud no character that suited me-
Most dramatsts men, Hnd ike tue male Vclsts
ihey have all fiieu IA rortrAying NOmen- Characters
II oman 1, GOO. 81 sad silly II she is
strong etctu sue Is cad aud Intriguing The
idea that woman ccn be at once ever and auiabe-
posses both brains and YirtLe-seems never TO have
entered the masculine Wrter's mild.-kiss Anad D.ct
tnsOn 20 u Herald RYOrtsr.
Is this a facty We fear not. History seems
to teach that the creative faculty H. the stronger
among men, and II We were forced to It, we
should declare that SHAKESPEARE could better
portray womaps character than even Miss
ANNA Dickinson. taough We are free to allow
that she herself Is a woman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
The Sun for the Campaign.

The events OF the Presidential campaign
will be faithfully and fully illustrated In The
Sun, and we will send the weekly edition, a
sheet Of eight plres, post paid, from June I'LL
after the election for 90 cents the sunday edit
ton, OF the same size at the same price OF the
daily. four pages, for %.
Address THE Sun. N. Y. City.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

The ecclesisstIcsi body, In all It's proceedings,
should set an example 10 the political body. In
debates should be models Of charity aud cour-
tesy. We should behold Q predominant desire
among all the members TO reach the truth 10 all
things. We should witness no recriminations,
no selashpess, no lust of power. We should
hear no CHARGES Of corruption or falsehood. We
should md the bishops, the common clergy,
and the lay delegates all striving moniously
for Just results, through the methods OF wis
dom, in the spirit OF piety. Thus we should see
the Conference setting an example that would
put Congress to shame.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
Tho Mormon Iuvusion Of Now Mexico.

From ne tipidrron az NJ Mus ana Press
We have 10 a. nm undoubtCd fact that
the freight gent at the Aornuus las been
negotiating with the SUPERINTENDENT OF tue
neurest direct railroad leading toward New
Mexico, IN regard t. con ri'ts for the tIanspor-
tdtou IL rye NUMBER ~ NiOTmons, who are To
90 10 New Mexico ny way OF Fort Garland and
M Ike settlements all al 'ng to the southwark.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
THE sun NEWSPAPER

10 printed aud published evcry day in the year at &c.,
ios aud lao Nassau street New York city. Is regular
edition on secular days averages about 14O, 900
its weekly edition $1,000 and lite SUNDAY issue
about the same. II thus prints and sells million copies
q week. which read all over the United States
This IL circulation unprecedented In American jour
hallsm, and II 10 constantly on the increase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
Tiiden in Omaha .


The Democracy of the Union, from the
Penohsoot Ia the RIO Grande, begin to see that
Gov. Tiden can bring victory 10 the rig hit cause
n any living Democrat oan do IL, as u cundidate
for the Presidency. This Ia the very sound and
simple solution OF tho fact which Ia 80 PLAIN
that the wayiaIing Democrat cannot fail to see
u, however blind or foolish he may be.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

To THE EDIToR ov THE SuH-ST: Has BEECH
KR acre tea me extremely rta enaue proposition Of
MIR. Mon iron TO re te tier d Ill ulesp ItDot, why
90 N lr 90 Ag2 Hrctt lny CVuid ask nothing alrrr
FAEMuuSr, nd, MAY II. A. VI. X.
Mr. BLEcHEl%has not accepted Mr.. MoULroN's
proposition. nos Will ne do 30. Tne lairness Of
the oner IL no recommendation To a man in
BEECHEl's position.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

fewer Thestre- Bud and Bus
yreoltyr Theatre Pdie
re,t,aI Park Garden Dcwnnf' Orchestra
Chateau MsbnIs vsrieties-s.IA ~ sal Nav. hssas
gssi, Thestre-vsr''iy
Intb Avepsc Tbestrc-P'qo.
tnmere's svden- Ohenb.eb Concerts.
siobc Thestre--VsisiI
Kelly a Icons Mi.streis $50 " and uh az
Olympic Theatre numpty Dump,y.
Partisan Varieties -Is.b = saa Bse.awv hstnes
BaiL Theatre Braa
tsh Frsneisee Ninstreis -vsdsy.
Tony Pastor. Thestre-vn'.,y. Ms,ns.
Thirty fourth street rheatrs-Pus,ss Bslst
Theatre Css.iaue Iiion
Z nies savsre Thestre-CeR.sspos.
" aIlaek,. Theatre How She I-5vs. Hin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

DAILY AID SUNDAY, 30 cents line ordinary adver.
thing, large type 80 cent? and preferred positions.
10 cent? to $3.50, according to classification.
WErKLY.-60 cents a line no extra charge for large
type. Preferred positions from 20 cents TO ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

Remit subscriptions In Post once money orders
registered letters drafts New York to the
OF THE Sun, at our risk.
Any subscriber failing TO receive his paper within =
reasonable time after writing will please advise
promptly OF the fact whether he sent cash. check
money ORDER or registered letter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

Senator THURMAN is a very able man.
He is one Of tho foremost statesmen in
the country. lie would make first class Presi-
dent. But we suppose he can't be nominated.
Ohio Will not be unit for him in the ST. Louis
Convention; ana without sucn unity, his case Is
homeless,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

DAILY - pagee). BY mall 55c. . month. or $3.50
sycar, postpaid with Sunday edition. $40.
SUNDAY - pages), 81. 40 per year. postpaid.
NKKKLY u pages. 81 30 per year, postpaid
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

The Herdld Is the most profitable OF all the
journals OF New York lie net carnnge being estimated
Al t2,5OO per week. Cincinnati Guseue.
Deacon RICHARD SMITH these figures are too
small. The Herald is managed with almost reck-
less lavisbness but Its net earnings cannot be
less than $4,000 week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

The only crime charged against WILLIAM
ALLEN ID his age CH'etandH Enquirer
Fudsel Old age Is no crime. But WILLIAM
is fool enough TO be ieye no can be nominated
at st. Louis. That is a crime for which he can
never be furptyen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16

The Bureau Veritai reports us sailing vesssli
and 40 steamers lost dunna the month Of March.