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Senator Conkling and Federal Appoint
unAnIs.

Some OF the Republican newspapers In this
State are ccnsuring Mr.. CONKLING severely
because he takes an active interest i'll the
New York Federal appointments. and is
trying to bring Republican Senators
~ his way of thinking. Mr.. CoNKL1NG
is right. Since the days of WEBSTER, CLAY,
ard CALHOUN, senators have been too much
inclined to disregard the responsible
ties imposed upon them by the Constitu-
ton ia the important matter OF appoint
mcnts To Office. For thirty years past they
have been accustomed ~ act a. If the duty
Of designating the incumbcnts Of places Of
honor and emolument rested solely with the
President.
This il not according to the theory Of the
Constitution, nor does it correspond 10 the
practice Of the earliest Presidents. The
words Of the Constitution are explicit, aud
easy to be understood. 1t provides that the
President shall nominate, aud by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate shall
appoint" certain officers When we take
this sentence to pieces and examine its
members in the light OF the object in view
II obviously means that the President shall
In the first instance name the person who
In his opinion, ought to be appointed to
certain Office; then he shall advise with the
Senate ON that subject, and II the Senate
consents to his appointment, the President
may thcreupon give him u commission. In
other words though the right to nominate
ali officer il lodged solely with the Prcs-
dent yet such officer cannot receive an APP
pointment until the Senate has deliberately
advised the President that it is best 10 con-
fer it upon him, and has explicitly given its
consent thereto.
The purport Of this clause Of the Con-
stitution plainly is that in appoint
mcnts to Office there is to be some
thing like conference between the Prcsi-
dent and the Senate; and that though the
fOrmality Of nominating candidates rests
with the President. nevertheless, on the
final and vital question Of their appoint
ment the Senate has exclusive and absolute
control Of the subject The political history
Of the country shows that "a practice sub
stantially like this prevailed during the adj
minstrations Of WASHINGTON and joins
ADAMS.
At "a later epoch Presidents grew arrogant
md Senates became submissive until, for all
practical purposes, the Constitution was
construed ~ if it provided that Presidents
might make appointments 10y and with the
advice and consent of the Cabinet, instead Of
by and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate The violent quarrcls Of the great
Wing leaders with JACKSON and VAN BuKEN
roctiicd this error for a season; but We
soon drifted back into the old channels.
Considering the letter and spirit Of the
Constitution, and in view of the prece-
dents established 10y the fathers of the re-
public, We think Mr.. CoNKLING will be iusti-
fled in refusing to consent by his vote TO
ratify important Federal appointments in
New York where the nominations are such
DC he could not conscientously advise.
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Two Sort. OF Law In Police Courts.

:.
10 THE EDITOR OF HE SuN-Nr' some Few
days before The recent election was attracted to AN
advertisement Ia mass meeting AtssinwaN Han when
ientred iouhd ue buk OF the audience III the boN OF
th' hndinH very p"su'eN dissenting from III" acts and
rnenase OF Tie NV Who o'cur"d The stage or platform
lhty were Young down all the prop"s'don- Iut 10 the
mceh& ~ tue pre'iihs oihecr seeing MS predicameni
the PRESIDENT dechn'd To submit the negative To vote
Hsh'h "hly "f the votes IN the "nrmAn'e ana declared
everything earned In VAIN the majority eal"h !"
nave the negative put rms ACTON OF the fresdenl
'"At''i some disturbance ana "sfeAt deal "i Kissing
wv "o u'o"s were struck hhe~ bN me ponce ana no
actual b"N'h m the peace occurred several Ut thc
his''nuen'- evidently "rtAinsm'n were pointed out IN
Weir seats BY The captain Of "h'e who was IN attend
Ahcc ana wtf" SUMMARY hhrtnd down Tie alslts hN
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MOULD NOT OBEY THE BTsHOP.
Why the Rev. Mr. Hall Wishes to Decline
to Take Charge OF - Church.

A special meeting of the Brooklyn Pres
bytcry WIS held yesterday afternoon to pass
upon the Application Of the Rev. James l.. Hall,
formerly Of the Johnson Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church. who had been selected by the
Grace Presbyterian Church. at Monroe street
and Lewis avenue. To bc their pastor imme-
datcly on his admission to the Church AT the
last Conference the bishop appointed him to
take charge OF "a small church IN a remote part
OF the city He refused 70 tnkc the charge as
signed 10 him, and he was suspended from per
forming the duties OF u Methodist Clergyman
After his credentials were presented yesterday.
thr question was raised in the Prcslytry that
he could not De- admitted until he hal made his
record good in his own church. Alter mu IN
Il uns on, n cOmmitt,. WAS appointed Ia wait
upon the Presiding Elder OF the Method 1t
Church. and AS crtiin II the spntrn :" of susp"n-
sion could not be- removed Mr. Hall SAID that
he had long rntcrta ned the desire TO 20 into the
Presbyterian Church. lie mad refused 10 take
the appointment becaus" he did not think II
WAS such u one ~ he was entitled To.
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.IMf SENENiS.
"ra,.e shame" In wnllaeL'- Theatre.

Marshalls pretty comedy drama of
False Shame" was presented on the stage Of
Wallacks Theatre on Monday. and bright
and expectant thron. OF people welcomed the
change Of bill. :" False shame was originally
produced at the Filth Avenue Theatre with the
title Of New Years Eve" Mr.. George Clarke
playing the part Of .irihW LOrd ChiHon, which.
it is stated was written for Mr. Montague, and
who now plays IL with u peculiarly quiet eff
cacy. The play IL very pleasant. romantic
web Of slender texture. Frightened with several
charming p lures. os which the picnic near
the Rowan Ghyll Falls. in the first act, is cspe-
cially noticeable. 1t is also mertorious in it,
cndonvor to make the events Of the plot hinge
upon the character Of the entirely modern hero.
wnose modcsty, curlously enough. is the cause
of NIL tho trouble.
Mr. Montague, who IA an undemonstrative
actor. finds in this conventional parsonage a
STYLE Of individuality that he can dV2l with
least n society man. and therefore superior Ia
the cured manikin which concealed in Mar
riaGe' whatever there was ot the actor.
The attempt 10 make moral heroisn take the
place of physical hcrosm ar such aphrase may
br allowed in the comedy drama 81 our day IL
not new. and II altogether y worthy attempt.
The Danchci,s" was the noblrst. ns il was the
most successful, OF these Efforts. False
Shame" moves in the same direction, but IT
moves ON an tiilcial or social plane The idea
Involved Is not unlke that in Still Waters Run
Deep" ana LoI Ch,iho" may be regarded Is II
p'rluW,, t,."iNS Mi.WuF IA luH uires Hhl-
ness, Mr.. Monlagues merits. here Ms else
where nrc not III SO Of expression So much as
Of suppression The one distinguishing charm
of all Ii portrayas, if II may be- called a charm,
is grntcmuninrss. lie impr"ssrs us with his
suavity rather than with his yriity. An ama-
bile grace Of drm"anor. and not II masculine
sir"nsth Of purpose, " ms our admiration.
II Is for THIS reason that he shines, when he
shines nt all. In such roles IA LOrd ChUtpu.
which DO not deal with human nature So much
AS with gentlemen. False shame" was SUI
prhly sci and luliciously cilst. Mr.. ArnOlt. Mr..
Gilbert. N - o;llnn. Nine. Ponisi. Miss Banni-
piece Will probably hold H. place at wnilack >
Tor three weeks to come, when, il is understood
will be produced an entirely new comedy 10y
James Steele Macknyc. of which the manag, '-
mcnt aud actors speak already in very glowing
terms,
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from Maine owned that this making pack
horse OF the pay fund whenever other appro-
priations run short. was not good practice !
while neither he nor the Missa 'hnsctts apollo
gst broke the force OF Mr.. BLouNTs plain
statement Of fact. namely. that the last Con
grcss had voted for the pay OF the navy hall
million dollars more than the department had
said II could make both ends meet with. what
was done with the money! Mr. BJouNT IL Tor
investigating rclcntl' ssy to find out. and other
members seem to b. OF the Same mind. In tn =
connection. SEooR I,oREeoN will doubtless make
note of the fact that Mr.. GLovEns drag-n"t
resolution has been referred 10 tho Committee
Of Ways and Means.
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Although the Deficiency bill, including
the item Of 81 iiG.Gss for the pay Of the navy,
PASSED the House yesterday without division,
It did not pass without some timely and pointed
comment from the Democratic side upon the
champion deficiency crcntor-SEcoR Robson.
OF course little EVdENE HALE ncwto the rescue.
lauding Robson ~ Il malgned reformer. and
challenging the Democrats to Investigate him
" from cellar to garrett" The orotund BANKS.
also, declared it an imposshility for any See
rotary 10 run the department in accordance
with law SO long as the Committee on Appropri-
ntions were permitted to take such cruel liberties
with the estimates. But even the Young man
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ma Gallant BrL1.Is has bacon over the RIO

Tho gallant BULLS has been over the Rio
Grande once too often FOR the good OF his men.
If We may believe the story from Fort Clark. II
appears that he crossed the river at his familiar
point. the mouth Of the Pecos, and, when two
miles from the bank. met a force of Indians who
drove him back by setting Are 10 the era-s. and
then firing at his men IA they recrussrd. II
further appears that Col. YouSo has left Fort
Clark with 300 rayalry to support BULLS; in
which ease they will probably raid into Mcxi"o
again. II will be remembered that Fort Clark
story oncr before had BuLLIs cut TO pieces. rs
an excuse for sending a larger party Of raiders
in his TRAIL so that the present rumor must he
taken with caution. But. supposing il to BE-
true. what business had BULLS across the
border There has been no complaint OF re-
cont railing on the ranches and Gen ORD's
latest report mentioned a remarkable immunity
from that source OF trouble. Why. then should
this lieutenant ~ cava ~ raid into MeAico2
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When the POnca chiefs went to the Foundry
Church ia Washington. last Sunday LITTLE
KICKER and SNAKE MAKER took II nap during
the opening prayer Of preacher PFYToS BRows,
and were only reused by the singing. At this
same church the Sioux chiefs showed their
sense. recently, by sleeping through the SER
mon. unabashed by the presence Of the Fraud
ulcnt HAYES. Perhaps LITTLE KICKER and
SNAKE MAKER did not act wisely for their tenn
poral interests whatever they may have done for
their spiritual. in thus sleeping out the prayer.
Still they have added their mite toward giving
the Rev. Mr.. Brown soporihc celebrity.
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Gen. BANKs's latest happy thought, en-

Gen. BANKss latest happy thought EN-
bodied in bill which may or may not be
reached ut this session has the merit Of novelty.
He would have all the money received by the
Government from the Pacific Railroad com
panes set apart az fund for the con
struction of such other railroads. canals
and levecs as Congress from time IA time may
think necessary or desirable. He would have
no public money outside of this fund appro-
priated hereafter for such purposes. While un-
employed. he would have the fund invested in
United States bonds when advanced to help
any public work, the Government il 10 b. Sc
cured by first lien and when the advance II
repaid the money IL to be- turned into the fund
again.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SW' Grant
Will not be- the next President lie vetoed our bounty
hill and incurred the soldiers everlasting and
contempt All the Kings n Europe ma, get on their
knees 10 him, don't lie went back the BOYS
Blue whnmade him all he Is aud they dc- pise him In
1871 he reelected nv votes lie promi cd the
platform promised Tor wrote that plank mVseli-the
equalization nj soldiers bounty In that is>e sign he
conquered and he betrayed Us shAmciully In our ma
uunA reunion, ri 1870 ~ shall name the man who
will succeed President Hayes That man will not he
Graut But that party. be II which " may that equal
lies our hnuutes VIII see the million Of soldiers votes
pouring into IL ballot boxes and bearing its candidate gu
u hlsh tide eft surfaces into the Presidency
tALpN tli, Ohiu, NON, u fhNATh DALlILL
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Bordentown's Ghost Caught.

BoRpENTowN. Nj. Nov. l8.-On Friday night
Joshua Jones amt Joseph Herbert railroad employees
came IN on the ~, tram from Philadelphia and ON
walking home they saw what they supposed tn ho the
ghost " Lets catch H.. sad ono at them. and th'V
chased thu thing and overlook IL Upon ~Iiug II they
disc0NcNd that 1t was woman, hAtehradvi and bare.
footed and dressed in white who oroi, For Cot sake
lot me "H'n They did not nnd Out Ml'u ~"
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BY his own testimony the President of the
late Security Life Insurance Company shows
that he Ia not the kind of man that john JACOB
AsroR was. The keen old furrier who per
slated in erecting the Astor House when MI
Wall street WIS laughing ut him for building 40
lnrgc q hotel so far M town. " he had been
President of an insurance company. would
have learned the 4 ference between 5000 and
fl75,o00 on deposit in bank long before the
com nnY Ind sunk two milliOns.
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The Russians are at last conducting their
Bulgarian campaign on strictly geomctrical
principles. Their last official despatch an
nounces that their cavalry have captured " the
apex Of an obtuse angle" vulgarly called Vratza ;
whcreupon they Immediately reduced the
circle around Plevna to smaller radius. Ac-
cording to one correspondent they already
have designs against a certain trapczod in the
ncighhorhood; but perhaps TO reduce this. their
cavalry should be mounted on geometrical
stccds, like those mentioned by the great war
historian. ORpmEus {. KERR
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There will be no" walk over" for any can
ddate in lsS0. and the result Of the lat" elcc-
ton indicates that the issue ~ the next Presi-
DENTAL contest will greatly depend upon the
record tn hc made 10y the Democratic members
of the present House Of Representatives They
were elected to investigate corruption, to pro-
mote the abatement of abuses. and ~ curtAl
the national expenditures. and the people will
hold them responsible for their faithful per-
fOrmance OF those duties.
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The sphinx.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr; In your
edition of last sunday, under the heading Famous tns
hsh Regiments, You say the Eleventh Hu,sars and
Twelfth ancers the only ENGLISH corps permitted
add SPHINX ~ their coat VI arms Pleas, look AT the
records of II VI. SNtA hr, and you Will hni the word
SPHINX on that ltsmonts coat Of arms with the word
EN- mlcruvath Respectfully, iOIN MHlIF
BNluhLYk. Nov ~
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A notable thing is the Willingness Of GER
tain Democratic Representatives 10 endorse the
notion thnt Federal troops should be lawfully
employed for police duty in the States, This is
at variance with the cardinal tenet OF the Dem
ocratc constitutional faith, which recognizes
the jurisdiction of the State in the management
OF its internal affairs.
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The king pin Of tho Fraudulent Admins
trntion il Mr. EvARrs. 1t II safe to say thatsuch
are the jealousics created by our long-wlndrd
fellow citizen. that before six months HAYES
will lose the benefit of his advice. and the New
YORK bar will enjoy IT,
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II is remarkable that HAYES is unable to
secure the confirmation OF his appointments
except through the Democrats Of the SENATE
HAYES, however. IL in an unusual position. He
holds his Office through fraud. and is conscious
OF his own guilt.
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Senator CHAPTER freed his mind yceter-
day about the illegal performances and non
pcrformanccs Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. Referring To the Credit Mobilicr
frauds, he assorted TINT these had been supple
mcnted by fragrant violations Of the law
breaches ~ good faith toward the Government
ana high handed disrcgard Of the interests
and rights Of the people, The compact WIS
that the trunk road atd its branches should be-
operated ne conneltrd. continuous line. each
part Of this systom Of roads to have equal AL
Vantai,os and fa'ilitics with the others. But
how has IL been kept? senator CHAYPHE as-
Sorts that the refusal Of the Union Pacific TO
pro rate with the branch roads. and its unaw
ful determinations. have forced one of these
roads into the hands Of n receiver and will
make il impossible for any Of them to
repay the Government unless something il
done at Washington for their relief The ex-
rus"s put forward by the Union Pacific are. in
the Senator's opinion. no excuses at all. being
contradirtcd by the known facts. Its discrimiha-
ton against local travel and freight bcars very
heavily upon the people OF his own aud neigh
boring States. and he insists that by its con
tnued failure and perr etnnt refusal To keep its
agreements with the Government. the company
has forfeited all its corporate rights. Thus far.
he snys. it mas drhrd all three departments u
the Government with impunity. II there isany
necessity which cunpcs the latter to submit to
this Arrogance on the part OF corporation
which owes il between ono hundred and two
hundred millions u. dollars. the Colorado Sen
gtor wants to know what that Necessity ia.
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ion shah hh.e no reas > say that rc treat Indians
who ale our cnrinr- batter than Indians who
irenis We know YOU have alwav- followed ihe advice
Great Father. aud lee hopes YOU will follow 1t
geni. The Great Father hat told you that
~ the lands the Indian Territory that belong To the
Government Your chiefs select what suits IL, IA
best TIE select hall be- ~ large
the have let II shall he good land. with plenty
81 umlrr Mh,n you have selected those Lands the
Father will -tr that vou have houses agricultural
implements Hnd furniture equally much you lett
the reservation
The Secretary also Informed the Indians that
when the Grant Cour'il appropriated the
money their Great Father wond give them
cnttl" and draught animals to cultivate farms.
He bid them bc ot good cheer and 10 send out
their chiefs and select their lands NJ rs early a
day as possible. AMI then To- 70 To work AT once
YOU have schools in which your children shall
be- edu ntrd - h" said md concluded;
Work will max" You pros porous and con-
tented and you will soon forget the country
You have l"it. As YOU have been our friends
80 will No l,' yours. W. shall ask the Great
Council Ia BE- good - the Ponrns and g. to-
liberal in providin. for their needs. Now. the
Great Father bids ynu fnrrW u. through me.
and hopes We will always Toe friends
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The Italian opera may fail and the lcgti-
mate drama may not always succeed In this
city. but legitimate negro minstresy IL
n perennial triumph. Its features OF Merit
mcnt melody. scntimentaty. popularity, and
grotcsqurrie constitute an over attractive mod
lev to tens Of thousands Of people. Year
after year. and every night, it draws
crowds To the two establishments which
are devoted 10 it. BRyANT's company
have recently taken quarters in Broadway,
underline management Of NEIL BRYANT brother
Of the deceased DAN; and the new stock of
Jokes which have been put on display deserve
the salutations which they receive for their
subtlety pungency. Enthusiastically. and visibility.
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THE PONCf CHIEI'S.
Secretary seburz Giving Them Medals aud
Promising Lands, Houses, .Sc.

WAsHINGroN. Nov. l3.-The Ponca chiefs
were at the Interior Department this afternoon.
where cach received from Secretary Schurz
medal. In presenting them the Secretary an
nounred that he was ready to listen to anything
they had to say, that he might communicate 1t
10 the President Of the United States White
Eagle and Standing Buffalo addressed the
Secretary. They earnestly insisted on being
allowed To go back to their old reservation. say
ing that they could find no reason for their re-
moval. and assert NJ that their present location
was an unhealthy one.
Secretary Schurz said that it was we'll known
they were friends Of the white people, and
therefore. the Government was their friend.
He added:
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Maj JONES Of the Texas militia battal-
ion at Ell Paso has sent word to Gov HUBBARD
that he expects immediate trouble There will
probably be no trouble there unless the militia
make If.
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II the proper collection Of tho revenue at
New York is something which dsturhs HAYES.
why il he 40 anxious to get rid OF Collector
ARTHUR The truth IL. he would like To snub
Senator GoSKLrSG. who has not hcsitited to
give him some unpleasant Information.
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All bargaining with the Fraudulent Adj
minstration must result in the political discom-
nture Of those who participate in 1t.
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Astubhorn and harassing cough that will not
Niohl tuurNlarN rmtdr- may be hnruug IlN cured hv
nr laNue- fNptciuaut most effective remedy Tor all
bIuhl hal or pulmonary di,ordeIs-.ids
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The growing of flax and the mANH'"''
turc oi linen are restricted % the province "l '''
Some idea thr magnitude of the ir,,h hn'ni ne"
Ice gathered from tho tact that tho luatutv 'N ''
foreign countries Hast month announced tol '"'-
being incrrasc over tho corresponding n''
vi SDJon Yaiis SPAN amt liat u-i i Pc
customers OF the Irish linen nlauutu iui'f.
United states nov consume nearly ~ murN
foreign countries put together Thus iUr'-
month We took ddiiGtl yards o.i % i'". CIV
1887. IN
A military heroine ha- hron Ia 'i".' d ~
Pesth Her name /, Marc Pass la i@t0 '"''
the ranks nj the llunsaran,, ant l"l-Ii 49,
wars Of the revolution that she va. IulrkN
grade of liouteutnt Colonel IN" Wni 'N'
time hanging heavy on hrr hsnd, AMI "'
b, getting married Icr husband li h"i age
finding her~,li a widow with 900 m'tl- 49,
Marie accepted the position oi linnit So 100,
sutuuon Al re>th The cnn,Hmrh VI i
chiefs hppealiu, to the mauH-el, .i iI' i'''. an
distinctly abnormal 'heN acru-. Nur ,'' ma,
fhe result oi poil,e cuui t' c'ir'''N WOO
'-"' " hant acguillaL