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might perhaps prompt the National Rife
Association 10 concentrate fame for marks
manship and national practice as much ~
possible at CreedmUor and It's auxiliary
ranges. The membership of the as3ocia-
ton IL largely included In The National
Guard OF New York, and New York has al
ready established fifteen state ranges, NJ
which over fifteen thousand militiamon
regularly practice. fully two thousand hav-
Ing won the Marksman's Badge" which
denotes AN admittedly high standard Of
shooting. The purpose of the proposed plan
IL TO furnish national stimulus and direct
Congressional aid to the great majority Of
States whose lack Of militia interest causes
them TO do nothing for rifle practice. Under
the same law, these benefits can bc extended
To the regular army, which sadly needs
them, by providing for the construction OF
the ranges at such points that regular gar
risons can, as far IA possible, enjoy their
advantages, ns well "a by increasing the
present monthly allowance Of cartridges for
rifle practice.
We repeat that we know Of no way In
which the real military efficiency OF the
country, both as regards the army and tho
militia, can he 40 surely 10 rapidly. so
largely, and so economically increased. ma
through the proposed national legielation
for rifle practice.
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To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-.SW: The
articles which have recently appeared ia THE
Srs in relation 10 the Board OF Education have
given very general satisfaction to parents. who
arr naturally Interested in the management Of
our public schools. There is no newspaper
that has II better right 10 speak plainly and
strongly ou this subject. THE Sun il read from
cellar to attic in the districts whore reside very
large proportion Of the children who attend the
schools; It's coun-el- arc sought los the rich and
Uylr, especially tilr latter
When viii this way of running or running tho
s'hrr.s stupf The sooner the public looks into
ia matter. and socks a remedy the better |
WIS li lutWri Ny "a n"ighipr tho ether day that
hiN rhud hhd been refused adm ~~ion 10 the
lUui" SCHOOLS, thrl' long no room for him.
ile A~kel; 90 what am 10 TO, / cannot an Ird
% pay Tor the odpratiun of my child: there Is
hu tr'W Tor hlrl M tho day school. and me- VIII
mot h' admitted Ia thn night school. az IN. - NOT
VET ~ years oi age. Under the COMPULSORY law
iny r.ud IL liable To arrest and imlr.soulncnt
~ dos not obey ne laW, because There is no
~'loul room Tor nm.
E.rm'ntiry education has the first claim ON
ll' r'h""l l4nI. ana until SUM lent school
ioph IL provided Tor this uurpose. any PROV sion
'ut ol rchool money Tor higher studies IL
wrong; II isHcrime. II not diverted To- uthor
lurp"r"s "a" millions TINT are annually Hppro-
prihith Tor Ia" schools ia tins city ought Ia prn-
Nide amply all the primary schools ncr'lrd
" H. pam thAi the remedy must Poe sou -it for
IA tue legislature. The appointment nf a small
i"tfd SAY "h" tNmmIsslOuor tor each school
IStrl'i. composed oI practical men. wurhlnl.
ihrnld -lrut = huol ROOM Which of tine u-plr-
anus tor Legislative houor- viii take ~ iAls
lulH' AMI IN rss II az lno nrAt So ~elnus
NAN lorK, OFT a. CT T.
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The Session of Congress.

Roth Houses OF Congress will be In con
dillon TO start general business next Mon
day, and bills ON important subjects have
already been introduced which will occupy
every day Of this session until the first
Monday in December, even If no others
should be presented. All the probabilities
now point to a continuous session OF Con-
gross until next May, with a recess Of Sow
eral weeks for the holidays, and n sufficient
distinction between the two sessions to in
sure members their mileage for the pres cnt
extra meeting. which Is not covered 10y law
Three important subjects have been pro-
posed in the House OF Representatives and
the Senate, all likely to lead to much Discus
sion.
/. To provide mode for aeccrtaiuing and
declaring the result of the election of ptesi-
dent and Vice President
2. To remonetixe silver.
3. To repeal the date Of the resumption OF
fp, Gle payments.
These subjects. and especially the last
two, will ~" pressed forward urgently. and
cannot bc deferred until the regular session.
To suppose, therefore, that the present
meeting Of Congress will be- confined to the
army appropriation and the deficiencies
which are asked for, would be Ia ignore a
sentiment that exists in both bodies, and is
intensified daily by appeals from all parts
VI the country.
Whether legislation can give relief by
either Of the modes suggested above il to Toe
considered. 1t certainly can do It by large
~ reducing the public expenditures and
thus diminishing burdens that now crush
down industry and enterprise.
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, oeivcd in friendly spirit" That was the
offer. SITTING BULL, we are told "smled
broadly" and SPOTTED EAGLE "winkcd at
Col. MCLEOD" Tho commissioners won't on
10 promise that their hearers should be re-
ccived just like the other Indians who have
been engaged in hustiitcs and have surrcn-
dcrcd to the military forces" Did SITTING
BULL think at this point ~ the fate OF his
old ally. CRAZY lIoRsE2 Had SPOTTED
EAGLE heard of JosEPn's band imprisoned
a Thousand miles from their homer
Take time ~ consult; weigh these words
carefully" added the Commissioners. snd
when you have done 80, we shall be glad to
meet you and receive your answer" So ran
the written words; but the Commissioners
had already seen that this jury would give
verdict without leaving the box When IL
came, ts language was unmistakablc. A
TRADE against the frauds ~ traders and the
broken promises OF Government officers
would have been only twice-told tale. But
the reply was an indignant and almost in
solcnt inquiry why these Americans were
following the Indians into Canada. For
siSty-four years" said SITTING Bull you
have treated our people i'll. gave you no
country you took ours from us. You fol-
lowed me from place to place till had to
come over here. You come here to tell us
lies hut we don't want to hear them. Don't
you say two more words. Go back homo
where you came from"
This was the uniform tone Of all the
speeches. So intense is the hatred these
Indians feel toward the United States that
they are ready 10 disown their birthplace
and their tribal traditions, and to discover
or invent reasons why they should he called
Canadian Indians. Got you belong TO the
other side" was the word with which SIT
TING BULL closed the conference.
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MIR. BLdINE's DlUGHTER ALICE
I h, sad News that Frustrated the senator
from Maine

private letter from Augusta. Me, gives
the particulars of the sad accident to senator
Blaine's dau ,htcr Alice. She il sixteen years
81 ng". very pretty. full Of talent charming and
popular. Talking with gentleman on Satur-
day evening in the paror of her fathers house.
she toycd and played with tiny pistol that be-
longcd to her brother. The visitor begged her
10 put it away, although it was unloadod, and
spoke cravcly OF using even empty pistols as
plnyihngs
When he arose - 20 away, she laughncly ran
ny stairs 10 her brothers room got Il cartridge
and put II In the cylinder. and came bounding
down, calling % her friend. who WIS pa--in..
oui ul the front yard. o. rcc her shoot. But he-
Tore 81" had lrNellgd the wcnp1n. ia her rlrniul
hurry she pressed the trigger. and the hail
struck between her eyes, pass ing upward. Miss
Blaine cllspcl her head with her hands. aud
crying on. am shot" foll a. tho 1oor.
surgeons have pruhrd for the ball. hut cannot
md IT,. The child suffers terribly. Intnmma-
tom ~ the brain is feared. hut the surgeons
give the family hope.
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Not on" detail was wanting 10 make the
Sitting BULL conference complete dis
grace" Til" very manner OF tine Indians
showed no less plainly than their singing
words that they used the conference only
consented to by them out oi friendship for
the Canadian officers as n means Of show
ing to the hitter their undying hatred and
contempt for their opprcs-ors.
W" see SITTING BULL squattng close to
the wall of the conference room, rs far ava y
possible from the American Commission
crs. 70 whom he and all the chiefs had dis
stained To- oiIer the usual courtesy of shak-
ING hands, smiling grimly at the 4" soft
words which, wltha cOntemptuOus humor,
ne had iorewarned the Canadian officers
ihAt lhcy were To hear. He vented his con %
tempt by causing squaw to haranguc the
commissioners, and to say TO them. Il want
you 10 20 back where you came from. -"
with bitter implication, he insisted that
a." Commissioners should come out from
S'h'nd their tables into full view" n re-
quest with which the ill-at-ease pair of Gi,n-
erals hastcncd TO comply.
me fraudulent Great Father went down
Oh ms Knees to the slnughtcrcrs of CUSTER
olly /" make hinlsclf a laughing Stock for
Ih'lh ANA the Cana 'lians. III YOU Will re-
."'N I" yom country, and hereafter refrain
1Ium acts of hn-rlity.a flll nnr,lnr will
So 40 |"" l"l all u'fe committed IN the
pa u" matter wiut Those acle. no att,n,nt
VII 30" made +" punish amy Of you. what &c
sum- '' !"S"tten, and YOU shall BOG TO-
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The Senate gave the Fraudulent President
sharp admonition the other day about hi-
nominations - Office Many of them
Jailed to show whether the actual in
cumbcnts were removed or had resigned
and others did not tell the States To which
the nominees belonged This latter sup
preston. which. like the former. II altogoth-
er unusual, concealed the extent of Ohio :
patronage.
The nominations were returned in order
to have these omissions supplied. and to let
HAYES understand at the same time that his
civil service sham is TO lie probcd To the
bottom Although the rules pretend that
no competent and faithful public officer
shall he removed except for cause clearly
established it is notorious that many " the
very best of this class have been summarily
dismissed to make places for the special
friends Of HAYES and of his mongrel Cabinet.
That sort Of reform IL daily illustrated
In all the departments at Washington. and
1t is made douhly offensive by the tricks that
are practlsed to give it the external form Of
compliance with the letter Of the rules For
example, CARL ScHURZ has a friend t. whom
he owes personal or political obligations
and who wants a good clcrkship in the Into
rior Department, with round salary and
little work. The place may be- held by an
efficient person. valuable for his or her OK
pericnce in technical u-ugos and iulorua-
tion. 1t would shock Mr.. ScntR z's system
10 t.rn this incumbent ont. neck aud heels
without charge Of any kind. But the oh-
1ect can be attained in another way. The
Office Is put up toa competitive examine
ton. and a commission Of clerks. holding
their places at the will of Mr. ScHURZ. con-
duct 1t. They. Of course, report his friend
~ having passed above All others. and ho
steps into the vacancy thus made This T.
the way Of the professional rcf0rmer-. but
JOHN SHERMAN and others find il tedious
and kick the rules aside whenever they hap
pen to be obstructive to partisan urcs
The Administration was born in fraud. AMI
It's methods are necessarily fraudulent.
Most conspicuous of all l. this so-callcd
"civil service reform" which is harofaccd
deception The appointments from first to
last, large and small, beginning with the
Cabinet aud running down t. tine tide
walters, have been made from personal aud
political considerations only Not q fc,y Of
them have been dictated by special malice
toward SENATOR and Representatives known
to be opposed to the pet pol.cyu f HAYES and
his concern
Inc revolt INSIDE the Rcpuhlican poliya AT
this trcachcry and double dealing is natural
1t cannot be- suppressed. Al the efforts Of
traiilcMng schcmnrs like ions SmLRMAS, to
bring about reconciliation between the
disailccted and the White House. will come
to grief The thieves are qlarrclling over "A
division Of the -pols Dishonesty may sue
reod for time hut II viii be- oNcriAkon
Boomer or later 10y Justice.
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Mr. HENRY +. 1AINroR, the expert en-
ployed at Mr. TILDEs's suggestion to unearth
the Ring frauds, explained To the investigating
Aldermen yesterday the way In which the work
was done and the results obtained. lie satisfied
himsclf that in three and half years tho Ring
stole f25 800 900 from the city and his belief is
that they got away with from t45 900 600 10
bo.un.0OO. II IA his opinion n an expert that
PerER B. SwEENy could have been shown to
have had n hand in the stealing. Mr.. TAINroR's
examination is TO be continued. Tho Hon. HAM
uToN HARRIS was in attendance yesterday to
vndieatc himself. but. In the absence Of
IwEEDs witness, who turns on, 10 be Mr.. JONI
BRIDGEroRD OF Albany, the vindication was
necessarily postponed
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DlSIINGITSUFD INTEsTORS.
H. IL. Hayes and the Gined w. u. Kodser.
buying Real Estate In Dakota

BISMARCK, d. T.. oct 90 b. Hayos of
Washington has bought a section NJ land near
this place. and his private secretary has also
invested ia sundry lots. favorable endorse.
mont ofthe Northern pa'in extension scheme
l. 'orildcutly expected. The Surveyor II the
Fort ana Collector Of Customs here IL Mr.
tu~hmnu. recently of Duluth. lie is a hroihnr-
ln-ia" pi rrIyatn c-rciary Rodgers. Bsmal IL
iccls al right NOW.
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Tho heaviest blow that has been dealt to
the Acknowledgement scheme WIS by HIMos
STERN, ut the Stcnwav Hall meeting. 1t was
when he stung tho public sense OF justice by tho
way In which he stigmatiscd flity or sixty thou
sand OF the best and most patriotic voters OF this
city. and when he applied to Thorn an epithpt
which cannot be- printed In thcsc columns OF
THB BUN. He owes an apology to tho people OF
this city for his language at stcnway Hall
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Last Sunday, at the very time that Jersey
City was enforcing her laws against beer and
peanuts. 1T Louis was having public boat
race on the Mississippi. Four clubs pnrtici-
pated tho course was from the village OF Venice
to the foot OF Chouteau avenue 1t. Louis. and n
great crowd Of people looked on. II is n long
way from New Jersey to Missouri. geograph-
lealIy. but Il IL oven longer alphabetically.
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From the limited amount OF information
which ex-Prcsident LAMBERT appears to possess
M to the affairs OF the American Comic Popular
Life Insurance Company, It might be- Inferred
that his connection with that concern was more
in the nature Of II paAtmc than n business.
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a-~vf~~ r~-ttu,- Usaib ,io- ssi .,
Power, sh-~sr-- Lifs w W. Ro.by Mount ina
rrosd~sy th~a,---fA Piue de Nine. Anrot
n,ys-t~ Orrr. Heo~.-ie .ni 7sa Hrp,dw,y.
tciut-bis Op-rs iso"~--v sieiy Matinee
rsrf. Theatre Anatsrns
Egyptian Hstt-s,th a. and I'd Az Matinee.
Iuth A.-..- rh.s,--- The t1pes II Nor mandy
GiIs.or.'s harden Circus AMI u,nAssrr
Gr-.a Op--. H..~. Uncle fous Cabin.
AibIo's s-t-.- The Jht-nainosay.
kr.~ S.rt Ap.sr,~ "-Bru.dwAy and rthst
Olympic rb~st---varetv
rsrL Ib-etr---Ihe Ctnrted TrAgedian.
IA. rr.sctseo wi.s,r-is-Broadway aud 1th o.
rS-str~ Casaig.--Narietv
ss~y Pastors Opera uo.-~-vNis,y
Hnio. square Ih-s,r~-struck OIL
~ sfiseL'~ Theatre Marriage
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TWEED In his testimony about bride
takers and thieves calls them gentlemen"
That IL ma bad IA this from the Clippers criti-
cism OF recent dramatic performance: The
lady who sustained the principal role was 40 in
toxicatcd that she was unable To appear in tho
lagt MT
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fifteen or twenty dollars in the various theatres
from which the performers came. It is no
wonder. thon. that seats sold readily for three
dollars Apiece. Tho actors were generous In
giving their services. but tho spectators got
their moneys worth
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-25

To THE EnIoE or m. SuN Su'. Lr
lNl"' the wnuur ,n'Ipns'nt who communicated
WIN ANn o. NnNr issue off NNff.t ,rul htr uiffes- t4
ilr 'n' hWf'c- hl' WrI t". uNt $50 tOHi -u, li-
i"iNnNs. iF % tia N..t .N,. lrf % iu-u. o. . "a
dorsey r"iv' '"rnN "l., ta. i'e.a'
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II II significant that of the fifty cti-
2ens appointed as n committc" 10 promote
the passage of the Acknowledgement scheme.
thirty five declined or neglected 70 attend
the special meeting in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last evening The sad fifteen
who did attend sat with closed doors. and rigid
ly excluded reporters. fearing, ms one of them
said. that something might be done which
would not look well in print"
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measure has been introduced into Con-
eress. the object Of which Is to curtail the
rNorbitant emouments Of United States Dis
trct Attorneys. Why should not Congress
take into consideration the whole cxtortion-
alto fee system Of the Federal Courts? The
clerks and other officials attached 10 them grow
fat on the profits Of their positions. while i'm
posing an oppressive burden upon the people.
Inc incomes OF some Of the clerks ia New York
Washington, and other centres Of litigation are
enormous. and the aggregate amount would
materially swell the Golfers of JOHN SHERMAN.
These clerks should be paid proper salaries.
and made 10 turn into the Treasury ali the fees
received 10y them. They would not make for
tunes ms rapidly a. at present. but the people
would he Just rs efficiently served a. now. The
abuse should be speedily rcmcdicd.
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JAY GouLD's stool pigeon is constantly
using JAY GouLDs paper to advertise JAY
GouLDs beer cellar under the tall tower. JAY
GouLDs stool pigeon babbed about beer yes
terday in IA way that showed his brain had been
completely muddled by his potations in the Gel
lar before he assembled the tall tower in which
his Powerful Mind had taken refuge.
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Almost invariably the officers Of a ga wings
bank on which n run is in progress express
deep regret that the depositors, by Withdrawing
their money in the midst Of fiscal quarter
will lose interest " II is shame. and we are
very sorry for them is the way is put by Sec
rotary JONES, OF the Union Dime SAVINGS Bank
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!shiaent 10 which ELLEN CARY was sentenced.
yesterday. in the General Sessions: but her
crime WAS hcinous. She had vented spite boy
setting fire 10 her hated sister in laws house.
with the expressed hope Of burning it down
and dancing on lis ashes. Not many years ago
arson in the first degree was punished in this
state 10y hanging.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-25

The Democracy of Richmond meet to-day
10 nominate IA member OF Assembly As the
county II sure t. 10 democratic. It II the duty
oi the dominant party 10 present candidate.
who Will do credit 10 themselves. and he able to
give wis" counsel concerning the many impor-
t'nt questions TINT Will come before the next
Legislature, and which will affect the interests
OF the whole pooplc ~ the state Weundor-
stand that Mr. EGAsrvs HROlKs will he sup
ported hy largo Proportion II the delegates
for the nomination. II he will consent a. he
candidate, he ought 10 be put on the ticket with
ont diSs' ming voice. Mr., BROOKS has had
great experience in the public affairs ~ the
state and he would he an unusually able and
valuable member Of the Assembly
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JAMES VI. NILSSON is the regular Demo-
ciH'i' candidate for m" Assembly IN Rockland
county H. was ia the LEGISLATURE Of s71and
1871. mad good record, aul ought now e. Doe
reelected
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Tho prospects, that In six months there will not he
sreenhack leader IN all the land Overtures have been
made by the leaders the grcenback movement to Pres
idont Hays to abandon the grcenhack asa lost cauc.
providing he will give good official positions 10 about
twenty " the hntant the claniurers more
money that h la ed on nothing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-03
CIVIL NOTES.

One hundred and seventy-nine assessment
,uits against the city discontinued yesterday, in
Tie Court OF Common Pleas
George Warren Watson, son of James Wat
con has pettoued the court TO institute proceedings Tor
sparuton of his fathers property
James T. Worthington, of Ohio, formerly
partner OF Stanley Matthews has been admitted 10 pr@e
ice In New York. on motion Of Robert L. Fowler
James NJ. Motley has been appointed one OF
te commissioners 70 appraise the damages by tho Gil
bert Elevated Railway, III place OF the late Auah .
Cameron
The suit of Mary c. Hasslacher against Louis
Hssslacber en- led yesterday with decree FOR the
plaintiff The jury having decided her TO be wife, she
put n evidence before Judge Van Brunt That her nus
~ bgsssrs eonse1tinr To- allow 500 year anony,
tic decree OF separation was signed.
A motion was made before Judge Do nohue
yesterday 10 advance the suit Of William u Drew agans
John n Henman on the calendar. The suit Is on note
for $1,000 given by tue defendant 10 Daniel Drew. The
defence that the only consideration Tor Tue note Vac
that Daniel should give the defendant his broker
Sions business. Decision was reserved.
Balthazar Wills, according to his statement
entered the registration OF the sixth Election Dis
ct OF the Yth Assembly District Saturday. just AS
TIE clock began 70 strike nine The Republican members
Of the Board claiming that he was too late refused 20
register bin, and DC applied for a mandamus The Dem
members confirmed his story, and Judge Don0
hue held that be must, n otherwise qualified, Dc Gu
rolled
Webster g. Co., of London, have been Al
Den B stockwel's in London. Last Spring 10
gave them drafts for 10000 gold, ON tho Howe
Saving Machine Company 20 each Of which at
tsohe1 900 shares OF tue Indiana Manufacturing Con-
panY collateral. one paid the other Is IN suit
aud Webster Co were about selling the collateral when
this suit for Injunction brought stoekwe claims
that he owes only small balance. webster Co. say
he 0~es them &232l7 1Os I'd Decision was reserved
la the suit Of Annie u. Livingston against
AsA cartis. the supreme Court, General Term, Judge
Daniels giving the opinion the decision Of the
special Tern Tle plsntifrs husband was the partner
% the Defendant sad In his las; illness sested with ns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-03
CRIMINAL NOTES.

James Dillon, q Boston man made the ac-
quaintance OF Thomas Potter Thursday night Dillon
became intoxicated; Potter knocked him down ana
stole his watch arrested and held In $1,000 for
trial. at the jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
Mrs. Rachel Price, of No. 234 East Twenty
eghth-st, assaulted and robbed in the hallway or
her residence, short time ago. by Hugh Lennon, who
had formerly lived in the house. Lennon eVaded
wt yesterday, when he committed for trial
by Justice Wandell.
At Essex Market Police Court yesterday
Caroline Apple age forty five years, Of No lOO East
FfysecOndst. was charged with having stolen piece
Of SILK OF the value Of sos from the store OF walter
McSOrey, at No. 2i5 Grand-st. She recognized az
a notorious shOp-lifter Representatives OF Adolph
Co. and Ridley Co.. preferred similar charges against
her she was held in default OF $1,000 bail. 80 stella
Wade inmate Of a disrcputable house on foTsythst',
was held charge Of abandoning an infant when was
found IN Grand-st., yesterday morning.