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go out after sundown, unless accom-
panied by q malo escort; and thoy
havo good reason for adopting this
prudential course, as many Of tho
moro frail Of their sex promenade
with brazoa effrontery among tho
swaying mass of men. These
women dress in silks and iowelry,
which may, in many instances be
valued at hundreds and thousands
OF dollars, and all this tawdry is
paid for out Of tho earnings of the
proiligate miners.
OPIUM SMOKING.
Amid numerous other vices rapid
~ growing and extending Is opium
smoking. This was introduced by
tho Asiatic element in our midst,
and many Of tho Caucasians have
kindly taken to this debauchory. In
the lower portion of the city,
and somwhat isolated, stand
thirty or forty low, rough board
buildings, and they constitute
what are familiarly known as
Chinatown. Some Of these are
Wash-houses, and q few are stores.
About q dozen of them have apart
ments fitted as opium smoking
dens, and the patrons of these eso
tabllshments are numerous and va.
red. The inhalation of the smoke
from the burning narcotic furnishes
a source of pleasure not only to the
dcbasod celcstials and the dcnai.
naoa0c, each Of which indulge in
this pastimo to an incrtlinate ex-
tont, but merchants, their wives,
their sons and their daughters may
bo frcnqucntly found in these haunts
indulgingin this soul and body de-
stroying luxury. The Chinese who run
these opium dens do so under the
cover of II mercantile license, for
which they pay eleven dollars per
quarter, and for this paltry sum they
arc allowed to pursue this debasing
traffic, The opium is prepared for
smoking in tho form of q paste
which is highly aromatic by reason
?t being compounded with spices. It
is placed in handsome pipes with
long stems, and, reclining upon q
rude couch, the smoker takes long
,whltfs at short intervals. The no.
vltlate can seldom exhaust pipe,
but in tho course of time the devo-
tee of this baneful practice can con-
sumo from five to six pipes of tho
opium compound. The smoker OK
periences dreamy sort Of intoxi-
cation, and when intlulging too
freely becomes thoroughly stupefed.
While in this semi-unconscious con-
dition, the victim is slowed away in
the low narrow hunks of the Chinese
until awakened from tho unnatural
somnolence. Then he or she de-
parts, only to make another visit
within q day or two. The most de-
predatory phase of this opium smok-
ing is that boys and girls from ten
to eighteen years of age and of re-
spectacle parentage, indulge in it to
a great oxtent. Their minds, bodies,
and morals are injured by the fasci-
mating vice, which in short time
becomes fierce passion that can
not easily be suLaued. A charge of
twenty-five cents per pipe is made,
and the Chinese who run these
smoking establishments doriye g.
largo and profitable income there.
from.
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LOCAL OUTCASTs.

i'oShti
AS an exemplification of how vice
runs rampant, and how virtue is
placed under tho ban, it may be
stated that four churches serve for
a population of $4,000 souls. 1t is
q glaring fact, that this, in reality,
is "Tho land without q Sabbath"
Butchers, clothiors, and tradesmen
of nearly all kinds, keep their
etores open on Sundy for the trans
action Of business, the same as on
week days, while miners, masons,
carpenters and other mechanics ply
their vacations during seven days Of
the week. Work of all kinds goes
on without intermission, and some
places of. business are open, day and
night, throe hundred and sixty-fve
days in the year.
TO keep the city in order, police
force OF twelve regulars and twenty
specials is maintained. The former
are paid out of the treasury of the
municipality, while the latter are
remunerated from private sources
mostly by the gambling dens and
whisky mills, whose efficient agents
they are in preventing rows oyer
cards. Good order, that is good
order peculiar to the mining regions,
is generally maintained here. Occa-
sionally misunderstanding occurs
onsthe public thoroughfares, which
has it's origin in whisky and It's ter
mination in one or both the combat~
ants biting the cold sod. The ceme-
teries, eight in number, supplement
ed by Potter's Field, show that
most of their inhabitants died young
NEARLY all of them being between
-l-- Continued on fourth naun
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T'he Latest Novelties

IA beautifwl selection of Lawns and
Cambrics, in ail the new desirable Coiors
and Patterns.
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started from the hindmost train to over
take the one in front. Knowing there
were Indians around, we kept the sharp
est kind Of lookout, but didn't see any
thing until we got near Ash Hollow on
the North Platte. some eight miles from
the train we'd left. when q band Of about
sixty Indians rose out OF . gulch half
mile of aud came for us. Simpson, who
understood that sort of business. made
us jump off and put our mules together.
head to tail, in the shape OF a triangle,
and he then shot them dead in their
tracks with revolver. This made an
oil around breastwork, behind which we
lay. Each Of us had q heavy muzzte-
loading rifle and two Colts reviewers, 90
we made it pretty warm for the reds;
but it was right on the smooth prairie,
| and they charged mp within few yards
Of us, hitting Woods hard at the frat
fire. He couldn't do any more fighting,
poor fellow, but he lay on his back aud
loaded while we did the shooting. The
Indians didn't have any guns ct that
time, and they didn't charge right over
people as they sometimes do nowadays,
but they'd ride up within few yards,
pop off their arrows, and circle away,
throwing themselves on the OF sides ii
their ponies. After keeping up this
business until almost sundown, they
gave it up and sqnatted out Of range,
evidently determined to starve as out,
aud SO We had no way of getting water
They Of course thought we were strag.
gters from the train they had seen pass
During that afternoon we killed twelve
Indians, besides wounding a number
for they wonld ride no 80 close that We
could give it to them with revolver in
each hand. Ia the moraing they made
a few charges. just enough to keep us
Iexcited. but the holding.on policy was
what they meant. At IL O'Clock that
day the train hove in sight. and the In
dams, whooping like devils. made one
final charge. and left in short order
This ia about the highest scrape I eve,
! got caught in. and it did not make me
love the Indiana any better, you may be
sure" Ia. ,.| i... ar-
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UBLICATiONS.
THE SUN.
THE SUN -
1877 ............. NEW YORK .............. 1877

1877 ....'......... NEW A"Rk....'..'........ 1877!
The different editions of the SUN during
the next year will be the same as during
the year that has just passed. The daily
edition will on week DAYS b.. a sheet of tour
pages, and on Sundays Il sheet of eight
pages, or ST broad columns while the week
" edition will be II sheet OF eight pages of
the same dimensions and character that are
already familiar 10 our friends. .,i .t
The SUN will continue to he the strenu-
Gus advocate of reform and retrettchu1ei,t.
and Of the Substitution OF statesuaa ushi,,,
wisdom, and Integrity for hollow pretence,
imbecility and fraud in the administration
of public affairs. It will contend for the
gov eminent of the people by the people and
for the people, IA opposed to government
,by frauds in the rbatfot-box and in the
counting of votes enforced bv military VIC
lence. II will e,ideavor to supply its rea-
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The Way the Chinese Stop an Ass
BrayinG.

In 1910 (says the Able Hue, We
were once making journey in a wagon
in the province Of Pekin. Our equipage
was under the guidance of an old
schoolmaster. mounted upon a maenifi-
cent ass, so full of ardor and agility
that the two mules that completed our
team bad all the difficulty in the world
to keep up with him. This ass. how
ever, was SO filed with sense of his
own superiority. and 80 proud of it, that
whenever he became aware of the pres
ence Of any of his brethren. he never
failed to commence boasting of it in
snch loud, sonorous and harsh tones
that his folly became quite insupporta-
ble
When he got to an inn, instead of try
ing to rest himself. the beast passed the
whole night practicing music, setting
all the donkeys in the neighborhood to
singing the same tune, 90 that it was
impossible to sleep.
One evening We said to the schoot-
master
"Your donkey is an abomjpable
brute; it prevents my getting y wink OF
sleep"
why did you not tell ne so before ?"
said the schooimaater. II woufd soon
have stopped his singing"
As the old pedagogue was aomew hat
OF wag, and INDUCED sometimes in q
small Joke. we took little notice of his
reply. but that night We slept quite
aoundly.
swell, did the ass make q noise last
night ?" he asked, when we met in the
morning. ..-r s-.s .a
Perhaps not" said We; lat all
events we did not hear him"
mo. think not" said he; 81 saw to
that before [ went to he'd. You must
have noticed" he continued, 'tha
when an ass is going to bray, he always
begins by raising hia tail, and he keeps
IT. extended horizontally az long az his
song lasts. To insure his silence, Won
have only to tic Il large stone to the eud
of his tail. SO that he cannot raise it !"
We smiled without reply, thinking
this was only another piece of pleasan.
try: but he cried: "a
Come, now, and see: you can easily
convince yourself"
And accordingly we followed him to
tho courtyard, where We beheld. sure
enough, the poor ass with large stone
attached to his tail, and with the air of
having lost his accustomed spirits. His
eyes we're fixed on the ground, his ears
hung down, his whole appearance denot-
ing humility aud detection. Feeling
quite compassionate towards him. we
now begged his master to unite the
Stone directly; and as soon as ever he
ie't the musical appendage at liberty.
the creature raised first his head, then
ms ears, then his tail, and at last
began to bray with all his wouted
| energy. .:.E ... -
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Lessing. the German author, was. in
his old age. subject to extraordinary fits
OF abstraction. On his return home one
evening, after he had Knocked at his
door, the servant looked ont of the win.
dow to see who was there Not recoo-
MIXING his master in the dark and mis-.
taking hum for stranger, he called out.
"The professor is not at home" COR
very well. replied leasing; 'sno matter
Pill call another timeP'
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L..
conldn't look up at first. and when r did
-then-well, we didn't either of ma sav
anything for Is while.
You Gee he had reached the settlsmsnt
all right, and had started back with An
OK team--people didn't care abont tray
cling around much that winter. On the
second day out an awful storm com
meneed, and he struggled and Numbered
against it till his team wouldn't go any
further. He didn't give up, however.
but fought his way along whenever he
could get start out of his team. but
he made up his mind at last that he'd
lind nothing of me but the bones: and
tins IL how he came to be 80 late. He
took me down to the nearest fort on the
cart. and there they set the leg over
again. You can see the lump on il
still. No, that's bullet wound. and
that's where an arrow struck"
TtcKL1sH SITUATION.
> On another. but similar, occasion.
VIII told the following story:
"Wee we're coming back from the
Mormon scrimmage. when Sidney John.
ston had command. yon know. and I
was sort of assistant in the wagon train
wan quite lad then. Lou Simnson
was Brigade Wagoumaster, and mad
charge of two trains, which travelled
about 10 miles apart, and his second In
noon one day, Simpson, Woods and ]
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=" the Working Ciass.~-w" are NOW prepared
toturhSh all classes wiii
the Whole az the their Gus.-
ln's; new, light aud Prnllhls. Persons Gather
easily c"nts a. AN n no
p"rtional sum 10y devuu their wh"l, tim" the bust
EoyS and girls nearly t'tl th,
AL who Sc" THIS nolc" S.pl thrr address, ami
the business max" Tins unparalleled offer sucl.
well led viii toilar
tfuHt't" tuf t'rt"-ufarF.
several dollars to Home
and frrant", the Target il illustrated Put
locations, all sent tree Ivy mail Reader. N want
a.ateat profitable" "uFk, address, t;tow"G SHNsoS 60
land, MAJ
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Cinnamon in California are themselves
complaining of Chinese cheap labor :"
Goal minea in Amador county are
worked by men from the interior of
China. who speak dialect that the
rest of their countrymen in Caiifornis
cannot understand. accept $40 a month
wages and board themselves. i1 e;
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y virginians claim that since the
wMpping'post was re-established most
'oA the lsiis have been enptied, petty
grimes nave almost ceased aud Migrants
are seen no more in tho streets.
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II Il ~ Nt mad. by
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sfT t4pa.. Wiling cas-
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, 1877-02-06

UC(INUIt,
CLosn or THE ARGUMENT ON THE sunJxcr or
EVIDENCE.

CLOSE or THE ARGUMENT ON THE gunJEcr OF
EVIDENCE.
WASHINGTON. D. G., Feb. h-atr. Charles
OConnor followed 3fr. Evats, closing for the
Democrats. lie spoke ~ follows:
nix. PnrsibkNT. AND GEkrtGAEx d. THE Cox.
xissloN; In reference 10 tho question ~ to What
Tho eteonts Of inquiry Arc within tho reach OF thla
Commsaston. ths Counsel on tho opposlte ride stand
In direct coun.et and tho !ssuo formed between
this: va maintain, ~ representing what afo called
tho Ttden Electors, that this tribunal has full au.
thor!tv to invest!gato BY all judicial snd legal
means the very faet and thereby 10 ASCERTAIN what
was the veto Of Florida. On The other hand 1t II
strieted merely 70 sho dctcsm!aa.
tfon Of what may ts tho just
inference from the documents returned 10 the
President Of tho Senate tsom Florida. mainly 70.
poslus themselves. however, on the p.opos!tlon
~ IT, r. Ge
Elcctos. elaiu, that inasuuch tasso individnals
c4at the!F vota whsa posssssed VI somo document
to That otca und u The performances of that duty;
TIC fact that they acted gu thls eolor aud did cast
& ass 4 ss = S
ara sent hers ~ sosu& VI Florida, completely
FAEcLunks ALL IsQUIAy,
md th9t !! u tnposssols fos a9y earthly tribunal
ittast III tso narrowly .ta!eji sl;es sI.s 10 H.
Auesl2H - ARI 4l1 &Ae p0HEtA u ILLS EQnfn1fxl1nf
Those powess are distinctly. and fully, and briefly
Expressed ln tAls adulr4ba dorumrui itAa Eieci.
ofsl blll. dsssined, to the ar'sts honor of those
hl.tuty With your net. They arc expressed In lnes
~ aad ~ Ut ths House Llll: ''Ths SANG powxEa,
Houses. actinx scparstely o. together" You have
5hls land THU u TUG tsstl all tha powers Of thoae
9wo Houses which could possibly exist under
IN prs-e xietirx statutes for tho purpose Ut your
discrimination, and this brtuxs us 10 toe question:
sepasassly ostogeihor, tn dealing with the whole
Of ths questbn touching thH election ~ It aflscs
on shs aacts which sxlst, or which may exist xud
may be pros&at
Af- oconts declared that no powss
,ot AMI DESCRIPTION
tht Manu- OF power u iuve4tigate And de-
c!da resided p tho Pts4iucnt Of the Senate aud II
j. most manifest he has nope but tha metest ccs.
ieA poWsss, nor any ability u do pything EXCEPT
, 1877-02-06
VARIOUS,
T1LDxN WILL. iiANa ON.
Saeefdf 9tsnt1feA IN T1s Trfhuns

NAsu1SoTou, y, G., Feb, IA pron,irent
Dcmncrnt. Chairman NJ ono ~ .t, ia.',,s.' -.
rost,c,+fnn r,o.,..,t..a. - wv .esa.'s a..
.cst'Ea'1ne eon'nl'ltecef SAYS Tonight HAT, II
TIC tnal decision Of tho Electoral count IL
against Tildcn, he will not accept tic resyjlf
without further cnntc.t1np hi. rfrb+a In co,,.t
Thc la,t ,o.,lo, ~ 49, r,sE.s ~ - -, uou't y
ia. .,'.. ss.n. .uo eo.np.oEn'so ol!l pro
"aes that e'tneF Of the parties In Interest, Ut IT.
wlthstaudinE the award Of tue Comnissto u,
shall not be deprived Ut his rights under / be-
ConstItutjnn tn trv tho ,ioht ~ r. prnsIs., ~
H., ~, .a,Ia.. T.. .e 49, nc, no 1..s'ae" y
aa ee"om o,, ~ Ioo'"attanlo. 1a's Ctairn' In
says that 1t!dcn certainly will commence l. ac
flee II he Is defeated ty the 1ecston Of the Cta n.
m,asfon. wv -
'osfcE HhApLsr+
, 1877-02-06

= carried !osssii s"d 20 t to 'i IL. jon s.
,hs tGval!dlty Of that oaicer:s claim 2S cstsb-
: e
showing the uitcs invaiIdJty Of ,ht emcn .
ais matter Of Cried q torsfd ta ast
o1 these p1leers do fatto fail to have reached q
point "h:Fe tncy can haro or take any cfIeet, CT
DECEIVE OR A1sLE4p AnTnopr.
+ 10 shown and established BY competent means to
nc IN act OF those who had no Authoslsy to per.
The TIlden Eleetot. who. although they, had no
aoGunenssry efaense o esao!!*h shet ts had
lIeved, convened their Electoral College, per-
fotn,ed m % thsi, eersmontes, which :hs Conttlution
s.'d which It was po+slbte TO periosm; falling only
r M Mthi. that theyd not o5t.n tho certificate Of
ey sea ~ sac, hss
you have two riral bodies acting II, to be sure.
hc tishs nd In !he .lshs place ptese!hea by shv
81 which was comporc1 Of peraons raRhtfully and
n9y f elected. and the othef Of whIca was composed
nsGrfers. a. has been anecrtalncd H. one FORM and
factory to 5ou. II ron viii permit ii 10 furnish
Nov sh!s j. tho acsual condition Of this case.
has been complied with bs tho Tild en Eiectors.
were not complied With by the Tllduxi Eectors.
eAtd and except only that they could not obta!n
The GovernoFs ccrttdeAeF. md Il Ia pretty
crnor's ccrtIrcate Is not absola'ciJ in.
ttsdicted even II It had beer, rIren, anl was
iasc' 30 that IN this case Of fIvas3 betwcen these
Two fets Of E!cctora It appears to that 80 pro.
eent @ thc best legal tile. Ihat We haya tho moral
f1&ht u tho common sentiment Of u ma ku it will
oG the Judgment of pottcrtty. A to what IL n1t,-
NY here tns corfse ut Inv argument Las tcndekl 10
estatlish and IIns been Intended to e.tablish. aud
" has any value 1s Established, that each Ifn1ise
~ EouEEest hAs Jurisdiction Of tic matter; each
Y tAen nt Icntt Of one section Of il. md ttetefore
thas all esidenr4 Which, according su
thc custoNa and nRagcs Of all Legislature
ooaet either fIouss has taken and has on liz !ers,
qua Will consent 10 send IN here, has kent In
nete Is already evidence IN the far as 10 Le
heie and to c read lf It comes within tho 1unxe Of
subject anu Of matters Of fact which your tonors
alIo" ns to Investigate.
After some citations Of taw-points By counsel
on both sf1cs, tl4 Presiding Justice ANNOUNCED
that the Cnmmleslon would now {talf.pa.t 2}
tnku a recess fur threc-quaFtces OF nl hotiE, and
that no other matters would b. taken up to- lay
In public session.
After tho recess The Commission remainad, in
secret session about twenty minutes and at ter
authorizing the announcement that th,<re
would be ITO public session tomorrow, q J.
1ousned. to meet at noon tomorrow for co, +
eultatlon.
, 1877-02-06

ancc. There wns nothing uncarthly about h,a
speech, however, II was dry, prosy. md law
ycrlIke. It 1nckcd tic compactness and grasp
Of Mt. Evarts' address, and WAS not tmpc,1ed BY
as much intellectual energy. No ono would
characterize II ~ a mastcrly effort: neverthc
less It presented in lucid and comprehensive
sl,apc tho points upon which the Tiiden case de-
ponds, and ttls only brilliant passages were
thoso which tlcalt out invcctvcs, which, to say
tho least, wcrc out of place. O'Conor had the
bad tastc to close his speech with remark that
sounded
yE1lr MUCH LIKE FEAT INSULT
70 tho Republican members Of tho Commission.
1fo said thcro was not person In the couts-
try with the faculty Of blushing who
could look an honcat man in the
face and say that tho Hayes Electors
were fnirly chosen in Florida. As nearly all tho
Republican Commissioners have, in public and
private, repeatedly expressed tho opinion that
Hayes carried Florida, tho hit at them was as
direct as It vas uncallcd for.
PERTINENT INQUIRIES.
There il good deal Of speculation tonight 40
to the motlyo which led Charles O'Conor to
travc1 outside Of tho line Of hts arRlmcnt'to-
day to assert tho doctrine that the Hon Sc
Is tho sole Judge Of tho occasion Tor
It to step In and elect q rrcs.i-
dent. Republicans arc asking whether II 0
Democrats have some scheme on foot to sot In
operation In case the verdict Of tho trtbunM
does not result In Afr, Tildcn's favor. Possibly
o'Conor is looking only to tho contingency OF
the rejection Of the returns from LouisIanA or
Florida. III that case 1t would be an open qucs-
tton whether 1ildcn were already elected by tile
votes OF tile majority Of the Electors from the
remaining statce, or whether nobody had tho
constitutional majority of "ail the Electors ap-
pointed" II the inter Interpretation Of tho
Constitution ahould be correct, the House
would be empowered to 20 into an election.