The New York herald., 1878-01-11

residence every Wednesday afternoon Card reccp-
tions announced for every other "Wednesday
Ing during the WINTER Tho first of the card receptions
was held last evening.
RELEASE or cosvIcrED LIQUOR DEALERS.
Cosgrove and Eustace, the two liquor dealers sen.
fenced by Recorder Hackett for violation OF the Excse
law, to II fine Of S125 and thirty days mprson-
ment and the other to ine Of $3.50 snd sixty days
to simple payment OF the fines without any
Imprisonment. The application for pardon was
made and considered in the usual form, aud
reports received by the Governor Recorder
Hackett and the District Attorney, accompanied by
letters from jurists o standing and by decision OF
Judge Daniels on tho,appication made for bail which
commented upon tho severity OF the sentences aud
hardshp of the cases. Tho Governor refused tho ap.
plicaton Tor a full pardon while granting tho appli-
cation for commuiaon OF the sentences OF these
MEETING OF rHs rEMrERAscE LEAGUES.
A conference OF the State and national mperance
societies and the Law and Order League held
ing here this afternoon which was presided over by
the Rev Henry Darling, OF Albany report Of The
cammitiee which had conferred with the State Tenn
perance Association and the National Temperance As
sociation favored the simultaneous Introduction Of
three classes OF pctitions--
/. In favor OF prohibition.
2. Advocating change in the EXCISE laws so as to
make them more stringent and increase the penalties
Petitions against any change whatever In the
present Excise law
The report was defended on tho ground that, whc
n large majority OF those present were prohibition
sts II was not cxpedcnt at the present time TO de-
stated that tho recently gwen by Recorder
Hacket were cruel. unusual and unnecessary and
evldently made lor tno purpose OF giving
the rumsellers grievance to trade on
before the Legislature. Tho meeting addressed
by Orville Gardiner, General John f. Rathbono Oliver
Cottcr, Dr. Magee, br. Adams, and severa, others
gentleman who seemed to exercise controlling in-
uence the asscmblago said that they had found
IL impossible to mako any charter for the Law and
Order League sufficiently near drunkenness to eni
brace DR.. Crosby. Some Of the speakers held that
the expenses of keeping man in Albany
during tho session should DO equally divided between
the League and tue State society, but they were
ruled by the prohibtionsis OF the latter BODY VINO
maintained that there should be no compromise with
the snlernal traffic" This decision helped out
to the extent of tour votes by four members Of the
Brewers and Masters' Association, who, being pres
ent at tho meeting voted with the prohibtionists.
GOVERNS POLITICS.
General Rathbonc informed the meeting that the
politics OF the State controlled by the men who
sell and drink liquor. Tho speakers, with the excep
ton OF General Rathbone, Mr. Cotter and Mr.. Gard-
ner were generally clergy men. After much ora
rotundo eoquence on the part oi these gentlemen the
previous question on the appointment Of an agent O
supcrntend the sinuosies OF legislation, 'ths con-
troll OF the public pross and the presentations OF pe-
titions carried. The name OF the agent was not
given to the meeting, and during q iu IN the
proceedings gentleman moved that a collection be
taken up to pay the expenses OF the meeting, and
majority OF those present made an incontlpent es-
cape.