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The Aivord SwindIe.

We hope there are some members Of the
Republican majority in the Legislature who
believe that an unjust apportionmcnt cf the
State by their party would not only iniure
II in the long run, but react against ii at the
very next election. We ask this class of Re-
pubicans in the Legislature to bear in mind
n few facts.
The apportionmcnt now to I've nude must
stand unchanged through the next eight
years. During that period the percentage
OF Increase in the population of New York
and brooklyn will be greater than that OF
any other portion Of the State These two
cities, therefore. have wcl-grounded claim
in equity to now receive the largest possible
representation in the Legislature which the
mos; liberal construction Of the Constitution
and the census ~ 1875 will warrant. And
oven then, ere five OF the ton years have
paascd away. these two cities will. for the
reasons already stated, find themselves In
adequately represented both in the Senate
and the Assembly.
If. then, there Ia any part OF the State
that deserves its full allowance Of members
II il tho counties Of New York and Kings.
Let us sec how the ALvoRD bill treats them
under the census of 1875, was 1Ti10i The
bill gives them thrty-hvc members of the
Assembly, which is equal to II population of
1920 for n mrmbcr.
Now let lis see how the bill deals with an
other section " the State We will draw n
line from Pennsylvania to Lake Ontario,
which shall be bounded on the west by the
counties of Tompkins. Cortland, Madison,
and Oswcgo. These counties, with those
lying between them and Lake Erie,
are usually called western New York,
and they are the strongholds of the
Republican party Their representa-
tive population under the census Of
1875 was 1874 which is almost exactly
the same a. that Of New York and Kings,
The ALvoBD bill gives these western coun-
ties forty-two members Of the Assembly,
which is equal to n population Of only 32,72s
for member.
Ia this discrimination In favor Of western
New York and against our two great,
growing metropolitan counties JUST Can
an honest man. whether Republican or DEM
crat. support it Can any party thrive by
pcrpetrating such n swindlo?
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turc would not have dared to vote
for ms separate propositions We have
already in previous articles shown In
this code the unmistakablc evidence
Of systematic design to increase the pecu-
MARY patronage of the courts. This is not
the work Of the Commissioners, however,
but proceeds from Assemblymcn or Sem
ators. or both We have shown how the
Legislature augmented the possible allow
ancc to referees in foreclosure suits from
nty to two hundred and fifty dollars.
still more alarming amendment has now
been brought to our attention in the vetoed
bill.
Sections 3,253 and 9,25i, as reported TO tho
Legislature by tho rcviscrs. embodied the
existing law ms 60 additional allowances by
way of costs in foreclosure and partition
suits, and in difficult and extraordinary
cases. They provided that in an action to
fOrcclosc u mortgage sum not exceed
ing two and n half per cent. upon
the amount due or claimed to be-
due upon the mortgage could he allowed. but
that, in any event, the sums awarded should
not exceed in the aggregate two hundred
dollars. In the other classes of cases mem
exceeding five per cent. upon the sum iccov-
cred or claimed or the value Of the subject
involved hut limited the aggregate amount
which could be awarded to n party, or two
or more parties on the same side to two
thousand dollars In any one ease.
Now these sections did not satisfy the
Legislature. for after the now code had
passed through the Senate and Assembly
the limitation Of two hundred dollars in
foreclosure suits had disappeared, as also
had the limitation Of two thousand dollars
in other cases.
We are confident that tho attempt to abol-
ish these limitations could not have been
made II it had been necessary to pass n
separate bill for the purpose. The people
want to limit the pccuniary patronage of
courts and judicial officers, and their repro
sentatlvcs at Albany know 1t. That pat
ronagc is already too large even with
these limitations The explanation of the
present attempt to increase it-now happily
foiled-is to be found in the needs OF polit-
cal parties. IL IL an efficient engine OF
party power, especially in the city Of New
York. Is this the reason why every Tam
many member of the Legislature was re-
qucstcd by special circular. sent from the
headquarters Of that organization. to vote
for the supplementary portion Of the new
code
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Is Mr.. Hayes Guilty lie Attempts to
Have an Unlawful Payment Made.

Scarcely any one affects now seriously to
dispute the fact that Mr. HAYES was placed
in the Office of President by false and fraud
lent electoral returns. II is not Democrats
alone who impugn the title Of Mr.. HAYES
hut leading Republican members uf both
Houses of Congress openly ridicue the idea
that he is in power by virtue of II lawful
election.
The only important point remaining to he
determined Is whether Mr.. HAYES was n
party TO the fraudulent conspiracy that
counted him in. In reference to this. a
new and startling piece Of evidence has just
come into our possession, and we will now
proceed to lay it before our readers
It is well known that the Hon. d. W. Ma
HON, First Auditor of the Treasury. recent
ly resigned his Office We are informed that
this resignation was not voluntary. but
forced. Mr.. SHERMAN. !Secrcidry0f The Hcds-
urp. rho acted in compliance Wfh me IRISH
Of Mr. HAYES, required Mr.. MAHoN 10 dp-
prore bM for crfrd compensation IN fdror Of
Mr.. J. MADISON WELLS. THIS Mr. MAHoN
veft,sed 10 do. because he considered il unldT-
fut and unjust. IL is for this reason that Mr..
MAHoN resigned" as 1t is called.
Now why should Mr.. HAYES be so solicit
GUS unlawfully to divert the public money
into the pocket Of Mr.. WELLS If he had not
before been secretly allied with WELLS in
the crimes of the Returning Board?
No honest and innocent President would
have done what Mr.. HAYES has done in this
matter.
All honor Is due Mr.. MAHoN for stcrnly
refusing to rob the Treasury to pay the
price Of robbery, perjury. and fraud.
The facts which we have stated come to
us from well-informed source. We enter
tain no doubt Of their accuracy. 1t is GER
tainly due to Mr.. HAYES that they should
be refuted or confirmed at once. viii some
patriotic member of Congress, either Re-
publican or Democrat, move for an investi-
cation
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II must now he evident to every one that
Mr.. ABRAM $. HEWITT cannot he elected to
Congress again. II Is 10 he hoped that Mr.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD will he Mr.. HEwITTs
successor For n new member. Mr.. FIELD
greatly distinguished himself during the
brief time he was in the House. To be sure
he made some mistakes, such as advocating
the Electoral Commission. But Of this we
have every reason TO believe he has heartily
rcpcntcd. He Is too sensible man not to
have done so. 1t Is inconccivable that Mr.
FIELD in Mr.. HEwITrs place would have
made speech on HAYEs's title anything
but the very opposite Of that which Mr..
HEWITT has just delivered.
Wherever he Is and In whatever direction
he goes. Mr.. FIELD Is n strong man. He
would stir things up in Congress and make
them interesting, and the country generally
would soon be made cognizant Of the fact
that New York had a Rcpres sentative in the
lower House.
The contrast would be striking between
Mr.. FIELD and Mr.. HEWITT.
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Mr.. George Ticknor Curti. LecturIns In
Hochcstcr.
Fran, n, n,moc,, omi c,uonici,,

Fron Ne H.inorr,ddr Gnpsic,
One Of the most interesting and really
valuable lectures ever presented In this city
was delivered Inst niaht b. George Tickxr
Curtis. at Corinthian Hail. Rarely have we lis.
tened to II moro graceful and forciblc prcscnta.
ton Of n theme. Mr.. Curtis had the perfect ut.
tcntlon Of his audience throughout the hour.
and surely every ono who attended felt amply
repaid by tho wealth OF instruction which Mr..
Curtis unfoldcd Tho speaker began his lee
turc as follows: Il have long believed TINT sue.
ccssivc generations Of our people grow up with
far less knowledge OF American constitutional
md political history than thoy ought to possess.
Even In our highest scmnaries of learning
such history II not specially taught. Our young
men. whether college bred or not. come
forward into life join some political party.
and vote with II. without being furnished with
any accurate knowledge Of the political institu-
tions OF their country. How many of them can
toll why or how We came to havo republican
form Of government: how we came to have the
Constitution Of the United States: what Is the
general line OF demarcation between the au-
thority OF the Federal Government and the au.
thOrity Of the State; or in what sense wo nre
nation? We have an immense amount OF spas.
mode energy In our political contests. but II Ia
not an energy that is tempered or guided by any
a,.aa,.I 49,, ',,,s., 49,. ;. :. ~ '. we
,,.,' w. ~ 80, 49,,
,''. "' n"'u'' ~ ''o'o"". 'on,''u'ona'
". n' III, ''o'","''o'
'" a.. '""'' WI. NV W. my n"i"'
party manager. In the hope Of being able to
meet want. occupied the leisure OF my lnst
summers vacation In preparing course OF
lectures on our constitutional and political his.
tory. to be delivered TO popular audiences.
some ir'ehus IN '"is city VINO cnahced 10 SEQ
the programme. invited me TO deliver three OF
the lectures hcre I was verv hannv IN do an
III .,, u, 80. '''s' ". w 80
WIN he proViso 'hn' tue uuuich'e wouiu allow
me To tax their attention for three evenings in
tho samc week You bavo been informed NJ ma
-. =, - -. " Wv
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And now reporter, sitting down in inno-
cent Inconsistencies Of possessing fact that
ought to alarm tho public, writes that gang Of
worthless youths-rufilnns and thieves have Of
late been far the rulers Of that part Of tho
CITY which they have infested that no police
officer has dared. sinelchanded. to try To dis
pcrsc them! There islikely To- he n Coronor's
inquest in the case OF Morris JACoBs the gang :
latest victim. and 1t will be in order for the Cor
oncr 10 draw out testimony TINT may show why
the offenders have been suffered To- terrorizc
the Twentieth Ward
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Pennsylvania newspaper that was or really IL
owned by PETER HERDfc excerpts to an asscr-
ton in THE suns review OF Mr. HEnDrc's ca
recr. Our correspondent wrote: The debt
OF Williamsport is said to be one-fourth the
assessed value Of the property" The editor Of
the Banner said II WINS one-third. Believing.
however. that OF all the men in the world PETER
lIERDIc ought TO know the most concerning tho
debt of that city. We take pleasure in printing
his figures without a voucher. They are;
Assessed valuation s7oaioiOi Debt .... ssSs .sa q,
Now will Mr.. HERDrc b. equally MS frank con-
corning his own affairs; His many creditors
would like To know how much he owes and what
arc his real assets.
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"Nr R'ser. N. rresicuts private secretary, 10 srcil
mper@te As hir PATRON
No gin cocktails, no whisky sours.
Nnheand. >uaNh. nor sparkling winc
t. tide me ocr the living hours,
shall ever pass thrsr lips OF mine
This brain. the temple Of my soul
No lcry drausht shall c'er inyadc;-
There thoughts poetic ocasrlcss roll,
without the burning fluids aid
II more tlnn aqua pure crave
some simple fruits m, want supply;
Nnhgrm ui these 'n hv the slave,
lint Tar from me be rum and rye
Thus Ia my masters praYeriu band
An unpollnted breath bring,
simple orange in my hand
And there alternate suck and sing
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STANLEY NJ Arrurws EXPLAINED TO the Sem
nte Yesterday why he prcfors the pnci0c Rail
rond sinking Fund hin rcnorted bv tho com
n,i,tnc of which no IL n number To tho Judi-
eiary Committees hin ON the same subject This
hitter measure improsses the scrupulous MAT
ruyvs ne In, n,ost dreadful n,tnck ON propcrtv
and contract rights II. Inns ever heard or reaL
~ Vet his man who il so soIicitous Tint the
rights Of fnt corporntions shall be rnsprcted ia
..,,, - .. n ,,,o., amman, .,,l,,.,s Tor ne Ia ,roo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-15

Joking IL dangerous when carried too far.
A joke that was too practical caused the death
yesterday Of GrsrAvr Koch. and may cause
the trial for murder of "a man who had been
KoCH's friend for years. Koch. ms |. appears.
loosely asked for money that was due him. but
his friend, hastily regarding the request rs an
Insult. struck him upon the head with stone
china match stand. and KocH's death resulted.
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A Man who was "a Hear. Cub.


Me nave here n Hart county, Kentucky. q
man by the name ut william Bowman. wn WAS drown
away ~ the Apaache mountains, North Carolina when
amman ann was found by mn old bear and adopted
Gun Az The Ec Of about ten years he captured ned
uNna ana l"l MN ih'h MS hlors found that he could
nor mk nor cohl lac lee persuaded o tnkr any u,hl but
lk, which he sucked from hottie showing that he had
hNcu sulclN by the nmrsin. at the hear BnwmHlis unw
nlAnrr near onerh AMI amy one doubling the truth u
Uls sAIelhont can have u uTlhed bN hrring him
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Acquitted upon n TechnIcniity.

den. Howard Inns been again acquitted and
again upon techmCAhtv. lie was not Responsible 10
ANYBODY hc claims lie merely hrlh mn honorary Ipsl.
non s % the money, TINT was hooked after IL, i'm
Halluch However. Howard ,urs not druN thnt IN.
MONEY ha; dl,apwnrcd lie dos. NOT xpMn how i,
went nor does he drnv that ten Ballurh wa, hs mari
her III all the Thousand and little schemes and enter
rIses ior Msng w the twenty-five millions ui dcllnrs
Whlch The freedlnen's Bureau cost the Government
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Petrincation In Seneca Falls.

Mr.. l.. C. Doarlman of Seneca Falls n Y.
was recently employed hN Mr u v iBnndick Of Buffalo
io dl>inirr his wife, who buried in the Canosa
cemetery, near taNuga lake, four years ago this
month me oorpsr was as hard and heavy ~ stone.
the clothing. which hal ruti lay In folds the form.
which whs hs white rs marble and as full and natural
IN Mo The body had turned 10 stone. II weighed 40
p0nnds. II was tnkem 10 nmnAl0
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II appears from Coy. lIartranfts testimony
INIT whenever ho leaves tho Stnto he number q
blank nruclnmHtOns Tor his Adjuirnt Attorney ten.
"rn in h up according Ia circumstances should n riot
break out I'M his Ahsrnor, all tna the officials have Ia
hll out one oi the military blanks calling the
troops should the GoNcrnnr. leaving In November
set about Thank -aNins bay the Atntn, Vlcncral by
auh with the advice and con-cnt nj the npnln the
ii grt. out religious blank nuh ILLS the anpro
pirate tanNs I" Almighty t-i tor his hnunuul harvcst.
&c. over the GoNerunrs signature. Indeed the uses md
con,cnicnres O tins blank system OF pruclamaons are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-15
Plcnitude of FEMALE VI odei..

Several days since, the life" class Of the
washington art school adveru.cd for models male ana
fr,nne There were hut three males who offered their
services and twenty females The Artsis are much
surprised At their success In securing female Oel- Il
being the hrS attempt nj the kind IN IN, hast
publiolN-lnd they do not know how TO explain H. The
feniae models being plentiful and sic nnr lons NO
specimens. the class had lnfyc supply from Which 10
MAKE their selections Inirr the circumstances an
cour.c none OF the male models got Job several nj tho
female models selected are the artists say, remarkably
handsome subjects Ia transfer to canvas
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-15
Nnrpe,.s for Anrll nhonnds in Illustrated mr.

HdrpT's for April nbounds in illustrated arti.
cle"' among which We can commend THE city u the
WINDS IN account % Sirn'. with man, admirably en-
-fH'rd Views ri churches and public buildings ora sim
lai character are The American thdc,' The Normal
College Of the CITY OF New York. and In the Heart OF
the iisrtz' william Blacks story, Macleod Of Dare
Il eontnued and there is the usual variety Of mscesne
Gus matter
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Ono Of the predictions Of tho Franco
German war has wholly failed to come to pass.
1t WINS then said that in thcnoxt great European
war the balloon. so largely used by tho French
would play still more important part whercns
il has played 10 part ut ali. Perhaps ono reason
is that the hoscgrd forces were the Turks. who
have rolled little on ballooning in the military
nrt; hut besides. plcvnn. Kars. ana Erzcroum
were never sealed IN Ike Paris. and thcrc wns
csress enough for Information without using
balloons. At any rate. nothing new was added
to halloonIng experiences: the mechanical de-
vice for study proved to hr the torpedo.
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II was made yet palmer in Yesterdays de-
bate upon the Apportonmrnt bill that Mr..
ALvoRD intends to pass the act that doprives
New York and Kings counties NJ representa-
ton guaranteed 10y the Constitution. He has
the Republican majority well in hand. Men
like SRINNERnnd HEPBURN, whose actions early
in the session gave rise to the belief that they
intended to deal mirly, crouch under the appli-
cation Of the party lash and follow his bidding.
Protest after protest. raised by Democratic
members if promptly voted down. Mr. AL
Word has n PARTISAN advantage, and he openly
boasts that he intends to keep it,
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When the liquor commission bill gets be-
fore the House. can II possibly show vote as
straight IA that in tho Senatc OF the twenty
nine votes in it's favor in the Senate. only one
was that Of Democrat; of the nineteen votes
against it not ono was that Of Republican.
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Apparently there is not going to he any
Conference or Congress Of the European powers
over tho partition OF Turkey. Russia hns got
what she wants. and does not intend 10 consult
England or Austria or anybody. except Prince
HIaMAEck ON The slhloct.
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Prom The Concord Patriot

:, Young man in Dover. n. H.. saw an adver-
lwmeht III New YORK paper which read thus Any
ons sh,ns Us rn'c cents viii receive III return
something Mhrh VIII he NJ immrnsr value Ia him lie
scui aud received in rcpl, TN, Don he such tool A,
pocket ' -' - 49, F-'''
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BEN. Ho1LApAy's claim, which Mr.. CAN

BEN. HoLLADAY's claim, which Mr.. CAM
EHoN II Wisconsin and the much married HIP
PIE MITCHELL tried To get referred to the Court
II Claims ON cr pnr'e nili,layi,s, and without nm
ntimui,un .f III" amount Oi money involved,
Is snid to foot up moro thnn half II million Of
dollars. taking the allegations OF the petitioner
and the depostious Of tho dead and missing
witnesses rs Il basis Of computation. This fact
explains the milk in the cocOanu
Mr.. PLUMB of Kansas. who was an ofllcor OF
the army on this very route during the time Of
Il"lLApAY's contract. and knew all about ,ho
service performed, told the Senate: Il say.
from the knowledge have thai believe two
thirds of this claim is Just rs base n fraud a.
was ever attempted TO he imposed on the Ameri.
can Congress" The case IL reoommitted to tho
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All honor to Mr.. T. G. f. ECcLHsISE, Sena-
tor from the Eighth District In this city for his
fidelity and frmnoss In resisting the order TO
vote for the new code. He voted against 1t like
an honest man.
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Amuscturnta To-day.
urosdw1y Th~ntr~ lhc fxles
w"w~r. rb~atr~-R'vlns iackA-
n en-. rh~rtr~-H MET.
un Avenue Ih-ntr~-Msior ne Roots, IA
pifth Avenue usit-rrestitif|isti1n.
I. sud Op-ra u"us~-uenrvv
National Theatre -workmen NJ View yort
New yort Ag.sri"'" -nrot iw,y AMI ssths
MILES Gsrd-p- setp'nt snd Dove.
Olympic rh~ssr~-vstiefy
rsrh rh~st-~ -Our Bachelors.
STANDARD Jb-.tr- Victims ,ni soion shlufs
Ns. Francisco ui.>tr-i~ -htoadw.y auI slth It,
Theatre Sosniao---vAficty
Ton, Pastors Op~-. u.u.~-vu.,v Matins.
esou srosr- Theatre, Celebrate Case
Naiia-L's Theatre Money
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The political bark in which CARL ScHrRz
has taken passage scrapes its bottom on the lee
shore too often for the comfort OF person OF
his nervous temperament.
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Would it not be wise for tho Board of Po-
lice Justices to inquire into Chief Clerk Rock
WELLS rule forbidding any Of the clerks but
himself to receive fines 1t il hard that n pris-
oncr. us was the cnse yesterday should bc kept
waiting for him until she tainted.
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substitute for the whole absurd militia title
inthe statutes scheme that is practicable
and suited to the times.
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SUNSET Cox seems to be rising man just
ut present II is n great thing to strike the hot
iron In the right place.
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Tho Rev. Brown CoBLE was hanged yes
tcr1ny in Winchester. Tenn, in presence Of
about six thousand spectators. mostly colored.
He protested his innocence. oven on the scat
fold, and exhibited great religious fcrvor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-15

An equally careful and scrutinzing census OF
any OF our great cities might develop equally
surprising ilgurea.
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Cape OF Good Hope newspaper. the
Standard aud Mail. far from becoming cnthu.
sastic over the british war with the kafllrs.
says That Military arc making long
affair Of this war. End will drag 1t out Ms long "a
their field pny and extra allowances can be
drawn" 1t appcnrs TINT military aro good
deal the same. in some respects. in South
Africa az in North AmcrIcn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-15

Senator CHArrEE Of the rotten borough
State OF Colorado has reported from tho Com
mitee on Territories recommendation that
the Black Hills country bc crcntnd separate
Territory. to be called the Territory Of Lincoln.
Tho report sets forth TINT the region 10 b. DR.
gnnized into an embryo rotten borough State
contains from 1900 to 20.0O0 people. and IL
rich in gold and other minerals Nevada
Is also rich in minerals. vet tho greater part VI
1t Il n wilderness. and. though 1t has been a
State nearly fourteen years. its population Ia
not yet equal to that of either tho Seventh
Ninth Eleventh. Twelfth. Sixteenth. Eighteenth.
Twentieth. Twenty-nrst. or Twenty. second
Wards Of New York city. and is css than half OF
TINT Of either the Seventeenth or Nineteenth
Wards. And vet Nevada has representation
in the Federal Senate equal to that of New York
State and its noarly five millions Of inhabitants.
Such il one Of tho results OF organizing rotten
borough Territories.
The people Of the Blnck Hills havc no more
right to be given II separate Territorial Govern
ment merely for their own convenience thnn
the people of the Upper Peninsula OF Michigan
have to Il separate Sutc Government although
members of the Legislature representing tho
Upper Peninsula have to- travel many hundreds
Of miles to tho State capital. This move to or
Runize the Black Hills into Territory has its
origin in the ambition Of men who are anxious
10 hold territorial offices. and Is sustained by
the local pride and jealousy OF the multitude.
who dislike to be subordinate to eastern Dakota.