The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-24
A " holesOme Law.


A Wholesome Law.
Mr.. JONES has introduced in the Senate an
act making enlarged provisions for the for
nation Of societies for the prevention Of
horse stealing The purpose Of these socie-
ties Is not the prevention Of stealing horses
only, but also the stealing Of wagons
slcighs harness. robes, and other personal
property
Any ten or more citizens can voluntarily
associate themselves together IA such a
society. The act provides that, In addition
to the powers conferred upon corporations
organized under the old act, IL shall be law
full for the President Of any such corpora
ton to appoint, by a certificate in writing,
patrolmcn, riders, messengers. or dctcc-
tivcs, not exceeding five In number. These
detectives have full power and authority to
pursue and arrest, with warrant issued by
any magistrate authorized to issue such
warrant any persons suspected Of such
theft, and To search for such stolen property.
| 1t IL to be hoped, not only that this pro-
! posed amendment will become Il law, hut
| that organizations will be formed under it,
speedily, in every county in tho State We
shall take pleasure in publishing accounts
of the formation Of such societies. and the
names Of their officers. az well Of all
arrests and convictions made through their
instrumentllity.
II properly carried into effect throughout
the State, this law will prove one OF the
most beneficial Of the present session. The
costly and annoying drawback which farm
ers at present experience through the depre-
dations of most pestiferous class of thieves
| will IN. hal ia V IaI nv these
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The skies of Europe are darkeninR again
| Yesterdays dispatches from IT. Petersburg
| VIENNA and London boar n common testimony
| To the gravity and peril Of q situation that can
not be- prolonged with any safety to the peace Of
! Europe. ST. Petersburg is inpatient and irritat-
ed: the sublime Porto ia vaclating and irrcso-
! lutte; London Is alarmed. suspicious. profound
| ly distrustful. 1t IL one OF those critical mo-
ments when the indscreiion of an jealous
subord nate might easily bring on explosion
| that would shake two continents.
Some Of the secrets of our high-priced police
courts came out ON Friday. when Miss MAILoY
! complained for the linh time Of "A wrong pcrpc-
tratrd upon her. Chicf Clerk ROCKWELL. it is
alleged. doctorod the complaint four times. but
the nth time Justice MURRAY chcckmatcd him.
II this is SO. the Board of Police Magistrates
should investigate this 5000 clerk.
To-day has been appointed for the dcdica-
tion. In Paris. II the monument erected in Prre
Lachaisc Cemetery 10y the widow Of LEDRu-
RoItIN to the memory Of her illu-trious hus-
band The monument is very simple and sur
mounted 10y u bust II I.EDRU- RoLIrN which
will BE- uncovered ut the dedication. His fellow
members II the Provisory Government will no
doubt take part in the ceremonies. together
with prominent representatives. u the Rcpubli-
can party; hut the denomination Ia expected to
be- entirely peaceful and dccorous. with none Of
the free nghtng that has sometimes signalizcd
French funeral soemnitics over pubic men.
The sultan stubbornly refuses to surrcn-
der his navy. and declares that he would sooner
destroy the vessels than part with them. The
Sutan- navy has NOT been of much use To him
In the war. hut To deliver up his ironclads to
RUSSIA would boz a virtual cess IN Of the do
miuinn II the seas that wash the shores of his
empire. and STRENGTHENING of Russ'a's weak
est arm. But the latest report Is that he has
promised not 20 sell the fleet to any other power
meaning England.
The -umptuous style in which the army
arl-tocrats live In Washington IL partially
shown 10y the evidence given before the Sub
Committee on Military Affairs Officers and
their families are luXuriousiy fed and housed
ut hotels: one colonel. Tor instance occupying
Ave rooms. Horses are hired at livery stables
AMI paid for by the quartcrmaster and other
costly rxtravaEanccs are INDUCED in at the eX-
pcnse Of m" Treasury These warriors If the
ballroom do nothing whatever in return for the
money wasted upon them. In fact. there Is
nothing for them 10 do. They are suprrilutics.
and should be- got rid OF by the immediate re-
duction Of the army 10 ten thousand men.
I.t - Il ,.io
is To be accepted Batak has been avenged in
dced-from the Danube the north TO the
shores of the fgcnn on the south. and from
point east Of Adrianoplo to the Olympus and
pndus ranges on the west. This territory en-
Brace the garden Of the Turks Euro
pean domain. 1t includes the whole OF
modern Bulgaria. almost all Of Macodo-
mia. and three-fourths Of Roumelia-fully
10000 squar" miles in area and with from
G.OoO.oO0 to 100000 Of inhabitants. The only
foothold left 10 the successor of OsMAN will be
the narrow strip of land bordering the Sea of
Marmora and the Bosporus.
peculiar lawsuit has just been ended in
Il Providence police court. GEORGE T.. WEEDEN
u liuuor dealer. sued ANsoN W. AIDWCH for the
price of six hundred and eighty drinks fur
nishcd to vot"rs at the fate election Of MAYOR
al ten cents drink. The defeated caneidate
for Mayor went on the witness stand and sworc
that he had refused to order the drinks and Mr.
AIpEICH positively denied all responsibility for
the bin On the second day of the hearing. how
ever the case was settled MEEDEN accepting
500 and his costs.
New vlstas for American trade nre opened
Ivy tho successful passage Of the Labrador to
Hayrc with Il cargo Of refrigerated beef. The
. quantity was % .OoO kilograms-iS 532 pounds
and was 80 packed in tho fore part OF the