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REJITING the BORDER RAID BILL.
And Amending u 10 Meet the Principal Ohiec.
lions of Its Opponents

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 29.-In the House
OF Representatives to-day a motion was made
TO reconsider the vote by which tho Border
hald bill was recently defeated. for the reason
that the friends OF the bill desired to amend the
at so as 20 make 1t satisfactory To the entire
House. Tho yeas and nays were required and
ne motion was carr ed-yeas, 90; nays. So
me motion by which tho bill passed the third
reading was then recOnsdered and the foiinv
ing amendment was agreed TO:
hi .e peE eenium Of .he claims approved by the above
ul, shll he pad ~ the state Treasury on the Isl dny
OF june iso, aud the remainder with four per crni
~ ltst rteon or such part thereof as may be Maid In
w keneIal n"Nerhment SHAH be paid at the Treasury
Mde'ner ue sche ral Government shall have acknowI
us tee CLAIMS or any part u them, aud shall have
pau we same or any part thereof t. this
PROVIDED uA no money shall he paid from the Treasury
" or unutr authority of this act until the sunrru
sutuuOnAL Wv '""'' W " eVh'
An amendment limiting the amount 10 be
pald 10 t2.652 900 was also agreed to- Tho bili
now lies over for printing aud final passare VA
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THE JURORS TEST OATH ACT
A Deci.ion OF the supreme Court nectine It
MIR. Justice Fields Opinion.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-In case decided
by the Supreme Court yesterday lin error to tho
Circuit Court for the Northern District OF
Flordal. among the errors assigned was rul-
ing Of the lower court to tho effect that one
Juror, Henry Holmes. was not obliged to an
swer any questions touching his qualifications
under section $50 OF the Revised Statutes,
known ms the Jurors Test Oath net. Under this
ruling Holmes declined to say whether ho did
or did not participate in the rebellion. He was
challenged on the ground that he was dlsqmlll.
Ned under the aforesaid section OF the Revised
Statutes. and the Court overruled the challenge.
On this point the Supreme Court holds that a
10 disclose c" on oqi6 his guilt Of any crime,
or OF any act which would render him in
famous, in order 70 test his qualifications as 2
In the affirmative. would haye convicted him OF
the crime of treason. Whether pgrdoned by n
general amnesty or not, the crime was one
which. in the opinion OF this Court. he could not
be- required to disclose in this manner. IL he
prove IL by any other competent testimony. As
ne did not offcr 10 do this. and ne the Jurors in
competency was not proyen. the Court was not
bound 10 exclude him. Mr.. Justice Miller de-
Mr. ieJ Justice 20 Field delivered a separate con-
curing opinion WIZ regard To- tnS test o"n de-
Il agree with the Court that the Juror.
Holmes. in this case cannot be required to
Their do not think that tho act of Congress.
which. by requiring a test oath rs to past CON
duct. excludes great majority OF the citizens
OF half the country from the jury box, II valid.
In my Judgment. the act IL not only Oppressive
and odious and rrpugnant 10 the spirit OF our
institutions. but is clearly unconstitutional and
| void. As n war measure, TO be enforced In the
| insurgent States when dominated by the na-
| tionnl forces. the act could be sustined; but
after the war WINS oyer, and Ala iasuISHiN cIHtoh
vxer, restnrs.i - their normal and Constitu-
| 'iSa.i fpiations to the Union II WIS as much
| out OF place and imperative as would be q
law quarlering soldier In every Southern
mans house"
Mr.. Justice Strong dissonted from the opin
| ion of the Court.
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Rightly or wrongly a great many citizens
believe that the old. original elevated railroad
on Greenwich street il unsafe. and that lives
are endangered every time train is run over
IT, Some OF these timid citizens presented n
petition on the subject to the General Sessions
Grand Jury through District Attorney PHE1ps
and Yesterday tho Grand Jurors recommended
that competent and disnterested engineers
should Investigate the structure, at tho expense
OF tho New York Elevated Railroad COMPANY
and report to their successors We advise tho
company to net upon this hint. and TO act at
once 1.-THE structure Ia safe. it Ia for the com
pany's own interest that tho fact shall DO con.
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The Life-SavIng Rows.

TO the EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr: A letter
lu" n'''" OF Troy was IN yesterdays sun In 1t the
writer cites extracts from a letter wr,t,n hv an ',
Nu"H' signing himself Longcllow which appeared in
last Friday Sun and urges the public to Withhold anv
donations OF clothing that they might be likely ia rive us
IN order to save from moral DEATH Roth tbcs,
""'I' topHnly came from individuals who hai nothing
w" "no m'Snt be better engaged in attending to
"''' own a'"fs We, the undersigned. deny that we
have ever "complaincd ui want of o,,s, Al. ,,' 81,
,,stt u, '" tosM9w or any other person whenever we
without them 'N' " 'N' '"''l' We can do
wv occl IN ORGANIZING the Life Saving Corps Ma. NOT
luss AROUND ~ charity feathers while ,yntt,r, tr
Ia r"s n Mi.tcl 10 he thrown upun Tie waters bnt
aI w our power, AMI thus prevent urir ,eiu h', =,
~ "t lIe'chce Of the Amahty weiehtcd dow, Min
u., M We neg 10 tprthuuls deaths by draw niur Al
,,i,t u, 9wnt As ,oncrf our record during dc past
,iW! WI snow mat We have done good work la I'm
lie savers. '' w NV i"l u.Ethls, but
NAV ioRK. April 20 Eu XXX, , ISL ~"
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n.r-.uas shsvs-Capitoiins Grounds, brooklyn
Heath. Theatr~-1he Chimes Of Normandy
w,vy-r, Th.stre-Adeic the seleslady Matinsi.
rvo-a ,ss, rhessre-Otts, herman. Matinee
Eifth Avenue Theatre -FatinttA
G.. nd Opera Hssse-Camilis. Matinee.
ssIobe rbestre-H N. s. fiua'ors.
m.vesty's Lyeeu-, Thestre -Min.tre. Matinee
nsadiss. square rhessre-Anermsth.
nt..onie Ies,pie-Th. Ndse,s Matinee
N.v. vsvH Aq-sri~ra-Tit,ls Red Riding Hood Matinee
RtsI.'- sssvs---Ihe BLACK Crook Matinee.
oIyu.pie rhest-e-AssommOlr
PsrL Thestre-Engaged
esnFraacIseo MISUNDERSTANDING, cor. fs,h,k
Rta-asrd Thestre-H ~ a PInafors Matinee
Tsay psstsrss opora us-.e-vsrstI
Thsstr. Ce,siq-e-vsriety. Matinee.
l.is- Square rhsstrs-t.ost Chiidreu.
Nysliacks Tbestrs-The SNOWFALL
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WAS CORBIN BRIBEDp
Charges that Shouts ~ 49, ~-sWnten netoro
rs = confirmed Judge In Utah.

- confirmed na Judge In Btnh.
WASHINGTON April 29.--Ex-Gov. Cham
berlain Is here to assist d. r. Corbin answer cor
tain charges which have been filed with the Ju-
dietary Committee OF the Senate against him.
These charges are that he corruptly procured
the Chamberlain Legislature OF South Carolina
to elect him to the United States Senate. and are
based on evidence given by negro members OF
the Chamberlain Legislature before the inyesti-
eating committee in Columbia. &. G. There
have been still other and more serious charges
preferred against Corbin. 1t ia asserted that in
1871 or 1872 when Corbin was member OF the
Senate OF South Carolina. as well as United
States District Attorney. he was bought for the
sum OF t10 900 TO cease his opposition to a bill
which John j. Patterson was engineering
through the legislature . either for ne blpe
road. Corbin was fighting the bill aud Patter
son bought him up for $4,000, giving him his
e; csH k,,6 S@T ID q subsequently, weSR
against the nomination; and when VIII
lams told him that the President was de-
ssnat Patterson declared that he would not
allow MIN 10 be confirmed. because Corbin had
o,acknlaIied MIN once when he was State sem
Mor. ana he could produce the proof of IT, This
was SO serious charge that Corbin was in
nnrmeu OF y Immediately. either by Attorney
Corbin came 10 Washington AT once ma
through Bowen. Worthington. and others sue
ev,uov IN Eeulhg fdtterson TO Withdraw his
Opposition, III tho Senate Judiciary Committee
1',slres 10 nave NE proofs VI this et ex-Attor-
ney; General williams Mr. Fall. Chief CLERK Of
tne department OF Justice. John j. Patterson
M9rthington, and Corbin be summoned al once
anu examined in regard to this transnctioT,.
tSotDln mas admitted that he received the $4,000
from Iatterson, but insisted that il was a re-
tanning lee and not bride. Patterson on tho
olher hhad; insisted that il was a bride aud not
zee, ana that Corbin was bought 10 cease on
position 10 his hill and supporf n Refnrn ~
nm Is made Justice 81 tho Supreme Conf Of
be thoroughly investigated $50
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magistrate on the bench should try TO
hold tho scales Of justice properly. 1t is his
business TO get at the truth, and he may havo
from the first strong impression as to tho
side on which 1t lies. But he cannot be too
careful not to let this impression show itself in
his language and manner while conducting the
Investigation. 1t is ono OF those cases in which
the appearance OF evil is to be Stunned almost
as sedulously rs the evil itself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-30
FIGHTING AN OIL MONOPOLY.
civil and Criminal suits Against the Members
OF the standard Oh Company.

PITTsBURGH, April 20.-The fight OF the oil
producers against the Standard oil Company
reached its height to-day. Civil suits against
the corporations forming the company arc
pending before master appointed by the Su-
preme Court. and on Saturday last an informa-
ton was made before aRistrato OF the town
OF Clarion. Clarion County charging the follow
ing named defendants with criminal conspir-
acy. viz: John d. Rockefeller William Rocka-
Teller Jabez A. Bostwick. Daniel o. Day. W. t.
Warden Charles Lockhart. Henry NJ. Flaglcr.
Jacob J. vandergrift Charles Pratt. and George
W. Girty. The Information charges defendants
with fraudulenty conspirtng TO cheat ana de-
fraud the public ana the producers. by creating
n monopoly Of the oil trade. to prevent law
ful and legitimate competition in the purchase
OF crude petroleum. Ii also charges conspiracy
and concerted action to drive out OF lawful
business all who are not Interested with them
selves and II also charges tRat 10y using rail-
roads foreign to the State (the New FORK Central
and the Erie) ns tools they have compelled the
Pennsylvania and Allegheny Valley Railroads
To carry their oil ut ruinous rates, under threat
OF taking away all trade that othorwise
course this is mere outline of the charges. tho
points being elaborated with illustrations and
facts and backed up by the evidence that has
already been obtained In the equity suits before
| the Supreme Court. Warrants were issued, and
| the constable having returned the defendants
ms not to be found in the county. the informa-
| ton was sent nt once TO the Grand Jury A
| number OF Witnesses were subppnaed and wero
examined before tho jury this morning.
| Mcssrs. Wilson and jerks and ex-senator Cor
| belt appeared for tho commonwealth. This al
| ternoOn true bills were found against the de-
| PENDANTS. and warrants will ut ones be issued
| for their arrest. The information was made by
| Mr.. b. Is. Campbell, President OF the Producers
|
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a Greenhneker In .he nomlnlnn I.nr1.,n...

OTTAWA. April 29.-In the House NJ Com.
mons Nj Wallace moved resolutions relative In tbe n,
uohal currency system In The course of lon. ,tecch
he eon'rhded that all money was nat aud thai that
'm'n't had NO special Application to paper money aI
M"' oNS made moneS by the nat OF the Government
nato1,ni r S" ", zone WIN parer lie claimed that
'tl"i 'nI'H'N based upon the labor and nuhbe
m",AH Wl me Dominion had sounior li.is thaIr H..
A,ib ,,,i 49, iNW ll circulate No. NulF go ttr cent f
nun" !, tuiliN he redeemed by the banks OF H.,
s.t" In hrr ~" puune works could ie considered AZ as
IT, ~ uull"Mllti money IN the iuar,tfs ti mo all.
teH should ue considered it's assets Win vii "a a.
- i''I VIZ hHuuuh currency he claimed Inn ~ a., ,s
The V w. va .ft money moro than Co mutrction ,at
rrnl w lu' hltd states was due Alter sev
Monday '"'" was 'Nuulned until
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Going to Back Down.

We are informed from Washington that
Congress will back down on the army ques-
ton. HAYES is too strong for the Democ-
racy. They have not courage enough, as it
seems. to stand fast even against the veto
of Fraudulent President
Very we'll What a ridiculous, bonelcss
thing the Democratic party can be made to
anpparl
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1t is a striking picture Of the state Of
things in the great city OF st. Petersburgh
that we have by cable to-day. Multitudcs
OF people, whole families ut q time. are
arrested daily; there are few pedestrians
or carriages In the streets; covered prison vans
with an officer behind the driver. are hurrying
along an endless line of porters acting as
watchmen are N DO seen; they sit ut every
door. armed with stout sticks. and Cossacks
gallop around cracking their whips. 1t is a
reign Of terror In st. Petersburg.
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MILITARY DEspOT1sM IN RUSSIA.
Wholesale Arrests on Frivolous Pretexts-
Government Omcers In Custody.

PARIS, April 29.--Tho st. Petersburg COR
respondent OF the Unirers SAYS: The police
nre openly arrestng people at all hours OF the
day. whereas arrests were hitherto made at
night. On the slightest suspicion against any
person. his whole family are arrested and
domciinry visits are paid to all their acduaint-
ances. these leading to further arpreh ensions
on the most frivolous grounds. Eghty-threo
furnished oiging-kecpers nre In prison for
not reporting. within twenty-four hours, the
latest arrivals. NJ. Jakovleff a Government
ofncI, living IN the Winter Palace. and his son.
an officer in the Guards. are among the per-
sons in custody. Baron Bistrom. Deputy Com.
mandnnt OF tho st. Petersburg Garrison. and
Gen. Gildcnstube, Commandanto Of the Moscow
Garrison, have been superseded for insum,
cient enthusiasm toward the new order OF
things. There are few pedestrians or car
ragcs in the streets. but an endless line OF por-
tors are seated on stools Mt every door with
stout sticks. Covered prison vans frequently
pass. with u police officer mounted beside tho
driver, and Gen. Gourko drives around in an
open drosky. escorted by Cossacks cracking
their whips The inhabitants nrc not accom-.
plices OF the Nihilists but apathetc spectators"
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The Labor Committee. rrorrnmm..

WASHINGTON April 29.-Tho select House
committee on the cause OF the Present Depression Of
Labor held meeting to-day at which the pracueabi,ty
OF visiting san Francisco for the purpose Of taking ,t
mny was discussed, and II was the sentiment ot tho
tso ~ present mat II sufficient funds cnuId he 0b
S,u 70 pursue such course II should be done Tie
minute WIZ PROBABLY not take amy further 10 stimoiv
when mo ,hs adjournment Of the present session al
uelpha, ana the mining regions OF Pennsvlyania s,h
s2tme was appointed at the meeting 10 daV 10 CONF
vi, ohu managers and others with n view 10 ts,n
'aung tho taking OF testimony Wv" Wv" "'"''n
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clusiyely established. and the popular doubts
on the subject set at rest II 1t is unsafe it is no
less for the company's interest that the running
Of trains over II shall be stopped, and a nowand
safe structure substituted for 1t. 1t doesn't ro-
auire much foresight to predict that. In tho
event Of trains crashing down into the street
from this old structure. the damages recovered
in the courts by the families OF the victims will
be the heaviest and most exemplary ever known
in New York.
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Tho two or three policemen engaged In
tracing up tho Little Falls grave robbery have
been more successful than the police OF New
York were in the case Of Mr.. A. II. STEWARDS
body. Not only has the corpse stolen from the
cemetery at Little Falls been recovered. but the
persons believed TO have committed the crime
are under arrest.
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II any Of our readers want to buy Penn
sylvania city OF 10000 inhabitants well sup
piled with churches. schools. and other modern
improvements. a chance Is now offered. Al
toono ia behindhand in its corporation taxes,
the city treasury is empty. the States patience
has given out and the delinquent Altoonians
have been notified that their town will he sold
under the hammer at an early day. Who bids
for Pennsylvania city2
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The costly Capitol occupied much of the
Assembly's time yesterday. Mr.. SKINNER hay
ing objected to the item in the Supply bill ap-
propriatng half million dollars for the
further construction Of this monumental piece
OF extravaganza. Other members argued that
tho low price OF labor and material made
advisable to push the work. The
vote IN favor OF tho appropriation was
l0i TO 10 against il. This makes a round
million of dollars that has been yol5d away on
the new Capitol in this session. and when It is
expended it will have raised the cost Of the
structure to $l0,276,G15.36. which is an enor-
nous sum- considering that by legislative en-.
aetment the entire amount to be expended WINS
not to exceed $4,000 600 Ifthis wero all It were
bad enough. but the plans call for an expendl-
ture OF between four and Ave millions more
and experience has proved that eight millions
will be required.
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Three sailors were unlucky enough TO sec
n man killed on shipboard For this certainly
not very heinous offence they have been de-
prived OF their liberty since Feb. 15-for the
past thirty-six days in our own Ludlow street
jail. Now 1t turns out that tho man was killed
In li-defencc. and the sailors are letgo. Next
time killing is going on in their vicinity they
will probably shut their eyes or look the other
way.
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Have the people Of the city of New York
any rights In their own thoroughiares which
tho LEGISLATURE 81 tho STATE ~ Now foiA 10
hound TO respect2 This question. forced upon
Legislative and public onsideration by the new
scheme OF the elevated railroad corporations. Is
sharply put in the protest sent TO Albany yes
terday. Briefly. the Common Council insists
that these great corporations should not be
allowed by fresh Legislative grant to occupy any
more OF our streets without the consent OF the
city authorities and without adequate compep-
sation to property holders. This proposition Is
too manifestly reasonable to require arguing.
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The death OF Representative CLARK
brought the business Of Congress TO complete
standstill yesterday. both Houses adjourning,
tho lower branch not waiting even to hear
HAYEs's veto message read. The Senators
Appropriation Committee had the Legislative
bill under consideration. with no prospect OF
reporting 1t before this afternoon or Tomorrow
The House had signi1ed no intention OF attack
ing general legislation until tho veto was dis
posed Of.
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What commuter. Wan, TO Know

TO the EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir. Do the
railroads intend to reduce the communication rates 10
eMarht Thursday Is the LIST OF the month and win 4,
Osk tn
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The eight veto messages sent TO the Leg
isature on Monday were followed yesterday by
two additional ones. the supplement to the new
Code and the Civil Code being the measures to
which Coy. RoBINsoN refuses his signature.
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candidate, to GRANT and SHERMAN, the
hatred OF SHERMAN naturally tends to
strengthen GRANT.
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Twen,y.one Village. DESTROYED.

LONDON, April 29.-An Official report to the
Persian Government Of the earthquake In Maneh ON Tho
~ o, warren says that twenty one villages wcrc totally
destroyed, ana b22 persons 260O sheen l2A ave.. "
morse, and So canels we're killed. - ' 'A'"' '@f
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The struggle of the Pennsylvania oil pro-
ducers TO emancipate themselves from their
present bondage to the Standard Oil Company
has entered upon new stage: and yesterday
--.s.'s'''s M" utu-f mernucrs oI the monopoly
for fraudulent conspiracy.
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Relief In Asthma 1. surely Given Lv
Jayne's EXpectorant-Ade

- hAbit Is Secoud Nature" Contract the habtt rosa.
~ Always keeping DR., BUNS Cough syrup-Adp' N"N'''
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Whywas not Paymaster HoxsEY OF the
supply recalled TO identify the $50 bill which
old Mrs. BRowN, the washerwoman. took TO
Commander McCooK on Saturday evening
This bill Is described as well preserved. clean.
but not new. Paymaster HoxsEY had testified
II correctly reported. that the $50 bill he gave
LEMUEL WILLIAMS. the colored boy was brand
new-fresh and crisp. LEMuEL WILLIAMS says
positively that the bill which old Mrs. BRowN
carried to Commander McCooK is not the bin
which he received from Paymaster HoxsEY. 1t
Is not likely that the Paymastor took down the
number OF this bill; but. rs he says he took
some pains to pick it out in order to crafty
LEMuEL. the chances are that ho would have
been abe,to give an opinion. at least. a. 10
whether the Brown McCooK bill was the same
bill or another. The failure to recall him has
the look OF being singular oversight. Is it
too late to repair in
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To-day at Newmarket, opens the spring
meeting, whose leading event. which also &C.
ours to-day. is the race Of three-year ODDS for
the Two Thousand Guineas stakes. Tho total
amount coming 10 tho winner exclusive of
gains 10y wager. will be twice or thrice two thou
sand guneas. for there have been considerably
more than hundred entries Tho starters will
probably be over "A dozen. and although the two
English horses that last year. as two-year ODDS
were generally looked upon as having the bes,
prospect OF winning. namely Peter and Fal.
mouth. are not TO start to-day yet the field still
remaining Is fine one. including. as il is
likely to do Rayon dor. Discord. Cadogan.
kuperra. Lancastrian. Charibcrt. Strathern.
Blue Blood. and others. while American atten-
ton Will. OF course. be concentrated on Un,as.
II, despite recent doubts. he should start after
all. Indeed. though the death Of Gen. PEEL
withdrew the famous Peter. the fayorite. yettho
number and quality Of the horses that will start
would make victory 10y Uncas. or even the
winning OF place. another great triumph for
the American stable. The race. besides its own
great Importance. acquires an interest as n
iorerunner OF the Derby; though sometimes
good horses are purposely reserved for the later
event. The distance for the Two Thousand
Guineas is a trnc over a mile. and the course ia
straight. and for the most part level.
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