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A pRoBABLE SPECIAL SESSION.

WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-It Is now known
that the Fraudulent President intended. with
out reference to any differences between the
two Houses, to call tho Senate together for OK
ecutive business after the 81 OF March. There
are several departing Senators TO be paid of for
their votes on the Custom House appointments.
and for other services who could not well be
nominated until after tho expiration Of their
terms Tho bargain and sale would be little
too barefaced II made apparent before their
retirement
Tho Republicans have about concluded TO
rcsist the amendment to the Appropriation bill
for repeating the sections Of the Revised
Statutes authorizing tho appointment ana pay
ment OF supervisors of elections and OF special
deputy marshas to aid and assist them. On
the other hand. the Democrats OF the House
especially are rcsolute in their determination
to attach this condition to the Legislative bill.
the more SO because the Republicans in their
day passed the Offensive sections in that way.
They want to administer n little Republican
medicine to unwilling palates.
Mr.. Bayard Mr. Hill. and few others In the
Joint caucus opposed This proposition. as fol-
lowing q bad precedent. though favorable to
the repeal OF the obnoxious sections. But their
voices were silcnced by determined majority.
several OF whom had personally suffered last
tnn by the violent intrusion OF negro deputy
marshas and partisan supervisors. seemingly
appointed TO make trouble. Unless therefore
milder counscls should prevail. and conference
committees may be able to reconcile the pro-
nounced disagreement between the Senate and
House. an extra session would seem to be in
evitable. though the leaders on both sides are
decidedly against Il.
The Republicans. Of course. do not wish to
give up the patronage Of the Senate until COM
PEELED by the law Of necessity. And the Demo
cratic chiefs. who know what Is to follow DOS
session Of power. and fear the possibilities OF
mistakes In Legislation. have steadily discoun-
tenanccd the schemes OF office seekers and
others. who do not stop TO consider the conse-
qucnces OF hasty action But this now issue
changes the situation seriously. and II both
sides continue in their present obstinate tenn
per. the result may be easily foreseen.
When tho Army bill failed to pass. tho War
Department tidcd over the difficulty by issuing
certificates Of Indebtedness. and by temporary
credits. The Legislative. Executive. and Jul
dicial bill provides for the whole civil service
and no Administration could get on without the
money needed to pay the regular salaries. In
case Of failure 1t is believed Congress will be
called together before the 18th Of April.
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1t Is serious misfortune 10 our cattle
dealers that there is any foundation what
ever for the alarm which has been excited
In England by reports OF the prevalence Of
pleuro-pneumonia among American herds.
The business Of the expectation Of cattle to
England has grown Of recent years to large
proportions, and the shipments Of American
beef have been steadily increasing.
While English cattle growers may fret
over American competition. as we are told
they have been doing, the English purchas-
ers of beef have naturally welcomed an
increase Of supply which has tended to re-
duce prices; and the quality OF the imported
article has commended it to general favor.
AS the British Vice-Consul at New York
remarked TO a reporter OF The Sun,
the great majority Of the people Of England
desire the trade to go on, for they want
cheap food, and nothing will be done to stop
it so long ms the meat is wholesome and the
cattle free from disease. IL now, however,
seems TO bee confirmed that the article OF the
Foreign Animals Order under which Amer
lean cattle have hitherto been landed in
England without slaughter or quarantine
has been revoked so fara the United States
are concerned, the revocation TO take effect
after the Sd Of next month. This ac-
tion was taken because OF the appearance,
not long since, of pleuro-pneumonia among
few OF the cattle shipped from this coun-
Try; but II Is safe to assume that it will be
resclnded If tho cargoes continue to pre-
sent the clean bill Of health we are told they
ire now showing.
The effect OF the revoking Of the article
will be to check or stop the shipment Of live
cattle to England; but II our Board Of
Health continues its rigorous measures to
stamp out the disease by promptly con-
demning and killing all the animals within
It's reach which are affected by it, the en-
barrassment Of the trade will be only tenn
porary. There is no evidence that pleuro-
pneumonia has widely spread among our
herds, the reported cases being compare
lively few in number, and no indications
appearing OF anything like an epidemic or
what threatens to become one.
The cattle which come from the West,
whence We get our main supply Of bceyes,
are not affected by the disease. which is
confined TO the East; and even there 1t has
not appeared often enough TO create any
general alarm among farmers. The chief
ana perhaps the only cases Of the cOntagiOn
brought to tho knowledge Of our sanitary
officers have occurred in Connecticut, and in
the unhealthy stables attached to a Brook
Ign dstillery, which so feeds and houses its
animals that they can never give milk really
1T for human use, and are always liable to
lheattacks OF disease. The Connecticut COWS
were promptly seized on their arrival at
I"rtchcstcr, driven tothe Morrsania pound.
and examined Some of them were pro-
'nncod diseased and at once slaughtered,
Lnd the Board Of Health has wisely d.
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Orthodoxy In Danger.

II a house divided against itself cannot
stand, what Is 10 become of New England
Congregationalism 1t is fact known
to all concerned that number OF its
younger pastors do not believe in or preach
the old, orthodox New England doctrine Of
the eternal torment of sinners. 1t is equally
well known that they are abetted in this
by Il body OF the older ministers, among
them the Rev. DR.. NOAH PORTER, President
of Yale College, TO such men as the Rev.
DR.. GEORGE LEON WALKER, who hold fast
to the ancient faith and walk in the tradi-
lions Of historic Congrcga .iOualism," this
state Of things is becoming intoleruhlc. At
recent meeting Of Cong egatiOnal asso-
citation in Vermont a resolution on the sub
ject was brought forward. The gist Of it
was that men who openly rejected Congre-
gational doctrines had no business in Con-
grcgational pulpits, and could not honor
ably persist in occupying them This Is the
ground taken by the leading organ Of the
denomination, the Boston UbnOrcgationaiisL
But the heterodOx pastors show no DISPOSE
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The Republican leaders have heretofore
boastfuly referred to the Democratic habit OF
laundering rs their surest reliance for sue
cess, and they are not altogether without
reason for this confidence. But IL recent
events furnish any indication for the future.
the tables are likely to be turned, and the
Democrats may commend the poisoned
ehalice to the lips Of their opponents.
The Republicans Of the House Of Repre-
scntativcs have put themselves on record as
sustaining the gross corruption and plumber
of SECoR robson and his coniederates
First, Mr. CoNGER and Mr.. HALE quickly OBJ
jected 10 Il report being made by the Naval
Committee, though Mr. WHITTHoRNE pro-
posed that the views of the minority should
have an equal hearing with those Of the ma
lority. Then ON Monday last, when he
moved to print the report, with the resolu-
lions and tho dissenting opinions OF the
minority, and to fix a day for their consid-
grafton, the same parliamentary tactics
were renewed.
But on this latter occasion the yeas and
nays were called, and the record shows
that every Republican present or paired
was in favor Of suppressinR the report and
testimony, and thus, TO the extent Of his
ability, was in favor Of sustaining SEcoR
RoBEsoNs shameless vcnalty while Secrc-
tary Of the Navy.
A party which through its leaders and its
recognized organs assumes such respon-
sibility as this must be Indifferent to public
opinion and reckless as to consequences
No man has ever held high Office in this
country about whose character and conduct
there is a more confirmed conviction, irrc-
spective II party, than there Is about SECoR
robson, SO called from one Of the early
jobs with which he was proven to have been
connected. The testimony before the diff
ferent Investigations, much OF it furnished
by his own correspondence and kilograms
Is overwhelming as to his guilty collision
In all forms of jobbery He demoraized
the service, disgraced the department. and
managed in less than eight years to destroy
the may, and leave nothing but rotten
huks and rusted machinery 10 represent
the enormous appropriations voted by Re
publican Congresses.
This is a crime for which the Republicans
will be held answcrable. They took out Of
the Treasury first and last, including the
valuable material which robson bartered
away to favored contractors as old iron
more than two hundred and twenty-five mil
lions OF dollars; and when robson went
out OF the department, he left it encumbcrcd
with debts, with Illegal contracts for mil
lions made while holding over temporarily
under HAYES and with record Of rascality
such as never dishonored it before In de-
Tending robson the Republican leaders,
like HALE, CoNGER, and the rest Of them,
identify themselves with his plundcriug
career.
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HATES'S HOSPITALITY.

WASHINGTON, Feb IA That man Hayes"
has now been in Office nearly two years. and
has drawn almost one hundred thousand dol
lars Of the salary which Mr.. Tilden should have
received rs the lawfully elected President OF tho
United States
Tho unwritten social law Of the White House
is that the Chief Magistrate shall invite to its
hospitality the different departments Of the
Government, the members Of the foreign lega-
lions at the capital and distinguished stran-
gers. This law has always been regarded ms
mandatory AMI every President has observed
Il without regard to party lines. To ignore n
practice which is commended by every instinct
of propriety. Is TO show an Ignorance Of civil
led usages. or TO exhibit a meanness inspired
by avarico which is absolutely degrading
The Fraudulent President Is the exception 10
this time-honored observance. and he has put
many thousands Of dollars in his pocket 10y tho
omission 10 invite the Supreme Court. members
Of Congress. and others 10 the table which IL
furnished at the public expense and backed by
double the pay ever voted TO any President
before tie second term OF Grant. No foreign
Minister has been entertained in any way nv
Unvas or bis hona,b,,ii mr. ~ ~, nnS a.. l
Of Senators and Representatives on both sides
nave not seen the inside OF the White House
except on business and no sign OF the custom
arY cOurtesies has been extended TO Strangers
entitled to consideration
IN u ulEkuTdll spirit ana Win uncOuth tastes
Hayes and his associated frauds have grasped
1T the pay, converted their usurpcd Offices into
q Appropriation. and brought discredit upon the
White House by q disregard II the ordinary
social decencies, which might be attended with
some additional expense. The public recep-
lions do not cost them n dime Tho White
House is lighted and warmed and the servants
are paid from appropriations. The flowers
aro furnished from greenhouses kept up AZ a
cost 81 more than ten thousand n year by the
public Treasury. The actual subsistence Of his
household and such hospitality as he may
choose 10 extend with the dressing OF the FAM
ly. are really the only expense which any
President must necessarily incur. Hayes does
notspend one-iitth of the salary OF the Office
which he occupies. and yet he commenced his
career by asking for extra allowances.
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Come all ye civil service men,
Who pack the rteasuree,
And listen 10 a song about
The sherman iamilcc
I'm bound to run for President
And who shall say me nayf
So cone right up and buy my book.
or else We stop your pay.
You an have heard the story OF
My brother William r.,
The man who grandly gained rcnown
BY marching To the sea
But greater courage was required
To boldly steal a state;
why shouldn't he who did that deed
Now gohbie thirty-ughtf
conquered Conkliug, avs you saw.
And spoiled his darling plan.
And now wherc'cr the party goes
John sherman leads the van
The Custom Houses an are mine,
And Hayes Is my back,
And they who advocate my cause
Shall not for Office lack.
hold tie purse, AS well you know,
While William wicld, the sword,
And maud and force combined you bet.
Wiil surely sweep the hoard
Then luy the hook that tells about
The Shcrman nmllrc,
Or there VIII hc vacant desk
Within lhe 1leasuTee
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sr: Road
ing recent article the keeping the sabbath and
church attendance. permit me to STATE nay personal
experience as TO what effect II has upon me. aud what
ud-e 1t must have upon others. sponinly Hav.
ing been Tor many years not church because of
skepucisn and uuheicf hnd now, my conversion
that ISIS necessity To assemble with fellow Christians
! will give an important statement which ma, NOT he
sen'Ihlf known ana nhi.r-t Hi. Int nrNrr. D'-, ls
true AMI serious one We live here Aunu- flp silit
world We arr Immediately acted uuon 10y roosl COZ evil
spirits Accordingly tue company ANY one .rrk~-unt
alone on sabbath day but every day ho viii Dec nlur IT
less acct ted thereby Mcarp actunily here IN the .
country and they are invisible 90 most mon 40 Tat
Now nay ueurl wil be- casl, understood Mon should 20
g. church Tor Tie SIMPLE reason that evil sprit- n MT
relish 20 accompany ono there AMI THIS gives the heavens
or au2e.s chance Tor imWcdttc lnhuN into every
present ana thereby strengthen our spiritual untulc
speak from experience. amt hat an illustration nf IL
oulN the past month while tcturug Mt Science Hall
where the Liberal rluh meets The four sundays thet
spent there wcrt perfect trial Tor ANA remember
that the nrst SUNDAY was particularly suchlor seemed
that the tN spirits which dwell there did TVS very
much ohcnr about tie Lord and assaulted ms u tunes
beyond endurance Many may smile az tis bus % they
understood this matter they would become convinced
Watthis Is no Joke but very serious HkSRY SCHROEDER
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Academy Of DesiE.- American water Color Society.
Besth's Theatre Colleen BaWn.
mowery Thestre-Nathan Hale.
Broadway rhestre-Othello.
Fifth Avenue Thestre-H. n 4 rnafora
Grs-s Opera tss----Mexico.
lyeeam Theatre-H ~ $ Pinafore.
New Work Aqssri-.s- Little Red Riding Hood.
Ntbto's tsarieo-H NJ g Finsfors.
Psrk Theatr~-The Victims and soion shnsle.
Sen Erssci.eo MIsstreis -Bro,dwsy. cor. 18th st.
standard rh~stre-H " 3 PInafore.
1ssy Pastors Opera Hs-se-varisty Matinee.
Theatre Cos.ia---variety.
Union Square rbestre-rhe Bankers Daughter
NNaiisck's Th-stre-Ours.
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Religion. Advertisement. In The sun.

For more than three years THE SUN has
printed religious notices IN its Sunday edition free of
charge. This edition has to such proportions,
IT. circulation averaging about 10000 to make space
II exceedingly valuable Al the time this class
advertisements have increased much to make II
accessory to impose a charge for their Insertion
After SUNDAY next eh. 100 shall exact the fee Of ~
each advertisement ot this character of hvc
hnes under over i've lines, ~ cents additional per
ls..
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Senior Javier Cisneros. Marquis OF Santa Luz
cia has arrived IN this cliy from Havana lie was Vice
President OF the revolutionary government OF cuba un
der President CcspedeS and was SPEAKER Of the Cuban
kev9luuon9y Compress In isra nom 1855 to is7l on
Wc drhth 81 'csf'drs hc Was elected Pre- sdent lie will
associate himself Nith' President Estrada Gems Ca.
hNto darcia Nniguc1 Roon and others In tins city 10
siVe a ne" impulse u thu int rrupied revolution
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: I was not
nned Tor stlhng SKINNED mik stated In THt SrN u
uls m9ruinE lui Tor not having some farmers cans
marked with the name Of the county they came from.
and tns would not have happened but Tor the careless
ness OF an employee.
INV YORK. Feb ~ N'
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RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 49, The Commercial
National Bank of Petersburg has gone iuto liquidation
and closing its affairs As rapidly A. possible This is
the last u the national banks In Pctcrsurg the twn
others having gone down In the crisis OF 1873
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The action II the New Jersey Republican
Senators in confirming only the Republicans
and rejecting the Democrats whom Gov Nc
CLELLAN bad nominated for Judgcships was
unlustinable. For fifteen appointments he
named eleven Republicans and four Democrats
sending. at the same time. message in which
he rcasserted the importance Of keeping the
judiciary non partisan. There were Rcpulli-
can candidates for each OF the four Judgcshps
that were given 10 Democrats Meetings Of Re-
publican County Committees were held stall
wart Republicans were sent 10 Trenton. and
Republican Senators were urged 10 stand Grm.
President SEwELL and other OF the older heads
were in favor Of confirming all the appoint
ments. But Senator HOBART. the great chief
tain Of Aquacknock. raised his voice for
war. and carried with him tho younger braves
Of tho Senate. As Chairman OF tho Judiciary
Committee, he made n scath ng report. showing
up the Governors pretences in preaching q
sermon on -partisanshp. while three Of the
counties for which he had made Democratic
nominations would be left without Republi-
can Judge If these were confirmed.
When the constitutional amendments giving
the nomination Of Common Pleas Judgeships to
the Governor were adopted. there was scarcely
n Democrat left on the Common Pleas bench in
the whole State Of New Jersey. There was not
one Democratic Judge in any county where
there WAS not safe Republican majority To
provide against contingencies. Senator LUD-
LOWS cleverly written minority report in favor
OF confirming the four Democrats rs well rs the
eleven Republicans nominated by Democratic
Governor, was a good foil for the attempt OF the
chieitain Of Aquacknock to make q point for
his party.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. l3.-EX- Senator Ramsey
OF Minnesota Is strongly pressed Tor the Bern mlssion
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su.pendins Amer Career OF 40 Years.

=, PoRr JEWS. Feb. 13.-The Orange County
Mutual fiic Insurance Company at Goshen, \ Y aftri
o FORTY ycar. has been forced 10 sion b
ness ON account o che heavy iussc, lately sustained
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POPULAR LETTERS ON TIMELY TOPICS.
Arlington OF North Carolina Challenges the
Union to Cock Fight.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: | re-
Gently observed an article copied from THE Sun
by the Farmer and Mechanic OF North Carolina.
complimentinR in the highest terms the shawl
Neck cocks Of Georgia. and claiming their sue
cess in five inter State matches. SO far ms their
success over other Stntcs is concerned. have
no right to challenge your authority; but you
will plcose pardon me for correcting your in
formant when he claims n victory over North
Carolina. 1t Is my duty to sustain the great ma
tiona reputation OF our renowned game birds.
They have won series Of the largest mains
ever fought on the continent and fifteen pairs
on exhibition at Philadelphia OF my different
varieties were honored by the United Statcs
Centennial Commission with diploma and
medal. Your informant presume, refers to
the great main which was herAided Throughout
tho United States TO have come of mt Charlotte.
n. c.. on the 9Th of last April. Your readers. by
referring to THE SUN Of the 10th Of April. VIII
sec that the Georgia party backed square down,
and paid over tho forfeit money. and the great
Interstate match terminated finally In n hack
fight
Of the affair. and an accurate description Of cnch
one Of these battles In which II will be seen that
the first ten fights stood five Tor North Carolina
Thursday morning. but Mr.. c. +. Brown and
party remnined. and taking number OF their
cocks to Mr. Blacks pit down in the city, had
quite an casy thing in defeuting the town and
Carolina is claimed when | was 100 miles or
moro from Charlotte | still claim that tho
North Carolina stonc-fence blacks. cripple-tony
grays. and red-qulll Irish reds have no supo-
Georgia or any other Suite in the Union in
match OF thirty zone cocks Mt any time during
the month of March or April. -
Ur,Y,.vnarou N n Fol- IN
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-, RoCHEsrER, Feb. 13.-Stcttheimor. Tone 4
the firm decided 10 suspend
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Mayor COOPER has adopted the proper
way Of dealing with the informal but seri-
Gus charges publicly made by Commissioner
ERHARDT against his fellow members Of the
Board Of Police After giving publicity TO
the charges, Mr. ERHARDr refused to DO
anything in the way Of supporting them, or
to furnish any evidence that would be help
full in forming Judgment upon them
and the correspondence on the subject be-
tween the Mayor and the Commissioner
turned out to be utterly prolitless to the
public interests.
Mayor COOPER has now summoned Com
missioner EmIARDT TO appear before him in
the City Hall tomorrow afternoon at 9
o'clock, with a detailed statement of the
facts that formed the basis Of his allega-
tions concerning the management of the
Police Department and the conduct OF the
members Of the Board OF Police.
Mr. ERHARDT must obey this summons OF
the Mayor and, at least, make a show of
sustaining the position he has assumed as n
public accuser 1t will not do for him to
send a smart letter of reply to the Mayor,
or TO shirk from the ordeal, or In any way,
to evade the question at issue. His charges
were Of the utmost gravity and We're re-
peated at various times. Now let the whole
matter bo siftcd and settled.
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Lot subpoena issue for Bishop GILBERT
HAVEN

" II an honest registry law would kill the
Democratic party, it is time for that party to
die" said the Democratic Speaker OF the Demo-
cratic House Of Indiana's Legislature. when 1t
was assorted that to pass the proposed bill
would be poor party policy. We present these
words to the Republicans in Albany. who have
for three years prevented n fair rcapportlon-
ment Of the State for no other reason than that
to do so would bo to surrender partisan ad-
vantage and turn the State Legislature over to
tho Democrats. 1t is MS true Of parties as Of
men, that nothing is lost by being honest
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The policy OF the Republican Legislature
to increase its patronage instead Of lessenng
expenses was again illustrated yesterday. A
committee had been appointed to inquire what
assistants might be dispensed with. Mr. SKIN
NER, Mr. BROOKS, and others had shown that
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There is no case on record Of Good Man in
politics having epudtutcd Wicked Partner until c MAS
publicly found uut-NHon
And we regret to add that there Is one case
on record of Truly Good Man in politics nd
herring 10 his wicked partners after they had
been publicly exposed. We refer 10 the case of
Deacon RICHARD SMITH Of Cincinnati but In
pnlllation OF the circumstance it should be-
added that he still fondly chershcs the hope Of
reforming his wicked partners, not only by
good prccepts, but by the force OF his own beau
tiful example. and Of thus ing thom useful
and reputable members Of society.