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How Omeers are Elected In the Park De
pnrtment

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SW: Apropos
OF the recent election OF officers OF the Park Depart
ment In which Mr. Wcnman reelected President
and Mr. Conover was chosen Treasurer In the place Of
Mr. Lane who has held that office during the past year
niuncuons to secrecy the following Interesting pr
yate history 1t seems that all three these gentlemen
ambitious obtain the Office OF President OF the
dcpartment-the only Office bee 1t understood to which
salary attached Their great hearts fred with zeal to
be boss Of the Central Park and ride about IN the de-
partment wagon and have all the policemen salute in
decrenuM manner II is alleged, however, that Mr.
Menman was the earliest IN the field and captured the
pledge Of Mr Wetmores vote this with his own making
two OF The three votes necessary TO elect him; his re.
naming task was To win the other two votes The
bait lac used was the Office OF Treasurer which il is
said he promised In turn 70 Mr. Lane and 10 Mr. Como
YER making the bait more tempting by adding that he
would favor the payment OF handsome salary To the
incumbent OF that ONCE during the coming year lie was
safe IN doing this inasmueh the charter provides that
no Commissioner except the ProsiiehG shall receive
salary Nevertheless both Of these gentlemen seem 10
have snapped at the treacherous auurcmcnt and put
MI Nenman in the awkward position Of being Obliged TO
play false with one of them Its whispered with finger
IN butionhole that on consultation with the two saga
cous wirepuers who had served a. gohetwccn in these
hargalmnRs II was thought that the alliance of Mr. Com
over was the more desirable; and as Mr. Wenman de.
"Sleu Mr Lane with deeper hatred than lie con.
descended to hesow ON Mr. Conoyer, the scale turned
IN la'or OF the latter and it was determined that Mr.
Lane should be shorn Of the dignity Of Office
WATCIhAM
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The deposltors Of the Cranston Savings
Bank Of Providence have got hold Of the notion
that savings banks are not organized for the
purpose Of enriching receivers Mr.. ALEXAN-
DER FARSuM asked 100000 for his services for
three years. This amount astonishes the farm
ers and mechanics whose earnings are repre-
scented in the bank They have protested against
the allowance Of the charge, and the subject has
been referred TO Master in Chancery. Mean
time the Legislature o! Rhode Island has re-
ferred to committee the case OF a widow whose
so-callod guardian nominated n member Of a
court OF probate TO act "a n Commissioner in tho
division Of some property partly belonging to
the widow. The Commissioner and his two as
socates sent in q bill Of sl3, 400 for their SER
vices, Then the guardian sent in an extraya-
giant bill for services. which the Commissioner
as member Of tho court Of probate. passed
upon,
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Itemize the Appropriations.

In the bill making appropriations for the
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial ex-
pcnses Of the Government which has passed
the House OF Representatives, and is now
pending in the Senate, two million eight
hundred thousand dollars IS appropriated
In bulk From this appropriation is drawn
the money to pay supervisors OF elections
md the thousands Of deputy United States
Marshals appointed for partisan purposes.
All appropriations In bulk are bad. They
are not in the interest of economy. II is the
duty OF the heads of departments 10 furnish
detailed estimates for the guidance of Con-
gress In making appropriations. Why has
not The House Of REPRESENTATIVES, required
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The liabilities Of Mr.. WHISTLER, the
American artist who has just been declared
bankrupt in London are set at sll2 500. As to
his assets 1t would make prodigious differ
once whether his pictures in stock were np-
praised by the painter himself rs nocturncs. or
by Mr.. RUsKfN, RS the ningings Of pot OF
paint. The costly suit in which no INDUCED
against the great critic probably sweled his
liabilities. 30 that perhaps his lawyers may be
among those creditors who are now willing to
declare that Mr.. WHsTLERs bankruptcy is the
greatest arrangement in blue Of his entire
artistic caroar
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The Sunday lQuor-sclling excitement in
Newark has resulted in the indictment and
arraEning OF n large number Of alleged vlo-
lators Of law. Almost all recent excise raids
have becn mere fuss and feathers for political
effect. in which tho offenders have escaped
without punishment. Let us see how about
Newark
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Brother FULTON, having been suspended
from the Baptist Preachers Conference for
offending a member. then expelled from it for
offending the entire body. then taken back hitcr
he had said he was sorry. now sends them his
resignation. which is accepted and his name IL
stricken from tho roll None OF tho brethren
seems TO have objected to parting company with
Brother FULTON. for the vote was unanimous
70 let him GO
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Insurance Ru,lne.. In N.w mamp.n,re

CONCORD May Estate Insurance Commits
sioncr Oliver rhuy In his tenth annual report saws
the mutual fire insurance companies OF New HAMPSHIRE
during 1873 carried an aggregate of about si7uuouo
risks with losses amoun- 10 about s62 ppl which he
'nAIds as am uilhNuralr exhibit lie then gives the
lonWe summary ni tlr operations ut the cuuuaups of
other states ami countries holding licenses in tHs stare,
iuill RISKS written ~ the Stltr i'm 1875 SaH $40 SIS.
risks IN intcr ON Doc ~, l~7- Sil646 ai2 premiums re-
c.Ncd ln l0'0, sS4Ni, LOSSES paid ia the same wear
tWu0tN-shoMlng the percentage of losses a. prcmuns
~ per cent The DIMINISHING remarks 1t is win
credible that an unavoidable accident should make nj,
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snlarIe. of Saving. Rank Employees.

ALBANY. May PA communication was ro-
ecvcd rs the senate tins evening from acting superin
Hnnehl OF the BANK Department Lamb, in response to
the resolution of senator Mccarthy for Hs Of savings
banks which pay 10 their employees salaries OF 80 O0 or
more Suwnntond.ut Lanh says that the number OF
saNe- hhlhs Mhlch pay salaries S2tn0 or more Is
nv Two the number C employees who receive salaries
81 s2NN or Wur is 10, the hrscst salary paid suOu.
tcrv are ave Sinl salaries and thirVtu of S,ul or
more The plort shows hnt one bank has nfiecn EN-.
lNtes tn Muum II pn, from 5000 to SNulO tlch an.
other PAYS tour employees from SOON 60 - otucnch
Inc salaries paid tn officers and employees Of savings
banks Tor 1875 g.
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The champion oaTsman OF England imi-
tatcs the champion oarsman OF America in ar
ranging his boat so as 10 secure longer slide
aud consequently longer stroke. ELLIOTT
too. is practising with might and main for tho
grent contest with HASLAN. which struggle bids
fair to create more excitement In the sporting
world than any like event for some time yet
the betting continues 10 be two 10 one on
HANIAS
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At Newport, the fashionable Rhode Island
watering place, a" Sanitary Protective Associa-
ton" has been formed it is modelled after the
associations which have been established and
are successfully managed in several towns Of
Great Britain, though yet novelty in the United
States. The purpose Of the Newport Rssocia-
ton. according to the announcement is to Sc
cure for its members sanitary advice and pro-
lection at moderate cost An inspecting en-
gineer and a chemist are in Its service and the
yearly fee Of members is six dollars. They are
entitled not merely to have their own houses
fully inspected by the engineer aud their
drinking water Analysed 10y the chemist. but
also to procure, without additional expense
reports upon tho sanitary condition Of any
church. school house. or other place of public
resort within the city Of Newport. The assocl-
alton is regarded as n supplement to the Public
Health Board; it will certainly increase the
popular interest in questions Of pu Bile hygiene
and diiluse knowledge respecting them.
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Two mon were hanged in Georgia on Fri
day last and six or seven thousand spectators
crowded around the Rallows. The two men
had hardly ceased to breathe when quarrel
broke out between persons in the crowd piss
tolls were brought into play. and one man, J. A.
UsRY. was MORALLY wounded. while two other
men were injured slightly. In Fayetteville, n.
c.. on tho same day. DICK LEE, condemned to
death for burglary. danced and sang to the
music OF banjo before mounting the scafrod.
An immense throng witnessed the final scene
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Through the vigilance and energy of the
three life-snving boys Of the East River, about
forty individuals have been pulled out Of the
water within a year and half, within the limits
OF few blocks. There is a boatman at the Bat
terry who has done service in dozen cases. and
an association Of boys on the west side are do
ing work Of the same kind. Most opportune
was the arrival OF u river police boat on Sunday
afternoon, when yawl containing oxcur-
sionists was upset ut the foot OF Fifth street
Two mon who could not swim had seized each
other, and wero drowning, while tho others
chung to the overturned craft. No help was near
except the police boat and that was there by
merest chance. The mons lives were saved by
sheer good luck. 1t was said in Il recent public
meeting that three hundred persons are
drowned annually from the New York piers.
This estimate may DO exaggerated, but the
number of persons thus losing their lives is
large. and what may be done toward lessening it
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II this city is becoming more moral, the
latest Report OF the Board OF Police Justices
does not indicate that desirable amelioration rs
clearly MS could bo wished. True. the number
OF persons brought before the Justices last year
rs 533-was IA falling of from 1877; but tho
number hed-5l 7S6-was an increase. or the
latter unfortunatcs. 1921 wero men and 165l5
women. 1t was rather a dull year for burglary
only $40 persons being charged with that
ofrence-a falling of from the previous year Of
90 per cent. On the other hand. 13s persons
were charged with tho more Rcntee crime Of
embczzlcmont-an increase Of over 80 per cent
Other branches Of criminal industry seem TO
have about held their own. neither gaining nor
losing TO any appreclable extent. It is worth
noting that these are halcyon days for the ami
mails Of New York rs compared with some they
hnvo known; the total number OF persons
brought In for maltreating them was $50. One
OF these persons was woman. We should like
to believe that the falling of In the number Of
arrests for keeping disorderly houses-116 last
year, against 200 the year beiore-meant what u
stranger unacquainted with the WILLIAMS
style OF New York Police Captain would natu-
rally take II TO mean. OF the whole number OF
persons arrested In the year 20 57l were native
born Americans. 1901 Irish. G35s German
1.4H English Ga Scotch 400 Italian. 979
French scattering 993.
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is shown by the exploits Of the volunteer corps.
NAN the Nowsboy and his companions have
saved moro lives. in proportion to their num-
bers. than has the Government Life Saving
Service. The policy Of patrolling tho entire
river front Of the city becomes. under these
facts, worthy Of consideration.
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The heart Of the Conoy Island hotel keeper
fiuttcrs. but his head is steady and his hand
nimblc. Such preparations have not been made
before as are going on there now. In a weeks
time a railroad has boon laid almost the entire
length of the island. New hotels and other
buildings have sprung up. and the beach is
lined with bathing booths. No sooner had Long
Branch begun building pier that steamboats,
may land passengers directly upon her sands
than Coney Island started ono too, and work
under electric lights goes on upon 1t all night
rs we'll rs all day. Two hundred and sixty feet Of
it has been constructed already. Although the
day was not warm. there were thousands Of
persons on the beach on Sunday. Their going
so early in the season gives promise Of crush
ing times in few weeks.
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Nearly every one here is satisfied with
this action says Nebraska DIES patch. after
announcing the hanging OF man by a mob.
The victim OF Lynch law, who had shot dead a
resident OF Sidney. was captured after flight to
the hills. and four hundred Sidney men mnske
their faces. overpowered the Iaier. and dragged
out the murderer. The wretch was run up a
ladder and hanged from q telegraph pole.
Then the lynchers telegraph that nearly every
one is satisfied
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And so say we, all of us !

Has r. b, HAYES purchased peace and
good fellowship with the Hon. ZAocHEUs CHAND-
LER Of Michigan by paying the amount ad-
vanced by the Hon. ZAccHEUs CHANDLER out Of
his own pocket 10 meet the hotel bills. livery
and other expenses incurred for Mr. HAYES 3
benefit during the electoral contest2 The Hon.
MIR. CHANDLER's advances of cash are said to
have reached the sum of $4,000. HAYEs's sal
AIRY as Fraudulent President has amounted up
TO date. TO moro than sos 600. Has he repaid
the Hon. Mr.. CHANDLER?
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Amu.en~ats To-Dsy.
American Nuseuu-7os Bowery Matinee
Hover Theatre Jack Sheppard
nrev-stes HsII-Two-h.adel Nightingale
nrosd,vsy Thostre-H. NJ S. Finaore.
EIfth Avenue Theatre FatinirA
Gre nd Op~rs uouse-Touy Pastors Troupe.
HsverIy's Lyee-u- rhestr--H Pnaora
nlsaisoa square Thestre-wou At Last
ne ~ Work Asasriaa,-Grcat Attractions Matinee
Olympic Theatre -Assommoir.
Psrk Theatrr-Mmc TavarL
sssfrsnuisco Observation-Disclosures cor. 1sth,L
STANDARD Thestre-H. NJ. g. Piuaors.
Thestr. Coraiqse-variety
Talon squerc rhestre-Gost children.
NNsiiseLs Thestro-The SNOWFALL
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The Plague and the Holy pictures.

st. PETERSBURG, May l2.-Inteligence has
u''h received IRON rn's that disease with terrible
mprWhv Is raging in ton villages In the Caucasus A
,mn procession Of holy pictures has been held n the
vi t T t4r ana prayers oneTed Tor the PRESERVATION
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sionor to DO prciudced against WILLIAMS. and
the public would Ike to see the prejudice
extend
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To TIE EDITOR or The SuN-Sr: | desire
70 make another match with sam colycr Tor walk or
ned with the treatment received at the hans of our Of
my back rs in the last race CufslLR T. LENS
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Advertisements for THE WEEKLY Sun, is-
fued tomorrow morning. must be handed in this
trenino before sir O'Clock
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The first thing done in the House yester-
day was TO correct the record. Mr.. McCoID on
Friday presented petition which recited that
the interests Of the country demanded the ad-
Iournment of Congress- Mr.. Cox characterized
it ar an Insult, and demanded its removal from
the record. This done. the roll Of States was
called for the introduction Of new bills. Mr..
Cox proposed as separate measure the
repeal Of the Jurors Test Oath law. A
bill was introduced reducing the salary
Of the President 10 $4,000. Messrs.
TOWNSEND and YoUNG. Ohio Republicans.
introduced the Army Appropriation bill rs
vetoed by Mr.. HAYES, stripped Of the political
amendments. The Democrats attempted TO ad-
Iourn, but were not successful. Motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass tho bill was lost l0l to
100. When the veto OF the bill TO prohibit mill
tary Interference at the polls was announced.
motion was made and lost 10 proceed with the
consideration Of the Silver bill. Mr. DEBRELL
then moved to suspend tho rules and pass the
Income Tax bill, but 1t failed. 104 to o. not the
necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. WINDOW delivered-a long speech in the
Senate on the Legislative Appropriation bill,
and Mr., CoNKLIHG said he had nothing 10 do
with obtaining political appointments.
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A Worrying Cough
Is soon Cured by Jayne's ENpec toraut adj.

The way Of the trRnsrressur ~ hard.n Re wise and
buy ID. Buns Cough syrup ior % eents.-Ads.
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We have no doubt that Gen. WILLIAM +.
SMITH would have tried Capt WILLIAMS yes
terday with perfect fairness In our judgment,
he treated Capt. WILLIAMS more justly on tho
previous trial than those Commissioners who
voted for acquittal. But inasmuch as WILL
LIAMs professed to believe that the General was
preiudiced against him. it was right for Gen.
SMITH to decline to sit in the case. In the esti-
nation Of tho community. however, it is rather
an honorable distinction for q Police Commits
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II is a notorious fact OF history that President
JEFFERSON. in his instructions to his conflden-
tial agent. directed him to first call upon the
Governors OF tho States to exert thoir power
and. in the event Of their failure SO to do
or their inability to cope with the persons
engaged in tho conspiracy. then the regulars
and the militia Of other States were TO be called
upon and employed. JEFFERSON believed in
obeying tho Constitution. and section OF
article Of tho Constitution was his guido in
this emergency.
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"Orders were despatched to every interesting point
on the Ohio and Mississippi. from Pittsburgh TO
New orleans, for the employment Of such force
either OF the regulars OF the militia aud Of such
proceedings also oi the civil authorities as might
provided tor the encrprisc. TO arrest the persons con
ccrned and To suppress esctuAy the further progress
ot the enterprise little tef0fc the receipt N these
orders In the state Of ohio our confidential agent who
had been diligently employe Cd IN investigating
the conspiracy had acquired sufficient Information 20
himself TO the Governor OF that state, and apply
for the immediate cNCrtion " the authority and
power OF the state to crush the combination
dow Thin and the Legislature. with a prompt.
tudc, an energy and patriotic zral which cntitle
them to distinguished place IN the affections Of their sis
States, effected the Of all the boats PROVISIONS
and other preparations within their reach and thus
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HAYES. in his veto message, quotes from
President JEFFERsoN's message to the second
session Of the Ninth Congress upon tho subject
OF BURR's conspiracy, in support OF the theory
that tho Executive should. in his discretion
employ the army. He says: " In 1906. on the
same principle, President JEFFERSON broke
up the BURN conspiracy by issuing orders for
tho employment OF such force. either regulars
or Of the militia, and by such proceedings of the
civil authorities - as might enable them to
suppress efIectually the further progress Of tho
enterprise"
Now what President JEFFERSON said on this
point was as follows;
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-29
NEW YORK.
Freight Pool Broken Up.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-The freight pool at Peoria
is broken up, and Stead, its commissioner, has re-
signed 1t is believed that all pool freight arrange
mens from the West to the seaboard will be noper-
ative the LIST Of February.
The Charges Against COmmission er Dav-
export.
The sub committee Of the House Judiciary COM
mittee, consisting Of Messrs. Lynde Of Wisconsin
(Cbarman), Frye of Maine and Torray Of Alabama,
this morning commenced the investigation of charges
against Commissioner Davenport of malfeasance in
Office and Irregularities in the late election. MIR. Win
gate appeared to represent number Of persons ar
rested election day by Davenports ORDERS partic-
uarly those who attempted to vote under the natu-
razation papers of 1868. Mr.. Frye thought the
investigation should be confined to Davenport's
tons as Supervisor, claiming that the committee had
nothing to do with him United States Commission
er. Other members of the committee took different
views however, and the inquiry will take the broad
est grounds.
Billiard Tournament.
In the billiard tournament P. M. Gallagher defeat
ed Herser in 80 innings, 600 to 444 Tonight Shaefer
beat DAILY in 10 innings 600 to &c. Shaefer closet the
game with run of 81, but the excited audience
shouted keep on playing" and he continued until he
had scored 44s, the largest run ever made in public
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-29
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, JAN. 20.
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

William Warren, D. D., of Gorham, for
many years Secretary of the American Board
of Foreign Missions, did yesterday.
It is reported that clue has been obtained to
the murderer of Mr. Barron, the Dexter saw
ings bank cashier. The suspected party is said
to move in the best circles of Dexter. Suspic-
lon was drawn to him by called bond which
had been in possession of the murdered treas
urer.
In the Maine Senate yesterday the bill to in.
corporate the Maine Ice Co. was passed to be
engrossed. An order was passed cutting down
the perquisits of member In the House a
number of amendments were made to the
civil service bill.
The Potter committee discovered yesterday
that w. e. Chandler and Assistant Postmaster
Brady gave the cipher dispatches to the Tri-
bune.
Sitting Bull is anxious to surrender uncondi-
tionslly.
Fifty Republican members Of the New York
Legislature have asked the Senate.to confirm
the custom house nominations.
There is a serious famine in upper Egypt.
In the United States Senate yesterday the
bill for relief Of Mitchell Ia war claim billy was
defeated. In the House the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was report
ed. The bill to restrict Chinese emigration was
passed The post Office appropriation bill was
considered in committee of the whole.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-29
EUROPE.
French Topics-MacMahon Refuses Z,
Change Military Commanders.

French Experimentation Refuses to
Change Military Commanders.
PARIS, Jan. 2S.-The minister of finance has be-
gun the political publication of the finance depart
ment. Five treasurers generals have been superan-
uated four placed the unattached list and twenty
dismissed.
De Lesseps is urging the government to extend a
telegraph across the Sahara to Senegal.
At this mornings cabinet council MacMahon
signed decree making changes in the magistracy,
but when the question was raised of changes in the
great military commands he said he could net assent
to such resolutions and must decline to disorganize
the army. He would leave the responsibility OF such
steps to others. With these words the Marshal quit
ted the hall of the council This statement has every
where produced the greatest excitement. The
groups OF the Lett appear determined to mpeach the
ministry of the 10th Of May Ifthey do the Dufaure
cabinet will resign,
VERSAILLES, Jan. 2S.-In the Senate today Victor
Hugo presented proposition for full amnesty to the
communists.
Louis Blanc In the Chamber of Deputies presented
an Identical proposition which. af er some discussion
was declared urgent and referred to the committee
together with NJ Leperes bill respecting the SEN
fences upon communists iu contumaciana.
In the lobbies this afternoon rumors were current
of MacMahon's intended resignation, but were consd
cred exaggerated.