The sun., 1879-02-24

llNt NNpTOnFlHNlon ulns. nb ipsA Oihoo bihs
which contains the Roach subsidy grnb. must
be- reconsidered in tho House for concurrence
in the Senate amendments. Conference Com
mittees are working upon the Fertilization bill
It thus happens that tho most important
legislation of tho entire session IL crowded into
the next soven days
Besides tho appropriation bills. there are vet
20 be acted upon the Interstate Commerce bill.
the Geneva Award Distribution bill the Internal
Revenue bill (which contains important changes
relative to taxationl, the Northern Pacific Rail-
road bill the Patent OGlce bill. and scores Of
other public and private measures 1t is in
these closing hours OF the session that the most
mischief il done Tho lobby is alert and active;
tho members OF both Houses should be doubly 80.
week of triumphs has favored the pedes-
trian manin. Miss MAY MARSHALL at WASH
ington. and Mile. LACHAPELLE. Mt Chicago. have
each accomplished Mrs. hHDERsoN's feat Of 2.TOO
quarter miles In 200 quarter hours-the former
went on 96 quarters more. and the latter began
forthwith to do extra quarter miles In periods
Of ten minutes. On Saturday night. ut Provi-
dcncc Miss LILLE HOFFMAN finished her 500
quarter miles in 500 quarter hours; while. on
the same evcntIul day. john PETER CoLsToN.
the Big Swcdc. com plctcd his 900 miles In 500
hours-going on IA miles and hours moro.
InlS ever WeWoFNDlf bhluFtay WllNfNN'u Nuo
end of Mr.. DurcimRs task of walking 100 hours
without sleep On Saturday too. MAcKEY de-
feated WADNAN in u 26-hour match. and TAY-
LoR defeated Ross in u 2O-mile run. while
pRluss, PAULIN. BROWN Fox. and BRowER
finished their courses and took their prizes at
Newark. The milkmaid has made moro than
thousand quartcrs Misc SINCLAIR. more than
1900; Miss EDWARDS. moro than 5OO Miss
sMrTH moro thnn 300 Mr.. BELDEN ended his
1000 miles last night. and Mr.. VAN NESS has
nude moro than 800. Mr.. JOHN BARRY has
started merrly. Mt the Grand Dukes Theatre
on $40 half miles in 1910 quarter hours. The
fat mems walk excited dissc nson and will
need to be- walked again. Grandfather CAREY.
aged CT. on Saturday. defeated Grandfather
MAEsH. aged G3. 10y 2ll miles to 200: but We are
sorry TO sec that o'DoNSELL. who il in his
eghticth year. and had undertaken 10 miles in
"A hours. stopped at hs G2d mile
There are worse things even than an extra
session OF Congress. and tho turning over OF
the army 10 HAYrs-that ia. to JoHS SHERMAN
4 Co.-for use at next years elections would be
one Of those things. Any yielding by the House
ON this point will be u betrayal Of the people
and a treason to civil liberty.
The fato OF the Rev PETERS WAITS, who
WIS lllSlith'N lNT uuIkiNI anu Hubi u'iu Nlllit
lurking. with evil design. about the house Of
young lady OF his church. would make text
for sermon 10y HENRY WARD BEEcHER No
doubt BEECHEg's church would listen attcn-
lively to BEECHEE's sermon on the subject. and
the outside world would read the report Of it,
This weeks work in Congress may do
much toward increasing or diminishing the
public debt.
We are compelled TO admit, with surprise
and regret. that the Almanac for 1879 Of G..
WAsHiNGToS CHILDs. A. NJ. the unriyalied obt-
uary poet gives February twenty nine days
this year. and places Ash Wednesday upon a
Saturday.
According to WILLIAM MANLY's dying
deposition. taken yesterday by Coroner he
accosied Policeman KESSEY In civil manner.
hut. by way Of reply. he WAS thrown yio-
lcntly to tho curb 10y the policeman.
Yesterday hope Of his recovery WIS abandoned.
Such shocking affairs are to be expected as
| long men in petty authority are permitted TO
use their clubs and pistols AT will. without the
| MISUSE. but tuis puuccman fuusr Up maze 10
answer the charge brought against him.
Insurance Superintendent SMYrH Is again
in trouble Gov. RoBISsoSs recommendation
receiving attention. anl n bill Is before the
Legislature to wipe it out. Resolutions passed
! by both Houses call upon SMYTH for all sorts Of
disagreeable information concerning his affairs
ana his course as Superintendent Of Insurance
Some OF the companies even are sending word
To Albany that the department as conducted
p'nehis nobody And now come HAYES and
EVAkls with new mana HAYES Republican,
to be Surveyor OF Customs in Albany. an Office
that SMYru has carried In his vest pocket for
many year.
Wars and rumors OF wars arc not confined
to that portion OF ASIA lying between the bound
aries OF the British and the Russian empires
Tho latest mails from China and Japan bring
news that formidable revolt has broken out in
the important Chinese island OF Hainun where
tho peasantry. goaded beyond endurance by
tho rapacity o; tho Mnndarins. have taken up
arms. The most significant fact is that the
chief of the rebels has assumed the title and
authority OF IN independent prince which fact
indicates an intention To form permanent and
sovereign State The rebellion in the province
Of Kwangsi. in southwestern China has also
assumed very formidable proportions. IL
NuNG-CHoI, the head OF the Insurgents. show
ing great skill as military leader aud organ
i1er. LI-YuNG- CHoI pays for all supplies fur
ni-hed, and does not devastate the country. He
AYERS that he has no quarrel with the Emperor
OF China. and that ho has raised IN army for
the purpose Of conquerng the kingdom Of
Tonqun. OF which he claims 10 bo the lnea
sovereign. LI-YUSd-CHoI is already in pos
session OF two provinces OF Tonquin. and. SO
lar the King Of AMMAN. who holds Tonquin. is
unable To resist the pretrnder. and the AMMAN
ties have been defeated in a severe battle.
| Meantime the japanese are preparing to pun
ish the little island Kingdom Of Loo Choo. the
inhahltants Of which are anxious to exchange
! tho japanese yoke for that OF China
Tencmcnts fell under the view of tho pull
pit yesterday. The Row Mr.. KRAMER told "A
| Terrible Tenement House story the Iiey DR..
| HrrwoRTH depicted Homes and Homeless
ones' both at the Anthon and the Madison
square churches were held special meetings for
tenement house reform; and the Rcv. Dr. DIX
spoke on the subject in Trinity Church. In Il
different mood tho Rev. DR.. n. Il. SMITH intro
! duced " The Handsome Young MHn"-tho R'v.
! Dr. RoGrns, The Woman ms Wso MS She was
| Beautiful" The Rev. Mr.. BOYD described " The
| Power Of Loyc;" the Rev. Mr.. PULLMAN dis