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sitting in Pouehkccpsie yesterday affirmed the decision
Of Judge Gilbert declaring the scat of the Alderman Of
the Twelfth ward Brooklyn vacant by the election Of
Daniel ORcilly member Of Congress- and directing
tho Common Council to order a new election Mr.
OReiys vote l. u great importance 10 the Re publican
majority In the Common Council for without 10 they can.
not override Mayor lowcs vctocs and it y probable
that they will direct the CORPORATION Counsel tu appeal
the case o. the Court Of Appeals that Reilly may CON
unue in Office until the end of the year. whtu his term
expires The Twelfth ward. being strongly Democratic.
would In the event Of election being ordered
turn Democratic Alderman. probably not In sympathy
with the Independent Democracy represented 10y Mr..
q Reilly Mayor Howell refuses 20 recognize ORVily IN
way. and regards him usurrcr u the Office OF
Alderman. II is claimed by lawyers that Congre ssman
ORciy Is liable to indictment usuring the ofUe nj
Alderman, and that his associate Aldermen may be in
dicted Tor toleraung the alleged usurpauon
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr: In tho
account Of Moy jim KEGS arrest In Tuesdays suN
the reporter refers to tau favorite game with tho
Chinese.
Bya knowledge Of the following incident nm led to
believe that Tau must be the Corkouan Fortynvc"
at least akin IT, and would like to be- informed
the subject by some Of THr suNs many oriental
readers In the village Of Bancollig about six miles
from Cork Is located military station and among the
soldiers there card playing afaVorc mode Of passing
their leisure hours away the adjacent public houses
drinking places Some years ago two Euglishmcn fresh
from Chatham Aldershot dropped into Of these
places Ia while away an hour or two, and finding tho
simple sppine porter munonnuu. invited two "
the native villagers ut adjoining table ~ join them in
game but Forynvc aud ~ informed tho Rrit1ns. amt
the Brtons had knowledge vt all other games except
fortyhyc." they felt that It would he Impossible 90
In the proposed The villagers volunteered 80
get cm out tie dnicnlty by showing them the i'm.
live value Of ave "knavc !" and aces ct trump and
hearts, and after little time the soldiers drcmcd
raycd themselves in friendly conc st against the villagers
The stakes were pot or pint Of porter each and as the
layers usually addressed the other with such mystic
words as "Wilur9th,m after each deal, and invariably
It was necessary part Of the game, began the
uac OF the words thcmscves without any alteration of
luck which az Is needless 10 say had been all the time
against them.
At last me villagers were mll At the expense of the
their pockets 81 their soanty allowance from the
table declaring they would never play that "har.cd
The irish for Have you H." and Thaugh Is "Yos" in
Anybody acquainted with "Forty.avcr knows whit
nm advantage there IN being ablo To locate the best
rump Or US acc and a, me Viiascrs had been si,is
scribed they had their opponents at utter dsadvan.
IN ~ 49,, ,,,,. N h, , ny ~ s - A.
trump IN their tongue and Tau Is " ThHugh.n Yes,
IT'S all the same In China, America, and Ireland.
JSo. o. SWEENEY Long Dock, Jersey city. \. j.
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american r"~-u,n-s3. Hnwery M,tlnoa
Hover, Ih-str~. Gnnufttcr of MOSCOW.
H,a.d,,as Theatre H. VI. :. ruaiooe. Matinee
IInh Avenue Theatre FsunittA Matinee.
aiini"r-'s s.nrd-n -AtHietr Games.
Grnud op~r" t""s--rony Pastors Troupe M.,ne.
usv~rI,'s Iyr~"n Theatre u VI rira'ore Matinee
Madison square rh~ntr~-won at Lest Matinee.
.-s. N"rE Aquarium 0rs,t Atir.cf'n. Matinee.
Olympic Theatre As'ommoir Matinee.
rsrL Th~~tr~-Mme. ravart Matinee
trsErsscisro Min~tr~is -Rro,iwsr. 2s,hu Matinee
STANDARD uh~etr-- ". $. ru,or,. Matinee.
Theatre Contqu~-var.tt Matinee.
4 alton square Theatre M0tier ant SOM Matinee.
MsIisck's rh~ntr~-1he SNOWFALL Matinee.
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Every imaginable device was resorted 10
by the corporations and tho mining and rail
way magnates Of California for the purpose Of
defeating the new Constitution. Circulars were
issued by the Executive Committees OF both the
Democratic and Republican parties, urging
their followers to vote against the proposed in
strument religious and national preIudices
were appealed to; tho savings banks notified
those from whom they held mortgages and
notes that, should the new Constitution be-
adopted. they would DO Obliged 10 refuse re-
newas and extensions, except at higher ratio
Of interest. and at the same tmo they notified
dcpositors that in such event they would be
obliged to reduce the interest paid on deposits; ;
the Chinese were taxed two dollars n head
throughout tho State for fund 10 aid tho OPP
position; over six thousand moro names wcro
entered on tho registry list of San Francisco
than there were voters in the city; newspapers
were bought subsidized, and created for the
sole purpose OF taking part in this campaign (;
employees wore everywhere given to under
stand that they would be discharged unless they
voted correctly; insurance companies threat
enod to remove their Offices and FLOOD, the
mining CRdisus, to tako the Bank Of Nevada 10
New York; and the Governor OF the State not
only went on the stump. but deliberately sought
to misead the ignorant masses who were sup
posed to favor it by saying, in his proclamation
10 the people OF the State. that votes in favor Of
adoption must read for the Constitution"
whereas ballot so worded would have been in
valid Ballots were required to read " for the
nel0 Constitution" Mr. JOSEPH MEDILL OF the
Chicago Tribune. who Is now In San Francisco.
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We invite the Democratic Congressman
who are hating between two opinions-amost
ready to show the white feather, yet restrained
by sense Of the watching constituents ut home
to consider the fate Of those OF their prede-
ccssors who in critical times have sacrificed
principle to a iancied eXpediency; and TO profit
By the warming
Nothing is easier than TO make a bad record /;
nothing is harder than 10 get rid Of 1t. or to get
away from it. bad record. on question in
yolying principle clcaycs to public man like
his shadow; he can almost rs easily shake the
one of ms the other
The country will probably get on after fash
ion. even IL few Democratic Congressman in
sist on committing political suicide But it will
turn out pretty solemn transaction for the
ConEressmen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

On April FOOLS Day the people OF Buenos
Ayres entered upon an experiment that may
turn out to be- anything but foolish 1t appears
that tho courts in tho Argentine Republic, like
those Of some other parts of the world. aro so
slow, the expenses OF litigation so great. and
tho result is 80 uncertain that the people OF
Bucnos Ayrcs have set up court Of their own.
They call it by rather high sounding name
" The Tribunal OF Friendly Arbitrators." Litl-
giants bind themselves to abide by It's decision.
and the costs-nxcd beforehand in conformity
to n schedule Of ratcs-aro equally shared by
both parties unless the tribunal assesses tho
whole upon one. IA like amateur courts are in
successful operation i'm Montevideo and in Rio
dc Janeiro-whcrc according to nm esteemed
South American contemporary. the most in
trcato and important commercial cases are
gratuitously tried and decided by members OF
the Exchange especially appointed for that pur-
pose. whose verdicts have always been re-
spectcd. and now form precedents which arc
never questioncd"--thc chances are that the
Duenos Ayres experiment will be successful. too.
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Let us see II the cause OF temperance has
gained anything by yesterdays vote in tho
House creating a standing committee on tho
liquor traffic There are moro barrooms in
Washington than there SHOULD be- and some Of
them are too near tho Capitol II these could
be Trimmed out in any proper way it would he a
gain for public morals and sober Legislation. A
step will have been taken toward eiIecting this
result If all the members Of the House will en-
roll their names on the list OF tho Congressional
YemperAneo SOcinty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

The bicycle match at the American Insti-
tuie has developed very creditablo scores on tho
part Of tho two De MOBILES Of New York. RUT-
LAND OF England. and BELAEp Of France. Some
months since. in London, at Agricultural Hall.
n contest between bicycli-ts occurred. in which
remarkable distances were achieved. Twelve
wcll-known professionals contendcd. Tho
racing was limited to eighteen hours a day.
and Il lasted six days. Seven Of the twelve con-
tinucd 70 the end. and their scores were: CAM.
1000 miles. laps EDLIS. 1925 miles. q laps ;
LEES 9j2 miles, laps: ANDREWS. 92S miles,
laps; TEBRoNT 900 miles. 4 laps HIGHAM
707 milcs. "a laps; EVANS. 70i miles. pa laps.
1t will thus be seen that five men made upward
Of 900 and two upward OF 1000 miles in
a six-day match. which Of course is moro
arduous than three-day match. No doubt tho
present match at the American Institute Will be
the tororunncr Of others.
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writes that all tho pretended approximations OF
tho evil results to flow from the adoption OF tho
Constitution arc unfounded. He, rs an Impair
tal observer, is satisfied that 1t will DO n great
benefit in suppressnG stock gambling. break
ing up land monopolies and curbing the extor-
Tomato Central Pacific Railroad Company; and
such defects as exist may DO remedied by
amendment, for which an easy and speedy
method Of proceeding has been provided. He
thinks that tho first Legislature to meet here
after will prepare and submit such an amend
ment TO the people.
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Trouble Mt Dartmouth College.

HANOVER. y. H.. May 1G.-ln consequence Of
refusal OF the faculty OF Dartmouth College 10 allow
public reading in the college church last Friday evening
the students assembled before the residences FROST
dent Bartlett ana Prof Lord. blowing horns groanur
and singing ON saturday morning there uuroar
Gus demonstration at PRAYERS. then the faculty
have been making an tnNcsueauou which resulted to.
dan in the expulsion of two members the senior class
Much iesng i mantle hy the students ths
ton. and the classes holding meetings consider
This evening two students. who supposed 60 have
given the faculty Information respecting the dcmousira.
ton. were taken 20 pump and given soaking One uf
them nrUd a revolver, but no one was injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

Debate yesterday in the Senate was char
acterizcd by more bitterness than had been
manifested in the session. Mr.. Eaton COM
mented severely upon the Injustice OF the jurors
test oath. Of existing election laws rs enforced
In New York city, and upon HAYEs's veto mes
sagcs. MIR. BLAINE made reply. Mr.. CoNKLING
flew to the defence Of his State. and Mr.. NooR-
HE'S asked some questions. Most Of tho talk
hinged upon DAyENPoRr's methods Mr.. EATON
announced that not n dollar would he vote to the
army for the uses to which HAYES affirmed tho
right To employ 1t.
The House had short debate upon its author
fly to pass laws regulating the salo Of alcoholic
liquors. and then resumed consideration Of the
unlimited coinage bill
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HARMsBURd, Pa. May l6.-ln tho House to-
day an amendment to the General Revenue bill, impos-
ing tax of two cents per barrel ON petroleum. to be paid
br the interpretation companies was received aud
defeated The section levilng two cent tax, to be paid
10y the present holders aud producers also defeated
An amendment was then offered making the tax ~
cents Pending discussion the House adj ourned, and
tie bill goes over until next week
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Pre.by,erlan General Assembly.

SARATOGA, May l6-This morning the Pres
bycran General Assembly had devotional services led
by the Rev DR.. Charles $ Robinson The Rev. Dr. $ !.
Prime moved that the Moderator send raernal greetings
% General Assemblies IN session IN Louisyio ANA Mem
phis Carried. The standing committees were an.
nuuuced hy the Moderator.
resolution offered by Judge Drake Of Washington re-.
gardinc the Improperly OF church members attending
theatres was after some debate. REFER 10 The Commit
tee ON bills ann ONcriucs motion to amend nv adding
operate performances being hrst laid upon the table
The committee appointed at the last General Assembly
he revision of the Book phne porte progress.
an $n motion the committee continued TO the ucNt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
ConEre.. aud Liquor LnyN..

WASHINGTON May 16.-In the House the Com
mttee Rules ported aresoluon for the appointment
committee consider all petitions and bills relative
to the sale OF alcoholic liquors Mr. Frye said that pei.
lions the subject signed by half million persons had
been sent tu Congress- and had not been acted
Fernando Wood denied the authority ~ Congress
tcriore this subject Mr. Stephens favored the sou
ton Mr. Reagan said that Congress had no right to
dictate 20 person whether he shall make. sel. or
drink liquor Mr. GARFIELD said Congress had iuri Sic tnn
over the District Of Columbia. There were crogshors
der the shadow Of the Capitol aud respectable residents
had neiuned for their removal Mr. Knott thought the
resolution mischicvous and tending toward the establish.
mcut OF a bad precedent The resolution was agreed to-
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The Inhor Committee.

WASHINGTON May 16.-In the House. Mr..
Wright from the Select Committee on the Causes
OF the Present Depression In Labor reported
a resolution for further appropriation OF 5000
for the uses OF that committee. Mr.. Coneer
made the point Of order that this was not private
business unless u was to dcfraV the private II
the Committee on an excursion II the gentleman would
say that that was the object he Mr. tonger would
withdraw the point Laughter
Mr. Whitc-ls this asked Tor - as to take the Commit
tee 10 california
Mr. wnrht-I do not stand hero to be Intercepted
Laughter
The point Of order was sustained
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Williams. Fame In california.


Before being placed on trial Can't Williams
whose unpopuhrN Is So great that hc never ventures
INTO me street without being accompanied by two hoN
guhfd~men, drawing pay as ward detectives, openly
boosted mat he would he acquitted un nrruutr his h"-
INK the INSIDE ungmHspru I tnr local lrNuhlIrun N-tn
cation, As respectable mvm.rrsu hlt party lnHg %. d
tho, boasts to Doe nothing save .rNnH uftl,.. l',lr
NE prophecy, accompanied lN HOY horror 100 "rr"'lus
the utter drtrstdou m which, the police force is tuu-
mencng To be- held hy law abiding ciuzuus who know
that no redress can bee ohtuuel for want0u ourapr,
committed in the most na.rant uHuurr by agents
charged with preservation ol personal lite and limb As
the case of Williams was considered test one ITS de.
csiun has htcn accepted ua withdrawal of prOtcc.
ton " lutMru ComnINmnnls
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Ia IL right for Prcsbytcrlans TO go to the
theatre Judge DRAKE thinks not and yester-
day in the General Assembly at Saratoga he
brought forward q resolution conforming the
playhouse After tabling nm amendment de-
clarinc tho opera to be equally undcserving of
Presbyterian patronage, tho General Assembly
referred the Judges resolution to the appro-
pirate committee
II would le interesting 10 know tho precise
grounds on which the General Assembly makes
this discrimination between the theatre and the
opera. Are tho morals Of the Presbyterian
laty Of so peculiar n texture that they would be
polluted by " Hamlet" The Rivals" Rose
dale" or " The Shauehraun." while n reprcsen-
tation Of Ia Traviata or Don Giovanni" Is
as dew to them. giving them n lustier growth
and frcsher bloom?
There are very bad books for sale in the stores
md on the stalls. To DO consistent. Judge
DRAKE should introduce a resolution forbid
ding Presbyterians TO read. There are disrep-
utahle hotels in all our large cities. Why does
not Judge DRAKE ask the General Assembly to
make the staying over night at hotel an offence
against Presbyterian discipline? There is MS
great n variety Of plays rs Of books. and rs wide
difference between respectable and disrepu-
table theatres AS between respectable and dis
reputable hotels.
As a matter of fact. great many Presbyte-
riaus 20 20 see plays at thentres take their chill
dren with them. and think no harm. as they
take none. Docs Judge DRAKE propose to OK
communicate these Prcshyterans? II not. his
resolution. even II the General Assembly adopts
1t. is not likely to keep them from theatrical
indulgence
Ono thing Is certain; All tho plays In all the
well-rrputcd playhouses OF New York and
Brooklyn during the past two months have not
done a 1.-THE Of the harm to public morals. re-
ligion. or Prcsbyterlanism that has been in
nicted upon all three by the remarkable spec
tacle just Withdrawn from tho boards Of the
Brooklyn Presbytery
So long IA TMTAGE is allowed 20 perform
every sunday in Presbyterian pulpit. the less
n Presbyterian General Assembly has 20 say
about legitimate weekd drama the better.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

Mr. Henry II. Pearson. the Receiver OF the
widows and Orphans Life Insurance Company. was nm
conditions ut the release OF FTcdcucA A. Freeman tic
President of the company from Ludlow street jail The
negotiations had not progressed sufficiently have any
thing said about the The release the result
an arrangement by which Il was expected 10 effect
temcnt ui the suits against Mr Freeman. What that
arrangements Is MT Parsons representative did not
choose To tell lie said that Il made with due re-
gard " ihe lnteIests u The pOlcy hoIdeIa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
Political Prosecutions In France.

PARIS. May lG.-The Government will on Sat-
urday demand from the Chamber Of Deputies authorize
ton prosecute NJ Paul dc Cassagnac member Of that
holy for articles published in the Piys his Journal
lacking the Government The Council ot state has COM
hrmcd the view Of te Minister at the Interior that tue
attack upOn VI jules Ferry Education bill By Mgr. For
gade, Archbishop Of AIN, was illegal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
Loul.Iann. con.n,utionnl Convention.

New ORLEANS May 1G.-The Constitutional
to-day adopted an article prohibiting the
Legislature from passing special or local laws in the
i,owu. eases Creating corpurati ms amending re.
Do wing, cN, nilut, on explaining charters thereof, pro-
NI'ru that ti. shall NOS apply in tlr pnrHuun of the
cN %, Sew orleans Granting to any corporation. assu.
cuu1n. or individual any special or exclusive right
pilN llcgcs, or immuultes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

HARRIsBURG, Pa. May l6.-The cases OF Jacob
Fauss and william D Jack, convicted the "a inst OF
ticket scalping," called to-day for argument upon
the cunsuuuuuaity of the law under which they were
convicted fne court declared the law constitutional,
ami sentenced the parties g. pay nne ut 80 each
document pay the Gusts of the prosecution and bond
ia the sum OF sou Tor three years not 10 deal any class
d railroad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
Verdict In Favor of Lager neer.

Norwich, Conn. May lG.-The jury in the
case Of the state against Fred Richter saloon keeper OF
tins city who has been trial in the superior Court for
the pastt days Tor alleged violation Of the No License
law after long dehhoraton returned q verdict NJ
Not guilty this morning. This decision settles the
tate of turtv similar that have not yet been tried
The saloon keepers are rejoicing over the victory.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

WASHINGTON. May 16.-The Director Of tho
Mint informed by the Superintendent of the Mint at
San Francisco Of the recovery @ 5000 money and
property, In addition TO the 5000 recovered at his
arrest from Henry Smith, formerly wntchmnn m that
mint smith was arrested month ugu for the larceny
OF some s-1On, obtained by pecuauous carried for
o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

LONDON. Mny lG.-The Minnesota and Lin
hope have arrived At Liverpool with upward Of
500 pigs The Government inspector discovered A
serious presence OF typhoid lever among the animals. and
the whole cnrgo uricred to he slaughtered within
ten days Altogether 1up Wigs have been SIMILARLY con
demned on account OF yphuid fever since TIE lstlusL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

WAsWNGroN. May 1G-The Senate directed
to-day thatJohn sherman report what amount of legal
tender notes has been presented ami redcrncd in coin
since the ls of january st and what amount ot coin DEE
considers himself authorized To retain IN the Treasury
10 maintain specie resumption.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
NJ. waddlnu.on to Resign the Prem,er.h,p.

PARIS. May lG-The MOnte,T announces that
after June 6, when the time OF the partial amnesty ex
pres NJ WAddington will resign the Premie rship To NJ
lie Roger who Will also take the Ministry OF the Interior
,ce W. Lepcre NJ Dauphin wi become Minister vt
Justice and NJ WaddingtOn will retain the Ministry
Foreign Affairs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

ST. PETERSBURG, May l6.-A letter has been
received from Prot Nordenskiod Of tho Polar expedi
uon from Eastern Siberia dated Sept 20. 1873. an,
nouncnG that all the connected With the expedition
were well
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17

De GoLYER GARFIELD as n guardian Of
the public morals Well. DE GoLYER GARFIELD
was "A preacher before he became bribe-taking
politician. and he can sermonize oven yet Yes
terday he held forth on the OWLS Of intemper-
ance. Tho next time De GoLYER GARFIELD
plays cxhorter TO tho House, let him take for
his text the woe upon them tina, take bribcs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
mopeluI Trying 70 uen, e11.

PHILADELPHIA. May l6.-At Suffolk Park to-
day Hopeful made three trots to beat H. special
purse OF 81 600 The time made was 2.2ll,, 2ls and
2lAi In the second trial Hopeful To the quarter
In 33ti seconds and TO the halt In / O7'4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
A subordinate officer Of the Police Depart

A subordinate officer OF the Police Depart
mont acting under the orders of his superior.
took certain ailldavits. By doing this no in
Cured the di-plensure Of Police Capt. WILL
LrAMs. With onths and foul words dripping
from his lips the burly Nova Scotia club cnrricr
announced to Complaint Clerk HALLENDrcK
his fixed purpose to put him in hole" For
this outrageous performance. which should
have cost him his place on the force. and given
him n place in jail. WILLIAMS is fined ten days
payl To n man Of his incomo-and sources OF
ncomc-this Is no punishment at all. Com
plant Clork HALLENBEcK would probably con-
suit his safety by removing to some other city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
- Worrying Cough
IL soon Cured by Jaync's ENpectoraut ado.

eornucopiA lisa drug store supplied with Dr. Bulls
Cough syrup which sells for IS eents-Adr.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-06-09
ID. II. HASKELL.
TOWNSiTE AGENT, d. u. IL. II.
TOWN LOTS FOR SALE OR LEASE.

PARTIES WISHING TO LEASE OR PUR-
chase Lots in the town of Winnemucca, are
hereby notified that all applications for the same,
or on business relating thereto, should be ad-
dressed to the undersigned at San Francisco,
at the C. z. r. r. Office where they will receive
prompt attention.
Those occupying lands belonging to the com
pany, without having bought or leased the same,
are also notified to attend to the matter without
delay and avoid trouble.
nolo. d. ii. HASKELL.