The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-24
A IOOliSh NtOrX.


A Foolish story.
Tho latest story from the Mayors Office
Is that Inc had received a threatening letter
from some unknown person.
The author of such letter in writing it,
and the Mayor in publishing an account Of
it, may be regarded as equally foolish.
No person but an idiot or a lunatic will do
the Mayor any physical harm. lie at
tempted, 1t is true, to have an unwarrantcd
assault committed on the counsel of the
Police Commissioners; but that would be
no excuse for an assault ON him.
Tho Mayor has no occasion to fcar any
thing Of this kind The only persons lac
has cause to apprchcnd injury from are
himself and his own injudcous advisers
we do not refer to Mr.. WHITNEY, whose sec
ond thought is likely to be right.
Mr.. GEORGE FRIsBTE HoAR Of Massachu-
sets thinks or prctcnds to think. that the re-
fusal Of the peoples Representatives TO vote
supplies to the Fraudulent Administration
while certain unconstitutional laws remain on
the statute book was revolutionary. He offered
n resolution to that effect on Friday In the Som
ate-whether Of his own motion or by direction
Nl llf hfluNll'Nil NNutuN - u lAhlNtl VI nb ''u-
sequence. This resolution was very properly
laid over to be printed.
II the Republican members Of the Senate
desire to proract the session by n discussion OF
the question thus indicated by Mr.. GEORGE
FMsnrE HoAR we do not sec why the Demo-
cratic members should not crafty them. Ger
tanly they have nothing 10 fear from such a
discussion.
Mr.. GEORGE FEsBiE HoAR Of Massachusetts
is a fine person to be- affecting concern for the
Constitution and horror II revolution. Does
he fancy the country has forgotten the part hc
played in the events OF ls7G-772
OF nll the conspirators not ono expressed
himself more ediyiugly. before the consumma-
ton Of their crime on the wickedncss of allow
ing partisan considerations 10 prevail over
justice. the importance o.; approaching SO grave
question in iuiicial temper. and the neccs-
siiy OF asccranine and giving due ciIect TO the
will II the people than this same Mr.. HoAg Of
Massachusetts,.
How his votes "a 4 member Of tho uncons,-
tutional Electoral Commission tailed with these
fine sentiments Is matter ~ history.
Mr.. HoAR Of Massachusetts makes mistake
when he obtrules himself upon public notice.
It is only the loss Of life at the laundering
Of the Arrogan,c which is worth much CON
sidcration. As for the ship itself il was Of
small value. The Arrognn.e was one Of the
garlic ci'e armorcd vessels Of the French navy.
and even Of this minor typo OF ronclads she
was one Of the least important This fact was
! suggested by the cable statement that her armor
! WAS only inches thick at tho water line-rcally
il was only A.. There were three vessels Of
| this sort In the French navy the Arrogante
/ Implarahle and Opiniirc. bulk exactly alike
| The Arr0gauto'- length. between uerprudicu-
/ lars was ~ feet; cXtremo breadth IS ieet ,
! inches depth ~ hold. l0t ioct; displacement
! .33s tons; drausht forward 81 feet. and the
same AFT She carried ninc guns hut these
were only G inch guns Tho indicated horse
! power Of her engines. which were built by
! CEEuzor. WAS only Isi and her maximum
! speed WIS less than seven knots. The steam
machinery cost loss than go 900. and the entire
| cost Of the Arrogante was about $22j 900. 1t
will bee seen TINT the material loss is far less
than it would have been in the case Of the
R,doutabc. for cNample-an ironclal Of s.G5S
tons with ten inches ~ amor At the water line.
and having speed Of fourteen knots per hour.
The pedestrian fever ragged last week with
! no sign OF abatement. In New York Miss CORA
! CusHIEG. Miss FLORENCE LIE NANIoN. and Miss
FANNY EDWARDS. completed each her 5000
quarter miles in MS many quarter hours. In
Chicago Mrs. ANDERSON ended n task which
might have been 2.OGG quarter miles in 2.0GG
periods Of ten minutes, but for three sur
ropttious rests subtracting II Of tho quarters
In Brooklyn Miss MARIE ROCKWELL completed
over 1.SOO of her quarter miles. Miss MAY
MARSHALL over 100. and the Cincinnati
Jewel over $50; while in the same city there
were spirited walks by Misses IloEToN. DoUG-
LASS md GRAY. and by tho Misses ToLLNER
aged 10 and = against the Misses llIGBEE, aged
s sand 6. In Philadelphia. miles were walked
by Mrs. BRANDON. Miss VERNON. and Miss
BAETEG In Newport. Mr. STEVENS. with his
1872 miles beat Mr. SMITH with his 179's Mr.
PHILLIPS beat Mr. WILCOX at ten miles. and
then at five miles; Mr.. fIzZ beat Mr. jameson
nj three miles and Mr.. CHURCH. aged p, nude
his mile in 10 minutes % seconds. In Potts
town. Mr.. ROBINSON defeated Mcssrs. GEACEi
and MEssIMER in n ten-hour walk. Messrs
McDoNALD and MoHR in New York ano
Mrssrs. BUCKLEY. HOWARD. and BUSH. il
Brooklyn also distinguished themselves. as did
Mr.. O'DoNNELL. the octoGcnarinn. who wake,
so miles in 20 hours. and then danced Jig t.
finish with. The week closed with the run N
Gilmorrs IN which Mr. NORMAN TAYLOR coy
cred himself wish glory at twenty miles, ano
Mr.. JoHN SIMPSON nj ten. This week two 81,
days womons walking tournaments are pro
lected in one OF which achampionship belt an,
money prizes arc offered. and in the other
medal and money.
"Policomon's Clubs" was the theme Of Tho
Rev Mr.. BOWEN and Mr.. THOMPSON yesterday
Dead for Ireland that Of the Very Rev. VI
A. HUNT, o. VI. !. Mr.. FITzwILLIAM gave hii
London Street Experience" The Row. Mr
SwEErsER treated Love- the Rev Mr. NIR
GIN. " EXpectations' the Rev. Mr.. SEARLEs
Marrage;' aud the Roy, Mr.. LLOYD Th'
Young Man who Made tho Great Refusal.
sin, Which Kills, May Save suid the Row
Mr. MARrYN. Tho Rev. Mr. RowELL analyzo.