The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-18

Second District on the ground that he Is
deserter from the army and Washington de-
spatches say that an attempt Is to be made to
declare his seat vacant on this ground. We
have not investigated the charge. but Gov. Ron
INsoN should veto the bill that is in the nature
Of special legislation applicable to OiE1LLYs
case.
The mails from South America bring news
OF wars and revolutions and famine. Bolivia
and Chill are involved in contest at arms
and Peru is getting ready TO take an
active part in the quarrel In Venezuela
the supporters OF GUzMAN BLANco are en-
gagged in fierce and sanguinary struggle
with his opponents, and desperate fighting
has occurred. the mortality being unusually
largo for South American warfare. 1t IL difl-
cult to determine which party has the advnn-
tagc. The United States Of Colombia are also
disturbed by revolution, and several battles
have heen fought. though it does not appear
that much blood has been shed. Even the State
OF Panama is agitated by revolutionary mutter-
ings. Hundreds of persons are starving in
Cochabamba. the most productive section OF
Bolivia and many have already persisted by
famine
II ROwELL retains Sir JOIN AsTLEY's belt
he will have no end Of tramping to do. ENNIS
has put in verbal challenge, and WESTON Il
formal one. OLEARY has kept silence. but his
friends think that he may get himself into
walking condition again. lie Is arranging for
u six days contest between American pedcs-
TRANS for championship belt. 1t is evident
that walking contests are not to end with last
weeks match.
.
The Head Constable OF the Liverpool po-
lice has had police experience Of llfty years.
In IN address made to young men joining tho
Liverpool police. he said: " give no lessons as
to the use Of tho baton. except that the human
skull in some persons is as thin as n WORKOUT
sixpence; therefore. whenever you have oc-
cason to use the stan you are never to strike on
the head" Capt WILLIAMS should cut this out
and paste It in his hat, else he may be nifty
years in getting as much sense in his head.
According to the Mondew Uniuersel, the
members Of the present Frehch Cabinet see
that they must step down and out although
they will try TO hold together for n few days
longer. and the general feeling in Paris ia that
President GREW must send for VI. GAMBErTA
1t is also asserted that GAMBErTA's resolution
not TO undertake tho formation of ministry
has been changed by tho turn Of events and the
arguments Of his friends.
Ihe Iarls newspapers snow the drltt OF poltl-
cal opinion. In the France. NJ. EMILE DE Gil
RAEDIN declares that the present Ministry has
livcd;" that II has lost all control OF the major
ity; and that VI. GEEvY should not undertake to
maintain il against the judgment Of the coun-
try. The PreSse secs. and deprecates. danger
that power may pass from the Centre Left to
the Extreme Left. Tho Libeiit declares that the
present Cabinet has no serious programme
political. international. or economic. =" We have
Ministers. but no Government. the LibeIt5 ok
claims. The National sees no hope OF averting
the advent OF radical Cabinet except in
united resistance on the part Of the lconserva-
tiyel Republican majority and the Government
OF which il evidently has little hope. The Re-
publque EdHfaise says that all would be for the
best not for the III effect Of the recent eX
citing discussions on the nerves OF an Assembly
that was already too nervous. Tho MoHueu
has predicted for some time past the expulsion
Of the moderate element" In the Cabinet ant
the definite passage Of power to the Left.
All the same It is hard lines on NJ. GAMBETTA
and it is natural that he should be 10th TO leave
the chair OF the Assembly for thethick OF a lgh
whose issue no politician is sha rpsightet
enough TO dcscry.