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ToTHE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: Nowadays
the tenement houses attacked from the pulpit ON
the PLATFORM and from the professors chair The doc.
tors In their turn have furnished and facts
They have told Us that there IN tins city 2OoO
mcn houses that IN these teuemcnts half the norua.
ton j. found that each year there are ~ puioaths In
the City, 20 which two.tIiris occur tenement
houses mat hat 81 al the death, are OF children under
years. that oneiri Of the deaths caused hy pre-.
Ncuahc diseases. and that thus but child every
ton children living IN tenement houses has the chance
reach adult lie The evils Of tenement houses ARE over.
The projected tenement houses must guarantee imam
cia AMI sanitary success The creation proper dwell
Hn-~. however j. bat one step These dwellings Will 10.
quW tenants who can appreciate ana take of them
TIL ht new aui improved houses are huit tits great
moment that ate ufNn Dec called 20 the old ones which
good or lnt cannot hr torn down They can greatly
improved ans their uhahaut, can he put under proper
aul much.neclti work r.
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the offshoot cannot be allowed TO do all the
legislation The spectacle Of community
unable to shield itself against body Of
black savagcs, and yet claiming to enjoy
parliamentary institutions, is sufficiently
droll; and we apprehcnd that Mr. GLAD
STONES notions of colonial independence
will be pretty thoroughly discreditcd when
the English people come to audit the bills
of the Zulu war. In Il word, the future policy
OF Great Britain toward its weaker depend
cnccs, like the South African settlements. is
likely to be sensibly modified in an imperial
direction by the present contest on the Natal
frontier.
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WASHINGTON. April ls.-Julius CTsar Bur
rows OF Mchean IN his character a. Columbian ora
tor gave lively circus performance IN the House this
afternoon
Mr. Burrows is the Heal orator OF the rural rooster
Burrows tits even said has u the woods and spent
hours in private rchoarsals OF his speeches lie bellows
ami roar lie runs his voice FIRST down cellar and then
up In the attic of ms chaos rhetorical absurducs lie
has the lungs OF steam engine, and enough muscular
ability when excited to pull zap house hy the roots
lie is one of tlr men who are always offering them.
selves upon the altar o their country ~ the presence
rcnAed crowds. while II asked Tor mild rin of ten
cents 20 really aid the cause of the pack mule known a.
" the country" MIR burrows would sklltuly cyaio the
practical point by another burst of Michigan rhctor.c
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An-ricrn Institute Buuuns Show Matinee
Y.~'h's TH-~tr..- Ia M,Hoiane. Matinee.
Hover Theatre Nick Of The Woods
Nr..a,sRs th-str--li " :. Fuaur-. Matinee
rim ANenue Ih-str~-FtunisA Matinee
Op-~s HOUSE -ripue Matinee
Madison Sq.sr- Th-atre--Ancnnath. Matinee.
Masonic I-asPie -1he Mdgets M,tm
New Work Aqusri"w-L Rel Riding Hood Matinee
Nibi"'s d.rd-"- The Black Crook. Matinee.
rsrk Th~str--EnE.geL MAtinee
sssErssciscs uir>treis-Bro.dvsy cor 99th,L Matinee
standard rh~at~- IL NJ s. rn.iors. Matuse
st~'nNssy HrIi--ConccrL
f""y Pastors Opera H"us~-vNristL
Theatre Cetaiau---vsrlety Matinee.
tntes square rhentr--l.ost Children. Matinss.
WsiIs-ks The~tr~-A scrap Of Paper Matinee.
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Ambitious American amateur oarsmen will
doubtless read with interest the long delayed definition
Of an amateur oarsman or scuer given boy the pctun
cations acting stewards of the Royal Henley Regatta
az a meeting on May X Lord Camoys presided. amt
among the stewards present were the Rev T. Warren.
ana me Key X W Rslry After considerable discussion
n was finally resolved that.
N9rerson shall bee considered an amateur oarsman or
scuUcr Who has ever competed IN any oucn connect.
ton for stake. money, or entrance tee who has
ever comprlcd with or AGAINST professional for any
nnIr Is. Who has ever taught pursued, or assisted IN
me practice o athletic exercises of any klui ms means
of gaining q livelihood. !. Who has been employed in
or about boats for money wages . Who D, or has
been Bog trnie ar employment Tor Wages a mechanic.
artisan. lHOurrri
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THE DEATH or BISHOP AMEs.
Aner n Life In which lie became the Hest
Known Of Methodist Preachers.

BALTIMORE, April 25.-The Rev Bishop
Edward Raymond Amcs. d. d.. Ii. d., died in
his home in this city at 81 o'clock this MORN
ing. in his 74th year. He was one OF the oldest
BISHOPS in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
His parents moved from Massachusetts to Ohio
early in their life. and he was born in little
hamlet known MS Amesvlle Later. when In
diana was set of from the territory Of Ohio. his
home was in Indiana. He was graduated from
the Ohio University. and in 1871 ne united VIII
the Methodist Episcopal Church, FIVE years
Inter he assisted in organizing the Indiana Con.
ference with which body he was connected
until he was cOnsccratod bishop. lie llrst ne
came conspicuous in the Church IN lNiO whcn,
in the General Conference. the Northern AMI
the Southern churches separated on the slavery
question He worked with great energy ana
ability against the separation, ana HlterWard
with like zeal 10 reconcile the two branches OF
the body In 1918 he declined the presidency
of the Indiana Asbury University. During his
ministry in Indiana he established many
schools and missions. and his oversight seemed
sufficient to insure the success Of any work he
originated. Several of the schools that he cs-
tablished during those years are stili prosper
GUS. His great success in originating and sue
cessfuily carrying on such enterprlses won ior
him thettle Of Tho Lion Of the Epscopate"
among admiring Mcthodists.
DR.. Ames was elected Bishop in 1902. and
from that time his labOrs in the Church were
iucpssant. He became more widely known IN
the West than any other Bishop. and II Is SAID
that he WIS the first Methodist Bishop to visit
the Pacific Coast. AT the time Of the war he was
sent to tho South by President Lincoln totnke
charge Of the church property Of loyal Meth.
odsts and provide congregations with loyal
preachers After tho close OF the war he was
active in urging men OF wealth in the North TO
found schools In the South. believing that
thereby the sectional differences between the
two branches OF the Church might be healed
Bishop AmcS's last official act was To- preside
over the East German Conference IN Baltimore.
and several children. His fortune is estimated
at a quarter Of a million dollars.
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From nrf, iied amt firn.
Mr. Pierre Lorillard's Uncas, 3 years old by
Lexington, dam Coral, by NHndal out uf INN Cairne
Horme. by Cornerstone has been backed at odds 100
a. tor the 2ND guineas, mile dash over the Rowcv
course At Newmarket 70 be run on the 3oth inst and
4lto tor the EPSON Derby, To he the 2Htl OF
MAY There is NO mention made ut his Amenrss in our
lat English exchanges ON the Sth. Brown, the trainer
OF MT lnrllArd gave Uncas good Striding gallon OF
nearly two mules with Parole This would 10 to show
That the colt had recovered from his amenes and
II ha sSaT had been lame LhA trouble GAriOnA
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In yester-
days srN there item concerning the inspector. OF
weight, and measures We, too. think we have been
sNiudei by persons calling on ne with biz badges on
their Ncst, and hr,atcnWl the law 10 dil NOT nav
ihrir charS'' ior what they called inspecting INC
weights We rait twice. ana hold two rrccirt-. one
signed uN Thus Mccormack ana the otnor by : k.nt
one OF tNr~.. Ne have up doubt Is beat Our neigh
bors have tgtu sWlullei the same way
MrYFN 4 NrNnrrsouN
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one Of tho last Of American industries to

one Of the last OF American industries to
decline was the New England fisheries. 1t held
rs own tor scores Of years until recently. and
now comes complaint from the coast towns that
NOT oue-hal NJ many vessels are sent 10 the
northern banks a- formerly. Their places are
taken by provincial fishermen. who are incrcas-
INK in number and in prosperity. In addition
10 pceuniary loss. the fishing town OF Gloucester
mourns the death by drowning in the spring
gales Of nearly two hundred Of her able-bolied
residents.
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When was boy lived hy the sea-
And nosscd an chaps that were smalernm me-
lbcat cripple uli / made hm roar
And polished up the mob at the boy next door:
polished his mob So carefulloe
That now anna Captain with a big billee!
Chorn lie polished his mob so carcfullce
That now he is Captain with big billee.
As ian awful boy made such a hit
That soon discovered for what wasn't;
Achancc To quarrel seldom mi,sod
Ana hulhcd my bctters with hls round fist:
lbuued my hetors with fist so tree
That now am Captain with biz billeei
In bullying better, made such name
Thata terror Of the town soon became.
And sat and hragecd and sang ami ,Nore
on a cracker barrel az the corner store
And that cracker barrel dl So well for mo
That now am Captain with bls buleel
lhcat and prod and hammer ami Kick,
Especially the small ami weak and .irk.
Ana tho peaccflest quaker may get hurt
When the X c. pulls of his SHIRT
And therefore the Commissioners majority agree
To keep me Captain with big hileel
Chorn: And hence the Commissioners majority agree
To keep him Captain with big bilee.
You May Escape Pneumonia
BY rosorung in time to Jayne's ENpectorant -Afs.
Tha Iris aEa Null eh
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Long Branch seems determined that
Concy Island shall not have an the pleasure
seekers. and there is every promise Of the
keenest rivalry Il attractions in the approach
ing excursion season. At both places Of resort
iron piers are under construction that steam
bouts may land passengers upon the very sands
II the scashore Better music than ever before
is promised and new and improved facilities
for bathing and pleasure finding are 10 be-
offered. There IS likely. also to be a war Of
transportation rates; IN fact the Long Branch
men already propose an exceedingly low
price 81 passage 10 and from tho beach
The Coney Island railroads are extending their
tracks and improving their deuots. tho hotels
are enlarged and transformed. and prepara-
tons are making for a bigger multitude than
the popular resort has seen heretofore
But with the excursion season come its dan
gers. Steamboats, were overloaded last year
trains We're rocklossly run. life was lost in the
surf. There are laws for the protection Of life
that should be enforced. Excursion boats should
not bo oyercrowded this year. Tho Legislature
has before it a bill compelling keepers Of bath
ing places to keep surfbonts and crews in readl-
ness II should be passed and then enforced.
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The Irish make Bulls but only the America an Prouri
etora make Dr.. Bulls Cough syruD-AdV.
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ready TO copy any just remark the Express
may make about him Of complimentary
chnrnptpr
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The Nova Scotia club whrcr isn't out OF
the woods yet, Yesterday citizen residing
upon the edge Of his precinct notified the Po-
lice Commissioners that WILLIAMS had lied to
them on his recent trial in the matter OF a GER
tain gambling house. 1t will be interesting 10
soe what Messrs EEHARpr and WHEELER do
about this communication.
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4 case Of grave robbery at Little Falls, in
this State supposed To have been committed on
Monday night. appears TO have been prompted
by the same motive as the STEWART grave rob-
berry in this city. HARRY BuRRELL, aged about
~ years, died six weeks ago leaving nm estate
worth over quarter of n million of dollaro
The body was embalmed and placed in a re-
ceiylng vault Tho vault was broken open and
the body pulled out of the casket and carried on,
probably in a sack. The robbers have not yet
been discovered. and as decomposition had not
haGnn the hodV can ha easily onneaalad.
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You May Escape Pneumonia
BY resorung in time to Jayue's EXpectorant ADJ
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DO Police Inspectors inspect? They arc
paid to-paid handsomely. Is tho city getting
the worth of its money? Perhaps il Inspector
DILKs would favor tho public with the notes Of
his latest inspection Of the Twenty-ninth Pre-
cinct and its Nova S'otian Captain. some light
might be thrown upon these questions
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28
Defeat Admitted.

The Fond du Lac Journal (Dem.
is honest enough to admit that in
its present chaotic condition the
democratic party of Wisconsin does
not stand a ghost of a chance to
carry the state against the Repub-
licans this fall. The Journal says:
The Democrats of the State suffer for
want of effective organization and COM
petent leadership The party is lacking
in unity of purpose and thoroughness of
discipline. In its ranks are to be found
an abundance of brilliant and capable
men; but among these we are constrain-
ed to admit, there appears to be deplor-
able lack of agreement as to the proper
policy to be pursued, and disastrous dis
position to carry to extreme limits the
right OF advocating and maintaining indi-
vidual opinions, to the detriment Of its
effectiveness as political organization.
For the reasons limited at, rather than
expressed, we build no extravagsnt hopes
of carrying the state next fall upon the
dissentIons likely to arise in the camp of
our opponents With proper organi-
cation Of our own forces, the plumbers of
our enemies might be made a stepping
stone to Democratic supremacy in this
state next November. But without moth
ing can avail us-and without it the party
certainly stands at the present writing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28

ONE OF Mr.. LINCoLN's PARA
BLEs.-During the war some Western
gentlemen called at the White House
harangued Mr.. Lincoln in an excited
manner about the COMMISSIONS and COM
missions of administration. He heard
them with his usual. patience, and
finally said: "Gentlemen suppose all
the property you were worth was in
gold, and you had put it in the hands
OF Biondin to carry across Niagara
Falls on tight rope, would you shake
the rope while he was passing over it,
or keep shouting to him, Blondin stoop,
little more Go little faster?' No
[ am sure you would rot. You would
hold your breath as we'll as your tongue
and keep your hands off until be was
safely over. Now the government is
in the same situation, and is carrying
across stormy ocean an immense
weight; untold treasures are 10 its
hands; it is doing the best it can, don't
badger it; keep silence, and it will get
you safely over"
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sence of soldiers at the polls to keep
the peace. The Republican party
agreed to pass such law last ses-
SIGN. But the President, backed by
united Republican party, is I'M
willing to take from the chief Exc
cutive the right to resist unlawful
and powerful combinations of men
to taken from him the power to exc
cute the laws of the United States,
which by the Constitution, by the
laws the .lselves from Washington
down, and by his own oath, he is
obliged to lxecute, even by calling
out the militia of State, and the
Army and Navy of the U. S., If
the laws cannot be executed through
the civil process He does not rely
on the military. He does not be-
lieve the military will be needed.
No one believes it. But the or
ganic law must not be impaired as
occasion for it's exercise may arise.
If the bill proposed should pass, the
President would not have the right
to protect Government properly on
election day. No, the object was
to get rid of the election laws and
manufacture little political bun
combe. In this the Democrats have
failed, miserably failed, and are now
obliged to back down or sneak out
as best they may from the legiti-
mate result of their folly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28
The VetOes-King Caucus.

The President having vetoed bills
containing political legislation, the
Democrats have somewhat changed
their minds, with regard to his
want of firmness. They thought
they could scare him into an approx
al of their partizan measures, but
they have failed, and are now them
selves the perplexed and scared
parties.-It is doubtful whether at
any time there has been to an un-
trammeled majority in favor of the
passage of the measures which were
intended to remove all barriers to
frauds in the large cities, and thus
enable the Democratic party to carry
the next Presidential election. But
King Caucus determines these
things. The majority of a caucus
binds the minority and makes the
entire strength Of the party unit.
1t may be majority of the Caucus
but large minority of the House.
Indeed, IN this way, an hundred
and fifty votes, and minority have
thus triumphed, and have forced
upon the country very bad legisla-
ton.
This caucus system is snot pecu-
liar to one party, both having adop-
ted it at a very early period in the
history of this country. At one
time Presidential candidates were
selected by these Congressional
Caucuses, and with a single excep-
ton the South was a successful for
forty years in securing those candi-
dates. Virginia took the lead, and
furnished the Presidents for thirty
two years, but the system was then
and is now atagonistic to liberal
principles. It was tyrannical one,
and enabled few men to control
the many, as they are doing in the
result or modern Caucuses.
Our President, however, has de-
feated the King Caucus most effect
ually in his recent contests with
that he taught the King useful
lesson. If he could break him down
altogether, there would be one ty-
rant less.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28

SENATOR BLAINE in his speech
Onthe Army bill said the Democratic
party had raised false issue, when
they made a great hue and cry
about bayonets at the polls, and
there can be no doubt about the
correctness of this statement. Mr..
Blaine showed as a matter of fact,
that there is no more than one sol
eiier to every thirteen polls. The
President in both his veto messages
showed that e:,isting laws prohibit
tie presence Of soldiers at the polls,
and while denying the necessity of
any additional law, has all along
expressed his willingness to sign
any bill which prohibits the pre-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28
GUILTY. Oh

GUILTY, OF CoURsE.-JANEs-
VILE, May 24.-In the case of Frank
Dickcrson, OF the trial for accessory to
the murder of Mack, the Beloit farm
er, and indicted with Mrs. Mack, who
has been found guilty, to-day, the jury
after an absence of three hours. brought
in a verdict of guilty. 1t will be re-
collected that Mack, the murdered
man, was founu dead ia the barn, un-
der the heels of a very gentle horse,
and it was stated by Mrs, Mack that
be had been kicked to death by the
horse. It was suspected that he had
been murdered, and then placed in the
stable for the purpose of eoncealing the
crime. This appeared to be the fact
on the trial of Mrs. Mack, and she was
convicted on her trial several months
ago Of the murder. Dickerson, her &C.
complete: with whom it appeared that
she had had guilty laison, has also
now been convicted.
EVANSVILLE, May 26.-This morn
lug Frank Dickerson, found guilty of
murder as the accomplice of Mrs.
Mack, brought up and sentenced to i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for
life. He manifested no emotion what
ever, but received the sentence with
the utmost unconcern. The sheriff
started in the afternoon with the pri-
soner for Waupun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28

Mr.. CONKLING in his speech on
the Army bill, stated that Of the to-
tal revenue ofs235,ooo,ooo collect
Ell during the last fiscal year, the
f~enty-seven States which adhered
to the Union during the recent war
paid more than S22I, 100000. Mr..
HILL in his reply, shortly after, took
exception to this statement. In the
hst..place he could not see what
connection it had with the question
under discussion. Most people, we
think, found no difficulty in making
tie application. Here is a section
Of the country which, through it's
@0ntrol of the Democratic party,
undertakes to Withhold necessary ap-
aspirations, while of the revenue
raised for these purposes, they con-
tribute only about one-eighteenth.
No difficulty in the world about it's
application. In fact decidedly peril
nent. But Mr.. Hill thinks this is
an erroneous statement, as New
York is the metropolis for the
whole country.-Mr. Conkling did
net refer to customs revenue espe-
CsallY. And even of the importa.
tons, the North and West get the
great bulk.
To show that Mr.. Conkling's
statement was notmuch exaggerated,
the following figures, taken from a
statement which has just been pre-
pared at the Treasury in compliance
with call from the Senate, are
given:
''The internal revenue tax from the ele-
ven seeding States, from June 80, 1866; to
June 80, 1878, was $2Ol, 900, 096 IS; from
Ohio for the same time, $2l5,0lO, $40 Sd;
from Illinois. $2ll, 1877, BIZ 55; and from
New York, 1884, 4O6, TIC Is. For the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1878, the seeding
States paid Sill .l42, O42 As; Ohio, $l4, 1922
s7s 81; Illinois, $l9, 65l,732 81; and New
York, sl4,e63, s99 50.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28
Hayes on the Exodus.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Pre-
sident is reported as having expressed
his views regarding the negro exodus
from the South as follows: Judging
from reports of government officers and
agents, as we'll as from other good
sources of information, be thought the
exodus was destined to become general,
especially from those portions of the
South where the greatest amount of
persecution was afflicted on the negro.
That there would be no need of funds
TO help the emigrants. if the need of
them were but properly made known
to the good people of the country.
That there could be no question of the
right of the negro to emigrate when
ever he saw fit to do so, ..and that this
right would aud should be maintained
That the interest Of the negroes them
selves, he thought, would be best served
by scattering throughout the Western
states instead of crowding into any of
them. That he had no doubt, from
very extensive information on the sub
ject, but that all who came from the
South would get good employment west
of the Ohio. He said, also, that the
exodus would do good, and in fact
had done good already. As to the
proposition to 60 with chartered boats
and deliver the thousands on the banks
Of the river, the President said he
thought the step ought to be taken as
one of justice and humanity. 10 an
swer to the following question: Sup
pose the planters or their agents use
violent means to prevent such boats
from accomplishing their object; could
the government be relied upon to give
it protection?" The President replied
with considerable spirit and earpest-
ness: "Such resistance to lawful bust
ness carried on on a national highway
such as the Mississippi is, would be re-
bellion, and there would be no doubt
bu: that tie government would afford
its protection"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28

FERNANDO WOOD let the cat
out of the bag the other day IN con-
gress when he stated in speech that
the democrats cannot carry New York
In 1880 unless the election laws are re-
pealed. And this little slip of Fer
Bando's will be very apt to set the
country to thinking.