The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
poLIrrc.I sorrs.


There are $4,000 more women than m ale Inhabitants
IN New YORK state. There 300 coiotsd vomsa
than coored msn In the state. The proportion Of
nstitsborn women IL ,lighty higher tran OF native.
born men II men and women hsd the ballot on squat
terms there would he $4,000 more vomsns ve,s, tbsa
msn'S
The term Of Senator NePhsrsou. Democrat IN New
Jersey expires year hence and the Republicans are
since the late decision Of the Supreme Court In Their
favor very hopeful OF securing Republican suecsssor
The Republicans have control OF both branches Of
the New Jersey legislature the Senate holding over.
New York city pay. is creditor. TIT, y.sr for money
borrowed for public use. sbtsBoOo. OF this sum
fsT5OOo goes for interest honda ttI6ooO fes
interest on dock bonds ss6 interest on schoc,.
house bonds $3.50 70 for interest new park bonds
$4,000 for interest on Brooklyn Bridge eon,ructc.
bonds $4,000 for afmory honda and the balance fcf
bonds issued for general purposes by the city county
Government The last Of the County Court Hous.
bonds to the amaunt Of 900 will fsl due in isps,
stoooo OF them will fail due in issd which the city
IL paying per cent The last Of the war bonds will fail
due in 1897 There are so47oOo Of these outstanding
drawing per cent interest.
The expenditure, Of the Aqueduet comui.,,sn FEE
th, mouth Of March were $4,000. Of which si3ooo
went for salaries Thodgh tho work Of the Aaueduet
Board get, less monthly s portion, OF the system are
turned over to the Department Of Pubno works the
salaries Of the Commissioner 20 on as before.
tn. adoption Of the minority system in politics.,
representation by the state Aid Democracy hs, b.sa
defended By OF It's members the ground that
IL dictated by considerations Of fairness. But the reel
fact Of the matter 10 that the State Aid Democracy
leader, hopeful Of getting minority rsprs,suts-
on uhrty delegates out Of ninety TO the next Demo
cratic state Convention and adopt this method e
agitation ~ an sntsrinF vsdss for future eones'siona
Thomas I. Hamilton, who was the Rspubllcsa esndt
date for Sheriff last years election IL locking for
denomination this year II the committss OF thirty
with which he 10 Identified. 10 TO have anything 10 DO
with the making up of the Republican tiotst He
poiisd 900 votss runnnE ahead OF his Rspubliesn
associates In the Ninth and Thirteenth dstrcta There
has never been q Republican sherin Of New York.
though on several occasions the Republicans have
pretty close to sectinE one All their candidates
for that ONCE have from the came part OF tovs-
Mr. Gsdnsy their candidate In 1899. was Ninth ward
So John W. Jacobuh who ran In 1855 and again
In 1889. So william II. Corsa. who ran In 1894.
and Mr.. Hamilton. last years Republican candidate
and sspirsnt denomination halls from she ada
cent district the thirteenth Assembly.
There are already two vacancies in New York cty's
delss alton to the Constitutional Convention, ~
the resignation and one By the death Of dsisrsts
william g. whitney one OF the Dem ocrats from the
Seventh Assembly district resigned; Nelson Water
bury. Democrat from the Eleventh. district. disd.
These dssotious leave the Democrats with only sixty.
seven members against 1os Republicans
II 10 announced about the First dstrct that Daniel
T. Finn 10 candidate for his old place OF Assembly,
man lie 10 now In receipt OF a salary Of q. 500 80
deputy shsria. whereas the pay OF Asssmbiyman 10
$500. but IL 10 not certain that the sheriff will
Of the came party ~ tho present one. and II 10 abso
iursly certain thai Mr. Sexton will not be Sheriff after
Jan .. being ineligible for reelection.
The term OF the Hon. william X Chandler in the
United stAtss Senate expires In March next The
present New Hampshire Lsgislaturs 10 composed. on
joint ballot. OF 275 Republicans and l57 Democrat.
and The disparity bstwsen the two parties which this
division reflects has OF late been growing In
favor OF the Republicans Senator Chandler expects.
hts frisnds admit TO 20 before the next New Hsmp
shire Legislature as a candidate TO succeed himself
but formidable opponsnt has appeared this week
In the person OF the venerable Blair. who pro.
posss Il appears. TO measure swords OF popu.
iarity with Chandler In order 70 20 back to
the United States Senate OF which. for twelve ysar
he vas member. Mr.. Blair. now Q Rsprsssntativs in
Congress. has war record He has some fame a. .
national educator. and his name 10 known too as an
inoipient dipomataet. he having bssn nominated by
President Harrison. and coanrmsd By the ssnsts.
American Minister to China but he objsctsd to By
the Chinese Government because. a. was SAID ne
abused China and Chinese lAborsfa Returning home.
he at the rst opportunity. presented himself In the
New Ham pshrs district a. ezndidats for Congress-
This was IN Isgs lie riumphsd, and. nushsd with
success his friends sgging him on 70 claim ths
honor which another od.stagsE politically. IL again
seeking In New Hampshire.
There 10 some talk in STATE Democracy circles OF
making sxNAyor Smith Ely. Jr.. the state Democracy
candidate for Mayor this year IL any ticket b run
There have been nfty.nino Judges of the Supreme
Court OF the United States since Its establish in
1850. There have been eight chief Justiees-Jay Of
New York. RutlsdRs Of south Carolina. Ellsworth OF
Connecticut Marshall OF virginia aud fancy OF Nary-
land bsfOrs the close OF the civil (An Eastern
msal and Chase Of Ohio Waite Of 0hio ana Fuller OF
Illinois tali Western msn) since. All the early Chief
Justices came from seabeArd states. hAiaehu-
sstta which has enjoyed other civic honors
under the Government. has never had . Chief
Justice OF the United stAtss supreme Court Two
Judges served thiryfour years each. Marshall OF Viz
ginlA and story of Massaehusetta Delaware and Yer
mont OF the original States and Indiana Of the new
siatss never had Judge ia this court. Louisiana
had Judrs until President Cisvslaad Aopon,sd
senator White, New Fork has had Judge the
bench since lS45. bu, lsagsr Mr.. Cleveland
having appointed Louis!Ana man TO the vacancy on
the New YORK circuit
Staten Island will be. In tue Isrgsst portion %
the Greater New York whsa that 10 q certainty.
The nrs, A.dsrms ais graft TO surface ear line vas
made ~. 1891, the Fourth Avenue Railroad
whch that time had thirty Ave cars Aftsrward. IN
1851 the Sixth Avsnas received franchise Tor sixIy
and the Eighth svsnus In the sans year. for
equal numosL In 1852 the Second Avsnas line was
authorized to thirsynvs and the Third
to eighty. The Ninth avenue Received . franchise
to thirty from Tho Aston House TO Ffty'nrss
street and Ninth In 1883 There now
thirty eight surface car lines in New York city.
The pension roll decreased 1900 last year ey
the death OF pensioners There $50 recipients Of
United States pensions reading In foreign countries
thousand live In canada TAO In Grsa: Britain $40
In Germany. as In switzerland AMI s. In France I've
pensioners live In Bulgaria four In India, one in
siam sas In st. Helena. and in tie mi IslAnds
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