The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-07
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Hints ond suggestions from Correspond
ents, &c.


A NEW SHIP CANAL PROJECT
correspondent, apparently DESTROYS for the
full develorement Of internal resources and
commerce, regardless Of expense, writes -" the
Pro Rata plsp to the canals ia outrage on tue
railroads. and which, like all temporary expedients. is
to rd fatally for the parties who IL is proposed to
benefit" He argues that If river ofsulcient capacity
to admit Of the passage of vessels o. thousand tons
through il existed say from Oswego the Hudson river,
canal would be needed; but enlargement OF the
Weand Canal would enable vessels Of the size above
FAMED to pass from Chicago Europe, without change
of cargo Now as we have no river cannot we have
canal Of the necessary capacity with the sides pro
teeed, 70 that steam vessels can pass through IT. ~
n rate OF speed, say o, from five to ten miles
per hourP We certainly can, IL able to raise the
amount Of money required This propose to do at the
Improvement. These Interested parties producers
and consumers of the Western states north of the Ohio
four perhaps six New Epsspd Staten Il seems proper
then that all those who are interested should contribute
serarnes them And they SO contribute should be
the condition that the canal TO them should forever be
New YORK fS ns fA''' f'f'' - ' -'e V
| THE WAY TO GET RID or THE COPPER PENNIES.
An interested correspondent writing the subject OF
disseminating the use Of the old copper pennies, after ad
hitting the principal points Of editorial which appear
cd in the HERALD few days ago on this subject, saye,
after admitting proposition for the public TO combine
to refuse receiving copper cents when rendered in pa
ton rapidly the old Mexican sbilpgs were. Tn
correspondent, in answer 10 this saysI admit that this
wGSd ase snort sNsr hs e would be- az %
cldediy unjust The heavy loss you speak
Of would in this case be borne BY few individuals ia
stead Of by the eovernmen or in other WORDS ny tue
people al large and If the government issue monty
which is really worth only sixty cents on the dollar and
charge tire people hundred cents II fair just
compel these who may have such money TO Keep it
reuse to redeem al the rate at which il iesues
Surely The intention government in issuing
Out
MEDIATE the public. The government then is just she
party that should bear the loss. By the law, as now
stands, the mint will give US pennies for old: but
this not what want cannot use even ne cents
in sucb quantities The people do not return them be-
the advantage is too small But government will
offer GOLD and silver for old cents ard give year
70 send them in, Il s oil We would ask in reference 10
them Now, Sir, hope we will not differ in opinion
| this subsct We are mutually interested. ! have
suited with many others in reference the evils Of
| perry currency, end the remedies proposed; and we
want sour assistance and that Of the press in general
snd theu will surely end speedily effect our object
! An extensively signed petition viii be TO Con-
l gress or The subject.
| TENEMENT HOUSES AND FIRE ESCAPES.
| correspondent, J. C, writes on the subject Of
the late tenement house osanies, aud Of the necessity
Of the adoption Of useful fire eecape which shall be
simple in construction a)wsys ready and in order and
always available The inventions Of the bag aud
sack arrangement he condemns requiring too much
time and Of servce only under peculiarly favorable
cumsances The london FIRE escape to which ausien
I
good fer the locality for which was originally invent
ed. where the houses ave offs less height than in New
York But TO ssppy the desdera'um required this city
| he recommends the following
chain ladder, havrg pieces for steps extending
in lergh from The upper floor 20 The ground. This ladder
to be placed the inside OF the upper window in the
stairway. securely fostering end a roller axle,
round which to coil the escap, ladder when not in use,
tie same manner coil sway the hosting rope in
stores when not in In fire it s the work
/ moment 20 unroll the escape ladder, throwing
the eur end ,,o out of of the riI5ow Is IN
| was slowed away ready Or use when wanted. In
passing from the upper window to the ground it would
every floor Of the house from top 10 bottom and be avail
able from each window az the time Being of iron
would be free from the danger Of taking fire.
dpery lander escapes and being Of chain 1t could he
easily drawn aside from window TO another might
os Iequnea Bene orawn up ahd coed round the axle
horer tntcDed when rot IN use, il would be thus free
rom me serous ohecops attaching to all permanent out
de or adoers which would add greatly to the
'nsecur,ty oitne personal property Of the tenants
Apoher correspondent, an alien in this city, says
ne hss "invented portable escape, which will occa
y IRE sane amount of SPACE ordinary gas meter
II Is composed OF simple selfseng machinery, little liable
TO injury or oerapeemen and capable Of rescuiDg the in
rnsee o. the highest houses from the flames in few mi
nuIcs without any rick or failure in s oper stion." he
bss endeavored TO get patent bis invention but the
Patent Office fec $500 lipg sa caveathe being an
alien not provided with fnnag-hss prevented him.
and az consequence his has to be laid aside
| for the present.
| 7HE MAMMOTH STEAMSHIP Great EASTERN.
correspondent, Won B., informs US that his honor
seMct name, Das recently received u
letter FROM the Directors Of the Crea. Ship Company
surng BIN that their will be sent to Portland with
out fail IN the early part of the coming summer.
TIE SEMINOLE INDIANS.
60, wiring from Benton county Arkansas, in rela
ton to the Disbursements of the money s9N o0O) appro
prated by Congress by the treaty Of August 1885, to pay
the Seminole Indians for conseutpg 10 removal TO
srotber county inimaes that but sl2 eC5 paid
cordrg 10 the terms OF the treaty ard the balance Of the
sum appropriated 10 United States Senator's government
employees, land agents, lawyers and obbers in general
DISTRESS AMONG The POOR OF NEW YORK.
T. P N, in avery feeling and elaborate communica.
ton, audng 10 the distressed poor Of New York. rays
there too many OF distress and actual want for
the necessares Of fe in city where SO many benevolent
societies exist AS an example. he cites numerous
recently alluded to in the newspapers and concludes his
letter by nferrire that too much attention paid TO the
negro, while poor who sufferers starving for want
necessary ood and ralment He suegests that Beecher
Chsover, Philips and ether selfstylsd phhosropsts
commence series OF lectures for tie starving white
slaves Of New YORK.