The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-29
Populnr Ideas.


CELEBRATIONS OF TIL FOURTH or JULY.
patriotic Of q Revolutionary says tina, SINCE
tho Common Council Of our city has failed 10 make any
Appropriation for the proper celebration OF the glorious
Fourth il Is the duty OF the public TO take hold Of the
matter He suggests that meeting DO called At Cooper
Institute at ton O'Clock A. NJ July a. and that some dis
tinguished individual be Invited 10 deliver Grafton
which, with appropriate muse, will tend 70 give 10 the
day proper regard. He thinks the coming national
anniversary kind Of celebration. and he
knows OF no better way. under existing circumstances,
than the one he proposes.
Another writer on the subject Of celebrating Fourth
OF July thinks have patriotic citizens enough left 70
take the matter in hand and hight up parks with
pyrotschnc displays Ho desires that the HERALD shalt
speak behalf Of the hundreds Of thousands who
anSiousy watching for some movemen, IN tho
matter
BEwARE OF PIckP0CKETs - CARS AsD STAGES.
SUFFERER thu, the ~ stem of pocket picking, as
prscticed In public conveyances has become nuisance
II s not the amount Of money other vsIuAbes lost
he says, but the manner IN which Il Il done which stirs
ones ire Ii an Alderman OF a Councilman OF q com
missioner OF street openings PUSHES Job through with
indecent haste has seemingly The sanrton of aw, and
matter that the public regulate. But the people
are wholly the mercy Of railroad stockholders. stage
owners and plckpocke,s They be voted Oh, or
stolen from the persons their passenger The fsct
that nearly all the light fingered gentry who nes, tho
cars and stages known the police aud TO tue
ductors and drivers sufficient show tina, the
gers Of city guilty Of gross negi
rence, and should be made to refund All losses
ANOTHER RAILROAD SuI.AScE.
An up contributor says there Is great want OF
ventilation in the Third avenue cars. He came down
the other morning thai had space in the top
for escape IL bad which created by the
OF human beings packed into Il lie thinks the Sanitary
Commissioners should be requested 70 look 70 tins with
the least possible delay with view 70 immediate m.
provement-
rSRIrK TguIT
A humanitarian desires 10 call the attention of The
Board of Health the street stands aud groceries thst
have sale unrire and frui,, which =
tempting 10 children. and winch, when taken INTO ne
s,omach productive Of almos, certain disease and
death.
NATIONAL gAsr DIVIDENDS.
financial writer calI5 attention the nge ~
dividends made BY the nationai banks He say vii
10 that those institution under the patronage u
tho government, making enormous profits They
are dividing among their shareholders ten and twelve
per cent per snnum besides rerervng large wmz How
long correspondent, would these double profits
continue II twas undentood By The people that thee
banks act one-hs 81 their egtima,ey for thc
their capital while the other half derived from
The proceeds Of inc income tar
EARLr CLOSING o. SATURDAY..
Tho Secretary q the saturday Early Closing Asoca.
ton thinks should the movement and that
influence The Hu.lo should BE- brought TO bcsr upon
Il previous TO the hfat saturday In July