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


CELEBRATION OF rHE FOURTH or JULY.
patriotic OF o Revolutionary snys tina, since
tho Common Council Of lily has failed to make any
appropriation for the proper celebration OF the glorious
Fourth II y 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. July aud that some dis
tngushed individual be invited TO deliver Grafton
which with appropriate q will tend % give 20 the
day proper regard. He thinks the coming national
anniversary deserves Kind Of celebration. and he
knows OF better way under existing circumstances,
than the one he proposes.
Another writer on the subject AZ celebrating the Fourth
OF July thinks have patriotic citizens enough left 10
take the matter in hand and light up parks with
pyrotschnc displays Ho desires that the HERALD shall
speak in behalf Of the hundreds Of thousands who
are anxiously Watching for movement the
matter
BEwARr OF PICKrOCKErs - Cars AID STAGES.
snnercr says tina, the sy,cm OF pocket picking, as
practiced In public convcyances has become nuisance
II is not the amount OF money other valuables lost
he says but tue manner IN which Il done which stra
ones ire II an Alderman OF Councilman or com
missioner OF street openings PUSHES job through with
indecent haste has seemingly ihc sancon OF law and
is matter that tho public regulate. Hut the people
wholly The mercy Of railroad stockholders stage
owners and pckpockets They cannot be voted gu, Of
existence Bui they should be held llaDie TOT money
stolen from the persons Of their passenger The fact
that nearly all the light fingered gentry who nfes, the
and stages known 10 the police aud to the con
ductors and drivers 10 sufficient 70 show that The
gers Of city conyeyances guilty OF gross negii
scnce and should be made to refund All Losses.
ANOTHER RAILROAD NUISANCE.
An up contributor says there Is grca, want or
ventilation In the Third carr He came down
ia the other morning thai had space in the top
the escape II bad AR which created by the
OF human beings packed Il he thinks the Sanitary
Commissioners should be requested look 70 tins with
the eaSi possible delay, with view immediate m
provemcnt
usRIrK FRUIT.
A humanitarian desires 20 cali the attention or The
Board Of Hcah the stands and groceries that
have for sale unrpe and eaten fruit which i =,
tempting 10 CHILDREN and winch, when taken INTO tie
stomach Is productive Of almost certain disease aud
death.
NATIONAL BAsr DiyIDESD-.
financial writer calls our attention the notccs ~
dividends made BY the national banks. He say VII
be seen that those institution under the pstronagc u
the government. making enormous profits. They
dividing among their shareholders ten and twelve
per cent per snnum besides rrserving large How
long correspondent would these double profits
continue II IL understood by the people tina, the
banks a., onehalf c their legtimately ITO
use ~ their capital while the half derived from
the proceeds Of inc income tar
EARLY CLOSING o. SATURDAY.
Tho secrstary of tho saturday Early Closing Asoca.
ton thinks should favor the movement aud that tho
Influence Of the HERALD should b. brouEh, uron
it previous 70 The Grst saturday 10 July