The New York herald., 1867-03-02

sto-that TO- when his ship tdisabled and he has "a
take the heft Of the gais-s has oil ON board star
<fo or three gallons ov the aide SHIN rhis II.
s-e ,c snrp smooth water to the wndward sud then
the oil allowed to drop by drop Is all thai Is re-
quired for The sea comes in the
oil breaks and the ship 10 In amooh long
the oil Is let In 1854 In the heaviest gale
saw, lost all sails then the rudde and know
the could have ridden the sea for an hour IL
had not had oil board Five gallons OF oil lasted
niysx hours and this saved the vessel cargo and lives
board Let ships Of heavy tonnage have iron tanks
ranged that the oil can be started at any time; small
gallon tanks and oil ships boats tanks Of five
gallons each, well llled 20 that In the ship founder
or burn the boats viii have oil to smooth the sea
Of gale With these tanks OF oil board Of ships
and good man for MASTER one who knows the laws OF
storms and handles hts ship 30 a. to get IL out Of the
Of the storm you will have foundering
Of good ships u sea the loss Of many lives and millions
OF money.
Proposed Appeal from tho Decisions Of the
Supreme Court.
On this subject . correspondent, "R s. E." writes
follows
Not only the present sxgency but the future security
Of the republic demand that there should be an appeal
in the last from the United States Supreme Court
the Senate imitation Of one Of the wisess provisions
Of the English constitution. which gives appeal from
the highest legal tribunals to the House Of Lords There
Is not much danger but that for many years, II not
always, majority may be preserved In the Senate
favorable to loyalty and patr,osm but should
The Senate Is largely composed Of lawyers and
judges fully equal to the members Of the Supreme
Court And the absurdity 10 too intolerabe that the
fruits Of all our victories should be lost the efforts OF
millions Of soldiers rendered van the will Of every
loyal State counleracted and the nation ruined by
q Of he noS in and
would pass such amendment to the constitution with
ayidIty. Now Is the time 70 place everything ON .
proper foundation before the return TO Congress OF
southern members, who have always stood In the way
OF national Improvement and progress.
The Water QuestiOn.
correspondent who s greatly exercised over tho oc
casiona failure OF the supply Of water from the Croton
mains recommends that some arrangements Do made
that the water necessary for res be drawn
from the North and East rivers.
Henvy Job.
taxpayer protests against the proposition OF num-
Der Of architects absorb $4,000 from the city trca
sury for providing sketches Of plans for the new
Post Ohce building, at 81 600 for each sketch. The
correspondent considers this proposition plan OF fraud
on the pub ic and SO expresses himself In the most
energetic style.
have astonished lately Englishman, who In his
simplicity advises the companies to prevent crowdng
and discomfort TO the public by putting extra
during the early morning and evening houra
The Dust Nuisance.
A resident Of Twenty third street proposes abate-
ment Of the dust which generally prevails dur
ing March, HIS plan is that the servants be instructed
sweep the dust into the cutters instead OF pilng 1t
the middle of the street, where 1t be kicked up by
every passing vehicle.
The Excise Law.
IN w." claims that burQlares have grown more nu-
lately in the Eleventh and Seventeenth wards
owing to the fact that the police occupy all their time in
watching the liquor stores in the hope Of catching
violating the Excise law. He wishes to know II the
police warranted in negecng to look after the safety
private dwellings after night in order to keep liquor
saloons under strict surveillance
The Street Cleaning Contract.
sHygiene" complains that dead dogs are allowed to
lilo for six weeks In Thirtythird street. exposed all
the changes Of the weather. and another correspondent
arguing from similar pre- mises concludes the clean
ing Of the Of New York is too large job DO
taken in hand by person, aud therefore should be
divided up between several parties In the latter
he concludes that New York could be. under proper
cement Of the various small contractors the most
tleanF kept city in the world