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LYCEuM OF NATURAL HISTORY.


Exhibition of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Bitu-
minous C0als-Reccnt Discoveries In Chonl-
istry.
The usual weekly meeting Of the Lyceum OF Natu.
raj History was held last evening at tho Mott
Memorial Library, Madison avenue, DR.. Ncwbury
presiding The usual routine business having been
disposed Of
DR.. A. H. Gelatin read a paper on Graham's
researches on hydrogenum. He said that after
trying great variety OF methods Graham finally
adapted palladium as tho most suitable for tho
occlusion OF hydrogen. That metal EXPANDED
I've por cent In cubic volume when hydro
gen was condensed in II. He explained the expert
ment OF Graham ana described the rent appear.
ance OF palladium wires after the hydrogen
had escaped from it. The figures closely resembsd
the lunar volcanoes and craters as seen through
powerful telescope. The wire exhibited every APP
pearance OF internal explosion. 1t was rent into
threads, as shown by o magnifying power OF 900
Palladium foil was varnlshed on one side and suS-
pended in slightly acdulated water, tho two pieces
being attached to battery composed OF two cells Of
the water and the hydrogen at once combined with
the palladium foil. AS the metal was covered on one
side with varnish there was only one surface ex-
posed so that the metal expanded unequaliy and
CURED up like horse SHOE b. reversing the poles
OF the battery oxygen in nascent state went to the
hydrogen side and. d!splacng It, the foil unwOund.
After paper "rhe Action of Sunlight the
Salts OF Uranium" by DR.. G. d. Bolton, DR.. H. Wurtz
read vouminous paper on minerals neral containing
cation Of carbon minerals was Ia such state OF
confusion and in such an indefinite shape that in
few years, when the rational classification would be
discovered people would look back upon the pre-
sent terms with the same kind OF amusement as
they did III reference TO the jarRon OF the alchemiss
There could only be a rational nomenclature as
consequence OF rational classification First OF al
there must be a provisional classification, using the
crude terms which were now IN use. DR.. WurtN
presented crude classification OF an immense
number OF carbon minerals as basis for disc lssi0n,
which, however, was postponed till the nexs
meeting,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-09

POLICE SURGEONS. --There Ia moro COM
plant of incapacity or inattention to duty on
the part of police surgeons. Only one remedy
seems to be In the hands Of the police authori-
ties. They can dismiss the surgeon and
supply his place with another, against whom
there will be tho Same complaint In few
months. The pay of the office Is insufficient
for competent surgeon, and none such 10
likely to devote his whole time to the duties.
Let tho Commission authorize the surgeon to
charge the city proper feo for each case an.d
they will see the difference.
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on the other tack as the reconstruction Of Vir-
gnia or South Carolina.
We believe that the people Of the State have
permitted the election to 60 by default, In order
that change might follow in ''the powers
that be-" we believe that the people had be-
come sick and tired of republican experiments
and radical corruptions at Albany, and were
ready to risk anything for change; we be-
lieve that the democrats owe their success en-
tirely to the local questions involved, and that
accordingly they have full authority from the
people to turn our State and city institutions
upside down, inside out right and left.
We believe, too, that this thing will bo
reconstruction Tammany Hall, in acting wisely
and with an eye to law and order, may not
only secure to the democracy firm possession
of the State for ten or twenty years to come, or
till demoralized by corruptions, as all parties
are under long reign, but the Old Wigwam
may become master of the situation in shaping
the democratic programme and in naming
the party ticket for the Presidential succession.
Thus Sweeny may yet play the role Of War
wick the kingmaker, and from what we have
seen Of his engineering abilities he is likely
to prove equal to the mighty task. He has
splendid opportunity not only to lift up the
New York democracy from the level of the
First ward to the lofty outlook from the dome
Of the State capital; not only to reconstruct
our city AMI State affairs on a strong popular
basis, but to initiate on the new order of things
the reconstruction OF the democratic party
throughout the United States, and to place it
on the high road to the White House
On the other hand, there ore the tempta-
lions to all the democratic rings to avail them
selves of the rare opportunity to reap golden
harvest in spoils and plumber. They have
margin in this city alone for FIVE hundred mil
lions of dollars, in jobs and spells, and the
lobby men interested and their clamor at
Albany for a full swing will be unparalleled.
Here, then, lies tho danger to Tammany and
the New York democracy. They may do
great things for themselves, the city and the
State; but they may also be swamped in the
spoils before July as flies and bees are
swamped in en- open barrel of molasses. In
any event, we expect that the doings Of our
new Legislature will be more important and
momentous than those Of any Legislature Of
this State for hundred years behind us.
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Napoleon and Rochefort.

NJ Henri Rochefort, editor of q Paris
journal named Lanterne-an excellent speci-
men of the lucus non lucendo in trans
atlantic journalism-has completely failed in
his endeavors to rank as a French political
martyr. Napoleon has extinguished him, In
his own peculiar style and in manner just
suited to the case of Rochefort. The pen-and-
ink parodist Of revolution, who has been for
some time past In exile in Belgium, set out
from Brussels the other day for France. On
reaching the frontier he was arrested by the
police. This was perfect ''Godsend" to
Rochefort, who Immediately commenced to
sting, in anticipation, like q QUARTER Latin
flea, when, behold, the Emperor comes out
on him with coup d'Stat in the shape Of a
telegram directing his release and accom-
panied by "safe conduct" paper, endorsed
by the imperial sign manual, under which he
journeyed to Paris, where he has been nomi-
mated for the Legislature and serenaded by his
friends without any interference on the part Of
the police.
People have been accustomed to read and
speak good deal Of the Malakotf and Magenta
and Solferino, the assault on the tower of the
Russian stronghold demonstrating that no
impediment is too high or difficult for the
military genius Of France when inspired by
Bonaparte, while the attack-for 1t is an
attack when applied to such man-on Roche
fort proves that no event can be so triaing
or Insignificant as to escape the careful atton-
ton of Napoleon the Third in the pursuance Of
his vast and peculiar system Of rule. During
the legal arrangements for tho estate trials"
and prosecution of the late great Irish agita-
tor and his associates In Dublin, some years
since q very fussy 'conspirator" (Mr. Tom
Steele) bored the law officers of the Grown
vastly and almost daily with questions rela-
tive to his case. The Attorney General (Mr.
Cusack Smith,, becoming impatient, one day
said to him:-''Mr. Steele, I cannot reply to
your questions, and if you ask another one
will omit your name from the indictment and
you won't be tried at all either as conspirator
or rebel" This threat silenced Tom, Just as
Napoleon now slences Henri. Such mode Of
action results from the universal communism
of great minds in contempt for professional
politicians.
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"Tho Coiored Troops Fought WELL

In the great battle between Oko Jumbo
and ia ia, which ragged thirty-six hours and
ended the native war at Bonny, on the west
coast of Africa, the slaughter on both sides
was immense. ia JAS troops were totally
defeated, and Oko Jumbo captured seventy
guns of different calibre. The guns, ranging
from 86-pounders to 6S-pounders, were fred
at the extraordinarily short range Of one hun
bred and sixty yards, with heavy charges Of
grape and canister, and the havoc was fearful.
ia ia had about FIVE hundred men killed out
right, and three or four times as many put
hors dc combat. Even the fercest of Haytien
battles are Quaker meetings in comparison
with the battle between ia ia and Oko Jumbo.
The names Of these African warriors seem
az strange and odd to us as those Of Alexander
the Great and the Duke of Wellington wonld
seem to them. Oko Jumbo's name reminds us
Of famous despatch which was conspicuously
placarded In New England village with
number of startling kilograms flashed over the
wires after o great and bloody battle during
our late war In the South. A we'll known cpl
cure had gone to New York to seek for an
indispensable ingredient in gumbo, that delect-
able soup. Although the wires were held by
the government he contrived to smuggle
through this important message:-" Gumbo all
right. have Okra. "Okra's taken. Hur-
rah for Okral But where is itp' exclaimed
the villagers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-09
The Approaching Revolution in Our CITY
and State Affairs.

and State Affairs.
The republican journals are beginning to
howl over the revolutionary consequences fore
shadowed in our recent State election. They
see that, with the democrats at last in possess
sion of the Legislature and the Governor
''the legislation of twenty years is to be abro-
gated" that ''policies which have matured in
canal administration, prison CONTROL excise
regulations, police supervision, city govern
ment, election conduct" are to be repealed,
as ''the result of the Indifference of the repub-
llcans In the interior Of the State" that the
temperance men who conlded In democratic
promises in the late election twill find them
selves the victims Of deep laid conspiracy;
that ''the day Of free rum is dawning;" that
sabbath desecration and unrestrained license
are fixed facts In the immediate future" and
that ''New York, Albany and Buffalo will now
be given over to police deriving their power
by the direct franchise of the people, and
subjected always to the dictaton of the mob.
Pandora's box, it thus appears, has been
opened by the late election, and all its evils
are to fall upon this doomed city. We are
told too, that there is no hope from democratic
disaffections in the Legislature; that Tam
many rules the roast: that Tammany is the
party, the nucleus Of power, spells and plum
der that Tammany will share the plumber
sufficiently to secure her supremacy that
''she will only dsappoint those she can safely
defy" A republican organ of the rural dis
| tricts, however, says that it does not care
fig for these city commissions; that If
our citizens can stand the robberies that will
be perpetrated upon them by innumerable
democratic rings the people Of the rest Of the
State can afford to let them do it, that these
city commissions are of no possible benefit to
the republican party, and that the lazy drones
thus provided with cosey Offices will now have to
walk out, and that what they get hereafter will
have to be earned by more faithful service
But still the consequences above foreshad-
owed Of a complete democratic occupation OF
the State, legislative, executive and judicial
departments are fearful to contemplate Nor
does 1t matter whether the unterrifed have
gained this absolute possession through repub-
lican treacheries, division or indifference in
tie rural districts. Grant that the popular
vote of This decisive election falls short by one
hundred and fifty thousand or two hundred
thousand OF tho full vote Of last year, the fact
is still the same. The democrats have gained
complete possession Of the State, and there
| can DO no doubt that their reconstruction Of our
State and city affairs will be almost as radical
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-09
Tho Coroner and His Jury.

Only few days ago o deliberate murder
was committed in q rumshop at the corner
of Battery place and Washington street. The
shot that killed was fired with desperate pur-
pose to do oil the harm 1t might, and that not
in scufle, but in the moment subsequent TO
one, when the men were parted, and when
the murderer had to look round for his victim
and follow him into the barroom, near which
the scuilo had taken place. The Coroner
came with his jury IN due time and inquired
into the case, eliciting by the testimony JUS.
such history Of the crime as we have given.
1t was no doubt murder, and murder in the
first degree. The Coroner saw that, of course :;
for bad as ia our choice Of public officers we
have not yet begun to choose idiots. The
Coroner saw that 1t was q case of murder.
So did his jury. So did the counsel for the
defence and the officer representing the
people. Aud seeing all this the Coroner and
his jury brought in verdict that the murderer
killed his man in self-defence. 'Self- defence
is a fine little phrase. The man who was killed
was running away at the time. The bullet
pou6tTdteu Iuc UaCk VI LIB ueau. LIZ uau
seen enough of the scufle outside to know
that there was in 1t some special malice toward
him, and had gone into the barroom to get
away. Finding himself followed he tried
to dodge out at the different doors. He
had no arms, nor had the murderer
received blow from him. Yet this
is what the primary tribunal Of our criminal
law pronounces case Of killing in self
defence. With justice thus conniving at muir
der, with '.justice" thus becoming on Access
sorry, after the fact, In assisting the murderers
escape, we need not dilate upon the safety Of
life in our city but We may properly submit
the case as ct one for the attention of
Governor Hoffman, who assures us that we
shall have an honest government now that
the democratic party is in power. What will
he be pleased to do with this Coroner9
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-09

FIsK's POLITICAL ECONOMY. has gone
up the Erie road to solve the difficult problems
OF wages and strikes. He takes with him q
following of buffers, bummers, shoulder hit
tiers, eye gougers and other experts of the sort.
We await the result Of this little piece Of pri-
vate war with commendable patience, and
wonder whether the end of all these vagaries
will DO pleasant one for mans friends to
contemplate.
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TO ADVERTISERS.
ncreasins Circulation of the Herald.

Increasing Circulation of the Herald.
We are again constrained to ask advertisers to
hand in their advertisements at as early an hour
aspo ssible.
Our immense and constantly increasing editions
compel u.s. notwithstanding our presses are
capable of printing seventy thousand copies an
hour, to put our forms to press much earlier than
usual and to facilitate the work we are forced to
stop the classifcations of advertisements at nine
O'Clock P. NJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-09

Mr. Low AT THE WRONG ENp.-Mr. Low,
our recently appointed Minister to China,
wants some new legislation regarding the
coolies. If it is for the regulation of tho
coolies on this side Mr.. Low need not much
concern himself about 1t, as his duty lies In
China. If 1t is for the government Of any
ono in China our policy is to leave the gov
eminent Of that country to those Immediately
charged with it.
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ANOTHER OBJECTION FROM FRANCE. Neither
will the Archbishop of Paris accept worry quiz
city the Roman law. He holds that the inlal-
lbility Of the Pope cannot be determined
without discussion but as when discussion Ia
once begun there is never any knowing how
far it may 60, 1t Is thought wiser in Rome not
to let IT begin so the Archbishop Of Paris will
find himself in the same minority with Pere
Hyacinthe.
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The latin Races I'm Trouble.

Victor Emanuel is i'll and supposed to be
Of which no one sees the end. Napoleon is
not in sound state but whether he should
live little while or long while, there are in
the French empire undisguised troubles which
gil the most hopeful and the most confident
with fear and trembling. Of the four Latin
Kingdoms Portugal alone enjoys domestic tran
quillity but Portugal though wise enough to
wait and watch while the elements are brew
ing, is not strong enough to resist the storm
when the storm fairly sets in. Napoleon is
the Latin races. In spite Of his failing health
and his domestic opposition 1t Is still neces-
sity and more a necessity now than ever,
for Spain, Portugal and Italy to consult his
wishes Should Victor Emanuel DO cut Off
have little doubt but that his son. Prince
Humbert, will quietly succeed to the throne of
united Italy. But after his succession much
will depend upon how he concilates the Italian
factions and how he submits to Napoleon.
Spain still looks out for a king but the mon
archists Of that country feel themselves ham
pered in their every movement by the restric-
tons of Napoleon, and the fettered action of
the monarchists is the opportunity of the re-
publcans. In the event of Napoleon, at this
crisis in the affairs of the Latin races, being
cut off, it might not be impossible for the re-
publcans to make themselves once again mas
ters of France; and the republicans masters Of
JtaIu nd raip -,
the first French revolution, would cease to be
monarchical. The contingencies and proba-
bilities are so numerous that it is difficult to
forecast future which is pregnant with peril.
What day or an hour may bring forth we
hand which may bring about the unity of the La
tin races and establish grand Latin empire.
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Mr.. SrEBBNs, OF ''the great West, who
does not want to DO taught by Yankee profess
sors, says that free trade in England has re-
ducod one In twenty Of the population OF that
country to pauperlsm, and that II we "strike
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-09
Railroad Express Robbcries-Is the MY
terry SOivede


heavy robbery Of express matter, con-
tanning considerable amount OF money.
occurred not long ago on one of the New York
Central trains near the station at Fonda.
Since then there has been profound mystery
as to the perpetrators or the mode by which
the valuables were distracted. 1t turns
out now that the vigilance Of the detectives
has traced the robbery to number Of rail
road employees, all Of whom have been
arrested. The principal culprit appears to be
o baggage man, who was once before arrested
In this city and discharged upon writ issued
by one of our judges. Robberies Of express
matter on different railroads throughout the
country have been frequent for few years
past. The safes of the express companies
have been broken open and the money
extracted. Employees of the companies have
been gagged, beaten scnseless and otherwise
maltreated in the cars while the rufians car
ried out their purpose. People wondered how
1t happened that lawless bands Of marauders
could enter the cars, and, after securing their
booty, depart without detection. few
sagacious people probably suspected that the
guilt devolved upon the railroad employees
themselves, or was, at least, perpetrated by
their conniyance.
We remember how surely retrbutive justice
followed the mail robbers at Seymour, Ind,
where lynch law took Tho place of the bench and
the jury box. But 1t has not yet been revealed
how much the employees Of the railroad had to
do with the crime for which the dcsperadocs
in this case suffered on the limbs Of the trees
by the roadside by the hands of an indignant
populace. The discovery Of the guilty parties
in the late Central Railroad robbery may throw
much light upon this whole daring business
If the case Is well worked out by the detectives
the mystery of many Of these railroad express
robberies may be solved. II Is certain that
no one has more opportunity Of robbing the
express trains than the railroad men, II they
choose to use 1t. They know where the booty
| lies and how best to get at IL,
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down our tariff" the same results win follow
here. Mr.. Stebbins is the first philosopher
who has observed that the difference In the
density Of population has no corresponding
difference in the operation OF law.
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THE VANDERBILT BRONZE.

This marvel OF moulding and sculpture has
attracted 80 much attention as to have achieved
already o worldwide reputation. Tomorrow the
ceremony OF unveiing the work win take place. and
Judging from the extent aud character Of the
arrangements 1t may safely be presumed thai
nothing OF the kind has before been seen In this city.
The following programme has been adopted by the
committee
s~~~~~~<
PROGRAMME OF CEREMONIES. /
THE
UNWILLING OF THE
VANDERBILT BRONZE, /
DEPOT OF THE HUDSON
RIVER RAILROAD,
ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, AT O'CLOCK r. N.
Opening Prayer by Bishop James.
Address ny Mayor A. Oakley Hall.
ode by William Ross Wallace.
Benediction by Rev. g. Quennell, ID. D.
Grafullas Seventh Regiment Band will be In !
attendance.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
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PROPRIETOR
All business or news letter and telegraphic
dispatches must be addressed New YORK
HERALD.
Letters and packages should be properly
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Rejected communications viii not be re
turned.
Volume XXXIv. ."....................No. BIB
ADJUSTMENTS TITS EVENING.
BOOTHS THEATRE aodst.. between 9Th and 9Th avs
MARY WAasRR.
OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.-THE DOMESTIC
DRAMA OF PooR HUMANITY.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Fifth and eth St.
MUCH Apo ABOUT NOTHING.
..NIBLos GARDEN. BrOadway.-LrrrLE NELL AND TUE
haRon1oNEss
WOODS MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE, broadway,
Ihirtieth sMntlee daily Performance every evening
BowERY THEATRE, Bowery.-Nor GuILrY-gusY
Bon.
.wALLAcxs THEATRE. Broadway AMI 18th street.
HoME
FRENCH THEATRE. 18th st. and 9Th av.-LospoN;
OR. LIaHTs AND SHADOWS or THE GREAT Cry.
THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.-THE HASLoN
BBoTnEhs, 90.
m ErhL nd
S3d sueet-CHARLEs o'hALLEY.
wAvERLEY THEATRE. No. 40 Broadway.--A GaAsD
VARIETY ENTERTA1sMENr.
MRS r. B. CoswAY's PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn
THE CzARINA.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE, s1l Bowery-coaro
vooALtsa, NEGRO MISsrRELsy, 40
THEATRE coMrQuE. 5ii BrOadway-coMo VOCAL
Ism, NEGRo Ao1s, &c.
BRYAHTs' OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building lith
sL-BRYAkls' hISsrRELB-SEG3o EcoESTgloIrIEs, &C.
SAN FRANCISCO MINISTRIES, ss5 Broa iway.-EruIo-
PIAS MISsrREL6Y, NEGRO AoTs. &C.
NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth .-EeUEsrarAs
AND GYMSAsTIo PERFORMANCES sc.
COOPER INSTITUTE, Aston place.-Jous B. GoueH's
LEoTuRE ON TEMPERANCE.
sTEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth srect-LForuRE BIZ
Miss KATE FIELD.
HooLEY's OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.-HooLEY's
EIgsTgELs-HIGH JACK, THE HEELER, &c.
sOMERyILLE ART GALLERY, Fifth avenue and 18th
sreet.-EAHIBITIoS or THE NINE MusEs.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, corner ed e.. and
ih av.-ExnIBITIoS OF PAINTING AND ScuLPTUREs.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. el3 Broadway
SCIENCE AND Art.
LADIES' NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 6lsB
Broadway-FEaALEs ONLY ~ ArTEspAsOE
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TRIPLE S Ii E E I.
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Prominent Departures

DR.. weatherspoon, for South Carolina; Colon'
Irish, for Toronto; DR.. Cornell for New Baltimore
anu Major S. F. Falge, for Boston.
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ADJUSTMENTS TVS EVENING.

WOODS MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE, broadway, cor
Ihireh st-MnIee daily. Performance every evening