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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-08
Few Words in Behalf OF Law and the
Security OF Life I'm New York.
NEW YORK, March z 1873

NEW YORK, March T. 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
like your remarks on the Foster case in this
mornings issue. am glad that there is still one
newspaper in this city that can take a common
sense view OF murder. With your permission l
will improve this opportunity to pull little at the
long ears Of the public see If their heads may
not be put in the right direction.
In the first place, what is the object in punish
ing criminals Is it to hurt them-to have re-
venges Not bit Of 1t. 1t is simply to protect
society. Society has no right to do anything for
the sake Of vengence. The life and liberty of
man Is free from It's touch unless he has com.
mitted crime that renders it necessary to take
taas me ero OF snat Hnerty IN order 10 deter
Foster committed brutal murder, and such O
form OF murder as each man in the community is
liable to be made the victim OF. Are we to have
no adequate protection against such rufiansS Are
they TO be let or just because they say 1--WE didn't
an evil time-an age OF bosh and gush-an era Of
maudling, sickenng sympathy for bad, dangerous
people. II man intentionally Kills another. Il no
the ground OF insanity or that he didn't intend
any harm when he caved IN his victims skull; II ~
Of .justiaabIe homicide am remlnded Of f S
Italian who gouged out another's eye. On looking
in his face he coolly said. II beg your pardon, I've
am inclined to think that changing is played
pensty for murders be made }r
one month. The result, then, would be this
Murder would be such mean. low felony that no
one but the mean and low would commit 1t, and at
one blow we turn 1t over to the roughs. Then the
roughs would take care OF themselves. Take an
example. Scannen killed DonOhOe because he
alleged that Donohoe killed his brother II we
could send Scannell to prison for one month,
when he came out some brother or friend OF DON
oboe would play pool with him and thus it would
20 until Oil the murderOusly inclined had dlsap-
peared through selfdestruction, and we should
have glorious exemption from murders and
hangings. NJ.
The "Most British of all Murderers."
NEW YORK, March I, 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD;-
Every law-lovng citizen will rejoice at the
article in this mornings issue on the Foster MUIR
der case. If this, the most british OF all murder
ers, goes unhung-hanging Is surely played out"
POR BONO.
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A Square Acre Of the Business Portion of thu
Town Desolated by the Fire Fiend-Loss
Over Seventy Thousand Dollart-List
Of the Sufferers and Insurance.

WoBURN, Mass, March 7, 1873.
The area covered by the fire last night is about
one acre, and takes what might be called square
out OF the business centre OF the town. Every
building that the fire touched is ruined The only
walls ieit standing are portion Of the parsonage
OF the Methodist church and part of Mr. Key's
building near the corner Of Main and Everett
streets. There is not enough OF this left however
to be OF any service. ana the fire may be said to
have made clean work. The large chimneys in the
ruins OF the building where the fire started are left
standing and one or two Others. The total loss
will be about 81 600.
The following Is a corrected list Of the losses
with insurance, as far as can be obtained Joseph
Kelly Main street, two blocks, loss $4,000 insured
for $780, OO Cyrus Tay, grocer, stock $4,000 fixtures
$1,000 insured for $l,sOo; L. Thompson, Jr, hard
store, valued at S. 500, loss probably $4,000,
insured Phillip Tsare, tailor loss, in r stock OK
Flint. shoe manufacturer stock and fx-
lures, $4,000, insured; S. F.. Thompson, civil
engineer, loss OF fixtures, plans, &C., 81, ZOO, no
$500, no insurance; A. b. Barrett, barber, loss
$500; c. W. Mute, shoe deaier loss on stock, $4,000,
fully insured; Methodist church, loss 100000 in
ed for s10000 G. w. Pollock, loss on building,
6OO insured for 200; loss on stock, So, 500 In
sured for $500. The Methodist parsonage on
Walnut street. $4,000, insured for $4,000; house on
Walnut street owned by ID. ID. Hart, slightly burned,
loss $780, insured.
The fire, in It's progress south, at one time threat
ened to sweep the Lyceum Hall and Bank blocks,
so that some Of the occupants removed their STOCK
The bank officers packed up preparatory TO re-
moval; but the fire was confined to the Walnut and
Everett street blocks.
The insurance offices on which the loss falls are
the Etna Of Hartford $ll, 500; Middlesex, Concord,
Massachusetts, Quincy, Mutual, Fire and Marine,
springfeld. North British Narragansett and Royal
Royal and North America, OF Philadelphia.
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AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.

The stated meeting Of the Board of Managers
was held at the Bible House, Aston place. on Thurs
day. the 9th inst, at half-past three O'Clock p NJ,
DR.. William II. Allen, President, in the chair, as
sisted by Norman White, Frederick 8. winston
and A. Robertson Walsh, Vice Presidents. Rev.
DR.. Hodch read the Flfty-third chapter OF Isaiah,
and offered prayer. Eight new auxiliaries were
rec0gnized-one in each Of the States OF Con-
necticut, New York, South Carolina, Georgia, Ar
kansas, Texas and two in Ohio. Numerous and
important communications were received from
agents Of the society and foreign missionaries in
South America, Germany and other parts OF
Europe, and IN India China, Africa, &C.,
sending accounts OF the progress Of the Bible
work. which are generally satisfactory and graft
flying. Grants of books were made TO the Amer1-
can Seamen's Friend Society; to the New York
Bible Society," for supply Of vessels to foreign ports;
with many grants to feeble auxllries at the South
and West. The total number oil volumes granted
Ia 3,91l, including 1,962 for foreign work, besides
others to the amount OF $780, Appropriations
were made for the foreign work to the several
missionary societies and to the agency IN the
Levant amounting to $4,000. relic was pre-
scented from Mr.. j. +. starr, OF Philadelphia,
through Mr.. Vice President winston, consisting OF
q panel from the pulpit OF Rev. Leigh RichmOnd's
church, at Brading, Isle OF Wight. The Board voted
to hold Its approaching anniversary In the city Of
Philadelphia. memorial paper on the decease
OF the Rev. Joshua Leavtt, d. d., was presented
and read.
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SUMMERS FLAG FIGHT.

Report Of the Committee ON Federal Re.
lations-The Majority Give the Petit
tioncrs Leave to Withdrew.
BOSTON, March =, 1873.
The Committee on Federal Relations OF the Mas
sachusetts Legislature. which has been occupied
during the last few days in hearing the petitioners
for annulling, expunging and resembling the reso-
lutons OF censure OF Senator sumner from the
journal OF the House, reported this afternoon tnas
port Is signed by senators Torrey, OF worcester,
and Lawrence OF Middlesex, and Representatives
Gilbert, OF Gloucester, and Sparks, OF provinces
town. The minority, consisting OF representatives
Smith colored), OF Cambridge; Taylor, OF Boston,
and Osborne, OF Brdgewater, reported resoiutioh
expunging the resolve from INC journal
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BANK ROBBERY.
Sneak Thieves Succeed I'm Getting
Away with S2O, 900 Worth Of Securities.

Sme1k Th1eVeb succeed In Getting
Away with $4,000 Worth OF Securities.
About noon yesterday two gentlemany appear
ing men made a successful attempt upon the prop
erty Of the Tradesmen's National Bank, corner Of
Reade street and Broadway. They succeeded in
entering the office oil the President, and. appearing
to be waiting their turn to converse with President
Berry, no suspicion was entertained regarding
them. soon Mr.. Berry had occasion to walk
out into the bank with two GUS
toners he had business with, and
left the men in the ofilce. During his moinentary
absence the thieves pulled open drawer over the
Presidents desk, ana distracted two certificates
Lake Shere and Michigan Southern Railroad Com
pany. These certificates are numbered 1888, in
the name of vermilyea Co., and 16,677 In the
name OF Robinson, Chase Co. The value OF the
certificates which are negotiable, Is $4,000. The
transfer Of them on the books has been stopped,
but tho thieves are not likely to be arrested as no
one seems able to describe their appearance,
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until Bakers reports are received. 1t
seems doubtful, If not ridiculous, when we
hear 1t asserted by Abu Saul ana his COM
panions that Baker had never seen Albert Nyanza
On his first trip; more than that. Baker connects
the River Magango with waterfall and the lake,
while they pretend that the river never nears the
lake. but turns towards the north.
No boats have returned this season from Bahr-el-
Gasa. We have, therefore, no news from the dis
tricts OF Dur, Hjemnjem Monbuttu, &C.. and, con-
sequently, have heard nothing Of the traveller
Miami
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Will the Governor Save Foster and
Apologize to Stokes:
NEW YORK March 7. 1873.

Apologize to Stokcss
NEW YORK. March Z, 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
You deserve the thanks OF the entire community
for your editorial in tOdays HERALD, written it
is In the interests Of public safety and showing
temperatures, yet firmness Of tone which wish
Governor Dix might initiate. There Is one strange
spectacle in this matter. that Juror, upon whose
particular pleading the verdict was rendered,
should be, as he s, visiting prominent business
men, and particularly the bankers and brokers of
Wall street. telling them If Foster dies his blood
will be on his 1.-THE jurors) head and imploring
them to sign the petition to the Gov
ernor for Communication Of sentence. ! do
he has obtained; but do know that many OF our
best men have refused to sign the petition; and,
writing from Wall street. know. further there is
very strong feeling maniiesting itself against any
communication OF the sentence. There Is strong
ieeng that TINS Is test case ana that II Foster
justice will become only singing sarcasm,
and the value Of human life consist in the privilege
OF taking 1t. People say II Fosters offence is to be
condOned what murderer should suffer II Fos-
ter's crime Is not murder-murder in the first
Maadiin sentiment, and letters and memorials Of
reverend and irreverend persons II the appliances
OF wealth, now so freely used in this case In every
conceivable way (of which certain very busy ex-
juror in the case may know somethingj If these
are to defeat the ends of justice let us no longer
II Foster is to be saved the Governor should at
once apologize TO Mr.. Stokes and set him at
liberty. crave no mans blood never saw Fos-
ter nor Putnam, and am opposed to capital pun
ishment, excepting that while the law is on the
statute book believe it should be enforced. !
cannot and do not believe these efforts in behalf
OF Foster will avail. Clearly they ought not to- If
they do It will be blot upon Governor Dix's ad-
ministratiOn; and 1t will show how justice, how
mercy to the helpless, how protection to a CON-
munity can be trifed with. And all the more pitt
of a man distinguished and as eminent as Gov
ernOr Dix. He gave us golden words the other day
In the Carney case. Has he given the word OF
promise to the public ear only to break 1t to the
hope NOUS VERRONS.
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What the Government OF Peru Thinks
of the Prospect.

correspondent at Panama, dating on the 21st
OF February, says:-With respect to this canal
question information has been received from Peru
to-day that DR.. valenzueia, the Colombian Mn
lister there, has signed very important protocol
with the Peruvian Secretary OF Foreign Affairs,
by which It Is provided that the government OF
materially and financially In the prosecution and
completion OF the proposed interoceanic canal
across the Isthmas OF Panama. II this agreed to
q corps OF engineers Will be appointed by the Pc
ruvan government to survey and determine upon
the most favorable route. This movement 10 very
popular in Lima, and 1t Is probable other OF the
Spanish republics may be solicited to take part In
the enterprise.
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altogether, as they are only an expense and Of No
service whatever, costing an immense amount Of
money and rendering no good whatever. Let
every criminal go free without trial. as every trial
In our courts nowadays Is only farce and let our
community protect itself and we win soon be clear
OF assassins, highway robbers, burglars, &C., and
what Is still greater blessing. OF corrupt Judges
and omcials Let every honest, upright citizen
himself and our community from too impudent
class Of criminals and officials ONE FOR MANY.
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with, and Abu Saul proposes to 60 to Egypt with
the view Of personally reporting to the Khedive.
Retail trade has 1ourished hitherto at this place
BY reason Of the extensive and important inter-
course with the White Nile, where an outlet was
found for all articles. From six to eight thousand
Egyptians, subjects OF the Khedive, are sud-
denly deprived OF means of subsst-
ence, and the national exchequer is
subjected to loss Of more than one thousand sacs,
which Akad and his employees were annually pay
ing as tuba (taxes). Business men are somewhat
discouraged. Khartoom, city which has existed
barely fifty years, was mainly dependent on its In
tercourse with the negro countries. n trading
with the White Riverbe interrupted or interfered
with the capital of East Soudan will lose all mercan-
tile Importance and be reduced to fellah village.
Furthermore, in a scientific point of view. we
should lose all chance OF making progress toward
the Equatorial regions. Dr. Schweinfurth, In re-
cognition Of the many services rendered by the
vaSil of Akad, Abu Ssamat, while in the western
regions of the Bahr-eLGasal, has obtained for MIN
two decorations from the Sultan and from the Ger
man Emperor. The people of Soudan have thus
learned to dismiss the prejudice against yrangt
(Europeans), out the operations Of Baker have
again awakened suspicion, and every white man
Is looked upon as q spy.
Regarding Sir Samuel Baker, whose contract ex-
pires very soon, we can form no idea. Whether he
VIII renew the expedition whether he closes his
mission at Fatuka, and whether he returns via
Gondokooro and Khartoom, all this is conjecture
In the meantime, Mr.. Higginbotham, the engineer,
has mounted the movable steamer destined to
explore the Albert Nyanza. Mechanics and ma.
chinsts have been busted at Gondok ooro and we
conclude that operations will now commence.
We repeat and expressly observe that the re-.
ports as above emanate from traders; what we
have said must not be taken exn,ictt,v
as gospel, but be received with caution
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The "Most British OF all Murderers.''
The Familiar Weapon.
NEW YORK, March Z, 1873.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
All honor to the NEW YORK HERALD for putting
its foot down" against this maudlin sympathy for
the murderer Foster. To say he had no intention
to murder is false. He stood upon that front plat
form cycling his victim until he saw him leave the
car, and then deliberately took up the weapon,
which was familiar to him from his own assOcia-
ton with It, and killed him. He then walked of,
leaving him to his fate. If this Is not murder
WHAT Is MURDERS
Justice ut q Discount in New York.
NEW YORK, March 7, 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
1t would be far better for common sense and
justice If our courts and judges were abolished
, 1873-10-27
American women in Europe.

Prentice M,tl}ord in the San FRANCISCO Buttettn
would say to husbands and bridegrooms
coming to Europe, "leaye Your wives ut homa'
In tho matter OF keeping down expense, you'll
have your hands full without thom. You will ut
timos llayo thom moro than full. Alone, aud
you may DO able to rosist temptation. but when
you bring her with you, YOU simply souttlo your
financial craft ut tho bottom, sot i on fro
atop. and light your candloa at either end.
Married men Laye told mo these things In con-
fdonce. They say that, once in London or
Paris, tho wolnan'a financial Benso aud prudence
dosort hor entirely. she ru,ls mad financially
bogears, street muHloia1,H- anybody who is by to
tako tho cash. 10 let her ont on Regent or Ok.
forti BtrooH without keeper Ii for hor to return
In two hours without . shilling. and in anotlor
hour van drives up to your lodgings ladon With
hor purchases. Wien buying dry gooda palts
she falls back on charity, and wants to adopt m
English infant, with tho mother included, no
matter how difficult 1t may DO to find tho father.
Indeed, an uncertain paternity only, renders tho
protoge more desirable and Interesting.
, 1873-10-27

NEW YonK, Oct. %, 1s15.-We desire to direct the
attention Of tho residents Of Chicago and vicinity to
tho "Diamond Trademark spectuc.cs and Eye
alassrs," sold In Chicago by Messrs. ", III. Mayo h
Co., and Mr. John g. ABhlon,au, jewellers. These
rvacd aids to defective eyesght have been introduced
for only about four years. anl already sold in marc
than thousand places in tho country. Tho sale as
been unparalleled md by their superiority none have
they won tleir way into popular esteem until they
now sought for far and near aud have beon awarded
the FIRST laco among Tho Rpec.accs IN tho market by
the emphatic iuloraen,ent Of al! who have tried
them. They nro the p,oduct ot fusion
either pcb!c. They also freo from all pra,natio
colors. which are "a natural to a other pebbles as
blood is to tho human frame. On this account alone
they esteemed by scientists 10 10 tho dculdoruun
Of spectacle 1e.Hca. Hundreds Of havo uo71-
e1rty testified to their superiority and it hus rot
infrcqacutly occurred that rcraona living remote from
places whero have ngent haye travelled miles to
procure Vair Of speclaeies bearing tho diamond
tra.io mark, toithont toioh fo,e aro geluino. Re
me1aboy ". H. Mayo md ]. G. Ashcrnai,, and call for
q Diamond Breo Recipe Boob. tile beat pMtliAhcd
THE SPENCER OFFICIAL MANuEAo1unlNa COMPANY.
, 1873-10-27

by the movement Of Tho crowd Into tho prinoipnl
gtreot Of the town. Tho crowd continued to in
croaso, and tho situation beoamo ombarrasaln e,
boen crushed By tho mob, wlslod to return,
but could not succeed and ncrcamod In terror.
Tlosmoro enthusiastic began to tear her dress
and carry of bits Of It as relics and ii Ia hard 10
any what Hort Of costume would 1ayo boon loft
to Her Nlnjeaty II aho Ind not had tho presence
OF mind to tnko refuge in a shop, tho door of
which was cloaed. Tho police cano to the ron-
clo but at first their ofrorts were unsuccessful.
Il was not until they wore sufficiently humorous
place Of embarkation tint tito Queen could ro-
turn to tho yacht. After Her Majesty was on
board man was noticed coming towards tho
yacht bearing on Ills shoulders Prince Constan-
tine, hoir to tho throne. Tho assistance Of tho
sailors WAS necessary to resouo tho Priuco from
tho arma Of this frantic,
, 1873-10-27

slice, md to Hocrre those claims tho shoriF at
taclicd tho ontiro property for $1,000 Tho olaim-
autB came down Iittlo from this sun, but DOM
al1aon Il Co. will neyor descend In Caanan ngaln.
"A fashion writer, in WOW Of tho fact that
tho ladies propose to wear "cayallor boots !"
turned down Just nboyo the anllog, says tint
with lats janntily turned up on ono aldo. knap-
bot, a,.d turnod-oyer Cd @ boot-loga. thoy viii Pre-
sent quite brigandisil appearance. -.
"A man nan,ed 11ranton, Of Yolo County, Cali
fornin. on bet Of $50, rodo raco on horseback
agninBt California Pacific Hntlroud train. Tho
ngroement was that ho wna to have tbreo min
uLos start from tho sacramento aud Yolo bridge,
md rnco to Dnyisvll!e, II miles distant. 1Io
startod on timo. riding bareback, aud arrived at
tho depot III Davisvllo four mln,ltos ahoad OF
tba train.
, 1873-10-27
MISCELIANEOuH


me entlre 81; hlfe department OF Hoston ls or
ooie1 ~. 70 sifn @ saa tpsat apslnonce ploaso.
,-Iaps' taGA io't tntee "laoWb, one REoWn
daughtef' slster, ma most o. little chlldror.
~ Lyman oeoohera old church at Litoh"
nelu, oonh:1 naa beon turuea INTO M opera
aouse ana dahG1ng-
I1ea. sa!n hous1oaalWaya nad On h1a mantol
IN nia paslof a. Hw1liton notice that "Gen, Aous-
son Totlrea 81 ooiook every evening"
LNomansa ~ saoVouoh % 1, ls unmoasurod. Aboeton
oG1te peat us Wlie black and blo the other gay,
ana "on she e9u1t wan oVor m she Vas heard to
sex IhanR aoa, can aeu my bed anu pay
Jonra nno:
Mrs. Scat1orougn, 1 Or uaniolHony1lao, Conn,
1as peon nnea gso 1or soskipg n aad ana ths
destroying, coat which sAo Ind soizea Or ono OF
hor boar4ors 20 for non payment OF big bill:
-5le itaaan papers say that Peddlers 10 Gath
nno o @stf1Gts ~ gre sellhg blts OF atraw. alleging
them 70 nave been takon from dungeon IN
Homo where tho Popo is confined by tue Italian
do76rnment.
-Iho London Lancet says " We hear that
clnb has poem formed at hamburg Tor promot~
ing the hoashen practice Ct inolneration III Place
OF Chrlstian. orthodox illumination. Ine clup,
u Is eald. alroaoy numbera Upward OF eighty
members. me, 9aeh Of whom 81, On entering has made
viii. according to which lfa remains aro to DO
burnt. The Only datl1culsy about thls proceeding
u the cost o. tuel'' ,,,,,
MHawam @ 10 anothef OF tue little r. States now
, 1873-10-27
vantage Of situation, and establish osir business
on dr1a basis.

THE NEW CITY HALL.
We havont nado much nolao about this build-
ing, but II la not Rltogethor because wo dopro-
cato tho soothing notoa Of tho bazoo. Recently
tho jail. . magnificent building in npponranco,
which ttod out newspapOr @ oil1co from M part 81
tho proceeds. THO developments roaohod before
tIo tny,estlgetion was completely tanaslled
demanded, m oxccas Of economy was ox-
erciscd to quiot tho cnmor Of . Taxpayors'
League. Yesterday tho city officers took
possession Of tho now building, Which
la situated q good hnlf.mi1o from tho bl1si-
noea-portion OF town. Il is built entirely
Of brick, froscoed with whitewnsl-brlsl,, and
or1lamonted with picturesque Jumps Of mortnr
which protrudo from between tho bricks. Il is
con.posod simply Of two r., and is altogether
All i Of building. Il will doubtloaa answor itB
purpoBo, however, bettor than tho now Jail has
dono. prisoncrs-thoy 1nny. DO called so by a
s!retch Of courtosy-Hoom able to walk out Of
that STRUCTURE with moro ease than Chicago OK
orciHos in tho selection OF u plan for tho now
Courthouse.
, 1873-10-27
Tho T0bncco Question.

From kNe IHdfH7sap0l1S J0ltr1HE.
Tho Rov. George TraBk, tho noted anti-tobnc-
conist, Is In tho city, md on yestordny visited
number Of Sabbatt-aolools, whose membors ho
addressed. A good story is told on tho superln-
and tho pnstor Of tho church to which tho school
is nttaclod. Upon Mr., Trasks entrance. tho
Superintendent rushed up to the pastor saying,
Look here, / don't know what to do with MI.
Trask, who has Just camo In. can't ask him to
address tho school, because haYo Just takon o
fresh chow. I wish yon would speak to him."
The minister replied, ':All right; I'll do It. But
guess I'll havo to tako this quid out OF my
mnnk1t 'bnfnrh T In an y
, 1873-10-27

"doad cat" Bwinlle "a the latest doyelop-
mont Of ring triohory. 1t haa Just been ex-
posed In Troy, whore tho corporation paid 20
cent? for the removal mud intersncnt of paupor
folines. Tie surprising number of funerals led
to suspicion aud an examination disclosed tue
tho last sad rltos Of oach individual cat, tho
corpse being rosurrootod and reburIel until i
could be no longer handled, Not Satisfied with
tho prollta Of this swindlo. however. tho raseals
wera found to have used stuffed hidos when
legitimate earoRs9aN were SCARCE.