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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.


"RUMORs ABOUT MR.. BOUTWELL, THE TREAS
URY RING. SYNDICATE AND DEBT-FUND-
ING OVERWHELMINGLY PAGE.
THE CONFEDERATION ERAl BURNING OF THE
FIFTH AVENUE THEATREi HEROIC AC-
TIONS: ORIGIN OF AND LOSSES BY THE
FIRE-EIGHrH PAGE.
THE CENTRE STREET GLOOMl FIVE CHARRED
BODIES FOUND AND IDENTIFIED TWO
ADDITIONAL VICTIMS REPoRTED-THE
CORONERS' RETURNsl 1,471 DEATHS: THE
CAUSES-THIRD PAGE.
NEW YORK'S NEW YEARS A FINE DAY AND
GENERAL OBSERVANCE BY YOUNG AND
OLD, METROPOLITANs AND COsMOPOLI-
TANS-SIxTH PAGE.
MAYORAL COURTESlES AND THE NEW YEARS
RECEPTION AT THE CITY HALL-SUDDEN
DEATH OF POLICE CAPTAIN JOHN CAME.
RON-ORGANIZING THE WELSH NATIONAL
SOCIETY-SXTH PAGE
REGULATING THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, THE
WASHINGTON AND LONDON CABINETS
PACIFIC INCLINATIONS-FIFTu PAGE.
OUR FEDERAL CAPITAL IN A BLAZE OF NEW
YEAR GLORY RECEPTIONS BY TIE
PRESIDENT, CABINET SECRETARIES AND
OTHER OFFICIALS: WHITE HOUSE RE-
CEPTIONS VIEWED THROUGH THE VISTA
OF TIME CHARMING DOLLY MADI.
SON"-SEvENTH PAGE.
EUROPE BY CABLEi GENERAL Won ROOM
SUCCEEDS BISMARCK: THE FRENCH
PRESIDENT RECEIVING NEW YEARS
CALLERS: BRITISH TREASURY EXHI-
BIT: A NEW RUSSIAN LOAN-FIFTH PAGE
SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS AN INDIAN RAID
AND Observation-Disclosures TELE-
GRAMS-FIFTH PAGE.
fNAUGURATING THE NEW. SPEEDING THE
PARTING GOVERNOR GENERAL JOHN A.
DIX INSTALLED AT ALBANY: WARM
DEMONSTRATIONS TOWARD MR.. HOFF-
MAN-FIFTH PAGE
A FINANCIAL RETROSPECT THE FLUCTUATIONS
IN PRICES AND BUSINESS AT THE MONEY
CENTRE-OFFICIAL CHANGES AT SING
SING-A NEWARK MYSTERY-THIRD PAGE.
DANGERS FROM suPERHEATED sTEAM-GEN-
TLEMEN OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TRAGEDIES OBITUARY-SEvENrH PAGE.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02
The East African slave Trsde-sir
Bartle Frcre ut Alden.

The East African slave Trsde-sir
Bsrtlo Frcre 1t Alden.
The British steam yacht Enchantress. with
Sir Bartle Frere ON board, having passed
through the Suez Canal, has reached Alden.
Sir Bartle Frere, as our readers are already
aware, goes out to Zanzibar as Commits
sioner of the British government to in
quire into and report on the slave trade as
now carried on in Eastern Africa AS an
old and experienced East Indian officer, and
particularly as Governor of Bombay from
1862 to 1867, Sir Henry Bartle Frere has had
large opportunities of making himself familiar
with the slave trade carried on on the east
coast of Africa and on the waters of the
Indian Ocean. While Governor of Bombay
all his power was exerted to put down the
inhuman traffic, and as fierce opponent of
slavery his name is well known at Zanzibar.
When the result of the HERALD expedition
into Central Africa awoke the public mind
of Great Britain to the horrors of the
slave trade, and when the government
decided to send out commissioner to
Zanzibar to make its wishes known Sir
Bartle Frere was, by universal consent,
admitted to be the man best qualified for the
mission: Among his many qualifications is
this one-he is friend and admirer of
DR.. Livingstone. The readers of the HERALD
are familiar with the saying of DR.. Living
stone-that he would deem it a greater honor
to make an end of the slave trade, as carried
on on the east coast of Africa, than to dis
cover the sources of the Nile. Sir Bartle
Frere thinks with DIR. Livingstone on this
subject, and it is evidently his opinion that
the wiping out of slavery is more important to
the general interests of humanity than the
mere solution of geographical problem.
The mission could not have fallen into better
hands.
The United States steamer Yantic, COM
manded by Captain Wilson-who has already
had an interview with the -Sultan-awaits at
Zanzibar the arrival of the Enchantress. Let
Great Britain and the United States will stir
up the Sultan to sense of his duty. The
Sultan, as was shown by special despatch to
the HERALD two days ago, does not consider
himself much to blame in the premises 1t will
be the business of Sir Bartle Frere first to dis
cover and then to disclose facts. An official ex-
posure of the situation is necessary. So soon as
such exposure is satisfactorily made the guilty
parties will be known and the voice and
force of intelligent humanity will put down
the evil, no matter how great the effort or
how costly the sacrifice. The attention which is
now directed to Eastern Africa ought to be q
warning to Spain, and Spain will do well to
be wise in time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02

EDUCATION IN IrALY.-U nder the educational
system introduced by the Italian government
in 1871 the boys of the middle classes are to be
instructed at the public expense in the tech
meal school, gymnasium and lyceum for eight
years, with the option of entering university
after quitting the lyceum. Italian, Latin,
Greek, French, history, geography, mathe-
MATES, drawing and gymnastics are embraced
in the course of studies. One of these public
schools in the city of Rome has proved so sue
cessful that second has recently been opened
by the State, and third is soon to be added
by the municipality. Most Of the cities and
large towns of the Kingdom are making
similar educational provisions prompted by
the universal wish of the people, and there is
reason to hope that in the land Of Cicero and
Horace learning will be as generally diffused
as it is in our own Republic.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02

MAYOR HAvEMEYER's INAUGURATION. The
Inauguration of Mayor Havemeyer at the
City Hall yesterday, like that of the new
Governor at Albany, was marked by an
agreeable interchange of official courtesies be-
tween the retiring and the incoming officer.
Ex-Mayor Hall is always the agreeable
gentleman, and always, like Mercutio, ready
with his joke, and there is no difficulty in the
matter of friendly official reciprocities with
him. Mayor Havemeyer is venerable and
amiable gentleman of the old Knickerbocker
school, and has been too long in times past
identified with the democratic party to believe
that no good came out of Nazareth. And so,
between Mayor Hall going out and Mayor
Havemeyer coming in, it was no very hard
task to ''clasp hands over the bloody chasm'
of the defunct Tammany Ring. The new
Mayor comes in with good record and
promising flourish of reform trumpets, and
we trust that in his case the old adage, that
"a new broom sweeps Clean" will be verified
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02

BRITISH REVENUE INcoME.-The revenue
receipts of Great Britain for the quarter ended
on the 31st Of December amounted to seventy
eight million dollars-an increase of five
million dollars over the income of the pre-
ceding three months. The Treasury exhibit
for the months of the English financial year,
running from April Gts commencement to
the close of 1872, presents very solid, SUBJ
stantial picture of the result of the COM
mercial and manufacturing industrial re-
sources of the nation, and also goes to give
hope that the Geneva award in the Alabama
claims case will be discharged long previous
to the termination of the twelve months which
were allowed by the arbitrators to Her Majesty
for its payment
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02
The Inauguration of Governor Dix

The Inauguration of Governor Dix.
In reading the proceedings at Albany
yesterday in the Inauguration of Governor
Dix we are almost persuaded to the conclusion
that the ''era of good feeling of President
Monroe's time is coming back again. The
retiring Governor, Hoffman (democrat), and
the incoming Governor, Dix (republican), were
altogether in that broad and generous patriotic
spirit which recognizes the faithful perform
ance of public trust without regard to party
distinctions Honest men of all parties
however high the respect they may have en-
tertained heretofore of the public services,
abilities or accomplishments of Hoffman or
Dix will entertain still higher respect for
them after reading the graceful, compli-
mentary parting official address of the out
going to the incoming Governor and the
graceful reply which was thus elected The
day was fine; the ceremonials Of this in
auguration were impressive; the constellation
of the fair women of Albany in the State
House made the scene especially charming
but the browning charm of the occasion was
the graceful and grateful interchange of
official courtesies between the two Governors,
each, as events have proved, the most popular
man within the lines of his party throughout
the Empire State.
We are reminded by this pleasant affair of
the scene which particularly marked the first
Inauguration of President Lincoln. Danger
was in the air of Washington; bold rebellion
was afoot General Scott was so fully con-
WINGED of the peril of the day that he had his
handful of troops posted along the line of the
inaugural procession, from the White House
to the Capitol and around the Capitol, so as to
be ready to resist an attack upon President
Lincoln at any point. 1t was in the midst of
this danger that President Buchanan, by the
side of President Lincoln, in the same open
barouche, rode up to the Capitol, and held his
post by the side of his successor in office till
the inaugural ceremonies were over. Here
Buchanan showed himself the patriot and the
accomplished gentleman; and on both sides
the same qualities were exhibited yesterday
between Hoffman and Dix Let us hope that
the good example which they have set will be
the general rule for such occasions hereafter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02

The BEAUTIFUL Snow is very nice for sleigh
riding in the country and useful In poetry,
but in our streets it is On abominahle nuisance
Has the Street Cleaning Bureau sufficient
energy To abate itS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02

Our Opening Fire OF the New Year
The Burning OF the Fifth Avenue
Theatre.
The ''happy New Year. for this city, though
q day of SURPRISING beauty for the season, had
gloomy ending in the clouds of smoke from
the ruins of that pretty little jewel box known
as the Fifth Avenue Theatre, to say nothing
here of the awful discoveries made among the
dismal ruins of Centre street All! what
story of mans cupidity and inhumanity lies
there But we were speaking of our pretty
little theatre which now lies heap of smoul-
dering ruins, save the fragments Of wall or
two. We give on another page of this paper
full report of the burning and the history OF
this popular place of amusement. Roasting
furnaces under q mass of combustibles sud-
denly flashing into consuming fire is, in
few words, the story of this misfortune. 1t is
another warning against the construction of
buildings of masses of inaammable materials
over roasting furnaces. Red Cloud could not
be made to excuse the stupidity of this policy
Of persisting in the erection of costly inAam-
mable buildings on the general rule of trust
ing to luck.
The ruins of Barnum's Museum Of that
Golgotha of Centre street., of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel holocaust, of Maiifard's establishment,
and of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, however,
while they all proclaim. the folly and wicked
ness of still piling up more food for fires,
testify at the same time to the efficiency of
our Fire Department. It is certainly faith
full and most efficient organization, and it was
inspiring to see how those brave fremen
yesterday worked against the snow drifts on
coming into line, and against their more
powerful enemy, the fire, and how they
hemmed him in and grappled with him and
strangled him. But if these fires are to con-
tinue at this rate we shall need large reinforce
ments to these brave and faithful fremen.
We must do one of two things-we must
either proceed to q systematic overhauling of
all the buildings in the city liable to a sort Of
spontaneous combustion, including the es-
adjustment of fire police force or we must
largely increase the force of our working Fire
Department. 1t is criminal folly to trust to
luck, it is folly to expect miracles of our brave
fremen. Give fire in New York at the dead
of night fair start, under freezing sky and
a high wind, and even our efficient fremen
may fight against it in vain. Reform
Reform! What field for city reform is here!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02


LIFE-SAvING APPARATUS. Recent events
display lamentable deficiency in the equip
ment of our admirable Fire Department for
the special service of saving life. At the
Centre street fire, where seven persons per-
ished, all that the fremen could do in helping
the imprisoned girls to escape from the fifth
floor was to run up ladder which proved too
short, and before it could be heightened it was
too late. Certainly some more efficient and
more generally applicable apparatus could be
adopted. Even rope ladder would be better
than the heavy, infexible ladders which are
good and necessary for other portions of fire.
mans duty. With single line and mattress
to drop upon some might have been rescued.
In some cities light ladder is used, having
canvas lining running beneath it through
which a person can slide safely from any
height, the ladders being jointed SO as to be
quickly adapted to reach the highest roofs.
We have seen other contrivances apparently
well adapted to the purpose, and it certainly
seems that small outlay by the Department
could be made of the utmost value in prevent
ing such terrible sacrifices as we have lately
been called 70 mourn.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02

WOODS MUSEUM, Broadway corner Thirticth St.
JACK, THE GIANT KILLER. Afternoon and Evening
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway, between Houston
and Blocker sts.-GENEvIEvE BRABANT.
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BowERY THEATRE, Bowery.-swAMr ANcELs-MR.
AxD MRS. PETER WHITE.
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Twenty third St and Eighth
av-R0UND CLOCK
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and Blocker sts-GENEvIEvE DE BRABANE
WOODS MUSEUM Broadway corner Thrticth St.
JACK, THE GIANT KILLER. Afternoon and Evening.
BowERY THEATRE, Bowery.-swAMr ANGELs-MR.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Twenty third ST. and Eighth
ov.-R0UND THE CLOCK.
NIRLO's GARDEN Broadway, between Prince and
Houston streets.-LEo AND LoTos
UNION SQUARE THEATRE. Broadway between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth sts-sos or THE DOLL az
wAILAcKs THEATRE. Broadway and Thirteenth
Sreet-BBoTHER SAN
BOOTHS THEATRE, Twenty-third street. corner Sixth
aycnue.-RICHARp H.
THEATRE CoMIoUE. 5l4 Broadway.-DrSc DONG
BELL.
GERMANIA THEATRE. Fourteenth street, near Third
STErNwAy HALL. Fourteenth strcet.-sonEE OF
CHAMBER Music.
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Montague st.
GRAND Instrumental CONCERT
AThENEUM No. SIS Broadway.-TnE THREE HuNcH.
BACKS
MRS. F. B. CoNwAYs BROOKLYN THEATRE
DvOnCE
BRYANTs OPERA HOUSE, Twenty third St. corner
9Th av.-NYGRO MiNsTnELsy, EccENTRICIrY, &c.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE, No. 2Ol Bowery.-
HUHPrY DIVINITY.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs, corner 18th ST. and
observation-disclosures MlssTREIsY &c
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, els Broadway
SCIENCE AND ART.
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UNION SQUARE THEATRE. Broadway between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth sts-SoN or THE SOIL @o'
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NIRLO's GARDEN, Broadway between Prince and
Houston streets.-LEO LOTOs.
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poncy OF 1unulnS the dept by the AID OF the
Syndicate, as heretofore, and that the Cookies
have decided that no change whatever in the
arrangement is necessary. They propose to
go on as before-to convert the debt. How
very accommodating They are willing to
make ten or fifteen millions or more without
investing any money, and simply, as agents, to
do what the Treasury Department could do
itself. Of course thoy bring in the name of
the Rothschilds, as they did before, to fortify
their pretensons; but we cannot see why the
Rothschilds should not negotiate directly with
our government if they desire to make loan.
The truth is there is determination on the
part Of the Ring to use the Secretary and the
Treasury, as heretofore, to add millions to
the wealth already acquired from that source.
We protest against the perpetuaton of this
gigantic job, and call upon Congress to CON-
pei the Treasury Department to do its own
and costly agencies.
The two paramount financial questions now
are, undoubtedly, funding the debt at as low
q rate of interest as possible and bringing the
country to specie basis. Mr. Boutwell, has
failed to bring about these measures. He has
been Secretary of the Treasury during four
years of peace and prosperity, and the country
had been at peace nearly four years previously,
and vet but two hundred millions of the debt
is funded at five per cent interest-the highest
rate provided for by the funding act-and
that after great efforts, heavy and unneces-
sary cost, and the national banks being forced
to take sixty-fve millions Of the amount. Of
the fifteen hundred millions Of fve-twenties
bearing six per cent gold interest there re-
mains thirteen hundred millions unfunded-
that is to say, three hundred millions to be
converted into fves, five hundred mil
lions into four-and-a-halfs and five hum
dred millions into tours. Mr.. Boutwell, led
Congress and the country to believe, when
| he asked for the Funding bill, that he could
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-13

The State Journal calls US to account
for neglecting to acquit the Radical
School Board OF Parkersburg of being
Influenced BY political considerations in
the selection of teachers for the public
schools in that city. We will very
cheerfully make the correction when
the charge is disproved. Unfortunately
however, the discussion that has taken
place in relation to the matter has
had the effect OF establishing the truth
of the assertion first made by the En-
aminer and repeated by Us upon the au-
thority OF that paper. The Baptist Re
cord, published in Parkersburg, gives
currency to substantially the same 40
cusation, and we respectfully submit to
the State Journal that a vindication OF
the Board, to convince outsiders, must
fret be acceptable at home.
By the way, that Parkersburg Board
of Education, elected by Radical trick
cry, is somewhat peculiar" in several
respects. First we had the discharge
of Democratic teachers, and now we
have q resolution that Neither the
Bible, nor any book which teaches the
tenet OF belief OF any particular relig.
ious denomination, will hereafter be
publicly read in any of the free
schools of this district, as
school exercise" In this not less than
in it's former act the Board has shown
q disposition to outrage and defy public
sentiment. Even the State Journal il
compelled 10 complain.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-13
TrUStES's Sale.

FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
u of trust made the 9th day OF June, 1871
by John Norman TO the undersigned ss
Trustee, and now on record in the CLERK 8
office Of the County Court Of ohio county,
in deed book No. SO. page 48. to secure TO
Richard Carter, or order, eighteen months
after date, the payment OF a certain prom
issory note for one hundred and six y-slx
4-l00 dollars, with interest from June 9tn,
1870, the date OF said note, ] stall, on FRI
day, the 18th day of November, 1913, at the
front door OF the Court House OF said coun
ty, al 10 o'clock a. NJ, proceed to sell TO the
highest and best bidder, The following real
estate: All OF that certain tract or pai eel
OF land lying and situate in Ohio county,
w. Va, on the waters Of Little wheeling
Creek, about one mile north OF Roney
Point, and bounded as follows: Beginning
at stake on the west side OF small run
and south or another small run; thence 5,
IL W. Il poles TO q walnut stump; thence
". 81 w. 10 poles to a stake; thence n. 20
w. ~ poles 10 q stake; thence n. ~ T.. 10
poles, crossing n kmgl run, 10 stone;
thence &. SO f., crossing said run four OF
five times, 70 poles TO the beginning, con-
tanning 1515 acres, ore or less. Inc ABOVE
described note Is subjec toa credit OF StO.OO
as OF the l9lh OF February, 1872, leaving the
amount OF principal and interest claimed
to be due and unpaid, and for which This
sale will be made, SlS3CG.
Terms Of sale, Cash.
augl3.i III. GOOD, Trustee.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-13
New Life for the Lsnguid.

Perfect health isvouchsafed to few. Prob
ably ninety people out OF every hundred
bred who call themselves healthy have
their turns" Of languor, exhaustion, de-
preston of spirits and bodily pain. At these
times a wine glass full Of Eostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is as refreshing as "the shadow
of rock in a weary land" 1t invtgoratss
and rests the systen and cheers hs mind.
The effect Of the Bitters in cases Of refvous
debility, produced either by undue physi-
cal exertiop, over-study, intense anxiety or
any othsr cause, is wonderfully reviving
and invigora ing. 1. fact, this healthful
vegetable restorative possesses medicinal
properties which entitle II 10 the rank Of en-
article OF prime necessity, and 1t should be
kept on hand in every dwelling, and
promptly taken as remedy for all the
minor ailments as well as for more serious
copn platnts
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-13
LEWIS COUNTY-EER FAIR AND
HER INSTITUTIONS.

The farmers of Lewis county in this
State, held their annual Festival at
their fair grounds, near Weston, last
week. The turnout OF substantial
farmers and stock men, with their
wives and daughters Was quite respec'
table. The show of horses was good,
both as to numbers and quality, but in
most other departments the representa-
ton was moderate. The CooLMANs OF
the rich valley OF Hackers creek, had
on the grounds some Short Horns OF
royal blood and come Lincolnshire
sheen of enormous size ard great beauty.
There is a great deal OF good stock in
Lewis county, and it is q shame that ii
:srot brought out to THESE tai!s Her
stock men have It in their rOwer 10
make 4 display hat any community
might be proud Of The lands OF Lewis
are fertile but rough-lying; very pro-
ductive Of grass yet too broken TO be
easy of cultivation; therefore, grazing
isgenerally adopted by the land owners,
to the exclusion Of grain growing. 1t
is both more pleasant and more profit.
able. Many of the farmers OF Lewis
have accumulated a fair amount OF
wealth in this pursuit, have improved
,heir fine farms, educated their children
and gathered about them most o! The
comforts and many OF the luxuries OF
this life, and their old Virginia hearts
God bless them, are az large and as
hospitable IS ever
That which strikes the stranger as
their greatest want is good roads IN
tersec!ing every portion Of the
county They have :ew
leading thoroughfsres that are
pretty good, but every man has not yet
4 good road to his own door, as is the
case in many parts OF States like Ohio
and Pennsylvania Nor do these cat
lie raising men feel the need Of good
roads as much as grsin.growing farmers
would. The products OF their farms
are compressed into form that readily
walks Otto market over any kind OF a
bride path and the farmer follows in
the saddle. Their sons and daughters,
instead Of lounging in cushioned car
riSees in eaeminate ease, mount their
spirited horses ard gallop over the
mountain paths with glow Of excite-
ment, health and vigor to be envied.
What use have they tor better roads :?
The Fair grounds OF Lewis are about
one mile below Weston, on the river
hank, with a good one-third OF mile
track, large floral hall, fine ampitbea-
ire, and stalls for stock in the cool
shades OF sugar trees. There were
some large potatoes exhibited and larger
ears OF corn than we ever saw grow on
the prairies. Floral Hall was well filled
with the evidences of the skill OF the
thrifty, housewives and daughters o.
Lewis county. We add daughters, be.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-13

FRED DOUGLASS will lecture In Par
kersburg TO morrow evening, October
l4th.