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rage.
At time when the public mind is filled
with excitement regarding the fate of Foster
one would naturally have concluded that
passengers had little to fear on any of the
lines of the city. Not so, however. On the
morning of Tuesday scene of violence was
witnessed on the Third avenue line which
shows that the rowdy classes of this city have
benefited little by the teachings of the Foster
trial and by the impending fate of the miser-
able man now in the Tombs and within few
hours of his death. As the result of that vio-
lence one man is now in Bellevue Hospital,
dangerously wounded, and the car conductor
is wounded in the lip by pistol shot. The
firing seems to have been of the most reckless
kind. Persons who have visited this Office
and who were present on the car at the time
say that the excitement on the Car was OF
the most fearful kind. No one knew what
might be his or her fate as shot after shot was
fired. The affair is yet involved in some mys-
terry. What we do know for certain is that it
is no longer safe to travel after midnight, if,
indeed, at any hour, in some of our city lines
of cars. 1t seems to have come to this, that
to 60 into car is to take your life in your
hand. What is to be done? Most certainly
rowdyism ought to be mercilessly punished
Special legislation in England some years ago
made an end of the garroter. The application
of the whip might have wholesome effect on
some of our ward gangs of rowdies. The
police, in the first instance are responsible
They ought to be able to protect life and prop
erty. The car proprietors ought, to certain
extent, at least, to be held responsible. If
matters are not soon mended it will be neces-
sary for every street car, after o certain hour
at night, to be guarded by policemen.
This latest outrage reveals the necessity
for the vigorous enforcement and execution of
the law. The more mercy, the more murder.
If peaceful citizens cannot find their homes
without passing through showers of bullets
we have but small reason to be proud of our
Empire City.
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ART SALES TONIGHT.

This evening there will be sale OF paintings and
statuary at the Ssmerville Art Gallery. Most OF
these works Of art are included in the second
annual exhibition OF the Palette Club. There are,
besides number OF pictures contributed by
artists OF European fame such as Van Marcke, Rosa
and August Bonheur, Courset, Caraud. Enillemet,
Bakalowicz Navone DaubigAey and Webb. Men,
ton ought also to be made OF number OF
Rome. and intended for the benefit of the
new American Episcopal Church Of st. Paul
now in progress in that city. Among
artists and contributors herein represented are =
Charles Temple Dix, J. .. b. lnman, Luther Terry,
D. M Armstrong Prince Won Solms. Mary T.. VIII
liams william Graham. George Inness, Mr. Tilton,
G. C. Coleman, william II. Hasctine, Abby O. VIII
hams, r. c. Welsh. Ehu Vedder, w. H. Rinehart
George Simmonds.
Another important sale this evening is that Al
the Clinton Hall saesroom which Will witness the
disposal OF the last Of the pictures belonging Mr.
ReaumOnt.
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THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
TO-Day's Contents of the
Herald.

"HOME RULE FOR IRELANDl GREAT CUES
TON FOR BRITISH STATESMENn-LEAD.
ING EDITORIAL TOPIC-SIxTH PAGE.
PREMIER GLADSTONE SUBMITS HIS NEW
CABINET TO THE QUEEN! THE COURSE
OF THE LIBERALS NOT YET ANNOUNCED
SEVENTH PAGE.
CABLE TELEGRAMs FROM THE EUROPEAN
STATESl THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY UNANI-
MOUSLY RATIFIES THE TREATY FOR
GERMAN EvACUATIONl HYACNTHE IN
SWITZERLAND! THE AMERICAN ENVOY
RECEIVED BY THE GEAR OF ALL THE
RUSSIAS-SEvENTH PAGE.
FRESHMEN AND ENGLIsHMEN ENGAGE IN A
FREE FIGHT THREE THOUSAND MEN,
ARMED WITH KNIVES AND PISTOLS, IN
CONFLICTl sanctuary RESULTS
SEVENTH PAGE.
CONKLING SHIELDING CORRUPTION! CIVIL
SERVICE APPOINTMENTS! A "RAKE"
ATTEMPTED BY THE SCIENTISTS OUR
NEW WAR FLEET-THIRD PAGE.
NEW JERSEY FORCES THE PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD DICTATOR TO ABDICATEl
GREAT DAY FOR TRENTON POPULAR
EXCITEMENT OVER THE REDEMPTION OF
THE CIDER STATE-SEvENTH PAGE.
TIE ENvIRONED MODOCs NO IMPORTANT
MOVEMENT OF GENERAL CANBY'S
FORCESl TIE CAPTURES OF THE saw
AGES LIVE STOCK THE TROOPS AND
THEIR FUTURE POSITIONS-SEvENTH PAGE.
THE INSURANCE TROUBLES AT ALBANY!
HENDEE ASSAILS THE LEGISLATIVE com
MITTEE THE TWEED INQUIRY THE
CHARTER AGITATION-TBNTH FACE.
HOW ERIE AFFAIRS ARE MANAGEDl En-
SPEAKER SMITH AND MATTHEW HALE
TESTIFY AS TO WHAT THEY KNOW OF
THE COMPANY THE TROUBLE BETWEEN
THE TWO BOARDS OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PAGE.
THE SHADOW OF THE SCAFFOLDl WHAT FOS-
TER AND HIS FRIENDS ARE DOING WITH.
OUT HOPE, PREPARING FOR THE FINAL
SCENE! "a WIFE AMONG MILlION!"-
THIRD PAGE
BARKER, THE BOY WHO SHOT HIS PLAYMATE,
PLEADS GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTERt
THE sIEGFRIED POISONING A LITTLE
BILL AGAINST THE CORPORATION! GEN.
ERAL LEGAL BUSINESS-FoURTH PAGE.
BUSINESS AMONG THE "BULIS" AND BEARS ~
RUNNING UP THE CASH-GOLD RATEi THE
FEATURES IN STOCKS AND OTHER SECU-
RITIES-FoURTH PAGE.
REAL PROPERTY EXTENSIVE SALES OF WEST
SIDE AND BROOKLYN STORES, HOUSES
AND GROUNDS-FOURTH PAGE.
RETRlBUTION FOR ERIE SINNERS! FEEING
THE ALBANY LOBBY-FIFTH PAGE.
sPEEDERs ENTERED FOR THE MONMOUTH
PARK EVENTS a FINE SHOWING
MARITIME T1DINGS-TENTH PAGE.
IMPROPER CONDITION OF TIE TOMBS PRISON.
THE REPORT OF THE CITY SANITARY
INSPECTOR WHAT Is WANTED IN A
SANITARY vIEw-THIRD PAGE
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10 meddle Win Imperial pOncy or AxhCous
but to give attention to the questions of the
land. education. harbors, railroads and such
public improvements as would make the peo-
pie better off, Its advocates have certainly
the best of the argument when they say that
an Irish Parliament in sympathy with the
people would attend to these matters more
cordially and more successfully than the i'm
perial Parliament where Irish members, even
if all united, are only as one to five. There
Is, of course, in this, as in other delicate
questions, ground of limitations of power or
jurisdiction to be battled over If liberal
English statesmen decide on making it Par
liamentary issue they will find much of their
difficulty to lie in drawing the line where
imperial prerogative should end and that OF
the Irish Parliament begin The militia for
instance, will be bone of contention. There
should be even in this little to dsquiet Eng
native Parliament because the citizen soldiery
was not in its hands. It might be griev-
ance to some members of o martial race like
the Irish that its Parliament could not call
soldier its own; but, as it cannot claim the
war power in any case. the complaint would
be merely sentimental The strength of the
home rulers in Parliament is at present not
large, but they hope in the general election of
this year to increase it to at least seventy
members. IF this number held together they
might be serious obstruction to a Ministry;
but we cannot profess the highest faith in
these unterrifed opposition combinations
from our recollections of them. IF home rule
is granted at all it will not be because of any
obstructive policy pursued by its representa-
tives. 1t must come from the broadening
good sense of England, in obedience to the
general and emphatic wish OF the Irish people.
At social gathering of Irishmen in this
city on st. Patrick's day Mr.. Munster, an
Englishman, the home rule member of Parlia-
ment for Mallow, Ireland, said some earnest
words in support of the movement. Mr..
j. M. Bellew, who also spoke on that occasion,
asked that Irishmen of all opinions here should
support the constitutional agitation in which
the mass of Irishmen in Ireland were engaged.
to encourage impracticables in seeking what
it is impossible to obtain and to the exclusion
of what is practicable and promising of such
good to their unfortunate country. Those
who, admitting the long ill-treatment of Ire
land by England, see in this a possibility of a
better order of things, should wish the move
ment well. England herself in regarding it
should remember that she has, up to the pres
ent, only shown herself capable of misunder-
standing and SO misgoverning Ireland.
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TIE BRITISH MINISTERIAL CRISIS has termi-
mated. Mr.. Gladstone will resume Office, with
all his colleagues, and announce the fact to
Parliament tonight A very important move
ment for Mr.. Gladstone, his political friends
and the members of the opposition.
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RAPID TRANSIT in legislation is wanted in
Illinois. The Legislature there has been in
session eleven weeks and virtually only one
bill has been passed. And yet the Chicago
Tribune seems disposed to crow over this slow
coach legislation when it says with this
standard of measurement the present Legisla-
ture with its solitary chicken, is the best one
we have ever had"
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The Tombs-A Disgrace to the City.
Even in New York, where so many crimes
go undetected, so many culprits UNPUBLISHED,
it is possible that an innocent person may be
shut up on criminal accusation Society
has no right to inAict needless torment upon
these. Nor even upon the guilty should we,
before conviction, impose greater hardship
than is requisite to assure their attendance for
trial. We have no right to keep prisoners in
cells whose walls are Shiny with damp exhala-
tons from pestiferous morasses, and whose
air poisons the lungs it initiates. Such wrongs
we perpetuate at the Tombs, as will be seen
by the report made to the Board of Health,
published elsewhere in to-day's HERALD Built
upon a spot which the ''oldest inhabitant''
remembers as the Collect-a deep pond-re-
claimed by filling in from the superhuous
soil of the neighboring hills, mixed
with promiscuous filth and rubbish, this
monstrous structure was erected without
proper regard for thorough drainage and ven
tilation, and, though strong and secure, it has
from the first been deadly in its effect upon
the unfortunates and the guilty who have
been its involuntary tenants. Thirty years
ago Charles Dickens told the truth about it in
manner which reused tie ire of our fathers;
but even his satire produced no thorough i'm
provement in the condition of the gloomy
Jail 1t is crowded. In Winter it has no
proper heating apparatus. In Summer its air
is sufocating. New York city is not too poor
to redress the wrongs now made known by the
Sanitary Engineer and the Committee of In
spection. A thorough survey of the building
should at once be made by competent archi-
tects with reference to the question whether
it is susceptible of such internal changes as
would give it wholesome atmosphere. If
that is practicable the improvements should
be made during the coming Summer If
not, let us know the fact upon good
authority. Then it would be the imperative
duty of the municipality to set about build
ing, upon suitable ground, a proper prison,
as recommended by DR.. James, in which it
should be possible to confne persons accused
Of crime without sndangering their health.
This should not be allowed to become '.job,"
out of which contractors, officials and real
estate speculators NAV line their pockets. A
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SOUTH CAROLINA LOOKING UP.-The appoint
ment of ex-senator Sawyer, of South Carolina,
as Assistant Secretary of State comes the
nearest TO q Cabinet honor that that State has
enjoyed since John G. Calhoun was Secretary
Of State under President Tyler, in 1874.
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The SAVANNAH Advertiser thinks that Gen
4eral Grant will not go South, because radical
leaders fear that his presence there just now
might embarrass the party" The republican
party is sufficiently embarrassed by the mani
fold corruptions Of its leaders without needing
the results Of social visit of the President TO
the Southern part Of the country at this or
any other time.
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THE LIABILITY OF BANKERS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 10, 1879.
In the case Of David Soul against the Kensing-
ton Bank for the recovery of $4,000 in government
bonds stolen from box deposited for sale keep
ing when the bank was r0bbed In 1871, the Jury
this morning alter being out two DAYS. returaed q
verdict for the plaintiff.
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THE BIaAMIsT vANDERwERKER.
POUGHKEEP

PouGHKEEPsIB, N. u, March 10, 1873.
william vanderwerker, the exIustics Of the
Peace, charged with bigamy, has been held to bail.
The defendant presented a decree OF divorce
granted by an Indiana Court; but the Court here
rejected ".
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NAVAL ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 10. 1874
Captain Charles Ii. Baldwi has been ordered to
command the naval rendezvous at San Francisco
Lieutenants George F. wilkins and Louis V. han
sci TO the receiving ship Vermont, at New York;
Assistant Surgeon f. L. W. VarsOn to the naval
hOspital at Mare Island, Cal.
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Tho Report OF tho Civil Service Ex-
We have received the '.Report of the Board
of Civil Service Examiners for the Treasury
Department to the Advisory Board on the
Operation of the Rules and Regulations for
the Improvement Of the Civil Service in the
Treasury Department" The report is even
more verbose than its title and as feeble as it is
unimportant. While 1t details at great length
the manner of the examination of candidates,
it gives no real information on the subject,
and has no more national significance than if
the Board of Education in this city had re-
quired its Examiners to report their method in
ascertaining the fitness of lot Of prospective
schoolmasters. The report covers fifty three
pages of printed matter, and yet it reveals
nothing of greater public interest than an inele-
CANT ungrammatical complaint that "the ex-
aminations have brought to light an amazing
degree of ignorance, on the part of many. of
the most general features of the constitution"
Aside from the absurdity of Treasury clerks
becoming expounders of the organic law of
the United States, this sentence is worthy of
C'bIcAuI btuuy oA uCCOuut VI Iuo luSlBuL IL
affords into the deficiency of the Examiners
The examination begins by the candidate
being required to write his autobiog-
raphy for the inspection of the ''Board." This
is placed on file for the information of future
historians Although not rigidly adhered to-
it is the rule of the Board to ask one question
falling under each of the following heads =
Common fractions, decimal fractions, per-
centage or discount, interest, calculation of
customs duties, purchase or sale of United
States bonds, and conversion Of gold into cur
rency or currency into gold. Sometimes a
question in coinage or the conversion of cur
rencies is added. All this may be well enough,
but it Is SO thoroughly technical that it re-
minds us Of the story of the candidate for q
place in the Patent Office. His examination
had been exceedingly technical SO much SO,
indeed, that when he was asked who Confucius
was he answered, 'The inventor of religion"
We suppose the same intelligent candidate
would answer the question touching the calcu-
lation Of customs duties by demonstration of
his expected "divvy" and satisfy the Exam
liners of his knowledge of the purchase and
sale of United States bonds by informing them
that he bought ''on margin" and but gen.
orally 'short.'
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France and tho War Indemnity.

France and tho War Indemnity.
The French National Assembly, during the
sitting at Versailles yesterday, approved Of
tho treaty which was signed by M. Theirs and
Count Won Arnim, the German Ambassador,
last Saturday, providing for the payment of
the war indemnity and the final evacuation of
the territory of the Republic by the Prussians.
There was not one dissenting voice-the only
occasion, perhaps, ON which the Legislative
body has been decidedly unanimous since
the surrender and fall of Napoleon. The
financial condition of France to-day is some
thing marvellous. The annual budget, which
has just been presented to the National As
sembly, is most encouraging. In the Treas
ury there is already one-half of the sum due
to Germany. In order to be able to complete
the payments of the war indemnity at the
dates designated in the convention signed on
Saturday last no loan will be necessary. On
the LIST of July, therefore, evacuation will
will be completed. That France was severely
punished by her German foes is undeniable
but on the other hand no one can refuse to
admit that during the last two years, despite
disaster, wounded pride and honor, France
has revealed recuperative power which may
well make the proud German think and
tremble for the future. The resources of
France are enormous, and it will not be won
derful if in few years she again takes her
place in the front rank Of the great Powers of
Europe and the world.
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The News from South and Central
America,

Vho News rom SOutn ana central
America.
The Panama mail, under date of the 9Th
inst, brings us an interesting budget of news
and special HERALD news details from the
South and Central American States and Co.
lombia A gang of coin counterfeiters was
broken up at Panama in the midst of very
extensive and demoralizing operation, tending
to depreciate the currency of many States
and to disarrange commerce. The names of
the prisoners are given. The prevalence of
fever at Panama caused some of the neigh
boring peoples to take the precaution Of
quarantine. The Cuban question, with that
of the relations and policy of the United States
towards Spain with respect to Cuban and
Spanish colonial affairs generally, excited
vast deal Of interest in Peru, and the popular
feeling was, as it appears, extending. Quiet
prevails very generally. The religious debates,
eliminated by the act of the expulsion of the
Jesuits from Nicaragua, remain a cause of
excitement. Isthmus canal projects the
surveys connected Herewith, active financier-
ing and general increase of travel go far to
prove that the cause Of industry and trade is
progressing under the neighboring govern
ments despite the local losses which have fol-
lowed recent shocks of earthquake and very
general Generalization resulting from long
continued political agitation. The govern
ments of Peru and Colombia have signed an
important protocol and decree in furtherance
Of the American plan of an interoceanic canal
across the Isthmus of Panama.
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AmuStM6NIS lhlS tVeNlH6
wALIACK's THEATRE Broadway and Thirteenth
etreet.-DAvID GARRICK
BOOTHS THEATRE Twenty third street. corner Sixth
avenue.-DADDY O'DowD.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Twentythlrd st and Eighth
av.-UNCLE SAM
BowERy THEATRE. Bowery-AS IRISH FARCE
DESTINY, DC
THEATRE COMIoUE. No. 6l4 Broadway. -DHAxA,
NEW FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE 72s and 73O Broad.
way.-ALxE
WOODS MUSEUM. Broadway, corner Thrtieth St
ERNANI. Afternoon and Evening.
ATHENEUM. No. ISo Broadway VARIETY EN-
rRRrAINMENT.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth strset-IrALIAN
OPERA-MARrHA.
GERMANIA THEATRE Fourteenth street near Third
av-DK JUGENDJAHRE FRIEDRICH DIES GROssEN.
NIBI.O'S GARDEN. Broadway. between Prince and
Houston streets-LEo AND Loros.
ST JAMES THEATRE, Broadway and 18th Stun
LHsoUE OPERA-LuCREzIA BoRGIA
OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway, between Houston
and Blocker streets.-HUMPrY DuMPrY
UNION SQUARE THEATRE. Union square, between
broadway and Fourth ava BUSINESS WOMAN.
MRS. r. B. CONwAY's BROOKLYN THEATRE
BRYANT's OPERA HOUSE. Twenty third st.. corner
9th av.-NEGRO MINsTREIsy &c.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE. No. col Bowery.-
VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 61s Broadway
SCIENCE AND ART
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spatch to the Navy Department ''the insur-
gents have taken advantage of this state Of
affairs and have become more aggressive than
ever" This accords with the recent despatch
from our special correspondent, which shows
that the supplies landed from the Edgar Stuart
had found their way to the patriots at the most
opportune time. We call the attention of
President Grant and the Secretary of State to
this important official information, which can
not be suspected as exaggerated, as to the ac-
tual belligerent status of the Cubans
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sufficiently large plot of ground should be hon.
estly bought for the purpose in wholesome
locality and the Jail quickly and thoroughly
built in the interest of the city. and not
as mine for any ring. Every consideration
of humanity and justice requires that there
should be no longer delay in this matter. As
it now stands the community is murderously
guilty in this matter. It is said that the jail
attendants do not suffer. If that should prove
true il indicates that the requisite outlay
might provide q remedy for the evils which
certainly afilict the dodgers in the cells. Pub
lie sentiment demands the immediate atten-
ton of the city authorities to this matter.
Shall the disgrace continue? Or shall we
have even the criminals and malefactors in
the Tombs treated as human beings?
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wALIACK's THEATRE. Broadway and Thirteenth
ereet.-DAvID GARRICK.
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constituted himself the champion. He pro-
island would soon make existence very I'M
comfortable for their Protestant fellow coun-
trymen. He went SO far as to picture war of
religions, with English Professionalism stepping
in, sword in hand, to make matters even once
more From the programme Of the most adj
state of things would be the very reverse of
what would be likely to happen. While the
Professionals of Ireland number barely mil
lion the ultra Protestants cannot claim one
half Of that number. They certainly make
noisy protestation of loyalty enough for ten
times their number, and from no other cause
than their dominsering swagger manage
yearly to irritate their Cathelic neigh
bors in a few northern towns, and through
q consequent riot or two give Ireland very
bad name for peacefulness. No home rule
statesman worthy of the name would think
for moment of substituting the foaming,
cudgel politician of one religion for that of
the other As the extremist who represents
Fenianism would be frowned down by the
mass of contented people SO would the ultra
Protestant find his exuberant loyalty little, if
anything, in advance of the Catholic. Such
programme is certainly attractive and well
worthy the consideration of English statesmen.
The quieting of that seething mass of Irish
disaffection, whose present existence is as
dangerous as it is undeniable, would be great
achievement.
The home rule Parliament does not propose