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The New York herald., 1873-12-16

TIE POLICE RAID on THE POLICY DEALERS. -
The headquarters of the great policy organiza-
ton in the Bowery, which has about six hum
dred branch offices in this city alone, were
visited by the police yesterday and an effectual
stop was put to this nefarious business. The
extent of the policy swindle is alarming, no
less than three million dollars being the an
nual receipts at the Office in question. This
enormous amount Of money is mainly drawn
from the hard earnings of the working classes,
who are deluded into being robbed by the
specious representations OF those unconscion-
able gamblers. Although the action of the
police is tardy, it is no less welcome. The
present Board of Police Commissioners will
earn for themselves the gratitude and esteem
of the respectable portion of the community
if they persist to the end in abolishing all
those dens in which the public are daily
feeced. The policy swindle is worse than the
transactions of faro and keno concerns, as the
inducements held out to poor people are more
tempting and yelled under the appearance Of
fair dealing All honor to the police for what
they have accomplished in this matter.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
THE KELSEY CASE.

HUNTINGTON, L. l., Dec. Is, 1873.
The Injunction order in the Kelsey case granted
by County Judge John II. Reid and made returna-
BILE before Judge J. w. Gilbert, at the Supreme
Court, Brooklyn, December Is, was on Saturday
vacated by Judge Reid on a technical law point.
The statute makes an order OF injunction granted
on er pdrfe statements returnable within 10 days
made Is. The notice OF vacation was served 0nlMr.
=. II. Ackerly on saturday evening, who accepted
the same, and Immediately prepared papers for
another order, which was signed by Judge Reid, &C
his residence In Babylon. Sunolk county, at half
past twelve O'Clock this morning IL Is returnable
on Monday, December %. The object OF this In
junction Is to enable the defence to have hearing,
in which case they claim their ability 70 bring
proof that will put very different aspect on the
Whnla
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
The Steamship Franklin I'm COmmis-
sion-List OF Her Omccrs.

Vnc Steamshlp FRANKLIN I'm COmmho-
sion-List or Her Omcers.
BOSTON, Dec. 15 1878
The United States steamship Franklin was placed
In commission this afternoon. The ofncers and
men went on board at one O'Clock, alter which
Captain Roe, Executive Ofncer OF the station.
turned over the vessel to Cpatain Simson and the
American ensign was holsted. The following Ia .
complete list OF the officers Of the Franklin so far
as reported
Cdptdjn-E. Smson
Lieutenant Conanandeys-F. J. ngginson. G. W.
ArmentrOut.
Lieutenants-J. R. selrridge R. M. Cults. W. a.
Parker, II. w. Lyon.
Medical Inspector and Fleet Surgeon az tne NortA
Atlantic SQltddr0n-F. M. Gunnel.
Assistant StIr0e0n-William Houston.
Passed Assistant SurgeOn-F. M. Dearborne.
PuyunaSter-Frank Crosby.
ChieT EnJ5neer-A. ]. Kiersted.
Second Assistant Engtneer-C. ]. Habghorst
Mdster-Alexander McCrackn.
EnSignS-W. s. Holiday, j. 5. Abbott, John b.
Milton.
Nidshspmen-S. A. Staunton, A. J. Dabney.
CAPTAIN or the Marine COrps-Charles Haywood.
First Lieutenant or the Marine Corpse. Il. Rob-
inson.
Boats,cain-John McCarerty.
Gunner-Thomas r. Wilson.
CdrpenteT-H. M. Griflths.
SdilD1uker-Wiiiam M. H0wellS
The Franklin will, doubtless, be the tagship Of
the Cuban squadron, OF which Admiral Porter will
probably have command.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
Agassfx and Noason.

1t is but seldom that a great nation has
reason to mourn the loss almost at the same
time of two of its most honored and distin-
guished citizens. The death of Agassiz and
the death of Judge Nelson, occurring as they
have done SO near each other, have commanded
the attention of the press, not only here, but in
Europe. Here, as there, it is felt that two
good men have passed away from the scenes
Of human activity and that the world is poorer
from their absence. Judge Nelson was old
and had retired from active life; Agassiz,
though not young was, until quite recently,
full of hope and full of enterprise; but the
death of the one and the other has created
gulf which it will be difficult to bridge.
The name of Agassiz is associated with
some of the grandest triumphs of modern
science. A foreigner by birth, he was an
American by choice and by hearty adop-
ton; and in the future his name will
be associated with American history.
Of all the scientists of the present time
no one was moro daring and at the
same time more conservative than Agassiz;
and, wide as was his knowledge Of the book of
nature, he never found that that knowledge
conficted with the Book of Revelation. In
this respect he was model scientific inquirer
Judge Nelson, in his day, occupied different
sphere and had different work. During his
active life there was, as there is in ours, great
temptation to do that which was wrong. But
this man has passed away with
record which is as white as snow
record which covers alike his career
as lawyer and his career as judge. Of how
few of our lawyers and judges still left in the
midst of us could SO much be said Venality
is too common at the Bar and on the Bench;
and although of late improvement has been
made, there is need for greater improvement
still Agassiz and Nelson have both left
lessons behind them The lesson read by the
one is that the deepest knowledge is not in
compatible with the highest form of religious
belief. The lesson read by the other Is that
success in legitimate calling is not antago-
nistic to purity Of life and integrity of char
acter. -r~-sF>
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
The Coast Signal Service.

The Weather Bureau, we learn, is now add
ing to its storm-signalling machinery q new
s'whsel within wheel" This is system of
coast signals lining the Atlantic beach from
Cape Hatteras northward. This novel ex-
pertinent is designed to bring vessels which
have been out of port for several days on the
high seas under the telegraphic premonitions
from Washington. Thus vessel, having left
Cape May an hour after storm-warning is
hoisted, will proceed but little way before
the coast-signalman vii notify her of the ap-
preaching cyclone.
The HERALD more than year ago urged
the adoption of some expedient like this to
caution vessels in transitu Of the great Atlantic
gales, and the present experiment will be
hailed with pleasure by all who sympsthize
with the perilous life of the mariner.
This new branch of the Meteorological
Department will use the international signal
code Gust issued by the Bureau of Naviga-
tion), in which its observers have been dill
gently trained at Fort Whipple, Va These
observers will cooperate with the officials of
the Life Saving and Wrecking Service now
on the coast and they will be in Independent
and telegraphic communication with the Gen.
tral Signal Office at Washington. The wires
for this service have been already suspended
from New York (or rather Sandy Hook) to
Barnegat and along the entire Jersey coast,
and are now being laid from Norfolk to Cape
Henry and Cape Hatteras. Submarine cables
will be used to cross intervening inlets and
make the network complete.
This is, we understand, the first service ofthe
kind ever undertaken. The cautionary signals
have heretofore, not only in this, but in Euro
pean countries, been displayed to vessels in
port; but the present arrangement will assist
the thousands of vessels which constantly run
up and down the coast to ''get wind" of COM
ing gales and stand out of the way. If these
signal stations can be connected by cable with
our off-shore sentinels at the lightships and
lighthouses their prospective usefulness and
value to the shipping would, we suggest, be
very greatly enhanced. We remember how
last summer the steamer E. M. Arndt came
into this port at the front of storm, which
she was the first to announce, and which fol-
lowed upon her westward wake. 1t seems in
the highest degree probable that if the coast
signal station could bs connected with the
lightships. such early announcements of ad-
vancing northeast gales might be greatly in
creased and great good done.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

Point Military Academy. yesterday arrived at ~
Olenham Hotel.
PniloJ Boveridge, son OF the Governor Of I'M
nois win marry. De0 voleNte Miss Ella N. Rutxer,
In Bloomington. ILL.,, on the 18th inst.
Sunday last, Dec. Is. was the seventy fourth an
nlversary OF the death OF George Washington; !;
'nrst In war. first In peace, nrst in the hearts of
his c0untrymen."
newsboy In Wilmington, DEL, has saved money
enough by selling papers to buy his mother SOW
ing machine. This is much better than being
knocked ON the head by a brutal policeman.
Colonel Charles II. Taylor has become soio
manager OF the Boston Globe, with Edwin Baem ~
assistant 1t is often said ''the world Ii given 20
change" and 1t now seems that the Globe ts.
Reporters who attend prize fights must be care
ful or they may meet the fate OF one OF the rator
nifty In Illinois. who has been arrested and lodged
In jail for being present in his journalistic capacity
at a mill In that State that resulted fatally to one
OF the parties.
Southern paper says OF Jer Davis, that 'ho
does not care to enter Congress and play the part
OF the Atturfan parrot seen by Humboldt In tho
Azores, which spoke the language or the Atturisns
an extinct Indian tribe, and whose words no one
could understand
The morale OF the Milwaukee Sentinel stan seoma
to have been slightly disturbed lately. 1t appears
that the paper suddenly changed hands, and the
editor and proprietor suddenly found himself
without an organ. 1t is stated that Senator Car
penter has finger in this typographical "pL"
Mrs. Mix, widow OF q United States navy cap.
tain, and mother-in-law OF Hon. G. G. Kuntz, OF
Wisconsin, died at the residence OF the latter In
Sank county, on the I'd inst. aged So. One OF her
sons died as lieutenant in the navy and another
was killed during the rebellion while Colonel Of an
Iowa regiment. The deceased was well known In
naval and military circles
Notwithstanding the democrats have carried
Texas by some 50, 900 majority las democratic
journal might say) the reign OF order does not seem
to be restored in that State. For example, recently
In Parker county. some young men tried to steal
the daughter OF Mr.. Majors, who fred into the
party. The fire was returned. and Mr.. Majors was
killed. The party arrested and placed In jail.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
TRIPLE HEET.
New York, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 1873.
TIE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
TO-Day's Contents of the
Herald.

"THE NATIONAL FINANCES! FIRST SKIRMISH-
ING IN CONGRESS- TAXATION OR RE-
DUCED EXPENDITURES SQUIRTING AT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS H PAGE.
CONGRESS- AND THE NATIONAL FINANCES A
FIELD DAY YESTERDAY A GREAT DEAL
OF BUNCOMBEi THE TAX NCREASE
THE BANKRUPTCY REPEAL BILLl SUM-
NER AND PINCHBACK-THIRD PAGE.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
Yesterday THE sPECULATORs AWAIT
ING CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONi GOLD UP
HOW THE BROOKLYN TREASURY WAS
ROBBED-NINTH PAGE
WALL STREET BUSINESS PHOTOGRAPHED IN
INKi WHAT WILL CONGRESS DO Os-PUL-
PIT AND LITERARY THEFTS-ABUSE OF
POLICE CLUBS-FIFTH PAGE.
TIE CUBAN CAPTAIN GENERAL URGED TO
PROCLAIM MARTIAL LAW THROUGHOUT
THE ISLANDS THE RIOTERS DENOUNCEDi /
MEETING OF SLAVE OWNERSl THE vlR-
GINlUS SURRENDER-SEvENTH PAGE.
VIGOROUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CARTAGENAi /
SIEGE SUCCESS TO ASSURE THE RECoG-
NITION OF THE EREPUBLIC-SEvENvu PAGE.
FRENCH PETITION FOR RESTORATION OF
THE MONARCHY COMPENSATION TO THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AGITATION OF
EUGENIE OVER THE BAzAINE SENTENCE
SEVENTH PAGE.
GERMANY TAKES 24,ooo,oOo MARKS OF THE
NEW HUNGARIAN LOAN-SWISS PRESI-
DENTAL ELEC1ION-SEvENTH PAGE.
THROWING TEA INTO THE SEAL HOW 1T is
PROPOSED TO COMMEMORATE THE OAR
ING ACT OF PATRIOTIC SAMUEL ADAMS
A CENTURY AGO-SEvESTH PAGE.
WORLDS SORROw LAST HOURS OF
AGAssIZ-IMPORTANT GENERAL NEWS
SEVENTH PAGE.
THE SINKING OF THE VILE DU HAvREi SUR.
vIvORS' ACCOUNTS-FACTS ABOUT THE
ACCIDENT TO THE COAL BARGE UPLAND
FOURTH PAGE.
HONORING THE LAMENTED NELSON ELO-
QUENT TRIBUTES BY THE BENCH AND
BARI COURTS ADJOURNEDi THE OBSE-
QUIES-THE PASSION PLAY ALBUM
FOURTH PAGE.
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND
THE LATE JUSTICE NELSON STATES
HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAX THE PACIFIC
RAILwAYS-THE PRESS On TIE CHIEF
JUSTICESHIP-FIFTH PAGE.
POLICE .sPULLINGn THE "POLICYn PEOPLEl
A SORTIE BY THE FOURTEENTH PRE-.
CINCT ON THE BOwERY HEADQUARTERS
OF THE CURSE OF THE CITY-TROTTING
TURF TROUBLES-FIFTH PAGE.
THE KILLING OF PATROLMAN BURNS-MUNI.
CIPAL MATTERS-EIGHrH PAGE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PAGE.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
Naval Orders.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is 1871
Commander James A. Greer has been ordered to
duty as q member OF the Board OF Inspectors; Com.
mander Francis A. Baker as Lighthouse Inspector
OF the Fifth district; Lieutenant Commander e. r.
woodward to the receiving ship Vermont a.
executive; Lieutenant w. L. Field to special duty
In the Bureau OF Navigation; Assistant Surgeon
Carpenter 8. A: Whitehouse and Acting
Sailmaster A. w. stephens TO the Minne-
sofa; Commander Sabins Stanley Is detached
from duty as Lighthouse Inspector OF the Filth
district from January !, and placed On waiting
orders; Lieutenant I. p Gilmore is detached from
Assistant Engineer b. Fioo1 Is detached from the
Iroquois and ordered to the Saco; Third AS
sistant Engineer G. H. White is detached
from the Saco and ordered to return home and re-
port on arrival; Gunner John Gaskins is detached
from the Norfolk Navy Yard and ordered to the
Minnesota Gunner John G. Ritter Is detached from
the Frolc and ordered to the Navy Yard at Nor
folk.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

THE LETTER OF BRoTHER.-The sad story
OF the Vile du Havre calamity seems to be in
exhaustible. This morning we publish, among
other interesting matter describing the melan-
choly scenes during the last moments, letter
from a young gentleman of this city, Mr..
Waite who, with his young sister, left our
shores, contemplating a tour of pleasure in
the Old World, little dreaming that it would
cast dark cloud Of gloom and sorrow over
his future years. We will let him tell his own
story, one Of peculiar horror and tenderness,
reveal;Sg qualities which the public will not
be q applaud.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
DISTINGUISHED COMPANY AT WEST POINT.

The Earl OF Roscbery, viscount Tarbert, cnief
Justice shea OF the Marine Court General Gilmore
and Roswell L. Colt visited West Point on Friday
last by special invitation. The party ysitcd ah
the interesting points OF this mcst ipterestihg
locality, attended by General Ruger anu COM
partments OF the institution were specla, upJects
OF regard and interest to the visitors, VINO, after
partaknr OF the inequalities OF General Upton, re-
turned 10 the city the same evening. well pleased
with their visit and entertainments
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

for increased taxation 70 meet increased ex-
penditures and reduced revenue was doubtless
the proyocation to this resolution from the
House. As between the Secretary and the
House. the country viii certainly sustain the
House against an increase of our taxes and in
favor of general retrenchment in the ma
tional expenditures
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

SUMMERS DoUBLE TEAM.-Senator Sumner,
it seems, wants to make q double team Of
General Amnesty and his Civil Rights BILL
Are they not strong enough to travel alone
and in single harness?
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
THE CRADLE OF THE HUMAN RACE.

Lecture BefOre the American Oe0Sropnt-
cal Society.
Mr.. George Kennan, author OF "Tcnt Life In
Siberia and distinguished traveller Asia. will
read paper this evening before the American
Geographical Society," entitled 'The Mountains and
Mountainccrs OF the Eastern Caucasus" at tho
rooms ol the historical society, Second avenue
and Eleventh street, Chief Justice DAILY presiding.
The lecture will be illustrated by splendid stcrc0p
ticon views, revealing the splendid scenery Of the
Eastern Caucasus, and native costumes and war
implements OF Daghestan will be exhibited.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

and expenditures. A change may como over
members before they meet in January. par
ticularly if the administration. which is well
nigh all powerful. should be determined to
use the party whip and force its measures.
Although the resolution proposed by Mr..
Kelley is not very explicit, and seems to be
framed to prevent the idea getting abroad
that any great increase of the currency is
contemplated, it seems to carry out that
gentleman's well known views regarding
legal tender and convertible currency.
temporary loan on bonds means.
we apprehend. new issue of
bonds. bearing, as Mr.. Kelley says, a low rate
OF interest in currency-three sixty-ive per-
haps-and these being redeemable in United
States notes are intended to give elasticity to
the currency. 1t would be we'll, prob
ably, if relief could be obtained both
to the Treasury and the business interests
of the country while passing through present
circulation-if the present amount could be
put in such form as to give elasticity.
Withdrawing the national bank circu-
lation and substituting in its place
legal tenders would not increase the
volume of currency, while at the
same time it would afford all the relief the
Treasury needs, or is likely to need 1t would,
besides, give the profit of three hundred mil
lions of circulation to the government and
people. That amount of six per cent
bonds taken up with the legal tender
issue would save to the country eighteen
based directly on the credit of the govern
ment if kept steady or not augmented must,
in the course of reasonable time, with
favorable state of foreign trade and
exchange, approximate to q specie basis.
The greenbacks would become as good as
gold. It is not the greenback currency that is
in the way of specie payments, as many fool
ishly argue, but the balance of trade and our
indebtedness abroad. We should reach specie
payments no sooner if all the legal
tenders were Withdrawn and national
bank currency were issued in its place. In
deed, we should be further off, and
it may we'll be doubted if we should ever have
a specie basis with a national bank currency
of six or seven hundred millions We would
have the government look steadily toward
specie payments, and direct all its measures
to that end, and if possible fix some time
in the future for that. There is nothing
scarcely that this country cannot accomplish
when fully resolved. In the meantime, how
ever it would be better to overcome the ex-
isting embarrassments of the Treasury by re-
trenchment than by increased taxation. AT
any rate the greenbacks could be used in the
way we have mentioned without initiating the
volume Of currency in circulation.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

ONE RESULT OF THE HARBoR DISTRACTIONS,
caused by the vast quantities Of ashes and
garbage which are being constantly thrown
into the river and bay, has been shown in the
stranding in the bay of the fine ocean steamer
Greece, belonging to the National line. The
regular channel is being rapidly filed up
by these distractions and certainly the
prompt action of Pilot Commissioner Blunt
against such unlawful practices is sadly
needed, if we wish to keep the commerce of
the metropolis intact. couple of swift
police boats patrolling our waters night and
day and keeping sharp lookout for delin-
quents, will serve as an efficient check against
such an unwarrantable nuisance.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. l6-l A. N.
PTObG0iltt1eS

WASHINGTON, ID. o.. Dec. l6-l A n.
Probabilities
For New England on Tuesday. partly cloudy
weather, with light to gentle northwesterly to
southwesterly winds.
For THE MIDDLE STATES AND THE LAKE REGION.
AND THENCE SOUTHWARK TO TENNESSEE, WINDS
GRADUALLY BACKING TO soUTHERLY. WITH GRNER-
ALLY CLEAR WEATHER.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, less pres
sure, with partly cloudy weather. the temperature
rising slightly in the Lower Mississippi Valley.
For the Northwest generally clear weather with
light southerly to westerly winds, will prevail
during the day.
For the canal region OF New York State the tenn
perature will remain stationary during the coming
"a hours.
The Weather in This City Yesterday.
The following record will show the changes In
the temperature for the past "a hours in compari-
son with the corresponding day OF last year. as In
dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's Pnar-
maCV. HERALD Building
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
Our Strcets-Thc Duty OF the Authori-
ties.

Our strcets-Thc Duty OF tho Authori-
Among the many nuisances that aflict tax
payers, most of them owing their continued
existence to the apathy and criminal careless
ness of the constituted authorities who are
supposed to watch over the interests of the
city, the least tolerable are those that infest
our thoroughfares. The condition of some of
the principal streets after o rain storm or a
heavy fall of snow is disgraceful in the ex-
treme and dangerous to pedestrians. In many
places ruts and defective pavements are per-
mitted to remain as man traps, and severe in
juries are frequently the result. Street lamps
are at times extinguished by the wind and no
effort is made to relight them. Iron doors and
ventilators cucumber the sidewalks, and are
admirably adapted for breaking limbs or rip
ping clothing. The public complain and
journals are filled with indignant remon-
strances against these nuisances; but no
sensible action is ever taken to remove them.
The patrolman walks leisurely along the
street, making note of the number of un-
lighted lamps he has passed on his beat, yet
he never thinks of relighting them, although
it would not interfere in the slightest degree
with his special duties. How easy, too,
would it be for the knight Of the
shield and baton to throw q plank OF two
across a dangerous rut or place stepping stones
where the slush and mud are ankle deep? This
is mode of utilizing the police that cannot
be objected to on reasonable grounds. They
should be compelled, in their capacity as pro-
tectors of person and property, to remove
aught that may be injurious to the same when
opportunity offers Now that we may look for
the commencement of the real winter season,
with its attendant snow, thaw, rain and slush,
the question of street cleaning should also be
considered from o practical point of view.
Treacherous hillocks of frozen mud, hidden
in pools of slush, should not be allowed to
remain until the sun alone removes them. The
police authorities, with very little exertion,
could render our streets comparatively COM
Portable, even during the most inclement win
ter. The only question is, will they do it?
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

BOOTHS THEATRE, Sixth and Twenty-tnird St.
KIr; on rnE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

last year ....................... IS,
The New York herald., 1873-12-16
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

PARK THEATRE BROOKLYN, opposite City Hail.
ALnA; on, Held IN BONDAGE
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, 18th St and Broadway
OLp HEADS Young HEARTS.
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

The EMPRESS EUGENE, according to a news
despatch which we publish this morning, is
deeply grieved at the sentence passed upon Mar
shall Bazaine. A visit about to be made to Queen
Victoria has been postponed in consequence.
Why should not the Empress be grieved? The
disgraced Marshal of France loved the house
of which she is prominent representative, not
wisely, but too well. What may happen in
France we know not; but if the Bonapartes
at an early day return to power Bazaine will,
NO doubt, benefit by Eugenie's grief Bazaine
has chance which poor Ney had not
SIGNIFICANT OF Nor VERY hard TIMES
To see twenty or thirty private carriages at
ore time in front Of one of our Broadway
fashionable jewelry stores, and streams of
others going and coming from nine A. M. TO
four +. M
The New York herald., 1873-12-16

METROPOLITAN THEATRE. 5s5 Broadway.-vARrrrr
ErIERIAIHMENr.