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The New York herald., 1873-07-19
STREET CAR OUfRAGES.
Car Conductors and Change.


TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Allow me to call your attention to what call an
imposition the public. I came up town the
other day on a of the City Hall, Broadway and
University Place line. After had entered the car
found that had no smaller change than IS bill
but found an English sxpence in my pocket,
which l gave to the conductor. He handed me
back one cent. told him would not give him
sixpence. English, for six cents; that 1t was at
least worth twelve cents. He handed it back to
me. l then gave him IS bill He told me
would have to get out OF the car to change It, as he
couldn't. I said to him / would not get Out to
change the bill, that 1t was his place to change the
bill. He next pulled the strap and threatened to
put me or the car. He changed his mind and put
my s. bill In his pocket. When l was getting
out at Fourth street, demanded my change 81 s5.
tic told me he would take 1t to the depot to get
rentlemsn EeXL to me paid my fare or he would
nave taken c,v bill to the depot. Had he been
civil and asked me t;y address so tnat he could
send me my change So".d not find fault with
him on the contrary, he aSIsSa and threatened
to put me OFF the car. l was so lrisstened that
handed my card TO gentleman just Scttins out at
the time that might have him for witness. NOV,
Mr. Editor, do you not think that superntenGcuts
managers should be more circumspect when
employing men for conductors, q position where
civIlty and poll -eness are absolutely necessary
am nineteen years In business in this city and
never met man so unfit for the position he now
holds as the above conductor No. 65
ROBERT p. LEONARD.
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Full Fares for Children.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Similar complaints may be made by others than
the LADY OF the Nineteenth Ward" OF conductors
extra charges. Last week, IN one Of the Astoria
cars. witnessed an instance. A young man of
seventeen or eighteen years OF age got on at the
Eye lnfrmary eleventh street, think), leading
by the hand little sister OF four or five years, who
had been operated on at the Innrmary. Her little
form attracted sympathy, for we knew that beneath
that thick blue veil and goggles there was suffer
ing. The little sufferers baby hands. as they lay
quietly in her lap, told any one Of her lnfantile
years. but the conductor eXacted full tor her.
In reply to demonstrating question OF q gentle
man on the opposite seat the brother replied that
it was the first time he had ever been asked full
fare for her. Query-Did the company get that
lareY II they did. was it a just OneY
ANOTHER LADY OF THE NINETEENTH WARD.
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afterwards respectable old woman got in, when
the offensive individual referred TO arose. threw
his arms around her neck, kissed her and forced
being demonstrated with by one OF the pas
sengers he became abusive and continued
addressing the various passengers, both male and
female, In blasphemous language, and to sing and
otherwise to act in disordery manner, until, ar
irving up town, one OF the passengers, feeling the
arm and led him out OF the car IL is perhaps
needless 10 say to those III the habit OF riding in
the Third Avenue cars mat the conductor was ire
quenty appealed to, but that these annoyances
seemed to him rather In the lie hit OF joke than an
outrage upon those who were entitled to his pro-
lection. VERITAS.
July lh 1h73.
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SUPREME C0UhT-cHAMBEaS.

Another Application for Bail In tho
Jacob Young Homicide.
Before Judge Daniels.
Application was made yesterday to admit to bail
Michael Buckley, Of the parties indicted for the
murder OF Jacob Young. on last st. Patrick's Day,
in Harlem. Colonel J. B. Fellows, who made the
application, urged that the accused had nothing to
do with the murder, and that he could not be con-
vlcted Judge Daniels said that the counsel had
failed to make as strong case In favor OF the &C
cused as counsel for Mcdonald, and he must deny
the application. The evidence before the Coroner
was not very conclusive against him, but that
taken before the Grand Jury was more pointed and
decisive, and, again. 1t The opinion OF the Dis
trict Attorney that the evidence was ample to Sc.
cure q conviction.
Decisions.
By Judge Daniels.
Miller Vs. Acknowledgment Of divorce granted
on report OF referee.
ConElln va. Observation-Disclosures settled.
Jones vs.. Oceanic steam Navigation Company
Memoranda for counsel
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TIL URT S.

report was published yesterday TO the erect
that Platt & Boyd had been sued by the govern
ment TO $780, 900 for alleged irregularities
in the importation OF glassware. Mr.. Bliss, the
United states District Attorney, says that this
report Is not true, but adds that an investigation
In reference to the matter might, without his
knowledge, have been commenced az the Custom
House. He is not aware OF any such investiga-
ttOn.
Judge Blatchford, OF the United States District
Court, left town last evening for Newport, II. L.,
having finished all the business that was submitted
to him during the sessions OF Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday last.
In the United states District Court Judge Blatch-
ford has decided that under new act OF Congress
informers In internal revenue cases have no legal
claim to fixed moieties from the proceeds Of the
sale OF seized goods.
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Thus leaving the government the actual owner
OF only about fifteen and half million dollars on
the first day OF July with an accrued and undue in
terest 1T that time amounting to nearly ten mil
lions OF dollars.
] hope that you will continue your in
vestlgations OF this subject Probe 1t to the bot.
tom, ior can assure you that there are many OF
your readers who believe tnat the condition OF the
Treasury is not as good even as the figures herein
given would seem 10 indicate. On the contrary,
the foregoing Ggures demonstrate that mucn Oi
what Is called gold" in the vaults OF the Treasury
Is not there, but IS an amount represented by
checks and memorandums OF prominent members
OF the syndicate. At all events, let us know with
what the government proposes TO redeem the
seven hundred millions OF paper whlcn " mas
forced the people to accept as money, ana wnen IL
proposes to commence redeeming It's promises
and thereby giving them q nxed and permanent
value, AN AMERICAN,
and not member OF any ring.
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sUPiEIoR CCUR1-SpaClAL TERM.
Decisions

Decisions.
BY Judge Freedman
Schaffer vs. Standardization granted.
Parker VS.. Parker.-Case referred back to referee
to take further proof.
amount claimed.
Tompkins vs. Schuler.-Order that the receiver
prosecute action, &c.
Newheld vs. Copperman.-Order granting new
trial, &C.
By Judge Mcneil.
The People, eX rel. Philip Merke, VS.. Andrew II.
Green, COmptrOer.-Ordert that mandamus tssue
Lowerre Vs. Chambers.-Ordcr opening inquest
and amending complaint by increasing amount OF
damages claimed
Brown vs.. Windmuller.-Order reducing judg-
ment $3.50.
Schreyer VS.. Schreyer.-Order settled.
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The Rights OF Children in Cars.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
The letter of the car conductor in his own de-
fence IN your issue OF this date raises subject
upon which l and probably many more Of your
readers would like some informal tion Have rail.
road companies q right to demand full fare for
children under twelve years OF age occupying seats
or else eject them from their seats in case OF re-
tusal to pay full fareY see this done daily. 1t
scsm ms to me unjust know that might makes
rgi;t 2nd ttat the public nave no rights tnat CON-
panes arS bound to respect Still, il they have
not the legal lower let us one and all resist It,
have never hearo this question answered
PATERFAMlLlAS.
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CoMPTRoLLBR's RECEIPTS.

Comptroller Green reports the following amounts
paid yesterday into the city treasury Iron Blu
reau OF Arrears-Arrears OF taxes, assessments,
water rent ana interest. so SbS. From Bureau OF
Collection of Assessme Assessments for street
openings and improvements, and interest city
and county,. Sa67i. From Bureau OF Water Regis
ter-Croton water rents and penalties, s24,o ,os3.
From Bureau Of City Revcnuc-Markct rents and
fees, 500. From Mayors Second dAiarshal-Llcenses
and fees s2aI. Total &44.8Gk
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Y0RKvIlLE Police CDuhI.

One Way of Obtaining a Conductors
Berth.
At the Yorkville Police Court yesterday Justice
Coulter committed a young man named Thomas
Hagg, in default of $500 ball. on charge OF forgery
1t Is alleged that the prisoner wrote letter to the
President OF the Eighth avenue road to which he
signed the name OF Herman b. wilson, Superin-
tendent OF that line, requesting the appointment
Of the accused as Q conductor.
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THE GOLD QUESTION.
Are the Daily Reports OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury Strictly Correctf
NEW YORK. July Ia 1874

Are the Daily Reports OF the Secretary
OF tho Treasury Strictly Correctf
NEW YORK, July Is, 1879.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
For over twenty years I have been a constant
reader OF the HERALD, regarding 1t always as
reliable source OF information on all subjects o
public interest, among which none has attracted
more serious and general attention than those
which have recently appeared in its editorial and
financial columns relating to the gold reserve in
the United states Treasury as compared with its
outstanding obligations.
This question comes nearer home to the business
interests and welfare of the American people than
any other which can now occupy their attention; !;
for upon 1t depends the future purchasing power
of the entire currency OF the country, on which
nearly all contracts are based.
With these impressions firmly fixed on my mind,
imagine my surprise on reading III one OF the MORN
lug journals Of this date severe and, to my mind,
impertinent criticism on the efforts now being
made to obtain information on this all important
subject.
the author OF the article above alluded to, after
sneerng at all who differ with him in his (appa-
remit belief IN the statements OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury goes on TO insult the intelligence OF
tna American people by haunting the figures daily
put. forth that :sc:e are $50, 600 OF
the only claims are the outstanding certificates,
amounting to s43, 10000. endcavoring thereby to
convey the Impression that the government is the
ACTUAL owner Of $37,00o,COo OF coin. Now, Mr..
Ldsor, desire to call attention to the statement
Of the secretary as published on the LIST day OF
May, together with his known receipts and expen-
ditures iron, that time until the present. and then
to invite your attention to the peculiar phase OF
Official character that can put forward such
statement be.oTe our too conddlng American
people.
According to The 1st CT May statement there
was-
Int rest due and unpaid s3t5f 45s
Interest due on thai day Hli92bi
Outstanding coin certificates - .S 400
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. . .$4a, ,493 lS5
The Treasury amounting to- ...,....... S76.e7G 4f0
Deduct demand oblig 45,4e3 i5S
Balance belonging TO Treasury .S3l 4s3 2sl
To which adj ior customs May and June. 25,oO00s0
Total. ............. ,4S3 2Si
From which deduct tor gold sold May
ana June. .Sl3, WuUJ
interest due July l................. Zo,sloiR 49,
Total
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Another Car Outrage.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Your attention is called to the folowing:-Car
No. 13 OF the Third Avenue line started for up town
from opposite the sun ONCE yesterday monday
afternoon, about four O'Clock. 1t had proceeded
short distance when blear-eyed, loatbsome sot,
with a cigar in his mouth, was helped to seat by
q companion aud the conductor OF the car. Shortly
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the ocean; what IL its greatest humbug answer.
"Purgatory;" what is irs greatest merit the
beng as exclusive as you please. The best and
the worst that have to say OF Newport Is that 1t
is as quiet as the step OF c0urtier, as lonely as
shOOting- cracker the day after the Fourth.
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ccv.T OF coMMon PLsAs-speCiAL TERM.
DectsiOns 9.

BY Judge Van Brunt.
Beaumont vs.. BeaumOnt.--See opinion.
Macklin vs. Eel!y.-RepOrt confirmed.
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SUPREME cOuRT-sPecIAl Term.
Decision

BY Judge Van Brunt.
Farchild vs. Fa.rchild.-Case settled.
John G. Overhiser VS.. Lorenzo b. Tucker.-Judg-
ment Tor plaintin.
Douglas vs.. Observation-Disclosures ordered.
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man y I'LL HlaXnlncent view can be obtained OF
Easton.s Pond, the beach, the ocean, the avenue,
Fort Adams, the Dumplings, Narragansett Bay,
Canonicut Park and the white line OF the
CITY with the n0tels, public buildings anu
cottages, looking like one OF Kawaseg's
house.thronged pictures The drive to Mian-
Island Is adjacent, and is the site OF an asylum for
the poor. Fort Greene, Blue Rocks, Goat Island,
Lime Rock (the home OF Ida Lewis, Fort Dump
ling, Rose Island and Brenton's Reef are all legt.
mate objects OF visit once twice. thrice, and, seen
In the coo of the morning or the heat OF sunset,
are worthy themes for the artists pencil and the
poets pen. For my part, don't see why the poor
correspondent should be crowded out. / don't
believe even In literary 'rngsr and n Tennyson
were to form one should hate 1t as much as TAM
many Speaking OF drives, however, l ought 10
have mentioned Lawtons Valley, Bellevue avenue,
Bailey's Beach and Spouting Rock, where the
water Is said 10 sometimes spout fifty eet into the
air. But whether the intervals OF the spouting are
once day or once In the memory OF the
Oldest tnhabitant Is another point upon which
am not calculated to give accurate information.
II you fond OF beautiful sheets OF watersheds
with which the tired earth IN this vicinity Is fond
OF covering itself-go TO Lily Pond. Drive out
Ocean avenue also, and visit Fort Adams. Some
OF the finest villas IN the city located on Narra-
gansett avenue, and the "Forty stepsv with which
IL terminates would be well worth going down
II you didn't have to go up them again. Canonicut
Park might almost be termed New Newport" IL
consists OF about i've hundred acres at the extreme
north OF the island, midway between Newport and
Narragansett. 1t Is designed for private resi-
dences only.
] had intended and perhaps was expected, to
say something about the ladies' fasnl0ns, but
as ft would be difficult to write an es-
say about non-existence, 30 IL would be
impossible to say much that Ia interesting Of any
thing 80 near that condition as an Old fashion. On
this head the only point 10 which 1t is prudent TO
which Is expressed by period. But II you ask me
what Is the greatest ANTIQUITY at NeH aort rsniI
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IN GENERAL.

No more Of the kl-klux suits now pend
ing in the United States are to bo prosecuted
by the government, except in u few unusually
heinous cases.
The marine hospital, on Common street.
New Orleans which cost tho government
nearly half million, was sold at auction, Aug,
| 1, for $5l, 900.
--Vice-President Wilson, it is now said
walks with ease and shows little signs Of
paralysis except in his face, over one side Of
which he wears black patch, the right eye
not having recovered completely.
Fifty years Of old documents and bills are
undergoing condensation in tho document
room OF the senate and will be slowed away
to make space for the sapient productions of
modern legislation. The files are very incom-
pie. There are few documents before 1927
and none before 1914, when tho capital was
burned by the British.
The Division Of inspection Of steam vcs-
sells Of the treasury department has prepared
u table of pressures allowable on boilers made
since 1872, giving the figures for boilers from
-blA W iIi'hSp ~ N'"iiiS'N''
with different thicltnesses OF plates and ten
sie strength. This table is Of special i'm
portance to the manufacturers of boilor iron.
The act of congress under which inspections
of boilers on steam vessels are made is justly
strict ON the subject, and all iron used i'll
boilers must be inspected and stamped.
Rear Admiral Steedman, commanding the
South Pacific fleet, will be placed on the re-
tired list in tho department. Rear-Admiral
Olney has received preparatory orders to COM
mand the fleet in the navy. Rear-Admiral
Tylor commanding the South Atlantic fleet,
will be retired and relieved Of command by
Rear Admiral Strong. Rear-Admiral jenkins,
commanding tho Asiatic fleet will bo retired
in December; his successor il not yet dcsig-
mated.
In view of the present disorgani,cd CON
dition of affairs in Spain, the vessels COM
prising tho European squadron, under COM
mand Of Rear-Admiral Case, have been Or
dered to the Spanish ports Wabash, the flag
ship of tho squadron, il on her way to Carta-
gena, and tho Congress and Wachusett will
follow The Shenandoah is at Cadiz. The
Alaska, now in commission at Brooklyn, will
sail to join the European squadron.
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Hot Talk from California.

The Sacramento Union has been serv-
ing up some delightful thermometrical
"reminiscences of the old mining days Of
the golden state. In 1858 the mercury
in the shade marked 115 degrees at
Coloma for many days. In 1854 it rose
in Diamond springs several times to ia
and 1l5. In 1859, one day, it rose to
III Mt San Andieas the same day to
121 at Knights ferry, and to 1873, in the
shade, at several places in Santa Bar
bara and San Bernardino. The last
feat of the mercury pushed things a
little too far. Birds fell dead from the
trees, and cattle in the fields. But
from 1850 to 1857 it was not regarded
as exceptional at the towns OF Jackson,
Placerville, Coloma, Sonora, Mokelumne
hill and other mining places, when the
mercury in the shade to 40 degrees.
Since then the introduction and distri-
button of water through canals, and
the cultivation of shade trees and
shrubbery among the originally naked
volcanic hills, has tempered the sum-
mer heat, and it is rs great pheno-
menon now to read in those mountain
towns 100 degrees MS it was ia degrees
in the early days of mining, The
Union says: "The most remarkable
thing about the extreme heat that used
to prevail is that it never caused sun
stroke and seldom, even at III in the
shade, prevented men i'll working out in
the sun in deep canyons, among glisten-
ing waters and shining powders, where
the mercury would have assembled to
14O degrees and probably higher"
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Monkey Emotions.

The moral and psychical emotions OF
tho anthropoid apes are just now the
subject of considerable discussion and
inquiry. Sir Edwin Landseer, as is well
known, painted picture OF weeping
monkey and it is now conceded that
some species exercise an affectlonate care
for their dead. Mr.. james Forbes ad-
duces in evidence of this all observation
of his own, to be found in his "Ori'
entail Memoirs" and suggests that the
very primitive religion, worship of the
ancestor, is common to the lowest say.
ages and the highest anthropoid mon,
keys. The passage is as follows: "One
of shooting party, under u banyan tree,
killed female monkey and carried it to
his tent, which was soon surrounded by
forty or fifty of the tribe, who made
great noise and seemed disposed to at
tack tho aggressor. They retreated
| when he presented his fowling-piece, the
| dreadful effect of which they had wit
| messed, and appearedperfectly to under
stand. The head of the troop, however,
stood his ground, babbling furiously
the sportsman, who, perhaps, felt some
little degree of conjunction for having
killed one of the family, did not like tc
fire at the creature, and nothing short Of
firing would suffice to drive him off. Al
length he came to the door OF the tent,
and, findinq threats Of no avail, began
lamentable moaning, and, by the mos,
expressive gesture, seemed to beg for
the dead body. 1t was given him; he
took it sorrowfully in his arms, and bore
it away to his expecting companions.
They who were witnesses of this extra.
ordinary scene resolved never again to
fire at one of the monkey race"
BREACH of good manners-For ruin
| to stare you in the face.
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Wherein Gentlemanliness Consists.

What it is that constitutes the look of
gentleman is more easily felt than de-
scribed; we all know it when we see it.,
but do not know how to account for it.,
or to explain wherein it consists. Ease,
grace, dignity have been given as the ex-
ponents and expressive symbols Of this
look; but 1 would rather say that an ha-
bitual self-possession determines the ap-
pearance of gentleman. He should
have the complete command, not only
over his countenance, but over his limbs
and motions. In other words, he should
discover in his air and manner a volun-
tary power over his whole body, which
with every infection of it should bem-
der the control of his will. II must be
evident that he does as he likes, with
out any restraint, confusion, or awk-
wardness. He is, in fact, master of his
person, as the professor of any art or
science is of particular instrument he
directs it to whatever use he pleases and
intends. Wherever this power and fac
ulty appear, we recognize the look and
department of the gentleman, that is,
of person who by his habits and inter
course with society, has had little else
to do than to study those movements
and that carriage of the body which are
accompanied with most satisfaction to
himself, and were to excite the approba'
ton of the behol Ter. Ease, it might be
observed, is not enough dignity is too
much. There must be a sort OF retenue,
a conscious decorum, added to the first,
and certain familiarity of regard
quenching the austere countenance OF
control" in the other, to answer to our
conception of this character. Perhaps
propriety is as near word as any to de-
note the manners of the gentleman, ell
egancc is necessary to the fine gentle
man; dignity is proper to nohlemen
and majesty to kings. -IiazNH.