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defiance to such laws and stake everything on
practical assertion of its freedom.
In country really free the press will never
renounce its right to expose abuses and to
censure public officers who are unfaithful to
their trust. The people who elect these
officers are the sovereign power and they
have right to full information relating to
the conduct of their servants. It is their
right-it is their duty-to decide whether
public officers have been faithful
to their trusts and deserve reelection,
and it is only through bold, unsparing press
that they can acquire the information which
should guide their judgment But q press
virtually edited by Washington jury;
press liable to pay heavy damages by the ver-
dict of q jury who are tools Of the govern
ment, and in as many oppressive, vindictive
suits as government pets and favorites choose
to bring, has no real freedom. Unless its
editors are patriots who are willing to risk all
for their country and sacrifice themselves in
the public interest they will succumb to power
rather than confront pecuniary ruin, and the
appointed sentinels of liberty will be subdued
or seduced into instruments of usurping
power. We protest in the name Of the press,
in the name of liberty, free institutions and
responsible government against this Senate
bill for making servile Washington jury the
judge of what the newspapers Of the country
may legally publish in censure Of the govern
ment and its officers
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The New Comet.

This new cloud of cosmical dust is to be-
come in few weeks one of the most splendid
meteors ever witnessed 1t was first discovered
on April II ultimo, by M. Coggia at Mar
settles, small, but having an intense nuclear
condensation. It's polar distance was about
20 degrees, Is minutes and 20 seconds
and it was moving slowly towards the
southwest 1t was first visible in the
early morning, but is now also visible
in the evening 1t has been increasing in
brightness and, by sharp and somewhat
practised eye, can be seen in the constellation
Camelopard in right ascension about seven
hours and declination about 70 degrees north
It is now receding from the sun and is dimin-
ishing in actual size and brightness, but as it
is approaching nearer to US its brilliance is
apparently augmented.
This luminous meteor, which is named
Comet Ii. of 1874, is wholly outside Of the
earth's orbit but as it moves on its fiery track,
will on the Sd of August attain its maximum
beauty and brightness for us. When first
deserted by NJ Coggia its brightness was
only one in the scale, now it is nearly seven;
but after the LIST Of July it will reach much
higher degree of luminosity, and on the Sd Of
August will have brightness of two hundred
and forty-fve. These figures will afford the
reader an idea Of what an astronomic treat he
may look forward to in August.
Some preliminary, but not perfect, spec
troscopic examinations have been already
made of the new wonder, for which, no
doubt, scientists and the public generally will
wait eagerly. There is something so wonder
full to the human mind and so surpass-
ing all attempts to fathom in these
enormous volumes of cometary matter
whirling on fixed paths through
planetary space that every effort should be
made to analyze and spectroscopically test
their nature. Already the telescope has re-
vealed nearly seven hundred comets, and
every year we have one or two new ones
Greater activity among well equipped star
gazers would probably show much larger
number rushing along on or near the earth s
orbit. The disturbing effect on the earth 8
atmosphere OF such o comet as Halley's,
whose tail was nearly ninety thousand miles
long and whose temperature was more than
twenty-five thousand times that Of the noon
day sun OF the Equator, is problem well
worthy Of mora arnu-atA Investigation than it
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-17
Music In the Public Schools.

The Board of Education, after many prom
Uses and portentous announcements, still
ignore the importance of making the art of
music q regular branch in the public schools.
While other cities, notably Boston and ST.
Louis, vie with the admirable communities
corresponding to them in Europe in the
thoroughness and efficiency of their systems
of teaching music, the metropolis Of America,
through an inexcusable shortsightedness and
by mistaken ideas in regard to economy, occu-
pies very humiliating position on this SUBJ
ject The Board of Education must neces-
sarily be obtuse to the demands Of our music
loving public, otherwise it would have decided
long ago the question 80 long under its con-
sideraton. Probably its President, in q
speech made at school commencement yes
terday, struck the keynote Of the real policy
of this Board. He said that the subject Of
music in the public schools was in process of
incubation. We fear that this process of in
cubation, as far as fulfilling public wants,
is like other promises of the powers
that be, to do right-of interminable
length and uncertain results. Mr.. Nelson and
his associates in the Board of Education
should not let this al-important department
over which they have control in this city be
placed behind provincial towns in musical
point of view. We have suffered enough from
old-fogyism in other municipal departments,
but when deliberate attempt is made to put
a bar to all progress in music in the schools,
because wooden-headed policy cannot see how
it is necessary to-day when it was not called
for quarter Of century ago, then it is time
for public remonstrance New York is con-
siderably the inferior of st. Louis and Boston,
we are sorry to say, as far as music in the
public schools is concerned. Occasionally we
find an exception, as in the case of the Twelfth
street grammar school, but the want Of a
general and fixed system is sorely felt. The
remedy is easy. Place in the hands Of a
competent musician the entire charge of
music in the schools and put the department
on the same footing as other branches now
regarded as essential to course of school
education, and the work is done. As for the
process Of incubation to which the President
OF the Board of Education alluded, it is un-
worthy of live city like ours, and only re-
minds one of the extraordinary revolution
which revived, in Rip Van Wrinkle shape, mu-
nicipal authorities who were supposed to be
long ago quietly inurned, to use q cremation
lists expression. Let US pray that no such
policy may ever again prevail in this city.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. John M. Forbes, OF Boston, Is at the Brevoort
House.
Somebody suggests that she should Grace Green
wood, but then It's cemetery-a.
Ex-Congressman James NJ. Marvin, OF Saratoga.
Is staying at the Windsor Hotel.
General s. D. Hungerford, OF WATERFOWL, N. T..
has arrived at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Assemblyman Smith M. Weed, OF Plattsburg, N.
T., is stopping at the rirth Avenue Hotel.
Ex-Governor Ezekiel A. Straw, OF New Hamp-
shire, Is residing at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles r. Woods, United
States Army, Is quartered at the Aston House.
The English detectives are still searching, Late
and early. for i've earl with brick in his hat.
Senator George r. Edmunds, OF Vermont, was at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel for short time yesterday.
Ex-Governor J. Gregory Smith and ex-Congress-
man W. G. Smith, Of Vermont, are at the Windsor
Hotel.
Minister Bancroft has purchased ex-senator
Harlan IS house In Washington and will make 1t his
future home.
Hamilton Harris and J. W. Van valkenburgh. Of
Albany are among the recent arrivals at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
Admiral David D. Porter and daughter arrived
in this city from washington yesterday, and have
apartments at the Holman House.
viscount Paul d. Abzac, French Consul at New
Orleans, and Captain Aufryes, OF the French Lega-
ton. are sojourning at the New York Hotel.
one Paradise has been sued for sander by Miss
wartz, OF Brooklyn, whereupon somebody re-
marks. THAT'S Wartz the matter with Paradise.n
Last Tuesday. Ben oampney, of South Bay, near
Lake George, encountered l75-pound bear.
dubbed him into insenslbllity then bound him
with withcs and took him home in triumph
MIR. W. G. Stlf, OF the Center (Ala., Advertiser,
centred his affections upon Miss Al. A. Senter.
They we're married on the 10th ut., and now tnas
young bride Is as stiG as the law can make her.
few days ago arura couple drove into an lndi-
ana city just as the village undertaken was moving
his stock OF cons into old church he had rented
For few minutes the old man looked at the trans
fer OF the conins to the church, and then, turning
to his wife, exclaimed. sarv by golly. It's chQerat
Lets Gltp'
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CUBAN WAR NEws.-From Spanish sources
comes report OF the deposition OF the Mar
quis OF Santa Lucia and the appointment of
General Gomez as the President of the Cuban
Republic. This story has probably been in
vented to discredit the Cuban cause and pro-
duce an impression abroad that the insurgents
are divided among themselves. 1t bears how
ever, the impress of untruth, and is not likely
to deceive any one conversant with the actual
condition of the Cuban insurgents General
Gomez is Dominican, and would be
excluded by that fact from the Presidency for
reasons of policy. One of the Spanish COM
manders reports that he marched from Moron
to Jucara with four battalions without en-
countering the enemy. This, however, only
proves that the valiant officer selected his
route prudently. He can scarcely expect us
to believe that the soldiers Of Gomez, who
repulsed five thousand Spaniards few months
ago, have evaporated in the meantime. Per-
haps they have died Of ennui, waiting for the
6paniards TO issue out OF their Notifications.
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STEAM Power ON rHB ERIE CANAL SUCCESS
FuL.-A partial solution of the subject Of
cheaper and better transportation for the
produce of the West to this commercial me-
tropolis has been found. The use of steam
power on the Erie Canal has been proved
practicable without damaging the canal, and
produce can be brought almost as quickly
that way as by the freight trains Of the rail-
roads, and, of course, much cheaper A re-
ward of hundred thousand dollars was Of
fered by act of the Legislature for such dis
covery. The parties who have made it, and
have thus conferred great benefit on CON-
MERGE and the farmers, are entitled to there
ward, and we are pleased to see that Governor
Dix has signed the bill to pay it over Now,
then, let us have grain elevators and other
improved facilities for handling freight at
this port and begin to provide for cheap trans
portation by freight railroads, and we need
not fear the diversion of trade to other routes.
It Is all a Question of cost and facilities,
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FRESH TROUBLE IN KHoKAND.-The new
trouble in Khokand encourages the belief that
Russia will find fresh cause for interference,
and possibly for conquest and annexation, in
Central Asia. Russia, it is said, remains neu-
trail, but it remains to be seen whether, under
the guise of neutrality, she is not actually TO-
menting the trouble. The British govern
ment, in spite of marriage alliances, has much
need to be on its guard. Sooner or later the
struggle for empire in Asia between those two
Powers must come.
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THE BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB REGATTA
The splendid qualities of our American
yachts were well shown yesterday on the
occasion Of the Brooklyn Yacht Club re-
gatta. The weather was most pro-
pitious, the strong breeze filing the
sails of the graceful crafts that
swept in friendly contest over the waters of
the bay with swanike motion. After o
spirited struggle the Tidal Wave rounded the
winning point and carried off the palm Of
victory This splendid craft was also the
winner in the New York Yacht Club race last
week
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cable despatch informs Us that the steamer
Africa has successfully laid a large section of
the cable destined to connect Brazil with
Portugal. The line is in working order as
far as the Cape Verde Islands AS soon as
this line is completed we shall be able to have
daily communications with South America
It's influence on the civilization of the South
American republics cannot fail to be healthy
1t will undoubtedly have the effect of develop
ing trade and industry and be the means of
spreading enlightenment over the pampas OF
the South. One of its most immediate effects
will probably be the direction Of larger
portion of European emigration to South
America
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A SUGGESTIVE INDICATION. Baltimore
American, o newspaper whose loyalty to the
President has stood every test Of wind and
weather, has ''no scruples against the election
of popular President for third term" If
General Grant will only do as we'll in other
things as he has done in appointing Bristow,
'there would be no occasion for ofice-holders
packing the convention for third term"
There would be honor in the "willing recog-
milton Of the party" but none in an Office
holders nomination. Gone would be Caesar
ISM says the american, ''the other republi-
canism." We presume there is distinction,
but it does not appear to us.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-17

THE CASE involving the constitutionality
Of the present Police Justice law was on argu-
nent before the Court of Appeals yesterday,
but q decision is not expected before the 22d
INST. The argument on the appeal taken by
Comptroller Green from the decision of TIE
n the case of James Ryan was also argued.
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THE TRIAL Of Police Commissioners Char
lick and Gardner, on the indictments found
against them, has been set for next Tuesday,
IN the Court OF Oyer and Terminer.
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WALL STREET YESTERDAY. Gold opened at
1l05 and closed at I'LL. The stock market
was feverish and lower.
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TRIPLE S HEET.
New York, Wednesday, juno IL, 1874.

From our reports This morning the probabilities
are that the peather today ,oaA be cloudy, ,cth
hqM rains.
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MAYOR HAvEMEYER is gone out of the city.
Unfortunately, however he returns next week.
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ness mems victory.

A PLAIN HONEST VIEw.-The Cincinnati
Commercial puts the whole case, SO far as the
present crisis in France is concerned, in these
admirable words 1.-The monarchists of
France are attempting to disfranchise the
people and turn the nation over to the
possession Of the various vampires who
pretend to divine and other rights, to
govern and to use and consume the property
and lives Of the people," This should not be
forgotten for q moment in considering the
extraordinary phenomena that now transpire
in France. Never before has it been seen SO
clearly as now, that republicanism meant
peace, and monarchy war. France was at
peace until the Bonapartists won an election.
Then came strife, tumult, rioting and violent
efforts to force coup dktdt
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A NEW S1oN.-The journals in Oregon re-
gard the recent election as 50 business mems
victory" We have had many signs and
tokens of the coming political revolution,
but this is new one. It seems, however,
that on the occasion Of the election the bust
ness men of all parties united in an agree
ment to close their places Of business and go
to the polls. So o new element made its ap-
pearance and there was ''the absence of the
open and notorious bribery which character
lied elections for some years. The result
was the business mems triumph. and there
will always be such triumph when honest
men who earn money and pay taxes really
take an interest in the men who are to super
intend their affairs and apply the taxes. We
had business mems victory in New York
when the Tammany Ring was overthrown,
and we can only prevent the formation of a
new ring, composed of all the darkest and
basest, because the most cowardly and secre-
tive, elements Of the old one by the earnest,
vigilance of our business men. Let them
begin now by insisting that we shall have
Mayor like William Butler Duncan or Johu
K Hackett and we shall have in truth bus-
ness mems victory.
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ROMAN HIPPODROME
Madison and twenty sixth street-GRAND
pAGEANT-CoNGKEsS OF NATIONS, at 80 p NJ. and
Up
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has ever received As yet it does not appear
that Coggas comet the second of 1874, is
associated with the stream Of August meteors;
hut that also remains for investigation Let
our astronomers and spectroscopists make
the most of this new visitor from the
distant fields Of the stellar world, and, if
possible, remove the reproach which the
ignorance of the constitution Of cometary
bodies has SO long entailed on the science Of
astronomy
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CENTRAL PARK GARDEN,
fiftyuinth street and seventh avenue THOMAS CON
CERT. al 8 T.. NJ. closes at 10 80 r. NJ
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WALLACKiS THEATRE
Broadway and Thirteenth street-FATE, at 8 p NJ
CLOSES al IL +. NJ Miss Carlotta lie ClercQ.
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COLOSSEUM,
Broadway corner of Thirty fifth street-LONDON BY
NIGHT. At | r. NJ. 4; closes at p. M Same at Z p. NJ
closes a p M.
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THEATRE CoMIQUE,
No GA Rroadwav-SECK AND NECK, at 8 p. NJ. closes
at 10 80 r M L. T. stetson and Marion sommers.
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BOOTHS THEATRE
Twenty third and sixth avenue. SAUL, at
closes al ii T.. N. slgnor SalvnL
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING

TERRACE GARDEN THEATRE,
Fifty eighth street near Third avenue.-Concert Dram
ATTIC and operatic performance, At +. NJ closes 1T II
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WHEN ARE We to have report of the ex-
animation Of the Charities and Correction
Department from the Mayors Commissioners
of Accounts2 The purchase of dry goods,
-four and meat by the department continues,
and large appropriations are asked for the
balance of the year. No more money should
be expended by the present Commissioners of
Charities and Correction until the suspicious
against their management are cleared away.
The Mayor, who sleeps over q pretended in
vestigation, will not do his duty and suspend
the Commissioners, and the forthcoming re-
port will probably be valueless. Neverthe-
less, it should be speedily made, so that the
people may know whether they are to take
the matter into their own hands and protect
themselves
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OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Broadway. between Houston and BleecKer streets
VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT, at 7:i5 p. NJ. closes at
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE,
Powery.-VARIETi ENTERTAINMENT, at 8 p n.
closes at 10 30 T. N. Matinee al 2 p N.
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BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE.
Twenty-third street. near sixth avenue.-NEGRO MIN
sTRELSY. dc., at p NJ closes at 10 p. NJ.
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WOODS MUSEUM
Broadway corner OF Ihirtieth sreet-MoNDAY; OR.
JACK HARkAWAY AMONG TIE BRIGANDs, at 2 r.
NJ closes at 80 P. NJ Same at p NJ closes 10 ~
r. n. Hernandez Foster
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NIBLOS GARDEN,
Broadway, between Prince and Houston strceta-THE
CRYPTOGRAM; Or LOST AND WON at Z. NJ. closes
l0:A5 Y. NJ Mr.. Joseph Wheeock and Miss lone Burke
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JEROME PARK-The delightful weather yes
terday failed to bring as large an assemblage
together at Jerome Park as might have been
expected, but what was lacking in numbers
was made up in brilliancy. The races
were very interesting, and the contests
for the prizes spirited Indeed, every
thing points to growing popularity
of this sport. In order to increase the at
Effectiveness of this course q hurdle race was
introduced into the programme yesterday,
which is step in the right direction. A no
ticeable feature of yesterdays contests was
the constant defeat of the favorites. In only
one instance was the prize carried off by the
popular horse
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In the French Assembly the motion Of the
Left Centre for early or immediate action on
their constitutional programme was carried by
majority Of four only in 686 votes-a vote
that recalls the proceedings in which Theirs
was overthrow and suggests that it resulted
from the same tactics and q similar sinister
coalition The programme of the Left Centre
proposes two parliamentary chambers, like
our own Senate and House Of Representatives;
proposes TO continue MacMahon in Office as
President Of the Republic until 1880, and
gives power to the next Assembly to amend or
revise this programme in whole or in part-a
power which it indeed is scarcely necessary to
o right to make constitutions as this one has,
and win use it. Nevertheless this clause
was slipped in by an adroit hand,
for with the law thus deliberately
providing for its own abrogation the party
which sets it aside will not be so likely to be
charged with revolutionary proceedings, and
it may be party that has fancy for making
great changes in the name Of restoring their
liberties to the people" All the above points,
it will be seen, are the substance of the pro-
gramme Of the Left Oentre-the moderate re-
publicans- men whose gospel was well put
by Casimir Perier in the words, 'union against
Comparison and demagogues - the dema-
gogues being of course, the ultra republicans,
who dream of the Commune
The present position is very general poht-
ical recognition in France that the monarchy
is impossible, AS NJ Laboulaye said in the As
sembly on Monday. Too much emphasis can
scarcely be placed upon the enormous change
that this general recognition is making and is
likely to make in the deal of French parties.
Both the republicans and Bonapartists thus
brought face to face will go the stronger 1t
is not possible to say which will gain most.
but it is universal fact that an issue simpi-
fed to division between two parties is always
near o solution in countries which recognize
the supremacy of the majority.