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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

TIE LADIES REGATTA-The Regatta Com
mite of the New York Yacht Club have issued
their rules and regulations for the Ladies'
Regatta on Thursday, June Is. One grand
feature OF the race is the provision that yachts
shall sail in cruising trim, SO that the owners
may have their fair friends on board The
best yachts in the club are certain to be en-
tered for the ladies' race, and it promises to
be one of the most interesting and best at
tended regattas Of the season.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

A PROPER DECISION, BUT CLOSE VoTE-
That of the Judiciary Committee of the House
10 impeach Judge Durell and Judge Busted.
The vote was six for the proposition and five
against. Let us hope the House, notwith-
standing the closeness of this vote Of the Ju-
dietary Committee on party considerations,
will accede to the recommendation and bring
these Judges before the bar of public opinion
and the laws. The South needs radiance of
such judicial vampires and frebrands and q
searching and thorough investigation will do
much to accomplish that.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

NJ Gulzot's health is improved.
The voice OF the lightning rod man is heard n
the land.
Robert H. Pruyn, Of Albany, is at tue Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel. HW
strawberry festivals are to be succeeded by rasp-
berry jmjams. ss rs
Baron Geymuller. OF Austria, Is residing at tho
Norman House.
Ex-Governor Jacob D. Cox. OF Ohio ia registered
at the Windsor Hotel
Ex-Governor J. 3. Page, OF Vermont. ia staying
at the Windsor Hotel gg .4M MO
Major Fraser. Of the British Army, Is quartered
ct the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Duke de Mouchy is convaiescent, and was TO 10
In the country In few days.
Postmaster Thomas Coggeshall, or Newport, r
l., is stopping at the Everett House.
Major Isaac Doughty, OF the United States Marine
Corps has quarters at the Astor House.
Governor Adelbert Ames and family, OF Mssts-
sippi, have apartments at the Astor House.
Ex-Governor William B. Lawrence, OF Rhode
Island, is sojourning at the Albemarle HOTEL
Ex-spcaker Dewitt @. Lttlejohn, whose home h
at Oswego N. Y, is at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel Joachim Matdnor, late Of the Eleventh
regiment, N.G.s.N.Y.. sailed for Europe this week.
Lieutenant Governor John C. Robinson arrived
at the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday from his homo
at Bingnamton.
Footpads robbed 7. G. Plumb, OF Connections. Of
$685. IL is thought Plumb was or his perpendicu-
lar at the time. tana
B. Gratz Brown has taken to the Gospel. What
is the difference between excessive piety and the
vice Presidency 13
General John c. Breckinridge, OF Kentucky,
arrived In the city last evening and took up his
residence at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
z. &. Black Is Postmistress at New Lebanon, Pa
tharn In m IN.
usual knowledge OF the contents OF the letters.
sr. Iou,s Ia establishing O morgue for the ex-
hibltton or ner defunct politicians. How delight
ful to learn that there is one city In which the poll
ticians die.
CAPTAIN surmont OF the Pereire, has received
testimonial from the Anne rican pilgrims for land
Ing them on the shore.
CONGRESSMAN p M. b. Young, OF Georgia. arrived
nj the Hotel Brunswick last evening from West
point. where no has been acting IS q member OF
the government Board OF Visitors. a4U
chicago innators who believe In restoring specie
nayments with blow pipe call Jones the Golden
Caif OF Nevada. II the Western people will send
calves to washington to represent them 1t Is good
that one state Will send golden one.
Those who have enjoyed the magnificent acting
OF Edwin Booth during the season just closed were
fortunate, as the great tragedian declines all en-
gagements offered him for next year. Overwork
has affected his nervous system, and hts physicians
insist upon absolute quiet for at least year TO
come.
Colonel stofYel has been removed from the Penta
Tertiary at Versailles 10 the Heuse OF Detention u
Sante, IN Paris, because OF illness. He Is inprm-
oned nominay for words used In court on one OF
the Versailles trials, but really because he had
made himself conspicuous as the only man 10 the
French army who toresaw what would nappen u
the recent war.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

The SCHUYLKuL REGATTA yesterday was
spirited and interesting contest and the row.
ing was generally good The first trial heat
Tor fours was won by the Pennsylvanias. beat
ing the Friendship and Crescent crews. The
second trial heat of tours was won by the
Argonautas, of Bergen Point beating the
vespers, Of Philadelphia. In the race for
pairs the Nassaus beat the Undines and the
Gramercies, the latter rowing under protest.
The opinion prevails that marked improve
ment is manifest in the style of rowing among
Ill our crews.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

a PooB VICTIM OF LIQUOR who was sent to
of last month was yesterday taken before the
Police Justice who had sentenced her on
charge of intoxication. When asked how she
obtained her liberty she stated that she and
others had been discharged from the Work
Correction on the pretence that the place was
overcrowded. This is how the population"
under the control of the Commissioners is
counted up. The names of the prisoners thus
Illegally discharged remain on the books and
order to make the population appear large
and to excuse the enormous expenditure for
supplies.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

Central Park and Its Management.
The Department of Public Parks asks for
another one hundred thousand dollars on
construction account; but, on motion Of
Mr. Vance, the Board of Apportionment,
at recent meeting, laid the resolution
on the table. The taxpayers will thank
Mr. Vance for this action. Before any
more bonds are voted for Central Park the
people would like to discover what amount is
paid out of the construction account for
salaries and by what right any salaries are
charged to that account. Mr.. Vance is right
in demanding detailed exhibit Of oil expen-
ditures of the Park Department from
every source before the estimate for
the years taxation is acted upon.
Under the present system Of dividing
the expenditures between construction
and taxation accounts it is impossible to dis
cover how much extravaganza and unnecessary
outlay there may be in the department The
mystery in which the managen emit of the
parks has been involved is extremely mis-
chievous. 1t leads to scandalous jobs and
enables mercenary men to crafty their greed
at the cost of the public without detection.
Only recently the fact has leaked out that Mr..
Andrew Fl. Green, while o Park Commits
sioner, filing what was supposed to be on IN
salaried Office and protesting much disin-
terested affection for Central Park, man.
aged to draw out Of its treasury, during
eleven or twelve years Of service, in salary
and perquisites, about one hundred and forty
thousand dollars.
This preying upon the public purse would
scarcely have been permitted if the affairs Of
the Park Department had been as open as Mr..
Vance desires they shall be- Besides, the
people have made up their minds that the
policy Of Central Park management is not
such as they can approve. They do not want
the services Of ON army Of landscape archi-
teOts and architects under dozen changes q
title and would not give straw for all their
work What our citizens desire is that Gen.
trail Park shall be made like Hyde Park, in
London, and the Bots de Boulogne, in Paris
fashionable rendezvous for carriagers, riders
and pedestrians, where all New York can
gather to see and be seen. With this simple
and inexpensive improvement Central Park
is good enough fer popular enjoyment
as it is, and all that need be expended on it
for the next ten years is sufficient sum to
maintain it in first rate order and TO provide
for it an efficient police. gat III
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

WHEAT AND GOLD Emerson SAYS that peo-
pie can always find gold if they will only dig
for it II seems that many wise pioneers who
sought gold in California have found wheat.
An estimate of the harvest for this year alone
is that after deducting the amount Of wheat
used for home consumption, enough will re-
main for expectation to double the amount
exported last year by Russia, much larger
indeed than that exported by the rest of the
United States 1t would be an odd and at the
same time a gratifying circumstance if the
land Of gold should become the land of wheat,
and richer from its wheat than it could ever
have been from it's gold.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

So THE MEMoBY Of our great national events
dies out! Bunker Hills anniversary yester-
day, and nothing but lager beer, ice Dreams
and dancing at q park on the East River side
in New York. A ''quietly observed" day
in Boston, with q half holiday for
Custom House and Post Office clerks,
and a dry meeting of the Bunker
Hill Monument Association at Washington.
Only this, and nothing more. How long win
it be at this rate before we will forget when
Washington was born and before our little
sons discontinue the operations Of blowing
their fingers off with cheap pistols and fire
crackers on the glorious Fourth Of July7
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mediate attention. for If they fail to meet tho
wants OF the people the sphere OF public
education win soon be so widened as to destroy
all unendowed colleges and to make the others
useless. This Commencement season will be
an excellent opportunity for the consideration
of question which. if left to itself, will be
settled adversely to the colleges.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

The PRESIDENT AND THE CH1LD's kIss.-
As President Grant is supposed not to read
the HERALD, We are glad that another paper
which he is accused of reading has copied
from HERALD report the pleasant little Incl
dent Of the child's kiss at Cape May. It will
no doubt crafty the President to see the story
in print, and it is better reading than he is
accustomed to find in his favorite organ.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18
The Herald's Rochefort Letter
Paris.


A cable despatch announces that the HERALD
containing Rochefort's famous letter was
seized on its arrival in Paris The immediate
pretence for its suppression was the attack
made by Rochefort on General MacMahon, but
he real reason was the disinclination of the
French government to afford the people
glimpse of the true history Of the days sue
ceeding the overthrow of the Commune. Paris
is certainly in dangerous ferment at the
present time, and it would take but little to
excite one of those outbreaks which have
been so often experienced in the
giddy capital and accepted as revolutions
bv the rest of France, But Rocheforts
letter was plea in defence of things past
more than an appeal to the mob such
as the government might dread. Looking at
the act Of suppression from our point of view,
it appears like one of infatuated folly. The
Rochefort letter is page of history which
cannot be blotted out, and the anxiety Of the
French government to suppress its circulation
only proves its Importance and renders intelli-
gent Frenchmen the more anxious and the
more resolved to read it. 1t gives increased
notoriety to q document which the French
government would gladly see buried in OBJ
livion. Nearly every European paper will
republish it, and the French authorities will
find themselves compelled to establish
blockade on their frontier against the whole
foreign press if they desire to keep the
HERALD Rochefort letter out Of France
For these reasons we look upon the seizure
of the HERALD as O foolish mistake. In q
broader view the arbitrary act illustrates the
cowardice of the present government and the
true character Of the so-called Republic. Peo-
pie will ask themselves, What is the difference
between the Empire and the present rule, ex-
cept that the former was genuine, while the
latter is a deception? The former was business
activity, wealth and gayety, while the latter is
depression and uncertainty. The men who
ore fearful Of review Of their own acts, who
tremble at the breath of On escaped political
convict who dare not suffer the letter of q
banished countryman to be placed before the
people, ore scarcely fitted to lead young re-
public to success. Rocheforts letter will
live after they have passed away, and will
probably be circulated in Paris after their
own proclamations of suppression have been
forgotten.
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The Weather and Harvest Outlook.

The Weather and Harvest Outlook.
The current weather Review" just pub
lished, contains data of last months weather
interesting and useful in the crop calculations
of the season. The very valuable chart, show
ing by isohyetal lines the distribution Of rain,
proves that the precipitation in May was in a
manner remarkably complementary to that OF
April, the districts flooded in the former
month escaping excess in the latter month,
and those suffering deficiency before were
generally replenished. The Southern and in
terror districts, whose wheat crops ripen early,
had no wetting and destructive weather to rot
the harvested grain, while the rainfall on the
seaboard has been very nearly just what the
crops need.
The reports show that in the interior of
Virginia, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana the
month was dry and the temperature high,
but that heavy dews prevailed, 30 that no
detriment to the crops is complained Of.
These are favorable returns for the agricul-
turist especially when combined with the
thermometric data for the same period. The
isothermal chart reveals decided superb
bundance of temperature in the interior and
grain growing States, which, as we know, has
been, since May closed, extended over the
entire seaboard.
The electrical phenomena have been pecu-
liarly violent and frequent, and on Pixies
Peak for twelve days, in the latter half Of the
month, they were among the most interesting
and instructive on record, being almost daily
attended by hail storms and thunder storms
We might, therefore, very properly inquire
whether the prevalence of these violent thun-
der storms in the Rocky Mountains towards
the end of May does not explain the similar
phenomenon over the eastern side Of the
country? And, if SO, would not the indica-
tions from Pixies Peak furnish an intimation
to the Western farmers of the coming lorna
does and hail tempests? The summer west
erly winds, which do the work of condensing
the clouds and squeezing out their vapor on
the soil of the interior and seaboard States
come largely from the Rocky Mountains.
They travel in the high aerial regions, with
twice the velocity of an express train without
stoppages and transport the thermal condi-
tons eastward with marvellous rapidity.
With little study of the tri-daily data from
which these monthly summaries are made up
we doubt not the private citizen, the farmer
and steamboatman could gain great advan-
tages in their respective occupations.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH CANADA
CONSULTING THE SENATE.-Secretary Fish is
feeling his way, evidently, with the Senate as
to the,proposed Reciprocity Treaty with Cam
ada. 1t is reported that a draft of the treaty
has been or will be shortly submitted to that
body, and that special executive session will
be called for the purpose of considering the
provisions of the treaty This Difference to
the Senate may be proper enough but if Mr.
Fish were not so timid and slow he would
have found ont the views generally Of Senators
and have had the treaty ready for Executive
action. Should the matter be delayed any
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longer there will not be time for definite
action this session Of Congress, and much Of
the work will have to be done over again. The
principle of reciprocal trade with our colonial
neighbors is generally approved both by Con-
gress and the public, and there ought not to
be much difficulty in agreeing upon the de-
tails
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. Stocks opened
low, bu. recovered on an active market. Gold
opened at I'LL and closed at I'LL.
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From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the sceather to-ddy soil be clear and
sodYner.
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The STocKJoBBERs AND GoLD GAMBLRRs
LET Off FOR THE PRESENT. The Senate Com
mittee on Finance have agreed to postpone
the amendment to the Tariff bin for taxing
sales of gold, silver and stocks. The Chair
man. Mr.. Sherman, opposed the amendment
on the ground that it was crudely drawn, and,
as it would give rise to protracted discussion.
there was not time this session to give it dus
consideration. Other Senators Of the COM
mittee agreed with Mr.. Sherman as to the adj
visibility Of postponing the subject without
going into or deciding upon its merits. The
understanding is that the whole matter will
be brought up again next session, but it is
not unlikely this may be the end Of the pro-
posed tax.
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THE Crops IN INDIA, we are told, are full
of promise Three hundred thousand Der
sons are still fed by the government.
The copious rains now falling, while bright
ening the face of nature are also gladdening
the hearts Of men. Providence has come to
the aid Of the government 1t will be well if
the Indian government, having learned the
lesson of experience, shall SO make provision
for the future that famines and Providential
interposition, in the way of relief, shall be
prevented or rendered unnecessary.
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AmusEnEsTs THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING

THEATRE CoMIouE,
No 6ll Broadway. NECK AND NECh, al , r. NJ closes
at 10 81 r. nj 81 T. atetsou and Marion sommers
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The Herald and the War Department
We have received the following letter from
the War Department.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
June 10. 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
sion Of a die ol the new YORK HsnALp from Jann.
AIRY. 1861 to April, 1865; but there are missing
numbers lssHed on the following named 5ass dates
s MaS IS 3 g. q an ana %. A Dy snd ana
October and 0. JulypD2s and q.
November Ii, IL, 20, 28 August and 10.
and 80. September 20 and 20.
December u. December 20 and "a.
1862 1866.
January2 Januarys 8.
July s. March 28.
November "A. August 8
JanuaryH October 4, Q, 7, 10, Is and
Marcnas ~ November II and 81.
September IA. y December Is
yanuarNSi '0 January 81 1000
IL Will very much oblige the department II these
missing numbers can be supplied by the HERALD
and It Is quite important that the files should be
complete.
Please MORN me whether you can furnish them,
and, II 30 the cost Of the same Very respectfully
d. /. CROSBY, Chief Clerk,
for the Secretary OF War.
A file of the HERALD for the years mentioned
in the communication Of the Secretary fur
nishes the most complete and reliable history
OF our civil war and of the stirring events i'm
mediately following its cessation that can be
found in existence. The value of such his
tory to the War Department can readily be
understood, and we regret that it is not IN our
power to supply the missing numbers We
keep no back numbers, except for the use Of
the HERALD Office but we publish the Secre-
tarys letter, in the hope that it may be seen
by some person who will be able TO furnish
him with the numbers required to complete
the department file
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

The DISSENTING OPINION IN THE RMo
Surrs.-An opinion BY Judge Rapallo must
always deserve consideration and prove Of
interest and Importance to the legal profess
sion. We publish to-day the dissenting
opinion of this Judge in the Ring suits
recently argued before the Court Of Appeals
and decided by majority of the Court-fve
judges out of seven concurring-against the
right of the people of the State to
maintain an action. Judge Rapallo takes
the ground that the Attorney General
has right to prosecute oil actions
in which the people are interested, and as the
loss of the money dishonesty appropriated
by the defendants in these suits falls on tho
taxpayers Of the county Of New York, who
are part Of the people, the right can ho
properly exercised in these cases by the At
torney General The dissenting opinion
does not regard the money as belonging to
the county, and in this respect differs widely
from the opinion of Judge Allen The req
soning is elaborate, but it does not seem to
shake single one Of the many strong points
in Judge Aliens opinion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18

THE CEREMONY Of awarding the diplomas 10
the graduating class Of "a at West Point
yesterday drew together, as usual, fashion
able and happy attendance. The proceedings
were somewhat married by the rain, which
prevented the anticipated outdoor exhibition
under the giant oaks; but the chapel was sub
stituted for the grass plot and as the skies
frightened and the sun darted its rays
through the windows before the cere-
monies commenced the scene was gay
and inspiritng after ALL After an
address by Professor Wayland and tho
customary indulgence in an Indian dance BY
the disenthralled graduates, during which the
dress hats were ruthlessly destroyed, our
future heroes adorned themselves in citizens
dress and plunged into the wide, wide world.
with their mothers, sisters, cousins and other
fair friends on their gallant arms. sY wa
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wALLAcK's THEATRE,
BROADLY av and Thirteenth street-FAfE, al D r. ~ I
closes AZ ii r NJ. Miss Carlota lie Clercq
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CENTRAL PARK GARDEN,
Fifty min IN street and seventh avenue THOMAS Con
CERT, at s +. u. closes at III 20 7. N
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WOODS MUSEUM.

OLYMPIC THEATRE
Rroadvay between Houston and BleecKer streets
VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT, at 7;ao r NJ; closes at
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BRYANT,s OPERA HOUSE.
Twenty third street, near Sixth ue.-SEGRO NIL
6TRELSY. Ac., at p. NJ closes at 10 r. NJ
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COLOSSEUM
Broadway corner OF Thirty fifth street-LONDON BY
MIGHT, at P. NJ closes at p. Al. Same at T. N.
closes - T. N.
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE,
overwhelmingly ENTERTAINMENT. at p. n.
closes at 10 30 p. H. Matinee at2P NJ.
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WOODS MUSEUM
Broadway, corner OF Jhirtieth streshca0NDAi; OF
NJ closes al 80 p NJ Same at r NJ closes at 10 81
r. H. Hernandez Foster.
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ROMAN HIPPODROME
Madison avenue and Twenty sixth street-GRAND
PAGEANT-CoNGRESS OF NATIONS, At 81 r. N. and
JPN
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NIBLo'S GARDEN,
Broadway between Prince and Houston streets. THE
CRYPTOGRAM OR, LOST AND WON, at r NJ. closes
at 10 As NJ Mr. Joseph Wheeiock and Miss lone Burke.