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The New York herald., 1874-11-01

wahs-T Amense structures OF polygonal masses OF
rocA' Sr which the technical popularity Is that
are faced carefully and precisely but without
a'Iy use OF edged tools, evidently and Enthusiastically
stoneworkers' art. 1t is possible that they were
distinct race, widely spread and greatly skilled In
architecture when the Greeks knew nothing OF II,
for there s . clear account Of their having built
the walls OF Athens and having separate quarter
assigned them In the city called the Peas0icon,
and from which they were afterwards driven, being
compelled 10 go into the unprotected part OF the
plain beyond the nysus.
Numerous traditions Of this kind mention them.
but OF their clinical character, afilation. DC, we
have no indications whatever. The term has only
value to now. like Gothic In later times, to IN
dIcate technical distinction In architectural
m aims. These remains are The Oldest In the basin
or the Mediterranean II we except those OF Egypt
with which they have no relation whatever, and
antedste Hellenic civilization certainly, but BY
how much we cannot even guess. Homer makes
Pelasgi fight on both sides at Troy which looks as
II they were not nation, but rather fragments OF
one or a craft. like the parpatetic Freemason OF
the Middle Ages working where they were wanted.
But this thing Is noteworthy, that wherever the
Greek traditions mention the Pelasgi as having
built we have this peculiar structure OF city walls.
And these walls we lnd at Boonarbashi, and not,
according to Scheimann's account at the locality
he excavated This as comfrmatory testimony,
is not without value; for, SO lar as we know,
nothing Pelasgic exists at Hissarlik, and, on the
other hand we have no hint OF any city on the
Troad antedating Homers Troy. Boonarbashl
being thus the older city and an important one.
there was not likely to arise another ~ Hissarlik
without q tradition OF wars, &C., 10 the conquest
OF the Jews
This, 1t win be said is arguing by tradition and
even mythology; but 1t must be remembered that
The whole story rests this foundation, and Is OF
the most positive NEUROLOGICAL character. The
whole basis OF Schlemann's expectations. and
realizations, far the Pramic character OF his
treasure is concerned rests the "liadn II there
were no "Iuad" we should know nothing about
Troy, and 1t Is certainly sufficiently exact to meet
him on his own ground, and show that wha. he
considers the peculiar value OF his find has no
existence whatever by the conditions OF his own
choosing.
As to the evidence from the character Of the
objects found every archBolog1st Of any authority
In the province in which they fell is opposed 10
the view which DR.. Schleimann takes. History,
mythology, archaeology and even Homer himself
are All against him. w. J. STILLMAN.
The New York herald., 1874-11-01
LONG ISLAND.

The Suffolk County Temperance Society win
hold ns twentynin anniversary meeting sy
Rlverhead on the 17tn and 18th OF November.
The last Of the water pipes have been laid In
the streets of Flushing; the engine and ma
chinery have been put in position, and the prob
ability IL that before the 1st OF December the vii
lage will nave full supply OF wholesome water.
During the past week the Hampstead Branch
Railroad, from Valley Stream to Hampstead, was
not In operation, the rolling stock having been
has now been arranged and the trains are run
ming as usual.
The schooner Mary Miller, Captain OWN Dayton,
OF Port Jefferson, bound from Providence to
Philadelphia, in ballast went ashore on South
ampton on Thursday night at full tide, ana on
Hunting, or Brldgenampton, Superintendent OF
the Life Saving station, with q force Of twenty
high tide on FRIDAY evoning, when it was found
that she had sustained no injury. The pr0mpt-
tude with which relief was afforded in this in
Saving Service. During last winter fifteen lives
were saved by 1t on the Long Island shore.
The fishermen on the south side OF the Island
are having remarkably good luck this falL Largo
shoals OF buefsh have recently passed along the
shores and great numbers have been taken on
Freeport, Islip, Babylon and Southampton. Sew
eral tons were caught at the latter place during
the past week and shipped to New York. At West
hampton . fishing company caught nearly 1000.
average ABOUT five pounds apiece and are very fat.
the oyster season, too, is now fairly unoer way
and bids fair to be very successful and TO give en-
ployment TO q large number OF men at good wages.
They find ready sale at rom 50 cents TO 81 25 q
buShel.
petition Is in circulation IN sayville In the IN
terest OF the oyster planters OF the neignborhood
asking the Legislature to amend the laws, or
rather, to enforce the provisions OF such as are
now in force regulating the taking OF oysters IN
the Great south Bay. They consider some sort o,
police protection necessary. They say:-"After
day OF toll the fishermen are compelled to watch
at night the products OF their labor to prevens
their being taken from them. Even this they can
not DO without danger to life, while the robbers
armed with firearms, not only threaten the fisher.
men who guard their property, but actually nre q;
them. lew days ago men were wounded by
them. II there cannot be any law and q means
by which to enforce 1t, whereby these degenerate
souls can be brought to account and feel the
strong arm OF the law, hundreds OF thousands 0
dollars worth OF property will be destroyed, lives
lost, and soon the bay VIII be barren, and one Il
the most Important branches Of industry IN this
State destroyed s5tt
The New York herald., 1874-11-01
STATEN ISLAND.

More property has changed hands during tho
past year about Clifton than in any preceding year
in the last decade. and, as rule. fair prices have
been realized.
Apumber OF capitalists at the head Of whom is
understood to be Mr.. william Butler Duncan, sse
in negotiation for the purchase OF the EXTENSIVE
water front between the Stapleton mats and .he
American Docks. 1t Is their purpose to level
Pavilion HILL the material thus obtained to he ued
In fillng In and extending the shore line ssme
thouss nd feet further out, when bulEhead md
Rnhatantsal piers win be cOnstructed:
The New York herald., 1874-11-01
PAIL OF A GREAT MAN.
The President OF the Fat Mons Associa-
tion Seriously Injured.
WATERBURY, CONN.,, Oct. al, 1874.

WATERBURY,, CONN.,, OCT. 81, 1873.
Last evening Mr.. Willard Perkins t36D, Presi.
dent OF the Fat Mems Association, while driving
light buggy on a street leading to the city, was
thrown IRON his seat to the ground. He sus-
tanned dlsocat,on OF the lett shoulder and right
elbow, and a double fracture OF the rlgnt arm
The public, In sympatnizlng with Mr.. Perkins In
his affiiction venture to say that mad ne had the
sgreat caneu with him he might have been able
to MAINTAIN his equilibrium.
The New York herald., 1874-11-01
BROOKLYN.

There were 4sl persons arrested by the Brook.
lyn police last week.
the receipts for taxes during the week amounted
TO $42,54 81 The receipts for the month Of Oc.
tOber were Sis. 462 68.
A package OF $40o in greenbacks was stolen nom
the brokers' ONCE Of E. J. Snow, No. 10 Court
street. on Friday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1874-01-28
FOREIGN NOTES.

The fremen succeeded in extingnishing the
fire. On Monday evening, in senor Zliuetass sn'pJ""
at Casabanca, Cuba, without damage ~ tue Village :"
shipping. The loss TO Zuueta Is laI.e.
A party of prominent persons made an tS-
cursion on Monday from Derby 10 Buxton, Engapd ia
pullman palace sleeping, and paror cars The ofst pat
on tho Great Midland Railroad under Is cohHae' WI"
the Pullman Palace Car Company.
The existing political troubles in iiayu are
briefly described In letter which has just been r.oe'.o
by the Consult General OF Hayti In New'forA from
merchant In Port Prince. Ihe writer says tue poh
cal troubles Of the Republic likely to result 10 rev.
oution on tho OF April next on which occasion an
election is to be held for President 10 succeed PresdeD
saget II seems that everybody In Hayu Is afflicted
with a mania for Office. There now two pafuos
almost equally dvided-one under the lead OF Gen Do
mne,ez the other under that Of Plaisir Pierre. Do
mngues stands the best show VI succerdus saet, hs
friends being IN the majority. The Chanoer " elect
President will assemble the LIST OF Apr. sev.utJ.
dye members required 10 elect. Tue friends VI
Pierre Will endeayor ~ prevent, oy fair means OF by
foul the attendance Of Quorum In this eyeut PfesI-
dent saget will hold aud order election ior .
Chamber Of Deputies. The friends OF Gen Dominsues
say they will submit 10 hs and Will endcavor ~
install Dominguez President by force IL Is thourht
that United Stales Government Will be called upon
to send var-vessel 10 Hayt to protect Its eitreps
New-York tribune., 1874-01-28

legal allowance which Senators received previous
TO March 4, 1873, namely 1926 for each Congress
Senators could draw this in any form they chose.
and If they did not take articles amounting IN value
to the whole allowance they we're permitted to
draw the balance in cash The items OF this account
consist mostly of the bills for newspapers and sta
tionery furnished to Senators personally, and paid
for by them out of their legal allowance, and con-
tains bills for very few fancy articles If it did,
there would be nothing wrong in it, as it would
make no difference whether Senators took what was
due them in money or gold tooth picks.
The second subdivision of this account, Station
ery for Committees and Officers" foots up just
s., ,OO0 which rs the exact amount appropriated for
this purpose by the act of May g. 1872 The articles
in this account not charged to the personal ac-
count of senators at ALL but paid for out of the
appropriations for committees. il money was re-
ceived 1lom any source for any of them, it should
appear on the credit side of the account, which it
does not The first item in this account is dated
Sept 23 1872 and is n bin of Philip q SolOmons for
knives amounting to $50 TO- The next item is a
similar bill for knives, amounting to $3.50 20. On
Nov. 90, 1872, the same firm was paid $a6 90 for
portemonnaies &c. This account also contains bills
for engraving card plates and printing cards, and
for many other fancy articles. On Feb 4, 1873,
Philip & Solomons were paid 81 for one gold tooth
pick.
Now, if Senators or any one else paid for these
fancy articles they were improperly charged to the
appropriation for stationery for committees and Of
fcers, and if the amount which was paid for them
should be deducted from the amount drawn from
tho Treasury under this appropriation there is bal
ance of cash unaccounted for The fact is that these
articles were purchased and paid for out of Govern
ment money If Senators, officers of the Senate and
committee clerks did not get them, then the more
than 15O packs of visiting printed from plates,
the more than dozen plates that were engraved,
the 500 wedding gcards charged at one tme the note
paper stamped - S." aud M" and "F., and with
other monogams, are still in possession OF the proper
officer Of the Senate or have been stolen.
New-York tribune., 1874-01-28
AN ExTRAvAGANT EXPRESS CONTRACT.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsIfIEGTOk, Tuesday jan ~, lSIi
Minister Bancroft. letter addressed to Secretary
Fish from Berlin under date Of Dec "a, 1879 says tha
four years ago the people Of Germany believed the
United States about 10 return without delay 10
specie payments and as a consequence public conf
Tho large payments the puOlic debt and the resOu-
ton XLIst Congress also Increased tne Vdi"e
OF our bonus, and the Six per cent stocAs rose
80 steadlly Lnat there every reason 10 nope
they would be above par. TIE seemingly indch-
nte postponeDent OF specie payments, however, serl
olsly affects financial opinion. Stocks falling de hrst
after, aud there Is less disposition tO
engage loans of the United states. Ii Is the
unanimous opinion OF all hnaucial meu, Mr Bancroft
gold Ia the Treasury can alone urng US back W spece
payments aud IL In believed that the carrier u B.eCc
basis s reached less the debtor class will suffer
The importance Of careful Congressional punctuation
was strongly illustrated to-day at the meeting Of the
Ways and Means Committee, where 1t WAS shown that
comma in place was worth $cCoOco. In the Tariff
bill which went into effect Aug l. 1872 it will be rcnen
bered that the FREQ list extended by the ad-
dition Of several hundred articles. Among
the number added was Fruit plants, tropical anu semi
tropical" the purpose or propagation ana eultya
ton. Iu engrOssiuR the bill. or 10 the pro-
cess OF copying 1t FOR official prlnting q comma
was inserted after fruit" aud NIL frnt was
thereby placed upon tho free list. The Customs
officers however not noticing the cnange, continued 10
collect duties fruit nnul the error was discovered
port bill remove the comma, in accordance with
The intent OF law OF 1871 The amount VI tax lle
gay coll,Nted is NOT far from 100000.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations briefly
considered this morning the House bill requesting tho
President the cooperation OF foreign govern
ments In the centennial Celebration. The bill, although
actively pressed by Philadephi here Was laid over
until next Tuesday enable the Committee 70 obtain
certain information from the Secretary Of stale.
For Revor Rcr Of Co~cssona Prooadsn9s SseoNd Pa0G
New-York tribune., 1874-01-28
THE WEST VIRGINIA CASES.
HE NEoI NIhuf-NIH O%''7"0'
,,,,oope D.v1s AND HAGANs THE AUGUST CLAIM
ANTS ADMITTED TO SEATS IN THE HOUSE.
Inv rrt rGp ,Pu TO TIE TRIBUNE.l

,,resps DAvIs AND HAGANs, THE AUGUST CLAIM
ANTS. ADMITTED TO SEATS IN THE HOUSE.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE1
w.euryGToN JAN 27-The House has at last got
the West Virginia election cases out OF the way ana
can now proceed to more important business. Inc
debate was made unnecessarily long and tedious by
the desire Of all the members Of the Elections Com
mittee TO speak upon the question Besides num-
ber Of members not belonging TO the COMMITTEE
were eager TO debate a question which, dry and un-
interesting as il appeared 10 most people offered an
inviting field to lawyers who are fond of sharpening
thor intellects upon knOtty legal points. 20 me
discussion ran on day after day, until the House was
thoroughly weary of it, The result of the votes
taken at the close Of todays session was the seat
ing of Messrs. Davis and Hagans, the claimants
chosen al the August election. The vote was almost
a strictly party one. Although Mr.. ii. Boardman
Smith, the Chairman of the Elections Committee
ably advocated the claims of the October contest
ants he was beaten by an almost solid vote OF his
own party Only seven Republicans voted against
admitting Mr.. DAVIS, and 10 against Mr.. Hagans,
and only two Democrats voted for them. AS is
usual IN contested election the arguments had
very little weight, partisan feeling determining
the result in the end. The rejected October con-
testaus are both Democrats. Mr. Hagans is Re
publican Mr. Davis, although not Republican,
aided in the election of Grant by joining the Blan-
ton Duncan Bourbon movement" aud he received
the Republican vote of his district
New-York tribune., 1874-01-28
LABOR INTERESTS.
THE woRKIHGMEN's ASSEMBLY AT ALBANY.


ALBANY, Jan. 27.-The WOrkingmen's As
sembIy met here to-day. President Connolly read his
annual address, which presented review OF the cond
ton Of Trades Unions throughout the States On motion
of Mr. Carssy, a Committee Emigration TO the West
was ordered to be appointed to supply farmers with
laborers on the best attainaue. proposition
was made by Mr.. Mitchell that bill be introduced In
the Legislature to form Bureau Vt Labor Statistics
The matte was referred TO . Committee. Committees
on various subjects 10 before the Assembly were
announced. There only small attendance Of dele
gates More expected tomorrow.
A TEN-HOUR MOVEMENT AT FALL RIyER-PANIC IN
A PUBLIC MEETING.
Boston, Jan. 27.-A large meeting, at which
many women present. was held In Fall River last
night In favor Of ten-hour law Resolutions embody
ing the spirit of the gathering adopted, Of
which nays: I'VE demand q ten hour law Of the Iegis
lature and pronounce any member OF that body tn4t
onooses It as unnt for his place." While the meeti5
NJ In progress, some person, evidently for miscLlD
gsys an alarm Of fire. which caused Of terrible
confusion in the audience Several windows were
broken by me attempting TO jump through them. The
women rushed to the platform and for few minutes
mnent danger threatened the crowd from fright but
sfroDg voice called out that there NO fire, aud
sftsr an emphac appeal from the Secretary the CON-
motion subsidized,
New-York tribune., 1874-01-28
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
QUESTIONS FOR CONGREssMEN TO
ANSWER.
WASHINGTON. Tuesday,

WASHINGTON Tuesday, Jan. q. 1874
Many members of the House, especially those from
the West are receiving written communications from
Grange organizations their districts, Of which the
following il "a specimen:
DEAR SIR: By request OF the State Grange OF Illinois,
of the Order of Patrons or Husbandry held at Bloom
fugton Dec ls.3 ask you ~ send me at your earliest
convenience answers IN writing to the following ques
tons, to wiz: a. Ought the General Government 70
omen the mouth of the Mississippi River ana improve
other great natural highways OF conmereef ( ought
duties COAL lumber salt, iron, steel ana arucles
manufactured therefrom be repeaedl (3) ought the
coastng trade to be open and free TO vessels OF All
nstions1 a. Ought the General Banking law 10 be
revised AID amended; II 81. howi (oJ Ought tbe
lspcrnl Government 10 give away any more IAnos OF
subsdIcs TO raiiroadsi 6) Ought patents 10 be e1-
tended rcnewedf a. Ought the tarH W Do ioF pro
lection or revenue alone, or ought IT to
be repealed ) Ought the Bankrupt law 10 DO revised
or repeaiedf o. Ought the General Government 10
exercise control over Lines VI transportation
through the 5tatesf
Tins is kind OF competitive examination. which the
thus far subjected TO 1t do not fancy In the
least.
The REFUSAL TO PRINT THE MEMORIAL OF CITIZENS
OF THE DISTRICT.
That the frantic opposition made in the Senate TO the
printing vi the bret memorial Of citizens OF the District
OF Columbia did arise from o desire to practice
oeonomy,is shown by the fact that IL is uncommon
Senate Several Of much greater length than the one In
question have been printed this session One signed by
Miss Susan H. Anthony, asking Congress to order the
remission OF hne imposed upon her by court Tor
Illegally voting several times hong that OF the
citizens OF the District, printed last week and
earlier In the session . memorial sskiaE Congress
New-York tribune., 1874-01-28
VOL. L.XXXID.. .No'lo,@4l. i.
WASHINGTON.
,,,,p LOUISIANA CASE

prxTA
-,.r nrc,pFs NOT TO SEND " ,,v
MESSAGE TO CoNGRnss-siA,h
:. opposrp TO A NEW ELECiioN.
fRY TELEGRAPH TO THh n.,, On his
.n.,ox Ian. 27-The President ~
~, hos been very much ania@eu ""u H.
- ever since the assembling VA ~
.o,,rlcatious in Louisiana pohI'os' "'' ho,b
.s,io,Iarlv sensitive about beng qno'ou ond
otives of the Norton Kellogg par W. "i'u
,hn csrponter or new election men, Us .i,at
- ,eVe ON the questions that have arisen "
sion uobos boen reported on one day as ia'oi'"s
os''o' -, j., Louisiana and on the neXt ~ op
- a. - until he has become Wv
- d;sorsted. 1t Is said aNo "''
."O 80 onxions to stop the aelta"on
Io a. ,oottoy and have public affairs set'leu on
ta.n+;al basis. In this view he conceived "a,
50 soud;,o a special message 10 Congress anu
recommending action to allay the osoi
he indicated his purpose on SATURDAY "nu o,,5
q. ,oenhers of his Cabinet and 0ther Pei'o"
hs even went so far 10 prepare the ineSs's
no intended to send in on Monday "" "O.'
hovever the President so far moo'lsu MS
,;on ga 70 delay the TRANSMISSION OIL ni' -,
mill he conld submit the subject 10 LIS -. -
This was done to-day, and Gen. Graht is ",nie
tbo oplnion that he has nothing 10 say o '"o
isiana question: aud that he VIII no' '0"u
20 Congress on that subject at ali' 49,. .aso,
The President as represented by Cabinet ' olleei
:. now unalterably opposed to new election ~
Iouisiqna and this being the case, there was noun
;no which he could recommend. 1t would be III poor
taste for President to recommend Congress 10 oe-
clare AGAINST new election unless proposition ior
one shond be likely to come to vote, ana MS Gao
met officers to-day convinced him of TINS iact' IL
said that the President makes no concealment OF DIS
ouposition TO . new election.
New-York tribune., 1874-01-28


COMMITTEE-A PROVISION INSERTED PROVIDING
FoR A FUTURE RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAY
HENTs.
IBY 1EIKGRAPH TO THE TRDUsEl
WASHINGTON Jan. 27.-The Banking and Currency
Committee at their session this morning, perfected
their Free Banking bill, making some important
changes in the rough draft adopted yesterday. The
prohibition upon the payment of interest Oh de-
posts was stricken out and, on motion OF MI
Phelps provision added looking TO future
resumption of specie payments. This provision re-
eures the Secretary Of the Treasury to retire and
destroy two millions of greenbacks on the first day
of every month and issue In their place like
amount of new notes containing on their faces a
promise that they shall be redeemed Ill gold at the
expiration os two years from the date OF their issue
The Secretary is also required to retain in the Treas
sry oh gold not required to meet the coin liabili
fies Of the Government. Mr.. Phelps was not willing
20 support bill that might involve an increase in
che volume of1he circulating medium unless Al was
accompanied by some provision that would open the
way to resumption The adoption of his amend
ment secures much greater degree of unanimity in
the Committee upon the bill than would have been
possible without it.
The fate of the bill in the House will depend upon
the action of the Western and Southern nfation-
hts. III they abandon thelT PROJECT 1Or securing
issue of rrcdeemable legal tenders, and consent
10 submit their theory that the country needs more
currency to a practical test the bill will pass 1t is
not believed that there would be much imitation
under it. The S54, 100000 of additional bank cur
Teney authorized by the act of July, $780, not
oil applied for until after three years had passed.
Its absorption about kept pace with the increase Of
the country in wealth and population 30 that there
is probably no more bank circulation now, per
capita, or per $1,000 of capital than there was in
1870 This experiment appears to have demonstrated
that there is no danger Of serious imitation to be ap-
pretended from the enactment of free banking
law. Another amendment to the bill agreed upon is
aprovision requiring banks without circulation to
deposit in the Treasury $1,000 in bonds. instead OF
one-tird Of the amount OF their capital as now re-
quiTed
New-York tribune., 1874-01-28
THE NRw-JERsEY SOUTHERN RAILROAD
TROuBLES. HNL

TRENTON, Jan. T.-Receiver Stockton said
to-day tha, Southern Railroad will resume business
week after next 1t would be dicculr. he thoushI from
the reputation Of tho road " get to rss
II Is involved IN many complications sod VII require
time 70 examine into Ire sctual condition. Under the
present state Of Affairs be hinks he vt have 70 rIa n
himself. and 10 now In consultation Win eAPeuoncso
railroad the subject. lie waited 70 fun =. ueI-
ciously being satisfied that the properly woud 20
better preserved that the wages VI Tue emposes
could be paid Of the rcceipts ho ~as aso ss"s"so
m at the employ % wvuii eoSpersts Win kIw.