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The New York herald., 1874-07-16
The Transit of Venus.

Richard A. Proctor makes a sugges-
ton to the London newspapers, which,
he says, would enable some of our skill
full astronomical amateurs to do their part
towards utilizing the important phenome-
non of the transit of Venus His suggestion
is "that the middle and latter half of the
transit should be observed and photographed
at some station in Natal or Cape Colony.
Such provision as circumstances admit of has
now been made for observing and photograph
ing Q) the beginning and end Of the transit
severally and (2) the whole transit But the
middle Of the transit, which theoretically is
the most important phase of all because at
this stage the planets apparent distance from
the suns centre changes very slowly, so that
small time error is unlmportanD, has been
unaccountably neglected. So far as northern
stations are concerned (where Venus will be
thrown nearer to the suns centre), the Hal
leyan stations, nearly score in number, will
show mid-transit excellently; but i! chances
that the southern Halleyan stations (where
Venus will be thrown further from the suns
centre) are not so favorable for mid-transit as
Cape Town, Port Natal and South Madagas-
car, where the latter part of the transit is alone
favorably seen. Under these circumstances,
and because southern stations are unfor-
tunately few in number lowing to geographic
cal difficulties), it would be matter of great
importance, and might be q matter of para
mount importance, if one or more of the sug-
gested mid-transit stations could be occupied
for direct and Photographic observations"
Mr.. Proctor's suggestion is worthy of con-
sideration in the United States.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16
The Bonapartist succ cession.

The Bonaparte party have transferred their
energies from quarrels about the throne to quar-
rels about the succession to the throne A Paris
journal says that the leaders at Chiselhurst
have been discussing the necessity of changing
the order of succession established by the Sec
ond Empire, in order to get rid definitely of
Prince Napoleon. 'sPersons who have foot
ing in the two Bonapartist camps" says the
correspondent, "told me that the Prince was
not ignorant of these designs and made fun of
them with his intmates. He repeated that
even if the 'coterie of Chiselhurst' arrived at
power-which he considered quite impossible
on account of the general lack Of energy of tho
official Bonapartists- Third Empire, gov
erned by the Empress Eugenie and NJ
Rouher, could not fail to break down in
catastrophe which would not inspire in him
any desire for the succession According to
him, under the Third Empire the political
preponderance would belong to the revan-
chards' and to the 'clericals,' two fractions
which in the end would embroil France with
Germany and ITALY," The Pail Mall Gazette,
in commenting upon this news, says:-'1t can
not be denied that the antagonism between
Prince Napoleon and official Bonapartism is
based on serious reasons. The official Bona
partists remain more or less attached to the
balancing system of Napoleon ILL., They
would like to show themselves Catholic with
out creating GOODNESS with Italy and raise the
military prestige of France without imme-
diately attacking Germany. Prince Napoleon
answers them that this double play would lead
to new disasters, and that to put an end to the
isolation Of France and avert the dangers
threatening her it is necessary to be resolutely
home"
The New York herald., 1874-07-16
The Second Chicago Fire and Iti
Lessons.

The terrible disaster that has just befallen
the Queen City of the West, to which all
nations, in view OF the marvellous recupera-
tive power shown by her after the first appall-
ing visitation by fire, three years ago, gave
without dissentient voice the proud title of
Phoenix of Cities, is fraught with deep mean
ing to every one living within municipal
bounds in this country. 1t is as serious a
subject to us living in New York as to the
dwellsrs in the Western. cities. To be sure,
we are not subjected to the same conditions Of
location. weather and circumstances favorable
to fire as are the inhabitants of the doubly
unfortunate Chicago. We have no level plain
extending for hundreds of miles near us nor
an inland sea without . bluff to check the
career Of storm or tornado. Any unwonted
disturbance in the atmosphere above the
billiard-tabls-like surface of the prairie on
which Chicago is built must naturally be pro-
ductive of more serious consequences than
can occur on the seaboard, where inequalities
of ground serve to interrupt materially
the progress of fire or storm
Still the frightful damage done by
the recent fire in the Lake City
must cause feeling in every mind preju-
dicial to the Fire Department of that city.
How twenty blocks containing ''freproof"
buildings can be swept away in single night
in summer is question that will puzzle any
New York fireman. We have had dangerous
conAagrations here at times, but the admira-
blo .1;oc;DI;uo opd v,otbod of coyphatipO Src1,
an enemy shown by our Fire Department have
kept each fire within reasonable bounds. The
gales that sweep over the prairies of Illinois
and the lakes may perhaps present partial
reason for the rapid progress of fire in Chi
cago. The origin of this fire will serve as a
York rookeries extending for many blocks,
like those in which the recent destroyer in the
Lake City was fostered and gained strength.
Within a stones throw of some Of our stately
buildings down town are foul nests of crime,
lawlessness and arson, where any night a
fame may be started which would carry de-
struction tar and wide. The police rarely ex-
ercise any vigilance over those dens and o fire
may be considerably under way in one Of
them before an alarm is given to the Fire De-
partment. Such tinder boxes are the curse of
our great cities, and they are generally in close
propinquity to the finest edifces representing
the mercantile world. In the absence of q
Haussmann extreme police vigilance is neces-
sary in New York as in other American cities,
to ward of such disaster as the one that laid
waste Chicago for the second time.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

A NICE LITTLE JoB.-When Comptroller
Green made out his new tax levy, which did
not pass the Board of Apportionment, he put
in new item of $4,000 for the expenses of
the new City Prison Commission. Messrs.
Vance and Wheeler deemed this appropria-
ton exorbitant and unnecessary and cut it
down to $1,000. The commission met yes
terday, and behold a nice little bill turned
up from Mr.. Calvin Vaux for $4,000 for
''plans' of the new prison. Mr.. Vance, who,
as President of the Board of Aldermen, is o
member Of the new Ciry Prison Commission,
denounced the bill and it was laid over. Will
Mr.. Vance inquire whether Mr.. Calvin vaux
receives any pay from the Central Park2
His name was omitted from the architectural
force of that department. but does he not re-
ceive large amount in percentages on ex-
penditures? 1t is well thet Mr. Vance, as
member of these several boards, has the
power to put his finger on such little bills 1t
was for this the SIS, 900 was wanted by Mr..
Green.
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The French Assembly-Dissolutio O,
Revolution.

Every successive discussion in the French
Assembly demonstrates with clearer GER
tainty that France has nothing to hope from
that body except its dissolution. 1t is and
long has been what NJ. Gambetta called it, "a
corpse fit for the gravedigger" Yet this body
meditates the organization of the definitive re-
public. No project could be wilder, nor
can any attempt at framing government
prove more futile A republic fashioned by
the present Assembly can hope for very brief
existence; first of all, for the very good reason
that the Assembly is incapable of forming a
republic. The only thing that is to be ex-
pected from the men who now rule the des-
TIMES of France is a modified empire-a dedn-
tive republic, it may be called, but in fact,
only government swayed by sslf-consti-
tuted Legislative body, and presided over by
magistrate republican in name, but imperial
in the exercise of tyrannical powers Such is
the condition of France to-day, and such it
will remain while the Assembly holds together,
or under any form Of government which the
Assembly may ordain. But it is not difficult
to foresee to what all this will lead in the
end. Sooner or later revolution will be the
result, but in what guise it will come il is i'm
possible to predict-perhap in repetition of
the violent acts of the Commune; more likely
in coup dftas of the Bonapartists, who are
daily becoming bolder in their efforts to ad-
vance the fortunes of the young Napoleon.
The tyranncal course of the govern
ment affecting the liberty of the press;
the interpretations in the Assembly on
the same subject; the anxiety of Marshal
MacMahon tor the confirmation Of his powers:
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has been the favorite recreation of its higher
classes for the last century or two, as hawking
was at an earlier period. The graphic pages
of the Waverley novels have immortalized the
old custom of falconry in their lively pictures
of both sexes on horseback, with o hawk on
their shoulders ready to be let loose on any
game that might start up. The peasantry OF
'merry England" were equally devoted to
athletic amusements, in which boxing, wrest-
ling, quarter staff, single stick, bull batting
and other recreations, pursued at the possible
risk of life and limb, prepared them for deeds
of bravery of higher order in defence of the
liberties and independence of their country
1t is owing to the sports which these customs
cultivated and the manly character they
strengthened that England has risen to the first
rank among the governing nations of the world
and that her valor and enterprise have made
her worthy of the splendid eulogy of the
greatest Of American orators, who described
her, in perhaps the most magnificent burst Of
his eloquence, as "a Power which has dotted
over the surface of the whole globe with her
possessions and military posts whose morn
ing drumbeat, following the sun and keeping
company with the hours circles the earth with
one continuous and unbroken strain Of the
martial airs of England" Both France and
Germany have more Intellectual culture than
England, but they lack the force of character,
the great and commanding qualities, which
have made her the foremost Of modern mo-
tions The fountains Of this victorious energy
lie in those national virtues, which have been
cultivated and strengthened by the manly.
athletic, outdoor sports which have always
been in such high favor with all classes of the
English people.
We Americans are scions of the same vigor-
Gus stock, and if our cultivated classes take
the same keen interest in athletic sports and
diffuse this taste among the people this nation
will not fail to act great part in the affairs
Of the world
The New York herald., 1874-07-16
The Third Term and tho South.

Tne Vn1rO Verm ana tho SOutns
Ex-Governor Hebert, of Louisiana, one of
the most prominent and far-seeing men in the
South, has written letter on the third term
question, in which he says he is so convinced
Of General Grants great influence and COM
manding popularity that he does not doubt,
were the Presidential election to take place
this fall and both of the political parties to
nominate, and his friends to run him indie
pendently, he would easily beat both COM
bined. The Governor is not disposed to CEN
sure the President for the shortcomings of re-
construction, for he believes that he has dis
covered that he has duties to discharge to the
Southern States, and if any consideration
could induce him to be candidate for re-
election to a third term it would be to throw
his great name and fame in aid of their ma
terial construction, by which alone they can be
restored to prosperity and happiness. For six
years the President has held power without
doing anything except to condone the rash
acts of Bullock, Holden and Kellogg; and
the first indication of an opinion on his part
that, having conquered the South, it was not
necessary for us to rob the people-was when
he interfered in the case of Arkansas.
Governor Hebert, however, is confident that
q change of heart has come to the President.
He has given,' says the Governor, s're-
peated evidence Of the feeling, and I know
no measure proposed connected with the re.
habilitation of the shattered industries of the
South that does not find in him warm advo-
cate. do not know that General Grant de-
sires or would accept third term, but he may
be necessity to the country and especially to
the Southern portion of it. His name is O
magic spell with the black race The negro
population feel that he freed them, and at this
minute will hearken to his voice sooner than
to all the 'carpet-baggers' combined. Herein
lies his power to lift up the South. No other
man living possesses it. The negro feels that
General Grant has been his benefactor and
protector, and any counsel that General Grant
may suggest to him will be followed to the
letter. On this point of view his candidacy
may become matter of necessity to the
whites of the South to protect them from O
race conflict in which they would be outvoted
In conclusion, the position of the Southern
people should be one of entire independence
of party politics and one of kindness and good
feeling to General Grant, who, by rare com.
bination of circumstances, is in better con-
dition to serve and help them than all the
politicians in the country" If the Governor
does not mean to support Grant for third
term what does he mean? If he does not
speak for the white men of the South for
whom does he speak? We should like to hear
Representative Ellis H. Roberts and Senator
Fl. B. Anthony on this new phase of ques-
ton 80 important as the third term
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NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 1s 1874.

the votes adverse to the Ministry, conceived
in the spirit of opposition and intended to
disturb and annoy; the successive and
abortive attempts at framing government
these things must have an end, and the end is
either the immediate dissolution of the As
sembly or revolution. As both the President
of the Republic and the Assembly are
tenacious of power il is not impossible that
dissolution will be deferred till revolution
turns both out of Office
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

To NKwsDEAIERs AND THE PUBLIC
The New YORK HERALD will run special
train between New York, Saratoga and Lake
George, leaving New York every Sunday dur
ing the season at half-past three o. clock A. M,
and arriving at Saratoga at nine o'clock
A. NJ, for the purpose OF supplying the
SUNDAY HERALD along the line. Newsdealers
and others are notified to send in their orders
to the HERALD Office as early as possible.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

If Mr.. BERaH would extend his sphere of
usefulness let him inquire into the best means
of preventing such cruelty to animals as was
reported in the tribune in the following
words:-
At Barnum's Hippodrome last evening, during
nat race, three horses and their riders fell in q
heap at the Fourth avenue extremity OF the track.
A negro jockey fell on the top OF his head, where
he remained poised for an instant and then fell,
but quickly rising remounted his horse. Une OF
manning one was carried of in an insensible con-
dtion subsequently carriage appeared with
the little fellow, who had sustained severe cut
above the left eye from the h0of OF one Of the
animals. He Will be able to appear as usual
to-day.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

MORE OCEAN STEAMERS. Another vessel
has been added to the feet of ocean steamers
by the launch at Belfsst of the Germanic, q
sister ship to the Britannia, of the White Star
line Itwould be well if we could chronicle
the launching of number of American ships
for this service
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

KATE SroDDARD, who has been SO long in
confinement in Brooklyn on the charge of
being implicated in the murder of Mr.. Good
rich, has finally been pronounced insane and
been ordered to the State Lunatic Asylum.
There the unfortunate woman will have kind
treatment, and it is well that she has been
thus disposed Of
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

PRINCE BISMARCK is doing rs well as can be
expected. His wounded wrist has been placed
on ice to allay Inflammation, so now the
Chancellor has cool hand as well as cool
head.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

CHILDREN PICN1cs. The movement inau-
gurated by the philanthropc efforts of Mr..
Williams has been taken up seriously by the
community. The members of the Stock
Exchange have handsomely contributed fifteen
hundred dollars to enable the children of the
city to enjoy little fresh air. The movement
seems to be growing in favor. 1t certainly
deserves the best sympathy Of all classes.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16
The Charities and Correction Com
mission.

The Charities and Correction Corn
The Mayor promises soon to lay before thA
people report Of his Investigation of the
Department of Charities and Correction, TO-
gether with summary of the report of the
Commissioners of Accounts and letters from
certain citizens who, he alleges, united with
him in his investigation. He insinuatss that
great fuss has been made over the manage
ment OF that department. but that it will all
turn out to be without reason. The Mayor
is pretty bold man in defence of the mis-
deeds OF his friends, but the citizens whose
names ne uses as prepared to aid him
in covering up the notoriously illegal
acts of the Commissioners win do
well to pause before they implicate
themselves in an offence which will assuredly
become the subject of investigation in court
Of justice. Have these gentlemen satisfied
themselves that the dry goods bills of ''Louis
Sternbach, Commission Agent, No. SO Church
street, " were all legal and regular, and such
as ought to have been paid by the city2
Have they ascertained that the -four pur-
chased by the Commissioners has been pur-
chased in accordance with law and at honest
market prices? Are they convinced that
no bills for supplies have been fraudu-
lently altered from the originals and cut
up, so as to evade the law? Have they
satisfied themselves that gross frauds are not
perpetrsted in taking the so-called ''census''
and that some twenty-five thousand pounds
of bread and meat can be consumed daily in
the institutions? If not they will do well to
pause before they indorse the management of
the Department of Charities and Correction
in any manner. The law of misdemeanor Ia
very wide in its application.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

AFRICAN ExpLoRAT1oNs.-The Geographical
Society in Berlin have received letters from
nr. Gussfedt. The Doctor writes that he has
gone to st. Payly de Loanda, about three hum
dred miles south on the coast, to procure
necessaries for the great expedition. but
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

THE SUEz CANAL.-Mr Bailie Cochrane, q
member of Parliament, in a recent debate,
complained that, while the capital which
built the canal was not French, the whole
management is in the hands of French people
To this statement NJ de Lesseps answers that
the capital employed in the construction of the
Suez Canal was almost exclusively French, and
he says that, as a consequence Of the loans
subsequently contracted in France only, the
capital engaged in the enterprise of the canal
is now absolutely French.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that The aOeather today uN be cloudy, aoih
some rain
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

The JAPANESE AND THE CENTENNIAL BY
the official communication of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Japan, Tereshina Meme
mori, to Mr.. Bingham, the United States
Minister, we learn that the Japanese govern
ment will be represented at the centennial
celebration Of our independence, and will
promote the exhibition of products and man
ufactures of that country The whole tone of
the note is broadly liberal and friendly, and
shows that the Japanese are shaking off their
old exclusiveness and are cultivating closer
relations with Western nations. There is, in
fact, kindly feeling manifested toward the
United States. The Japanese have learned
to regard us not only as great and pro-
gressive nation. but as a neighboring one
with which they are destined to have extern
sive intercourse. We should do everything
to encourage this friendly sentiment and to
enlarge our commercial relations with Japan.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

CENTRAL PARK GARDEN,
Fifty tn street and seventh avenue-THOMAS co.
CERT, at P. II. closes at 10 80 T. N.
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HydrOphobia.

All the discussion on the subject of hydro
phobia has grown out of tho excessive and
mistaken zeal Of the agents of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals. Dogs
were to be muzzled, or killed if found at large
without muzzles, and these steps were the rec
ognized necessities of public safety against
an imminent danger to life. And here came
in the agents of the society. "Muzzle the poor
dogs" they said shameful 1t compels
them to keep their mouths shut and it is q
cruelty to dog to compel him to keep his
mouth shut in the hot weather! Hereupon
the people Of only ordinary intelligence
responded that they did not care to inhict un-
necessary cruelty upon the dogs. But" they
said, show about the hydrophobia?" ely
drophobia said Mr.. Bergh and all his
chorus. "Hydrophobia! Nonsense! Pooh
Pooh Moonshine. There is no such thing; it's
a delusion, piece Of ancient ignorance; we
will prove there is no such disease And on
this point they have now been active for some
months. They have vamped and revamped
all the old stories and arguments put forth on
this disease by that class of superior NOR
tails who may be distinguished from others as
the men who 'tknow BETTER" and they have
had the arguments in their favor of some
callow wittsd DOCTORS and their great
strength has been in the theory that so-called
cases Of hydrophobia were deaths from fear,
the result of the morbid imaginations Of
people who had read of the symptoms of the
themselves. And now all that is answered
and, let us hope, ended by the horrible OCCUR
renee of well marked case of the disease in a
little child. If the society cannot do better
for animals than to deny the existence of the
diseases they cause and thereby smother pre-
vention and assist to spread such diseases, the
laws upon which it stands must be repealed.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
bs5 broadway. Partisan Cancan Dancers At 8 p Il.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE.
Bowery VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT, At p
closes a. lU 80 2. NJ.
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had not had much success. He was alone, and
had another attack of fever. The German
African Society will send on another gentle
man to join the expedition almost Immediately.
All was going on well at the permanent sta
ton, Chinchonzo. DIR. Kirk, the English
Consul at Zanzibar, has received letter from
Lieutenant Cameron, reporting his safe AZ
rival at Ujiji. Lieutenant Cameron writes
that he had a rather long and tedious march.
The New York herald., 1874-07-16

NIBLO'S GARDEN,
Broadway, between Prince and Houston streets =
FAUsTUS, at s p NJ. closes at lO:43 L. NJ Mr.. Joseph
Wheeiock and Miss lone Burke
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COLOSSEUM,
corner of Thirty fifth street-LONDON BY
NIGHT. at P. M; closes at p NJ same st7P. NJ /;
.loses a
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WOODS MUSEUM,
Broadway, corner Thrtieth street-LIFE OR DEATH,
at r NJ; closes at 4:U r NJ POMP, ats r. NJ closes
Al 80 p. NJ. Mr. Harry Clifford.
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THE HERALD FOR THE SUMNER RESOR IS

New York, Thursday, July I8 1874.