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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15
Customs Reform.

A new system of collecting the revenue
from persons entering American ports has
been adopted. The aim of the new regula-
ton is chiefly to put an end to the genteel
swindling in which travellers have in too
many cases been tempted to indulge Every
one entering from foreign port will in
future be compelled to take an oath in refer
ence to the dutiable goods in his possession.
Should any one be caught swearing falsely
his goods are to be confscated and the de-
linquent fined three times the amount of the
customs dues. This seems rather q slight
punishment for perjury. Why not send
persons guilty of false swearing to the State
Prison the same as any other detected per-
jurerP There seems no good reason why
any exception should be made in favor of
smugglers, and we see no reason why they
should be more privileged to swear falsely
than other people The best cure for the
cheating carried on by INSCRIPTIONS travel
lers would be the adoption of the English
system of examining luggage. If the trunks
of passengers were examined together by one
man, so placed that no fve-dollar bill transac-
tons could take place, Uncle Sam would be
greatly the gamer. Small fry revenue Off
Gals would lose a great part of their per-
quisites, and travellers would be obliged to
honestly pay duty on their goods.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

Yale do not care TO row with the young men
of Columbia and Princeton, it is their own
concern. But we believe that the withdrawal
of Harvard and Yale from the association viii
be mistake. 1t will.have. in the first place,
sectional aspect. Harvard and Yale are
New England colleges, peculiarly Yankee
seats of learning The West, South and Mid
die States will naturally feel that their claim
to be exclusive and highly placed is super
cilious and unjust. One of the advantages OF
the last regatta at Saratoga was the fact that
there were representatives from so many sec
tons of the country. When it closed there
was an invitation extended to some Of the
Southern universities, SO that North, South,
East and West should alike meet on the
waters of the beautiful lake in the persons of
their young men. The Southern colleges
accepted the invitation We understand that
crew from one of them will take part in the
next regatta Now, the retirement of Har-
ward and YALE colleges peculiarly Northern,
imbued with extreme Northern sentiments,
representing all that is Puritan in our So
ciety, at the exact time when the Southern
colleges are entering into the lists, will be
misunderstood and will have bad effect.
It is unfortunate also to introduce this spirit
of exclusion into our college life We have
great many colleges in America, some of very
little value we fear. Our own preference
would be to have them concentrated into five
or six great universities. We believe that as
we progress in our educational system this
will be the result. We shall have universities
at Cambridge and New Haven and Princeton
and Detroit and Richmond and St. Louis,
and in California, perhaps, that will rival
in wealth and capacity for culture and the
possession of trained officers and the depth,
and variety of their education the oldest col
leges of Europe But this can hardly be ex-
pected in our generation. Each section will
nurse its own college and each State will re-
gard university as necessary. But GER
tainly no such aggregation of power, no such
concentration of educational influence will
ever result from such acts as the withdrawal
of Harvard and Yale from the companionship
of their fellow colleges. The people of the
country at large will be more apt to resent
that step as an assumption of superior pride
on the part of Harvard and Yale, and turn
their attention with more interest to the other
colleges which are less sectional and which
feel that they have their work to do as well
as their elder sisters in Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND Forty SEVEN boys
and girls were yesterday given holiday
under the auspices of the Poor Children s
Excursion Fund. The cost was about
seven hundred dollars, or less than
forty cents for each child. For this
small sum great deal of good was ac-
complished. 1t is understood that unless
the friends Of this most deserving summer
charity strengthen the hands of the trustees
by prompt subscriptions the picnics will be
discontinued. 1t is to be hoped that the
thousands Of poor children who are still
looking forward to their annual day Of
pleasure will not be disappointed Money
sent TO Mr. Edward King No. 70 Broadway,
will be promptly Acknowledged.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

GOVERNOR TILDEN AND THE RNGs.-Gov-
ernor Tilden has given his views upon the
reform questions ofNew York to our Saratoga
correspondent with frankness and decision
which will command the respect of the peo-
pie. He has broadly defined his purpose,
and has declared his utter indifference TO the
political Vaccinations by which it may be
opposed. The Governor has simply to keep
on in this candid and just policy to defy all
the secret and open enemies Of State reform.
In this war against the plunderers of both par
ties the leader Of grand reform should know
neither republicans nor democrats.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15
Aristocracy i'm n New Phase.

We are informed that the colleges Of Yale
and Harvard have resolved that hereafter
they will not take part in the annual boating
contest which has recently been an event
of so much interest to the country at large.
Neither Yale nor Harvard have been as sue
cessful as they had expected in these strug-
giles, although on each occasion they made
practically as good a display as their com
petitors. We do not know the reasons
that led them to withdraw from the an
nual competition. We suppose that there
is feeling of pride on the part of the stu
dents. They feel that they belong to a
superior class of scholars, and that Harvard
and Yale have too high standing to be
huddled in with a dozen other colleges of
lesser wealth and probably not so exalted q
position. Perhaps also, they may wish to
establish in America o contest like that be-
tween the Oxford and Cambridge boating
clubs. which has been for several years a
feature in London, and so lay claim to pre-
eminence like that which Oxford and Cam
bridge possess in England-that Of being
the representative colleges Of America
OF course. If tho young men Of Harvard and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

THE THIRD TERM QUESTION. That the
President has never said anything which
would prevent him from accepting third
term is a simple matter Of history. On the
contrary his own letter 10 the Pennsylvania
republicans indicated that he was prepared
to take one more term if the good of the
people should require that sacrifice Of his
personal feelings. General Grant is perfectly
willing To ruin himself if in this way
he may save the country from disaster.
Attorney General Pierrepont we are well
aware, has denied that the President
viii take another term, but we prefer the
Presidential authority to that Of any Of his
personal attendants. II will take the ghosts
word" said Hamlet, 'for thousand
pounds" Our letter from Long Branch con-
tains much very important and interesting
information about the third term possibility,
derived from one Of his personal and political
friends, and the public may properly assume
that in this case the straws show how the
Presidential wind is blowing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15
TRIPLE S HE E T.
NEW YORK, SUNDAY, AUGUST Is, 1875.
THE HERALD FOR THE SUMMER RESORTS
To NEwsDEA1ERs AND THE PUBLIC

To NEwsDEALERs AND THE PUBLIC
The NEW YORK HERALD runs a special train
every Sunday during the season between
New York, Niagara Falls, Saratoga, Lake
George Sharon and Richfeld Springs, leav-
ing New York at half-past two o'clock A. NJ,
arriving at Saratoga at nine o'clock A. NJ,
for the purpose of supplying the SUNDAY
HERALD along the line of the Hudson River,
New York Central and Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern roads. Newsdealers and
others are notified to send in their orders to
the HERALD Office as early as possible. For
further particulars see time table.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

CANAL FRAUDs.-The Commission ap-
pointed to investigate the canal system have
made a second report, which will be the basis
of further proceedings against Belden and
the rest Of the persons implicated in the mis-
management of the affairs of that important
department of the State. Governor T1den
has ordered the Attorney General to take in
slant action.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Professor John Forsyth of West Point Is residing
temporarily at tho New York HOTEL
General Arson stager, Of Chicago is among the late
arrivals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Gra Yano, Centennial Commissioner for Japan. Ia
sojourning AT the ST. Nicholas Hotel
Mr. George S. Bangs, Superintendent OF the Railway
Postal Service, Is registered at the ST James Hotel
Mr. Lawrence Barrett the actor, arrived at tho New
York Hoto last evening from Boston and viii leave to-
night for San Francisco
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

his people as TO their political conduct, to go
down into Mississippi, Louisiana and Ala
bama and inquire Of honest white and black
republicans what is the true state of the case.
He will hear a story that will shock him and
make him regret his Ohio speech.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY in Posen,
who hold State appointments, have sub
mitted to the laws of the German Empire.
This is a victory for Bismarck, but it does
not add to the tranquility and peace of
Europe. The State can never enforce the
obedience of the Church.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

PooR MARY PoMERoY Yesterday the
monument to poor Mary Pomeroy was dedi-
Gated in Jersey City with appropriate cere-
monies. The services were attended by an
immense throng, and the reorganization else
where will be found profoundly interesting
to all those who remember that saddest
domestic tragedy of recent years.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. were
frmer, Western Union and Rock Island
being the leaders of the market Gold was
steady at 113 SO. Money unchanged.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

Mn. MoRE1ssEY generally objects to being
interviewed, but has yielded to the desire of
the HERALD that he shall express his opinions
to the public. We give the peculiar ex-
preston of his ideas in the letter of our
Saratoga correspondent to-day, and it is
evident that he has no idea of surrendering
the control of the New York democracy to
his great rival, Mr. Kelly.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

THE WAR N SPAN.-The Spanish authori-
ties seem inclined to force the fighting, but
there is as yet no indication that their efforts
will result in the complete overthrow of the
Carlists.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

The HERzEGovINIAN WAR threatens to be-
come religious in its character In that case
we may see all the Catholic nations of Europe
engaged in another crusade against the
Turkish Crescent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15
PAxAMA Anrnst / 1879.

'News from Central America" statement
of this kind
PANAMA August ], 1875
In San Miguel Salvador where the recent fanatical
mobs took place order has been re-estabshed Presi-
dent Gonzales had about fifty OF those engaged shot in
squads at the different towns between San Miguel and
the capital causing the padres who occasoned the out
break to witness the executions Many Of the criminals
confessed that they assured by the padres that
they might rob the rich, provided they gave part to
the Church.
We cannot understand why correspondents
especially those intrusted with mission SO
important as furnishing the news to all the
papers, should indulge in such silly and i'm
possible trash as is contained in a despatch
of this kind The idea that clergyman of
any church, Catholic or Protestant, would
deliberately instruct his penitents that they
"might rob the rich provided they gave a
part to the Church, is q SANDER of the worst
kind. These ISLANDERS come from political
animosity. 1t is not the first time that we
have observed them in dispatches from these
constantly excited countries of Central
America. We allude to them now to express
our reprobation Of this whole fashion of news
giving and TO express the hope that those
who are intrusted with the business of in
forming the press of Central American events
will not take advantage of their position to
throw into general circulation scandals i'm
possible on their very face and only calcu-
lated TO wound and annoy good Christian
people.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

Persons going ont Of toacs for the summer can
haze the daily and Sunday HERALD mailed 10
them, free of postaQe for 81 per month
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the toeather today ,oiA be hot and partly
cloudy, aoith local rains
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NEW YORK HERALD

JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PROPRIETOR.
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VOLUME XL......................... 227
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eNewso from Central America.

1t is not without a feeling of regret and
impotence that we read, under the head of
''News from Central America" statement
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ROBINSON HALL,
West Sixteenth street.-English Opera-LITSCHEN AM
FRIrSCHEN and CHILPERIC. at 3 p N.
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS and
after January 1, 1875, the daily and weekly
editions of the New YORK HERALD will be
sent free of postage.
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THIRD AVENUE THEATRE
Third avenue between Thirteth and Thiry-hrst
VARIETY, at p NJ
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All business or news letters and teleTaphic
dispatches must be addressed New YORK
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CENTRAL PARK GARDEN
THEODORE THOMAS CONCERT, at 8 =. NJ
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WOODS MUSEUM.
Broadway of Thrtieth street-VARIETY at p NJ
closes at 10 AS L. NJ. Matinee at = p. NJ.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE,
Eighth avenue Twenty third street-AR0UND THE
WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS, 3 p. NJ. closes IL p. NJ
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ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW.

METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
THE STAMP TAI.
nEcIsIoY OF COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS
WHAT THE LAW TAXES AND WHAT
1T FxEMPTg

New YonK, March il.-On March
ith, Ed. Tappan, President OF the
National Bank Of this city, addressed,
in behalfand himsclfa and other bankers
a letter to the Commissioner Of Inter
nal Revenue, asking his decision OF the
following questions; ~
First--Are notes, drafts and accept
ances, when made payable at q bank,
subject TO stamp tax Of two cents,
and If so does the tax apply to notes,
drafts and acceptances drawn or ac-
cepted prior TO February 8, 1875, and
which have maturcd and since been
paid?
Second-Docst the taxapply tochecSs
drawn by bank upon itself for The
purpose of paying It's own dividends,
and the dividends, coupons or interest
Of other corporations
Third-Are checks drawn bya State,
county or city government on bank
subject to tax?
The following is the reply of the
Commissioner: ] reply to your spe-
cific questions
l. That if there is any understand
ing between the bank and makers of
the notes or acceptors of the cheeks,
drafts or orders payable at the bank,
that all such notes and acceptances
shall be paid by the bank and charged
in the account of the makers, drawers
/ 1. A.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
A RAsCALLY TRICK.

The last Congress was, without
doubt, the wickcdest body that ever
assembled ut Washington. The mem
bcs wcro guilty OF all manner OF pub
lie and private wrongs, up to the hour
of adionrnmcnt. The doubling OF post
ago on newspapers presume, was
to Offset and make up tho deficiency
which was caused py the salary grab.
Yet, now, after tho act Is passed, sage
Senators and honest % members stand
up ana declare that doubling tho post
age on transient newspapers was done
without tho knowledge or consent oil
either House The trick was, concoc-
ted IN u committee OF conference, ana
upon mn appropriation Dill Ihe.amend.
ment did not reach the Senate until
two hours after midnight on the 4th
OF March Responsibility for the
amendment is traced to Senator Ham
lin,who is the author OF tho little joker
PostmasteeGeneral Jewell, in his
letter OF February lS, 10 tho Chair-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
WHO PA YS THE TA.fES 2

In speaking of the recent salary
grab that passed the State Senate, the
Clearfeld Republican remarks;
"This is a handsome increase, but as their pay
comes chiefly from corporations, we shpll file no
objections at this time"
We are aware that the revenues of
the State are derived chiefly from taxes
on corporations, but does anybody sup
pose that these, in turn, do not levy
them upon the people, with u very
large addition for collection ? When
coal is taxed, as now, four cents per
ton, are not several cents added to the
price to meet the taxation ? SO with
transportation. Everything that the
farmer or manufacturer produces and
sells is taxed by the corporations if it
is carried over railroads or canals, and
so is everything that people buy, il
brought from distance However
taxes may be imposed they are finally
collected from the people. A direct
tax is least expensive and burdensome
to them, because it costs less 10 collect
and being directly assessed and ap-
piled, can readily be accounted for
But who can now tell how much State
tax he annually pays in settling his
coal bills, his store purchases, or how
much less he receives for his produce
and ndmanufacturcs because OF these taxes
levied in the first instance upon corpo-
rations2 If our Clearfcld cotcmpora.
ry imagines that he does not pay his
full share of salary grabs he is hallu-
cinated.-B bloomsbury Columbian.
We concede all our contemporary
says upon the tax question to be true.
But the folly of supposing that politi-
cal herctics will do what is right in
the premises, has been so amply Illus
trated for the past fifteen years, Abat
we do not deem il worth while to even
suggest a proper net, or change OF
governmental policy, while the de
partments of government are filed
with political harlots who only look to
their own personal and party inter
ests Our answer TO the Bellefontc
Watchnlan, last week, we offer as q
codicil to these remarks, and hope
they will prove satisfactory all around,
especially, since the salary steal is
knocned in the head
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
PRETTY CLnSE.

The extra session of the United
States Senate has been prolonged
through the folly of the Radical lead
crs, who seemed determined to force q
settlement of the Louisiana question
in favor Of Grant and Sheridan's poll
cy, although the Force bill had been
defeated, as well as to seat PincbbaclS.
Morton, of Indiana, who leads the
Radical hosts, in addition to accom-.
plish his Louisiana scheme, also CON
tinued the session for the purpose of
testing the temper of the new Scna
tors, especially those who displaced
Carpenter, Chandler Ramsey and n
number of other prominent leaders of
his party, and after debating the sub
jcct for two weeks he feared toput the
question straight, so he had a motion
made to postpone the question until
December next which rcsultcd-ycas,
80; nays, 30, and IL dodgers, or alb
sentecs. This vote shows that the ad.
ministration is in decided minority
in the Senate upon the brothcrin.law
question in Louisiana. What shame !
Everything seems to be changed cxs
cept Grant and his Washington ring,
which seems dead and blind to every.
thing that transpircs around them.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

Intoxicating drinks, and the said bond
shall be filed in the office Of tho clerk
of the said court for the nso and benefit
Of all persons interested therein.
Src, II. That II shall not be lawful
for any person, with or without license,
TO sell to any person any intoxicating
drink on any day On which elections
arc now on hereafter may bcrcquircd
to 10 BIZ held, nor on Sunday, nor ut
any time to n minor, or 10 u person
visibly affected by Intoxicating drinks.
Size l2. That any license heretofore
granted shall not be invalldatcd, and
that none Of the provisions of this act
shall be held toauthorize the manulac-
turc or sale of any Intoxicating liquors
in any city, county, borough or town
ship having local or special prohibitory
laws. fliL
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
yEV HANPSJyJPE

The Democrats have lost the Gov
ernor by few hundred votes, but
they have carried the State handsome
ly on the Congressional vote, and
thereby gained Congressman
Should the election of President de
volveupon the House New Hamp-
shire will cast her vote for the Demo
cratic nominee. The delegation in the
last Congress stood-two Radicals, and
one Democrat. In the next the rule
will be reversed. The Temperance
party sold ont to the Radicals on Gov
ernor and Assembly, and employed
the negro, Fred Douglas, to stump the
State in their joint interest The vote
is the largest ever cast in that State,
and it is strongly suspected that Mas
sachusetts and Vermont helped their
Radical ncigbbors amazingly.
Grant 4 Co. made desperate effort
and they intended to have 5000 ma.
jority. Every clerk at Washington
from that State had two weeks fur
Tough granted, and the State was liter
ally ovcrrun with black and white
stumpers. Postmastcrs, Custom House
officers from Boeton and Portland In.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

Our MODEL MINIsrER.-Gen. Rob
ert Schenck of Ohio, now our Minister
Plcnipotentiary at the Court of Great
Britain, has in his leisure moments
when not perplexcd by the affairs OF
State, compiled and published hand
book on "draw-poker,p and card.play-
ing generally. Schcnck is the repre-.
sentative abroad of a party whose
principles "comc from Cod The Eu
ropeans will wonder what kind of O
God the Yankees refer to whom they
manufacture platforms, This las,
move of Gen. Schcnck Is as great /,
burlesque on "christian craftsmanship
rs his Vienna masked battery move
ment in 1861, was disgraceful to him
as soldier. As warrior, he is O
coward; as Plenipotcntiary, he is q
blackguard, and as a Congressman, he
was failure In fact he has succeed
cd in nothing, except as gambler, and
in disgracing his constituents at home
and the whole nation abroad, Why
does Grant not call him homo2
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24

The Radicals of Cincinnati have
nominated John Robson, the great
circus man, for Mayor. A clown can
act no worse than modern 'christian
statesman" Ohio contains number
of them, bu. it seems the clown ispre-