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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
CHURCHES IN PERIL.

DEFECFs AND DANGERS IN HEATING APPARATUS
POINTED oUT-A NEW SURVEY AND POSSIBLE
CHANGE OF RATES.
A resuryey Of all the churches in this city
has been progress during the summer months under
the direction of the Committee on Rates and surveys OF
the New-Yoik Board OF Pire Underwriters A member
OF this Committee stated to TRIBUNE reporter recently
that some insurance officers and agents had insisted for
some time that the rates churches were too high,
while others declared that the premium charged was no
greater than the risk dcman1ed To settle the matter
the Committee had ordered survey. giving especial
attention to construction Of the furnaces fues and
other heating apparatus The member OF the Committee
estimated 90 pcr cent OF the fires that occur
in churches caused by detective heating appars
Tic following embraces the ren0r OF the Committee
on Rates aid Surveys OF the heating apparatus OF Now
York churches examined during The month OF July, 1872
and found unsafe:
The furnace smo aues registers. and gasbrackes Of
tho Central Baptist Church. Fy-sxth-st. near SEW
enth-ave the a,ovep cfthe German Lutheran Church
on Eichyseventhst near Lexington ave OF the Jewish
synagornes the register, smoke-Gur and pipe OF tho
central Gas rner at he ceiling Of the Ahayth Chesed
at fy-Gfth-st and Lexnctonave the rog,te SMOKE
ana hot-ar npe and sasbTacket OF The Beth Hanedrash
Imcng the Methodist Episcopal churches. the smoke
Church In One-mndre daId-f0urtnst. near Ninthaye.
the furnaces, registers, snoAe-fe ana portion OF ne
gasbrackets OF Becknmn iiil churcn. on filtiethst
near cOnd-aye and the furnace, snoLeiue, ana Ot-
air pipes Of Forsyth Street Church, Nos to 10 For
TIE FOLLOWING Prosbyte:ian churches have the defects
indicated First Presbyterian Church AT i,eVeuth7st
and Ftlaye., unsafe furnaces; Philips CEnrch, AZ
Madison-ase and Sc, erty tirdst, unsafe iifnaces,
formed Presbyterian Church at No. 1865 West Forty
oEhtbst unsafe registers, siokeIipc9, emoke-huc5,
ana furnaces; Second Reformed Presbyterian Chirch,
in Thifty-n 1tl4st. Seyontnave. unsafe steam.
Pipes Newfoik Presbyterian Church. in Lisye ntSI
gasbrlcket unsafe tho MI Wa5lnsto Church. at In
oi,,,y tba
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
FINANCIAL DISCUSSION.
ONE ROAD BACK TO SPECIE PAYMENTS.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: | have followed closely the drift OF
financial opinion and discussion. ana partcul'iiy' o
late the editorial and other discussions OF the specie
payment question in THE TRIbUHE, and request per
mission make what seems TO me practical sugses
cn although greatly fear it Will not meet with favor
in the proper quarters
The one dsugO this time ii Is necessary 10 COMBAT
and remove from tho popular MIND is the false notion
that our iIredeerabe "greenbacks" are in any true
sense "rioney" Whatever good may come OF any uIs
cusslon OF that political Gueson calling lor
legislative action at the outset, VIII probably be very
slow in coming and may have TO suffer much before
Il comes "A; all shorter ard surer way 60 educate tho
popular mind clear perception Of the truth would be
for our financial and commercial classes to cease reckon
ing with their 49, omers in greenbacis money In
short for those who make incomparaby the greatest Use
OF either rocnbacs money to return to the gold stand
ard The aparet in Of securing Uniform
ton among the classes question. suggest can be met
ia one way and surely TIC power s Ill TIE
hards of the journalists OF the City OF NewYork There
is not one leading journal OF this city that the
gold basis md specie payments. By concert OF hcon'
10 pe secured in council OF their Leading
aud financial editors to which ill should acceu.
yfout reference to other differences whatsoever. all
published reports of home ndtoreiEr ,narkctS on ana
the only recognized money. The quotations FOR green
backs" might he given with those OF other coiu'nouts
Ciher journals in Ctner cities w0id soon iUilo" lhose
OF the Pacific slOie would not need IL III A Any Grange
Those OF Nev-Encand ahd the great CITES OF tDe A,ac
sloI,e would quickly join the movement, ana lew
could long hold ont against H. TIE stock, Col Pioiuc
Merchants. Gotten, ard other 'e2ciangcs Nndiu .e
almost forced slihough think they would do SO joyfuy
to follow tho lead OF The press AN a"iro % tie
,eal0uses and auimOstes which tfouhe "a par OF VIC
newspaper interest but IL would seem thii ~ in-nt oe
lai aside for the time in view Of obtaii's 80 gtat
good and. "a: the same Time 81 offering 80
Demonstration of the power Of ,,e tn, estate" o. TINS
Neio-I cyk. Aug. %. 1875.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
FALL TRADE PROSPECTS.

REPORTS FROM LEADING HOUSES.
BUSINESS CONDUCTED CAREFULLY AND on SOUND
BAsIs-FEw FAILURES FEARED-IIMfrArION or
CREpIrs-DEMASD FOR SUBSTANTIAL RATHER
THAN COSTLY GOoDs-GUYERs FROM EASTERN
sTArxs MAKING LARGER PURCHASES THAN
THOSE FROM THR WEST AND sOUTH-sTATk-
MENTs OF TIE CONDITION OF rHE PRINCIPAL
BRANCHES OF BUSINESS, WHOLESALE AND RE-
TAIL.
The Fall trade, according to tho statements OF
leading firms in this city, has opened IN much more
encouraging manner than was anticipated. Sales
are going on steadily, but buyers arc careful not TO
become overstocked. and to secure only such goods
as they can readily sell again. The Eastern business
in dry goods and some other lines s stated to have
opened somewhat better than trade with other parts
of tho country, but the Western and Southern buy
ers have taken up fair share of goods OF different
kinds. The best city trade stated to be among the
middle classes. Dealers generally admit that their
transactions indicate moro activity than prevailed
last Fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
TIE EFFECT OF INITIATION.
To the EdifOr Of TIE Tri banc.


SIR: Let Us take q practical view Of the re-
suit Suppose the currency to tie ex-
tent Of 300 CJC0oo These 500 100000 viii be printed
In areebacs OF various denominations ana deposted In
The United States Treasury. How are they 10 be got out
VIII the Government stand at TIE corner OF The street and
give every nan s1Oi just Ike boy at Christmas time
whose money in his pocket. the Government VIII
have %1O0O000J0 to spend, and 1t VIII devise All Ancs
OF schemes 70 employ :hs cash The leaders who guide
me az ,positiou OF will take large percentage
aud become rich That their real object In advocating
initiation. But mo rest OF the community VIII sec their
money sGraadercd for very foolish Objects Men Ike
Fisk lay Cooke and suchltc spectators viii divide
Great part or the 500 600 900 between them. They viii
lie ext,va ntly and eet had example to young men,
~ ices sin every Were, nd TaS VIII not iisc ~
tLe inc proportion. do NOT speak or the lpss OF M
tiopal honor FOR uO'ns but tic clear Colu0n u
material loss has ANY cfsCi upon tc Nu,i - 90 lhiia
lien. the poor viii have 20 pay iO II sal N the
cpd-v us labor 1t is pity That iherlc9ns Viii nos
read history. Nearly every nation Ia Europe NJ one time
ns made n Uf itself win paper money, ma sc oult
10 Keep Of tho iOr VIC have lad Sufficient
eYaIpi's before Is. l. W ~
Eo{kig.D,e, Aug. ~, 1870.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS.
JcgcIrp A. 90.

st the store of Jessup e. Co., cEt'liers, at
No 25G Broadway, preparations have been made for
fu trade Among then styles is the Pan Nall suit,
winch consists OF sack with pockets the outside,
made Of American aud Scotch cheyots and also OF hnck
berbocker suiting The made with welt
on the outside and the pockets In the side seam The
vest snglebreasted, buttons high has notch collar
and patch pockets. The Piccadlly coat ia single
breasted, with two buttons in front. and is
wei cut away. 1t has frock back, and the
pockets covered with flaps. The Albert frockcOat
has long skirts with three buttons In front 1t ia made
OF d gcnai worseds and Of black and darbue casters
The combination overeoat Of this firm consists Of an or
binary Ovcrcoa and separate skirt tho latter, when
attached forms "a complete Ulster oycrcoat This firm
have on hand large stock Of Ulster Overcoat the edges
OF which bound with diagonal worsed coating cloth
Both the Autumn and Winter overcoats cut long, the
former being single and the latter doube-bleasted
GEORGE l.. BURR.
George L. Burr OF No 140 Fultonst said that he ex
pected fair trade during the Fall months His business
was not rs prosperous it formerly because he had
not advertised as extensively he formerly did The
own Order Department, which Is special iea
tnre OF this rrn active although the warm weather
had nterfered somewhat with the business
N. EsPENsCHEID.
n Espensched, halter Mt No lis Nassaust., declared
that he anticipated Fall trade but he did not think
there could be general prosperity long rs the present
Administration continued In power. There had been ne
said within the past six months more improvemonts IN
the silk hats than had been made before
in thirty years The improvements include both meth
DDS of manufacture and the materials OF which hats are
made The warm weather for the past few days has re-
t,red the trade 1t viii probably revive again when
the permanent cool weather sets IN The hat trade mas
not 40 much other branches OF business,
because the hat conspicuous portion OF mans dress
and Its coet Is comparatively small consequently the de-
preston in money market has not been felt heavily
L. J. PHILLIPS, WILLIS co.
Mr. Willis OF the firm OF l.. j. Phillips. Willis Co,
wholesale dealers hats and caps at No 81 Crosby st.
said that during July their business Was lively while In
August 1t very dull the September transactions thus
far In We been amount and not Bore than
an average trade anticipated In March last the duty
on an imported article which Is much used IN the trade
was greatly increased that tho cost Is nearly doubled
ON s account while the sales %! the firm are smaller
the aggregate OF receipts much ever Their pus
ness all the largo cities In Tire country aiso
number Western dealers In New YORK Io tho Pui
pose OF purchasing goods at tho tme when inc he'y
rains in the West oecued. and the exaggerated repois
oY the damage done indaced them to return 70 ueu
homes The season has thus been deferred soh'e"ha@
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

Of such fields forms Of the greatest problems OF the
future Tc to re sSs mes . crop Of oats in this
group OF states this year. Ono reports have
their s , ng r ao,n sy ov~ The toSacoe crop
conan has been badly burt by FROST and in Kcnteey the
Wers Wholly unsettled and large dealers hnd Withdrawn
thsr stocks the market IL Is douDt' m whstnors
S. H. certain tai Inc quality Of hay cut in dry hot
SuInIuor IL decidedly superior.
CROPS OF THE MIDDLE STATES.
1t is safe say that In the group Of States formed BY
lvania York, Newersey. and Maryland. tho
wheat crop Is a common average yield, while tho
season has boon comparatively favorable. The remain
ing line Of crops this region to he satisfactory
The break down OF the peach market seems 10 no the
natural result OF raising sorts that rpen carly ard
which npcn because they arc without sufi-
Gent vitality. illustrating tho old saying that
what is ripe is rotten. Besides frutgroToS
have yet learn that by cOngregatng together to supply
large markets they compete Jiousy with each otbor.
no matter how bow distant the ccs to be sup
piled may be situated and also that the best prices ARE
obtained for fruit in towns that have from 5000 TO 10000
inhabitants
The crop OF the South will probably he an average
one but ,is average Is pot and never was hSo ~ ss'
vailed 50 long that later rains. especially In tho Cotton
se, so%S not 10 much good AT the sf s es
and lis need for rich soil Is hot great The decline III
s 81 'I0b be wI ars W a few great
progress has been made through tho entire south III
growing needed supplies, ara reScttoes anu !int hrc
becoDing abundant OF the labor proIn little Il heard
which is hopeful sigp for At would seem " be euectng
its own solution.
SO little heard from the NewEngiand States That II
b. that the people eonent'd With Ole ways ana
with old returns for their industry MISUNDERSTANDING
that much has been said Of the ROCKS oI NewEnsianu
of the un;crtilc soil IL Is stih probably True tha IA
no mart OF North America does soil yield salts
fscofiy, taxing year with another. than there Iir
small fields well cultivated and they seldom iaIi
their gardens bars 10 speak, with vegetables arc All
the fruits and the ,icI June grass OF their rs
is the basis OF tue choicest dairy products Oichsi1s
generally bear fruit their forests OF hatu woou
and pine give employment 10 many lands, ana tie n1I
OF the in oiden times. bi1pSs re 70 r
doors In short, may travel far see nueh WISH 'oI
more and work ike slave, and afor all regret 'na' ne
e,,rn.r. n. Z. III.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
HOW TO RISE THE VALUE OF GREEyBAcKs.

To me razor or Thc fFtOHhf
SIR: A Paris correspondent of THE TRIBUNE
states that good plan TO adopt to Protect American
travellers abroad from the disastrous consequences Gas
shown in the Duncan Sherman affair OF the present
System letters of credit Is to extend the present M
tona banking system 10 the Issuing OF notes tcreai.
notes. from the Treasury to them through the National
banks or he puts IT, 10 certain authorized banks who
have deposited in the Treasury the necessary security
UNITED States bonds Of not gold ju they de-
post security when they receive notes Now. submit
as better plan that instead Of increasing tine rerquses
OF these banks, il would be better to abolish them
altogether snd issue sound currency basod on the
credit Of the Government itself, convertible 1T
pleasure into United States bonds, bearing low
rate of interest, payable principal and III
tsrest in coin with stated time to say so years.
This IT is believed, will make currency vall
able than the present irredeealle money abroad
well home. They would be as available as the bonds
PRO BONO PCBLioo.
Ihiadelpkia, Aug. g. 1875.
I'VE hope within fifty years to see the Government
divorced entirely from the banking aud currency
and assignat busness.-kdl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
A GOOD FINANCIAL PLANK.
the Edifor OF The Tribune.

TO fhe EGtIoF ~ IHc iTfOHHcs
SIR IL looking over an old file Of our county
papers the proceedings OF the Democratic
Convention OF this county held Sept $, 1865. OF which
Gen SturGeyant Chairman, md the Hon F. D. Col
Inns. NJ. c., the Hon. T. g. r. HILL the first Mayor Of
Scranton, and Geo. Il. Kncp. wcrc the Secretaries.
Apropos Of plaormmaking 1t occurred 70 that
OF the conventions Of the present. day might with profit
borrow lonst Of the resolutions then adopted
which follovs
Rcs0iped. That totally opposed to the present
system Of worthless rag currency which Ia readily
Hluiilated destroyed and couniericitcd and IN
favor the old system Of gold and silver and Of restab
fishing without delay the currency OF our country its
u.
WiikesSafre, Ic., Sent. IL, 1875.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
TIE LEATHER TRADE.

The leather trade is in moderately prosper
condition. Alexander Studwe leather dealer, at
No 81 sprucot stated that the foreign trade was con-
santy the Increase, and although the home demand
not large before the panic in 1873 the sales
about tho same formerly, on account OF tie
foreign business.
NATHANIEL FISHER.
Nathaniel Fisher OF No. 81 Warrcn-st. said that tho
and shoe trade improving. Massachusetts was
the principal from which these articles we're OBJ
tanned and e local strikes 10 this city have had no ap-
preciable effect the rae. The Crispn Society, he
said was in poor condition throughout The country.
and was active state in New YORK than any
where else hui here It's Influence was small Tho
Su'oyu and Western boot and shoe dealers are Io6 IN
thin oty uiaag purchases for the Fall and Water Trade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
CRIMINAL, NOTES.

James Corbett and james w. Babb, charged with
attempting pass counterfeit $50 greenbak upol hs no
pretor Atiautic Garden held yesterday by Com
missioner shields In $1,000 bail each or examinao1 COR
Babb said they froin Boston, aud that they az
not knew the greenbaok Was bad.
At the Washington Place Police Court, before
Justice Birby yesterday sftenocn Joseph r9mo ss ar
Prevention OF Cruelty W Nhutoh on
charge sending for hle has bttle daughter oye .,
for the purpose and playing On nsiO ihsu
public streets Judge 1Iaby conis'ol u-s pis
oneT In tsOO hal 10 answer President Wright SAYS II tho
Intention society break pcss BILE tins
hiring children and others 10 be dragon ~ ~
tho street until late night and whenever evidence Oh 10
fpuna a n intended % pgvsoouto the palsntA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
1t appears that a man after he is veritabIy

dead goan Dr. L. Holland asserts the grim fact in
letter TO The British Msdicd Journal j. b.. age 67
hanged himself The suspension continued two hours;
and the rope sackencd from the neck. Air escap
ing from the thOrax through tho arynX Of the late j. b.,
"A prolonged and rather groan the
auence "Ue aint dead" saa The doctors assistants:
Int dead he certainly Dr. Hollands theory il that
the suicide braces his body for the final throe by taking
deep breath aud when hanging IS the method used the
construction Of the AIR passages ~ TOO Immediate AMI
eiloctua 10 allow tis air 10 but tho being
relaxed the lungs ana thOIaN contract with force suf
cion "a produce noise Ike groan even an hour after
dcr'h The fact - worth noting. IL may cave supersti-
uOls fear we'll as prevent dosasive hope
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

Attic better than anticipated At the end Of
August the sales better than at she time Lass
80 far the firm state 10 probable that there
will DO fewer bad debts than during ast year. The trade
OF the firm extends from Maine 10 California
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

VIEWS OF THE hon. GEORGE f. PUGH.
EE ExPiCrs VICTORY FOR ALLEN-rhE THIRD
TERN ISSUE RATHER TO BIZ coNSiDMED THIN
TIE FINAHCIAL-THE REPUBLICANS DEClAREp
To III ISsINCERE-ALLFN's ANTICIPATED GAINS
PROM THE REPUBLICANS.
A reporter of The TRIBUNE called upon the
Hon George Pugh OF OHIO Tuesday evening learn his
views the progress and prospects OF the campaign III
his State Mr.. Pugb remarked that he had always been
an ayowed hardmonoy man. and Vac working with the
infaonsts only on the principle Of Anything to beat
Grant" He regarded the third term Que stlon as any
thing tied and did not coDstrue the letter OF Gen
Grant as declining third term. lie gave II
as his opinion that Grant would be a candidate
for the Presidency 1876 unless the three States Of
Ohio PENNSYLVANIA, and NewYork elect "a Democratic
ticket this Fall Grant, he thought, would come into the
Republican Convention with the support OF the souh
the powerful Administration machinery and the States OF
Nevada, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota Iowa. Michigan
Oregon, and California together with two or three OF the
New-England States He said that no candidate Of
Grants party could stand against him hOuT, and II
Mr. Blaine did not think Monday, lie had now only
70 read the returns from ais own state of Maine
Mr. Pugh declared that although he had always been
hard-money man OF the most pronounced description
AND fend Of trade absolutely he considered it of
greater Importance present to make the election OF
Gen Grant 70 third term impossiby. than 70 work
earnestly Tor hard money After the next Presidential
election he thought the financial question wUuId form
the basis OF new party, which composed
Of haTd-iEonoy Republicans and Democrats. would rise
in opposition TO ruins o! the Republican party and
the soft money Democrats. lie believed that vote
were taken In Ohio TO-DAY on the financial question
majority would declare for hard money and tt specie
would fnd by far the greater number OF adherents
among the Democrats He thought the Ohio Reinib-
Iicaps were insinoere Ia their hard-noney plank,
end we're cVadng the questions at issue by raising hue
and cry abOu, the school money question, ana had
IeaEng direction Of Know Nothlngisn Tne scbooi
question might have been raised last year, wien ohlo
Was revising r Constitution, bot now lbere was no OF
uJTfun1fy To- lear gum, at. The Constitution OF the
fiafe prohibited TIE Ieyyhg OF money OF the pubc Ios
the snppDt sertariaD schools. Tie Republicans hau
80 dsflared against q tTd term for Grant ~ tbelf
platform and then Desired 20 give third term 10 GOV
Tayss wben lodge Taft the most available candi-
6aGe 81 hand. 49, - o,, -.
Ills b<sf "a that OOT. Alien viii carry Ohio by IT
JeAst ZOOyD majority lie did not thlrk Aen was as
r. ch Of an iu6slOIJsf Of h. uttcraDcos uiane
hl50 appear % h. aud E0 thoUala thai Aliens sober
tn0yfGt TOld ItSl HIM 70 ~ noDDce for hard money
or lsn Carr, the Candidate Tor idsuteDabtCOveJh0f.
s.. an ffss De one u those geilomen
sl.h whom 1T nssa rains bat IL DonrA'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
GENrLEMEN's FURNISHING GOODS.

FisiSe, Clark g. Flagg of No. 600 Broadway,
Wholesale dealers In genemens furnishing goods. said
that in April they had made up their minds that there
would be large demand for goods Of an attractive quail
ity and they had imported accordingly. Nevertheless
there has been no necessity order largely because they
Gan ordar by oablo and ID 80 each week 50 f rade
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UPHOLSTERY AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
RI. sOLoMoN 4 SONS

u. l.. Solomon a. Sons of Nos. 657 and $50
broadway dealers IN upholstery. paper hanengs, and
furniture said Our EasteTn trade has very brisk
Boston suffered heavily during tho panic hut her NOR
chants nre getting upon their feet again Last month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

This is tho way they do 1t in Leilore County,
Ca "Ds prar mcetiu, called togeiler for DC purpos
Oh hesan' bfoier stays spisne dOso diEss which
necessary Ia. our salvation, Unanimously rcsObs dat Jake
emit an ft ald JTOpeI pussum to rcyrosnt Ola snhnn
sl 10 .Iv.r1 OBJ supsfylsofs.S