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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-21
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Good current paper, that Cornell boat.
Agnosttcism Is the Know Nothingism OF the
period.
Rev. DR.. Warren OF Chicago, is soiournlna at
the Gilsey House.
How wise it was not to turn JeG Davis into q
martyr wish ropel
Judge W. II. Dlmmlck, OF Pennsylvania is 8 az.
ing at the ST. James Hotel.
Tho Duke Of Edlnbargh plays pieces violin
''made out or his own head.n
Mr.. r. J. eating, OF Hartford, is among the late
arrivals at the Windsor Hotel.
Judge Plstt Potter, OF Schenectady, is regis
tered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Baron MeideI OF Russia, is residing tempo
rarily as tbe Filth Avenue Hotel
Massachusetts has pardoning Governor, which
is q hopeful TACT for Jesse Pomeroy.
Professor Ira ". Allen, oil Chicago, has taken up
mis- residence Gt the Everett House.
Ex-Governor Thomas 2. P"rter, OF Kentucky.
has apartments at the Gilsey House.
The Irish inhabitants OF Victoria, Australia, are
to hold an 0'Connell centenary celebration.
There is a fatality about Tlldcn. W1en he went
into tho water the other day he got wrIn gIng wet
VINO Ia the Adam ana who IS the Eve-and VINO
is tho third party In Joaquin Mller's California
Edenf
In virtue OF the new tactics In crime the city
burglar Is able to "spend his evenings with his
family"
Charles Francis Adams will deliver the address
before the Nor Shern Wisconsin Fair at Oshkosh.
September 2s.
The Hon. s. D. Hastings p. ". G. Templar OF
America, has been lecturing on Temperance" in
Victoria, Australia.
Chief Justice william B. Richards OF the Court
OF Queens Bench OF Canada, has arrived at the
Westmoreland Hotel.
the ex-members Of the New York seventh regI-
ment, San Francisco. are taking steps towards
the organization OF a club for social purposes.
despatch received at the War Department.
yesterday rom Secretary Belknap announces his
arrival az Salt Lake CITY on Monday. He vas to
have lett yesterday afternoon for Ogden, where
he would remaln until to-day, and then start Tor
Fort Ellis.
Neal Dow ys:-"A man once said TO me that
we shall never stop rum selling in Maine; that
there Will he places where It will be sold secretly,
IL not openly. TO winch replied that when the
law makes 1t capital offence, and hangs the man
engaged Ia II, rum selling Will stop" why, then,
does not the same penalty stop murderS
the eloauent Southern editor Is now prepared
TO announce OF Augusta J. Evans new novel
that 'tne rhythmic pOlysyilables como rolling
out upon the strand OF literature even as the
green sea beats grand cadences upon tho shore
covered with the drifting sands OF centuries,
90 bedeck proud Juno's diadem." .yt. Louis hepuo.
Icdn
There is some odd fact behind the CHAMBERLAIN.
beta challenge and refusal The quarrel was with
Paul de Cassagnac, the noted duellist and the
challenge was from MS father; aud people ir Parts
wonder what tt means. N. Cassagnac, who Chal.
enged Gambetta, IS sxty.eght years old but
writes that his arm Is stll strong enough to de-
fend bis honor. AS Gambotta declines TO night
/ this pugnaclous old gentleman says no will use
| his boot on him.
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RESTITUTION AND REcovERY.-1t is pleasant
10 read that in South Carolina the State has
recovered seventy-ive thousand dollars in the
sourts from q public official who robbed the
treasury of that amount. The case had been
pending for a year. The suits against the
Tammany plunderers are OF much older date,
md nothing has yet been recovered. Not
wen Garvey, Ingerson, Keyser or Norton has
n en- made to disgorRe, and the massive suits
against Tweed and the other leading offenders
drag slowly along. But the result in South
Carolina gives us new hope. New York may
recover something at last, after all her heavy
and heretofore proftless expenditures in pros
ecuting her suits.
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steinb.rger,s Samoan Farce.

Since Lemuel Gullivers adventures among
the Liliputians nothing 30 remarkable has
happened as the visit of Colonel Steinberger
to the Samoans. The expedition Of that func-
tionary, its objects and purposes are among
the things whose meaning Dundreary has
taught us no fellow can find out In reading
the account which we print this morning the
sober American citizen will be at loss to de-
termine whether those who projected it are
only frivolous or absolutely mad. That Presi-
dent Grant should lend the credit Of the
United States to such an undertaking is sim
ply astounding The puerility of the whole
transaction, from its inception to its execu-
ton, exceeds the bounds of human credulity.
Every tradition of the Republic is wantonly
outraged for the sake of a little silly
by-play In the presence of mob of naked
savages. The American President in secret
and without the consent either of Congress or
the country sends off an adventurer in YES
sci belonging to the American navy to make
one breech-clout king of the breech-clouts An
American officer trails the flag of his country
in the dirty water of Pango-Papgo and Off
cially assists in these degrading performances.
What Commander Erben was thinking about
we need not inquire when we remember that
the whole undertaking was conceived in mad
ness and folly. His address TO the people of
Samoa is at once so childish and so astound-
ing that we cannot conceive how any Intelli-
gent gentleman was capable of making it. AS
to the address of Colonel Steinberger, which
followed it, it is proof that at last
Pecksniff has exceeded himself. Such grand
talk to herd of unclothed islanders in the
Pacific seas is a contribution to literature
which must make the real Steinberger more
famous and more of hero than the imaginary
Rolla. "Samoa should not live naked and
disunited," says this new Apostle of national
unity, and so he goes to them to clothe and
unite them. Our correspondent informs us
that he could have o ''kingly crown" if he
only wanted it. 1t is another proof of Stein
borgers greatness that he does not want it
even at the hands of the naked Christians Of
Samoa. He may take it and welcome, so far
as we are concerned, but the American people
cannot look with favor upon the silly farce he
has led the country into playing before the
ewes of oil the world
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officer of the government 1t is not among
the vices of General Grant to run away from
a contest. When he began his administration
no proclaimed almost with ostentation his
resolve to settle the Indian question. His
plans to that end were wise and humane. But
he failed All his benevolent purposes, his
Quaker and Methodist appointments, were
destroyed by the Ring. The Ring was too
powerful to be overcome by any ecclesiastical
influences. The men who went among the
Indians for the love of God were driven out
by the men who went tor the love of Mammon.
The policy of the President, which began
with so many high anticipatons and which
was in tho hands Of men as worthy as William
Welsh and George III. Stuart, is now repre-
scented by Orville Grant, selling beads and
trinkets at an immense profit to starving
Indian squaws.
A commission is now in session in this city
to investigate these facts-a commission Sc
lected by General Fisk, the President of the
Board OF Indian Commissioners. We cannot
say that the members Of this board inspire us
with startling degree of confidence ; but we
shall wait until we see the result OF its labors.
1t is not pleasant to find its deliberations
secret. The sunshine would do no harm in
such an investigation. Mr. Delano and Mr..
Smith are notthe men to seek darkness. The
charges against them have been made pub
licly, and there should be a public refutation.
The report OF this commission, made under
such auspices, would have no effect upon the
public. What we see is condition of affairs
in the Indian country of the most disgracetul
character We see the best wishes OF the peo-
pie frustrated so far as elevating the Indian is
concerned. We see class of agents and
traders who are granted certain monopolies
by the government and who grow rich out of
this unjust franchise while the tribes are
starving. Prominent among these traders we
find the Presidents own brother. No CON-
mission can explain that away. No commits
sion can make us feel that an administration
which permits such state of affairs is hon.
estly dealing with the question. The Presi-
dent should appoint two of the best men in
the country to the Interior and Indian depart
Jewell. He should recall Orville Grant and
assign him to other employment than dealing
with Indian squaws. He should stamp out
the whole business of corruption. In doing
this he would redeem himself from the odium
that surrounds him, an odium which arises
more than anything else from the needless
avarice of one who bears his name
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-21

The PUBLIC HEALTH.--While the repub-
lican Aldermen arestubbornly obstructing the
abatement of the Harlem flats nuisance the
bills of mortality are swelling to alarming
proportions. The death roll mounts mp
steadily, from 56S three weeks ago to 7l3 the
following week and to 800 last week. Not
withstanding the GOODNESS of the weather,
which probably alone saves us from q pesti-
lence, the deaths from diseases attributable
to miasmatic influences increase in number
The deadly vapors Of Dsbeckers pest hole
and the neglected filthy condition of the
streets generally continue to feed the harvest
Meanwhile the Aldermanic cabal votes steadily
against any protection to the public health, in
order to prevent the employment of city
laborers by the democratic city government.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-21
The Progress of Rapid Transit.

At the session of the Rapid Transit Com
mission yesterday some time was consumed
in discussion Of the powers and duties of
the Commissioners under the law, and a prop
osition was made to employ counsel to inter-
pref the act. Such discussions are unnoces-
sary and unfortunate The Commissioners
are men Of good sense and business capacity,
and are fully competent to understand the
plain meaning of a statute. There can at
least be no necessity for premature raising
of legal bubbles, especially by the Commits
sioners themselves The work they Lave
undertaken to accomplish is of such vast i'm
portance to the public interests and 80 earn
estly desired by the people that it would be
difficult for the enemies of rapid transit to
throw serious distractions in its way. The
first duty ofthe Commission is to decide upon
the route the road is to follow. The argu-
ments in favor of the Third avenue line, from
the Battery or the City Hall to Harlem
Bridge, are 30 conclusive that there can
scarcely be difference of opinion among the
Commissioners on that point. Indeed, the
enormous profits of the travel on that route
have supplied the Third Avenue Railroad
Company with the means Of defeating rapid
transit year after year while the subject was
within the control of venal Legislature
Their wealth and influence will, of course, be
powerless with the Commission and the vigor
with which they have opposed the great public
improvement will only serve to prove the adj
vantages of their route over all others. II is
only surprising that the decision of the Com
mission as to the route to be pursued has not
already been announced.
The question as to the plan Of construction
Will, of course, require more time and con-
sderation to determine. 1t is evident that
the Commission is to be flooded with applica-
tons and projects, but so many of them will
be found at once to be impracticable that
an examination by practical engineers
will be likely to clear away vast
number. Every project deserves and should
receive proper consideration. II would not
be just or expedient to pay attention only to
few plans that happen to have already received
competent Endorsement, for the most desira-
BILE scheme may be one never before made
puUnc. neasonaple cucdpness OF cOnStruc-
ton as we'll as practicability must enter into
the final determination of the Commission if
we are to have such rapid transit road as the
public interests demand. Tho iron elevated
principle is no longer an experiment.. Its sue
cess is established. The only question is,
which project is practicable and can be car
ried out at such a cost as will enable the road
to be run at five and six cent fares Let these
two points of route and plan of construction
be settled in manner to commend the decis-
ion to public confidence and we shall not DO
long without rapid transit If the Commits
sioners do this part of their work honestly
and intelligentiy there will be no occasion to
borrow trouble about legal interpretations OF
tneir power under the law.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-21

A COOP EXAMPLE FROM CUBA--As o general
rule we should not DC disposed TO look TO
Cuba for examples Of public polity deserving
imitation. Bombast, brutality, insolence and
cowardice are not ingredients from which any
desirable compound can be reasonably ex-
pected. Nevertheless, when we hear Of the
arrest Of gold spectators and tho incarcera-
ton in Fort Cabafias of q banker charged
with running up the price Of the precious
metal we must admit yearning for taste Of
Cuban justice administered by q red-handed
valmaseda in the city Of New York. II the
Imprisonment Of the Havana gold specializing
Gorilla could be followed by the arrest Of o
few of the gold specializing gcrillas Of Wall
street the lesson would be one from which
great public benefits might result
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ACCIDENT TO FmEMEN.-A sad accident oc-
Cured yesterday at Cincinnati, which may cost
the lives of several devoted men. Will, at
tempting to check the progress of fire num-
Der of the Cincinnati Fire Brigade were sud
denly buried in the ruins of burning
building. With the courage and promptness
which so honorably distinguish our fremen,
their comrades worked to save the unfortu-
mates, and were rewarded by rescuing the in
iured men, among these their chief, Megrue,
who had been buried under the falling walls,
but escaped with serious, but not necessarily
fatal, injuries. 1t is feared that some of the
men cannot survive, and it is only by a mira
Gle that any ono was taken out alive.
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TIE EXAMINATION OF POLICE CAPTAINS yes
terday revealed nothing that viii be of much
value to our lawmakers For men who have
charge of the police interests of the city these
officers, according to their own showing, havo
learned little Of the ways Of criminals. Most
Of them know less than the ordinary OBJ
be removed for not knowing more Of the ways
Of the transgre9or,
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THE Board OF HEALTH is giving out con-
tracts for filing in the Harlem fats, but the
summer will be over before any thing Of value
can be accomplished. The way the authori-
ties have dealt with this danger is disgraceful,
and it is only an everything Providence which
aas saved the city DO tar from fearful
epidernic
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RELIGIOUS LBERTY IN SPAIN does not ap-
pear to be one Of the practical blessings Of
Afonso's reign, Notwithstanding the rejection
IN the Constitutional Committee Of an amend
ment to the new constitution in opposition to
1t. 1t will be long time before Spain can
cation.
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If in the dangerous months of August and
September the Harlem plague spot should do
yet more deadly work tbs obstructive Alder
men would find themselves in q very unen-
viable position.
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THE ORDER for the bill of particulars in the
Tweed case has been entered in the Supreme
Court and it will be seen the answer will
necessarily embrace O specific statement OF
every fact and item at issue. Every inch of
ground is to be contested, and we shall not be
surprised if the time consumed ia the trial,
if the case ever reaches q trial, equals the
durntion Of the Beecher case.
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Now THE ALroSsIsTs are said to be re-
treating before the Carlists and The republic
cans are reported preparing for a rising. 1t
is the old tale OF toe King Of France, who
with his forty thousand men marched up the
hin and then marched down again.
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The REPoRT in Spanish journal that Gen
sral Dorrcgaray is wounded and has retreated
into France is contradicted by the tenor Of
other dispatches. Should it prove to be true,
however, it viii give occasion for very
pretty complication With MaeMahon's govern
uent
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WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock
market exhibited a disposition toward realiz-
ing sales and prices went of. Gold declined
to 1871. Foreign exchange was weaker.
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NOTICE TO sUBSCRIBERs.-on and
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BREADsrUFFs are advancing in Europe and
the prospects for brisk grain trade with this
country grow more promising each day
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From our reports his morning the probabilities
are that the ,oeather today ooA be GARNER and
partly cloudy.
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Persons gong ont OF to,cn for the summer can
haze the daily and Sunday HERALD mailed to
them, free Of postage, for 81 per month.
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
OLYMPIC THEATRE,
So 62a BroadwRy.-VARlEIY, at r. N. closes 81 10 rs
T. 81.
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.
THEODORE THOMAS CONCERT. ats L. NJ
ROBINSON HALL
Nest Sixteenth slreet-Engllsh Opera-IUE ROSE OF
AUvERGNE and OHlLPAkIO, att 7. NJ
WOODS MUSEUM.
9roadway corner of Thirtlelh street-ACROSS THE
'oNrINENT at2f. NJ. and P. NJ; closes at iV:45 T. M
GTLMORE'S SUMNER GARDEN,
ate barnum's HIppo1rome.-GRAND POPULAR CON-
CERT at +. NJ. closes at IL +. Nj.
TRIPLE S III Z Z I.
NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. JULY q, 1879
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WOODS MUSEUM
Broadway. of Thirtlel h street-ACROSS THE
sOATINENT, III +. NJ and p NJ; closes at l0l5 T. NJ
Gu.MORE'S SUMMER GARDEN,
ate Barnum's HipDodrome.-GRAND POPULAR CON-
CERT at +. NJ closes at IL r. NJ.
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

OLYMPIC THEATRE,
so 62l Broadway-VARlEIY, at p. NJ closes 81 10 rs
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TRIPLE S III Z E T.
THE HERALD FOR THE SUMMER RESORTS.

NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. JULY q, 1873.
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ROBINSON HALL
West Sixteenth slreet-Engllsh Opera-TIE ROSE OF
AUVERGNE and CHI RIO, at +. N.
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CENTRAL PARK GARDEN
HEoDORE THOMAS CONCERT. at L. NJ.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-15
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

NV yoRk. Dect mber "a. Eveu.ag.-A0nsy close
easy; ofi,i, d At Sterling - 85l.. 'i".d dl a:
ll4's all4h. Governments active sud 81 ong new ,.
i've. ll7l,. >t4,e bonds nominal Stoke closed
active Ni,h better teiug.
Subtreasury balances-G0d SAP col Et; eur.
rency $40 5844
The eub-treasu paid on : $4,000 or account OF
Interest and s % 600 for oUrdE.
Customs recrlt today S2i7 nNn.
Cotton eOseC quiet; low GtadCs ne ID nd,
ding up Auds IL ne; Orleans l3k- rhnsh l'-a ed
net receilts o. '8l bales: txpoFts % "l'4 q lam
80 91S to nee IA IS 10 the Cohtlut ~ tt5 10 the
chanuel 1855; Let zee, pts 240li rios i5h.
Futures closed fra: -a.rn 5000 !nrs, is FOL
low: December 10 jan laty 2 !. Y February
t. 1913 ~ BE. March tS 2. R@ u J.. = Am!
l4a14 l.Glc; May IA 32c. june = 81 jmy
~ l7.33O 9-l6 August Il lsJ2Gli u dEl'
Flour-LInl,u demand ST IN husc is favor
eupernne Western shd state - in", ,'' S'n l.
ern -four quiet and heavN; common 10 f. I N,Ta
S5d6 Is: good 10 choice extra - JJUo %.
Wheat sli. ~ in buyers tavOu limited uahG;
{ lIQl % for new winter red Weston; s 70
al % tor white Western. Corh shads hfniefj
moderate inqu TN = AS'5e tor Algh mixed ana
v, ow Weston bOa 1Oc for new Western mlA.Gi
is i68c tor neN white southern. Oats steady ia
dem nd; 42a4gc for ma d Western and State 40
.a52c for whit, do. G, tfre-- Rio dull lgd2oSc gold
tor calg0esi i3a2lHc gold Tor OBJ lots sugar