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The New York herald., 1875-09-29
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

In the hundred years 1775 there have been only
six Popes
Mr T. Bailey Aldrich, OF Boston, is staying at tho
FiNh Avenue Hotel
NTH j. Montague the actor, is among the late ar
rivals at the Gilsey House.
Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Of Delaware, has apart
ments at the Brevoort House
Commander E. p Lull, United States Navy, is quar-
tered at the St Nicholas Hotel.
Pay Director J. George Harris United States Navy is
stopping at the Everett House.
State Senator William b. Woodin, Of Auburn N. Y,
has arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Captain E. j. German, Of Her Britannia Majesty's
steamer Argus, is sojournng at the Clarendon Hotel
Lieutenant Commander A. s. Crowninshied United
States Navy arrived last night the Sturtevant House.
There will be Bourbon family party at Frohsdorr
to-day celebrate the Count de Chambords birthday
They alarmed in Franco lest they shall them
selves out of crabs They FIVE and half mllfans
year
Among the passengers for America by the steamship
Parthia yesterday for Boston is Hans Won BIlow the
pianist
Mr. George B. McCartee Superintendent Of the Print
ing Division OF the Treasury Department. at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel
Mr.. James E. Harvey of Washington, formerly
United States Minister to Portugal registered at tbe
New York Hotel.
The Earl OF Dunraven OF Ireland arrived from Liv.
erpool yesterday in the steamship Scythia and is at
the Brovoort House.
Herr Theodore wachtel, who arrived from Hamburg
Yesterday in the steamship Geert is residing at the
Belvedere House
II is a singular fact which everybody has just dis
covered that any day of the week 100 years ago
something happened.
IL was Felix Ronconi who afev died M q poters
burg He mover sang on the stage The other Roncon,
his brother is at Madrid
Bishop Gregory Thurston Bedcll Of Ohio returned
from Europe In the steamship Scythia yesterday and
took up his residence at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Dir. Nathan j. Nowwitter, who has just been ap.
pointed United States Consul at Osaka and Hiago,
Japan, leaves overland for San Francisco Thursday
and will proceed at Yokohama 10 enter the
discharge Of his duties.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
The E1trndltlon case.

The correspondence in the case of Law
renee, the alleged silk smuggler, and the state
ments of the accused, which we publish to-
day, develop some interesting points. In her
extradition treaties with other countries than
the United States England provides that per-
sons extradited must be tried on the charges
upon which they are returned to the govern
ments claiming them. In her treaty with us no
such provision exists, but Parliament passed
a law in 1870 requiring that alleged crimi-
nails surrendered to the United States should
be so surrendered only on the implied agree
ment that they were to be tried for the
offences mentioned in the requisition. Law
renee was extradited on the charge of forgery
but the authorities decline to put him on
trial for forgery, and intend instead to try
him for smuggling-an offence not recognized
in the treaty. Everybody believes that tho
prisoner is one of gang who have defrauded
the United States of large amount OF
money, and who deserve punishment AZ
much for the injury they inhict on honest
business men as for their violations of the
laws of the country. At the same timo it
would be a very dangerous precedent to
establish should we persist in our right
to claim the extradition of person on ono
charge and try and convict him on another
not covered by an extradition treaty. The
United States government cannot afford to
resort to such trick even for the satisfac-
ton of Furnishing bold gang of public rob-
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

ARBITRATION. our London letter it
will be seen that the uniformity of the con-
clusions against England in international dis
putes submitted to arbitration seriously
affects the popularity of this method of set
tling disputes England lost the Alabama
arbitration, the San Juan arbitration, and
now has lost her hold on Delagoa Bay,
which she disputed with Portugal. Evil
IDENTIFY she had not a foot to stand upon in
any one of these cases. But no Ministry
dared to boldly take that ground and relin-
quish the claims. They required the cover
of verdict from some tribunal of arbitra-
ton. But it is pity that method of set
tlement which might be useful in important
cases should thus be brought into disrepute
on trivial ones because of the moral cowardice
of the Ministerial committees which govern
England.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

Fashions. Princes and kings may flour
ish and may fade" but the regular succession
of fashions will go on just the same without
regard to any such small facts. Constitutions
will crumble and disappear, but the bonnet
that is made beautiful by the head it pre-
tends to decorate will merely vary in color,
shape or size. Dynasties will disappear,
States will be reduced to geographical ex-
pressions, but sashes, polonaises, skirts,
bodices-these will go on forever, subject to
mere aggravations of piquancy that are sim
ply the pretexts for renewed assaults on the
family purse. How it is all done this year
will be found elsewhere in an article espec-
tally dedicated to wives, daughters and hus-
bands.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
Is Not This Gamblinrt

One of the questions before the courts is
a suit brought by one David Van Emburgh
against Daniel Drew to compel Mr.. Drew to
pay him nine thousand three hundred and
seventy.fve dollars. It seems that in March
last Mr.. Drew sold Mr.. Van Emburgh what
is called put for one thousand shares Of
Lake Shore at seventy. On July 20, the
stock having fallen to sixty, Mr.. Van EN-
burgh rendered the shares at Mr.. Drew's
office They were not accepted. He sold them
in the Stock Exchange for sixty and three
quarters, and brought suit against Mr.. Drew
for nine thousand three hundred and seventy
five dollars, ''net difference including
brokerage" Mr. Drew answers that
there was no proper tender of the stock !;
that he was i'll; that the stock offered by the
plaintiff was not his own, but borrowed from
a corporation; that the Exchange is close
corporation, and its sales do not fix the value
of the stock, and that Mr. Drew, not being
member of that board, cannot ''buy stock TO
protect himself"
Into the merits of this action or this defence
it is not our purpose to enter. We have only
to say that the whole business of selling
''puts" and "calls" is the worst form of gam
bling We do not really see why Mr.. Van
Emburgh should have any other remedy than
what is open to a man who loses money at
gambling The law expressly declares that
the winner of money at gambling cannot col
lect his debt by legal process; that the act
in itself is a violation of law and the person
so. erring cannot claim its protection to
enforce his rights. Now, if Mr. Van EN-
burgh could not collect nine thousand three
hundred and seventy-fve dollars from gam
bier who had lost this sum to him at faro
there is really no reason why he should col
lect on ''put" or "call." The world will
have it's own opinion about Mr.. Drew's moral
ity in dishonoring his put" just as it
has of man who dishonors a gambling
debt. There is rude sense of honor among
men of the world that dishonoring gam
bling debt is peculiarly mean transaction.
1t should be so in puts" and calls" But
a business that rests upon 'puts" and
''calls," as much of our Wall street business
has done for the past few years, is false and
corrupt. To it we attribute much of our finan-
cial embarrassment. Without caring very
much whether Mr.. Van Emburgh wins or
loses his money, it seems to us that it will
be well to lay it down as a rule that whoever
deals in 'puts" and "calls" is simply
common gambler, no better than player at
faro or roulette, and entitled to no more pro-
lection under the law.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

IMPORTANT. Mr.. Morris, q friend Of one
plan for rapid transit in the city, has in
formed one Of our reporters that the rejection
of his scheme will be the death of all our
hopes for rapid transit In fact that he
Tooley street have made up their minds that
if the public want their kind of rapid transit
they may have it, but if they do not want
their kind they shall not have any. 1t is
well that we know this in time.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
In the Interest OF Peace.

The tendency of the clergymen to criticise
the newspapers seems to be contagious.
Cincinnati newspaper is under the ban of
one of the churches for some 'offence," the
nature of which does not clearly appear
In Philadelphia leading newspaper is held
up by fervid Protestant critics as the organ
of the Jesuits, while in New York journals
like the HERALD, which strive to be at peace
with all mankind are sometimes overhauled
by Protestants and sometimes by Catholics.
To newspapers desiring comfort and
rest and the privilege of enjoying
in contentment the benefits Of universal
circulation these criticisms are distressing.
We have thought the matter over great deal,
and, in the interest of peace, we have prop
osition to make. Let there be called an
ecclesiastical council, composed of the lead
ing clergymen of the various denominations.
Let these clergymen lay down code calcu-
lated to make the newspapers satisfactory 10
their focks. For this council we shall
propose Bishop James, of the Methodist
Church.; Dr. Deems of the Church of the
Strangers; the eloquent and scholarly Fa-
ther Preston; the Rev. DIR. Hall, of the
Presbyterian Church; Rev. DR.. Storrs, of
Brooklyn; the Rev. DIR. Chaplin, of the
Universalists; the Rev. Dr. Bellows, of the
Unitarians, and the Rev. Morgan A. Dix, of
the Episcopal Church. We have thought of
the Rev. DR.. Porteous and the Rev. Mr.
rockingham as men who would make
the debates comprehensive and interesting
Mr.. Beecher would naturally occur
pressure of existing and prospective en-
gagements would make his attendance i'm
possible. Now, if this council will only
meet and settle the relations between the
press and the clergy it will be blessing all
around. This being ''under discipline" is
disheartening to well meaning editors. 1t is
hardship to be asked not to print the news ;
but even that is point which, for the sake
of peace, we should be willing to submit to
an ecclesiastical council The question
whether Freemasons are murderers or as
sassins, as one of the HERALDs critics
publishing an account of the open
ing Of the Freemasons' Temple, might
be discussed, and the difficulty which has
arisen in reference to the publication of let
ters from foreign capitals unfriendly to cleri-
cal minds might be avoided by appointing
some competent member of this council to
edit the various letters that come to the secu-
lar journals.
If these clergymen, therefore, will accept
the nomination which, on behalf of the Amer
lean press we thus tender, and take up the
whole question of the relations of the press
and Church, we stand ready to abide by their
decision, and we have no doubt that our
brethren throughout the country will do the
same thing We are certain of one fact, that
whatever the conclusions of the council may
be, the reports of its deliberations would be
as interesting chapter of news as we have
published for many a long year
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
Judge Pershing's Canvass in Penn
sylvania.

The democratic rag money canvass in
Pennsylvania does not open brightly. Dis
satisfaction is expressed with Judge Per-
shing's letter, accepting the nomination for
Governor, and especially with his declared
determination to retain his seat on the bench
and take no part in the canvass. We do not
see how Judge Pershing could very well
have acted otherwise, except on the single
point of resigning his judicial Office. The
blunder of the campaign lies at the door
of the Convention. To nominate a candi-
date who stultifed the platform, or adopt
platform which stultifes the candidate, was
not a promising road to success. For
hard money candidate to take the stump
and go about the State making initiation
speeches would be too preposterous.
Instead of standing on the platform
he would be compelled to make ridic-
ulous attempts to straddle it, as he
has done in his letter of acceptance Such
speeches would damage the canvass more
than they could help it. The Ohio Conven-
ton, lacking all other merit, had the merit Of
consistency. 1t did not attempt to put
square man in round hole. In Ohio the
candidates match the platform, and wrong
headed campaign is prosecuted with concen-
tration and vigor The democrats will be
badly beaten in Pennsylvania unless the re-
suit in Ohio should give them tremendous
boost.
Judge Pershing's retention of his Office is
consistent with the maxim that zone bird
in the hand is worth two in the BUSH
But he has respectable precedent to
keep him in countenance. Judge Bedle of
New Jersey adopted the same course last
year, and although the republican press
tried TO make a handle of it he retained
the respect of the people and was elected
Governor. But there is an obvious inn
propriety in judges mixing in the strife of
parties and running for political Offices and
the constitution of New York, as amended
in 1869, prohibits it, by declaring that all
votes given to judges for any other than
judicial offices, whether by the people or the
Legislature, shall be void and not counted
It was this provision of the constitution that
prevented Chief Justice Church from taking
the democratic nomination for Governor,
which he could have had on the slightest in
timation that he would accept it.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

Discoveries ON LONG ISLAND. An account
is given in another column of subterranean
river on Long Island, which seems to indi-
cate that we have at our doors q natural
curiosity as great as that of 'Divine
Alpheus, who by o secret sluice stole under
seas to meet his Arethuse." There is no
good reason, perhaps, why subterranean
river should be so much more wonderful
than the myriad subterranean streams that
flow from springs and feed our wells in
every part of the country; yet such stories
have always an interest allied to the mar
vellous Some years ago philanthropist in
France gave great deal of attention to the
study of subterranean streams. and as q re-
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

New JERSEY Y-Over in New Jersey the
vote on the constitutional amendments, re-
OF this the so-called Catholic opposition to
free schools reached q grand total of 1000
votes Not enough to frighten us about the
encroachments of Rome.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

The PRINCE OF WALEs.-The British ship
SeIapis has sailed to take the Prince Of Wales
pn board for his trip to India. This is the
first time Senpis has become famous under
Tho British flag since Paul Jones sent
lrigato of the name TO the bottom of the
Scotch coast in the bloody battle with the
Ton Homme Richard. Evidently no un-
fortunate omen in connection with the name
has dampened the ardor Of the official mind
in the brilliant preparations for this visit,
u full account Of which is given in another
Column.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

We ARE INFORMED by our special cable
despatch from Vienna that the Porte has no
tifed the Great Powers that it cannot afford
to keep hundred thousand men watching
the frontier, and that conflict with Servia
and Montenegro appears unavoidable. And
when the inevitable conflict comes, who can
see the end Of it?
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

suit Of his investigations supplied with
water districts previously much distressed
for want of it He was, however, never re-
garded as a public benefactor, but was
contemplated with superstitious awe as "a
WITCH" and perhaps may have thanked the
nineteenth century for immunity from hot
daath
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

FAST TRAINS. superintendent Bangs yes
terday addressed the Board of Trade on mail
deliveries, pointed out that the government
can only run one fast train day, and gave
good reasons Why as it can only run one,
that that one should start in the morning.
His remarks are reported elsewhere.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
Pro Bono PubIico.

AS part of the fall campaign it is said the
Custom House republicans are getting up an
investigating committee to look into demo
cratic corruptions in the State and city.
This is an excellent idea, and we hopo
they will carry it out vigorously. If there
is anything rotten in the democratic camp
the public ought to know it. If there is
anything rotten in the republican camp
Governor Tilden and good many other
democrats are determined the public shall
know it. Where there has been corruption
or maladministration by the democrats in
Ohio the republicans are showing it up in
very lively manner. No doubt when Con-
gress meets the democrats will begin to in
vestigate the Indian Bureau and some other
bureau.
By all means let US have all the fraud,
waste, corruption and maladministration OF
both sides thoroughly exposed; it is the most
useful work the politicians can engage in for
the next six months. If they do this work
thoroughly on both sides they will enable
the people to shut out the rogues and the in
capables, and perhaps the honest men may
get together next year and elect good federal,
State and city officers. 1t would be odd if
the political millennium should come about
by the help of the politicians.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

FRIENDS IN FRANcE.-A Paris despatch
announces the formation of committee to
celebrate the Centennial by the erection of
monument ION an island in Long Island
Sound" Possibly this points to an inten-
tion to commemorate the operations Of Ad-
miral D'Estaing in Narragsnsett Bay i'll 177S.
If so, Long Island Sound is little out of the
reckoning, but perhaps near enough for a
Transatlantic view
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

FALL RIVER. There were no further riot
Dus demonstrations yesterday, but the quasi
hostile attitude was maintained on either
sile-the mill owners insisting upon their
OF the operatives preferring beggary to sub
N ssion TO terms that seem TO them disgrace
fuL 1t is not yet obvious how the trouble is
&c end or how the illogical and obstinate par
tics to this unfortunate dispute are to come
10 any agreement
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

THE LINCOLN TOWER. There are O great
many different kinds of Englishmen, and
those who have just built monument to
the memory of that grand figure in our
troubles, Old Abe, are as sincere as were, in
doubtedly those who, in pursuance of Earl
Russell's tactics, tried to break US down
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

In the scale against u.s. OF the existence OF
these warm sympathizers with our cause the
Lincoln monument in London, now so
nearly completed, will always pleasantly re-
mind the wandering American
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

THE FAST MAIL TRAINS -Ne1csdedlers and
The public throughout the States Of Ne,o York,
Nelo Jersey and Pennsylvania, as ,oel as in the
West, North and Southeast, along the lines Of
the Hudson RiUer, Neao York Central and Penn
Syludnid Central Railroads and their connections,
soiA be supplied acih THE HERALD, free Of post
age by sending their orders direct to this office.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

SEMI-C CENTENNIAL. In another column will
be found an interesting history of the projec-
ton of the first English railway, the opening
of which has just been celebrated at Oar
ington, England, on its semi-centennial
anniversary.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
PRoPRIETOR

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS and
after January l, 1875, the daily and weekly
editions Of the New YORK HERALD will be
sent free Of postage.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

WALL STREET YESTERDAY Currency at the
closing price of gold yesterday was worth
only S5.57. The latter opened at 116 3-4,
advanced to III and ended at 116 7-S.
Stocks were frmer. Money easy and foreign
EXCHANGE dull
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
QU UADRUPLE SHEET
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20. 1875.

From our reports this morning TIE probabilities
are that the loedther to-day ,oM be cool and
cloudy, acith, possibly, local rains
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

CALIFORNIA. San Francisco despatch
gives with the facts the very satisfactory as
surance that the Bank of California will re-
sumo on Saturday next or within few days
of that date, as may be found convenient.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

VOLUME XL......................... 27S
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

AT WORCESTER, Mass, the republican party
exhibits in its demeanor the natural conse-
quences of too much success. Disorganized,
demoralized, with no other conception of
the objects of party organization save the
capture of the spoils, the Massachusetts, fac
tions stand paralyzed ut the prospect of alb
solute failure in the presence of vigorous
and confident democracy, and yet cannot
relinquish their pitiful plundering schemes
for moment of patriotic purpose.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

THEATRE COMIQUE
No 5l4 Broadway-VA at 7. NJ. closes at 10 As
7. N. Matinee at . Z. ~
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
Irving place and Fourteenth street,-AROUND THE
WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS at p. NJ. closes at IL +. NJ.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

DARLINGS OPERA HOUSE.
Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue-COrTON REED
NEW YORK MINSTRELS, at 3 p. NJ closes at 10 l.. NJ
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

WOODS MUSEUM
Broadway. corner OF Thrtieth street-TIIE ARKANSAS
lRAVELLER 90 8 p NJ. closes At 10 40 r. A. Matinee
1t 2 =. III.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
Nos. 555 and js7 roadway.-vARlETY. ~ : T. NJ.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

LONDON OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK
HERALD-NO. 46 FLEET STREET.
PARIS OFFICE-AVENUE DE L'OPERA.
Subscriptions and advertisements will be
received and forwarded on the same terms
Gs in New York.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
4NUSEHEITS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AluSEdEAlS lHlS AFltRNOON AND EIEAlNG.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
Irving place sreet-AROTNn THE
WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS, at P. N. closes at IL r ~
DARLTNG,s OPERA HOUSE,
Twentythrd street and Sixth avenue.-COrTON REEDS
NEW YORK MINsTRELs at 3 P. NJ; closes 10 +. NJ
THEATRE coM1QUE.
No 54 Broadway ~ ARIETY at r. NJ; closes at 10 As
7. NJ. Matinee at p. ~
WOODS MUSEUM
Broadway. corner OF Thirteth street.-fIE ARKANSAS
fRAyELLEl at 8 p NJ closes At 10 40 p. NJ. Matinee
METROPOLITAN THEATRE
Nos. 5S5 and jsT Broadw way-VARlETY. AZ : T. NJ
LYcEUM THEATRE,
Bouae~MADATE i5 4SGoF F,'s@:D atsp NJ '"'" '''''
sixteenth stree, and foadwayNvARiETY a. SPIN
SAN FRANCISCO MIYsTRELs
New Opera House Broadway corner Of Twennnh street.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
Third avenue and Sixy-third street-Day and evening
BOOTHS THEATRE.
Twenty third street and Sixth avenGe-THE FLYING
SCUD, at r II. Mr. George Belmore.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.
10 ga Broadway 9eAKIErY at r M closes at AS
PARK THEATRE.
LAR, at r. VI. Mr.. and Mrs Florence.
GILMORES SUMMER GARDEN.
late Barnurn's ITpp0drome GRAND POPULAR CON-
CERT, at 5 l.. VI. closes at IL r. h
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM or ART
No l2S West Fourteenth street-Open from 10 \ III. TO
7. NJ.
TIvOLI THEATRE
Eighth street near Third avenue-yARIETY, at P. NJ.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
Twenty eighth street, near Broadway-OUR BOYS, a.
i. NJ closes at 10 30 p. NJ.
COLONEL Sims PARK THEATRE,
Brooklyn.-YARIETY, at +. NJ closes at 10 40 p. NJ.
BOwERY THEATRE.
Bowery-NECK AND NECK at 9 ?. VI. T. T. Stetson.
HOwE'S h CUSHINGiS CIRCUS.
Eighth and Fortyni street-Perornsnces day
and evening
GERMANIA THEATRE
Fourteenth street, near Irving place.-AONSIEUR AL
PHONSE, at 9 p. VI.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29

TExAs.-The official report of the recent
storm in Texas shows the necessity of our
people doing what they can to alleviate tho
distress which has fallen upon our brethren
in that State. Thousands of drowned cat
tie, says the report, ''are strewn over the
prairie south of Indianola, where they were
carried by the current, and several light
coasting steamers are lying in the same di-
rection from six to ten miles inland, having
been left high and dry by the receding wa
ters" This is only part of the distress en-
tailed by the recent storm. We trust that
our people will do what they can toward
making easy the terrible burden which has
fallen upon the Texan people.