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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

The necessity of cheap cabs as another
method of rapid Transit in New York is
attracting the attention of the people and
the capitalists. A good deal is said on the
subject, especially in reference to the cab
men themselves which is far from just.
There is no propriety in censuring the cab
men as a class who stand stubbornly in the
way of this needed reform. There is no class
of people in this community who deserve
more credit than our cabmen and those who
drive our public conveyances. Their life is
hard, cold and dangerous. They must face
the heats of summer and the colds of win
ter-for them is neither night nor day.
They have responsibilities of the most deli
cate and important nature-for the animals
they drive, for men and women and
children who are taken by them into
all places and sometimes at the most
inconvenient hours. There is no class
for whom we have q higher respect
than the cabmen, and one reason for our
support of the cheap cab idea is that in the
end it must rebound to the benefit of this
meritorious class. The history of travel in
England and France, where the cheap cab
idea has been worked out to its proper de-
velopment, is that, with the introduction Of
cabs, broughams, hansoms, and so on, the
demand increased so much in proportion
that more cabs became necessary, and the
wages of those who drove them increased.
Now, we have seen here, notwithstanding the
opposition Of the cabmen to any system
like that in England, that the demand for
swift and special transportation is SO gen.
eral that our cab service has increased
largely in the past few years and
increases from day to day. But, with
SO many independent proprietors of
cabs and carriages, there is sometimes
competition which might be avoided
by the establishment of company
composed of leading capitalists, who would
give us rs matter of public convenience q
service like that in Paris. Such men as Mr..
Vanderbilt, Mr.. Stewart and others, all of
whom have felt the difficulty under which
we labor in this matter of cheap cabs, and
how unfavorably our system compares with
that in London and Paris, should take the
matter up and form . company which will
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

An ISuxDATroS or THE BorToM LANDS Of the
Mississippi is feared by the planters and res
Idents along the line of the river, notwith-
standing the reassuring statements of the
City Engineer at New Orleans. Already a
serious crevasse fifty feet wide is reported in
the Miliken's Bend levee, few miles above
vicksburg. 1t must be remembered that all
rain falling between tho Allegheny and the
Rocky Mountains goes to swell the
foods Of the Mississippi, while to
the eastward of the former range
the waters descend to the sea
through number of independent channels.
For this reason tho latter arc charged with
,nly the rainfall of their respective water
,heds, and their levels do not exhibit the
violent oscillations observable in those Of
ths great mid-continental outlet
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
pExocRArrc STATES.
REPuRLIcAN STATES,


We have endeavored to make this list fair.
and if there be one or two doubtful States on
either side new classification would be
about as favorable to one party as to thu
other. Our purpose in preparing this table
is to exhibit in an Ineligible and convincing
form the cardinal fact that neither party has
any chance of success without the electoral
votes of New York, the omitted State. To
make this clear, it is only necessary to COM
pare the foregoing table with the following
statement
Whole number OF electoral votes ............. 800
Necessary to choice. 1sS
The thirty-f electoral votes OF New
York will turn the scale and decide the
election. This State is, therefore, the Their.
mopyl@ of the Presidential contest, and il
either party fails to select its candidate with
a view to his strength in New York it will
make fetal blunder. There is no likelihood
of any considerable changes elsewhere, and
New York is doubtful enough to demand
strenuous efforts on both sides. The chief
problem to be solved, both at Cincinnati and
ST. Louis. is, What candidate hos the best
chance of carrying New York?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05


The reelection Of Governor Ingersoll. with
afalling of Of about Afty-three per cent Of his
last years majority. has both favorable and
an unfavorable aspect for tho democrats.
Their success in holding the State gives
them reasonable hope of carrying it for
their Presidential candidate in November:
but, on the other hand, the curtailment Of
their majority is an Indication that they can
expect no addition to their strength in other
States The great States of Ohio and Penn
sylvania which they lost last year, will not
be recovered, and the cutting down of Gov
ernor Tilden's majority of the previous year
by more than seventy per cent is damage
which cannot be repaired. The result in
New Hampshire and Connecticut proves that
the recent exposures in Washington do not
strengthen the democratic party, or that, il
they have any political effect it is
merely to put the brakes on descent
which might otherwise have been moro
rapid. The democrats have, indeed, gained
some members of the Connecticut Legisla-
ture, owing to . concentration Of effort on
that branch Of the canvass. They doubted
whether they could elect the Governor by .
popular majority, and hence made
strenuous attempt to save the Legislature, on
which the choice Of Governor as well as
United States Senator might have devolved.
Their nomination Of David A. Wells for
Congress in the Third district was cheap
bid for liberal republican support. Had
the chances between the two parties been at
oil even in that district the democrats
would not have thought Of nominating Mr..
Wells. His selection for forlorn hope was
mere bait to catch the liberals, the result OF
the election having been what everybody fore
saw it would be- All the tickets that could
draw prizes were given to old democrats, and
Mr. Wells was paid for his influence with an
empty compliment
Within the State itself the diminution ofthe
democratic majority makes no practical differ
ence, since the electoral votes Of Connecticut
will doubtless be given to the st. Louis cam
didate. As regards the rest Of the country.
the most hopeful view democrats can take il
that they may barely hold their own in Slater
not doubtful enough to be vigorously con.
tested by the republicans. Conceding to the
democratic party all the comfort they may
derive from this expectation, we insert
parallel lists of all the democratic and all
the republican States, with the electoral
votes of each, reserving New York out Of
both lists, for reasons that seem sufficient
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT against
General Belknap, late Secretary of War,
were presented in the Senate yesterday BY
the managers on the part of the House, and,
as is usual in such cases, President Ferry
announced that the Senate would take due
order of the charges. We presume the
ordinary practice will be followed, and that
the Chief Justice will attend to-day and form
the court of impeachment. There are no
such preliminary questions to be decided az
the right of the President of the Senate to
seat, as in the impeachment Of President
where Senator may succeed to the Presi.
dency Of the United States by virtue of hif
Office as President Of the Senate and the
only thing to be done will be to administer
the oaths and order the summons for tho
accused
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
enable us to have cabs at cheap rate of

enable us to have cabs at cheap rate OF
fare.
With cheap cabs for those who have to 60
special distances or who care for privacy
and speed with steam transit for the
suburbs, enabling MS to 60 from the City
Hall to Westminster in few minutes with
our street railways and omnibus system, we
should be as well provided as Paris or Lon
don. We may then claim to be in better
sense than ever before metropolitan city.
But let US have cheap cabs, not only as an
advantage to ourselves but. in time, sure adj
vantage to the overworked cabmen also.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
Our District Telegraph system.

When the American District Telegraph
and Messenger Company was formed it met
q general want and was received with much
favor. It chiefly commended itself to the
public because of the promptness and GER
tainty of the service. This good beginning,
however, has not been fully maintained, and
we call attention to the fact that we may not
lose the benefit of q very useful machinery.
For some reason that promptness in the
answer to summons with which the COM
pany began its business is not always OBJ
served nowadays, and there is not the same
certainty in the delivery of messages as
before. Sometimes as much as half an hour
expires before q messenger appears in
answer to q summons and we have been
told of cases where the summons
was not answered at all The cause
of this may be found in gen.
eral laxity which has been allowed to creep
into the business of the company, in the
negligence and culpability of the officers in
charge or the messengers detailed for duty,
or in the want of sufficient force to perform
the service; but whatever the cause, it must
be equally hurtful and will soon result in
impairing the usefulness of the company.
Public confidence in machinery of this kind
can only be maintained by prompt and GER
tain service, and we trust these hints, which
are kindly meant and intended as much for
the good of the company as for the benefit of
the public, will produce their proper effect
in the right quarter. The system is excel
lent, and we do not wish to see it impaired
by negligence or abuses of any kind.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

ssShip news" does not, except on rare oc-
casions, excite the interest Of the ordinary
reader; yet there are few parts of great
metropolis of country largely interested in
commerce than the columns that record the
arrivals and departures and other incidents
in the movements of sea-going ships. Ordi-
nary readers devour with svidity the ordi-
nary news-the daily chronicle of great
and small events the operations of parties,
the scandals Of the day, the social fermenta-
tions that appear in crimes and in suits in
court; the chapter of accidents-and ship
news comes within their range only when
some catastrophe puts part of it in that
sad chapter. But to that public the chron-
icle of Wall street itself is dull story and
the market rcports-the record of the traffic
on which forty millions of people live-are
as unreliable as an ancient almanac. But
to every man with ship afloat those lines
of little type that make up the ship news
columns have an interest as palpitating as
the drawn numbers in the great Havana
lottery have to the man with ticket
Al ulb pOCkcts WulCu tAChcS Audy Dc WOItn u
million or only piece of waste paper.
Every owner Of q ship or every part owner !;
every man with cargo afoat or with an in
terest in cargo; every underwater whose
capital is hypothecated on the safety of the
voyage every man, woman or child who has
a son, husband, brother or father OF sea as
sailor to nearly all these the story of the
ship news conveys the real and only news Of
the day for good or evil. 1t thus addresses
itself to a very large public on the side of
strictly human interest; while, from the
money point of view, it addresses the largest
interest that can be aggregated on any one
point in this metropolis. In this CONNER
cial metropolis of the Western Continent
ships, cargoes and the insurance fund are
collectively the greatest interest we have.
Hence the great space regularly given to the
ship news in the HERALD the year round. In
this report we have acquired such practical
superiority by the extensions of our news
system, that shipowners cannot look else
where for this kind of news. In the past
month of March alone we recorded four hun
bred and fifty-three arrivals and departures
Of ships that were not given in any other
paper except as copied from the HERALD, the
greater part of which movements were re-
ported by cable.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

come, and that the clan of Lochiel will 60
into the Cincinnati Convention under the
flag of Conkling.
Conkling banner gives him a strength which
ID would be we'll for our fashionable essayist,
Mr.. Curtis, and our Union League philoso-
pliers to consider. From the South we hear
that Mississippi and Alabama and, most
probably, North Carolina will support Conk-
to say one word and every Southern State
will fall into line So that, really, as it now
looks, our Oneida Senator has to-day the
largest following Of any candidate 1t is o
following that will not run away. That is
certain. The music of Curtis and the menaces
of the Union League will not have much eff
feet upon legions commanded by Simon
Cameron, Chester A. Arthur and the pro-
consuls Of the administration who govern the
South. If Cameron really wants Conkling
his forces will fight for him until the end with
Highland devotion. If Grant thinks Conk-
ling will best serve his purposes his troops
will stand MS steady as his old Army of the
Potomac stood before the terrible lines of
Lee and Beauregard. So that to-day, what
ever the outlook may be tomorrow, we
see Conkling's troops falling into line with
the steadiness of veterans and with
veterans in command. The question, there
fore is, Can the opponents of the admins
tration find man who will divide this
strength, or can they make such demon
stration as will compel Conkling to withdraw
and name some one who will satisfy all ele-
ments of the party and give US o harmonious
canvass? As the canvass now stands, Conk-
ling is the competitor who will win the
Blaineis strong, but it is q receding strength.
His followers already ask questions about
their leader which no victorious troops ever
ask at the outset of battle. The strength
of Conkling is genuine in this. that he is
only weak as his party is weak, while he has
q personal power, from his ability, his in
tegrity, his frankness and his courage. which
cannot but grow with every assault upon it,
especially with people who like pluck in
whatever form. So that now the cam
vass is between Conkling and The
U,,lno,on. Conkling with the backing of
Cameron, becomes, in a sporting sense, the
favorite, but--The Dark Horse may ,oin-
There never was better time for skilled
politicians to study well the names of all the
candidates. those on the HERALD list especi-
ally, and some perhaps who are not on our
list. But as we said in the beginning. this is
April weather and an April canvass. The
sunshine and clouds Of one day only show
that there will be sunshine and clouds on
other days. The skies which look SO bright
ly for Conkling or Blaine may be over
cast and lowering in an hour Weather talk,
however, is always interesting, and for the
next few weeks we shall find profit in study
ing what ''Old Probabiliti es" may have to say
as to st. Louis and Gin cinnati
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

ANOTHER STEAMSHIP DISASTER is reported
by cable, the accident this time occurring of
tho coast of Greece. 1t is from the usual
cause.-the collision of two vessels. There
must be some reason for the frequency of
these disasters in European waters, and the
interests of commerce and the security of
life demand that it shall be officially ascer-
tanned. But the truth is that there is no
maritime code for the new conditions of
ocean navigation, and culpability for acct
dents Of this kind cannot be fully estab-
lished or punished until the law of nations
on the subject is revised and an interna-
tional tribunal established which shall have
control of the highways Of the sea.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

We print this morning at the head of our
shipping news an announcement that will
be read with interest by oil who have bust
ness with the sea, and especially those who
go out in ships. This notice requests the
masters of vessels who trade along our coasts
to send us a communication whenever they
observe any variation or deviation in the
position of the sea buoys placed by our
government to mark the channels. We have
an expensive and we'll organized service,
with which no one finds any fault 1t hap
pens often when buoy is displaced that
much time elapses before the remedy
is applied. Complaints 60 to idle clerks
or are twisted up in red tape so
that they are never reached. In the
meantime the ships going in and out of the
exposed channels are liable to disaster. As
q remedy we propose to all shipping masters
that when they observe any danger of acct
dent they will send us a letter setting
forth the number and location of the buoy
thus displaced. We will print the letter. so
that the department will have it brought to
its attention. Our experience with all de-
partments of this kind is that it only re-
quires the attention of the heads to be called
to secure the remedy. Therefore, if ship
ping masters will take the trouble to note
any instance Of the displacement Of sea
buoys in any of our channels or bays or coast
lines and will send word to the HERALD
without delay, we shall esteem it as a favor
not only to ourselves but to the public and
the marine service.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

The sphere of usefulness of great news
paper should never be limited to the mere
record of passing events The past furnishes
its wholesome examples and presidents for
our present guidance, but it is to the future
that we all turn with anxiety and doubt.
Those who can penetrate even to the smallest
degree beyond the limits Of the present and
forewarn of coming events must be regarded
as behefactors of their fellow men, because
the forewarning suggests forearming or
timely precautions against the dangers to
come. In its weather predictions the
HERALD has been specially successful in CIV
ing notice of the approach of storms from
the different points in the great West, where
these meteors first make their appearance,
and fairly divides the honors with "Old
Probabilities" himself in this respect. The
heavy rain storm which prevailed in New
York during Monday and yesterday was pre-
dicted in the HERALD of Sunday. Even the
hour of its coming and the phenomena that
preceded and accompanied it were faith
fully described in our columns twenty
four hours in advance of the storm.
This is but one instance of many
in which the HERALD meteorological
predictions have been verified in remark
able degree. With regard to the effects Of the
rain storms on the different regions visited
the HERALD predictions have been equally
correct We have forewarned Of the danger
GUS foundations along the Mississippi and of
the freshets in the Ohio and other rivers.
Our readers will also remember the great
cyclone which devastated Indianola and
Galveston during last September. That de-
structive storm was first observed among the
West Indian islands, and its probable track
and effects were accurately predicted in the
HERALD several days previous to its reaching
the Texas coast. 1t is very satisfactory to
know that the public is approaching our
successful efforts to lay before it every morn
ing the fullest measure of information that
human skill and energy can collect and pre-
sent in great daily journal. The HERALD
stands alone and unrivalled in this respect,
and its grand successes in every enterprise
it undertakes but pave the way for still
grander journalistic triumphs in the future.
Our readers may be assured Of getting in
the HERALD the latest and most reliable in
formation regarding the weather, which will
of course include the earliest notice Of COM
ing changes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

THE STRIKE on THE DOCKS at Liverpool can
scarcely fail to work great temporary incon-
venience to the shipping at that port. 1t is
quite possible. even, that some Of the vessels
for New York will be delayed in conse-
quencc. The contest is over the old ques-
ton Of getting the most work for the least
money; but the strikers can have little
chance of success If the steamship compa-
uies are in earnest in enforcing the increased
hours Of labor
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

CLERICAL AGITATION IN FRANCE is to be re-
pressed. Although the Republic may suffer
injuries at the hands of the priests it may
be found that an attempt to repress will only
increase them. American experience shows
that the best way for the State to deal with
religious questions is not to deal with them
NJ all
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

LINE AND SrAFF.-We print another COM
munication this morning on the question at
Issue between the line and staff officers Of
the navy from correspondent who signs
himself "A Friend of Peace" While he
states the case strongly in favor of the line
as against officers of assimilated rank, who
sometimes claim actual precedence on ac-
count of il, he shows himself true friend Of
peace by firmly demanding what is due to
officers Of the line. The question is one
which is only worth fighting about because
the demands of few men commissioned to
perform specific services arc preposterous,
and Congress ought to legislate SO as to
make the contest impossible.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

LESSON FOR THE CoNvENTIoNs-In the
old times of chiyalry when the knights
came to tournament the prize was some
times won, not by the favorite of court or
camp but by an unknown champion, who
only lifted his visor when victorious.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

The THIRD AVENUE BANK Prosecutions
Police Justice Duffy yesterday rendered
his decision in the case of Mr.. Decker, one Of
the trustees of tho Third Avenue Bank,
against whom, with Others criminal charges
have been made The prosecution had virtu-
ally abandoned tho proceedings against Mr..
Decker. thorough examination Of the banl
books having failed to show that he had any
personal part in the gross frauds perpetrated
in the management of the bank or any
knowledge of the true condition of it,
finances. Judge Duty states these facts IN
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

An ENCOURAGING SIGN for American manu.
features is the reported intention of lead
ing Sheffield concern to transfer its business
to this country. When English manufactur-
ers find that they can make goods rs cheaply
in the United States as in England the
American competitor is not likely to be far
in the background.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

PEACE WIrn ApYssrSIA seems to be assured
when the Egyptians are willing to withdraw
their forces. In consenting to the return Of
his forces tho Khedive shows that he has
greater confidence in diplomacy than even
in . victorious army.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

TwENTY-THIRD STREET OPERA HOUSE
MrNSTRELSY AND oLIOs. atsP.M
WOODS MUSEUM
KATY. teP. NJ. Walter Benn.
LYCEUM THEATRE
vACDEvILLE at Pm Minnie Palmer. Matinee at
1850 r. NJ.
wALLACK'S THEATRE.
CAPTAIN OF THE WATCH. at +. NJ. Lester wallsck.
BROOKLYN THEATRE
FBRREOL, at n. NJ
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE
VARIETY. ut i. NJ
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
FERREoL, NJ sP N. u H. ThorneJr
EAGLE THEATRE.
VARIETY, atsP NJ Matinee att r. NJ
PARK THEATRE.
BRASS. ut s r. NJ. George Fawcctt Rowe
CHATEAU MABILLE VARIETIES.
VARIETY, at 7. NJ
BowEKY THEATRE.
MARIE STUART at 8 7. NJ. Mrs Sophie Miles
THIRry-FoURrH STREET OPERA HOUSE,
VARIETY, atsP NJ.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
PIQUE, at SP. NJ Fanny Davenport. Matinee at r. N.
GLOBE THEATRE.
VARIETY, at 9 T. NJ. Matinee Mt ! +. N.
IAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs, atsPM
GERvANIA THEATRE.
pAs MAEDEL oHNE GELD. atsP.M.
PARTISAN VARIETIES.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
F1FTY-FlRST ANNUAL EXHIBITION. Day and evening.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.
VARIETY, at 8 p. NJ. Matinee at2P.M