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

The fact that Mr. Kane drives coach
every morning from Madison square to
Pelham Bridge, returning in the afternoon,
is a little matter in itself Every gentleman
has the right to enjoy himself in his own
way without his actions becoming a matter
of comment But this is something more
than personal amusement 1t is new
step in the direction of rational enjoyment,
which is always welcome to this hurried,
feverish and overworked community. Any
thing that takes the American into the open
air and induces him to 90 out into the fields
or up into the mountains or upon the
waters-anything that brings to him the
advantages of air and exercise and healthful
amusement-is an advantage to our general
society. For this reason we welcome every
new boating, cricket, base ball or yachting
club as an education of our people in mat
ter of which they know so little--namely,
how to live and enjoy life.
Coaching is q generous amusement; more
so than many others, which are selfish in
this, that they are exclusively personal. The
fisherman sits by his stream all day alone.
dreading interruption. The hunter, with gun
and dog, prowls from field to field, content
with his bag of game. The lover of the turf
finds his pleasure in a crowded field and the
overtraining which sometimes is the price
or, we may say, the penalty of victory. But
the coachman shares with others the pleas
ure of his task. The sunshine, the cool
mountain breezes, the salt air coming ND
from the sea, the varied delights of scenery.
the noble animals which seem to spurn the
earth as they fly along, taking new life from
its bosom with every movement; the
charm of social converse, the dinner.
the chat and the cigar the fact
that long summer day has been one
of life and enjoyment md activity and
wholesome recreation-all OF this is CON-
bined in the pleasure of coaching. For this
reason we give the new amusement well
come, and we honor Mr.. Kane as a public
benefactor for introducing custom that has
for some time been among the favorite
amusements of the English gentlemen.
Whatever We may say about our friends
across the sea regarding their manners and
customs and opinions we must admit that in
all that goes to improve the manliness and
courage and high spirit OF people they are
our masters. The danger Of American life is
that in our eagcrncss to found an empire
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

eral" Rice. or any one of the crowd OF ''army
bummers" who swarm around the admins
tration. he must keep his lips sealed under
the penalty of disgrace. And as the Pres
ident, as the commander of the army and
the navy has power almost unlimited in this
respect, his action is virtually an order to
every officer of the army who knows OF the
villany of men about the President to keep
their counsel.
This action Of the President in the case OF
Custer is unfortunate If the President had
any charges against the General he should
have ordered him before the Court Of Inquiry.
But because General Custer has evidence OF
the corruption and jobbery of Orville Grant,
his own brother; Of Belknap. his former
War Secretary, and of the rest of the 'army
bummers," he is sent to his regiment under
circumstances that amount to humiliation
This action is on par with the Presidents
course in issuing circular to all witnesses
against Babcock and Joyce and Mcdonald
warning them that they should not expect
mercy if they ''peached." 1t shows that
Belknap, prisoner before the bar of the
Senate, charged with crime which has
brought disgrace upon the American name
all over the world, is as much power as
when in the War Department The fact that
the Presidents order was issued in spite of
the protests of Secretary Taft and General
Sherman shows that there is q power in
Washington behind the throne greater even
than that of Cabinet Ministers or generals in
command of the army.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

RAPID Transit. Husted's Rapid Tran-
vit bill was defeated by n vote of "a to so,
and this has led MS to procure the opinions
IF number of prominent railroad men in
this city upon the probable. effect Of the de-
tent of the measure. Both sides-that is,
those interested in the elevated railroads and
IN the horse car lines-say the failure of Mr..
Husted's bill will have no important effect
apon the questions in dispute between the
companies. The elevated roads expect no
,erious obstacles to their work from the in
,unctions before the courts, and street lines
IRE confident Of defeating rapid transit alto
7ethsx. We shall see.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

Winslow's discharge from custody in Lon
don has been deferred at the request of our
government, so that it seems possible he
he may, for it is better to mend the treaty
we have if that be necessary than to have an
uncertainty of many months, even with
new treaty at the end. There is q point in
regard to these cases in which we shall have
to amend our law if we get an amended
treaty. Our federal system complicates the
relation that the general government holds
with foreign Powers in extradition cases.
England or France deals, in the surrender of
q prisoner, with the government Of the
United States. They know no other gov
eminent and have no right to know any
other; yet the general government is some
times compelled to plead to them that the
prisoner has passed beyond its control !;
that it has no longer any authority over him
and cannot be answerable for what may be
done with him by those governments of
which it was mere agent in procuring his
surrender. In case new treaty shall be
made with England for the extradition of
CRIMINALS IL ID eVlueut Iudg IL must lncluQ0
the pledge by either Power that persons sur
rendered shall not be tried for any other of
fence than one named in the treaty; and in
this case the general government must be
able to control the States in respect to these
culprits by the extension of its jurisdiction
to their cases. 1t is now provided by section
753 of the Revised Statutes that where sub
ject or citizen of a foreign government is in
the custody of the authorities of any State
and shield for an act the validity and effect of
which depends upon the law of nations, that
he may be brought before United States
court by the writ of habeas corpus Legis-
lation is needed that shall give the same
right in the United States courts, or put in
the same class with these subjects or citizens
of foreign governments oil persons surren-
dered to the United States under an extradi-
ton treaty; and the government cannot en-
force such treaty as will be required with
out q law to that effect.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

Parts Of country are often compelled to
endure some burdensome condition out OF
regard to the welfare of the whole, and the
that no part shall be tried in this respect to
an extreme or unnecessary degree. Califor-
MIA makes fair demand under this general
principle when she calls for the modification
of the treaty with China, and it is for the
nation to consider whether we have under
that treaty any advantage that we might not
better relinquish than to put ourselves in
the position of inficting upon State of the
Union such . scourge as the hordes of
Chinese immigrants. Many arguments are
made in favor of the introduction of these
immigrants, but they principally come from
the steamship companies who realize large
sums for the transportation of them, or from
employers who have no other interest in
the case than that of getting laborers
who will do for one dollar what the
cannot or will not do for less than
two dollars. 1t is dangerous to be guided by
merely economical conscientious in our
estimate of the prophecies of case that is
not limited in its results to economical facts,
but has its social, moral and political phases
The steamship arguments are founded on .
view of nothing whatever but the interests of
the steamship companies. The cheap labor
argument is the small gospel of the sharp
trader who does not care when the deluge
comes if he can make his little fortune mean
while and have boat ready against the evil
day. These are not authorities on which
great problems Of government are to be
swayed one way or the other. From California
comes the view of the Chinese problem that
regards the whole field-the social, the
moral, the religious, the economical aspects
of the case-and the whole nation may we'll
afford to profit by the experience of our
friends on the Pacific. They know the
Chinaman. They have had him for q neigh
Dor and servant, and they regard his pres
ence among them as we might regard the
introduction into our nurseries or schools of
some new and horrible disease that defied
treatment. His beastliness, his physical
degradation, his vices, his filth, his want of
all the moral and intellectual attributes that
90 to make up civilized creature on our
standard will contaminate the life of nation
sooner than the nation can raise him to its
level.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

pointing republicans to important city
offices. Senator Woodin early detected the
plot, publicly denounced it. and, as he
belonged to the other wing of his party, he
made an alliance with Comptroller Green to
thwart the coalition between the Custom
House republicans and Tammany. Hence
the origin of the bills known collectively as
the Green bills, which were engineered by
Senator Woodin, and were defeated in the
Assembly yesterday by the artful connivance
OF the Custom House republicans. They
were ostensibly defeated by the filibustering
of the democrats over the school amendment
but this was mere mask to save appear
ances. The republicans who were in the
secret knew perfectly well that the demo-
Gratis would flibuster over the school amend
ment and consume the little remnant of
time before the adjournment. They
could have prevented it, had they
chosen. by waiting until the other bills had
passed before calling up the amendment
1t was well known that nearly every DEM
amendment and intended to vote for it, and
that it could easily have been passed in the
last ten minutes Of the session. It was
called up in advance Of the important bills
merely to give the democrats an opportunity
to manmuvre against time and save the re-
publican confederates of the Custom House
from the open responsibility of defeating the
anti-Tammany bills.
What the effect of this coalition may be on
the fall elections remains to be seen. If
the republicans have engaged that they will
not make an alliance with the anti-Tammany
democrats in running a city ticket Tam
many will be relieved from it's chief source
of danger; but the Custom House has, of
course, stipulated for an equivalent for such
forbearance. Now, what other equivalent
has Tammany to give than q promise to help
the republican State and national tickets
If Governor Tilden should be the democratic
candidate it will cost the Tammany leaders
no sacrifice of personal feeling to fulfil this
part of their bargain. 1t is quite possible
that the contracting parties may quarrel be-
fore the fall campaign opens and that the
adage may be then verified that "when
rogues fall out honest men come by their
own"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

The SILVER QuHsr1oN.-A good deal Of
nonsense is written about the depreciation
of silver and the wickedness of the govern
ment in issuing silver coins for their value
in greenbacks. It is certain that silver,
whether we call it money or spoons, will not
bring more than it is WORTH no matter what
Congress may do in the way of legislation.
That is a question that will always settle it
self In the meantime we are glad to see
the silver coins coming back into ciroula-
ton. They may not be worth as much ~
greenbacks in the eyes of some, but the
people will be glad enough to take as many
of them as the government can spare.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

THERE Is A PRosPEcr that both Of the
great English universities will send crews to
The Centennial regatta at Philadelphia. The
other day it appeared that Oxford would
send crew if Cambridge also sent one, and
now it seems from our special cable despatch
that Cambridge is willing, if one can be OBJ
tained We trust there will be no difficult
lies in the way of obtaining a crew, and that
both universities will be represented on the
gchuylkill.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

THE OPPOSITION to the assumption of the
little of Empress Of India by Queen Victoria
increases in intensity, and, according to our
news this morning the government is to be ar
raigned in Parliament on charge which prac-
tically amounts to one of obtaining the title on
false pretences An American has been held
up to great odium in England for stealing q
railroad, but what can Americans think of an
English Queen stealing the title Of Empress?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

COMMUNICATION WITH EUROPE practically
hangs on three threads, and now two of
them are broken, the only working line still
open being the direct cable. Accustomed
as we are to our daily bulletins from all
parts of the world it would be serious in
convenience to most people to go without
them, and we hope there will be no inter-
ruption of the remaining line, at least until
the other cables are repaired.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

IT Is THE IMPRESSION at Washington that
the Senate will decide that it has no author
ity to try Belknap upon the impeachment
charges preferred by the House of Repre-
sentatives. A contrary opinion would be
hailed with pleasure, as dishonest officials
could not then escape with IMMUNITY by
simply resigning their Offices
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

MUSTANGS. Considerable interest is felt
in the speed and endurance of Mexican
mustang ponies and it is likely to be pro-
noted by the race projected to come off this
summer-three hundred miles in fifteen
hours. In another column we give an ac-
count of the preparations for this race and
of the ponies which have been brought here
10 take part in it
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

Mn. SEYMOUR declines the Presidency. Mr..
Seymour also declined the Presidency in
1868, but he was nominated. This time,
however, it looks like the real thing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

An AGREEABLE EPISODE was the appearance
of Henry A. Wise before the Committee on
Plat against Goode With Governor Wise
pnce more on the old stumping ground moth
ing more ought to be necessary to complete
the reconciliation between the sections.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Stocks were
irregular, but at the close shade firmer.
Money loaned at 1-2 per cent. Foreign
exchange strong. Gold was steady all day
at l12 7-S Investment shares were easier
and railroad and government bonds without
faafure
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

The KHEpIvE's PRIVATE ESTATE is held liza
BILE to execution as well as the property of
other people. And SO even ON Egyptian
ruler in this age is not above his debts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04


We Know NOTHING of Writ Skies, who has
been nominated by the President as Consul
to Florence This want of knowledge is
good sign that there is nothing against him.
We are told that he is an industrious jour-
nalist who earns his living by his pen. Be-
cause of his profession the newspapers de-
nounce him. This is not fair. Writ Skies
as journalist would make as good consul
as Writ Skies the rich swell, who does
nothing but give dinners, or Writ Skies the
politician, who has been s'heeler" about the
capital. or Writ Skies the s'army hummer"
who has lived in clover at the expense of the
poor soldiers, or Writ Skies the brother-in~
law of the President, quartered on the pub
lie service. The President has done so little
for journalists that we appreciate the atten-
ton to so modest member of the profession
as Writ Skies. But why journalists should
pelt Writ passes our comprehension.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

EGYP1rAS FINANCES are very much mud
died, and the return of Mr. Rivers Wilson to
England indicates some interesting develop
ments
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

NOTICE. TO COUNTRY NEwsDEALERs.-F
prompt and regular delire7y of the HERALD
~ fast mail trains orders must be sent direct
10 MiS office. Postage free.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

we destroy the elements of empire that be-
long to true manhood. What Mr. Kane has
done is therefore worthy of special honor.
We trust to see the time when we shall have
half dozen coaches going daily from New
York to the suburbs. There is no city in
the world with SO many attractive drives a.
this Mr.. Kane has taken the road to the
Sound; but there is the road to Yonkers,
along the Hudson another to Glen Cove, on
the opposite side Of the Sound another to
Coney Island and the pleasant, quaint nest
of villages between Brooklyn Heights and
the sea- Over in New Jersey there are
splendid drives. Take the surface of the
Palisades. One of the most attractive roads
in the country could be made along the ton
of this wonderful rock, with the great city =
New York and the beautiful county Of wsso-
chester at our feet. There is Orange ana
down the coast toward Perth Amboy and
Monmouth, a country of historical interest
and natural beauty, all within days easy
coaching.
Altogether, we think that coaching is .
revelation in its way of new possibilities for
amusement and health-seeking.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04
BowERY THEATRE.


BowERy THEATRE
ACROSS THE CONTINENT. tsp. NJ
THIHrY.EoyRTH STREET OPERA HOUSE
PIQUE, tsP. M. Fannie Davenport
HOWE 1 CusHINds CIRCUS.
at2P. n. and r. NJ.
GLOBE THEATRE.
WOODS MUSEUM.
BERTHA. at sP. NJ. Matinee as2P.h.
MURRAY's CIRCUS.
afternoon and evening.
SAN FRANCISCO MINISTERIAL
VARIETY. a. 8 T. rh Il. ooA'eoA'
wALLACKs THEATRE.
LONDON ASSURANCE. at 8 +. N. Lester waisck
BOOTHS THEATRE
HENRY ", sssP. N. George Rignold Reynolds Bene-
PROFESSOR cn aASSAII r hESSEFEEHE4Arsxnsr
.,,,o =, BeookLys THEATRE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
BARNUM's SHOW, a. and " A.
TONY PAsToE's NEW THEATRE
UNION SQUARE THEATRE
FERREoL. at s +. NJ. . r. Thorne. u.
VARIETY, q. PM
oG eSnkHEr r aSp os s5Rpss
PARK THEATRE.
BRASS At 8 r. NJ. George fawcctt Rowe
GERMANIA THEATRE
GEFAHRvOLLE WEGE Mt r. NJ
KELLY 4 Icons MINsrRELs,
MsP.M.
CHATEAU MABILLE VARIETIES.
HsP. n. Matinee at 2 +. NJ.
CHICKERING HALL
sTABAr MATER. at & +. NJ.
OLYMPIC THEATRE
HuMPTY DUMPTY at8P.M
THEATRE FRANCAIS
BATAILLE DE DANES. atSP.M
PARTISAN VARIETIES.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04
TRIPLE S HE E T.
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1876.

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,oeather to-day acM be scayraer and
cloudy possibly iciM rain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04
The PRECEDENT stands by Bciknap.

The President Stands by Bclknap.
The friends of the President will rejoice
that he stands by his friends under fire."
He has probably no friend. unless it may be
Mcdonald, who is now in Jail, who is as
much under fire" as Beknap. Belknap is
not before the Senate for impeachment but
before the Grand Jury for indictment. His
offence is that to make show in Washing
ton society he entered into an arrangement
to plumber the poor soldiers on the Plains
This offence he confessed and resigned his
Office. The only pretext upon which he can
escape impeachment is one afforded by the
President himself, who accepted his resigna-
ton with regret and allowed him to go
free. This was standing by friend ''under
fire." and we understand it touched the
hearts of such good republicans as Matt
Carpenter and Governor Shepherd.
But this is not all. Among the witnesses
against General Bclknap is General Custer.
q distinguished officer in the army. Gen.
eral Custer has for some time been in COM
mand of post on the frontier and has had
opportunities of knowing all that has been
done in the way of robbing the soldiers and
the Indians Because of this knowledge he
has been summoned before the Court of I'm
parchment Suddenly he is deprived of
command which he has always held with dis
tinguished honor, and sent back to his regi-
ment disgraced professionally, SO far as an
order of the President can disgrace him. We
have no reason assigned for this act except
what we read in the Washington column of a
contemporary that the President did not
mean to allow Custer Ito smirch the admin
istration." In other words, the President an
nounces to the army of the United States
that if any officer who knows anything about
the doings Of Belknap, Orville Grant. "Gen-
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rHInrYFouRrH STREET OPERA HOUSE.
VARIETY, at q +. NJ
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
IQUE at z. M. Fannie Davenport
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WOODS MUSEUM.
BERTHA, at 3 r. NJ. Matinee att r. N.
MURRAY'S CIRCUS,
afternoon and evening
SAN FRANCISCO MINISTERIAL
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THEATRE CoMIQUE.
VARIETY. at 9 r. NJ.
wALLACK'S THEATRE
LONDON ASSURANCE. at = +. NJ. Lester Wailack.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-11
NEVADA.
Important Meeting Of she Besds-
me 81 she County Onieers who
Turned = Murderer loSss.

Important Meeting Or she Bends-
mes sf she Ceunty Onieers who
Turned = Murderer Lesss.
piocHr. May il.-A majority OF the
bondnmen Of tho Lincoln County Of
Hcisls met last evening at the Court
house. The object Of the meeting. Al
stated by p. Heitzslman. was TO have
the bondsmsn unite and withdraw from
the bonds OF the county officials, 10 ss
to prevent tho further payment Of taxes,
there being NO protection for life or
property In return.
On q vote being taken as 10 whether
they should withdraw from the different
bonds or not. fourteen voted Ia the NJ.
hrma,ive and u In the negative.
A motion was carried that the bonds
men Of the County Assessor DO pollcd
10 see the standing Of that one officer.
Out OF six bondsmsn. Ave voted in favor
Of Withdrawing. The bondLoldsrs then
passed a resolution expressing entire
confidence In the present county officials
anil stating that the withdrawal from tho
bonds was done solely ms nh act for tho
future beneht Of Lincoln county.
A motion was carried that n committee
wait upon the merchants aud business
men and request them not to supply the
places Of the bondsmsn who had With.
drawn or we're about to withdraw from
the various bonds.
The meeting then adjourned till Bat.
urlay. when some definite sction will be
taken,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-11

Sinking the shaft is being pushed
ahead with great vigor. the bottom still
in hard blasting rock. II 10 now down
GO fest,