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The New York herald., 1876-03-12

ments the apparent decline of conscientious
ness among all classes of the people, but
especially in the higher circles of society.
Belknap stided conscience and fell, and the
wreck is fatal. But happy will it be Tor the
people, says the hateRigencer, if they will but
heed this warning and give good conscience
room and sway. If such things had taken
place in France or Spain, where the moral
sentiment is weak and corruption reigns In
court and camp, the Christian at Work. would
not be surprised; but, occurring here, where
better things were expected and hoped for,
good men have to grieve over the sad revela-
tions The editor thinks the wonder is not
so great that one man has fallen from the
giddy height which he attained at one jump,
but that more have not fallen. He thinks
promotion should advance from the lower to
the higher positions, and that it should be
based on the integrity and fitness which the
person may show in the lower positions.
The New York herald., 1876-03-12
The BuniuIn Bulbocastanum.

The defenders of peanut eating in the
horse cars outnumber, as our correspondents
show, the opponents of the custom. We
rejoice in this, as it shows that the public
supports our theory that the street cars are
not run for the convenience of ladies and
gentlemen, but for the accommodation OF
peanut eaters and tobacco chewers. We
has come into our possession, and we
challenge q refutation, that the principal
directors of nearly every car company in the
city hold stock in the peanut stands, and are
interested in the manufacture of tobacco, such
as ''Solace," ''Plug, 'Sunnyside, "Nigger-
head 1t is, therefore, their interest to en-
courage peanut eating and tobacco splitting
in the cars, and that is the reason they refuse
to prevent these practices
The street car companies are so popular
that every one wishes to see them prosper
Gus. But there is another reason why pea
nut eating should be encouraged. Peanuts
contain large quantities of phosphorus, and
phosphorus, as everybody knows, is an ex-
cellent brain food. Itstimulates the intellect
Now, man whose brain is strong enough
by nature does not need to eat peanuts. 1t
follows that those people who eat peanuts in
the street cars are aware that their brains
are hungry for phosphorescent food, and are
really eating peanuts in the hope of strength
ening their minds. When we see an idiot
anxious to improve his mind it is GER
tainly not humane to attempt to battle
such noble endeavor. Thus, when
an intelligent person sees fellow being eat
ing peanuts in car, although he may be
annoyed by the shells, he should think
"This man is plainly weak-minded His
reasoning powers are impaired. He is now
eating peanuts by the advice of his physi-
clan. Let us not interfere with the cure"
The peanut suffers from its vulgar name
But it would be more respected if it were
called the Arachnis hypogna, leguminous
plant. 1t is alsoa an impressive fact, not gem
orally known, that it is the root of Bunium
bulbocastanum, an umbelliferous plant,
which is farinaceous, phosphoric, sweet and
considered nourishing. A pint Of peanuts
may be vulgar refreshment, but pint of
roasted Arachnis hypogGa deserves to be
looked upon with respect.
The New York herald., 1876-03-12
Savings Banks Robberies.

Few crimes known to our laws are equal
in their consequences-in the extent of mis-
cry they cause-to those offences of savings
banks officers by which all the little econo-
mics of thousands of poor people are taken
from them at a stroke. No forgery that draws
a few thousand dollars from plethoric safe {;
no burglary that impoyerishes jeweller no
gigantic robbery of an express company no
ordinary crime is morally comparable to
the villany that flches the pittances on
which poor men and poorer women hope to
face a rainy day or to found endeavors to
better their condition. Despair is spread
broadcast by such acts epdeayor is dlscour-
aged, children are sent out to beggary, star
vation, vice, drunkenness, theft murder
come IN the train of the consequences of this
villany. But for forgery, burglary, robbery
for any one of these it is easy to put men
in prison for half lifetime, and for the
crimes of bank presidents and bank cashiers
our law, it seems, has no penalties. William
A. Darling and Spencer X. Green, two men
presumably responsible for the administra-
ton of a savings bank when one of these
monstrous villanies was perpetrated, have
just been discharged from custody be-
cause there is no means to deal
with their offence, which certainly i'm
plies either great defect in our law
or greater defects in the authorities charged
with the prosecution of offenders. There
are evident difficulties in any case when a
violated trust is the first fact, and because of
these difficulties the persons who prosecuted
for the depositors seem to have taken hold,
not on the most important aspect of the
case, but wherever they could find an act
that was crime. They thought they had
found this in an evidently false report,
which, by statute, seemed to expose the Off
GERS to punishment for perjury. But the
statute in virtue of which false swearing to
a report was perjury has been repealed, and
if this kind of false swearing is perjury at
common law there seems to be some diff
Guilty, so the robbers go free for the time
that was lost in this false pursuit has
brought into effect in their favor the statute
of limitations. Such a miscarriage of JUS
tice is to be regretted for at least two impor-
tant reasons-it discourages people from de.
posting in the savings banks, and thus
tends to lessen greatly the amount of availa-
ble capital, and it leads to acts of violence,
for some outraged depositor who finds the
law ineffective and is acquainted with the
persons of these delinquents may take justice
into his own hands
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

like him. If any one is anxious to know
why Mr.. Pullman is a Universalist he can be
gratiied this evening. If you want to know
why men do not 60 to church Mr.. Morgan
will give you seventeen reasons why. Among
them are extravaganza, corruption, church
duplicity and pulpit ineffciency. Christians
who do not know their duty can inform them
selves from Mr.. Herr, and those who want to
know the value and influence OF
little things, and how Elijah Jared at
Horeb, will do we'll to attend on Mr..
McCarthy's ministry. You who ex-
pect some day or other availing yourselves
of the sin offering made for all to join the
blood-washed throng and sing the song OF
the Lamb, but have not yet learned the first
note of that song, can do so to-day from the
lips of DIR. Armitage. And if you would
know how much personal effort is required
to obtain eternal life for yourselves or foI
others Mr.. Rowell will enlighten you Elk.
periences in this life are bitter and sweet,
and they often pass from one to the other.
Just how they do change differs with the ex'
periences of every individual, and Mr.
Nicholas may indicate how some of those
changes from sweet to bitter, or vice versa,
are effected What are the evidences of the
new birth? They are of two kinds-posi'
tive and negative, objective and subjec-
tive. Mr.. Leavell will explain what they
are and how man may know that he
is born again and is new creature in Christ
Jesus. The question of importance above
all others will be put by Mr.. Clifford, who
will receive the entries of those who desire
to run the Christian race and be, with Mr..
Hepworth, saved from lions and experience
the joys of the new creation. The wonder
full prophecy of Zechariah, which the doctors
of divinity cannot explain, will be made as
clear as sunbeam by Mr.. Snow, and the
curse that was pronounced against Adam
will be explained or explained away by Mr..
Giles, and the inquiry will be started by Mr..
Milford, ''When did old-fashioned honesty
exist-if it ever did?'
The New York herald., 1876-03-12
Our Paris Gable Letter.

Aside from politics the French capital ap-
pears to be making the best of the Lenten
season. New plays, of no great consequence
to dramatic art, it is true, have been pro-
duced. The little uncomfortable Palais
Royal Theatre rolls out its lawless fun all
the year round, and with such clever
actor as Ravel once more on its
boards it must do him the honor of
new piece for his rentree In matters
musical we have for some weeks past noticed
the name of that lively little prima donna
Pauline Lucca appears in connection with
lawsuits and flights and furtive nights of
opera here and there. The persistent
Gye, of Covent Garden, has succeeded in
serving notice of suit upon her at
Vienna; but we shall be much surprised if
that fact weighs heavily on the mind of the
cantatrice She has had legal difficulties
about husbands whom she led through the
divorce courts like children playing
'tag :" she has Jumped" her engage
ments with saucy nonchalance that
made everybody but the managers laugh,
and has treated with the latter
from beyond the frontiers of their nations as
regally as one of the high contracting parties
in a high joint treaty. Her troubles seem as
endless as her genius or her wilfulness, for
now she threatens to become an international
question, unless the French gallantry gets
the better of French Prussophobia. Lucca
is announced to appear in Meyerbeer's
'LAfricaine," at the Grand Opera, and it is
feared that because she once was or is now
the wife of Prussian officer the Partisan
public cannot listen to notes that
may have been as n trumpet blast
to Bismarck and his helmeted legions.
Lucca is undoubtedly German, but she is
also q genius, and the latter fact may plead
in her favor, for the French are likely to
think that the divine inspiration cannot
burn in the veins of a German pur sang. A
return to the classic in the domains
of Dame Fashion may be only sur
vival of the mad passion for the antique
that came in with the Directory and went
out with the First Empire; but, without
scanting the covering material as ancient
danes did on occasion, there is much of
beauty that our pinned-back Venuses might
copy from the old, old times with advantage.
The New York herald., 1876-03-12
Pnlplt Talks To-DRY.

"Where hast thou cleaned to-day ?" was
the query that Naomi put to her daughter
in-law Ruth when they both were plotting
to secure husband. The young widow had
cleaned in the harvest fields of Boaz, whose
wife she afterward became, and thither to-
day, in imagination, DR.. Talmage will lead
his people f; but whether to CLEAN the harvest
fields or to look for matrimonial companions
he does not state. The national scandal is a
faithful theme for press and pulpit, and if
Mr.. Steele can enforce as we'll as
draw thercfrom lessons on honesty in
high places he will deserve the applause
of the community. He is usually decided
and outspoken in his utternnces, and there
fore we may expect bold and blunt things to
be said about the fallen Secretary and others
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

has high social and other responsibilities and
found that the salary of the Office would not
permit him TO live with the ''dignity" of a
Secretary. That may be false pride, but it
is human after all, and something is due to
the self-respect of the people who do not like
to see their officers in poverty and want. The
way to prevent this is to pay our public
servants not only enough to enable them to
live like gentlemen, but to put something
away for the rainy day. Public life inter
rupts a professional and business career.
When a man has been in Office for some years
he has either lost the opportunity or the taste
for q profession or trade. And in asking
capable citizens to take these places we
have no right to ask them to sacrifice
families-namely, the means of living
we'll and saving something for the future.
Therefore we are far from approving the
sweeping character of the bill now before the
Legislature in reference to reducing the sal
aries of our city officers. Instead of cutting
down all salaries indiscriminately let there
be a reduction in some of the unnecessary
offices with which this city abounds The
Mayor should not be reduced nor should the
judges be touched. We cannot pay good
judge small salary without opening the
way to temptations which should never be
allowed to approach the Bench. There is no
Judge in New York who receives too large
salary. Our judges leave the practice of the
Bar for years, practically for life, under the
new amendments to the constitution, and
they should receive some compensation for
this sacrifice. AS to the minor offices, it
half, consolidate the unnecessary ones,
and keep those who are in Office at
their present rate of compensation. If
there is to be economy let it be at the ex-
pense of the richly paid offices like the
Sheriff, the County Clerk and the Register.
Here are three offices whose incumbents re-
ceive all told, we think in the neighborhood
of two hundred thousand dollars year.
Why should not these vast sums that are
paid as "fees' be turned in to the city? Why
should not the Office of Sheriff, which has
become with us, as with others, a great
abuse, be curtaied of part of its revenue,
even as the government has curtailed the
fees of the great offices at the Custom House
Then let there be a cutting down in the num-
Der of assistants" and 'clerks" and ''bu-
reaus" which swarm around the Law De-
partment of the city government This is
the true way to insure economy; not to pinch
and scrimp the really necessary servants,
but abolish all that are not necessary and
nav the rest ample value for their services
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

A SPECIAL CABLE DESPATCH FROM BUDA-
PEsTH, on the Danube, informs us of the
destruction of five hundred and twenty-one
houses in five small townships along the
river from the sapping and softening action
Of the foods on their walls and foundations.
The destruction of houses in Pesth alone
from this cause is immense, and it is to be
feared that even the best built portions of
The city will be reduced to ruin if the floods
continue. The complete submergence of the
large island of Czepel, with its five villages,
is a calamity almost unparalleled in the his
tory of river inundations, and will create
fearful distress among the inhabitants To
add to the general depression produced by
the floods there is danger of famine in
the desolated districts, ove- four hundred
square miles of winter corn having been en-
sirely destroyed by the floods.
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

The UNUSUALLY Disastrous STORM which
struck the town of Hazel Green, Wis.
on the afternoon of Friday has caused a sad
loss of life, besides levelling a part Of the
town. The immediate cause of the dis
turbance was the northward movement of an
area of high temperature as far as SIilwau-
kee, evidently due to the pressure of high
barometer accompanied by an exceedingly
low temperature in the Gulf States. On
Thursday the temperature at St Marks,
Fla, was only forty-nine degrees, while at
st. Louis, Mo-, it was fifty-ive degrees. On
Friday the temperature in Chicago was only
me degree below that of st. Marks,
being fifty-two degrees. Yesterday Chicago
,ad temperature of sixty-four degrees to
mly ffty-one at st. Marks. A volume Of
highly heated air was thus enclosed by the
wo volumes of cold air and tornado was
generated, which took general easterly di-
ection. The conditions are favorable for a
repetition of the storm in tho region of the
lakes. =
The New York herald., 1876-03-12
spondence.

"RULE BRITANNIA" has been sung to some
purpose by the commander of the British
ship-of-war Barracuda in the affair of the
forcible seizure of the armed schooner Peer
less at Upolu, one of the Samoan group of
islands in the Pacific Ocean. 1t appears
that Colonel Steinberger, bearing commits
sion from the United States government, had
purchased the vessel for the Samoan govern
ment and converted her into transport
of-war. This action was deemed irregular
by the British captain, and after consulta-
ton with the American and British consuls
he, with their concurrence, seized the Peer
less, and after being dismantled she was sold
by the American Consul. Steinberger has,
evidently, been trying to found govern
ment of his own in the Samoan Islands, q
political movement which will not be tole-
rated by Her Mojesty's representatives. The
legitimate authority of the foreign consuls
has been set aside by the progressive natives
but the British navy is equal to the terrible
emergency, and has nipped in the bud a
revolution that might have upset creation.
We would like to hear the opinion of Mr..
Fish on the subject.
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

The DANGERS OF THE SEA have been illus
trated, happily without loss of life or prop
erty by the breaking of the propeller blades
of the steamer California. The vessel was on
her way to New York when the accident dis
nbled her, and was fortunately within reach
of assistance. If this disaster had occurred
in mid-ocean we might have had to record
The California as among the missing ships of
which tidings never reach u.s.
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

A FATALLY Destructive LANDsLIP occur
red on Friday night at Caut, small town on
the Rhine, and killed twenty-six persons.
The heavy rains which have latterly been
prevailing in Europe have so completely
saturated the soil that where the angle Of
slipping is at all exceeded there is great
danger. Many of the Rhine villages are
built at the feet of steep mountain slopes,
and it is matter of surprise that these land
slides are not of more frequent occurrence.
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

The ANALYSIS of the matter supposed to
be flesh, and which was showered on the
soil of Kentucky, would go to prove that it
is the gelNtinous substance of the spawn of
batrachian reptiles, or, in other words, of
frogs The disappointed Kentuckians will
doubtless be disgusted at this destruction of
their champion mystery. From buffalo
humps and vcnison outlets to frog spawn I!
"Oh, what fall was there, my country
menT But until further details we are in
clined TO stand by our published opinion
regarding the nature of the substance, which
may be summed up in one word-"worms."
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

CONTEST for an estate worth one million
five hundred thousand dollars is now pend
ing in the courts. There are serious charges
of fraud in relation to the will of the late
Mr.. Eldridge and the vast amount involved
will attract much attention to the investiga-
tion to be made
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

The GREAT ART FESTIVAL just held in the
Bavarian capital is the subject " an interest
Ing letter from our correspondent at Munich.
The costumes of past ages were reproduced,
and especial splendor was displayed in a
living representation of the marriage of
Charles V.
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. AY.-Stocks were
somewhat frmer, but feverish. Gold re-
manned steady Mt ia 5-S Money on call
was supplied at 2 1-2 and 3 per cent. Gov
srnment bonds were in request by investors.
Investment securities strong.
The New York herald., 1876-03-12

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