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New-York tribune., 1876-12-07

5he subject has excited, mostly in modern times.
In conclusion, after a full and fair discussion
DIR. Adams sees no cause for changing the
present system of burial. He regards it %
"endeared to the hearts of all ChristendOm by
" ties of religion and sentiment" AS pnc-
ticed in the rural cemeteries of to-day, he
does not consider it open to any reasonable
objection.
Upon the point and it is an important ona
of the influence of the burial of the dead upon
the public health, DR.. Adams is greatly
surprised at the small amount of evidence
which he has been able to gather of any posi-
tive injury known to result from burial-grounds
Only five cases have been reported in Massa-
chusetts. One of these occurred "years ago.
one "some years ago." two are accounted for
by neighboring nuisances with which burial
had nothing to do; and in only one was there
reasonable presumption that the cemetery
may have caused injury to health. The weight
of testimony from different parts of the coun-
try is against any appreciable injury to the
public health from the proximity OF cemete-
RES Nor can Dr. Adams, after the most care
full analysis, find a single example OF disease
presumably induced by water contaminated by
the neighbOrhoOd of burial-grOunds. The
whole matter is summed up as follows: GA
"living man in sound health is far more to
4" be dreaded as disease producing agent than
ais dead man buried with ordinary care"
OF medical gentlemen mterrogated upon the
point, more than a third gave their testimony
in favor of the adoption of cremation as
substitute for burial But some of the opposite
opinions were very strong ones. Dr. Acland OF
Oxford, England, regards inhumation as the
" best, scientifically, and the most congenial to
"human feelings DR.. Beale of London re-
CARDS interment as "the only method really
"ayailable" Prof. Charles A. CamegOn of
Dublin is of opinion that the earth is the
"proper receptacle of dead bodies" DR..
Beard of this city thinks that "the amount
"of sickness that is demonstrably caused by
cemeteries must be comparatively trifiing"
There is difference of opinion among medical
men, but it does not appear TO be either strong
or wide.
Finally, according to DR.. Adams, pyre Gre
nation as performed by the ancients and by
modern Asiatic nations is an incomplete and
disgusting process. Cremation by the Siemens
furnace at very high temperature is in no
way offensive, nor is it likely to cOntaminate
the atmosphere. Burial in contracted spaces
of ground has been repeatedly proved injuri-
Gus to the health of the community. Extra
mural interment, with regulations for prevent
ing crowding prevents any possible INJURY TO
the public health. Lastly, cremation is an
innovation not demanded in this country on
SANITARY grounds" These views, being those
of one who has given an unusually careful
attention to the subject, have higher value
at least than the sentiments of those who have
only given the question cursory or poetical
consideration.
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should be thrown open every night when the
audience is withdrawing. Otherwise such doors
are ant to be fastened when the great emer-
oency arises for their use. Ii is in evidence
that the extra doors in the Brooklyn Theater
were bolted and the bolts rusted. By
mere niece of fortune, one of the employees
bannened to have an iron bar in his pocket,
with which he forced the bolts /; otherwise the
loss of life would have been still larger. 1t is
not quite sufficient simply to provide such
doors. even with the addition of sign
attached to them, as in the Brooklyn Academy
of Music, stating that they can be opened in
case of alarm.
Ample means should be provided for extin-
gushing q fire in theater; but these alone
are not enough the employees should be trained
and practiced as the men are on some steam
ships, so that upon an alarm of fire each is
ready to perform his special duty, and there
ia no confusion or wasted effort The snowy
scenes of modern stage-carpentry have
introduced new perils. Scenery which In
cludes a canvas roof or other extensive
fiat or sopng parts is specially dangerous.
Had there been none but upright scenes on
the stage in Brooklyn when the burning pOr-
ton of the fly was cut off and fell, doubtless
the fire could have been easily extinguished
then and there. But an iron screen that could
be let down as a stage curtain would probably
prove more effective in saving life when scenery
takes fire than any other means of precaution.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-07

Cured to him, so far as we know, that any such
fearful consequences were likely to flow from
their crimes He never, to our knowledge,
drew back his hand from Tweed or refused
him recognition. And he certainly y never pro-
tested against the frauds which gave mm
New -York's electoral vote and made Jonn l.
Hoffman Governor. 1t makes mighty dIffer-
ence after all who commits the fraud ana
who profits by it, Gov Seymour's words To-
day would have had vastly more weight H. In
the course of long public career In the state
of New-York, during which he must have
known that his party was In the habltual
practice of fraud, he had ever put IN one
single little word of protest against it. we
think he is honest, but we agree with him
that partisanship may have clouded his judg-
ment. And we must say that under all the
circumstances he would have shown better
taste had he kept silent.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-07
POLITICAL NOTES

And vet the National debt might have Deen
paid with bananas from santO Domingo.
The times are ripe for another manile0"
from the National Democratic headquarters.
The general sentiment about the first DAY
work of the Democratic House seems TO be that the parry
is the " same old sixpence."
II may be a misapprehensioD, but 1t looks as
II any stranger wandering into Columbia, C al 'Hi'
time woud be I'm danger Of being seized aud seated 30
member OF the Republican Legislature.
VIII some eminent pnblicist now take ns
pen from behind his ear and set forth within leasoOs
compass the sum total of beneacent results accOnp"sn
by the pilgrimage OF the visiting s.atesmeni
The Presidents message has not stirreo ~
apy animated comment. Even the Democrats arc ~. ~
able to get excited about it, which s the best poSss
evidence of its harmless character The kepuo.s~
journals are not able to say much more aDou'" {" |
that it ia thoroughly characteristic doenmen'
which nobody can deny. An.
If there is any blunder in the power Oh IA ssS
Democratic party to commit which would DC 40 ~,
that the party press could not explain and ,bs
blunder is still TO be made. The retusa 70 a 49, ,r
Congressman from Colorado pretty bad yes .a
genous press justihes it. and has the COOLIES, one
the Senate Of dishonesty because 1t seated dx
lion. two Senators from the same State.
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cPRNATION AND BURIAL.

The incineration of the remains of the
Baron de Palm yesterday at Washington,
Penn, will renew the discussion of the COM
paratve advantages of burning and of burial.
AS a chemical experiment before an audience
consisting largely of newspaper reporters the
affair was a success. AS a great social 'nno-
walton, destined TO change the civilized worlds
customs, it was not impressive although no
expense had been spared with such iI,tent.
A few hours after the process was fin
ished, the gentlemen who had had it
IN charge made speeches about its merits,
at meeting in the Town Hall. The
event will lend special interest to that
portion of the Sixth Annual Report of the
Massachusetts, State Board of Health which
examines the relative advantages of these two
methods of disposng of the dead. This part
of the Report is written by DR.. j. F. A.
Adams of Pittsfed, Mass. II contains Bib
biography of Cremation, which shows by its
extent and variety the great interest which
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WITH SUPPLEMENT.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRE1GN.-The Grand Duke Nicholas has arrived
at Kischneff to take command of the Russian army.
g The Chinese embassy on their way to
Europe. - 1t is expected IN France that NJ
Duclerc will be called upon to form ministry.
DoMKsTrC.-F1orida has been declared for Hayes
by $50 majority; the Democratic House in South
Carolina has secured by legal quorum OF 63'
- The electoral colleges met yesterday; there
was no break in any delegation; tie Tliden candl-
dates for electors in Oregon. Louisiana and South
Carolina met and voted also; Republican electors in
South Carolina and Louisiana stated that they had
been offered $40 1000 and 100000 for their votes.
- Gen. Garfield returned from Louisiana salts
fed that the electoral vote of the State was hepuD-
lican. - Mr. Hewitt again called ON the Presl-
dent. - The remains of Baron DE Palm were
cremated at Washington, Penn. -= An impeach-
ment of the President is talked of by Democratic
members of Congress.
CoNGREss.-The President sent message to both
Houses containing letter from Senator Sherman
and Others on the election in Louisiana. debate
ensued in the Senate. The standing and select com
nittees were announced. - Tie House listened
to the reading of the message and then tabled 1t.
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-By the burning of the
BROOKLYN Theater over 800 lives were lost The
work of exhuming bodies from the ruins and identi-
fying them is not yet completed. Most of the lost
were Young men of the humber classes. Two
actors, H. s. Murdoch and Claude Burroughs per-
ished The calamity caused the most intense ex-
citement in this city and Brooklyn. - Goid'
1851, 1Osls, 1O8ls Gold value of the legal-tender
dollar at the close 9261O cents. Stocks hrm at the
opening but closing lower and weak.
THE WEATHER-THE TRIBUNE's local observa-
tions indicate cloudy and slightly warmer weather
- In this city yesterday it was clear and cool
Thermometer, 2So, 400, $50.
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FIHEC IN JHEATERg

Many suggestions will be called forth by
the calamity in Brooklyn. Perfect safety for
large audiences may be impossible of attain
ment, but there are a few measures that
can be adopted Immediately, and ought
to be made compulsory. The means of
exit from upper galleries should be
made fully as ample as those from the lower
portions OF the auditorium, since the Oc-
cupants Of those galleries will have further TO
go in escaping. Narrowing a passage-way in
any one part is az dangerous az narrowing
the whole of it; neglect on this point
was the chief cause of the heaviest loss
of life in the Brooklyn Theater. Several
of our theaters are quite as dangerously con-
trived in that particular, and need prompt at
tenton from the authorities. If ever inventors
should be successful in constructing prac-
teal fire-escape that could be of service to o
crowd of people as well as to few, 1t should
be attached TO theater windows, and would
be more important there than on ten
ement-hOuses. A few of our theaters
have only narrow and dangerous means of
exit from every part of the house. Our Fire
Marshals are perfectly conversant with these
facts Such buildings should be altered with
out delay. In the present temper of the pub
lie, no excuse will be accepted, and it will not
answer for officials TO shift the responsibility
for neglect from one department to another
and leave the buildings in their present con-
dition.
where. there are extra doors for exit they
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BooTH's THRATER.-" King Lear" ,,,n
cp - tsn OPFRA HOUSE," Grabbed Age"
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Mr. Fernando Wood made some feeling re-
marks in Congress yesterday about his heart,
and the indignation that swelled within it.
Mr. Wood has all the tender susceptibility of
q craven image, and when his heart swells it
in a serious matter,
New-York tribune., 1876-12-07

In Japan the Government has given proof
of ITS vitality by quelling in twelve days the
insurrectiOn in the southern and western
provinces. The victory is tarnished, however,
by the sentence of eight of the leaders to
death.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-07

The Democratic majority in the House has
been put in charge of committee of seven,
for fear of accidents. TINS is well, but the
size of the committee ought to be little
better prOpOtiOned to the size of the job.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-07

of the Returning Board, and that whatever
view may be taken of the action of the latter
now, the Supreme Court ought not TO DE
banded about in cheap comparisons with he
turning Boards or other political bodies whose
garments are not free from the smell OF hre.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-07
Brsiness Monies.

GENTS TOILET SLIPPERS and all kinds OF
BooTs and sHOEs for Holiday Presents MILLER q CO.,
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aeru|2lork Daily griomare,
POUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1876.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-07

Gov. Kellogg seems to have been in an un-
necessary furry yesterday about the Tilden
electors. If those gentlemen chose to meet
and go through the form of casting their bal
lots, it was a ceremony that did not disturb the
public peace in the least. The halls of State
Legislatures are so often given up to meetings
of all kinds that the spectacle of eight gen.
tlemen meeting in a large hall and voting for
Tilden could hardly have suggested anything
more revolutionary than cold feet.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-07

The locomotive is holding its ground in
China. After much wrangling, the Chinese
authorities have consented to allow the expert
mental railroad built near Shanghai to remain
In British hands for year, after which 1t is
to be purchased by the Marking Government.
This step toward the introducto; Of railroads
in China concerns us, since by the Burlingame
treaty we have stipulated to designate engi-
neers whenever His Imperial Majesty deter
mines to carry out internal improvements.
In behalf of the United States Supreme
Court, we respectfully protest. Senator Sherman
says, in speaking Of the personal composition of
the Louisiana Returning Board, that its de-
cisions are worthy of as much respect as those
of our highest tribunal. We venture to sug-
gest that on the whole, the record of the
Supreme Court is considerably better than that
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

OF recent display of extreme folly
1t Princeton College, New Jersey, the
Herald has the honesty and courage
to remark: "Five young gentlemen,
students at Princeton College, have
LEFT the college and gone home because
. colored theological student in the di-
vinity school, which is not connected
with the college proper, has been al
lowed to attend DR.. McCosh's lectures
on psychology. Four Of them are
AIarylanders and one is " Nirginian.
These Young Southern hoods have no
idea of sitting in lecture room with a
black student, SO they quit their stud
les and go home. This is unfortunate,
rs they are evidently in need Of edit
cation"
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

TIE Democracy of White Pine county
have nominated A. Skiliman OF the
White Pine News for the Senate; Thos
RockhiT, A. G. Lowery, Z. Orser and
John webDer for the Assembly: James
Natter for Sheriff; l.. A. Hank for
Clerk; Dr.. P. n. Ellison, Assessor; NJ
W. Henry, Recorder; George P. Nc
Conkey, Treasurer, and B. X. Davis for
District Attorney. The following reso-
luton concerning the bullion tax was
passed:
Resolved, That we are utterly opposed
"a the repeal of the bullion tax law as
the same new exists, bat favor modifi-
cation of il, so as TO relieve the indus.
triocs prospectcr and miner from its
present oppressive effects. To that end.
We are in favor of the taxation OF the
mines, in such form as will render the
hard earnings Of our miners and PROS
pectors Of value to themselves. And to
this end We are opposed to any taxation
of bullion. except upon the amount lett
after paying all expenses OF mining.
milling and reducing the same.
We think there is q very considerable
percentage Of the base metal Ct clap
trap in this resolution. and that 1t was
devised for the purpose of cudd.ing.
with political blarney. the horny-hended
son of toll. The statute which provides
for the manner Of taxing The proceeds OF
the mines is quoted from and COM
mented on in another place.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

At . recent public meeting here. Col.
A. G. Ellis, the Democratic candidate
for Congress from Nevada. charged. in
substance, that when Governor Hayes
was in command Of certain Union forces
in Tennessee, a private soldier who had
been sentenced to death, placed IN hls
hands considerable sum of none!
with the request that after bis death u
be sent to his (tle doomed man,s)
mother; that Hayes did take the money;
that the man was executed; and that
HAYES kept the said money and made
no account of the same. Yesterday
Messrs. Wilson and Burlingame OF the
Carson Mint and a man named Peter
Grain came into the APPEAL Office, bring
ing with them the following affidavit:
State of Nevada, County of Ormsby,
ss.-Peter Grain. being first duly sworn:
deposes and says, that in the year 1864
he was O private in Company | in the
| One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment
| Illinois Volunteer Infantry; that while
| in Tennessee one William Hood was
shot and gave the Chaplain Of his req
! men. the sum of $42l to be given to his
mother; that afterward Il. 3. Hayes,
| commander of the post. took said money
from the said Chaplain and gave 1t TO
this affiant to pay Mrs. Mary A. Hood.
This affiant further says that il. b.
Hayes took his receipt for said money,
and that he now has the receipt OF the
said Mrs Mary A. Hood for the sum OF
1921. paid her at NeedIeville, Knox
| county, Tennessee. PETER GRAIN
| Subscribed and sworn to before me
| % Cay CT October, 1876.
| c. A. WIrHEEELL.
-, Justice of the Peace.
| Grain said he had Mrs. Hood s receipt
with him. We asked to see it and h.
| produced worn and blackened piece OF
paper, which set forth that he, Cram.
had paid her the sum of $i2l. In re-
Spouse to certain queries, he said that
| Hood was shot for killing prostitute;
that he aud Hood had enlisted in thu
same regiment in Illinois, and that
Hoods mother lived no: far from where
ruey were camped when the execution
took place. We did not take copy OF
the receipt. 1t is worded in al awk-
ward iiiterate way, bat contains the
mothers name in acknowledgement OF
the money. 1t seems to ns that tins IL y
very complete refutation CT Nr. El'ls's
charge. and that lie owes it to Governor
| HAYES to say as much.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

The White Pine Republicans have
nominated II. A. Comins for Senator
0. H. Gray, S. S. Burt, Charles KIM
ball and Geo. d. Coburn for the As
sembly; VIM. Pardy, County Treas
urcr; J. b. Williamson, Assessor }.
II. Barker, District Attorney; Will
liam Simson, Recorder; W. Il. For
rest, Clerk and Ed. Raum for Sher-
i'll. The following resolutions rela-
ting to tho subject matter of the Bull
lion tax was adopted:
Resolved, That to encourage the de-
velopment Of mines, We favor tho ex-
emption of such mines from taxation
% produce but , limited number OF
tons Of ore per quarter that we 0p
nose the REPEAL of the Bullion Tax
Law, but favor q modification OF the
same.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

THE RArLRoAD TAX IN ELKo
COUNTY. - says the independent OF
September 80:
During the past few days We have
been asked several times whether the
Board of County Commissioners in
tends to raise the assessment upon the
property of the Central Pacific Rail
road Company, and we vii! state that
there is no prospect of any raise. Some
of our residents asked the Board to
make a raise on the Company, but
subsequently,, upon considering the
matter, all agreed that it would be
better not to do so this year: hence
there will be no raise above the usual
low rate of $4,000 per mile on the track.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

The Birmingham, Alabama, Iron
Age. has this advertisement:
Confederate money wanted-Per-
sons having Confederate money or
bonds, if of the proper issue and de-
nomination, can find purchaser at
fair prices by inquiring at this Office.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

A miner named Mckay was preclpi-
tated down a shaft at the Grand Prize
mine, Tuscarora, last week by the
breaking of a ladder. He was IN
StantlV killed.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

The amount OF electricity i'll the air
at Phoebe is indicated by the Record
which saws that "Iron articles out
doors crackle and snap with the all
penetrating fluid. A day or so ago,
one of the boys at the Meadow Val
lev having occasion TO get some IRON
pipe that hung on rack, assembled a
ladder holding small iron rod in his
hand. He a; once received a severe
electrical shock. partially stunning
and totally demoralizing the aston
ished machinist."
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

Pascoe, Cornishman, threw Homer
Lane, the celebrated wrestler, at Keno
last Friday evening. They wrestled
Cornish style which is not Homer's
ra,t-he being almost invincible as a
collar and elbow wrestler.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03

The Indiana Stale Election lakes
place just one week from to-day. Also
the State elections in Ohio and Color
ado. The Democrats are colonizing
Indiana by thousands from Kentucky.
Still the chances favor HarrisOn's cleo
ton over Blue Jeans Williams.