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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Dor6 was never married.

Dor6 was never married.
Mast will not lecture this year.
London policemen to have cork helmets
California is erecting many hotels that the people
will have apiece.
ton Of honey fell on a Californian and killed him
Sweet are the uses of adversely.
Councillor A. p de Carvaho Borges, Brazilian Min.
lister at Washington, is at tho Hotel Brunswick.
Mr. Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut arrived in the
city last evening and is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
General Tom Ewing, OF the Columbus district In
Ohio is likely to be elected by the democrats to Con.
gress
Count Ladislas Hoyos, Austrian Minister at Wash.
inpton and Count Roman Patocki and Count Joseph
DrohoiowsSi, OF the Austrian Legation, are at tho
Hot, Brunswick.
Lunacy is still increasing Ireland At the close of
last year the number of patients uuder the superv lou
of the inspectors general H. TITAN OF l9s
the preceding year.
Tho odessa Messenger states that two Swiss Commits
gone to the Crimca to study the question
OF the practicabity of immigration Swiss agrr
culturists to tho country.
The Stratiord-onAvon town council has decided, by
a majority of to discontinue the ringing OF the
curfew bell There was strong opposition the pro-
posal to discontinue this ancient custom.
Pcnikese Island, IN Buzzard's Bay which John An.
dcrson gave to Professor Agassz for summer school
III natural history, now reverts to Mr. Anderson, who
proposes TO make it his summer residence.
ono thing the German does not touch-his neigh.
boris garden stun However communistc his ideas
the public fruit trees, nc thinks OF LAYING
a fin ger on What belongs to the individual
Although the potato crop Ireland reported to be
excellent the harvest prospects in all parts threaten to
be seriously affected by the long drought and cattle in
several districts suffering from scarcity Of water
John Stuart Mill said privately, that there
ought to be graduation OF electoral power so that tho
more learned man the greater number of votes he
would have. Louis Blanc replied that If Mr. Mill could
at public meeting convince 800 ignorant men how
they ought 10 vote he would thereby cast 600 votes
When Emerson in Paris, twenty eight veara
ago ono of a then youthful company of social
philosophers and idcalsts, Monckton Mines. Ar,bur
Cough and W. ii. Foster-h, came to a conclusion
which he expressed in these words :--"Thc French
will have things theatrical Goa will have things
rcaL'
In the Mediterranean and the coasts of Ncwfound
land the devil FISH sometimes aains body length OF
six feet, with cntaclcs from twenty to forv
feet long, and two years ago discovered By
some fishermen Bafin Island, Connemara. tho
OF which measured ten feet and the tcntaclc.
thirty feet
~ Louis Say, writing to the Secretary OF the French
Geographical Society, his intention to make
new journey Of exploration in North Africa with W.
Largeau during the coming winter. Tho chief object
rs TO endcavor TO open up tho commercial routes be-
tween the basin OF the Niger Algeria aud to mako
the ports Of tho French colony tho outlets of these
inca
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ran once for Governor against Hoffman, and
was badly beaten. He is pleasant, amiable
declaimer, but does not carry guns enough
for a campaign like this. Judge Robertson
is man of character and decided
ability, who never ran for an Office
to which he was not triumphantly
elected. He is the most popular republican
in the river counties, and having supported
all Governor Tildens reform measures III
the Senate nothing could be said against
him by the democrats on that issue. Among
the subaltern candidates his chances seem
decidedly the best.
Mr.. Cornell, although Senator Conkling
does not choose to fight his battle, means to
stem the tide with heart of controversy.
But he will not start with moro than one
third Of the delegates, and his vote is not
likely to increase after the first ballot. To
be sure, he thinks differently; but everybody
knows how egregiously he miscalculated
Conkling's strength at Cincinnati, and he is
under II more tempting bias to exaggerate
his own. When game of bluff has been
once tried with a result like that at Cincin-
natl it is not likely to succeed on a second
attempt by the same player.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23
General Rosser the Little Big
Horn Battle.


There is apparently an opinion that mas
much as Custer and the gallant soldiers who
persisted with him are gone forever there
can be no profit in any further words on the
subject of that fatal fight and that it is IN
kind, if not unwise, to discuss the conduct
Of the survivors. To that opinion we do
not subscribe, and we believe that letters
Rosser, rs well as the previous one from.
Major Reno, and indeed, all intelligent dis
cussions and arguments upon the details of
a combat that was typical of certain features
of Indian warfare, are likely to be of public
advantage. There is not and cannot be any
Major Reno. General Rosser expressly dis
claims any such intention, and it is due to
his character to accept the declaration fully.
1t can scarcely be necessary to dsclaim on
the part of the press any improper spirit,
for in all that has been said in the two
months in which this topic has been handled
by writer's of every stamp we do not remem-
Der TO have seen harsh reflection made on
the officer who commanded the troops
when the rescue. But from the stand
point of historical criticism facts must
be studied apart from personal sentiment,
and especially when in view of the
future it is an historical criticism that
may be eminentiy useful in fixing atten-
ton on Indian tactics. 1t is the facts of
military operation that are considered in
the present case, and if it is thought that
the consideration involves unpleasant refer
ences to Major Reno it should BE- rcmem-
bered that in that respect he falls into the
same category with every other soldier that
ever lived-"..rom Macedonia mailman to
the Swede." Observation is made on two
separate points in the battle of June 25 );
first, as to the handling of Reno's column
while it was on the same side of the river
with the Indian village; second. as to what
was done when it was withdrawn to the
other side of the river 1t is alleged as to
tho first point that the charge on the Indian
village was relinquished without sufficient
reason that up to the time the men were
dismounted the force was intact, and that
the retrograde movement was begun when
jury that though Reno saved his force by
this movement it was not the safety of his
command that was contemplated by his
orders, but such demonstration as
would cover the crossing of Custer
lower down the stream. 1t cannot be
doubted rs to this point that Reno was in
retreat before Custer had made any attemp.
to cross the stream, and therefore there
was clearly no cooperation, as the orders
implied there should be. 1t seems also
pretty clear that when Reno withdrew across
the river, and while there was a lull in the
fighting near him, all those Indians who had
been active in that assault threw themselves
into the assault just then beginning on
Custer Thus, instead of our division
dividing the Indians, the whole In
dian force united fought US in detail.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23
Pure Water a Vital Necessity,

One of the most eminent authorities on
sanitary science, Professor Maypother, NJ.
d.. has carefully investigated the physical
character OF water with view to proving
that Its purity is absolutely essential to the
health Of its consumers. In giving us the
results of his labors lie establishes a stand
ard by which we can measure the degree of
impufity calculated to endanger the public
health. He states that water when pure is
inodorous. tasteless, and colorless, save in
large quantities, when its normal tint seems
blue, and further adds that ''other shades are
always due to organic impurity." 1t is a well
known fact that the most deadly impurities
due to sewage products can exist in water that
is bright and sparkling to the eye; but such
water has passed through process of filtra-
ton which removes the grosser PARTICLES of
the deleterious solids, leaving only the
soluble parts. Thus it is possible even by
the use of filters to clarity the filthy Croton
and make it look like spring water, without,
however, materially decreasing the danger
attendant on its use. If, however, as in the
case of the Croton, this process is not applied
to water that is known to contain almost
every element calculated to produce
disease, how much greater must be the
danger to the public health? When
water becomes highly charged with
organic matter and is then distributed
in large quantities to vast population it is
idle to expect that each individual will
adopt any precaution against the dangers its
use creates We cannot hope that filtering
apparatus, or even the simple process of boil
Ing, will be applied in the crowded tene-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23
The Position OF Servia.

It is plain that there has been already
some hard fighting near Alexinatz and by
way of Constantinople it is even reported
that the Servians have been utterly
beaten But we do not believe this story.
General Tchernayeff had concentrated in
front of that point an army of fair proper
tions, with which he occupied good posi-
ton. He was compelled to abandon his
chosen position by the superior strategy of
his enemy, and has no doubt learned that
the Turks are largely superior to him in
numbers, as he already knew they were in
other respects. There has, no doubt. been
some collision, which either side has inter-
preted in its own favor ; but decisive battle
has not been fought and if the Servian COM
mander is wise he will be in no hurry to fight
it, 1t is evident that in the several capitals
of the interested Powers there is a growing
excitement as to this conflict, and that sort
OF diplomatic fermentation which is to make
it difficult to keep this war to its present
proportions is very active. This stimulates
the wiser ones to urge the propriety of me-
dation and to act with some energy in that
direction. Servia Is not In a position to
decline the good offices of the great Powers
in that way, and she will be entitled to bet
ter terms with an army in the field than
with that army beaten and scattered, as it
may be in day or two if General Tchernayeff
is too precipitate. 1t is true the Servians
may this time beat the Turks, but it is
almost forlorn hope. The tide of war does
not often change in that way without some
reason better than any now evident In re-
gard to the rumors OF Russian Intervention we
can only say they do not come in way to
enttle them to much credit. If Russia
supports Servia in this struggle it is not
likely that it will be in the indirect and
underhand manner indicated by the reports
from Belgrade. In almost any event, how
ever, some decided action will be taken by
the great Powers within very few days.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23
The Coal Ring Broken.

The dissolution of the combination known
as the Coal Ring is an event which will
cause rejoicing everywhere. A more gigan-
tic wrong was never attempted. Six carry
ing companies sought not only to monopo-
lize the whole business of transportation,
but to regulate prices and production with
out regard to the interests of either pro-
ducers or consumers. For long time the
Lehigh Valley Railroad held out against the
combination, but finally, in May last, it was
coerced into an agreement with the others,
and sent a representative to the Board Of
Control. Now the combination is broken
because the same road disregarded the terms
of its agreement and continued to carry as
much coal to tidewater as it's facilities would
allow. BY way of reprisal the Hudson Canal
Company, the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad, and the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad will sell five hundred
thousand tons of coal at auction in
this city on Tuesday next, and hereafter the
price will be fixed by an actual demand, not
an arbitrary supply. Under such conditions
people will naturally rejoice that the Lehigh
Valley Railroad did not live up to the terms
of the agreement No greater hardship can
be imagined than an arbitrary scale of prices
fixed for whole year in advance by a con-
scienceless Board of Control, with supply
also regulated by a prearranged schedule.
That consumers should be at the mercy Of n
heartless combination, having power not
only to fix prices and regulate production,
but to coerce or destroy any opposing cor
poration, was beginning to excite the gravest
apprehensions. If all the companies COM
posing the Coal Ring had been in sound
financial condition and heartily in accord
the power of this tyrannizing combination
would have been greater than that ever pos
sessed by satrap or sultan. The whole
country, including both consumer and
producer, would have been completely at
its mercy. Our shipping and manufacturing
interests, the rich and the poor, the operator
in the coal regions and the delivers in the
mines would all have been compelled to
submit to the dlctation Of grinding mo-
nopoly. Think of company like the Le-
high Valley Railroad being required to stop
the transportation of coal for two weeks in
August Ito equalize the tonnage to its proper
amount" The use of such phrase betrays
an effrontery to which no people ought
quietly to submit, and yet it is the language
of the President of the Board of Control
Well may we rejoice that such bold and un-
scrupulous ring is broken but laws ought
to be passed. especially by the legislatures
of Pennsylvania and New York. to punish
such combinations in the future as conspira-
cies to defraud.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23
ments of New York in order to lessen the
evil of impure water, and the vital necessity,

ments of New York in order to lessen the
evil OF impure water, and the vital necessity,
therefore, arises of purifying and preserving
pure the water supply before it leaves the
reservoirs. Among the causes of the i'm
purity of water for city supply cited by
Professor Maypother as most common we
find nearly all those which contribute to
render the Croton water dangerous to health.
The sewage from dwellings and factories,
slaughter houses and piggeries, the drainage
from cultivated and grazing lands; all the
sources, in fact, that pour their quota OF
filth into our Croton lakes.
The effects of bad water on the human
system are too well known to need .descrip.
ton here 1t will be sufficient to state that
the various forms of typhoid fever, cholera
and diarrhea are directly traceable to this
source, and the instances are innumerable
where disease arising from bad water has
decimated populations. Such being the
fact, can there be any wonder why our
people cry out against the introduction of
deadly poison into their households, when
little foresight, common sonse and practi-
cal knowledge would preserve US from this
great danger?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

AS to the second point of observation,
1t must be remembered that the appearances
are that Custer was completely surrounded,
and by force that he could not cut through;
and II Reno had from what he then knew OF
the Indian force reasoned as to Clusters
probable position, and moved to communl-
cate with him, he might have relieved him.
comparisons are not altogether just in such
cases, yet it is hardly to be doubted that
Custer would have tried this had he been in
Reno's place and Reno in his.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

A CAMPAIGN "RooRBAcK. The Indiana
democrats have printed what purports to be
= private letter from General Fitzpatrick to
Governor Hayes, giving doleful account of
the republican prospects in that State, and
saying, among other things, "a bloody shirt
campaign with money aud Indiana is safe;
financial campaign and no money and we
sre beaten" or course the pretended letter
Is canard, and the invention is as stupid as
il is dishonest. The Indiana democrats
must take gloomy view of their prospects
when they resort to such desperate expe-
dients. They do not explain where they got
this precious document
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

Now THAT THE ATTEMPT at union between
Tammany Hall and its opponents has ended
in failure both sides are loud in their ex-
plantations. The Tammany leaders think
the proffered concessions were liberal and
soy the anti-Tammany leaders were insincere
from the beginning expecting better terms
from the State Convention. The anti-Tam-
manyites, on the other hand, charge Tam
many with insincerity and say Tammany
Hall is opposing Tilden because under a
democratic national administration the Gus
tom House would become too great power
in local politics. We allow both sides to talk
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

The GERMAN FESTIVALS which are now in
progress in this city represent a very charm
ing and attractive phase in the character of
o class Of our fellow citizens who evidently
innocent recreation, participated in by old
and young, is sometimes in marked contrast
to the festivities INDUCED in by represen-
tntives Of other na:ionalities. Many valu-
able lessons in this respect might be learned
from the Germans.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. -Speculation in
the active stocks was generally irregular
Gold opened at 40 81 and closed firm ut
the same figure, with few intermediate sales
at 40 SO. Money on call was in abundant
supply at IL per cent. Government
bonds were dull and shade stronger. Rail-
road bonds were generally firm and in mod
erately good request.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

A SINGULAR Story OF CRIME is that told
to the police by Carl Burk, who alleges that
Sound steamer on Monday night 1t is a
story which the detectives are slow to credit,
but the rescued man being corroborated in
many particulars his allegations are worthy
of credence to the extent Of thorough in
vestipatiOn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

A PECULIARLY GRACEFUL ACT is the procla-
nation of President Grant touching the
death of Speaker Kerr. The tribute which
the President pays to the memory of the
deceased Speaker, both as a man and a
statesman, has in it a loftiness and nobility
seldom exhibited by our public men, and
the Presidents words are as earnest and
touching as they are lofty and noble.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

The PRACTICE AT CREEDMooE yesterday
was highly encouraging for the friends of
the American rifle team, the average being
equal to anything IS yet shown at the range
It is also fifty points ahead of the best
Wimbledon score for the Elcho shield. The
Australian team also distinguished them
selves yesterday, and will be found on the
day Of trial formidable competitors
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

DEFAcINo COUNTERFEIT NorEs.-The cir
culation of counterfeit bank notes will be
materially lessened by the strict enforce
ment Of the act Of Congress requiring bank
officials to deface such notes on presentation
and thereby render them entirely worthless.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued a
timely circular on the subject
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

THE DIVORCE EPIDEMIC infe-
licities are becoming so numerous lately
that the lawyers who are in the divorce line
of business have their hands full. 1t is
difficult to account for the disruption of
family ties in so many instances at one time,
especially as in every case alleged cruelty
on the part of the husband is the cause of
complaint 1t is a sad subject to contem-
plate, although fruitful one for the law
yers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

The PERILs OF THE SEA. in one of their
most terrible forms, are described in a story
which we publish to-day of three starving
men who were rescued from Spanish
schooner in mid ocean.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

As predicted in the HERALD the change of
weather is upon us, and we are again expert
encng summer heat The barometric con-
ditions to the westward indicate that the APP
preaching disturbance is severe one, and
it will be well to be prepared for heavy rains
and high Afterwards. The area of high
pressure has moved to the Middle Atlantic
States, giving us chang of wind from north
erly to southeasterly, W Itch accounts for the
rise in temperature. AS the storm approaches
from the westward the winds will gradually
shift to easterly increasing in force as the
low area advances. A gale prevailed last
evening on the southern rim of the storm
area at North Platte and, heavy rains pre-
coded the disturbance, extending as far east
ward as Lake Michigan. Rain also occurred
at the mouth of the st. Lawrence and on the
Nova Scotia coast. due to the presence
of the low area which recently passed our
meridian through Canada, and which is now
moving into the North Atlantic On August
IA the HERALD predicted that 'heavy fogs
will be met off the Banks of Newfoundland
and icebergs will add to the dangers Of navi-
cation in that latitude" Since then ocean
steamers and other vessels from European
ports report the presence of large masses Of
ice in that vicinity. The weather to-day
will be cloudy and warm, possibly with rain
toward or during tonight.
TRAIN WRxcKERs. The lowest depths
of human depravity are sounded by
those infamous wretches who make
practice of throwing passenger trains of
the track of railroad that they may have
an opportunity to plumber the dead and the
dying the victims Of their barbarity 1t is
as appalling crime as that of Thomassen,
the wanton destruction Of innocent lives for
the sake of cupidity. We publish to-day an
account of daring attempt made to throw q
heavily laden express train off the track of the
New York Central Railroad, near Rochester,
the courage and presence of mind of drover
named George Adams alone preventing a
terrible sacrifice Of life. This inhuman prac-
tice is becoming too prevalent on some of
our trunk lines not to arouse the serious
attention of the public. The railroad COM
panies should act promptly in the matter,
not waiting for some catastrophe to force
them to resolute action. No mercy should
be shown to any of those scoundrels,
wherever they are caught, until all fear OF
danger to the travelling public is removed.
If there should be an excuse for the admin
istration of lynch law it is certainly in the
case of train wrecker. The army of tramps
infesting the vicinity Of railroads calls forthe
most incorporating action on the part Of
the authorities.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

The RowINa AT PHILADELPHIA Again
New York made clean sweep yesterday,
winning every one of the five events at
Philadelphia.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,neother today ,cW be rdrmer and
partly cloudy, ,rith, possibly, rain
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-23

During the summer months the HERALD uMl
be sent to subscribers in the country at the rate Of
t,rentyJtice cents per ,ceeh tree Of postage.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE,
VARIETY. atsP. NJ. Matinee at PIP. NJ.
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WITH SUPPLE NJ e N r

NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 90, 1876.
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BOOTHS THEATRE.
SARDANAPALUS. at 3 r. NJ. Mr. Bangs aud Mrs Agnes
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GILNORE'S GARDEN.
GRAND CoNCEkT, at g 7. NJ. Mr. Levy and Madame
PA nheiu
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WOODS MUSEUM.
LADY GODIvA. Mt s +. NJ. Matinee at . p. NJ
EAGLE THEATRE.
BURLESQUE, COMEDY MINSTRELSY, at r. NJ. Matt
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