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The New York herald., 1876-12-10
Our Paris Cable Letter.

They have little difficulty in home poll
ties to spice their gossip withal in the
French capital, but it is not heavy enough
to disguise the other condiments that flavor
the conversational repast ! This is just what
suits Paris, as they have not there the great
topic of the weather to fall back upon
in all emergencies, which is the unfailing
resource of the average and special Lon
doner Paris talks about the Eastern aues-
ton, to be sure, but it is only in the spirit
of the caricaturists of the Chariudri and not at
the cannon's breech, as do the English who
are not followers of Mr.. Gladstone. Paris
loves intrigue, and as it is a long time
rs n simple spectator to great inter-
national war of words, we may be assured
that the JOY with which our correspondent
looks forward to the finessing between Sails
bury and Ignatieff is an echo of the feeling
around him. Don Carlos. who was lately
reported going about Paris in "a quiet
looking carriage, now blazes forth as Rus
sian recruit. OF special interest to us
is the announcement that Mr.. Maplcson and
Carl Rosa are negotiating to give season
of opera in New York, with performances
six nights week, three of them devoted to
English and three to Italian opera. 1t will
be economical, as the same orchestra
and chorus will be nsed every night
and the principal roles bo filled by
the companies of tho respective man.
ayers Gye, of Covens Garden, is said to
have found great Hebrew tenor hidden
somewhere in the old town of Nuremberg.
A true tenor would be a boon indeed, and
as the gifted race from which this young
man has sprung has been musical from the
time of David and long before, no one need
be surprised ii the operate want of twenty
wears should have learned to sing by the
harp notes OF Israel. studio story about
Geromc illustrates tho freaks of genius, but
the French sculptor whom the painter of tho
shadow crucifxion initiates had a great
cxcmplar in Michael Angelo Buonarotti. We
cannot permi. ourselves to do more than
commend the fashion intelligence TO the
The New York herald., 1876-12-10
American Outdoor sports.

The year which is almost ended has been
q great year for outdoor sports in the United
States. and their popularity is without
precedent. Elsewhere we give n review of
the principal athletic amusements for 1876,
and it is gratifying TO say that they
were never better appreciate! by the
public. The turf has been remarkably
successful. We find that the time has been
faster, the events more numerous and the
purses larger than in any previous sea-
son. Some OF the principal achievements
of such famous horses as Zen Brock, Aris-
tides, Tom Ochiltree and Aaron Penning-
ton, and such promising three year-olds
as Vigil, Fiddlesticks and Sultana have
rarely been rivalled, while the great trotters,
Smuggler, Great Eastern, Judge Fullerton
and Goldsmith Maid have made 2:20 time
seem On ordinary event Polo has acquired
surprising popularity. Almost entirely un-
known in this country twelve months ago
it is now celebrated, and besides the
Westchester club there are clubs in
Boston, Hartford, Chicago, Texas and
California. Coaching is another beautiful
amusement which has been revived, and
next spring the club in this city will be
much strengthened by the acquisition Of
new members, who are now having coaches
built for the season next year. Yachting
and boating have kept pace with other
amusements, and if base ball has not
regained its original popularity, cricket
and football have had new impetus. We
rejoice to chronicle this remarkable growth
of outdoor sports in the favor Of the people.
They help to make nation manly and
healthy, and no people who neglect them
can expect TO have proper and natural de-
velopment, either physical or mental.
The New York herald., 1876-12-10
The Crisis in France.

There are two reports to the possible
issue of the Ministerial crisis in France.
One is that the Ministry whose resignation
is in the hands of the President will be re-
tanned, with the substitution of Jules Simon
as Minister Of the Interior for NJ de Mar
cere. This is improbable. M. de Marcere's
collision with the majority is an accident,
an episode in the conflict. M. Dufaure is
the middle Of the battle. 1t is not likely
that the Chamber will compromise on such
change in the Cabinet as is not vital to
the main issue. This dispute arises upon
the vote of money for the purposes of pub
lie worship-for the support of religious in
the case that a very large vote can
be rallied in the Chamber against the
expenditure of any money for such a
purpose, because considerable party con-
templates every sou spent in that way as a
contribution toward the cultivation Of
superstition and the propagation Of tyranny.
But even the moderate republicans are re-
solved to strictly limit this expenditure and
not to permit the people to be taxed for the
support of institutions whose moral or in
tellectual usefulness cannot be distinctly
shown. This does not seem an unreason-
able position in country where the expen-
dture of money for the ostensible support
of religion has confessedly given rise to
great abuses in past times All who
sincerely sympathize with the aspirations
of the French people must regret that
Marshal MacMahon takes position which
seems to put him in collision with the Cham
Der on this point. M. Dufaure has been the
instrument of the Presidents policy, and
the Chamber will for this reason require his
retirement at least. The second report
seems to contemplate this rs radical neces-
sity Of the case from the point Of view of the
majority, but indicates that the President is
not disposed to yield. Should the Presi-
dent carry his resistance so far as to dis
solve the Chamber he will not improve
the case His power to dissolve the
Chamber is limited by the constitution. He
must have the consent of the Senate. In
the case of dissolution new Chamber must
be elected within three months. In the
would be before the country. The whole
people would have the chance to vote
whether they would be taxed to support
institutions of doubtful utility, on the pre-
tence that these institutions are related to
religious worship. On this the republicans
would be Overwhelmingly victorious, and
President MacMahon would do great deal
better to compromise with the present
Chamber than defy the possibilities ola new
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

ment of our docks. and he will no doubt
use all his official influence to pro-
mote that object. Hand in hand with
the improvement of the docks must
so the repaving of our wretched streets
and the increase of facilities for handling
and moving freight. Without these COM
merce must in a few years be so obstructed
that tho shipping at our docks would lie
idle and our railroads might 60 into bank
ruptcy. 1t is disgraoeful to great metrop-
oils that her business streets should be
suffered to remain almost impossible, and
that it should be found impossible to
rescue her principal avenue for pleasure
travel from the condition Of wrecking
ground for horses and carriages. Another
leading subject which must claim the
prompt attention of the incoming govern
ment is the water supply. We have had
during tho present year slight indication
of what we may expect unless our water
supply is placed beyond the possibility OF
failure or the probability of insufficiency
Yet this experience was only the lifting of
the smallest corner Of the veil. The scarcity
gave us inconvenience and discomfort only.
We were spared the peril to public health
and life which oontinued drought would
have threatened the enormous destruction
of property and probably of human life
which conhagration in any OF the hazard
ous districts, while the water was dribb!ing
through the mains, must have entailed.
Temporary expedients and the weather came
to our relief; but in SO vital An interest as
our water supply we cannot afford to trust
for safety to chance or to expedients adopted
in the moment of danger. The new city
administration will have no more impor-
tant duty devolved upon it than that of Sc
curing an ample supply of water for New
York of two millions population, with ample
storage and ample means of distribution.
These are some Of the benefits the people
of New York will expect at the hands of an
administration that goes into power under
peculiarly advantageous circumstances The
policy and public acts we have pointed out
are within the reach of the city government,
with Mayor and Comptroller in unison.
with heads of departments Interpreting the
charter harmoniously and with no cavillers
to throw distractions in the way of progress.
1t will be especially the duty of the Mayor
elect and Comptroller Kelly to see that the
hopes Of our citizens are not disappointed.
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. stock mar
ket was moderately active, and, after brief
exhibition of strength, closed weak. The
leaders for the day were Lake Shore and
Delaware and Lackawanna. The largest rise
was in lew York Central Gold opened at
107 is, declined to 107 and closed at 107 IA.
Government bonds were lower and railway
mortgages dull Money on call loaned at 5
md per cent. The bank statement of the
week shows a large gain in specie and a
heavy falling off in the legal tender note
average.
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D u ADRU Pile SH E EFT
NEW YORK, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1876.

!
The HERALD offers two single Bullock Perfecttng
fesses for sale. cheap. They are capable of print
~ 1000 copies. each, per hour. of eight page
lpcr and both sides at once, and can be specded
10000 if necessary. The working room required
each press is 10 feet long, 10 feet wide and feet
ugh. The labor required To operate these two
Gesses is four men Tor boys and foreman.
Accompanying these presses, which are capable OF
printing $4,000 an hour, we will throw in one Wet
ing Machine and the following
list OF STEREOTYPE MACHINERY BELONGING THERE
TO:.
i Furnace, with Metal Pot and Bonnet;
. Casting Boxes. one OF which is ribbed;
:: Finishing BLOCKS, made o! iron;
. Shaving Machines,
Tail Cutter,
l Block for Turning Plates on, and
q Knives Tor Shaving Machine.
The lowest cash price for the entire machinery
md presses is 100000 These presses and machinery
lost $4,000 They can be seen every morning at
work on our daily edition.
Address JAMES GORDON BENNETT, NEW York
HERALD.
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The w~ather-Yesterday's storm.

In giving due notice OF the approach
of the stormy change of weather which
occurred yesterday the HERALD pre-.
pared the citizens of New York and
its vicinity for the violent wind storm
and intense cold that prevailed throughout
the day. 1t was one of those rare vista
tions which surprise this city, even
in the early winter, and was one
of almost unexampled severity at
some stages of its progress Judging
from the position of the centre of disturb
ance on Friday evening that it's course east
ward would bring it very near this city we
announced for Saturday light snow, high
winds and intense cold. These conditions
followed each other in the order given, and
thus fully verified our predictions. With
the opening snowfall which took place in
the morning the storm winds began to rise,
rattling window shutters and whirling
the sharp, hard particles of snow
like showers of small shot in ths
faces of luckless pedestrians. The gale
soon increased to thirty-four miles per hour,
and continued to grow in fury until fifteen
minutes past one P. H., when it blew al
the rate Of sixty miles an hour over
New York. Toward evening it again mod.
Grated to thirty-four miles, and MS night
approached decreased still more. The morn,
ing snow was soon swept away and the
air became filled with binding clouds
Of dust that almost choked those ex.
posed to the whirling blasts On the
coast, and particularly at Sandy Hook,
the gale attained the violence of a hurricane,
being recorded at over seventy miles an
hour at exposed points. Much damage has
been caused by this storm, MS will be seen
by the detailed accounts of its local and
general effects printed elsewhere in to-day's
HERALD. In New York and the adjoining
cities chimney tops and every object, in
fact, that could be moved by the pressure
of the gale were injured, and even one life
has been lost by the fall of IN elevator.
Another storm centre is developing in the
Northwest, with high winds and rising tenn.
perature. The weather in New York to-day
will be very cold and clear.
The New York herald., 1876-12-10


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INNOCENT. atsP. NJ. Mr.. DominicS Murray
GRAND OPERA HocsE.
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PARTISAN VARIETIES.
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PHILADELPHIA THEATRES.
EIRALFY.S ALHAMBRA PALACE.
lZCRINE; OK. A VOYAGE TO THE EARTH.
NEW NATIONAL THEATRE.
rESPIOSNE FRANCAfSE.
BIOLOGICAL GARDEN.
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DR.. schliemann at Mycen..

The special despatch which brings us .
copy of the letter to the King of Greece from
DR.. Henri Schliemann, the enthusiastic
German archmologist will be read by all
students OF Hellenic history and lovers of
Greek genius with delight Successful as
he was in his researches in the Troad or
plain of Troy, his latest discoveries at Ny
Gene outrank all his previous work in his
torical and artistic importance. To have
given the mighty Agamemnon even a tomb
is to have given him life other than that
breathed upon him by the king and father
of epic poetry and the three great masters
of Greek tragedy. The treasures which
DR.. Schliemann has unearthed from
their resting place of thirty centuries are
said to be of enormous intrinsic value, but
it will be seen that he hands them over to
the Greek nation with the magnanimity of the
old demigods whom he rescues 'from the
land Of fable" Does he lessen them in our
imagination as he brings them down from
the cloud land? Not at all. He merely
gives them a new kind of existence.
DIR. Schliemann, we arc aware, is .
pOSltlVlSC III H-S cApioTatloHS, uuu WoIAS
for distinct object which, it is held.
he often confounds with what he happens to
find. Yet the justification of his theory
by the result appears in this case
to be most marked. The world of
science has benefited marvellously dur
ing tho last quarter century through
the efforts of the archaeological explorers.
The age which reaches out for new lands in
mid-Africa, sends expeditions to struggle
amid tho Arctic ice and scatten
astronomers over an entire hemisphere
to learn the mystery of the stars,
finds great and useful purpose in reaching
down through the earth to find the traces OF
the men, the cities and the nations that
have perished utterly or in all but
name 1t is noble ambition to teach us
something Of old humanity; nobler, per-
haps, than cropping through the rocks and
measuring fossil with horse to tell US
that man originally was an ape
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

be required to secure a peaceful election.
After election it was needed to insure
peaceful count. Now that the returning
boards have done their work why do fed
eral bayonets still geam in and around
State halls of Legislation? What is their
mission now, and when will it be ended?
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

politicians, lasts only SO long as it is safe.
The burglar who was wounded by Mr..
Greacen, at Rye, yesterday morning. and
dragged from the house by his confedcrates,
was found at daylight mortally wounded and
lying by tho roadside, where he had been
left to die.
The New York herald., 1876-12-10
PERSONAL. INTELLIGENCE.

II is proposed to make tho widow OF General Gus
ter postmistress at Monroe Mich.
In London there Is fashionable form Of charity
which dispcnses spectacles TO the poor.
II takes good deal OF reserve picty to make man
smile while he Is eating a church-fa stew.
George Eliot began TO read Wordsworth at fifteen,
and has cad him with pleasure since.
-4ndrc,cs' EdsGr:-"An eel is not slippery as
politician but 1t can live water longer"
Southcrncrs think that Senator John p Jones looki
as the od-time planter looked in his flush days
Somebody whispers in the gallery that Mrs Sccro-
tary Fish tho same bonnet shc did last winter.
Somebody says that human life may have begun in q
land which has since disappeared in the Indian Ocean.
Freeman calls Gladstone tho greatest Englishman
now living; but Macauay had q small opinion OF the
cx-Prcmicr
Senator Edmunds is called the great objector and h
word is more powerful than that OF any other man il
the Senate
Miss Emma Abbott, tho singer, arrived tho
steamer Britaunic, OF the White Star line, from Eng.
land yesterday.
In tho xxlv.h odyssey, beginning line 555, Pope's
translation, these words:--
Each future dav increase OF wealth shall bring
And o'cr the past oblivion stretch her wing.
Long shall Ulysses IN his empire rest
HIS people blessing. by his people blesI
.sl.et ali be peace, he said, and gave the nod &c
Two young Texas bIoods, after a two days pursuit
overlook horse thieves that had stolen two mules
and had give them two dollars, two overcoats and
two pair Of boots in consideration OF being allowed "a
return home. The local paper says:--s'Thc young
men deserve the thanks OF tho community Tor their
vigilance"
Ereninc Telegram bill Of fare for novel rcadcrs:-
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

THE REPORT or TIE RESIGNATION of Mr.
JosephJ O'Donohue from the Park Commits
sion appears to have been incorrect. Mr..
O'Donohue states that he has not resigned,
and as he has made good Commissioners it
is to be hoped he will continue to fill tho
Office
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

From orr reports this morning the probabilities
IRE hdt the aredther to-day nil be gerry cold and
.iear.
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

THE UNITED STATES Courts have decided
that there can be no infringement of patent
in the manufacture Of ladies' nair nets The
judges are behind the times. Thousands of
men were ensnared by ladies' hair long be-
fore patent Office wns thought of
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES IN PHILADELPHIA -
Fortunately the attempt to persecute the
French authorities at the Centennial under
cover of the Philadelphia laws is not to be
let pass. Our laws on the subject are severe.
BY sections 4,063 and 4,064 Of the Revised
Statutes of the United States it appears that
The Philadelphian who caused tho arrest of
The French diplomatic and consular officers
has got himself into trouble. 1t is provided
therein that any writ or process is void
"whereby the person of any public minister
of any foreign prince or State, or any domes-
tic OF such minister is arrested or impris-
oned;" and every person by whom such writ
is obtained or prosecuted, whether as party
or as attorney and solicitor, shall be deemed
yioator of the law of nations, and shall be
imprisoned for not more than three years. :"
as the facts in the case arc plain and the
''shall be imprisoned" imperative. Officer
Smith will perhaps have enough Of this be-
fore he gets through.
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

THE VENERABLE CASE of Francis A.
Palmer against John Foley again appears in
court, the object nov being to ascertain the
amount of damage suffered by the defend
ant. An inquiry ms to the damage sustained
by the judges and juries who have con-
Eidered the case should be next in order
The New York herald., 1876-12-10

CAPTAIN GEINDLE, the inhumnn ship
master, who was convicted of causing the
death of one of his seamen, gets off with a
two years sentence. No wonder that good
sailors are growing scarce.
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ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW.

NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.

JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
PROPRIETOR
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All business, news letters or telegraphic
dispatches must be addressed New York
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Letters and packages should be properly
sealed
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IoLuME XII. mo. 81
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ROWERf THEATRE.
INNOCENT. at 81 NJ. Mr. DominicS Mnrray.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-17

for Choice; stat. Welsh tubs at i9a22c. for Fair
Prime, and 2432Gc. for Choice Western Tub at
1890 for Common Prince 22a23c for choices Western
Firsins at l3GI7c for Common 10 Prime ls65OG Tor
Choice Western Creamery at z6d21c for Good 10 Priine
and 2sa29c for Choice. .CHIESE was IN moderate de-
mand, and prices remained bo state Factory AZ
eG7Pc Tor Pair to icod; 7,s%y for deod 20 fdney
5dSc for state Dairy aud 81 &c for snned aud iiai
Stunned. Western Factory ~ 3S1e. Tor Fair 10 PrIne
Ease for Fine IN Choice and Sc for fuii cream
..EGG continued very slow demand, ard prices were
again lower AID somewhat unsettled Long Island and New
Jersey ~ l39l7c state and Pennsylvania al 9lpc west
err al l3dlJc the latter FOR Choice aud canada AZ i,e
RICE unchanged for bo.h FOREIGN and doItSt ana
there was only moderate JOhDing business -
STEARIN-M arxet du sales so prime Western At
flti4c. = n
sUGARRsw quiet hut very firm at 99i1c fgr isir %
good Refining: sac for PTimsi 9kSlObc Tor Cenultlgs
AVID 99?9o for Nos 10 and IL Hsya with shaie aOole
these quotations asked In ingtaneS 500 DSfs Csnt
ga sDl al 0is: keino' firm and In demand ~ II
IL ir powdered gTanased and crushedi II Tl'c Tor
cut loaf and III &c. FOR standard A." ~.
IALLOW-&asket steadv; safes 10000 10 Prime AT SC
TEA-By auction LAY 700 pkgs Sold at 26cS0i2o for
oOong 5zG PC. Japan 2Sn2Sc for COEgon and ~
55ctor Gree3 The regular market YVES nrn but rsthez
quiet
WHISkT--The market dull and lower; quoted noi1
.naily at 81 IL 1Fl i3 = T. gallon
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TIE STATE OF TRADE.
E.LDPEAN Markets.

tWrRPoo. Avg. 16-l2 80 p m - cotton 70 nrn MI.
ding UulauIy e. Aiddng Oh aus. G'isi ralt loWo
speculation and export; rcepts
TuJ b,!ca OF which American Iulrts net and
adv: sales II ailddhls Upanls, Low M.dhhE ciuso
Nuyti aad Septnmaa delivery. AT 6i 90 no. september
and %, oJor delivery, at G's - do. do OcOOcf ana NoNel
ber ID do. do, November ana Dtc'lDo ut
livery az dad; sales Of new crop Middhg lpand. ~"
Maaing clause shipped November AMI December (per sA'
Bf,.d
il.rirooi, Aug. IG-1:3a ?. p, .ralow. 4OG ont ,.
iI.ErpaDf is u. mUf thc sales ui ottoi VV"'
a btlcg American. Wheat spring No dulI Al
al: No 2 dull At \ WINTER iull Al ~ , -
IIyE.rDuL an. lC $50 p. M Uitoh ulnItH, 'rot,
Offering al decline OF ,d sales II hldUg tpahds 10"
Mdnng clause August ANA september delivery ~ yssd,
0 10 Septnbtr aud october delivery AZ b aars OF lew
cfop Nding Upauds Mdding clause, 'npprd N9veul-
December per SAID Al tagui 40 u'' shPPou 40
c,W aud J.nuaf, tpeT -aii al ~. 49,,
gPpot Aug 1850 p. mLani DID PcNt ior Alher
can Relned Petroleum. nd y gallon spirits feio'enn
iSSp5S Aug io~I2JO y. MI. g. bouds Ten Fortios,
lOT q int.rt Il. 49,. -. A. -.
ccut itcntes a lpGf 55c. f0f the account - iii. -
IOyUON. Aug 1880 =. m The amount o. glioh goh"
ma iIe Bank Of England balance today Ia f7,OOO
LONDON Aug IG-i 80 m.Iaris adyices quote I'VE per
cent lentrs OF lOBf 4Oc foI the account -.
LONDON, Aug 10 $50 D. m-Kenned Petro,nh ~ v
IA 81 ~ gallon Sugar, 2iGG@6 q c"t lot No IL DuIch
STANDARD o. spot and 2ji y cNL Tor DO aloaL -.
PARIS Aug l6-LXchanso On London -J ~ &C ior shot'
sight =, - a.. ,n,,
FRANKFORT, Aug. l6.-U. g bonds new hNcs lo3N.- .,
ANHER Aug 16-Pei"' loum closed buo ant at 81 al or
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