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The New York herald., 1876-11-19
KINGS COUNTY sURRoGATE's COURT.

KINGS COUNTY SURROGATE'S COURT.
WILLS PROVED DECEASED CITIZEN DESIRES
CREMATION AND AN ECONOMICAL FUNERAL.
During tho past week the Wills Of the following
named persons, deceased admitted to probate in
the Surrogates Court of Kings county, before Hon.
William d. vceder, Surrogate Watson Brown, John
h Forrest, Catnarne Burke, Peter H. Carman, Ed
ward CanleId, Jane Graham, Ann Hendrickson, Ma
than Lane. Max Henry Stein, Anna X Tenken, Eliza
Thorp, Jonn \. wedenger Charles Wert James \.
Ready CHRISTIAN schaffer aud Charles Abel, all Of
Brooklyn.
tales the following named deceased persons, viz -:
Susan Rogers, Boston, Mass Eliza Burgess, James
W. Farrell. Augustus steneck, Richard T. Pangborn,
jacob Murry, benjamin smith, Margaret Howard,
Mary A. smith, John keenan,, William Morgan, Mary
H. Lees James Burke, Dennis O'Brien, Jane Wiliiams
and Catharine Neibrey, all OF Brooklyn.
Letters Of guardianship, OF the person and estate
0 Laura Hayden were granted 10 Egbert Y. Hayden
OF the Of William, Henry and Anna Steineckc,
10 Charles H. Adams; OF OF Ammo ERNEST
Nurry TO John stable; oi James Van Pct TO Mary
Horton and OF Frederick Hoeft To John Hoeft.
In the will OF Max Henry Stein, which was written
provision Deceased wealthy German, and re-
s,ded with his vile aud three children Tor several
years IL South Second street, Brooklyn, T. d. After
bequcnhng 10 his wiie properly In Douglass street,
omaha, he leaves her three i've story frame houses
ON Fourth street. between Sixth and Seventh Streets
brooklyn, E. d. and all his personal and real estate,
" the exclusion OF all other relatives. The properly
10 revert TO their chiidren upon the death OF his
widow. The will OF Mr. stein says:-'ShouId at the
time Of my deceasc be within distance from tho
place where the society exists the sensible and san
purpose oil burning dead mem bodics and having
suitable apparatus tor that purpose In use, II Is my
fpecsl wish tnat ny body may be disposed Of by the
said improved method or operation. And Otherwise,
consideration OF the fact that custy or expensive
funerals are humbug direct that In caic OF my death
she funeral expenses shall not exceed $50 all told and
that moro tnan four persons shall follow the body
O. mourncrs"
The New York herald., 1876-11-19
EXC(lIxSIONS,

GRAx5 kxcURsIOx ACROSS TIE BAY fd
Assaten Boats leave whehsll 81 loot oi nrosa
way at 80 rs. III 10 A. Nj :l5 3l5 A:l5 10 no6
6sv NJ New BRIGHTON. Snng HaxbSr. West BrgheeG
aud Port kicnmeud. Fare only ia
The New York herald., 1876-11-19

DERMUDA. ST. THOMAS, WEST INDIES THE
Irregular Mail steamship GAMMA sails Tor bermuda
November ~ making in 10 hours close connection there
with the mail Tor 81 Thomas Tfis Is the
and this favoritc winter
Fur full particulars address A. T. OITERBkiDGE,
~ broadway. New York.
rNHE EVENING TELEGRAM Is PUBLISHED EvERY
AFTERNOON AT NO. ANN ST. PRICE TWO
CENTS
81 80 SIX MONTHS.
8, l.AH
LyOR Observation-Disclosures A Nj. l STEAMSHIP
ACME, will sE fron pier ~ North River Tuesday
and saturday. nj r. VI Freight lowest rates Insnr
under policy ot the line For further
information apply TO BOG3Kr MORGAN Agents, pier -
MIR kiver
The New York herald., 1876-11-19

EUROPEAN STEAMSHIPS.
MOST DIkr CT AND ECONOMIC ROUTE TO HOE
INLAND. BELGIUM, THE RHINE SWITZERLAND.
&C. &C., VIA ROTTERDAM.
steamer ROTTERDAM. .......................Nov Nov. -
Steamer CALAND. Dec
These beautiful carrying tho United states mail
to the Netherlands favrtes with the public
Trips regular. rates low comfort and living pcre;t.
For freight. For passage,
FUNGI, EDYE 4 co. l. w. NORRIS.
~ South William st. 80 Broadway
Morris European Expruss
The New York herald., 1876-11-19

CTArE LINE -
BELrAsT ASD LoNDoNDEHiiY.
from pier AZ North kiver uoot of Canal ST.. as follows:
STATE OF Virginia. ...,.. Thursday. November ~
STATE or INDIANA .......... Thursday. December ~
STATE or 1EOkGIA Thursday. December ~
SO accoding to accommodation: tickets 81 10
xl25 second cabin SiS; return tickets $50 stecrayc ~
lowest rates. Apply 10 AUSTIN BALD"IN o.,
SrEERAGE TICKETS AT 40 BROADWAY AND AT
THE CoMPANi's PIER, FUOr or CANAL ST. NORTH
RIVER.
vNTLsOX LINE. FOR SOUTHAMPTON AND HULL,
w sailing from pier IS North River as fcIiows:-
OTHELIO. November - NtvAKINU. December 25
nINDou.. december . UoLuMRU Jahumrv y
Frs. esbn $40 eaeney second ennn sis currency ,sn
sicaisrs. to CHXELEs L. WKiGiT 4 CO.. IS sontn st.
TNMAN LINZ MAIL STEAMERS.
s1iITY or CIIf-TER :. :. saturday. Dee =. a.sA NJ
CITY or RICHMOND. Saturday, Dec .. NJ ~ ".
CITY OF BERLIN saturday, Dee - at $3.50 A. NJ.
Cabin. $50 and $uO gold return tickets favorable
Steeragc. $2S currency. Drafts at lowest rates
saloons. stascrooms smoxng aud eathrnoms amdships
10 and ss Broadway. New York.
nxLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE.
OTiE GENERAL IRANsAILANTly C0MpANy's
NAIL STEAMERS BETWEEN, MEM YORK AND
HAvRE. cALLISo AT PLYMOUTH o. b.
Tor the landing Of passengers.
The splendid vessels this fsvorite for the Cont
tcabns provided with electric bei win sail from pier
AMEKiQUE uousalp saturd.y, December z y a. y
FnAMcE lrrudeiIel.... Saturday. December ~ A.
PRICE or PASSAGE IN GOLD. including wne.;--
FIRST cabin. 10 70 ft- according TO ACCOMMODATIONS;
second cabin. s72: third cabin. $40
stserave S-1 with superior accommodation inc'ud'ug
wine. bedding aud utensils Without extra charrs
LOUIS Dk BEBIAN. Agent % broAdwN
The New York herald., 1876-11-19
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

In the important litigation commenced days
since in the Supreme Court by Mr. Henry 8. Bennett
behalf OF stockholders OF the Lake shore Railroad
and against its directors and tho Southern Mich
road, already noticed IN the HERALD, the defend
tho suit yesterday gave notice OF appearance
,y their counsel Mcssrs. Evarts, Southmayd l.
Choate. Tho argument In the will take place
Wednesday next
The execution under a judgment Tor 81 900 against
The the late Judge McCunn, obtained by Fran
CTS Parker, adjourned by Judge Lawrence yes
icrday until December defendant paying costs and
puatlng that no further stay would be applied for.
Mary l. Rowe Kept disorderiy house in sullivan
was the island Ii appears that the clerk
aho drew up the complaint only mentioned tho
month IN wh .ch she was charged with keeping dis
orderly house. not the year. The prisoner was taken
before Judge Lawrence yesterday on habeas
pus, application made for her discharge
the ground that the complaint was detective Tho
Court reserved its decision.
The in the of Eliza Warner against the
Western transportation Company, which Was tried in
The superior Court, before Judge Curtis concluded
their summing ny late Friday evening, when the
was gwen 10 the Jury who were out until half
iast ten O'Clock before they reached q conclusion.
thc judge bring sealed on
Monday morning II will be remembered that SUIT
was brought by The plaintiff 10 recover damages for
the loss OF the contents Of her trunks which Icing
transported from Buffalo to this city In 1864 The
tried and the plaintiff obtained a verdict In
her favor but appeal taken by the defendan:s
and the judgment OF the lower court reversed and
O new trial ordered
The New York herald., 1876-11-19
DENNsYLyASIA RAILROAD.
t.ftEAI rRlrNE LINE

GREAT TRUNK LINE
AND UNITED sfArEs NAIL ROUTE
Trains leave New York via Dcbrosc and Cortandt street
Express Harrisburg Pittsburg the West SOUTH with
Pullman palace achcd. 9:JD A. NJ, and 80 r. NJ
Sundays. . and - T. ".
For wilsmsport Lock Haven Cory and Erie. 20 and
s:pP NJ connecting at Cory for Ttusvils. Petroleum.
For baltimore. Washington and the South Limited WASH
inaton Express of Pullman psror daily, except
sunday. ~, A. VI. arrive Washington f:l5 +. ". Reg
ular at = 40 NJ. 2:iu. 800 and OP. NJ Sunday. Uo'
Express for philadelphia. 7.yo $40 o:3o A. NJ. I2:3D
mediation. IA ii aud 4:Io r. NJ sunday. "a NJ. Sd
a. 1870 u 4. NJ. Emigrant and class, +. VI.
Centennial Depot at - and ; 30 q. NJ.
For trains to Newark Elizabeth Railway Princeton Tren.
ton. Perth Amboy. Flemington Bcividere aud othcs
points. see local schedules at All ticket Offices .
Trans arrive -from Ptsburg 6:2u and ~ 3o A. ~ ans
IO:2o r. NJ. daily 1910 a. NJ. and 80 " u. daily ex
ccpt Monday. From Washington and Baltimore, ":S
nnd o:4p y. NJ, 4in. $40 and in;D !. ~ SUNDAY
6:3 and 40 a. ". From Phiiadelph,a 40. $40 1:u
$50. iO:lu. u 20 ~ = A. NJ, 2:tn 800 a;i, n;Ie
a:in. so ss5. 7:f. $40 and io:3o 7 ~ sunas!
Trke, Offices sos and 9I4 Broadway, No. Astor Hons
aud toot Of De ,brosscs Coland ss No. Court
Brookivn Nos. ia, il5 and ~ Hudson - ieooxcn
pTryRsAxK THOMSON. p ~ BOYD. Jr..
General Manager. General Passenger Agent
CyTONINGTUX LINE tUK BOSTON.
REDUCTION IN FARE.
10 Boston. first class. So
To Providence. hrst class, -.
Elegant steamers leave daily excc?t Sundsys),
So North River foni VI Jay st nt 80 r. y.
PROVIDENCE LINE STEANSHfPs.
from pier n North River foot OF Park place at r. ~
The New York herald., 1876-11-19
TRAvELLERs, GUIDE.

A LBANy.-PEoPLh's LINE. sPLLNDfD sfEAM
boats leave pier ~ North River. daily. Sundays
cepted NJ Tor Albany and ai points North And West
A DOLLAR TO TEN DOLLAkS SAVED BY PcIs
Achasing your Tickets at LANsNGS Ticket once. 80!
Broadway Tickets bought and exchanged, ali routes all
points
/yArsKGLL CREEK LINE STEAMER NEW CHAM
UPTON or WALTER BRETT daily. from Canal st.. pisr
~ North River. I. ". Fare Soc Berths free.
L,ALL RIVER LINE TO boston.
II via Ncwport and Fail River.-The world renowned
stennboats BRISTOL. and PROVIDENCE leave pier -
River foot OF Murray daily tsundNys excoped). ~
43 r. w. Through tickets sold a the principal hotels Ia
the city
LNOR PHILADELPHIA,
via Long Branch aud the New Jersey Southern Railroad
Leave pier y, North River, foot Rector st., at
II A. NJ kr Phladei iphis Long Branch, Toms River
vineinnd.
4 T.. ". for Philadelphia. Long Branch Toms Rvsi
Waretown and Iuckerton-
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22
The Two PlRfFnrma

There is as great difference between the two
platforms as there is between the men who
stand upon them and the two parties they rep
resent.
The Democratic platform is composed of
series of meaningless generalities, buTdened
with complaints and demands for reform, but
in no single instance Offering anything better
than means complained of. Even its promises
are so vague and ill-defned that no one can
understand their meaning or describe the pol
icy they foreshadow. Every sentence breathes
the spirit of the demagogue, and is either a
gross misstatement of facts or studied dis
tortion of the truth.
Its charge of "sumptuary laws, " ga corrupt
centrali5m," "carpet-bag tyrannies," in the
face of an existing msgnauimity which permits
the loyal element of the South to be perse-
cuted by those recently in rebellion, is too
ridiculous to reply to.
It's claim for a sound currency, the restora-
ton of the public credit and the maintenance
of the national honor is simply empty sound,
for the currency never was sounder. The
public credit never stood higher, and the na-
tion's honor was never so well established nor
more widely respected throughout the world.
Its demands for reform are like the dying walls
of an old sinner, who, without the knowledge
of single line, holds up the Bible, in the vain
hope that its sacred character will attract to
him the sympathy and aid of those whom he
still hates in his last moments.
How different the Republican platform |!
Every line is the reassertion of truths and
principles which have been tested by expert
ence, and found beneficial to the nation. 1.-THE
United States is nation, not league" is q
sermon of itself. The resolve to give practical
effect to the Declaration of Independence, that
all men are created equal, sounds well this
Centennial year. 1t is the voice Of the fathers,
re-echoed by their children a century after
their sacrifice.
The demand for Congress aud Chief EX-
ecutiYe whose courage and fidelity VIII not
falter in the advancement and protection OF
human rights is the reflection of the popular
VIII.
The unqualified pledge to live up to every
obligation of the Government and TO keep faith
win tbe nations creditors is the best proof of
the honor that still characterizes the party.
The declaration that faithless officials must be
punished and the civil service kept pure and
efficient is in keeping with the practice Of the
past fifteen years.
The bold resolve to defend the free school
system and keep forever separated Church and
State shows that the lessons Of the past have
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22
65I
S2S,201 90.

1t will be seen by this table, which is en-
tirely accurate, that in 1860 in the First Audi
tors office there were nineteen hundred and
eighty-one subjects examined, against seven
thousand and sixty-iye in 1875. in 1860 the
amounts in VOWED were S157 900, 600, against
81, ,144, ,O0O, 900 in 1876. The expenses in that
bureau for 1850 were So, $40; in 1875, S76,7So;
whereas the work performed is moro than
fourfold, and with this relative expense,
namely, in 1850 It cost S41O to settle single
account, whereas in 1875 It costs but $500.
In the Third Auditors office the number OF
accounts settled was ,2.SOO lin Io0O ana w. hos
1n 1875. amounting in 1860 to Sl4,59l ,Sl5; IN
1879 If was S53,4Is, $3.50. The average sal
orv of each clerk in 1860 was Sl,490.S2i in
1875 # was 81 l,3l21S; showing the average
salary to be In 1875 S17s less than in 1850.
So that, after all the talk about high salaries,
the average cost is Sis less than In 1860.
When the Republicans came into power 1t
was found that looseness and disorder in all
the departments OF Government were the rule,
and order and care were the exception.
Congress was in the habit Of making appro-
priations in gross aud in indefinite sums. The
departments were permitted the widest range
and discretion.
Under Republican rule all appropriations
were made in the greatest possible detail and
in specific sums, leaving little or nothing to
the discretion of the officers of the Govern
ment.
Now the conditions that obtained in Demo-
cratic tunes are reversed, and we hnd oruer,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22
II lost upon those who now guard tt e

not been lost upon those who now guard tt e
uat,CE's interest.
TIE just recognition Of woman's influence;
the condemnation Of that relic Of barbaTism,
polygamy; the grateful thanks rendered to the
soldiers and the renewal OF pledges in their
behalf; the depreciation of sectional feeling
and the warning words uttered against the re-
cent actions of the House of Representatives,
are not meaningless sentiments, but heartfelt
expressions, each containing living truths.
lhe two platforms are as unlike as two pic
sures-the one an effort to copy nature on the
@ laee oi canvass, the other nature ITSELF The
oue I Is sham, cheat; the other is a reality
ci9lLnlhg 70 be no more than It is Put them
slue Sl oy slde, and the candid citizen must turn
rom rom the one as from the speech of a dema
gogue, AMI regard the other as the truthful
expression of patriotism. What has been
said OF the platform applies with equal force
to the letters Of acceptance. That Of TiI5an,s
is string OF glittering generalities, while that
of Hayes is an earnest presentation OF living
issues.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22

1t will be observed that the total number in
1878 was only 62, ,172, and not g. 119, as falsely
reported. The Democratic statement is only
$4,000 too large, or about one-half greater
than the actual number. This lie has been
travelling for some time, and it is about time it
was stopped.
There is an apparent increase in the Treas
ury Department, but this is explained by the
Secretary of the Treasury in his letter in
answer to Senate resolution. Elk. Doc. 81, as
follows:
'The large apparent increase of 1873 over
1871 is accounted for in part by the fact that
the names of 999 gaugers and SSS storekeepers
Of internal revenue (total, 1850 were pub
lished in the Blue Book for 1873 for the first
time, but such officers had been in the service
in larger numbers since 1865.
The increase of 900 in 1875 over 1873 is ac-
counted for by the fact that in the frst-named
year the names of SIT deputy collectors Of in
ternal revenue were published in the Blue
Book for the first time, although even a larger
number of that class of officers had been in
the service since 1862, and the establishment
by act of March 8, 1875, of the national bank
redemption agency, added 152 employees to
the Treasurer's Office and 80 to the office of
the Comptroller of the Currency, the amount
Of whose salaries is reimbursed by the national
banks"
The increase in the War Department in 1875
over 1913 is about 4OO, and this is only appar-
ent. It is more than accounted. for by the
Secretary of War in his letter replying to said
resolution. The actual number employed was
less than in 1873.
By reference to the report Of the Postmaster
General in reply to said resolution, Senate Elk.
Doc. So, IL will be found that the number of
postmasters in 1875 was 35, SIT. This number,
taken from the total of 62, 172 in above table,
leaves 26,625 other civil employees of ali
classes in all the Departments in Washington
and throughout the country. This number Of
25, ,625 includes all the heads of bureaus,
clerks and messengers in all the Departments
here, and all the officers and clerks in all the
custom houses; all the route agents, postal
clerks, mail messengers, special agents and
letter carriers; all the internal revenue Off
GERS, all the Indian agents, all the land offices,
and all the civil employees of the United
States of every name and kind throughout the
country.
The large increase of the number of en-
pioyees in the Department of Justice in 1871
is accounted for by the fact that in this year
the Department was created, and to the origi
nal force of the Attorney Generals Office was
added marsRals, district attorneys, &c.
In 1873 the police of the District of Colum-
bia was placed under the supervision of the
Department of Justice, thus accounting for
the increase in that year.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22

figures largely In Democratic speeches and
newspapers. This table is false in every par
ticular. There is not true statement in IT.
Il is pretended that the total number Of civil
officers in 1869 was 81 ,207, and that in ISTi
the number was 57,6O5, and that in 1878 the
number had increased to SO, ,637, or an increase
Of 23, 900 in two years, and that in 1875 the
number had swelled to 81, 1l9, being an in
crease of 81, 900 in four years. Every man of
common sense knows that this is false. In
every Department, except the Post Office, the
number of civil officers has been gradually de-
creasing for the last four years. The increase
of postmasters is at the rate OF about 5000
per annum, and the letter carriers have in
creased by extending that service to cities OF
20 600 inhabitants.
To settle this matter, Senstor Cragin intro
duced in the Senate a resolution calling on the
heads Of all the Executive Departments for
aggregate number of civil officers in or con
nected with each Department, not including
laborers and mechanics employed by the day,
or contractors, for the years above named. The
resolution passed the Senate on the 9th day OF
July last. The head of each Department has
made reply, and Senator Cragin has compiled
from the reports the following official table,
which he presented to the Senate on the 10Th
Of August, and which may be found in the
Congressional Record of August 49, page 50:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22
Cost of Clerical work in the Depart
ments in 1850 and 1875 Compared.

Cost of Clerical work in the Depart
ments in 1850 and 1875 Compared.
The cost of settling an account in 1860, in
So called good old Democratic reform times,
as shown below, was S35; the cost now, in
times of so-called Republican extravaganza,
in $3.50. An examination of all the bureaus
of all the Departments presents precisely
similar results. The truth is, examination dis
closes the fact that the average cost of settling
any given account is from 25 to so per cent.
less now than in 1860; thus showing beyond
that tie employees of the Treas
ury to-day do at least from 25 to so per e5nt.
more work now than then, and that, too, at
an average annual expense of S17S less for each
clerk. Here are the official figures;
Comparative settlement Of trork performed in the
several Bureaus Of the Treasury Department.
belOt0 specified, during the years ending June
50, 1859, and June 30, 1870 respectfully.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22

Iu the Buresu Of Cors.Iac:icD std Steam
Engineeriug thirty-siI hundred neu WEI be
thrown out Of employment
By the reductions in the appropriations for
the NAVY Department, for the Light House
Board and for public buildings at least ten
thousand men viii be deprived 81 ofemploy yment.
There is a great demand for employment and
much distress in the country by reason of the
suspension of private enterprises. Is it wise,
or even a humane, policy for the Government
10 suspend also, and thereby increase the pub
lie distress
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22

ls4Is. Tbis shovs how, amer making re
ductio1 Of over three hundred million dollars
10 Ire tsres. the revenues amounted TO $751;
49,. .OS9 l6 for The last year. That this vast
reduction Of taxation should be accomplished
since 1866, and the public debt IL the same
tine reduced s659, ,3Ss, ,260, with an actual re-
iuction Of s42, ,s95,6 ,627 Of the interest OF the
debt certainly evinces both good statesman
ship ard careful economy.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22

How the People are Taxed 10 Pay the
Cost OF the Democratic Rebellion.
The following table exhibits in detail the
items which make up the amount of the
Democratic pro-slavery legacy to the Ameri-
can people for the ascal ysars ended June 30,
1875 aud 1876:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22
CIVIL officers in and Connected With
g7 the Departments.

Among the many gross falsehOods put forth
by the Democratic leaders to influence the
coming elections is the statement that there
is an army of 100000 offlce-holders, and that
the present Administration. A table prepared
by Fernando. Wood year or two ago, and
pretended 70 be compiled from the "Biennial
leg .Sicr' from 1859 TO 1875, inclusive now
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22

The above statement of the circulation of
paper currency may be accepted as reliable, as
the figures have been revised and corrected
from official records. 1t is more difficult, how
ever, to give the exact amount OF specie in cir
culation at any specific period. This is owing
mainly to the fact that portion of the silver
and gold coin is annually melted and used in
the trades and for other purposes. The fellow
ing figures are, however, accepted at the Phila-
delphia mint and in oflcial estimates as being
nearly correct:
Estimates Of amount of Coin in the United States
at Different Periods.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22
DisburseEnents and Losses.

Statement showing the receipts and dis
bursements of the Government from its organ
ization to June so, 1875; exhibiting also the
amount of defalcations and the ratio of such
losses ner 81 900 to the aggregate received
and disbur,ei, arranged in periods of Admin