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The New York herald., 1876-02-04
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Nev.dn has IcIolos ten fect LONG.

Nevada has icclcs ten feet long
Mrs Burdel lives in San Francisco
Oregon mails 90 by snowshoe express.
James G. wingard, an inventor OF New Orleans Of
fers to sell invention that will annihilate iron
clad vessel at a distance OF five miles.
poor family OF Bangor, Me-, applied to charita-
bic society for clothes The next DAY the whole
lily drcssed up, down and got their pictures
taken.
A Philadelphia man gained four and half pounds
weight In by eating oatmeal But he Is
wearing his Ulster overcoat scratching his back
against the door.
NJ. Jannett's book this country says that the In
sttution OF the family is rapidly declining in the United
States before immoral influences tendencies OF
American society.
An English banker wrote, January IL 1.-THE great
financial houses which now dominate the city Of Lon
don, and bring forth at well chosen periods what s
suitable to the vtiated palate OF the public have
not a rule English interests at heart; cosmopolitan
Jews or Greeks and wideawake Germans are prominent
in these great operations which dazzle and bewder us
The Milford (Pa) Herald announces the death OF Mr.
spley who had lived in solitude many years in Green
township Pike county, Pennsylvania He had been a
wealthy merchant OF New York, bat failing In business
his reverses so preyed his mind that he fed TO .
wild and desoate place. several miles from any haba-
ton where thirty I've years he lived alone sustain.
ing himself by fishing and hunting
General Richard Irving Dodge. veteran Indian fighter
deer stalker and military pathfinder, who led the
pl,,rng expedition in the Black Hills last summer is
now soourning in this city. The General has prob
ably built more frontier posts and established more
netv roads the bleak wilderness beyond the Missouri
than any other Geld ocer OF the army and has keen
ze both and listener for the tales OF the
camp Gre.
The Augusta ga Constitutondlist (demj thinks
that &, is moro than likely that General Banks Mr..
Tarbdx and Professor seelye. speaking for Massachu-
ses represent the larger ana better elements of New
England and adds that "a lofty and generous spirit
displayed by the South will win defenders and cham
pons fr her amid the ranks Of those who have in tho
past been cassed among her advsrsaries If possible
patriotism should rise above revenge"
letter from St Petersburg in the B5rsen Zeitung.
says thatthe Russian government has decided TO in
crease the strength or the army and navy contingent
this year by 1900 men, so that IL will now consist of
ooOc men instead Of 10000 as hxed during the Ast
Eve YEARS The number Of men entitled to claim ex.
cmpqon In Poland owing to the superior education OF
the people is so large tha. 1874 several OF them bad
to be- passed into Che army although they wore legally
exeSnpL
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THE WHIsKEX RING CoNvIcTs Of Indiana
were taken to their quarters in the State
Prison at Jacksonville yesterday and began
the penal purgation Of their offences against
the government Our dispatches describe
the painful scenes of thSir first acquaintance
with prison life, and it is likely that their
Gate will deter many in their respectable
positions in life from betraying their honor
md their trusts for paltry pecuniary consid-
srations. We observe that the suits at Mil
waukec are being pressed and new indict-
ments ore announced
The New York herald., 1876-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

THEATRE coMIQCE.
VARIETY, ats Up NJ
GERMANIA. THEATRE.
DIE KOHLENSCHULZ'N, at T. NJ
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE
VARIETY. at y L. NJ.
wALLACK'S THEATRE.
MARRIED IN HASTE at p. NJ Mr. Lester Waack.
sTADT THEATRE.
German opera-PAPENllElM at 3 T. W.
TIyoLI THEATRE
C0LOSSEUM
PANORAMA to p. NJ. and 80 90 10 z. NJ
EAGLE THEATRE
VARIETY. Pm
BROoKLYN THEATRE.
FALSE SHANE, at PM Mr. Montague
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE.
VARIETY, at p NJ Matinee at + NJ
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
ROSE MICHEL, at p. NJ.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.
VARIETY. at SP. NJ.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
LUCREZIA BoRGIA, at s z. NJ. Mile. Ttens
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
PIQUE. at ; =. NJ. Fanny Davenport.
THIRTYFoURTH STREET OPERA HOUSE
VARIETY, at p. NJ.
BOwERY THEATRE.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN att p. M. Mrs. G. c Howard
PARTISAN VARIETIES
VARIETY. at 8 ?. NJ. Matinee at ? 7. NJ
SAN FRANCISCO NINsTRELs, atsP.M.
WOODS MUSEUM
BEN MCCULLOUGH, at p. NJ. Oliver Doud Byron.
Matinee at T. NJ
GLOBE THEATRE.
VARIETY. at p NJ
BOOTHS THEATRE
JULIUS CESAR. at 8 p. NJ. Mr. Lawrence Barrett
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THE JorNT RESOLUTION directing the Dis.
trict of Columbia Commissioners to pay the
interest of the 3.G5 bonds out of any funds
in the United States Treasury subject to
their requisition was passed by the United
States Senate yesterday, number of salu-
tary amendments having been appended to it
The New York herald., 1876-02-04
The street Cars.


Street car companies should be held 10 a
strict accountability under the local authori-
ties, and it is a great defect in the laws
by which they are incorporated that this is
not provided for. To simply give up several
OF the important streets of a great city to
certain corporations which propose to use
them for commercial purpose, and to per-
init them to use these streets without any
regard whatever to the interests, welfare or
convenience of the people, is one of those
monstrosities of privilege which could only
have grown up in such corrupt and loose
administrative system as eliminated in the
Tweed robberies. But as Tweed has been
driven out, and as in the war against John
Kelly the people bid fair to destroy and root
up even the remnants of the Tweed system,
1T is possible that we may presently be able
to secure remedies for those abuses of legis-
lation which have always characterized that
system, and of which the street car franchises
are among the more fragrant Between the
rights of the people and the rights of the car
companies the main points are clear, but some
uncertainty is cast on part of the subject
by the technicalities of the lawyers rather
than of the law. 1t may be we'll doubted
whether when the Legislature has chartered
a city government it has not surren-
dered to the Corporation such q con-
troll over the streets of the city as
to render it improper for it to assume any
authority in regard to them, such as is i'm
piled in giving franchise to company
1t has surrendered to one Corporation all
control with regard to certain specified pur-
poses over section of the territory of the
State How, then, can it deal with another
corporation with regard to the same pur-
poses within the same limits? But if we ad-
ration have the right to license car compa-
MES it cannot be pretended by any one that
this license becomes a right independent of
all limitation and control. Railway COM
panies may be authorized by the Legislature
to build a line across any mans farm, but
they must pay the farmer for his land;
and so if the Legislature authorizes
the construction of line in any street the
company must deal with the Corporation for
the use of that street, and must operate the
line under regulations imposed by the city
authorities If this is not the law it must
be made the law, and good way to settle
all doubts on the subject would be to pass a
statute to this effect in the present winter
1t is preposterous to suppose that any cor
poration will regard the convenience of the
public when its own convenience is in the
other scale unless it is forced to such a
course, and it is equally preposterous to pre-
tend that the city government should not
have authority to do the forcing. With a
local authority to compel companies to run
their cars in q certain way, and defined
number of them in proportion to the traffic,
if the duty were made so plain that the per-
son charged with it would not dare sell out
to the companies, one of the greatest griev-
ances of city life could be redressed.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THE SWARM oP CANDIDATES for seats in the
new French Assembly indicates the awaken
ing of healthy political activity in France.
spasm of energy, succeeding to o long tor
por, has been the Characteristic of its politi-
cal life and one of its greatest dangers, max
ing it always possible for a cry 10 be mis-
taken for principle
The New York herald., 1876-02-04
An Internarional MONEY Unit.

The paper printed by the Finance Com
mittee puts Senator Sherman's project in
clearer and more practical light than it has
hitherto appeared in. BY this it resolves
itself into proposition to make very small
change in the value of our coin dollar and
thus adjust it precisely to an easy division of
the English sovereign, thereby making our
half eagle and the sovereign identical in value,
and gaining the great advantage in commercial
transactions of accounts that can be easily
calculated in sovereigns As the deprecated
paper rises in value, and before it reaches
the full value of the gold dollar as now con-
stituted, it must touch the point at which it
will be exactly equal to one-ffth Of SOW
ereign. 1t will reach this point when worth
ninety-seven and a half cents. 1t is pro-
posed to coin dollars at that time exactly equal
in value to the paper at that price in short,
to make the new coin dollar worth two and
a half cents less than the former dollar. 1t
will then be just equal in value to four shil-
lings English, or one-ffth of pound, and
the English form will be equivalent to our
half dollar. There would be great future
advantage in this, but two and a half cents
on dollar will be thought a great deal to re-
linquish of the advantage that comes to many
in the appreciation of the paper.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

TYRANNY AND CoRNERs-In the case of
Brodski, of Odessa, the average fnancier
and speculator may contemplate at his
leisure the beauties of freedom. In
this country, thanks to the exertions Of
some thousands of old gentlemen in buff
waistcoats and small clothes, who eft into
the Revolution, there is but little restraint
on the eccentricities of the financial imagina-
ton. If any one in Wall street is able to
get the price of United States stocks down to
twenty-five per cent on o dollar all the
courts of the country will protect him in
the exercise of this right while if he is
able to make corner on wheat that will
double or treble the price of this COM
modify there is ''none to make him afraid. :"
Brodski tried these little games in Russia
and discovered that the imperial administra-
ton has no appreciation of this sort of
genius. Ho was admonished one day to come
up and take an early train for Siberia but
this, it appears, has been reconsidered, and
he is now ordered to remain in a little town
near Moscow. 1t is tobe apprehended, how
ever. that his financial ardor is dampened
forever.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

OuR DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES, abrosd,
were in the hands of the shearers of the
lower House of Congress yesterday; but the
gentleman having charge of the bill found
himself at the mouth of the Mississippi
before he got through his speech on reduc-
ing the salaries of our ministers and con-
suIe
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THE SKRvANs are represented to be in a
highly understandable condition. Austria
meanwhile is acting with great moderation,
as she well may if the Servians will set the
Sick Mans house on fire in her interest
With the Montenegrins also calling on some
body to hold them back, it will be very
strange if the fight with the Turks does not
speedily take larger proportions.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

NEW YoEK's APATHY in regard to complet-
ing the suspension bridge over the East
River only tends to making the burden Of
expense all the greater in the end. The true
policy is to push forward the work and so
unite the two cities in way which will
bring about more complete union if it is
desired
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Fapcy stocks
were lower and under the influence of large
short sales. Gold was quiet ut 113. Money
on call loans found use at 8 and per cent.
Government bonds were strong and active.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THz CoRoNERs jury brought verdict
against Andreas Fuchs for the murder of
Simmons yesterday. The proceedings will
be found elsewhere.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THE ASSEMBLY tried its hand yesterday at
its old-time task Of tinkering the New York
charter BY vote of ffty-eight to fifty
seven the House refused to recommit to the
Committee on Cities the bill which it re-
ported favorably and which legislates out of
Office the Park Commissioners except Presi-
dent Stebbins. The first amendment
should be one giving us a spring election for
municipal officers, allowing the citizens to
select their official servants without refer
ence 10 Stata or national politics.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

GENERAL SHERMAN, while reiterating his
refusal to have his name go before the people
in any shape as Presidential candidate,
takes occasion to speak in the highest terms
of Governor Hayes, of Ohio, as such can
didate. The Western men are making out a
lono list
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THE BURGLARY yesterday morning in Union
square shows how poorly our citizens are
protected by the police against daring
thieves. The officers are stated to have been
in the house before the burglars left, but
failed to make any arrest
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

The CHAMBER OF COMMERCE yesterday had
q report Of the condition of our commerce
with Cuba laid before it, and therein we see
stated that the problem of increased imports
by the United States from that island during
time Of decreased production is accounted
for by the falling off of Cuban trade with
Europe. The ratio of exports from Cuba are
said to be as follows United States, eighty
five per cent Spain, two per cent ; all other
countries, thirteen per ccnE The committee
could not deduce any unanimous recon-
mendation from these facts, and hence sim
plY stated theme
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THE FUNERAL of Francis Deak took place
yesterday at Buda-Pesth, and was worthy of
the great Hungarian whose memory the peo-
ple honored
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

PETITIONS in favor of repeating the law
exempting clergymen from taxation are
pouring M upon the Legislature.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

Our DIvINATIoN of the matrimonial object
ney to Germany is sustained by the an
nouncement that the Princess Beatrice is en-
gagged to Prince Louis of Battenberg
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THE RELEASE OF CARDINAL LEDocHowsKI
has given occasion to great rejoicing among
the German Catholics. The prelate arrived
at Berlin whence it is understood he will
depart for Rome to receive his red hat.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

The HERALD BY FAST MAIL TRAINS -Ne1rs-
dealers and the public ,oiH be supplied aoith tie
DAILY, WEEKLY and SUNDAY HERALD, free of
postage, by sending their orders direct to this
office
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

From orr reports this morning the probabilities
are that the heather to-day ,oW be cold and clear
ing oih snOlo.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04
Exploring thn snhnrn.

In another portion of the HERALD we pre-.
sent an account of the progress of the French
exploring party now making its way into
the great African desert under the lead of NJ
Largeau. The account is from the pen OF
a distinguished French journalist. and
gives a lively picture of life in the
southernmost portions of Algeria. The
hold which French rule has taken
there is remarkable, and when we
remember that in these districts of the
province of Constantine where the Sahara
breaks, as it were, around the outposts Of
human settlement the French have had
almost to create the desert towns before
ruling the inhabitants full need of credit
will be given them. The exploration is not
undertaken purely in the interests of
science, but science will benefit by it in
the accurate observations of the desert
phenomena and geological formation which
are made as the little expedition progresses.
The destination of the party is Rhadames,
and it can be judged from the scenes de-
picted by our correspondent how desolate
journey is before them when they plunge
finally into the waterless waste of
the Sahara proper. Among the curious
phenomena already observed is the wonder
full mirage of Chott Ell Mir, whose arid white
plain becomes at certain periods of the day
magnificent sheet of water to the eye, stud
ded with numerous islands The character
sketches are also well worthy of attention;
and, as the story bears that air of cheeriness
characteristic of the Frenchman everywhere,
the most desoate scenes can be contem-
plated through it with something of pleasure.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

THE ENGLISH RrFLEMEN have not, it ap-
pears, taken the steps reported by cable yes
terday, which would threaten a withdrawal
of the team Sir Henry Halford has in charge
because the Scotch have also accepted the
American challenge. We are heartily glad
of this. England has larger field for the
selection of team of long-range rihemen
than either Ireland, Scotland or America,
and no matter what the original idea of an
imperial team may have been, England can
send out one chosen from her own sons with
the highest chances of success.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

SOLOMON KEEAMAN proved most impor-
tant witness on the trial of Rubenstein yes
terday, for he swore distinctly to having met
the prisoner and the murdered girl on the
road near the cornfeld where the crime was
committed; to having seen them cross the
fence, and to having heard the cries of the
girl appealing for help. He stated that his
reason for not interfering was his belief that
although the girl was suffering harm he did
not think she was being murdered.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

''Plque" Is spirited, interesting and effective.
but 1t is not great drama, and ''Her Lord
and Master" is q clever novel. but no more
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

PROPER THEME for the illustrated news
papers is the overcrowded condition of our
street cars, and we notice that Frank Leslie's
has taken up the subject. The picture is in
tended to be caricature; but, although the
passengers crowd the platforms, perch upon
the top of the car, mount the horses and
hold fast by ropes, the artists fancy scarcely
exceeds the truth.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04
American Registers and Free shil

American Registers and Free Ships
The House of Representatives has passed
bill granting an American register to the
Hawaiian bark Arctic, which was sold during
the late war Many of our ships, owing
to the perils Of war during that struggle,
purchased safety by changing their flags.
and the registers of only two or three of
these have been restored 1t is the general
impression that theact of Congress disallow-
ing American vessels which have become the
property of foreign owners to receive new
register, even when they are repurchased by
American citizens, is a measure which
sprung out of the war but the truth is that
this has long been the policy of our govern
ment, and it has only been felt to be real
grievance owing to the exigencies of that
struggle. Now new policy has become inn
perative, and instead Of allowing a new regis
ter to few vessels by special enactment
general law ought to be passed granting all
the privilege of the flag This would not
only be just in itself but it would be an
exemplifcation of the doctrine of free ships,
without which revival of American COM
merce is impossible. more liberal policy
must be inaugurated, and the way to begin
is to make our navigation laws broad enough
for that new era in our trade which all of us
have been expecting so impatiently. ~
The New York herald., 1876-02-04
WITH SUPPL e M E Mt

NEW YORK. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1876.
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

VOLUME xLI...............................NO. .;
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