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New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
CATHOLICISM IN A VILLAGE SCHOOL.

lN NlblShph 'NiANO''
THE DISTRICT BUILDING SMALL AND sHABBY-cHII-
DREN FORCED TO ACCEPT INSTRUCTION FROM
SISTERS OF CBAEIrY--DIyERsION OF THE PUBLIC
FUNDS.
To the EGtt0r Of The Trf6Hne.
SIR: Lima, in Livingston County, is the
former seat OF Genesee College and the present location
of the Genosee Wesleyan Seminary. The following is
substantially tho coudtion Of the public school: one
small shabby building, situated on Malnst accommo'
dates such Of the pupils do not attend the seminary OF
the Catholic school Containing two rooms 1t viii &C
commodate about fifty pupils. II Is poorly lighted poorly
ventilated and meany furnished This the only build
ing the district owns yet it boasts Of population OF
lo0O or f4O0 and taxable property to the amount OF
800 900 $SOOOOO In this building there are two
teachers. who DO their very bcst but they Work W
great disadvantage In another part OF the town. ana IN
the same yard with the Catholic church. Is another build
ing in which majority OF the pupils of the village are
taught by three Sisters Charity. The building was
formerly the Catholic Church. and was moved 70 its pres
ent site 10 make room ior new church. IhH nulisInE
school furniture incuGiug good piano. There are
three rooms and ample accomnodaflons Tor loo pupils
tho gsrb Of he teachers aud the very hm0pere OIL tne
place and the surrouHdir ~ exert silent influence as
potent as the celebration o. 40 mass ITSELF
Yet all this is paid for Dy district gndsr ta9 pre-
text that = Is Part OF ts % oSas ~ Wsopn S
York and as these sisters have taken vows Of poverty
and obedience their wages oi course go 10 f s Nv
i9S and receive a certain amount from the State, aud
fom these sums pay annually from 5000 10 500 almost
ogy into the treasury Of the Diocese OF western New
York Tie trustee Is elected IN the interest OF the
,itroir I4uroh. This state Of affairs has existed 30
GnU that h mas become saying thar Lima maintains
school almost ontirSiy in The interest o nau CdthOil,
gtsIp DOlbtess the IaIiic school building Il too small
10 accommodate tho pupils ~ the district L"t Tho people
erect building adequate to the. Icens one that would
bc an ornament 20 thcf beautiful YldS. Do Inc people
reaze the danger of the they plsSuingf Are
they aware that tie Department OF Pubic obstruction
may At any time deprive them OF their pnblc m0heyi
Are thnv aware that they cannot force collection on
single dollar their school tax These are questions
ai they should consider Sooner ater the Seminary,
under the pcssIre Normal ana union freD schools,
must 20 down. and like is sister institutions at hOlOh,
Medina and elsewhere, he sunplauted hy union free
school When this "a attempted tho people OF Lima VIII
feel the fu strength of the letters that are ben placed
upon then. - ,a-, ILNSoH'
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
WHY THE BLAST WAS so TAME.
REPLY TO FRoF. NAYERs LETTER-THE OCCASION
NOT SUITED TO HIS CALCULATIONS

eEPIY TO FRoF. -MAYER's LETTER--THE OCCASION
NOT SUITED TO HIS CALCULATIONS.
Fe the Editor Of The Tribune,
SIR: From personal observation of Sundays
explosion have led to believe that the occasion
was not one favorable for such calculations Prof
Mayer has founded on his experiments. For II CON-
parson Of the difference in the velocity is to DC made as
regards the transmission Of vibrations through the earth
or through the air IL to Inc TO be indispensable
that the conclusion takes place just the boundary line
OF both media e., the surface OF She earth 1t Ii
evident that certain time probably fraction OF
secopd) was necessary the work Of lifting the strata
Of rock and wasr everything the mihe fred last Sunday
This work was, of course performed by the nitric,
nitrous and oarbonc acid produced by the expo
siop o' the $1,000 pounds Of dynamite, rend
rock nitrO-giycerine, &c. 1t was just this
work which in addition to tho great force employed in
counteraetng the cohesion Of and shatterng the whole
reef into fragments made the report of tie explosion
sound so "miseably tame" as heard it termed by
one Of the disappointed bystanders.
Had the mine boen situated Just below the surface, In
stead of having 20 feet OF rock and 20 feet OF water
above IT, TO be lifted away the interval between the
shock transmitted through the earth and the SOUND
transmitted through the air would have been consider
ably shorter and so would the interval beW cen TIE first
shock and the upheaya tn water. TIE interval how
ever between the first appearance OF lifted rocks and
the report would be the In both since is
due TO the in the velocity Of 0ht and sound
From these observations and argun 1t Is safe to
eonelnde that Il cannot be considered advisable 10 intro
dnee the WenOwn velocity OF sound in calculations Tor
Inc velocity Of terrestrial waves from sunday oeNa-
tons This velocity would appear greater Than WhaJ y
ia since the Interval of le between the earthShOcg and
the appearance OF rock wOnld tell
We shall therefore have 70 look 70 observations IN
which Tho Interval OF time in question Is eliminated aud
which 40 not require the Introduction OF the velocity OF
aound into tne calculation Such have been ts expert
ments OF Lieut. Leech ct Springfield Junction. and OF
lieut. Young at Fresh Pond Newton both on Long Is
land The first appearance Of the shock having also Dcen
accurately observed and simultaneously registered by
both these gentlemen the interval Of time is to lie
diyjded into the respective distances A9 and l2 miles,
GEo. w. RACHEL, NJ. ID.
~, vi Ont oe 1874
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
GEN. BUTLER A REFoRMER.

TO the Edttor or the Tribune.
SIR: IL is true that the watchword OF this
campaign Is reforms and wish to ask those who oppose
Cen Butler II they will be kind enough to tell US who is
more willing adopt the spirit of reform than he The
gentleman living In Jersey City who writes to yOu does
not TO respect B. F. Butler for anything Ihose
who know him best his best friends and believe that
t,e mast Of lbe seapdalmongers know tle about him.
Tie truth IS that Mr. Butler Ia hard worker, ana per-
fecty honest and can be trusted anywhere or at any
time am ready 20 furnish you and the world WIN She
very beat proofs of what DOW state.
chelsea, Mass, Sept -, 1875. JOHN - hksfoN'
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30

real life. IN short, George Eliot make 40 mention
either directly or indirectly OF tho struggle conscien-
tious man must have endured before changing frum
Christian TO Jew. Now how Is possible that such
man, brought . as he was cOud become jew without
Que trace OF It's bringing up to him the great moral ques
uOn as 10 It's Fght or NrongI George Elot meant TO
the fashion lately win too many OF our noyest to ~
great GHi stability cOnfadistipplishsd from
wonderfully Va ning. But George Eliot cYfdently
tends showing nm at the same tlme man capable Of
requiring rugged enthusiasm. think she fails wholly.
He betrays continually the want Of moral purpose.
DerOnda Is. was, and always WOiId remain a mere
dieJtanto In the realm OF wide-reachGg and soul
possessed conviction He never could succeed Felix
Holt the TO turn jew. He had the burning
enthusiasm OF devoted purpose-beeause that purpose
was founded upon conscientious belief In Its truth
Buffalo, N. l., Sept. 10, 1876. w. N. II.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
SOUTHERN VOTERS.

To the Edftor OF The Tribune
SIR: The North, when it conquered the rebel
lOn allowed the Southern rebels and their NortherDsym
psthzer 70 vote and enjoy all the privileges OF American
citizenship is said that in doing it acted very nob
But that policy is to bo kept up In the future u ior
one am at loss to know how the noiion as nation VIII
be preserved. At this present moment We nave tho
united South ami the Democrats of the North assang
the credit OF the ration II they succeed, all our bonded
indebtedness will be repudlated This is too great
strain for any nation TO stand. We are much nearer
another conflict than many people think; ...,,
FREDERICK w. ALEXANDER.
Baltimore Nd, Sept. 23 1870.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
coNNECTICUr POLITICS.

TO he EdttOF or TAe Traohhe'
SIR: In Connecticut we not only advocate
resnmntlon but redemption we'll For few years
past the Democrats have only laid claim TO Connec
cut hut have been permitted to rule IT. Nothing but the
recessness and stupidity of party leaders brought US TO
such a condition. With change OF programme. how.
ever we see return OF health and activity which psHD
lac the certain redemption of the State from DemOeaho
RUE AS FOR civil servce reform why not by amendment
10 the Constitution take the appointing power as TAR a
be into our own hands For instance who is better
dpaed 10 e ct postmaster than the people who are 70
DO served by HINT Why not elect him as any other ON
Ocri LiBkhAl-
Darier, Conn.,, Sept. 25, 1876.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
UNTRUE REPORTS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
To the Editor OF The TrIbuns.

TO fae bultOF Of iHc
SIR: | have just seen o telegram from
Washington in your paper OF Sept 81 which grossly
misrepresents the people Of this Slate that
PEELED to reply to the Senator Patterson is rcpre
senting condition OF things here which does not exist
In the first place, everything is qust in this State
cept the Combahee. You have but to refer 10 tho
Charleston papers Of the last few weeks to see your
self that state Of things exists there which Is
even than existed in the coal regions OF Pennsy
yania Negroes daily being whipped by negroes al
most ~ death, and yet not word - uttered by Gov
Chamberlain the ylrtuous Patterson. on the con
rary the Governor goes Washington 10 troops
co. possible prevent the white people OF this State from
voting for Hampton have been canyassrg this county
for weeks have not carried with Inc pocket
knife. nor do own gun Of any description have no
fear OF the coored people, have they OF me- The white
people IA quiet and law-abldng any people In
the world The whole dispatch ia MISREPRESENTATION
from beginning to end The people OF this state arc GU
gagged In struggle 20 the State OF South Carolina,
and the cOlOred people arc beginning TO realze the
importance OF defeating the carpebaggers at tho next
election, bAAPsoN PoPk-
Yep6urg o. H., s. o., Sept 30, 1875.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
PROP. HUXLEY AND NATURAL LAW AND LOGIC
To the Editor Of Phe TrtbuRe.


To the Editor Of rae Trtbune'
SIR: Mr.. Huxley discussed his historicai
subject by making IL his very first sentence OF tna'
discussion not historical, but suppostiona, ana tneh
ransaeked nature for alleged facts rhe first suPposton
is that the earth was once Ike nebuous cloud ana
somehow became this earth with its land ana "a'ef'
From this inconceyabe supposition he leaps over ogc
and common sense and the constnncy OF NATURE 'h0
conclusion that the stratiBcaton OF tho earths surface
and the eTals OF which the world are composed aie
oirens anti9 dlsprOof Of MiltOns account OF tns
ton HIS classification Of evidence Is logically nelcYe
human and not human" s an exhaustive ciassnicS
tou but "human and not human or eli cum nttant.al 70
not exhaustive rs not human limited 70
tal" excludes supernatural or reyeaed ile oLS eh W
dnnce by which act OF creation could poHnipg po
proved is not possible that man coq eser cs o
lie witness OF his own creation or OF the ChcnhsIe
attending it, and the attempt 70 dspr0ye suSh an W, y
tbe circumstances existing thousands OF Years acl'
without any attempt TO show, or the p0ssiDy oI snom
ing that these circumstances are now as th5
been and were or must haye been at tie creation Nloi
tbey are adduccd dspr0ve, would be lsughed ~ ~ MY
law court and IL clearly legtmate process. lneIg
is no order Uf nature constant RELATION ol c az, &
effect warranng the suppOSltion that tue euth HSe
r.
Netr- York Sept. %, 1876,
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
- RELIEF FOR TIE pEs1 rTUrE.


SIR: In February, 1873, the Bowery Branch
OF the Young Mems Christian Association at No. la
Bowery. began . plan of relief with II view TO assist
worthy young men who temporarily destitute Toe
necessity for such step ut tns tine very evident
and enlisted general sympathy aud help during that
year and also the years 1874 and 1879, Wren It be-
came known thai donations Of cash or produce went
direct 10 the aid Of the needy and that no money was
spcnt for salar rent the public generously respond
ed aud by donations, also by purchase Of meal eksts
the treasury was replenIshed TO 30 great degree that
I'D 10 the present month have mover lacked means TO
continue the relief through Winter aud summer The
.ma sirpus on hand At the beginning of this year Il
now exhausted For the ffst time since we began TINS
work have been compelled TO suspend our rsn1l, Ihr
magnitude uf work b. Judged from tic following
statistics from February, 1873, 10 Aug. 81, 1870
Number OF tree meals dispolSed ly1!g
Number O! free Odg.nEs., SZlOt
Number different aided bttA
NLlbeT 1f men srnt 20 situations 5,ocO
In addition 20 thIs thousands ua"o bCeh shdCG' coah
seIcd restored to friends persuaded 20 better lie
Tine pan OF our relief proposes 10 aid only ablebood
men with food, lodging, ald II pOssUlc, employ menl
The expenses Of ths lodging department are provided
Lack Is for to support che Ine ut part
meut The Of effort Is apparent q all anu
is as great a necessity duTiug The past three
years The public may assist us In two WAYS nrh by
Inc purchase meal Ckst which w 0fcI for sale AT
IS per hundred, by direct donations uf cash. proluce
or clothing. TIE open from $50 ~ W. lill lO
D. ~ Tho public invited 10 call aud ms Get our sun
nc way OF dDlag good. Donations OF any Kind may b.
sent 10 address OF JoHS DooLT, General secretary,
No. l34 LBOWary.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30

it be that an advance OF over 100 Per cent
within tho past few days" Is owing to the
largely increased oonsu option and tho d'ereaSed
production" % has been statedi last April the
nroducon did not exceed 1000 barrels per day, with
cru e al the wells selling at say al 60. In August the
Weld win not FAIL below 27OOO barrels, with crrde NJ tbe
wells sc!,g al 81 OJ on the mornhg ~ Aug 20. Was
oyilT - ptlr nic h ti-t l. 6yla ~ - 70 IN the
ORR inc nd ~ - CO in tEf as aoOn, this sud
.fsu tIc a,i n owing to specu or aIC TO galuDh
opcratiO.i4t Ana hOT DO eu'L ulfs rBtious muncnce
mata bn,inrssl Arc the present pIoas Indicative OF
healthy condition Of the iEdusTy' fhe mGnlpnatons
OF q ring have unsettled tradei reduced Eundr9ds OF
word petroleum into synonym OF fraud, deceit wing
and ruin. NEhlIAs'
Neto- York, Sept 20, 1876.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
OPTIONAL WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
a. ps,so. Of Tn, Trfbuue

SIR: The bond and currency holders agree to
bo paid In United states co!n but now object to being
matt, in silver because it abun liant than gold. and
therefore cheaper than gold The contract shows the
on,top c, with the payer and not with the b0ndhoder
ho wIabes 10 Dc paid gold only because foreign de-
nand has appreciated god above silver ia farmer %
Contract 10 ay yearly for his farm In eithor %
hTshe of noatOes or two ions Of Lsy and his hay crop
SsS him bat his potato crop Is extremely favorable,
Woud N bc unjust or repudiatiOn " he pay mis- rent ia
Cotnioes admitting the potatoes not worth So much
IA tne two ions OF hay at lime paymenti @. W. d.
JqnLSJtIyOh Sept 20, 1876
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
RELATIONS OF COAL TO IRON.

BENEFITS OF THE FALL OF THE PRICE OF COAL
THE Production OF PIG IRON MADE CHEAPER
ULTIMATE EFFECTS ON THE REVIVAL or IN
DusTEY.
To tAe Rdttor Of Inc Tribune.
SP: The coal combinations are an attack of
Clpita eised uudcr speciOus upon Labor md
their adverse effect Is obvious that no demonstration
il necessary That such combinations unwise always
evadod and immoral needs proof am surprised that
the iron producers OF the United states directly affected
by this combination have not p0ntcdy treated on this
subject In almost an equal degree iron necessity
with conl Coal is a larger element in the cost OF ton Of
iron than the raw material itself Within bounds ton :or
ton OF ore and coal needed to produce ton Of pig iron
Say ore Of so per cent metallic iron used atho furnace
Then two tons OF coal ge one ton OF pig metal The
pig requires d OF coal 10 smelt IT, for lilo to l5
tons of p produce Of finished iron This excess
Is due 20 scOria and foreign matcr IN TIE pig we nave
then 33 tons of coal to produce ton OF bar irOB.
Shond the combination break the price Weld al once
decline and fall of 50 per ton represents cheapcning
by legitimate cause, 81 81 perFt in pig metal,
and Of 81 so per ton, or u, cents nearly per
mound, I'm finished iron. UDon the single interest
Of iron this cheapenng in production |oui9 ge
allied with domestic industry that from the skillet OF the
cook 10 the locomotive engine builder, and The railway
constructor and all intermediate stages OF IFS use the
effect would startling IL needs legitimate impulse
only TO revive industry II is fancy sketch that ihe
piow the loom and the anvil throughout the land would
each give their sign OF returning prosperity ana Win y
disappear the hordes Of idlcrs, the distress OF
WOnion and children and the reprOach that rests upon
us The lgures given may not be exact thCy arc Gp
Eibft the principle, which Is le amin this letter
NeIc- York Sept. 20, 1870 DOUGLAS
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
REPUBLICAN HOPES IN MASSACHUSETTS,.

To the TditOr or The YrtbuNe
SIR: If the people in New-Iork have any
desire 20 hear from Massachusetts at this exciting polt
cal period should say that the Old Bay State win be
found I'm tho Republican ranks, she always has been
Gov Hayes will have large majority of the votes which
will help place the Cincinnati nominee In the White
House Very many persons regret thai lt the c0nVen-
ton Tor the nomination OF President, Mt Hayes did not
have single vote from this State, but IL Is matter OF
10y and cOnTatulati0n that the people will enjoy the
privilege OF voting for Gov Hayes As things are to-day
IL IA probable that the Republicans will elect the Cover
nor and large majority OF both branches Of the Lcgsa
rc together with the entire Congressional delegation,
bpses giving tne Presidential candidate majority from
OOO la H..
Cambrij1e Mass Sept "a 1875
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
Baltimore, Nd, Sept. %, 1870.
NO YELLOW FEVER PANIC IN CHARLESTON.
To the Editor Of The Tribune

SIR: Statements have been made respecting
the yellow fever Charleston which arc calculated TO
create unne ccssary alarm. Tho following is copy Of
telegram received to-day from W. Magrath President
Of tho South Carolina Railroad Company:
Arrived all right this Little or 40 sickness herei
no excitement whatever the reports Whleh wll doubt
may expect 20 be much exaggerated
Indeed so little apprehension is fetn regard TO the de-
tenton of through shipments that o. the steamship
lines from NewYork has authorized 1t to be said that
the company viii make good all losses from tins cause
that may be incurred from detention
HeaO- Fork, Sept 49, 1876. BENTLEY d. HAsELL-
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
MEANING OF THE RISE IN PETROLEUM.

SIR: Ought the command, Welcome the
coming. speed the parting guest be obeyed when
monopoies Of any sortsre vstants The worst charge
which can be preferred against the coal monopoly that
II has nordnatey increased the cost 10 the consumer by
artificial means. The oil monopoly's management has
ever sought violent fluctuations in the market and the
present hilarity In tina region over three-doar oil !"
may be cast down on tomorrow by twodOllar oil Can
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
HELP FOR WET SIDE Poon.

TO ths EdIfOr OF TIC Irt6une.
SIR: notice an appeal IN THE TRIBUNE
from Mrs McClees on behalf Of the poor OF The West
Side desire to emphasize all that is said by her
rcsentng coeehousc, temperance, and charitable
work done by the "WomeHs Christian Temperance
Union" My familiar acquaintance with the method OF
these ladies' In not only rescuing tho nemperate, bat
providing for their families in distress, cOnynces me
that the Benevolent pgbic could not select more safe
aud discriminating agency for tho distribution Of thcr
charity this Winter j. SPENCER kGNHARD,
Pastor OF Pilgrim Church.
Se,O- York, Sept 81, 1875.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
MILTON No GUIDE FOR BIBLE BELIEF.


SIR: While admire the genius and ability,
the learning aud logic OF Prof Huxley am not greatly
impressed with his Bgcnuousness Itis amater Of much
astonshment to that In or Ter TO establish hs theory
Of eyolullOnsn he should antagonizo that Of creation
ism by characterizng IL tho Mltonic hypothesis"
There was neither any necessity any Justification for
thls The Professor Ike many materlaists and scen-
tsts has proved himself pure lterast In consl uing
the poetic language OF Milton the strict expression Of
scientlfc and historical facts Did Milton write for phi
losophers and scientists expecting that his vivid delnea
tions should be received absolute reaitesi As we'll
might Prof Huxley say that the poets account Of
the rebellion In Heaven and the conflict OF the angels
was that OF a veTitGble fact In all It's minute details.
II any scrpturai terast had based his argument for
ereationsm on Mltons poetic account, lie would have
been deservedy held up 10 rdcule whatever may have
been otherwise his fame scientist or Ogcian. Read
ine those quoted nes OF Mltons when lad,
struck with their ine0ngruousness and ludcrousness
They seemed entirely at variance with the simple and
dglilPd language of Scripture Reading now the lee
ture of Prof HuIeywth all due personal respect for
hm--I say that his startingpoint seems really
farcical.
why did not Prof Huxley .eOme out boldly to attack
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
THE BIBLE AND THE HEBREW LANGUAGE.

SIR, Prof Huxley, in his first lecture, re-
marked: "A person who is not Hebrew scholar can
only stand by and admire tho marvellous hexiohy OF
Language which admits of such diverse Interpretations
This will be understood derogatory to the Bible lhe
fact H. Tic Bible does explain how tho NorldS Wsre
ma de- but leaves 10 nfoT tho method iron Wnat
going on D. tne Bible does tell who made the Wh9le
unIyersc and for what purpose. Tie Blbi9 snpy ue-
scribes the different departments OF creation as navhy
an evening aud nOrDg-a time OF preparation anu oi
contamination, without diving che dura!lon:
psorJ.n,s sent oI 1875 II. r. ARNOLD.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
RELIEF FOR EAsrsIDE POOR.

To The EdfioT Of Ths Trtbune.
SIR: Since the acknowledgement in THE
TRIBUNE Of Sept. 20 have received the following
amounts for the poor Of the East Side william d. Smith,
ir Yonkers, $40 Cash, S5 one dozen under garments
by Miss ogden, Red Cross-aye Newport, II. l., valued
at So; previously acknowledged $3.50 % total,
81 907 25. Up TO the present tme440 families have
beer visited and relieved R0v. ID. NJ McCAfFRET.
No 55S LeringOfdre. Sept 23
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
GEN. BUTLERs INTEREST IN THE OLD FLAG"

SIR: In your recent endeayOr TO say good
word for Cen. b. f. Butler you gave him too much
credit Let me give you few facts about the bunting
business inclose two samples-one Of English manu-
faeurc which costs delivered in the small city Of Kings
ton on SO per piece of 40 yards 20 cents p yard
gold the other made in the United Satcs ana sells in
your market $1 currency per piece or 2o cents per
yard, gold.
The tariff on the imported article IL 20 cents per square
yard and 80 per cent ad vaOrem, which is about IL
cents Gold per running yard This enormous "prOtee-
tlou" nroh bits foreign competition The few American
manufacturers, by pooling and the joint ownership Of
valuable patents, understood to be practically
mascrs Of the situation Gen. Butler ought to love the
American flag; he certainly has an interest in ~
OieDCiGad, Ohio, sept 81, 1875. NOIIAw.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
"a REMARKABLE PAPER"

10 the EdIT0r OF THe IFEOHHe'
SIR: have hardly ever bought IRiBUsh
since Mr.. Greeley died. but have been looking o,1.
some recent numbers. and find 1t to be reh ~'V's
naper for its collections OF BOWS and everything y s
which goes 10 make up progress In Journalism. Isn
particularly to The SEMFwEEKLT oil sept ~. s s Ia
resume taking THE TRIBUNE when my S9Oseti s,ppIx
inferior papers ron out. n. n. " utsSs
Ksst ANton, Saratoqa o., N. Y, Sept 70, 1870.