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New-York tribune., 1876-09-05

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New-York tribune., 1876-09-05

NORTHERN RAILROAD OF NEw-JERSEY.
TRIMS leave for fDllewOud COster PieTmou and Nyaek
for all except Nvaca) q4J ~, /, J. 4. 4iJ. 53O
80 rs and Saturday nights Onlg az / 1870 sun
New-York tribune., 1876-09-05

HOUSEW0RK-By very neat, capable
Welsh girl as pain End aundress: has good refer
en- o. VANS ef1naneat bome wages moderate city
country. Can 1t Boz 6jhave. near 23d-st
New-York tribune., 1876-09-05
5linations Uanico--fsmales.

HOUSEWORK.-A French married woman,
20 do bousewnrk; would like 20 return home at Blshk
3i5 West 3Srst.. thiri tiD0r.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-05

MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Delaware Water Gap,
WI Penn-In the midst Of beautiful scenery Rates Tor
september and October TO 81 day or per week
SsppJ lar c,rcular TIIEO. HAUSER. Proprietor.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28
Filigree Railroad Bridges.

The New Jersey Midland Railroad may be
called filgree railroad. Not only can
plenty Of daylight be seen through it for a
great part of its length, but the trestles on
which it crosses so many spaces of country
have in the landscape such light and airy
effect that the train seems to run on the out
side thread of spiders web 1t was in
tended in the construction of the road that
the space under the trestles should be filled
in with earth, but the want of money has
delayed that operation, and succession of
accidents on these trestles has been antici-
pated for two years. But the accident that
has just occurred did not happen at one of
these scenes of discounted danger It re-
suited from the destruction Of an iron bridge
which spanned the space over the Erie
Railway, and this accident serves to
show the great insecurity Of this class
of bridges The bridge is ono Of those
which, seen at distance, resemble gigan-
tic bird cages-intricate combinations OF
slender iron rods, which brace and tie and
bind one another, and seem wonderfully to
unite lightness, grace and strength. But a
car that jumped tho track and broke one or
two Of those rods destroyed the bridge; for.
as every rod binds some other rod or tie, the
destruction Of one rod IL like the removal Of
The New York herald., 1876-10-28
The price Of The HERALD to-day and henc
forth frM be three ceyais.
An Uptown Water Famine.

It is to be regretted that the officials Of
necessary to consult the convenience of the
public when they desire to make expert
ments on the pumping engines Mt High
Bridge. In the pursuit of knowledge they
do not hesitate to cut off without warnin G
the water supply from q large and thickly
peopled section Of the city, and they are
apparently utterly regardless of the in
convenience to the public, to say nothing
of the risk, attending their fantastic efforts
to solve the water problem. A red hot
"waterback' suddenly filled with cold water
from the service pipe is about as destructive
m agent as housekeeper can we'll imagine.
Explosions from this cause have frequently
resulted in serious injuries to the unsuspi-
cious servant maids, and, indeed, it has now
come to be mere choice between the two
evils Of being MANNED or drowned out for
those who occupy houses in the upper dis
tricts of this city. The misery of = water
famine has already overtaken the unfortu-
nate residents of the high-level districts, and,
as stated in the article published elsewhere,
in to-day's HERALD, the search for the
precious fluid has grown to be painfully in
teresting If great fire had started while
the engineers were experimenting on the
pumps and vast amount of property been
destroyed we would probably be informed
that want Of rain was the chief cause Of the
disaster and that the season had been un-
usually dry. We are ut the mercy of the
elements, for our engineers are confessedly
helpless in the face of the danger that
threatens the city. We have vast area Of
watershed, but no water plenty of storage
accommodation, but nothing to store.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28
why the Oriental Negotiation Halt,

Why the Oriental Negotiation Halts.
Ordinarily negotiation can proceed al
least more rapidly than armies when these
find other armies in their way but this is
not true in the east of Europe There the
negotiation still drags and makes no per-
ceptible progress, while the Ottoman army
has since the recommencement of hostilitiea
made such important advances as to render
it altogether likely that the treaty of peace
when made will have to provide for Turk
ish evacuation of the Servian capital. Rus
sia's demand Of an armistice as primary
step, with the addition that the termi
Of peace shall, during the suspension
of hostilities, be determined by the
great Powers without the assistance OF
Turkey, only puts the armistice further
away, since if Turkey accepts that she
would be held, perhaps, as committed to the
addition. She will not, therefore, consent
to suspension of arms until she is ready
to put herself entirely in the hands of the
Powers, and she will scarcely do that until
she knowSi if she has single friend to sit
in that conference The form of General
lgnatieff's proposition, therefore, seems
faulty if its purpose is to further the nego-
tiation. If the purpose is to retard negotia-
ton and give Russia substantial reason
for the movement of troops on the allegation
that Turkey will accept no terms, it is
happily framed. An important point
in the case is as to the guarantee
of the reforms to be extorted. These,
it seems to be assented, must be put under
the protection of foreign troops; but OF
what nation? Russia would like to have
her troops there. Germany seems to prefer
that the troops should be English. Thii
must be determined before the negotiation
can 60 further; for the nation whose troops
are s'in possession" in the sick mans house
will be his heir when he dies. If Russia
were now certain that those troops should
be hers the proposition to the Sultan would
be put in form that would make it imnie-
diately acceptable at Constantinople; but SO
long as this point is doubtful the negotia.
tions will be kept at point which will leave
Russia the option to invade the country in
dispute. Her troops must be there in one
way or another.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

Tilden is too strong for that, defeat choice
in the Electoral Colleges and enable the re-
publican Senate to elect the Vice President
But could the Indiana republicans be car
ried over to the Peter Cooper ticket? We
have no doubt that they could by the in
tiuence of their leaders. They are not hard
money men by conviction. but only by ex-
pediency ; and if expediency requires them
to go the other way they will be quite at
home in the greenback camp. No longer
ago than February %, 1876, the Republican
State Convention in Indiana declared their
strenuous and decided opposition to the Re-
sumption act. In strong anti-contraction
resolution the Indiana republicans said, last
February Therefore, SO much of the So
called Resumption act as fixes the time for
resuming specie payments should be re-
pealed." This is the deliberate opinion of
the Indiana republicans, proclaimed in the
most formal manner only eight months ago.
There can be no great difficulty in carrying
such party over to the Peter Cooper ticket,
when coup of this kind might elect Hayes,
and would certainly elect Wheeler if there
should be no choice in the Electoral Colleges.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

The ENGLISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION From
the very meagre report of the return of the
Alert from the Arctic seas we know only
that the expedition has failed in its main
purpose, but cannot perceive why. We are
informed that progress to the North Pole
was impracticable, but our curiosity in re-
gard TO the nature of the obstacles is not
satisfied. "No land was discovered to
the north of SO deg. 20 sec" There
must, then, have been water or ice
If it was water why did not the Alert 60
ahead, as it was understood she would? If
it was ice why did they not push on with
the sleds, which it was understood were to
be great feature of the exploration The
roughness Of the ice shows that it was pack
ice rendered solid by the temporary fall of
temperature, and it by no means proves the
impossbility of reaching the Pole. The ex-
pedition sledge parties state that they pene-
trated to within four hundred miles Of the
North Pole, but for some unexplained reason
returned when success was almost attained.
II is to be hoped that this expedition was not
one more victim TO mutinous disorganizA-
tion.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

ONE HUNDRED PER CENT.-Tyson Brothers
are newsdealers who control the sales Of
newspapers in the Fifth Avenue, Windsor
and Rossmore hotels, and at the Gilsey
House. We are told that they charge five
cents a copy for the HERALD. That is to
saw they make from their customers one
hundred per cent on every copy The
hotel proprietors ought to protect their
guests from such extortion. The price OF
the HERALD is three cents, and Tyson Broth
ers can afford to sell it for that to the
guests ofthe hotels We will fill their orders
for two and half cents per copy, delivered
at their stands.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Prince Milan IS an indolcnt man.
Don Carlos says his flag is fur!ed.
Tho RAlfast linen trade Ii dull

Prince Milan IS an indolcnt man.
Don Carlos says his flag is fur!ed.
Tho Belfast linen trade Is dull
perrord trunles will be scaroc but good
You may wear violet velvet for mornings
Bismarck will return TO Berlin this month.
Cooperative farming in England Is . failure.
pradlauqh wresticd . dissurber out Of public meet
iug.
Short, stout ladies should not wear chunky double
dresses.
The vegctarians arc unable to form a society in
Glasgow.
English laborers object to soldiers being employed in
harvest fields.
The man who nibbles round grocery store Is now
called sugar beat
Ensiishmcn have a mania for oysters this season
and the supply Is short.
A London girl Of thirteen has mania for smashing
windows and has been sent into confinement
There is 10 be reform In the government OF Irish
cities especially in regard 70 police and liquor selling
Tho mncc p,o season having begun down town
has ordered barrels Of old asphalt pave
ment
scvcn,v-nvs losses by nrc have occurred within the
las, cch. years by wo.Kmen carrying matches In their
pockets
snuraeon says no does not like men TO come inta
church with squoaky boots. women with cvcr-faui
parasols.
Colonel Charles II. Gibson is running Tor Congress
,n.t district OF Philadelphia In which Charles O'Neiu
formerly bea, the venerable democrat Hon. BenjamiI
Rush.
winter coors in fashions are sombrc, Inky blue
green bronze, mulberry slate, prune, raIsin, &c IL
may 30 well 10 add tho republican oack. ego for No.
vembcr only.
Tho Washington Chronicle says that tho papers that
howl against sending troops to South Carolina are the
same that called Lincon's proclamation in winch he
asked TOR troops a usurpation Of power
Tho German authorities in Asacc- Lorraine seem IA
be earnestly striving supply the want oil qualified
teachers of tho kind 1t desires 10 cmpoy-peTsons,
that Is, who shall be FREQ from French sympahes
Al Glasgow tho other day a farmer charged BY
the sanitary authorities with selling 10 tho sanitary
Inspectors oifccr quantity OF adutsrxted cream.
The city analyst found the cream TO be aduissratsd
with skim milk 70 the extent Of ssvsnty>thrss pse
l. cent
The New York herald., 1876-10-28
The Weather.

The rain area which passed over the
United States during last week has now
moved into the North Atlantic, and is fol-
lowed by an area of high pressure, which
extends from the lower lake region to the
Gulf, accompanied by clear cool weather.
westward of the Mississippi another disturb
ance is now central in Dakota, and will
soon reach our vicinity, probably by Mon
day next The much-needed supply Of
ram to replenish our exhausted Croton
reservoirs may come, but there is
good reason to believe Just now that
we shall get only a moderate rain
fall, which will make little change
IN the water levels above the Croton dam.
The weather In New York to-day will be cool
and clear or partly cloudy, with winds veer-
ing from north to northeast The startling
news which reaches us from Central America
regarding the destructive cyclone in that re-
gion gives new interest to the subject of me-
teorology, on account OF the remarkable oc-
currencc Of such tempest in that low lati-
tude. The Central American cyclone must
not be confounded with that which swept
over Havana. The latter did not appear
until sixteen days after the former was felt.
The track Of the isthmus storm was appar-
emily sharp parabolic curve, commencing
about the tenth parallel of latitude and hav-
ing its apex in the vicinity of Lake Mica
ragua- The capital of Nicaragua was flooded
from Lake Managua, showing that the
city was on the western quadrant of the
storm, and, therefore, got the full force of
the northerly wind. The cyclone seems to
have spent its force in the mountains of
Honduras.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

OUR SPECIAL DESPATCH by cable from
Paris this morning gives information of q
painful picture of American culpability at
the Centennial Exhibition by NJ: Du Som
merard, the chief of the French Commission
very much scandalized thereby, and the ig-
norant European Judgment of America will
be very much strengthened. Beyond this
there is no harm either in NJ. Du Sommer-
ards charges or his invective. false tale
only acquires importance through an at
tempt to disprove it, and fortunately in this
case the allegations are too silly to be cred
tied.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

NOTICE TO NEwsDEALERs.-We are in
formed that the news companies are now
charging retail dealers in the city
from ten to fifteen per cent for deliver
ing them their HERALDs. This is not
Just, but extortionate. If any dealer
will bring MS his orders we will deliver the
HERALD to him at his stand at any hour he
may desire, and in any quantity, from two
copies up, without extra charge, and for two
and a half cents per copy for whatever num-
Der he may order.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

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BROOKLYN THEATRE.
HENRY w.. at I. ~ Matinee at 7. n.
GILMokE's GARDEN.
BAaNUM's CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE a, and 8 r. NJ
,,vv :, FIFTH AyENuE THEATRE: c..,,..
wALLACK's THEATRE
FORBIDDEN FRuIi, ats 7. II. Matinee at I 80 +. N.
WOODS MUSEUM.
BUFFALO BILL, atsf. NJ. Matinee st2P y.
,r.nro, GERMANlA THEATRE
BABA, atsP.M. Matinee at ? r.. NJ.
GRAND ). .r,os AMER,cAS +; e 4 ,nIT;TT ITSTsrUrK
MARKED FOR LIFE al 5 T. NJ. sid G France.
rvo opru w TSIoS SQUARE x,,,aa TnEArEE 70 >
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
vNCLE TOMS CABIN, at = +. NJ Matinee az 2P NJ
NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
BOOTHS THEATRE.
sARDANAPALUS. nj = r. VI. Matinee at 80 p. NJ Mr.
bangs and Mrs. Agnes Booth
THOMAS, coscrsT SnHISwA! !, 4 Il! HALL
VARIETY. a. ST. H. Ma Matinee na us:Hsi a. ssafM
OLYMPIC THEATRE.
VARIETY AND DRAMA. at 7:a5 r. N. Matinee al ? P. NJ
r.,,r TONY, PASTORS THEATRE.
rARIsIAN VARIETIES
VARIETY. at 8 +. NJ. Matinee at2PM NJ
TlvOLI THEATRE.
VARIETY. nj sP. NJ.
EAGLE THEATRE.
VARIETY, at 2 +. ". Matinee ut = T. N.
SAN FRANCISCO MINISTERIAL
uSP. NJ. Matinee at > L. NJ.
MABILLE THEATRE
CHE MYTH, at and Z. NJ
:, KELLY Icons MINsTRELs.
COLUMBIA OPERA HOUSE.
VARIETY, ats i. NJ. Matinee at r. Y.
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PHILADELPHIA THEATRES.
GEOLOGICAL GARDEN.
KIRALFy'S ALHAMBRA PALACE
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS.
FOx'S AMERICAN THEATRE
NEW NATIONAL THEATRE.
The BLACK CROOK
kREUTzBERG'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM
THE GREAT SIEGE OF PARIS
Daily from A. NJ to 10 NJ. Of tho Philadeiphfa
~ lain Exposition Building.
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM
Ninth and Arch streets TWO ORPHANS.
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The Independent Voter.

Does the independent voter realize his
supreme importance in this Centennial of
our national existence? Does he recog-
nize the fact that all these fine speeches,
all these brilliant torchlight process
sions, all these brass bands and
banners, and rockets and the sticks
that belong to them, all these appeals
in the partisan papers, these solemn asser-
tions that the Union is in danger, that the
Goddess of Liberty is threatened with
cerebro-spinal meningitis, that the public
credit is about to wilt and that the public
creditor has already engaged provisional
suit Of mourning and provided himself with
d book of strong language-does the inde-
pendent voter know that he is the object of
all these patriotic efforts?
We fear he does not. We see him plod-
ding along Broadway. hurrying to his train
with desperation in his features and terror
in his walk, enduring with sheepish equa-
nimity the fiery appeals of his neighbor to
help save a perishing country we notice
him reading the republican journals and
going bodily over to Tilden as he does so,
or reading the democratic journals only to
90 over to Hayes we hear him denounced
as unpatriotic, and see him laugh at the
charge as though patriotism were indeed
what old Doctor johnson asserted, 'the last
refuge Of scoundrel" 1t is lamentable
to q truly loyal electioneerer Of either
party to see the vile equanimity with
which the independent voter listens to
his entreates. The most horrifying tale OF
cruelty to the Southern blacks only makes
him grin. The most urgent plea for reform
fails to move his stolid soul. If it were
possible to bundle up Belknap and Tweed,
the two Buffers of Massachusetts, and South
Carolina, Boss Kelly and Boss Chandler, in
single huge brown paper parcel, and fling
this at him, we believe he would only
'duck" his head as the abolition orators
used to duck when they saw dead cat in
the air, and placidly resume his walk
We suspect the reason of the independent
voters equanimity. He reads his own or
gan, the HERALD, and draws comfort and
patience from its columns He is not ex-
cited, because he does not believe the mil
lennium will come with either Hayes or Til
den he is not uneasy because he does not
believe the American eagle is that kind Of a
bird that yoa can easily sprinkle salt on his
tail Messrs. Hewitt and Chandler are very
anxious to know what the independent
voter means to do next Tuesday week. We
can tell them, because the HERALD is
the independent voters organ. He
means to scratch. He means to 90
to the polls and vigorously scratch the
tickets which the patriots there gathered
will urge upon him. He will carefully Sc
lect his Congressman and his Assemblyman
aud his city and county officer; where he
finds that either party has put knave or n
fool on the ticket he means to mark him
out. And as he sits before the fire on the
evening Of election day the independent
voter will grin at the thought Of the trouble
he has in this Centennial given the can
vassers and counters, and tho disappoint-
ment he has prepared for some OF the party
war horses
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

WALL STREET YEsTEIDAY.-The stock
market was dull and irregular. Prices were
generally lower. Gold opened at 100 "a
and closed at 100 7-s Money on call was
supplied at and 2 per cent. Government
and railway bonds were firm.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28
WITH SUPPLEM NJ ENT
NEW YORK. SATURDAY. OCTOBER rs. 1871
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Owing TO tho action OF portion OF the carriers and
not have the HERALD at thrcc cents per copy they
can prevent It, have made arrangcDens TO place tho
HERALD in the hands OF all readers tho reduced
price. Ncwsboys purchase any quantity they may
desire at No. 1,o65 Brotway and No. 2 Ann street
The New York herald., 1876-10-28
NOTICE TO NEWSMEN.

All those who will prominently display on their
stands n notice 10 tho public tho effect that they
selling the HERALD at three cents per copy will
mcct with no opposition by boys others cont from
this Office Stands on wagon route OF Kominsky
Droncrs supplied with HERALDs free OF commissions
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

the critical piece in Chinese puzzle, at
which the whole falls to pieces. In this
case some iron beam, deprived of the sup
port of the perpendicular or vertical rods
that were broken, gave way. and the weight
Of the train did the rest.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

FouR-IN-HAND DAY.-The Coaching Club
will make their first parade of the season to-
day, starting from Madison square. Thous-
ands of spectators will doubtless witness
the display. Central Park will be the best
point to observe it. and it will be seen from
the letter Of President Martin that the Park
Commissioners are taking commendable
interest in the occasion.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

The City Estimates for Next Year.
The estimates of the departments and
officers of the city government for the year
1877 are now before the Board of Apportion-
ment, and it is evident that the taxpayers
cannot expect any reduction in the present
large expenditures of the city government
except through the action of that Board.
The estimates are in nearly all cases as large.
and in some instances much larger, than
those of last year. The principal increased
appropriations asked for are in the Depart
ment of Public Works, the Department Of
Charities and Correction, the Health Depart
ment, the Police Department. the Board of
Education. the District Attorneys Office, the
Board of Police Justices, the SherifHs Office
and some Of the courts. The Public Works
Department asks about seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars more than last years
appropriation but as the increase is
mainly for repaving downtown streets
and the repairs and maintenance of the
aqueduct it will not be begrudged by
the people and should be suffered to stand.
The department under Mr. Campbell is be-
lieved to be honestly administered; hence
there will be no disposition to be nlggardly
in supplying it with the means of useful
ness. The Department Of Public Parks asks
three-quarters of million this year against
less than half a million last year, and to this
the taxpayers will object, especially under
the present park management. In the De-
partment of Charities and Correction an in
crease of over six hundred thousand dollars
is asked, for which no justification. can be
found. The Health Department has the
modesty to ask one hundred thousand dol
lars increase, when its business is felt to be
very extravagantly done at cost this year
of nearly one hundred and forty thousand
dollars The Police Department demands
six hundred thousand dollars increase over
the present years appropriation, and the
Board of Education wants an additional
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars to
carry it through 1877.
The Department of Taxes and Assessments
is about the only department of the city
government that shows q steady decrease in
its expenditures. It costs now Just about
one-half what it cost under the old Tam
many regime, and its estimates have been
steadily decreased as it has found itself in
condition to retrench without impairing its
efficiency. The Comptroller is contented to
do next year with about the same appropria-
tion he receives this year. The expenses of
the city government are in the aggregate
much higher than they ought to be. and the
Board of Apportionment will do we'll to use
the pruning knife with discretion, but still
with firmness. The estimates for 1877 could
be made at least twenty per cent less than
the appropriations for the present year with
out any detriment to the public interests.
The Board of Apportionment has the power
to cut down the expenses, and the people
will expect to see it perform its duty with
out fear or favor.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

To HERALD READERS AT WHITEsToNE.-If
twenty-five readers of the HERALD at White
stone, who give MS notice that they have been
charged five cents for the HERALD since the
reduction in its price, will buy their HrRALDs
on the train Or in the depot at Whitestone
they will be charged only the proper price.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

RAILROADS. Our OF New YoRK.--If passen-
gers on any train running into New York are
hereafter charged five cents per copy for the
HERALD they will confer favor on us by re-
porting the fact to this Office, designating
the train and time Of arrival. Proper meas
ures viii bs at once taken 10 correct what is
an abuse.
The New York herald., 1876-10-28

NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS. s.-Hereafter tho
HERALD will be sold by the Union News
Company on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road at the same price as on all their other
lines-namely, for four cents per copy.