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The New York herald., 1877-07-28
An Ottoman Crisis.

Once more the Sultan has snapped horses
while swimming stream ;, and this time
his swap is one of far graver portent than it
was when Abdul Kerim was the victim. AS
we have pointed out, change of comman-
ders may very likely have little significance
for an army which believes great deal and
reflects not at oil ; and, therefore, such q
change in Turkey may have no other infu-
ence upon the conduct of the war than must
be properly due to the great or less talent
Of the new general. But change ut Con-
stantinople such as appears to have been
already as nearly as possible completed is
a movement of quite different consequence.
1t is not o mere hopeless effort to
utilize greater talent as stop gap.
It is q revolution-an abandonment of
a party and policy to take up another
party, and perhaps, but this is not directly
imminent, another policy. They who were
lately supreme in Constantinople, the
Grand Vizier, the Sheik-ul-Islam and the
Minister Of War, rose by the intrigue which
overthrew and exiled Midhat Pacha, and
now we learn simultaneously that they
have fallen and that he is again summoned
to power. AS yet the means by which this
change was brought about do not appear !;
but it may very likely prove to be related to
the elevation of Mehemet Ali Pacha. From
Sultan could have obtained the support for so
clean sweep. The fallen men had in their
hands all the Offices of the State in which
there is an initiative, and their posses
sion of these Offices reduced the Sultan
to puppet in their hands. Yet the puppet
has someh ow obtained power to overcome
the men who pulled the wires, and this
could have come only from the army, no
longer the tool of their policy, in the hands
of commander who perhaps believes that
his first duty is to defend the country.
Midhat's policy was at least as warlike when
he went away as was that Of his SUCCESSORS,
and he may be no improvement upon them
in that respect. 1t is evident that the rapid
movements Of the Russians have taken the
whole Moslem world by surprise. The
acknowledgment from Constantinople Of the
defeat of Suleiman Pacha near Yeni Saghra
and that he whose arrival was awaited for a
crushing movement on the Russians is now
retreating on Adrianople show that the Turk
ish schemes of warfare in that district havo
completely broken down, and there is no
reason to believe that there is any man in
the Ottoman army who possesses the genius
to gather up the threads of tangle like that
and put them in q new and effective order
in time to be of avail The Russians are
likely to have things their own way, and
the excited condition of the populace- at
Adrianople, Bourgas and Gallipoli imports
that the people comprehend this fact.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
Jerry Dooney and Frank Reno.

:. They were only two track men on the
Pittsburg and Fort Wayne Railroad, but
they were heroes and deserve to be CRATE
fully remembered by the country. Both,
our dispatches say, are fatally hurt and
must die party of roughs tried to tear
UP a part of the track in order to throw off
an advancing passenger train. Dooney and
Reno fought them and defeated their muir
derous purpose. The two men we're found
living near the track fatally and brutally
hurt. They iell at their post. and their
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
N. G.. =. N. Y.
nnents.

Adjutant General Townsend, in general
order printed elsewhere, dism issing the
National Guard to their homes, gives them
high and deserved compliments for their
alacrity in obeying the summons to arms
and their good conduct while assembled.
His praises will be echoed by oil the citi-
zens, and they are deserved, SO far as we
know, by the regiments all over the State.
The people of New York have always
taken pride in their citizen soldiers,
and they never had better occa-
sion for satisfaction and for conf
dence than now. The people OF
the city and the State will always feel a
pride in the recollection that no serious
disorders were tolerated here that our city
and State passed through the trying ordeal
more creditably than any others, and that
the citizen soldiers rallied at once to pre-.
serve order, and by their firm and loyal at.
titude and their excellent and soldierly con.
duct discouraged any who would have at
tempted to create disorder.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
The Naval Battle ON the Danube.

The Naval Battle ON the Danube.
Our special dispatches by cable this
morning furnish US with very full descrip-
ton OF an engagement between little feet
OF Russian torpedo boats and the Turkish
monitors, on the Danube, near silis-
tria. At the outset of the war it was
the custom to pooh-pooh the Russian
sailor and pronounce him lar below in
efficiency his Turkish and possible English
enemy. But few incidents of the war have
already served to dispel this illusion, and
the Russian sailor has rapidly come to the
top Of the scale in public estimation. 1t is
not by mere successes that the courage and
skill of men are to be measured. Bravery
that will dare any ything and not be lessened
by defeat or dampened by difficulties and
privations is certain to conquer in the long
run. 1t was by courage of this quality that
the sailors of our infant navy were able to
cope with and conquer the fleets OF Eng
land We had on our decks the Dubashoffs
that carried our flag through hostile
squadrons and over the deadly torpedo lines
OF foreign and domestic foes. This last
achievement of tho Russian sailor is one
that entities him to the highest praise, and
all brave men of every nation will applaud
him. The victory gained by the Russian
wooden merchantman, the Vesta, over the
Turkish monitor, off the port Of Kustendje.
shows that even with all the chances against
him the Russian sailor can fight and win.
This remarkable combat, in which an IRON
clad is put to fight by wooden ship, sug-
gests the idea that the Turkish monitor
must have been "built by contract" and had
only u coat of metallic paint on her turret
for armor
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Golden loved Kossuth
Mosquitoes are nosing around.
Dinna We hear the Jack Logans
Gooscberries are big enough TO walk alone
Opossums are getting cheap and plentiful
schuyler Colfax is In Indiana, kalsom ming his intel.
lect.
San Francisco loafers are ruined by Chinese cheap
LABOR.
Well water makes you feel blue. At loast 1t makes
milk blue.
Thou art so near and yet FAR as tho dog said to
tho sausage knife
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that Ohio girls look
like statuary are they Chinese?
Do not lind laut with boy because ne throws
stones at birds. He never hits a bird.
Schiiemann discovered in Asia some hne porcelain
II must have been porcelain there for long time.
Lewcs, who is George Eho,'s husband, rs man
who trying 10 lie Just escapes being philosopher
Maybe you can't make silk purse out Of SOW .
ear. but you can mako purse-proud fellow out Of
ordinary pig tAt
The man whose sands OF Iife have nearly run out Is
at Long Branch and he has put another shovefu into
the hour glass
UtIca Observer ,tswhat Is to become OF the modern
American humorous paragraph,st?" Can't tell until
the next "shaxe up"
''Courting," says philosoph'c writer. us down
hill work. Yes but you want to look out that the
braeching strap doesr't break.
Danoury Ne,vs.--''Ifa woman could only take her
pillow sbams and tides with her when she went visit
ing she would enjoy herself better"
Titon has arrived in England. Great crowds con-
gregate as he goes the streets With step ladder
and u nghtgown hanging up pictures.
1t is harder to find anything at glance In the
Atlanta Ga) Constisut.on than In any other paper 10
the country. Its makeup Is perplexms
Boon ton man was on Dey street, yesterday, eat
ing wafIcs After finishing platcful he said,
.,wa,,er. bring me some moro them panaiette ruf-
1es."
Buffalo Express :-"Therc is ro law against calling
man an ''unmn,gated and usprincpled liar" on Q
postal card as has just been decided atcr suit in
Washington And now we wonder why tho buiile
Commercial, doesnt get all It's mail addressed that way
1t would never misa"
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
The FIRE. ench Ministry.

1t is philosophically said as summary to
the famous chronicle of the wise men of
Gotham who went to sea in tub that ''if
the tub had been stronger the story would
have been longer;" and the history of the
Duke De Broglie's coalition Ministry bids
fair to close in sage reflection OF the same
nature. That Ministry was in politics
about as happy contrivance as q tub would
be in navigation, and its inherent vice was
that tendency to disin,egration which now
A.. a.a-.--y i.a- s- ~.~-t.J ,a,Oly GO
be painful to the few Frenchmen who had
faith in it. All the elements of opposition
to the Republic were, taken together, not
strong enough to oppose it legitImately in
fair Parliamentary contest but they were
strong enough to make formidable appear
ance and to play upon the apprehensions
and prejudices of those who, believing the
republicans destructives, were ready to
accept any who called themselves conserve
tives. In that atmosphere Of timidity, pref
udice and ignorance there was, therefore,
q certain vitality for conservative party
combined of all the elements of opposition
to the Republic, SO long as these elements
could agree not to assert too clamorously
the points as to which they were divided
among themselves They were kept in
order a certain time-longer than at first
seemed likely; but the inevitable day when
it should appear that the Bonapartists. le-
gitimists and Orleanists hate one another
more heartily than any of them hate the
republicans came at last, and has, of course,
finished the coalition. That the coalition
could not survive the quarrels of it's ele-
ments was plain from the beginning; but
that these quarrels could not be prevented
is an evidence that the Duke de Broglie is
not political genius Of the first order.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
Well Merited Praise.

The resolutions adopted at special meet
ing OF the Stock Exchange, on the motion
of Colonel Henry G.. Stebbins, expressing
recognition and approval of the prompt and
efficient conduct of our cityeuthorities and
of the Governor of the State during the
period Of disorder through which we have
passed, reflect the universal sentiment OF
all respectable citizens. The Governors
pointed proclamat ons, decisive use OF the
militia and timely instructions to the proper
officers to enforce the law Furnishing any
illegal interference with the tracks or trains
of railroad with ten years Imprisonment,
had an excellent effect throughout the
State wherever disorder had made its ap-
pearance. The discreet action of the
Mayor, Police and Park Commissioners in
the matter of the Tompkins square meeting
put sudden stop to all danger Of q dis
turbance in this city. If the privilege of
assembling had been denied to the Com
munists the idea that free speech had been
suppressed would have excited sympathy
for q set of mischievous agitators who are
now despised by honest workingmen, and
would have been regarded as an evidence OF
timidity or Of sense of weakness on the
part of the police. The Communist leaders
would have been rejoiced ut the refusal of
their request, as they would then have
filled the streets with excited crowds for
the purpose of inciting riot. The prompt
consent of the authorities confounded the
Communist plans.
lie completeness Of the precautions to
prevent any trouble at the meeting also de-
serve praise. There was no needless dis
play, no departure from the ordinary con-
dition of affairs, and yet every man in the
crowd knew, az one of The speakers said,
that there was sufficient force around them
prepared to crush at once and severely pun
ish any attempt to disturb the public peace.
In every aspect the action OF the authorities
in connection with the meeting was credit
able. 1t proved their determination to pro-
tect the city from lawlessness and their
ability to do so without infringing on any
of the privileges guaranteed to free people
or without adopting any extraordinary
measures. It broke the backbone Of law
lessness in the city, and we should regret
to see political or other considerations
tempt any portion of the press into denying
the authorities the credit justly their due.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

The WBATHER.-The western depression shows
n Ications OF moving away to the Northeast
The pressure has risen along the Atlantic coast
and is highest in the Northeast. 1t
b also rising ut the Rocky Mountains
In the Upper Mississippi valley, middle
and lake districts, general cloudiness and
rains have prevailed, with winds mostly from
the southward. The temperature has fallen
throughout the country, except in the lower
lake region. The weather in New YORK today
will be cooler and cloudy, or partly cloudy,
possibly with occasional rains.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
INSANITY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Ernest Richter, aged thirty-four years, OF No 21o
East Houston street. lett his homo Saturday July
and went 10 that portion OF the Central Park known
as the "Rinbe." There he shot himself in
the lett breast innicting wound that was thought
would prove fatal He taken to the Presbyterian
Hospital, where under good care and treatment, he
recovered, and left for his home several days ago He
has since frequently threatened to take his
life and has been closely watched by two
family. BY some means he procured pistol and en-
deavored TO shoot himself with II yesterday. His
children had him placed in padded cell in Bellevue
Hospital last night. Riohher undo ubtedy insane
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

TIE TRIAL OF BUXTON, the Mormon mur-
dercr will conclusively show one thng-whether
it is possible to obtain conviction of Mormon
criminal under the present jury system Of the
Territory. If lfe escapes justice will be mere
mockery, and Congress must interfere or forever
surrender Utah to Brigham Young.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

MEXICO has never hesituted to cross the boun-
Diary whenever her banditti made too free with
the property OF her own citizens, but when they
prey upon Americans she insists that must
stay on our side the line The correspondence
elsewhere printed throws some light on this
point. In it we arc also given the cheerful in
formation that we shall 90 to destruction if we
make war on Mexico-that is, Mexico believes
Sue shall
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

Second Report ON the Custom House.
The second report of the Custom House
Committee clearly shows that most OF the
complaints made against the management
arise from the influence of politicians in
procuring nominations Of their favorites to
Custom House places. A case is mentioned
where prominent politician wrote three
times and finally made personal ap-
peal to have p friend of his reinstated, though
he confessed he knew all the time
that the man had been dismissed for
dishonesty. The pressure of partisan inhu-
ences has been so strong that it could not
under the old system be resisted, and it's
fruits were, on the testimony of the chief
officers of the Custom House, the appoint
ment of persons unfit because of ineffi-
cheney, neglect of duty, drunkenness,
bribery and general dishonesty. The COM
mission urge that no reform is possible
unless the Custom House employees shall
be appointed for fitness alone, without re-
gard to political influence, and shall hold
their places during good behavior and have
the hope of promotion tor good conduct
They point out that the collection of
duties must be more costly and difficult
here, with one thousand seven hundred
dutiable articles and high duties, than in
England, with but forty dutiable articles
and generally low duties. But as Eng
land gets about as much revenue
from forty articles as we from one
! thousand seven hundred why not try
her plan for awhile? In regard to salaries
the report points out that many are too low,
considering the skill required and the re-
sponsibilities of the places and this we
think very true. The Commissioners be-
lieve a smaller force better paid would be an
improvement. But they urge, above every
thing else, permanence of tenure and prohi-
bition of partisan influences over appoint
ments,
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

An OPEN Observation-Disclosures that it is
one Of the roads that may be said to traverse
the district of the strike we are glad to record
that the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad is not and has not been involved
in the disturbance. There has been no Interrupt
ton of traffic ON the road, and the officers do
not a,,prchcnd any.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
ACCIDENT TO A NEWARK MISS.
IpY rrLEanApH ro THE HERALD. |

icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NxwARK, N. j., July 27, 1877.
This afternoon, whlo Lotie Barnett and Nellie Mer
ritt were playing with a revolver ut the residence Of
ex-Cty Treasurer Stout corner Of Astor street and
Frelinghuysen avenue, the weapon accidentally ex.
ploded Inc ball entered Mss Barnett's skull over
the right temple She cannot live, tho doctors say
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

TIE CoAL REGIONS threaten to be the theatre
Of lawlessncss and bloodshed long after the rnil.
road strike has come to al end. In all that sec
ton OF Pennsylvania there is u bad spirit in the
mir, and riotous proceedings have already taken
place at many points. Those in the vicinity of
Plymouth have been specially outrageous and
call for the sterncst measures of repression.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

The HERALD special newspaper train to Sara
togo, Sharon a'sd RiclJield Springs Luke Lx-e,7se
md Lake George and all Intermediate points, ria
Hudson River Albany and Schenectady, runs
ere'y Sunday during Me summer season. News-
dealers mnest send IN their orders direct to the New
YORK HERALD.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

CHIEF JOSEPH has no idea of surrendering or
retrcating. He is strongly intrenched, and the
dream of his savage life is to whip General How
ard and then become good Indian. Pierce
City, it is reported is in serious peril and fears
are entertained for it's safety The trining policy
of the government will in all probability involve
US in an extensive Indian war.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

THE INDIAN TROUBLES in the Black Hills
have, it appears, been exaggerated The re-
ports we're probably the inspiration Of suffers
and post traders. The missing lieutenant and
his company have turned up all right, which
would appear to confirm the truth of the state
ments in regard to the tranquility of that Sec
finn
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
MURDER BY A sTEPsoN.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July a. 1871
On Saturday last A. o. Shields, an Old citizen living
near Bolivar, Tenn was brutay assasstnated by
his stepson named Aous Phillips who was assisted by
William Burras. Phillips has been arrested and lodged
In JAIL but Burras escaped.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The quotations
for the principal stocks showed considerable
advance on the previous days prices. Gold
opened and closed at 1O5l2 Government bonds
werc firm. Railroad bonds were higher. Money
ON call was easy Mt 112 2 per cent.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the reatler im New York today sciH be
cooler and cloudy, or partly cloudy, possibly sci0
occasional rains.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

Two INNOCENT LOOKING RATLTNEs hung out
pf lower portfolio OF the Havana steamer yes
terday, but q curious Custom House officer
found two bags OF superb cigars at their ends,
all of which were properly taken to the seizure
room.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

BosroN rejoices i'll the possession Of the model
dog catcher. He does his work SO quietly that
even the dogs are in their happy hunting
grounds before they know it,
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

TIE EFFICIENCY of the New York Post Office
was shown yesterday by the distribution Of over
three hundred thousand letters delayed by the
riots and strikes on the different railroads.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

TIE DANGER of interfering between o man
and his wife has received fresh illustration in
New Jersey. The peaccmaker is dead and the
husband is n murderer
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

TEXAS furnishes idea in strikes. Her
strikers have become special policemen and
taken the law into their own hands.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

tnat Hls TASK Is made dlmcult anu,
perhaps, impossible by the intrigues
and Vaccinations of such men as
Mr.. Arthur, chiefs of trade unions, who
stir up discomfort and foment strife. But
after all, as it used to be said during the
late war that the use of general is to win
battles, SO we should say in these affairs,
the use of a railroad president is to carry on
his road successfully for the stockhold-
ers, and he does not do this when he allows
himself to be surprised by sudden out
burst and strike, which is sure to infict
serious losses on the company whose agent
he is. We should say, for instance, that the
stockholders of any of the roads on which
strike has just now taken place would be far
happier if their president had got on with
out strike and would think him an ADLER
man.
A railroad is great and complicated
machine, but it is a blunder in him who
manages it if he considers the men who
help him to work it only machines ALSO
They are men, human beings, creatures
with affections, enjoyments, hopes; with
with serious responsibilities, and no man
who travels much by rail but must often
have been struck with the frightful risks he
would run on journey Of several hundred
miles if great number of men, working at
all hours and in all weathers. and mostly
absolutely faithful to their duties. wise
railroad management would treat the men
thus employed IN a friendly, considerate and
Christian spirit; would show constant and
sincere interest in their welfare; would
study out and bring into use expedients to
in these ways would endeavor to form
corps Of loyal, interested, contented work
men. If any man says this is impossible,
we reply frankly that he is unfit to have
charge of great and permanent enterprise
like railroads. machine which never
provide for the one contingency which
embarrasses the man facturer or mill owner,
who may be compelled by hard times to dis
miss his men. If any man says that such a
policy would not win the men he does not
know workingmen. 1t is not very long ago
that, when Mr.. Arthur had stirred up strike
of the engineers on a prominent railroad, the
company wisely defeated him by proposing
to their engineers to help them establish a
life insurance company, securing to each
ones family sum ut his death or in case
he was disabled in the discharge of his duty.
There was no strike.
But why should not every great railroad
company take pains to establish life insur-
ance fund for all it's men? Could its stock
holders do q wiser thing than by such an
expedient to bind their servants to their in
terests? And why should the manager Of
railroad deal at arms length with his people?
If, because the road is not earning so much
money as formerly, he feels it necessary to
cut down wages, why should he not take the
trouble to explain this to his men frankly;
make them feel that they are dealt with as
reasonable people and in humane and
Christian spirit, and strive to convince
their judgments?
Courts of arbitration would often be USE
full, but there are means in the hands Of
every railroad manager which would make
even arbitration needless.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

ALGIERs has considerably resolved not to re-
1uirc passports from American citizens in future.
Exactly why Americans SO there is a mystery,
but they do.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

SEVERAL INCENDIARY FIRES in different parts
of the country are reported-the work, possibly
of the Pittsbug patriots
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

UREA, N, ", July ~ 1877.
Mrs. Delos II. Clark instantly killed'by lightning
at Bridaewater at thrce o'clock this afternoon while
taxing refuge with her husband and hve ethers In
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

PARIS is in the throes of revolution on the
glove question Shall Saxony kids OF Partisan
nittcns be the fashion is the great matter in dis
pute, and the contest is bitter ~ if it involved
o change of government.