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The New York herald., 1877-03-01
The Old, Old story.

The old, old story was told again in the
Assembly yesterday. A member of that
august body rose to question of privilege,
and, after making the startling announce
ment that member Of the House had been
approached with offers of money to infiu-
ence his decision on legislation, moved
that an investigation Of the case be
made by the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections. This brought Mr..
Hustled to his feet, and the ex-Speaker sug-
gested that the name of the approached
member should be given, in order to facili-
tate the inquiry. But the mover, with an
air of mystery, refused to disclose the name
of the incorruptible representative at pres
ent, and left the House to guess perplexedly
ut the legislative rara avis and the lobbymen
to speculate anxiously as to which of them
had been stupid enough to make bid for a
''squealer.
1t is not likely that the investigation will
bring forth my fruits Ever since the gen.
eral-in-chief of the grand army Of the lobby
testified under oath that he had received n
hundred thousand dollars or thereabouts
from railroad corporation on consideration
that he should walk up and down State
street hill smoking cigars, and escaped
the State Prison, both bribers and
bribe takers have snapped their fin
gers at committees of inquiry. Besides,
who supposes that seven Assemblymen
could be got together who would make any
discovery in relation to bribery? Why
should they interfere with the gentle
men who tried to buy the last indignant
Assemblyman who demands nm investiga-
ton? Don't they know how it is them
selves? And IS not this incorruptible story
an old ono in Legislative annals? To be
sure it is. The Committee on Privileges
and Elections can employ their time more
proftably than in any such business.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

tertained by Governor Bedle influences the
opinion he expresses to our reporter in an
interview published elsewhere, that the
anonymous letters are "of no Importance
whatever" and are only can artful dodge
to clear Oschwald and Ryan" There are
two of these letters-one which was sent to
Oschwald's counsel during the trial
and another which has been pub
lished in the HERALD. The latter OF
these was written too late to be used in saving
the two mems lives, and hence that at least
could not have been an ''artful dodge"
Governor Bedle states that he has compared
the letter first received, and which is in his
possession, with the facsimile of that
subsequently received by the HERALD,
and that they bear no similarity
to each other But why not allow
the letter held by him to be seen and pub
lshed side by side with the HERALD letter !?
Why. in short, should any distractions be
thrown in the way of the discovery of the
real murderer Of Officer Brock if he
is still unpunished Why should not
the Jersey authorities lead in the
effort to unearth the whole truth
Will not their Indifference, their bad temper
when the subject is broached, and their
failure to aid in bringing every clew to light,
be construed as proof that the guilt of
Ryan and Oschwald is not so certain, and
an evidence of their fear that Jersey justice
may, in this instance, have sent two inno-
cent men to dishonored graves?
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
Suicide or Nj urslere

There is mystery about the fate of Kate
Riedl which in the cause OF justice should
be unravelled. The young girl found dead
on Staten Island cannot speak. Her voice
was silonced before her body was discov-
cred. The one thing certain is that she died
by poison, and the supposition is that the
poison was one which kills instantaneously
and surely. Either she committed suicide
knowingly, then, or the drug was admins
tered to her by another person, or she was
induced by some one to swallow it, in igno-
rance Of its deadly effect. Everything that
has come to light about the girl thus far is
adverse to the theory of intentional self
destruction. She was young, good looking,
without moral scruples regarding her course
of life, willing to enjoy herself as we'll as
she could, and not in immediate
suffering or poverty or fear Of dis
grace. She had been mother be-
fore, and it is only reasonable to believe
that the prospect of becoming mother
again could only have been annoying to her
inasmuch as it was likely to entail on her
the care of child. There is no reason to
suspect that her condition would have
driven her to suicide while there is good
ground for supposing that the chance of
of an infant might have induced her to
adopt any supposed remedy that might have
been suggested or offered by some person
in whom she placed confidence But, if she
had determined to take her own life, no
reasonable cause can be assigned why she
Staten Island, and died by her own hand in
retired spot on the public highway.
Let us suppose that some person, on whom
she was burden, and whose anxiety to be
rid of her was increased by the knowledge
of her condition, had resolved to take her
life. It would have been easy and natural
for him to have persuaded the confiding girl
to consent to escape tho coming burden to
have given her drug and made her believe
it was a swift and certain relief from her
condition when in fact it was deadly
poison to have induced her to 60 to Staten
Island or some other place where she was
unknown instead of taking the medicine in
her own room where inquiry might be made
as to the cause of her illness, and under this
pretence and by means Of this trap to
have caused her death. 1t would be well
for the police to direct their investigation to
the discovery whether any person went with
the poor girl to Staten Island shortly before
her death, as such visit might have been
made for the purpose of selecting q spot
suitable for taking the medicine with which,
under this theory, she would have supposed
she was supplied; whether any person be-
trayed knowledge that she had gone to
Staten Island, and whether any person an
swering the description of those associated
with the deceased can be found to have pur-
chased prussic acid or to have been in a
position to obtain possession of such a
deadly poison. Certainly tho case requires
much more searching inquiry than it has
yet received.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Justice Clifford also has temper.
VIII Hayes keep Fish IN the CaOinctP
1t is now 900 nights before Christmas.
T,ldcn resembles Lcrdo but Lerdo
Sunset Cox IS longer u Tildcn man.
Matt Carpenter is taking blue glass pills.
David Dudley Fields anger rises iro ard ire.
The free lunches nre kept going during Lent
Sir Alexander T. Gait OF Montreal, Is at tho Gilscy.
Secretary Robcson will become a submarine diver.
when Shclabargcr gapcs he looks lko Emily SOL
denc.
It is now thought that Cameron will squeeze
through.
Did IT ever to the thcoogians that cheese is
animal iood2
space to timc'
become u miniature
Secretary OF tho Senate Gorham nspiros TO DO a Son.
ntor from California
Tho Illustrated London Nc'os has sent artist in.
tcrvicw Schliemann.
The radical Newark advertiser now calls thcm "the
gentlemen Of the South"
Mr. W. do Meissncr, Secretary OF the Russian Loga-
tion at Washington, Is at tho Union Square
Remember, young man, that Washington did not
sign his name to false check at Valley Forge.
"Brutus:"-You arc right about Shakespeare. But
did you ever hear of his speaking OF spitz dogY
The democrats think they have much right to
Dom Piatt tho republicans have to Bob IDgcrsoI
Rochester Democrat:--"Iondon weather is man
aged principally by tho NEW York HEHALD's observer.
Kcpplor, the cartoonist is making comic German
paper out of Puck The drawings are specially good.
From reports this morning tho probabilities arc
that March will como In like Hayes and go out like
Grant.
Euening Telegram:-"A Boston street car conductor
Is divinity student, and he pulls the strap simply or
the purpose OF studying human nature What a
chance he would have night car on the Third ave-
nue. linci"
Tho Kansas City Times will insist that politicians
are promo TO go "bust:" but forgets that Winnie
Ream is Q "bustcr."
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
Should There Bc AN Investig alton

Should There Bo an InvcsngnttOn
Governor Bedle no doubt acted con-
scientiously and in his own judgment
simply performed his duty when he deter
mined on enforcing the sentence of the law
in the case Of Oschwald and Ryan, the re-
puted murderers of Officer Brock. Tho
Governor believed the men to be guilty.
In his own words, used to q HERALD re-
porter, 'there was not shadow of doubt in
his mind" as to their guilt and hence
his refusal to interfere with their
execution. But other persons, just as con-
scientious as Governor Bedle and quite as
anxious as he can be to bring offenders
against the law to punishment, are not SO
well satisfied that Ryan and Oschwald were
the real murderers of Officer Brock, and
they desire, in Justice to the dead as well as
to the living, That oil doubt on the question
shall be cleared away.
Why should not the case be thoroughly
investigated, and why should not the anony-
nous letters and all other clews that are
likely to lead to the discovery of the truth
be vigiantly followed up? Governor Bedle
and Judge Depue are sound lawyers and
honest men, but as such they will
not insist on tho infallibility OF
their judgment. 1t is just posi-
Bile that tho strong and unyieldine
belief in the guilt of the two dead men en-
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
lnsidious Hostility to Rapid Transit.

lnsidious Hostility TO Rapid Transit
week or two since. and another in the Sen.
ate more recently, Of which the effect would
be to embarrass obstruct, postpone and de-
feat rapid transit. Bills got up with this
intention deserve and must expect no mercy
from the people of this metropolis. The
Assembly bill was drafted, or at least intro
duced, by q prominent member from
this city. No city member who has q
proper regard for his reputation con afford
to stab rapid transit under the fifth rib, or
to lend himself either desienedly or un-
knowingly to the artful schemes Of the horse
who aids these companies in their efforts to
defeat rapid transit need ever expect an
other election from our citizens. If he is
blind or stupid enough to be bamboozled by
the horse car companies he is unfit to be q
member of tho Legislature, and if he lends
against him is still worse. Even if he is the
innocent dupe of the horse car companies
he cannot escape imputations fatal to
his honor. These soulless corporations are
known to be wealthy and unscrupulous (;
nobody doubts their willingness to spend
money profusely to defeat rapid transit ;
and when q city member acts against the
nearly unanimous sentiment Of his con-
stituents in serving the ends of these COR
porations they will be apt to put their own
construction on his motives. In proportion
as he is man of known intelligence will be
and not IN accomplice. The Assembly
bill to which we have referred is framed for
the purpose of embarrassing the rapid transit
companies by raising and prolonging ques-
tions respecting compensation to owners of
private property. The present rapid transit
law gives them sufficient protection, and the
stealthy object Of the new bill is to enable
them to institute vexatious and dilatory
suits in the courts and to obstruct rapid
transit under the mask Of feigned solicit
tude for private rights of property Every
such deceitful mask must be torn off and
the abettors of the horse CIR companies be
exposed to the gaze Of their betrayed fellow
citizens. The Senate bill introduced day
or two since by SenatorWagstaff also from this
city, discloses equal hostility to rapid tran
sit under different disguise. 1t in effect
prohibits any but underground roads
through the centres Of blocks, and contains
provisions respecting compensation which
would enable private owners to stave off
their construction forever by dilatory pro-
ceedings in the courts. We say, and say
with emphasis, that no member of either
branch of the Legislature from this city who
values his reputation, can afford to be the
open or the covert tool of the horse car COM
panies in their deadly hostility to rapid tran
sit.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

The CARNIVAL, which was thought to be dead,
is rcsuscitatcd, and its friends predict its sue
cess. Anything that will add to the innocent
amusements of the city is always welcome, but
It should be known who are to be the managers
of the proposed festival before the public in
dorscs it. If are to have n carnival in New
York VIC cannot be too careful about the manner
in which it is planned and executed.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

THE TESTIMONY given yesterday in the Juvc-
nile Guardian Society case bore hard upon Mr..
Robertson, but harder upon the socctys man.
agers. The honesty of these gentlemen is
probably ns great as is claimed by their friends,
but the public long ago learned thatincapacity
and carclessncss in the selection of employees
may work more harm than dishonesty ever did.
There is hardly charity, with its dependents,
which will not be subjected to suspicion by the
manifest blundcr of this perfectly respectable
Board of Managers.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

WALL STREET YEsrERDAY.-Thc stock market
was active and there was q general rally in
prices. This was chiefly observable in the coal
stocks, Western Union and New York Central.
Gold opened at 1O47s, declined to 1O4ai, and
closed weak ut 1O4os. Government bonds wcrc
fcvcrish and closed weaker, while railroad bonds
were irregular.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

be due to them for the escape of the Repub-
lie from stupendous peril and the deliv-
erance of the South from a more malignant
form of federal domination than they have
yet experienced.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

From oar reports his morning the probabilities
arc that the ,ceathcr in Mem York today ,ciU be
cool and clear or partly cLo1tdy.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
Progress. OF tho Count Yesterday.

Progress OF tho Count Yesterday.
good deal of time was wasted by the
filibusters yesterday, but they gained no
real advantage. Great credit is due to
Speaker Randall for his vigor and
frmness in ruling against dilatory
motions, and to Mr.. Fernando Wood
for the parliamentary skill and invincible
persistence with which he confronted
the obstructionists There is good reason to
believe that the business will be ended
to-day, to the great relief of public anxiety.
The filibusters made a desperate fight yes
terday throughout the greater part of the
day, and succeeded in consuming seven or
eight hours over the case of South Carolina,
which ought to have been despatched in two
They were at last brought to terms by
Mr.. Wood, who compelled them to
choose between q more reasonable course
and an all night session for the purpose of
completing the count. A vote was taken on
the South Carolina decision Of the commits
sion notice was sent to the SenAte the joint
convention reassembled, and the votes of
South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas were
counted in regular order Then the Vermont
certificate was opened and objected to, when
q disgusting scene was enacted by the
irrepressible filibuster, Springer. Springer
was not drunk, but had he been he could
not have committed more fagrant breaches
of parliamentary decorum. His headlong
zeal and strength of lungs did not permit
him to be easily put down, and he received
more than was due ofthe indulgence usually
bestowed on maniac. After the objections
to Vermont had been presented the Senate
retired, when the House took recess until
ten o'clock this morning. The counting of
the votes will undoubtedly be successfully
concluded to-day in spite of the ranting, OBJ
structive flibusters. After Vermont, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia will be counted
without loss of time, and if the filibusters
make a fight on Wisconsin the House will be
kept in continuous session until that last
State is disposed of. The Senate behaved
admirably on the Vermont case after retir-
ing to their chamber. With prompt unan-
unity they voted down the objections as
frivolous and are ready to go again into
Joint convention as soon rs the House shall
give them notice. We are at ''the begin
ming of the end"
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

Board can increase but not decrease the
rate of toll fixed by the Legislature for the
year it might be well if Lieutenant Gov
ernor Dorsheimers policy should be
carried even further than he proposes. The
rates should be put by the Legislature SO
low as to be merely nominal, leaving the
Canal Board management as flexible as that
of the railroads and enabling the canals to
meet and compete with the railroad trick of
reducing freights during the season of navi-
cation. five pursue this policy we shall
have tolls low enough to satisfy oil interests
and the power to compete at oil times with
the railroads. We shall also insure the per-
manency of our canal system, which is OF
great importance to New York, and which
would be endangered by making the main
tenance of the canals charge on the State.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

ANOTHER New YORKER is chasing IN enor-
nous English fortune May nobody ''cross his
scent"
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

. THE OVATION rendered Mr. Hayes by the citi-
Eens Of Columbus last evening was a genuine
outburst of feeling. Men of all parties badc him
Godspeed, women blessed him, and little chill
drcn sang to him.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

LET EVERYBODY Of saving disposition emi-
crate to Flatbush, where taxpayers have been
receiving charity coal this winter.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

The PROSPECTS, OF "thc music Of the future
arc discussed at length in the HERALD to-dny,
the father Of said music taking an active part in
tho discussion
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

A New ART GALLERY, arranged according to
an original plan, is described in another column.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
T RIPPLE SH e e T
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH |, 1877.
NOTICE TO COUNTRY DEALERS.

The Adams Express Company a special newspaper
brain pennsy Railroad and
leaving Jersey City at qu.r'e. pas. four A. daily and
West Harrisburg ana South TO Washington reaching
rhadelphia quarter past six A. ~ and Washington a.
ono =. NJ
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

THE PROJECT of new thoroughfare along tho
line of the Brooklyn Bridge roadway docs not
seem to make rapid hendway. The owners of
real estate in the Fourth ward are still in doubt
as to their real interests.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

THE GRAND DUKES have left us rs quietly and
Unexpectedly us they came.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


OLYMPIC THEATRE-RouND THE CLocx
BOwERY THEATRE-MAS AND WIFE.
BROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-Two OnrnAxa
BOOTHS ThEATRE-FIrrn AvESux
PARK THEArRE-ouR BOARDING HoUsA
HELLER'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FIFTH AVENUE rHEATRs-Lrxovs.
wALLACK's THEATRE-A MORNING CALL
UNION SQUARE THEArRE-TnE DASIcHErrs
NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
EAGLE rHEArRE-AIMrE.
0zRMANIA THEATRE-o DIksH MAxsSrE
sTADT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NIBIOS GARDEN-ARouSp THE WORLD.
TIvOLI ITHEATRE-yARiyrY.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs
KELLY 4 Icons MINsTRELS.
EGYPTIAN HALL SENSATIONAL vAaIxrr.
NO. s5s BROADwAY-"BurrEn HEAD"
PARTISAN VARIETIES.
COLUMBIA OPERA HOUsE-yAnrrrY.
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE-wREsrLrxc JoA
ACADEMY OF DEsrGN--wArrR CoLons.
THEATRE COMIQUE-vARInrY.
GILMoRE's GARDEN.-RAcEs.
BROOKLYN RINK-PArISAcE SKATING.
TONY PASTORS TnEArKE-vArrErv.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

THE WEATHER.-We predicted on the 25th
ult, '.In the southwest, "a disturbance is develop
ing in Mexico and each day since then havo
called attention TO tho steady indications Of it's
approach to the western coast of the Gulf Yes
tcrdny morning the storm area manifested
itself ut Indianola and Galveston, and Is
now moving toward Louisiana and the
Gulf States. Another area of low pressure is
advancing eastward from Montana and Wyo-
ming Due notice Of the approach Of this disturb
eucc was also published in the HERALD. The
pressure continues low on the coast of Nova
Scotia. The highest barometer is now in tho
lake and Ohio Valley districts. Cloudiness pre-
vails in tho Northwest, tho Southwest and
On tho South Atlantic coast, with par
iial cloudy weather in the Northeastern
district. At all Northern and Central districts
clear weather prevails. Tho temperature has
risen considerably in tho Northwest and South
west Snow has fallen at Cheyenne, and rain at
Shreveport and Indianola, Texas The rivers
have fallen slightly ut all points. During to-day
hcevy rains are probable in tho Western Gulf
Rtatea and light snow or rain TN the Missouri
VALLEY. Tho weather in New York will be cool
md clear or partly cloudy.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

OPERATIONS ON FLOOD Rock, in the Hell Gate
channel, are once moro progressing, and General
Newton is again busy directing tho excavation
of that dangerous obstruction to naviga-
tion. We print elsewhere some interesting
details regarding the work With regard
to the effects of the clearing out Of
the He'll Gate channel on tho tidal cur
rents, we would repeat the statement
made by the HERALD while interpretations for tho
removal of Hallctt's Point Reef were approaching
completion. BY increasing the section of the
channel tho currents will be increased some
what in force, but decreased in duration. The
absence of distractions will render navigation
safe for the largest ships; therefore, although
they may be carried through the channel with
increased speed, no apprehcnsions need be enter
tanned on that account.
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