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The New York herald., 1877-12-07
An African Raiiro.d scheme.

It is perhaps scarcely worth while to dis
cuss the wisdom of the proposed appropria-
tion of money for the survey Of q railroad
route in Africa, inasmuch as it cannot be
possible that money will be spent in such a
way at time when the democracy, through
pursuit Of economy, is getting o cheap
reputation for legislative virtue The petit
tion in which this appropriation is asked
for presents as its ultimate purpose the
s'opening market for our manufactures
with Central Africa, which is . largo pro.
gramme. and proposes the modest initiation
Of preliminary survey ''from the Republic
Of Liberia one or two hundred miles into the
Niger valley" As 1t is proposed that the
railroad thus begun shall be transcontinen-
tai it will eventually exhaust q great many
such instalments, and before spending even
q little money Congress will naturally want
to know how much money it must eventu-
ally spend to utilize that little. It is alto
gether a bad time to propose that Con-
gress should build transcontinental rail-
roads, especially in Africa.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
Rad RlnancierinU

Commissioner Murphy, treasurer Of the
Excise Board, explains to . HERALD re-
porter what is done with the money ool-
lected for licenses. It has been the prac-
tice, Mr.. Murphy says, to keep the license
money in bank for thirty days after the
license is granted, and then to hand 1t over
to the Finance Department. Meanwhile
the money has been deposited. under Mr..
Murphy's treasurership, in the Germania
Bank, which has, he says, paid no interest
on the deposit. Since the practice has pre-
vailed of taking money from applicants in
advance of the issue Of the licenses Of course
the amount in the treasurer's hands has
accumulated largely. The deposits have
lain for months in the Excise Boards hands
without the application being acted upon.
Mr.. Murphy states that since last August he
has deposited all sums, whether on deposit
only or actually paid for Licenses, with the
City Chamberlain; but he has now. he says,
seventy-fve thousand dollars in his own
hands, deposited in the Germania Bank, 80
that the former statement does not appear
to be strictly accurate. As Commissioners
Murphy gets no interest for this money it
is not very shrewd financial operation to
keep it out Of the public treasury where. IL
would draw interest Indeed, the Excise
6nanciering seems to be Of o very curious
character altogether. Why should the actual
license fees be kept in the hands of the
Commissioners for thirty days after the
licenses are granted, or, indeed, for single
day Why should Mr. Murphy deposit
seventy-fvs thousand dollars, or, indeed,
seventy-fve cents, Of the peoples money in
bank to his private account where it lies
without drawing interest? Does Mr.. MUIR
ply give bonds to the Chamberlain for the
safe keeping of the public moneys, and IL
50, to what amounta The city is borrowing
money on revenue bonds. while Treasurer
Murphy Is thus allowing thousands OF dol
lars Of the peoples money to lie unem-
ployed and 'tof course) improbable. This
is not financial skill; it is not even business
conduct. The Excise Board should be re-
quired to pay its receipts every day into the
Chamberlain's Office, which would b<much
more convenient than to carry il down 70
the Germania Bank
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

of honest intentions and fear that the great
trouble with him is that he has had bad ad-
visers. We do not doubt that he can make
a better Cabinet than the present, and that,
too, without advertising and even WITHOUT
consulting the tastes Of sprightly Western
editors or enterprising Washington corre-
spondents. When he does change his ad-
visers we hope he will rely on his own good
sense-the same good sense that dictated
the best parts of his Message. We fear he
has lent too indulgent an ear to Western
prairie geniuses and brilliant Washington
correspondents. These correspondents
seem to think themselves commissioned to
wind up the clock of public opinion but
the editors are more than certain, they are
cock-sure that they correct the time.
Strangers at Washington, taking these twin
powers at their own valuation, would sup
pose that they rule not only the President,
but the Cabinet, Congress and the whole
country. Such strangers would return
home more mixed than Dickens was on his
first visit and be qualified to write sillier
book than his American Notes" In all
kindness to President Hayes we hope he
will cut loose from foolish advisers, whether
of the backstairs sort or belonging to his
Cabinet. n
In spite of some blunders he has still
golden opportunity, and with sagacious
Cabinet he might emulate our really great
Presidents and aspire to rank next after
Washington and Lincoln. 1t may be said
that Washington laid the corner stone OF
the Republic, that Jackson made it habita-
.ble, that Lincoln put on the root, and
Hayes, if he rises to the height of his oppor-
tunities, may accomplish work hardly less
valuable Besides, from the exceptional
achievements of Washington and Lincoln
the country has done much under other
Presidents. The War Of 1912 proved
our ability to take caro- Of our
selves, and the Mexican war attested
the resolution with which we protect
our borders and the generosity with which
we treat q conquered country. We paid
handsomely for all the Mexican territory
which we annexed, although we might have
held it by what Bismarck called the divine
right Of conquest. We feel sure that Presi-
dent Hayes will protect the public credit
and maintain the national honor unsullied,
and if it should become necessary to take
Mexico in hand again we hope he will equal
the vigor and eclipse the magnanimity of
our first Mexican war. He has great oppor-
tunities and has not yet fallen into any mis-
takes SO irretrievable as to prevent his leav-
ing brilliant record.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Burmese boys take 70 arithmetic.
It 10 "a treat" 10 meet some men
No jokes explained after the Ink 10 dry.
Russian ladies drink tea favored with rum.
Englishmsn are talking much about hydrophobis.
Russian humorous journals are simply leentous.
An Oregon girl eiopsd with man who died on the
tour slaslse 81 a,
General Mcclellan v making advances upon rrsn.
eisnovA e.s.Ee,
Sir s.rassord Dc Rsdeliaa The great Ensiish dipio
mat, 10 very Ill
.iiebis extract OF vi.upsrAsion" 10 good; but an
Englishman said IL
Resolve that you viii really bssis 70 rise With The
sun-pexs summer
China had coins twenty -ssns centuries before there
were any IN England
The Spectator thinks that this last half century
great age for English poetry.
Adam vas the Arss senator Hs paired with Eve,
and ale apples 10 the Sonata
An Alabama paper says that misuonsttss are bloom
ing and that strawberries are ripa
The japanese make . bird lime with which they
catch animals as largo as monkeys
The survivor Of the Davenport Brothers, Spiritual
t,s. is living In Southern California
General Grant being asked AZ Paris what brandy he
preferred said "Lst rs have psseh."
Judging from ordinary obscrvasssn. We believe shat
NJ. ramsse In early life learned to saw wood.
great many Ohio men got seasck this year for toe
drss time. They we're on thor way foreign o6icsa
horse that made the famous charge with she
Light sngads in the crmsa Is nov living At o,sne
ham.
Ex Governor Packard, Of Louisana, left Washing.
ton last night for New Orleans whore he is called by
the probably fatal illness Of QUE Of hts children
William Black says that the Indian u, BY instnos and
tradition gentleman, and that he IL nearest ap-
proach one can get to the good old English squire.
President Hayes ought to have one Of The old time
clerks 10 tutor him In governmental etiqustta Nj.
Evarts 10 good lawyer; but Mr. Barclay might keep
him from doing some OF the foolish things hs doss
Clsrkson N. Potter has accepted an invitation V
deliver tho annual oration before the literary societies
OF Roanoke College, Va. At tho commsnesmsat nsxs
June that being the quarto-osnssnniai anniversary
OF the college
Messra Gerrist Smith and George Hamilton. me
electricians who have been In Europe during the past
three months engaged In introducing the quadrupisx
telegraph system, arrived home yesterday In the
Cunard steamer China
A very distinguished company was assembled iass
evening At the Penn Club, Pniiadslphia, 70 receive
B. L Farjeon, the Knshsh novelist, and W. W. Story,
shs artist All the prominent Of letters and
artists Of the Quaker City vers present. and the rs-
csption was Of very enthusiastic character.
Miss Ksts r,sid's Sunday lecture on Charles Dick
ems, IN London a suecssA " Georges Hal. near
Langnam place, was the Of her Efforts and Tbs
seats not only all taken, bus she audience made
frequent and hearty demonstrations Of appreciation
Miss Fields worry strong but the lecture
vsll written, seosively delivered, and the psro-
ration ovor The poess grave In Westminster was pa
ihc,icaiiy eloquent and Enslsh hearts were toochsd
| ~ English eyes tsssinso.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
Marshal Maemahon yields.


The threatening aspect of the political
crisis in France has been happily changed
to one favorable to pacific and even COM
plete solution Of the problem Of government
by the withdrawal of Marshal MacMahon
from his untenable position Of dictator.
The reactionists who surrounded and
advised him to assume an attitude antag-
onistic to the country, having overdone
their work, were appalled, by the situation
they created. and have permitted the better
impulses of the President to assert their
supremacy and inspire him with desire TO
end the struggle by yielding to the popular
WILL Our special despatch this morning
recounts the incidents that ushered in this
policy Of conciliation. The Marshal found
it impossible to count on support from the
monarchical but anti-Bonapartist group
of the Senate for his scheme Of dissolution
which the more desperate of his advisers
prompted him to put in force, and,
knowing that the contest if prolonged
must certainly have ended in civil war
or his resignation. Of power, chose the
sensible course Of accepting o Ministry
representing France instead ofretaining one
that only represented faction. With mill
tary abruptness he says to NJ. Batbie, II
give you carte blanche TO make Ministry In
twenty-four hours" and to the Prefect Of
Versailles II sacrifice you, but am obliged
to do so." Here is the whole case in o nut
shell. The cause of France triumphs, but
officials lose their places.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

WALL STREET YEsrERDAY.-rhe stock mar
ket was remarkable for its frequent small fuo-
tuations, no change of any account being OBJ
servable. Gold advanced from 1O2l2 to 1925
Government bonds were quiet, States steady
and railroads irregular Money on call lent at
8 q per cent, advanced to 2 and closed at 6
per cent?
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
Helping Themselves.

The striking cigarmakers have succeeded
In obtaining possession of large factory on
vesey street, which is to be opened to-
morrow or Monday and run on the CO.
operative principles 1t will, at starting, it
is said, have q force Of Ave hundred men.
It is to be hoped that the scheme will sue
coed, and there Is no reason to doubt
it's success with prudent management
The market must now be in need Of
o supply, and retail dealers will be
very likely 70 patronize the cooperative
association in preference to individual
manufacturers II they can get from
the one as good and as cheap an article
as from the other. Some Of the manufac-
turers have not manifested q good spirit
during the troubles. They have sought
rather to crush the strike by oppressive acts
than by conciliation, and tho result has
been to make the breach between the en-
ployers and employed the wider tho longer
the difficulty has continued. Should the
first cooperative manufactory prove sue
cess Il will lead to the establishment oi
others and may materially change the
character Of the business in this city.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07


A Friendly Reproof Of tho President.
The best friends of Mr.. Hayes are panied
and perplexed by his weak. vacillating and
inconsistent course on the great subject OF
civil service reform. Like all men in power
he has sycophants as we'll as friends Syco-
plants play the lackey and fatter, but real
friends think it their duty to speak the
truth-somo with blunt plainness. in the
hope of arresting his attention others by
insinuation and elaborate courtesy. Mr..
Hayes must not make the mistake Of
reckoning those who speak out faithfully as
his enemies. At all events he will not
make that mistake in the case of SO true and
who 80 eloquently defended him in the
Rochester Convention Mr.. Curtis is the
editor of Harper's Weekly, and in the last
number of that considerate journal he closes
long leading article on the President with
the following candid and manly remarks:-
II would be uncandId however not TO state frankly
that those who are most disposed 10 support the ad
mnstral,on have been disappointed that its course
seems ~ times TO be both tInid and Inconsistent.
Decision, vgor and courage arc always inspirlng ana
u has been TOO often forgotten by the administration
ars not especially politicians and who do not make
themselves loudly heard When such friends see
things which they cannot explain nor reconcile with
the ASSUMED principles or tho administration
they have nothing 10 say IN reply 10 the Jeers and
taunts OF Its open opponents, and, without doubling
good Intentions, they are dishearoned and porpsxed
Undoubled the only chance for the republican party
lay, ana lies In the general direction IN which the Pres
ident began firmly to move after the inauguration.
But uncertainty ana hesitation destroy shat only
chancG' The same 1rnness ana vigor and reliance
upon the patriotic Intelligence Of the country viii
arouse all the national confidence and spirit Which
only ask courageous leadership 3tN iff
We hope the President will lay these
regretful sentences to heart and enable
those who would gladly support him to do
50 proudly, heartily and without reserve.
When SO true . supporter as Mr.. Curtis
feels constrained to tell the President that
his friends sssee things which they cannot
explain nor reconcile with the principles Of
his administration" that 'they have
nothing to say in reply to the taunts and
jeers Of its open opponents" and that
'they are disheartened and perplexed," it
is time for the President to revise his
course. N.i
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
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NEW YORK. FRIDAY. DECEMBER :. 1877.

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The New York herald., 1877-12-07
Hunphreys.


Por long while it has been acknowledged
that dinner with Duke Humphrey was
very insufficient repast for the hungry, and
future ages may be called upon to concede
that Judge OF the same family can render
judgments as light and airy with regard to
law as the Dukes dinner with regard to nu-
tritious viands. But II Judge Humphrey
decision in the case Of Senator Patterson
had not much law in 1t at least 1t contained
some fine phrases, some original views in
regard to faction and first rate testimonial
or character for the United States Senate.
II any one wants more than that in single
decision he is unreasonable. That body
(ths Senate) the Judge holds Is 'morally
and intellectually capaoitated" to decide on
Patterson's case, therefore the Judge "cannot
reconcile IL to his sense Of duty to give aid
in placing manacles and handouts around
and about the individual citizen for the
purpose Of surrendering him bound into
the hands OF those who may not be dis
passionate enough 70 vindicate the true
right OF the individual, or to those who
might be led BY impassioned appeals to .
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

Fro0s or reports this morning Me probabilities
are that Tie sceadser in Ne,c York aud It's vicinity
to-day ,riu be cold aad fair or partly cloudy, and
tomorrow cleur and revy cold.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

The House COMMITTEE ON Education and
Labor has called down upon itself the female
scorn Of unborn generations by cruelty killing
the project for o woman's university in Wash
iuptOu
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

SOME CURIOUS and suggestive records turned
mp in the courts yesterday The name Of Gil
man, now in the Penitentiary, appeared as one
Of the Grand Jury which indicted Case, and the
name OF Lambert, of the Security Life, ON trial
for perjury, was called in the list Of grand
jurors.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

IT Was HARDLY FAIR on the part of Mr.. Hale,
Of Maine to object to even the reading of the
Cuban resolutions Of sympathy In the House
yesterday. 70.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

FROM THE TESTIMONY given yesterday in the
trial of Dr. Lambert it is very evident that the
Popular Life had some marvellous book kkeepers
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

Ex-PREsIDEST LERDo has sensibly come t.
the conclusion that it is better and safer to live
In France than to hend instructions in Mexico
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

BERGEN, who will be hanged in Ohio to-day
for having committed murder while drunk,
unselfishly took the pledge yesterday for the
balance Of his life.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

CONGRESS YEsrERDAY.--TheH House appears to
be disinclned to do any business until after the
holiday recess. 1t was only a short time in ses-
sion yesterday. The Senate after long dis
cussion decided to take up the Silver bill next
Tuesday. An effort to postpone it until after
the vacation was defeated by vote Of Al to 18.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

The LONDON AGENTS as we'll MS the agents in
this city profess to be firmly Of opinion that the
City OF Berlin will come to port safe.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

GEORGIA HAS Cor nice new constitution
with all the modern improvements attached.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

GOVERNOR IRWIN, of California, gloomiy pre-
diets what he calls an irrepressible conflict on
the Pacific coast unless the heathen hordes Of
China are driven homeward
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

The TRAMP is appreciated in at least ono
State. Illinois declares the vagrant law uncon-
stitutional
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

The NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK of Troy has
gone into voluntary liquidation, honestly paying
all its obligations.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

condition Of mind that could not resist. "
This is one Of the finest bursts in all the
records Of judicial eloquence or any other
eloquence. 1t would have been polite, per-
haps. to assume that the courts OF South
Carolina may care as much for mems rights
as the courts Of the District of Columbia
but judge with the fury on him could
scarcely be expected to stop for tride like
that; and this splendid refusal to cover and
surround citizens with manacles and hand
cuffs Is, considering the price of iron, at
least grand piece of economy.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

THE Manufacturing yesterday the storm
pcntre moved slowly over New England to the
New Brunswick coast near the mouth Of the st.
Lawrence, with lower pressure but diminishing
winds. When the storm was central in New
England the winds over that region along the
lake shores and Atlantic coast as far south ward
ns North Carolina roso to the force Of gales and
heavy rains prevailed from Lake Eric eastward
and snow between tho meridian Of Toledo and the
Mississippi River. Rains also fell along tho At
ai,tic coast northwsrd Of Florida. During the
EARLY morning the rain area moved toward
Tho ocean with the storm centre, followed by
lhc snow area, which now covered the region Of
the lower lakes. In the afternoon the storm
centre had passed into New Brunswick, still at-
tended by rain, and followed by light SHOWS in
the western quadrant Of the depression. Mean
time the pressure rose with remark able rapidity
In tho Southwest and West, and the sobar Of
thirty inches soon advanced eastward and north
ward until il embraced all the territory except
he northern Middle and Eastern States. Al
his stage Of itS progress the barometer began
70 fall in the Northwest. and indications pre-
Dentcd themselves that another depression was
advancing from Montana toward the lakes. This
area Of low pressure win probably rapidly fol-
low and join that preceding it and form
trough, which will temporarily ex-
lsud northeastwsrd from Nova Scotia into the
Atlantic. general fall Of temperature and
Near weather have followed the storm. These
,onditions will DO experienced here for some
lays. In New York and its vicinity to-day tho
vcathcr will be cold and fair or partly cloudy
nj tomorrow will probably be clear and very
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