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The New York herald., 1877-09-13
SILK SMUGGLING SUITS.

Assistant United States District Attorney Foster
Itated yesterday In relation item of which
appeared in a morning paper to the effect that James
Nagle James Walker, Charles Lightbody and others,
who expected TO be witnesses IN the silk SNUG
Cling cases, had forfeited their bonds and gone to
Europe Naslc never arrested, and o: course,
never bailed; tnat the same is true OF Francis al.
Walker, and that neither James Walker nor Charles
Lghtbody Is among those supposed to DC plicated.
By the latter Charles Lougbottom supposed to be
meant and II 80 he at the United States District
Attorneys ofilco yesterday. \ 0 recognizances have
been forfeited, be until the October OF The
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
SCHOOL FOR NURSES.

The FIRST annual commencement Of the School for
Nurses at Charity Hospital, Blackwes Island, takes
place this afternoon, at halfpast two O'Clock. The
steamboat OF the Department Of Charities and Correc
ton leaves the foot of East Twenty sixth street at two
O'Clock. Mayor Ely and ex-Mayor Wicxham and "a
NUMBER Of invited guests Will be present. Fourteen
young ladies Will graduate, most OF whom Will read es-
Miss Addie Mabie.
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
WHY OUR SHIPPING HAS DECLINED.


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
When eminent pubicsts and advocates like David
Dudley Field, Park Godwn, Horace White and Francis
A. Walker selected by respectable body as the
conference OF Free Traders at Saratoga to draft reso
uons embodying their views, and designed to nnenco
public opinion, II scarcely to be supposed that
statement like the following would have been enun.
ciated-viz
Thtrd-Resolved That by imposing taxes for purposes
other than and preventing us from cheap'y
building advantageousiy buying ships shippng
which had the second In the world ana was last be-
coming the first has been almost swept from the seas
Few facts are better understood than that In civil
war American shippers sold their vessels from tho fear
OF Southern prvatcers and the capital thus employed
was largely diverted United States bonds and other
more romunerativ investments The fear OF capture
then, the tariff caused the disappearance OF
ships, and they Will not be likely TO reappearwhiie
many English and other foreign vessels are ing dlc
present The fact that Gus foreign raue mas ucen
larger during the past ten years notwithstanding the
tariff than ever before proves the aosuruity OF the
resolution and affords good reason 10 nope that spite
OF free traders and protectionsts, the time Is surely
coming when American ships will again whiten and ag
tate every My complaint is this careless " treat
OF great public question BY prominent citizcns at
nvention, instead OF meeting II In compre-
hensivc, intelligent and practical way, such as has
characterized the recent editorials OF the HERALD ON
rcciprosity and commercial treaties u.
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
WORSE THAN DEADwooD crrx.

To THE EDITOR TIE HERALD:--
We think II an army ordered TO move through
Seventh avenue after Fridays rain 1t would bo COM
pelled to 20 into camp IN tho region OF Fnty ninth
street and wait. We wish you would send your repre-
sentative up avenue and have him report on It's
condition II he should not return no doubt his BODY
might be found Twenty second street buried IN
the mud. We have often read OF the condition OF
streets IN Dcadwocd City, but they are Central Park
drives In comparison with this avenue II Is streak
Of mud from Fourteenth to F.ity-ninth street. Big
rubber boots and Divers outfit arc required while
crossing this swamp OF New York. YATES.
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
DAWSON'S WATCH.

little sociabe was progressing very happily at No.
6S Vandam street, the Other evening until William
Dawson, guest from No. IL West Thirty-second
street. missed HIS watch He very ungaIlaDtly ac-
cusea his partner In the dance, one Maria Gibbs, with
having stolen IT. An indignant DENIAL and u nght
at once followed The police were called and The gay
party OF the previous evening, transformed from
merry rcvcilcrs into haggard, woebcgone prisoners,
appeared before Judge Morgan yesterday. All were
nned $40 apiece except Miss Gibps who was held In
$500 tor trial at the General sessions.
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

tNorE.-Letters intended for this column must 10
accompanied by the writer's full name and address to
insure attention. Compainants who are unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only one side OF the paper-ED. HERALD
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
a SERIOUS CHARGE.

Philip siegired and Louis bourdette occupy adjoin-
ing rooms at No. IL Union court The lormcr before
retiring, placed $l10 In his pantaloons. When he
awoke yesterday morning the money was not TO be
found He accused Bourdette OF the THEFT and had the
latter arrested. Judge Morgan held Bourdette Ia
$1,000 bail yesterday tor tra.
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
CONDITION OF CHURCH STREET.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
The blocks In Church street, from Murray to Cham.
bers, need looking after. The pavements are in such
miserable condition that pedestrians the risk OF
losing their limbs by slipping under the cars
LEVEL WALKS.
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
CLOSING ouorArIoNs-3 r. n.
ADVANCE AND DECLINE.

ADVANCE AND DECLINE.
The following shows the advance and decline In the
closing prices Of the principal stocks to-day
pared with those OF yesterday
ADVANCE. Northwestern, a; do. preferred, ia;
Rock Island, u e., o. and l. c. II Hannibal and st.
Joseph a Illinois Central, 2; Lake Shore. IA;
Michigan Central ss; 81. Paul. "a do. preferred, 17s
Central, q Ohio and Mississippi, q; Pacific Mail, 2.
Wabash, Il; Union Pacific, x; " Western Union, Y.
DEcLISE.-C, G., C. and l., 1k; I.ackawanna, X;
Delaware ana HUDSON 211 Erie, "a; New Jersey Gen.
tral, r.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money call lent easily ut per cent and closed
at per cent the banks, however, lending at higher
rateg--from 10 per cent Prime mercantile paper
continues to be quoted at ~ per cent. The fol-
lowing the rates OF exchange New York ut the
aforementioned cities to-day Savannah. buying y,
selling u; Cincinnati firm, buying par, selling l-lG
premium; Charleston, dropping, par a 4 premium;
ST. LOUIS, so Discount; New Orleans commercial Il a
3-l6, bank a n q, and Chicago 100 discount. For
egn exchange hrm with actual business at 4.s2ti
for panKers' long and 4s6s Tor demand sterling Ths
nominal rates remain at 4.sSls and 49,.
The rates for foreign exchange folows:-
Strty Days Three Days.
Prime bankers sterling
hi an Inp.n A n A
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
OLD ENOUGH 10 KNOW BETTER.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:
Wish TO call the attention Of the Morrisania Steam
boat Company's directors TO a number OF gentlemen.
sold enough to know better" who monopoze the
front deck the twenty minutes past boat COM
ing down IN the morning and act more like Tammany
roughs than respectable men. l think tho company
should put q stop TO IL W, j.
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
THE COURTS.
How Street RObberies May Be Per-
petrated with lmpunity.
TALE OF A MEERSCHAUM PIPE
Witnesses in Suits Against Alleged
Silk Smugglers.

The fact has already been reported that MI James
e. Nicholson, ex-Commissioner OF Charities and Cor
rection. recently robbed OF his gold watch some
money aud umbrella Jeremiah Carroll, supposed
=, be implicated the robbery. arrested 10 am
swsr lhe charge. Then his counsel, Mr.. Joseph H.
s,ner obtained writs OF habeas corpus and cerorar,
thereby seeking effect his discharge. The came
up for hearing yesterday before Judge Westbrook,
in Supreme Court, Chambers IL was stated on Deiaf
of the prisoner that he found Mr.. Nicholson lying
helpless IN the street, and at the latter's request
started to take him his residence in Renwick street,
mistake he got him into the wrong house, and
that il there the exCom missoner's umbrella was
subsequently found. II was charged that the com
painant had been driking 10 excess, OUT
the answer TO this was that nc was Suner-
oner's discharge Was urged on the ground that the
umbrella not in MS possession ana that the prop
ability was that Mr.. Nicholson had been robbed OF his
and money before the prisoner came 10 his as
Assistant District Attorney Leary strongly
conba,ed TINS OF the and insisted that
this was the OF robberes perpetrated on
unfortunate as to be overcome by ntoxca-
lion or sickness IN The streets. Judge wcstbrook
thought, however that there was not sufficient
dence upon which to hold the prisoner and ordered
his discharge.
PAT HAYES AND HIS PIPE.
About four years ago two Headquarters detectives
walked into the little candy and milk store OF Mrs.
Sarah Enrigh the east side and saluted her with
astonishing question, Nv hero Pat Hayes pipe?'
The confused and excited woman protested that she
knew nothing OF Pat Hayes or his pipe, and inquired
from the officers what their presence and their Ian
guage meant. She informed that the meaning oil
St all Pat Hayes had his $50 meerschaum pipe
yoen that they had information that she had taken
j. from little gir tor candy, and that she
must accompany them to the station house
and the charge. With both tongue
aud broom she protested against the arrest. but
had to &C. AT the station house she again pro
tested that she knew nothing of Patrick Hayes or bis
pipe but put into narrow, dirty cell neyerthe-
less. Before Justice Shandley she renewed her pro-
test Of innocence, but was held TO bail in small
amount The pipe was subsequently discovered IN
Patrick Hayes own bureau drawer safe aud sound,
with its cherished brown still mellow and un-
scratched. He soon soothcd by periumed blast
from Its capacious shank, but not so Mrs Enrght
Emartng under her wrongs she sued Mr. Hayes Tor
false Imprisonment, and got $500 damage. retral
Of the was begun yesterday before Chief Justice
.Ahea ana q Jury In the Marine Court
The New York herald., 1877-09-13
IS 1T SAFE?

To THE EDITOR OF THE HEgALD:-
wish 10 call the attention OF the people, through
your columns, the condition Of the addition
Grammar School No. 90, in progress. The
part OF the building where It was joined to the old
has parted from IL least inches nearly from
the water table to the top; OF the arches
the windows cracked, leaving a space OF nearly
an inch between the hanging stile OF the window
frame and brick jamb. There braces Of heavy tim
bcrs against the side six, tninkl suppose to
prevent its falling until the work completed and the
children let into the trap. Perhaps the trustees
think there are too many young ones n the Twenty
third ward. called The attention OF ono OF the trus
tees of the ward 1t the other day. but he said II
nothing hut a settlement of the earth around some
drain pipe, and that Il IT were any injury TO the
building Mr Stagg the architect, would not allow the
work to 80 on. a mason told mo the work was in
dangerous condition, tho window si!s being broken,
ana The parting Of the new work from the old showed
a bad foundation. The building Is on Third avenue,
between 18th and i5Sth streets. TAXPAYER
PROMOTION ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAIL-
ROAD.
TO THE EDITOR OF HERALD:--
The several commun ications which have recently
appeared in your complaint column relative grew
ances of tho employees OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
prompt me to say word in behalf of the employees
OF the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Who think, have greater cause Tor complaint than
the Pennsy lvania men. AS employc of the New
years experience | should at least have u slight
knowledge OF how the road is run IL has been
tomary on this road for several years past when a
vacancy occurs on 4 passenger train TO force in an
outsider has the requisite influence but no claim
OF priority or the proper amount OF experience which
is necessary to insure safety This has been done
in the .ace the fact that they have
plenty OF experienced, tried and more com
petent men, who have served the company
faithfully for a number of years These men must
stand aside because thcy not fortunate IN their
connections have not the desired influence. Two
thirds of the passenger trans o this road are run by
men who have no claim on them, while those men
who have claim by priority must content them.
selves as best they As far back my rccollcc
ton extends can recall only one or two instances
where q brakeman a freight conductor YVES pro-
NOTED to tho position OF passenger conductor, and
then heavy influence was necessary. Mr.. Vanderbilt
said during recent troubles that he was proud OF
the mon OF the New YORK Central; that they were
tho finest intelligent body TO be found on any
road In the country and he placed great confidence In
their courage and sound judgment Now, as he has
acknowledged the capability OF his men, why docs he
not reward them by giving them their rightsS +.
ALBANY, Sept 7, 1877.
National Republican., 1877-09-21

The following questions and answers In
TwEEDs examination render the extent Of
this peril very manifest:
o Well, In case you wanted q particular man
elected over another2 A, Well We should count
the ballots In bulk without counting them an
nounce the results in bulk, or change the totals
from one To the other. ~ the case might be.
O. Then the ballots cast made no difference ~ To
the reSlIt7 A, The ballots made no results-thc
counters made the result
@ VIII you please state II you ever gave any
directions to anybody III tho Fist ward during any
time that you were connected with city politics the
intention Of which was To induce anybody to falsify
the ballot2 A. say | can answer Yes" to that
and 70 every ward in the city-the whole twenty
wards.
It will not do to take II for granted that
the overthrow of TWEED ended frauds OF
this character. 1t in unfortunately true
that such abuses have been practiccd for
years to greater or less extent, ut
nearly every election in all the large cities
throughout the country. 1fpopular govern
ment is to be maintained in such NUM-
cipnlities some method must be devised for
securing the purity of the ballot-box, other
wise the experiment will prove to be fail
ure so far as our cities are concerned.
National Republican., 1877-09-21
THE BALLOT BOX.

The importNnce of preserving the purity
Of the ballot.box cannot well lie exagger-
ated. Unless that agency for the expression
of the popular will Is suCredly guarded from
abuse, republican government becomes n
mockerv for the will of the majority is
threatened by bold and always depraved
minority. In the rural districts there has
never been much trouble in preserving the
purity of the ballot.box, both because IL
higher moral tone prevails in such regions,
and because the opportunities of commit
ting frauds are not so good.
One Of the most difficult problems con-
nected with the subject Of municipa! gov
ernment Is the one of deyising some plan
by which fair and honest elections may be
secured. The disclosures which the testi-
nOny of 1w EED makes rs to the manner in
which the contents of the hallOt-box weTt
disregardcd while he had control of the gov
eminent of the city of New York shows the
dangers to which popular elections are ex-
posed in all the great cities of the country
National Republican., 1877-09-21
Y. NJ. c. A. ITEMS.

The readng-room for ladies is very attrac-
tive.
About two hundred persons visit the
rooms daily to read.
A coffee house, under the auspices of the
association, Is talked about
The average number of applications for
lOding nightly is about three.
There were four applications for lodging on
Wednesday night, between and 10 o'clock.
a man applied to the Association ycstcr-
day to try and obtain something to eat for his
family.
Open air meetings have been suspended
on account Of the cold weather. Gospel
meeting is held now every Sunday afternoon
In Lincoln hall.
1t is proposed to have a series of enter
tainments in the rooms alnIost every night
during the coming winter, so that young and
old will be euticcd to 60 and remain there.
The noon prayer meetings, principally for
clerks in the Departments and strangers in
the city, are attended by from three to fifteen
persons. The average attendance at the
meetings in the evenings is about one hum
dred ladies and gentlemen.
The Association desires to establish a
branch establishment, where meals and ludg-
ing can be provided for ten cents each, 1t Is
indisputable this can be done with the CO.
operation of the public generally and District
authorities. Considerable expense would be
saved the District in the wintcr-time f the
authorities would cooperate.
National Republican., 1877-09-21

THE proposed labor exchange naturally sug-
gests some inquiries rs 10 methods In which
the city might encourage labor. We have the
street sweeping machine. which costs the city
si2 900 per year. There is no doubt but that
with haud labor many more men could be en-
ploycd, and with judiciors management dur
ing the winter months, at say So per week for
a limited time only, many men could manage
to live. The work is light and not eSacting
as to time. This may he considered low pay,
but the greater number could be employed at
these rates. and 1t is doubtful whether IL any
charities reach this class II would average one
dollar per week. The one plan encourages in
dustry, the other vagrancy. Let us have
labor, no soup houses. Much work could be
done on our boundary circling-a portion Of
the city--by iudiciOus employment of surplus
labor, turning It into grand drive. with orna-
mental shrubhery, and making It II first class
boulevard. Some advocate colonizing laborcrs
in the West. Much would be saved by col
onization nearer home, for what II would cost
to transport family West would pay the rent
OF farm in Virginia or Maryland of 100 acres,
and the years allowance proposed to be given,
if used for the improvement of the land, would
moro than compensate for making purchases
near good markets.
National Republican., 1877-09-21
DIED,

BOssE-on the morning OF Thursday, the 2Oth Of
September. lsT7, WAITER j. youngest child OF VIM.
g. and Mary T.. Bose, aged three years and one
month.
The funeral will take place from the residence of his
parents No - sixth street northeast to-day the ssi
instant at o'clock to which the friends Of the family
are invite 10 attend
DlERKOFF,-In Alexandria, Va, september 10
1877, FnASE DIEnKoff. In the iortyhhh year Of his
ngc,
Thn funeral will take place from M 9lG south Car.
uina avenue northeast, to-day 2iSt Inst at urlOCl;
., M Friends and relatives respectfully invited.
PEARSON,--On Thursday, September - ISL, In
the thrtyninth year OF Ills age, WALTEH PEAitsnR
Funeral on saturday. the I'D Inst. Al Up, ni from
the sixth rresbyteIial church, Sonlh WA'hlHgton.
Star and New York, Philadelphia and baltimore
pspers please copy. -
SHERIDAN.-On Thursday night, September 90
sister sYLiLLlsA SHERIDAN, o. y, d., in the twenty.
ninth year Of her age
HORAEMAN.-On the morning Of September 10
lE7. amer n long and painful Illness which she bore
with Christian feytitude, Mrs. MARY r. HoRsEMAs,
In the thirty ninth year OF her age.
Funeral from her late residence, No. ss Tenth
street southwest, on Friday, the ast Instant at
Aitsad.
National Republican., 1877-09-21
IN THE PATH OF THE CYCLONE
GREAT DAMAGE DONl. TO PROPERTY IN
TIE SOurII AND SOUTIIMEsr


THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
Houston, TEXAS, Sept 20.
The following Is the estimated damage by
the late cyclone around Galveston The Gov
crnmcnt works in Bolivia the ch,nncl, nclud-
ing portion Of tho feet 5000; the Calves
ton, Houston and Henderson railroad. loss Of
track and the bay bridge, s2o,000; tho Gulf
Colorado and santa Fe railroad loss of track
and bridge, $4,000; cotton presses, $lsJ0O; h-
complete buildings In the city, $500; bath
houses on the beach, $500; twenty small
schooners capsizcd, loss 5000; private build
ings and property, $4,000
IN THE VICINITY OP NEW ORLEANS.
NEw ORLEANS, sept l9.-FOr the last three
days the storm has continued unprecedented
in its fury, The damage has been considcra-
bic. Tho t0wn of Muncburg, on Lake Pont-
chartrain, was four feet under water, and the
loss to the railroad aud citizens will reach
S5O,O0O, Throughout the city the drainage
canals Ovcrnowcd, and considerable damage
was done to trees aud frame buildings. The
whole of the rear of the city was ovcriowed
aud the loSscs there to market gardens, orange
trees, &c, will reach s25,0O0.
IN ALABAMA.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Sept. a0,-The Warrior
river has risen sixty feet and is still rising
rapidly. The entire river country is sub
merged, and the loss Of crops Is calamitous
Tho Alabama is rising slowly at this point
and the rain has beaten out an immense guam,
tity of cotton. 1t has been raining since
Tuesday,
National Republican., 1877-09-21

An ESTEEMED CoRREsPOSDEST suggests
that the banking facilities afforded to the citi-
zens of Washington are very limited. Our
business men have to pay eight per cent,
whereas in Baltimore only six per cent. Is
charged II is also claimed that our bankers,
in addition to charging high rate Of interest.
exact the best COlatCrals and dOubly safe en-
dorscnents. In commercial cities every en-
cOurlgcincnt is offered to husness-hOusCS nni
manufacturers Of standing; here commercial
interest aud high integrity do not aid us.
Banks here loan money at seven per cent. Ia
favorites to re loan when dcpositors Of standing
aud manufacturers pay eight 1t would hc
well for the stock holders and directors to see
that their institutions are not run by indi'
vdual caprGcs or course there are excep'
tions to all rules. The times have been when
work was brought 10 this city, from Other
cities, and hundreds Of people employed. Did
our banks aid it? Did they step forward with
the promptncss to encourage this home in
dustry which they have shown to adventure
in various schemes throughout the city
They may he eXCuSable Ou the ground thai
their legitimate, reliable aud steady businca,
did not pay them so well. We want active
movable capital IN the hands Of enlightened
bank officers at reasonable rates, then We shal
have facilities for employing labor. We have
us take care Of what we have, and more i'm
portant affairs will follow II has been sait
that good man and the manufacturer can ge
all the accommodations he wants. II can b,
shown to be otherwise.
National Republican., 1877-09-21
PERSONAL.

THE New York SIN Is rapidly declining.
The World is making q terrible onslaught on It's
circulation.
Mr. HARVEY ROBERTS, Superintendent OF
the Bndery ut the Government Printing Office, has
gone East on n two weeks pleasure trip.
GEORGE N. BAKER, esq, of Boston, has taken
out copyright for domestic drama, entitled
That Husband Of Mine" founded Oh the popular
noycl OF that name
Mr. JAMES GORDON BENNETT does not In
tend 10 return to this country for the present.
Meantime the Herpid Is running ITSELF assisted by
three or four experienced proof readers.
Mr.. HIRAM CRASSroN, for many yearspro-
prictor OF the New York hotel, was buried ycster-
day. lie was prominent sympathizcr with the
South during the war aud his house was the favor
ite resort Of all destitute Spntherners to whom Mr.
CranstOn always chcernily extended generous
hospitality. His funeral was attended by proml.
nent men from all parts OF the country.
National Republican., 1877-09-21

IT Is very important that the citizens of
Washington should entertain very liberal and
enlightened views as to the wants Of the Ma
tional Capital. The establishment Of the city
should he made = subject Of constant study by
persons of scholarly tastes, and especially by
those who are familiar with the attractions OF
foreign capitals. Every patriotic American
should desire to see this Capital rendered
superior TO any other in the world as speedily
rs possible. Such sentiments already prevail
very widely, and the views of the public OF
this subject are every day becoming more lib
eral. But however great popular zeal may be fo
the Improvement of the National Capital thrr,
will he great danger Of much labor being mis-
directed unless the general taste Of our citi
zens is so cultivated us to promptly detect ant
condemn all attempts Mt establishment which
may be in bad taste Art studies should there
fore engage a great deal Of the attention o
WashingtOnians.