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New-York tribune., 1877-08-18

..,.,,,-o, ,,,b what was expected Of il, competi-
t;on hoe failed lfrsl to attract irst-rate men from
the Tnivcrsties: tsecond 10 place the pet'er api"
rents within the reach of the poorer ci'ssos anu
tthirl 70 send men out ttedfor actnai empiovnen''
pn. ,r,,,rg 70 competition all the success IL ue-
-. "a dopbtless compared with what went be-
- :. ,,,ori.s n GREAT dcal-beforo we go wild over
:, ,'rre,,,s and over the English system, there are
man, things 10 be considered. life-leaSe OF oloe
hri,os pensonage in its train The salaries OF hh-
,b employ6s are so low that they resort to market
,ardening shops coal and house-agences 10 exc out
a living: and the candidates for promotion are so
numerous that already there is agitation Tor the a
nlicaton of only five years tenure of superior APP
appointments. | believe that in this country
nobody but Mr. Evarts is to be allowed market
cordening: but arc we prepared to follow up ade-
ouate salaries with adequate pensions and to reck-
on five years for seven and half in calculating
nensionsi IL may be the best and cheapest, but we
must count the cost before can tell and we would
save trouble by counting IT up before we so much
further.
Al anv rate. and whatever eulogies may be fairly
nrouounced upon the English Civil Service, ana
whatever denunciations may be hurled at our owi
So long az we put down the Shareholders rebellion
at the South, aud the strikers insurrecton at the
North so long as our Government stands the un-
eIrng test of monetary confidence, when is worth
more than all the loudnouthed virtue OF rof9fmers
SO long as the world gobbles down all our four per
cents and looks over its shoulder for more so long
as The Pail Nal Gazette declares that the malntel
ance of the American national credit at high point
NAV almost be called the hobby OF the party winch
has exercised absolute control over the Government
SINCE the civil war"-that party being the very
same one whose corruption forms the bone and sinew
of reform; - so long even Gen. Grant around
whom all our villany has centred is received by
this very immaculate and Rhadamanthine England
with the declaration, well sustained that Oh men
of letters arts science, state, and all that has been
most worthy and great never has there been one TO
whom we willingly accord a freer, fuller hearter
welcome than we do TO Gen. Grant' so long as the
Continent welcomes him the great man and able
stalesman-we may he cast down but not destroyed
by the poor opinion entertained of us by Mr. Carl
Schurz. but may go on the great work OF self
government without fear and with manly heart"
August g. 1877. GAIL HAMILTON.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
r.IIrRE OF TELEGRAPH BUILDERS.

The failure OF the iIm OF GaneWtII a 20.
builders Of the Fire Alarm Telegraph, was announced
Yesterday Competition OF rival companies Is sfid To
have led the result The affairs OF the iir had become
10 badly entanged that IL impossible 10 vaeatc nm
attachment placed upon the office and business ana rescue
eu from the hands Of the sheriff The firm consists oi
J,hn A. Gamewcl James W Gardiner and Henry L.
Bruins Mr.. GameweI Is also extensively interested IN
the American District TelegraphCompany owing to.the
absence yesterday OF all the members o the rm at their
homes IN NewJersey sta emcut OF the liabilities and
assets of the bankrupt hrm could be obtaned
The failure OF j. C. Atierbury was announced nj thu
stock Exchange yesterday, witn liabilities OF about
$1,000.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
coUNrING THE COST OF cRIME IN JERSEY CITY

The Jersey City Society for the Prevention
Cf Crmc has long hst OF persons WHO have yI0-
lated the laws iOr hquOrseing Il intends push mat
teIs until the laws are Obeycd. The s0c.ey began it's
prosecutions this week, selecting some of the most i'm
poraut persons the list c.tses, Ia order that
cycry opportunity might be given 20 have tie Law in
the casy discussed aud settled. Another poiut 10
De tried Is tie opening Of restaurants Sunday az
uBdr the law only nO;es for which the license fee is 500
bc kept Open. and not restaurants for which The Zee
l. SO The Society recently distributed circular CIV
inc be following statistics: There ID Jcrsty CITY
S72 licensed places for fhc sale - liquors besides
unlicensed In ls16 tie city paid for it, Police
parmcut ~2lJ2i7; f0r outdoor poor. SJ,4 DO total
S2fO7Oi -. d1cu@ ~ license f"rS, S2l, ,S75, ana
nDes collected by Police Ju.tices $1,000 there lett as
Tie cOsi - the city S2l432Y 20. Jersey City also paid
Sl5OOs7 81 10 tue county toward sustaining the jail,
aimhouse and other Institutions mane the total cost
70 tLc city Of It's police, criminals ana paupcrs S373-
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
cHANGEs IN InE oArs TRAnE.

The Produce Exchanges Grain Committee
yesterday altered the rules for grading oats increasing
the required weight per measured bushe In each
as follows Extra White from Dot less than 81 lbs To
over 30 lbs No White. - lbs Ia 81 lbs. No White,
20 lbs. 20 lbs; Ezra 32 bs. to 80 lbs No l. 20 lbs
~ 32 lbs. No. 2, 20 lbs TO 80 lbs.
An important consideration under agitation by tho
brokers iS the institution of daily caw oats. Many
leading brokers favor the movement
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18

Bergen, Henry ID. Po'hemus, Simon B. Chittenden,
John H. Burie. Albert Daggett Benjamin f. TTcy, JAS
Joudan Cgarles S,orrs II. A. McCoun, Wln Tutt'c and
Joseph IT, Knapp The stock HTS all been subscribed
Ihe i0ad will begin the south side 0f Aantcst, be-
tween Franklin and ClassOn-aycs., and run thence d
rcctly to Prospect Park from tAs point the road Will
follow tatbushave through Fstbush, and continue be-
tween the Ocean-aye. Boulevard and the old COney
Island road 10 the beach The depot AT Concy Isand will
he between the COnconTsc and Engemans hotel. Inc
lVad which Is 10 be- miles IN length, Will he biilt
In sunken cut, tweutyOur feet IN width and sixteen
feet In depth.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18

IL was vassar girl who, when n sailor of
forty years vOyang had been pointed 10 her
old SALT subsequently alluded To him an ancient
chloride OF sodium"
A Gascon preacher once stopped short in tho
pulpit IL was In vain he scratched his head Nothing
would come out MY friends" said he. as he walked
quietly down the pulpit stairs, my friends, pity you.
ivr YOU have lost a line DISCOURSE
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18

kets Direct shipments to New England cities consisted
OF 2s carloads Stock arrived In somewhat better con-
diou and prices for prime sorts stronger good
nan} lots s show the spotng effect OF the late rains
in Delaware Small and plain fruit was quoted at the
prices published Yesterdays the good grade table varieties
sold very steadily advance. Earty YORK are run
png out, bat Mountain Rose and Old MiXons make
feyoroble variations for consumers. CFutrs were
ll gey included In yrsterdays supply, and arc quoted az
10 81 small stock 80 tO 81 cents baskets PLAIN
sound fruit, 40 90 cents choice to extra 10 10 oo
uts "A haG.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
NEW JERSEYS GRIEyoUs B1-RpEN

TO the EdifOr OF The Tribune
SIR: Are you not u little hard on New Jer-
scy when ocr her for being the home Of Jim scovi
Don't you that this free country. and that New
Jersey clnNot jim to migrated Or perhaps you
az not iuy understand whati Is 10 be cursed with
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
TRANSPORTING TIE OLD POST-OFFICE.

The work of transforming the Old Post-Oihce
building on Nassaust into number OF ware-fOom' Is
fast approaching completion. The building will he
ready for occupation about September 10. There VIII
be large rest iurnt in the back part OF the building
extending Liberty to Cedarsts, and an extensive
real estate auction room to be occupied by the essees
will be situated what formerly the maln por'ion
of the Post-oice In making the necessary alterations
the essces have discovered that the roof OF the building
IL apuareutly AS strong now as IL hundred and
twenty five years ago. All the shingles aud beams are OF
oak aud were originally hcwn out with the hroa AZ
The architect who has charge OF the alterations syt thai
IL is impossible construct any rooi stronger or more
prsc jc;ty than the old one Ki is IN ihe course
of excavation the old cellar several e1ins OF the ne
of George H. and George Ill were dug up, and several
narls o. human skeletons were discovered. Te vaults
b1eath Nassau-st been ntd np, aud If s bodies
stlll remain buried they roDay hidden away
forever ia Oi tie building Is broken mdipe
sla formerly part of IJmosione braiins the iscll-
tim, t" Charles Dufyes- -Nauit-lsO6." In tearing uONn
tho wooden columns Of the old church. Ia was lonhd th
the cedar of which they ructcd stu retained
tfs smell.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
ANOTHER RAILROAD TO coSEy ISLAND.

Two railroad companies were ioIhicu Ae'e'"i
mont.s a-o ia ir0oklyn for the construction OF new
roads 90 Conoy Island. The Directors have recen' cot
oudcd ihat O;G be- better 10 CONSOLIDATE ani ai I"
ecing az tue Stockholders yesterday this action WIS
giprovcd. The wort, OF surveying and laying out thc
new has already been begun. IL Is to be known ~
the Brooklyn. rlaibusa and Cuney Island Raii-
road Among It's officers aud directors are
JonA A. Lot, Ieary C. MGrphy, Tunis e.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
MIR. SCHROEDER AND Mr.. DEWITT DIFFER

Troubles appear to thicken about the Cor
nora.iou Couuses office in BROOKLYN William De Witt
has been denounced by Democrats for virtually deserng
his party and by tie majority of the Republican Gene
raj Committee they say, they have no conf
dence I'm his pretc ded independence" and cooperation
with the Republican Mayor lie just lost the suit of
kingsley and Keeney brought against the city for $l7S
OOO and now there that at last he s losing
the confidence even Of Mayor Schroeder himself Mt.
Dewitt was formerly prO;ege OF Senator John C.
Jacobs and OF the Ring Democrats until in order to
tain his present position he united with the Republican
Mayor against the Ring" lie has suce ostentatiousy
fought under the cry Of Reform" Until recently cor
da relations continued 10 exist between the Mayor and
De wiz; but Monday OF las. week Mayor Schroeder
sent communication to the Common Council asking
that the salaries OF all city officers holding should
b. the the salaries OF those hereafter 10 be ap
appointed The Mayor said be had tue authority OF
the Corporation Counsel for saying that this was
LEGAL. Mr. De Witt was sitting the Common
Council chambers az the time lie leaned and be-
gan talking with Alderman Murtha. The latter and
ssid that hc bad bc word Of the Corporation Counsel
that uO sucl opinion nal been gwen y him to the Mayor
proposition and It sent in modified form to the
Salaries Committee IL H. said that the Mayor offended
a. This apparent rCachery ou Mr. De Wits part, has de-
manded explanation; that he is fatisfed that De Witt
is working against him and with the Demo ratio Alder
men, who dO not wait o reduced the salaries Of tic
on cIs holding over, as the most OF them are Demo
Crls. Accordingly n j. stated the Mayor has addressed
alctCr tO Dc WIKI asking that he pat In writing tie
verbal opinion tAai Dc gave to lin, and also furnish
written PLANTATION Of his deual OF the opinion in the
Board of Aldermen There other indications going
70 ssow ilat tue relations formerly existing between
De Wit and the Republican leaders have been broken.
1Lis difficulty COMING Just the OF promises
4 bc y,ry exciting aud close contest for the Mayor
aiiy and other municipal offices Is Of peculiar sig
Lihcaucc more partcaary one OF the strongest Oh
lCcl'as that has boea made by Republican politicians TO
Mayor schrJedcys nomination been his aiiliatOn
with D. Witt. Not few OF tie prominent members OF
t-e eln3iean General Committee have ben beard u
sor goat they W3ud not support Mr. Schroeder in the
coming election unies, ne broke with d. Wit.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
DIR. SHINE UNDER A SHADOW.

Deputy Coroner William Shine, who had
been paroed te previous day charge of dsorderly
conduct, appeared at the TOmbs Police Court yesterday
Tor examination. The complainant is j. Mills Riker of
3i5 Brdge-st DR. Shine lives az No. " stac-st., and
has stable IN the rear, where he keeps a carriage.
This vehicle injured and II Is alleged that DR. Shine
met the complainant and used threatening language
toward h. prompted Toy the damage done, the effect
that he would shOO him If he further trespaseed
upon, aud also thai he repeated words Of similar
tufe 10 man named HaZletOn, came 10 assist
kAor Pending the decision OF Justice Duffy ia the
hh enent Wa found by The Grand Jury, but yester
uaY Or nhOe Was again permitted ~ depart his own
fecognLance.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18

scovn II you dh think would he disposed 20 Ti,h.
ho.d Your ibes and eers punishment shout 10
greater than she could bare. loff'
Jrs,lo,t, Aug IL, 1877
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
BRoOKLYY POLITICAL SCHEMES.
THE Observation-Disclosures
A STUMP CANDIDATE IN THE FIFLD TO BEAT MR..
BRITroN FOR THIRD TERM.

THE lSIRlCI-AIIOkNElSHl
A STUMP CANDIDATE IN THE FIELD TO BEAT MR..
BRrrroN FOR THIRD TERM.
A prominent Brooklyn lawyer and politician.
and Reform member Of the Democratic General Com
,otc calls attention the omission from tue list of
candidates for Distrct-Attorney, as printed in THE
TRIlSE OF Tuesday of the name Of Samuel ID. Morris.
who he claims is the formidable rival of Winches-
ter Britton for the nomination. Morris has Twice
been DisrlctAtOyney and desires again to I'LL the po-
ston for which his large experience aud success in Grim
iual practice III him He has also been County Judge
wr prtton has had the office for two terms,
erent for short period when he removed from Of
fee y GOV DIX after long and searching Investigation
He ia SAID to he very anxious for second vndicaton,
bu il Is not likely that the managers OF the party viii
coSeut 10 give him third telm" and his chances Of
getting in by the of his teeth at an election purely
local ale not as good now they were few years ago
He has caused the greatest dissatisfaction among the
better en % his party and citizens generally by
giving up his Office to the party managers as caucus,
room Before the election OF 1876, Boss" Mclaughlin
the democratic leader in Brooklyn, had private room
in the Surrogae's Office, where caucuses were daily
held in the room in which were stored some OF
the most important and sacred documents of CIT
iz.ns This created great scandal, and when Mt.
Livingston was elected Surrogate, he banlshed the
R,s and suggested TO hin TO get office OF his own
Mclaughlin moved across the corridor of the Court
House to tie DisrictAttorneys office, and the daily eau
ems is held in the room where criminal records OF the
Couty are preserved This renewal OF the old scandal
has materially injured Mr. Britton among citizens gener
aUv II is believed that cannot be reelected II nOIni
mated and that Morris beat him before the conve
ton Al any rate Morris is believed to be in position
70 defeat Rritton If nominated. by running stump
candidate, which 1t is asserted he means to do.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18

An old negro was complaining TO friend
that an idie yagtbOnG had struck him. "We did YOU
MI hn back = No. sah !" said the old man. ddnt
touch HIN back; but hit his head with bean-polew
New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
PEACHES IMPROVING IN QUALITY.

The receipts of peaches III this city yester-
day were 40 go baskets, including those y sieaa aud
rail Tie receipts for tie scasOa aVul 10 70 9Jl
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-05
LOCAL BREVITlES.

A ADUKGLAR.ALARMsa saved the residence
OF Geo. w. Bishop from being burglar
lied last night.
RICHARD BAUM, charged with passing
counterfeit money, was dismissed by
the Commissioner.
FRANK WINTERS and Joseph Pfstei
were fined 50 tor cruelty to animals BY
Squire Harmeyer, yesterday.
JOHN GoAsCH, a cooper, who lives a!
No. 80 Buckeye street, was arrested last
night on charges OF drunkenness an(
cruelty to his child. Goasch was drank
The lad was considerably hurt. Tit
father In Court this morning was sent Il
the Work-house for ten days.
A MEETING of stockholders OF the. pro.
posed Newport s. Maysville Railroad
a direct line o! mmun:ca Ion with this
city, was held yesterday afternoon
when the following veteran railroaders
were elected as Board OF Directors
A. Gather, E. W. Woodward, q. W
West, w. Fl. Clement, j. l.. Rhodes, G
G. Gass and Thomas ID. LoVett.
THE case of John MackeY, Sr., for
adultery, came up before Squire
Schwab last evening. Mackey is
charged with living with the wife OIL
Mr.. VIM. Davis. The defendant claimed
that Mrs. Davis had been divorced from
her husband in Utah. The warrant ad.
mitting that Mackey was legally mar
ried in CoVingtop, the case was dis
missed.
THE musical examination Of the pub
lie schools will be continued this weel
as follows: This morning, Nineteenth
District and colored schools, Walnu
Hills; this evening, TwenJy-5econd Dis
trict; W ednesday. morning and evening
Twenty-tourth District; Thursday morn
ing, Twenty-tith District; Thursda.
evening, TwenGy-sixth District; Frida,
morning, L ghLeenh District. Mex
week the order will be as follows: Mon
day, morning and evening, Fourth In
termediate; Tuesday, morning and even
Ing First intermediates; Wednesday
morning and evening, Third Intermedi
ate; Thursday morning, Second Inter
mediate; Friday morning, Second In
termediate.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-05
A Few Things that, We Know,

We know that a disordered stomach
or liver produces more suffering than
any other cause. We know that very
few physicians ars successful in their
treatment OF these disorders. We know
that DaCosta's Radical Cure will, with
out the shadow OF a doubt, almost i'm.
mediately relieve and permanently cure
all Of these distressing symptoms. We
know of thousands who are willing to
testify that what we say is true to the
letter. We know that if you will give it
fair trial, you will let us add your
name TO the "cloud OF Witnesses" Will
you give it a trial, and do it now? Trial
Sixth and Walnut streets, W. II.
Adderly, Sixth and Mound streets. and
u. F. Reum, corner Filth and Broadway
Prof, Pxker's Pleasant Worm Syrup Is
perfectly safe and extremely palatable,
No physic required. Costs Zoe. Try it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-05
HOTEL THIEVES.
Their Mode of WOrking-Arrest OF
Two OF the NCfOOkss1A

Two of the ssCrOOkss1A
just now this city Is the rendezvous
of several hotel thieves, who are work
ing diligently The principle public
houses. This week thEee OF the largest
hotels in the city have been invaled by
these gentry, and valuables taken from
guests rooms.
The way it is done is this: The
"worker," always nicely dressed Dusl-
ness looking Sharper, steps up TO the
register OF hotel and scans the names
entered thereon, and after a minute or
so goes out with tue names OF two or
three and their places orresldence fixed
in his mind, which he transfers to paper
as soon as he can conveniently, thai
there may be no mistake. When a good
opportunity offers he sneaks in the
house and proceeds to the upper stories
where he enters any room that may be
lie ajar or unlocked.
If accosted by a porter or clerk, he
will state, In a perfectly. business: like
way, that he has c'me up to see Mr.
Blank, of Room No. -. In this way he
has the run of the house, and manages
to hook on to.valuables and skip out.
Notice OF these raids coming to the at
tention OF the Chief OF Police, those
wide-awake detectives, Mead and Mur-
raw, were detailed to hunt the crooks
up. and to bring in the offender who got
into berth Of the steamer Geo. W.
Cheek, yesterday evening, i'll the same
manner, aud stole gold watch and
chain ana several dollars.
at 4 O'clock this morning the Detec.
tiYes above named, while spying around
the landing near the foot of Nam street,
saw suspicious looking character sit
Ting on pile OF boards. He was
bounced, and at the HammonG-Street
StaLion-house gave his name as John
Curtis, brother Of the notorious hotel
thief, Henry Curtis, who, it will be re-
membered, was arrested some months
ago charged with invading the Carlisle
House. ana getting away with Rev. Eben
HalIey's watch. After placing John be-
hind the bars, The .'.fly cops" came OF
fdown by the corner OF Fifth and wa
nut streets where the identical Henry
Curtis was accosted. He was at once
col ared, but made some resistance, buI
| when he found that he must 60 alons
managed to reach in his pocket, get 8
card, tear it up, and throw it away.
| The detectives saw his little game,
| and gathering UP the pieces placed tren
| together, and then read the names o.
the following prospective victims, whom
Henry had made up his MUD to despoll
or claim acquaintance with: j. A. Don
ovan, Brooksville, KY, Room :, Gal
House; A. j. Schad, Springfield, Mass.
Room AZ, Burnet House.
| Henry will not see those gentlemen
to-day, or their rooms either, as both hi
and his brother are to-day reclining on ;
hard board IN the Ninth-streeJ Station
house.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-05
PRIEST ARRESTED.
Refusal to Make Marriage Re
turns.

Refusal to Make Marriage Re-
turns.
Last evening the police proceeded to
the residence of Reverend Bernhard
Menge, pastor Of St. Mary's Catholic
Church, corner Of Clay and Thirteenth
streets, and arrested MIN on a charge
that he refused to make returns to the
Health Office of the marriages he cele-
brated.
The reverend gentleman was taken to
Bremen-street Station by Officers oung
and Webb. Bail in the sum of $25 was
promptly furnished by Messrs. Niehaus
& KlIuckhamer, the heNWell-knoWn brew
ers.
The case was called up before Judge
wilson this morning, and continued to
next Friday. The defendant was al
lowed to 60 out on his own recogni.
zance.
The facts which led to the arrest are
these: The Health Office furnishes
blanks to all the pastors or persons
authorized to solemnize marriages, and
the blanks are to be returned at stated
intervals, filed up according to law
The papers contain questions relative
| to the occupation, age, condition, ma
tiou uality, parentage, etc., OF the parties
who were married.
Rev. Menge was of the opinion tha
these were not per inent, and conse
quently refused to ask such gquestiont
from the parties marrying and return
the answers in writing to the Health
| Office.
The pastor has, in his opinion, made
| what he considered legal return Of tn,
marriages by giving the names and resi-
denccs OF the bridal parties.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-05
A Rig He'll.

The Trustees OF st. Johns Catholic
Church, corner Of Bremen and Green
streets, have made arrangements to pro-
cure new bell for their steeple.
1t will be remembered that the bell
cast about year or so ago by Messrs.
Van Duzen q Tirt, OF this city, was
cracked a short time ago.
The bell was the largest in this city,
weighing six thousand seven hundred
pounds. The detected bell is now tc
be replaced by another as heavy. OF
even somewhat heavier than the present
one.
A contract has been entered into with
McShane b Co., Of Baltimore, and that
firm is to deliver the new bell in this
city within four weeks.