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The New York herald., 1877-02-10
Herald Explorations I'm the Florida
Wilderness.

We print to-day an interesting letter and
special despatch from our correspondent
in charge of the HERALD explorations in the
wilds of Florida. describing his progress
and discoveries. A vast area of the penin-
sula has been, up to the present, a terra
incognita to civilized man, and the utmost
exertions of explorers have hitherto failed to
lift the veil of mystery that has hung over
that strange land. Since the days of
Ponce de Leon, who sought on the
shores of the 'Land of Flowers"
youth, the utmost interest has been mani
tested in determining the physical character
of Florida. But few have been tempted to
brave the terrors that were found to sur
round investigation, and explorations were
limited to the coast line territory, which
proved, with the exception of the northern
sections, to be the only habitable portion
of the State. Now, however, there is pros
pect that we will become acquainted
with the nature of the interior-its
vast swamps, mysterious rivers, great
forests, and even the ancient monuments
left by the long extinct races that peopled
il area. During the Florida war, when the
dusky warriors of Osceola fought so stoutly
against their white enemies, scattered posts
were established by the United States Army
for the purpose of maintaining communica-
tions between the occupied districts, but
many OF these have long ago lost every
vestige of interest except that attaching to
their names in connection with sanguinary
combats between civilization and barbarism
Following the direction marked by singu-
lar column of smoke which was observed by
our correspondent to rise from some un-
expedition plunged into the wilderness of
vegetation that clothes the country, and sue
ceeded, after much exertion and wading
through deep water, in reaching On island
or elevated ground surrounded by swamps.
There were discovered some strange and
rudely carved masses of stone, evil
IDENTIFY erected by prehistoric race
as idols. With q description of these
we also find that of the ''sinks," or singu-
lar points of disappearance of the rivers
where they enter on subterranean courses to
reappear again in other places. The dark
haunts of the alligator and venomous
snakes, the bear, the panther and the deer are
graphically described by our correspondent,
who is determined to prosecute his explora-
tions until Florida gives up the secrets of
her Everglades" rivers and forests to the
readers of the HERALD
The New York herald., 1877-02-10
More Man needed.

Charges appear in the HERALD to-day
against two charitable associations, and
complaints, more or less distinct, have of
late been made against others. If the
secular and religious managers of organized
charities are wise they will discern in these
complaints the real trouble that calls them
out and make haste to rectify it before tho
poor ore relegated to their worst sufferings
by the discouragement of the benevolent.
In plain English there is q great deal of in
competence visible among the distribu-
tors of the larger charities, and this
disgusts the would-be giver almost as
deeply as dishonesty can do. We have no
doubt that the societies have among their
working force hosts of warm-hearted, SYM
pathetic souls but tenderness toward
human woe never Of itself enabled man to
buy supplies at bottom prices or to devise
the best plans for making little money go
q long way. The best business talent
should be secured by each of the societies.
There can be no doubt that in these cases
the best is the cheapest, even if its posses
sors are as heartless as the directors Of horse
car companies. Why is it that certain men
in New York can always obtain promptly
whatever money they ask for charitable pur-
poses? Simply because no one doubts that
the money will be used to the best possible
advantage The societies should remember
that in city so full of tricksters as New
York is dishonesty is the first cause sug-
gested for whatever transactions seem irreg-
ular, and that no amount of explanation
will satisfy the man who has seen his money
misapplied. Let the societies show beyond
a doubt that they do business as well as
mean business, and they need never ask in
win for money.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10
Little Hell Gate.

While we hold, with General Newton, that
the filing up of this rocky, shallow, and
therefore useless channel will have no
injurious effect on the navigation of the ad-
jacent waters of the Harlem and East rivers,
we have some serious doubts as to the abil-
ity of the Police Department to prevent on
this new site repetition of the horrible
Harlem fats nuisance. The profound con-
tempt for the rights of the community ex-
hibited by tho Street Cleaning Bureau since
its organization has been illustrated
from time to time in the most offen-
sive manner At the Harlem flats
vast bed of the foulest refuse
that could be collected in this city wns
spread for the action of solar and atmos-
pheric influences between two thickly set
tied parts of New York. For this abomi-
nable compost, which the Street Cleaning
Bureau called s'clean ashes free from gar
bage," the sum of ten cents per cubic yard
was paid by the contractors, who received
in return from fifty to eighty cents per yard
from the city. If we are to have O repeti-
ton of this outrage on common decency and
the laws of health in the carrying out
of tho new scheme of filing Little
He'll Gate, then it is better to allow
the tides to flow with free but untainted
currents through that channel. But if the
commonest precautions are taken by the
health and police officials to prevent the
mixture of garbage and street filth with tho
ashes collected in New York, and used for
filling, then really advantageous work can
be accomplished at comparatively little cost.
On no account must the Kills be filled up
or contracted in any manner. The resolu-
tions of the Board Of Aldermen, as adopted
on Thursday, we're evidently prepared in
utter ignorance of the requirements of navi-
cation in the Harlem and upper East rivers.
While they contain the redeeming sug-
cestion to fill Little He'll Gate they call for
the destruction of the Harlem River by the
closing of the Kills. Should such work be
ever carried out it would reduce the navigablc
nrea of the fine basin between Fort Schuyler
and Randall's Island by gradual extension
of the shoals of the Westchester shore into
the channel way and the choking OF the
lower Harlem River with mud. The func-
ton of the Kills current in preserving ex-
isting navigable channels Is highly i'm
portant and should never be interfered
with.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

TIE WEArHER.-A decided depression has
presented itself in tho Northwest with brisk and
high winds in the upper Missouri Valley. 1t Is
rapidly moving toward the lake region, but tho
weather is clear. Another area OF low baronc-
ter is slowing developing to the southwark, OFT
the Florida coast, but there arc no indications
ms yet that it wilkprovc more than slight dis
turbance With the exception Of a few points in
the lake region, the valley of the st. Lawrence
Nova Scotia, the Mississippi Valley and the
Eastern Gulf coast the weather throughout the
country is clear. A 'northcr" prevailed
yesterday morning on the Texas coast
attendant OH an advancing area Of high
prcungc from the Southwest. The tenn
pauno12c continues comparatively high in all
~ districts except in Canada and the Northeast,
ami will, il heavy rainfall attends tho ap-
proacl>iug disturbance, cause frcshcts and the
brec1 mp of ice in all the rivers. The Upper
M e and Ohio have generally fallen. The
= New York to-day will be warmer and
clear Or partly cloudy.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

improbable that he will support them in
the weaker aspects of their case. 1t is still
in his power to make Mr.. Tilden President.
but if he had any intention to do SO he
would have voted to admit the evidence of
fraud. which alone gave Mr.. .Tilden's claim
o strong foundation. In any event it would
have required high moral courage for Judge
Bradley to go against his party, and had he
been willing to do so he would have per-
mitted the introduction of the only evil
dence which could give him q strong
justification in the moral sense of the
country.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10
Coroners' Cases.

One of the topics that the Municipal
Society has very pertinently taken up is
that of the necessity of reorganizing oil the
operations of the coroners' Office for this
county. There is no doubt that this office
is o cover for great abuses. The charge
that many verdicts are held on mere con-
structive necessities simply to add to the
fees, and not because they are needful to
the security of the public, is one that lies on
the very surface. But the incompetency
tho. commonly prevails in this Office to in
vestigate the cases that come before it, or
even to comprehend the principles on which
they should be investigated, is perhaps the
most glnring defect in our whole local adj
ministration. If the Municipal Society can
provide remedy for this evil it will
be fairly entitled to public gratitude.
Perhaps the most promising step in tho
matter is to endeavor to change the
manner in which the Office is filled.
So long as it is elective it will
remain as it is now-one of the makeweights
in local political bargains-and will be filled
with regard to party expediencies, and not
with regard to the requirements and
duties of the Office. 1t is one of the
offices that should be altogether taken out
of the hands Of county conventions and
Tammany caucuses and be filed by ap-
pointment at the hands of some responsible
authority. With that done we might have
Coroners at least as capable, efficient and
honest as they are in most other cities.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10
Another Coal Coalition.

Evidently the plotters are uneasy over the
fact that the people have had cheap coal this
winter. From their point of view this is an
outrageous robbery. Schemers of every
stripe, organizers of corners, manipulators
of railway and mining shares and gentry of
that sort generally are of opinion that wher-
ever ton of coal has reached the consumer
at soy five dollars ton, there these persons
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Thc market was
dull. New Jersey Central declined pig while
New York Central fell Is and Burlington and
Quincy declined 35s. Gold opened at lO5aa and
advanced to 1858. Government and railway
bonds were stronger. There was an advance of
III in Northwestern preferred Money on call
was easy at 312 Gig per cent.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

WHILE TILE BOARD OF EDUCATION is in the
investigating mood, created by the charge made
against q teacher for over severe corporal pun
ishment, it might do well to discover in what re-
spect certain schooroom regulations differ from
physical cruelty. Unchauging positions at the
desk are to most pupils species of torture which
they would gladly exchange for sound whip
r,ur.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

AN APPLE WOMAN, who died ON Thursday, re-
qucsted three hundred and fifty dollar funeral,
and left the money to pay for it. besides distrb
uting three Thousand dollars among her relatives,
and yet there are people who complain that no
body is making money nowadays!
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

RECEIVER PARKER, of the New Jersey Mutual,
is promised the assets of the company, and thc
public hopes he may get them. There is great
deal of cxcusable curiosity as to what they
really look like.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

OUR DETAILED REPORT of "a Double Execu-
ton" will, even by scntimentalists he read with
out regret that two worse than useless lives are
oil
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

IT IS SAID THAT CORPORATIONS have no souls,
but New York appropriated ten thousand dollars
for charity yesterday. What was done in the
same direction by those who claim to be all soul !
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

JUDGE MURRAY SAID YESTERDAY that boys
steal because they can always find receivers for
their plunder So do men, and the only odd
thing about it is that the receivers are let alone
us severely as if the whole police force was in
heaven.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

To SEE DISTRESSED RAILROAD COMPANY
trying to recover by working to raise the price of
coal arouses in the consumers breast a senti-
ment akin to that which inlamcs man when
his own earnings are used to replcnish the bur-
glars market basket.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

Now FOR A MOVEMENT in force of the railroad
lobby bill introduced Mt Albany yesterday re-
quires the State Engineer and Surveyor to
examine railway bridges once in four months
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

From 0ur reports This morning The probabilities
are that Mc ,ccather in Ncw York today sciH be
warmer and clear or partly cloudy.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

A JURY IN JUDGE VAN BRUNT's Court de-
citcd yesterday that stockholders have some
rights besides that of being cursed by unsuccess
ful spectators. This decision will strike many
persons ms utterly revolutionary i'll its nature
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

PROPERTY OWNERS who are insured in out-0i
town companies will find cautionary hint in on
Of our court reports today.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

If CAR HORSES could only read the papers
and see how near mt hand are the days of rapid
transit there would not be left a whole dash
board on q single street car.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

TIE STORY of an involuntary American Schlie-
mann is told in another column.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10

IT APPEARS Now that whiskey had more to do
than jealousy in the killing of Mrs. Flood.
The New York herald., 1877-02-10
WITH SUPPLEME ENT.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1917.
NOTICE TO COUNTRY DEALERS.

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The New York herald., 1877-02-10
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-04
Plain Talk to the Radicals.

During the recent contest in the
Senate over the admission of Scna
tor Butler, tho debate at different
times grew hot and tho Repubi-
can Senators heard some plain talk.
Ono Of the happicst hits was made
by Senator Thurman, in answer t.
tho charge Of Edmunds that the
Democrats were afliiiating with a
man Patterson) against whom most
damaging charges had been made.
Thurman denied tho truth of any
alliance, and showed that Patterson,
months before there was any men--,
ton of an Indictment, had promised
to vote for admitting Butler, and
continued:
"Undcr these circumstances, that
Senator, as was published in all tho
newspapers, told his own constitu-
ents in the capital of his own State
TINT he would vote to seat Butler.
Very well. If 1 am not mistaken,
it was also stated in tho newspapers
two or three months ago that the
Senator from Florida would vote to
seat Butler Well, sir, this session
met. Was there any attempt to
scdnce those gentlomon away by
honors conferred upon them ? How
comes it that the craftsmanship of
ono of the principal committees Of
this body was given by the Republi-
cun party to this man under indict-
ment for penitentiary otfcnso?
There he sits, this indicted indi-
vidual, tho chairman of your Com-
mittee on Territories, one of the
most important committees in this
body, and holding it by the gift Of
the Republican members of the
Senate; and here is the seat Of the
Senator from Florida, also promoted
to craftsmanship. We're there
any honors held ont to these gen,
tlemen to induce them to train in
tho Republican raiks without any
faltering in, their steps or wavering
whatsoever ntheir march7 i
would not charge such q thing;
do not believe i'll; but how easy
would it be to mako the charge that
there was an inducement held out
to these men who had declared "A
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-04
SO UI,H CAROLINA NE US.

The Abbeyiile Prc3s and Banner
nomin&tcs Hon. L. a. Connur for
Speaker Of the House OF lteprcson~
tativos.
d.. Griffin, O: t'lorcncc, has been
appointed supcrirton,!ent OF tho
lvnatic "sylum, "i"e -. j. F. Enaor
rc&igne,t
Rnnors llayo been prevalent in
C>i'stn: IL that parties haa received
ntyicus chat in case Senator i5utlcr
is seated Corbin will be reappointed
distl let attorney. The rumors can
not be traced to reliable source.
Darlington is Infested with q
band OF black dosperadocs, escaped
convicts from tho penitentiary.
Tao feeling in that county against
Superintendent Parmc)e, for his
apparent carelessness, is very
strong.
The tax polls in Pickons county
this year are 1878, nGainst 1,43S
last yer. The aggregate assessed
value of property is less than it WAS
last year, simply because people
will nlcres timato thoir taxable
property.
The commission appointed to in
vestigatc the bona .1itte indebtedness
OF ElEcticld county has concluded
It's labors and made report, which
is highly satisfactory to tho taxpay
crs of tho com5y. The report
shows The total amount Of claims
against the county to be $55, 040.5G,
claims dis .llowcl $36,S45.36, ana
claims allowed SlS,195.20. Tnis
amount, il is claimed, can easily be
paid Of by Il tax OF $2A mills for two
successive ye rs.
1t now appears that the chances
Of Haskell, BDnham and Porter, for
tie Supreme Bench, are about equal.
It is thought that tho fact of Gem
oral Corners resignation, and the
probable filling Of his place by
Colonel Younans, of Columbia,
tends to help Porter, tho feeling
prevailing that the low-country
should have some share in tao offices
The chances of tho three gentlemen
n.,mo,i arc So nearly equal, and the
in their favor arc SO
nc;.riy balanced, that the least thing
I.,Hy til,n the scale o:'e way or the
o;ner. For the s5peakership, Shcp,'
,'trd stil! apparently has the advan-
t.Sc. There is rumor that Orr
sn.;y retire in favor Of Simonton, but
t is hardly credited.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-04
TIE State LEGISI .II'IR Il.
FRIDAY, November 80, 1877.
SENATE

The Chair announced that NIr.
Arthur G. Moore, Of Columbia, had
been appointed 0ss;istan" clerk Of
tho Senate, and Mr.. Moore came
forward and was sworn in.
Mr.. Kinsler presented n petition
to prohibit the s,lo Of Intoxicating
liquors at country stores.
Il number of bills wcro intro
duced, read by tit'c, and properly
referred
On motion Of General Gary, tho
President Of the Scnato was au-
thorizcd and directed to extend tho
privileges Of tho floor Of the Senate
to General Tl'imble, Of Maryland,
who was present.
The Senate concurrent resolution
to moet in joint assembly on F;iloy,
November 80, to elect Judge North
rop's successor, WIS amended to
read December s, passed and
sent to tho House for concurrence.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House received and passed to
q second reading concurrent reso>
luton to extend the time for tho
sale of delinquent lands.
A number Of bills wcro intro
duced, read by title, and properly
referred.
Mr.. McKewn introduced q bill to
restore all lands forfeited for taxes
to their owners. Read by title and
referred to ways and means COM
mittce.
Mr.. Gaillard, Of Fairfield, intro
duced q bill to amend the charter of
the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad, and to produce conformi-
ity between the charters granted
the road by the States Of North and
South Carolina. Read by title and
referred to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Gaillard also, introduced q
bill to amend the act to prevent ex>
torhon in railroads. Read by title
and referred.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-04

It costs S375,O00 annually to
keep tho trees, shrubs, and seats
upon the bou!evnr<ls and in the
public Squares nnd gardens Of Paris
in order. 1t is csti'nnted that the
trees in tho avenues ana bouicvnrds
of Paris number $1,000; those in
the cemetcyioe, lO,l0O; and those
in the squares and court yards Of
various buildings, $500.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-04

purpose Of voting for Butlcr, and
, aftor that failed, system of terror
ism that wo now see is resortca to
in lis stead g
This blow received additional
I force, from the fact that Patterson
was under in dictment at tho time
the Senate met; and these honoTs
were heaped upon him by the Re
publicans with the knowledge Of the
existence Of tho indictment.
Patterson made q good speech
for himself. showing the logic Of his
position, that if Hampton is Gov
ernor, Butler is Senator. He also
revealed that Souator Edmunds had
kicked out Of party traces in voting
against Pinchback, and quoted
Edmunds' speech agailst him. He
wound up by renarking that aftor
he had passed through eight years
of political campaigns in South
Carolina it was rather ridiculous
for tho Senate to try and bulldoze
him. lie didn't scare worth cent.
Conovcr, Of Florida, said: "I
understand that tho Supreme Court
of South Carolina has decided that
the Legislature which elected MI
Butler was the legal Legislature of
the State. Can we go back Of that
decision? l think not. 1t has
been recently decided by n tribunal
tho like Of which never sat on earth,
that tho Senate and House of Rep
rcscntatives combined could not go
behind tho decision of u returning
board of q State, even in case of
actual fraud. to determine who were
the duly elected electors Of Louisi-
ana, and that this results from the
right Of q State to regulate her own
affairs. How then can VIC now go
behind the decision of tho Supreme
Court Of the State rs to which Of
the two bodies is the rightful
Legislature Of that State! There
may be cunning reasons satisfactory
to lawyers, some mysterious logic
SO deep in the law as to be beyond
common comprehension, why, to
elect a Republican President, we
can hold ourselves concluded by the
decision of Il State returning board,
and ut the same time, to prevent Il
Democratic Senator from t:,kiNn
his seat, VIC can go behind the
decision of the Supreme Court al
the State. Such adroitncss may be
familiar to the profession, bat lay
men cannot be expected to under
stand it, nor can plain, honest men
be expected to be governed by it,
I could not vote to disregard tic |
decision Of the Supreme Court Of
South Carolina without feeling HAT
I WAS voting against the Legitimacy
of the President, and I am not |
willing to cast the slightest shadow
upon the title by which President
Hayes exercises the functions o,
thc executive ofIico. I have always
been q Rcpublican I am ono
to day, unless it is impossible for
me to vote my convictions on IL
question We are deciding as Judges;
and sill be a Rcpubltln. + believe |
q man may be both an honest man
and Republican if not, the
former is preferable to tho lattcr.