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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-18
BOGUS EX rEAS.
Feb. 10, 1917.

To THE EDrroR THE HERALD
As you have opened compliant book" desire to
register a complaint therein against newsboys who
sell bogus 'cxtras, making night bideous with their
shouts and working or carly editions OF evening
papers with which they are stuck" For one mortal
hour youth with stcntorian lungs greatly annoyed
the residents OF FIFTEEN street. between Fifth and
Sixth avenues, last night, working of bogus extras
EICuREU.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-18
ANOTHER HIGH sALAnrEp BOY.

NEw YORK, Feb. IL. 1877.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:--
Noticing In your columns OF this date a note from
IAN Office Boy would state that his words are very
true. | am boy going seventeen years OF age and
| am working for The small sum OF 81 per week. Be-
ing without either ather or mother both beng dead,
II is very hard Tor me so get along. Two dollars viii
not support a child, let alone boy OF my age. Like
the sOfcc Boy" before mentioned have fare and
ierriagc to spend AN ORPHAN BOY.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-18
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.
MARRIED..

HoRx-BRowS.-Miss JENNIE BROWN to Dr. ALBERT
+. HORN, both of TINS CITY, No cards. f
, 1877-08-02

pendent Legislature for ireland. These
three Of four men nre able to hold the
cnsiro British Parliament by tho throat,
just as a few strikers in this connlry
havs hcen holding down and t,aunp1ing
upon great cotnlnnnitics. Tie Government
md Liberal parties being united in favor Of
tho pending measure, an effort has been
made to wear out the small number of OBJ
etructionista by the occasional retirement Of
n number Of members for rest who snl,sc-
queutly return to relieve AZ rnnuy more.
But 1t Is FARGO that important Legislation
ahorld thus ho made 10 hinge upon mere
physical endurance; md tho sooner ths
British Parliament agrees npon sone reEma-
nent check upon deliberate otstrnction,-
such Is tho question rnto whicl,
obtains in the american Houso Of Icprc-
Hentatives,-tl,o more creditablo It will be 70
Drisish sense.
, 1877-08-02

In an interview with Tribune reporter,
ons Of the police force states that no attsn-
ton vns paid to the Mayors !" nre-high :"
order. 11o says ttat ovcry policeman bought
two boxes Of cartridges, paid for them him.
self, md fired low. Following this assertion
to Its logical conclusion, it becomes n,athc-
,natical'y manifest that the policeman is
correct in bis assertion. Thoro wero about
200 of the forco engaged In the riot. Given
each man two boxes, ut forty each, aud we
find ho had eighty bullets, which, ut ono
ounce apiece, would give every policeman fire
pounds Of lead, or total Of 1000 pounds
Of meta1 discharged at the mob. Battls-
fold statistics show that it takes mans
weight in bullets to kill him: and, assuming
tho average weight Of tho rioters to 10 140
pounds,-n fair assumption, considering it's
inatcrial,-wo divide tho 1900 pounds Of
lend by the 14o pounds OF rioter, md find tho
result Of injury to be eeven and one-seventh
people, or soren mon killed ind boy wou1,tl-
vi In the leg. which tallies exactly with the
police reports. Tins do policemen and fig
ure8 coTroborata eacfl other.
, 1877-08-02

A very peculiar and somewhat novel ques-
tion of law has arisen in tho United States
District Court. Tho Fifth National Dauk
has brought suit In foreclosure against tho
defendant in which tie United States hold
a judgment. III order to secure payment OF
tho mortgage he'll by the Bank, 1t ia ncces-
snry to mike all Judgment agolitors parties
defendant, aud tic question il: Does the r,,lc
exoinpung tllp sovereignty from suit operate
when the sovereignty descends TO tho lsvel
Of creditor? The Court has ordered the
entering Of an appearance On tho rart Of the
Government, and, il default 30 permitted,
tie question will arise whether Judgment can
bo legally entered against the United States,
"a problem that will involve extensive are,,-
1Rcnt and the establishment Of au important
principle Of law.
, 1877-08-02

One rioscr WAS yesterday hold for trial in
$1,000 bull by Justice MORRISON, aud four
Others iu $500 each. The defonsea they of.
fcred were as ridiculous as those presented
by tho peoria gentlemen before Judge DauM-
NuHp. All admitted to tho possession Of
laths, and one remarked that having been
driven AWAY from Ills work, 10 somehow, by
an altogether inexplicable accident, got be-
tween the police aud tie mob. There nrs
seven moro under bonds for their appearance
before the Justice, hut they failed to show
up. It In the duty OF the police to find them
md bring them forward without delay. The
slightest laxity now will be fatal to the 3D.
nlinistration of justice, while an example Of
thoso SO far identified will Laye mora salu.
tary effect OH those who are still sore than all
thu blank cartridges ever manufactured,
, 1877-08-02
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. 1877.


1hr Chicago produce markets wcrc moderately
active yes,craay. Meas pork closed eoc per brl
higher, at sl3.3oGe13 .a.ls Ecllcr August and
Sl1 5oGl13. ,.ti for September. Lard ctoscd 7!{Gb
l0c per l0ollw higher. nt S. 11hGts 80 for August
and Ea.D7!, ,Gai. 10 for September. Meats were
afcady al &c per u for loose shoulders and Ghc
fur do short ribs. Lake ftetghsa were active and
eahier, at Jlt3,ac for corn to Buffalo. 1lIghwines
were unchanged. At 81. us per gallon Flour rAs
tune. Wheat Chased ssc higher, at 81. 1a!t for
August aud 81 .oUis for September. Corn cluscd
rleudy. nj 47,,c for August anl i7hc for Scptem-
bcr. Oats closed Hc lower, At :.7!ie fpr Angakt
and :6..c for September. lsye closed firm, At
5h!ic. harley cIuscd time, at fs1c for new No. .,
eellcr September. lIog4 were actl.o md averaged
higher closing firm at 81 .uk]Qo5.2:i. Cattle were
dull and weak. with faIcs at 81. 25SlG 90. Sheen
were inactive, ut s.. 1,dE4 60. Ono hundred dol.
lar. In gold would buy S1U5. :5 In grecnoacks a.
the CIoec.
, 1877-08-02

dent HArEa in lis efforts towards pacifica-
ton in the Southern States and tho purifica-
ton OF the Civil Service; declares in favor Of
n double-coin standard. silver to DO a legal
tendcr for the payment Of all debts
except whcre otherviso specially pro.
vided By law, md demands tho re-
monctization and free coinage Of silver;
opposes tho granting Of public lands or sub-
sides TO railroads, aud the renewalof patents
TINT are oppressive to the laboring classes
and recommends legislation by Congress
looking 10 remedy for tho grievances CON-
rlaincd Of ty railroad otnployes-~such NJ the
establishment Of a National Bureau Of In
dustry, the exercise BY Congress Of such
authority as sl.nll BE- necessary 10 adequately
protect tho interests of labor and capital
alike, and provision for statutory nrbitrn-
ton 10 adjust controversies and secure Justice
and equity between employer md employed.
, 1877-08-02
0H1o DEMOCRATS AMI THE CURRENCY,

ou1o np,rnps sro A1u1, n,rr crnov.,cz
RI. inte1vsn.inn If tha ..r;to W. Innut' S.s d;Nert
al c,tant,on frn,, ~. a.,ts,n -, ". n.,na
cratic s,,ta con,ention wbi-h -not l., nj,
last week md ne,,,at,ataa now. art,.ort;-
nary absur,litjes. 10th in Tho w.x ot csndi.
,,o,o, mi, l., da.,.nti,n ~ .,.t;..,, rr1,.
convantion voa sv;doD,,v srcoo,;,,",. ,n,s ~
,1,o.1 II nooinata,, ~ nova aaas ~.
7,.-- :. -.
.s1saof. WIZ uo''s 'o.*u Deino c8At1o 11c3es
IN bis life. The resolutions we've very com.
plicatad Aud iudefnita. Gil will b o Ne en- fron,
these relating to the silver a, ID currency
question. Tue ,1rst OF these reafts:
Foyr,h-Tb,t va denox,ues i. an o.t,.cs nun,
the slghts Of the people the ensctmc,s Of tho Re.
publican measure demonstrating silver and demsnd
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, 1877-08-02

Unless money Is atraightway subscribed,
tho institution known as tho Floating Hos-
pitnl must be abandoned, and hundreds Of
suffering infants deprived Of tho beuetits
they have derived from the tendor charity.
For three summers tho Hospital haa extend.
ed Its welcome to tho babies Of Chicago. and
haa afforded them more relief than tho whole
".ate,td mtd;ed and ialf the doctors. Easy
of access, and offering to claasea unable 10
aid themselves opportunities to secure for
their children the flesh air Of tho Lake and
attention they would never have received at
home, the Hospital Inns been blessing to tho
iunocouts Of poorer parentags, and there aro
hundreds Of babies In the city to-day who
owe their lives and health to this happily
conceived institution. Tho Association
which established 1t has watched it
and uursed 1t carefully. The utmost
caution has boon used In the disposition Of
funds subscribed for Tue carrying out Of the
project. But now the treasury is empty,
md unless tho moro wealthy citizena shall
como to the rescue, this beautiful charity
must die. During the excitement Of the
riots the collection Of money was entirely
suspended, aud now the Association finds
itself In need Of about 500 10 keep tho
Hospital up during tho month Of August.
Thsrs have been great displays Of public
spirit Gnco the riots, aud money has been
freely offered for great purposes, al,d It ia
not asking too much Of tho generous spiri.s
Of Chicago when the appeal is made for a
small sum that will alleviate tho suffering Of
many little baby, md avert the anguish
threatened by tho abandonment Of tie in
Htitutiou
, 1877-08-02

1t see1ns 10 1uako some difference which
town 1nan IL Mayor of, down in Pcnnsyl.
va1lia. The Mayor Of Wilkesbarre rcatl tic
riot net to tho mob and they let freight
train 80 with blessings and great rejoicing.
Tho Mayor Of Scranton read the riot act 10
his mob md they broke his jaw with a brick.
He has changed his views on Tho subject OF
accepting the military mid prorercd by Gov.
1IAnTnAnrr
, 1877-08-02

AEClAlHllDH HkHll!St [0IlAnN ~ I'M
we'll, but il 40 can improve tho general cur
rcncy without contraction, why not do 80 \
Tho resolution is blind. Ths Democracy
OF Ohio hnre confessed the fn'lacy of NIL
unlimited issue Of irreleennblo grccnbncks,
but to retnin tho conntennnco OF tho few
tunntfca who still adhere to that policy they
offer this resolution, dropping, 10 far as they
nre concerned, any further open Endorsement
of tho scheme. Tho greenbaoka can lnrlly
be said to hnvo boon the best paper money
tho country Inns ever Ind. Tho country once
hnd United States Dank notes, which were
nlways at par md nlwnys redccnabfc. Ohio
before the War had m admirable bank cur
rency. Before and at the opening Of tho War
there wns bank currency in Now England
and in Now York and in othor States which
maintained It's credit md was always rctlcenl-
nble. Many Of these banks continued to fur
nish par currency until they were logislatcd
out of existonce. Certainly currency tint
has mover been at pnr ean DO mada better,
and II It is 10 be retained 1t should DO mala
better.
A7ntA-we favor the Issue bv The General Gov.
crnmcnt alone Of all circulating medium. whether
paper or metallic, 10 b always 1tgai'tendcr and
tnterconrcyttblc.
This resolution IL curiosity. What does
1t monn7 All Government currency should
be legal.tenler, the paper and tho metallic
money should bo "intesconyortible," THAT is,
zach should bo excLangeabio for tho other.
Tut does tho resolution lnean TINT? Tho
Government Inns no right To o monopoly Of
coming gold or silver. We have ind FREQ
coinage In these metn1s from tho foundation
Of the Government. The citizen hns al-
ways had the right to tnko his gold and
s,lver TO tho mint, md receivo therefor
IN equivalent in weight Of coin. This right
still exists In this country, so far ~ gold Is
concerned, and existed with regar,1 to the
silver tlollar until the 1atter wns abolisllcd.
The business Of the Government begins mud
ends in defining Whit weight of mo.at shnll
constitute the dollar, aud into coming the
metl into pieces Of the legal weight md
fnenoas. The stamp means nothing Int
that tho piecs is Of tho Iegal lncnoss mud the
legal number Of grains in weight. It In d
dangerous powor to leaye to any Government
to control the amount Of money whicl, alell
DO in circulation, 60 rs to produce famine
or an imitation In tho interest Of any PERSONS
Free coinage, therefore, is privilege which
tho country will never consent TO lavo taken
away. rho theory Of limiting tho coinage
Of gold or silver belongs to tho pa-
tcrnal systou; it rests on the ilen
that H people wero allowed 10 convert
their silver mud gold into coin they would do
themselves IlRrn1 would laye moro coin t],nn
, 1877-08-02

During tho month Of Jnly the national
debt. according to tho official statement, was
reduced $slB,yOt. Had 1t not been for the
railroad strike, tho reduction would nave
been 81 GOO, 600 creator.
, 1877-08-02

Intgo DRu,1noNp has gone to1 anapolis
to tako Charge Of n few moro riotezs We
would call the attention Of tho Judge to the
case Of ono riotcr, Dluo-Jcans WILLIAMS,
who by his vacillating, pusillanin,ous policy
did more to encourage tho other rioters than
amy man in tho mob. 1t might bavs bcne-
ncial effect on 1tioter W1LIrAMs to give him
four months in Jail md $50 fine.
, 1877-08-02

The Ohio licpubnean Convention yester.
day nominated the Hon. W. H. Wxs7 for
Governor, Fakp YoxaLx1 for Lieutenant
Governor, W. II. JOHNSON for Supreme
Judge, and GzoRo1 K. N4xa for Attorney
General Tbs platform OF principles EN-
bodiea Al uuequiyocal Endorsement Of Presi.
, 1877-08-02

It may he that the Council can utilize the fines
collected from convicted rioters to pay fur tha
increase Of the police iorcc.
, 1877-08-02

VIII tho Justiccs before whom the rioters aro
to hc tried remember TINT honest people haya
votes 10 cast nisoi
, 1877-08-02

The lAttr-0tsaa now takrs great credit TO Itself
In announcing that the riot could not be put
down. II seems to appreciate the vitality OF III
organised attempt to beat honest people cut Of
their hard earnings.
, 1877-08-02
THE E1drr-HouR REMEDY FOR HARD
TIMES

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, 1877-08-02

Rccolccsng that Col. FRED GRANT sounllv
tlrashc.t reporter lot ling aEp, tho inter Dee,u
1,astens TO apologize ior an obnoxious paragraph
reueiting OIL the gallant Coionci's attention 10
hlS duty.
, 1877-08-02

Judge DRuMNoxp holds life Office, and con.
ec1utht1y not dependent on the votes Of
rioters,
, 1877-08-02

viii VAN rATTEN md PARSONS kindly inform
the public through their paper, tho Freebooter.
how tho "Work,ngme.,'s party" will vote for
Aiayorl
, 1877-08-02

II Is doubtful ii AID. DALr will he reelected
lie WA honest In hta intention to put down tha
mob.
, 1877-08-02

The Justces before whom tho Chicago rioters
are to bc tried will please ponder stultouslY
oger Judge DHuMNoND's decision.
, 1877-08-02

Officials arc wondering whnt became Of tte ttco3
rioters. Perhaps those high *luta blew them
straight into ffeaven. Fire low, next time, md
they'll 70 where they belong.
, 1877-08-02

Az the pr!ncip1e Of the Commune Il division
suppose the authoritics compel IT 10 sl,atc IN
the division u the expense to which It las nuk
tho countrY,
, 1877-08-02

HzNRy WAHp BEEcuER has got into lively
dght with tralss-unlunism. lie SAYS he would,
- 4 choice Of evlla, rather b. swallowed BY III
notwithstanding monopoly-thau atung to
death BY 800 vlpenb-meanlne Communism.
, 1877-08-02

Tho cavalry charge sent most of thctn to Csl~
Yary Cemetery.
, 1877-08-02

Grecnbacks At the New York Stock Ex.
change yesterday closed at OH.
, 1877-08-02

and tile enormisy oti the Ices to the country.
It is only in tti4 wny that the pnblio can 10
protected from future attempts Of the same
lawlcss uat,,rr,
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-24
Farmers and Sharpers.

If a great many innocent and unsus-
pecting Missouri farmers who are being
made victims of sharpers would invest
the price of three bushels of wheat in q
good week. y newspaper and read it care
fully, they would learn enough about
the ways of this wicked worI3 30 escape
misiortunes we refer to. We spoke Il
short time ago of the lightnia : rod ma 5
trick Of persuading u armer 10 allow
him to put up rod las an advertisement,
for the small sum OF S., and then demand
ing payment of n noe for SO, which
the unsophisticated yooman had been de-
coyed into signing without knowing it.
This is one Of the swndling devices far
mers are subject to. Another is the
spring bed trick. An agent tor spring
beds contracts with farmer for the stor,
age of beds in his barn, and on signing
the contract, induces the farmer to dc
what he supposcs is the same thing. A
few day afterwards another agcat makes
! his appearance and informs the farmer
that the beds he ordered are at the de-
pot and must be paid for. The farmer
expresses bis astonishmcnt and declares
he knows nothing about it; but a con
tract signed with his own name convin
ces him that he is entrapped, and leaves
him no alternative but to pay the money
or compromise with the roscals who
have got the bettof Of him. There are
many snch 'ahnrpers proving through
the state in the capacity of agents. The
best way for farmers to treat them is tc
show them the road. Whenever a far.
mer is asked to sign contract, the
chances are that is scheme to ensnar,
him st. Louis Republican.
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-24
T" Thou art the Man."

Tho Butter Ners, Of Butler, Alabama,
of June 3Oth, draws tn following picture
of the proprietor of the Alma Herald;
1t seems that the Marquis Lafayette
Yeatman, late of this county, has been
managing his cards badly since he "as-
samed the heavy responsibility OF cast
ing his lot as journalist among the peo,
pic OF Western Arkansas He has late
" INDUCED in such indecent language as
to excite the indignation of the entire
press of that State. The Van Buren,
Press calls him the Alma pole-cat, and
says his paper is unfit to be read by res
pectable people.
1.-THE Marquis should conclude to shove
out from Alma, we hope the Press man
will give him start in the direction said
to have been taken by Wards ducks, for
nobody wants him IN Alabama, except
perhaps two or three gentlemen Of this
town whose names appear on his BOND
rs postmaster.
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-24

IN the last issue of the Van Buren,
Press, we find an article stating that Mr..
Hickey, Rout Agent on tha L. r. II +. S.
Railroad, was willing to make an afiida-
Wit, stating that he put off the bundle
containing the V. b. Press at Alma on
the morning of the 4th of July. Now
Mr. Renfroe, P. NJ at Alma informs us
that Mr.. Hickey told him that he had not
nor would he make any such affidavit.
Mr., Rentroe is well prepared to prove
that the papers referred to did not reach
this Office until Monday Evening the
9th inst and that too in the Little Rock
mail. Mr.. r. is more than anxious that
the department investigate this matter.
Alma Herald.
Whom NJ, RenGuc says that "Mr.
Hickey told him that he had not nor
would he make any such affidavit" that
he put the Y. B. Press off at Alma, on
the morning of the 4th inst. thereby in
sinuating that he, Mr.. Hickey, admits he
was mistaken when he positively told us
that he did put tho package off on that
morning, is contrary to the facts, and
mlsrepresents this gentleman. The
Route Agent is Just as positive now, al
he ever was, that the package referred
TO went OIL at Alma that day, and if it il
necessary will make affidavit to that fact
The more we examine into this matter
the more we are convinced that tn,
Y Alma package went off at that point a.
it had usually before, on Wcdnesda,
morning. 1t is a little singular that du
ring the whole year, that the Route Agt
} has been on, this was tho hrst time tn,
bundle has been passed by. Why shoul'
it happen just at this particular time
One of Mr.. Renfroe's swift witnesse,
says that he was present when the mai
was opened on that morning and only
small package of letters was in the sack
Now, VIC would like to know what be
came of the bundle Of our papers for tn
: Narrows' Office, that goes off on the sam
: morning at Alma, and goes hence to tina
poiuty There was just as much caus
or reason, for keeping away the Pres
from our Narrows' readers, as from thos
at Alma. Did Mr.. Hickey miss that bun
die too, just at this time The Rout
Agent had no motive in delaying our pa
pors from reaching their destination a
the usual tmc-othcr parties had
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-24
The Border Railroad.

This subject is again agitating the peo-
pic all along the line Of the route from
Peirec City to Fort Smith, and the town
of Van Buren, must not remain idle,
This is what the Fayetteville Sentinel of
the 10Th says:
\ delegation Of the citizens of peiroe
City, consisting Of Messrs. j. B. Perkins,
J. w. Peterson, J. X. Northcut, A. l..
White, c. P.Cook, J. w. Pennington,
r. j. Alexander and DR.. Maynard, left
that place last week on visit to this
section of Arkansas, in the interest oftho
proposed railroad, They were in Fay
ettovillo on Thursday, and We're cordially
received by our citizens. We can assure
them and all other railroad mon north or
south Of us. that Washington county will
do her whole duty in this matter, We
need a iailroad and our people are fully
aroused to its Importance. Let the bali
be set IN motion in earnest, and Wash.
ington county will be found ready.
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-24

According to Geographic reports from
Washington the president yesterday in
response to inquiries as to whether the
civil service rule applied to persons hold
ing Office in the various state political
association, replied that 'no person IN
the government employ would be allow,
cd to take any part whatever in poll
ties" lie is reported as saying distinct
Iy that "no political services can be rem,
dercd by a government employee at any
time while he hold such position, even
though it does not Interfere with his
duties, ii being the intention of the presi-
dent to forever divorce politics aud the
civil-sevice so far as in him lies the pow