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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-24
THE NEW CAB COMPANY.

card in all colors Of the rainbow has just been Is.
sued, which strong indication OF the influence OF
the movement now in progress New York.
irst the hackmen petition to BIO allowed to take only
onehaf Of what they say they earn, and then several
large stables reduction Of rates. The card
spoken OF Is from one Of these, and, though the
are certainly low they lust twice large those
proposed by Nj. Frank Kavanagh, tho promoter OF
scheme. Mir. KavanagE thinks that or about tho
Is, Of october, when the vehicles oil the new
pany the streets, the cabmen and stable
will have 10 make further reductions or else give up
the business. Within the week just passed many OF
those subscribed TO OF tho old companies
which attained full birth. and Who in conse-
quence have been inclined 10 leave cab
enterprises alone, have Joined hands with the
movement and subscribed to the stock
To give many Of the old cab promoters
have not yet subscribed opportunity OF doing
the commissioners have decided not 10 close the sab.
scriptIon books until the end OF tho week Every day
during the week they will DO kept open at the oco OF
White. Morris Co., No. Is Wall street. In couvcrsa-
ton yesterday with HERALD reporter Mr. Kayanaeh
SAID that every day he becomes more and more con-
WINGED Of the necessity tor cheap cabs and deter
mined 10 supply The want
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HOBOkENS DEFAULIING TREAS.
URER

II was reported In Hobokcn last night that couple
OF the bondsmcn Of City Treasurer Ramona. who are
HIS surctes Tor $500 900 on his new appointment TO
Office, are insoivcnt Mr.. Ramona Is S97 600 short in
his returns OF the citys funds last year. and no little
Indignation exists among The community that tho
Common Council have appointed him TO Office Tor
tho present year without ms having settled
up the arrears ho owes. The question now
arises the old new bondsmcn re.
sponsible Tor the $4,000 deficiency. should tho
uew bonds OF 5000 600 DO accepted by the Common
noss Mr.. todd OF the Hobokcn Land I'm proycmcnt
Company and committee OF clttzens will proceed 10
Newark 10 ask Of the Chancellor the Apo Of
receiver for tho ciiys funds. Tho trends OF Mr. Ka-
mcna, and thcv are legion, state thai he IS perfectly
ate TO pay up bis arrears he 10 only gwen me no
having invested tho money in good security. Tho
affair viii be decided Al the Council meeting Tues
day evening,
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AN AitIFUL AFRICAN.

Some time ago John J. Cook was brought from
Africa by the Rev Augustus q. Weekend. OF No 3l4
Second avenue, VINO thought he could show what
goodness and genius were in tho true black man.
Cook displayed In many ways his qn,ckness, aud Mr.
Weekend was lar satisded. But later on tho boy
was found to DO great liar, and was detected in
The theft OF watch He arraigned in Court, but
Dir. weekend asked the justice 10 let ham Oh and he
would be sent back to his native land the master
nnd scsvant then loft tho court room. They wore in
the street Court again yesterday Cook,
Il seems WINS 70 nave started Tor Africa yesterday but,
amer all had made ready Tor hs departure, lao
WA cnsrgcd with and acknowledged stealing 500
ndrsw jackson had persuaded him TO take them.
Jacgson denied the boys charge The Justice COM
naitaed them Tor examination.
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TWEED LONGING FOR LIBERTY.

ATTORNEY GENERAL FAIRcHILD EXPECTED TO
MAKE GOOD sHowING-wHAr ONE or
swEENY's LAWYERS SAYS ABOUT IT.
The Townsend and Fairchd controversy passed
yesterday transition The politicians were
hating between opinions. with the ''odds" de-
cidedly IN favor Of Fairchild. There seems 10 be
UNANIMOUS opinion that Il would be too heavy load
for Tanmany TO carry II II were TO renominate him
for the Attorney Generalshp, and that therefore, he
has lost all chances ne may have had in that directions
but there growing belief unhesitatingly expressed
that Is likely 10 make very good showing for the
course he has taxep IN his forthcoming statement
ONE OF swEESr's COUNSEL SPEAKS
reporter OF the HERALD bad conversation with
OF the leading counsel the swesny case yester.
day ana be that ~ the Sweepy compromise
concerned the Tweed statement had no effect
whatever. He certainly mad not seen the statement.
and he did not think that had been seen by any OF
Mr.. Sweeny's counsel There was no doubt he said
that the points OF Tweed's statement had been
obtained By persons interested therein but he
did not think that there any breach oil GOOD lath
by any one to whom Tweed had iutrusted his secrets
except Il might be Mr. Caroiin O'Brien Bryant, VINO
appeared been acting Tor everybody As lar as
The Attorney General was concerned .he lawyer SAID
doubt that there was very GOOD defence
for the course that he mad taken and that would DC
shown in the forthcoming statement that he had acted
the nrst law officer Of the State might be expected
10 act The public seemed forgotten that the
Attorney General had read Twceas statement AMI that
hau u As lawyer tuAt MS cTitiCs hos
read IT, Many OF critics urged the length OF time
the Attorney General had kept the statement In MS
before deciding what he would DO with III
but that he thought. wound be explained by showing
that the Attorney General had waited tor corrooorave
proof that had boon promised bur not furnished Too
mucn was thought, expected from Tweed and there
would great when Twceds statement
published
WHAT MIR. TOWNSEND SAYS
Mr.. J. D. Townsend said yesterday that the only
condition ON which Twceds statement will DO pub
hshed will be on the terms Overwhelmingly, release
TVvouA hn SQtd r..
moment his terms accepted, when were worm
far more 10 the city than Swceny's compromise then
Twccl's statencn. could be published II the Attorney
General desired Il. Unui then Mr. Tweed would await
what Mr. Faircnild had TO say.
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ALLEGED WIFE MURDER.

Tho little township OF North Bergen situated in the
rear Of the Palisades aud about mile from the
Schutzen Park Union Hill, N. j., was thrown into
great state OF excitement last evon,ng by the rumor
that Bernhard Messen hotel keeper OF that place had
killed his wife Christina. Coroner Crane arrived
on the spot and found the body Of Mrs Messen lying
al the foot suircase OF tho hotel with her neck
apparently broken. The husband stoutly denied the
right OF the Coroner to interr0gate him, but when
thrcae Tened with arrest II no did not answer,
the question: stated ~ in tho garden behind the
house wncn nv wife fell down STAIRS aud to sub
stun,iale this statement asked ono OF his children.
named john II THIS not the case, and The child
might be expected replied IN the affirmative In re-
ply TO further questions he sattcd that his wife
drunk all day long and also suffering from cramps,
and that very likely while suffering from un attack
she lost her fell down stairs broke her
neck Alter ,mpaneling jury TO view The body the
Coroner adjourned the Inquest until to-day IL Is re-
ported that Messen and his wife frequently quarrclled
Tho deceased was nlty-two years oil age
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CENTRAL PARK.

Our beautiful Park--the pride OF New Y ork--neyer
looked more lovely than It did yesterday Tho bright
sunshine unchecked by single cloud and tenn
pefed ny breeze that might have from April or
October and not been missed. Tho people pres
ent by thousands, enjoying tho surroundings and
drinking IN tho music Of tho band. Children sported
the lawns, the boys had their usual saturday un on
the baseball grounds nurses wheeled hunureds OF
babies through the seTpentine walks and sweebearts
sought the shaded Seats wnerc they could nduige IN
tho romance OF yet unc.oudcd lives. At the lake tho
was also one OF animation hundreds OF persons
awaiting themselves or the opportunity for row in
the pretty gondolas that nado 10 glide grace
fully along It's borders and give life 10 picture the
ike Of winch Is not TO be found anywhere except on
canvas
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THE NEW 81. JOHNS HOSPITAL.

Another institution Tor the sick and helpless Is to
be added 10 Brooklyn's benevolcnces and yesterday
aiterL the corner stone OF the new ST. johns
Hospital laid by Bishop Lttlejohn on the church
charity foundation, Albany and Atlantic avenues
The procession OF children from the orphanage and
ncighborhood was led by tho Rev Mr.. Turner, and
followed by twsnty-six clergymen and the Bishop
the diocese. who read the prayers. The children
sang the hymns and responses, and the Bishop lard
the corner stone, In which the usual bis
torical deposits were made including list
OF names OF children who had raised or con-
tributcd in small sums an aggregate OF ST. 600 for
this institution. The building Is be located the
corner Of Atlantic and Albany Avenues adjoining the
printing Office and orphanage IL Will nave frontage
OF lao feet Atlantic avenue and 30 feet on
Albany, with wing exterdng back IN tho rear. IL
will be four stories nigh and basement, and will con-
three double wards. with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tor 100
beds Corridors eight feet VIDE Will surround IT, The
material TO be used Is Philadephla brick, with ONO
sandstone trimming inc structure , w sso nc M,s
Nichols, to which, however, other sums have been
added Tor the same purpose This chapel VIII Do 40 by
50 lset and the whole viii! cost about $50 600 The
building will be heated by steam ana will con-
tam all the modern improvements for The
restoration of nealth. The Rev. Or. Schenck,
OF ST. Anp's Church OH the Heights, made few
MAJ ks oil the noble effort made to erect such
institution here, whore u ~ SO much needed Both
tho hospital aud the chapel will afford facilities to the
bedrdden apd suffering that cannot be had elsewhere
In demonstrating the Christness Of this charity Of
the ChurCu ~. Scneuck BrVe oIleI skctcn % VIC
hrs founding Of hospitals in l400 and referred In very
conimendat0ry terms TO the laLors oil the late Dr.
Muhepoerg IN establishing ST. Lukes. the lnest in
Of Its kind ON ms continent. The founding
OF hospital he considered 10 b. one Of the greatest
works the Church cau participate H. This earth IL
Gods hospital, whero ten thousand diseases That AZ
feet humanity are attended TO by kindly hands aud
hearts, whose only reward IL in the OF
tho good tncy do, ana who wait patiently tor that
grand ana grt al day when He who went ABOUT doing
good shall gather HIS poor and suffering into the
blood. washed and redeemed company OF heaven,
where tho Doctor hoped his audience would meet ut
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THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRACY.

The Independents Democracy begins to show
strength II is tho intention Of those who have the
matter In charge to $4,000 before the cam
pai2n opens Fitythree persons have already agreed
TO give 500 each when the other iorty-seven have
been secured. The committee say there is no doubt
about securing IT, as is easier to obtain tho last half
than II tho frst half OF tho SUBSCRIPTIONS. Tho
Executive Com m iteo will consist OF forty-our men,
each election district having two members. meet
Tor the purpose OF reorganizing the ant-Tammany
Irving Hall branch oil the democratic party. They
cneavoed to obtain tho support Of Tho leaders OF the
endents, but iaied the Endorsement oil Tam
many Hall ndidaes at Irving Hall last year has
suited lack OF confidence in the leaders of that
hrdU
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Dull and
Irregular.
GOLD 100 1-2 A 1O5 3-S.
Government Stocks Lower-Rail-
road Bonds Quiet.
MONEY ON CALL EASY At | 2 PER CENT.
GOLD 100 - A 1o5 3-S.
MONEY ON CALL EASY At 4 4 2 PER CENT.
WALL STREET.

WALL STREET.
SATURDAY, June 23-6 r. NJ
Commission orders scarce to-day as--weii,
lie. US say as ice pitchers with unfractured lids, and
transactions few o1ice-noiders resignations A
drop OF OF nearly one hundred thousand shares =
pretty considerable decline from the total Of
l60 900 shares which the sales list figured up yester-
day and affords index Of the Inactivity which
prevailed to-day The Jerome Park had proba.
bly, something to do with ~ Saturday as q half ho-
day something more, and general ogginess 10 the
future Of prices STILL The Market which had
opened firmly. quickly lost its strength. only to regain
II again and again lose 1t, and thus continued with
alternate lights and shadows tho day through As tina
fsherman's "bobbern on the smooth surface
OF o lake betrays the inconstant nibbe, so
did tho feeble fluctuations Of the day raise
hopes Of bites from hungry spectators which
never CAME Even the Saturday afternoon rally, which
Is regarded as certainly TO occur as death or taxes,
proved under the efforts OF small bears to close up
their for week. TO be OF the hnnest dee
scrpton, and barely raised quotations above tho
lowest OF the day. Tho Rock Island Company have
bulletin out effect that they paying off, with
out rebate, the ST. 500 600 sinking fund bonds lately
called IN, together with all coupons due July !.
SO far 100000 OF the existing per cent bonds have
been exchanged for the per ccnts and tho indi
caons tho entire old Issue will be paid OF or
Gold declined to 1861 through the announcement that
the Treasury will sell 81, ooo,O 900 Thursday next
and subsequently, advanced 1885, the spsck
OF general Europe. which has lately assumed
microscopica proportions, is thought to be growing
visible to the naked oye.
TIN SALES TO-DAY.
The sales Of active stocks at the Board to-day az
gregatcd $4,000 shares which Mere distributed fol-
lows:-Ncw York Central 1926; Lake Shore u, 700;
Wabash, g. 300; Northwestern, 700; Northwestern pre-.
ferred, 1900: Rock Island, 2626 Fort Wayne, AT;
Milwaukee and ST Pau, 900; Milwaukee aud ST. Paul
preferred, $500; Pi,tsburg, 100; Delaware Lacka'
wanna and Western, 1900; New Jersey Central 1907
Delaware and Hudson Canal, 5000; Morris and Essex,
ASS; Michigan Central, 1,157 Illinois Central, 200
Union Pacific 500; Hannibal aud ST. Joseph, 100;
Hannibal and ST. Joseph preferred 1000; Ohio and
Mlssissppi. 800; Western Union, s200 Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph, 300 Pacific Mail, 200.
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The following table shows the opening, highest and
lowest prices OF the day.
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4 SUGGESTION TO THE TAILoRs.
To THE EpfroR or the HEnALD:--

To THE EDfroR TnE HKIALD--
have read with much pleasure the able and erudite
communications OF your correspondents ''Medcus''
and "Indorser' the subject OF reform in dress.
Ny object therefore been In attained
US public attention been drawn TO what will
BIO one OF tho great questions Of tho day. The pro.
posed reform, | am already aware. mas occasioncd
considerable interest, but ! no likelihood OF a
practical move being made, unless some cntcrprsing
cothier imbued with The spirit Of progress disposed
mako fortune and immortalzc himself
by meeting the demands OF the public anu
VI the age live In. When NC consider
the vast amount Of capital invested IN
the great clothing emporirms OF our American
cities liant idvu may be formed OF the obstacles
which present themselves IN the way of ruiorm. Tue
public all our large cities doubt prepared to
patronze any Improvement IN the present expensive
and inconven cnt styles OF dress, ana "thcro are
millions In ~ why would not enerprsing artistic,
apart from the uct OF philanthropy, publish design,
winch, II approved ol ny the .tculty," he could
patent? "Indorser," who is evidently n practical
and sagacious man, though mot tailor, makes
valuable suggestion when ne recommends the lorna
ton OF company. II y suitable design, combining
cncapncss with tasto utility, were published
and Adopted by club institute u would
introduce IL TO the public. The material Tor the
present shoua be light aud incuue head gear
as well AZ loot wear A frIoUd recommends "A course
popular lectures dress with . view 10 through
aud radical reform; othors arc oil opinion That tho
OF the various garments should also be oh nged
according a. new patterns are adopted. PUMA
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HUDSON RIVER TRAVEL.

To THR EDITOR THE HERALD:-
A trip up the Hudson River as Tar as Albany is q
very enjoyable thing II you fortunate enough to
travel by good s.oamer, but If you should be
lucky as 60 by a boat like the Daniel Drew the
pleasure OF the journey becomes decidedly marred.
Three days ago took the above named vessel larry
town. but had sooner got ABOARD than l
charged twenty-five cents over the advertised fare At
lunch the waiter gave mo check Tor twenty cents
more than right and the bootblack-whcn in
CURED where could wash my hands--iniormed me
could do so at the barber shop t'ior a dimen This
man then--a paid servunt OF the boat-on my COM
plaIng TO tho clerk, called me liar ana otherwise
grossly abused me. My baggage not allow Cd 10
take away on arriving 81 my destination, except
payment OF u quarter although they have right to
cnargc any hing), aud now the only redress
or could got the satsl action OF laying this
tho public Through tho medium OF your valuable
MAJOR A. q.
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Into tho cheap jeweiry Of Sarah Grsenberf on
Baxter street, there wnikeo few days ago middle
aged woman Who offered Tor sale. al great bargain.
ordinary gold ring The proprietress examined The
article with considerable cara going for that purpose
10 the further end OF the counter Alter much ocker'
ing the stranger left the having tailed 10 effect
sale Shortly after her departure MIRA Greenberg
missed twelve COLO rings and dollar note, and sus
pectin2 the woman notified the police Detective WADE
found a portion Of the missing property. Al the
Tomos Police Court yesterday the prisoner. who gave
the name OF Mary smith. was held IN IL 900 bail
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POPULAR MUSIC.
rng Enron or rnr HERALD:-

To the Enron HERALD:-
Your correspondents who arc handling III subject
OF popular Music' do hit The nail The head.
While ii Of folly call the music OF Beethoven
and CHOPIN strash." Il must DO confessed that, the
unintated, unsteady uneducaied million, the com.
plcated strains sound like "chaos COMPOUNDED"
while tho comparatively few who are wcll posted III
the art no doubt enjoy such music. In other words,
very largo majority Of the people who visit Central
Park do not like scientific music, because they do
understand II, but about two twenty enjoy Now
the question Is Snail that Kind oil music which picases
only lew the only kind Played? All air- minded
men must admit that such partiality would not be
fair. Then Why not give the million about halt the
selections The programme ana give TO ''uppcr;en
enough OF their kind OF 'musio TO satisfy tne scien
tihc ears !?
The thing 10 easily tested Let o band Of ten
fifteen pieces play the one kind or music indicated
above and lct like number OF instruments perform,
on another stand, those simple aud touching melodies
which please the popular ear, and my word Tor IT, the
latter stand will have immense majority around IT,
AS Tor me, sivo me "Home, sweet Home" without
the variations SWEET MUSIC
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JERSEY c1TY's GRIEVANCES.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
How long must the Jersey City folk submit to the
imposons laid on them by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, who own or control our horse cars and
charge eight cents to the Heights, distance OF two
miles, and who viii not notice tho many complaints
and requests Tor moro stopping places on their steam
road? Where tho Newark ana New FORK Air Line stop
at three places on the Heights and ono IN Lafayette
every half hour less, the Pennsylvania Railroad
only at intervals OF hour or more at Inc
IRENE limit OF Jersey City. whore II Is OF comparatively
little to any body and yet they givc Newark three
stations THIS is written at the request OF many resi-
dents here with the object OF rousDg public attention
and form ng indignation meeting TO decide upon tho
best OF asserting our rights, for we claim
have rights this matter, II they arc ignored by tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS.
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THE BROOKLYN COMMISSIONS.

The politicians OF Brooklyn are worry much exercised
over the probable action OF the Common Council at
their meeting Oh Monday, when an effort will be
made to I'LL up the commissions. II Is SAID that tho
Mayor viii send in the name OF Jacob Worth for Fire
Commissioner and Micnae Coney Tor member OF tho
Board OF Police and EXCISE Comm isson. The name of
General JourdaD viii also be taken from the table and
confirmed as president OF the Board OF Police There
are several other names mentioned In connection with
the positions To be hed aud the subordinacs OF tho
departments affected are deeply concerned III tho
suit OF the deliberations Of tho appointing powers
Corporal Tanner VIII be nominated. IL is SAID, Tor Col.
lector oil Taxes, in place Of tho present Incumbent
William Fucry.
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A PHALANX OF STREET WALKERS.

Nineteen females, ranging in years from fifteen to
6fiy some quite handsome, others only ordinary look
Ing and few exceedingly homely, were arralgned at
the bar OF the Tombs Police Court yesterday charged
with soliciting The officers each sworc that
while walking attrcd in ctzens' clothing the prs.
oncrs accosted them. In only three instances how
ever the officers able to swear that the accused
were common prostitutes Justice OttcrUonrg, be ore
whom the tried, expressed strong disappro
baton OF the practice OF the police TO search for aban
donsd women while disguised as civilians He thought
that IL WINS offering premium TO prostitution. With
the exception the three females who stamped
az common characters all were discharged.
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ADVANCE AND DECLINE.
The following shows the advance and decline In the
closing prices OF the principal active stocks to-day,
compared with those Of yesterday
ADVANCE Western Union, ~ Now York Central,
~ Lake Shore. u Illinois Central, 1; New jersey
Central, "; Rock Island, u; 81. Paul, Il; Wabash,
al Hannibal and st. Joseph, X; Atlantic and Pacific,
*; Michigan Central, q.
bEcLISE.-Paclhc Mail, "; Union Pacific, l; North
western, do preferred y ST Paul, preferred, a
Hudson, q; Burlington and Quincy, l.
CLOSING oUorArIoSs-3 p. NJ
The closing quotations at three p. NJ. were ~ fol.
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VERDICT AGAINST A PRIEST.

In May last horse owned by Frank Kovericke OF
Bresau strayed into the Catholic graveyard at that
place. Tho yard was In charge OF the priest Father
Drissen. The priest procured gun and fred two
shots tho horse but without fatal results although
the animal was severely injured koverickc brought
SUIT against Drisscn which tired before Justice
Cipou and jury. at Amtyve, on Friday. the Jury
tnding verdict Tor the plnltin tor SCI 90 and tho
costs Of the cuurL
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y fNorE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the WRITER'S full name and address TO
insure attention. Compliments who are unw'iingto
comply with this rule simply waste time In writing
Write on only ono side OF the paper-En HERALD
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NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY JUNE a. ls77oUADRUPLH

two beer glasses They both cndeavored the
same lega! gentleman 10 deenu them and each gave
liv ly version Of the encounter Witnesses on each
side were pleni!ni but could tell nothing about the
matter. except one gentleman, who, upon the Jus.
tice's suggestion, maae complaint against both
Sch~artz md LovitL fney paid their $40 apiece
maniuily, but they seemed, as ihey ien court, not
exactly 10 understand who had come out best