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The New York herald., 1877-12-17
The Death OF Ghazi osman Paeha.

The Death OF Ghazi Osman Pacha.
Special dispatches received ut the
HERALDs London Bureau yesterday from
Constantinople and Vienna bring the pain
full intelligence of the death Of Osman
Pacha. Dispatches received subsequently,
state that it is rumored Osman Pacha took
poison through fear OF having to submit
to an amputation Of his leg, which is re-
garded with horror by all true Moslems.
The statements in regard to the wound he
received in the battle preceding his surrender
have been conflicting. some accounts repre-
senting it as slight and others describing it
as so severe as to render imminent the
necessity of an amputation of the leg. In the
absence Of positive intelligence as to the
immediate cause Of his death we are led to
believe it probable that intense grief and
modification at his defeat, combined with
the terrible strain his constitution must
have endured during the four months OF
siege at Plevna, even more than his wounds,
may have contributed to the sad result
However this may be, in his death Turkey
loses her greatest soldier.
The rise Of Osman Pacha in the Turkish
army was rapid. He won renown in the
Crimean war at the commencement OF his
military career, and his services at Crete
subsequently gained for him some Of the
highest honors the Turkish Empire be-
slows upon it's soldiers. During the pres
ent war his name has become familiar
throughout the world and his for
tunes have been watched with more
interest than those Of any other
general on either side. There seem to
have been some traits in his character very
similar to those of Stonewall jackson. He
was enthusiastic in the cause he supported,
strongly imbued with religious feryor, ear
nest, plain and direct in oil his words
and actions and greatly beloved by his
soldiers. His splendid defence of Plevna
will insure him lasting fame, notwithstand-
ing the ultimate and inevitable result. He
dies in the prime Of manhood, and GER
tainly there is nothing in the closing mis-
fortune of his brilliant career that can
wither single leaf of the laurels he has
won as an able commander and brave
soldier.
Our dispatches from Plevna, published
yesterday, presented scene which must be
wonderfully suggestive to the historical
painter, and that we have no doubt will
one day blaze in spirited design and splen-
did color upon the walls Of more than one
princely home in Russia This scene is
that Of the salute Of Osman Pacha, first by
the Grand Duke Nicholas and then by
Prince Charles, of Roumanin, with Slkobeleff
and other younger heroes of the war in the
group Of admiring soldiers gathering about
the carriage OF the fallen, yet generously
honored Ghazi. It was scene full Of the
pomp and glory of war, softened with the
pathetic sentiment Of sympathy with the
soldier who had done his duty so gallantly,
though withal vainly. War, with all its
variety and splendor, does not furnish many
scenes more touching or worthy to be re-
membered than was this one, and its in
terest is enhanced by the fact that almost
at the instant the curtain was drawn before
it the eyes of the hero of Plevna closed upon
the world forever.
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

terie. wines &C., frequently packed In
small compass, which pay high freight
at SO much by cubic foot. One
advantage to the public would seem to
be the transmission of mail matter; but as
these steamers touch on their way to Rio at
Para, Pernambuco and Bahia, very little
and sometimes no time is gained in their
arrival in comparison with letters sent via
steamers for Europe.
We hear that our government has refused
10 grant subsidy on these grounds to the
proposed line, and we presume that before
coming to u decision that seems adverse to
the development Of our foreign trade
they have maturely weighed the matter.
With the Brazilian government it is more
vital affair, as they are naturally desirous
to increase the INSTRUMENTATION with
their provincial seaports, and to this end
have promised the enterprise subsidy.
We have heard the amount differently stated,
but think that it ought to be large enough
to guarantee against loss. although such
generosity, even for very material
services, is rarely heard Of Why should
not the eminent shipbuilder, the
prominent promoter Of this undertake
ing, try instead to give US line OF magnifi-
cent vessels to Europe to compete with
our foreign rivals, who now monopolize all
that large carrying trade? This state of
things is not creditable to us as great COM
morcial nation, and if he would inaugurate
this enterprise it would be hailed with
satisfaction by all who wish again to see
our flag in its once prominent position on
tho orean
The New York herald., 1877-12-17
Turkey Wants Peace.

In the latest Turkish circular note it is said
"the Porte is desirous to stop the further
effusion of blood, and, therefore, appeals to
the feelings of justice which must animate
the great Powers, hoping that they will re-
ceive these overtures favorably." By the
recital it appears that 'these overtures"
are for peace through the mediation of any
Power that may care to undertake media
ton. Turkeys appeal for mediation
to the Powers that signed the Treaty
Of Paris and it's London amendment
seems to be made in forgetfulness
OF the fact that in the beginning of the
present year the Porte relieved all the
Powers Of any responsibility for its fate and
repudiated their interest in it's welfare. All
those Powers agreed on the recommends
tions of the Constantinople conference !;
and the Porte having somewhat contemptu-
ously rejected those recommendations and
determined to venture the chances of war,
the Powers will scarcely deem that proper
consideration for their own dignity will
justify any action on their part at
this time merely because the fate Of
war is against the Power that dared the
venture. United, peaceable action Of
several Powers, such as was taken at Con-
stantinople, has no logical value save as a
measure to prevent war. If it fails in that
respect it has no further function to per-
form. Ii war is defed, despite oil advice to
the contrary, those who are defeated cannot
90 to their former advisers to demand pro-
lection from the consequences Of war.
Therefore the appeal will have no effect.
Turkey put her fate on the hazard of battle
and cannot now withdraw the stakes on any
diplomatic pretence Her appeal for peace
must be made to Russia alone, and she must
accept Russia's terms. Otherwise the war
will assuredly continue.
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

would not quietly submit to be deprived Of
long enjoyed privilege, which they re-
garded as a right. There were two courses
open to him. One was to secure to the in
habitants the enjoyment Of this privilege
without molestation, which would have re-
moved all ground of complaint; the other
was to have sent to that distant set
tlement sufficient body OF State
militia to protect the private claimants
to the salt lakes or springs Governor
Hubbard did neither. Considering the great
expense of enforcing the rights of the pri-
vate claimants the wiser course would have
been to secure free salt to the inhabitants.
The State of Texas, in the exercise Of its
right of eminent domain, could have taken
this property for public use by making just
compensation to it's owners. To be sure, 1t
would have required an act of the Texas
Legislature, but Governor Hubbard could
have informed the owners that he Intended
to recommend such action to the Legislature
at its first meeting and have told them that
meanwhile he forbid the local State officers
to enforce their claims. Had he done this
the whole matter would have remained
in abeyance until the next meeting
of the Legislature. The cheapest and
easiest way to dispose Of the difficulty was
by taking the salt ponds for public use and
making them the property Of the State.
But if the Governor thought this mex
pedient it was his duty to send to the spot
a sufficient force of State militia to enforce
the claims of the owners. AS he miserably
failed to do either nothing was left for him
but to apply to the President for federal
troops. There is military post in New
Mexico within less than hundred miles
of the scene of the riot, whereas State
militia would have to be marched six or
seven hundred miles through difficult
wilderness, and would arrive too late to be
Of any service. Under these circumstances
the President was doubtless wise in acced-
ing to the application and trying to get the
Governor of Texas out of scrape into
which he has fallen by his miserable inca
pacity, inefliciency and want of foresight
We presume, however, that Governor Hub
bard is not fool. He is probably in SYM
pathy with the knot of intriguers who are
plotting war with Mexico and a consent
ing tool of this mischievous project.
The New York herald., 1877-12-17
The Rapid Transit Elevated ROADS

The Rapid Transit Elevated ROADS.
AS much misapprehension and doubt ex-
lists as to the routes of the two lines Of ele-
waited railroad now in course Of construc-
ton in this city we publish this morning
for the information OF our readers maps
showing these new rapid transit routes,
with an accurate description Of their ter
mini and the various streets and avenues
through and over which they will pass. On
comparing the two lines known as the New
York Elevated road and the s'Giibert Ele-
waited road" we find that they accommodate
as nearly rs is practicable for such means
of rapid transit all the business and pri-
vate residence districts of the city.
The New York Elevated Railroad
embraces in the loop formed by
it's lines the area between Ninth avenue
rs far as 10th street and thence northward
to the Harlem River rs western line and
Pearl street, the Bowery and Third avenue
on the east side OF the city, From this loop
branches will extend outward to the princi-
pal East River ferries and to the East River
Bridge approach, and inward to Centre
Central Depot at Forty street. The
extension northward along the west side Of
the Harlem River to Kingsbridge is COM
mon to both lines. The portion of the New
York Elevated road now constructed and
in operation extends from the Battery
Park 10 Sixty-frst street and Ninth
avenue The Gilbert Elevated road also
forms q loop extending from the Battery to
the Harlem River, but it's western line is
moro toward the centre of the city, and will
run through Church street, South Fifth
avenue, Sixth avenue to Fifty-third street.
Ninth avenue to 10th street and Eighth
avenue to the Harlem River, with the con-
Meeting links on the streets named. Except
along West Broadway there are no exterior
extensions from the Gilbert loop. but there is
M interior cross line through Murray
Chambers and Chatham streets, connecting
the east and west lines, and short extern
sion along Sixth avenue from Fifty-third to
| Fitty-nlnth street. The east side line OF
the Gilbert loop, starting from the Bat
terry, follows nearly that Of the New
York Elevated road to Chatham square
but then passes eastward through Division
street to Allen street, and through that
street follows First avenue to Twenty third
street and Second avenue to its termination
at the Harlem River, and thence passes
across to the end Of Eighth avenue. Thus
it will be seen that the great east side tcne-
ment house districts will have two rapid
transit lines, separated only by one block,
northward of Twenty-third street and ap-
preaching quite near each other down town,
while the west side of the city, east of Ninth
avenue. will also have two lines, with more
The New York herald., 1877-12-17
The ESTELLE.
CERTIFICATE or INSPECTION ORDERED
GRANIED.

A CERTIFICATE or INSPECTION ORDERED
GRANTED.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 1877.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has just sent letter
to Addison Low, supervising inspector OF steamboats,
at New York. acknowledging the receipt OF tho report
made by the commission which Mr. Low pre-
sides to examine tho condition Of the machinery and
boiler OF the steamer Estco, suspected OF being in
tho interest OF the Cuban insurgents Considering the
favorable report regarding her engines and tho
safety from explosion OF her boilers Mr.
Low Is directed 10 instruct tho local Inspector
a Now loudon 10 grant cerudcate OF Inspection 10
the Estec after her boiler has boon subjected TO tho
usual bydrostatic tests and II has been
that she has mo supply OF life savn. appliances pro-
vidod by law tor vessels OF her clusa
The Secretary says tho restrictions as TO tounago
imposed by the Board Of Supervising inspectors upon
the use OF the Herrcschon boiler steam
arc without warrant Of inw. The Board, at meet
Ing IN January, 1876, exhausted It's power when II
pronounced the Hcrrekcnon boiler. or steam gen.
orator. safe beyond question: and exceeded its power
when IL restricted the tonnage OF vessels upon which
IL could DO used
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

TRAIN WREcKING is the newest development
in Harlem in the criminal line. The attempt
made yesterday morning to wreck u train on the
Hudson River road ut that point was certainly a
bold piece Of business, and the police are enti-
tied to credit for the efficiency shown by them
in the capture of the desperate gang who
Manned the decd
The New York herald., 1877-12-17
A MISSING STEAMER.

THE MEXICAN, FROM PORT ROYAL FOR LIVER.
POOL, POSTED AS MISSING.
[BY CABLE TO THE HHRALD.1
LONDON Dec. IL, 1877.
The steamer Mexican, Captain Whiblrnc from
Port Royal C., for Liverpool, Is posted at Lloyds
as Missing
THREg MONTHS OUT.
The Mexican sailed from Port Royal on Septem
her l5
The New York herald., 1877-12-17
WITH SUPPLEM ENT,
NEW YoRK. MONDAY. DECEMBER II. 1877.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.-Io
insure The propc, classification Of advertisements
il is absolutely necessary hat they be Aa,aded ial
bsyfors right O'Clock ereyy crening.
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

A PROTEST is entered by the Choctaw and
Chickasaw chiefs and delegates against the bill
allowing Indians to become citizens and ut the
same time maintaining their tribal relations.
There ought to be more light on this
Indian citizenship business
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

THE PoIST OF the Rev. John Cotton Smiths
sermon yesterday on the Turkish question was
that the missionaries will exterminatc the Turks
if we give them time. Our own Indian expert
cnce proves that
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

NEARLY ALL the nations Of the earth have
been made to contribute to the exhibition Of
holiday goods on sale in the city stores.
The collection of treasures and curiosities from
India China and Egypt is especially rich and
valuable
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

THE STEAMER EsIELLE is to get her certificate
Of good character from the government 1t is to
be hoped she will maintain a respectable law
abiding reputation.
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

FATHER PREsToS's lecture last evening on the
subject of Education and the Church. con-
tanned nothing that has not been repeatedly
said on this question; but it will, nevertheless,
attract good deal Of attention. He velcmently
denies the right of the State to be an educator
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

The ATTACK by the striking cigarmakers on
the young girls who have taken their places was
n very great outrage, and it is 10 be hoped the
guilty parties will be severely punished.
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

As THE RECOGNITION Of Diaz may possibly aid
in preserving peace on the border it is some
comfort to be informed semi-officialy that the
administration will consider the question when
it gets a little time
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

The ADMISSION to Congress OF delegate from
the Indian Territory, which the Indian Commit
tee suggests, would be severe blow to the
lobby and perhaps the Indian Ring
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

irregular intervals between them. With
this rapid transit accommodation and low
fares the facilities for reaching any point in
the city will be very great
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

From reports Mis moramg The probabilities
0ye that hc reatier ia ye,c York and lis rici,.ty
today wW be ra,m and fair, foilo,rcd by in
cveasing clou1iaess ON to-mosrop wiH be
cooler as,d partly cloudy cloudy, ,cfh threatening
of rain
The New York herald., 1877-12-17

The SERMONS YEsTERDAY.-Dr. IIcpwoIth
md the Rev. Samuel Colcord appear to have
come to the conclusion that DR.. rockingham
has gone for enough in his raid upon Chris
tianity. Both these gentlemen were rather
severe on the founder OF the new religion yes
terday. DR.. Peddic. Of Philadelphia. preached
in the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church the
"Compassion Of Christ Mr.. Bcecher on The
Individual knowledge of God Contrasied with
Orthodoxy and Father kcarncv on the Preach
ing OF John the Baptist Dr. Rockingham
enlarged upon his creed. the cardinal ldca'of
which Is the converse Of the old faith, That
man can do nothing without Cod-namely, that
God can do nothing without man
The New York herald., 1877-12-17
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The New York herald., 1877-12-17

THE WEATimB.--Thc movement OF the area of
low barometer from north Of the lakes to the
East Atlantic coast has caused general fall Of
pressure in all the districts north Of the Ohio
Valley but this has been followed by a rapid
rise, chiefly noticeable in Canada and
the northern sections of New York
and the New England States Light rains
and brisk to high winds attended the depression
on Saturday night; ut this city the wind rose
almost 10 the velocity of gale for shor; time.
Yesterday the barometer fell as the centre OF tho
low area reached the Nova Scotia coast, AMI the
storm began 10 assume q cyclonic form as it
passed into the ocean. In the Northwest the
distribution Of pressure became irregular, but
the barometer did not fail. The highest press
urc Is still on the South Atlantic coast, but is
diminishing steadily before an advancing dc
preston which is in the regions west of the Mis-
sissippi. Light rains have fallen the Gulf
coast, and iogsiness prevails over the lake re-
gion and Lower Mississippi Valley. The tcmpera-
tiirc continues unusually high on the Atlantic
coast, causing almost summer weather 10 pre-
vail; but there are indications OF % change which
will probably affect the districts north aud
northwest OF this city during to-day. General
rains continue ion tho California coast and in
tho interior weA Of the Rocky Mountains. The
weather in New ork and its vicinity to-day will
bc warm and I'D followed by increasing cloudi
ncss and OH to- irow will be cooler and partly
cloudy. OF cloud Eth threatening OF rain.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
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 are successful in their
treatment OF these disorders. We know
that Da Costa's Radical Cure will, with
out the shadow Of q doubt, almost i'm
mediately relieve and permanently
cure all of these distressing symptoms.
We know of thousands who are willing
to testify chat what we say is true to
the letter. We know that if you will
give it a fair trial, you will let us add
your name to the "cloud Of witnesses"
VIII you give it a trial, and do it now?
Trial size, only csc. Sold by DR.. Stark
weather, under Grant House.
Professor Parkers Pleasant Worm
Syrup is perfectly safe and extremely
palatable. No physic required. Costs
25 cents. Try it. 9Y1
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
Test for 0nalitu Of Milk.

A member of the American Farm
er's Club thought it quite as important
in butter making to know the quality
as the quantity Of milk yielded by each
COW. One needs to know the percen-
tage Of cream to determine the
value Of the COW, for butter, and as
the price Of butter is influenced by its
color (some believe the color deter
mines the Aayor), the test should give
both quality and quantity Of cream.
This is easily and cheaply done by
filing glass tumbler with the milk Of
each cow, and setting these tumblers
in @ cool place for the cream to rise.
The transparent glass will show the
thickness of the cream and it's color.
Tn this manner one has the milk of
the several COWS under inspection at
the same time, and can therefore make
an accurate comparison. Both nights
and mornings milk should be thus
tested. This testing often proves that
the cow giving the smallest quantity
of milk makes the most butter. A
few hours time VIII show the COM
parative quality Of the milk given by
each cow in the herd, and enable the
farmer to select but those that give
cream Of &rich golden color, and make
away with the remainder, supplying
their places with others it will pay
better to keep.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02

or sink with the demons, is a question
pre-eminently Of the influences, mo-
tives, and methods employed in the
spiritual and intellectual training Of
the earlier years. Whether they shall
be schooled to intelligence. industry.
honor, and virtue, must be determined
by causes no less inevitable in their
consequences than those which bind
the atoms or wheel the spheres
We hold this truth to be self-eyident
that in the homes and schools of the
people everywhere the great lesson of
the dignity and duty of manual labor
shouldbe assidu0usly taught and practi-
cally enforced The sentiment that
such labor is no less honorable than
useful and necessary should universal
ly prevail To impress this truth up
On the minds Of American youth
should be regarded as one of the most
important functions Of q system Of
education for the masses Of the peo-
pie. Aspirations for the honors and
emolument of office, the greed Of gain,
and the lust for power should receive
8 salutayy and decided check. The
virtue Of contentment with the allot-
ments Of Providence, and the duty Of
doing faithfully and we'll whatever
the hands find to do,are the foundations
of that new gospel of education which
should be preached to every creature
in land where honest labor yields
the rich fruits Of national indepen
dence, and the peace of mind that
neither wealth, nor power, nor the
feeting honors Of this world can give.
But more than this. The most thorough
and comprehensive measures for in
struCtiOn and practice in the arts Of
life should be inaugurated. Industrial
schools should be established as an in
tegral part Of our system Of public
education. The labor Of head and
hand, of brain and muscle, should be
co-ordinated in bringing forth the joint
products Of human industry and skill.
Labor should be taught as q study,
and, if need be, enforced as q habit Of
daily life. Other and Older nations
have grasped this truth, and are giving
it effect in the establishment OF indus
trial schools. Our agricultural colleges,
ostonsibly created to accomplish these
benefcent ends, are affording q mas
terly illustration Of the way not to do
it. They are above and beyond the
masses. But few Of those for whom
these colleges were designed are found
within THEN walls, and they are there
to be educated abore the paternal call
ing, not an it and for it. For the in
Idustrial elementary schools that shall
he within their reach and adapted to
their circumstances. Shall we have
them Educational Weekly.