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COMMON SENSE" ON THE rEnRYBoArs.


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
have been very much entertained with tho long
and rambling controversy IN your columns 70 the
rights Of women 10 tho seats in what Is called the
''adics cabn' OF our ferryboats, and also amused by
the great msapprchenson Of the facts In the
evidenced by tho arguments Of the female portion OF
your correspondents. They insist upon their right
to the scnts There Is gentlemens cabin why don't
tho men stay in there ?p s'If they are permitted IN
female 10 scatcd?'
Now, will inform all these writers that the words
'iadcs Cabin" do not that the side OF the boat
on which they appear Is for tho exclusive uso Of
women. but simply that II Is the only cabin thcy
permitted 10 enter. II they want 10 tho ferry
they must keep 10 that side OF the boat, aud IL 10
ABSURD 10 suppose tho words anything clsc for
by whom are the icrryboats manly supported Not
Dv women surely. Count the passengers on a ferry
boat In tho crowded portion OF the day--the time
aud you viii Ind IRON eight to ten gentlemen
female Is onc-haf OF the boat be aside for the
use OF onc-cighth Of tho passengers
In no country IN the world have females been treated
with greater courtesy than IN this, anu the result
that as a class they are completely spoiled Tho NV
erage female ~ much ike tho average child As a
father, when my boys begin TO net though world
rcvovcd around them, nnd little rough treatment
has very beneficial effect So with women.
There was time when no woman, old. rich
or poor. fair pan stoo up any where seated
But the cry OF "right' has disguised me, ana nv
courtesy applies now only to old ladies', with
infants In their arms, those carrying bundles II
every gentleman viii adopt my plan, the time may
come In the future when sThank you 10 will be
COMMON SENSE.
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A CANADIANS OPINION OF The
DOG QUESTION.
QUrBEc, April s, 1877.

QUEBEc, April D. 1871
To the EDITOR TuE HERALD
In your issue OF the I'D inst article on ssDogS
in Harness. in which you rather pitch into Mr.
Bergn and rather to favor The idea OF dogs 40
beasts OF burden. Mr.. Bcrgh l rather think is cor.
rect In England tho question has been carefully con-
sldered, and dogs are no longer used formerly In
harness The chief Is that their feet arc liable
to several painful forms Of disease from work hard
roads, &c So willing ~ the cog TO help do his share
for his master that even II tied under he viii
pun away best he u he has boon broken 10
harness. You mention the OF the Esquimau dog
As thcy do their the case Is a very dif.
ferent one. Dogs which Tor years. e. during the
terhavc been used slcdgcs along the north shore Of
Lake Superior do not suncr In tue same way as AMI.
mails used on hard ground, pavcments, gravel ROADS,
&c, though they often become very footsora The
horse and the OK which you mention have n hard Gov
erng for their feet, and this generally protected with
iron shoes, as every ono knows, while the poor dog
has but poor protection against hard work aud no
artificial protection f"r his foot Is tho inference nos
fair one that dogSshould no, bs allowed 70 work on
roadsf surely there 10 10 "smotiouai iusautSyw
~ hMl OLD x1AEs
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LAND SHARKS AND sEAMEN.

To THE EDITOR HERALD
Allow me space in your Complaint Book" to make
my grievances public, SEQ with pleasure and graft
tudo that your valuable paper always in favor Of the
weak and wronged. Ny being Of tho seafaring class,
and about Ave weeks ashore, have had good oppor-
tuniy to observe how tho shipping OF scamen is to-day
conducted in South street by those different shipping
agents, most OF whom combined with the prn-
cple sailors boarding house keepers TO ship nobody
but their boardcrs and TO take Tee Of from So 10 $40
from those poor men, thus throwing men boarding at
homo or married men out Of employment The thing
Is done like tns:-Tho shipping agent Will go 10 some
wants. from 50 to &c. and " accepted, cxtors from S.
to $40 from the sailor, with the Consent OF his board
ing house mastor. BY this method married sailor
mako a living or provide Tor his family. The
Shipping passed. by Congress is IN force IN every
seaport VI the United States except New York. Can
not the authorities remedy this evil and do away with
these few sharks in South street, or are they waiting
for the raising of u second PimsollY SAILOR
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POOR DEBTORS.

To rHx EDITOR THE HERALD
In answer 10 "A sw'ndled Merchant In your ssCom.
plant Book" l agree with hun that IL would DO
better for the poor men who confined in Ludlow
Street jail for debt to pay their debts and not got
there. would DO better for the creditor TO let them
have opportunity TO earn tho money and pay Il,
would the taxpayers $50 900 per year. d.
recty, that they pay to give malicious evil dis
posed persons tue OF lormenting poor debtors
without expense 10 themselves. So this settles the
question my favor. The law granting imprison mcnt
for debt should be abolished But NJ cannot do this
let have law that parties wishing imprison poor
men for debt should be compelled 10 pay tho county
charges during their Imprisonment This would put
an end to the niamods practice vERIrAs
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A RuFFIANLY CONDUCTOR.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
think word in time against tho rudeness Of our
conductors would not be out OF place. Ladies'
generally riding tho street have to submit
annoyapces by conductors or leave the cars was
passenger car No. IS OF Broadway line to-day
(Thursday) the down trip after Ave o'clock r. NJ.
got In Thirty street and the only pas
scnger at the time The air being damp and chilly,
feeling indisposcd, when got In the car.
alter having gone little way down. tho conductor
having the door open. being cold. cvilly asked
him 10 close Ho needed not my request, and
waited until another passenger got in the when
myself got up from the end OF the car nearest the
driver, where was seated and closed the door, When
did this the conductor looked daegers at me, but
made protest. likely from tear OF tho gentleman.
third passenger got in He in TO collect fares
and left the door open, when again kindly requested
him 10 shut IL or would. Hc replied that he
would not asked HIM why. Said he standing over
mo and mimicking me, because II is very warm"
said would close The door SAID he, No, you won't
I'd like youn and not until this lady (he third
passcnger) spoke to him did he desst from insulting
close the door.
AN ARDENT ADMIRER or YOUR PAPER.
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OUR THEATRES.

To the EDITOR or THE HERALD
was pleased with the article by Gan Old stager''
upon the high price Of admission TO best theatres
attended OF first class theatres last evening
where they charge 81 SO for seat. paid 81 and
entered the CIRCLE and told by the usher that
the seats were .'a reserved" then went down into
the parquet, and was told that could take seat in
one OF the rows back OF o line with the front OF the
first circle and the door, did 70, and enjoyed
the play. The house about halt full, and
many vacant 81 so seats. Now, would II not be bet
ter 10 i tho house at 81 than to have "DeRgary
countp at 81 SO? ANOTHER OLD STAGER.
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RAILROAD ACCOMMODATION.

To THE EDIroR OF HgRALp:-
Win you please ask the Delaware and Lackawanna
road why they do not run on time? was At the de-
pot at twenty minutes to ten last night the train was
to leave at quarter TO ten yet the ticket office was not
open and could not get TO Newark Tor was told the
train had gone Is this right? hold ticket on tho
Pennsylvania Railroad, aud had already purchased
single ticket the Delaware ana Lackawanna. from
Christopher street, New York. spoke TO the ferry
people aud was told that although 1t was an outrage
had no alternative but 10 60 on some other road
H. II. K
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DON'T DISGRACE THE FLAG.

To THE EDITOR TnE HEaALD:-
All honor TO ~ Ward Murray for taking tho initIa
tive in dcnouncing the dsgraceul purpose for which
our country's flag is commonly used namely. that
OF displaying Il as an advertising medium from The
doors Of tin shops second hand supply and the
like, Principally In the very sums OF Baxter Cherry
and other low streets. shame thai tho flag In do
national banner has not single stripe indicative OF
any OF the thirteen original Stato nor ono single
star among the thirty eight that needs % BE- hiddan
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To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD

10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
The timely admonition of the HERALD had its due
effect in stimulating the Street Commissioners to an
unwoned aacrity In making repairs at tho corner or
Eighth avenue and Fourteenth street. Could they not
be persuaded by the Same influence to extend their
Efforts to Greenwich avenue, adjacent to the more
fashionable quarter OF Fourteenth street. Tho sewage
OF that street Is Detective and those obliged pass
through shat street can testify both by sher oacory
organs and visual observation that the 900 per
might be wisely expended In repairs before tho sum-
mer solsticc cngcnders masma ana consequent sick
ness. For tho sake OF the poor children who inhab
tins hood do put plea in behalf OF the IN
nocents and resident Taxpayers c.
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MILK FREIGHT CHARGES.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALp:-
see by the HERALD that Mr. Vanderbilt IL reguiat-
ing the freight on his railroads Would It not be well
for HIM TO regulate the freight milk over the Har-
lem roads When the latter road first carried milk
to New York they charged only one-quarter Of cent
per quart, or ten cents per can II was aiterward
raised TO one cent per quart or twenty cents per
can but when Mr. Vanderbilt Obtained control Of the
road was then placed nj one and onehaf cents per
quart or sixty u can. rho road carries thou
sands Of cans where II did not carry hundreds
then Why such exorbtant freight on milk when It
has 70 BIO sold SO cheap? J. g.. C.
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@. W. D. cRIrIcIsED.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
Tho proposition OF the Pilot Commissioner @. W. b.
to cart tho street DIRT forty miles out at seal is not
exactly IN keeping with civil Service Reform" Why
involve SO great an expense when dumping ground
be had for less and when filled would add another
island OF use and beauty to the harbors Why not
struct oulkbead from the southerly side vi Jersey
Guy, west 81 Ellis Island, running In southerly d.
rccuon on the Oats on limo OF tour feet or less OF
water at low tidc-about 900 ieet long by loo feet
wide-which be extended az required, then ut
high water dump oil dirt scows insidcs
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sILAs wEGa's LATEST EFFORT.

To THE EDITOR HERALD:-
Please give the drivers show for a seat;
They re standing from morning TIL night their feet.
Such objects Tor pity IT'S seldom we meet
oh, give the poor drivers u show.
There's why these poor fellows should stand
And works harder throughout our land;
His horses aud brake, ne rs well can command
sitting down as when staining, you know
SO please, Mr.. Editor, give them show;
In your Book OF Complaints let my plea quickly 60
Ana let all these .'grinding monopoliesn know
That the people their rights will maintain.
TENTH STREET
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE HgRALD:--
had two children, a boy Of two and a girl Of Ave
years old both healthy any child could bo They
both died the day last week. II were living on
Fifth avenue would have them yet l am living
in FIRST street, which has not been cleaned for SIX
months past; and u Is proven that both my dear
children died from scarlet fever caused by the poisoh
manaions Of the accumulated nth and long de-
cayed organic matters which tho street TO depth
OF nearly full foot. Ny ID not exceptional
one many Other children IN the same street died. and
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To THE EDlron or THE HyRALp:-

Win you please permit mo n small space In your
Complaint BOOK" TO state facts in reference to the bad
management Of the Elevated Railroad l patronize
this road daily, and In the afternoon alter Eve O'Clock
at the franklin street station am compelled 10 wait
and view train alter train pass without stopping Oc
casionaliy train will stop and am notified II does
not 60 above Thrtieth street. Now, would Ike 10
know why this can't transfer tickets that
those going above Thrtieh transfer NJ that
place where there is plenty Of ROOM II tho through
trains get their complement Of passengers below
Franklin street. let the passengers ut that point take
another train end transfer above Win the managers
Of tho road look into this matter?
REGULAR RIDER.
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MINIATURE YACHT OWNERS TROUBLES.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
VIII you please call tho attention OF the Park Com
missoners 10 the great want OF place to store
miniature yachsf During the coming season cannot
we have a small place In the boathouse, such
tho Prospect Park CLUB have as have carry
yachts to ana from the park every day. Dear Mr..
Editor, please start the question through the HERALD
and am sure We Will get 1t, and oblige largo fleet
or MINIATURE YACHTS,
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THE COLLEGE CAP AND GOWN.

To THE EDITOR TUE HERALD
Having noticed IN tho HERALD that the students OF
the class OF 80 OF Columbia College had adopted tho
cap and gown a mark OF college distinction we
would like to encourage them in this matter and at
the imc their attention to the TACT that the
students OF 81. Stephens College, Annandale. have
the cap and gown for many years The faculty
this college encourage the students by wearing caps
and gowns, well as hoods according 10 tncir re.
speclive degrees STUDENT.
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from view; nor will u have unless 10 DO when
Utah shall be entitled 10 OF those heaven lighting
emblcms which, God grant, may not be while she 10
the home o: Mornonism- In the words OF ~. w.
Murray" ''why not pass law prohibiting such use
OF our national bannersn
T. A. c.. No 81 Blocker street.
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UNFEMININE CONDUCT.

middleaged woman giving the name of Annie
Hall charged at the Tombs Police Court yesterday,
with picking tho pocket OF Sarah McEvoy Of ST. The
complainant was looking into a store window, when
tho prisoner, II is alleged came up behind her and
picked hcr pocket The prisoner pleaded that she
intoxicated at the time, ana did not know what she
was doing. She was held in $500 bail.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-09
OF LAW STUDENTS

About fifty students OF the University Law school
will be examined Tor the degree of LII. b. carly in May
next The committees selected by meeting of the
alumni nre as follows:-On Written Examinations
Hon. T. =. Good, Messrs Meyers Patz On Oral E&-
amnationsHenry i. Dawes, Ill. ID. Mcssrs. Chaunccy
b. Ripley, Samuel Is. Stewards and George O. Coffin.
On ssays-Mcssrs. Jonn II. Strahan, Hunt, romln-
son and Fletcher. Tho attendance at tho meeting OF
tho alumni unusually large and tho school Is In
dourishing condition.
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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.
A PERTINENT QUERY.

To TIE EpiroR rHx HERALD
How Is Il about tho Industrial Exhibition Company?
II appears to have ONCE and the officers themselves
appear also est but tho sale OF bonds by GER
tain agents Of the company appears 70 continue
Something would seem 10 be entirely wrong about ths
thing-the company continuing TO receive money from
the public and giving no account thereof, nor paying
any back when the same becomes due Is there no
complaint because those 'sod" prefer 70 suffer In
silence? LAW AGENT.
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KOONEY'S ROW.

Daniel Rooney, OF No 12s East Fourteenth street,
who IS charged with assauting Oiccr Lawlor, OF the
Nineteenth precinct on Saturday morning, proved by
his counsel that the officer had made tho FIRST on.
slaupht Judge Smith, before whom hc was arragnod
Yesterday, sent the TO Special Sessions as tho
evidence was conflicting, and reduced Rooncys bail
from $500 10 $500.
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REMOVE THE "sQUATTERs. "

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
That handsome building, the Jefferson Market Court
House, that the taxpayers about Eve hundred
sand dollars. hardly completed, yet some fellow has
taken possession Of part OF tho front and built stand
there. Please call the attention OF Commissioner
Campbell and Captain Kennedy TO their duties in the
prem scs that this obstruction removed also
to notIiy squaters general that they will DO
allowed to become q nuisance by tho c,tizcns OF the
Ninth ward. TAXPAYER
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MILITIA ExcLUsIvENEss.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Having a desire to see the Twenty second regiment
dr and knowing that portion Of drilled on Friday
evening last, thought u favorable opportunity to
satisfy my desire. Having proceeded as far as the
door was stopped by the guards who imposed tho
question: sAre you member of tho regiment ~ while
others who IN citizcp's dress passed in unquos-
tionod Why are some persons permitted to enter and
others excluded? KEPT OUT.
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To TIE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
Property on West Broadway, IRON Canal to Duane
street, has DEPRECATED twenty 1--WE per and trado
has been ruined By the constant occupation OF sae-
walks by packing box dealers and Iunkmen Is there
no remedyy Policemen merely shrug their shoulders
when appealed TO. Please cali attention TO this out
rage and obligc PROPERTY OWNEE.
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NO SUCH THING,


TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
In your "Compaint Book" notice a commu-
nicaton signed ''Ncw Yorker'' making n charge
that .'negroes and low white mon" congregate outside
OF the liquor store the corner Of Fiitythrd street
and Sixth avenue, insulting ladies' as they pass.
| challenge New Yorker any other pcrscn to
substantutc the charge. Permit me, Mr. Editor IN
c0nciusion to state one thing and that IL that my
saloon Is the resort mainly Of business men, who al
ways conduct themselves with decorum both In and
outside oil my establishments CHARLES HAYES.
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UNCOMFORTABLE MILITARY QUARTERS.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Tho root the armory which tho Sixty-nnth rcgi.
mont, N.G.SN.Y., have quarters, is much out Of
pair when II rains everything is wet and made disa-
grceable, owing to Its icaky condition Other rcgi-
lnents have dry and comfortable buldings-why not
the men OF tho Sixiy-ninth? A general caving In or
ne old barracks seems imminent unless something is
done. a slAll-NlNTH NAN.
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CAUSE AND EFFECT.

To THE EprroR HERALD:-
beg to thank your "Compaint Book'' for the
promptness with which the block in Twonty-second
street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues was
cleaned ana the ashes removed, tho same having been
done on tho very day that the complaint appeared in
your columns ANTI.DIRT
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AASW Frs.
THE LADIES CABIN SEATS.

To THE EDITOR OF HERALD
II my brief answer to "W. L. w." Of Sundays
ISSUE had appeared early in the week It would have
saved douglas" the trouble Of writing such long
communication as that which you found space Tor
These gentlemen do not speak TO the question: which
"seats." Neither the "Two Plain Spoken Young La.
dies nor myself desire the exclusion OF the gentlemen
from the ladies' cabin; but we ask that when ncces-
sarIy many must stand the gentlemen do SO and
allow the ladies' the seats. Ii gentlemen accompa-
MED by ladies meet lady acquaintance on n boat
do they take and compel the ladies TO stand
And again, II the seats all occupied lwothlrds by
men, they not feel naturally indignant, particularly
II ladies tired sickY Ii this fact conceded
then why not give the seats to other gentiemcn's
iricndsY The ladies' all sisters, wives mothers
to TINS Is common courtesy II not justice. I
still MAINTAIN, however, that the gentlemen have no
right u seat u ladies' cabin whiic ladies' stand.
protest against smoking at all IN part vi boat
nervous many times by seeing knock III ery
oil cigar within lew inches Of load Of loose
A spark lodged anywhere together with the fearful
draft and firing the boat, would be attended with great
calamity. Cramps" smoking In barns, where they
have crcpt in 10 sleep, have caused nncenths OF tho
fires in them. IL takes but lew minutes cross our
rivers; can't the gentcen deny themselves this dan
gerous luxury the interests OF public safety Come
gentlemen glvo up your smoking; make your cabin
habiLable Tor those who do not. and porhaps-who
knows y-thc ladies' may come over your side when
their caDin Is full; and we'll stand, too. without
murmur, conceding your right TO the seats. J. A.
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TIE CRossTowN CARS.

To EDITOR THE HERALD
should like to ask the reason why persons having
TO be out after twelve O'Clock night the
side OF town have means Of riding tho
west siJc? The crosstown lines on Twenty-third and
Seventeenth streets are both stopped at that hour
StIrFERER
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ABOUT A CHANDELIER.

TO THE EDITOR THE HERALD
Tho chandelier in tho gallery OF the Academy Of
Music is source OF much annoyance AUDIENCE.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD

The two plain spoken young ladies thank "Douglasn
for his sympathy In their cause. We do not mean to
say that opposed to having gentlemen" CON-
ing into our cabins; we are not; they are always well
come but must allow US to have the seats. BY mis-
take we did poke noscn in their cabin once and
OH horrorsl the perfume that greeted US was unen-
durable Your suggestion We tnink perfect and hopo
the icrry mpanics will profit by IT, We very
glad that found one who that article or
attire (pantaloons) to be gentleman land young
one hopel Mr. Editor VIC think "Douglas' very
latcring but wo cannot believe all they say, as they
sometimes cxaggcrate. With many thanks for his kind
letter, we arc still
TWO PLAIN SPOKEN YOUNG LADIES.
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To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-

In answer to "OId Lady" OF the 7h inst. When tho
ferry companies give gentlemen cabin where tobacco
Will not be used viii vacatc the ladies' cabin. and
not before. Let laaies visit tho gcntlemens cabin
then they will not blame occupying their sido oi
the boats. d. II. w.
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OBSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS.

many others Still at the point OF death through the
same cause DESPERATE FATHER.