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tnko In the matter. by sonr II rms thought nd
vlsablc To let the ga roitnl. h,litel-
inss, aMi all, nn,t ios1te new Water-W"rks 1T
some either point. Tho wl,Gf" thing lu,d lcGn Il
frail from beginning 10 tut, mi rsw weeks
rsn,hl hc b1t 1T H lesE moncy than 1t w,'nfd takc
in fight Mnl rct out Of t!la present t,nnns,lica-
III the. title IrsA!cs those nIgcnly nrntonc.l,
rth'ug!' To kecpthc lawyers md Committee busy
Tor aon!c time.
The pnlus which l,otsicrs tho Boards is, TO
kcep tie supply "f wascr gelng h case they arg
tintr. II II claimed that the Eolr Ut Trustees
Of both Hyde Park and Lake were nwarc nf tie
mortgage Mt tho !ismc nf the tltnatini1. he thta
Il, II ,nay, ncitleref thc present. li'@r'la Is #,
tnatlc.
Mr. f}nsuc called upon Superintendent pnrt1v
Tor rt!,urt OF the c,lldlton vt The sht,lt-ppc,
md what repairs, IL my, were nccslcsl. Sir.
Purify ,saai that the Ftl.timi-ptrc was rithcr
lrt'kch Ilati parted, Int t!y were ,lnai,la at
pre":t to l,Hallc tlie hrclk o,i account nf the
itr. Tlry we're tro'.h w'l,ttlc su;,?sinF "fsant
!n.o !1, ths Mre. ''e wns Of u. "li@.on
.hc supply 81 water was materially lesscucd he
Thought il would TIC time enough To devise
remedy On further INJURY BY sls. Bug,e Il,
relation to the r"tary rtiln:.. Mr. isrt!y stated
they hal ,cxnr'msnicti with 1t for t:i' l.o''rs,
and It Ind #, that time ru1lsu,ncd 1900 pounds
nj cnni, whltll wt:l}l l,c MI ayrsage Of ahotlt
nl,~ tons II day. TllIs w",ll.l i,c u wastc over
klEF other l11iTt1n on IlrG fix fD1a inT. 1t
VA. ro,,rur,i tf'at If wo,,iI hr ri,ranrr 4, r,,
iii. n1l,,n rrn MI that ln.s linn Il, ~, In lin.
cxpcI,se III tutyii,r lew ,nnchinrry n, present
Oiiiy h rnsc NJ n ,r,a,, n, tho ntnrr n,,n,,
IT.. 1,o"uc e.ateI that Mr. cnn,iIt
nnT hitn.rIf wrr,, nnrn,r;r,1 n comInIttrn
il, ,iu|y iast to asrerta, Sh,,thcr new mncnrry
wns ,Icrrseary. 'riuy ,ir,nrrt IT inrytr,it,nt 10
nuryl,1sr a,,v new ;norhfnrrv nj ,,r..,,nt. r.u
rrrurt ri liz Con,utif,c wns 'r..r,t,,] mn. they
were in,fr,lrtr,i IN rt,tinur fhrir nyrstit.ntf,ns
Mr. )osue xtuts,i ns hts ur,1k,n lint Il w,i,1i
hc rlten,nrr Il, nui,l n fiytftu,t i,rris tun,,rt
,l,,,,srfake 10 rc,mIr nmi nrt,trrt The nrt.srut
s,,etio,i.ppc, liz cftInlutul That d tunnel
r,utiJ III. i,uiit FIR 40 mi fr s1S 1ti
The question of imur,,tur Stntr strect wn,
, 1877-01-20
4 JtnlslRrlt!tl!o Tombstone


All day sumlay large number Of people
visited Walsiry chuErhyard to inspect tomb
etouc which Inns recently been erected to tho
ls,elnoEY Ut Benjamin Kecton. The character
istc OF the tanitstune Is that immediately after
The words Via aifeet!olIatu remembrance uf."
and before =" lIcnjau1fl4 kcrton," there IL I'll
grayed III very ls'lu relief y set Of stnmps, six
rars arrn,s, with halls III, tho st1l,nps tc!ng
II fnot htg!l; II rrlcket-bat, which ~ Rrross tho
ttuinl,s, lhc lsultuml vi the hut resting OH the
gr".nd, Tho hat beng eighteen Inches ligh arg
The orthodox waxcl thread. Tic Weir asl1 the
church Wur.lcns, as sotn u they eaw tho stone,
communicated with tho widow VI the dcce!sed,
mud required her to rcnuve It in three days.
Tie widow Of thu dcccastd says there Las been
uotl!lug irregular, au.l she has III Intention
either 10 1cIl.oYu or 1ct4se the btone. Gu thu
otIA hana the officers Ut the church say TINT
the puttl1i: up Ut tho stu,u was u tresl,ass. u
thu stern got n,o lc cl.urchyars surrci'tltsuus-
~. kyct"l, waa u professional crlrkescr.
, 1877-01-20
SUBURBAN..
AXE AND HYDE lAItK,

LAKE AND HYDE FAHK.
The board II Trustees for TIM EilinEc Of
liy,le Parl: nn,l tho Town IT Lakr met IN jott
sess!on Thursday evening ut tho Enslcwo'nl
hosc-housc, Tn 1notinn Of t;cnrgr Mu!rhraa,
Mr. u. +. Tay'or wus elected C'laffnun, nt'l AR.
Russell Srrtrsary. Tic Secretary ealIr,l tlo
ru!l Ut tho two Boards. There w.rc prrscnt
Martin Farrell, II. II. DuGur, rctcr srhunl, D.
=, Taylor, \. II. Powell, l;rosgr M,lr1,ea,l. \.
II. Con!t, v. 7. Cory, anu j. IL. Shirley. j. Il.
l3en-ley anil Peter Murphy ea'nc In
shortly after. On nolluu Ut Mr. Muir
brad, thu n1,rnn!, of tic bills to furnish.
roal fur thc hatrTWnrE WIS postponed untll
the Euxt regular ,nrrtt Ut the ia,;rl Ut Tr,ls-
tees tur tse 'illage u lIy.!e Park Tuesday, ntns
after tlletr nr1fDn II tt submitted l., tu l,wn
Of Lake ut their meeting On tic loLlu~ing Sat
III. i. Il. Cosnllt offered tho following rcsolu.
ttnn:
WnxExAs, It han hrcn arccrtatned tia. At tho
thu 1 " ~ w., 81 s - so 81 ys s
sixty .si;Ltl, r'ts"t. il do l"wn II lIy4e r4fl,
II ''t .a ststo " Srw Y"1E nd tu Il rrnci
d4is u .hs Tsr"rt u ~ Ma,,sr i e1'"ncvry
aIanlDta 10 34:i,tu0 and n.Ate, aHti hltn Hcc;Hl
Wort!n-e nn klIh rltn md adjaceht prn,Nfty
uu,nntn. tn 3'H lh0 unI tncscst ~ held by tsob-
ett [trrtty in tsnAi; a1HI
Wntrrs-, TEe n.un! proceedings nrs l"Ing had
fur c'nsns raid trust norI.use. thereby Jeultar,l
1fng the l"nt Interest Ut sail Eilinp" IT hyde
rusk ants 'I's F""n of Like in 'atfs s'r und ""s~*
H>."ittd, Thnt .l,a .Iulnt Huar,,s uf Tsas,rrs uf
nj meeting held Ut tIr l4"se. holtt In TIL. Tnwn
nf Lake oh the lHth nf January, lh7T, do adopt thu
fol"wln. rrtolntInn:
II. Wt1lrtt. mi. llIs Atrney of the Tnwn u Lake,
.tlhrst H. seedrr. nsc hrfcby directed TO take such
,,ct.nrrs. If founA pt>ls IT. release. ur III homlr
Ft, raj III rkh hIltj
, 1877-01-20
rivnl was expected. The csllprit, Il recuas. has
brcn tried anil dismissed 70. bastartly, anil will
now to nothing for the rirl.

hcen frlc anil tIfsr sr,1 fn- ttataFtly anil wifi
now do nothing Tor Inc riri.
~. r,s.... c,'-",.,. e. ,n,. 49,,
,, ~ t.M.Nt t";''s'Atc: Htl 3....n". 3 ~. ~. -
mnrn Tr.t 's ~ pmsss, c.Ied ~ ,,.so ".n tec
MelS Vin"ns Hr atVHHhtS a'i"Icl ~ '.r,e n, nn t
.fte.'Gu X oh sHe""I"s M, slF..!r. az Fe'F
lions "esc rclcrrcli to The CITY 4stforneF'
Thr deaths of tho week arc about taD OF lGo.
"a slight decrease from the n,tmhcr last week.
The Commissioner tlascs that aiphtl'rr!a seems
!" hc n1alas!ne. anu that II IS 's'ilnl almost H.
ways In Union with 0t1Lcr diseases, must Ire
q,icntiy with pneumonia.
rror, ~, nv,,ar,r. ,,,,,,p,o. q, lin ron,.
irolerEo ofIlce It wn,sd seem tlnt there Is prev
ncnt hlrn Tint The ety pays i,cr rent interest
on money loaned m tl1nc.wArrants. Seven 1"r
rent fe the highest that has hccn AMI Will hc
f-ur.tto,n.r Trth{1t rc.t.r,.,v prcsrn..,I In
.bo s;,ra.t.s nit,,4 - nil 1ns ~, nr,l,,,,r,
VIII t., ,"n .,,1 y. ~ ..,.,, ,., ,,a,, -,
nm " Mf. Ntllct. tan Shtmrln1etniteh! ~
el:sant ana nc sHrcrt1Itcntlentl' l''nls:If. 1t corr
,,. ..,.,n.,
~ p.5tlstlna,i sh"L "nt. !nStt MAs 'I nntn,us I1
,cina1kanc ahos,t s''aI, ex.er, ,Int luz uns "e'
lohEca 10 .lF. Htcdert. u MILWAUKEE, nfeilsl",
who Thought TINT tllc deed ila'l been t!nIs
wantonly AMI will fnaltcc afdrctlInugl1t. There.
fnrc, lc rutnpatnc.l to Snpt. Hickey NIL ita'l
Dixon, ct a'l yesterday afternoon. str. Ntc'icrt
ennimctetl his own casr. ind assured snpt.
Hickey That "nic dog he never 70 to hitc M
!'o;iy. tie was tn" ''igh-tnnrt dug 10 hit'c =
ht,ltt rmnn. lie wns k'acistlctlan.' q Eseht
many witnesses were sworn sNl bull, flstce, nnI
tc casc was taken .lnI'rr nllyI.cIncttt.
cLEAyrr..Sp Hrrttr..
Ruf1tl;ue, ,S,,nrrintrntI,.rt i,i,nrn,on,r
<,,.o ~ .rSss;n o. ia "mn, ~ IL N.ti.t:
.a. ,,t ~ II H. .pn ~ 80. y. ~
" T Ictent 'ctteF III t"c '"ilo""c 'ettes 10 -"t'
Mcslekef:
YonE 1rttrr was received IN due Tine. contents
noted. In reply woull state that fnd noi:,ln. III
h1 II III n
theatres Of t'hlcago. Yours respectfully,
L. y. tIEAysLsvn.
Superintendent Ut llaiatrn:s.
, 1877-01-20
CRIMINAL.

an nttcmpt was made at an carly hour scstcr-
day 1n0rplug to forrc upcn the tlonrs Of nc1dcn
l'ros. Il Gus xtorc, M, t.3 Madison strCct.
The nttcmpt Mis- IL dismal failure.
Daniel Matoncy, fur il,c lasecny of silver
watch from William Lind, Of No. 3lu West
Madison street, and Fsanls Whitney, FIR The
larceny Of nil nyrrcoat, arc locked up Mt thr
ArnlDry.
Ju1.n Dunn, foot .pa.l, tried his hnnl yestrr.
.lny upon nll'cer y lii1sn Schmidt. wh" was III
i!rar Franklin. hut liz discovered his snist,lkr
When he wus trotted nil to tic Cllirag' Ayc,uc
atAtlun.
1,ctcctirc Henry Ostcr,nnn Yesterday rcrnv-
cred at Nus. ~ Hml =! Esa.alufpl. street three
1mrrcs Of whisky Which were stncu fr.''n 'Aret*
Il Stcrns ltuU.'r-liul,>t, No. l7D .'.srssun street.
upon The previous light. Thc thief tIas not yet
been cnugtt.
Edgar lcnn, a yollng American Of II sutn-
1ncrs, was c,slght faA! cvenn. IN 1n'sarse!ols vi
n inurnmoth l.n7sr-pstul, will! wItcli l,c was
soaring several butchers nn Adams strict. nJll-
rcr Al!reh tnlk him Into tic Ar!ntEy for carry
Ing c",'ccalcd wcapuns.
Morris Finkclstein Is locked IN at Tic Arnory
charged With nmitg MI nssH.ft with MI nx
utsn Philip Rosenberg, Ut NJ. III Clark etrcrt,
during dispute at'nt the payment nf u debt.
wounds that It wsn.l appear almost impossible
to Ini'ftt without rnctllrnE thc skull.
Il. Sorcnsol,. III ngcnt Tor tic Victor Sewing
sfnchtnc Company, waA yesterday put Into the
Mad1sois stT,et station upon warrant pro
cured ly Z. II. JrtTrtt. of the company ..S"reI.
sun WIZ fhe partner ~ crime Ut q. u. la.lSrll
AMI thaF!rs .tlllss'''' VINO wrrc recently Brought
IL Ertf lor stealing se"ln-i!la:!'lttfs trI fe-!-
de'ccs where they tlad been !tlt Tor trfAl.
The uo.irc are us far off tic trark Of t1c re-.
urcss r,bIur. us oyer. TIr tw,I men nrrrstri
nnn1, ssnItou in thc Twelfth rtrret ,itstrjet ur,,
stilI lid. Int ,l,m,, different charges. wlnl,
aln,,h,,. liz. tjIr nnn ri tI,t. trrly wns ycs,cr
DIV ,is,.Imr,,,i ny Jl,6tmc S,,,Ilv. there hiring
iii cy,ef,rr a,.aFtI,t him, SryrtIc,css. several
,lefrrttyes arr stitl urrrius nway M their ,irtnii
md l,arc mi yct river, m, hunu. uf unrthvni.
ing tbr yfiIaiG..
,,. ........
= nnhbi!y,ufessea 1nn,slntiai, GlfthE ti'o tianc
ot ~. u, A!tflnll. ra'!el ~ tlc!n ~ l.cLess rr,
tal' rt"re At nh1I . cl.ck !lst evening atnt
l'lFy!,aSe'i t"ehls-!ls' Sns'!s ~ b''Sk si1, ~flle
~ acs'tett heilt y. ~ ~ ~ ~. uTan'' lnt!ht
Liole,; y r(,-bhy "as set11 WIN hifl' a'if'1 III
tnc falt,itl llons; tle iGslW eHsc u Bogus
tIsn. ~ -, a1! Shpe'' 1 s',i WY .nc fM' 'ausn "
Stl.~' 1e n WV S.,o !" HH1s P'aset altl'''hs
game Htmh It;lrk'slsrel f!ntmicF.
tm,t.an,,-shn., merchant frn,n mn, of tl,o
..,I, i,;a,,, tu",,, .,h., ins r,,,,,. IT, ,'r'' .'S
""e' ''t ,I t'. a.. 49, ~" ,, w. -, ' g.. 49,, ~
eut'" at"eh ~ ~, sHsse o. s"t'"A' "nh W.
f!lncu III cSnlsat statlu1i l1st evening ny CHI.
hlnycs nf T.. H. far:n u Gu. A'sl u. selz until
, 1877-01-20

Tbs Philosophical Safety will be addressed
this evening by Vrof. e. ~. Il. Mills, nf Syra-
rusc, o1l !" The I>rrtlnY of Man."
Recruits Will liz received fur Company ],
First Il. Encnt /, :. e., ut thu Arn,ory, Sut.
u: uaE! III l.Ahr street, this evening, between
: ~ ullu s,cloch.
Il4rrc will be i religious und social Iuettsul;,
l:l1 u'ntrr the nlls,,itt. VI tho Travelling Meu's
Chri.ttan lIiop. 1T Lover fArwell HILL this
evening VI y u'elock.
bis recent serInuu un "Spiritlsllsin," to-nor.
, 1877-01-20
WEIGHED AND NOT FOUND WANTING,

We learn through the columns Of the New
York Kratd tint the Washington Life 1tl-
surancc Company Of New yurk, which has Just
bccn examined BY tho insurance Commissioner
of thut State, Is pronounced to bo sound In
every particular. Tie examination of tho conf
tauIes tllls year Is unusually scycre.
, 1877-01-20

}1OSMER- -cOLLiEls-On "Wednesday. Jan. II,
at tne residence os The bsiles parents. eco North
LaSAlts-ht hy tilu Her. Robert ColJef, aasiated
BY tho Hey. brooke lleffotd. Frank u. llosmes sud
LUNA Collyer. both Of this city.
ta3-Dozton 1ta,ueripl please copy.
, 1877-01-20

Inu!a j. Narnha.l, Ut 1lulTaio. n. T.. ono Of tho
lost on tho Il!futcd tsaIn, purchased m accident
pnliry In tho Travellers only two hours previous TO
his departure, The policy cost him S'i7.30, Ills
heirs receive $..Uup fsosp the Travellers Insur-
ntlce Company.
, 1877-01-20

Tbs last and hest portrait Of F. r. Dtlaa was
taken BY Gcntic, thu photographer, t03 Stato
stsect, whrro HI. portsatt lany sixs) can be oh.
ta:1,cd, together With hls Autograph.
, 1877-01-20

HHTUHE 1IFEo % |[EFEfI II
but she does not prescF.e and purify them. That
n.l't bc t!ols with fTagrant AozOlUnt. The dental
bone md IT. enamel tasing arr ma.ls invaaneFabte
TO ai destructive tnluruces by the daily Ut tls
bEntItcent rteuarnLUn.
, 1877-01-20


Offer special Inducements 10 purchasers At whole
falc a1 retail Of sheet music, music. .h6okt, s!o-
Illus, guitars, and VII kink Of musical instruments.
GENERAL ascmis for lhu Statlnt.l Organ and Hteck
ptanu. quality guaranteed. NJ. t5u Stals Htrcet.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-09
TELEGRAPHIC NorEs.

ALBANY, June s.-Ihe Mutual Life Insurance
Company OF NewYofk has brought sut here 10 fOcciose
mortgage ON property Tor SZl,OOU.
BosToN, June s.-1he suit of Waiter FarnswOrth
against the city Of BOO for damages by The
latter resulted In verdict against the city S14235l
ROCHESTER, \. Y, June s.ihe election of di-
Of The state Line Rnway been postponed unt
Nov 30 at ii ia the directors OGce OF the
Railway Company IN this city
ROCHESTER,, y. y, June S.-TheOdore Smith, aged
years, into quarrel little girl about the
age stabbed her with knife in The side lnicng
serious wound which may prove iatal
SAN FRANClsCO, June S.-The nitroGycerine
house Of the Hercules Powder Works situated the hills
back Of Golden Gate Park blew up to-day. The woIkmen
were absent at dinner al The time ana lost
BO>TON June s.-Ihe loss of the ship Daniel
Marcy viii involve Total loss 10 the Underwriters Of 81 p
600 Tie Marcy nuc ship Of l2l2 register, buit
az Portsmouth, y. H. IN I1bi, owned bv J. Henry
Co. OF Boston sne hat board valuable cargo oi
hemp. sapan.woOd, cigars, ana indigo.
san FRAECIsCO, June Sin the city of San
Francisco inquiry to-day benjamin Cfag for fifteen year
v--s In the Atlantic, cOntfudictcd the
testimony of RdieL that only seven
miles when struck lie estimated the distance
AT not less than twelve miles, winch corresponds nearly
with the testimony OF Capt Waddel and other Oeeis anu
passen seTs thus far examined
New-York tribune., 1877-06-09
WAR SCENES AND TOPICS.
TORPEDO BOATs-AN AMERICAN IDEA.


The tOrpedo boat is an American institution.
Can't David BUSHNELL engineer in the revolutionary
army made first practical application Of submarine
mine TO ordinary warfare. He constructed submarine
boat that would carry torpedo charged with 100
nounds OF powder. The mechanism very clumsy
tbe orpedo was TO attached by wooden to the
bottom of an enemy's vessel and fired by clockwork
fuse The first trial Of this invention was made In New
York barbor in l776 when the boat under the guidance
OF Sergeant Ezra Lee, set under the bottom OF the
Eagle British ship OF carrying the nag OF Lord
Howe The wooden screw would not work. and the ser
geant had 10 cut the torpedo adrft. During the follow
ing year Capt Bushnell directed percussion torpedo
against the frgate Cerbers, lying of New London but
it drifed out Of it's course, and striking schooner
moOred gsde sent her 20 the bottom twenty years
afterward Robert Fulton constructed an improved tor
pedo-he invented the name well as the weapOn-ahd
undertook introduce IL abroad In 1sOo he made an
unsuccessful attempt to destroy the French meet al Bou
logne but subsequently, blew up brig IN Deal harbor
by means Of two drifting tOrpedOes. The Briish Gov
ernment rejected his SYSTEM aud he returned 10 America
TO make further experiments in New-fork harDOr
Another American, Col. Samuel Colt, was the hfst 10
apply electricity TO the ignition Of tOrpedoes After
blowing up several vessels at anchor he destroyed ia
ls43 a brig under full sail the Potomac operating
by electricity from station fye miles distant During
the Crimean contactmines and electrical apparatus
New-York tribune., 1877-06-09
WASHINGTON NOTES.

MAsHINGION, ffludy June @ lof|s
Minister KassOn arrived here last night. Minister
Cushing is still in the city for the purpose Of giving him
sucb information as may be desirable Mr. kasson was
nj the Department state to-day receiving his mstru-
lions His present intention is to sail from NewYork
July 4.
Cabinet officer is authority for the statement that
tbe Chicago cOlectorship Will be given either to WIN
Henry smith or to Gen Julius White. and that Gen
Sm6 viii probably be given the place II he desires IT,
E doubted by his friends here whether lie does desire
Prof Baird the United States Fish Commissioner will
soou leave Washington for Halifax where he will meet
representatycs the Canadian Government and confer
win tnem upon subject O the decline OF food fishes
prof Baird will remain In Canada untn October.
The rumor that Attorney General Deyens Will be Min
lister TO Russia that Secretary McCrary Will be trans
f.rred TO the Department of Justice and Gen Banks he
auDDinted secretary War; Is declared at the Executive
Mansion To be untrue.
Mr.. Defrees the public printer, has appointed A. f.
Childs chief clerk Of the Government printing office. in
place OF j. NJ Davis who has resigned accept the po
siiIon of chef OF the stamp division IN the PostOnee
Department.
contract for mail steamboat service between New
Orleans and Point Eads awarded TO VIM g. Bassett
of New-Oreans to-day. The ID increased TO six
times week, and the compensation 10 $4,000 per al-
The Secretary OF War will leave here next week for
bef visit 10 the Military Academy at West Point to wit
ness the annual examination and commencement exer
The Controller OF the Currency has declared hth div
dnd Of 10 per cent In of the creditors OF the
Ocean Natioral Bank OF New York payable on Monday,
the lth ns making in all dividends amounting " 20
New-York tribune., 1877-06-09
A REMARKABLE MONUMENT.

WASHINGTON, June 8.-The Department OF
State is in receipt OF letter from Gen John Meredth
Read Charge dAfaires 1T Athens, reporting the ds-
coyery by NJ Stephen Commanderds the leading secre-
tay OF the Archaeological Society of Athens OF the mon
mentioned by Thucydides, having been erected
by Psistratus, of Hippias, and grandson OF the
tyrant, Pisistratus The stone. which was lying neg
ceed the right bank Of the Iissus southwest OF the
Temple OF Jupiter Olympus bears an inscription, OF
which the following is the translatOn; This mOnll-
ment upon his advent to pow r. Psstratus, the son or
fIippas, has dedicated In the Temple iof Apollo
Pythls" The discovery this remarkable stone fixes
the site of the Temple of Apollo Pythius, which was
hitherto unknown. The monument has been puienas1u
by the Archaeological Society, and will be Immediately
transferred to the Museum OF Varyakion
New-York tribune., 1877-06-09
TILE WOUNDED.

In no respect can the difference III the scale
OF civilization between Russia aud Turkey be perceived
more clearly than in their respective arrangements Tor
tbc care ot the wounded In the Turkish army-so states
the Journal de GeHecethe medical staff does not exceed
per 900 strength, and the physicians are Ittrained
Terc is also of medicines, bedding, htters, anbu
ances and surgical and medical necessares Of all kinds
The wounded Russian viii be far tcndery cared for
Not only Is there a large aud excellent army medical
staff but there Is also vigorous voluntary organization
similar in aims to the American Sanitary Commission
which did such humane service during the civil war
Cities throughout the empire have contributed to the
funds OF this organization, which is known as the Society
for the Aid of the Sick aud Wounded in the Army
During the months which expired May 49, says the
Russian MeSSager O6iciel. this society expended
4O3 900 roubes in the Of lGOOO sick and wounded
soldiers The money expended divided as foll1ws
$4,000 roubes in the establishment OF ambulances
l29GOO in medicines, 5Gl000 on the sanitary stal
2Ilji5O for the the maintenance Of the SICK $1,000 Tor
washing, 2l1 900 for sanitary staG, and 10000 Tor
transpart Money was expended in other ways during
tuc same time for OF sick, and the total out
Inv WAS sol 900 rOublcs tIhe value Of rouDc RANGES
from 70 cents, according 10 the coinagrJ me li
sian Red Cross Society WORKS in combination WIN c
Government and accordingly receives from inc lhtttt
large pay for part oi is support The following
Russian cities have determined 10 construct ana
support hospitals during the war; IarOsoa 4Op HdSi
sarttOW, 100 beds; Mini NOygUrOd, 100 beds; INer 100
beds; Tigulaz. 100 beds; TJmbOv % beds; NOWncse,
30 beds; Novgorod, 10 beds RyDinsai, 20 beds.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-09
THE OFFICES IN THE SOUTH
WHO TO APPOINT TO THEM-A CHOICE BETWEEN
CARPEr-BAGGERS AND DEMOCRATS.

CARPET-BAGGER5 AND DEMOCRATS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, June S.-A good deal OF discussion
s going on in Administration circles about the best
policy to pursue in making appointments TO federal
offices in the Southern States. 1t seems to be gen
orally agreed that most of the present lncumbents
ought to be displaced They secured their Offices as
rewards for their activity in massing the negro vote
and i'm keeping up the color line in politics. Few OF
them have any particular merits that furnish
claim for their continuance in place. Now that tho
nolicv of which they were the outgrowth has been
abandoned a largo number are obnoxious to all
the reputable citizens of their respective
localities by reason of their connection win
the schemes of plunder carried ont III years
past by the carpet-bag governments. they
are removed the question IL what class OF men
shall be put in their places. The natural disposition
of the President is to select Republicans but
Republicans in the South who are not holding ONCE
and who have clean hands and possess the conn.,
dence of their feow-ctizens are about as scarce
as hens teeth. There is disposition to ollst the
present oice-holders and put III other POLITICIANS Oh
the same sort.
The only alternative is to appoint Democrats.
The old Whigs whom certain amateur politicians
imagined were going to rise up to take the oinces
and profess faith to the Republican party have not
onpeared. No respectable and influential Demo-
Gratis can be found who are willing to change their
nolitcs for the sake of office. 1t seems wiser, how
ever To take men of this class than to appoint ui-
popular carpet-baggers, who would bring nothing
but dscrcdit upon the Administration and the party
AS they have done in the past. Conservative Demo-
crats of the Hampton and Nichols school accept
ing office now at the hands of the President would
in the nature of things be likely TO drift away soon
from the extreme partisan Democracy and TO acV
with the party that will sustain the Administration
in future political campaigns. The presence OF such
men in office would it argued, be a constant re-
mnder of the friendly policy of the President to-
eventual formation of large white RepuDlcah eio-
ment ia that sectiOn
New-York tribune., 1877-06-09

were introduced on the Black Sea- and explosions oo
CURED under two vessels, but no serious damage was
done. The French engineers, however, DESTROYED inc
docks at sebastopo through the agency oil supha'"o
explosions.
During the civil war in America torpedoes were uSeo
In the defense OF Southern ports The Confederate Oo"
gross organized torpedo service in October looZ' anu
bureau of engineers was established at Richmond Two
months afterward a Federal ironclad, the caro- was
blown M on Yazoo River by torpedo. ana DURING 1n NE
remainder of the seven roncais, eleven W!oUti LII
vessels and transports were destroyed III sli i
way The Confederatcs lost the Alhemafe, TWO slca,i %
crs in Charleston Harbor and hagoftruce boat III the
same way The Russian engineers VINO recently ~.
torped0 nuder "A Turkish irOnclad ala no more tnan
Lieut. Gushing had in the waters OF the i'o,'loe s
There were several officers IN the COnIedcii't 81
who lost their lives in attempting To do what Cusns ~"
complished A submarine t0IpedOboai, lc9ulIns, " ~
crew of nine men, was launched in Charleston hrpo o
use against the blockading feet Three crews wen, ~
fhe bottom in this boat before she was dlrcclcu Isa'
the enemy Finally fourth crew, led by Lieut. DlAu,''
volunteered take her out, and attack the ic
The lieutenant seered his boat well sue struch tno
HoGsaonic fairly and blew her stern TO atoms & t na
cussun sent Dixon and his men TO the Dottoh anu '0
torpedo-boat and the corvette sank together