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The New York herald., 1877-11-04
The Russian Tide OF Success.

From the aspect of affairs around Plevna
we may be certain that we shall not have
long to wait for important news from that
quarter. The capture Of Dubnik and
Telische, to the southwest of Plevna, and
both on the direct road to Orchanie and
Sofia, shows that the position of Ghazi Osman
is practically invested on three Sides The
Roumanian reconnaissance along the road
to Rahova, to the northwest, shows that the
allies are endeavoring to cut him off COM
pletely from his supplies. The defeat Of
Chevket Pacha in his attempt to retake
Telische and his falling back upon position
not far north of Orchanie prove that the
capacity of the Turks for feeding or helping
Osman is at an end. He must help him.
SELF But how? In q very short time
his food supplies must be eaten up, but he
is hardly the man to wait for the impetus Of
hunger to put his troops in motion. 1t is
now too late for him to retreat without
fight, but he might still, by vigorous effort,
cut his way to Wratza, on the west, and
thence to Orchanie, or he might put all his
eggs in one basket and boldly strike for
Orchanie and Sofia direct There is great
difference between stopping supplies COM
ing in and stopping Osman with ono hun
dred thousand men coming out. Whatever
his decision it must be quickly taken and
acted on. for though he might Withstand
another assault upon the works he
has so gallantly defended, empty stomachs
would prove MS bad rs empty magazines.
Whether the Russians contemplate another
assault or not they certainly do not intend
to let Osman get away. Out Of the necessi.
ties of the case, therefore, must shortly come
m act in the war drama greater than any that
has preceded it. Silistria is almost invested
and the troops of the Czarewitch are
watching Suleiman at Rasgrad. The fearful
destructiveness OF the war may be fairly
gagged by the loss of life in the taking of
Telsche, when three thousand Russians
were placed hors de combat, two hundred
being officers. including every brigadier and
colonel engaged.
Ghazi Moukhtar in Armenia has gone
further toward Erzeroum in order Ito pre-
pare his revenge" than he expected. He
appears to have reached strong position
close to Erzeroum but the Russians are in
his front and on both fanks in force We
shall probably hear that they are keeping
him busy.
The New York herald., 1877-11-04
grapes hanging SO temptingly before their
eyes could not be reached, and then went
home In a condition of pitiable reaction.
A Startling French Mimisterial Pro-
gra inmo.


The conversation with the Duke de Brog-
lie reported in our special cable despatch
gives rather unexpected view Of the pros
poets on the French ministerial question.
The assurance has been widely given that
the Marshal holds the designations of the
entire Cabinet and has made overtures to
NJ Pouyer-Quertier, q moderate conserva-
tive, for the formation Of Cabinet. This
Cabinet, it has been asserted, would be
made up from the Right Centre of the Sen
ate and the Left Of the Assembly, and SO
be capable of commanding the support OF
both houses. De Broglie's declaration that
the present Cabinet will asl, n prorogation
of the Chamber for a fortnight, SO that he
and his friends might study up the chances
Of a conservative majority in the event Of a
second dissolution, if justified by events,
will scatter the hopes of peaceful solution
to the winds. We have no doubt that both
to the Marshal and his Cabinet submission
to the popular voice is excessively distaste-
full. Nevertheless, to govern the country in
the teeth of the Chamber-and that is now
talked of by the Observation-Disclosures q
complete overthrow of the constitution,
which was the Marshals password during
the late campaign. The Senate during the
next fortnight is to be frightened, it appears,
by the statement that the first work of the
republican Chamber would be the abolition
of the Senate by a change Of the constitu-
ton. At the same time the Senators are to
be tempted and fattered by articles in the
Figaro showing that Bismarck ruled Prus-
sia for four years without any popular
chamber at all. Surely all this is sheer
nonsense. Granting, for the sake of argu-
ment, what is highly mprobable-namely,
that all the republican Deputies would in a
joint session of the two houses vote for the
abolition Of the Senate, is there the slight
est chance of any considerable number of
the republican Senators voting with them
Taking leaf from the book of Bismarch,
particularly on the recomm endation of the
Figaro, is, we think, a little too COM
ical: To do it at oil needs Bis
marck, and ''such one we spy
not through the host" To come out of it
successfully. something like Bismarck's
crushing defeat of Austria would be needed.
In what direction would the new Bismarck
the Little look for warpath out OF his ab
solutism? At the first hint Of such policy
Bismarck the Big would have blood-and
iron word to say In all this planning of
shallow tricks there are signs Of madness.
They are the mouthings Of despair. We
have strong hope that they will amount to
sound and nothing more, and that the wise
policy Of compromise already announced
will be pursued. The servant who has had
warning" is, we know, one of the beings
most capable Of "playing fantastic tricks
before high Heaven"
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portant point, and to bring the city govern
ment to deadlock whenever he could. We
do not expect his election, for the mode OF
OF the six Aldermen Large, and the
strength of Tammany rendering it doubtful
whether they can get more. Mr. Green's
name will be widely scratched in order to
secure the election of the republicans on
the coalition ticket.
After Morrissey and Green, neither of
whom can excite any republican enthusi-
asm, there are no prominent names in the
anti-Tammany combination. For the Reg
istership, which is the most important
and lucrative city Office to be filed,
the coalition presents the name OF
Mr. Hess, for no reason discoverable by
the public beyond the fact that he is citi-
zen OF German birth. The Irish vote of the
city being SO much larger than the German
vote a candidate whose claims rest on q
mere distinction Of race cannot be deemed
to have very hopeful prospect. The du-
ties of the Register do not connect him in
any way with party politics, and citizens
who care nothing for these ridiculous ques-
tions OF race will prefer for that Office a
man whom they know and who has been
tried in public stations to q man OF whom
they know nothing beyond the fact that he
has been nominated for no other reason
than a hope that he may capture por-
tion Of the German vote. Judge Loew,
who is running against this MIR. Hess, is
citizen who has been tried and approved in
a responsible position. While he was one
of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas this community had opportunities
to observe and estimate him, and, so
far rs we have ever heard, he won
universal respect. We know that he is
highly esteemed by the legal profess
sion. and the fact that during this rather
virulent canvass no word has been uttered
against him by his political opponents is
pretty strong presumption that political
malice has been unable to detect any flaw
in his character or find anything to GEN.
sure in his record. He cannot be offensive
impartial judgment of other citizens that he
is n safer and filter candidate for Register
than man who has no special qualifica-
tions for the Office, and was nominated on
mere grounds Of race. We know nothing
against Mr.. Hess, but his misfortune is that
the general public know SO little in his
favor. We conclude from this survey Of
prominent candidates that there is no
nominee of the coalition who inspires suffi-
cient popular enthusiasm to make his name
of any great value in the canvass.
The New York herald., 1877-11-04

Point yesterday to witness cavalry drili
conducted in accordance with infantry COM
mands. The propriety Of this assimilation
rests on the principle that, in essentials,
the tactics of both arms on the neia OF
battle are similar. When the battaiion
and the squadron are properly trained
details disappear in their employment.
Besides these considerations it IS highly
important in tho emergencies created
during campaign that an officer OF IN
fantry or cavalry should find no difficulty
in handling squadron or battalion as
the case required. All our Indian fighting
has been infantry work. Our cavalrymen
dismount to assault the enemy in ravlnes
and intrenchments. Therefore, as cavalry,
they must be tamiliarized with the COM
mands they wotild receive when acting as
infantry. and the simplest way to do this is
that now being tested at West Point
namely, the assimilation OF the tactics.
The New York herald., 1877-11-04
Pulpit Topics To-day.

Notwithstanding the absorption of public
attention and thought at this time with po-
litical questions almost without exception
the pulpits of this city and vicinity will be
occupied to-day with purely spiritual con-
GERMS DR.. Fulton will make an exception
in treating the death of Senator Morton MS q
loss to the nation, as he must do politically
and Edith O'Gorman will sound warning
against the increase of Catholic power in
America. But in the main our pastors will
hold up tho Cross and the truths thereby
symbolized. Mr.. Mccarthy will fire a
broadside at iconoclastic pulpits and prove
that teaching is the main instrument in the
success of religion. But this teaching must
be about living Christ, which Mr.. Rowell
The New York herald., 1877-11-04
.A.ter the Opera /. Over"

The Tweed examination has been des
cidedly dull since the publication of the
full confession OF that interesting person,
and not even the depression into the already
much investigated management OF the new
State Capitol building has served to enliven
the proceedings. But scene occurred in
the Aldermanic committee room yesterday
which was not set down in the bills and
which, if the report Of an evening paper is
reliable, was as characteristic as it was
spicy. It is stated that at the conclusion OF
the examination, an unofficial conversation
occurred between Tweed, the Albany wit
ness, Bridgetord, and Alderman Cowing, in
the course Of which the following remarks
were made:-
Mr. BRIDGRroRD-why. Hamilton Harris is scoun.
drcl. He borrowed money from me. ana eSen TOOK
Mr.. TwsRD-You were foolish to lot him doll
Mr. BnipcEroRD-why, no would tell me he didn't
have any money: and when that investigation was on
he offered me Sl0O, 900 TO help him out
Alderman CowiSc.And you didn't take ~
Nr. BRIDGEFoRD-NO.
Mr.. TwERp--You were damned fool
Mr.. Cowings question was natural enough
since the witness Bridgeford has acknowl.
edged his own participation in all the ras-
calities he charges on the Capitol Commis-
sion. But there is something refreshingly
characteristic in the emphatic exclamation
of contempt uttered by Tweed for the man
thousand dollars to give such testimony aa
the liberal proposer of the bribe required
before an investigating committee.
The New York herald., 1877-11-04
An Unnecessary Conflict Of Juris-
diCtfOn.

It is reported from Washington that con-
three committees of the House in regard to
the right to investigate the Navy Depart
ment The Committee on Expenditures Of
the Navy, OF which Mr.. Willis. of New York,
is chairman the Committee on Naval Affairs,
which has Mr.. Whitthorne, of Tennes-
on Appropriations may all claim the
privilege OF making the Investigation.
Mr. Willis committee appears to have taken
the lead, having notified Secretary Thomp-
son of its purpose to make thorough ex-
animation of the accounts Of the depart
ment under Secretary Robson, and espe-
cially into the transfer of funds appropri-
ated for the pay of the navy into other
channels. But Mr.. Whitthorne's committee
had several days ago voted to 60 into a
similar examination, and as Mr.. Willis is
also a member Of the latter committee it
looks as if lie desired to steal march
on Mr.. Whitthorne with the committee of
which he is chairman. 1t will be pity if
such conflict Of jurisdiction as is fore
shadowcd should really occur, especially as
it is unnecessary, not required in the public
interests, and may give rise to the suspicion
which ever attaches to an overanxiety to
control such an investigation. 1t is proper
that the Navy Department should be over
hauled, If only to put stop to the scandals
which have been circulated in regard to its
,,oot monooanont Rnt ono comn,itfna ;c
enough for the business, and certainly there
ought to be no indecent scramble over what
must at best be an unpleasant task
The New York herald., 1877-11-04
Governor Robinson's Procln m ON.


Governor Robinson invites criticism when
he calls the custom Of designating day of
general Thanksgiving q ''hallowed" one;
nevertheless his proclamation, issued in
accordance with this custom, is well written
and moderately brief. There seems to have
been a fancy among the Governors for short
proclamations this year. but that issued by
Governor Van Zandt, of Rhode Island, has
carried off the palm for brevity. 1t con.
tanned less than fifty words, or litA
more than five printed lines in ~
HERALD, and has been claimed as the
briefest on record. This is mistake,
Governor Marcy having written one which
read, II hereby appoint Thursday, the -
day of November, as day of thanksgiving
in this State" Governor Robinson does
we'll, however, to remind US that we have
to be grateful for the maintenance of the
public peace and Of the supremacy of the
law in the face Of severe trials, and to
bespeak generous liberality toward the
poor at this season. 1t is to be hoped that
his words will not fall protitless, but that in
our thankfulness for the blessings we enjoy
we shall not be unmindful of those to whom
the past year has been one of suffering and
who now look forward with dread to the ap-
preaching winter Charity to the poor is the.
best acknowledgment we can make to Prov.
idence for His bounty and mercy to our.
calvac
The New York herald., 1877-11-04
A slip Between the Cup and the Liz

a slip between the Cup and the Lip.
The politicians Of Brooklyn have been sup
piled with an exciting topic Of discussion to
last them over Sunday. On Wednesday last
the deadlock in the Board Of Aldermen was
broken by the sudden alliance with the re-
publicans Of an independent democrat, Al
dcrman Shannon, who held the balance Of
power between the otherwise equally bal
anced democratic and republican members
of the Board, and the consequent confirma-
ton Of Mayor Schroeder's republican nomi-
nccs for heads Of the several city depart
ments. The action Of Alderman Shannon
was, of course highly praised by his new
allies and as fercely denounced by his old
political associates. Yesterday the Board of
Aldermen met by appointment to complete
the work commenced on the Wednesday
previous by approving the bonds OF the
new officers, proceeding necessary to en-
able them to claim their offices. But, to
the CONSERVATION Of the republican men,
bers of the Board, Alderman Shannon re-
fused to make his appearance to act
with them in tho confirmation of
the bonds, and, rs all tho other
democrats were absent, no quorum
of the Board could be obtained. so the re-
publican Aldermen sat disconsolately in
their seats until assured OF the fact that the
The New York herald., 1877-11-04
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. Curtis IL not q trimmer; no is an ahemer
A Frenohman praises Americans for carrying 10 liz.
tie baggage. IS as
Tho ohio ,owpaths arc lonely since SO many consult
were appointed
Boarding house butter also has been advised TO Ccus
OIL It's mustaches. frs
Mr. william Beach Lawrence, of Rhoae Island, 10 al
tho Hoffman House.
william goats love red bill posters best. Yet even
Homer Is said TO have been color blind.
In London cloth property taken from convicis ID
hung up with bags OF moth destroying powder
Those young ladies ut church irs who sell i've cent
pncushons for $3 ought TO arrested robbng thu
males
"What, asks the hilarious Carthage Gasstte, .'can
equal laughter ?" Stanley Matthews about the thing
We should say.
II General Butler should DO accepted by anybody
We hope hc will put at the bottom oi the advertise.
mcnt mo spoons"
Tho lack OF bar under tho Senate Will prevent Q
great many men from visiting Washington this win.
ter and asking tor "cold tea."
General William I. Sherman and Colonel Joseph @.
Audcnricd. oi the Generals staf arrived at tho Fifth
Avenue Hotel, last evening, from West Point
In Danbury tho sign OF arstocracy 10 In eating with
your iork but according TO the Netos appears that
some folks uso butter knife only whom they have
company.
suspend a sweet potato In jar of so that halt
tho potato Is In tho water II will sprout luxuranty,
and you may train tho vines about your windows
during tho winter
Worcester Tress:-"Nne men out OF ten, when you
run against them in the dark, Will say Helloi' tho
other one will muttcr tho lrst syllable and leave you
TO complete the word"
We confess to having called vassar College (which
IS really ane institution for young lades) sugar
refinery The Philadelphia Bulletin now explains tnat
all tho girls answer tout suite
Mr. J. n. Matthews, Tor many years editor and half.
proprietor OF the Buffalo Commercial retires from his
place because he cannot agreo with the republican
party. Which Is the republican partyY
Maryland writer says:-"rhc elf Of summer, Sec
ing her robe Of flowers falling dead bonoath the blasts
OF sober autumn, gathered her frost jewels about her
and rode away TO softer omos." Wo suppose sno
rode-a-dendron.
Friday, at noon, when Broadway near tho Astor
House was crowded with gentlemen, two Turks dressed
IN their national costume crossed 10 tho west Al tho
same time two young ladies crossed through the mud
to tho east toward the soct cars. The Turks passed
unnoticed
The New York herald., 1877-11-04
Initiating Cavalry and Infantry
Tactics.

The adoption Of the breech-loader as the
regulation arm for infantry has necessitated
the modification Of infantry tactics and
formations, so as to develop to the highest
degree the effectiveness of fire while reduc-
ing to the lowest the exposure Of the troops
to the enemy's muskctry. Napoleon's favor
ite formations Of dense masses of infantry
and cavalry, whose weight and momentum
SO often proved irresistible, would now only
entail the destruction Of an army employing
them. A modern brigade, armed with
breech-loaders and in single line, would
envelop and annihilate tho famous. Old
Guard rs it stood on the field Of Waterloo
Battles are now fought under conditions
entirely different from those that prevailed
even as late as the Crimean war, although
during those years the Mimic rifle had rem
dered the 'sBrown Bess" as obsolete as the
crossbow AS result Of the latest change
to single rank formation in line of battle the
mannuvring of troops has been very much
simplitied, and commanders, who formerly
had to control the intricate movements Of
columns of masses, now direct those OF
single lines in action or columns Of fours on
the march.
Notwithstanding this improvement forced
by necessity in infantry tactics, those OF
cavalry have undergone no important
change. Yet it has been apparent that an
assimilation of the tactics OF the latter arm
to those of infantry is absolutely necessary,
in order to increase at once the efficiency
of cavalry and its safety under fire. Hence
we find General Sherman visiting West
The New York herald., 1877-11-04
Chlorororm and Burglary.s

Burglaries by masked robbers are among
the sensations becoming too frequent to ad-
NIT of light treatment. 1t is to be expected
that the science Of theft will adopt all the
latest discoveries in the prosecution Of
its operations. Hence when we learn that
chloroform was SO successfully admins
tered to the members of household near
Newburg that the robbers had time not only
to carry off all the silver and other portable
valuables, but to eat a. deliberate meal in
the house they were robbng, we may be
more alarmed than astonished. Their sense
of security in sitting down to sent, drink
and be merry" was justified in the
fact that not one of the fam
ily-three men and two women-who
were as farmers early risers, awoke that
morning until several hours after the usual
time. TO be sure the plan did not work in
another household in the vicinity, but even
there the thieves got away with some plum
der upon the inmates being aroused. The
advantage which cool-headed burglar in
room has over man or woman just awaking
from slumber is very great for the moment.
He has made all his plans with view to
that contingency, and even those honest
citizens whose houses most invite the burg
lar seldom make proper counter plans.
The farmer has shotgun somewhere
he has vague idea that he would shout for
assistance while he was getting his weapons,
but the criminal records of late years show
that the expert burglar is beforehand with
the citizen in preparations for keeping the
latter quiet once an entry is made into a
house. This, too, without chloroform. The
introduction of an element into burglaries
which turns sleep into an@sthesia makes
the burglar still more formidable. All this
should quicken the perceptions Of the law
abiding into taking measures for detecting
the attempt to burglariously enter house.
There are many devices which would
answer this purpose, and little acuteness
would make their application easy. The
history of the discovery and killing of the
two burglars. Mosher and Douglas, by the
Van Brunts is Instructive on this point.
They attempted to enter an empty house at
Bay Ridge, but in doing SO they set the
burglar-alarm ringing in o house near
by. The neighbors came out and the bur-
glars were shot down like dogs All the
cunning of the burglar ends when he is face
to face with wide-awake Honesty armed with
shotgun. He must fight or run. and he
generally runs. What Honesty therefore
wants O. nights is some warning that will
give him time to prepare dose Of cold
lead for his unbidden visitor. If Honesty
has qualms about having burglars bleed to
death on new carpet let him make all the
racket he can. Meanwhile we hope the
good work which Inspector Murray did in
the case Of the Astoria masked burglars
will be repeated in the case of the Newburg
marauders.
The New York herald., 1877-11-04

The WEATiIEE.-Yestcrday afternoon the
storm which moved so rapidly over the lake
segion on Friday had reached Newfoundland
and extended between that island and the
mouth OF the st. Lawrence River 1t en-.
tered the Atlantic with u decided loss of
energy and q diminution Of the attendant
rainfall. II is probable that during its prog.
rcss across the ocean it will further decrease in
force until 1t ncars the European coast where
local influences will combine 20 reorganze il
into storm of great violence. 1t will
undoubtedly descend to Central and South
eastern Europe aud may exercise u marked
influence on the operations in the Danube
Valley. We offer this gentle hint to the bellig-
erents Following the storm 4 great area of
high pressure Is advancing from the westward.
Its eastward progress is more decided on the
southern than on the northern side Consc-
auentIy. in all the regions soutward Of the
lakes fair, cool weather prevails. Over the
lake district and Canada the pressure il still
low but rising. There are indications Of the
advance Of n slight depression from Montana,
attended by very low temperature. The weather
IN New York and its vicinity today will be cold
and clear or partly cloudy, followed BY rising
tempcrature.
The New York herald., 1877-11-04

THE LETTER OF our Madrid correspondent
presents II rather unpleasant picture Of affairs
in the Spanish capital. The Treasury is empty,
officials have not been paid for six months and
the newspaper that darcs tell the truth is sup
pressed An effort however is being made by
the young King to introduce some reforms, and
a large number Of useless officials have been
dismissed. Madrid, like Washington, is made up
almost entirely Of government people,
The New York herald., 1877-11-04

TIE GREAT RACE between Ten Brock and
Parole will come off OH Tuesday, unless the
weather should again render postponcment
necessary. The day will be a legal holiday, and
thousands OF persons will, therefore, have an
opportunity Of being present who could not
otherwise attend. Being election day the poll
ticians will probably be kept ut home, but they
will not he missed