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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20


Punch represents Kenealy de Morgan,
member of Parliament who has made it the
business of his life to proclaim himself the
''friend of the honest workingman," al
though he never did days honest work in
his life, as surveying with indignant dismay
another member who has declared in favor
of giving every poor man an independent
fortune, and declaring that his rival is TAX
ing the bread out Of his mouth. The Tam
many Kenealy de Morgans are in much the
same plight at Albany, where for the past
two days the republican Assemblymen have
been INDUCING in the most degrading dema-
gogism, appealing to the worst passions of
an excited mob Of laborers, and inviting a
riot on the floors of the Assembly chamber
for the purpose of intimidating the Legisla-
ture into passing over the Governors veto
the corrupt and scandalous jobs they in
serted in what used to be the public rob-
bers' house of refuge-the Supply bill. Al
though, so far as the 1ammany democracy is
concerned, this resort to demagogism is
only turning against them their own
weapons the contemplate conduct OF the
republican leaders in provoking mob law in
the Capitol Of the State cannot be too
severely condemned.
Besides, the attempt to prejudice Gov
ernor Robinson with the working classes by
the charge that his veto of the one million
dollar appropriation for the new Capitol is
blow struck at the laborer will not sue
coed. The laboring classes are not SO dolt-
ish as Mr. Alvord, Mr.. Hustled and others
suppose. The one million dollars put into
the Supply bill was not intended for the
laborers, but for the hungry politicians and
contractors who lobbied it through, and who
have made the new Capitol at Albany as foul
a public scandal as the Tweed Court House
in New York. An army of these cormorants
stood ready to seize on the greater part of
the one million dollars if the appropriation
had been allowed, and very small fraction
would have been left for future work. No
proper restrictions were placed on the use
of the money, and it would have speedily
been swallowed up in payment of claims
not of the most honest character.
But although it would be no justification
of an extravagant and improper appropria-
ton of the public money that it would give
employment to labor, the question as to
who really desires to help the laborer in this
Capitol work can readily be settled. The
Senate has passed an appropriation of five
hundred thousand dollars for that work.
The Assembly should add a provision
strictly requiring that the amount shall be
used for labor to be done in the next twelve
months, and not for payment of a single
dollar of old debts, with the exception OF
any back wages that may be due to daily
laborers 1t is we'll known that the Gov
ernor will sanction such IN appropria-
ton. This will give employment to labor,
and as the republicans in the Assembly
have the power to secure this amount they
will be clearly responsible if all work on the
Capitol is brought to standstill for want
| of funds.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

THE WEATHER.-The heat area outlined by
tho isothclm of 10 degrees yesterday embraced
n portion of Canada near Montreal, the lower
lakes and the Upper Mississippi and Red River
valleys as far north as Pcmbina. From the last
named point to North Platte, Ncb, the line
rurvcd a little eastward while westward to the
mountains the temperature fell rapidly. The
srea of highest temperature in the afternoon cx-
endcd from Northern Texas to the Middle
Atlantic coast, giving Nashville, Cincinnati. Pitts
burg, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
temperatures of 50, So 90, SO, 81 and SO
degrees respectively. Variations on the coast
we're very decided. New London and Boston
had go and 60 degrees to our So. The low
pressure in Dakota continues to move very
slowly in northeastcrly direction, while
that recently over Nova Scotia has passed
AWAY to the eastward into the Atlantic.
The highest pressure is in the South Atlantic
States. Heavy rains fell in the Northwest yes
lcrtIay. attending the disturbance i'll that region.
rho indications of Gulf disturbance continue,
lhc pressure is falling on the coast, and strong
~inds prevail from the eastward ut New Or
~aps- Galveston and Mobile. Hurricanes or tor
,o,,oes may be expected in the Missouri and
rypper Mississippi valleys, and violent wind
v,,sts an the lower lakes, particularly Huron and
ontario Vessels and yachts in New York har-
Dor should be prepared against sudden wind
hIasfs. such as that which capsizcd the yacht
lschawk last summer. The weather in New
York today will be slightly cooler and fair or
Dsrtly cloudy, possibly with an early morning OF
.fy~rnoon thunder Storm
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was active and, led by the stocks of
some OF the Western roads, advanced somewhat.
The only exceptions to this were the coal stocks,
which continue to show signs of weakness. Gold
opened ut 1868 and in the afternoon fell to
1864, at which price it closed. Government
and railroad bonds were strong. Money on call
was easy at l L. 2l2 per cent the former being
the closing quotation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

The FRIENDS OF UNDERGROUND RAPID TRAN
SIT arc bcstirring themselves. Yesterday they
presented IA petition to the City Fathers asking
for facilities and explaining the advantages of
their proposed plan
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

THE CASE or WILL AM SMITH, arrested while
trying to sell piece Of silk to buy bread tor his
starving family, suggests some thoughts of the
terrible dramas being enacted at our doors,
and of which we know nothing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

WHAT SHALL WE DO with our hackney
coaches! The police will not have them wait
ing ut corners, and some other people wish to
lrivc them from the public parks. Now, the
hacks must stand somewhere. If the police
will not have them in the streets nor the griim-
blers about the parks, where are they to go!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

CLAFLNs DISHONEST CLERK and his accom-
plces have been committed to prison in default
Of bail.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

all ages have their special faults, and not
forgetting the moral OF Pitts reply, when
he was reproached for his want OF expert
ence, youth is crime of which shall
get better every day."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

THE VITAL STATISTICS show that New York
is rapidly going to the dogs. -Four hundred and
Eighty deaths and only three hundred and
rcvcnty-eight births suggest that the Gotham
ties are rapidly following the noble red man.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

LOPEZ HAS Nor YET obtained possession of
his BRIDE Tomorrow it will be known whether
cruel Papa Morrison Restraints his daughters
liberty, or the young lady, on second thought,
regrets her bargain
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

THERE'S TyRANNY.-Ihc Board of Fire Under
writer's propose that the of rockets, squibs
and torpedocs the glorious Fourth should be
made penal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

Two MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED and sent to
Jail OH the charge of selling an imaginary bust
ness to confiding young man for the sum of
eight hundred dollars! And people say the age
of innocence has passed away!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

TIE ScHooLsHIP MERCURY is no good to go
ut least at auction. Another attempt to sell her
yesterday failed. the bidding not reaching to
fifty per cent of the reserved price.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

The GENERAL LACK OF INFORMATION upon
Russia's armament makes special article on
'Russian Great Guns of more than ordinary in
terest.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

From orr reports This morning the probabilities
arc. that he aceafhcr. il. Ncm Yorh to-day uiH be
slightly cooler and fttir partly cloudy, possibly
,riM an curly morning or afternoon Mundcr
storm.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20
QUINTUPLE SHEE I.
NEW YORK. SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1877.
NOTICE TO COUNTRY DEALERS.

The Adams Express Company run special newspaper
the Railroad and its connections,
leaving Jersey City Mt quartcrpas onr A. NJ daily ana
Sunday carrying the edition OF the HERALD rs ar
AS Harrisburg aud south to Washington reaching
Philadelphia quarter past A. NJ and Washington ut
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

SUPPLIES FOR THE INDIAN COFFEE PoT were
purchased yesterday in this city. There was a
noticeable increase in the number Of outside
bidders.
The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
OYSTER CULTURE.

Under the fostering care of tue Gov
ernment oyster culture In France is
becoming more and more productive.
A recent report by M. Bouchon- Brand
ly to the Minister of Marine contains
a description of nearly thirty differ
ent localities embracing some hum
dreis of "parcs," or beds, where
the industry is carried on. . One
or Tue most curious facts in the report
is that at Coursculles the oysters are
actually trained to keep their SHELLS
closed and thus retain tleir freshness
while being carried to market A,re-
CARDS the quantity OF oyster which
small spare" will produce the fol-
lowing st itistics may bs quoted. At
Grand Camp there were at the time OF
M. Brandely's visit three millions of
oysters ready to be delivered tor con
sumption. In 1875 the owner of bed
at Lorient sold 5,500,000 oysters 2, 500
00O OF which were ready for consump
ton. la AN establishment at lie
Breneguy, 100000 dredged oysters
were placed on the beds in 1866, of
the value of 1lS, ,425f., and in the same
period 1888. 150 oy sters were soli out
of the same "parcs" valued at 2D2.S0If.
The difference between these two
figures represents to certain extent,
the annual reproductive powers of the
beds. The number OF spat sold during
the same time, either To the establish
meuts on the coast or to strangers,
and resulting from clearing of the
titles used for collecting was 26, 176,-
3OO representing value of 1U2,365f.
The growth of the oyster may be es-
ttimated from the fact that in 1876
there were placed on the beds at Reg
neville $1,000 young bivalvss measur-
Ing only two or three centimetres
across. La 1874 not leAs than IS 900
of these same shell-f h were sold in
the markets, measuring seven to eight
centimetres in diameter. The collee-
tors used for catching the spat of infant
oysters have been greatly improved
during the last few years.
The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
INVENTORS OF MARINE EX-
PLOSIVES.

The torpedo, boat is peculiarly Yankee
idea. 1t was in l776 and in New Y Irk
harbor that the first torpedo boat was
launched. Dtvid Bushnell, an American
Captain of Engineers, undertook 10 plant
torpedo under u B itisu man of war, but
did not succeed. The torpedo was to be
attached to the bottom Of tLe vessel by
means of wooden screw, aud then fired
by a clock WORK fuse. During the follows
ing year drifting percussion torpedo was
directed against q frigate lying off New
London, aud "a Schooner that was moored
alongside was destroyed. Thirty years
afJerward Robert Fulton experinented in
New York harbor with four classes of tor
pedocs of his own invention, and ia 1843
Col. Slmu-l Colt applied electricity to tue
ignition OF submarine batteries. During the
civil war torpedoes OF American Invention
were used in the Southern waters, ana nine
iron clads, eleven wooden war vessels
and niue transports and steamboats,
were destroyed. Tue only weapons of this
kind which have not yet been used by the
Russians on the Danube, ire spar torpedoes
like the one which Lieutenant Cushm4n
put under the bottom OF the .m Albemarle,
in Roanoke Iulet. The mau who made
that torpedo is the inventor of the improved
engine OF war which was recently exhibited
at Cleveland, OHIO. The Whitehead torpedo
which is regarded abroad as a marvel of
ingenuity, is propelled by compressed air,
and cannot b. controlled after il starts it's
course. The Lay torpedo boat carries III
ITS hold Its own engine and boiler, besides
its freight OF 100 p punds Of dynamite. The
engine, the ruduer and the exp ing fuse
are under the control OF the operator on
shore. There are three keys playing on
The battery OH shore, and these Keys start
or stop the engine or turn it to port or lar
board, The torpedo boat may be so ar
ranged as to explode by the operation OF
the keys OF by coucus i'm upon sLrk ,ne any
hard substance. When the torpedo strikes
the vessel or any other solid substance, a
bell is rung in the office on shore, aud the
dynamite may b; exploaded or not. The
velocity which is CLAIMED for this torpedo
seems maryelOus-twelve miles an hour.
The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
EARLY BLACK HILLS MINERS.
From the cheyenne Leader, July 1s.

(From the Cheyenne Leader July 1s.
Iu the early spring of 1852 Bently B..
Benedict, then twenty-four years of age,
was resident of Morrow county Ohio, and
then it was that he Joined an expedition
bound for California, overland composed
of 300 men. Even at that early time it
was reported that there were rich gold
mines in the Black Hills. At Fort Lara
mie party of thirty detached themselves
from the expedition to prospect that re-
gion, it being arranged that they should
come on and overLake the maiu party at
the Humboldt River. When the eXpedi-
ton arrived at the Humbolt eight of the
party of thirty came into camp reporting
that that the other twenty-five had re-
manned behind in the Black Hills, and
hat they had found rich gold mines there.
Their reports in regard to the richness of
the discoveries were very exciting, and a
number wanted to return with them. But
the Indians were very dangerous at that
time, and sense of security forced them
all to go on through TO California together.
None of the twenty-five who remained
behind were ever heard of afLerward.
Mr.. Benedict remembers a few COM
posing the expedition, with their former
places of residence; but sufficient num-
ber have been retained in his memory to
enable the investigator to get further i'm
poataDt facts. and it is hoped the local
press of the points designed will add to
the facts above given. A man by the
name of Douglas, ofSt, Joe Valley, Mich
igan, was elected leader of the expedition,
he having before made trip across the
Plains, and among them were Josephus
McLeade, of Delaware county, Ohio;
Thomas Turney, Mount Gllead, Ohio;
Brown, St. Joseph county, Mich; Jona-
than Ingalls,, same place, and Leonard
Cross and "Dock" Cross, some part of
Michigan. There are good reasons foa be-
lieveing the party of twenty two were all
butchered near where Deadwood.. now
stands, for..here were found the grindstone,
old sluice boxes, &c.
The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
FRIGHTENED SOLDIERS.

Mr.. e. B. Godfrey, of Godfrey u Clark,
merchants at go Liberty street, Pitts
burg, quit that city on Saturday evening,
Attached to the train on which he came
was darkened car, in which he says,
were hu idled about thirty members of
the Black Hussar Regiment, who had
escaped from the Round House at Twen-
ty-eiGhth street. Many were wounded.
The train ip passing through the city
slowed at every switch, and soldiers who
were in hiding jumped OH. These men
wore their pantalOons inside out and had
thrown everything away except their
shirts. They were in great terror, Mr.
Godfrey says, expecting the train would
be stopped by the rioters One coward
sat down by woman aud asked her to
protect him. She threw a shawl over
his head and he eroucbed down in a COR
ner. At Twenty-eighth street the train
was stopped by the strikers "Have you
any!of those Philadelphia men aboard 2"
was'asked. The conductor replied In the
negative. A gang of stri kers pf fssed
through the cars, but did not discover
the concealed soldiers. Reaching the
last car, which was dark and seemed
deserted, they were told that there were
u few woundeds men therein ,rhey did
not attempt to enter. The train waS
started again, but the soldiers were in a
state of wild terror. They expected to
be stopped by telegraph at Derry. Mr..
Godfrey thinks this was intended, for a
large number OF strikers was gathered
there, but the tram dashed through with
out stopping. The same fear was shown
by the soldiers on the approach Of Johns
town, but the train was not stopped. The
soldiers were thoroughly panic-stricken.
Mr.. Godfrey says, aud it was not until
Altoona was passed that they became
rH-aSSureQ f,. o. fHr ."
The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
A Well-Mansged Swindle.

Yesterday man clad in the garb and
having tho general appearance of n
| frOntiersman called at Mr.. Eppstein's
pawnbroker's office on the corner OF
Woodward and Jefferson avenue, and
said he would like to make dicker.
"Well, sir, what can do tor you"
inquired the urbane attendant.
"Pve got some gold here" said the
stranger, "lm hard up and want to
raise some money on this ERE pile :"
He took from an inner breast pocket
small paste board box, carefully lifted
the cover off and disclosed to the pawn
broker handful of gold nuggets.
"Where did you get that?" inquired
the pawnbroker.
"Duger myself" was the reply.
GLOW much do you want for it?"
"O," returned the miner, az don't want
to sell it, only to make temporary raise.
] guess $3.50 will see me through for
few days, and when 1 git home IN send
for it,"
The pawnbroker tested one of the mug
gets. found it twenty~one karat gold,
and after weighing it and finding the pile
worth $175, he offered to advance $lOO
on it,
"rwon't do, mister" said the visitor
81 must have $50 or nothing"
zone hundred dollars is all can lend
you on it," said the pawnbroker, handA
ing back the box and its precious con-
tents.
The owner replaced the cover and his
treasure back into his pocket and started
toward the door. AT the threshold he
halted, appeared to be debating with
himself for a moment and then at length
turned again to the pawnbroker.
"Well," said he with a careless air,
"take it and give me the 300. III make
that do" With that he handed out the
box once more, received ticket and
500 in cash and disappeared. About an
hour later Mr.. Eppstein thought he would
have look at the gold and took it out
OF the safe. To make assurance doubly
sure he again tested it. The FIRST nugget
appeared to be silver very neatly gilded.
Another and another were examined in
like manner until the whole had been
gone through, and every nugget was
found to be of the same character, the
whole being worth a fraction over
81
The trick was now transparent. The
pretended miner was in realty very
clever swindler, who had two boxes, one
containing the pure gold and the other
gilded silver, which he exchanged at the
time he pretended to decline the off-r of
800. He made his escape, and Mr.. Epp--
stein philosophically pocKeted his loss OF
S96.-Detrou Free Press.
The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
TIE antagonism of the railroad strik,

TIE antagonism of the railroad strik>
ers to law and order is plainly illustrated
by their furious antipathy to the militia.
At time like the present the militia are
the embodiment of the law, the sole rep
resentatives of the authority of organic
ed society. As such they are regarded
by all law abiding citizens, and as such
they excite the hostility of all the law
breakers. The sight of uniform has
been to the mob in the railroad towns
like the sight of red rag to mad bull,
the government which these peop'e are
endeavoring TO destroy. They only de-
mand, they say, that troops shall not be
employed against them, which, since
they have long since defied the civil
power, is precisely equivalent to a de
maud that organized government shall
give place to the rule of mob.
The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
PIE TOMPKINS SQUARE
MEETING. '''
AN ORDERLY ASSEMBLY LISTENS TO
SOME EXCITED SPEAKERS ...i

.. NEW Iohh, Ju'y 20.
Those who feared trouble at the Tompkins
Square mass meeting Tonight were disa1 gree
ably disappointed. No more orderly "a
semblage, for its numbers, has been suen in
this city Tor years. Tnrou1hout the whole
proceedings there WAS nothing winch for
AN instant portended riot. The English
fpseches with the exception of that of Mr..
Swinton, were of the most commonplace
and buncombe character. The assemblage
was In the best OF bumor, and the dangerous
element was 50 poorly represented as to he
scarcely recogn'Z ,bie amoug the ten thous-
aud people Ia the square. The police ar
rangrments were unos.eutulious, but ad-
mirible. lif
There was one sand for e lgl,sh and
another for French, German and other
speakers. No police or military appeared
on the scene, but both were in
readiness for Immediate action, Hand bills
were distributed. one against contracted
currency and tue other implorlng 'he rk :
ingmen not to "let loose the tiger of d,s>
order. A banner on Tie grand $ and had
the motto, "Our strength lies III the justice
of our cause. L,t the w,rking peunle OF
the world unite" Tnere WAS l-rye French
and German element present. NJ trlin Com
rov, bl cksmith ,ilel The In ,li,h eak ng
meeting to order. He said the, were law-a bid
ing citizens, met to sympathiz, with their
hrethr-L against Gpuld, Scutt and Jewett.
Who twere the CJmmunists ? Not the
work ,ugmen. When The people protected
the ,ltimore and OniO road against the
r-bss, where W Scott? [Uheers.l John
Swinton eaid they were no ripters. A spon
taDeous movement tor the rights Of labor
was sought 70 be put down. A reference
w the Sx'eentb Pennsylvania Regiment,
which refused to fire ou tue strikers, caused
immense cheering. Tue strikers, he said,
did not want to destroy prop 4rty, but
showed themselves its preserv-rs. This
WIS no political movement that could be
put down by gnnboats and cannon, but a
strike for the rghts of lab 'r. r solutions
were then passed declaring sympathy with
the striksrs, and denouncing legafzed rail-
road, manufacturing, ETC., corporations as
the despotic enemies or mankind. An ad-
dress to President III yes was adoptet, and
after addresses by H nry McGlnn, painter,
aud L -ander Thompson, of The Bu ciers'
As oc alton, the meeting quietly dispe, Jed. j..
The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
Abstract of the Crop Reports to the
Agricultural Bureau-AM Unprec. :
denied Yield of Wheat.


WASHINGTON, July 25.-The Agricul-
tural Department is now engaged IN max
ing an abstract OF the returns Of crops for
the season up to date. Owing to the lack
of funds the usual monGhly report will be
omitted.
The winter wheat already harvested
and the spring wheat indicate an unpre-
cedented yield, which will not fall short
of 1926, 100000 bushels, an increase O..
over 50,000,000 of bushels over last year.
The surplus available for foreign eXpor-
tation will not be short of 00,000.000
on the highest surplus ever known in the
country. The Eastern war, according
to official inf ,rmation, has very disastrous
ly affected the wheat production of South
ern Russia. 1t is therefore evident that
all the wheat which can be spared by the
United States for expectation will be de-
manded, as the movement and exporta-
tion of crops have an important bearing
upon the business and finance of the
country, and as the time for their move
ment is near at hand, some apprehension
is expressed in Government circles that
the recent disturbances on the railroads
may lead to embarrassment which will
de.ract much from the beneficial effects
anticipated from the shipment OF the
abundant crop of the present year.
The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
REFLECTION 8.

mnahng with riots the most prom ut
iITSi E; decisive way is the most merci-
|dS nf ffihg blaLk cartridges over the
Earn VI d d mob at first, will render it ne :
fridodao 10 hre a great many more hall
'ees INTO them afterw urds
sne mere had been man of sense. ahili-
bn. Judgment in command of the
ana az IlllSbmgh on Friday, the earn
blJ III arson of Saturday and Sunday
'u nave been prevented.
=" great deal easier to put out a
nen rnn' IL Is just kindled than after 1t
N"'iieo every part of the house.
U,tnng in this world can serve as a
I utute Tor brains.