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The New York herald., 1877-01-22
A municipaI Council.

The gentlemen who are to meet Mayor
Ely, Comptroller Kelly and the other heads
OF city departments tomorrow. will, no
doubt, be able to offer some good advice
on the subject of the management OF the
city debt and the general economizing OF the
city expenditures. 1t is agood sign that our
present municipal managers seek by counsel
with prominent citizens to interest the tax
payers in their own affairs and to suffer the
people to understand their exact financial
condition. We may not find any imme-
diate advantage from tho conference,
but it will lay the groundwork, no doubt.
for useful reforms and will render easier the
carrying out of the commendable policy Of
reducing the interest on all future city
bonds
We insist that the present harmonious
city government can. under the existing
charter give us an efficient. economical gov
eminent and all necessary reforms. There
is nothing in the law to compel the employ
ment of single needless city official. Bu-
reaus can be swept away, offices consoli-
dated. needless expenditures stopped, deslr-
able improvements promoted and the rate OF
interest reduced without changing line OF
the present law. Hence there is no neces-
sity for any charter tinkering this session.
and all bills purporting to reform this de-
partment and to change that should be re-
garded with disfavor Some sort of job
generally lies hidden in these patchwork
measures, and as we are soon to have before
us the propositions of the Municipal Char
ter Commission it is not worth while to
try new experiments that can only have
brief life at best Our present city rulers
can give us good government if they de-
sire to do so, and if they do not they will
be held responsible for the failure.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

In ANOTHER COLUMN will be found some in
formation about one of those scmintary. semi
political organizations whose actual tendencies
are almost sure to be dangerous. None Of them
exert particle of influence upon sensible men,
and all of them excite the unbalanced element
Of the old army to thoughts and deeds that
utterly unjustitiable in % Republic. The duty Of
good citizens toward such cliques s to keep OIL:
of them. watch them and mercilcssly crush
them, no matter what their politics may be. the
moment they become mcddlcsomc in act as
they are in spirit
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

AN HONEST, INTELLIGENT TRIBUNAL is all that
IL desired by men confident in the justice of their
cause. If Hayes is legally elected an upright tri-
bunal will so declare if Tildcn is elected such a
tribunal will declare that Which is more likely
to decide corrcctly--a commission composed of
fifteen eminent statesmen and iursts sworn to do
Justice and acting under sense of responsibility,
or the extravagant. oiice-seeking brigade on
both sides. who noisily asscverate that their own
candidate is surely elected and ready to fight
for his Inauguration?
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

The PRESS oY THE COUNTRY takes interest
in but one topic the all-absorbing question
of the Electoral Commission. This great
measure of peace and justice is warmly
approved by all the independent journals,
and nearly all whose constituency consists
largely of tho business classes-the mer-
chants, bankers and manufacturers-who
are anxious for cessation of strife and q
revival OF business. The journals which
seek TO live by pandering to party passions
like the new Washington Union and the
Washington Republican infuriate in
their hostility, as are also one or two jour-
nails in this city which ought to be more
considcrate. Certain it Is that the business
classes and tho iaboring classes are
nearly unanimous in favor Of the pro-
posed commission, and that they will
not follow any journal which is 80 reckless
as to oppose it. The surcst way for any
newspaper published in commercial COM
munity to ALLEVIATE and disgust its readers is
by partisan opposition to their wishes and
interests.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

YESTERDAYS SERMONS, reported elsewhere,
Dealt with many of the greatest topics Of reli-
gious thought Among their subjects were the
superiority Of love to fear Christ a witness
10 the truth the necessity of new truth to re-
Hgious progress; the constituting Of the sacred
records by the light of modern spiritual needs ;
the earthly greatness Of Christian manhood {;
the identical nature Of wisdom and love- and the
relative exactness of science and revelation
The New York herald., 1877-01-22
Power OF tho vice President.

II is q rule to which there has never been
an exception that the Vice President, or
President pro tempore of the Senate, always
acts under the direction Of the two
houses Of Congress when the electoral
votes are counted in their presence.
There has never been an instance when
they did not fix the place of meeting,
never an instance when they did not appoint
tellers, nor when the tellers did not count
the votes The President of the Senate
has never counted them on any oc-
casion, but has always Immediately
on opening the certificates handed them
to the tellers He has never declined to
entertain nm objection offered by q men,
Der of either House, and has never assumed
to decide any question connected with the
correctness of any certificate or the validity
of any electoral vote. Congress has always
made rules prescribing the proceedings, and
those rules have always been followed by
the President of the Senate. So far as any
record, certificate or document asserts that
the Vice President counted the electoral
votes, it asserts what was not true in fact.
lowed for so long period was drawn up and
prescribed by the Senate and signed by the
Vice President in obedience to its direction.
Had Congress prescribed any other form he
would have signed it with equal readiness
Those who claim on the strength OF that
form that he did presumptively, though not
actually, count the votes, will be forced to
admit that, in legal intendment. the count
ing by others under the direction of Con-
gress was the act of the Vice President. But
if this is all they mean the claim they make
for the President Of the Senate is futile. If
the acts done by the tellers under the direc-
ton Of Congress were his acts then the
decisions made by the electoral tribunal
in pursuance Of law Of Congress
will be also his decisions II really
makes little difference what power is
claimed for him or denied to him SO long
as Congress prescribes the mode Of its exer-
else and selects its own agents to conduct
every part of the process save the mere open
ing the certificates. The truth is that this
is the only thing that the constitution
requires or permits HIM to do. ''rhe votes
shall then be counted"-by whom? The
constitution does not say; butt does say,
Congress shall have power TO make all
laws necessary and proper for carrying into
execution the foregoing powers, and oil
other powers vested by this constitution in
the government of the United States, or in
any department or office thereof"
The New York herald., 1877-01-22
CHARLESTON RACES.

CHARLESTON, s. O., Jan. 81, 1877;
The meeting at Washington course closed Yesterday
The fret race for all ages one mile dash, purse $12o
was won by Asterod, with Ascot second, Abdallab
third and Rutcdge fourth Time. l:5l
The second race was Tor all ages, one mile aud
halt, for purse OF Si2o, and was won by Ccurior
with lDbic L. second Time. 2:4y
The third race. for thrccyear.olds. one milc post
stakes, purse SlU0 the TO save ms stnke
was taken by Lynchburg, MaInbrace second. Tine,
l:55
The fourth was hurdle race for all aQes two niles
over eight hurdles. Tor purse Of Sl20 Jim Hinton
came In irst, Prang second . re,a snot third.
Time, ALL
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

OuR ABSTRACT of Rev. Fred Bells sermon In
defence of the stage should be read by those
who are unsparing in their condemnation of all
things theatrical. The stage has its faults, and
some of them of q grave nature, but they
will remain unchanged by the criticisms Of the
religious public while those criticisms exhibit a
dcplorable ignorance of the real status of the
stage and while the efforts of conscientious man.
ayers 90 entirely unnoticed by those who should
be the first to recognize and commend them.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

THE WEATHER.-We announced on tho lith
inst that ~ Gulf depression is decidedly among
the probabilities for the coming week" This
disturbance reached the Texas and Louisiana
coast early yesterday morning, after very slow
progress northward An extraordinary rainfall
of 2.63 inches occurred Mt Galveston, where
strong northerly winds prevailed. Heavy rain
slso fell ut Indanola, New Orleans, Mobile and
Montgomery, where the pressure gradually dc
creased during the day. The depression in the
Northwest confines 10 make slow progress east
warsl and is now central over the upper lake re-
e;on. and will probably move toward the Atlantic,
through the ST. Lawrence Valley, during today.
The Temperature has fallen in the South and
siopz the Atlantic coast. but has not varied
rars, IN the Western ard river valley regions.
eDo~ ss,c rain have fallen at - few points in
xte wess and in Canada Tho highest pres
~s,,s n rov over the Middle and Eastern
<,..s,.s sxS tie lowest in the North and South.
ss-rs,g -fDas prevail in the Upper Missouri Val
..x s,d e,s .se North Carolina coast The river
.,,,.s,rss vSszsn tie pas, twonyfour hours are as
s..s,ows.-Ts,e ONO. - Pitfsburg, has risen four
f,z., .er inches. ard eight inches at Louisville,
49,. ,,.s <ier one foot three inches al Cincinnati.
~. y s,ss Dpd AZ Cairo. has risen one foot eleven
,,sss.ee. y, Memphis. three feet six inches; at
f.esasspsx cn. FOOT five inches, and at New
<,s,.,,os t.r.e sseoes The Cumberland, at Nash
~. ..s- rsSsn osie foot five inches. and the
s,os,oaras.ss ~ DrownsviIc seven feet two
.,.a,z Ko changes haze occurred in the levels
~ f,,s f,s,es kjss1s@iDp or the Missouri rivers.
4, k~v Yoyk telsy il viii probably be cold, FOL
l...<s a.. sy.e,y,;, warmer and partly cloudy OF
ssessag sess4ss.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

From our reports this morning 0se probabilities
are that in Nc,c York today II triU be cold, fol-
;otced by slightly warmer and partly cloudy or
clotdv ,rcQthcr
The New York herald., 1877-01-22
KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.

BANGOR, Mo, Jan. 2l, 1871
Herbert II. Young, an employe OF the Maine Con
trail Railroad, was run and killed by shifting
gne on Saturday afternoon.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. q, 1871
Woodbury. b. Jackman, brakeman on the Crane
Trunk Railway. fell between Two cars. was run over
aud killed. near Oxford on Saturday evening
The New York herald., 1877-01-22
BOATHOUSE DESTROYED.

HANOVER, N. H., Jan. q, 1874
The boathouse OF tho Dartmouth College Navy was
destroyed by heavy gale last night, together with 10
contained boats, shells and scus The loss 10 estt
mated from a. 900 o f3. 900.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22
NOTICE TO COUNTRY DEALERS.

Tho Adams Express Company run special news
paper train over she Pennsylvania Railroad ana ts
connections. leaving Jersey City quarter past four
L. n. daily and Sunday, carrying the regular edition
Of the HERALD far Harrisburg and South 70
Washington, reaching Philadelphia at quarter past
six A. II. and " ashingt at ono p. H.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

THE MoDocs are going into agriculture in
the Indian Territory. We hope there will be no
delay in making the necessary appropriations for
Implements, seeds, &c. We could buy each one
Of them model farm, handsome house and
grand piano with the usual purchase money Of
one dead ModOc.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

THE Low LIFE OF ruE WORLD is not confined
to large cities. Under the head Of "A Modern
Cain" one Of our correspondents tells story rs
sckening in its details as any that has ever come
to light in the lowest haunts of the metropolis.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22
RESCUED TO DIE.
Urea, n. r, Jan. q, 1917.

Urea, N. Y, Jan. 81, 1877;
Charles wooliver, who was buried In a quicksapd o.
a forty foot well, at Mohawk n noon Saturday,
was rescued midnight. He alive apparently
we'll but died within an hour and half and was con.
scious 70 the last Tie leaves widow and four chill.
dren
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

WHY Do Foolish republican partisans de-
nounce the Electoral bill? Because they
want the republican President of the Sem
ate, by the exercise Of doubtful power, to
count Hayes in even if he has not been
fairly elected. Why do reckless democratic
partisans denounce the Electoral bill? Be-
cause they want the democratic House of
Representatives. by o revolutionary pro-
ceeding, to declare Tilden President even if
he has been fairly defeated.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22
Winter in Europe.

Toward the close of last year the indlca-
tions were so very marked that the winter
would prove exceptionally severe. both on
this continent and in Europe we took
occasion on December Is to predict such
season in Europe and to give warning OF the
probability of grave disasters from gales
and foods The violent storms that have
swept the British, French and Spanish
coasts since that date have caused an i'm
mense destruction of property and dis
tressing loss of life. We had previously
November 81 would be felt within week
on the British coast The details Of the
devastation produced by the gale that swept
over England and Ireland on December
gave all the evidence necessary to verify our
predictions. Again, on December 29 we
announced that the storm then moving over
Nova Scotia would reach the coast of Eu-
rope on the 4th of January. Our dispatches
duly informed us that the storm centre,
with pressure of only 2S. 81 inches, ar
rived exactly on January and caused i'm
mense destruction Of fixed and floating
property turouBAouO "Au "Ao"Au ASHS A"AAe>
and in Northern France. We cite these in
stances in order to show that our announce
ment Of q severe winter in Europe was
based upon q careful observation Of the con-
ditions and indications on this side of the
Atlantic, and verified by similar observa-
tions on the other.
Besides the losses sustained along the
coasts by heavy gales the crops have suffered
from foods caused by extraordinary falls of
rain and snow in northern and middle Eu-
rope, the latter form of precipitation prevail
ing in the mountainous regions Of the Py
renees and vosges Mountains the Alps and
over the watershed of the Upper Rhine and
Danube. Already the effect of the satura-
ton of the soil on the hillsides Of Central
Europe is being manifested by landslides
and other disturbances. That on the rail-
road line between Trieste and Vienna, near
Steinbruck, in Styria, has not only over
whelmed the railroad and some dwelling
houses, but also damned the river Save, into
whose bed was precipitated an enormous
mass of earth and rock. When the thaw which
frequently follows severe weather and heavy
SHOWS sets in We may expect to learn OF o
repetition Of the floods in the Danube,
the Rhine and the Rhone, with the accom-
panying devastation of the valley lands and
villages.
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

Another RELIGIOUS SCARE.-Bismarck think
ne has discovered in France monastic con
spiracy to injure Germany. See our special de
gpatcl
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

"ONLY THE BUSINESS MEN of the country
favor the Electoral bill' is the cry of the
politicians. ''and they do SO because they
think is will benefit the industrial and
trading interests Well, are not the ''in'
dustrial and trading interests" little more
important than the question as to which set
OF partisans shall enjoy the fat Offices Of the
government for the next four years
The New York herald., 1877-01-22
DEATH OF A VETERAN.

RYS BEACH, n. H., Jas. A. 1877
Captain Richard X. Locke, veteran OF 1912 and ons
Of the Dartmoor prisoners, died here yesterday
The New York herald., 1877-01-22

held it would still be competent for Con-
gress to prescribe the method he should fol-
low and provide the agents through which
he should act This is true of oil
powers vested in all officers, even
the powers Of the President himself The
constitution declares in explicit language
that "the executive power shall be vested in
a President" but Congress creates executive
departments, prescribes the duties of their
heads, and the President can exercise his
power only according 70 law. The Presi-
dent is commander-in-chief of the army;
but he can exercise this power only accord
ing to Law. Wherever the power to count
the votes is lodged Congress is competent to
regulate it in virtue of its broad and ex-
.plicit authority ''to make all laws necessary
and proper" for executing "all powers vested
by this constitution in the government of
the United States or any department or off,
Ger thereof"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-04
RIOT ON SHIPBOARD.

FIVE DRUNKEN SAILORS ATTACK THE MATE AND
CREW OF sTEAMsHIP-AN ALLEGED con-
sPIRACY.
Griffith Maron, William lyman, John lyman, Philip
Scanlon and Thomas Benton, hve sailors from the
steamship John Bramall, which arrived from Palermo,
Italy, Wednesday last were arraigned before Judge
Duffy yesterday specific charge OF disorderly con-
duct but the facts brought out showed that they had
been INDUCING free Ggnt, IN which several oil
Tho rest OF the had been severely Injured.
Tho trouble between them and the others OF the
commenced Sunday night when they were par.
TALLY intoxicated. During Monday morning they lett
the ship and drinking all day till about two
O'Clock tho afternoon, when they returned 10 tho
vessel which lying pier No 40 East RIVER ready
to renew the quarrel. They became engaged In
alteration in tho forecastlc and tho mate, Devan,
ordered them to their bcrths His orders
caught hold oil Que oil tho unruIy ones, when they
made assault hun with knives ana Delaying pms.
Tho mate was knocks down ana left bleeding on tho
deck. They then proceeded to tho bcrhs occupied by
the crew, ana made a general assault on them.
Being without arms, the mon He'd TO
tho hold OF tho vessel and hid themselves.
as best they could. They then made attack Will
liam Carter, tho boatswain, who was knocked over
with iron saucepan. In the meantime the niato
sent for the police anu Officers Brady, O'Conncl and
Common, OF the steamboat squad arrived In timc
To prevent the drunken sailors from dong
any further damage The mate and boatswan
appeared against them yesterday The mate
stated they were all desperate men; that they
had all entered into agreement take
possession OF the ship when sho well to
THIS tho dcny altogether ana that the captain
away from tho vessel sunday aud Monday ar )
the mate assuming too much authority and that
was tie cause OF the light They held for
iGatIon, which viii take place this morning.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-04

WRECK OF THE ITALIAN BARK Bozzo AND or
FRENCH FISHING vEssEL--roUn LIVES LOST
THE CREW RESCUED nY THE BARK EMILIA.
Tho bark Embla, Captain !. sorcnscn. sailing IRON
Hull. England. and consigned TO Bcnham & Boycsen,
No sSWa street, arrived at this port yesterday
ing Captain sorcnsen reports the sinking OF the Italian
bark Bozzo of Bcachy Head. by collision with a
French fishing vessel, and tho OF the In
tho boats OF tho Emba just before tho Bozzo won't
down.
About two O'Clock on the morning OF the eth OF
February, the Bozzo. which bound from London
to Baltimore, running along the coast IN thick
fog, when the collision took place. A high
was running and the fog dense that tho
sells lights could only DO short dlstanca With.
out any warning tho vessel received sudden and
mcndous shock. Her bowsprt, forcmast and main
mas. wrcnchcd OF and by tho board tearing
away the rigging and covering tho deck with the wreck
or tho top hamper Tho vessel with which tho
Bozzo colided cut in two and sunk Immediately,
carrying dowa four OF the crow, while three saved
themselves ny catching at tho loose rigging OF tho
Bozzo. and were aiterward hauled by her crev.
The Bozzo began TO leak badly, the water rising
IN her hold that II was evident sho go down.
The crew were Kept at the pumps, signal oil distress
set and ioghorn blown intcrvals
R.scugD
At half.past O'Clock tho same morn ng tho
Emba came up close u the sinking vessel IN tho log,
aud preparations were at made render her AS
sistance. Tho Boxzo lay in tho trough OF tho sea,
utterly helpless and rolling heavily Her gunwac was
only lew iect from the surface and the swept
the deck continually Tho boats belonging to hcr
cntanged ia the rigging ana II WAS sound impossible TO
dscugagc more than one In tins boat and the boats
which were sent from the Emba the whole four
teen persons all told safely rescued with their
personal effects, as we'll as tho three sailors VINO
had been saved from the French nsliing
vessoL AS the last boat load reached tho
SIDE vi the Embia Captain Sorensen the BOzz0
lurch 10 lccward with unusually heavy roll, whLe
food OF water poured over her deck. Borne down by
It's weight, tho vessel righcd again sunk IN
a few seconds The crew Of tue Bozzo cared for
on board the Emba as well as circumstances per-
mittcd, and landed safely New Haven, Beachy
Head on the 9th OF February, two aitor 4ol.
lision. Captain Sorensen then sailed for this city.
whore he arrived yesterday, has been sald inter
long aud rough VOYAGE with head winds tho greater
| part ol tho way.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-04

The ship Investigator arrived yesterday morning at
Poion's Dock, foot of Bridge street. BROOKLYN Two
of her sailors, named Kasan ana Mayors sent word to
Charles Smith. proprietor OF sailors boarding house.
In Dover street, tins city, that they had landed When
Smith arrived on board he found James Gallagher,
proprietor OF rival boarding house, with the two
Sailors trying W persuade them to 90 to his house.
AS soon no behold smith, no became very angry
and q quarrel at once eDsucd Gallagher knock cd
Smith Gown with bottle. smith reganed Ills iect
aud struck Gallagher violent blow tile face with
an iron ring Gallagher thcn drew revolver and dis
charged " ut smith The bullet, however missed that
individual and entered tho breast OF kegan nictng
slight wound. Gallagher arrested and taken be.
fore Justice Walsh, whore complaint OF assault and
battery with intent TO Kill was preferred against hai
by Smith and charge OF fconious assault was pre-
icrrcd by kccgan. Tho prisoner was then taken TO
Raymond street jail, bail beng refused, and smith,
accompanied by his two sailor friends, started Tor
Dover street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-04
NEW YOREs POST OFFICE STATE
MENT.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 1871
Postmaster James, of New York, has transmitted his
quarterly account ending March 81, reaching here on
Monday morning Tho various tems were duly can
vassed aud the entire account fully audited and allowed
to-day This closes the business Of Mr. James as late
Postmaster and from the ist INST entire schedule
viii be conn enced, the same II new chief had
been appointed TO that ollice.
r. L. James, Postmaster, In account current with
tho United States Tor the service OF the Post once De-
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