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The New York herald., 1877-12-07
THE powxrowN LETTER BOXES.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
beg TO call tho attention OF the post ONCE ofciais
ofthe letter In lower part OF this
city about Ave p M. They full OF letters and
the opening wide that by simply lifting The lid any
number of them can be easily abstracted. r. C.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
RELIGIOUSLY INCLINED.

Over S4Oo worth OF Bibles stolen a day or two
since from MessrA r. McCo 4 Co., Of No. ~ Park
place.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
D1sonACEruI CONDITION. OF EAST s1rTz-srSTH

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Please call the attention OF The Street Cleaning Bu
reau to the neglected and nlthy condition OF East
Fifty y-nnth street from Third avenue TO Fifth avenue
The garbage barrels stolen Tor bon1res on ciec
ton day and their contents emptied in the street,
where 1t still remains, with the accumulation since
that date II. b, g.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
DANGEROUS HOLES.

To TEE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.-
The department for paving public streets - notified
that the carriage way Of East Fifty-sscond street,
between Lexington ana Fourth avenues, has two or
three holes In II deep enough and Woe enough 10
thro N uny driver at ordinary speed off hissbox l..
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
A LIGHTHOUSE OUT or ORDER.

To THE EDITOR or HERALD
In passing Point Judith light at one O'Clock ON the
morning OF tho Sd inst noticed that It failed to
revolve, ana also that It did not show more than
twothirds OF usual sizc and distance Not having
seen any notice OF q change in the arrangement Of
this light wish TO call attention to II. n.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
rAvon1r1sM IN THE APPRAISERS OFFICE.

FAvoRITIsM IN THE APPRAIsERs OFFICE.
To TIE EDITOR or TIE HERALD:-
The workings OF tho APPRAISERS department, like
the manipuIations OF tho .sHeathon Chinec," are
somewhat "peculiar." For instance. IL 10 rulc OF
the department that invoices passing botwcen divi-
sons for classification shall be transmitted by govern
case with one exception in favor OF q certain we'll
known Broadway dry goods importing house, tho
business of which Is still continued in tho name OF It's
late wealthy ana very benevolent owner IL enjoys
the privilege OF using its own messenger, thus fac
tatng It's business TO dctriment Of other
equally eood or course this Is species OF iavorsm
not relishcd by tho "boys," and deep ore the COM
piainiDgs accordingly. x X. 4
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

CLASS CARS ON THE ELEVATED RAILROAD.
To TIN EDIroR OF The HERALD:-
wish to offer suggestion in reference TO tho Ele-
vated Railroad. Would II not be better for the cor.
poraton establish the rst and second class system.
so that those who are willing to pay do and
have the benefits oil not being over-crowdcd and At
the same time riding with little nicer class OF pas
sougersf For my part prefer enjoying cloan cash
seat among disagrccnble people Tor five cents But
still tins 10 reason why there should not be i've
cent oars II class Of people afford
ury IN this tho elevated road should acquescc
In their demands II this not done we shall have
repetition OF The horrible horse nuisance and all
tho difference rapid transit will amount to will be
10 afford us Il rido q few tect near heaven Otherwise
the obnoxious and offensive odors and language which
slways accompany q certain class OF nvo people
will bo here repeated and tho delightful vision OF
81 apid transit comiort will vanish. ii arc
going into this colossal undertaking let US not mako
failure and II VIC have ono nice thing let US have
every surrounding to match. X. /. D.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
FARE ON THE ELEVATED RAILROAD.


To THE EDITOR OF rHE HERALD:-
The "Complaint Book" contains many articles call.
ing for cheap faro on New York Elevated Railway
during certain Of tho day for the benent Of tho
working classes. Some time since read In OF the
daily papers that the officers Of that company said
"ther road not run for the poor, but for tho
rich." Be that as Il may they should, enjoying the
gss. n.y OU wg ,h.y .n
agreed with The Rapid Transit Commissiorers TO
gve-namsiy, 10 run especial or commission cars
every xorking day, between hvc aud hnlipast seven
A. NJ and Ave and seven r NJ, between the Battery
ana Fifty ninth street, at five cents iare" Come,
tIemon carry out tho agreement ana give the working
people tho cheap accommodation you promised. W.
To tn. EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Al the time that the rapid transit (eovatcdl rail.
roads wero Agnting their way through the LegisIa-
ture and holding out tho inducement 'that they
going to give tho working class cheap and quick
transiD IL was asserted that ian inestimablc boon
will bc conferred on the working classes Tre pro-
portion Of tenement houses has greatly increased
within tho years. consequent upon the advance
in real estate and the result has been an alarmin
budding together OF people, followed by all the
nlc,ous ELECTS which such a state affairs generally
brings about Ono good result anticipated from tne
new system will b. 10 extend the population over
wider ncd. is understood that trans for tho work
ing classes will DO run at low lares." Now in view
OF all these promises, l ask why does the
elevated railroad Ninth avenue charge
not TO confer . favor on the working class.
and by SO doing they certainly do not mitigate
tho OWLS arising from the ovcrcrowdcd tencments in
the lower part Of the city. liza workingman nircs
small noor down town at $40 per month anu hire
ono up town at SIS docs II benefit MI any II no
Obliged 10 pay So car fare to this elevated railroad
II makes his expenses 81 month more, and con-
scquently all tnat he saves IN rent and 81 moro each
month goes to Nil up tho Golfers Of this corporation.
Besides, is It likely that a workingman would movo
up until he be assured that he can como ana 90
of an evening, which accommodation, tbough long
promised by tnls railroad, has yct Jailed to gvcf
o. n. n.
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
GENERAL SESSlONS-PART 2.

A MARROW ESCAPE
There called to the yesterday an elderly man
named Louis Levi alias schlamm, alias wilczynski,
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A PRECEDENT NOT BEFORE CITED.
SCHOOL COuNIfTEIs AND ELECTORS.

SCHOOL Committees AND ELECTORS.
TO the Ediior Of the Tribune.
SIR: recOllect some 25years since that the Hon.
Horace Manu. then secretary OF Board
OF Education published his anDual report an able
argument Office and duties OF the school commit
tee lie held that when the voters had chosen the
committee the committee independent Of all ont
side control their and decisions were final; they
could 40 more be instructed by the town than governor
by a State.
Serving on such committee for many years once
had a case of a young who felt that he Was too
large 10 he controlled by lady teacher. The committee
To the conclusion 10 cXpcl him nom the school,
ton. / consulted leading member Of the Boston
bar, and lie gave at once has 0,'non, Dut
said il was "a for him, and nc would
get me an opinion that could b6 relied on,
Accordingly consulted the then Hon. ChefJ usticc
Shaw who advised him that TIE schools were entirely
under control OF the school committee and there was
10 power 10 interfere with their decisions.
Now In OF such facts where - authority to
go behind the decisions Of Returning Board which las
canvass an clecionl few days since saw it stated as
the saying OF who stands high in the legal rroies-
that II such hoard throws ont Tor any reason the
votes of section OF the state, then ther return
f. not the vote the Stale. should all be ont
d doctrine would, Jn Judgment give to any row
dies huldOzcrS hc power to destroy the whole vote of
any s1ate b. "a raid upon polling station II would not
publican what then would the Democrats say II Tiidcn
had election Hayes aud Congress should
propose 10 throw out a State vote q.
Brooklyn, Jan. 49, 1877.
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QUERIES AS TO COUGHING.

TO the EdttOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: With reference TO the slight Onpleas-
anness" in the BrCk Church, VIII some one OF your Cai
liant score of correspondents answer the following brief
and respectful querics2
a. Who is benefited by the presence OF an irrepress
cougher in clurch2 Is the unfortunate victim! Is
the preachers any member OF the congregational Is
not coughing in church urmsatel evil 10 all per-
sOusf Is not fact that cOughcr ever yet was aDe
follow the thread Of discourse OF gain any couneced
view of the sermon
~ How many can hear both q sermon and cough to
advantagc9 Tie cough every one must hear whether
ne wills or no. and the sermon n whole defy Any one
to hear in spite Of cOugher lave my preferences, ana
take The sermons and cough separately.
Every preacher has an inaiienabe right to quiet ana
order in church, and perfect freedom from Whspcci
from deHcon's squcakmg bcoS and coushels ana gcoI
people have the nurse their coughs az
nome should be gently reminded that their room IS OF
more value 10 The body polite than nelT presence
10 conclude. No cher has moral right 70 inter
lude every sentence OF the pastor with an emphatic
couch. The pastor right, and honor INN Tor IL
Let the women keep silence In me chuich. .
W. II. MATIER, VI. ID.
S,,6i, ,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-20
DIR BEyAN AND HIS CRITICS.
.
DUE EXPLANATION NOT YET MADB-THE ACT 'oo

DIE EXPLANATION NOT YET MADB-THE ACT JUs-
TIFIABLE IN A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL
To tho Editor OF the Tribune
SIR: During a call on friends this evening
mention was made OF two brief articles which appeared
in your edition Of yesterday-one by Mr. Bourne ana
the other by "Bertconcerning Dr. Bevan ana 'ho ao9
who coughed IN church. neither OF which, as 1t seems W
me- has even touched the merits Of tho case III our
peope generally did only regard the preachers OF 'no
gospel when acting officially as Chrsts ambassadors
and not as their scrvantsto do their pleasure ana con
suit their whms would have questioned the pro
priety OF Dr. Beyans conduct in the instance ABOUT
which there has been so much ado
The writer OF this is q copresbyter OF Dr. Bevah-
though not personally acquainted with hnl-and SAT III
the gallery directly opposite the lady for whom so much
sympathy has found varied expression Before announc
ing his text the preacher asked his congregation TO JOIN
him I'm invoking the special blessing of God the mes
sage he was about to deliver he advanced in his dis
course the writer at least, annoyed by the sharp
unsurpassed cough Of the afflicted and when Dr.
Beyan rauscd for an instant and looked mporngly at
her. his act seemed to say w you not withdraw that
the work of this hour may not be defeaed But the
hint did not have the desired elect, anu as
the disturbance continued the preacher, IN
svmpathctc tone of voice, requested the per
son so sorcy afflicted retire that the greater good OF
the audience might not be sacrificed And Ill thus DONG
he only discharged his duty ruler In the house OF
God Money may purchase privileges in the concert
roop, whic cannot command in the sanctuary. In
thus writing, word has been penned III beDaii o
Dr. Devan. His conduct that occasion needs neither
apology vindcaOn. But my rlu! lance to appear
as a newspaper paraEraphst has been overcome tnat
your readers might reminded tnat il is the function OF
The trae preacher speak for ms Master forgetting nm
self the pulpit ana swayed not al all ~ the ehiCes
of bis hearers B. W. IL.
kc,r- y orL Ian IL 1877
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PARrlsANs THE ONLY oBSTAc

II
SIR: | feel that the reason Congress hS
failed SO far to relieve the nation from the present '
situation is mainly on account OF the extreme VTu'
OF party feeling. II IS craftsmanship 10 a,V'
anarchy ard revolution. and anarchy Is sure 70 'OVs
IL some plan is not devised Anarchy SIeu - 10
exist will lead civil war Of political parties a..
here the heart OF the patriot at grows sick.
Any editor statesman, lawyer who lncies sueh VA
is m enemy to his country and an inyeIeIae ene"'"
humanity. ~,
II both Hayes and Tden are inaugniateu- one -
by the senate the other by the Iousewha else ~. sr
10 place us 1t once IN state Of anarchy, WIN ~ r
upon usf 4 not for principle, no' io' D..
quest, but glorious just 10 see WHO ~in ~ he
dent. Peace and prosperity Is worth n9Ie 70 Us W. sc.
election OF either Hayes or nlden. Peace anu ", N
perity Is more than all else. We "olia ~ shce
war out MeXicaniZe Mexico. thns -. mat
bra wing onice-stekers VINO constantly ul,I - the
our man must aud shall he inaugurattn WIN s ,as
last TO shed their precious blood LEI ~ ,ss u-
whether craftsmanship partisausnlp con ,,ce
mittccs sestcd by the Senate aud House 70 2 s
and prosperity 10 our country. W. H. '"
Gordon, IOlcd, Jan. ., 1871.
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THREE BALLOTS FOR PRESIDENT.

To the EdttOr Of The Trt6Hhr.
SIR: The present unhappy and doubtful con-
dition of the Presidential question cannot but create
feeling Of alarm In the minds of all who dearly love Their
country ana read democracy. The Constitution on The
election of President fails TO the safety when me
Republic demands. Let the people vote directly of
President If necessary. allow three elections Al i.e
first the ballot should have no restriction, each one
voting for whom lie plcasos. Il 10 one has majority OF
all tie votes at tie second election the votes hal 70
cast for the six VINO may have received The greatest no
Der OF votes II at that esctl0n has rtc'yeia
majority OF all the votes, then there shall be tN
election AT which only two who have received me
greatest number Of yoies shall be candidates IL requires
no new maeuuery Let the pos De hed and olenei s
nj other elections the returns b'n sent from peehee
10 comfy clerks or supervisors. from them 90 Go'enG
or Secretary Of state from him % the lrGsdrh "
Senate, Speaker Of ~ House, anu Chi.I J"s'0' VI Wv
supreme Court, ,..,..,
suppose we had TO spend three days az such elecuos
would il not be more satisfactory tAan 10 SUM. W
anxiety We do nOwt The chances are ina. ue W"
would not occur once In ore hundred yeats gu
Davenport ICird, Jan. 7, 1871.
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THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA.

SIR You kindly published a communication
written by about the time the Bank OF California
failed The press generally attacked Mr. d. o. NILS 'ne
banks former President. Knowing Mr. Mills very we
replied in q communication in which SAID Mr. ha's
ton had no better friend than d. O. Ms ana II 'he pah
was ever placed business footing IL wouia DC NANNY
through Mr. Mills It gave me great pleasure, therefore,
when read I'm late San papers that the BANK
had given him vote OF thanks rs follows:
Resored That II "a tho sense OF this meeng t ,h
snecia thanks are due ID. O. Mills not only from tbe
of tins bank from all who are Interested
in the financial prosperity OF this coast FOR the very
nroinent md essential part he has taken In restoring
he credit Of The hank by unrng labor sound Judgment
and personal influence devoted TO the work.
d. O. Mills the President Of that bank Is one OF the
ablcst nanciers in the country and in these daysoi
badly aged institutions al example worthy OF iihta-
ton. JOHN l. DALI
Netp- York Jan, 16, 1877.
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TIE SUPPRESSION OF VICE.
WORK or THE SOCIETY INsUFFICfENI-A SENSE o
MORAL ACCOUNTABILITY NECESSARY IN THE II

WORK or THE SOCIETY lNSOFFItIFNi-A SENSE or
MORAL ACCOUNTABILITY NECESSARY IN THE IN
BIYIDUAL.
TO the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: | WAS present last evening at the meet
ing of the Society for the suppression Of Vice" The
admission by ticket" 10 young unmarried men al
mItted "-aud We Informed the operations Of the
society were necessarily secret. No ono realizes more
fully than myself the hdeou nature OF the evil sought 20
be excrninaed but would like to call the attention OF
the coducn speakers and the patrons Of the society to the
broad fact that underes all effort to force people into tho
right away by putting out OF their power to travel in
any one or OF the devious paths which open out to
them for Illicit Indulgence, that the good result they
seek 10 attain is apparent than real aud
he Dc,nhenty successful-unless the young mind can
bc made 10 realize us moral accountability ana the
peuaty that they will have To undergo as necessary
conscGue nee of wrong doing There is little gam Ia DO
eypccied m eliminating one particular form 0I vice
when so many others other forms or the
midway II ths principle Of Tecltudc can be early in
stiicd m % our Young men and young wOmen-a high
minded honest purpose and an intelligent knowledge Of
ulysoi, gca and moral evil, with their attendant pen
alIies-iloy will be measuraby safe and not otherwise.
do moi deny that the publication aud NcndIpg or OBJ
scene books and prints IL CRIME against society ana
ought tcuable To stringent laws aud those laws
enforced, but Gcprecate the exaggerated Importance
tLat Is claimed such rofornatory spccaites as lack
Inc in breadth "
York, jan II, 1877.
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AN ENTERPRISE OF CONSIDERABLE LOCAL IMPORT
TO the 'FdifOr or me Trfbune.

ANCE.
TO the'Fdttor OF me Tribune.
SIR: Manufacturers and business men have
long commented upon and regretted the disrupted char
acer of the railroad communication between This city,
the West New-Yoi, and Tie Southwest. The subject IS
now revived with renewed igor by the organization OF
the Manchester and Ashbumham Railroad Company.
This charter was granted by the Legislature in juno,
ISL and was moi organic d until few weeks agowhen
about expiring by limitation The organization renews
il for five years 10 come. By il the company is empow
cred to build railroad from this city to the state line III
the vicinity Of WlnchendOn, Mass and connect with all
railroads centering here. The organization is composed
Of the largest manufacturers connected with the
Stark and Manchester Mills and Print Works, who much
desire better means for transporting their material
and manufactured goods.
present all railroads cene!ing at this city under
the control of corp0raion-the Concord Railroad
Colnpary-which persists in charging high local rates
from Nashua-seyentrcn milcs-and the transhrn ut Of
hcreiglt attat point Passengers osncct toyc3-
to another at Nashua and Worcester. The new rop"scd
roalc viii he about forty miles IN length tnrough me
Ipswich to the net Ork Of railroads crirriu ~
or near WiucheBdon, Mass. II will he OF considerable
iii t ,ir towns and si'rc Ciijsi At or near Vim
ch,ndon connection vii be- Lad with the Cheshire Ran
road leading - hccnr y. H. and Rutland w., Hons1c
Tunnel, .ud Boston ana AIpily t'Ets 10 N M"
York Central and The West. and with nhcr lines The
distance by the line 10 kecne and lsutiand VIII b. y
saving OF 81 miles; 10 the Vest via hOoNac inHl -
miles; 70 SPIN gicd and Albany ana New York, -
cars Nashua and Aver Jrci ~ or Worcester ~ thS
city c same iclauve SAVING VII bS mae " O"heolu'
Lake Nmnpi,aukee, Plymouth. and Tie White Hioull-
tauS Tac building OF h& uc WI! cEOIc lnc oi' route
VIA Hartford Springfield, and Boston and ALBANY to re-
tam lis Easter. busnt je0pardized by tho viii
Win, hcTGou being greater tan 10 Worcester over The
Boston aud Albany line aud The whole distance 10 tAe
East shorter than VIA NOrcCSI,r: ORAAi-E SIAIE
Manchester v. H., Jan. 10, 1871.
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SIX HUNDRED HOMES.
A SIMPLE PLAN TO FURNISH LABORING MEN W

A SIMPLE PLAN TO FURNISH LAbOKiNu MIN Win
HOUSES OF THEIR OWN.
TO the Edit0r Of The Tribune.
SIR: noticed in THE TRIBUNE of the 18th
inst n correspondents suggestion OF recdy for the
peculiar evils Of the tenement-hOuSe system. But the
real difficulty lies:
a. IN the enormously fictitious value of land for the
PURPOSES OF residence Manhattan Island relative 10
TIE value Of such land, equally convenient to the basi-
ness part Of New-Vork City, Long Island VI in New
Jersey.
(2) The want OF such association Of capital and keen
business capacity and mechanca skin in the manafac-
turc of houses as found i'll the manufacture OF cotton
goods machinery, &c.
(3 The want Of Peabody or Stewart to see tnat
the charity consists in helping others to help themselves
and that actual giving, except in rare instances, Is per
niciOus.
For instance 100000 would buy the necessary land
and build 500 houses within 80 minutes 81 Broadway
and Cortlaudt-st. each house 12l2 by % feet, two
stories high aording four good rooms, three OF which
would bc II feet square Ihcse houses, when iiiSi!e,i,
might be let % industrious people at rent % S6 per
month this to be applied inst 10 paying lfe lhi"-
est on the cost tie taxes assessments, ana insurance,
the remainder to be credited to the occupant toward
Show that in ten years the houses would be paid 10Y WI'A
interest at Z per cent, and 600 families would nave
homes uf their own, free and clear
Nntn think that sum OF money less than me c.t
1.,,Io. Inl,sto,,'s ,,rfuIcs Of
home tie Hudson would DO TINS II does stCn tIat
IN the great City of NewlCrk so fun to-day
of idle cal,ita the he found WHO IL ready ana
willing 90 A. ii ne does H. and H. as the money comes
back he goes charging and repeating the plan, ne
VIII accomplish the greatest Iea cIily Tue "oIu lts
ever known II may seem UtOllah Tor me tosay iIi9
can but to prove that 1t can am prepared ~
1uruIsn facts and figures b. l. H.
Aeic- OTE, jan, Il, 1877.
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COLLEGE SPORTS AND STUDY.

TO the EdIfOr OF INC IFtONHf.
SIR: "Rodrgues" appeals to Cornell Uni
volsy to prove tba literary purss ana athletic sports
are uc incompatible in tie same institution aud imply
ing that they not Incompatible in The SANE person.
few Facts nry not be unimp0rant on The subject The
boating nc in Cornell do number over IN ten OF
fine members Of the University. Not over 30 Of the
students out Of $50 row ~ all, and of these only ~ arc
pp.cd NJ the rccattas. Not one 81 esc IL has
lad ANYTHING do in the int, rcole2ldc literary CON
TESTS n IA had taaCn fat in them Il l' safe 10 say
that Carmel, would have taken no prizes TIE captain oi
the Winning University crew could mol Sc H. degree at
lhe last coinucnccm cut and OF the able
Iet above AVERAGE SltndIng IN the clISS. lhcy
yypr. TOO much taken Mp with "spOrts." ITHACA
Ifhara n. L., Jan. 10. 1877
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SUIT OF TUE POLICE COMMISSIONERS FOR

The Police Commissioners, Gen. William +.
Smith, Dewitt C. Wheeler Sidney r. Nichols and Joel b.
Erhardt, yesterday hled summons aud complaint
in suit for libel against George Jones for publication
charging that they pocketed for purposes beat
themselves the appropriation for street cleaning which
the publication asserted amounted 10 81 so OOO when n
fact the amount asked for only $50 900. The plain
tls sue individually claiming $4,000 each damages
and asserting the article false and malicious
The attorneys for Gen. smith, Mr.. Wheeler. and Mr.
Erhafdt are Fullerton, Knox Crosby, and for Mr.
Nichols, Vanderpoel, Green Cunning Service was
made OF the papers yesterday afternoon.