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The New York herald., 1877-12-25

o'RYrLLY. Suddenly, on sunday. thc 23d inst, az
hts late residence, 81 Madison St, Ncwsrx. NJ. J.,
JoEs O'EEfLY, native or parish Crusniaugh, county
Cavan, ireland, aged 20 years, Z monthA
Relatives and friends Of the family In New York will
eIoyen O'Clock, on Tuesday, tho 25tn inst. Insrmens
In Calvary Cemetery.
osrnos-In BrcokyD, on Sunday, 23d inst, FANNY
FALeosEs widow OF jncob OsIrom, N. ID, In tho saith
yenr OF hor age.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend the fu.
noSn from the residence OF hcr son, No. isl sootn
9th st Brooklyn. Il. d., on Wednesday, Decembs, 20.
mt one y. NJ
PARnorr AT Cold Spring, on the Hudson, on Men.
day December -. RonERr PARaorr, In tho 73d ycav
Notice Of funeral hereafter
PArrrRsoS.-in Brooklyn, on Sunday morning, 22d
inst RoeEKT PATTERSON, IN tho Ssth year Of hrs age.
Funeral Will take place from his late residences shas
OF his wiiiiaml 207 Congress ST., Bfookiys, on
Wcdnosday, 26ih inst. at two Y. NJ.
QviSS. FRANCIS q Quiss, son Of ths late =. L.
Quinn, aged 20 years.
Funeral will lake place at his late residence. l0a
Putnam av., on Wednesday, December "a, - TIVE
o'clock Fricnds Of tho family invited 70 astoAd.
only dnua1,er oi Jamos and Marssros R,scn.. In shs
Funeral Wi tho rss,d.oe: Of h., parents sis
East ggh st., Mt bafpast ten A. NJ, for Sixth Street
Baptist Church, between avs. and e lntcrmsnt 10
Evergreen Cemetery.
snGrs.--on the sd Inst, ANA 4. SHUTS. In the
The relatives aud friends ars invited 70 .bs ,unsrai
on Wednesday morning. 26th inst, a. ssa A. n. from
Tho residence OF her brotncrn-aw, Daniel 0vinuon,
is5tn st, SIN av., thencc 70 St Jossphs Churcn,
is5,h St, whsrc solemn high mass OF requiem viii
DO ceiobrated
sqrma--At summcrvtiis, g T., December %,
FLcRsscs, daughter Of A. +. and u y sQuies. sged
years
Friends ere invited 70 attend tns funeral on Tues
day. al haltpast one r. NJ. at their residence, on
Washington av. Carriage at Port Richpoad 10 meet
the IL o'clock boat IRON Whitehall 81.
rowSsgSp-At MineoiA l. l., December -, 1871,
GEsTRuDg IT,. wife OF VIM T. Townsend and daughter
OF tho late Dr. Samuel rrcdweil.
Relatives ami friends OF the family srs rsspsct fully
invited 10 attend tho funeral from ST. GEORGES
at halipast one o'coos y. NJ, without iurthcr notice.
Train leaves Long Island City Central RslrosA ~
ll;3Q A. NJ.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
Railroad Accidents.

Two railroad accidents are chronicied to-
day, which in one in excess OF the daily
allowance Of late On the Hudson River,
ordinarily a carefully managed road, we
have an accident due to an outrageous piece
Of carelessness, and on the Chicago and
Rock Island. road that is one Of the best
built-of Western roads at least-we have
an accident due TO faults Of construction
that made possible the washout Of an i'm
portant bridge. Both these accidents are OF
the preventable kind. II is not possible
to hold the company morally responsible
for the first, since stupid fagman is so
much in the order of nature that no COM
pany can guarantee itself by care against his
appearance. But the Western accident in
dicstes n want of proper surveillance of the
road. 1t is scarcely possible that bridge
which has served for many years through all
seasons shall be washed out in heavy rain
without there having been some previous
indications of its failure. In u well admin
istered road these indications would have
prevented disaster
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
Ferry Fra n nchises.

Every franchise that is granted by the
city, government to be utilized for profit
able purpose should return to the city a
revenue proportionate to its value This
simple truth seems to be recognized now
by the city authorities; but difficulty
arises us to the principle upon which the
value Of the franchises shall be de-
termined. In the case Of the ferry leases
it has been determined to sell them, start
ing from an upset price fixed at five per
cent of the receipts This is objected to in
court by citizen who holds that it is not
just system of valuation. The habit
of citizens objecting in this way
should be encouraged. If their motives
are good they can do q great deal
to defeat those collusions by which the
city is so roundly robbed. But these objec-
tions themselves will stand scrutiny, as
they may be part Of the collusive scheme
intended to exhaust legal remedy. In
this case it should be noted the five per cent
system does not really pretend to fix the
value Of the leases It only gives a astarting
point. The value will be ascertained by
the bids and that will certainly be ''s mar
ket value"
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
satellite OF Mars.

DR.. Draper and Professor Holden are the
fortunate discoveries Of another satellite
OF Mars, this making the third moon of that
planet. The attention attracted to the prin-
cipal stars of our solar system and
the increased telescope power available
for their examination will doubtless bring
within the range Of observation many
interesting celestial bodies hitherto I'M
known to astronomers The exciting news
of the first discovery by Professor Hall has
put all the scientists of the world on the
All viue, and new impetus has been given
to astronomical research. When we con-
slider that the superb instruments now in
use are but Improvements on the telescopes
of Newton and Herschel and are them
selves susceptible of improvement. the
future of astronomy promises grand
results to science. The depths OF the
heavens will be explored and new worlds
brought within the range of human vision.
Those already known will be examined with
greater exactness, and the variations of
their surfaces will become 10 q measure as
familiar to the student as those Of the earth
itself. Science makes no retrogression all
is advancement and gain /; and if knowledge
enters into the measure Of earthly happi-
ness then future generations will be happier
than onrs
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
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The ShiDk a Battle.

Suleiman Pacha's own report of the opera
tions on his front, in which he claims to
have captured important positions, frankly
admits that he has not captured the main
works of the Russians, and thus fatty con-
tradicts the story from Shumla published
yesterday. On the contrary it comedies in
all substantial points with the reports Of the
Russians themselves that as result of all the
fighting to Sunday night they have not lost
any ground that is essential to the success
of their operations in defending the pass.
Suleiman Pacha reports having found one
thousand Russian dead in the positions taken
by him, and the Russians, who declare
themselves ign GRANT Of the number Of their
dead, admit the loss of nearly three
was SO persistent and desperate that
the Turks were able to infict SO
severe q loss as this upon the Russians,
covered as these were by the nature of their
position as we'll as by their Notifications,
what was probably the loss inflicted on the
Turks, compelled to storm the position and
necessarily to advance tor some distance
without cover This loss We shall never
know, but it is probably double that Of
the Russians. As the battle seems to
have simmered down to mere
exchange of sharpshooters firing, it
would be interesting to know precisely what
the Turks are up to. An enterprising
commander in charge Of the Russian force
would have some curiosity on that head
They may be planning mischief at another
quarter, or they may be anxious in regard
to how they shall quietly get away from
shipka. The report that they are fortifying
points in the Tundja Valley likely means
that thew wish to cover their retreat.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
Mexican ChicA merry.

To exc out the lions skin with the fox's
where the former falls short is a policy so
consistent with what is known Of the Mexi-
can character that it cannot surprise any
one to find that it has fully controlled the
actions of our neighbors in the adjustment
of the border troubles. Upon the intima-
ton that the United States government
would, if no other remedy seemed
within reach, order its soldiers to pursue
cattle thieves into Mexico, the Mexican
authorities strutted somewhat in the lions
skin, loudly objected to our proposed
action, and volunteered to take up the pur-
suit on their own part from tho moment it
reached the border. Bat when 1t comes to
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
Tn. pro..c ution OF Gambetsa.

There is no longer any doubt that the
French government intends to prosecute NJ
Gambetts for words spoken in his speech at
Lille. It is charged that In that speech he
insulted the President. Various reasons
are given why this form is given to the
prosecution. One reason is that the charge
of exciting the people to hatred of the gov
ernment would have to be tried before u
jury, and would consequently be less under
the control of the Ministry, while it would
not be legally possible to prevent the report
of the trial in public journals. Another
reason is that this form is given to the trial
by the special provision OF the Duke
de Broglie, who it is said foresees
that the republicans will triumph in
the elections, and that M. Gambetta
will, by that result, be designated as
the necessary Prime Minister er-whose &C.
cession to office may. however, be prevented
by his conviction for insulting the Presi-
dent, upon the theory that the Marshal will
never accept as head Of the Ministry man
convicted Of insulting him. AS the trial for
insulting the President is before function
ary likely to be subservient to the Ministry
it is possible that it can not only secure
conviction, but also the imposition of the
extreme penalty of the law-which would
be imprisonment for one year. That would
be more serious obstacle to the elevation
OF tho republican leader to the Ministry
than the presumed difficulty OF the Presi-
dent on point of personal prejudice.
1t is probable that the Marshal is narrow
minded enough. however, to. put his
small conceptions of what is due to his dig
nifty in the balance against the known will
Of the country. That is in all lands and
under all systems one. of the chronic OBJ
stacles to good government 1t is the COM
mon bane Of monarchies, and our own ex-
perience is in evidence that it may be not
less fragrant source of scandals in republic.
That such prosecution as this is possible,
and that such motives can be alleged for it, ore
painful evidences to what degree France is
still the victim of desperate adventures in
politics. This species Of shameful abuse Of
power explains, however, if it does not
justify, the passions that are excited on the
opposing side and that sometimes fame out
80 terribly when the victims obtain absolute
possession Of power.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
The Famine In India.

A familiarity with the horrors Of the
famine Mt present raging in British India
makes the statisticinns almost fippant in
their accounts Of its progress. After in
forming the world that already half o
million of human beings have died of hun
ger and disease in the stricken districts they
warn us that 1.-The first big tragedy" is likely
soon to occur at Mysore. That bigger
tragedy is impending in one district than
the loss of half million Of lives seems at
the first glance to be an exaggeration.
But when we are told that the death
rate in the relief camps Of Madras amounts
to over one per cent day, and that
this awful loss Of life is taking place in
advance of the ''big tragedy" We cannot
refuse credence to the sinister prophecy. A
we'll informed writer states that fully six
millions must perish in Southern India
Yet, notwithstanding the fact of the famine,
the importations of Indian wheat into Eng
over one hundred thousand tons since the
famine has attained its present terrible
phase. Is it possible that the Indian gov
ernment can permit this export of food
from starving India? Surely famine prices
at home might satisfy the Indian specula-
tors in grain. AS cannibalism has COM
menced in the famine districts the statis-
ticians already quote children as worth a
rupee, or about fifty cents, each. At this rate
o hungry mother can have one days ration
Of rice by selling her baby.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
CUBA.

THE guMoRs OF JovELLAR's REsIGNATrox---
THE CAPTAIN GENERALS MOVEMENTS
HAVANA. August 20. 1877.
Runors with regard to Jovcllar reslg nng The Cap
tain Gencraiship OF the island s Of conflicting
nature. Al all events the date OF his departure 10
not NJ hand, or firmly decided upon
some people pretend to know Joveliar departed
yesterday afternoon Tor Cieniucsos, and from thers
he will probably 60 to santiago ds Cuba, in order to
confer with his intimate friend, Martinez Cumpos On
the affairs OF the island. campos on leaving Havana
personally visited the Central and part OF the Easeso
Department. aud 1t reported that hc Is satisfied wsh
the order aud bearing Of he roopa Energetic opsra
tians still retarded ny the r~AnA sr.s..-,
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Tho elopement season seems 10 have begun.
Senator Mortons son John Is very III at Sitka
Tlton is at Antwerp. That's the kind Of raspberry
he Is.
White grenadinc may DO worn over old bright COL
orcd silks
The houses Of Parliament cooled every night by
q ton Of ice
Rear Admiral Patterson will leave San Francisco
Tor Japan September q.
Bishop Wiley, OF Cincinnati, is in san Fransisco
route for China aud Japan.
Charles Francis Adams Is disappointed because wo
are threatened With mild winter.
Tue color in nearly all dress materials we'll in
gloves and felt bats, Will he dragon green.
San Franscsco people never boast much about
their glorious climate when they can't leave H.
Andrew Jackson used to smoke a corncob pipe.
There arc great many Jacksons nowadays
woman's foot Is xth Of her stature; and II
isn't pleasant TO be struck by one-sixsh Of q
Englishmcn painting cockroachcs In stripes snd
selling them to their count rymsn for genuine potato
bugs
Fur trimmings 10 be very extensively worn this
WINTER silver fox raccoon and Russian haro being tho
isvoritcs.
Slashed shoes will continue In vogue and are In
tended 10 display hose with slaboralcy embroidered
ipsteps.
MOORISH moinerS iatten tneir daughters oV compo1-
ling them to druk large bowhu Of cameps milk
every norring
Connecticut man says that he caught 43O trout In
afternoon 1t is cortsin, however, that either tho
afternoon or tho trout lie.
trchoshop Bayley, OF Baltimore, and Bishop
Gibbons, MS coadjutor have been at seton Hail. South
Orange, but have returned 10 Newark.
Tho other mornng Fourth avenue lady received o
telegram that her ather dad SNOW" said she,
John can't holp buying mo some now clothes" +"
Blanton Duucan's paper ,bc Work~r is very
lively The best part OF II s o course, Its paragraph
column, which Is nrst printed Ia tho NEw YoRX
HERALD.
Noiristown Herald. 'Ex Treasurer Spinner has ar
rived ln New York from Florida. His health un-
usually good and his signature has been loaned to
NRw YoRH HxaALD to be used as u map"
Baltimore Gasctte:-'Argus Dean, of Jsnersonv!lle
county Ky, has 1000 crab apple trees laden with
irut MI Of which he intends to bring 10 the cider
mill. Champagne will be plentiful In Lou,sviIs next
WINTER"
Father John Henry Newman, the great Ruglsh
divine, has low forehead, Nat top head, sad
mouth u large chin and prominent Wellington nose.
NJ. ID. Conway is disappointed in hun, but coniesses
that he lonks nuv.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

putting this policy in force it is found that
the lions skin is too little and the foxs Is
necessary. Mean cunning takes the place
of brave and magnanimous demeanor.
The Mexican authorities who take up the
pursuit take it up just enough to stop our
troops with a show of their activity, but not
enough to catch the rogues.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

THE Manufacturing the early hours o4
yesterday the pressure continued high over all
the territory east of the Rocky Mountains. ex-
cept the British Atlantic provinces and Lower
Canada. In the afternoon the pressure fell rap
idly in the Northwest and over the eastern lake
region, the Middle aud Eastern States, Canada
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia The area of
highest pressure moved southwark to the Gulf,
with Indications of q disturbance OF the fine
weather that has prevailed throughout the coun-
try for the past few days. The rain area which
confined to the st. Lawrence Valley cx-
tended southwark along the Atlantic coast and
the precipitation increased in Nova Scotia. The
storm Of brief duration which passed over New
York set in at ten minutes after five and
was 1T its height at twenty-seven minutes after
hvc. The wind velocity had then increased from
about fifteen miles an hour to nearly fifty, blow
ing from the west and before the rain descended
hllcd the mir with dust TO a sitting degree.
Although the squall was very sudden
one no serious damage hes been re
ported as having resulted from it
IN the vicinity of New York. The con.
ditions In the Missouri Valley are favorable
70 tho development Of violent tornado winds.
which may strike between Leavenworth. Kan.
sas, and st. Paul, MINI. Light rain has already
fallen In the Northwest, attending the dcprcs.
sion In that region. The weather in New York
today will be partly cloudy or fair and warm.
followed by threatening cloudincss and probably
Eaixr
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

NASHVILLE is busy brushing and Furnishing an
immense collection OF historic and prehistoric
truupery III anticipation of the visit of the
Scientific Association. Mummies, old swords,
dresses, furs army commissions will be exhibited
in endless variety. Nashville means we'll
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

CURIOUS REPoRTs.-If current rumors in the
coal regions true the miners are not the only
lawlcss persons in that section. The charge is
that some of the leading operators have done
their utmost to stir up strife among the work
ingnen and that the Molly Mag,iires have been
employed for that purpose. The object was to
advance tho price of coal ut the seaboard. These
charges should be investigated by compe-
tent authority, and if railroad men and capital
ists have been guilty, charged, public opinion
will demand their prompt punishment.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

SoAE PROVISION ought to be made for the
Aldermen i'll the reception to the Governors.
Because they were slighted by the Philadelphia
authorities ia no why they should be
plightcd at home The Governors would enjoy
= good look at our Aldermen
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

True BILLS have been found against half a
dozen of South Caroiinas late piunderers. This
is what the carpet-baggers would call All igno-
minious surrender Of the principles for which we
fought and bled
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

SITTING BULL has solved the diplomatic and
international difficulties in regard to his precious
person by returning to the United States with
thirteen hundred warriors. General Terry. it is
neeSess to say, has postponed his mission for the
presaut
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

WALL STREET YEs1ERDAY.-Thc stock mar
ket was active and changed constantly so us to
suit all sides. Gold opened ut 1O4l and closed
at lO4A. Government bonds weaker.
States dull and railroads irregular. Money
call was at II 5 per cent, closing at per cent.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

The EXPERIENCE Of the new cab company
shows that fortune awaits some enterprisng
gentlemen in this line. With rapid transit and
cheap cabs in all parts of the city New York
will he the most delightful city in the world.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

IN THE PRACTICE of the two teams at Creed
moor yesterday the scoring on both sides was
good, but the advantage is still with the Ameri
cans.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

An ONO SHERIFF is certain that he has found
Charlie Ross but it will be well to wait and
hear what the Ross family say.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the reager IN New York to-day ,ciu be
warm aud partly cloudy fair tolo,ced by threat
ennq cs0ndiness and ram.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

AMONG THE INTERESTING sporting events yes
cerday were the races at Saratoga, Long Branch
and Hartford. There was large attendance
and some excellent running.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

No EVIL RESULTS East OF West are, fortunately,
likely to occur from the failure of the Chicago
State Savings Bank
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

NEXT MONDAY the public schools reopen, re-
paired and improved in many ways.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

THE BEAUTIES of Tombs law are elsewhere
illustrated. Judge Duffy is certainly An emf
nent jurist
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

decline and fall of Mormonism will proba-
bly, date from the death of Brigham Young.
who does not leave On equal nor second in
spiritual craft or administrative energy.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

poor? It's custody Of gold and greenbacks
in large amounts is o mere convenience to
the private individuals who deposit them,
but its custody of the money of the poor
would not be n matter of convenience but
of protection and safety. The rich are
competent to guard their own money, but
the poor are constantly defrauded and
robbed by trusting their scanty savings to
institutions Of whose solvency they have no
means of judging. By adopting the Eng
lish system the government would make a
handsome profit over and above the small
expense of conducting it,
A suitable rate Of interest for the govern
ment to pay on such deposits in this coun-
try would be 3 65-100 per cent, a rate which
would be fair to the depositors and conven-
lent for computation, being precisely one
cent day on hundred dollars, or one mill
day on ten dollars. The deposits could
be invested in four per cent bonds, and
the government would gain the difference.
The average deposits in the savings banks OF
the United States are at least twelve hundred
million dollars, and when the new system
Sot hiIiy III oPerdtioH uot AesS tIiah n'o
hundred millions would be constantly on
deposit with the government. The thirty
five one-hundredths Of one per cent which
the government would gain would amount
to the handsome annual sum of one million
six hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
which would be clear million more than
the system could cost, rs there would be no
additional expense either for rent or officers.
AS the government takes custody of the gold
and grecnbacks of the rich for nothing,
there is no reason why it should not keep
the money of the poor for handsome profit
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

WORK ON THE BRooKLYN BRIDGE is advancing
rapidly.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

The HERALD uiN be sera to any address, free Of
postage, for One Dollar per month.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30

THE BROOKLYN SAVINGS BANKS returns make
. good showing for the last six months.
The New York herald., 1877-08-30
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
II RIPL e SH e f Il

NEW YORK. THURSDAY. AUGUST 80. 1877.