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The New York herald., 1877-02-07
UngaIInnt Jersey.

New Jersey must be very ungallant
State. short time ago an outcry was
raised in Jersey City against female
jailer who held the keys of the County jail
and kept watch and ward over the inmates.
An envious male--a politician, of course
coveted the salary and perquisites pocketed
by the fair jaileress. and his fellow politi-
clans united with him in denouncing the
outrage of keeping q woman in a fat public
office. The feelings of the unfortu-
nate prisoners, who were of course,
pleased to see kindly, handsome face
at the gratings of their cells instead of the
hard features and black beard of the con-
ventional turnkey, were not taken into
account. but To "dcad set" was made to get
the female out, simply because she was n
female Soon afterward a rumpus was
raiscd not in Jail, but in a Newark church.
because q courteous Presbyterian minister
allowed q lady to preach from his pulpit
There was no allegation that the fair
preacher had not advanced orthodox doc
trines or had not delivered q good discourse
But the gown she wore was one belonging
to her own sex, and SO the church emptied
the vials of its wrath over the head Of the
gallant gentleman who had yielded her his
pulpit, and he was removed from the
ministry.
Now comes the turn of the Rev. Phoebe s.
Hanaford, Universalist preacher, who has
for two years and half filled the pulpit Of
church on Jersey City Heights, and who is
now sacrificed to the prejudices Of the anti
petticoat party. For two months past nut
terings have been heard among the congre-
cation, in which the two words ''pants" and
.'petticoats" have been the most frequently
audible. 1t became evident that man
preacher party was growing up in the
church, and, as the event proved,
this party increased in strength un-
til it became majority Of the congre-
cation. 1t was resolved that the reverend
Phoebe should be got rid Of But how
They could not strip her of her gown-that
was not to be thought Of But they could
drive her out of her pulpit by vote. SO a
meeting was called in the church, and ter
rible was the struggle and fierce the wordy
war between the Phnbyites and the anti
Phebyites. The latter triumphed. The
reverend lady was deposed by close vote.
She avows her intention to keep on preach
ing, however, and she will keep her word.
Her friends will continue to hear her voice,
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

the downtown streets by the transfer of the
heavy freight business to tho water front
these thoroughfares would be free for or
dinary traffic. If this city is to become the
equal of Paris we must offer to strangers all
the attractions of the beautiful capital of
France. We must have our we'll shaded
boulevards in the northern sections Of
the city. our fountains of pure water
flowing freely but not wastetully, our
streets regularly paved and cleansed in an
effective but economical manner. so that
every dollar expended will go to the broom
and the dirt cart instead of into the pockets
Of ornamental officials. Our sewer system
must be remodelled and the appearance Of
our streets must not be marred by un-
slightly structures. Give us all these con-
ditions and improvements within reason
able time and we will promise to New York
an enduring prosperity and ON unrivalled
greatness
The New York herald., 1877-02-07
After the Life Insurance Frauds.

Recorder Hackett, in his charge to the
Grand Jury yesterday, called attention to
tho frauds which have been already brought
to light in the management of life insurance
companies, and justly branded such offences
as the ''meanest of crimes" The Recorder
expressed the opinion that some of the dis
honest and illegal acts of the trustees and
guardians of such institutions might be
brought to the attention of the Grnnd Jury
for the purpose Of investigation, and he ex-
horted the jury to ''probe them, no matter
in what portion of the body polite they may
fester"
The people are not likely to receive much
protection from the present Legislature
against the dishonesty of life insurance man.
agement. There is IN evident intention at
Albany to so muddle and confuse the issues
involved in life insurance reform as to defeat
any legislation that seeks to sweep away the
unsafe and fraudulent companies, to place
greater restrictions on those that remain in
The New York herald., 1877-02-07
Risen from tho Grave.

year ago Mr.. Charles O'Conor was pros
trated by illness, and it was supposed, even
by his medical advisers, that the attack
would end in death. The last scene was
hourly looked for by the busy gatherers of
news for the press, and the usual obituary
notices were no doubt in type in the offices
of all the leading daily journals Of the
country 1t was universally believed that
the grave was about to close upon the great
lawyer whose name stood at the head of the
New York Bar. and the man whose strong
integrity had been SO often useful to his
fellow citizens, both as an example to the
we'll disposed and as q terror to
evil doers. When, to the surprise
of the doctors and the qualification
of all, Mr.. O'Conor 'threw physic to
the dogs" and recovered as it seemed, by
the strength of his own will, everybody
looked upon him as one risen from the grave.
So severe had been his sickness and so COM
plete his prostration that no person believed
he would do more than drag along few
additional years of life and then pass quietly
away The Charles O'Conor of the past
really seemed to be buried, with his vigorous
intellect, his acute and accurate perception,
his inexhaustible store OF legal lore and his
comprehensive judicial mind, although the
convalescent was again seen moving about
among his fellow men.
We now see how great On error it was to
suppose that the active mind which had car
ried the frail body through so severe a strug-
Gle between life and death would not re-
assert its power as soon as health was
restored. The world looks on at this re-
markable man once more playing the prom
inent part in great drama of life; concen-
trating his wonderful faculties on the study
of the most momentous and difficult prob
lem that has ever been presented to the
statesmen of the Republic; fight
ing the great constitutional and legal
battle with vigor unsurpassed by any OF
the associate or opposing counsel; arguing
his case with subtlety, keenness, and at
the same time broad grasp of constitu-
tional law and of public right which almost
cast the greatest efforts of what we may we'll
call his first life into the shade. 1t seems
now almost as if decree of Providence
had forbidden the grave to close on Charles
O'Conor until the passing away of this
threatening crisis in the life of the Ameri-
can Republic.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07
Now Jersey Justice.

The New Jersey Legislature, by very
decisive majority in both houses, has passed
the bill empowering any Judge Of the
Court of Oyer and Terminer to grant writ
of error carrying with it stay of proceedings
in capital cases. At present the Court of
Pardons alone can grant writ Of error in
such cases, and hence convicts chance Of
obtaining new trial, or of at least securing
the consideration of his application by the
Court of Errors and Appeals, is correspond
ingly small.
The bill is of course designed to save the
lives, or at least to delay the execution Of
Ryan and Oschwnld, who are sentenced to
be hanged on Friday next Public sympathy
is with the doomed men, and there is q
general belief that they ought not to suffer
the extreme penalty of the law This is
proved by the large majority cast for the bill
in the Legislature. But it is said that
Governor Bedle docs not approve Of
the bill. and designs to keep it in
his possession without action until after
the execution. We can scarcely credit this
report. The Governor as q member of the
Court of Pardons has put up the bars that
prevent the escape of these men from q ter
rible death. If he sets himself obstinately
in dogged opposition to the views and will
of the State in the matter there will be more
disposition to believe that the application
made to the Court Of Pardons should
have been granted. If Governor Bedle
on grounds of State policy thinks fit
to veto the bill he should do so at once and
give the Legislature chance to pass it over
his veto if it should deem it proper to do SO.
BY pocketing the bill he resorts to trick,
rendered possible by the State constitution,
to cheat the Legislature out of it's legitimate
voice in the matter and the two doomed men
out of the last chance for their lives. Gov
ernor Bedle cannot afford to descend to such
sharp, pettifogging practice when the lives
of two human beings are at stake.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

existence, to provide for more strict and
responsible supervision over the affairs OF
such institutions and to purge the Insurance
Department of incapacity, carelessness and
corruption. Recorder Hackett's charge is,
therefore. most timely. Three or four dis
honest life insurance and savings bank
officials with cropped heads and striped
clothes would efectually put a stop to the
frauds that are now boldly and impudently
nracfisAd
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and so. no doubt will her enemies, for the
Rev. Phoebe s. Hanaford is President Of
the Eorosis!
Tn. Los. Or tn. G.org. w.shinsson.

The Loss or the George Washington
None of the circumstances of the wreck
ing Of the missing steamer are definitely
known, although the HxRALD's special de-
spatches indicate that our correspondents
have made all Investigations that would be
possible even to government commission.
Such facts as may be inferred, however, are
enough to make the case one of peculiar
horror. To be wrecked upon treacherous
sands or in mid ocean is terrible, but in
either event there Is some reason for hope.
The Washington, however. according to the
mute yet eloquent witnesses to her fate, was
lost under merciless precipice Of rock,
where aid could not have been given even
had thousand sympathetic hearts wit
messed the disaster. The coast upon which
the fated steamer was lost is one which is
almost always shrouded in fog, and near
which the sounding line can seldom
give timely warning. Our correspond
ent reports that even fog signals
were lacking. So from the deck of their
ship, or perhaps from the frail boats to
which precious lives must so often be in
trusted, the doomed crew were dashed with
out warning by IN angry sea against an
awful wall of stone, which cruelty cast them
back again, until hope and endeavor yielded
to fate and death afforded a welcome relief
from despair. Why such coast has been left
destitute Of warnings to mariners may per-
haps be explained, but as nothing but the
special interposition of Providence can pre-
vent many similar disasters on the same coast
every year it seems only decent that the
Provincial authorities should be compelled
by the pressure of public opinion to estab-
lish such ordinary safeguards for mariners
as are erected as a matter Of course by the
governments of all other civilized countries.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The feature of the
day u sharp decline in Western Union, which
fell from 74aa to 72a4, but afterward rallied to
73lt. The rest Of tho market was ragged and
irregular. Gold moved up from 1854 to LOG,
closing firm. Government and railway bonds in
sympathy with gold, were firmer Money on call
continues easier at and per cent.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION resolved
yesterday to invite rifemen from other States to
participate in the fall interstate matches The
crack shots of the South and West should be
represented ut Creedmoor; New York is modest
and does not care to shoot alone against the
world, even if her rinemen are always as sue
cessful as they have been.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07
TRIPLE SH e e Il .
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY !, 1877
NOTICE TO COUNTRY DEALERS.

Tho Adams Express Company run . special news
paper train over the Pennsylvania Railroad and its
connections leaving Jersey City at quarter past four
A. NJ daily and Sunday carrying tho regular edition
Of the HERALD far West Harrisburg and South to
Washington, reaching Philadelphia at quarter-past
six A. N. and Washington at one p.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

IT Is TINE that policemen should draw line
somewhere between who to assault and who to
let alone. While thieves move about without
harm and only sick and respectable citizens ara
clubbcd, the long suffering public may remain
quiet; but when police sergeants strike wronged
women with their fists the public will wonder
whether the Police Department is protective
agency a refuge for cowardly brutes. The
trial of Sergeant Granger will be closely OBJ
served by the press and the people.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

The OTTOMAN CONSTITUTION. --Aristarchi
Bey, the representative of the Sultan at
Washington, communicates translation Of
the Turkish constitution and of the edict
transmitted with it to the Grand Vizier.
But as this constitution was promulgated on
the day on which the Conference opened its
sessions at Constantinople, and was pub
lished in English and French in the early
days Of January in large number of news
papers. it hardly comes into the classifica-
tion OF news at the present time.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

THE BANKERS PRAYERMEErNG grows stronger
daily. The street generally is so "short" of
prayer that the proffercd petitions should not
lie neglected.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

THERE Is One MAN in Brooklyn who tho
salary of the President of the United States caIl-
not tempt from his local duties, and that is
Sheriff Daggett. whose income is eighty thou
sand dollars per year. Hereafter Brooklyn boys
who are good will be told that they may become
Sheriff, not President
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

THE New Instructions of the Board of
Health to parents of sick school children will
make most lively pupils long to be under the in
huence of some popular disease.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

From ossr reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,ceathcr ~ Neso York today sciu b
scd,1ner and partly cloudy or cloudy.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

RAILROAD FREIGIrrs are going down again, to
the delight Of shippers; but where are the stock
holders dividends to como 'front.'
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

THE BROOKLYN Dock LABoRERs on strike are
following the habit Of strikers everywhere and
playing dog in the manger. How often have
they known this game to succeed
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

TIE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TELEGRAPH Com
PANY still belongs to ITSELF street reports to tho
contrary notwithstanding.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


wALLACK'S THEATRE.--ALL ron HER
BROADWAY TIEATRE.-LA JoLiE BououErrxRA
UNION SQUARE TuEATRE--Tux DAMcuEvrA
HELLER's THEATRR--PxEsriprcrrArIo
HIBLO's GARDEN.-ARoUSp TIM woRLn
BRooKLYA ACADEMY.--HAnLEr.
CrINORE's GARDEN.-GRASp EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL
OLYMPIC THEATRE.-Tmx Bro BONANZA
BowERy THEATRE-PiouE
BROOKLYN RINK-PArIS SKATING.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE.-FERxASpA
BOOTHS THEATRE.-FITrn AvEsUR
NEW YORK AQUARIUM
GERMANIA THEATRE.-DER vEILcnESrREssEa
PARK THEATRE. BOARDING. HousR
FIFTH AVENUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ACADEMY or MUsIC.-FLYlSG DurcH=As.
CHICKERING HALL-CoScERr.
TfvOLl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE.--Two ORPHANS
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs.
KELLY LEoNs MINsTRELs.
EAGLE THEATRE-AixEx
EGYPTIAN HALL.-sKSsArioSAL vARrErT.
PARTISAN VARIETIES.
COLUMBIA OPERA HOUsE-vAnrxrx
THEATRE coMIQUR--vARIrrr
rONy PASTORS THEATRE. VARIETY.
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

INFORMATION WANTED.-Wc print in to-days
HERALD a communication which places the man.
agement of the Department of Docks in n very
unfavorable light before the public The history
of the organization, briefly sketched by our
correspondent, certainly shows that vast
amount of money has been expended with very
little result. The demand for information OH
the several points presented is one that
should be responded to by the Dock Commission
ers, and that as soon as possible. If there is
nothing to conceal we certain that Mr. Wales
and his colleagues will hasten to explain. In
any case, the public demand from the RESPONSE
BILE officials of the department full and clear
statement--onc that will cffectually remove
every trace of suspicion that the public money
has not been misappropriatcd.
THE wEATHER.-The depression in the lake
region has moved slowly soutbcastward and isnow
central over lakes Erie and Ontario with brisk
winds along its southcrly and casterly margin
and cloudiness but no precipitation The minor
depression which passed over the Middle and
Eastern States ON Monday and early ycster-
day morning has moved into the Atlantic,
with light rain ut Halifax and snow at Sydney,
MS. The area Of highest pressure is over tho
Lower Mississippi River and is followed by de-
PRECISION which Is now central in New Mexico.
lo,mliness prevails in the Gulf and South Atlantic
States but will be followed by clearing weather in
both districts. The temperature continues above
freezing at nearly all the northern points and
favors u steady breakup Of the ice in all the
rivers. The Ohio has fallen twenty inches ut
Pittsburg, but has risen five feet four inches ut
Cincinnati and six inches ut Louisville. The
Upper Mississippi has risen five inches at keokuk,
being now five feet seven inches below the dan
ger line, and fallen seven inches nt Cairo, re-
manning at Mondays levels at all other points.
The weather in New York to-day promises to DO
warmer and partly cloudy or cloudy.
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near Nladina between Os,nan aud the
Md on his right. 1, was protected By
Osmau Pssha and the town of Loftscha
and his left was so disposed AMI en-
trencbed as 10 render a turning move
ment perilous if not ITpracticable
here he calmly awaited the Russian
onslaught early on Tuesday morning
The engagement began with a fierce
artillery fire. and. when in the judg-
ment Of his opponent, the momen: had
arrived to overwhelm the despised Of
tcnan, their fantry was thrust into
the fight. All day as long as light
Lasted. the battle ragged. but when the
sun went down behind tie hill, Osman
Pssha for the third or fourth time in
his short cam aigE stood victorious.
The details Of the losses have not yet
come to hand
CHICAGO. Aug g. The Tribuns's
London special says: There seems no
reason to doubt that the Russians have
not only evacusted Kezanlik, but all
their positions south of the Balkans,
and that General Gourka is retreating
through the Shipka Pass upon Tirnova.
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County and City Official Press.
Friday, August 10. 1877.
DEBT.

The reduction Of the national debt
for July was only 1919 COG, falling If
compared with the few months pre-
vious That debt now stands at about
1900. 900. 900.
Some luxurious statistician has been al
the trouble to further compute the va
rious corporate and private indebted
nesses Of the American people The
Sister Governments owe 1918. 000. O0O.
and Cite, IL go, 1000. 900. The total OF
these poIilic~l debts foot up sJ.515.-
OO0. 900; large sum, but not one halt
the Indebtedness Of the ration. This
authority states the railroad Indebted
ness ut 81, 300. 600. 900; but Poor's Rail-
road Manual places it at S4.46S. 59l 1856
The loans OF the bAnks Is computed
at II, coo. 900, 900; those o: the insur-
ance cotI psnies at $50O,00O,0OO. Here
we have the vast sum Of over nine tbous-
0ltO, uVc tHiCI
lions of dollars owed by the American
people on the scores Of nation, state,
city, railroad aud private loans; an
amount equal 70 about onc-,hird OF the
total property Of the country as estimat-
ed by the census Of 1870. In addition
TO all this must be counted the further
item OF individual Indebtedness consist
ing Of loans aud accommodations be-
tween man and man, of which no com
putstion is practicable, but which in
general may be regarded but as unad-
justed balances Of exchanges in COM
modities.
After all. except in the case Of for
sign obligations. the statistics Of in
debtedness may be regarded but as the
representative of the sum total of prop
crty trusted out for use by others than
the owners in fee simple. Leased lands
might properly be classed under the
same category.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Exclusively 10 the
O.lILr I.fTELLlG E.STER.
THE ONLY NEWSPAPER
Receiving Dispatches
IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY
CALIFORNIA.

SAN Francisco, Aug. s-After rem
dering of the verdict by tho Coroner's
jury last evening, charging Leslie q.
Hacks with the murder Of John L.
Daley. Hanks was placed in one of the
cells of what is known rs the new pris-
on. About one o'clock this morning .
visitor who wished to see Hanks wa.
taken to his cell. The gas was tunred
OH. Officer Coles, accompanying the
visitor. struck match. and by its light
saw Hanks seated in chair with blood
on the hoor. Taking in the situation
ut . glance, the officer exclaimed
that Hanks was dead, and
on lighting the gus found his surmise
correct. Hanks was seated in an arm
chair leaning against the corner of the
wall dead. A Springfield rife was
near him, and On examination it was
found he had placed the muzxle Of the
gun against his heart and fired. The
ball passed entirely through his body
and struck the iron at an angle, showing
plainly how the gun was held
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug s-About ten
minutes to eight o'clock fire broke out
in the block bounded by Merchant,
Washington. Drumm and East streets.
The whole block WAS built up solidly
with frame buildings. aud the fire
spread rapidly in every direction. To
raeapit0lstc. the whole block bounded
~ Drumm. Merchant and Washington,
the half block between Merchant and
Clay and half Of that between WASH
ington and jackson streets. Was COM
pletely destroyed. Owing to the ex-
tent Of the conaAgratien aud confusion
existing, il 10 impossible at present to
give any estimate Of total loss or learn
much OF individual losses. Possibly 8
rough estimate which at best would
be scarcely more than guess, might
plaes The total lcss in the neighborhsod
Of quarter Of . million Of dollars.
SAN Francisco. Ang. S--About one
o'clock this morning Thos Mckinney,
= native Of Ireland, aged 40 years. COM
United suicide 1t his lodgings by stab
bioe hiwself in the threat with q mock
ct kpifc. He had been i'll for some
weeks, and Was partially dcranged
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CoNsTANTINoPLE. Aug. 9-Accord-
ing to intelligence in diplomatic circles
the Russians 10 superior force have at
tackled Plevna to-day. The result is
unknown.
Three Of the impe -ial palaces have
been converted into hospitals for the
wounded.
LONDON Aug. 9-The Times Kusti-
ridji dispatch of the 9Th SAYS that Gen.
Seimmernann has most of the fourth
corps and q division or another corps in
Dobrudscha His main force is en-
camped about eight miles from Tche-
mevOda.
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The American People.

No people in the world suffer IS much
with dyspepsia as Americans, Although
years of experience in medicine bad
failed TO accomplish certain and sure
remedy for ills dis, a,e and its effects,
such ss Sour Stomach. Heart burn.
War brash. Sick Headache, Cositive-
mes. Palpitatinn of the Heart, Liver
Complaint, coming up of the food, low
spirits. general debility. etc. yet since
the introduction of GREENS AUGUST
FLOWER We believe there is no case of
Dyspepsia that cannot be Immediately
relieved Thirty thousand dozen sold
last year without ore case of failure re-
ported Go to your Druggist and get
a sample bottle for ten cents and try it.
Two buses will relieve you Regular
size IS cents.
CRANE & BRIGHAM, Agents,
San Francisco.
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HENDRICKS & CURTIS have Just re-
ceived a fine lot of Pumps, Force
Pumps. Deep Well Pumps, and Lift
Pumps Sewer Pipe cheaper than
wood. Gas and Water Pipes and Fit
tings; Pumps overhauled; Saws Gum
med and Filed; and general jobwork
done. Prices way down.