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The New York herald., 1877-11-18

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The Two amounts this table which extend To the
SCENTS are evidently made to balance the account
CENTENNIAL DIVIDEND.
On the I'd OF December, 1876 The following rcsou-
tion adopted by Executive Board, under direct
authority oi the Board oi Directors:-
Resolved, That where poces upon which considerable
liability has snail he surrendered the
company cancelled tue holders thereof, ris
EXCHANGED policies, thereby reducing thc laoty
its reserve, the Executive Board
hereby authorized award g. the policy holders making
ch surrender exchange such dividend PROFITS
f such surrender snail D the Judgmc said
~ lust equitable to the and advant
no company.
In pursuance OF this clearly indicated purpose OF
reducing liabilities OF tho company by taking IRON
policy holders the protection Afforded Dy the
,ulremcnis OF the Department reserve
circular was issued aud distributed policy holders
ettnx lortn IN plausible terms the advantages DO
acriyed from The exchange oi ola policies ior
fne tailons ol officers and agents OF the
many In their endeuvors induce policy holacfs
sucn exchange we're that the interests OF the
poIicy holder wsuld IN wise DO Affected, but would
be advanced by the amount oi award that might be
made them. That were the representatives
IuIIy established by testimony given before ILL., Ira ID.
Warren, referee.
Under this plan some 575 old policies, insuring
Sl436, 950 were exchanged Tor new pocios inssriDg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

this mortality; accounts differ as TO catfish and eel.
some statements numbering them az among thu
dead and Others as fattening the unusual SUNNI
Of food thus provided: the pickere IL is agreed
rather enjoy life than otherwise under these con.
diions Passaic River has not been famous for GOOD
fishing for many years, and the loss Of all the fish in
it would not be directly great deprivation 10 man.
kind. But the sudden death of the small fishes oc
casions fear that the water which furnishes the gen.
eral supply Of Newark and jersey City may be nm.
wholesome The matter IL under consideration BIZ
the Newark authorities, and perhaps they will ar.
rive 1T clear notion Of the cause. Tie fr,s
theory, whenever there is general mortality
among the fish Of any stream, usually at
tributes it to refuse from manufacturing concerns
the banks There two difficulties about this
view in tho present case; first, that while there has
been sudden change in the pollution from facto-
res dyewOrks. and the like, the fish mortality ia
sudden; second. that the dead fish are quite a.
numerous above the factories. &C., as below them.
Some of the waste products from factOriss
such as the chlorides from paper mills and bleaching
works, are not specially injurious 10 humanity.
though deadly to fresh-water fish. Quite probably
il will be found that decomposing vegetable matter
in the swamps of the mountain valleys. where the
Passaic takes its rise. the chief ingredient in
the fish poison. The suddenness Of the occurrence
be explained by the fact that showers occurring
a week or ten days ago. after long period Of
droutb, would wash down the decompOsing mate
rial in unusually concentrated form. The present
rains will probably remove the dead fish aud the
causes of their death simultaneously; but If the ex-
element on tho subject leads to measures for a
water supply for Newark from purer sources, the
fishes OF the Passaic will not have died IN vain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08
TEE NEWS rms HORNING.

FoREIGN.-The Montenegrius have defeated the
Turks -A Russian column is advancing toward
Van in Armenia. - tranquility has been restored
in Odessa - Bucharest is to be declared IN q
state of siege M Sardou has been elected TO
membership in the French Academy.
DoMEsrIC.-A. ID. Hazen has been promoted to be
Third Assistant POstmaster-Gcneral. -= a Phla-
delphiap proposes to compromise between the silver
and gold men by making a coin of silver, gold, aud
copper mingled. ==- Gov. Prescott was inaugu-
rated in New Hampshire yesterday; be reports the
State financially sound. == Much damage was
done in Nebraska by wind and in Rhode Island by
rain.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Ri Richard BCOnnolly hasbe
negotiating for a compromise through r. c. Hutch
mrs Over 81 800 600 in restitution will probably
be demanded of Connolly. - Appraiser butcher
epposed reduction in his department. -= Joseph
J. Couch was elected Grand Master of the Free
rasons of the State. -= The Trades Savings
Bank depositors denounced the trustees and officers
c. The Goodwood Cup was presented at Column
bia College.- The Reformed Church's General
synod appointed the standing committees ==
Thomas Daley, a Brooklyn blacksmith, was killed
with an AK in a drunken quarrel == The Alice
won the Jersey City Yacht Club regatta. -=
Sold, 1858, 1855 1852. Gold value of the legal
tender dollar at the close, so cents. Stocks
active and lower closing weak without recovery.
The WEATHER-TmBUNE local observations indi
.ate partial clOudness and little change of tempcra
!ure. Thermometer yesterday, Go, 707, Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08
POLITICAL NOTES.
party passed west this mornin

Letter-writing seems to be recreation iof
Mr. Macyeagh, too f; doesn't 1t, Generals
few weeks rest and seclusi0n in Colorado
will la necessary 10 restore Gen. BGter to ais pristine
glory as Il leterwriter.
Postmaster-G General Key has been all through
the South without so much seeing hap o.. tne GA
Line Wings wiudng-sheet It looks like hopeless '''
The able editors who are so anxious 10
secure the publication Of that letter OF President h4 IS
to Gen Garfield might get Lint nom one Oh ""'h
Chanllers maxms Never hunt for ducks with Dfl''
band"
Again the report comes from Washington
that the English mission has been offered 10 A 4i'n
aud that he will probably relieve Mr. fieucponl 'NiV
in the Fall II the relief were TO come carry ~ 20
summer Instead OF the Fan the country would ie'e
Ii is announced that Lieut.. Fred Grant has
been appointed to the position made vacans by the ARA"
decapation OF nephew Buter. And this, toe o'ioIe
the nephew had chance TO get sober enough TO of us
yindIeation No wonder the General is 10 rspy eor
ditiOn Of mind.
Mr.. Randall says he will be unable to attend
the grand Hendricks banquet this city There Is nus
opporunty Let him inject into his letter OF reFot s
views Oh the Texas Pacific subsidy and the Doa OF INC
Daddies The country yearns hear FROM bin Oh oo'a
OF these subjects
The Ohio Greenbackcrs have got then ticket
In the Held upon platform which ought TO serve as
warning 10 the silver advocates who hope to keep thon
moyament distinct from an imitation The cry lot
the silver dollar fits alarmingly well INTO plNV'"
which demands the repeal OF the Resumption act
A sharp girl in the Treasury Department.
who s to lose position because her brother has one
too gets in this hit al Secretary sherinan " IL MI
Hayes should adopt Ar shermsns poley IN anini''0r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

dishonor the nation, they have only helped I'M
Willingly to hasten the restoration of ito credit
The sooner the Secretary begins to get the
small notes out of the way, the better. For
these, and not the notes of larger denomina-
tions, FIJI the place which coins must fill II
resumption is to be attained. The poor money
drives out the better, precisely where poor
money is most costly, involves tho greatest
loss to labor, and forms the most effective OBJ
stacle TO resumptiOn-in retail dealings. GIVE
us the best possible money for the workman
and the shopkeeper, and wholesale dealers
will not long be content to employ In larger
dealings 6uctusting currency.
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ynosr 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.

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RIsKISG HOUsiS AND BANKLKS-1h Fa0e-0th cOiuinn'
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way Of colored voters who will vote for Dem
ocratIc candidates.
5. Lasting peace will be secured by the
progress of education and the steady influence
OF public opinion; eight years of trouble have
proved that it cannot be secured by an uncon-
stitutional exercise of force However we may
execrate the violence that prevails in certain
parts of the South, we cannot cure it by call
Ing upon the Federal Government to assume
an authority which our court OF last appeal
has decided that the Federal Government does
not possess.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

It would be solemn in the camp did not Wat
terson over the border and The Enquirer
across the way break in upon the stiffness
with convivial exercises and ribald laughter.
It is impressive as it is, and 80 much better
than the dizziness which relgned before the raid
from Maine began.
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p.uy Tp1puNl,. Mail Su1scrlbers so per annun.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

President Hayes will hardly be shaken in
his financial views by Peter Coopers appeal,
but he cannot fail to be gratified by his tlib-
ute to the motives that have governed his Adj
ministration. A long and blameless life of
conspicuous worth has made Peter COopers
good word thing 10 be priced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

An extraordinary mortality among the fish Of the
Passac River has attracted considerable attention.
1t is stated that the quantities Of dead fish upon the
banks in some localities have been sufficient to
furnish manure. Sunfsh, yellow bass, perch. and
other small fishes make the chief contribution TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

The South Carolina Legislature has the facts
on its side about Judge Wright. When a
Judge is in the habit of reeliug drunk through
the streets. the color of his skin doesn't entitle
him to call for troops To keep him on the
bench.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08
4NSWERS TO 4 Friend.

To the EdttOr or The TrtbUHe.
SIR: As constant reader Of THE TRIBUNE
for - Yeas and Liberal Republican. make Tree to
ask "a few questions:
l. DO the colored people OF the South count the
AZ other citizens in forming the basis Of representation
and increasing the number Of electors and Represents
tiyes
p Can they be either directly or indirectly disfran-
chsed without to tho extent rendering the votes OF
Northern Republicans of nOn-cGectl
g. Does THE TRIBUNE believe that the Northern Re
publicans will submit to Tins, or Ought theyl
f. Has the United States Government authority 70 in
terfere in order to full and fair vote for Pres
dental electors
D. With the coored population counting the same as
Others yet virtually DISTINGUISHED; "a distinctyey
white mans party" with unlimited power over the
Southern States and with full control the Northern
Democracy, numbering Republicans, male and female.
i'm broad daylight and with immunity the United States
Government without authority TO secure Republicans
the right To vote at Presidential election where is the
prospect Of lasting peace B.P.
Canton, Penn June 4, 1877.
ARSiCers.
/. Yes.
.. In some cases, no ; in Others yes. If this
were centralized democracy, in which gov
eminent is carried on by direct popular vote,
the exclusion of Republican votes in one sec
ton would equally affect the party in all the
States. But since ours is federal and repre-
sentative government, that result does not
always follow.
3. Northern Republicans ought not to ac
euiesce in any act of injustice But what do
you mean by refusing to s. submit 7"
4. No. To quote the language of Chief-Jus-
tice Waite, in pronOuncng the judgment Of
the Supreme Court in the Grant Parish case,
The Government of the United States "can
"neither grant nor secure 10 its citizens any
Fright OF privilege not expressly or by impli-
"cation placed under its jurisdiction" The
right to vote for Presidential electors is not
conferred by the Constitution; on the contrary,
that instrument expressly refers the manner Of
appointing" electors to the Legislatures of
the several States. They are not obliged TO
appoint electors by popular vote. Congress in
deed can enforce the Fifteenth Amendment,
which provides that the right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be denied or
"abridged by the United States, or by any
Estate, on account of race, color or previous
condition of servitude :" but the decisions of
the Supreme Court on the Enforcement acts
hold it to very strict construction of the linn
tied powers thus conveyed. 1t is not pre-
tended that any of the States discriminate
against voters on account of their col0s, nor
do the white citizens throw any obstacle i'll the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

make his peace, to give up $l,50o,Ooo.
He Is now said TO be able to restore larger
amount. If be is to be allowed to surrender
at ALL it is to be hoped that the last penny
the Attorney General can get will be squeezed
out of him. If all the great criminals are TO
escape, let them at least pay dearly
for the privilege. 1t cannot be said
that the public views with much pleas
rue this spectacle of thieves, whose
crimes would hardly have been expiated with
lifelong imprisonment haggling over the price
of their immunity, and when that has been
once obtained, returning to the city they have
robbed TO live on the rest of their stealings,
and perhaps to set up again i'll politics. For
Tweed there was some sympathy as man
who had been broken down by the prosecu-
ton and who had some manly qualities, but
for greedy thief like Connolly and willy
trckstep like Mr.. Peter b. Sweeny--'s brother,
there is none. One has already purchased his
freedom; now let the other buy it as dearly as
possible.
Now that Mexican outrages upon American
citizens seem to be increasing in number and
there is general expectation of another revo-
luton soon to follow the revolution just ac-
complished in that country, the need OF more
vigorous and more enlightened policy toward
Mexico than that of the last Administration
becomes apparent. Some interesting sugges-
tons as to what that policy should be are
given in Washington letter. which emhodies
the views of Congressman Schleicher OF Texas.
There will be little dissent, we imagine, from
Mr. Scbleicher's first proposal that the United
States should convince Mexico that we have
no designs upon her territory. We surely have
about as large a territory and as many differ
ent kinds of people now as we can well
take care of, and indeed it is ques-
ton whether we have not reached the
limit of extension beyond which, judging
from the history of great republics aud en-
pres it is not safe to go. There viii be no
dissent either from Mr.. Schlechers showing
OF the necessity for taking measures to I'M
prove our trade with Mexico. But his recon-
mendatiOn that our Government should guar
antec to pop up with its bayonets any Mex
lean Government threatened with revolution is
one that must be received with greater caution.
1t would be a costly police duty, and IN eStab-
fishing sort of protect0rate over Mexico,
night tend 10 develop the very feeling which
Mr. Schleicer wishes to Suppress willing
ness on the part of the lesser republic TO I've
annexed and on the part of the greater re-
public to annex. Nevertheless the fact that
the whole of this projected policy has The APP
prOyal of so careful a student OF foreign
affairs as Mr.. Seward says volumes IN It's
favor
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Persons tearing torn for the season, and Suna
ser trarelerS, can hare THE DAILY TRIBUNE
mailed 10 them, postpaid, for 81 per month, tie
address being changed as often as desired.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

Under the present circumstances the French
Republican deputies have acted wisely III re-
solving not to assail MacMahon personally,
but to combine all their energies for the over
throw of De Brogle and his Imperalist agent,
NJ FourtOu. Were these adventures deposed.
the "honest" Marshal would cease to he dan
gerOus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

Corporation Counsel Whitney is evidently
by no means gratlfed that MIR. Sweeny got
new character from Judge WestbTook. He
saws in our local cOlamns: Il was no party TO
"any agreement that Mir. Sweeny should be in
"any way exOnerated or declared exonerated.
/" / say that very emphatically." This arouses
a painful suspicion that Judge Westbrook
may not have displayed a vast deal Of com
mon sense in this matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

Mukhtar Pasha has now about $4,000 men
distributed within moderate distance of Ere
rum This force is manifestly inadequate to
resist the Russian amy which may be waiting
only for the fall of Kars to advance In over
whelming force upon the Armenian capital.
As it is, the Russian commander can afford to
detach sufficient troops from the 10000 at
his command TO invest karS and still be al
liberty to cross the SOghanlu Mountains and
advance to the EuphrateS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

1t is general capituation. First Tweed
then Sweeny, now Connolly. Three have sur
rendered. and one ran away, aud the four
chiefs of the old Ring are again on equal
terms. Connolly's surrender, however, is a
second attempt, inasnnch as he offered, at the
time Mr.. Sweeny's brothe1-whOm we must
now consider, according TO Judge West
brook. the only member of the Tamlnany
Ring ever in the Swecny fanily-wished to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-08

Being clever, wealthy, and famous, NJ.
Sardou, the dramatist, was entitled, judging
by some standards that have held good in
the past. to the honor of membership in the
French Academy, which he won yesterday by
q close vote of 10 to II. Ills claim was GER
tainly stronger than that Of his opponent, the
Due d'Audifret-P asquier, President of the
Senate. who holds high ylnk as a statesman,
but has done nothing To merit the highest
distinction French author can attain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-25
THOUGHTS.

Talk of the intense watchfulness of
love for the interest of its object,
commend us to the vigilance of hate,
There is no sharpening Of the percep-
ton like that produced by an intense,
Unsuitable, unappeasable desire to
wound.
The world pardons its prosperous
children, and has courtly names for
the lapses from rectitude, which are
branded with strong stigmas when
low men fall.
There is no teacher like Expert
ence-no scourge of our faults COM
parable to the lash Time places in the
hands of Repentance.
Praise of enemies, like q drum. is
loud in proportion to its hollowness.
Birds of Paradise always dy against
the wind, and heavenly-minded souls
move against the current.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-25
COUNCIL

Council met in regular session last
Monday night, councilmen all pres
emit, except VIM. Pollock.
Mayor Fowler in the char. For
a wonder there was no report at this
meeting from Liberty street.
John Carter was sworn in as night
police. The city is to pay him $40
per month, and the citizens to pay
the balance, which is $50 per mouth.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Street Commissioner, $3.50 20
r. III. Fowler, for poor man, 2 so
JAS. Ross made a motion that a
temporary sidewalk be laid around
the c. g. A. freight depot, for the
accommodation of travellers. f.
Rines seconded the motion. Carried,
and SO ordered E. Rines moved the
adoption Of an ordinance, permitting
the council to order a sidewalk when
ever they thought best, without pc
%tition, j. Murray seconded the mo-
ton. Carried, and the ordinance or
dered published.
Dr.. Reed moved that Love street
and the matter of purchasing lumber
fer sidewalks, he referred to street
and alley committee, j. Murray Sec
onded the motion. Carried, and so
ordered.
Ex-recorder, A. B. Daniel, then
made a bow from the lobby and re-
ported the crossing in front .ot his
house to be in a bad condition. +.
Rines moved that the crossing be re-
paired with the old calaboose lumber.
J. d. Morris seconded the motion,
which was carried, and the matter
referred to the tender mercies of the
Street Commissioner.
DIR. Reed moved that o crossing be
put down across from Kabrich's
dwelling house. j. Murray seconded
the same, which wss carried.
The petition from Al. Gibbs and
others, for the council to be
used as a band room, by motion of
DIR. Reed, was laid on the table in
definitely, which means that it will
not be granted.
Deacon Dunbar then made his de-
but and announced that the sidewalk
by the old Baptist church was so bad
that of a dark night he had all the
backing knocked off his shoes. DIR.
Reed moved that the matter of this
walk be referred to the street and
alley committee /; j. Ross seconded it.
Carried. A new box of backing,
without doubt, will be ordered by the
committee for Mr.. Dunbar.
The matter of having the stock
sales on the public square was brought
before the council and it was thought
best for the health of the sales, which
are a great institution, that the
traffic should be allowed to go on at
the Ringo corner, as it is a hard thing
to get bidders to leave the square to
attend the sales. Without further
business the council adjourned, to
meet in REGULAR session.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-25

The NARROW GUAGE.-Major G..
A. Clinton and crew are nov at the
Ringo House having arrived there
last night on their survey of the ex-
tension of the C. & A. r. r. to Kan
sas City. The survey is now COM
plete from Mexico to Kansas City,
commencing at Kansas City and
coming this way. The stations are
as follows:
Blue Spring, Higginon. Marshall,
Glasgow and Higbee, crossing the
st. Louis X. c. &c N. Railway six
and q half miles west Of Sturgeon
and running two and a half miles
north Of that place, two miles north
of Centralia, touching the line of the
St. L. K. C. & N. R'y one mile east
of Thompson Station and running
thence parallel with that road to Mex
leo.