The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-14
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NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA, 1877.

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NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA, 1877.
NOTICE To COUNTRY DEALERS.
The Adams Express Company run a special newspaper
eavns Jersey CITY at quarter past tour ~ day ana
" ,ne and South 10 reaching
Philadelphia at quarter past six A. NJ and Washington
From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that Mc peatter in Ne'c York. today ,ciA be
clear or partly cloudy cloudy, tollotccd by rising
uinds and temperature
WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The market was
generally stronger, but there was a further
decline in the coal stocks. Western Union
was steady and New York Central stronger.
Gold opened at 1O4os, advanced to 1O4a and
closed at the opening figure. Government and
railroad bonds were generally firm. Money was
easy at 2 "A 9 per cent on call
SOME INFORMATION not to be found in the com
paDy's statements given III court yesterday
concerning alleged 'wircs" of the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company.
TIE LUCK OF THE GOVERNMENT seems to have
begun in good earnest. A capital prize lottery
Agent Comstock last week and deposited in a
United States Court.
TIE CROWDS OF MEN who did not Police
Sergeant Thompson assault the inebriate Cannon
appeared as witnesses yesterday, and the Ser
gcant came out of court with peaceable reputa-
ton which Quaker might have coveted.
The RELUCTANCE OF PROPERTY OWNERS to
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these lifc-saving appliances cost money. The re-
luctancc Of the officials, however, to proceed
against Noncompliance with the law concerning
fire escapes is not so easily explained. Can
money be at the bottom of that, too!
THE CITIZENS GAS LIGHT COMPANY, of
Brooklyn, which u year ago succumbed to the
powerful argument of the kerosene lamp and
made q partial attempt mt reformation has been
backsliding to the extent Of twenty-five cents
per thousand feet, and the dealers in lamps and
oil are rejoicing as if a sinner had repented.
THE BROOKLYN ALDERMEN are to earn their
salaries. The Mayor orders special daily
sions until a. President shall be elected, or until
an election proves impossible. We would sug-
gcst that the plan adopted with reluctant jurors
is very sharpening to the wits, and that Alder
men who are true to traditions concerning their
order would be the last men to hold out long
under such treatment.
HAD Nor THE NOTORIOUS CHoRrENNING CASE
as many lives cat it would long ago have
gone into the dishonorable grave which it has
always deserved. The decision of the Supreme
Court yesterday, however, seems to make it
reasonably certain that this vile mass of corrup-
ton will 10 longer offend the nostrils Of honest
men and kill Legislators more efectually than
natural means can do.
MURDERoUs CHARITY.-In the annual reportof
the New York City Lunatic Asylum the Supern
tendcnt describes "The Lodge of the Black
wells Island building in terms which must make
readers wonder whether this horrible den is
really one of the charities of the metropolis of q
Christian land the torture pen of
savage despot. The cause of the trouble
is one that is common cnough-lack of money
with which to build sufficient accommodations
but behind this is the cruel dsgraccfu truth
that the condition of the unfortunate is the last
matter about which the men who dispose of pub
lie moneys ever trouble themselves. Of all local
affairs which should concern the individual cti-
zen none more impcratively demands attention
than the condition of those beings who have the
double misfortune of poverty and mental aena-
ton, and this Blackwcll's Island disgrace should
be kept before the public eye until the authorities
are shamcd into decency and adequate attention.
THE WEATHER. depression which brought
us Yesterdays rain has passed off the middle
Atlantic coast, attended by rain area which
extended northward as far AS Nova Scotia. Tie
other depression announced in the HERALD has
descended from Dakota into the Lower Missouri
Valley, with light rain and snow on its northern
and western margins, and is closely followed by
n high pressure from the direction.
Another depression is evidently approaching the
gulf coast Heavy rain occurred yesterday ut
New Orleans aud vicksburg. A gale prevailed
in the afternoon mt Cheyenne, and very high
winds in the Upper Missouri Valley. The tenn
pcr..ture has risen over the region south of the
lakes and is very high by comparison in the
Platte Valley. The highest pressure is now ut
the mouth of the st. Lawrence and the lowest
In Minnesota and Iowa. The Ohio River has risen
at pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louisville, and the
Mississippi ut Cairo, vicksburg and New Orleans,
as the HERALD predicted The Cumberland has
r;scn five feet five inches mt Nashville, Tenn.
The weather in New York to-day will DC clear
ur partly cloudy or cloudy, followed by rising
~;nds and temperature. Bad weather may DO
.xpected ON the French and Spanish coasts after
Saturday.