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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

THE CITY DEBT.-Nincty millions is the
figure at which Comptroller Kelly puts the
actual Indebtedness of the city, reducing by
forty millions the sum of one hundred and thirty
millions stated as the apparent debt. Evidently
the Comptroller does not regard this as a stag
ccring load for the financial and commercial
metropolis of the continent, and he believes that
with fair play from the State in taxation and the
coming of better times we would be able to show
how readily the city can relieve itself from its
ohliCatiOns.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

CARVING AT CARNIvAIs is silenced in advance
by the announcement that crowd of children
will masquerade merrily tomorrow night for
sweet charity's sake. That they will do it well
is II forcgone conclusion, and one will have
cause to regret the spectacle but those who fail
to behold it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07
The Municipal Commission Report


In another part of the paper will be found
sufficiently ample account of the report
and recommendations of the commission
appointed to consider the evils of our mu-
nicipal system, and to propose some scheme
of government for tho city that would obvi-
ate or correct these evils. In it's general
conclusions on this important topic the
commission substantially agrees with the
greater part of the criticism of our local mis-
government that has been made on every
hand for some years past. 1t comments on
the greatly increased expenditure; the in
competent and corrupt public servants; the
removal of power from the reach of the peo-
pie, who would limit and correct it. These
are the commonplaces of the subject.
The commission proposes a scheme of
which these are the main points =
Frrst-The delegation of the entire bust
ness of local administration to the people Of
the cities, free from legislative interference
Herewith, reserving to the State its func-
ton of making the general laws under
which the local affairs are to be admins
tered, and also supervision of the manner
of administration.
Second-The appointment of a chief exec
utive officer, clothed with the authority of
general supervision and with the unfettered
power to appoint the other principal execu-
tive officers, except those two (the chief
financial and chief law officers) whose du-
ties Immediately affect the matter of the
public expenditures, and with the power
of removal, subject, however, to the up
proval of the Governor.
Tnird-A Board of Aldermen clothed, as
now, with al the legislative powers, except
such as relate to taxation and expenditure,
and elected, as at present, by the people.
Fo,uth-A separate body, called the
Board of Finance, to be elected by tax and
rent payers, with such powers only as relate
to taxation, expenditure and debt, its prin-
cipal functions being to determine the
amount of the annual expenditure and to
appropriate it to it's various objects and pur-
poses. The assent of this body is made
requisite to the appointment of the chief
financial and law officers.
In other words the body recommends
return to our system Of municipal govern
ment as it existed before the system of COM
missions appointed at Albany, with tho
addition of body especially chosen by the
taxpayers only to have the supervision of all
the financial concerns of the city-a recon-
mendation which recognizes that the great
source of evil with us is the corruption Of
great expenditures, and holds that with
that evil remedied We will get on we'll
enough.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

Herald Storm Warnings In Europe.
The great storm in Europe on the 10Th of
February. and which was predicted by the
HERALD on the 10Th, has been one Of the
most destructive that visited the British and
French coasts for many years. Our de-
spatches by mail bring particulars of the
tempest, selections from which We print to-
day. The accuracy of the HERALD predic-
ton was proved in such a terrible manner
that the English and Irish journals concede
to our meteorological labors a decided tri-
umph. OF course doubt filled the minds
of nearly every one who received our cable
gram on the 18th, because the weather was
unusually fine and there were no local indi-
cations of change. An erroneous impress
sion also prevailed in some quarters that the
HERALD simply cabled predictions of the
storms on the European coasts which had
been made in Washington by the Signal
Service Bureau. While we accord to "Old
Indications" all the credit which his ex-
traordinary success in predicting the
weather in America deserves, we claim for
the HERALD alone all that which attaches to
the success of our storm warnings for Eu-
rope. The calculations on which these pre-
dictions are based are made exclu-
sively by the HERALD for the benefit of
it's readers and of international commerce.
Our meteorological department is conducted
entirely independent of any other in tho
United States. Our predictions for Ameri-
can and foreign weather are based on our
own deductions. We make special obser-
vations through the agency of our repre-
sentatives, as in the case Of those conducted
daily in New York harbor by the HERALD
yacht. The success which has attended our
labors has been marked by the happest con-
sequences, as we have in almost every in
stance forewarned our readers Of approach
ing storms and changes of weather, and
thus enabled ample preparation to be made
therefor. 1t is fortunate that the shipmas-
tiers of Liverpool prudently resolved to ac-
cept the HERALD's warning and remained
safe in port. The captain of the Marietta
alone refused to heed it, and lost his ship,
with four of his crew, within sight Of the
harbor he had rashly left. AS the HERALD
storm warnings for Europe have now be-
come an established and successful feature
in the science of meteorology, we believe
and trust that they will prove the means
of saving many lives and much valuable
property
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

HELLER's THEATRE-PRKsrrpIcirArio
FIFTH AVENUE TnKArRE-LEMosA
wALLACK'S THEATRE Sax sroors TO CoSauxk
OLYMPIC TlIEATRE-JuyESILE OrkKA
UNION SQUARE TnEArRE-rnE DASrcnxrra
NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
EAGLE TIEATRE--AIMgs.
GEKMANIA THEArRE--DrssK MAxrsxx
STADT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NIBLos GAaDEN-ARousp rux woELp.
BOwERY THEATRE SprR ruE GAsLicHx.
BROADWAY THEATRE-THoppsS DowH
GRAND OPERA nousE-rwo oxyHASA
BROOKLYN PARK TnEArRR.-Tux FRENCH srx
BOOTHS TiIEATRE-frYrn AvKSuE.
srElNwAY HALL-CoScwnr.
COLUMBIA OPERA iousE-vARrxrv.
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE isisH DETECTIVE
THEATRE C0MlQUE-vAHgrv.
PARK TiIsATRE-OuR BoAnptse Housx
TONY PASTORS THEATRE VARIETY.
TTvoLI THEATRE-vAnErY.
NEW AMERICAN observation-disclosures
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRkLS.
KELLY 4 Icons MINsTRELs.
EGYPTIAN uALL-sESsArioSAL VARIETY
GILMoRE's GARDEN-wnKsrLrNe
PARTISAN VARIETIES.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The market was
strong and active. There was pretty gen.
eral advance in tho prices of nearly all the
active speculative stocks. Gold opened ut 1O4 %
and strengthened up to los, ut which price it
closed. Government bonds were stron. and
higher while railroad bonds wcrc irregular.
Money was easy at 3 per cent on call.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07
L II IPL e SH e e T
--------------.-. -
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 7, 1877
NOTICE TO COUNTRY DEALERS.

The Adams Express Company run a special newspaper
rain the Pennsylvania Railroad and Its c0nuccton
saving Jersey CITY at quarter past four A. NJ daily and
snnhav carrying the regular edition Of the HERALD far
Nest Harrisburg and Sonth Washington. reaching
Philadelphia Mt quarter past six A. NJ and Washington
\ I ont r.. NJ.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

OWNERS OF PROPERTY near the BOulevarls
made strong protest yesterday against paying
for other peoples pleasures, but they did not OK
plain why the expense of the improvements
should be shared by the city. C., other tax
payers who receive even less benefit from the
new roads than the complainants themselves.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the decrease Of diph-
Iberia in New York will be received with salts
faction; but abstract from the diphthcria
map, under Dangers of Malaria, will neverthe-
less prove useful.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

Mr. Joseph Coburn will be provided with
board and lodging at the expense of the
State il the pleasant and healthful village
of Sing Sing. on the Hudson, for the next
ten years. During that period he will be
more useful, o better behaved and more
law-abiding man than be has been for the
last decade. The extreme sentence pro-
nounced in this case was we'll deserved, and
will be generally accepted as useful lesson
to dangerous class which has heretofore
been too successful in evading the penalties
of violated laws. Rufianisn will be less
mpant in the city while one of its high
priests is doing penance in a chain gang.
Now that Coburn has been summarily dis
posed of it will be well for the authorities
to deal as promptly and as severely with
Sergeant Thompson and Patrolman Sulli-
van, who are accused Of committing brutal
and uncalled for assaults on private citizens.
The ''railroading" process practised with
such good effect in Coburn's case should be
put into operation in the case of these uni
formed bruisers if they are guilty Of the
offences with which they are charged.
IL VIII uooouito POAASC-
NAH is brought to swift punishment
and policeman who assaults citi-
zen is suffered to escape, the people will
soon lose all respect for the law Coburn is
a lawless character, from whom rufianism
might be expected. The police are paid to
protect life and property and to preserve the
peace. When they commit outragcs against
the law the offence is aggravated by their
position. Coburn is VIGOROUSLY bad char
acter and this is said to have helped him to
n severe sentence. Thompson is alleged to
bear q good character, but that makes his
offence the more inexcusable. Coburn, by
nature, knew nothing more than to be a
brute. Thompson has sense and character
enough to teach him that brutality is crime
against society. Both Thompson and Sulli-
van when they act as ruffians not only
break the law but violate a trust. They are
the sworn preservers Of the peace, and one
of them is a high officer of the police force,
next to captain in rank The people are
more interested in the punishment of these
policemen, if they are guilty of the charges
made against them, than in the punishment
of recognized ruffian. They are. entitled to
fair trials, but they should be tried at once.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

POLICE COMMISSIONER ERHARDT's decision
that the frightening of horses is not legitimate
method Of celebrating political victories was in
dorscd by all of his associates yesterday, and
the public will ratify it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

In THESE DAYS Of rigid economy free exhibi-
ton such us that given by the Horticultural So
riety yesterday is as pleasing TO the pocket it
is to the cye-wlich means that the pleasure is
IL. 1I..4a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

From ow reports Ibis morning the probabilities
yrc Uai The ,rcaLtcr IN Ne,r York hIliny mill be
FARMER and cloudy partly cloudy, possibly ,cih
rain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

In SITE OF DOLEFUL political prediction
our government bonds arc going up--a certain
indication that the country will not do likewise.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

MEN VINO Go TIGER HUNTING frequently get
into u bad box but our mournfu tale this morn
ing explains how II bad box got into the hunter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

If 'LooK WELL TO TIE END is good rule
II applies us well to Lent as to anything else so
ladies' will be justified in reading with keen in
tercst our "Vcrnal Fashions"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

II TIE GOVERNMENT can always get rs good
prices for cigars as it did yesterday the regular
dealers will be glad to set it up in the auction
busincss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

OK ANOTHER PAGE Ex-Shcpherd Cowley, Of
thc Children's Fold, rises to explain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

hereafter rule him with q rod Of iron. II he
submits to be bull-dozed now he vii. never
dare to say he has o soul Of his own during
the four years of his term. The country
will watch the events Of the next two days
with intense interest
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-09-22
Death of the Gods in India,

The many investigations into the af-
fairs of India, now going on, show that
the freedom and immunity from religious
coercion which English supremacy has
superinduced in that country is playing
havoc with the old deitics. The people
must for some time have been inwardly
alienated from their gods, so long served
and sacrificed to without returning the
quid pro quo of health and wealth, and
now they are free to abandon them they
do so right and left, and the priesthood
are at their wits end to find new gods
to prop their falling influence. If any
clever American wants to be made god
of, and have u temple. now is the time
let him 60, say, to Nepaul, with a mys-
ferrous medicine. Not that there are
not other promising regions, too, but
Nepaul has been swept clean Of gods,
and the temples are apartments to let. 1t
may be remembered by some that Prince
Rum Bahadur, whose queen, finding her
lovely face disigured by small.po pois-
oned herself, cursed his kingdom, her
doctors and the gods of Nepaul. He
had her doctors logged, and the right
ear and nose of each cut off. He then
drew up heavy artillery before the images
of the gods, and after accusing them Of
having obtained from them twelve thou
sand goats, several cwts. of sweetmeats,
and two thousand gallons of milk under
false pretenses (not even in return saving
his wife from Disagreement and DEATH,
he had the guns opened upon them, and
after six hours cannonsding the deities
of Nepaul were all reduced to fragments,
which no horses or men could put to-
gether again. The power to dishonor
deities that make no return for favors and
batteries received was then possessed by
prince or two; now it is the privilege
of the whole population, and though the
destruction is not quite SO summary as
that of Rum Bahadur, it is going on
steadily.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-09-22

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bay, therefore, think he is To he made
gentleman Ivy the clothes he wears, the
horse he rides, the stick be Carries, the
dog that trots after him, the house he
lives in, or the money he spends. Not
one of all these things do it-and vet
every boy may be IA gentleman. lie may
wear an old hat, cheap clothes, have no
horses, livein poor house and spend
but little money, and still he gentle
man. But how. BY being true, manly,
honorable. Bv keeping himself neat and
respectable. By being civil and cour-
tcous. BY respecting himself and re-
specting Others. BY doing the best he
knows how. And finally, and above all,
by fearing God and keeping His com.
mandments.-Partsh Visitor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-09-22

THE RELIGION OF THE INDIANs.-Col.
A. b. Meachsm, late Superintendent of
Indian Affairs, lectured on the "Religion
of the Indians" in DIR. Burchard's church,
in Thirteenth street, New York, recently.
lie said that all Indians have . religion.
The Modocs believe there were two men
IT the creation who could not stand up
right; that one Was . coward aad eri~d
all the time; and the Gec~i spirit came
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-09-22

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Isart /, ( c,,tioE. A. related in bo,h Engiist
and American hisso.ies, i. however.
purely Apochry phAl. 1t. origin seems t.
i.e ile fact that. many days befcse the
battle of January 18th ,iOT Jackson troops
had been working steadily at the in
trenchments since Christma>D, about fifty
cotton bales were taken from neighbor
ing Hat boat and thrown into line of
earthworks to increase its bulk. About
a week before the assault, in prelim-
mary skirmish, as Walker tells US in his
Jackson and Nep Orleans, the enemy's
balls, striking one of these bales, knocked
it out of the mound, set fire to the cotton,
and sent it flying about, to the great
danger of the ammunition. All the bales
were consequently removed. "After this"
continues the account, mo cotton bales
were ever used in the breastwork. The
mound was composed entirely of earth
dug from the canal and the field in the
rear. The experiment Of using cotton
and other articles in raising the embank-
ment had been discarded"
Again, for eighteen years after this
battle it was gospel with US that the Brit
ish officers at dawn promised their troops
a plentiful dinner in New Orleans, and
gave them booty and beauty as the pa
role and countersign of the day." In
1928, General Lamberth and four other
British officers, who had been engaged
in the reckless expedition, denied this
story, which accordingly has measurably
vanished out of history. The absurd fic-
ton of "booty and beauty" watchword
reappears, however, at intervals in our
own civil war, ascribed to General Beau
regard and other Confederate officers.
Our ancestors, also, used to enjoy the
story of Putnams exploit at Horseneck,
where he escaped from party of Tyron's
troopers by forcing his horse down
flight of seventy stone steps (anothcr &C.
count swells them to hundred) that
formed the stairway by which the vii
layers assembled to the church on the
brow of the hill. This is the narrative
in Peters History Of Connecticut, book
which Dwight calls ''mass of folly and
falsehood." The story of the stairway is
sheer fabrication, founded on the fact
that common stones here and there aided
the villagers to ascend the hill; yet there
exists pictures of Putnam charging down
long tier of steps as we'll defined and
regular as those Of the Capitol at Wash.
ington, while the discounted dragons
at the top pour in volley that does not
harm him. A partial parallel to this
exaggeration may be found in the current
descriptions of "Sheridan's Ride" at
Winchester, a solid exploit, brilliantly
touched up in Buchanan Reads verse,
concerning which last the great cavalry
general is said to have loosely remarked
that ''if the bard had seen the horse he
never would have written the POEM
GdIdry.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-09-22

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