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New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

The financial relations between this and
other countries render the new policy of Sccre-
taIy sherman peculiarly opportme. Doultlcss
he would not have considered it his duty 10
sell bonds for gold for the purpose Of affecting
commercial relations. Ills course is abuHdantiy
justified by the single fact that it is the only
one which promises real progress toward re-
sumption. But il is not the less fortunate that,
in the enforcement Of the Resumption act, lac
finds himself called upon 10 pursue course
which will IN some degree check the tendency
10 export specie 70 Europe in large amounts.
! his tendency has received somewhat less
attention in financial circles than it deserves.
The funding of the debt was very we'll 80
long as foreign investors were content to take
an equal amount OF . per cents IN exchange
for per cents called IN, and, had Che c0ndi-
tion of European markets remained unchanged,
there is no reason TO doubt that the new ~
per cent bonds would presently dave found
such favor that the amount held abroad would
have been not less than the amount of 8 per
cents called bac, from Europe for redemption.
For some months, however, political unccr-
taintics here, ard aftcrVarl lhc apprehension
Of war in Europe, retarded the sales of bonds
under ihe contract made 10y Nlr. Morrill,. 1t
is now apparent tnat a large proportion Of the
$iO,O00OU0 taken "lirm' by The Syndicate
was purchased 10y The national banks, and tlIat
the proportion taken abroad has snli further
diminished since January. The following
shows the amount OF registered and Of coupon
do prr cents taken each month:
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15
TEE NEWS TINS AORHING.

FoRRIGN-The Russian army IL concentrating IN
force between Rustchuk and Nikopohs. - II
GladstOne's resolutions were rejected 10y v''e oi
3J1 TO 223. .- An antI-ltUs5an meeting has oeen
dispersed in London.
DoMEsTIC.-The bids for Indian supplies opened
YESTERDAY were lower than last year; the bids Tor
Transportation were higher. -= IL la not probable
that the Legislature will agree on an Apporlonment
bill -- Both the Now-York and the Buffalo Pipe
Line bills passed the Ncw-York Assembly. -
Destructive forest fires are raging in Nolth-Easten
New-York New-lampshiro, Vermont Canada, and
Nova Scotia.
Cry AND SuBURBAN.-president Hayes, William
NJ Evarts, Carl Schurz. Hugh McCuloch. Cen
Sherman Mayor Ely, aud others spoke at The Cham
Der of Commerce dinner. == Cornelius j. Van
derbilts complaint declares that his brother prom
ised him million. -= Metropolitan Museum
report gave the history of the Ce5nola collections
- In the Custom-house inquiry testimony unia-
vorable to the insuectors was given. -- "A saloon
keeper was murdered and his wife fatally wounded
in East WiHamsburzh. == MIR. E|lis's response
bility for the Third Avenue Savings Bank failure
was investigated -= Gold, 1928, lO7 l07
Gold value Of tho lcpa-tcnder dollar at The close
93l2 cents. Stocks depressed, closing steady at a
slight rally.
The WEATmR.-TEBUNE local observations in
dicate partial clouduess gradually increasing
Thermometer YESTERDAY $40, SO, SO.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15
9noer 10 Aopernssmeius.

AMUssNENTs-3d oags-5th and 9th columns
BANKING HOUSES AND BANkEGS-Ih F0jt-'th Coiulhh'
EOAHp Ahp Rooms Sd PGOe-2d and 30 c".dnih'
BUSINESS CHANCES-7H Face 9th column
BUSINESS NOTICES-iH PGGc-lst columb
DIVIDEND NOuCFs-7h FGge-jth column,
DKI GOoDs-:}d P0ge-2d, 81 and 4th c0iuuns
ANCIAI-7M iCgf-5h column
FINR ARTs-}d Pdyc-Oth column.
EUHSITUkk Sd IdCe-ith column
HEIP WANTFD-Sd Edge-6t column.
HoKsEs CARRIAGES NC.-.l6 PGOe-2d column
HoTELS-3d Td0c-3d column.
ICE CREAM-Gh PdCc-4th column.
IRsTRUCTION-6M Idge e-' - aud % columns
LECTURES AND MEETING 30 Pdgc-Gtn column
NACHINEIY-7M IaCt -GtI column.
MARBLE AND SLATE MANI .~-6h PGFe-1'h coinuh
hAEnIAaks AND DEANS jth IG1c-6th column. 80.
hIsCKLIANEOuS 30 iage-ith column, sac fGQe-oln
and 9th columns
MUSICAL INsrEUNtNrs- 6h PoQe-4th column.
NV PUBLICATIONS On fd0e-lsl columh'
PROPOSALS. 30 PdOc-2d column. , ,...
EEAI tsTATF FoR sALE-CITY-Gm FGGe-3c column :
BRoOKLYN-Gh EGgc-3d column; Con AIEfu ~. ..s -
Sd and ith columns; AUCTION SAIEs-"H iH9e A."
column; TO EXCHANCE-6h 9c-ltA col''Hh'
SPECIAL NOTICES 5h Yd0c-Gth column ., -,
SITUATIONS WANTED MALES-3d PdQe-1 1'l ana 'iu Oo'
umns: FEMAIES-3d PH9e-Jth and ON r"iulhhs' A.,
sIEAMBoATS AND RAILROAD On IG0c-4'h an" ''n
sTTAgEHs OCEAN 6H Pa0e-2i and 81 columns
sUMMER BOAED-7h IuOc-6th column
1EACHfRs-6M PdOr-2d cOiuuIu - 49,,
10 IpT-CITY PROPERTY-6M I0Oe-1 I'd column, b''vN
IYN-6M Page-lth column; Cor V'1iN-nH, iUgss
4th column; APARTMENTS AND UNftkhlshbD i""@'
Sd Pdge-3d column. go, ,
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15
per cents taken each month
sIs.e'n.50o 41L850.5Oo S50.Ooo.O

To appreciate the remarkable change effected
since Dec. ] in the location of tEe debt it
mast be rene bcred that of the per cent
bonds rctEcd between Dee l and May 1, only
$21,379,s5O were registered and $40, 700
were coupon bonds 80 that of the coupon
bonds retired Only 1913 per cent were replaced
by coupon 4l2 per cents But from Feb. to
May l. though $lG,77s,25O Of coupon per
cents were called in, only 4393,5JO coupon
4la per cents were issued As the registered
bonds are nearly all held in this country, it is
evident that sales abroad have almost wholly
ceased since Feb. ], and yet coupon bonds
amounting to $iO,OOO,OOO or $4,000, 900
have been returned from abroad. Until May
the exports of coin were small, and the bonds
were paid for by merchandise. But since
May 1 different tendency appears Calls
have been made for SOOO0,OO0 of six per
cents, OF which over $4,000 900 are coupon
bonds. The dates at which these calls mature
and the amount Of each class Of bonds included
a.,
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

II is probably safe to say that more than
$40, 900, 900 of bonds will come from abroad
within tie next ninety days, in answer 10 calls
made under the Funding act. Unless the pro-
portion Of 4l2 per cents sold abroad should be
greater than the proportion of coupon bonds
issued thus far, we must count upon pay
ment Of about $3j, 900, 600 to Europe within
that time Moreover, it has become known
that $4,000 900 or $1,000, 900 Of the new 4i2
per cents, besides about $500 900 of the new
8 per cents, have been purchased in London
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

The METROPOLITAN Museum Of Art makes a
good showing of its last years work in its re-
port, which is given on another page The re-
cital of the facts connected with the last pur-
chase Of Cypriote antiquities makes room for
an oppOrtme review of Cen di Cesnoia's la
bors for the Museum, which have deserved even
warmer appreciation than has been accorded
10 them.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

DAILY TRIBUNE, Mail Subscribers. $lOper an"A'h'
SEMI-WFTKIy TMBvNy Mail Subscribers - per M
WEEKLY tribune Mail Subscribers. S2per anhuin'
Terms cash IN advance.
Address IHR TRIBUNE. New-fprk.
pe,sons unable 10 obtain THE JRIBuNF an qHp o. me
toins boats or h0t IN irhicht IS usually SOLD "' con-
IN faror b. in f0tmiR0 The obioc OF c a. e""''"Htc
THF sEMI-WEERLY TL1nuNE viii he rGa9N 'hs mon"
as o,clork I'M wrappers for mailing Price tou's
Uptown suyeruscrs con their isycrs Tor lli tt w
,tl 2Ss Broadway st-st or 3O5 " 2adS co" ha a'o
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

A dispatch from our regular Washington
correspondent about CustOm-housc DiscoV-
"crjcs,n printed IN yesterdays issue, has
seemed to tic Commission to contain mae
cmate statements, and to reflect uuluatly
upon the Collector of the Port. We must
confess that we were ready 90 accept
this Judgment of the Commission at
least so far as the action OF Col
lcctor Arthur is concerned. There can be
no doubt that his administration has been a
great Improvement upon that of any Of his
recent predecessors, and that tie mercantile
community generally believe him to bc hon
cstly seeking % administer the Office i'll the
interc sts Of the commerce OF Ncw-iork. On
advising our Chief correspondent in Washing
ton, however, of the memorandum of the Com
mission elsewhere printed, We received at Il
late hour last night the following reply:
Every word OF my dispatch last night about Custom
house Commission was true. M evaporation not q
word to he taken back II the Commission say That the
statements about Collector Arthur unjust md I'M
ruc they do not ten the truth thcmsclycs Wl write
you at length about it, u. L. WHITE.
We must frankly advise the Commission That
this raises an issue which has to be settled, and
in which the pyima tdc;c Judgment is not in
thtH ldFul' IHcfO Is huI man Oh 'H' N"'h-
mission whose capacity for ascertain
ing facts and accurately stating them
so widely recognized and trusted
icy the American people RS is that Of Mr.. H..
l.. White. He may have been misled in this
case, and if he has been, we shall strive to be
the first to show fully TO what extent; but
until something beyond the guarded language
Of the diplomatic memorandum adopted ~ the
Commission can be given, We beg to cay
to them that 10 intelligent newspaper reader
in the country has heretofore hcsitaed to ac-
cept the dispassionate statement Of Mr.. White
on any question of fact, or viii dietrust his
positive assertions now, until further reason
fer distrusiing them is given.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

A is shown by an interesting correspond
ence, print d elsewhere. well-known bank
ing fun of this city is considering the cx-
pediency Of forming syndicate 70 furnish
money to pay the soldiers during the months
for which there is no appropriation. The firm
expressly disclaims any intention of establish
ing an Objectionable precedent by lending the
money to the Government, but proposes simply
q private arrangement with the soldiers.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

Contrary to previous report, the Senate Com
mitiee on AppOrtiOnment is not agreed as to
the representation of New-GOrk CITY and
Brooklyn, the Democrats being dissatisfied with
the concession of the Republicans and asking
even more. There Is evidently to be coniu-
sion of reports in both houses, and it is more
than likely from present appearances that tins
Legislature will initiate the ineiliciency of the
last, and adjourn without passing any Nppor-
tionment bill I'm that case, it is to be hoped
that Gov. Robinson will call back the Iccroant
members and compel them to do the Office
which their predecessors shirked. A duty so
strictly enjomed by the Constitution ought not
to have gone so long mpcrfOmod.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

fling The charges Yesterday, for the
first time since the investigation OF the
Mechanics and Traders Bank, the prosecution
seemed TO be disposed to prove something
MEANWHILE the defense has tended somewhat
toward techuicalitics. The public, OF course
does not want TO see Mr.. Ellis or any other
Official upiustly dealt with; but after so eN-
troordinary a series of bank failures as has
marked the past two years-only one OF the
many banks, if we are not miStakeh peinB
closed by Mr. Elis'S direct action the pnDuc
does want to see all the facts brought out l's
opinion as to his efficiency as a Bank super
intendent is probably already formed, out no"
The important question is whether Mr. hiliS
ought 10 be allowed to remain III that position
The significance of the Chamber of Com
mcrco dinner, last night, lay III thls'-
II was the answer OF the iner-
chants and gentlemen of New-lork 10
tbo malignant babble about refusing
"r.coruitiou" to the President Of the
limited States. This bobhle camo mainly
il is true. from people utterly without
social recognition themselves, but IT
was nevertheless sufficiently clamorons
to assail the public ear After last night, ITS
promoters may ges,iculate as fdntica!ly
az ever, but they cannot be heard.
The Mayor of the City, the oldest
and most conspicuous Democratic mer-
chants, Democratic judges editors, lawyers and
clercyn.en, together with brilliant repre-
scniation Of the usual attendants, were all there
in numbers quite unprecedented to show Their
respect for the President. The Chamber oi
Commerce has not before had so dis
tuguished company at any OF It's
dinners for the last three Federal Ad-
ministrations-if ever. The speaking was
more than usually good, and the audi
cnce was more than usually cntluS-
a,tic; but the really noticeable thing
WAS the company itself. President Hayes made
an admirable impression; and he has reason 10
be proud of what was really tribute to his
character as Chief Magistrate by the mcrcm-
iilo community OF the metropolis.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

The debate on Mr.. Gladstone's resolutions
has ended in the success Of the Government
the House having rejected them 10y 354 to
223 adopting instead Sir Henry VOLTS
amendment, disclaiming any desire to hamper
the Administration. This triumph is largely
due TO the assurances winch Nj.
Cross gave that the Government would
limit itself TO protecting the Suoz Canal, guard
ing Egypt, and defending the freedom Of the
Bosphorus. M. Gladstone has reason, how
ever. TO be satisfied with the result. lie
has practically reassumcd the leadership OF
his party and restored discipline in its ranks.
He has deferred Lord Beaoonsted from any
partnership with the malignant Turk, willie
outside he has evoked public sentiment which
the Administration cannot safely oppose.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-15

If the investigation Of the Senate Commit
tee into the charges against Bank SuFcm-
tendent Ellis should result in refusal Of the
Senate to approve Gov. Robinson'o recon-
incubation for his removal, IL will be difficult
20 say whether he has really been acquitted
or not. Thus far the trial has developed next
70 nothing, principally we imagine because
ot the curious ineilicicncy Of the prosecution.
The only case in which the prosecution seemed
in earnest was one OF the least lml,oi U'ii''
while in most of the Others the complainant
in all of them has had no counsel
and no witnesses, and has seemed con
tent with the mechanical operation OF
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-06-07
FRED. DOUGLASS.
The Speech that so Rolled the People Of
Washington.

In the course of his remarks he drew the
following portrait of the typical Washing
tonian: 1.-The Washingtonian has now a
leisurely air, in no hurry, and looking as it
he had lots of time on his hands. His first
object is to impress you with the idea that he
was, or is, or hopes to be, great man; that
he is gentleman. In walking, his gait is
slow; his muscles do not seem to be of much
use to him. He can do as much sitting as
T .rk. and can spend more time in an easy
chair than any other man on the continent.
lie always carries a cane-walks, rides, sits,
talks and gesticulates with cane, which
is, however, more for ornament than for
use. All Washingtonians wear their hats
over their eyes in a somber, unhappy, and
sinister way, a fashion probably learned from
members of Congress, who wear their hats in
this way sometimes to avoid recognition, and
sometimes because of intent thinking. The
Washingtonian has strong negro pronun-
citation, learned from the slaves. Besides
these there are ofice-seekers of all kinds, and
more people trying to get something for
nothing than any other city in the country.
10 be honest in Washington is to be- consid-
cred fool. Nobody says NO. everybody
says, acts, and smiles Yes.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-06-07
Fattening Animals.

A very common error among farmers,
which needs correction, is the opinion thai
animals may be tattened in lew weeks and
fitted for marke! by heavy feeding, or, as j,
is termed, by pushing. Many farmers do not
think of beginning TO fatten their hogs OF
cattle for early winter market until autumn
has actually commenced. Their food is then
suddenly changed, and they are dosed with
large quantities OF grain or meal. This sud-
den change often deranges the system, and it
is frequently some time before they recover
from it. From observation and inquiry we
lind that the most successful managers adopt
very different course. They feed moder-
atcly, with great regularity, and for longer
period. The most successful pork-raiser that
we have met with commences the fattening
of his swine for the winter market early in
the preceding spring. In fact, he keeps his
young swine in good growing condition all
through the winter. He begins moderately
and increases the amount gradually, never
placing before the animal more than it will
freely eat. With this treatment, and strict
attention to the comfort and cleanliness of
the animal, his spring pigs, at ten months,
usually exceed 800 pounds, and have gone as
high as $50, and pigs wintered over reach a
weight of 500 or 600 pounds. The corn,
which is ground and scnlded before feeding.
nets him, on On average, not less than 81 per
bushel when the market price is five cents
per p0und.-CHrsstsGaa Union
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-06-07
Printing Before the Flood.

A great deal has been said, says the Lon
don Ec1O, as to the inventor of the art of
printing, the period when the invention first
saw the light, and the locality where it was
born. Two or three of these points, how
ever, need not excite discussion. 1t ;s good
while since the remark that ''there is nothing
new under the sum- was made, but anterior
to that remote period-namely, some 1000
years ago-the first printing machine existed
in Babylon! If proof be required of this
rather startling assertion it may easily be
found, for it exists no further off than Trim
ity College, Cambridge. In that place there
is pseserved solid cylindrical figure about
seven inches in length and three inches in
diameter at each end. On the surface of this
miniature cask-like cylinder, minutely and
finely wrought characters are engraved, and
these are ranged in vertical lines. It is, there
fore, striking example of the ingenuity of
the ancients, and shows their method of pre-
serving and multiplying national or family
records. It is quite evident from the indented
letters of the Babylonian printing machine
for such it really is-that some means of ap-
plying pressure to it was in use among the
Ninevite typos" this being SO. the primi-
tive appliance at Cambridge must be said to
embody the identical principle of the news
paper machines of the present day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-06-07
Stealing 1000 Head Of Cattle.
]From the Hamilton (fexas) Herald.]


We learn from gentleman who lives in
the western part of this county, that last win
ter party of men drove a herd of cattle
from Bell county, and kept them for while
in Brown county, near the Hamilton line,
where their herd was added to by a small
herd Of cattle taken principally from that
section. The mysterious movements of those
in control Of the herd soon excited in the
minds of the people living near suspicious
that all was not right. The cattle men,
knowing that they were suspected, moved
their herd in the spring, increasing it as they
went. Some few weeks since several citizens
of that section who had missed cattle, follow
ed the herd, and overlook them about 800
miles west of here. The herd contained
about 1000 cattle, guarded by about thirty
well-armed men. The pursuers identified
many of their own and their neighbors' cattle
in the field, but were told they could not have
them, and were advised to return home imme-
diately, which they did; and now another
party of about fifty citizens of the vicinity
from which the cattle we're stolen have start
ed in pursuit of the thieves, and it is hoped
they will succeed in capturing them, as we'll
as the cattle.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-06-07
No. 80
YOUNG AMERICA.
Fast Young Men i'm New York
(New York Correspondence Hartford Tim

New York Correspondence Hartford Times.
This class of young men IS steadily aug
menting in New York. They will not labor
in any way. 1t was enough tor their fathers
to do that. The family estate is large, ana
are they not entitled to Share OF 1t !! Ana an
allowance Of $3, 600 to So, 900 year is rea-
sonable enough, is it not? They lounge az
the clubs, dine at Delmonico's, stroll on fattl
avenue, play billiards at the Windsor or some
other high-tOned establishment, drive now
and then in the park, occasionally patronize
the opera, attend fashionable paltles and make
love to Laura, and Florence, and Rosetta, and
all the other graces, and at the end OF ne
year find their allowance all gone and them
selves in debt as much more. AS rule, they
are not actually dissipated in the sense OF
being habitually intemperate; but their wine
bills are no small ones, by any MEANS a1S
what they spend for cigars would easily keep
a small family in moderate comfort. K. Il.
Macy, the Sixth-avenue dry-goods merchant,
who died in Paris a few weeks ago, leaving
$500, 600 to his family, cut off his only son
with an allowance of $1,000 year, solely
because the young man had grown SO reck-
less and incapable of taking care OF money
that it would have been 1ulnous TO himself to
give him more. 1t was for somewhat SIM
liar reason that Commodore Vanderbilt left his
second son only 100000 out of his immense
estate. The Nathan boys were also wild and
extravagant, and gave their father good
deal of trouble in this way. Another of dry
goods millionaires had a son now dead, to
whom he gave an excellent educatiea, 'sest
who fell into habits of intemperance, marNek
highty young woman, went abroad with her
and died in poverty and obscurity. There
was moreover, the case of the wealthy and
aristocratic George Hoffman, whose son be-
came infatuated with popular danseuse, fol-
lowed her to Europe and married her, and
died (from fast living) before he was 81. The
list might be extended indefinitely, but to
make it any longer is needless. may how
ever, take space to note the fact that reckless
ness of the kind here in question seems to be
more common among the sons of men who
grew rich during the war than among any
others. Whether this is to be accounted for
on the put-a-beggar-on n-horseback-and-he
will-ride-to-the-devip' theory or not do not
pretend to say; but observation satisfies me
that there is a good deal of truth in it at any
rate. Nearly all rich mems sons are decided
]y free in letting the money fly, one way or an
other; but the sons of those who coined their
wealth out of war contracts are unquestion-
ably ahead in this respect.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-06-07

THE Sun's Washington special says: Mr..
Evarts. in private conversation, has expressed
himself in favor of these four steps in the
commercial policy of the administration {:
First, the restoration of the silver dollar !;
second, the admission of foreign bottoms to
American register; third, remission of all
duties on English machinery imported for
Southern cotton manufacture fourth, the
revision of the tariff, specific for advalorem
duties. He avows himsel in favor of bimet-
allie standard.