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The New York herald., 1878-11-29
The Scotch Foot Races.

Nothing could better attest the increased
interest in athletic contests among Us than
the immense number Of contestants in the
games Of the Scottish American Club yes-
terday afternoon On their new uptown track
Although the course was so narrow that all
racers had to be handicapped, still careful
arrangement caused all to go of smoothly
and to the qualification of several thousands
who packed the grounds almost to overflow
ing. The wisdom of having grounds right
in the city and easy Of access was clearly
demonstrated. If some entire square
could be secured and fitted up with q
good track, purposely for public outdoor
meetings, it would NEE. a general want OF
all the clubs, and could readily be made to
pay fair rental while the Hippodrome
would, as 1t has done heretofore, be the
place for the winter meetings. 1t is pleasant
ia this connection to note that the plan so
common in England of gentlemen throwing
open q track on their own grounds. and under
their own patronage, which was also carried
out so successfully at Rideau Hall by Lord
Dufferin, is being followed here also, Mr..
william Walter Phelps having now in pro-
cess of construction, on his. grounds ri
Teaneck, N. j., a baseball field, which, to
meet the wishes OF the many athletic clubs
in the vicinity, he would doubtless will.
! inalv also adapt to their PURPOSES as well.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29
Raids by - New Corps.

Some disreputable houses were raided
recently by the police. and as the arrests
were made at the instigation Of the Society
for the Prevention OF Crime it is to be hoped
that they will be more serviceabie 20 society
and less disgraceful 10 humanity than SINH
lar ones have been in other days. Hereto
fore the ostensble object of such raids has
been the discoarsgeme Of vice, while the
only tangible result has in many quarters
been believed to have consisted of the in
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

ress of white settlements in their hunting
Secretary sitting in an Office at Washington
in command OF few hundred clerks and
agents IS equal to this mighty task 1t il o
work for trained soldiers operating in large
numbers with the relentless steaiiness OF
late. The whole condition Of Indian affairs
has changed since they were withdrawn
from the army, and the new exigencies re-
quire their immediate restoration TO the
War Department. This would assist in
suppressing the rascality and projests OF
the Indian traders, but il is>indispensable
for carrying ont an adequate Indian policy.
What We Have To He Thankful For.
great deal Of thanksgiving was trans
acted yesterday, although but a small
amount of it was done in churches. Many
thousands of hungry people tasted their
first good meal since year before, numer-
ous families we've reunited for q day, mill
ions Of hard working men and women en-
Joyed one OF the very lew merry days that
busy America allows itself. and numberless
children piled knife, fork and spoon with a
delicious abandon unknown on any other
day of the year All Of these were thank
ful, whether they said SO or not, and the
many loyel-headed people who respect
the Puritan traditions of the day
mentally made up lists of matters calling
tor special gratitude. These lists gene--
ally prove to be pretty long. those who
were competent to be honest with them
selves found great deal in their own lives
that was better than they had planned or
deserved, and even those who had suffered
great Affections could find something de-
serving special thanks if they searched far
enough. In national affairs the most de-
praved grumbler about things as they are
could not help being thankful that we
were thousands Of miles away from other
civilized nations, with their wars and
runlors of war. Agricuiturally the year
has been unusually successful, and in most
lines of trade marked improvement upon
last year is visible. The balance of trade
has turned largely in our favor, business
enterprises have shown new life. aud, better
stllis AcW SuUtAoA duu eAOugA lAC4C AiNa
been no increase in the number of men.
who can afford TO throw money away there
has been more money earned and saved
than in the preceding year, and the ap-
proach Of good times has become visible to
those who know such things when they
see them. TO be sure, the millennial year
seems still little way off, and the croak-
ers call attention to the prevalence of
crime and the fact that Congress is about
to convene; but in spite Of these sad truths
enough Of good has been enjoyed and
promised to justify any one in quoting to
the croakers the dialect poets lines:--
Down on yonr knees an stop your fuss,
An thank the Lord things aint no nuss
The New York herald., 1878-11-29
MUSICAL. AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Lotta opened TO an oyerfowins house in Washing.
ton on Monday night.
Nile Lido. the young Russian prirna donna, will
make her debut in opera in New York NJ the Academy
or Music this evening in Robert"
.'The Toundlings," Miss Rose Lse's Eve act
drama, 10 he produced at the Bowery Theatre on
Monday, December 2, is now in active rehearsal.
"afoiher and SON will be played this evening al
the Union Square Theatre for the lsst tirs night.
o-morrow's matines being the close OF lis run To-
evening The Bankers Daughter will be
presented for the first time.
The group Of trained stations exhibited st Bar.
nuns Circus afternoons and evenings make one VI
the most animated aud beautiful pictures that has
ever been seen in New York. The equestrianism u
Miss Emma Lake is also wonderful
Complains 10 made that. while only standing room.
is announced at the opera. there generally num-
Der Of vacant seats under the control Of specuatas
who charge fancy prices for the same. The CORES
spondents say they think Colonel Mapleson may
easily corree; the evil II lAa desires to do 50.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

GRAND OPERA HOUSEHOLDS.
PAEK THEATEE-Coxrpy EERoRs
THEATRE coMQrE-LoRGAiRs.
LYCEua rHEaTRE-JosauA wElrcoMs
BROADWAY TnEATEE-orro.
RowERy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or 'as.
REV. YORK AQt t.luM-Tnn>FD Itossss
TALLAck's ; THEArgE-ore cara
Union SQUARE THEATRE NoraxR and Soy
ACADEMY OF MCslC--Rosrur IT. DiAvoLo.
BOOTHS rHEATRE-LAss OF LowRu's.
cHICKERING nALL-ArAsr.S NiGnrs.
STANDARD THEATEE-ALnosr A LIFE
81. JAMES rHEATRE--TEs BELLS or CoESEyILrR
GILMoRE's GARDEN-BanSuSs snow
GERMAyIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. KLAUS
FIFTH AVENUE TuEATRE-RicnAKp III
NIBL0's GARDEN--yicIL,STEs
WINDSOR THEATRE-yAniErY.
TIvoLI TNEATRE-yARiNrY.
EGYPTIAN HALL-vARiNry.
ABERLE's AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS.
ACADEMY Of DESIGN-loAy EXHIBITION.
TONY PASTORS THRArRE-vsRu-Y.
BROAD 81 THEATRE, PHILADELPHIA-usoLkD DAN
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

WHILE THE SUNSHINE OF popular favor is
streaming down upon the Marquis Of Lorne at
the opening of his viceregal career in the Do
minion the approval OF his own countrymen il
being showered upon the Earl of Dufferin as an
evidence of their appreciation of his brilliant
administration in the same line Of duty. At
the Belfast banquet just given him he took oc-
cssion 10 say some very kind Things about
America and Americans
The New York herald., 1878-11-29
The CesnoIa Outrage in cyprus.

The outrage perpetrated by the British
authorities in Cyprus in depriving Mrjor
III Ccsnola Of his property and hurrying
him off to cell in the Turkish prison in
Larnaca arises, doubtless, from the habitual
swagger Of the English military officer in
dealing with things not military, but it is
none the less worthy of prompt notice by
our government on that account An
English colonel is made head police
man in Cyprus and straightway pro-
ceeds to send his sub-policcman, who
is lieutenant in the army, with a
gang of Turkish zaptiehs Uhe raw
material of the bashi- -bazouk) TO arrest an
American citizen and seize his property on
trumped up charge which in any case was
matter for civil procedure. The seizure
was made in the most offensive manner,
after brutal scene, and Major di Cesnola
was thrust into a dirty Turkish dungeon,
deprived of all communication with friends
or counsel, where he was left until the mill
tary policeman had time to come to his
senses. Then it seems--and the account
comes to us from the pen Of Mr.. Hepworth
Dixon, an Englishman of unimpeachable
veracity--the colonel-policeman alleged
that Major di Cesnola had acted with
'great dscourtesy." Fine fellows. these
English military policemen of Cyprus,
surely The ''discourtesy" consisted in this
American citizen declining to 60 to filthy
prison without being arrested on q charge
that was false, that was at most civil
charge, and not a matter for imprisonment
at all, and by no chance to lead to impris-
onment in Turkish jail A subsequent
extraordinary attempt to extract from Major
di Cesnola promise to bring the property
that had been seized to Larnaca met with u
rebuke which the colonel-policeman will
remember and which he will also perhaps
call "great discourtesy." Major di Ces-
nola has taken the proper steps for bringing
the outrage before the United States govern
ment, and it is to be hoped that our Secre-
tary Of State will give i: his attention.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29
Lord Lorlc's Journey.

Continuous exhibitions Of loyalty and good
will greeted the Governor General OF Canada
and his Princess on their journey westward
through the New Dominion yesterday. To-
day they will arrive in Montreal, where
preparations on an extensive scale are
making for gyin. them q magnificent
reception. Wherever the seat Of govern
nlent may be Montreal is the chief
city north of the United States
border line, and there the Marquis
Of Lornc will experience whatever IS most
impressive III tie country he comes to rule
in the Queen Of England's name. The dis
tinguished party will remain in Montreal
until Monday and then pursue their jour
ney to the less attractive city CT Ottawa,
which is the official capital. The
young Marquis evidently improves upon
acquaintance, the accounts OF his bearing
and conversation agreeing in their con-
frmation Of the pleasant things said il his
praise by those among whom he has
hith arto passed his life. The dull tone Of
Canadian scenery in this time. when autumn
has completed its work Of leafy denuda-
tion and winter has not come with its
garment Of snow, cannot have very
reassuring effect upon the Princess as to
the natural beauties Of her new home;
but all that spontaneous loyalty. as
seen in decorated railroad stations and
cheering crowds, could do to make her mind
at ease has been the rule Of her progress.
Her Royal Highness, who is said to be m
admirer Of Mr.. Whistler's 'ssymphonies" Of
color, will have ample opportunity to study
that artists favori:e effects in white when
the repular snow season sets in
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

THE CONDUCTOR on the Third avenue road
who so courageously dealt with the rowdies
on his car the other evening is good one to
travel with. If the company were to properly
reward him and their other employees who show
some zeal in the service Of the public the
line would probably have somewhat less en-
viable reputation.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

OrR REcoRD of outdoor sports and anuse-
ments yesterday is long ana interesting. Pigeon
matches. pedestrianism, rifle shooting, football
contests. running races fox hunting aud various
otler exercises attracted thousands OF persons
TO different points in and around the city Per-
haps the most amusing picturesque and exciting
Of ell these manly sports was the old English
university game Of ''hares and hounds atstort
Washiugto and in Westchester county.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

REvIvALIsT MURPHY had a magnificent meet
ing yesterday morning. It is not altogether
certain whether the oratory Of Murphy or the
free lunch he provided was the attraction
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

AS Soon AS OLEARY shall have finished little
stroll Of four hundred miles he announces his
readiness to meet Campana. The match prom
Uses to he an interesting one.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

IT Is A DISGRACE to the administration of
justice in Tennessee and in Kentucky that the
Rogers-Caywood party, the fendish mn,derers
of jackson, should thus far have escaped arrest.
The place of their concealment is well known,
but the murderers are said to have bribed the
officials charged with their capture.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

II Mn. TALMlGE were compelled TO live for a
month SO ON tue Thanksgiving fare OF slice
of conttntmcnt dressed with the sauce OF u cheer
tul spirit, which he suggested to his congrega-
ton yesterday, he would hardly be III mood to
run around this city mt midnight.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

The probabilities are that The accothes' in Nep
York aud IFS riciniiy today riH be cold and
partly cloudy fair. To-no,ro,c The same
dilioas likely 10 p'erGii folloaced By rise in
iempeTuture.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

THE SEIZURE of one of our vessels by q Chilian
cruiser means not war, but in all probability q
big le.ici: III the Chian Treasury.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

TIE NEAIuLR.-Thc area of low barometer
now oyeries the extreme northeastern districts,
having moved rapidly from the Central Valley
districts during yesterday. The pressure has
fallen slightly in the northwest, but there
as yet no indications of any disturbance in that
region. In the Central Valley, South Atlantic
and Gulf coast districts the barometer is high.
Il is highest over the eastern Gulf. Rain has
fallen in the lower lake regions the Middle
Atlantic and New England States. In all the other
districts clear weather has generally prevailed.
The winds have been fresh to brisk the At
lantic coast aud in the eastern Gulf, brisk ia the
lake regions and the northwest, aud generally
light elsewhere. The temperature has risen
decidedly on the Atlantic aud Gulf coasts, has
been variable in the northern lake region and
has fallen elsewhere. Brisk winds are likely to
continue over the coast districts north Of Cape
Hatteras during the next few days. The
weather has become very severe throughout the
western coasts Of the British Islands. Strong
northeast gales are blowing and the tempers-
ture is very low. This storm was cabied by the
HERALD Weather Bureau on the I'D to arrive
on the British Islands about the 9th. The
weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
will be cold and partly cloudy or fair. To-
morrow tic same conditions are likely TO pre-.
vail. followed BY = rise In temperature
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

SECRETARY THOMPSON is authority Tor the
assertion that We are not, after all. ~
badly Off for navy. Twenty-seven cruising
ships, one steamboat and five sailing vessels,
making thirty three III all, are now in commits
sion. In addition there are ak ships which
could he fitted out in few months and thirteen
are being repaired. II the appropriations for
the coming year are not reduced below their
present limit these nineteen vessels will be
shortly ready for seq, and the effective cruising
force will thus be brought up TO ffty-two. Ii
orr fifteen monitors and two torpedo boats
be added we have total strength of sixty
nn:. There arc a good many ''iis" about this
statement, but it is the only way we can figure
out anything like respectable naval force.
The New York herald., 1878-11-29
WITH SUPPLEM EN- r,

NEW YoRK. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1878
The New York herald., 1878-11-29

temperature.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-07
Long Railroad.

A Mississippi correspondent of the
Courier journal is responsible for
the following speculative communi-
cation, which may be of interest to
Puget Saunders: There is q great
railroad, which, if it can be built,
will be the grandest railroad in the
world, connecting the old and new
worlds, and thus avoiding all the
dangers of the Atlantic Ocean. My
road will connect the American Con-
tinent with Asia and Europe. Just
think of it, railroad from Wash
ington city to st. Petersburg, with
only forty miles of water between
these great cities of the new and old
world. My plan is for the United
States, Great Britain and Russia;
or the capitalists of these great coun-
tries, to construct this road. Let
the road be built to some point on
the line between Washington Ter
ritory and the British Possessions,
say, where the Columbia river runs
into Washington Territory. Then
let England or English capitalists
build the road through New Georgia
to the point where the Youcon river
runs into Alaska, and then through
Alaska to Cape Prince Of Wales on
Behring Strait; then let Russia, or
the company composed Of the great
capitalists Of the old and the new
World, construct TIE road from EAst
Cape or B~hrinS Strait, 10 ST. Peters
burg. Passengers add freight can be
cain-d from Cape Prince Of 'Wslss,
ADsnea. % East Cape. Asia. iirses-
~ opposite and forty miles sp~Ts,
IN spsesdsd steamers. built asd put
there for that p1rroe and 90 nea
by thss =Fea: ea&ar@nr. wezA not
tass i~ sr@Ba Just InsgTne q txsp
frsza Am@rsca 90 Asa xnA Exrus<.
-~~ssd IN ~FseDas9 exrx. vltA lad
un.s~x ysz xsa vs~aAss~ a Tia uxx.
sx-~Fa f~-v nzssrs-ahszs % fxr @
srou4 D5s~rse Csa~sx- II tks. gr<ss
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-07

Hos 10 Ie~-en crime. - . qoes-
tioe NO. sgitssins the eo4ntry frosa
the Atlantic 81 the PsrIkc. The
Oldest State lesl-la,ures have never
solved the prob4em- Ii Is b-yoni
the kes Of es1zsoa coznzls and the
assusene-s II polins departments
The inventIye senias O. secret ex-
peEss anl defsctive< is n0t oaly act.
l-at utterly assesnaed b. the Gun
ning Of raoaern viIlAlny. The P2sFsi
- noeked. the PRE- - a broken
reed and hssa&nisy S:anis appalled,
Clne. Like lad blssod. J. hereditary.
and ve iehese this y the wbole ~e-
cres IN the Inatier LDnion abi
New YORK swarm with Whole fam
lies Of thieves and mzsdertEs II
Phr~noiogy has done nothing more
for raaankiEsd, II hAs accurately traced
the couformziIon Of the robl<T
braln-cavi,y. The skulls If criminals
are. eunously enough to the IN
thinking gagged a. nearly alike ~ II
they we're cast IN a common natrix
Experts IN the science Of anatomy
can tell the adaptation and probable
contents of an adults head as well
as a dealer can tell the capacity and
contents Of sealed pottery upon
grocer's shelves. An eminent ply
sican once declared that general tenn
permanent and character "were dyed
in the wool" With these facts in
view, it is not difficult to understand
the healthful tendency of the great
Hebrew law-giver's injunction when
he commanded the Children of Is
rael not to intermarry with the hos
tile tribes through whose Borders
they passed. "The seven heather
nations" the Canaoanites, the Hit
tites, the Invites, the Perizzites,
the Girgashites, the Amorites, and
the Jebusites, were practical murder
ers and robbers, and Moses was only
carrying out a divine ordinance when
he prohibited his people from max
ing social terms with such goddess
neiehbors.
In fine, then, we conclude that, in
order to lessen crime we must pre-
vent crime; and, as o fundamental
regulation to this intent, boys must
be prohibited from roaming the streets
oflarge to,rns and cities utter nighfau.
We believe that such a law as this,
duly enaotod and enforced, would
ultimately prove to be the great pan
acea for which the civilized world
has been searching during centuries
mast.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-07

A N svidsoes thaa osr Tssritory,
tskea I'll in I'll. j. sos below the .v-
enee a agricultural countries, -
nay ssase The fsct thsa, althoogh The
Psss<nt se.soa has bsss a excePsioa-
ally dry oee. the crops have hsen by
no means q failure o. the eonfr.sy,
the cosntry - full Of hay, grain,
fruit and vegetables As 20 the re-
qnaremenss of man and hesxt, there
- epoagh for all. with . fair margin
for enerrsney os exports Az very
dsferenf sssse Of sAzsrx exist IN Soatk-
era Oreron and California There.
." Ii never rxsns bot II rO9rs. tina
true InterrresAs,on II which SAVING
= slnply thu, the ses-ons USUALLY
resolve Themselves INTO the dreaded
extremes, either fearful and over
wbslmins eoois. Isdecei ty constant
rams durlng the winter uaonShs. and
bong oOntinas-a. blsgbtins dr0agL's-
Two YEAR a-o. IN CaiIfornla. the
dry season Almost literally burned
up everything save the solla earth.
The 1--we sock. Consisting principally
Of cattle and sheep. ~h1ch Was no,
driven into ArIzOha. died by the
thousand al over Los Angeles county
and vlc.nty Last winter, that Tart
Of the State was blessed with rain IN
more than sufficient quantities, caus-
in= crops OF all kinds TO grow this
Summer abundantly. Farmers have
plenty Of hay and feed but, as
rule. no domestic animals TO con-
sumo the surplus quantity. South
ern Oregon has not suffered so much
as California, and yet, it lacks much
of possessing the compensated eli
matte temperament that SO clearly OBJ
taius with us. To speak in terms
easy to be understood, there is no
danger of starving in Washington
Territory. Among the large variety
of crops of which the soil is suscep-
tible, the farmer is always pretty
sure of something upon which 10
depend for his taxes and the sup
port of his family. Hay, grain, fruit
and vegetables, never all prove
failure. The severest Winter or dry
est Summer never go by without
leaving something in the hopper.
We may advert to this subject again;
in the mean time, let us congratulate
ourselves that our lines have been
cast in pleasant places.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-07

II ss<rss that On OlyDpia dame
- ahout 10 elecsrlsy the f.shissahas
~ossai ~ Hnnoa1c1ns the PnsciPse-
q . RES pl.A fox koldaag up the
skzrts a I.Ase- dre-~s~. vhile walking
tie street We are permitted 10
give . tr1~f synop~a- a The method 10
b. .ao4asa-
Arozni the boesozn Of the dress
oil I< fas.es~-i . border coznpo-<i
a whAs eBecfncsAn~ vould cal sofi
ira eor--. I.asie II the paEc>t lsei.l
and ks-shly polished For the pHr-
g-s-e q dre-s trzmmlng alose. thls
sy-sem ot little sparkling points all
eAoel n er.ee ani beauty the finest
display Il ba@le tnmnIn-. A; q
suS.ail- dsstArcs above tbese. n fas-
t.nsd h4ni q the same material
a. the dre-s or any other arm eoei-,
and 10 this b4nl u suspended a 49,
rles II IL na,e -lectro-Magnets. 30
cOnbecfei with tiny battery, safely
bgxsd and earned IN the pocket.
that they can he instantly charged
or demagpe,izsd by a simple pressure
Of the thumb and finger No sooner
are the electromagnetic charged than
they exert a powerful lifting force on
the iron cores below them, when 10!
the skirt gracefully rises without any
visible agency and remains suspen-
ded as if held by fairy hands, until
the wearer has crossed q muddy
street or stepped into carriage. By
another slight pressure, the flow Of
the current from the battery is cut
off, the little magnets become again
powerless, and, in accordance with
the theory promulgated by the i'm
mortal Newton, the garment relapses
into its normal condition. A great
advantage possessed by this wonder
full invention is due to the fact that
it unites beauty and elegance with
the soundest utility. The battery
takes up no more room in the pock-
Of than an ordinary snuff-box and
weighs less than we'll stuffed porte
monnaie since the return to specie
payment. Our reporter, who, by
the way, is scientist of the first wa
ter, has seen working model of this
novel device and pronounces it the
browning discovery of the nineteenth
century. We understand that careat
has been secured until further i'm
provements are perfected, when let
ters-patent will be taken out for the
United States and the principal coun-
tries in Europe.