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The New York herald., 1878-07-10
AMUSE MEMS.
BEETHOVEN
GILMoRE's

GILMoRE's GARDES-THoMAs' BEETHOVEN
The patience Of Mr. Theodore Thomas in the face Of
the difficulties which no often encounters IN hts
beautiful interpretations Of the music OF The great
masters Is something worthy of all praise. Few
lists IN his place last night with sparse audience
and that evidently did not altogether
understand or enjoy tho severely cassL
cal character of mis- selections. albeit they
were among the BEST would have maintained
u purely professional enthusiasm until tho end. yet
thore have been fcw among the "ciassca evenings"
OF the season at Gmorcs Garden whcn the orchestra
have performed with moro exquisite taste or salsfed
the cultured appreciation Of those who assembled to
enjoy the grand measures OF Beethoven. The pro.
gramme comprised the following selections: :--Ale-
grct,o, "Gratulations Monuett" '.Deutsche Iaaze."
.'Equale" for four tromoones (Messrs. CAppa Saul,
Le,sch aud L,ste nannl symphony, No 8.
R",s.n RH's xa4es Assf 81 AsssS s.s
sep,et.; Overture, "Leonoss No 81" Fsniasio Caprcs
Vieuxtemps; Roctatve and Romance, "Quando Ia
.,;s SER a SaS'a0:" Loa,ss asr vs,a N xs,eS On;
Strausa
The vocalist OF tho occasion was Mr.. Ch. Tritsch,
the tenor Tor whom II was reserved 70 represent thu
tender passages OF ''Adelade u d the reetatvc aud
ronauxi "Quando Ia ssre al Dlaciao'' (Louiss Micr
by verdi La both OF these Mr.. Frltsch laDorod
undor the disadvantages that attach 10 ondeavor
TO convey gentle expressions IN vast space whsro
tue incest modulations arc absorbed, and the only
misfortune oi tho arItst was the CONSCIOUSNESS
that ho not fully hoard. In tho prcscut Instance
the singer showed mis- 1nc powers chiefly TO tho low
in front 0i the platform, but on the recalls
that greeted his efforts ho have been satisfied
tna, by those most Interested no was not msu undsr-
stood. In brici he sang admirably Tho "Eqaale Tor
tour tromhones. ny Messrs. Cappa, SAUL Letsch and
Iistemann, WAS among the gems OF tho evening:
but It must be confessed that when tho music VI
Vieuxtemps and fou nd uterauce ut the cleso
tho pubic enjoyed the change anu the musicians
themselves went home satisfied with tho bone tction
II Is mp possible to commend Mr.. Thomas for nis
Efforts elevate the musical standard the people,
yet II must be music blindness his part when ho
fails recognize iaot that the gbt and ary
the Italian aud French schools, with occasional
introduction of that whlch may be designated ~
purely classical and intellectual Is that which Is bost
Understood and most applauded.
The programme announced Tor this evening is much
more varied tnan that Of last night ana includes
many choice ana popular selections. Miss Saihe
Reber viii repeat tbs shadow Song from "Dinossh"
und sing several ballads.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

The Work of the Potter Comm ittee.
An occasional correspondent Of the HERALD
has taken the trouble to examine the whole
of the testimony taken by the Potter Com
mittee, and gives elsewhere briefly the facts
which he thinks have been established
so far.
He appears to us to have overlooked one
notable fact-namely, that the witnesses
examined by the committee are all republi-
cans. So far as we remember the commit
tee has not had before it single witness of
the least importance who was not MEM
Der, and prominent member, of the
republican party. When. it is said,
therefore, that the committees witnesses
are pack Of liars and perjurers-
an assertion which is not far from the
truth this melancholy fact remains, that
they are all Southern republican politicians.
These are the men on whose behalf the
Northern voters were in 1876 besought to
stand by the old flag they were the
heroes and martyrs, the loyal citizens, the
gallant upholders of human rights the
Southern Unionists, to protect whom emil
nent republicans in the last general cleo
tion waved the bloody shirt in every North
ern State. To-day they are denounced,
and justly, as set OF perjured, un-
scrupulous and vulgar political trick
sters, and their own sworn tes.i-
mony, if it proves nothing else, shows
conclusively that they used their power
over the electoral votes of Florida and
Louisiana solely to get themselves ''taken
care Of" and were ready to bargain with
both sides and to give the electoral votes to
the highest bidders, preferring the republic
cans only, it seems, because they had less
confidence in democratic promises.
That much at any rate is proved and we
wish we could say that here the scandal
stopped. Unfortunately it goes fur
ther, for it has been discovered
that almost every man thus disreputably
connected with these election affairs has
Our correspondent gives long list Of their
names, and confesses that as to Louisiana
he has not by any means completed the
tale. This is one of the most unpleasant
features of the whole abominable and
disgraccful business. 1t is not easy to
read over with patience this list of rogues
stuffed into public offices. Granted that
President Hayes believed that the count in
Florida and Louisiana was honest MS the
day, these men still had no claims for ere
ward )" there was no reason tor ''taking
care Of them" and their own course and all
the recent developments show that they
were conspicuously unfit for public honor
and Office under any decent system of ap-
pointments.
Secretary Sherman writes to Mr.. Potter
that he is now ready to submit list Of
witnesses who will repel the charges made
against him. The only charge made against
him so fur is that he wrote letter to Ander-
son and Weber. This charge would not
have stood moment against his own
denial, but he declined to deny. We trust
the committee will summon him and give
him another opportunity, and will at the
same time ask him for the letters from
Anderson and Mrs. jerks which he says he
has in his possession, and which will con-
vict Anderson of perjury. Mr.. Sherman
seems to the public to have wilfully trifed
with his reputation in this matter.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10
The Eight Hour Law-The Attorney
Generaps Decision.


There has been dispute between the
Secretary of the Navy and some of the
workmen in navy yards as to the mean
ing of the statute known as the Eight Hour
law The workmen held that the intention
of the law was to give them ten hours pay
for eight hours work Secretary Thomp-
son, who is an excellent business man,
with no nonsense about him. held that the
law constituted eight hours q days work,
but did not compel him to pay for more
than eight hours work. The matter was
referred to Attorney General Devens, and
we print elsewhere his official opinion. He
shows that the Secretary is bound by the
construction given to the law by the Su-
preme Court, and that decided, in the case
of the United States against Martin, that
Congress meant to constitute eight hours a
days work, but did not assume to direct
what should be paid for that amount of
work. Hence, the Attorney General holds,
Secretary Thompson is obeying the law
when he gives notice that he will contract
for labor, considering eight hours days
work, but will give additional pay to work.
men who wish to work ten hours a day.
That is to say, Mr.. Thompson is willing to
pay fair days wages for fair days work.
We do not see how any one can ask more
But whatever demands may be made At
torney General Devens shows that Secretary
Thompson is obliged to follow the construc-
ton of the Supreme Court; and he further
shows that Congress, which knew of this
decision, refused at the last session to
amend the law.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10
How ,o Dcaaen che sound.

1t being fact that large portion Of the
noise complained of along the route of the
Metropolitan Elevated Railway is primarily
due to the vibrations caused by the weight
of the trains, and transmitted through the
rails to the entire structure, it is the first
duty of the managers to weaken the force OF
these vibrations, and the method which i'm
mediately suggests itself to every scientific
mind is to place some soft, yet not unelastic,
substance between q rails and the ties.
Fortunately the material Is at hand in
enormous quantities and can be had for the
mere labor of taking it and placing it in po-
sition. We would suggest to the directors,
with our apologies for the childliko simplic-
ity Of the plan, that the American tramp is
just the material they are looking for. His
utter incapacity for work proves that he
has the requisite softness Of tex
ture, while his veracity Is character
lied by elasticity to n degree which would
PROSTATE n whole india-rubber grove with
envy. Great care should be exercised. how
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

SCnwAB's SOCIALISTS denounced Kaiser Will
lam and sy sympathized with their German brctl-
rem last evening. Why do not Schwab and
his friends go home and help them or send %
portion of the profits Of their beer business
The east side socialist cannot understand that
kind of sympathy.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

at home in their houses, and abstain utterly
from the least notice of the parade. That
is the true and most effective way for them
to spite the Orangemen. These would
never take the trouble to parade if they did
not hope to make their opponents visibly
furious. They will lose all interest in their
folly the moment they perceive that the
childish object of it is defeated.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was active and strong. Gold was steady
all day ut 1O0l2. Government bonds were
firm, States dull and railroads irregular Money
call was easy ut . 81, per cent.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

GRAY, whose exploits in the forgery line are
familiar to two continents, will be restored to
Us this week. 1t is not very probable that he
will agnin visit Europe for some Years.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

IT WAS DECIDED by one of the courts yestcr-
day that fifteen hundred dollars is fair prico
for baby. The negligent landlord who paid
the bill thinks it is exorbitant
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

to be especially regarded as the result of
any particular political system. In our
columns to-day will be found an interesting
letter on the aspect OF this disquiet in
Russia
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

II A DECISION in Of the courts is good law
litigants cannot with safety leave the city while
their suits are pending. Few of them can leave
when they decided and the lawyers paid.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

The CrMDRiA and her Russian passengers are
still in Southwest lIarbor, OH the coast of
Maine. The cruisers will not all be ready
for three months-a long time to wait among
the rocks
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

The HEALTH BOARD is again cndcavoring to
convince credulous public that it is striving to
abolish the nuisanccs at Hunters Point.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

THREE THOUSAND TEACHERS are up in the
White Mountains discussing the moods and
lenses. This is what may be called the super
latiye degree of coolness.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

GENERAL MARTINEZ CAMpos has been made
Knight of the Golden Fleece by King Alfonso
for his services in shearing of the heads Of the
Cuban putriots.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

FITZ JOHN PoRTERs Court OF INQUIRY is
upsetting some of the military and historical
theories i'll regard to the second Bull Run
battle.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

NEW JERSEYS BUSGLING LEGISLATORS have
saved Hunters neck until at least November
next. This will give him ample time to get up
q good fit of insanity.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

TAMMANY is beginning to take tender utter
est in the alleged fraudulent naturalization
papers of 1865. All mistakes corrected free
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

The FANCY of the Red Cloud Agency Indians
appears to be turning to thoughts Of scalping.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

JAPAN wheels into the line of progress with q
military academy on the West Point plan.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

A GOVERNMENT postal system is the latest
suggested modern improv ement in China.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

The probabilities are that Mc tccattcr IN Ncp
York aud lis rics,ity to-day wU be and
partly cloudy or fair, piM shorcrs and soutlrcst
to northwest rinds Tomorrow fair ,cea0cr, ,cith
s0uthtrest 10 trest tri,tds.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

BosToN, it seems, is running heavy opposi-
ton to the dog pound All the valuable ami
mails are sent East
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

TIE Gun MEN in session at Newport.
The cu.ious thing about the meeting is that
they refuse to make a report.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

The DIVORCE LAWYERS cannot complain of
the hard times, however it may be with their
clients.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10
WITH SUPPLEM E N T .
NEW YoRK. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1878.

THE HERALD ,riW be sent 10 The address Of
persons going into The country during the summer
at Ae rate Of one dollar per month. posta0e paid.
The New York herald., 1878-07-10

The REGATTA Of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club
was the principal event of that character yes
terday.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-08-08
Fishing on the Potomac.

In the Philadelphia Sunday Post q
writer, signing himself Brother Van"
describes the Fishing on the Potomac
and makes mention also Of visit he
paid our pheasant old-fashioned South
ern village" We make the following
extracts from the letter:
II was the writer's pleasure TO be al
LeonardtOwn, st. Mary's county, Nd
a pleasant old fashioned Southern viii
Iage, situated on the lower waters oI
the Potomac rivera place noted foi
the variety OF sport offered to the loves
Of either the gun or the rod. My time,
however, was chiefly devoted to the
latter and right royalty was rewarded
for nv preference. Arriving there a
few minutes previous TO supper, per
boat from Baltimore, and, making my
self presentabIe, mine host Moore sal
me down to good old-fashioned meal,
with the strict injunction to pitch IN
and make myself comfortable. Full
Justice was done 10 the supper. Alter
which, pipe lighted, was generally
introduced TO the town, and made to
feel at home-in fact, / was under the
impression on going 10 bed that night
that had lived there for years, instead
OF a few hours. Among the many
pleasant acquaintances was one Col.
Blackstone, . genial, whole-souled gen.
tIeman, and a sterling lover Of the gen.
tie art. We, in short order, struck up
"felIow feeling" and the result was
fish for the following morning, the
first CLEAN Of which found us heading
down the bay under stiff breeze for
the ColoneFs favorite fishing ground
some three miles below Leonardtown.
The spot was soon reached, anchor
dropped in thirty feet Of water, traps
slowed away, rods and lines adjusted
and we settled down 10 business.
At this place there is . natural cur.
osIty, in the shape Of a fresh water
spring, about halt mile from the shore
bubbling Up in the midst Of the salt wa
ter. The natives resort 10 the follow.
ing novel method Of procuring fresh
water: They take jug, which il load
ed 10 make II sink, line being made
fast 10 the handle, and q cork lightls
driven into the mouth, 30 which alao il
attached light cord. The jug - ther
allowed to rink. Upon reaching tbs
bottom the cork is drawn, the vesse
allowed 10 GID, and then brought to ths
surface.
The place literally abOunds in hsh-
rock, taylor, sea trout, sheepShesd, sAs
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-08-08

Bosnia, which hitherto has formed
the extreme northwestern buttress of
the Turkish empire, is by the treaty
handed over 10 be administered and oc-
pied by Austria. This dIspoSes Of an
area Of 80, 900 English square miles and
a population of upwards of I .O00, 600.
Austria also receives about thirty square
miles Of territory al the southeastern
angle of Montenegro, so as 10 leave q
sea divided. one portion lying at the
northeast and frontage OF only about
seven miles TO that princIpality.
The accession to Montenegro is the
ether portion forming long, narrow
strip on the southeast, and reaching TO
the sea, with o small sandy landing
place called the harbor Of Antiyari, fl
only for small boats and fishing vessels,
and forbidden to ships Of war Of al Ea-
tions. The area Of Montenegro was
/ 800 English square miles, and its pop
ulaGion about 100, 600; the area OF tins
accession is nearly 800 square miles,
aad the population Is probably 40, 900.
Servia receives the greater part Of The
basin Of Upper Morayia, or Saudiak cI
Nisch. This. although q valuable &C
QUESTION, il not nearly 50 much rs was
transferred by the San Stefano treaty.
The area Of Servia was 1900 English
square miles. and her population !, ,S67 :.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-08-08

00o. The area 81 this accession i up
wards Of 5000 square miles, and The
population is about 90, 600.
R0umania receives the Dabrndia, bit
gives Dessarabia to Russia. The AREA
and population ol R0umania before the
war stood thus: - 500 square miles
and 3, 100, 900 inhabitanGss her acces-
sions amount tC ZOO square miles and
about 700, 900 inhabitants, bit her loss
ii Bessarabia i IN area Of upwards of
!, 800 square miles. and . population
nearly equal to that of The D0hrudja,
which she receives. IL will thus be
seen thai Roumania gains less than
Glitter oF the small Ffincipalities. Rus
sia acquires TIE position Of Bessarahia
which was taken away from her ~ The
treaty of 1856, and mus once more ex<
tends her frontier to the Prulh and the
panube.
The new tributary principality of Bull
garia extends from Sophia and Widden
on the west to Yarna and Silistria on the
east. The area is about Is, 600 square
miles, and The population is nearly A.
100000. South OF Bulgaria, and run
ming In long paFallelogram extending
from near the Little Kara Su to the
Black Sea at Burgas Bay, is the new
province of Eastern Robmella. For
Greece nothing has been done actually,
but the Porte is recommended 10 recsI-
fy the frontier on line foreshadOwed
by the Congress, although not embod-
led in any article Of the treaty. The
Powers, indeed, offer their good serTi-
ces in the event uf the non-agreement
between Greece and the Porte that ap-
pears TO be expected. This frontier
will probably be advanced to line run
ming from the Adriatic shore near the
southern end of the island of Corfu,
across Mount Pindus, a little 20 the
north Of east, TO the mouth Of the Sala-
myria, which, coming from the slopes
Of Mount Olympus, falls into the Egean
sea.
On the Asiatic frontier st the eastern
end of the Black Sea, Russia is TO re-
ceive an accession OF territory with an
area Of nearly 5000 square miles and
about a third OF million Of people.
Batoum, although annexed TO Russia, is
to become free port, essentially COM
merciai, and all the Notifications are 10
be razed. The Alashkerd Valley and
the town of Bayazid, which were an
nexed TO Russia by the San Stefano
treaty, are at the instance of England
restored TO Turkey. This frees the
principal trade route from Trebisond on
the Black Sea by the way OF Erzeroum
10 Persia, from ihe domination and mo-
nopoly OF Russia. The town and val
lev of KoGur, which lie 10 the east ol
Lake Van, are restored to Persia, res
toration which was recommended by
the Turko-Persia Boundary Commission
some thirty or forty years ago.
From what precedes il viii be seen
that the territory alienated from Tur-
key by the treaty of Berlin is, roughly,
n, 800 square miles, or considerably
more than the whole area Of England
and Wales, and the population lost to
her is more than three and halt mil
hons, or somewhat more than the entire
population of London.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-08-08

innumerabsc smaller gradee: We used
Tor bait fgre scgllslrelse6 Egzb. which,
are obsained IN large numbers along The
shcres. The residen; fshegmlea llsa
the hand-line exclusively. Your huu-
BE correspondent eon6ned himself to
his rod, Nhsch weighed about nine
ounees. Inv yards waterproof line Q
ten-l0ok douhie leader one medianl
size Virginia hook. Batting up and
casting s0gre twenty feet from The boat
1 waited Tor the fun % Commence. IL
had hardly touched the water whens
with rush and swirl. my irst Gul was
hooked. : acaFeful play oi ililecn minusRa
with four-ponnd rock - the result. Ny
companion was beating me two to ones
having sha advantnec ul heavier laekleS
and pulling I'll His lib = so0n - hgaA
II would only tire your readers totelk
Of the hsh caught. and ofthc blg fslf
we failed to catch. Nv heaviest was 1
rock, weighing over eleven pounds
The principal run were taylcfs. Nhichs
I believe, are generally called blue fish'
weighing about four pounds. The
sheapshead fshingis very excellent ID
times, to which, however. Ipaid little
attention, eohhniRg iiyseii principally
to The first-named kinds. The best t;md
for general fishing is in September,
when the bay is fairly alive with fshi
Excellent cunning can be had here
in the fall. Duck. woodcock, quail,
and snipe ofall kinds are found In laFgs
numbers--in fact, know Of no place III
Lower Maryland that p6ssesses bets
ter field for. general sport. The hotel
accommodations are excellent; Sl.5O
per day. $50 per month. Boats can be-
had for The asking; help abundant ufh0tie
the fifteenth amendments, who are
thick as black berries in berrying time.
Leonardtown is reached by boat, VIA
Baltimore, leaving al 2. NJ, reaching
destination next morning fare 80,
which includes berth; meals, so centsi
The living is generally good. Mine
host, Herbert Moore, al Leonardtown.
will make you feel at home inStanter.
Colonel Blackstone, Judge Ford, aud
many others will take you in hand, and
will fully instruct you as 10 the favoriiS
fishing points.