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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-07
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.


FoREIGN.-Gcneral Todleben has examined the
coast of the BOsphOrus. =- Sir Stafford NOrthcOte
SAYS that the British Government is still negotat-
ing with Russia he refused to give further details
- Ninety-One Armenian villages have been plum
dered lDv Koords - Mr.. Fawcett announces that
he will move resolution i'll the British Parliament
regarding the transfer Of East Indian troops to
Malta.
DoMEsTIC.-Ex-Governo Packard has been NOM
mated to the Consulate at Liverpool and Consul
Farchild promoted to the COnsulate-General at
Paris. - Secretary Sherman has called in
s., 600, 900 more 5-2Os in response to sub
scriptIon to the 4 per cents. 80 The House
of Representatives was the alert, yes
terday, expecting a demonstration On the Flor
ida question, but none was made. -
The ship John Clark, of Boston, wrecked on
May s. and two lives lost. 80 The bill incorpor-
ating the Society for the Prevention of Crime was
ordered to a third reading in the New-York
Senate after debate the town funding bill was
ordered TO third reading in the Assembly. "A
bill abOshing the Insurance Department was
introduced in the Senate. TIL observations of
the transit of Mercury in different parts OF the
country were quite successful.
CoSGREsS.-In the Senate yesterday the bill to
repeal the Bankrupt Law was briefly discussed, sew
eraI Senators presenting petitions in favor of re-
tanning some sort of Bankrupt Law; Mr.. Gordon
then spoke in regard to Specie Resumption. and
favored the repeal of the Resumption Act he alluded
to Communism and the patriotism of the South
and was applauded from the galleries several times
the Pension Bill was taken up; one clause of the
bill had reference to the appointment of Union
veterans to the pension agencies this debated
for @ long time and many amendments thereto were
offered. go In the House motion made to
suspend the rules and pass the bill reducing the tax
on tobacco. which was lost by falling TO secure a
two-thrds vote the District of Columbia bill was
debated nearly all day, without final action.
CITY AND SUBURBAy.-The Coaching Club drove
back from Philadelphia time and without acct
dent. - The Syndicate has called for $4,000, 900
more 4ls per cent bonds. 60 Recorder Hackett
charged the Grand Jury about the vile odors.
- The American Seamen's Friend Society
celebrated is semi-centennial. - There were
more incendiary speeches at the Convention of the
American Labor Reform League. - The Union
Theological Seminary graduated forty-five stu
dents. - Two insane women on Blsckwelrs Is
land died from drinking chlOroform, thinking it
was GIN. = Much conjecture was caused by the
arrival of two Russian officers. - Brooklyn
Bridge Trustees considered the question of Rapid
Transit. 80 Gold, 1OOss, 1OOl2, 1OO12. Gold
value OF the legaltender dollar at the close $3.50
cents Stocks luctuating closing strong on account
of manpulatons
The WEATHER-TRIBUNE local obserYati5ns midi
cate cooler and partly cloudy weather. Their
mometer yesterday. So. go, 62o.
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and helped their opponents. The resumption OF
specie payments, now so near at hand' VIII
leave them without a leg to stand on upon
the financial question, out. Of which they hoped
to make so much.
In their efforts to make capital by exposing
Republican corruption and maladmlnlstra-
ton, they have suffered even worse disaster.
The hOpefulness, bOastfulness even, with
winch they entered upon their Investigations,
is fresh in the public mind. The results thus
far attained are well known The chairman
Of the principal investigating committee has
had such singular success in exposing his own
party friends, and has made such notable fall
ures in attempting to catch his opponents,
that he has already become laughing
stock before the country. No man ever gave
his opponents such endless entertainment and
his friends such constant anxiety and distress.
No Democratic orator can go upon the stump
in the coming Congressional canvass with
word concerning Republican corruption, with
out danger of being interrupted by a call for
"Glover" and put down with inexiinguisha-
bic laughter. Their Investigations have done
nothing but kick themselves over. Their own
capacity for administering official trusts, which
they hoped to show in their appoint
ments and the distribution of patronage,
has been bountfully illustrated in their Wild
attempts TO get an honest and capable door
keeper for the House. The result of the last
experiment has not yet fully appeared, but III
the previous ones they only succeeded III
showing that bookkeeping does not keep door,
After the experience they have had In this
Congress, with the triiling amount of patron
age belonging to the majority in the House,
they will hardly have the face to go to the
people with criticisms of Republican admins
tratiOn of the civil service or boasts
OF their own superior qualifications for
choosing Government servants. And as
to their achievements in the direction of re-
trenchmcnt, of which they boosted so largely
in the last Congress, the public is now pretty
well enlightened upon the process and the
practical effect of it. TO cripple the depart
ments and embarrass an opposition admins
tration by cutting down appropriations which
have to be made up afterwards in deficiency
bills, may do for a dodge for single
campaign, but for more than that it does not
pay The people understand that business
now too well to be again hoodwinked by it.
The only effect of the cheese pairing economy
of Tins Congress viii be to disgust the voters
with such an exhibition Of cheap demagogism.
Taking the session all in all, therefore, the
Democrats in Congress can hardly be con-
graduated upon the results of their great on
tcrDriscs. They seem to have been too CONT
dent. And perhaps they undertook too much.
They really have bit one resource left. That
Is to set up the FRAUD cry, and make the
most of it, But they must, in that event.
compose their minds for the denomination OF
Mr. Pidcn in 1850. And no doubt he is en-
tircly willing.
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tween the citizens apd the Board of Health
to a sharp issue. He adds his personal testi-
mony to. that of Chief-Justice Davis ana
Judge Brady as to the prevalence OF the we
odors whose existence the Board OF Health
denies, and declares that he should have
called attention TO the subject year ago II
he had not been restrained by n personal
delieacv which the recent agitation OF the
matter has rendered no longer necessary. lie
therefore reminds the Grand jury that II they
find the members of the Board OF Health TO
have been guilty of a wi!ful neglect OF duty,
tbe delinouent officials may be indicted. by ali
means let the prompt and thorough eXamina-
ron which the Recorder directs be made, and
LET the offenders if they are found to be such,
be dealt with as sternly as less respectable
and cheaper officials would be under like cir
cumstances. The Board has refused TO de-
pand tlial; now let it be dragged into
court, if necessary. Indeed, iC is this attitude
of the Board which gives a sharp sting to
the Recorders alusion TO "the strange pro-
"fcssional course of its members. The
charges made were, in effect, charges against
the personal and professional hOEor of these
gentlemen, and they came from most re-
spectacle source, but they have been ignored
with a calmness that would have done credit
to case-hardencd politicians. The public will
not be sorry TO sec the Board compelled TO
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WHAT NEYTP

Errors and absurdties appear to be unusually
rampant Many halls are hired. asd many elieryes-
cent speeches are made therein 1t is right TO keep
some little record of all this gingcrbeery faulty.
It means mischief, aud might make mischief in a
less intelligent country than ours. The Socialists,
or Communists, or by whatever name the advocates
OF laws for giving everybody everything may call
themselves hold meetings in this city, and gener-
ally m the convenient vicinity Of some gin-mll, TO
which they owe not little of their fer
yid inspiration and prophetic power Lately,
for some reason, they meet frequently and as they
get thirstier with advancing Summer, their
gatherings together will be multiplied. One Of
these social sanhcdrims-just about seventy One
formers were present-met last Sunday uptown, and
discussed the questions whether money values
should be placed upon the gifts of nature, viz,
lands,Innes, and water courscs"-whether working
people should destroy property held to deiraud
and Cypress themi' and whether soldiers
should be neutral in strkesp There was
present for Massachusetts, a missionary OF
misrue OF whom we have heard before-a Nr. Hay
wood, who declared that he would not condemn
the use of physical force, in the case Of the rail-
road strikes of last year." What he did not con
demn. however he said that he would not ndorse.
In short he was for mobs and he was not for mobs,
only his support of them in earnest and his con-
demnaton Of them of no Importance whatever The
main thing to be considered is that these questions
each with possible riot and revolution IN
it, should DO discussed at all. Doubts
about such matters are as bad as deeds. The man
who not sure that there should be such thng rs
property, is quite likely TO turn thief; and no VINO
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II is pretty well understood by this time that
the best way to sell American goods abroad
is not to PRINT pictures Of them in American
periodicals. nor 10 write about them in different
languages in supplements which have to be gwen
away like handllls in order to secure readers
and ful6l the objects of their existence, aud
which even run the risk of never going abroad
at all but OF ending their career In an old junk
shop. Wherever American goods are shown,
instead of being talked about, they are sold.
Where they are notsshown, goods Of different
origin are sold Recognizing this vital principle IN
trade. many of the manufacturers Of the United
States have sent out agents to South America to eX
hibi samples of their wares, and also to study the
habits Of the people in order that goods specially
suited to their wants may he manufactured. This
is the true policy but it is expensive one 20 pur-
she. The return is not always immediate, while
the investment in il is large. The expenses of
travelling agent, who has 10 60 several thousand
miles before he can begin work at all aud then has
TO travel vast half-settlct empire, are con-
siderable. Few manufactures can afford TO send
out agents. The majority of those who long for
an export trade content themselves with the barren
privilege of advertising in so-called export trade
papers, which do not 60 to and are not read in the
countries where they desire to obtain customers.
They pay ont their money and get no return,
whereas N their goods were Shown they would
obtain orders.
II was once suggested that an exhibition build
ing should he put mp in The best port Of China for
the purpose of introducing American wares. Moth
ing was done here, but tho English took mp the
idea and proited by 1t. The question is, whether
that idea cannot be applied in South America az the
present time building for the exhibition and
sale of American goods in Rio Janeiro, for instance.
would give two or three hundred manufacturers
the facilities which they now desire, and the cooper
alive nature of the enterprise would make the cost
to each contributor slight. An enterprise of this
sort is in fact proposed. NEWCOMERS will have to
determine for themselves whether it Is in the right
hands but they must remember that the mctr0po-
Lis Is behind other cities in efforts to expand the
port trade. Mr.. Evarts has opened the way for a
larger foreign tradsby his efforts for reorganiza-
ton Of the consular system on the basis of strict
ar5sptIOn to the promotion of American interests.
An enterprising citizen has done something in the
same direction by improving the transportation
facilities between this port and the empire of Dom
Pedro. These things are useful so far as they go.
But this is merely clearing away the underbrush
and fencing in the field. Manufacturers must them
selves plant the field, and they must do it IN some
other way than by advertising in trade papers
printed purely for export
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stops to think whether way strikers are justified
in pulling up rails and burning stations and
crppling locomotives and who expresses his doubts
suggests and encourages crime. His doubts ara
merely airs, and his hesitation a sham and afieeta
ton. Yesterday there was a meeting and mighty
small one. of the American Anti-Usury Society in
this city. The chief thing which it did was 10
denounce the National Debt as IAN unmugated
yainy." 1t also declared all taking of interest ON
money to be robbery, and the receiver thereof no
better than thief.
In the coal regions of Pennsylvania new
associations have been formed. The Molly
Mcguire Society having become anything but
fragrant in the n0strils of all decent and
law abiding people, we hear of several entirely
new societies. secret and INSCRIPTIONS and plotting
violence under different and innocent names. MANY
of the members of these bands are old MoIlies WIN
have escaped hanging, but who are still determined
TO tempt fate. The avowed purpose of these philos.
ophers is "a more equal distribution Of prop
erty.' They, too, have caught the communists
cant and yell the sociahstic slogans. They,
too, think that property is theft. The
detectives say that they are mysteriously
busy, and require careful watching. In some OF tho
counties, especially in the iron districts, they are
organized az rife clubs, and frequently drilling
by night. Among them are many locomotive eng-
neers, firemen and other railway operatives who
were discharged last year, and who regard with
extreme malice those who took their places.
Popular troubles of other kinds are threatening
The Fenian cloud on the frontier, small as it is NAV
grow greater. The communicated cohorts of
Chicago and of other cities, we have recently
alluded to- The ingenuity Of mankind IN discover.
ing reasons for dissatisfaction, is great and there
may be other secret societies. armed or unarmed.
but all oath bound, and ready to participate
in the social confusion should il come or
to promote its coming. But though there may be
reason for apprehension there is none for alarm.
These secret societies keep their secrets badly.
Mainly, what they intend, their projects and their
plans for promoting them, are as well known TO the
public as 10 their own officers. There is great
show Of organization, but il is of the loOsest de-
scripton. This is always the case with associations
designed 10 violate the laws. There always
those who cannot keep their mouths shut though by
opening them they run the risk of being assas-
slnatcd. Wise men will either refuse to join these
foolish or criminal fraternites, or get ont Of them
so soon as their unlawful purposes are discovered
As for the law-abiding majority, it is enough that it
knows the danger. This time, II will not be caught
sleepiug,
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was appointed to coafer with the projectors of
any rapid transit road TO either terminus OF
the bridge, with view to securing cOntInu-
GUS passage. Ii is evident that the trustees
propose to meet the croakers who declare that
it will take as much time to cross the TlVer
on the bridge as now on a ferry-boat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-07

Affairs could hardly he in worse state at
Constantinople. If Turkey was "sick' when
Nicholas deemed it advisable to provide against
her demise, she is now decidedly moribund.
With a revolt in Roumeha, disorder in
Armenia, conspirators in the palace,
and Russian troops around the capital, the
Sultan must feel that his power is almost
nominal, and that it is a hollow fiction
to assume, as England does, that war and
internal decay have left the Ottoman Empire
as unchanged politically as when European
Powers took it under their guardianship
twenty-five years ago. 1t now seems probable
that If Russia only bides her time Turkey will
be so PROSTATE that 10 power can seriously
assert that she exists as an independent ma
ton.
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The last number Of The School journal contained
long and pleasant account Of visit by the students
of Professor Packard Commercial College 10 IHE
TRBUNE's press room, and of what they saw there.
It makes a mistake concerning the newest and
greatest invention in fast printing, the Hoo
Web Double Press which is natu-
raj and so common that IL ought b he
corrected The great and distinguishing pccllarity
of this press is that Il is in all respects excepting
size double press and that IT prints two TRlB.
UyF sheets from q roll one sheet wide In other
words, the same roll of paper can be used
indilfrreDHy either ON the single or double
press. On the one, single sheets are
printed from IL; on the other double sheets year
ago this would have been considered impossible.
Even yet most pressmen are unable TO see how il
can be done, and it requires rather elabo-
rate explanation of the new method Of
imposing the plates, splitting the sheet
aud doubling the impressions from one-half the
plates over those from the other half to make IL I'M
telligible The striking fact remains. however that
the double press occupies precisely the same space
and has precisely the same width and the same
height rs the single press, aud that II prints two
sheets at once from a roll one sheet wide.
The Board Of Trustees of Columbia College yes
teriay, did a graceful thing. which viii cause
great qualification in many and widely diner-
ent circles. They conferred the degree OF LID.
upon DR.. Fordyce Barker. ct this city, by unani-
nous vote The doctor sails shortly for Europe for
his regular Summer trip, aud il is a particularly
pleasant thing that the authorities OF this
venerable college should have anticipated
the action they purposed taking az the next
Commencement, in order that he might
bear with him the decoration he has 50 nobly Won,
and they have in such timely and fitting way con-
ferred,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-07

While Mr.. Gordon was making a speech in
the Senate yesterday for the repeal of the Re-
sumption Act, the Syndicate made a sub
scriphon for five millions more of the new
loan, thus anticipating the July option four
days after the June option had been taken, and
only about as many days, il is believed, before
the August subscription wilLbe taken Senator
Gordon's speech was Of the old kind, and
would have passed muster in Greenback con-
vention a year or two ago; but, at our present
rate of progress toward specie payments, every
moment that was occupied in its delivery put
it further out of date. Yesterdays subscrp-
ton by tie Syndicate was all that was needed
to make it positively ridiculous
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TRIBUNE EXTRA No. 40, now ready, con-
tans among other things Professor Arnods illustrated Lee
ture Photograph latest Gift OF sent 10
address receipt of 10 cents THE TRIBUNE New
York.
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1t was quite in keeping with Twecd's life
and death that his pOst-mortem surrender to the
city of property of which neither he nor his
heirs could make any use should be set forth
as a virtue. During Tweeds life his steal
ing was simply "politics;' his detection
and downfall were his "troubles" and his
"misfortunes :" on his death-bed, he spoke of
himself as character against whom fate had
had some grudge-he had tried "to do some
good, but had had bad luck" And now
one of his lawyers returns to the city, at
Tweed's request, the title-deeds of the Putnam
County water property, with flourish to the
effect that it is of incstimable value to the
city" Undoubtedly it is but as ii happened
to be honestly the city's property and not
Tweed's, and had indeed been taken away
from him. he is hardly entitled to great credit
for suIrendering the deeds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-07

Yesterday was notable as the day of the
largest receipt of gram ever known at this
port. OF the million and half of bushels
brought in, more than eighty per cent came
by canal.
BY resolution of the trustees of the East
River bridge, adopted yesterday, committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-07

Now that lie Due feels himself moving up
into the Cabinet, smaller LIE Dues are moving
up to take his place. Here is Mr.. Jones, OF
Ohio, for instance, introducing bill for the
appointment of Farmers and StOckbrecd-
Z" ers Commission" which is to lock after farm
stock and their diseases, and draw three sal
aries for doing these medical "chOres." II
Mr.. Jones will add to this bill for COM
mission to hatch chickens by Congressional
districts, or to collect statistics to the prev
alence of Mysteries among COWS, we shall feel
that lie Due has not lived and lobbied in vain.
An attempt to satisfy need which has long
existed is made in the bill passed by the
Assembly last night, requiring receivers OF
savings banks and other corporations TO trans
nit to the Secretary of State, every SIX
months, report of their transactions. Ii
might h. we'll, however, for the Senate
to consider whether the reports of savings
bank receivers should not be made directly to
the Superintendent of the Bank Department,
in whose charge the banks are placed up TO
the time of their going into the receivers
hands. This suggestion was made to the
Legislature in a recent communication from
Superintendent Lamb, and seems to be a good
one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-07

A fair day gave the astronomers in large
part of the country good opportunity for
studying the transit of Mercury. The results,
according to our Geographic adyices, are al
ready conflicting on the main point at issue,
some observers finding the planet ahead and
some behind the predicted time. The observa-
tons at Washington seem, however, strongly
corroborative of the theory that there is an
interior planet within Mercury's orbit. Our
correspondence from HastiDgs-on-th e-Hudson
tells how the planet appeared in transit, and
of the method of observing IT. The difficulties
attending such work are so great that we may
fairly doubt whether certainty will ever be
reached by transit observations through the
methods which are now customary. The
trouble may be, after all, largely due to the
sun being merely a ball of gas, whose outline
is constantly changing.