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The New York herald., 1878-03-07
The international Congress.

Germany, Austria and Russia are agreed
that congress shall be held at Berlin, and
that it shall assemble, it is said, about the
22d of this month. Itappears to be under
stood that no Powers will be represented
save those that signed the Treaty Of Paris !;
but the congress will heed what may be
said on behalf of the minor States. The
treaty Powers were France, Austria,
Italy, England, Prussia, Russia and
Turkey. As Prince Gortschakoff will appear
for Russia on this occasion, Prince Bis
marck for Germany, and doubtless Count
Andrassy for Austria, the meeting of these
three Chancellors in Berlin as nucleus of
a congress will appear suspiciously like
their now famous conference in the same
city two years ago, when they agreed
upon that memorandum" which would
have made the recent war unnecessary
and would have satisfied Russia with
infinitely less reduction of the Sui
tan's sovereignty if England had not
refused to sign it. That will not be
pleasant reminiscence for England, and
perhaps for other reasons it may be deemed
that this assembly in Berlin has "cut and
dried" aspect at which England can justly
take exception. Apparently the Northern
Powers are proceeding on their early opinion
that the congress should be one of Foreign
Ministers, though it has been announced
in Parliament that such an arrange
ment is too inconvenient to be
acted on nv the British covernnant
Thus there is some likelihood of contin-
nance of the unfortunate game of cross pur-
poses which has resulted from England's
refusal to recognize that in q party of five
three is majority. So far as there are any
glimpses Of what the congress will do
it may be said that it is far less
likely that it will seriously assault
Russias settlement with the Sultan than
that it will continue the dismember-
ment of his dominions. It is said that
Germany will propose the annexation Of
Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria and will
favor an English protectorate in Egypt,
while Austria will propose the annexation
to Greece of Thessaly and Epirus. If the
congress is to settle the case Of Greece it is
to be regretted that it does not convene
earlier, for now that the Turks have got the
Russians off their hands they seem disposed
to turn with some fury and with sufficient
force on the Greek insurgents, and they will,
apparently, pour out on these all the stored
up wrath that the Russian conquest has
excited.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

would be premature now because it pro-
vides larger official machinery and more
minute supervision than will be necessary
in the early stages of the experiment. Dur
ing the first year of postal savings banks
the deposits will be comparatively small and
no very elaborate or extensive official ma
chinery will be necessary for taking care of
them. AS an entering wedge the bill intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Phillips, which
is an exact copy of that introduced in
the Senate by Mr.. Ingalls,, might prove
very useful. The system embodied in the
Ingalls-Phillips bill would start the expert
ment favorably, and when the number Of
depositors should become so great as to re-
quire the establishment of a new and ex-
tensive bureau in Washington legislation
could easily be procured for that purpose.
The system would be certain to grow in
popularity with the constantly increasing
amount of deposits. There is no necessity
for erecting an elaborate system for taking
care of these deposits until their amount
outgrows the machinery and facilities
of the money order post Offices. We
should, therefore. prefer the passage by
this Congress of one of the several simpler
bills, like that of Mr.. Phillips, to the prema-
ture erection of the elaborate admins
trative system prepared by the experts of
the Post Office Department. The first i'm
portant thing is to attract deposits in the
money order post Offices. When these be-
come large in amount, as they would GER
tainly become in short time, it would then
be in order for Congress to provide ade-
quate machinery for administering the new
Svgtem
The New York herald., 1878-03-07
The Exorbitant Fisheries Aw.rd-An

The Exorbitant Fisheries Award-An
Interview with Ex-secretary Fish.
The award made by the Fisheries Com
mission was SO enormous that no surprise
should be felt that President Hayes has not
asked Congress to make an appropriation
for paying it The amount of the award is
ten times the value of the privilege. Of
course our government will never pay it.
Senator Blaine's resolution asking for infor-
nation respecting the appointment OF Mr..
Delfosse, the third commissioner, implies
that the latter was an unfit person to serve
ON the commission, owing to his British
bias. Mr.. Delfosse had the casting vote
in all decisions, and if the circumstances
of his appointment made it impossible for
him to be an impartial umpire that might,
perhaps, justify our government in rejecting
the award. But this is minor circum-
stance. The solid reason for refusing to
pay the award is it's self-evident and mon
strous injustice. 1t is so absurdiy excessive
and extravagant that had it been made by
q commission of which all the members
were appointed by our government it ought
not to be accepted as binding Mr.. Fish,
in the interview which we publish, makes
frank explanation of the circumstances
attending Mr.. Delfosses appointment,
but he has entire confidence in
the uprightness of that gentleman's
intentions. And yet Mr.. Fish thinks the
amount of the award SO disproportioned to
the value of the privilege that it strikes him
with amazement. According to the best
judgment he could form half million
dollars, or at most a million dollars, would
have been an ample compensation. The
prodigious sum of five millions would be
simply extortionate if its payment could be
enforced. But it cannot be enforced for
the reason stated by Mr.. Fish. There is no
means OF compelling a sovereign govern
ment to make payments of any kind. TO be
sure, its own sense of honor or its explicit
engagements should bind q government;
but no sense of honor compels any
government to submit to mani
fest extortion, and our government
will violate no engagement by refusing to
pay the unconscionable award of the Fish.
cries Commission. In the treaty of 1871
there is marked difference between the
stipulations relating to the Alabama Claims
Commission and those relating to the Fish
cries Commission. 1t is expressly agreed
that the decision of majority of the Ala
bama Claims Commission shall be binding
on both governments, but there is no SINH
lar stipulation respecting the Fisheries Com
mission. It is not said that the decision Of
its majority shall be binding, and either
government is therefore at liberty to reject
the award if it thinks it unjust. During
the administration of President Jack
son the Northwestern boundary ques-
ton was submitted to the arbitration
of the King OF the Netherlands; but our
government refused, without dishonor, to
abide by his award. Although ex-Secre-
tary Fish does not explicitly say so, it is
manifest from the interview that only q
sense Of decorum restraints him from de-
claring that eur government ought not to
pay the amazing and extortionate fisheries
award.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07
Teachers' Salaries and Incidentals.

Veachefe SnlarAes ana lmc1de n talss
The Board of Education met yesterday
and resumed the work of decreasing the
salaries Of teachers and others for the cur
rent year. In 1877 the total appropriation
received by the Board was So, $500 This
year the total appropriation is SO, 400, 600,
or $153, 600 less than last year. The Board
has reduced the salaries considerably more
than this difference in the two years total
appropriations. 1t has therefore on hand
for the other expenses of the department
larger amount than it expended last wear
on items other than salaries. In other words,
the Board has ground down the pay of the
teachers until it has secured a larger amount
for oil other expenditures besides salaries
than it used in 1877. Is its economy going
to end with this raid on the salaries? Are
all other items of expenditure to be SIM
ilarly pared down, so that the taxpayers
may have the benefit of the saving, or will
the whole appropriation of So, 100000 be
exhausted despite the economy exercised
on the teachers?
An examination of last years expendi-
lures, other than for salaries, shows that
the fuel for all the schools and the hall of
the Board cost S52,Sl This sum. at the
liberal estimate OF SO so per ton, delivered,
would buy more than Is, 600 tons Of coal, or
an average of 128 tons each Tor 125 build
ings. With proper management the coal
ought to have been delivered for less than
So ton, and it is ridiculous to pretend that
any such amount Of fuel could have been
consumed. 1t is evident that there ust be
u leakage in the coal bins and q very stall
wart colored person in the woodpiles. For
books maps and stationery the enor-
nous amount of $685. is alleged
to have been spent AS S162, 900
was expended in 1876 and about the same
amount in 1876 there is evidently as good
disposition in the schools to destroy the
books as to master their contents In repairs
OF buildings, heating apparatus (Which gets
badly out of order every year) and furniture
s15l,O was swallowed up, and '.inci-
dcntnls" come in at the modest total of
s73,673-a tolerably large bite out of the
appropriation, considering that all conceiv-
The New York herald., 1878-03-07
Night Trains on Rapid Transit
Roads.

1t is stated that the Assembly Railroad
Committee have decided to report adversely
a bill referred to them requiring the ele-
vated railroad companies in this city to run
trains every fifteen minutes during the
night. Probably it would be excessive to
compel the roads to run night trains at such
short intervals, but they certainly ought to
be bound by law to give necessary accom-
modation to people whose occupations re-
quire them to travel during the night time.
1t might be proper for the Assembly COM
mittee to modify the bill by providing for
fifteen minute trains up to midnight and
half-hourly trains between midnight and
five o'clock in the morning. But it is neither
expedient nor just to the people of New
York that the rapid transit companies should
be left at liberty to close their roads to the
public at eleven or twelve o'clock if
they should choose to do SO. or. indeed.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

TIE WEATIER.-The depression referred to
in yesterdays HERALD is moving slowly over
the northern lake region and Canada. 1t is at
tended by very little rainfall except OH its
southern margin through the Upper Mississippi
Valley. Light winds generally prevail, except
in Western Dakota. The barometer is highest
Oh the South Atlantic coast. The temperature
remains generally high throughout the United
States east of the Rocky Mountains. Light
rains have fallen in the Southwest in advance OF II
depression moving from Western Texas. With
the above exceptions generally fair weather has
prevailed The weather in New York and its
vicinity to-day will be warm and cloudy, proba-
bly, with light rain Tomorrow coudincss will
continue, with light rains, and be followed by
gradually clearing and cooler weather.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

DR.. Brown-Sequard is In Boston.
The silver beetle Is rotundo.
Now It is called tho forthcoming dollar.
Was Mr.. Hayes when he was Governor?
Gladstone has bI own eyes and o sweet voice
Rcdpa,h proposes to take Ingersoll TO England this
spring ,. -
Hon. E. G. Bailey will become editor Of tAs Boston
Globe today. e..s,l.a.-'
Mrs. KITE Chase sprague 10 said to be more bsauti-
man named Ova has been arrested In Florida He
must be q bad egg.
The Worcester Press wants Sitting Bull for pro-
lessor in Princeton College.
Hon. Z. lockwood Hoar, OF Massachusetts,, 10
threatened with pulmonary disease
Josh Billings is lecturng tour, and now people
have a chance TO hear Josh BillinRsgate.
Rev. DIR. Skinner, OF Cincinnati, likes TO watch .
game OF billiards. Does 1t carrom back to his YOUTH
Nine. Modjeska Is an intimate and lifelong friend
OF Mme. EssipoG, the pianist, whose mother was .
Pole.
Mrs. Jane Grey swisshem now says that Gold
smiths play OF "She stoops to ConQuer'' 10 i'm
moral
Tho old rustic songs Of the provinces OF Italy have
suddenly become popular among Of poetry in
that country
The Cincinnati Commercial encourages Zach Chand-
Ter with tho idea that the copper lining
We hope the coppers arc not hot.
Some Russian peasants believe that whom Hrs ID
kindled by lightning nothing but milk will pot II out
And yet they do not water their milk
daughter of General Rosecrans has died at the
Ursulinc Convent Ohio. Her uncle, Bishop Rose
crans has left home to attend the iuneral
traveller who thought that all Russia was at zero
writes that he was surprised upon reaching Crimean
village last summer to find little boy running around
unatiired 1t was only little Russian bare
In London 800 children annually die by suHocation
In bed the main cause, according TO Dr. Hardwioke,
beng the overkind of parents, and the ccmora-
bic offer many victims as the poor.
Mr. John Hancock Dennis, editor OF the Eureka
tNev, Times Receao, and descendant OF John Han.
cock Is said to have the which the great Revo-
lutionist held IN his left hand while he signed the
Declaration.
Mrs I. Disney, OF Cincinnati, Ohio, now at Austin,
Texas, will give 500 for the restoration OF the
"rwin Sisters" tho brass field pieces used by Hous-
ton at San Jaclnto 80 their place In the State House
at Austin.
Charleston Is. C journals in their editorial articles
are wise In paying great attention to homo AFFAIRS,
especially to sanitary and commercial improvements
This is higher Journalism than bitter appeals
war pTeiudicos.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07
kind of money. Mr.. Kelley Lad spoken on

kind of money. Mr.. Kelley lad spoken on
Tuesday in contradiction of a former good
money speech of Mr.. Garfield, and had as
sailed Mr. Garfield somewhat and the
speech of yesterday was reply 1t was
caustic in its exposition of the mere dema-
gogery of Kelley himself, who was shown
by the record to have favored contraction
when that was popular issue, in a vote in
which he had the company of Mr.. Voorhees,.
of Indiana, and to have been one of the ad-
vocates of the demonetization of silver.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

The probabilities that The ,ceathey M Ne,c
York and lis ricisity today ,ciH be sraym and
cloudy, probably ,ciM light rain. Tomorrow
ciosdfness ,riH continue, seiM light rains, and be
foAo~ed by gradually clearing and cooler aceather.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

able expenditures are otherwise provided
for Have the salaries been pinched only
for the sake of providing more money for
these questionable items of expenditure If
so the pretended economy of the Board will
be cruel injustice to the teachers without
yielding any saving to the city.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07
Il r IPL E SH e E II
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1878.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.-Io
insaue he proper classification of advertisements
IL is absolutely necessary that they be handed 10,
Ictore eight o'clock erc,y ere,ling.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was active and very strong. Gold opened
and closed at 1O1 Il, with few sales during
the day at 1918 Government bonds were
higher, States dull and railroads strong. Money
on call was easy at 8 per cent.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

ANOTHER INSTANCE of philanthropy run mad
Is shown by the organization OF society to re-
dress the wrongs OF tho rcd Indian. No one
thinks Of starting society to redress the
wrongs Of the white men who murdered or
of the other white men who are robbed to pay
for Indian wars
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

OuR YAcHTsMEN are beginning to prepare for
the summer work. The proposition to hold a
regatta in the bay for open boats, in which all
the city clubs can participate, is excellent
one, and it is to be hoped will be carried out.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

AN EDUCATION in oeomargarine is expensive.
A dealer who was ignorant on the subject paid
fifty dollars in of the courts yesterday for
the first lesson
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

any hour OF the day or niBnt.
The franchises bestowed on the COM
panies free of cost are valuable privi-
leges which. if put up for sale at auction,
would have realized quite large amount to
the public treasury. They are given away
rather than sold, because it is desirable that
the people should have the benefit OF
the lowest possible rates of fare and the
best accommodations that can be afforded.
These are the conditions ON which the COM
panies receive the gift and they should not
their violation should be made forfeiture
of the charters.
1t is impossible to understand what op-
position or objection there can be to dis
tinct provision of law requiring the rapid
transit roads to run their trains during the
night. The officers and managers of
the companies declare their intention to do
SO. If they are honest in this declaration
if they do not make mental reservation
that they will run night trains only if they
can make enough profit out of them-then
they certainly cannot object to the enact
AAShS VI q A"W AAhhAdS WHut tAcy dio
quite willing to concede an obligation on
their part. Indeed, they ought to desire
such law, inasmuch as they may not al
ways hold control of the management of the
roads, and their simple promises cannot
bind their successors No doubt Mr. Cyrus
w. Field and others are entirely sincere
when they say, ''of course we shall run
night trains" But the managers who come
after them may entertain different views
and may not hesitate to deprive the public
of the accommodation. The rapid transit
roads will supersede the horse cars, and if
they should refuse to run night trains on
the plea that they will not pay very large
portion of the people would be worse off
with rapid transit than without it. But the
case is very simple one. The companies
are ready to promise the accommodation Of
night trains to the people who have granted
them their franchises. They ought to have
no objection to law which simply makes
their solemn promise legal obligation.
The Legislature certainly cannot object to
extending to the people the protection of SO
simple and so just measure. The refusal
or neglect to pass such law will create the
suspicion that the railroad companies are
insincere and the Legislature dishonest.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

The HE'LL QUESTION turned up in one of the
courts yesterday, and the lawyer who was SO
anxious to be enlightened on the subject lost his
case His clients will probably let him know all
ahouf
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

MIR. SHERMAN opens the silver ball this morn
ing with the announcement that he is ready to
buy all the bullion that is offered.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS dis
appeared in the Hot Springs fire. The enter
prising citizens of that place are, however,
anxious to have it understood that tho springs
are all right and that the hotels and boarding
houses are still numerous
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

The MILKMEN have resolved to send COM
mittee to Albany to agitate the freight question.
If they are wise they will take something be-
sides milk and water with them in their cans.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

AssEMBLYMAN FISH is altogether too curious.
This, mt least, il tho opinion of the Mayor and Mr..
Kelly and Mr.. Roberts, whose opinions he has
requested in regard to the reduction Of the
salaries of the teachers, tho policemen and the
fircIncn
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

VIRGINIA declines toaccept the great telescope
that has been offered her because of her present
inability to erect an observatory. But she is
unselishly willing to pay storage on it until she
is ready to build.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

GENERAL MoTT, of the Trenton State Prison,
calls his treatment of the prisoners discipline"
and not torture" If killing man on u
stretchcr is only discipline it would be interest
ing to know what he considers torture.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

NEW JERSEY has unpatrotically imported a
pack OF foreign beagles to hunt her free born
American hares
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

The WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE yesterday
made several important changes in the wool Sec
ton Of the Tariff bill.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

The QUEENS COUNTY HUNT had splendid
run yesterday from New Casse Wood to point
south OF Huntington, distance Of aboA fourteen
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

IT WAS DECIDED by one OF our judges ycster-
day that foreign city has the legal capacity to
receive legacy if it is so fortunate us to get
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

The SURRENDERs in Cuba still continue, but
the war in this country is as vigorous AS ever.
The New York herald., 1878-03-07

THE ALDERMANIC LAW COMMITTEE will hear
both sides of the steam freight question Satur-
day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-04
srArE cENTRAL COMMITTEE.


LIST District, L. G. Bernard, Hamilton.
I'd District, S. w. Hoffman, Hamilton.
Sd District, =. Hargitt, Butler.
4th District, j. B. Robb, Logan.
9TH District, L. G. Gould, Preble.
9th District, L. M. Nelly, Athens.
7th District, Jno.H MeGee, 0ttowa.
sth District, J.K Newcomer, Marion.
9th District, John G. Thompson,
Franklin.
10th District, H. B. Smith, Mcigs.
18th District, GeorgeP. Tyler, Brown.
18th District, Irvine DUNCAN, Jackson.
18th District, Jas. s. Form an, Noble.
18th District, J.. G. Huffman, Perry.
10Th District, Chas. II. Matthews, Tus-
caravans. ~
10th District, B. r. Nelson; Ashhnd.
18th Dist, let, e. Fl. O'Hagan, Erie.
18th District, j. McConyiiie, Jefferson.
10Th District, jeff. Palm, FTrumbull.
goth District, H. Ell. Hatch, Cuyahoga
The Committee met at the Mel
House on the evening Of the Con
vention, and organized by electine
JOHN G. THOMPSON as its Chairman
The Executive Committee consist
of John G. Thompson, Chairman
NJ. A. Daugherty, Jacob Rheinhardt
and Amos Eberly, of Columbus
Frank Mckinney, of Piqua; A. j
Packard, of Youngstown, and b. b
McFadden, of S~teubenville. Th
next meeting of the Executive Com
m:ttee will take place at Cincinnati
but the time for holding it has nc
been fixed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-04

The many warm friends of Judge
HUME in Preble county, in both poll
tical parties, will be pleased to know
that he received the nomination for
Supreme Judge, at the Democratic
Convention on the 18th of June, and
that too with but one ballot. His
opponent Judge WHITE on the Re-
publican ticket trained for the bar
Judge HUME, in Springfield, and now
for the same honorable position, and
we will just remark here that a mob
Ter, better or purer man than Judge
WHITE, never occupied a seat on the
Supreme Bench. The only thing
that has always puzzled US in his
case, is to know how such a consist
ent man could conscientiously com
NIT his welfare into the hands of
party, that has ~perpetrated SO man.
rascally outrages and pIundered tn
people SO long. We + sorry to g
against Judge WIRE, but like poo
old dog tray he is found in bad com
pany, and will have to suffer the pen
atty, by being badly beaten.