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New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
GIBBON on THE RUSSIANS
Editor Of The Tribune.

uEFUT Ut IFFUUHts
SIR: The following quotation from Gibbons
Decline and Fall OF Roman Empire" is interesting
In connection with the present threatening attitude Of
the Russians before Constannope In speaking OF tho
Russian hostiliics against the Greek Byzantine Em
pire in the tenth century, G.bbon says:
The memory of these Arctic fleets that seemed TO de-.
scend from the Polar Circle, left deep impression Of
terror ON the Imperial City. By the vulgar G: every
rank II asserted and believed that an equestrian
statue the square OF Taurus secretly Inscribed
with a prophecy how the Russians in the last days.
SHOULD become masters of Constannople. In our Own
time % Russian armament instead OF sailing from the
Bary sheues has crcumndvigated the continent o. Eu'
rope and the Iurkish capital has been Threatened by
squadron OF strong and LOFTY ships OF war, each OF
which, with its val scence and laundering artillery,
could have sunk scattered hundred such -
those their ancestors. Perhaps the present genera
tOn may yet behold the accomplishment OF the prede-
tion OF which the tlle Is uuambiguous. and the dato
unquesrionabie. [Aiilmap's Glbbon. vol ". 43i
Nttc- iOrE, March Is, 1878. JAMES L. RAYMOND
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
Hahn Art Pottery Co., Sandy HiH, N. Y. March Is
THE SHIPPING POINT OF GOLD.

TO the EditOr or The tribune.
SIR: In Your editorial to-day OH our FL
nances which consider correct in the MAN, you make
an error In saying that within per cent OF the
shipping point OF goli The fact is are less than q
per cent-4se per & being the shipping point-and
yesterdays rate was Asa. That is cents on 1, or
say 4oioo per cent. As | always read your articles
with interest, want you TO be correct Yours, FL
Nctc- York, March lS 1873.
(iRsrer.-1he London Economist in every issue.
quotes the shipping point at "a 81. Every money
editor in the city reaches the figure. Tho rate
of demand exchanges, as quoted by THE TRIBUNE
and every other the 18th and 10th, was from
81 S7aS 81 s7i2a$4 ss--and not "a 81, as our cor
respondent states. Finally. the use of the term 9
per cent to signify the difference between 81 s7ia
and "a s9i2 though not technically correct is
sanctioned by good usage here ana in Europe. wacre
The precise question is whether the is worth 4s7 o.
4s9 per cent Of the dollar From any.other point of
view il would, Of course. be incorrect.-Ed.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
NIP COOK AND W. C.. PRIME.

THE C,sTEILAN COLLECTION WORTH MORE THAN
THE Brp-MR PRIMES ARTICLES OK POTTERY
AND PORCELAIN.
To the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Mr.. Cooks answer to Mr.. Wm. C..
Primes attempted explanation OF his connection with
tie disposal OF the Castelan collection Is TO mind.
one of the deserved rebues lately administered to
that class Of who claiming authority in art mat
ters when IN truth they have tangible fcothod.
ccpt PERHAPS. pethoric purse and few wishy-washy
adherents. whose not heard outside OF the
YOU tickle me, tickle you crowd think il disgust
ing that should be controlled by sneh men, As a
rule society demands that OF their theorists shall
have some position b. which their set" he given
opportunity of letting of their knowledge on an unof
ending public
II Mr.. Cook Lad only struck In 1 little stronger. think
IL would have saved the most OF this class. and done
them good. hope Mr. Cook will stand by his principles,
and not he hrowbe by gentleman OF leisure in
his efforts to educate the people 10 higher standard
than is taught by Mr. Prime. The ear OF the public
should be given To who have by hard work earned
the right 10 II.
Mr. has not added ,-ythipg to his by
his ISLANDERS on Mr. CaseIlans character. And by the
way speaking OF character it would not be unlnterest
ing to the Museum will do with the
ceSed for admission to the Casten room lunder
stood that the proceeds to toward tae purchase
OF the cohesion. but now that Il Is gone from us who
takes the reccps believe have about $50 invested
there admission and would he willing TO give 800
year, during life. for the privilege OF studying such to
ros gathering the ike (which VIII mover again be seen
In this country.
II Mr. Prime had simply referred to any OF the sales
within the pas; twenty i've years. lie would have
that sale has averaged thing as low his
innate or bid him back to the Berna collection.
sold just twenty years this month, and he will
see what pottery thought Of in those days have
ed from the list Isl pieces, and that the total
reached $4,000 or Sil9 each by au average In tins
sale, there few pieces that were superior TO
the average Ia the Casteani collection.
Ihaye looked up the notes made ut the time OF the
exhibition at the Centennial. as well as in NcwYork,
when | made rough estimate Of the value and find
that the pottery footed up to $4,000 Now, claim to
know little about potery-not theoretical knowledge,
be IL redand assert that Mr.. Casellans price
was not exorbitant. and by proper work could have
beep raised advise that Mr. Prime should be let
alone when an opinion IL wanted pottery. His arii
cles pottery and porcelain o value they
to n great extent, compilation and poor at that,
and practically connected With the art or pottery
assert that would he impossible 10 get any points
from his writings, but what any could have given be-
fore his articles appeared Yours sincerely,
GRO. X. HAHN.
Hahn Art Pottery Co., Sandy AH n. Y. March Is, Is73.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
A BAND OF CoUNTERFEITERs ARRESTED.
CINCINNATI, March 22-Four men and on,

woman were arrested IN this city last evening by United
States Detective Rahbone, charged with dealing In
counterfeit coin. The party consisted OF Casimr Lohr
louisa Lohr, William Osiend0rp. "Dave" Bard aud
Edward T. Smith. They were part OF the notorious
ll Mis's gang. the leader Or which. two years ago
was srnt to the pcniientisry for fifteen years.
MEMpHIs. Tcnn, March 22-Jacob Byhart. OF the
Uuited states Service to-day arrested Emil Krup per-
seimid OF Cincinnati, aud hs brother Robert. OF Mem
pis the charge of la their possession
was found sisi OF counterfeit coin also complete set
Of couuicrieters tools Euil admitted that he had
coined - coo siRce reaching this city, and that he
belonged 10 Cincinnati band Of cOuntcrfoiiers.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
MUsH AND MILK IN COLLEGE.

To he EdifOF OF Ihe IFI6HHt'
SIR: Those young men at Cornell VINO man
age TO live SO chcapiy should b. commended. pd po'
BENJAMIN Franklin In his youth live fer some time 'u
mush aud milk To live in that way requires seifdeu"'
self control aud moral courase-qusli,ies ofchfaec.
not cultivated to alarming degree by the majority o'
college -students and yet essential TO success ~
life that they should be encouraged wherever t"ey ao
found II those young gentlemen should vail untii .a
roul pursue thely studies under more favorable eono
tious circumstan might that would prssenss
them from going college at all. Ono might as wen -
tbnI Rayard TAYLOR should have staii AT boe unii ~
had saved money enough 10 travel In Europe as o'ps,
people did instead OF starting with vcs! s,n''i means"
vIrw it afoot. NJ H. ="
Pcaa raii, ". T., March To- 1878.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
THE CHEATING SCISSORS MAN.
Here We 30 up, UP, up.
Here We 80 down, down. down.
Here We go round. round, round.
March u 1871

To thr Edttor or Tao TPtbhne
SIR: The scissors man Is to the fore again,
entering into hamiets and shaking is fist in the faces OF
timid women. and. as 1t were, compelling them to buy
his worthless He break no law he comes and
asks you to buy his he tells OF bis estates in
Poland which are just substantial as If they were in
Spain and II he is rather energetic his Methods
probably owing TO his sangcine temperament
Sp in case You do poor scissors at enor-
nous price, may he well to try refusal An OPP
peal to police, provided any be within call seems 70
IA We an electric effect upon the IL Is pity tlat
sch man should be encouraged In his depredations ny
success. Do mol he afraid of him. IL you can possibly
help IL nor buy, unless you want 10 be cheated
Nelc- York, March Is, 1873. ANlCHG
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
EXAMINATION OF A BANK RoBBER.

DEXTER, Me-. March 22.--Jemmie Hope,
Alias James Watson was examined this forenoon before
Justice Crosby the City Hall. on charge Of breaking
into and entering the Dexter Savings Bank on the night
Of July 90 1875. and was committed Ia Slooo bonds
sr trial He will he taken 10 the Bangor Jail tonight
Hone was not engaged in the murder OF Treasurer Bar
ron being In the Jail of Haddan. Conn., tnat Time
II IL certain that Hope Of the men who robbed
the Winthrop Bank In 1879.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
THE MAINE LAW.

LETTER FROM NEAL DOW - EDUCATING PUBLIC
OPINION UP TO rDOHIBrTToN MEASURES.
To the Editor or The Tribune.
SIR: like THE TRIBUNE very much. 1t 10
q great many years now that we have been constant
companions have acquired great deal Of invaluable
information from it, besides entertainment In many
ways would rather be without my dinner than forego
The TRIBUYE's regular visits which worth far more
than the COST There great many things that THs
TRIBUNE knows and which 1t doesn't know, one Of
which is the state of public opinion In Maine ou the
liquor traffic. TIE TRIBUNE has kindly intimated to
meas II were ignorant Of it-that the straning of
law far beyond the demand OF public opinion would
evably produce reaction. In all our warfare against
the grog shops have had that truth constantly In
view and SO have been careful to prepare the public
mind for every step in advance In preparation for
the original Maino Law, worked up the public
opinion to 1t In the first place. We have had several
additional acts since, all in the direction Of greater
stringency Tho original law passed In the House
by So to 40; in the Senate Of s to 10 and in
January. 1877. passed act far more stringent
than any which preceded ii, without dissenting vote
in either House. This act prohibited the Manufacture
Of intoxicating liquors. except cider under penalty OF
900 fine and three months In jail for every day In which
dstillery brewery shall run On the 18th March
last the tires let down in all these places In Maine
aud this action has been formally ndorsed by both
political parties In their State Conventions.
The hquOr traffic fingers yet In Mane secretly, In
cities and larger towns carried on almost exclusively by
the lowest and vilest part OF our foreign population and
to extluguish II. You say truly that the
expetent So a COMMITTEE did in 1865 exactly that
when asked for law TO shut up our disteries. brew
cries. and wine factories but ~ 1877 the Legislature did
il unanimously. This year asked for penalties sufficient
to step the Irish whskey dens but do not get them.
Next year we shall try again Don't let THE TRIBUNE for
get that understand perfectly how necessary not
to ovcrstrain public opinion. NEAL Dow.
Portland, Ne, March 10, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
SECURING HELP FOR CHINA.

10 ne Editor or The frt6une.
SIN: Noticing your article on the Famine in China"
in your issue OF March .I5. pleased TO say that
movement behalf or these starving people has been
successfully made IN the cities OF Troy and Albany, aud
large sums being sent forward through the house Of
Oiyphant Il Co.. of China, who transmit by cable. n
their own expense sums sent 10 them for this object
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
BRITISH INTERESTS" AS A PLAY.

SIR: Sir Wilfred Lawson generally makes
funny speeches. lie made OF his best the other day
ut Cockerm0uth. the Eastern question: andthe follow
ing is simply delightful He said the policy Of the
Government might be thus illustrated:
Grand theatrical performance. The piece called Brit
Interests" will he played nigbt for the next
fcr night by Her MJes;ys servants The nrst Lord o,
the Admiralty tHr SMITH will sing Hearts OF OK.
Lord John Manners crowned with iaurels and lilies, VIII
peF .orin the sword exercise Mr. Cross Will dance the
war dance Mr. Caycndish Bentnck VIII appeat IN the
character of a Bashi-BlzOuk. Lord Beaconshcli bim
self Will poke up the BRUSH Lion til be again. and
the Chancellor OF the Exehequer will take the money at
the door. The band VIII play Role Britanua " the
time, and tho proceedings viii conclude with
panorama. which VIII be seen IN the back ground tho
British neeI saili9S and down the Dardanellcs the
singing III cMdius:
Here we 30 up, up, up.
Here We so down, down. down.
Here we go round. round. round. x.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
NOT SUCH A LOVELY WILL AFTER ALL.

70 the Editor OF The Trioune.
SIR: In an article in Thursdays TRIBUNE
on tie Will Of Mrs Aun d. seaman, there were
several errors In the first place. Mis- Seaman had 10
nieces or nephew her nearest relatives wcre cousins
and second cousins Her memory being much impaired
at the time OF making her will, she was persuaded 70
leave most OF her large estate those who mo1opolLed
her attention. and right 10 inherit IL. leaving het
nearest relatives eutirey uupr0yidei for. There 10
neither Justice nor equity in The document. NkkifAs
Ne,r- York, March l6, 1873.
$50: the will which made so many people happy
made some people unhappy. We might have known
how il would be. The will which everybody likes
il seems, Is yet to be made published and declared
-Idl
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
RUSSIA IN 1919 AND RUSSIA NOW

TO me EdttOr or rhe Tribuae.
SIR: In February. 1913, cersain men o.
Liverpool thus expressed their sentiments tosa'" .
Russian people: Be IL thon that set ef hoae.
true hearted Britons fesde ut sowerbys In Rienon1
Square, have paid Into OF our banks sdo no so.s
te aid 70 tho disresses vt thoss OF their brother '
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
ALBANY.
DorNGs AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

DOINGS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
ARGUMENTS IN THE sMYTH TRIAL,-LEGIsLATION FOR
NEw-YoRX--INsURANCE BrLLs-A CoNfEsTED
STAT.
The Senate was engaged yesterday in hearing
arguments Of counsel for and against Superintendent
Smyth. In the Assembly, Mr. Graham, chairman
of the Insurance Committee, reported bills provd-
ing for the examination of life insurance companies
and the appointment of additional officers in the
Insurance Department.. Mr.. FIsh's general
bill for the reduction cf salaries of city officials
was reported favorably. DR.. Hayes introduced
bill for the preservation Of Washington
square as public park; the bill for the restoration
of Thompkins-square passed. Resolutions OF
inquiry introduced relative to the reduction OF
teachers salaries in Ncw-York, and to the elevated
railroad companies The seat for the XIVth District
of New-York was awarded by majority OF the COM
mittee to Charles II. Duell, the contestant.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23
PLANS OF rAMMANY's OPPONENTS.

The Everett House group OF the opponents
Tammaby Hall met last evening, and held long
son business OF public interest transacted
Isports received showed aNenbershlp OF over 400 in
the various Assembly Districts. committee Of seven
appointed to ths details tor public meet
Ing looking to Q permanent organization.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23

The fuo 20 sent distributed BY the American mis-.
siOnarfes st shanghai
concerted movement will be made In this city and
in Brooklyn during the coming week. and II is hoped
that every one VIII be interested. Seventy millions OF
feilow-men perishng Shall we let them perish
God forbid. r. K ANDERSON
Eetc Tort, March Is, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-23

sequent plunder ana betrayal. Dut no; III was not
only the partisans who were seeking leader among
eminent men, it was the common politicians" also.
the men without Intelligence. AT the outset of
the campaign" says Mr.. Eaton. not politician in
five hundred doubted that one of these great men
would be the next President" So that Mr.. Eaton
represents the partsans, the politicians, the men
without intelligence all agreed in selecting and
expecting a President from among their great men,
their widely-known men, the men who had rendered
the country great services.
But the Reformers knew more excellent way.
Instead Of taking great man. an eminent man, a
man who had rendered great services, they thought
il wiser TO take OH trust man who was not known
at all Mr. Eaton saws: "The resolve for re-
form soon declared for the nomination of q
person before unrecognzed by the Nation" 1t is
true that Mr. Eaton is inaccurate as usual. In his
desire to show how tumble" the Reforners were,
how low down they would go for a candidate. he
thrusts Mr. Brisow in as asubordinatein the Treas
ury Department" But Mr.. Bristow was never
subordinate in the Treasury Department to the
worlds knowledge. except as Mr.. Eaton put him
there He was never in the Treasury Department
at all, until President Grant placed him at its head
and made him his own confidential adviser Mr.
Bristow had been Solicit0rGeneral an officer in the
Department of Justice, and second only to the
ATTORNEY General To the "dunce," indeed, thero
seems triAing difference between being at the head
of one department or the heels of another, and IL
would hardly be safe for the common politician" !"
TO make such mistake but "a person Of intelli-
gence may indulge these little antics with i'm
punity. So without further ado let us so on to Mr.
Estons boast that "up to the time that Mr.. Bristow
confronted the whiskcy ring. he had not been
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-03-22

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, that the
l. subscribers have obtained from the Or
phans' Court of Hartford county, Md, Let
tiers Testamentary on the personal estate
of
ROBERT MCGAW,
late of Hartford county, deceased, All per-
sons having claims against said deceased are
hereby notified to exhibit the same, with the
legal vouchers thereof, on or before the
11M day Of March, 1879,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
Given under our hands and seals, this 18th
day of March, 1878
THOMAS II. MCGAW,
CHARLES A. MUGAW,
mh15% Executors.
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ON THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1878,
PROPERTY.
TO WIT ::

TO WIT.
Mule, years old; Heifers, fresh in
June; 25 Ewes, Buck, Southdown; 90 Lambs,
l Brood Sow, II Pigs tour-horse Wagon,
double locks and iron axles; two-horse
Wagon, new, both built by T. Bussey and
ironed by the subscriber; 1 Carriage, new;
Sleigh and Basket, Wheelbarrow, Hay Car
riage, Grain Cradle, Grain Fan, Fodder Cut
ter, Hay Knife, Grindstone, Land Flows,
Plow Castings, Shovel Flows, Harrows, Gull
tivators, Row Marker, Grain Shovel, Cross
cut Saw, Axes, Mattocks, Picks, Forks,
Rakes, Crowbar, Post Digger, Log Chain,
Scales Single, double and three-horse Trees,
Single and Double Spreaders, Cow Chains,
Barrels, Hogsheads, Stage Harness, Lead
Harness, Shot Gun, portable Sheep Racks, Is
acres of Wheat, Corn by the barrel, Bacon
by the pound, Fodder by the bundle, Clover
Hay, Wheat and Dat Straw, new Tongue, 3
large Springs, and many other articles.
The above articles will positively be sold to
the highest bidder, as l have no further use
for them.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums Of five dollars
and under Cash; over that amount Il credit
of months will be given, purchaser giving
notes, with approved security, bearing inter
est from day of sale
mh8 WIN. F. QUINN.
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THE DINGEE g. COWARD co.,

Wholesale Nurserymen West Grove, Chester Co., Pa
Nurseries near West Groye station, b. O II.
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Public Sale.

TTAVING sold the farm on which we re-
Ill side, the undersigned will sell al Public
Auction, on the premises, near Churchville,
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Baltimore Cattle Markets.
MONDAY, March IS, 1878.

MONDAY, March IS, 1878.
BEEF CATTLE.-Trade was more active and
prices generally 4 cent higher than last week.
We quote as follows:
Very best on sale this week. .....5 GQ515 cts.
That generally rated first quality.4 ttQ5 Z"
Medium or good fair quality. 1904
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen & Cows 219@3I "
Extreme range Of prices. 219G5H
Most of the sales were from. 1906
Mich Cows.-Trade is very dull, and prices
at retail are S20045 per head.
SwINE.-The market active. Quotations So
@5% cents.
SHEEP.--Wool Sheep 5@6L cents; sheared
4G5 cents; Spring Lambs S0l211cents.
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Trustees Sale.

IN VIRTUE of decree of the Circuit
Il Court for Hartford county, rs Court of
Chancery, the subscriber, as Trustee, will
offer at Public Auction, at the Court House
Door, in Bel Air, on
TUESDAY, APRIL 9th, 1878,
At II o'clock, A. NJ, all that
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-03-22

j J. English, a hotel proprietor of Chin
cotsague Island, Va, deliberately shot and
killed a guest named Stephen Pollett, for
failing to pay his board bill. A week previ
ously English compelled Pollett to sign
note due one week from date. When the
note became due Pollett was unable TO pay
it, and went to the hotel doubtless for the
purpose of explaining his failure to pay the
money English saw him coming, and call
ed out to know if he had the money. Re.
ceiving negative reply he took gun and
fired at Polett, MORALLY wounding him. He
surrendered, but escaped the constable and is
still at large.
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Mr. W. S. Whiteford said he knew o man in
Lancaster county, who had two acres, on which
was house, blacksmith shop and garden, and
| 1t yielded the owner yearly, from the cultivation
| of tobacco, never less than from $500 to 81 800
| He favored mixed farming One of your crops
will always pay
Mr.. Moores thought we had better stick to old
ways. Farmers are prospecting. They have every
thing good to eat, drink and wear. There is no
cause for complaint and no reason for changing
our mode of farming. If we had started tobacco
growing years ago we would not have had so
many school houses, 1t is a notorious fact, that
Ignorance prevails to great extent in all coun-
tries where tobacco growing is made speciality
The reason is that the children of the poor are
kept at home to pick the worms off the tobacco
VIM. Galbreath also thought farmers should
stick to the old crops, but there could be no harm
in trying something new. Tobacco could not be
attention, and requires 1t, perhaps, when man
it could only be done probably on shares.
Mr.. Munnikhuysen did not believe in going
back into the old worn ruts of our grandfathers
They had exhausted the land raising tobacco, and
it has been improving since tobacco culture
ceased. Corn, wheat and cattle will pay better
than anything else in this county.
Mr.. Webster said he was an old fogy, and would
not wish, as practical farmer, to give up sys-
TEN he understands for something he knows
nothing about. The real keynote of the croal-
ing is Il at during the war farmers got lots of
money for their crops, and commenced style
of living which it is hard to abandon. If we
would go back To the of living of our fathers
we would realize as much money now as ever our
fiji hers did. The secret of success is not to be
afraid use fertilizers. With present prices of
crops aud the expendi ure of the same amount
Of labora- on tobacco, al the end of twenty years
our lands would be in better condition und we
would be more wealthy than if we raised Iobac-
co
The annual election of officers was then held,
Mr.. Johns H. JuGney being elected President, and
Nj. George E. Silver Secretary and Treasurer for
the ensuing year.
The next meeting will take place at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. Junney, on the 18th of April. The
subject TO be discussed is, ''What is the proper
division of fields, rotation of crops and number
of stock profitable on 800 acre stock farm?"
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NOTICE is hereby given, that Thirty
IN Days after the date hereof application
will be made to the County Commissioners
to open public road, commencing near the
Glade, on the road that passes Stansburys
Mill, to intersect the road leading from Mrs.
McComas's Store to Flies Saw Mill, at a
point near Joshua Wrights Store House.
February ODD 1879 n