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The New York herald., 1878-03-30
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, March 29 1878.
SECRETARY sBERMAN's COMING APPEARANCE
BEFoRE THE BANKING AND CURRENCY COM
MITTEE-AN EFFORT TO SHOW RESUMPTION
IMPOSSIBLE.
Secretary Sherman will be heard Monday next
BY the House Committee on Banking and Currency, a
noon oil that day. The aDti.resumption members Of
the committee will give him a searching examination
% 70 his ability to resume specie payments bc-
tore the LIST Of January next They have posers
70 put to him, which will trouble him, they think,
answer Their hope Is 10 break the effect OF Mr.
eherman's testimony before the Senate Committee
and TO mako him show by his own aud ad-
missions that resumption is for tho present hopeless
number of New York BANKERS Will also be heard
during the course OF In support of tho same
proposition.
THE PURCHASE OF SILVER BUILIoN By THE
GOVERNMENT
Secretary Sherman says that he has made all the ar
rangements necessary Tor full supply what silver
bullion he may need in carry ng provisions OF
the Silver bi he has also secured tho lowest
going rates without being obliged have recourse to
the Pacific slcpe. He also says he takos especiai |
owners OF silver In Nevada Immediately on tho pas
sage OF the silver bill put up the price Of bullion
higher than they willing previously to sell IL Tor
shipment TO Asia, even with freight excluded IRON
the full cost
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LEGAL INTEREST IN NEW JERSEY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TRENTON March 20, 1873.
The action Of the House to-day In laying on the
table, by vote OF 30 20. the motion to reconsider
It's VOTE which lost the bill legazing contracts
Tor rates Of interest above per cent, caused
widespread excitement II indicates that the bill
will finally pass, and that the work of tho lobby
employed by the moreyed corporations has been
elective. 1t Is rumored here that u large legsIa-
tive iund has been subscribed to carry the bill
through A rate Of six per cent would
entail the loss of thousands Of dollars to
banks, insurance companies &C., they
Of course have all thor mortgages out at
the old rate OF seven per cent The last
gubern atorial conventions had each q six per
plank N their platforms The people demauded this,
aud the party that Jailed to obey would have beer
surely defeaied by leas; fifty thousand majority.
Two-thrds OF the people favor six per cent. In ihe
lace OF all this Speaker Egah, In nus speech against
six per cent declared that the panks In tho political
plat iorms we're meant only Tor ounc0mbe. This as
sertion, together with hs nagrant unparamentary
ruling, has made him very unpopular, ana there
rumors that he will be called upon TO resign Next
week the light will be renewed with increased butter
The per forces led by Messrs. Ksies
ana Deacon. OF South jersey and the opposing lac
tion is led by Egan and Colonel Lewis OF HoDoken,
who rs grand-nephew Of George Washington, ana one
OF the largest real estate owners in New Jersey.
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LEGISLATORS IN DANGER.


MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY ALMOST CRUSHED
BY FALLING wALL--A VETERAN KILLED.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 20, lssa
About twenty minutes past two this afternoon the
members OF the Legislature streaming on their way
alter tho Adjournment down Steuben street 70 the
New York Central and Hudson River Depot mar
rowiy escaped being crushed ny a falling wall which
descended upon the sidewalk and pavement. ME-
Grady and ar. Hoianan, oil New YORK, chcc ed them.
selves just 10 time. veteran solder, named James
Batcman, whose papers Indicated that no Was on hs
way TO tho Natoual soldiers Home at Dayton Uuio-
was the ouly victim. HIS oodv ~ss iound nna~r ,hs
fallen duDrls.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE PowHArAN TO BE REPAIRED AT NEW
YORK.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NORFOLK, March 20. 1873.
1t IL now understood that The flagship Powhatap,
OF the home squadron, will DO to New York In
few days to receive set Of new boilers and be gener-
ally repaired ami fitted Tor reception OF Rear
Admiral John q. Howell on the LIST OF July.
The boilers built Tor the new ship Iowa, at the
Brooklyn yard have been assigned the Powhntan.
In the meantime The u OF Rear Admiral Trenchard
will be transferred TO the Plymouth.
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UNITED STATES DOUnr EXPENSES.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
M

TRENTON, N. j., March 20. 1873
Early this week the United states courts this
city closed Tor want OF funds, and to-day Attor
ney General Dsvens tcegraphed to United States Mar
shai Hutchinson asking how. much money necded
to keep the court machinery in motion. The latter
REPLIED so OOO," and Dcvens instructed him send
itemzed draft for $3 600, winch would honored.
Consequently the c0urls VIII be re0penod.
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, March 90, 1873
The resignation Of First Lieutenant Samuel Craig
Eighth infantry, has been accepted by the President
Captain E. B. Savage appointed to act inspec-
tor OF certain medical and hospital property hand
at the ST. Louis Powder Depo.
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DEATH FROM ALCOHOLISM.

Julia Gilmore, Of No. 90 Third avenue, died last
night at Bellevue Hospital from alcoholism. She
had been taken TO the hospital from the Ftysoventh
street Prison but an hour before death.
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TIE ENTERPRISE EN- ROUTE FOR NonroLK-

THE ENTEkPRlsE EN- ROUTE FOR NORFOLK
ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, March 20. 1878.
The Navy Department Is informed that the Enter
prise. Commander Renney lett Pensacola for orfolk
this morning.
Ensign W. Aiderdice is detached from tho receiving
ship St Louis and ordered to the Plymouth. Ensign
George Emmons is detached from the Plymouth
and placed sick leave. Assistant Surgeon RUFUS H.
McCarty has reported his return home, having been
detached from the Marion European station. and has
been placed on waiting orders. Carpenter William
Carter is detached rom the Plymouth, and placed on
waiting orders Acting Carpenter A q. Burroughs rs
ordered 10 tho Plymouth,
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GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, March 49, 1878.
THE HARLEM IMPRovEMENT-NEw YORK REP
REsEnrATIvEs BEToRE THE HOUSE COMMERCE
COMMITTEE.
The House Committee Commerce gave another
hearing to-day tho advocates Of the proposed Har
lem River improvement, aud an appropriation for that
nnrnoss was strongly urged by Messrs. Wood. Bliss
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HERALD SATURDAY 80 s8-wlrH SUPPLEMENT

received by the Secret Service Bureau to-day The
counterfeit, which n very poor one, made Its ap
pearaDce In Lynn. Mass and Is the first counterfeit
that has ever been issued OF the new series oil 1879
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COUNTERFEIT NATIONAL BANK N OLE.

WASHINGTON, March 20. 1873
samples OF a counterfeit Of tho nvedoliar note OF
the Pocaset National Bank OF Fall RIVER Mass. we're
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by law is proh bitcd the intent and meaning
Of tho act being not to enforce any particular system
but to provide for the public by adapta
tion TO Its circumstances and xgences, the metric
system being capable OF indefinite expansion suit
the uses OF mankind In business and sccnce.
The following are the metric tables proposed BY the
bilI:-
MEASURES OF LKNara.
100 pans make a nail
100 nails make meter
100 meters make "a kie.
MEASURES OF SURFACE.
10000 square meters make great acre
MEASURES or BULK CAPACITY.
100 drops make IA spoon.
100 spoons make a quart
100 quarts make "A cask.
MEASURES wRiaHR
100 seeds make "a corn.
100 corns make q nut.
100 nuts make bl-pound or bip.
1000 Dips make q ton.
THE GENEVA AWARD FEELING OF THE con-
MITTEE EEGARDING THE DISTRIBUTION.
The House Committee on Judiciary held a meeting
to-day on the subject Of distributing the remaining
part Of the Geneva award. A vote taken In commit
tee showed that the Insurance companies would not
be included in the disl'ibution An adjourned meet
ing will be held on Monday, whom, II is expected,
definite action will be taken.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD PRO RATE QUESTION:
BILL AGREED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE
The House Pacinc Railroad Committee have practi-
cally agreed upon bill with reference to the pro rate
question. They determined there should be three
commissioners to IA the rates. the nrst set 10
be named In tho BILL The details OF the
bill are to be perfected by subcommittee consist
ing OF Mcssrs Rice, Chalmers and Hewitt, OF New
York. The bill will bo combination OF those OF
Messrs Chalmers ana Rice The part giving power
TO the Commissioner to take possession OF the roads,
in case OF failure to comply with tho conditions I'm
posed, is stricken out
THE CURRENCY AND COIN BALANCES IN THE
TREASURY.
Although nothing official be obtained upon the
subject the indications the currency balance
will be shown the public debt statement TO be
issued Monday next, will be loss than 81, OOO ooO
The coin balance, including coin certificates VII prob
ably appear somewhere between $t35 000 600 aud
S1I0 900 900. The amount OF additional circuIalon
issued national banks for the month OF Marcn ~
s9el 60 Legal tender notes destroyed, eighty per
cent OF the same, $76s. .3l2.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-07-13

The statesman tried to dispose of the
charge by remarking in his usual Con
gressional manner that he had devoted
the best years of his life to the service
of his constituents, and had fed them
when they were hungry The obsti-
nate constituent replied that the states
man had never given loaf of bread
without expecting barrel of flour in
return. The case was referred for ad-
justment, and in order to mollify his
enemy, Mr. Wright assumed jovial
manner and invited him out to take a
drink; but the obstinate person retort
ed that he was not to be bought for
drink of whisky or loaf of bread. If
this disposition to strike for higher
wages should spread among Wright's
bread-eaters. there would be one dema-
gogue less in the next Congress.
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DEMOCRATIC SHAM ECONOMY.

The Hon. Samuel j. Randall, Speak
err of the House of Representatives,
was rendered a reception by the Central
Democratic Association, of Philadel-
pbia, on Monday evening. OF course
Mr. Randall eulogized the labors of the
recent session of Congress. He con-
graduated his admiring countrymen
especially upon the reduction Of public
expenditures that had been accomplish
ed so materially through his influential
efforts and those of his congressional
colleagues. 1t happens, however, that
the Hon. Charles Foster, of Ohio, has
very recently taken the pains to expose
the fallacy, as well as the dishonesty,
of this pretended claim of economy of
national expenditures, the substance of
which may be briefly stated as follows
Two years ago at the close of the first
session of the NLIVth Congress, the
Democratic majority claimed to have
reduced the appropriations for the ex-
penses of the Government by the sum
of $3O,000,O00, or to be exact, $29, 944,-
252.S6, as stated by Mr. Randall, the
then chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations. This claim of Demo
cratic economy was made by every
speaker of the party on the stump and
by the Democratic press, without excep-
tion The tables that Mr. Randall and
his friends prepared at that time were
given out for the purpose of deceiving
the public say this deliberately, says
Mr. Foster, making due allowance for
their ignorance of the subject, the
density of which their treatment made
apparent.
Two years have elapsed, and what
do we find? This same committee,
composed mainly of the same persons,
reported to the House an increase of
more than $l2 100000 over the amount
reported by them for the years 1871 and
1878, exclusive of deficiency bills
Including the deficiency bills, the excess
over 1876 is nearly 25,O00,0OO. The
committee this year was unusually
painstaking, extremely careful and eco
nomical. Not one dollar was reported
for any purpose that was not thought
to be actually necessary. Their action
in increasing their bills $l2, 100000 over
1878 gives the stamp of untruthfulness
to all the representations made by them
in 1876. 1t shows that their boasted
economy was sham and fraud and
that the controlling motive was no
higher than purpose to aid them be-
fore the people in 1876. Now that this
party exigency is passed, the legitimate
and proper expenses of the Government
cannot be avoided, and, after careful
consideration, their action this year JUS
titles me fully in statements | made in
1876. The appropriations, as they
finally became enacted into law, for the
year ending June 80, 1876, amount to
$l72, 57G,69215. For the year ending
June 80, 1879, they amount to $I4S,-
535, 79S.4l-a difference of $4,000
s9374
The last year of Republican rule
shows a reduction over the previous
year of SIG. 900, and the last two
years, $2S, 100000. The figures for the
year just closing cannot now be ascer-
tanned, but the indications are that they
will show further reduction of perhaps
100000, just about the amount saved
by the failure to appropriate for rivers
and harbors.
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WILLIAM ARMSTRONG'S STATEMENT

We publish to-day, in the local col
umns of The Whig," brief but inter.
esting outline of the Armstrong and
McGill family history, supplemented by
brief and concise statement of Will
liam Armstrong, the surviving member
of the late firm of Armstrong brothers.
1t will, for obvious reasons, be gener-
ally read with interest. Not that it
will afford even a suggestion of the
motive that inspired in the breast of
William McGill the violent killing of
his relatives. Indeed, if the mind can
conceive any business or personal provo
cation, overwhelming and irresistible
enough to furnish shadow of justifca-
ton for such an act, the story of the
firms history in connection with McGill
affords no traces of it. If there existed
terrible secret, disclosing the story of
untold but well-cherished wrongs suf-
fered by McGill at the hands of his
cousins, and which could only be wiped
out by the sacrifice of his own and their
lives, it was buried with them, and the
surviving brother has been spared the
miserable legacy of its Inheritance. Sen
sational accounts have indeed already
been given to the world, of the prolific
wrongs sustained by McGill at the hands
of unnatural family relatives. We are
asked to believe that the Armstrong
brothers had, through series of years,
deliberately, Systematically and relent-
lessly robbed their less fortunate cousin
of the just fruits of his industry and
inventive ability, and that the tragic
termination of three lives was the legiti-
mate result of their own avaricious
folly. We reject any such theory, how
ever, simply because it is inconsistent
with well ascertained and fully estab-
lished facts. Such theory is not sus-
tanned by concurrent testimony as to
the personal character of the Arm
strong brothers, or by the statements
of mutual friends who are best informed
as to the merits of the issue raised by
McGill with this firm. Indeed a mo-
ment's thought will suffice to establish
the fact, that the theory of McGill hav-
ing sustained great wrongs at the hands
of the Armstrong; is but an inference,
resulting from the sympathy inspired
in the public mind, and naturally incl
dental upon so abnormal and unusual
a crime What terrible act is the
natural exclamation. The inference fol-
lows reasonably-what fearful provo
cation this unfortunate man must have
received. The exceptional conduct of
McGill is accepted PER Sc as Indicating
a cause fully commensurate with SO
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-07-13
The Medical Society OF Hartford County.

We noticed, last week, the meeting on
the Goth ultimo, of this Society, and the
resolutions passed and eulogies pronounced
upon the life, services and character of the
late DR.. John Evans, of this county. The
resolutions, as we'll as speeches have since
been received by us from Doctor II. Clay
Whiteford, of Darlington, the latter of
which we should be gratiiied to publish
did not their length prevent. DR.. w. w.
Hopkins, President, called the meeting to
order, after which the following resolutions
were reported and unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, This society having recently
lost by the hand of death, one of it's most
valued members, and confessedly one of the
ablest surgeons in our State. in the person
of DOCTOR JOHN EVANS; therefore, be
Resolurd, That we place on record our
testimony to his many virtues in his daily
walk as a man, and our high estimation of
his knowledge and skill as physician and
surgeon.
ResoIoed, That while we are inconsolable
for the great loss we have sustained in the
death of our friend and fellow laborer,
Doctor EVANS, We are yet thankful that
his life was preserved SO long as it was;
and the greatness of our sorrow is tempered
with the knowledge that he accomplished
so much good during his years upon earth;
and, through his peculiar skill, afforded
relief to the suferings of thousands of his
fellow-men, who now call blessings upon
his memory.
Resolced That we shall always cherish
his memory, ever having found him a
modest, unassuming gentleman; true,
warm hearted friend, a sterling man, an
honorable, upright citizen, and physician
and surgeon, second to none-one whose
loss cannot easily be replaced.
Resoloed, That we tender our heartfelt
sympathies to the sorrow stricken widow
and children, with the assurance that
many, not connected with them by such
close ties of relationship, sincerely mourn
with them over the loss of good and kind
hearted friend
Resolred, That the Secretary be instruct
ed to furnish an engrossed copy of these
resolutions to the family of the deceased,
and copies for publication in the news
papers of Hartford and Cecil counties.
Feeling addresses were then delivered
by the Rev. II. b. Martin, M. d., Dr. r.
E. Cromwell, DR.. j. II. Cochran, DR.. w.
Stump Forwood, DR.. S. b. Silver, DR.. ].
Hainss Mccullough, DR.. Rowland, Mr. j.
Thompson Freize and DR.. w. w. Hopkins,
after which the society adjourned.
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WRIGHT Is WRONG.

Not to know the Hon. Hendrick b.
Wright, member of Congress, from the
Wilkesbarre district of Pennsylvania,
is to argue ones self unknown. Ex-
cepting the widow Butler, be is IN
doubtedly the selfconfessed champion
OF the times, and is an interesting and
conglomerate specimen of Inhatonist,
Greenbacker, Labor Reformer, Com
munist, Adullamite, or whatever else
you see fit to call him. His mouth is
ever filled with specious pleas and APP
peals in behalf of the "poor working
man." and he has already on the floor of
Congress made himself Extensively con-
spicuous by his absence of brains, and
his abnormal development of chin and
cheek. He was recently renominated
for Congress by the Labor Leagues of
his district, whereupon he penned his
memorable dispatch to the Washington
" Post" attributing this evidence of his
personal popularity to the fact that an
nually at New Year he had distributed
thousand loaves of bread (net cost,
$3.50 to the suffering poor of his COM
munity. Munificent mouther that be is,
who can withhold admiration of his
genius! But the benefcent gentleman
has recently come to grief. He has
discovered that the annual benefaction
of loaf of bread does not make his
path to cheap glory entirely unobstruct-
ed. One of his constituents has sued
him for $40, alleging that he expended
that amount of money in the last cam
paign to procure brass band to sere-
made Mr.. Wright and to induce men to
circulate Mr.. Wright's tickets at the
polls. The case came up in Scranton,
a few days ago, and there was seme-
what lively interchange of "observa-
tions," Gas Thomas Tyson, Esq, is in
the habit of sententiously remarking)
between Mr. Wright and the prosecutor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-07-13

LIVER is KING.-The Liver is the i'm
perial organ of the whole human system,
as it controls the life, health and happi
ness of man. When it is disturbed in its
proper action, all kinds of ailments are the
the natural result. The digestion of food,
the movements of the heart and blood, the
action of the brain and nervous system, are
all Immediately connected with the work
ings of the Liver. 1t has been successfully
proved that Green's August Flower is un-
equalled in curing all persons afflicted with
Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, and all the
numerous symptoms that result from an
unhealthy condition of the Liver and
Stomach. Sample bottles to try, 10 cents.
Positively sold in all towns on the Western
Continent. Three doses will prove that it
is just what you want.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-07-13

WHILE the diplomatists are writing
protests" English transports are swift
ly steaming to Cyprus, with soldiers,
ammunition, guns and supplies, and
when English soldiers once get fairly
encamped on an island worth holding
they generally stay. It's only when
they try to hold continent against
their own flesh and blood that they get
elected.
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TO THE POINT.

Mr.. George William Curtis has re-
Gently been indulging in some severe
but well-timed structures in the Easy
Chair of "Harpers' Magazine" upon
the sickly custom of society newspapers
in publishing the details Of the tros-
seau of every young woman who is for
tunate or unfortunate enough to become
bride. This parade of every piece of
silk, lace, or muslin, that lady is sup
posed to be about to wear upon her
person, certainly must be to the owners
of such trosseaus, if they be people of
ordinary sensibility, both annoying and
intrusive. Every intelligent man and
woman must agree that it is a custom
of city and even less sensational coun-
try newspapers, more honored in the
breach than in the observance. Objec-
tionable, however, as this practice may
be upon grounds of delicacy and good
taste, it still is legitimate news to a
large class of fashionable people. But,
however much it may pander to the
vanities and weakness of both sexes, it
does not, directly at least, invite any
immoral results. Silly as such displays
may be, they are, however, the least in
furious and the smallest of the abuses
of modern journalism. Commenting
upon this practice, a prominent daily
sensibly observes: In all Mr. Curtis
says we most heartily agree. We have
often defined our views on social report
ing-which, by the way, is certainly as
Legitimate, not to say decent, as bawdy
house reporting-and have nothing to
add. The sort of thing of which Mr.
Curtis complains merits all he says of
it and more. But we respectfully sug-
gest to Mr. Curtis that he has chosen
for attack one of the smallest and least
injurious of the abuses of modern Jour
nalism. jenkins is not seriously
hurting anybody-it doesn't corrupt
any young girl to read of the nice
things some other girl has to wear
But turn to the other columns of the
press. For every one that is thus friv-
olously (and that is the worst word
you can say of iD occupied by "Jen-
kins," there are five, yea ten, filled with
gloating and solacious details of do
mestic infelicities," adulterous intrigues
appetizingly dwelt upon and lovingly
worked out in sensuous periods-re-
voting details IN EXTENso of the lives
experiences, sayings, doings, etc, of the
most brutal and abandoned murderers
and criminals of all sorts-elaborate
plans and specifications of how all sorts
Of crimes are planned and executed
full details OF the temptations, causes
and MODUS OPERANDI of defalcations,
embellishments and thievery and hypoc-
riSy and RIGHTEOUSNESS and dishonesty
generally. In short, probably three
fifths of the entire press of the country
is given one way and another to the
criminal side of humanity, while the
Jenkinsism which Mr.. Curtis assails
with the weapons of his satire, occu-
pies possibly one column in hundred.
We beg to submit to the distinguished
gentleman that he is loading cannon
to shoot fly" which is unwise, to say
the least, when legions of thirsty vam-
pires are sucking the life blood of soci-
ETY. elsewhere.