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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30
The Pnu.Anglfcmn Conference.

a Jew years ago, at the call Of the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury, a council OF pre.aics
of the Anglican and American Episcopal
churches gathered in Lambeth Palace Lon
don, and gravcly discussed such ecclesnsti-
cal events rs then demanded consideration.
At the instance OF the same authority
another conference Of larger proportions
and far In. re important, will assemble at
the same place next Tuesday and continue
in session until the close Of the month.
Besides the high dignitarics of the British
realm about thirty american and nearly as
many colonial bishops will be present.
Altogether some two hundred prelatcs viii
portance, not only to their own COM
munion but to the entire Christian
Church. What with the inroads made
by tho Reformed Episcopalians upon
the Church Of England under the lead of
Bishop Gregg, and the secession OF ritual
churchmcn, it becomes a serious matter to
check both and save the establishment
Unless this Is done the Bishop oil Gloucester
and Bristol expects the speedy separation of
Church and State. Then questions OF
episcopal authority arising in missionary
lands demand settlement; difficulties be-
tween bishops and Wears on the one hand
and dissenters on the other regarding burial
rites and other rights, which might and
should be settled by arbitration, but which
are now passed through the civil and ecclc-
siastical courts until they reach the Paria-
ment and Crown, infiicting great in
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now Fatal, Ye. how Fortunate

How Fatal, Yet How Fortunate!
Yesterday afternoon an archway in course
Of construction over the subway on Forty
second street, near First avenue, under the
direction Of the Department of Public
Works, fell by its own weight when its
supporting centre was Withdrawn, and
killed a poor old man who was seated on it
in ignorance of the danger. The debris
being examined immediately after the crash
was found to be nothing more than bricks
and a muddy compost called mortar, which
could not hold the bricks together. The
work was being done by one OF those Won
derfully cheap contractors who can make
money out of job at q price less than the
work would cost any one else. OF course,
in order to do this it is necessary 10 eccno-
mizc i'll every way that is permitted or
winkcd at by the inspector who represents
the Department of Public Works. The
inspectors Of the department are a
peculiar class Of men. Some OF them
are strictly honest and others strictly
prices, an impressionable inspector and
commissioner who does not worry about
tribes, II job can be put through profitably
to the utter amaZement of envious rival con-
tractors, who, though willing students, can
never learn some things. Matters run along
very smoothly until the economy Of the
contractor is carried just n little too far.
Then something falls down and some
body is killed. just as happened yester-
day. OF course commissioners, engi-
neers, inspectors ana contractors are
terribly shocked and protest that
such thing. that anything said on the sub
ject is arrant nonsense, and SO forth. What
do mere outsiders know about such mat
tiers? Let them wait and, above all things,
not form an opinion until we, the officials,
investigate fully how and why arches turned
with brick and mud will not carry their
own weight And then the law is to blame.
Why does it compel the officials TO give con-
tracts to the lowest bidder when it would be
much nicer to give them away as the officials
liked? We ask the people Of New York
how long is this system to last /? How
many more victims will the cheap con-
tractor, the impressionable inspector and
the indifferent commission er claim for it
before its dangerous rottenness is exposed?
We pity the poor victim, but his death has
perhaps been the means of saving many
lives An arch that drops from its abut-
mcnts into pile Of brick and mud might
have been the death trap tor hundreds.
We, therefore, call this fatal occurrence
fortunate one in degree. 1t has demon
stratcd in time the manner in which the
work was being done, and may awaken the
sleeping conscicnces Of those who are re-
sponsible.
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The Fort Washington My.scry.

The mystery surrounding the disappear
Washington hotel has not yet been cleared
up, and the police now appear to settle on
the belief that the unfortunate lady has
committed suicide, although there Goes
such an act. with the single exception Of
occasional i'll health or hypochondria. The
colored man, Henry Wilkes, who resides
in n shanty in the vicinity, and against
mains in the neighborhood and conducts
himself with nm apparent consciousness OF
innocence. Having been interviewed by a
reporter of an afternoon paper the man re-
lone woman-none oh de hotel guests,
nohowr' This singular distinction be-
tween n ''hotel guest" and any stray
clone woman" who might happen
to come along was, no doubt, only
due 10 the desire Of the man to express his
special loyalty to the ladies of the hotel, and
does not imply that he would wrong any
one 1t is to be hoped that the mystery
will soon be cleared up and the anxiety of
the family removed. The case is certainly
n singular one. as the chances are that the
BODY would have been found ere this had it
been in the river, while the life and charac-
ter Of the lady are not reconcilable with the
idea Of her voluntary absence.
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They are experiencing in Paris n taste of
the Sizing weather which has been ours for
the past few days. They seem to like it no
more than we do, and they are even worse
provided to meet it. From the sensation
made by cool and mysterious American
on the Exhibition grounds we may con-
clude that the parisiails know little Of the
devices for placing chip from glacier on
the throbbing temples of the fiery Summer
Queen. 1t is saddening to think that they
are 50 backward in this particular, for il they
knew the comfort Of artistically concocted
frigorifc summer beverages we should not
hear SO pathetic tale about the demented
jurors who are making the awards to each
other and to nobody else Who knows
but some enterprising ploughlnaker
moved by the narrowing tale, may
teach the jurors how to make ju-
lep or to compose smash He
will reap his own award who is first in
doing this service to n sister republic. 1t
is said to be too hot Tor the Shah. but that is
because he has no pretty Persian girl to
put cool sherbet to his lips, so he goes to
the Turkish bath and gets still hotter, Tor the
melancholy pleasure Of feeling cool when he
gets back to the atmospheric temperature.
We are very sorry to find that the American
honorary commissioners to the Exhibition
are disappointed that there are no funds in
the hands Of Mr.. Mccormick for the pur-
pose of giving them little fun ut the
public expense Our countrymen abroad
have given the natives the idea that we are
luxurious and prodigal people. Here is
chance for the honorary commissioners to
correct that impression by the severe
economy of their lives. Let them be cheer
full over their iced water in the American
section, aud show the effete monarchies
how classic simplicity can live in this age
OF the stoyepipe and fancy cravat.
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chief characteristics. The hotel keeper at
.'summer resort" seems to believe that his
guests, many Of whom leave airy. comforta-
BILE homes, can be packed into any unventi-
lated. cramped apartment that can be con-
structod with the object of squeezing four
or five hundred people into a hotel large
enough for one hundred. For these ''ac-
commodations" a higher price is charged
than is now demanded ut first class city
hotel When the guests are hived the sim
plest want cannot be supplied without
bribing the servants of the house. din
ing room waiter never sees Al guest until his
eyes have been opened by a dcuceur.
pitcher of iced water cannot be procured
any sooner than brandy punch without
being paid for. The system OF POPULATION
thus practised on visitors extends to hack
drivers. to bathcrs, to porters and to every
individual who makes a living at a
watering place. The season is short |;
the sun does not shine for long,
they say, and SO they make their
hay while it is shining. But then, at the
same time. they scatter the crop and soon
find their barns empty. The indiscreet
greed manifested on every hand at our
fashionable summer resorts is, beyond
doubt, the cause Of their want of patronage
during the past few years. Two reforms
are needed if they are ever again to be sue
cessful The guests must have better
accommodations and the charges must
be made more reasonable. A summer
hotel ought to be built with large,
airy bedrooms and to contain good
bathing accommodations. The rates
as they are, and visitors ought not to be
subjected to petty and annoying pecula-
tons in the shape of extravagant prices and
extorted fees. A little good sense on the
part Of hotel keepers will fill our watering
places with guests New York is especially
favored in regard to convenient summer re-
sorts. We have Long Branch and the other
places on the Jersey shore, Fire Island and
al the beautiful spots Oh the southern side
Of Long Island, Lake Mahopac, the many
fine places on the Sound, the Hudson River
and along the Jersey and Erie railroads, all
within easy reach of the city. Let the
hotel keepers and others ut these desirable
resorts be reasonable in their charges, and
give their guests good accommodations, and
they will not complain of lack Of visitors.
II not, those who desire to get relief from
the city heat will seek Coney Island, Rock
away and the river excursion boats for
day. fresh mir. These resources arc always
at their command, and render our city pop
ulaton comparatively independent OF the
more pretentious watering places OF the
vicinity.
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Arkansas Credit.

II has been decided by the Supreme
Court of tho State OF Arkansas that lcvec
bonds for the sum Of three millions Of dol
lars, regularly issued by the authorities and
put before the world at large as pledged by
the good faith and honor Of that State, are
ceodings Of the Legislature upon the pas
sage Of the bill authorizing these bonds. 1t
appears that the names of the Legislators
who voted against the bill were not
entered on the journal of the lower
house, and tho State constitution requires
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

THE WEArnEa.--Tbc pressure continues
highest on the Middle aud South Atlantic
COASTS, and lowest in the Northwest, where it Is
decreasing Numerous rains have fallen over
the Central valley, the Northwestern and
Western districts, as well as on the Gull coas.
Elsewhere the wc.thcr has been fair or
clear. The temperatures have risen some
what at points in the Southwest,
west lake region and On The East At
Iantic coast, but an average Tor
the whole country they arc lower. The winds
are from very moderate 10 fresh in all the dis
tricts, except the Northwest, where they are
increasing from the southwark on the eastern
margin OF the depression central 10 that region.
The weather in New York and its vicinit, to-day
will he somewhat cooler and fair or partly
cloudy with increasing ccudn"ss toward night,
with. possibly, light rains. Tomorrow II will
BE- warm and partly cloudy or cloudy.
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General Grant mt Berlin.

The attentions paid in the German capi-
tai to our ex-President by the imperial
house will be received in this country not
only as indicative of the high personal
esteem in which General Grant himself is
held, but as compliment to the ma
ton which has taken SO many chill
dren OF the Fatherand to its broad
bosom. The General is just the man to set
the proper value upon the hearty welcome
he has received Prince Bismarck's early
call upon him shows the sympathy
between men OF action, and, dear
to the soldiers eye as vii. be the re-
view of the conquerors OF France in his
honor Tomorrow, We are ccrtail that
he will enjoy the aiter-dinner chat with the
foremost Statesman OF Europe great deal
more. 1t will be comforting to our knick-
crbockers to learn that General Grant
found Holland full OF interest, but the
larger audience to which the courtcsies at
Berlin will appeal shows in its way how
the sources OF our population have changed
since Petrus Stuyvesant smoked his pipe in
New Amsterdam.
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such entry. Here is a fact OF which the
general public could not ordinarily have
knowledge one way or another; yet TINS
fact absolves the State from dealing hon.
oraby with men whose money it has OBJ
tanned on this obligation. Hencetorth no
body will dare lend money in such circum-
stances without chance to see the journal
of the Legislature. There may be one good
result from this decision-it will render it
difficult if not impossible for the State to
contract further debts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

a SPECIAL DlsrNrclI from General Bradlcy's
expedition. published in another column, in-
forms rs that the command has reached the
Little Missouri River without meeting any Sioux
or other hostile Inslian tribes. The march from
bismarck has been painful and toilsonc one,
but il II gratifying to know that, though peace
iul, the success so far attained is greater than
was at first deemed possible.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

SAMUEL lIrBPA. d, the husband of tho woman
who was my stcro,is.y poisoncda ut Graycsend last
week has been arrested suspicion OF having
co nm tied the deed. Their married lie is sad
to have been unhappy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

NOVEL DErrNcE is set up in one Of the
courts by the Standard Ammonia Company at
Hunters Point. 1t claims that, being body
corporate of Ohio, it has full authority to poison
the air of New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

A LARGE MEMBER of the principal scnlcrs of
this country and of Canada are ut Brockviilc,
Ontario, where interesting race comes oft 20
morrow. llanans friends are anxious TO back
him against Courtney.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

WALL. STREET YFsTEHpAY.-The stock mar
kct was less active but stronger. Gold opened
at 1908. and declined TO lOO5s, ut which price
it closed. Government bonds higher,
States weak and railroads irregular Money
call was easy at IL 3 per cent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

SPEAKER RANDALL's RECEPTION ut the Man
haitian Club next week promises to be largely
attended by Eastern congressman and poll
ticians. Mr.. Randali's general course in Con
grrss certainly deserves the approval Of his
party associates
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

TuI QUESTION Of the right to trial by jury of
prisoners in the Court of Special Sessions Was
argued ycs, crday in the Supreme Court, Cham
bers II decided in the affirmative il will lead
10 general Jail delivery contingency which
"A not very pleasant to contemplate.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

Is CoNsEoUENcE of the large deficiency bills
passed at the last session of Congress the cx-
pcn.liturcs this month will exceed the revenues
Of the government. The deficiencies provided
for amount To more than fifteen million dollars.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

DOG OWNER, who have dcticd the law by
neglcc,ing 10 take out license will receive the
legal attention OF the Corporation Attorney in
4 few days The order is dogs or ducats.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

GENERAL HANCOCK transfers his headquur
quarters from the city to Governors Island next
month. 1t is purely the result of the hard times
with the government.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

THE RACES ut Monmouth Park, the first under
It's new management well the first Of the
season, were in every way excellent and largely
attended. There were six exciting contests.
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Is THE ELLIS MURDER TRIAL at Washing
ton the jury failed to agree and have been dis
charged. There were, it seems. only two in
yor of cuny ictou.
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We ARE PROMISED report from the Law
Committee of the Aldermen tomorrow in regard
to the fireworks ordinance. 1t will be awaited
with interest by pcrsivc public.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

The Plans for the new barge office At the Bat
terry have been prepared. Work will probably
be begun i'll few weeks
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TmE NEW CUSTOM House. RIFLES in regard to
the entries Of goods will relieve the brokers
from great deal of trouble
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The TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
cannot certainly complain OF the hard times
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

THE INTERNAL REvENCE RECEIPTS for the
fiscal year were 81 Is, $50, 40.
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The probabilities are hat The ,rcatter ia Nc,c
York and is ricinity to-,tay ,riH Jc soD.erhat
rooier and fair partly cloudy. miM Increasing
rLoudiness aud possibly GIT ruins tomd,d mighi.
Tomorrow Il ,riR be ca,D. and partly cloudy on
cloudy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

THE HERALD cW be sent 10 Me address 81
persons going into he country during the summer
at the rate Of one doiou per month, postage paid
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BnooKLYN is bcwildered with rapid transit
plans and projects.
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BUSINESS FAILURES were, fortunately, dull
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How Europe Understands the Com
gress.

Gress.
From the London Times. Standard, Necs
Saturday Recis,o and the st. Petersburg
Journal there are given in the dispatches
opinions and interpretations of the polit-
ical significancy and probable effect OF
what has been done at the Conference.
What is said refers more especially to the
settlemcn. made with regard to Bulgaria.
Somewhat singularly, perhaps, there are
expressions of satisfaction from both sides.
Both are pleased or pretend to be. Both
the London Times and the st. Petersburg
Journal agree in finding words Of l.udation;
but some of the London journals are
Times as is Prince Gortschakoff's organ. For
the Daily Ne,rs to point out the tallacies and
blunders ofthe government is certainly fully
in character; but that the London Standard
should be OF opinion that the danger to Eu-
rope, which England engaged to charm away
with her powerful diplomacy, is as great a
danger as ever indicates how difficult it is
to satisfy supporters who have no imagina-
tion 1t is to be noted that while the st.
Petersburg Journal and the London Duly
Ne,cs judge the settlement on its merits and
with regard to the whole problem of re-
cent Russian and Ottoman history, the
English papers generally judge it only
with reference to the Treaty OF San Stetano.
In the Judgment of the Saturday Recietc
and the London Times the settlement is SO
much better than the San Stetano Treaty
that it may, by comparison, be regarded as
brilliant triumph; while the Russian or
gan, remembering how, until within very
recent time the shibboleth Of England's
policy was the integrity Of the Ottoman
Empire, cannot but congratulate its gov
eminent upon the equanimity with which
England now accepts the results OF the
war. 1t is an observation in the vein of
the Russian view which the Ners very
justly makes that Turkey and England
would have been tho gamers if the pro-
gramme OF the Constantinople Conference
had been enforced.
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The WATERING PLACE proprctors ut last
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jury upon the Church-these must
be met sooner or later, and the Con-
ference has set them down for considera-
ton. Questions OF courtesy toward other
branches of the Church catholic that Is,
the Roman, Greek, Anglican or American
with view to some sort Of ecclesiastical
uniication, will also receive due attention.
Then last, but perhaps most important Tor
the Church of Christ, the present condi-
ton of Turkey in Europe and Asia and the
provinces lately under her sceptre, and the
opening up of Central Africa to the Gospel
these are matters that require serious con-
sideration for the future, and the numbers
and character of those who compose the
Lambeth Conference lead us to expect Ju-
dicious and iarseeing results. The Church
general will look with interest for the pro-
ceedings of this important gathering OF &C.
clesiastics from all parts of the world.
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ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW.
GU ADRUPLE SHEET

NEW YORK, SUNDAY. June 10. 1875
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-11
A Voice from a Coffin.

A Richmond, (ya.) dispatch says:
A great sensation has been created here
by the supposed death and coming to
life of Mrs. Heiliz at the retreat of the
Little Sisters of the Poor, well known
Catholic asylum in Richmond. Mrs.
Ann Heiliz was an old German lady,
who was taken at the institution about
six months ago. About two weeks
since she grew i'll, and, despite the at
tention of skillful physicians, she died
Saturday. Sunday the body was
shrouded and laid out in the parlur, and
the Sisters gathered around to watch by
the side of the dead. As the clock
struck II, they turned to look at the
corpse once more. Suddenly the closed
eyes opened, the clenched teeth were
unlocked and the corpse rose slowly in
the coffin to a sitting position. As the
Sisters were running, screaming from
the room, the corpse said, slowly aud
distinctly, al am not dead Yet, but L
can not live long" and then the draPed
figure fell back. The screams of the
inmates brought police and physicians,
and the old woman was found breathing
in her grave clothes; she Was put to bed
and lived until tonight, and cOuversed
with the Sisters calmly. Tonight she
died. or IS supposed to be dead Hun
dreds have visited the body.