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heller SHELTER to secure an equivalent to
what Russia would gain. She secured this
compact as an equivalent to the Treaty
of San Stefano at a moment when
she could not be sure that she would be
able to greatly modify that treaty in the Con-
gress If the Treaty of San Stefano as made
had actually been sustained the Treaty OF
Paris was from that moment a nullity, OF
course, and England was entitled 30 gain
what she could for herself in the general
scramble Her policy contemplated alter
natives. She would reduce the San Stefano
Treaty to the utmost possible point. II she
should not prove successful in her efforts to
that end, then she would be at least covered
in the East by an agreement with Turkey
which she had right to make if Europe
assented to Russia's right in the case of the
other treaty.
If Russia does not protest against Eng
lands treaty,'if she assents to it, it is be-
cause her Chancellor perceives that it is
simply fiat Reputation of what might re-
main of the Treaty of Paris, and an adoption
by England at last of the policy always
urged by Russia. 1t is not Russias cue to
defend or protect the Treaty of Paris. TWAS
a treaty that simply recorded the results OF
q war made against her. How, then, should
she quarrel with action that tends to erase
It from the records of Europe? Neither can
it be expected that any Russian statesman
should assume q fierce aspect to see Eng
land rush with the air Of conqueror to
burst through the door that Russia placed
ajar twenty-five years ago.
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Custon House Chang ..

The removal Of Collector Arthur and
Naval Officer Cornell, which became gen.
orally known in this city yesterday after
noon, caused good deal OF excitement in
political circles. It did not surprise any
one who has watched the course of events
in Washington and who remembered that
tho President has desired for year at
least to put the New York Custom House
in different hands and was defeated in his
purpose by the Senate, which rejected the
nominations of Messrs.. Roosevelt and
Prince. President Hayes has given as his
reason for desiring to make such change
that as this is the most important of all
sirable to try here certain reforms and
new methods, which, In his belief, being
introduced here would presently permeate
the whole customs service. AS the Chief
Executive is responsible for his subordinates
it will be admitted that, so long as he places
honest and capable men in Office, he may
claim to be allowed large latitude of choice
in their selection.
Collector Arthur has been SO general a
favorite that good deal of regret will be
felt at his removal, and the same may be
said of Mr.. Cornell, though his Office being
him. General Merritt, who takes Mr.. Ar
thurs place, has become familiar with Gus
tom House work while incumbent of the
Surveyors place and is gentleman Of
character and capacity against whom moth
ing can or will be said. So far as we know Mr..
Burt is also proper man, and his service
in subordinate position should give him
special fitness for the duties of his new
place.
Politicians will, we suppose, regard the
removal of Messrs. Arthur and Cornell as
elbows" at Senator Conkling; but in this
they are not necessarily correct. General
Merritt has not, so far as we know, been
regarded as among the number of re-
publican politicians hostile to Mr.. Conk-
ling; he has never taken part in the
differences which have existed between
the rival factions in the republican party
of this State. While Mr.. Conkling would
doubtless, in common with a considerable
part of his party and of the community,
have preferred to see Mr.. Arthur retained
it does not at all follow that he will regard
the appointment of Mr.. Merritt as hostile
to himself The smaller kind of politicians
are very apt to take such views, and to
imagine or magnify differences between
Leading public men. This was seen in. the
establishment of this class when recently
they saw Senator Conkling supporting the
nomination of ex-senator Fenton for an inn
portant public place and helping in his
confirmation.
1t is stated on good authority that in
making these changes the President does
not charge the officers he removes with
misconduct or dereliction of duty, but that
he removes them because he desires a
change Of policy in the management Of the
Custom House, and believes that this can
be best effected with the assistance of new
mon
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The TESTIMONY given yesterday in the inves-
legation by the Adcrnanic committee in regard
10 the civil district courts is not calculated to
inspire very great confidence in the manage
ment of those institutions. In one of the courts,
according to its former clerk, there were "thrcc
pr four marshas who stood around soliciting
trade from the landlords" The unfortunate
landlord is the special victim of the sharks that
hang around these places. A reform seems to
he sadly needed,
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The probabilities are that the heather in Ner
York and is ricinity to-day riN be warm and
fair or partly cloudy, ~iM occasional spells Of
threatening clostdiness, and, perhaps, rains. TO
morrOw the temperature and cloudiness triH prob
ably Increase, scith light rains. The coast and
7ocal rinds uiu be soutaeasierly to southpescrly,
changing for short time TO nOrtLerly.
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JUDGE SHEA, of the Marine Court, has just
found out that his judicial establishment in
shambers has no authority to hear aud deter
mine issues Of fact, even when the unlucky liti-
giants give their consent This rcverses TO some
extent the practice of the Court.
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An AWFUL WARNISo is conveyed In the story
hom Steubenville, Ohio, this morning, which
tells how little boy lost his life through the
explosion of barrel OF whiskey against which
he had stumbled. 1t will be well to give some
OF the walking whiskey barrels "a wide berth
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-12

SECRETARY SHERMAN was again in cOnsulta.
hon yesterday with many OF our leading bank
rs. When resumption comes it is very certain
that the Treasury will not be found pulling in
one direction and the financial interests in an-
nther.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-12

ANTI-TAMMANY managed to effect what is
sailed permanent organization last evening
When the weather gets little cooler it will be
time to consider the claims Of tho patriots OIL
h.th c;lac
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FoRGER GREY made his bow to Judge Suther-
land yesterday and has become a guest of the
city at the Tombs. There arc ak indictments
against him for forgery in the third degree.
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THERE APPEARS to be no decrease in the rush
10 Europe. The American colony in Paris will
soon begin to assume the proportions OF good
sized province.
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TIE PROPOSED ADMISSION Of ladies to MEM
bership in the National Rifle Association is an
excellent idea 1t will not however, be very
acceptable to burglars and tramps.
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The LIGHT SESTENcE-two and one-half
years-imposed upon the man Donnelly, who in
duced the young clerks of Nh. Litchield to assist
him in forging their employers name, is not
calculated to diminish that class of crime.
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WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Thc stock mar
ket was active and feverish Gold was steady
all day at 1902. Government bonds were firm,
States dull and railroads generally higher.
Money on call lent easily at l. 2 per cent.
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proper knowledge OF the work and the
Commissioner and his little host OF
inspectors performed their duties faithfully
the contractor could not by any possibility
have done the work badly. He certainly did
not design the arch or draw up the specif-
cations. Yet TO this design and to these
specifications large share of the mischief
is due. 1t is argued by Mr.. Campbell that
because bridge with elliptical stone arches
has been properly built with success some
where brick elliptical arch OF unscientifc
design and of the worst possible construc-
ton should stand in New York. Such
childish twaddle is unworthy of the man.
1t would be more dignified to plead moral
than mental weakness in this case.
The Russian Socialist Propaganda.
In fabric of such vast proportions and
peculiar institutions as the Russian Empire
conditions necessarily exist which place a
large section Of the people. as distinct from
the arisrocracy, in a hostile relation to the
government. The necessities to which the
maintenance Of vast standing army, re-
cruited by the system of enforced military
servitude and for repressive as much as de-
fensive purposes, give rise, naturally places
the interests of the government in an
tagonism with ideas of social and po-
litical freedom which the masses widely
entertain. We see, therefore. in Russia the
elements of great conflict gradually but
surely arranging themselves, accreting and
developing in all quarters of the Empire,
SO as to render that conflict inevitable. We
discover in the extracts from the chief
socialist organ, which our correspondent in
st. Petersburg has succeeded in obtaining
and which we print to-day, scheme of
revolution, which is yet unshaped, but
which has for its object the overturning
OF the. present order Of things and
the establishment Of the political and
social conditions on entirely new bases.
As one of the writers in the secret
journal says, the duties before the
revolutionists are demolition and recon-
struction." Demolition of the imperial
government and of the social structure
which it crowns and the reconstruction Of
government and society according to the
radical ideas of the socialists How the
revolutionary party maintains and adver-
tises itself in Russia in spite Of the activity
of the imperial police puzzles the govern
ment of the Gar, but it suggests to un-
BIASED spectators condition Of things
which might be mended if the Gear, meet
ing the socialists more than half way, were
to harmonic the spirit OF his government
with the legitimate demands of the people.
AS it is incorporating imperialism and
irreconcilable, perhaps impractical, radical
ism are arrayed against each other, and the
conflict, no matter which side WINS cannot
fail to be disastrous for Russia
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The PENNSYLVANIA tramp who yesterday
burned down two houses because he was not
properly entertained was probably graduated
ut Pittsburg last summer.
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ACCORDING to the logic of the steamboat
officials at Washington it is the duty Of the pub
lie to look out for intractions of tho steamboat
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Il r. IPLE S III q Il T..
NEW YORK. FRIDAY, JULY ls, 1878.

THE HERALD sciW be sent 10 the address Of
persons going into he country during the summer
ut The rate Of one dollar per month, postage paid:
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A RELIC of the Cuban rebellion disappears in
The removal Of the restriction in regard to
sipher messages
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Tn. Ru.lroaa Men at Saratoga.


Mr. Vanderbilt appears to be managing
his part of the railroad negotiation at Sara
toga in o conservative spirit of fair play
which cannot fail to have an important in
fuence. The public, which is strongly in
terested in oil disputes between the man.
ayers of the great railroads, has come to un-
derstand that it does not profit in the long
run by misunderstanding which lead to
"cutting" rates and to ruinous competi.
ton. Moderate rates, fixed and steady, are
best for all interests rates which will
yield fair and living profit to the COM
panies and on which freighters and mer.
chants may depend, and on which they may
base their calculations. A sudden spasm
decomposition between the great trunk lines
has demoralizing effect upon the internal
commerce Of the country. Margins of profit
are nowadays so small that merchants may
find themselves ruinously undersold by
rivals who have been able to take advantage
Of quarrel between railroad managers to
get freight carried at rates which make
loss to the carriers. But this loss must be
made up afterward by the companies in
charges higher than would be necessary il
they could all agree upon reasonable rates
and steadily maintain them. Moreover, it
is now seen by everybody that railroad can
carry goods at the lowest remunerative rate
only when it has steady and regular
traffic to manage. which gives constant en-.
ployment to all its machinery and forces.
Spasmodic business is necessarily costly.
1t is to be hoped, therefore, that all par
ties at the Saratoga conference will unite in
an agreement which shall be fair to all
concerned, and, being SO, shall have chance
OF enduring.
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THE TEACHERS, having finished the educa-
tonal exercises of their pupils, engaged in
measuring their own progress during the year
and in marking out work for the future. At
Albany the State Teachers Association and the
University Convocation in session, and the
Institute of Instruction, at Fabyans, in New
Hampshire. Some very interesting papers have
been read ut these conventions. Their delibcra-
tions take wide range of thought and opinion,
and cannot help having an important influence
DID the general cause of education.
The WEArmER.-The low pressure recently
over the Middle and Eastern States aud 81.
Lawrence Valley has moved eastward 1ih0 the
Atlantic, and has been followed Over. all the dis
tricts east of the Mississippi by rising barpnl-
rtcr In the West and Northwest the pressure
b falling and is below the in the West
err Gulf. Numerous rains have fallen from
The Lower Missouri Valley eastward to the
Atlantic coast and northward OF Ten
nesscc. Light rains have also fallen
On the West Gulf and South Atlantic coasts.
The indications point to the occurrence of local
disturbances, perhaps severe storms of wind
and rain, IL. the region between the Lower
Missouri, the lakes and the Ohio Valley.
Probably the States of Iowa, Illinois and Wis
,onsin and the northern part of Mis-
souri, will experience these visitations.
Relatively very low temperatures prevail
vcr tho lake region aud very high
,vcr tho Lower Missouri, Central Mississippi and
Ohio valleys, and the rains west OF Lake Micbi-
gan have been heavy. Tho weather in New
York and it's vicinity to day will be warm and
air or partly cloudy, with occasional spells of
threatening cloudiness and perhaps rains. To
morrow tho temperature and cloudincss will
.robaby increase, with light rains. The coast
md local winds will be southeasterly to south
westerly. changing for short time to northerly.
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that it is better to endure the ills they have
than fly to those they know not OF, and that
it is more profitable and comforting to live
where only the government is suspicious
and cxacting than to merely exist where
everybody suspects and robs everybody
else, as is the case in all weakly governed
European nations. Still another moral
aphorism, which is short enough to be ca
bled at the price of only score or two OF
mugs Of beer, is this, ''Talk is cheap"
and consequently as likely to be as worth.
less as cheap goods in general, and the less
of it there is thrown upon the German
market by the socialists the smaller danger
there is of the government being provoked
into that vengeful feeling which senseless
talk is sure to arouse. Socrates was poi
soned for much talking, although he spoke
only the words Of wisdom; so what hope
can there be for clique which threatens to
delugs whole nation in senseless drivel
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT srEADIER; FUTURES CLOSED
sTEADY-FLoUR FIRM WHEAT lC. &C.
DEARER-coRN STEAMBOATS, FIRMEg-
WHISKY NoMINAL-PoRK FIRMER-LARD
FIRMER-PETRoLLUM QUET-oILs QUIET
SPIRITS TURPENTINE FIRMER-ROsIN FIRM
ER-CorFEE QUIET-sUGAR FIRM.
SATURDAY, June s-6PM.
Business was fair to-day Tor Saturday, whle In some
caaes the markets decidedly hrmer. On Change
aour was nrmer. Wheat decidedly better. Corn
steady. oats 1rmer. Whiskcy nominal. Pork nrmer.
Lard Hrmor Cotton the spot stcadier; futures
closed s,eady. Coffee quiet Sugar remained firm.
Naval stores generally hrmsr. Oils and petroleum
were quiet
corvEE-The market for Rio sctive and weak.
bags do Pascal 1I2o bags do. ex same; 1000 bags,
bags 7sl bags Santos Pascal and li0o bags
Rio ex GIonlogan, all private terms. At Bmlti-
more 52s bags Rio. Chowsn. sold private
terms. Mild coffee quiet. We quote :-0rdinary
cargoes. I3Zc 14c; fair do l3ssc. good
do. l6kc. u I6kc.; prime DO, I6Xc. i7c.;
treme range for lots. l3i4c. 1sxc Santos. fair
to good I5c io1c., gold, 90 days Java.
bags, 2oc. a2i1sc; do, grass mats zoo 21sc snga-
pore lie lsI.c Ceylon. 15c. 1sc Marscsbo I3,sc
re-: Lsguayra 1880 l6lsc Jamsca. 131sc l6tac
St. Domingo. 13sc. ico 15c IKE. Costa kics
iic lsc Mexican. l5c. l6c; Macassar. lie. 1sc;
Anrost IRA, 15c 1875 ;savana 13lsc I7c Curacao
13I.c 1Jc.
In tone quotabiy higher Futures opened about
pints higher closed steady at or ABOUT the
pr,ces io-dsys prices compared with fridays were rs
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Joseph Watson, OF No. ess sixth avenue, reSpcct-
able looking old man, aDou, seventy years Of ass,
was srraigned before Judge kilbreth yesterday on
charge Of passing bogus check. On tho 2s,h Of Nay
last ne entered tho restaurant kept by Mr. Aibin Al.
ton nj No Tls sixth avenue, and when going pre-.
scnted N pay for what ne bsd eaten check nor
$40 80. drawn TO tue order Of Joseph Wat
Iyp and signed l. q. Mccain Mr. Alton accepted
tho cheek and gave Watson $40 IN change. Whom tho
check was presented at the bank ~ discovered
that 4. q. Mccain had no account there Watson was
arrested ON Friday night aud on his person whom
searched at the station house were found another
CHECK Tor fi5 the order Of n. Pesrssii and
signed II. r. Greer, and also promissory note foe
s45. purporttng TO be drawn by J. ID. Pratt Watson
was committed in 81, 900 bait TO answer
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL.


LONDON. June e. 1878.
In the Mncng lane markets there :. rather "a.
qniry Tor fsw low priced articles but generally the
mark ~ are inanimate. sugar Is hrm' ana ia ID
Il also d-arer. The public sales OF tea smaller
than OF late: she quotations are unchanged. There
congou W private contract The Grst Of
tie new season. 6, T. eSpse.sd e arrive
ordinary Java sold cheaper than In May The Londun
net auet Tor ccmmon eonscs g'i :. hne continue
European greater by 5000 than that u
1911 cargo OF ksnsoca rise sold ~ decline ~ Is
per ton the demand being slow and the arrivals Oft coat
nnmcf Sapetre and los per cheape.
spices are unchanged
HA~nvmc, June g. 1873
WHcox's lard closed AZ ~ marks per ivD lbs
HAynr. June 4. 1879
wlccxs lara closed at ics4l per 50 XII "a
AsrwKar. June 8, 1878
wicsx's lard closed At 22s4 norins per 80 kilo..
WV yonK PRODUCE ExcnAScg agronE
LIvEHrooL. June Y. 1878
PorkEastern steady at 53s, do Western duiI AZ va
steady a. ass TO- long sear s.esay At aes 81 d." short
cea steady at as I'd. iams- Long nrmet ~ sss.
90 extra mess dull =. iW~ 40 prime mess daii ~ III.
Prime W stealy ~ 3,s I'd allowPrine coy
Gnspse AmsrIe@ cnoice da =, "a. Lard d, All ~ 30.
seaiy al o. sd do. spring No STEADY ~ is "a do.
winter steady ios ID torn -Uid x.d steady nc
25s 50. do. mixed soft dull 81 23S sd Cottsnsoed
oil-None In the market.
FINANCIAL.
LoSpox June 4. 1879
The Eep~oaia THE rate d discount Tor three
In Stock aud out Tor the attempt ssssss
nate the Emperor o. oermany the improvement
Tue condition OF tho market however, has been
the who'll. satisfactory. and though realisuions
helped 10 c,.ck The advance sun i've shirt movements
are the favorable side United states governments
dicste operations have been entirely successu wbch
msAls increased ssppy u ~ per esas beads IN rall
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lsst, lo7H; Erie common shares Tx; do preferred,
%; New Jersey Central, 81; limos Central, S5A.
state bonds were steady Tor South Carolina SKIES,
non-iupdabie. and Tennessee Sizes series Dis
trict OF Columbia 3 65s very strong and good
demand owing TO q despatch stating that The Confer
snce Committee had finally agreed to report the bill
IN Its present stale The passage this bill will make
these bonds governm security, and consequently
rise confidently expected which accounts Tor their
nctivty to-day.
RAILROAD
Railroad bonds continue strong, and the following
were the changes compared with last previous sales:
An advance OF y in New Jersey Central arsts. new,
Hannibal and ST Joseph Fights, convertibles, Ohio
and Mississippi consos, Pacific Railroad OF Missouri
second and Canada Southern debentures; * ia Mich.
gan Central sovens. and IN South Pacific Railroad
arsts There was a decline Of 4 in Ohio and Mssis-
sippi seconds. u in Northwest gold sevsns and X In
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre consos.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
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COTTON EXCHANGE.

A meeting OF the members OF the Cotton Exchange
was held yesterday, ID. q. watts tho new President.
in the chair. on motion II decided that vote
be taken Tuesday next on The following proposed
amendments TO the constitu Article g. section J.
which reduces tho Ice, TO be paid tho treasurer for
transferring certiacntes OF membership from el00 TO
fl5 artcle y, section l. which provides for wcIgning
all bales deliverable contract before snmpilng.
aud allowance OF one-naii pound per bale by
tns seller IN ms bill to thu buyer Tor samples and
trim mngs. The olgncr compelled 10 report tnis
allowance at the loot OF hts return.
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THE EXCISE COMMISSION.

The contest the vacancy In tue Excise Csmm,s-
sion continued yesterday. and the politicians OF
the districts each Of whom has his dis,rcs
"the bcs, man for the place." working like
beavers during tho day To secure the prize Tor their
favortcs Mr.. CoIiigsn, who has been urged for the
place by a few Of The local leaders In inc seventh
ward. is apparently destined to disappointment. NJ
tho Mayor ~ sara, has decided TO appoint Mr.. Ed
ward ". Knox for the Comm lss onership.
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rHlLAbkLPHIA STOCKS.
The closing prices of lphia stocks were -
MINING SHARES.

The following tho opening prices OF mining
stocks at San Francisco day Tip Top *; Navajo.
u; Gould 4 Curry, 7; savage l2s; Choliar Polosi,
2sH; Ophir, 5254 AN; Hale " Norcross, Z; Crown
Poiut,4; Yellow jacket, o; Bcicher, IN; Virginia
Consolidated. l4s California, 81; overman, Is; Ray.
mond Ely, "a; Best Belcher, Is; Union Consoii-
iated, 8; Alpha, IL; Sierra Nevada 4 Mexican, nv
Eureka Consoi dated. o91a; justice. 4; Utah. So.
assessed 81.
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% closing prices in San Frapcisco were:-

The total sales OF stocks Board to-day aggre-
gated 80, 755 shares
Tho receipts shipments of wheat and corn at
chicago and Milwaukee To-day were:-
Chicago-Receipts Of whoat, q. SAB bushels; ship
ments, L. 4S bushels receipts OF corn, 27o S4s bush.
els; shipments. 320,145 bushels
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF whcat Is 500 bushels; ship
ments, $500 bushels receipts Of corn, 200 bushels;
shipments none.
The earnings Of tho Central Pacific Railroad Com.