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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
A Coming Epic.

It seems now tolerably certain that the
Lord-Hicks family trouble will be arranged.
Yesterday the legal proceedings were still
further adjourned. The armistice was ex-
tended in order to allow the late belligerents
. to conclude treaty of peace. 1t is one of
the rare cases in modern warfare where a
beleaguered commander has been able to
repel the combined assaults of a daring and
numerous foe and after victorious sally
practically dictate terms to the besiegers.
The siege Of Fourteenth street will stand
out in bold relief, as we have said, against
modern examples, and the student of Homer
will admit how much more satisfactory is
the end of the late siege than that which
ended in the sacking and burning Of Troy.
Helen and Paris, Hector and Andromache,
PriaIn and Hecuba, would fade before the
names of Lord and Hicks if they only
had Homer to embalm them in
immortal verse. We think too much of the
ancients. Fancy Mr.. Lord rugged out in all
the heroics Of that venerable warrior Priam,
with his Hecuba, not an aged mother of
sorrows, but with all her attributes bor-
rowed from Venus and Juno, with dash of
the fighting fire of the wise Minerva. Mr..
Bryant and Mr.. Longfellow have both
reached the mature age at which men do
not waste their sympathies on young gall
lants like Paris, Romeo or Lochinvar, but
reserve them for the exploits of men Of
larger experience and women past giggling
girlhood. Here is great chance for them
to depict in epic majesty the whole war
from the time Mr.. Lord bowed with his
\blushing bride before my Lord Cardinal
and retired to the Fourteenth street
fortress, hoisted the drawbridge and low
cred tho portcullis; through all the excite
ment of the siege, the fruitloss attack, the
damaging sally forth, to the armistice and
the treaty of peace, concluding with the
happiness of all, in an epithalamium that
will outshine and outlast "Thanatopsis" and
'Evangeline.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

An Italian, named Antonio Paulo, was ar
rested and held to bail yesterday, charged
with having robbed some Of his peanut
vending compatriots. 1t appears that the
prisoner represented to his victims that
all savings banks in this country are organ
lied and legalized swindles, and he in
duced one Williamsburg, proprietor of a
stand and rooster, to draw nearly five hun
dred dollars out of the Blocker Street Bank
and hand it over to him for safe keeping.
OF course as soon as Paulo got the money
ne ran away with it, leaving his friend, the
peanut merchant, to moralize on the rela-
tive security of savings banks and philan-
thropic Italians. Paulo now stands fair
chance of going to the State Prison. But if
he had not been behind the times he
would have started a savings bank for his
thrifty countrymen under his own manage
ment instead of assailing those institutions;
then he could have appropriated their
money without the danger of going to Jail
for it. Besides, he might thus have Sc
cured money enough to enable him to carry
up his case on appeal in the improbable
event of his arrest and conviction, and to
cheat justice in the long run.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
An Oleomargarine hoard.

Mr.. Oakley has presented to the Senate
a report from the New York Board
of Health pronouncing oleomargarine "a
good and wholesome butter" This New
York Board Of Health-like report is intended
as q sort Of base on which to found a bill for
the repeal of the law Of last year to protect
people against being swindled by having q
cheap fat passed off OH them under the
name of butter at full dairy butter prices.
The law of 1877 does not prohibit the sale
of oleomargarine, but only provides that
when it is sold it shall be sold as oleomar-
garine and labelled as such, and not passed
off on customers by cheating grocery
men as pure dairy butter. If people
who believe in the New York Health Board
choose to buy and to eat oleomargarine they
are, of course, at liberty to do SO. The law
Of last year does not deprive them OF
this valuable privilege. But there is no
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

No person can read Commissioner Camp
BELLS report on the subject of street re-
pavements, made to the Board Of Alder
tage of putting our business thoroughfares
into complete repair. Between 1866 and
1875 nearly five million dollars was ex-
pended in repaving, but the work was done
dishonesty and in q wretched manner. so
that the streets soon became worse than be-
for repaving was made, and in consequence
many of the streets became almost impassa-
BILE and wholly disgraceful to the city. Last
year two hundred and twelve thousand
dollars was expended and great many
valuable improvements were made in bust
hess streets. This year three hundred
thousand dollars has been appropriated
forrepavement, but this is not sufficient to
do all that the interests of tho city demand,
and Mr. Campbell points out where a new
system under new laws is needed
1t is PROFESSIONALLY true that the COM
MERGE of the city is seriously impaired by
the wretched condition Of many important
business thoroughfares. The cost and delay
of moving goods about the city are the main
cause Of the just complaints about our in
sufficient terminal facilities, and If we had
good smooth roads these difficulties would
be at once removed. The work on repave-
ments is now very thoroughly done, and
the people will not begrudge liberal ex-
penditure for so important. an improve
mcnt when they know that The money is
honestly expended.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
Our Navy and China.

Commodore Guest, of the navy, sends US
an interesting letter pointing out the posi-
BILE effect of Chinese complications. BY our
treaty with China both governments engage
to protect the subjects or citizens of the
other within their respective territories. If
men in California should lead to retaliation
on American citizens residing in China we
might suddenly find that we were in press
ing need Of an efficient navy at time when
we had nothing but parcel Of worthless
huks at our disposal. We commend the
letter of Commodore Guest to the consider
alton of Congress.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Sitting Bun,s lsmeness continues.

Sitting Bulbs lsmeness continues.
Puck says that silver dollar Ia a white lie.
Murat Halsead still cries Out against the gold bugs.
Those who everything to be in apple pie order
are usually as short as piecrust
Maine bull last week took all the hair OF MANS
head. He must have been Dos barber.
Miss Won Hillern does not like to have women kiss
her. How would she-but nevor mind.
The man who drinks his whiskey straight as o die
may need water soon In another world
To the Washington politicians the New Orleans
i'icay,lne says, Snow let the guled jades VINCE"
The Alaska Indians burn nttlo oily dried fish in
stead of lamp candle II must be sort Of amprey.
General Lees grave stil has a watch kept over IT,
night and day, by the students OF his OLD university
Thomas Hardy makes mans reason become equal
tos passions when he reaches tho age Of thrty-nve
Rear Admiral william Gore Jones' naval attache OF
the British legation arrived At tho Clarendon Hotel
yesterday from Washington.
Louis Grinncl, n leader Of the Sacramento rioters
who believes only IN white mems rights. has been
arrested for cruelty beating his wife.
The Chicago Tribune says, in reply to Mr.. Chittenden
that 1t was not aware that wncn Chicago received
FIRE contributions It became mortgagod body and soul
Was It not Lord Rosebery who said that no had
n ever heard of moro than happy marriagc--that
OF the Dogo oil Venice with tho Queen Of the Adri-
atica
Free Press:--''StanIey discovered race in Africa
who like be bitten by mosquitoes as the sensation
ticKles them. over side the sensation tickles
only tue sskeeter.'"
Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel Just
-Wtiidm s.
And four times he who gets his blow In fust
-Csnc,nnan BreaktdA Table.
But solid, right In town, o. X. rs he,
Who gets the others head IN chanceree
|. -Hdwk-Eye.
But best 10 no, who, when his blows are dealt,
AT all times wears, but never gets, belt.
The appearance OF Mr. ana Mrs. Thomas Lord In
the Cathedral Wednesday, on the occasion Of the
requiem for the late Pope, caused quito nuttcr
among the congregation. The old gentleman with
his fresh aud beautiful bride, entered about ton
O'Clock, ana ushered up the centre aisle TO pew
| No. % A whisper went through the church. "Therc
! Is Mr. Lord ana Mrs. Hicks" Every eye was turned
uton the aristocrutic couple. and some ladies were
even curious enough stand on the knccng benches
to get a full view. Mr.. Lord looked we'll, though .
little shaky in one OF the lcga His bride was ele
gantly dressed and walked with the air OF queen
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
The Ex-Pr..iaent In tn. East.


Egypt has caught the enthusiasm of the
Western countries of Europe in its reception
Of our ex-President. At Alexandria, it will
be seen by the letter of our correspondent.
he has been received with all the honors Mt its
command, while at Cairo palace has been
placed at his disposal by the Khedive and
special steamer to give him an opportunity
of seeing the famous river which the heroic
Stanley has forever linked with the name of
the United STATES 1t was, by the way,
curious incident that the illustrious soldier
and the indomitable explorer should have
met and exchanged greetings on the border
line, the one coming out of that
mysterious land crowned with glory
us the other was preparing to enter it in
blaze of official splendor rs the guest of it's
ruler. That General Grant should have
taken special pains to meet the distin-
guished journalist and hear from his own
lips the story of his marvellous achieve
ment was as high recognition as he could
give Of the appreciation in which he holds
Mr. SANKEY'S services to the cause Of sci
ence and ultimately, we hope. of civiliza-
ton. The ex-President seems to be de-
lighted with his tour. and he is certainly
fortunate in being SO many thousands OF
miles away from the wretched wrangling at
Washington and the seemingly interminable
Louisiana squabble
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

good reason why people who prefer good
butter and are willing TO pay for 1t should
be defrauded by having oleomargarlne.
which is not worth half as much, imposed
on them for the genuine article. The re-
peal of the law of 1877 can only be il the
interest Of dishonest men who desire to
deceive and cEeat their customers and the
public. As to the opinion of the New York
Health Board. the professional wiseacres
who discovered fragrant bouquet in the
foul vapors of the Harlem fats may well
pronounce cleomargarine very whole
some and delicious butter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

of one another at the ancient capital will
behave much as their savage prototypes
might do in the wilderness, and neither a
lion nor bear would tolerate any interior
ence with his savage right to deal as
he chose with the game he had killed,
even though the interference came in
the name of the Humanitarian Society. un-
less, of course, it happened to be backed by
q force greater than he could control and
with the Muscovite and the Briton face to
face at the Sultan's capital the relations are
very much those of the mere consideration
Of force. Russia is at Constantinople in
defiance of the right of the Sultan, having
overwhelmed him with force. and England
is there in defiance of the right that falls to
Russia as conqueror, and she may justify
her presence with force also; for it seems
clear that Russia means now to proceed
without any reference to those interests OF
England which she was before apparently
disposed to respect. England's act. though
it cannot fairly be said to be an act of war
against Russia, is O rupture Of neutrality,
and is an encroachment which cannot i'm
prove the temper sof the Northern Power,
and war or peace just now turns on the
temper in which certain acts are viewed
rather than on the acts themselves.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

The WEATmEH.--The centre of lowest press
IRE in the Ohio Valley has advanced toward
the lower lake region, and the winds its
northern margin are increasing in force. The
depression having extended eastward from the
Mississippi Valley over the Gulf States we find
that again u subsidiary centre has been de-
vcIopcd the east side of the Allegheny
Mountains by their influence on the castery
winds. Light rains have fallen in tho
Mississippi Valley and along the Atlantic coast
and snow at points on the northern margins of
the two dcpressons. The area of highest
barometer and lowest temperature extends over
Northern New England and the British Atlantic
possessions. Except in the Southern States the
winds are from northerly points in all the dis
tricis. The weather in New York and its
vicinity to-day will be warmer and cloudy, with
min or snow. Tomorrow it will be warm and
cloudy, with rain, followed by gradually clear
ing and colder weather.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
Avoiding the Issue.


Both the friends and the opponents of a
new excise law seem to be more anxious to
make speeches to the State Legislature for
''home consumption" than to arrive at a
prompt decision on most pressing and i'm
portant subject. Mr.. Days bill was before
the Committee of the Whole Of the Assembly
yesterday, and the session was occupied by
the author of the measure and one OF the
leaders of the temperance party in the dis
cussion of side issues which have nothing
whatever to do with the real merits Of the
question. Mr.. Daily criticised the decision
OF the Court of Appeals reviving the law OF
1857, which the whole one hundred and
twenty EIGHT members of the Assembly
could not disturb if they should talk until
the close of the session, and argued to
prove that New York is more moral and
temperate city than Boston, fact which no
sensible person doubts but which has about
as much bearing on the excise question as
on the election of the next Pope. Mr. Gill
bert painted in water colors the great
waves of rum and gin that are to
flow over the State in the event OF
the enactment of a new excise law, carry
ing death and destruction in their course,
and flooding the land with misery and
crime. He sketched the terrible characters
of the men who sell liquor and extolled the
virtues Of the temperance apostles in the
most approved lecture room style. But he
did not allude to the fact that without a
good, stringent license law the liquor
traffic has free, unbridled reign in large
cities like New York, and that the real
effect of the present situation is to release
the business from wholesome police super
vision and to deprive the charitable institu-
tions of the city of the excise moneys.
We,want good excise law for cities, not
because New York is more moral and tenn
perate than Boston, and not for the pur-
pose of drowning the State in waves
of rum and gin, but because public
AMI the interests OF the city charities
will all be promoted by placing the liquor
business in all the cities of the State under
wholesome police supervision and compel
ling it to pay liberal sum of money in
license fees to the alienation Of the distress
and misery to which it no doubt contrib
utes. If the Withholding of such law
would put IN entire stop to the sale and use
of spirituous liquors in cities, then Mr.. Gill
bert's party would be considerably larger
than it is. But the actual fact is before our
eyes that liquor is sold in New York to-day
as freely and as openly without licenses as
it ever was with licenses, and we know that
the law of 1857 is not adapted to large cities
and cannot be enforced in them. The true
and only question, therefore, is, Shall liquor
be sold by unlicensed persons, promoting
corruption in the police and depriving the
charitable institutions Of the benefit Of the
excise moneys, or shall it be sold by licensed
persons whose characters are subject to in
vestigation, whose business is placed under
strict police surveillance and whose license
fees are the main support Of the public char
itiac
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

TIE COMMISSIONERS who have charge of sail
ors' boarding houses have resolved to revoke
the licenses of those establishments where con-
spiracies arc formed to defeat the law Itwould
be much better to resolve to send the conspiri,-
tors to the State Prison.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

A SEVERE STORM Was encountered by the
China of the Cunard line, which arrived here
yesterday. Two of the principal officers were
unfortunately washed overheard but the bro
verbal luck of the company in regard to its pas
sengers did not desert it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
Il r IPLE SH e E II
NEW YORK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Is. 1878.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ApvERTIsERs.-To
insure The proper classification Of advertisements
il is absolutely necessary hat they be handed b.
before eight O'Clock ccery cre,,i,.g.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

THE New JERSEY LEGISLATURE is consider
!. atcy cndeavoring to make Governor Mcclellan
as happy as possible during his term Of office.
The purchase of gubernatoral mansion is the
latest suggestion for his comfort.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

The LAWYERS have been III the habit of
mildly calling the plundering of the public
treasury misdcmeanor, but the Court OF APP
peals very properly takes the common sense
view of it and calls it stealing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

THE WEALTHY loUNG GENTLEMAN who shot
his wife in Brooklyn some time ago is now said
to be insane, and of course there is no difficulty
in obtaining physicians certificate.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

SEVERAL MroRrANT CHANGES in the rules OF
the National Trotting Association have been
made by tho biennial congress which closed its
session yesterday. E
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock market
was dull and very quiet. Gold opened and
closed at 1921. selling in the interim ut 1O23s
Government bonds were strong, States quiet
and railroads higher. Money on call loaned
easily ut 8 per cent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

PASSENGER TRAINS within three weeks to
Forty-second street is the delightful promise OF
the Gilbert Elevated road
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

The SEvENrY-rrvE PrcTuREs of the Lamont
collection brought i'll all thirty thousand dollars,
which was a pretty fair price.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

MAYOR ELY, who has been looking into the
question, thinks the salaries of the teachers
might have been placed little higher and still
leave surplus for all necessary expenditures.
But it is for the unnecessary ones that the sur
plus is needed 10y the Board.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

Now THAT THE WEST POINT BILL has been
passed we shall probably have peace in Wash
ington.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

THE IRISH are threatening to go into the cen
tennial anniversary business, leading off with
the hundredth anniversary Of the birth of Robert
Emmett, which occurs on the 18th of March,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

ANOTHER STEAMER, the City of Richmond,
has left for Brazil in place of the Inflated
Metropolis. A large number of the wrecked
passengers have sailed in her.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

In THE OPINION of the importers the new
Treasury rule in regard to entries will greatly
reard business. But what does tho Treasury
care about importers their business
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

GENERAL Morn, the New Jersey State Prison
keeper, has not thus far been able to produce
the slightest testimony in rcfutation of the
horrible charges of brutality and inhuinanty
brought against him. The longer the investiga-
ton lasts the worse the light in which he
appeais,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

The probabilities are nat The accathcr IN Nsw
York aud is piciiiiy today acW be ica,'n,er ind
cloudy miM rain or snow Tomorrow ii miH be
acarm and cloudy, wiM rain, followed by grad,t-
ally clearing and colder ,rcatlcr.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15

THERE SHALL BE No REDUCTION of the wits
key tax this year. So Congress decides.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14

NHw ORLEANS, April s. 1875
asvasnen-1 accept. with mingled feelings Of pride
and gratitude, the complimentary benefit you are
o,.,.od TO tsuder me- and will, on EASTER MONDAY
EVENING, ct St. Patricks Hall, afford the citizens
Of Now Orleans another opportunity Of hearing me
illustrate the sublime music Of the Church ana the
music Of many lands, but especially the exquisite
music Of Ireland my beloved native land.
with grateful appreciation Of your good wishes,
remain, gentlemen,
Yours very respectfully
ROSA DERINA tRosA o'ToOLEh
The EvoninE's Entertainment will conclude with
Grand Military Hop.
Doors open at $50 O'Clock, Concert will commence at
7:SO o'clock.
T1CKETs-FTFTY CENTS. apl4a
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14

One of the moet attractive places in our city
is washburns photograph gallery corner Of Canal
street and Exchange Alley. It occupies the upper
portion Of tho immense building which was specially
altered and fitted up under Mr.. Washburns personal
direction to the wants of his business, visit
to Mr.. washburns studio, and an inspection Of the
beautiful pictures of all descriptions and with all the
latest modern improvements, which grace the walls
and fill the cases, will afford amusement and instruc
ton for day. Mr.. washburn's reputation as pho
tographer extends over the whole country, and his
pictures everywhere admired for their perfection
in likeness richness in tone and delicacy Of anish
His prices are invariably very low,
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14
ssrnlre Star and Catholic Messenger.
NV ORL.KANs, SUNDAY, APRIL -. IL
TAxATION OF CHURCHES.
Cincinnati Telegraph.

Cincinnati Telegraph.
R;,ls have been introduced in the Legis-
|ature of Ohio, to tax churches WHOSE
Esiue exceeds Ave thousand dollars. Inis
lii be very pleasing to the Commun,ste. J.
r. Ia q step in their direction. 1t 10 aisE
|biow at the cities, which will be compe,iseu p.sea
10 pay . heavy tax, while outside the 0a.iSs nah;
Ehare will be no tax. It Is olow ~ a.Sna e
|tects and all the building trades, ~, ~ ~
|oourse, no Christian denomination WI,
Hereafter, should this measure oec0ne
Eaw. build a church likely to reach the tax
|valuation. The law, If enacted wiii oe .
Eraud on Christians who have built hne
chMrches. never suspecting. that they
~ nd be- taxed. The object is evidently
Eha eratification of an anti Christian feel.
fn9. The rich and poor have already taxed
to build those churches and
now the State wishes to tax them for the
Privilege of praying in them. This scheme
Vas tried in New Jersey under the impress
|sion that the Catholics would be the CHIEF
Eufferers, but on finding out that it was
more injurious to the Protestant communi.
|ties, the pious Jersey legislators repealed
Bic ubiquitous law. The object appears to
be the same as that which has elammed the
doors of the schools in the face of the Sor
|of God and His Holy Gospel.