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leave it there with the passengers. This, it
is suggested, can be done by enclosing the
trucks within box big enough to hold all
the noises made by the train during one
trip. Other propositions are to put india
rubber tires on the wheels; to remove the
guard rails; to take down the whole struc-
ture and rebuild it of some material
that will not vibrate. Each corre-
spondent has perfect confidence in
his or her plan. A lady and .
lawyer propose. as the best means
of stopping the noise, the stopping of the
trains; Edison and the experts find it me-
cessary to examine the elevated road very
carefully before determining on plan for
reducing the noises but the correspondent
who complains of getting sore throat from
the sounds, or neuralgia from the glare OF
the car lights, is certain that little lead
here and little gutta percha there and the
suspension of traffic altogether will remedy
the evil. Why not fix the cars securely to
something and make Sixth avenue run up
aud down beneath them Then, instead
of rolling up town noisily, up town would
be noiselessly rolling to meet us, and we
could step out when our street came along.
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II is n matter of scientific record that oil
animal life in the great heat centres Of the
West is characterized by extreme vicious
ness. The. prairie Indian is as much worse
than his Eastern brother rs ward politician
is worse than Sing Sing convict The
tiniest baby rattlcsnake carries enough Of
poison to set quack doctor up in bust
ness. The Indian agent beats Satan at
his own games; and even the common
skunk, who in the East is merely on I'M
obtrusive retailer of homemade perfumery,
bites without provocation, and his victims
invariably die. II these heat centres
were to keep their atmospheric in
Auence at home everything would be
lovely. The savages. in accordance with
the commissary arrangements traditional
with the Indian Bureau, would have to eat
tho mathematics, the agents would kill of
the Indians. the skunks might bite the
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Tho following Americans were registered at the
HERALD Bureau Ia Paris ON Saturday iast:--
d. H. Anderson ana wife, Richmond Hotel Dc
pOrient
Miss D. Anderson. Nov York Stale, Hotel dc
PoreLL e
K. Armstrong, Connecticut, Hotel Bellevue
4. Armstrong, Connecticut, Hotel Bellevue.
II. b. Baker, New York State, Hotel du Prince
Albert
NJ. 8. Barstow and wife, New York State, No. 20
Rue Caumartin. ~
W. N. Beach, Now York. Grand Hotel
J. Bell. New York. Hotel du Prince Abort
Ahcc /. Bianey, Boston, No 81 Rue do BAG.
L. Bieier, New York State, Hotel violet.
MRS. y. Boardman, Miss Boardman. MISS williams
and MISS weimorc, New York, Hotel do Ia Couronnc.
Frederic Bonner. New York, Hotel de pAthenee.
Mss L. Bowling. New York state, No 81 Rue Neuvs-
hathurins.
WI. Boyd, New York State. spisndide Hotel
Mrs. G. $. Bright Washington, No IL Avenue do Ia
Grande Armee
s Brush sud family, New York. Hotel dc rAthcnes.
W. BusnwcIi, Ohio, Germany Hotel
G 4 Cannon, Now York, No 81 Boulevard Hauss
mann. '
A. {. Ease. New Yorr, Grand Hotel
p r. Clark, New Jersey, Hotel du Paias Royal
r. p Clark, New Jersey, Hotel du Paias Royal
Henry Cogwill aud vile, Now Orleans, Hotel dc
Nor'nandic
g. Coliamorc, Now York, Grand Hotel
]. r. Compindu, New York State, Hotel do Bor-
dcsux.
Miss Cooley, Iowa. Hotel dc Hoiiapds.
}. d Cache. New York. Hotel Go Bordeaux.
Noah DAVIS, New York, Hotel do PAthenee.
~ Emery, Ohio. Splendid Hotel.
Daniel Eppicr and wife, New YORK State, No 20 Rue
Caumartin.
@. ". Evans, New Jersey. No. s Rue Corne ellie.
9. 9. Fisher. Boston. No o. Rue du Bac.
Emil French, New York, Hotel dcs Etrangera
G. \. FurIong, Mississippi. Grand Hotel
Mrs II. K. Gillespie Ane son, New YORK, No ~ Rue
Ciehy.
N. J. Giadke New YORK State, Splendid Hotel
II. ". Graves, New York. Hotel dc pAthdnea
9. Crosse, New York, Hotel de ChoseuL
Henry A. oumbls,on and wife, New York. Hotel
Lanttc. Aa
A. o. Hall, New York, Grand Hotel
a. n. Hcizmann, New York State, Hotel du Prince
Albert. a
X. q. Hutch,ns, Ohio, Hotel du Prince Albert o
). Kahn, New York, Splendid Hotel.
| Abraham Kahn, New York, Canterbury Hotel
A. Warren Kelsey and family, b. LOUIS Hotel du
Louvre 'l' t0f fi. f. l0t
| Harrison Kerr. Now York, Hotel dc pAthen6s.
| r. J. Lscklsnd. s. Louis, No. 2 Rue Lsrribc. i'
Al Lauer, New York state. No % Rue Caumartiu
l.. II. LAWYER. New YORK State, Hotel do 81. Peters
bourG Wi rNr
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some Scientific ~ Suggestions.

The discussion Of the causes of the dis
agreeable noises emanating from the Metro
politan Elevated Railroad and of the means
for the reduction OF these sounds to tolcr-
able degree has called forth numerous sug-
gestions, which in their turn suggest n
general ignorance of these subjects. We
welcome, because We have invited, informa-
ton that can be considered practically use
full in removing some objections to the
operation of rapid transit on Sixth avenue
but we cannot help noticing that the
majority Of the correspondents who favor
us with their views exhibit therein q very
slight acquaintance with the questions they
discuss. To account for this we infer that
modesty and wisdom are always in close re-
lationship, and that the more man knows
the greater is his timidity in venturing to
impart the knowledge he possesses to
the public. Among the many PROPOSE
tions made for the deadening of tho noise
on Sixth avenue we have noticed one that
recognizes the possibility Of combining the
sound to the moving body that causes It..
In other words, that each train can carry
its own noise to the end Of the journey and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

England imports more than she exports.
than we import. England, according to q
prevalent notion, ought to be getting
poorer and we richer. Yet the fact is that
though both countries are affected by gen.
eral depression of trade, in England since
1873 pauperism has constantly decreased /;
in this country it has rapidly increased.
There are several reasons for this curious
and important difference. One of them is
that though we export an enormous guam
tity of agricultural products we sell but a
trifiing amount of our manufactures
abroad. We have no foreign commerce and
cannot get rid of our surplus products.
But there is an additional reason, which
is brought out incidentally by an English
writer, Professor Fawcett, in an inquiry
into the causes of the commercial depres-
sion which troubles all the world. He re-
marks that though England imports much
more than she exports she does all her own
carrying trade and almost all that Of the
United States and many smaller countries,
and thus earns vast amount of money
yearly, even upon the products we send her.
He remarks that in 1876 the United States
exported agricultural products to the value
of four hundred and sixty-fve million
dollars, but that England, doing the most
of our carrying trade, earned the freight
money on almost all this vast sum. Thus,
he says, for the quarter of wheat which is
imported into Liverpool from New York, and
which is entered as worth forty-six shillings,
England has to pay the United States only
forty shillings; the remaining six shillings is
received by the English shipowner and i'm
porter. Here is certainly an important leak,
which we ought to be able to stop, and
which we can stop as soon as Congress
allows Americans to buy ships where they
can buy them most cheaply. Before 1850
between seventy-Hve and eighty per cent OF
our commerce was carried in American
ships; in 1876 less than thirty per cent was
so carried /; the great remainder was borne
in foreign bottoms, and the freight was
earned by foreigners We lose probably not
less than fifty millions year by our folly.
Englishmen are allowed by their laws to buy
ships wherever they wish. Why should not
Americans enjoy the same rights? Why
should we continue to lose the great sum
which England earns by doing our carrying
trade? Let Congress give us free ships and
stop an exhausting drain on our resources.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

Tx WEArurR.-.Thc depression that has adj
vance,i from the Lake region to the East Allan
tic coast has been attended by general and
heavy rains over all the districts il has trav-
crsrd. The pressure also has continued falling
steadily and in lowest over Maine and New
Hampshire. IN the West and Northwest the
pressure has risen briskly, presenting, with the
depression in the East. decided contrasts of
baromctrc conditions. With the movement of
these areas OF high and low pressure the
winds have frcshcned very rapidly ON the west
frn side of the depression that is to say, over
the lake region and In the Ohio Valley. where
the baio,netric gradient In stecpest at present.
The local storms proved very sharp, and much
rain fell between Baltimore and Boston. Heavy
rains also fell on the Gulf coast, attending local
disturbances. The rains in the West were light
aud limited to n small area. very de-
cided fall of temperature took place ycster-
day afternoon. Indeed, except in the South
west and in the Lower Mississippi aud Platte
valleys the ordinary temperatures Of the sum
ner season were restored before nightfall,
sHording ovcrhcatcd mortals pleasant sur
prise. The region Of heat in the West has, how
ever, q very high temperature yet. The
weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
vill lie warm and fair partly cloudy. To-
morrow IL will be slightly cooler and fair.
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agents, and the few animals that were
not themselves poisoned to death by such a
foolhardy act would be driven by hunger to
sample the provisions at the lunch stations
along the Western railroads. and straight
way expire in direst agonies.
But the great heat areas persist in moving
eastward. They smite the border and at
once the borderers smite each other, while
the tramp and the granger fall venomously
upon the railroads. They linger in the val
ley of the Mississippi and the Ohio, and
impel citizens who were respectfully born
to perpetrate whiskey frauds, plunge
silver bills and greenback theories into
the heart of society and nominate Grant
for the Presidency. And now they
have reached New York, regardless
of the facs that we are in communion
ton with another heat centre OF far older
historic standing The latter was sufficient
to give us the Aldermen and the Street
Commissioners but since the heat area
moved eastward we have developed Com
munistic meetings, the Custom House
changes. the half-dozen factions Of the
greenback-labor party, the supplementary
discussion of the vosburgh case and the
dispensary clerks who will not gratuitously
compound prescriptions given by the Board
OF Health visiting physicians. Ifthe course
of these heat waves cannot be DISTRACTED
let us all go West and calmly face the de-
stroyer in his native lair. Better to suffer
from rattlesnakes, skunks, sayages and
even Indian agents than to remain at the
mercy of such persons and things.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

PRESIDENT DIAZ has hit upon new and i'm
proved plan OF getting rid of political oppo-
acnt. The old-iashioncd way was to cut his
throat, unless, as it sometimes happened, the
Intended victim was too quick aud performed
hat interesting operation himself on his chief
Diaz leaves that beaten path of precedent by
sending his enemies to the Paris Exposition.
Al least Mcjca one of his rivals. has been dis
posed of in this way, and we suppose this is TO be
the future policy ct the Mexican administration.
Why cauno; Congressman and other office
seekers borrow tho idea and get rid OF their OPP
poDenis in this way
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

Hamilton Fish ora Third Term.
Farmer Fish for the ex-Secretary of
State announces to HERALD correspondent
that he has retired from politics, and pro-
duces the evidence of blistered hands as
proof that he has taken to tilling the soil
declares his belief that General Grant is not
q candidate for denomination for the
Presidency. Having enjoyed for years,
and still enjoying the ex-President's
confidence, Mr. Fish is in a position
to speak with some authority on the SUBJ
ject. The .ex-Secretary of State pronounces
General Grant the most simple, unassum-
ing AMI unselfsh man he ever met, and
believes that, but for the bitter assaults
made on him in advance, he would have
declined his second nomination. Mr..
Fish believes that the agitation of
Grants candidacy comes rot from
his friends but his enemies, although
at the snme time he does not see any dan
ger to the Republic in third term. AS to
the coming democratic candidate Farmer
Fish thinks it may be Thurman and will
not be Tilden but then Hamilton Fish is
not as good authority on democratic poll
tics as on President Grant. Mr.. Fish con-
dennis the New York Custom House re-
movals as impolitic, unfair to the Senate
and in violation of the spirit of the Tenure
OF Office act. As to the effect of the removals
on civil service reform Mr. Fish naYvely ex-
presses the wish that he could discover any
civil service reform in Washington.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

TIE TENEMENT House PROBLEM is one of
the greatest aud most difficult with which, as u
city, We have 10 deal. 1nnumerable remedies
have been proposed, hut thus far all of them
have failed The latest suggestion that the
Health Bo:lrd should undertake the reform is,
IN view of the record Of that expensive estab-
lishmcnt, absurd. A Board that cannot or will
not perform its plain and simple duties is hardly
the power to deal with great evil of this char
meter
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22
The Chance for the Farmer.

When a shrewd man ufacturer finds that
the market is becoming overstocked with
goods such as he makes, and that profits
are reducing, he sets his wits and his ma
chinery at different work. The farmer
would do we'll to follow his example, in
years like this, when the general success Of
all crops sets the whole agricultural public
to experimenting low prices for their prod
ucts. Among new things that might be
tried there are no such prominent articles
as corn, wheat and cotton, but the largest
profits are not always in the greater staples.
There is as much money for manufacturers
in pins rs in print goods, and the farmer
might find as much in cabbages as
in corn. Neither are the best mar
kets always those the furthest from
home. For instance, hams and bacon
are cheaper in New York than in many q
small town in the great pork producing
districts, and some desirable vegetables are
dearer and of poorer quality in the country
districts than they are here. though many
of ours are sold at profit from land of
which single acre costs more than snug
farm ia some States this side Of the Mis-
sissippi The farmer who will carefully
consult the catalogues of seed merchants
and nurserymen, look for markets near
home, and keep his wits MS busy as tho
successful manufacturer must do, will find
in the long run that the most money does
not como from tho most popular crops or
the greatest number of acres under cult
vation
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

q KEARNEY, the labor rcformer and disnterested
friend of the workngman, has started East
from San Francisco in u luxurious railway
coach. His friends gave him enthusiastic
farewell ovation, and it is expected he will be
warmly received at the principal stages of his
journey to Boston This is a great deal better
than trucking" in San Francisco.
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to the advantage to England it is held to be
in full force. England agreed with the
Turk to make war against Russia in consid-
Grafton of cession of territory. She sub
sequently saw reason for not going to war,
but she occupied the territory neverthe-
less.
Nations do not generally act in that way,
though there is general opinion that they
do. England's conduct in this case may be
fairly contrasted with that of Russia upon
the occasion of the actual collapse of the
Ottoman forces at the end of the war. Rus
sin was then at the gates of Constantinople
with an army of victorious veteran soldiers,
and the gates were open. Not finger
could have been raised anywhere in the
world in effective resistance to her occupa-
ton of the great city which is regarded as
the grand objective point of all Muscovite
dreams and projects. England was the
most absolutely unprepared in military
sense of all Powers, and an Ottoman army
did not exist. Had an Austrian army ad-
Russian veterans far outside the limit at
which it could touch the Russian communi-
cations. In that hour Of supreme victory and
supreme possibility, with Constantinople
at his feet and no help near, what re-
strained the Russian Emperor? Only the
resolution to deal as honestly in national
concerns as any gentleman deals in private
transactions. He had pledged himself not
to occupy Constantinople, and that pledge
was restraint stronger than any force that
Turkey, England or Austria could present.
In modern nations generally conduct like
that is more common than the other sort,
but England's present example is glaring
exception. In fact, England is altogether
an exception to other nations in the irces-
SAM clamor with which she fills the world
with denunciations OF the dishonesty OF her
opponents and in her indifference to plain
considerations on the subject when her own
actions are involved. 1t would seem as if
having made herself the especial guardian
OF political virtue in the world, she deemed
herself thereby absolved from all the obli-
cations it naturally imposes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

TIE SWEET COUNTY OF TIrrERARY has rarely
furnished more ludcrous story than that
printed this morning OF terrible faction fight
about the age of bull which died or was killed
forty years ago. From Jupiter down bulls, and
especially the Hihernian ones, have played u
prominent part in history.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

Dir. ELLESwooD, of the Board Of Foreign
Missions, delivered AN interesting lecture last
evening the subject Of African missions, i'll
the course of which he referred to the great
services of Livingstone and Stanley in unfolding
the secrets Of the dark continent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

y Nearly seventy nominations have thus far
been nihde for Congress. Many Of the states
men Of the last House have, fortunately Tor the
country, been left at home.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

The probabilities are that he heather im NeW
York aud its rieinity today 'eiu he rarm aud fair
or partly cloudy. Tomorrow il riA be slightly
cooler and fair.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

THn president leaves Columbus, Ohio, this
morning for Newark in the same State where
p large number Of civil and military officials
will review the veterans Of that section
The boys seem to be marching in all directions
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

TIE CRUNCH SERVICES yesterday were largely
attended, notwithstanding the immense number
Apf persons WHO are away ut the seashorc and in
the mountains. Many of the leading divnes
arc absent, but our reports show, they have
left able representatives in their places.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

Mr.. BERGn's SOCIETY did some splendid work
hast week IN compelling the street car companies
to be morc merciful than they would otherwise
have been to their suffering horses.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

The NUMEROUS SUMNER RESORTS around the
rity were largely patronized yesterday. Their
proprietprs, who had hoped to see the sun Of st.
Louis were, however, disappointed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

PASANA believes that her autonomy as q
State isi in serious peril Colombia, it seems,
has converted her militia into national forces,
and the usual revolution is considered imminent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

THE NATIONAL greenback labor party meets
Mt Syracuse Tomorrow. Four sets OF inharmo-
nious patriots 20 from this city.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

AMERICANS, and especially German nat
nr;,lizcd citizens who visit Berlin this year will
lnd passport valuable document. All
Foreigners and especially those Of the Schwab
persuasion are exceedingly interesting TO the
police. 80 ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22

TIE HERALD ,ciH be sent 10 The address Of
persons going into the country during the summer
stl.e rate of one dollar per month postage paid.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


Mr. and Mrs. william !. Florence were In savoy on
tho 9Th July from which place they intended to 90
to Trouv,lie on tho coast Of Normandy. The Hon.
Burdwcll siotc writcs that no crowded month into
week Of Paris iiie and enjoyed u "by large MAJOR
ity.p they leave Tor homo about the LIST OF sspsuN
Dor.
The Philadelphia Chestnut street Theatre will 70.
open carly in september, Mt. William d. Gsmmili
beng now tho sole lessee and manager He will ad.
here TO the stock system, and tic Chestnut will rs-
main one OF the three theatres In ths country next
season which will depend upon their regular com.
ipanies without tho help OF stars number Of new
plays arc 20 be produced and there win be revival OF
Shakespeare and the old English comedies For the
season Of 1859 the company, as far engaged are -
Mr.. ". r. sheridan, Mr. Hcury A. Lse, Mr. Charles
stanley, Mr. George H. Griftns, Mr.. George Holland,
Mr. n. Bartfam. Mr.. William d. Gemmi, Miss Lille
oewer Miss Ida Jenreys Miss Ada Gilman, Mra Glars
stoneail, Miss Nelly Barbour, Miss Annie sohindeii;
sole lessee aud manager. Mr.. william D. Commit
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-05-16


Mr.. John L. King and wife, of Circle
vile, visited relatives in town last week.
Mr.. A. C. Watts, of Lebanon, was in
town the latter part of last week, on busi-
ness.
Melvin, silcott & Co. have secured the
services of VIII Doubleday, of Circleville,
as salesman.
DIR. J. M. Gillespie, of Bloomingburg
went to Pittsburg on Wednesday to at
tend the General Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church.
H. Smith, Of Melvin, silcott & Co. is
going to take place in Foster & Smiths
Commission House, where he will sell
goods to suit these hard times.
The Wilmington Republican, May 9th
says: ''Mr. L. F. Brown, removed his
family to Washington G. H, on Wednes.
day, Mr.. B. leaves Wilmington will
some regrets, and while regretting to SEE
him go we commend him to the people o.
our neighboring town as an upright mar
and OF strietest integrity. We wish hin
success.'