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The New York herald., 1878-02-07
some Facts About the New York
College.

The advocates of the abolition of the New
York College have supposed that there ex-
listed standing offer on the part of Colum-
bia College to take and graduate as many
scholars from the public schools of the city as
might be sent to that institution, duly quail
fed, at total charge of one hundred dollars
for each graduate. AS this would secure
collegiate education to the children of the
public schools at O cost much less than that
of maintaining the New York College it
seemed to offer at least one fair argument
for the discontinuance of the latter insti-
tuition. 1t appears, however. from the
statements of some of the trustees of Colum-
made; that the number of additional stu
dents that could be accommodated
by Columbia would be very limited,
and that there has been no disposition on
the part of the trustees to make any dis
elimination in the fees charged, except that
few students are under special circum-
stances admitted free.
AS the great advantage of the New York
College to the general public is to be found
in the commercial course, which fits young
men for mercantile and other useful pur.
suits, its abolition would be undesirable
even if the alleged offer had been made by
Columbia. At the same time the strictest
economy consistent with efficiency of in
struction ought to prevail in the manage
ment Of the college. An examination and
comparison of the cost Of Columbia and
New York colleges does not substan-
tiate the charge of extravagance against
the latter. At Columbia the salaries
of officers of the college for the collegiate
year ending in 1875 was s7azsal aud of the
School of Mines sS4, Sa5, together
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

The BELIEF in New Orleans is that Anderson
will be convicted. j. Madison Wells has
quivcr full of legal arrows to shoot at his perse-
cutors. He intends to object to the present
government of Louisiana, on the ground that it
is not republican in form reopen the electoral
question, and do several other dreadful things
which hc thinks will scare the President, the
Senate. the visiting statesmen, and in fact the
whole country 1t is fortunate that he has told
about it, so that we snail bc prepared for.thc
terrible row he intends to make
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
The Moral Of Justice Duny's Trial,


The acquittal Of Justice Duffy on the
fimsy charges for which he has been on
trial before a. full bench of judges of the
Court of Common Pleas was almost matter
of course. While congratulating him on
this result it may not be amiss to remark
that if the business of our police courts was
carried on with more regard to judicial dig
nifty, strict adherence to the rules Of pro-
cedure and directed by functionaries uni
formly fit for their positions, SUCH a case as
that Of Mrs. Travers could never have been
made the basis of grave impeachment trial.
The manner in which political understrap-
pers without any special knowledge of law
have been pitchforked into the judicial
chairs of our police courts is at the bottom
of the difficulty. Ignorant of their duties,
and therefore either blundering through IN
apprenticeship or relying upon the prompt
ings of subordinates, their shortcomins
have been taken advantage of by te
harpy lawyers who wiring a living
of the dregs of criminal practice. To8
a police Justice browbeaten or sneered
of his opinion by 'shyster" has not
an infrequent incident. Lacking the ks
edge to sustain their dignity, or the
nifty to sustain what knowledge they
have scraped up, the justices have
part in many deplorable scenes. Hen
arisen an attempt to administer
archal sort of justice, tempered by ira
as much as statute law, and enliven
tilts between Bench and Bar. The
commitments of police courts have
successful resort of sharp practitioner
sentences, just in themselves, have
been rendered nugatory time and
There Is no doubt that substantial a
it happened, formal justice was dc
sthe Travers case but the clustering !.
who found his match in the Justice Il
he could as usual detect flaw in Il
and oust the official he believed to
s'oppressor" of his class. If fitness,
of political Influence" had any sh
the selection of our police justices, Il
could never have come to trial. WI
not we have capacity on the police
The salary is high enough to secure
the work is not so hard.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

10 ue eiAeN~ -~'p. t.~-- ~ ~ So"'N oAA'J
commit the accused and hold him to bail.
The accused admits all the complainant and
his witnesses can say, comedies the right to
commit him and offers any bail that may be
required for his appearance to answer the
charge elsewhere. But the Police Justice
says:- "No, you shall not give bail now.
will hold you here under long examina-
ton, although you admit everything that
can be said, and after that you shall do just
what you now propose to do" This cer-
tainly looks as II some object other than
simple Justice were to be subserved by keep
ing the accused dangling in police court.
An examination might, it is true, prove the
complaint to be frivolous and unfounded,
and in that case, provided justice was
done, the accused would be discharged.
But this would be only to his own advan-
tage, and if he chooses to give up the chance
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

The WEATHER.-Thc depression noticed ycs
moved to the nortlward of the upper lakes, at
tended, as we expected, by rising winds, but
with precipitation only OH the northwestern
margin. The pressure has increased over the
Middle apd South Atlantic States, due to the in
hucncc of the advancing low areas in the North
and Southwest. The latter disturbance is
already well advanced eastward into
the Lower Mississippi Valley, with high
eastcrly winds on the Gulf coast. General and
heavy rains have marked the advance of this
storm. We may expect that the Westsrn
Gulf. southern and lower central districts Will
have heavy rainfall during the next two DAYS.
The weather on the Pacific coast is stormy, and
heavy rains have caused frcshcts in the San
joaquin and Sacramento River valleys. Very
high temperatures prevail in all but the Allan
tic coast districts, but fall is observa-
BILE in Texas. AS the southwestern storm
is now well defined, it is to bc hoped
that timely warnings will be given along
the threatened coasts of the Gulf and
Atlantic. Present indications point to danger
in the West Gulf which will then be transferred
probably, to the Middle and East Atlantic and
lake coasts. The weather in New York and its
vicinity to-day will be warm and fair, followcd
by increasing cloudiness. Tomorrow it will be
warm and partly cloudy Or cloudy, probably
with rain.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

will it do the other people? Their
money will be put back all right. But some
day big boa constructor of "the street
bolts the ''margin"-and there is deficit.
Thus it begins and the courts or the cor
oners tell tho inevitable sequel sooner or
later. This is the story of Turney, the
latest defaulter. No one will excuse him,
but who will excuse the purblind bank
authorities
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
The Russians in consta ntinopie.

The Russians in Consta N Tin Ople.
Our London dispatches to-day contain
the most startling statement that has been
made since the commencement of the war.
The declaration that the Russians are ac-
tually in the Turkish capital might
conceivably be invented by the organs
of the English government for the
sake ofthe effect it would have in the House
of Commons in forcing an almost unanimous
support to the money grant. But the
chances of the government to carry its
project have not at any moment seemed in
great danger, and if safe on that score
it would not be wise to resort to
this. This story is, therefore. in all proba-
bility, true. even though the London Adrer-
tiser and Post are not famous sources for
important news. In fact, there is no phase
in which the story could be regarded rs in
credible. 1t is known that some SECRETS were
kept between the victors and the vanquished
as to the lines of demarcation for the armis-
tice, and the occupation of some points
in the defences of the capital was in
the number of those secrets. AS the
Russians demanded the occupation
of Erzeroum and the Danube fortresses,
so they have perhaps demanded the
forts of Boyouk and Chekmedje; and the
good reason for all these demands was that
only the armistice prevented an early capture
of all these points. Russia has not
yet, however, violated her pledge
to England, which was that she
would not ''acquire" Constantinople.
An occupation as q military guarantee and
temporary in it's nature is not an acquisition
But if England should treat this as a cause
of war she might very certainly force the
point she has desired to avoid. England
will of course be in blaze over this event,
but Russia is master of the situation.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
II r RIPLE K SH e d Il
NEW YORK. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4 1878.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.-I0
insWrc The proper classification Of advertisements
IL is absolutely necessary Mat they be handed ia
before eight o'clock crery ercning.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

If THE LAWYERS can have their own way
there is not much probability that the Merrill
will case will be disposed of for several years.
The old lady, it seems. had eighty trunks, and
the awful proposition is made to read all the
naners found in them.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

From oar reports his morning The probabilities
are that he ,ceahLe, in Nem York und its rici,,ity
today tciH be tcarm aud Jaiy .foito,cca by ,veas
ing cio,Mincss. Yo-mo,ro,r IL ,riH be ,cd,m dnd
purity clouely or cion1y probably wih rain. ..
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

THE LAWYERS in the Hicks-L Lord case have, it
is said, agreed to an arnistice; not for the pur
pose of making peace, however, but the better
to prepare for war. postponement will prob
ably be agreed to today.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

WALL STRRET YEsTERDAY.--The stock mar
ket was little more active. During the earlier
part Of the day there slight decline in
prices, but there was arally before the close and
general recovery. Government bonds were
weak, while States and railroads were irregular.
Gold opened ut 1925 anG closed at 1O2. Money
pn call was easy mt . per cent.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

THE TESTIMONY taken yesterday shows that
the most inbuman cruelty was constantly prac-
tised in the New Jersey State Prison. At least
one man was tortured to DEATH
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

NEARLY ALI THE SURVIVORS Of the unfor.
tunatc Metropolis have pluckily resolved to take
the next steamer to Brazil
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

GENERAL BUFFERS NEW IDEA that the gov
ernment 90 into the newspaper business ant
do its own advertising will not be very accept
able to the organs.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

PHILADELpHA sends up wall over the pro
posed revision Of the tariff, and holds up the
,ld spectre of the pauper labor of Europe.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

The EMPEROR WILLIAM has shown his in
terest in the German Society Of this city by
sending il handsome donation.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

The TEACHERS SALARIES have been reduced.
Now for the politicians.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

Cock FIGHTING appears to have become one
sf the iavorite winter amnsements in Connect
rut The land of steady habits is evidently i'm
proving.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

The REPORT Of the committee Of the Medico-
Legal Society shows that the sanitary condition
9f the schools is exceedingly bad. A reform is
ad.S needed.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

THE CREDITORS Of liquor dealer so the
courts decide, may drink his beer but they can
aot seize it for debt. 1t belongs to the brewer
antil paid for.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
"poN pAsouALE" AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY
OF MUSIC.

Donizetti's humorous opora, "Don Pasquale," was
presented last evening at the Brooklyn Academy Of
Music by Signor Brignos company. Although II ID
not TO be repeated there no more than malt Of the
seats were occupied, but the audience kindly ap.
preciat,vc. In the nrst both tho singers and the
orchestra at times little at ana II cannot be
said that their rendition satisfactory Mile Ca
limbert rs Norma sang in fair voice. but was not in.
dependent OF the prompters good Offices. There was
apparently hitch At The closing OF tho fourth seena
anu at the opening OF the nltn. The servant that
should have appeared with q letter Was est, and
the baritone, Sgnor ragIapietra, who had the role
OF DR.. Malatesta, covered the hiatus a. best
he could, but coniusedy. Nile. Galimberti acted her
part with pquancy aud grace, and especially In the
eutrappna OF Don Pasquale her manner was charm
ing The latter was personated by M Susini, whose
action and singing were both excellent His voice 10
what might be POLITICALLY called cataract Of sound,
aud ~ possessed OF volume, strength and texture IN
highly effective degree. Mr. Brgnol seemed q little
hoarsc or clso the acoustics OF the house boiled him.
He has, doubtets, been hoard many times TO greater
advantage In part ihs fact was duo TO the behavior
oil the orchestra, which very frequently played 100
loudly. AS the opera progressed toward It's denoue-
ment however, tho different elements In the repre-.
sentstion seemed 10 be warmed and harmonized by
friction or sympathy, and as whole pleasant Inn
precision was the result. Tho quartet IN tho nfth
scena OF tho second act was cncored.
CHIcKERINa HALL--DE CoRDovAs LECTURE,
'TnAr DOG NEXT DOOR,"
select but not over largo audience assembled last
evening Al Chickerng Hail 10 hear Mr.. De Cordovas
humorous account OF sorrows and discomforts en-.
tailed on a largo neighborhood by the disturbing
howllngs ana barkings OF ''that dog next door" As
one of the victims the lecturer kept the audience In
roars OF laughter at the ridiculous situations he
sKetchcd in describing the horrd dog and his
woman hating owner; the plots against tho brute aud
their woiul faures tho curious cxpodient Of Great
ing with cats, and the hna victory over
dog and master by means OF a matrimonial advertise
ment a dog bito and doctor Tho lecture IS exceeds
inxiy humorous and was delivered in Mr.. De Cor
dovas best vein. Not the least amusing part OF the
evening Bentcrtainment was the elect produced on
some Of tho audience, who lost all control Of their
fiRhitr Ind caused much merriment by their almost
-convalsivs outburstA.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

WALLACKS THEA1RE-ScuooL.
BOOTHS THEATRE-RicnxLiEu.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE DEAD SECRET
BROADWAY THEATRE-LYoSs NAIL
FIFTH AVENUE HALL HELLER's WONDERS.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-BAnEs IN THE WOODS.
NIBLos GARDEN-PRsr o. DAY
PARK THEATRE-BABy
EAGLE THEATRE WIDE AWAKE.
BOwERY THEATRE-LvoSs MAIL
LyCEUM THEATRE-1nE Two HUSBANDS
BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE-Dor
NATIONAL THEATRE-Dicx DRIFT
UNION SQUARE THEATRE "A CELEBRATED CASE.
ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-wArER Color EXHIBITION
GERMANIA THEATRE-So SIND Sic ALLIE.
rIvOLI THEATRE-vA
SAN FRANCISCO MINsrHELS.
EGYPTIAN HALL-yARIrrY.
THEATRE CoMIQUE-vARIKrY.
OLYMPIC THEATRE VARIETY
COLUMBIA OPERA IOtSE-vARIErr.
NEW AMERICAN observation-disclosures.
TONY PAsTORS-vAmErY.
NEW YORK AQUARIUM QUEER FISHES
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

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The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26
Complimentary Concert

The concert to be given for the benefit Of
Mrs.. Theresa Cannon Buckley is skilfully
arranged to insure success. The frst element
requisite for such entertainments is ability and
the second is variety. These we find abund-
antly provided for on the programme. We
have, first, eight different lady soloists, viz :
Mrs. Buckley herself, Mrs. Witham and Misses
Wagner, Fremaux, Cannon, Conway, Chau-
chon and Rennyson, besides the chorus which
may consist Of any number of accomplished
vocalists. Moreover there is to be violin solo
by young lady who has never before ap-
peared in public-Mss II. Collin,-and several
comic songs by youthful artist, Master Archie
Rennysou. Certainly no comment is necessary
upon such programme. 1t cannot but afford
delightful evenings entertainment.
The programme will be found published in
full in another column.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26

ernment without God, which 10 an imposst
blity. They affiliate naturally with
Socialists, Communists, every kind of secret
society, every shade of error that leads to
Atheism. But they war against the Church
of God, and therefore our good American
Protestant public kindly overlooks their
war upon God himself and gives them an
ovation of hearty good fellowship.
Well now, what are our loud praying
Methodists and our sanctifed Presbyte-
| rians, and our very respectable, church
loving Episcopslians going to do about it :
Are they going to scold their friends and
protegesf Or are they going to pat them
on the back and visit the exhibition to as
sist in the Centenary Now it positively
wont do to stand by, silent and glum, try
ing to ignore the situation. There are the
two horns of the dilemma, good friends.
choose. Don't try to play fast and loose,
for there's many "chiel amsng you ta'en
notes." Do you believe that Voltaire's
memory ought to be honored by Chris
tian community, and his literary poison
circulated among them "broadcasti" If
you do, blurt it out. Thank God, we know
that many thousands of you don't believe
anything of the Sort Bet, then, why not
come out with that tool Why not show
under what banner you stand to day ?
Why not tell these French Reds that you,
Americana, cannot be caught by stolen
name that you know them to be but bas-
tard Republicans, enemies of God, enemies
of all society, emissaries of the Evil One 7
Why not admit that the only chance for a
genuine republican France ia at the hands
of the Conservatives, who are mostly good
Catholics I
But no. Our good Protestant friends
will say That will never do. These Infdel
Frenchmen are parring upon the Catholic
Church. They hate God, that is true; they
despise Protestantism, that is true too; but
they are our allies against Popery. Any
thing to fight the Pope. Hurrah for the
French Republicans as against Rome !
Hurrah for the Communists (not here, but
in Paris)! Hurrah for the Carbonari and
the Petroleurs! Hurrah even for Voltaire,
if necessary Down with the Pope though
all safety and all stability and all society
should go down with him!
Frantic rage! You will have disgraced
yourselves by wicked associations, to 6nd
after all that the Church of God shines
brighter than ever that the rock of Peter
stands urmoYed amid the widest waves, |
even though in their wrath they should
have stirred up the very depths of ocean
and brought to its surface the turbid lees |
of slime and mud.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26

able to the public at large.
The Turk As He Is, by E. DeLeon, 10 q fine
and scholarly article, abounding in instructive
details concerning the Moslem race, and dis
playing suoh graoes of style as must make any
article written by the same pen treat to in
telIigent readers.
We have not time to mention all the other
articles In detail but which are generally in
terestipg and well-written. Indeed, the pro-
mise of the book is all that could be desired !;
end il the dead fruit that now disfgure its
branches be pluoked off in time, We have no
doubt the buds and blossoms of our Southern
talent will unfold in rich and most delightful
fragrance.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26
Voltalre and the Republic.

During the past week the following
dispatch was printed:
PARIS. May 22.-Some Tins ago meeting of
Republican Senators, Deputies town council
lors, journalists and savans was held to organ
iEe o celebration of Voltaire's centenary dur
ing the Exhibition. A commission was Sp.
pointed and resolved to concentrate the essence
of Voltaire's philosophical, moral and social
idess in n cheap volume of one thousand pages,
to be spread broadcast through France, and
public subscriptions to cover the expense
should be opened by Republican papers.
OF such stuff is the Republican party in
France made. The Republic" of that
party is anti. Christian. Yet how fierce
are our good American Republicans in the
demonstration of their sympathy for the
French Republicans! How anxious to
witness the overthrow of Clericals and
Conservatives Truly We hope that there
is no secret affinity between these two
namesakes. The Republicans of France
are really AnRrchists, for they want gov
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26
Communicated }

| The following paragraph is taken from the
Ne,o Orleans Christian Adrocate of March 21st,
| 1878:
| We noticed at some length the papal memo
rial ceremonies in New Orleans. The oeremo.
MES in Mobile took place on Sunday, February
"a, in reference to which Bro. Price Williams
writes pointedly and truly:
1t was: 1 A deseoration of the Sabbath.
2. Protestants must have been in Catholic
spirits to have placed themselves where they
| were bound to feel that they were there in
some sort as patronizing the doings and sayings
of the occasion. The poeition assigned the
Pope in heaven is simply sacrile gious, and 10 q
ut relic of the age of barbarity."
1st. Brother Price Williams asserts that the
memorial ceremonies in honor of Plus the
Ninth in Mobile were "a dissertation of the Sab
bath" Would it not be well for Brother Price
Williams to state in what consists 'the desc
Grafton of the Sabbath" He may hold very
peculiar views on this point as on many Others
Is Brother Price Williams prepared to main
tain that attending the funeral of his
Christian Father is "a Dissertation Of the Sab
bath :"
End. Brother Price Williams asserts 'that
Protestants must have been in Catholic spirits
to have placed Themselves where they were
bound to feel that they were there in some
sort, as patronizing the doings and sayings of
the occasion" In other words Brother Price
Williams quietly intimates that his Protest.
ant co-religionists and fellow citizsns of Mo-
bile, were insincere because they turned out to
honor the memory of ore whom Brother Price
Williams will reluctantly admit to have been
at least good man Christian gentleman. and
an honest Are his Protestant fellow-citi-
zens ready to accept this slur upon their un-
derstanding and good sense9
Sd. Brother Price Williams asserts "that the
position assigned the Pope in heaven is simply
barbarity," Brother Price Williams takes it
for granted that he knows the mind of the
Catholic Church much better than she doe q
herself, or any member of her communion
Who informed Brother Price Williams that the
Catholic Church assigned Pope Plus the Ninth
any position in Heaveni Individual Catho-
lies, Brother Williams, may assign, in their
own minds, the soul of Pope Plus the Ninth
position in Heaven, but the Catholic Church
has not indicated by word or act what position
the soul of Pope Plus the Ninth occupies in
the other world. What, then, Brother Will
liams, becomes of the sacrilegei C-otber
Williams, how many an "sge of barbsritvu NAV
there be recorded ID 50ur history Suppose you
state which age of bsIbslity you mean in the
last clause ofyour profound paragraph, and then
try to enlighten the minds of your Catholic
fellow citizsns on the relative merits of an
age of blrbsrism and an age Of public dis
honesty. "s-
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26

Color pre- judice isn't all South. In Justice
Bloomer's Court, at Marlborough, Ulster
County, N. Y, jury of eleven white men and
one colored was chosen a few days ago; the
latter was for twenty Ave years q slave in the
cotton fields, but had lived in Marlborough
soveral years, and built home by hard work
and economy. Three or four of the white jury.
men said "they'd be - if they'd serve" and
were fined fifteen dollars for contempt OF
court for failing to answer when the justice
called the names of the jury, amid the freely
expressed opinions of the crowd, who were
death on the negro. The colored man finally
intimAted that he wished to be excused. This
being DONE the indignant freemeu took their
seats and the fnes for contempt were not col.
lected.