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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

A controversy about the respective merits
of ice water and beer, as summer beverages,
has been raging in sundry newspapers !;
but except that it has developed the fact
that two large Jumps of leo will kill a cat If
placed upon her tongue it has decided
nothing for the good OF suffering humanity.
The editors who stand aghast at the chill
ing effects OF ice water upon the inner man
would be the first to abandon their favorite
beer saloon if the Teutonic beverage
offered them was not as cold as iced mugs
and brewers refrigerators could make it |;
while the advocates Of ice water are really
as dependent upon stimulants for the
shock of an icy draught is temporarily
stimulating-a as their beery opponents.
When they go to dinner doubtless
both parties to the conflict show their in
consistency by eating the meal as hot as it
can be served, and, though they may APP
proach breakfast and supper in thin gar
monts and with fans in thoir hands, cool
ness would be felt in the family circle If
their coffee and tea were served cold. Per-
spring mortality demands moisture, and
those who perspire most-soldiers, sailors
and day laborcrs find that water without
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23
FOREIGN ART NOTES.

The Salon closes on August 10. II was temporarily
closed from the 9Th the 1lth inst rehangng
o! number OF the works.
Richard Joscy IL engraving Whistler's portrait OF
Carlyle
The Secretary General OF tho Society for the Esab.
hsnment oil the New French Museum OF Decorative
Art is NJ Eugene veron, one OF the EDITORS In chief
OF L'Art
Munkacsy's '.Bliud Milton Debating to his Daugh.
ters Paradise Lost, >" which, as was announced by
cable on Sunday, been bought for the Lenox Lilo.
rary is one OF the most striking pictures the Elk.
hioition
landscape by Ruysdael, f273; Jan stcen. f73;
'Grand Canal, Venice by Canaiett, fIo5; bust OF
Cauova, by himself f3t; portrait by komncy, El6l;
ough, f3I5; ssrne Broken Eggs,"by Jan Steen, with
his own portrait and that vi Van Goyen, fl02; r.
Wouverman's "rho Fortune Teller, "f3I2; efnier's,
fl47, ana '.Thc Madonna and Chili," by Muro, from
tue Bonaparte collection. f7O3.
proiessor Aor,z Iha1siag takes the ground IN an
shat three OF ritians female portraits Id The Flor
galleries and ono in the Bcvederc, Vt Vienns,
OF the Same person, Eleanora Gonzaga, Duchess
of Urbino, the daughter OF Isabel d'Estc aud Frun-
Gorzaga. inc ACADEMY does not agree with
him. These four portraits respectively known as
the "Bella iii rizano," "vcnus," ''Portrait OF the
Duchcs. Of Urbno" ana semi nude Of young girl,
whom the Professor names "rho Bride"
hitherto unknown portrait by Franz Hais has
been discovered at Akcrsioot, In Holland.
TIE french government havs given an order 70 u.
uuQuration OF The Exhibition. An etching Is to be
made OF the same SIS AS tho original
Chspu's statue OF lie Werner has bcsn accepted by
the Monument Committee.
One Of Nj. Mere O., recent works. still IN his studio,
Is high relief IN role for tue tomb OF Mcnclei.
1t represents tho historan lying dead whilo 1suis
OF the Muse OF History rising hcavcnward, writes
his tomD, History IL u Resurrection"
Tue accepted design Tor tho Nancy monument 10
Theirs Ia by NJ. Charles Gubert, apupii OF Dune ont
and Chnpu Forty-uve thousand francs Is to DO paid
tho who Is TO furnish the statue ana
erected.
The exhibition OF tho Society OF the Friends OF Arr
Of Douai opened on the Ith inst.
NJ d'Epinay has recently finished a charming statu
Of a female bather
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

The national greenback labor reformers
meet at Syracuse to-day to see if they can
agree together we'll enough to form a con-
vention, adopt a platform and determine
on plan for the fall canvass. The HERALD
correspondent reports that the country
delegates do not like the New York city
delegations. Thore are too many of
them, and the city leaders are not,
IN their opinion, sufficiently respect
able. This last objection will pain the
friends of Messrs Shupe, Creanser and
the other honorable and aspiring heads
of the different delegations 1t is proposed
by the country nationals to tell the city
greenbackers, nationals united working
men and bread winners to 60 home, or else
to submit all their rights, wrongs, claims
and pretensions unreseryedly to the COM
mittee which called the Convention.
The national leaders assert that they can
control over two hundred thousand votes
in this State, and that they will be able to
elect at least one member OF Congress and
great number of local officers. We shall
see what we shalt see. But if the green
hackers adopt an imitation platform we
trust it will honestly begin with
preamble in the following words -
Whereas gold and greenbacks are now
substantially interconvertible; and whereas
tho Treasury is undoubtedly prepared to
redeem the greenbacks in gold on presenta-
ton at the time specified by law and
whereas industry and trade are reviving
confidence is measurably restored, and the
long period of distress is evidently draw
ing to close therefore, resolved-what-
ever they please. 1t seems to us the Execu-
tive Committee has made a promising be-
ginning by totally excluding Shupe from
the Convention.
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Hold Them Responsible.

About two weeks ago the Bay Ridge
steamers p. G. Schultz and Bay Ridge, OPP
position boats, came in collision off Red
Hook Point. There was no possible cause
for such an accident with ordinary pru-
dence on the part Of the pilots Of the boats,
and, fortunately, no worse'results than the
terrifying of the passengers occurred. 1t
is evident that the collision was brought
about through the wilful act of one or
other Of the pilots, and possibly through
the recklessness Of both, occasioned by
rival interests Tho steamers carry excur-
sion passengers and are sometimes crowded.
An investigation into the causes of the acct
dent is now being made by the Local Board
of Steamboat Inspectors, and the testimony
is, of course, conflicting. Yesterday the
people of the Schultz gave their side of the
story and laid all the blame on the Bay
Ridge, just rs the Bay Ridge people en-
deavored to fix the responsibility on the
other boat The inspectors will announce
their conclusions in few days, and it is to
be hoped that they will do their duty with
firmness. Certainly some one must have
been at fault, and such a criminal act as
wilfully risking the lives Of passengers to
crafty the jealousies of opposition lines Of
steamers ought to be very severely pun
ished. Probably it will be found that
neither boat is free from blame for it looks
very much as if it was race between the
two, with disposition on the part of both
to risk most deplorable Calamity rather
than to be beaten.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

Is there not considerable nonsense in the
frequent complaint about reading matter
for boys? Because few vulgar and vicious
weekly journals have been found in boyish
hands it is assumed that all boys are IN
danger of reading these, and that no other
literature is provided for the juvenile mind.
There is no sense in such talk. Respect
able periodicals for youth outnumber the
other kind and far exceed them in circula-
ton, whilo decent, olive" books for boys
exist in numbers that defy the most omniv-
orous youthful appetite, and scores OF well
paid and popular authors are constantly
increasing the supply. The existence
of clash literature is to be de-
plored, Of course. but it is foolish
to attribute great attractiveness to it; boys
of half way decent birth and breeding can
hardly be tempted to look into it at ell, and
the few exceptions do not talk of the trash
in a way to please the publishers. The
''goody-goody" literature with which many
school and home libraries are stuffed may
have driven some otherwise respectable
boys to low journals for tales of adventure,
but so long as ''truth is stranger than
fiction" they can all be reclaimed by
little information about respectable prints
that are fully as lively. Those who moan
against clash romances can make far
better use of their time by preparing lists
Of books that boys cannot help enjoy
ing and giving them wide publicity,
and if afterward they would 60 on
tour Of inspection through Sunday school
libraries and those OF district schools and
inveigh against such trash MS they may find
there they might do vast amount OF good.
If they must abuse somebody let them in
weigh against the respectable parents who can
find time in which to chat and gossip, but
are always too busy to see that their boys
and girls are supplied with sufficient and
appropriate reading matter. The "long
faced" breed of parents too, who have so
far forgotten the days of their own youth
as to imagine that everything which is
lively is bad might also be stirred up with
benefit to the rising generation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

Congress was, in fact, little better than a
mob, and the only point on which the dem
ocrats in the House were united was
an attempt at economy in appropria-
tions, but there the Senate republicans
were also united on the other side and beat
the democratic House The book of esti-
mates called for one hundred and seventy
six and quarter millions; the democratic
House cut this down to one hundred and
forty-seven and half millions; the repub-
lican Senate raised it to one hundred and
sixty-one and three-quarter millions, and
the two houses finally compromised on one
hundred and tifty-seven and quarter mill
ions. The administration, If it had had a
clearly defined and vigorous policy, might
have brought the discordant elements to-
gether and made the session useful. As
matters went, with no head or leader, moth
ing was accomplished for the country, the
utmost efforts of wise men Of both parties
being needed to prevent the passage Of wild
and injurious legislation.
The Congress to be elected this fall will
not meet until December of next year. Long
Deioro IHcu oPecie pay iHcAtS VIII h"'c DoSAA
resumed and the currency question will be
substantially settled. In that case the in
flationists and anti-resumptionists Will
have lost their grievance; for when re-
sumption is once achieved nobody will be
crazy enough to disturb it. Meantime the
greenback labor, national and other organ
izations show good deal of strength and
will contribute to the destruction of both
the old parties, as the Kearney movement
caused the sudden disappearance of both in
the recent California election.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
,eneraI scbouck IL IN Boston.

General Schonck Is In Boston
Hercules lived mainly ON peas pudding
senator Nye used to call Kellogg "Brndlo BILL"
Secretary sherman loft Washington yesterday
morning for Atlantic City
The Germans say that more people dig their graves
with a. Or teeth than with spades.
The Eimira Gazette thinks that where there Is bill
thorc IL q way OF getting out Of psyingn
Indian Com missioner Hayt having returned from
his Western trip Washington, resumed his dusics
yesterday.
The Charleston Neps aud Courier says that poor
whites can have influence because thcy canno. DO
employers
The Boston Post says that Bsecher eats with hts
knife But then in that 1ilion case no did not have
10 FORK over
Tho Norristown Herald thinks That In summer
time city people arc cannibals because they live Of
their county relations.
The editor oil the Haokensack Republican has saved
up an umbrella for n rainy day. lilo will probably put
u up--at a pawnbrokers
II mans position as subordinate were as big a.
he tries 10 mako his wife bclIvc k he would own the
whole concern where he works.
Mrs General q. A Custer IS At Cohassstt, MASS, AZ
tho guest OF Mr.. Lawrence Barrett and family, VINO
were old friends OF tho brave soldier.
The Cheyenne Leader says that nm Indian always
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replies TO white man with erunt or some other
exnressian indicatixa Of a laYer animal.

replies TO white man with srunt or some other
expression indicative Of a lower animal.
Buna'o Express -" Thurman says the NEw YORK
HERALD, ought not TO get dsad-rpc too early We
doubt IL It is his fault II Mr. TIlden hasn't picked
this winter apple for the purpose OF having 1t pro-
matursy done for we're much mistaken"
Burlington Hawksye:-"Dr. Bsown-sequsrd, a few
years ago, described mber OF cases In which people
who had lost half their brains retained all tho sense
they ever had. This sounds incredible, but u Is true.
For instance can readily understand how the adj
minisration could inse all It's brains and still have
much sense DIS 1t has now"
Londen Wortd:-"With the exception Of Dickens
Mathews was the best company have ever met and
had the keenest Of the best side of tho humor
Gus. There this difference between them, thai
while Dickens was very quiet in society and never
came out save with his intmates, Mathews revolled
In an audience and could always be depended on toI
far more than his share OF the amusement"
Western man attempted suicide, frat writing
note effect that he blasted oak. He sur.
vved, aud the impression has been rcyived that he
a blasted nuisance rchange Also. that he was
a-corned at the tims.--IALadelphta Bulte.in II
better that he diod, as no is likely to Pine away
and live a wrotched existence. -Boston Globe Let "a
hope that he will up ana never do rash
thing gain.--Mar1iehead Messenger. You maple leal
this or not Whoa Gina
young Oil Citizen calls his sweethoart Revenge.
because she IS swest.--Ol CITY Derrick And the
young married South Hiil calls his mother-in.
law Delay because she is dangeroua-BMrlington
Haaokeys Aud South End man calls his vile Fact,
because she is stubborn thing. Boston Globe. And
a fourth vito Of district attorney calls him Nscos-
city, because he knows law.-New Orleans Times.
And Cincinnati man names his coachman Procrasti.
nation, because he stole his watchBreaktast Table
And Syracuse man calls his wife Suggard, because
she gets mad aud goes to her aunt overy timc he.
stays out 10 tho lodge.-Syracase Times. Yonkers
man calls his wife Frailty, because Shakespeare says
sFraty, thy name woman."-lonkers Gazette
Add New York insurance agent Calls his wifa
Honesty, because it's the best policy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23
Ex.sECRETARY FISH CORRECThD.

TO the EDiroR op THE HERALp:-
In the remarkably interesting interview by your
reporter with Hon. Hamilton Fish, notice that the
exsecretary OF State has iaen into grave error IN
regard to the gentleman who made public a letter
written recently by General Grant. The General
Dodge to whom that letter was addressed has never
been democrat lie was bravo oflicor with Grant
daring the war and frat came into prominence, po-
tcay, as republican candidate Tor congress In the
Council Bluffs district OF Iowa Alter serving four
years In Congress he was appointed direclor VI the
Union Pacinc Railroad If mistake not he was nj 20
rendered several positions during Mr. Grants last
torn Mr. Fish's mistake A. IN surprising the Cen
Dodge 10 DO Augustus Caesar Dodge, Que vi the original
pioneers OF tho hawkeye State, VINO was Governor Of
the State, ana for many years senator. General ca
M. Dodge 10 the gentleman who nov figures as the
friend oil the cx.ITesldcnt
q. AUGUSTUS HAvlLANp.
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FINE ARTS.
HOME ALT MOTIFS.


William n. Hunt Is hard work In Boston
n. j. Heade Is sketchng along the North Shore.
the Hub.
William +. dc Haas will leave the Isle OF Shoals
shortly for Mount Desert, Me.
Chicago has art club and gallery, known
the Lydan Art Gallery. Mrs CadwaIl b IS fur
nIshed the rooms In good style, and has given them
to the club the condition that they kept
we'll supplied with art works The gallery Is now the
finest In the city and the membership Of the club
includes many artists. Receptions, sale OF tho PFC
OF tho exhibiting artists and sketch club
10 DO the chief features. Among the pictures now
hung are works OF w. r Phelps, OF Munich; Edward
Moran, Morston Ream, r. W. Wallis, Frank Green,
/. Z. Bromley and Annie Shaw.
Charles II. Miller is making studies In the White
Mountains.
L. W. volk's bronze statue OF Senator Douglas for
the Douglas monument has arrived In Chicago aud Is
well spoken OF i-ft
W. f. Lansil tho Boston artist, is sketching along
the adj AGENT coast
An English moorland scene, by William Mark
Fisher. has recently boon placed exhibition 10
Boston.
Among the recent additions 10 the Boston Museum
OF Fine Arts arc u portrait by David Neal land.
scape by Daubi2ny and one OF Monticeilps peculiar
and coloriul canvases-a vim ta2o sccno in Spain.
Mrs. Wldgery Grswold is sketching IN the Shawan.
gunk Mountains, IN Sullivan county, OF this State.
Fernando Miranda, who dosg ncd the model Of the
proposed Cefvuntes monument has gone abroad
make tho preliminary studies preparatory to COM
mcncng work on II In the TALL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23
Revival OF Business In England.

Whatever English politicians may think
of Earl Beaconsfeld's policy business men
approve Of it as an assurance of peace.
Business is reviving, new enterprises are
begun and there is general expectation of
better times. This feeling will have bene-
fetal Influence here also, because larger
purchases will be made of our products for
general consumption and for manufacture
ing purposes. England is one OF our
most important customers. If she had
gone to war she would, of course, for
awhile have bought heavily of us,
but if she remains at peace and
if there is no war in Europe the ability
of the people to consume will be far greater,
and permanently greater. and this is to our
advantage. While the world is at peace it
is nowadays always getting richer; when it
goes to war it is made very sensibly poorer.
A European war would have created an inn
mediate demand in England for all dis
possible; capital European peace will
lead British capital to seek investments in
other markets, and among others here.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23
OBI UARY.
DIT. Emil scHCErrNEE.

Dr. Emil schucffrer died at Newark yesterday II
his sixticlh year Deceased was u native Of the
Kingdom OF sa xony, Germany. where no was law.
yer OF note aud also nlIed the Office Of judge
During the revocation oi-1ssS and 1s49 he editei Q
liberal paper, aud in the May OF 1850 no had TO Use
from the country account OF the active part taken
BY him In the revolution. He settled IN Newark,
passed. an examination very soon aittrward
and for years valuable and highly re.
spectcd member oil tho Essex county Bar. For
some years PAST he has suffered much from uca ncss
but still continued to pr actice his profession He was
n man OF good education anu hal large circle ol
friends. Several months ago hts heath commenced
failing rapid y, and being man oil no family nc do
cdcd about three weeks ago 70 to the German Hos
pitai Hero ho received tho bost OF treatment but
avail.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

TIE WEATHER.-Thc depression has moved
slowly toward the northeast and is now adj
vancing into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia, at
tended by light rains and brisk winds. The in
Hucncc of the departing low barometer still ex-
tends throughout the Middle Atlantic and New
England States. In those districts brisk to
strong winds have prevailed during the past
twenty-four hours, particularly on the coast.
An area of high barometer Is moving over the
upper lake region and Canada. Cold northerly
and easterly winds prevail on its eastern and
southern margin. The temperature has fallen
quito abruptly in all the Atlantic coast districts
north of Virginia, and irosts are reported
In the Northern Middle States. II has risen
In the Northwest and West. and in the
other sections has varied but little. The
positions of The areas of high temperature are
MS follow. The highest extends over Wyom-
ing and Colorado, the other il over tho Middle
Gulf States or Lower Mississippi Valley. The
prevailing winds have been from the north and
east, except in that section affected by the de-
and northwest, and in the Upper Missouri Val
ley, where they have been from the southeast.
a centre Of very low pressure is evidently NOV
ing toward Montana from the Pacific coast.
Tho indications are that tho storm centre pass
ing off the coast will prove severe in the At
lnntic. The weather in New York and its vicn
ity to-day will be- cool and partly cloudy or
hazy, with brisk winds from the northwest
Tomorrow it PROMISES to be cool and fair.
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leo answers the purpose perfectly. And if
stronger instance OF the suficiency OF
plain water is needed there is the mule.
Nobody ever heard him demand nm iced
drink. yet he has more vitality and health
full cussedness than the whole editorial fra
ternity, so called.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

THx FAILURE of Jay Cooke & Co. five years
ago will always hold a sad prominence in the
history of the financial and business troubles of
the present time. At meeting of the creditors
IN Philadelphia yesterday plan of settlement
of the vast liabilities, over eight million dollars,
was proposed. Forty per cent, it is thought,
will be realized from the estate.
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aEoIaE nEIcHE NBER3.

Tho nag on the Cotton Exchange was at half.mast
yesterday GU account OF the death OF OF It's mcin
bers. Mr. George Reichenberg, which occurred at one
A. NJ. Tho deceased. who sky 1vo years OF age,
born In England, OF German parents. He carried
the business OF shIpmaster IN that country Tor
number Of years and accumulated considorabis
money. He camo TO New YORK about ton years ago
and ever since has spocu lated In costcn. He was
widower aud leaves child
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock market
was active and fcverish. Gold was steady all
day at 1O012. Government bonds were steady,
States dull and railroads quiet Money Oh call
was easy at | a per cent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

Tie probabilities are that The sceatter ~ Near
York aud its vicinity today ud be cool and partly
cloudy or hazy, ,ciM brisk ,ri',ds from the ~orth-
scest. Tomorrow il promises to be cool and fair.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

Ii ISvrrING one of our militia regiments to
share their spiritual and temporal blessings the
directors Of Martla's Vineyard have set all cx-
rcllcnt example to the managers of similar in
stitntions. Wonder if the Tnmmany General
Committee could be induced to 20 there for the
season
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

ANOTHER UNPLEASANT PICTURE of the tcne-
ment house life OF the city is presented in
columns this morning. Many of the fam
lies visited by the Health physicians poor
that they are unable to buy even the simple
prescriptions that are given them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

THE WORKED OUT Coal NINE near Pittston,
which has been on fire for more than a year, has
been surrounded by deep cutting, 50 that the
adjoining mining property is removed from all
danger The work is regarded good deal of
"a triumph in engineering.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

THIS REFORM BUSINESS is running the coun-
try. Such ut least is the opinion Of the three
revenue officers Of this city who are being pros
ccuted for theft because of the mysterious dis
appearance Of forty gallons Of whiskey from
distiilery during the six hours they were in
clnrpc of it,
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Tx HERALD rHl be sent TO The address Of
persons going into the country during the summer
at The rate Of one dollar per month, postage paid.