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quiry by the proper authorities, the charges
should unfortunately be sustained, then we
hope the most stringent measures will be
taken. We do not at all pretend that such
case can be tried in the columns Of this
or any other newspaper. but that is some
thing apart from the sense Of public duty
which leads US to print such charges which
profess to be capable Of unquestionable
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The LATE MORMON PROPHET, BRIGHAM
YOUNG, is thrown completely in the shade by o
citizen Of Pittsylvania county, Va, who at the
venerable age of ninety-six rejoiccs in being the
progenitor of five hundred and fifty persons
The story of his life elsewhere printed is GER
tainly curious one.
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THREE YEARS in the Penitentiary, the pun
ishment meted out by the Recorder yesterday to
dishonest dealer, who obtained goods by false
representations as to his financial responsibility,
ought to have II salutary effect the very nu-
mcrous class who succeed in swindling mer-
chants in the same way.
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The probabilities are that the ,ceatAer IN Ne.o
York and its ricinity to-day ,ciH be warms and
jar, JoAorcd by Increasing cloudiness, strong
easterly scinds and light rain. Tomorrow it
promises to be tcarm and cloudy, sciA rai,. and
strong easterly and ree,ing ,ci,ds, dangerous to
coastiny resseLs.
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Il r. IPLE SH e EFT.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1878.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.-Zo
i'sstre The proper classification Of advertisements
II is absolutely accessory thai they be handed in
Ieforc eight o'clock ere,.y evening.
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WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was fairly active, but prices as a rule were
heavy. Gold opened at 1O2 and closed at
1O17s Government bonds were heavy, States
dull and railroads irregular. Money on call was
easy Mt 4 l. per cent.
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The MANAGERS Of the rapid transit roads as
o rule speak rather vaguely about the night
trains. All doubt on the subject ought to be
removed by the Legislature.
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The CoRoNER's JURY in the Barclay street
fire investigation have failed to discover the
cause of the disaster; but then no one expected
o different result.
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The PORTSMOUTH, the last of the government
ships that will take goods to the Exposition,
sails on the 10th inst. This will be the last
opportunity to send goods free.
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TIE NATIONAL DEBT REDUCTION for February
was two and one quarter millions, which is
pretty fair for the hard times
The New York herald., 1878-03-02

The GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD through
Georgia and Florida put in an appearance in
the House of Representatives yesterday with O
modest appeal for large subsidy
The New York herald., 1878-03-02

The CRY DEBT is slowly coming down. Two
and one-half millions less than a year ago is not
O bad record
The New York herald., 1878-03-02

DURING THE PAST YEAR nearly one thousand
cases OF cruelty to horses were prosecuted by
Mr.. Bergh's society In other directions the
work OF the association was equally effective
and praiseworthy.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
"school" will be repeated at tho matinee to-day 4
wallack'a
.rhe Hususnots" will be given as the matinee Al
the Academy this afternoon
concert is to be gwen this afternoon In Chicken.
ing Hall In aid OF the Sisters of st. Dominick.
The nth symphony concert by Theodore Thomas,
orchestra will be gwen this evening at Stsinway
Hall -
sacred concert Will be given tomorrow evening o.,
st. Peters Church, Jersey City. The programme ID
an attractive one, and II includes grand 'sTs Deums
in honor Of Popo Leo KILL ttat'-t -s,s
The last two performances Of the present proc
gramme OF Robert Heller will take place this after
and evening al his pretty hall on Twenty fourth
street Next week there will be . change.
At the Fifth Avenue, the Parx, Tony PASTORS, the
San francisco Minstres, the National the Standard
Nblo's, the Aquarium, Olympic and Theatre Comiqus
attractive bills are offered to those who enjoy after
noon performances to-day.
The last seven nights and last matinees OF 'sThe
Diaouimaugh'' are announced at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre in consequence Of the engagement Of the
American comedian, Mr. j. 8. Clarke, who will play .
brief farewell season In New YorK prior to his de.
parluro for England
The low prices charged at Booths Theatre, where
the new version of "Uncle Toms Cabin" Is being
performed has crowded that great theatre during the
past week to ovorlowing 1t Is said that upward OF
threo thousand seats have already been booked for
this afternoon and evening.
Messrs Tompkins Hill, the managers Of tho Bos.
ton Theatre, announce tho early produetion Of the
"Exilcs" at Booths Theatre. They claim 10 have
purchased the drama direct from tho authors and,
consider that they hold the propnetory right 70 for
America Tho play will be presented a. Booths with
the original cast and superb stage attire OF The Boston
Theatre production. f~t ~. 'r NJ
Mr.. Sheridan Shook received telegram yesterday
his counsel Baltimore stating that the federal
court mad granted order, roturnabls on Aonday,
against the manager Of tho Holiday Street Theatre
In that city, 10 snow cause why he should not be
attached contempt OF court tho Injunction agaInst
tho production OF "a Celebrated Case" not having
been dissolved This action has been takcn because
the play was produced before the proceedings Ia
the United States Court mad como to any definite con.
clusion. Tho seventh matinee Of ''rho Celebrated
Caso takes place to-day at the Union Square Theatre
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

PARK THEATRE-OUR BACHELORS
NEW YORK AQUARIUM-BRoScno HoRsxs
OLYMPIC THEATRE-TExAs JACK
NATIONAL THEArRE-KArmLEES MAvouRNKES.
UNION SQUARE THEATRk-A CELxBRArED CAsx.
STANDARD THEATRE-oUR BOARDING HOUSE,
wALLACKs THEATRE-scnooL-
BOOTHS THEATRE-UscLE TONS CABIN.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-DIAouLxAUGM
ACADEMY OF MUSIC Matinee -HuGuKNoTs
GERMANIA THEATRE-MurrKR uND sonS.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-HKNRY V.
EIBLO'S GARDEN-ON BRIDGE OF NorRR DAxx
BROADWAY THEATRE-TnK ExILrs.
STEINwAY HALL-THoMAs' CoScxRr
EGYPTIAN HALL-vARIsrY
TONY PASTOR'S-vARiErY
BOWERY THEATRE-VARIRrY.
THEATRE COMIQUE-vARIErY.
FIFTH AVENUE HALL-HELLER's WONDERS
BAN FRANCISCO MINsTKELs
NEW AMERICAN observation-disclosures.
TlvOLI Observation-Disclosures
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ADJUSTMENTS.
ACADEMY OF Mus.c-"FAusr.~


performance OF Gounod's "Faustn was given at
the Academy OF Music last evening BY tho Pappen-
helm Adams Opera Company. Mr. Adams assumed
the role OF Faust and Miss Human that 0i
Marguerite. II Mr. Adams mad been In good
voice we have doubt that he would have
sung the music well; as II was he sang with cxpres.
sion, but too hoarse to do himself justice He
actod tho part with great dccacy and feeling, but IN
tho Singing he el at times far short Of the mark aud
mado bold OF the falsetto IN the "Save d. Nora
The performancc. though unequal, was very
fair. Mr. Wlegand as Mephlstophiles waa
tho only Quo who was downright bad HI
acted more like rngmaster In y circus thar
His Satanic Majesty, and he sang Y what no did Gus
be called singing, out OF time and iune Miss Humas
was very acceptable Marguerite. She attempted ne
Than she could accomplish. Sho has not quite
enough poetry Tor perfect rendition OF tbe King o.
Thule, but the jewel song found IN her an oxcocn
Interpreter Miss Grmminger did good service a. this
Tilted Sebei ng the flower song with spirit and
expression. Mr.. Blum sang tho Ia usc oil Vaienslne's
part well, us he docs all lie undertakes; but. he
seemed little loose ~ his style OF acting rhs third
fourth the best acted and the beat sunG
aud along worry smoothly. The orchostrat psrS ol
the pertvrpance, upder the direction Of Max Aaret
zsk, was excellent. A ballet advertisement, led by
Mile. Elizabeth MenzsIi added interest 10 tho occa
sion.. Ame ;Pappenhctip, VINO has rccoversd Iran
her illness, will Certainly appear a. Inc matanos to-dAy
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LYCEUM THEATRR--'"aEoR0E DOUGLAS"
At the Lycsum Theatre tonight . play entitled
"George Douglas" and written py Mr.. William Nso.
turn. will be performed by Now York for ehs
benefit OF the Washington and Lee University. The
committee having charge Of the ARRANGEMENTS conssfl
OF many The most Of our sociAty ladies'
IL appears that Mr. q. H. Mccormick, oi Chicago, hsa
presented the institution with fifty thousand dollar tel
escope that It shall be SUITABLY mounted
and Is Ia 10 raise another $50 00Q Tor the erectton al
observatory that the above named entertain mont
has been arranged 1t Ia said that similar perform.
Anccs will be given IN aid OF the fund Under
tho auspices the elite ot other cistea The
committee in New York comprise the names a
Mrs William Astor, MrA August Belmont MIRA s.
L. N. harlow, Mrs: John Bigeiow,, MrA John r.
Mrs. Professor Charlisr, Ars Jo1n A. Dix, Aza T. O.
William A. Hammond Mrs. A. 8. Hewitt, NrA A. Nc
Lane Hamilton, Mrs.. John Jay, Mrs. James p. Ker
noohan, Mrs }. Lorillard Mrs E. D. Morgan, Mrs. y.
r. Reeves, Mrs. X. G. Remsen, Mrs Marshall U.
Roberts, Mrs. William Schermerhorn, mrs. A. g. Sul-
Ivan, Mrs. John I. Darby and others equally we'll
known.
Tho play selected for presentation ia an original
patriotic drama and presents effects never before a.
tempted by amateurs Among them are two battle
tabloaux, one by moonlight ana the Other In the
early dawn federal camp before Rich mond night
The departure OF tho Tor The seat or and
a body OF troops IRON Governors Island will, Il 10
announced, be among the incidsnts II Ia said that
than seven Of the bost dramatic clubs OF the
city will be represented In the cast There was -
hearsal Of the play at the Lyceum last night ,--.
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BROADWAY ruEArnE~-"ruE xxrLEs."

BROADWAY THEATRE ExLRs."
The Broadway Theatre will reopen this evening,
when Notwithstanding tho proceedings In law looking
to an injunction, George Fawcett Rowe's adaptation
Of "rhe Exes" Will be presented. after elaborate
preparation. Ono OF tho views represents snow scene
the mountains and the escape Of tho cxios in seda
severaliy drawn by elks aud dog team. Tho elks
and dogs navo poen trained BY the celebrated
bareback rider, Mr. James Melville Tho cast
viii include hes.rA D4mpIsr, Lsvlck, ,walde.
Lo Clercq, Rlnggold, Cogeswelj, Misses JeHrcys
Lewis, Emily Riyl, Alice Grey. Ada Gilman and Min-
MIC Cummings A version OF this play, which ran
Tor Two ut tho Porto st. Martin Paris, has
been the Of season ~ the Boston Theatre.
The plot may be briefly told US follows:-
v.a9s soy psns M 81 Of s as aoe0
Scheiu, the head OF the secret service bureau,
has offered his hand TO Tatiana, lady
OF high social distinction, aud has been refused
with contempt Schelm soon learns that lady has
secretly married Count Vladimir Lanne, and deter.
mining " wrcak his revenge bOIh lures the younR
Jealous husband to certain house where conspiracy
against the Czar being concoetsd 10 effect this ne
uses Muller. an old friend OF Vladimir, 10 entrap
him, and NJ tho very moment whom he ontcrs the
room where the corsprstors arc assembled be
pounces on them aud sends botn the inDocens and
the guilty to Siberia In the third uct Vladimir
Is seen, after exile Of eighteen months, de-
pressed anu wretched in the Eastern wilds, whom
OF the little colony where he resides Vladimir inag.
nantly repuises the woman's advances, and she, 20
revenge herself for his neglect has him bound 10 =
post and lusned AZ this moment the faithful Ta.iana
accompanied by Oiga, arrives 70 share the exile Of
vladimir, and sceno OF the most touching nat ure
follows the meeting OF the long separated devoted
pair. For three months they live happy in
each others affection, ana as0 meet Muller, who
coniesses the trap by which Vladimir was dscoyed,
but assuring them that q plot 10 on foot 10 escape
from their servtude Time passes; the plan ID
malured. when scns!m who has been appointed In-
spector General OF Eastern Siberia, arrives 10
his new functions. Finding Vladimir and his
spouse installed in comfort he turns Doth iitlana,
into the wilds where they must perish in the
snow or iail prey 10 the wolves. In this
extremity Schclm offers TO save The dying
girl If Tatana viii renounce her husband
forever To save tho sister Of Vladimir she
makes the PROMISE and they borne to tho capital
IN q sledge drawn by reindeer and dogs wesx
passes and Schelm calls Tatana TO redeem her
pledge; bot she laughs him to scOrn aud dehes him.
1nuriated, he Is about TO take summary vengenee,
whom tho palace surrounded by nsugent exiles led
by Muiler the capiyes escape assisted ny Vladinir,
and Scholm persnss in the conagraon Of the palaee
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Disraeii.s Civic Reception.

The reception rendered him by the city
of London must have been as grateful to
the Premier as the Sunday excursion to
Coney Island is to the weary man of bust
ness After week of hard work in Parlia-
mcnt, which, though nominally successful,
conld not have been repeated many times
without compelling political bankruptcy,
how refreshing it must have been to sit at
ease at well spread table and say what he
pleased without fear of contradiction The
civic authorities were as polite, as obse-
quious, as hearty in their welcome as the
best trained walters at the Brighton or
Manhattan Beach could be. Unlike mi
nority of impertinent liberals, they asked
no harassing questions. offered no annoy
making their distinguished guest feel ex-
tremely at home and to giving him one Of
the dinners for which they are SO justly
famous. They even INDUCED in bit
of delicate suggestion-perhaps proph-
ecy-by spreading their festive cloth
in Egyptian Hall, though this may
have been because Of lack Of BAN
quoting chambers with titles distinctly
Asiatic. Peace and good dinner natur-
ally loosened the Premier's tongue, and
though the speech, like after-dinner efforts
in general, embodied some repetitions of
utterances that had been heard before. it
contained few words original enough to
have been the outcome of the genial fes-
tivity itself. The statement that the war
party is not the most influential in Russia
may be considered as one of Disraeli's finest
romances. while the remark that no greater
misfortune could be conceived of than the
estrnngement Of France is so near akin to
it that 1t will doubtless be translated at
once and become the most popular thing Of
its kind on the Gallo side Of the Channel.
To pass from such ease and independence
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The Labor Conference.

The thoughtful workingman who has fol-
before Mr.. Hewitt's Congressional Commit
tee will have learned, even this early in the
course of the conferences, that he is a men,
Der Of house that is sharply divided
against itself. Though this information
may at first thought be depressing it is by
no means the worst thing that can befall
him. The division is not due to malice,
nor to any bad feeling of the members Of
the household toward each other, but
it has come from too much impa-
thence for relief from general
family malady. In such case the
respondent, still less to become confused or
desperate, but, in loyalty and honor to the
family, to seek for permanent cure instead
of temporary and fictitious relief When
the workingman has raging toothache he
is very certain to be conscious Of the fact,
and if he mentions his trouble there will be
offered him MS many remedies as there are
sympathizers and quacks; but if he is a
sensible man he makes haste to consult q
trustworthy dentist. fnone such be within
reach he studies for himself the cause and
then the cure, knowing that no matter how
much he may be tempted to grow angry and
desperate and to knock other mems teeth
down their threats, no toothache ever disap-
peared under such treatment. When he be-
gins either to consult or investigate he will
find that other men, as honest as himself,
have been studying the same disorder, and
that the sum Of their knowledge is his east
est and safest starting point No matter
how small the sum Of this knowledge may
be, it is worth more than all the hap-hazard
theories Of sufferers more angry than
thoughtful, and the utter lack of theory of
the self-serving quacks. Aud although any
malady can be etfectually relieved by cut
ting of the head OF the patient, reasona-
BILE sufferer will admit that the disease
itself is preferable to such remedy, and
he will therefore turn deaf ear to even the
best friends whose theories are sure to com.
pei such q result. TO think for ones self, and
to trust to sense instead of sentimentality,
is very likely to temporarily widen the
breaches in a family of average impulsive-
ness, but it is the only way to final and
enduring reconciliation. s
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One evening last week we'll known
citizen while on his way home was set upon
by three or four ruffians on the corner of
Thirty seventh street and Eighth avenue,
and as he defended himself from robbery
was knocked down and brutally kicked and
beaten. His principal assailant was for
tunately arrested, and we are told that he
is well known to the police as a notorious
character and As the captain or leader OF the
Tenth ward gang" On the same day
ruffian was arrested after fierce fight for
assaulting u citizen on the corner OF Thirty
fourth street and First avenue, and we are
informed that he belongs to the Thirty
fourth street east side gang" There
is q Tenth avenue gang and Nine
teenth street gang, and gang some
where in the neighborhood of Forty
third street and Third avenue known
as the Sebastopol gang. besides tho we'll
known Mackerelville gang, and variety of
other similar enterprising organizations.
The objects Of these interesting associa-
tions are rowdyism and robbery. They are
well known to the police, who appear to be
familiar with their captains and members.
Why are they suffered to existf Is there
no way Of breaking them up, when it is
well known that their members gather in
groups on the public streets for the pur-
pose of committing felonies? Is it neces-
sary that some unsuspecting citizen must
be knocked down, brutality beaten, robbed,
and perhaps murdered. before any of the
ruffians who form such gangs" are arrested
and disposed of? If SO, the business
of the police is only to capture Grim.
inals after offences have been COM
mitted, and IL is n mistake to sup
pose that it is their duty to prevent the
commission OF crime and to protect life
and property. .t.. .. .....s.
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abuses, and may be ms safely run rs any
other individual in private life. The true
system is term of six years, with ineli-
gibility for the ensuing six. but allowing
ex-Presiden.s to stand ON the same footing
as other private citizens Since they pos
sess no power to abuse it would be absurd
to regard them as dangerous, especially il
an interval Of six years had detached their
personal supporters and permanent civil
service limited their power to reward cleo
tioneering activity.
In connection with the other amendments
of that article of the constitution which re-
lates to the Executive there should be one
requiring the presence in Congress OF the
heads Of departments to explain and defend
the measures of the administration. Moth
ing would conduce SO much to the efficiency
or add so much to the responsibility of an
administration, or so certainly insure the
selection of first class men for the great
Offices. The constant necessity Of giving
explanations would make the heads
Of departments cautious in their action
and would compel them to be ut oil
LlIueS m8SteTS Oh INC DuSlueSS GULF
mitted to their control. 1t is absurd to
say that they would not have time, in view
OF the fact that the English. French and
German Ministers discharge parliamentary
duties as we'll as administer their depart
ments. This system would compel the Pres
ident to select able men for his Cabinet,
and it would be conducive to civil service
reform by compelling the Secretaries to
keep perman ent staff of subordinates thor
oughly acquainted with the forms, the tradi-
tons, the routine and the current business
of their respective departments. The heads
would relieve themselves of matters of adj
ministrative detail and be in constant prep
aration to expound and justify important
measures A Secretary who was wooden
head would be exposed and driven out of
office on the, first occasion when he was
called to account and we should never have
a,feeble cabinet. We hope that an amend
ment including all these reforms may be
submitted to the States and ratified before
the next Presidential election.
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Eclipses are always welcomed by scien-
titic men and vendors of smoked glass. and
they occur seldom enough to give intelli-
gent people something unusual to read
about. When, however, they abuse the
confidence which is always reposed in dis
tinguished strangers and begin to threaten
changes of temperature which must radi-
cally alter all the existing arrangements of
great bodies Of people, the usefulness OF
eclipses becomes doubtful IT, as Professor
Lockyer believes he has discovered, the
sun has lately undergone some changes
which may make the temperature OF
the Pole tropical, it stands to reason
that the temperature of the present equa-
torial regions must in turn become frigd,
while our own darling temperate zone
would at best be sub-polar. In such case,
what we demand in the sacred name of
property, is to become of the New York ice
companies? How will our precious city
officials bear the change from Delmonico's
lunches to frozen chunks OF raw seal,
from punch and champagne to cold whale
oil, and only about three gallons day Of
that? The natural desire Of the female
mind for sealskin cloaks may then be graft
fed to the full; but what modern belle
will desire to change her exquisite
robes for the leather trousers la
Turk, which are the proper things
for full dress occasions in high
latitudes? Are the Treasury vaults at
Washington to become mere cairns for the
Esquimaux OF the future, and shall little
seals caper irreverently about the great seal
of the United States in the State Depart
ment? Worse yet, shall some Esquimau
archaeological society, or some Cesnola OF
Schlie.nann Of the future uncover what once
were the streets of New York and estimate
the character of our populace by the refuse
and filth which promise to outlast our
strongest buildings and most enduring
public works? Far better than this would
it be if our lot had been cast among the
semi-barbarous depositors of the she'll
mounds in the Swiss lakes or the utterly
savage cave-dwellers Of ancient Europe