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The New York herald., 1878-03-24
Police Athletics.

We are in favor of IN athletic police, but
we are opposed to policemen being moth
ing more than athletes, and hippo
droming athletes Mt that We have
accordingly, and out of our sheer in
nocence, applauded from time to time
the muscular exhibitions given in pub
lie by our brass-buttoned knights Of the
patrol Little did we dream that they "put
up" the results Of some OF the events which
have been so faithfully recorded in our col
umns. A food of light, however, has burst
upon us from the cleft in the skull of Officer
Muldoon. made by the alleged 'slungshot'
of Detective Adams, as the waters gushed
from the rock at the tap of the rod of Moses.
There was quarrel and row, with q
''woman in the case" just rs ordinary
Eighth ward thieves and rowdies make
them, and now follows Babel
of stories Adams against Muldoon,
Muldoon against Miller, and everybody
against everybody else-until it looks as
though the court of appeals, to decide the
dency of '.Seddons' Mouse" or 'Owney"
Geoghegan instead of the Police Commits
sioners. The sight of number of officers
vigorously clubbing, gouging and mashing
each other with slungshots may be le-
freshing one to public which has hitherto
experienced police brutality only as APP
piled to the weak and inoffensive members
of the community, but it is not commenda-
bic as moral show. When the police
banded themselves together in an athletic
club we hoped to see u spirit
of maniness growing among them
which would gradually take from the
locust club it's perpetual and promiscu-
Gus employment. We hoped to sec officers
trained to run after a fleeing thief instead
of shooting after him, to the perfect safety
of, the thief but to the hurt of the law
abiding passer-by. He would, we thought,
become so quick with hands and feet that
he could catch and hold the slipperiest of
mortals without the coarse and brutal pre-
liminary of clubbing him into insensi-
blity. The hard knocks which the con-
testing athlete must take as well as give
with cheerfulness would, we hoped, cul-
tivatc that chivalric forbearance and COM
mand of temper which was SO sadly needed
and which is the first lesson in q good
police force. 1t seems we were mistaken.
There appears to have been no bride put
upon the passions in the club the low and
vulgar barter and sale of honor in public
competitions which has debased profess
The New York herald., 1878-03-24
Protect the Parks.

The keen manner in which the suspicion
of job to hand over any portion Of Tomp-
kins square for the building Of an armory
was hunted out in the Assembly and the
promptness with which it was provided
against give clear promise that the Wash
ington square Jobbers will get no quarter
for their scheme at Albany. 1t is espe-
cially gratifying to note this fact, be-
cause when the promoters of the con-
fscation scheme got q bare machine"
majority Of the Aldermen to petition
the Legislature they thought they could
snap their fingers in the faces of their fellow
citizens. They now know better. The AL
dermanic philosopher who regretfully stated
that the New York Legislature had no more
respect for the opinion Of our Board of Al
dermen than for that of so many canal
horses or dock rats stands justified. Now,
no sensible citizen of New York will deny
that our National Guard should be fittingly
housed, and there are few who will claim that
the floors or lofts in which they meet nm |
drill ut present are adequate or what our
citizen soldiers deserve. We think that
every brigade should have for it's armory a
substantial building, owned by the city,
capable Of use not merely as & drilling
place. but Us an arsenal, and, in limited
sense, as fortress 1t is, however, nothing
but the hunger for a job which would make
such short cuts to the desirable object as to
plump an armory into every public breath
ing place down town. There are, doubtless,
convenient places where block for the pur-
pose can be had at moderate cost, where IN
armory would improve the property about
it, and as Mr.. Waehner says that an armory
can be used as moral disinfectant the
places might be found where they would do
most good. But the parks must be kept for
the people ut all hazards.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

who have done just what the English them
selves would have done in the same cir
cumstances. 1t is to be presumed, how
ever, that England's persistency in her
demand with regard to the Confer
ence must proceed from knowledge
of the existence Of secret treaty.
This demand it should, be remembered, is
not limited to the requirement that Russia
shall lay the whole treaty before the Con-
ference. AS the treaty is actually in the
hands of the Powers any government rep
resented can call attention to any clause,
and the Conference may deal with it or not,
us it likes; so that the treaty will be practi-
cally before the Conference from the mo-
ment it opens. But England's demand is
that Russia shall give pledge that the
treaty thus laid before the Powers is the
whole result of her negotiation with Tur-
key; in Others words, that she shall de-
clare that there are no secret clauses.
1t is very probable there is n secret clause,
and it may have relation to Russia's support
of Turkey against England's Hellenic pro-
ject. England, with her secret tripartite
treaty, made Immediately after the Congress
of Paris, is not in a position to declare that
secret clauses are immoral or criminal; but
she is perhaps informed of this clause, and
wants to force it into the light. Russia,
however, will not deliver reasons on COM
pulson in that style, and this latest blunder
may render impossible that general pacitica-
tion by q conference which would tide over
the present troubles. England's prepara-
ton seems to indicate decision to fight,
and it is apparently interpreted that way in
Russia for the demand that her feet shall
be withdrawn from the Sea of Marmora is
only presented now as n ground for Rus
sian action. England will refuse to with
draw, and thereupon the Russians will
occupy Constantinople. If the English
occupy the other side of the strait with the
intention to ultimately create there new
Gibraltar, they will find that game at
which two can play, and that Russia is not
Spaiu
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

the inquiry. We suspect that, the water
having been allowed to run low in the STAR
board boiler, the steam became dried and
superheated. Then, water having been in
jected into the boiler, this dry steam be-
came saturated and instantaneously ex-
panded with a force too great for the
strength of the steampipe to sustain
Why the particular portion of the pipe
was ruptured can only be determined by
careful examination Of the fractured iron
plates. AS the pipe was covered with felt
and canvas to prevent loss of heat by radia-
tion any corrosion of it's outer surface would
not be detected unless the covering was
stripped off, which, probably, was not done
by the official inspectors. Although the ex-
plosion has been attended by terrible loss OF
life its occurrence does not necessarily inn
ply weakness of the parts involved were
such weakness unknown, for they may have
been strong enough to sustain the maximum
working pressure with safety. But n sudden
development OF extraordinary pressure in
the boiler from causes such as we have sug-
gested would rupture them in their weak
est place. Two questions must be answered
before any correct opinion can be formed as
to the cause of the explosion. First, did
the water run down in the starboard boiler
shortly before? and, second, did the
fireman in charge start the pumps on that
boiler Immediately before the explosion? !?
If these questions cannot be answered in
vestigatior will throw very little light on
this occurrence. We may assume that the
boiler would have "blown OFF, at the maxi
mum pressure allowed by law, because the
inspectors always set the locked safety valve
to that pressure. The additional fact that
'superheated, and therefore highly explosive
if suddenly saturated, steam does not indi-
cate on the gauges or exercise on the boiler
any increase OF pressure until it becomes
saturated 1avors the probability that the
accident was caused by carelessness
The New York herald., 1878-03-24
O'Leary's Victory.

The winning Of the international pedes-
trian match in london by OLeary is the
latest American victory over Great Britain,
and Of course there is no true American who
will not rejoice at this fresh triumph for
the Stars and Stripes. If there is, why, he
ought to be compelled to do what OLeary
has done for the honor and glory of his
country in the walking line. TO be sure,
our interest and pride in the result of the
contest are slightly dashed by the fact that
the victor was born much nearer to London
than to New York; but nevertheless he en-
tered the lists as an American he repre-
sented America, and if he had been de-
feated it would have been set down
as an American defeat. His honors,
then, are our honors; but if Cork,
which has produced nearly all the great
men in the world, insists upon adding his
name to the long list of her warriors, states
men and sages, we must, we suppose, be
content and surrender all claim to him.
At all events, rather than quarrel about il,
we shall gladly do so. But be he Corkonian
or Chicagoan-we leave the two cities to set
tie it for themselves-it cannot be denied
that OLeary has won very great victory in
his peculiar line and is undoubtedly the
best pedestrian in the world. II there is
better one he has not, been found. The
feat which he has just accomplished of
making five hundred and twenty miles
four hundred and forty yards in five days
and min eteen hours stands alone in the annals
of pedestrianism. The best pedestrians in
England were his competitors, and what
ever glory there is in beating them is oil his
own. In addition he has won in money the
substantial sum of thirty-seven hundred
dollars and the champions belt.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

The CASE AGAINST SUPERINTENDENT SMYTH,
Of the Insurance Department, has been SO
strongly made out, his knowing violation Of the
law has been so thoroughly established, that,
although his offence may bear with it no per-
sonal pecuniary uncleanncss his removal by the
Senate should follow as u matter of course On
Wednesday next the question will be put to
that body, and the public looks to it for vipdi
ration Of the law. No servant Of the people
should be permitted to override legislation with
cool dclibcration without mourning the penalty
which the law provides.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

The WEATHER.--Thc feature of Yesterdays
meteorological changes was the descent of u
large depression from the regions north Of
Canada and the lakes over the territory
east of the Mississippi Mver, with fair
or hazy weather except on the north
east coast, where it was cloudy and general
northwesterly to westerly and southwesterly
winds. In the Northwest and on the
New England and New York coasts the winds
became very strong toward evening, with the
Increasing barometric fall in New Brunswick.
No rain fell during the day in any OF the dis
trcts east Of the Rocky Mountains The low
pressure that passed over Florida Friday
evening and during yesterday morning has passed
into the Atlantic, and will probably be expo
rienced Mt the Bcrmudas during this evening or
tomorrow. The winds continue strong on the
Florida coasts. In the Northwest the pressure
s highest and rising, and it has risen on
the Pacific coast. Temperatures range quite
high in the western and central districts
and also ia the Southwest. The weather in
New York and its vicinity to-day will be warm
and cloudy or partly cloudy, threatening light
rain and brisk westerly winds. Tomorrow it
will be warm and cloudy, with winds veering
I" the northwest.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24
Armitage and the philosophy Of


suffering be, explained by Mrs. Brig
ham. Christ as the revealer of truth
will be presented by Mr.. Coicordo and the
traitors kiss be deprecated BY Mr. sweetser
That God will wipe away all. tears from the
eyes of His people is the truth that will bear
repetition by DR.. Rogers, because it is full
of comfort and peace to the believer.
Isaiah's vision will be unraveled by Mr.
Lloyd, while the future of the madman,
murderer and suicide will be the subject OF
speculation by Mr.. Mccarthy. The two
temperance organizations offer brilliant
bill and st. James Methodist Episcopal
Church has projected grand missionary
meeting for this evening. Mr.. Hemperley
will draw his sword against spiritual Amale-
kites and subdue them to his Saviour.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24
The Explosion on the Magenta.

This aeplorable accident having proved
fatal to several persons must necessarily be-
come the subject of an investigation by a
Coroners jury, aided by the evidence of
experts. 1t is suggested i'll our dispatches
published elsewhere this morning that the
Magenta was racing with a rival boat ut the
time of the explosion. and that the burst
ing of her ''steam chimney" misnomer
by the way, was due to overpressure. The
effects produced are certainly those that
would follow an explosion caused by an
extraordinary and sudden steam pressure !;
bu, it was impossible that the ''steam CHM
ney' could burst. That pipe carries off the
exhaust steam from the cylinder and leaves
it with paratively low degree of expan-
sive force. The rupture really took place in
the steampipe leading from the st"rboard
boiler to the steam chest Of the cylinder. This
pipe encloses the smokepipe leading from
the same boiler to the smokestack, and
unites above the deck with similar double
pipes from the port boiler. The inner and
outer pipes are stayed to each other by bolts,
and these naturally weakened the sheets of
the steainpipe by reason of the holes
punched in them for the stay bolts. Besides
this we are informed that the plates or
sheets at the place of rupture were quite
worn and thin. Hence n sudden press
ure caused the steampipe to burst ut
its weakest part namely, at the lap
ping of its sheets. How that pressure
was developed will probably be known after
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

sional competitions seems to have crept in.
and now we learn that the Police Commis-
sioners have decided to abolish the Police
Athletic Club. If it is rotten beyond re-
form this is WE'LL but if the self-respecting
members of the force took it in hand, made
exhibitions of temper matters of expulsion
they would hunt a burglar, the club might
still be made useful institution.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

These figures tell their own story for
they show how business is increasing and
the value Of the HERALD as an advertising
medium for all classes the merchant, the
banker, the artisan, the sewing girl, the
housekeeper, the domestic and every branch
OF industry and enterprise. Notwithstand-
ing this enormous bulk Of business intelli-
gence the HERALD provides its readers with
all the news of the day from oil parts of the
world.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

Mr.. MONTGOMERY BLAIR has made u favor
able report upon his own resolutions directing
the Attorney General Of Maryland to test the
Presidents title in the Supreme Court of the
United States. OF course the Legislature which
voted down Mr.. Blairs former absurd PROPOSE
tions will not give its sanction to this still more
ridiculous performance Oh his part.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

SOUTHERN CLAIMS of u certain hue stand no
chance in the House. One Of the committees
has decided that poor Virginia colored woman
who expended several thousand dollars i'll feed
ing colored men, under the direction of the
Freedmens Bureau, is entitled to the money,
but to pay it would form u dangerous precedent.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

THERE Is A PROSPECT of another fight on the
army question. A sweeping bill is said to have
been agreed upon by committee Of the demo
cratic caucus of the House, and we are told that
it is to be made party measure. The army is
0 poor thing to fight oyert
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

The probabilities are that The aceater in Ncac
York and its ricimity today aciH be warns and
cloudy or partly cloudy, threatening light rain aud
~iM bs'sk ,resteriy rinds. Tomorrow IL WiH be
scarm md cloudy 'ciM ciads ree'-ing to lie north
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

ONE OF THE THREE Molly Maguires under
sentence Of death, to be executed tomorrow in
Pennsylvania, is, there is good reason to think
innocent, and it is probable that his case will be
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Ihe stock mar
ket was active and steady. Gold was firm all
day at 1O1ls Government bonds were slightly
lower, States dull and railroads higher. Money
OH call was easy at q 4l2 per cent, and closed
at 312 4 DER cent.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24
QUIN.TUPLE SHEET,
NEW YORK, SUNDAY. MARCH "a, 1878.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.-I0
insure the proper classification Of advertisements
it is absolutely necessary that they he handed is
before eight o'clock ereyy crening.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

CERvANTEs is down for anniversary honors
on the Odd Of next month. As in the case Of
some other distinguished men the date of his
birth is little obscure, and the date of his
death has been selected
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

PRESIDENT GARCIA, it seems, is determined
to keep the revolutionary flag flying in Cuba.
According to him there is u large portion OF the
island still in possession Of the insurgents.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

The DEATH Of the Register OF the Treasury
and the resignation OF the Commissioner of
Patents will give the President good chance
to show his zeal in the cause Of civil service re-
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

THE MEETING of the Queens County Hunt yes
terday was the largest of the season. Fox
hunting is now one Of the institutions Of Long
Island.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

YALE DECLINES to compete in the Watkins
Boat Club contest, so that all hope of going to
Europe as the American champions is ut an end.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24

TIE PARK COMMISSIONERS have been seized
with the spirit of reform, but exactly what they
propose to do is not very apparent.
The New York herald., 1878-03-24
ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW.

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-HEIR At Law.
OLYMPIC THEATRE-sHErHERDEss or JuRA.
BowERY THEATRE E-OUR BOARDING house.
BOuTII's THEATRE--lrALIAN OrERA-MieSoN
NIBLO'S GARDEN CRAiGADnouL.
STANDARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BROADWAY THEATRE -TnE ExILes
PARK THEATRE-ouR BAcHKLoRs
GRAND OPERA HOUsE--kyAScKLISK.
THEATRE COMIQUE--A CELEBRATED HARD CASE.
FIFTH AVENUE HALL-IiKLLERs WONDERS.
WALLACK'S THEATRE-LoSpos ASSURANCE.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-A cELEBnArEp CASA
NATIONAL rHEATRE-REMoEsE.
GILMoRE's GARDEN-GREAr LONDON CIRCUS
KURTz GALLERY-ARr Ex,nBrriox.
EGYPTIAN HALL-vARErY.
NEW YORK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HoRsKs.
TONY PAsTOR'S-vARKrY.
SAN FRANCISCO NINsTRELs.
TIvOLI THEATRE-vAniErY.
WOODS BROOKLfN THEATRE-A GREAT ENCOUNTER.
PARK THEATRE. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
OYSTERS.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-08-22
DIAMOND CITY, M. T. AUGUST 22, ,7s.

ell immediately alter the harvest. Give the"
deepest blowing as soon AS possible after
harvest, and subsequently, until the wheat
Is soWn, it is better that only surface cult
vation be given to subdue weeds. LII this
we do not advocate sowing wheat after
wheat, or upon stubble. Nevertheless it is
done TO very considerable extent upon the
new lands of the West, and each farmer
must judge of the adviSability OF this for
himself.
Where a regular summer f;llow is given
from spring until sowing time, it is far bet
ter that SOME crop be sown OH the land at
the first plowing to be turned under. A
naked tallow is not the best means of en-
riching the soil, since shaded ground not
only acquires fertility faster than naked soil,
but the crops turned under also return the
elements Of plant growth to the soil in a
most soluble state.
In this connection it MAY not be amiss to
say word upon fall and late summer plow-
ing. Many persons are deferred from plow-
ing because at the season Immediately fol-
lowing harvest the soil is so dry that an or
dinary team finds it hard work to plow.
Do not wait. Put on three horses and go
ahead. When the rains come. the soil will
mellow, and if it lie until the following
spring without replowing it will be found
far softer and more friable than the same
land plowcd late ili the tall, when perhaps
the soil is wet and sticky. Flowing the soil
when wet is not SO ruinous in the late au-
tumn as in.the spring. yet such soils as are
liable to bake will usually show the evil re-
suits arising theretrom, even after a winters
freezing and thawing. Farmer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-08-22
CULTIVATION OF WHEAT.

A correspondent of the american Rural
Home says on the above subject:
Zone of your correspondents asks wheth-
er the wheat crop could be erimproved 10y
hoeing. Let me offer you my experience.
say offer, because. have found it difficult
TO get people to accept unpaid for expert
ence. In this case experience is asked for,
and hope I maybe the means of making
two blades grow where only~one grew be-
fore. Some years ago, my sons Gas now)
had the working of my farm. They put in
4 twenty acre field of wheat. | wanted
them to put it all in with a drill, using only
every other tube, stopping up the others,
but they would only put in half an acre this
way. This made the drills fifteen inches
apart, and one peck of seed per acre was
sufficient. In March following,, the ground
being dry enough, passed through with
all old-tashoned shovel-plow, that was wide
enough to disturb tile width between the
rows of wheat-half an hours work. Tire
result was, this half acre produced fifteen
bushels of wheat, while the rest of the field
produced only twelve bushels per acre.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-08-22

by those who have not tried it,. ullutle to
sowing on horseback. Sulky rakes, >ulky
rollers, etc.. are regarded as useful contriv-
ances tor the saving OF human labor, bur
none OF your correspondents appear to have
Thought of making the horse perform the
labor of walking, and carrying the seed bag
and sower to and fro across the field during,
the operation of sowing the grain. And
yet, after Il long experience. the writer has
found that lie could distribute seed grain
more regularly from the saddle than on
foot, ami with far more ease and comfort.
as amy good scotsman viii find after little
practice. Grass Seeds however, being light
er than grain are best sown OIL foot"
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-08-22
THE BIG WHEAT FIELDS.

The writer accompanied Senator Spencer
and about twenty others OH trip to the
Dalrymple farms, about Is miles west Of
Fargo. on the Northern Pacific. On these
farms there are thirteen thousand acres in
wheat which is now being cut. There are
80 self-binders at work, together with about
300 men. Fifteen steam thresifers will fol-
low the reapers,@ threshing from the shock.
Thirty tons of wire will be used for binding
the grain. The yield per acre will not be
less than 80 bushels. One Wheat field, the
one the party visited, is tour miles long and
two miles wide. Each Of the machines cut
from twelve to sixteen acres per day, and as
before stated" there are eighty OF them at
work under one management = Bismarck
Tribune.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-08-22

month, or so. Plash the whitewash on lib.
orally. Don't mince matters, as if YOU were
whitcwashing a room in your dwelling, but
dip The brush till it drips and then strike is
forcibly at each angle, nook and crack, till
every crevice is filled with lime. Beues this
apply kerosene with Il common paint brush,
once or twice a week, to every portion Of
the perches, under side rs we'll as top, and
put Stoddard,s Carbolc Powder in your
dust baths.-PoultayS World.