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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05
BRING DOWN THE FARE.

To THE EDITOR OF THg HERALD:-
Allow ms 10 thank you for tho publ caton Of letters
oil correspondents In opposition 10 the Union Ferry
Company-"War Upon tho Ticket Spocuators"--and
TO add my cry of coDdem nation OF "W.," who, from
the tone OF his letter. be soskn older director
OF the company. l always when crossing tho ferry
purchase my ticket from the children, and Invariably
when asked purchased bundle OF tickets for them,
and was mpy repaid Tor my trouble by happy looks
and respectful thanks. Would II be asking much
to request our valiant police 10 spare The chdre and
drive OIL the theatre ticket SPECTATORS whom all con-
demn US u nuisunccS All honor to tho Brooklyn
Board OF Aldermen Tor their unanimous Resolution
calling upon tue Legislature TO reduce the fare of inc
Jerry cJmpanies 70 one cent Cannot the New York
Aldermen do AS much Tor us? Aud cannot on.
start petition IN convenient places near the ferries
In both TINS city and BROOKLYN The boys would
willingly solicit signatures ana soon have million Of
them. FAIR PLAY.
COMPLAINT OF THE CENTRAL PARK LABonRRs
To THE EDITOR OF THE hERALp:-
VIII you please allow me- In behalf OF the Central
wrongs inflicted on them lately by the Commissioners
Of that department. on November we were put on
threc.quarter time, and a low weeks later half
time This leaves our families and ourselves trying
" live during the last three mouths the miserable
pttanco Of eighty cents day. We were told In oven.
Der that the "half time' would only last until New
years. that as soon as the new appropriation Tell
we should be put on 'iuIi time" Now Years camc,
but no 'ruli time." aud " things are not growing
worse since tney arc no. growing better An.
othor thIng that gave a little hopc
was the interview between one OF your re-
porters and Commissioner Conovor, In whicn Mr.
Conover stated that tho iaborers would not suffer any
In tho coming rcducton that those who big sala.
RES should bear the whole vi H. Tins us have said
gave US little hope AZ the time, but now VIC Mr.
Conovcr is "ike oil the rest OF 'cm,n who tell US
through the press that they'l DO everything for US
ou'' IN reality do nothing. They have nos paced US
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05
DEATH IN THE NINETEENTH WARD.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
wish to call The attention of the Health Board and
Street Department to the filthy condition OF OF
the streets in the Nineteenth ward What with ashes
garbage and stagnant WATER the atmosphere is foul
the extreme. Maaral lever exists to an alarming
tent. 4.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05
A CHANCE ron A NEW SECTION.

TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Please call the attention OF the Street Cleaning De-
partment 10 the filthy condition Of West Fitch
street, 1t has not been cleaned for two months
+. D.
, 1878-04-27

Utica became tired Of the way
her charities were managed.
There were great expenditures
and still greater complaints. So
under belief that the elimina.
ton of politics must result in a
more economical administration,
she created a non-partisan char
ity board. This was five years
ago, and the plan has since been
thoroughly tested. For the pre-
ceding five years the cost of
maintaining the city poor and
hospital had been sl57,7 ,7S2. I'm
der the new beard, in the face
of supplying much more assist
ance, the cost was $50, lS5, the
labor of the workheuse was
made to yield $1,000 profit, and
there were no complaints. Other
cities may, perhaps, find food
for reflection IN these facts.
, 1878-04-27
The Eamed Boy.

According to the best scientific au-
thori.ies the small-boy becomes a
boy ut the age Of 16. At that age
he ought to put away small boylsh
things, and put on the 'bashful awk-
ardness of semi intelligent boyhood.
At oil events. he ought to knew that
his presence is not desired by Young
men who come to see his sister. We
do not expect this amount OF lntelil-
pence ia the small boy, and 1t IS
often necessary to bribe him with
candy or to persuade him With clubs
before he will consent to treat bis
sister with common humanity; but
the 16-year-old boy usually percelves
when aa area of courting .accompan-
led with gradually increasing pres.
sure in the region of the waist and
marked depression OF the parlor gas
is about to set IN. and thereupon dis
creetly, even sneerinsly. withdraws-
Master Henry I. Johnson. OF war
rensburg, H.. is boy who has Just
reached the period of boyhood, and
who is remarkably clever In the
invention of traps. II yoa were TO
ask him to make you any variety OF
trap, from a rat-trap up to man
trap, he would satisfy your demand
with promptness and skill. His
fathers premises, both inside and
out, is infested with traps, and there
is no sty,e Of animal inhabiting War
rensburg that has not been caught
in one of these traps. One morning.
early in January, it is confidently as
serted that no less than two cats, a
tramp, small dog. six chickens.
and three small boys were found in
Mr.. Johnson's yard in the close en-
brace of corresponding number of
traps. The truth is the boy has real
mechanical genius, and it is great
pity that he is so totally lacking in
modesty and regard for the rights
of others.
Last fall young man. who had
met Master Johnsou's sister at PIC
mic and escorted her home was seiz
ed with a great admiration Of Master
Johnson's traps, and evinced great
fondness for that ingenious boys
society. In fact, he engaged the boy
to give him series of lessons in
trap-making, and seemed to throw
his soul into rat-traps. Gradually
this passion began to fade, and the
yourg man. instead of studying
traps in the back yard, formed the
habit of resting himself as be called
it-in the parlor with MaBer John
ister.-rEha--hs.'- ~our,e,
, 1878-04-27

Frank McCoppin, in a grace
fulspeech, delivered at St. Mary's
College, the other evening, tells
of a visit he paid to his native
town of Longford, after an alb
sence of twenty-one years. He
says: '"Upon that bright July
day | was the saddest man in all
the town. | knew no one, and
no one knew me. l was literally
a stranger in my own land. The
town itself seemed to me mos:
strange. The houses were not
half so high as l had supposed
they were; indeed, my imagina-
ton had played a trick upon my
memory, and the old town 1 had
been dreaming of all these years
had no existence in reality. The
bark was still there, but the
waters were gone" From the
quotation the Senator uses we
infer that the people of Longford
take their bitters straight.-San
francisco NeacS Letter.
, 1878-04-27

SALT EoR BURNs.--An extensive
scald, which for II hours gave agon-
izing pain, when immersed in sat-
urated solution of salt, was followed
with surprising relief. The abate-
ment Of pain was immediate, and in
four hours both pain and swelling
were gene. The next day the scald-
ed hand differed from the ether only
by a slight swelling and redness.
The ruling passion cropped out in .
New Orleans barber, who, while shaving
the face of a dead man. gave the corpse
the whole history of the silver bill. the
rise and fall of gold. and the attitude of
the foreign bondholders.
, 1878-04-27
Sandwich Islands Correspond
onCo.
HONOLULU, OAHU. l., |
April :, 1878.

April =, 1875.
| To THE prrORs OF THE DISPATCH
Since my last, this little kingdom
has undergone quite change.
From TIE 10th of February until
last Tuesday evening, the 2Gth OF
March, hardly sprinkle of rain was
experienced on these islands, caus-
ing considerable anxiety as well as
Inconvenience and loss. The water
supply for the city has been shut off
during the night for the past two
weeks; cattle have been dying by
the hundreds; trees, shrubbery,
grass. and in fact everything was
going to wreck and ruin" until, as
said before, last Tuesday evening
shower of rain came to their relief,
which has been repeated every day
or SO since. And although the show
ers are very slight. lasting only from
twenty minutes to half an hour, it
is Godsend to the country and the
people appreciate it. am told that
during the draught a gentlemon on
this island dealing in live stock lost
$50 head of cattle in the short space
of five days. 1t was so severe on
the island of Hawaii that water was
transported from this city to be used
for drinking purposes. It is said
by scientific residents here that al
though droughts are prevalent
throughout the Pacific Islands, this
group would not suffer materially
for the want of rain had it not been
for the carelessness of the residents
or auth critics, in years gone by, in
letting so much timber and under
brush go to waste.
January 18th last. the centennial
anniversary of the discovery of these
islands by Capt. Cook. was observed
in this city by royal salute of 81
guns at II o'clock, from the battery
on Punchbowl, and by H. Z. Imper-
ial Majesty's ship Elizabeth, and by
the U. S. Flagship Pensacola. In
the afternoon the marines and sea
men from the Elizabeth, 800 in num-
Der, had a grand review on the Ku-
laokakua plains. In the evening a
torch-light procession, accompanied
by brass band, marched through
the principal streets. The day was
also appropriately celebrated at La
haina, on the island of Hawaii.
The Legislature meets on the Both
of this month. This body. hereto
fore composed chiefly of Europeans,
now consists entirely of native
Hawaiians. It is thought they will
have busy session, as many new
improvements for the benefit of the
kingdom are going to be agitated.
Mr.. John Jack and Miss Annie
Firmin, we'll known to the people of
the Sound. have been playing at
the Royal Hawaiian Theater for the
past three or four weeks to crowded
houses. They took their departure
on the City Of New York, the 26th
ult., fer Sydney, Australia.
I receive the Dispatch regularly.
I consider it the representative pa
per of Washington Territory, and
would not be without it. B. A.
, 1878-04-27

THoRoUGHBRED CLyEBsDALEs.-Som
weeks since we mentioned the fact that
Messrs. Grierson and Pugh, of Sale1a.
bad gone on a visit to Scotland, and
would bring back with them some genu-
inc Thoroughbred horses. They arri>
we'd on the Chester. having one fine
mare and two thoroughbred stations,
direct from the Brae's- O. Bonnie Dun>
dee. One stallion is four years of age
and weighs 1900 pounds, while the
other animals are younger and weigh
100 pounds less. They will probably be
taken 10 Salem to>day. A brother to
the oldest stallion carried away the first
premium at a Scotch fair. and his worth
or blood cannot be questioned. --Port>
and Standard.
, 1878-04-27
AN INTERESTING YOUNG MAN.

AN INTERESTING YOUNG MAN.
"A physician we'll known here
abouts was recently called to see
a lady who was reported to be
suffering with terrible pain. The
physician hastened to the resi-
dence of the lady and found her
in bed. He felt Of her pulse,
looked at her tongue and COM
menced writing a prescription.
She said to him: doctor, l
don't taiak you understand my
case" ''Sii,. yes do" said he,
ri understand it very we'll" AT
ter a little while the lady re-
marked to him again: "Doctor,
l don't think you know what's
the matter with me; that you
understand my condition" The
doctor replied: cob, yes l do.
madame; 1 have a patient up
town, young man, just in your
fix, suffering with the same dis
ease" An hour afterwards the
lady gave birth to a ten pound
boy. How the young man got
along our informant did not say.
San Juan Times.
, 1878-04-27

A convicted Texas murderer,
in his confession, opens in this
style: II scratch you a few lines
to let you know that | still float
through the gentle breezes OF
misery; but, according to the de-
cision of the appellate court, L
guess it is about pea time with
me, but then we must bear our
misfortunes in this world like
men,"
, 1878-04-27

Three boys selling newspa
pers were recently arrested at
an Edinburgh (Scotland) railway
station, taken before a magis-
trate and held to answer the
charge that they "dld shout,
brawl and make great noise,
whereby the lieges were an
noyed and disturbed" Two out
of the three were sent to the
penltentiary for five years, while
the other one was let off with a
fine of So, his father going Sc
curity fer his good conduct, and
solemnly promising that the boy
should never again be allowed
to sell a newspaper.
, 1878-04-27

front door-bell. An hour passed.
and the revengeful boy returned
AM listened ut the parlor door, ex-
pecting to hear low walls of agony.
On the contrary. he heard what
seemed to him the outward express
sions of much centeDtment on the
part of the young man. and he there
upon entered the room full of fear
lest his revenge had miscarried.
He found that the trap whicf he
had set for the rude young man had
fulfilled its mission, and that he was
held in the firm embrace Of the iron
bands. To his nnutterabie surprise.
his sister was also caught, although
her particular trap was inspiring
and her chair unoccupied. One pair
of iron arms clasped both the VIC
TINS, and one male and one female
ankle was held in close confinement.
AS the astonished boy entered his
sister family struggled. but soon re-
signed herself with Christian pa
tience to her bonds, while the shame
less young man pleasantly remark
ad. THANK you. Johnny! This
trap is worth all the others you ever
made, AMI we wouldn't be let out of
it for more than 5000, ,0OO." Master
Johnny listened to these taunting
words; listened also to renewal of
the sounds that he had accurately
interpreted as evidence of content
ment, and then angrily opening the
trap and smashing it to pieces. with
drew to weep in solitude over the
failure of his revenge.
This shows that wickedness often
overreaches itself, and that to set
two distinct traps for ones sister and
her private young man is as useless
as was the superfuous hole which
Sir. Isaac Newton cut for the kitten.
he having previously cnt a larger
one for the cat.--Ne,o York Times.
, 1878-04-27
MANY Russian officers now

Many Russian officers now
wear bullet-proof cuirasses un-
derneath their coats. Some Of
these guard only the chest, but
others, in two sections, cover the
stomach, and are said to be in no
way inconvenient. The cap has
also a band of the cuirass mate
rial within its lining. The loss
of officers in the late battles has
been much smaller, compared
with the numbers engaged, than
in past Russian wars.
, 1878-04-27

The tomb Of Shelley, in the
Protestant burying ground near
the pyramid Of Caius Cestius at
Rome, is favorite resort for
English and American visitors,
who, for the most part, strew
flowers on it and bring away a
few twigs cutfro the overhang-
ing trees.
, 1878-04-27

Nine. Alphonse de Rothschild
has lately bought for $4,000
two exquisite works in bronze
attributed to Michael Angelo
which were found in an old house
in Venice. They will be exhibit
ted at Paris.
, 1878-04-27
Annexation Of North Idaho.

In response to the invitation
Of Washington Territory to the
people of North Idaho to send a
Delegate to the Constitutional
Convention at Walla Walla, a
convention composed of sixty
duly accredited delegates, repre-
senting the counties of Nez Per
ce, Shoshone and Idaho, assem-
bled at Lewiston on the 9th day
Of April, and UNANIMOUSLY elect
ed dsJudge Alonzo LELAND, of the
Lewiston Teller, as their Dele
gate.
TThe following preamble and
resolutions were then unani-
mously adopted:
WHERE las, The Legislature of
Washington Territory in their
act authorizing a convention to
frame a State constitution have
considered the isolation of the
people of North Idaho, and
made provision that she be rep
resented in said convention by a
delegate, with the view that she
be included within the bounda-
ries of the new State;
Now therefore, be it resolved
by this convention Of the dele
gates from the counties of North
Idaho.
1st. That we can do no less in
honor than to respond to the
provision of said Legislature,
choosing a delegate to said con-
vention who shall be fully au-
thorlzed to there represent the
interests Of our people.
I'd. That our delegate will be
fully justified in representing to
sand convention that more than
nineteen-twentieths Of all the
people of the counties of Nez
Perce, Idaho and Shoshone, OF
Idaho Territory, are earnestly
in favor of uniting their politi-
cal fortunes with the people Of
Washington Territory, whether
it be under Territorial or Il
State form Of government.
Sd, That we are Of the opin-
ION that a State form of govern
ment would better subserve the
growth in wealth, prosperity
and happiness of the people SC
soon as that form can be Sc
cured, and to this end we pledge
our untiring efforts to aid the
people of Washington in achiev
ing this desirable object.
4th. That we hereby express
our full confidence in the intelIi
gence, honesty and energy o
our delegate chosen to truly ant
fairly represent our views, il
said Constitutional Convention
and whatever he may claim il
behalf of the people of Nortl
Idaho, may be regarded by tn
other delegates in said conven
tion as claimed by the authority
'of the people of North Idaho.
, 1878-04-27
North Pacific Railroad.

The position of the northern
Pacific Railroad Company is un-
doubtedly truly stated in the
Astorian as follows: ga gentle
man lately from Washington
city says that Col. Gray, attor-
ney for the North Pacific Rail-
way Company, admitted that
the company never expected to
build into Oregon. That the
company had ten years agree
mert with the Oregon Steam
Navigation company, to carry
all their freight below Snake
river. That from Snake river
eastward they would build as
speedily as possible.
That at the expiration of their
agreement with the Oregon
Steam Navigation Company,
they expected to be able to con-
tinue their road from Snake river
to tho Sound where they would
build a city of their own. That
they cared nothing about Oregon.
Time will reveal the truth of
these matters which are now so
much befogged by politicians
and postile. parties
The provisions of the bill to
which the company has assent
ed, tor the construction Of the
road from Portland to the mouth
of Snake river, secuers nothing.
The failure to build that section
of the road only works forfeiture
of the grant to that portion; no
more. 1t does not at all affect
its title to the grant from Una
tilla east. IF the bill becomes a
law, the agreement with the 0.
S. n. Company remains intact,
, 1878-04-27

The dominion Of Canada has
a debt of s160,Oo0,000. 1t is es-
timated that the revenue for
1889 will be s23, 100000 and
the expenditure s23, 100000, not
including s7,500,0Oo to meet de-
bentures falling due in England,
and the expenditures for the Pa
cific railway, and the enlarge
ment of the Welland and La
chine canals. The railway alone
is expected to absorb sS,3Oo,O00.
1t thus appears that there is to
be a considerable deficiency. The
debt per head Of the population
amounts to about $40.
, 1878-04-27

More than 600 paterts have
been taken out In England for
railroad car wheels.
, 1878-04-27


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Z alton.
- oenly
ps, and OIL vlsl-
Ne evenings; but
Had 'of the laws
tSa mt the
nan
.Dg zel te h4zilleA 'r the
an se1-tal useless ,ss OF
lister. Ills @rf9alslmen when
evenlful eFenlas .l9 young
wi the faH appr7 oatlon OF
81 Deliberately I'd him to
~ AID lotorinea nlm that II
a.. bot sense norah to know
- k,Nas aV 'aaoc- he would try
r ali k sense m with base
ygor5b canuGt expressed IN
she Not only q ID he wonder at
he ientih; ca that sense can
t}aited witt baseball club,
.lt BE could 1t comprehend the
yoalg mons ldden dislike Of his
onca-coarte- .ociety. However, he
promptly thdrew, and devoted
shimself 90 hemes OF swiftand dead
u Vengeance.
For the next week Master Johnsc n
spent o .arge part of his time in the
parlcr with the doors locked, allie
ging that his intellect could not
work except in quiet and seclusion.
Strange as it may appear, he told the
truth. He was perfecting new kind
of trap intended for the benefit Of
the rude young man and his unnat-
ural sister. The former was accus-
toned to sit in a large easy-chair,
and the latter in small and fragile
rocking-chair on the opposite side
, 1878-04-27

overtake them. River fordable at all
points near Laredo. These raids are
not to be confounded with those raidine
on the Northwestern frontier.
New YORK, April 21.-Bishop Me-
Cioskey sends to the associated press
the following:
I give my unqualified denial to arti-
cies which have appeared in different
papers against me. (Signed)
SAMUEL A. McCLcsKEr, Bishop.
New York. April 20. 1873
PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-Upon the
arrival, few days ago. of the British
bark Chill. from Havre. it was reported
by Cnpt. Oliver that the first mate,
G. A. Krinz. had been killed by fall
on ringbolt, and was buried at sea.
To-day one Of tho seamen made an
affidavit at the Consulate that Krinz was
killed by the captain, who struck him
on the head with an iron brace pin.
COLUMBUS. Ga, April 21.--Col. w.
L. Salisbury, banker, mayor and owner
If the Enquirer and Sun in Columbus,
was fatally shot in the back while enter
ing the train at Steale, Alabama, Satur-
day, by DR.. r. +. Palmer. The latter
had sued Salisbury for $25, 900 damages
by publication. and the jury awarded
him one cent. Salisbury died to>dav.
Palmer fed A reward is offered for his
arrest.
ST. PErAEsBURG, April 20.-The
Aqcnce Russo says that if the news of the
withdrawal of Russians and British
from the vicinity of Constantinople is
authentic it shows that an important
phase Of the negotiations is reached
under Germany's powerful influence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-17
LEARr AND MclRTHr DIscuARcED
Neither of Capt. Byrne.s Prisoners Held for
the Manhattan Bank Robbery.

Janitor Wcrklc, who was bound aud gagged
by tho Manhattan Savings Bank burglars whom
the bank WIS robbed on tho morning Of the Goth
Of October. saw Rcd" Leary and Butch"
Mccarthy IA the Mor,or street police station on
sunday. lie iHiled TO identify either Of them.
When the men were takcn TO jefferson Mar
kct Court yesterday afternoon. Justice Morgan
said: We'll. Capt. Byrncs here are your pris-
oners what are you going 10 do with them 2"'
had the lanitor SEQ thom." tho Captain re-
Piled aud hc thought Mccarthy looked liko
one Of the mon that was in his room. lie wasn't
positive about IT, though. Leary he didn't rec
osni2a ut all. Tho ianitors wife refused to so
10 the station house She snid the mon were
masked. ana she wouldn't know them II she
-lwthem again
Tho detcciiy.s police olicers. and spectators
moved toward the door. Rod, Leary walked
beside his lnwyer. and Detective Robert Pinknr-
hand a rl1uisiton Tor Rcd" Icary from The
Governor II MASSACHUSETTS,. anG the lawyer had
proposed o. keep LeAry in tho eity There were
the usual iOrmHlitle les nt the clerk desk aud then
Deputy Shcrlu- llaHsou aud Higgins prrpar, i
o. take Lcary Ia the Ludlow sireet jail pending
the hearing on 4 e writ which Is roiurnnhle to-
morrow ,beoro Judge Daniels. lrnrs convic-
tion in the northampton Bank rol rry ease de-
Ieuds upon Eison. who turned States evil
4 nee against the gang. II Is said that there Is
to testify against MN. Lcary eyeslght II fail
ing. and he Is half blind
Shortly after o'clock the detectives and their
prisoner went through tho Tenth street door of
the prison. Detective Pnkerton was ahead.
and Sergeant George Suite 9f Inspector Dukss
0tli'e Immediately peftnd. Iehry followed be-
tween Deputy Sierifls Husson and Higgins and
ha k of them were other detectives. Pinkcrton
opened the coach door when Suite was half
way down the steps. AtAshorl distance on was
AN empty one-horse cab. with John Ryan. n
well-known burglar, acting as coa'hmHn. Kate
Learv wife ut Loary, was standing with about
! r.