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The New York herald., 1878-02-07
ANOTHER BILL TO BE INTRODUCED.
Republican Politicians Looking to
the Fall Campaign.
SPEECH OF SENATOR THURMAN.
The Question Of Enforced Retire
ment from the Army.
WASHINGTON SPECIAL oEs sPArcAEs.

WAsHixGros, Feb. 8, 1878
THE BLAND BILL TO BE IN THE HANDS OF
THE PREsIDENT NEXT wEEK-REPuBLIcAN
TACTICS FOLLOWING THE VETO.
senator Thurman got down on the wrong side Of the
fence to-day. Senator Herman made brief but thor.
eughy practical speech against the BILL showing shat
would iphiot great losses the country and utterly
fail give the relief expected Senator Chrstianoy
also spoke Senator Blame has tho hoor for TO- % or
row, and will oppose the Bland b but favor an Issue
Of silver dollars worth dollar
The Silver bill will probably vote this week.
II will then 30 back the House. where the intention
to suffer debate, and tho silver men mean to accent
the Senate amendments, unless these should be such
Is sst thcm against the BILL which not probable.
The bill ought therefore, TO be IN the Presidents
hands BY the middle Of next week before He will
veto II and the attempt to pass IL over the veto
will almost certainly fail This, al least 10 the sxpso
tation OF leading republicans who mean ,hereupou to
bring in at now silver BILL which the President
will be expected to sign. This new bill. which
ID now preparing, will provide for largo and
I'm medats Issue OF silver dollars Of greater weight
than AJAX grains each and will make them legal
tender for future transactions for considerable
imouot, perhaps so high $1,000, and certainly Tor
ever $100
The calculation OF the republican leaders is that In
shs way they will set themselves right with all
tons OF the country pleasing the East by suffering
the defeat OF the Bland bill, and tho West and South
BY ordering issue of silver. And thus the fall
campaign, they think, will be covered" ut all
points 1t is believed that while the President will
undoubtedly veto the Bland bill and any bill which
Affects tho debt and interest any past transactions
10 10 inclined to sign silver bill and almost any bill
Ehich vii bring silver dollars into circulation. 1t 10
said that the reports which been repeatedly cir
culated here with great positvenrss that he would
not veto the Bland bill-reports which undoubt-
edly false-have been put forth by persons who knew
that he was favorable TO silver. and who wrongly
jumped the CONCLUSION thar hs would sign any bill
which oame before him.
The republicans are averse to going into the fall
campaign ~ the opponents OF silver. They believe
thar they do not pass bill authorizing issue Of
silver they will lose the whole West and Northwest
but they believe that II the Bland bill 10 defeated by
tho veto they lay the blame OF that the Presi
dent, and BY putting forward new silver bin
publican the ial elections for thsm
selves They have but fear Of this strategy. and
that Is that the Bland may bs numerous and re.
ssntful enough 70 defeat their bill IN turn The demo-
cratic plan, II there 10 any, Is not known
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
METROPOLIS SURVIVORS.
MANY OF THE sHIPwREcKED MEN TO 60 OUT
TO BR.zIL BY THE NEXT STEAMER
CLOTHING AND MONEY DIsrRIBUED.

MANY OF THE sHIPwREcKED MEN TO 90 OUT
TO BRAZIL. BY THE NEXT STEAMER
CLOTHING AND MONEY DIsrRIBUrED.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. o. 1878
1t is singular fact that great majority OF tho
men who so narrowly escaped death In the wreck OF
the Metropolis brave the perils OF tho
again. They have fastened 10 ask the permIs
sion Of Messrs. r. Il I. Collins the Contractors,
Tor an opportunity to ship at once on
board the City Of Richmond, the third steamer
10 be despatched for Brazil ana which 10
loading ut Willow street wharf The contractors
accepting OF these applicants aud have given
orders that they shall be gwen the preference over
strangers applying for work the Brazilian Railroad.
Tho contractors Offices were tbronged to-day with
shipwrccked ANXIOUS to try their fortunes
again. Mr. Thomas Collins said to-day that there
would probably be 100 Of the Metropolis passengers
who would so on tho Richmond. There were, how
ever number Of ,ae ,S Survivors s.n Of o, NE ,hs
disaster, have been constantly begging for
meals and money, and these no Is determined
shall not 60 again. Those who did not paraoe
their distress, but came quietly to the Offices had
their wants provided Tor II Is but just TO the Messrs
Collins say that they have shown great distress
sinco the terrible accident, aud II the Metropolis
was uns0und they were ignorant OF II. they
they will endeavor Tor the families Of the dead
DISTRIBUTING CLOTHING.
On Friday morning last, tho uuy following tho sad
occurrence WORD was teographed TO this city from
the o. the wreck tna the survivors were dest
tute OF clothing ON tho receipt OF tho news Messrs
PAT. Collins Immediately prepared and had Tor
warded i've large cases OF wearing apparel, shoes,
&C., to Baltimore. but they in some manner or other
aiied reach their destination in time, and when
they arrived In Baltimore The men had started Tor
Philadelphia THIS morning the goods were returned
and distributed among the Survivors at Willow street
wharf.
MONEY AssisrANCE
The contributions OF money received from tho
public the OF the sufferers stated TO have
reached up TO date 5000 75 Mr. B. X. Jamson, the
banker Is The treasurer, aud at his ofces many
plcatlohs have been received and attended TO- Ono
OF tho discreditable incidents Of tho relief movement
that many professional tramps aud imposors havo
tried 10 pass themselves OF survivors oil tho ship
| wreck, and tho Mossrs Collins have caused
curato list OF the remaining passengers Of the .ated
ship 10 be prepared.
STRANGE STATEMENT or A SURVIVOR.
One of the Survivors OF the Metropolis says no
the line cast by tue life saving crew over the vessel
before she wreck by means Of tho
| mortar deliberately cut with knife by q
| man who was attcrward drowned. This act
was evidently done TO prevent any one else from Try
ing to get ashore the line before himself Tho
| vestigation ordeted by Inspector General Dumont
Will. 1t IS expected begin tomorrow noon in this
city, and the survivor who made the foregoing stato
ment Will, doubtless be brought before The examiner
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
A WORD FROM THE PUnsER.

NEW YORK, FOB. D, 1878.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Upon my return to the city this morning my nttcn-
ton called to statement purporting to been
made by relative TO the condition Of tho steamer
Metropolis, recently wrecked on Currituck Beach
viz, "rhe vessel was rotten; she washed ashore
spIntcrs small enough for kindling wood picked
up two pieces 10 verify my statement II Is like rotten
punk &c. ! characterize this statement To bo an
utter fabrica:oD no such statement beon made
by me, and 10 the best OF belief and knowledge tho
ship was sound and scaworthy.
II. r. BARTLET, Purscr.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
THE LOST NAIL ON BOARD.

The mail despatched by tho Metropolis consisted of
the following, viz MAILS for Para, St Thomas
Demerara, Trinidad, Martinique, GuadaIoupe and
Kingston, JAM. all in bag, labelled ''St.
Thomas" apc one bag tagged South Atlantic Squad
ron, Rio dc Janero, Brazil. From advices received
the probability is that with exception of the ono
bag referred TO In the following letter received yests
day by Postmaster James, mono will bo recovered
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Feb s. 1879
SR-I have to inform you tho Chief Signal Officer
Of the Army recovery from the Of the
Metropolis Currtuck Beach, N u, OF small all
from Now York. containing fourteen letters official aud
addressed officers OF south Atlantic
Rio de Janeiro and directions have been given
forward the tho Secretary OF tho Navy for disposal
by the Navy Department.
JOSEPH II. BLACKFAN, superintsndent
7. L. JAMES, Postmaster, New York
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
EX-SENATOR WADE'S CONDITION.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD. !

BIZ TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD
JEFFERSON, OHIO. Feb. o, 1873.
Three weeks ago ex-senator wado was attacked
with oysutes, which followed with n low type OF
typhoid lever. For ten days he has been confined to
his bod To-day his fover is Ronc and he no worse
but utterly prostrAtcd and s weak helpless
child His will IS yet strong and with his previous
vigorous constitution wo think ho Will yet pull
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. g, 1875
Supervising Inspector General Dumont has ordered
Mr. Morshon, hull inspector at this port, TO institute
at once thorough investigation into oil the circum.
stances attending the loss Of tho Metropolis. The
official order In regard to the matter Is follows-
MEssRs. MERsHoN AND HAND, United States Local
Inspectors dephia:-
Upon arrival OF survivors oil the wrecked steamer
Metropolis make thorough investg OF the
OF disaster including in detail the manner OF her
spcction IN New York. JOHN SHERMAN.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
DISCOVERY OF A PLANET.

WAsHIxGroS, Feb. Q, 1878.
Professor Henry, OF tho Smithsonian Institution, re-
ports that Professor Peters, oil Clinton, announces
the discovery on the oh OF February, 1873, OF a
bright planet Of the tonth magnitude, IN Ion. .l6m
rght ascension, l3 deg. 43m. north decnatioD with
a daily motion north.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
THE SILVER BILL.

Attn meeting Of the Chamber OF Commorce to-day
the Bland Silver bill will bo again tho subject OF In.
tcrestcd discussion. 1t is stated that memorial TO
Congress against Us cnac,ment will be submitted for
adoption.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

n. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 1878.
Mr.. PEDDrE (rep) OF N. j., offered q resolution re-
citing that the trade dollar Is being roiused by tho
post Offices OF the country and only received by
discount Of eight or ten per cent, and d.
recting tho Secretary OF tho Treasury stop fhe
age OF tho trade dollar He thought that tho govern
ment should not II would not itself re-.
esive
Mr. BRIGHT, (dom. OF Tenn.-You have nothing to
do but to remonetize silver and 1t will be all right
Tho resolution was referred
THE LOSS THE MErRoPoLIs
Mr. Cox (dem) Of N. Y. ofoi cd resolution direct
ing the Committee Commerce to investigate tho
causes and circumstances attending tho wrcck Of
the steamer Metropolis and the conduct OF tho lie
SAVING stations IN come con therewith; and also 10
and report necessity OF legislation to
prevent unsea worthy and improperly laden vessels
In oferipg Il he said that hs would not have asked
unanimous consent for that purpose were II not
that object more precious than more matters
OF taxation, because 1t concerned human life and It's
sanctity. Much contrarety OF iact and opinion cx-
listed as to the causes OF mat great disaster on tho
North rolina coast? An examination by the Com
mlttee Commerce would elncidate The subject and
throw much light incidentally on the need oil logs-
lation TO avert similar disasters. That committee
had now before IL bill when no had
introduced to increase tho life saving stations and
require the service begin the lot OF september,
other provisions Calculated to prevent disasters.
But after all the best law depended tor It's usefulness
execution. This resolution looked 10 scrutiny
OF Official conduct. He had faith IN the admirable
Committee on Commerce and on It's honored head (Mr.
on the matter. The resolution was adopted.
THE CALIFORNIA ooSTEsTKD SEAT.
Mr. SPRINGER, (dem.) oil ILL.,, IRON the Committee on
Elections called up the reports OF the committee on
the Pacneco- W iggnton contested election case from
tho fourth district Of California the majority report
declaring Mr.. wigsnon entitled TO sea! and tho mi
nority report declaring Mr.. Pacneco elected.
Alter some debate the matter went over without
tion and the House, ut haipast four, adjourned.
The New York herald., 1878-02-07

THE UNITED STATES STEAMER ADAMS AT
CALLAO.
PANAMA, Jan. 2s, 1878.
On January IL tho United States steamer Adams
Captain Rodgers, arrived IN Callao Bay from Valparaiso
All on board wcro wolL The ship will rcmain at
Callao Tor short time, and then proceed to Panama
THE OMAHA EN ROUTE FOR HOME.
The United States steamer Omaha, Rear Admiral
Prebe, was 10 leave Valparaiso for home via tho
Straits oil Magellan, January z
The New York herald., 1878-02-07
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 0, 1878.
Midshpman Edward d. Bostiok Is ordered to the
Constitution. Mdshipman George Stoney is ordered
to the New Hampshire ut Port Royal, :. G.
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-14
Miscellaneous Items.

As result of his observations of the
transit of Mercury, DR.. Peters reiterstes
his disbelief that there is such q planet
as Vulcan, and says that the present
transit shows ne perturbations of Mer-
curry that could be ascribed to the infu-
ence Of an inner planet. Hs thinks,
however, that mercury is surrounded by
an atmosphere, SIS faint vibration was
discernible On the circumference of the
spot, similar to that on the sans limb.
A Pbiladelphian has just improved
the steamboat propeller. There are four
wheels, two on each side of the boat,
run on endless steel cables from one
wheel to the other, like belt over two
pulIeys, both ends of each paddle being
securely fastened into q triangular
shaped piece OF iron which works like
cog, dropping into notches in the iron
wheel at proper intervals as it revolves.
Thus there are continually several pad
dies in the water all working at once,
instead Of only one, as IN the ordinary
wheel. Further, these paddles are work
ing in comparatively still water, while
with the common wheel the water is
churned into foam, and after a certain
point Is reached in the swiftness of the
revolutions, speed is lost instead OF
gained
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-14
Fiery Tomatoes.

The well>known correspondent of the
Free Press, Mr. CHARLES F. Adams, is
the author of the following amusing
sketch: Schneider is very fond Of tomas
toes. Schneider has a friend in the
country who raises garden sass and
SIGH" Schneider had an invitation TO
visit his friend last week, and regale
himself on his favorite vegetable. His
friend Pfeifsr being busy negotiating
with city produce dealer on his arrival,
Schneider thought he would take stroll
in the garden and see some of his
favorites in their pristine beauty. We
viii let him tell the rest of the story in
bis own language:
Veil, l walks shust q liddle vile
roundt, when l sees some off dose dermar-
tiers vot vas so rad und nice as I nefer
dit see any more, und I dinks l will put
nineself outside about a gouple>a- toren,
shust to geef Die q hddle abbedite vor
dinner. So bulls offvon ov der reddest
und best lookin of dose dermarters, und
dakes booty good pite out ov dot, und
vas chewing it CUP pooty quick, ven, by
chimieey dort had a peese ov red
hot goals in mine maui, or vas chewing
CUP dwo or dree papers ov needles und
velt 80 pad, already, dot mine eyes vas
WOOL of dears und mate yer an colt
oxen bucket" vot seen hanging in der
veil, as vas goomin' along.
Shust den mine vriend Pieifer game
CUP and ask me vot mate me veel go pad,
und if any Of mine vanity was dead.
told him dot 1 vas der only one ov der
vanity dot vas pooty Slck; und den /
ask him vot kind of dermarters do vos
/ had shust been picking; und mine
gracious how dot landsman laughft, und
said dot dose vas red-peppers dot he vas
raising vor pepper-sauce. You pet my
life / vas mat. 1 radder you give me
feefty-tollsrs as to eat some more ov does
pepper-ssuce dermarters."
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-14
Some of the Downs in Lite.


We have in our mind brilliant and
cultivated young lawyer who started in
life with $685. and refined, beautiful
and accomplished vile. He is now
sort of isctotum in carpet mandatory,
running hither and thither at the back
and call of those whom he secretly
despises, doing heavy tasks far beyond
his strength, yet eagsr and anxious to
please, lest the slendersupport which he
derives from his mensl work be cut of
We know a gentlemp who was bank
president ten years 50 and owned his
carriage, who I.esepes copying in an
insurance ofiseS sirty-Gve dollars q
month. supporting, God knows how, q
wife and Ave children on it. We know
of gentleman who once held a high
Office in western state, who, this winter,
solicited work at cleaning out offices and
building fires. Nor have the changed
times less bitterly Effected women, but
rather more. Jennie Collins, of Boston,
famed tor her employment bureau and
workingwomen's ihome, which she calls
q 'Bsfin's Bower" saysin her last report i.
" Many kind ladies' who have hired their
servants of me in the past years have
been obliged te apply for employment
themselves of late. sent a lady to a
hotel as housekeeper, and the most
humiliating part of it was that her room
was in the attic with two of her former
servants" We are constantly learning
of women of education and refinement,
formerly wealthy, who are engaged as
seamstresges, nurses and housekeepsrs
and in one case we even know of lady,
who would be at home in any parlor in
the land among educated people, who
served as a cook in hotel for MONTHS
CChicsgo Post.
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-14
Pauperism in Ireland.

II Is terribly on the increase. Prom
the 1" Irish Tines" " we learn that. out oi
population of [, 1000, 900. nearly 800 600
a supported by public relief; and the
number OF paupers, we are told, is in
creasing at the rate of 1900 month +!
To support this vast army OF paupers the
labor of Ireland is taxed $4,000. 600
year. OF this sum the salaries of wOik
house officials and the cost of the psuPer
prisons est up nearly S2,000,00 IL
used 10 be said tnat Ireland was over
populated. Well, anime killed OIL
100000 of the people, and scattered
100000 more all over the globe; yet
here is Ireland to-day in her rags witn
her begginS-bag over her shoulder, ana
her beggar's hand extended for Teilei.
Ireland has natural resources sufficient
to support comfortably 5000 900 OF
people Independent of the millions oi
acres which have been robbed from tne
people, there are millions of reclaimspie
land, which, under a wise and benehcen'
government, would be sustaining hspPs
people instead of what we now zee
pauperized population. Restore 'n'
people to their natural inheritance
educate them in the science OF sgfi'
culture put improved implements in'o
their ma ds; enable them to utilize 'a,0
mineral resources of the country push
on manufactures in word diversny
industry and abolish landlordism ana IL
ten short years Ireland will present -
the world picture OF contentedness sucn
as no country ever before exhibited. pns
which, indeed, every country under .
system of government conformable to 'ne
laws of God may and can exhibit -
well.---T Irish World.
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-14
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Southern News Items.

The abolition of the Sunday ordinances
VIII be an issue in the next municipal
election at Atlanta.
The Texas court of appeals has con-
Armed the death sentence pronounced on
ten persons for completely in mob.
Gen. J. NJ. Woodworth, o. 8. super
visinz surgeon, is looking after quaran-
tine and hospital matters along the
southern coast.
The Memphis cotton exchange pro-
tests against the extension of the patent
of Cooks cotton-tie. The patent has
had full duration of twenty-one years.
A frank but ambitious Kentuckian
thus advertises in the local paper of his
town: Being in a close place, and de-
string to pay my debts, and believing
that the Office of assessor would assist me
in doing so, have concluded to become
a candidate"
There lives six miles from Richmond
Va, Mrs. Martha 7. Hopkins, who is
only thirty-nine years old and has just
married her sixth husband. She was
s married at t~enty years of age; tsok
her second husband when she was TWEEN.
ty-four years old her third when she
was twenty-seven years old; her fourth
when thirty-two years old and her fifth
when thirty-seven years old.
Mobile Register: We are informed by
the representatives of the Mobile, Flor
ida Coast and Havana steamship line
that only $4,000 of the bonus required
TO establish this line is lacking. He has
81 Opportunity OF buying loss Ia Nss-ss
York an iron hull propeller steamer just
suited for this trade. This steamer is to
be sold at public outcry On the fourth
day of next month, TO close a copartner~
ship, and will doubtless go cheap.
Texas contains an estimsted popula-
tion of 100000. 1t receives an annual
increase by immigration alone of 250,-
600. There are produced in the State
annually about zoo, coo bales of cotton.
The value of this crop is $50, 900, 600.
The annual export of cotton is estimated
at $40 600, ,OO0 in value, Of wool at
81 500 900 of hides at $500, 600, of
beefin barrels and cans at 1000 coo, and
other productions besides wheat at
IS, 900. 900. The present wheat crop will
bring between six and seven million doll
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-14

the same as the proud fesh" that oiten
impedes the healing Of sores. It is usl,
ally recommended to insert an artlnciai
eye soon after the surgeon has done hiA
work, and it Is said that the insertion
should not be delayed beyond two weeKS
After the eye socket Is healed, the nes.
eye is taken out and put in easily aIsa
without pain. 1t is taken widthWlss
bstween the forefnger and thumb Of oas
hand, while the other is placed on ing
forehead, and the extremities Of fns
fingers are used 10 raise the upper IA
The eve is then introduced under tne
Upper lid, spd the disengaged fngsfs
pull down the lower eyelid, which taAs
allows the eye to slip into place. lFsA
only when the eyeball is entirely s
moved that the artificial eye i motisl'
Lac
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-14
Curious Facts of nIiscegenation.

The child of oolored parents of differ
tints, such as ouadroon and mulatto, or
mulatto and black, will be nearer the
tint of the darker parent. If both
parents are of the same color, the child
will be shade darker, and singularly
enough, the second child will be darker
than the first, the third darker than the
second, and so on to the last. In other
words, a colored community left to itself,
is fatally destined to return to the
original African black after limited
number of generations. Thus, while
each new alliance with an individual of
pure Caucasian blood brings the negro q
step nearer to the white standard, the
reverse is the case the moment the
Caucasian element is withheld, and the
color retrogrades from light to dark.
A curious proof of this is found in
observations made during some time in
one OF the islands. A mulatto woman
had q female child by white man this
young girl gave birth to a quadroon by
a white father, and this recrossing with
the white race was kept up for six
generations. An identical process OF
recrossing had been simultaneously
noticed IN another plantation. The
children resulting from the seventh
crossing in both of these families were of
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-14
ESTABLISHED 1859

remarkable physical beauty; they had
blonde hair, their complexion was of
such transparent fairness that they
might have been taken for Albinos, but
for the vigor and gracefulness of their
limbs and their brilliant intellect. The
most experienced eye could not have
detected in them the slightest indication
of their African origin. They inter
married. Their children were dark
complexioned and the children of their
children are very dark mulattoes.
This inexorable law of nature is given
as one of the principal reasons why the
Creoles refuse to intermarry with families
who have the faintest tinge Of negro
blood in their veins, though their kin
NAV be as fair as that of Europeans.
The Creoies wish their Posterity to
remain what they themselves are
wnite.-TM, Victor Maignan's Aug
Antilles"