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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

At q little after ten o'clock this morning
small black spot, imperceptible to the
naked eye.on account OF the intense brill
fancy of the sun, will commence to cross
his disk and will be watched with the
closest attention by astronomers. This
black spot will be tho planet Mercury,
whose orbit intersects the apparent path
of the sun in such a manner as to bring
the planet between the earth and the
centre of our system. Many important
questions regarding the movements, &C., of
Mercury may be determined by to- days
observations. We are satisfied that the
talent and experience that will be directed
to the solution of the problems of Mercury
will effect, with the aid Of the superior
instruments at their disposal, some impor-
tant advances in astronomy. It is by per-
sistent investigation that the great truths
of the universe are being slowly brought to
the knowledge Of man. few years ago
the range Of the telescope was very limited
compared with what it is now. Photog-
raphy and the spectroscope had not yet
been called to the aid Of the astronomer in
determining the appearance ana physical
constitution of planetary bodies. Now.
however, these aids to investigation have
become essential in the highest degree to
success, and the results attained are pro-
portionately wonderful. Until recently the
moons of Mars were unknown, but the
great telescope at Washington, directed
by an experienced astronomer, pene-
trated to where they revolved through
the measureless depths of space and
added them to the trophies of science
Perhaps to-day's work may result in SINH
lar achievement. In any event our knowl-
edge Of the particular planet that is to pass
over the sun will be largely increased. With
probability Of favorable weather it is to be
hoped that the widest attention may be
directed to an event which does not occur
very frequently within the usual limits of q
lifetime,
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Queer and to the general commerce of the

Queer and to the general commerce of the
country.
While the enormous value of railroad
transportation must be conceded there is
truth in the assertion that the water routes
to the seaboard are needed to keep down
railroad charges. Railroad corporations are
not SO likely to be governed by senti-
ments Of liberality to the public as by
desire for large profits and good divi-
dends. They make more money by carry
ing moderate amount of freight at high
rates than by carrying large amount at
low rates, and 1t is not at all improbable
that but for our water routes the grain OF
the West would be shut out Of the European
market by the cost Of transportation. The
economy now secured in our canal man
agemcnt, the increased efficiency and
additional saving anticipated from the
new constitutional system Of supcrintend-
ency, and the adhesion to the low toll
sheet, hold out the prospect Of On active
movement in grain this season, and the ex-
perienco of tho present year may greatly
strengthen the hands of the advocates of
free canals. A European war may occasion
an extraordinary temporary demand, but
with cheap transportation and increased
production we shall at all times command
the foreign trade. TO insure this the lib
eral encouragement of our water routes is
essential
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

The nasal organ in its normal condition
has q gift which is variously blessing or
curse, delight or plague. It can smell.
So keen is this sense with some people that
when they nose thing they can diagnose
il. A tramp who shifts in the early morning
around farmhouse can prognose what the
farmer will have for breakfast. Noses have
various degrees Of range and calibre, so
to speak. Some noses can detect and clas-
sify smells Mt immense distances ; other
noses OF low range can take in moro smells
than dozen average noses, causing the
owner to thrill with pleasure or writhe in
agony in proportion as they arc fragrant or
foul. The average nose can fairly difreren-
tiate smells. Thus most men can ut
once tell whether the essence which
excites their olfactores is fragrant,
aromatic, balsamic, strong, rank, moi
some, foul, fotid or putrcscent. There
are men with educated noses who can
subdivido these classes OF smells until every
scent in tho garden and tho street has its
special term; but there aro no noses Of this
kind on the Board of Health. Before no
goes or gets on the Board man may
have fair to middling nose, but
strange to say, though capacity to
smell Is supposed to be one Of
his qualifications for office, once in the
charmed official circle his nose can smell no
moro than it can play tho fiddle. lie art
fully, however, keeps mp the prctcnce Of
being able to smell, with intent to deceive.
A committee Of citizens, headed by Mr..
Thomas i. Musgravc, recently went
around and were nearly knocked down
by putrid odors from fertilizer" fac
tories, slaughter houses, soap, fac
tories, oifnl boilers and other man
uiacturing nuisances. OF these they
took note and hurried to tell the Board of
Health. The Board gravely accompanied
the committee to the most offensive spot on
the river front, and then laying their index
digits alongside the most prominent feature
on their faces declared they could smell
nothing. One Of them, Professor Chandler,
wo believe, but are not sure, asked II
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
Won Beust,s Proposed Coalition.

In our London letter, published to-day,
is given the story of the vain effort ofCount
Won Beust, the Austrian Minister to the
Court of ST. James, to construct q coalition
of several European Powers to make head
against the prosecution Of Russia's projects
in Turkey and the presumed support those
projects would receive from Germany. This
coalition was to consist of England, France,
Austria, Denmark, Holland and perhaps
Roumania and Turkey. AS it was NIL beau
tifully planned and written out these
Powers were to be more powerful (numeri-
cally) for operations on land and
infinitely more powerful for operations on
the sea than Russia and Germany COM
bined. In the opinion of Won Beust and
some other diplomatists if there is to be a
battle and one side can muster for it eighty
thousand men the other side has only to
put on the same field cightyifve thousand
men and it necessarily wins. That was the
neat arithmetical basis on which the over
throw of Russia and Germany was pre-
pared. But some difficulties arose. Of the
five Powers named three refused the
prCJccC. 1ucSc were IuuCc duu
Austria. Denmark and Holland could
have been induced to come in. Eng
land refused while Lord Derby was
in the Cabinet; but Earl Beaconsfield
coquetted with the fancy and even moved
troops to Malta under an impulse related to
it. Salisbury camc in and seized the
scheme with avidity and endeavored to
compel Austria's assent. Austrias objec-
ton was the antipathy Of Count Andrassy
to any scheme that implied the elevation of
Won Beust to Andrassy's place. But under
pressure from England Andrassy seemed
to yield until stiffened up by pressure from
RUSSIA in tho other direction. But when
the scheme was laid before the French Min
istry it distinctly and firmly refused all re-
lation to it, and thus gave it the coup de
grace Altogether the story is one of in
tcreSt.
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Northern
Republicans 10 Canv
tho South.

tho SOUTH
II we may believe reports from Washing
ton tho republicans have really learned
something since the last general election,
and now propose very praiseworthy
policy for next fall. 1t is said that they are
raisinga fund for election expenses intended
to support q thorough canvass in num-
Der of Congressional districts in Southern
States, and they intend to send into those
districts large number Of their more
prominent and able Northern speakers.
The districts which are specially singled
ont for this effort are two in Louisiana,
three in South Carolina and one in each of
the States OF Florida, Alabama and Missis-
sippi- eight in oil.
Only ono improvement occurs to us to
suggest for this plan Of campaign, and that
would be to make O moro general canvass Of
the whole South with Northern speakers.
The Southern republicans have often COM
planned that they were left to their own un-
aided efforts, though the fact was that they
had always the use of troops and United
States marshals. and by using these illegiti-
mate means they naturally incurred the dis
like and opposition Of the decent people
of that section. If a political party
should cndeavor to carry New York,
or Massachusetts, or Ohio with the
help of troops and United States marshals,
il would get itself as bitterly disliked there
rs the carpct-bag republicans have been
in Southern States. But against a fair,
open, honest canvass, nobody can have any,
thing to say; and the moro Northern ropub-
lican speakers are sent into the South next
fall, the better it will be. We do not know
what these Northern men will say, or on
what plea they will ask for republican votes.
or course they will not repeat on tho
stump to the negro voters the old
stale stuff that If they do not vote tho re-
publican ticket they will DO returned to
slavery. The blacks would laugh at them
il they did. If they are wise they will see
to il that reputable men get the republican
nominations in tho districts which they
mean especially to contest, and then mako
their canvass fairly and above board on
principle. The democrats will meet them,
and we shall SEQ once more such an appeal
to the common sense of tho people as is de-
mandcd in free country.
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or even just it would have compensated tho
owners of the Maury for the loss occasioned
by those proceedings. But they did not
receive even an apology, much less COM
pensalion. This shabby treatment reused
the indignation Of our Chamber of Com
merce, which held meeting on the sub
ject and passed series of resolutions, of
which this was one -
Resolved That no proper amends apology have
been made TO A. A. Low u Brothers for the charge
brought against them, which, II true, would have rem
dcrcd them Infamous; 10 the merchants OF this
city SO falsely and injuriousiy aspersed.
This resolution is not only monument
Of British shabbiness and ingratitude, but
proof of the sentiments of the American
mercantile community on the subject OF
neutrality. It was their sentiment then, as
it has always been, that completely in a
violation Of our neutrality laws would rem
der American merchants infamous, and
that false charge Of that kind is a calumny
which requires apology. Among the influ-
entail classes in this country, and especially
among our merchants and shipowners who
would profit by violations Of neutrality,
there has never been any difference Of opin-
ion as to the duty and expediency Of acting
with perfect good filth and strict impair
TALLY toward all nations. The London
Times makes itself ridiculous in American
Dyes by holding out the idea that our neu-
trality can be relied on with more security
in consequence Of s'the now rules"
If we were to adopt the reasoning put
forth. by the British Foreign Office during
our civil war Russia might have carte
blanche for fitting out cruisers in our ports.
In 1863 Earl Russell declared in commu-
nication to Mr. Adams, that ''the British
government must decline to be responsible
Tor the acts OF parties who fit out seeming
merchant ship. send her to a port or to
waters far from the jurisdiction of Brit
ish courts and there commission, equip
and man her as vessel of war;" If our
government were to act on this principle
Russia, our ancient and steadfast friend,
would enjoy great advantages in the i'm
pending war. But our government, moved
by high sense of national duty, will be
now, as always heretofore, vgilant and
steadfast in fulfilling its neutral obligations.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

Mayor Ely is entitled to great credit for
his part in the enormous economy in light
ing the city which results from defeat of
tho scheme Of the gas companies to make a
combination and forco the price. As now
agreed upon tho price for each lamp is
twelve dollars, and that tho gas companies
prefer to light the lamps for that sum
rather than lose them Is q sufli-
cicnt evidence of tho falsity of tho
statement that this rate is below the
cost of tho service. 1t should be
noted particularly that for the service for
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
Value OF Our Water Routes 20 tho
SenbOard.

Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour has been
so steadfast in his friendship for our State
canal system and has SO carefully studied the
subject that anything he may have to say in
relation to our water routes will be certain
to attract attention. In his letter to Senator
Window, which will be found in to-day's
HEnaLp, he sets forth in n forciblc manner
the value of our lakes, rivers and canals as
arteries OF commerce and tho wisdom
of aiding them as far MS possible
by friendly legislation. There is no
doubt that tho. experiment of low
tolls on tho Erie Canal has been q decided
success rs regards tho general interests Of
the country. The question is not one Of
revenue to tho State. We might find q
heavy deficiency from low toll sheet at tho
end Of year and yet might have made MILL
ions for the country through tho large
business in grain secured mainly by cheap
transportation. AS Governor Seymour says,
the question Of our ability to command tho
European market turns upon very
small sum, and If three cents too
much per bushel is paid for transport
tation We arc likely to lose many millions
OF dollars The low tolls on the Erie Canal
last year kept down the charges of the rail-
roads and impaired activity to the grain
market. The reduction from one and q
half cents to one cent per bushel on wheat
secured to the canals On increase of eigh-
teen million bushels over the amount
carried in the previous year, although tho
total amount reaching New York from the
West was smaller in 1877 than in
1876 What the canals gained the
railroads lost, proving conclusively that so
far as tho interests of the boatmcn and for
wardcrs are concerned low tolls are as nd
vantageous to them as they are to tho pro-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

Tnh WEArHER.--Thc main area of low baron
etcr extends throughout tho northern districts
from the Atlantic Ocean TO Dakota. sub
sidiary area that was developed on the Middle
Atlantic coast has passed into the ocean, ut
tended by rains and strong winds. Tho press
IRE Is lowest In the New England Statcs. 1t II
highest in the Gulf Rains have been general
along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine,
and also in tho lake region. They have
been heaviest in tho Middle States. Tenn
pcratures havc fallen in tho Northeast.
In the West and South there has been
n decided rise. The winds have been
from fresh to strong on the Middle
Atlantic and New England coasts, attain
Ing thirty miles per hour at New York,
aud In the other districts they have been
from light to brisk The weather IN New York
and its vicinity to-day win DO cool and partly
cloudy or fair, probably with occasional
showers. Tomorrow it will be warmer and fair
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
which they accept twelve dollars these

which they accept twelve dollars these
companies endeayored by combination to ex'
tort thirty-six dollars. They endeavored to
force from the city the sum of twenty-toui
dollars on every lamp in excess OF what tho
service they rendered was legitimately
worth. Was that honest? Was it con-
spiracy to plumber? And if 1t was not. how
was it morally different /? This is the way
commodities are charged for by the great
respectable corporations who are railing
year in and year out against the robberies
OF thieves in the city government. Is this
sort of conduct any purer in the manage
ment OF gas company than in Tammany
q fl cial 2
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

TnE SERMONS yesterday in many of the lead
ing churches dealt with subjects that are Mt
the base of Christianity aud which have been
hotly assailcd. DIR. IIepwortl, for instance,
adducod proof In favor OF a personal God. and
the same subject was treated by Mr.. Bccchcr
Tho Rev. John Cotton Smith enlarged upon tho
communion of saints, while DIR. Armitaso
preached upon the messages and ministry of
the angels 10 man. Mr.. Frothington uniolGcd
his religion Of humanity, and the late Mr.. Nor
risscy supplied Mr. Talmasc with text. The
first Of a series OF sermons upon the great
religions of the world was preached by DR..
Newman, formerly of Washington.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

THE CruS,MAS is gradually working his way
across the continent, ard the colony IN this city
at present Is by no means insignificant in
number. II Is difficult to get Mt the exact
figures, but there cannot he less than one thou
sand, and the number is probably larger Ii
they continue to increase at this rate it will not
be very long before they will be entitled to u
couple Of sachcms in Tammany Hall aud fair
share of the municipal offices.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

THE MYSTERY attending the appearance of
the Cimbria in Southwest IIarbor, Maine, is
partially explained in dispatches this morn
ing Two Russian officers of high rank have
just arrived in Washington, and it is reported
tina. they are the bearers Of instructions from
the Gar TO tho Russian Minister to purchase
steamers for war purposes. OF course the Off
GERS Of the Cimbria are to command them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

IrREroGrs from the mining regions be true the
coal fields have produced another crop of secret
societies Of the Molly Mcguire order. The lat
ter organization il going out of fashion, us well
M going out of tho world at the crd Of the hang
mans moose and the new clubs arc taking its
place. These conspiraccs seem to be formed
chiefly in the interest Of politicians. lawyers
ehcriifs and underwriters. No one else ever de-
riyos particle OF benefit from them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

We SHALL, so far as the House is concerned,
probably know something definite in regard to
the Tariff bill this week Its opponents will, il
Is said, cndcavor to secure its indefinite post
poncment send it until next session.
Some decision ought to be speedily made on tho
subject. In its present condition the bill is a
menace to every branch Of trade and industry
and ia seriously interfering with the business Of
the country
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

they were not unloading barge of otto OF
roses or scow OF Florida water at some OF
the adjacent piers. 1t is worth inquiring
how the greater number OF the Board have
come to lose their smell and how the Pro-
lessor could be so mistaken. We think we
should have men with honest noses on the
Board, even if we had to get rid OF the
present incumbents.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

IT Is REALLY TIME for Congress to begin to
think OF adjournment 1t has been in session
nearly seven months, and the country is tired OF
its drcary and proiitlcss debates. The appro-
priation bills are in forward state, and all the
legislation that is really necessary could be
framed by the end OF the month, Why not adj
journ early III June
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

The probabilities are that he ueather la Ne,c
York and its ricimity to-day riH be cool and
parsy elonay or fair, probably wiM occasional
sl.orcys. Tomorrow il iciH be ua,p.s7. and fair.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

A New MASONIC ORGANIZATION, called ''the
Royal Order Of Scotland has been formed by
some distinguished Masons in Washington.
This Order it is sad has never until now OK
listed beyond the limits Of Scotland.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

THE CRIMINAL SENSATION yesterday was the
attempted murder of his captain by Brooklyn
police officer
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
r. Il IPL e SH e e II.
NEW YORK, MONDAY, MAY G, 1878.

IMPORTANT NcTIcE TO ADyERTIsERs.-Io
insure The proper classification Of advertisements
il is absolutely necessary that they be handed in
before eight O'Clock ere,y erening.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

A RAID Oh Canada is wisely rdculed by the
Fcnian leaders.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

No REoPENISG Of the Presidential question
Is the cheering news from Washington.
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

ONION SQUARE THEATRE-A CELhnRArnp CASE.
FIFTH AVENUE HALL-iiElLsns wosDEss
gOMERy THEATRE-Rir VAS wiN9Lg.
NIBLJ'S GARDEN--TicKET.or.LKayE-
STANDARD TIiEATRE-OuR NEW FRirx
NEW YORK AQUARiuM-orERA
BROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
PARK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GRAND OPERA HOuSE-k king LEAR.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE HUSBAND AND WIFE
BOOTHS TUEATRE-TuE NILES.
WALLACK'S TuEATRE-DifLoaAcY.
GERMASIA THEATRE-DER GERaRDE VEG DIR BEsrE
SrkINwAY HALL-RkaDISGs.
TIvoLf THEATRE -vARIErY
EGYPTIAN IiALL-vARisTy
San FRANCISCO OPERA HOUSE-PArR,zio
NEW PARK THEATRE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
TONY PASTORS -yARILTY.
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