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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

For a pleasant little social tea party COM
mend us to the thirty or forty amiable labor
reformers who held what they call 'the An
nual Convention of tho Labor Reform
League" in this city on Sunday last. The
prospect of the success of the legislation
which these remarkable statesmen urge on
Congress is not encouraging, it is true; but
it is agreeable to contemplate what a general
good time we should have if our represent
tatives at Washington were sufficiently en-
lightenei to keep pace with these leaguers.
With freedom Of conscience in love
and the right of private Judgment in mo-
rality" we should be relieved of all Brooklyn
scandals and should universally recognize
the justice Of the higher law as laid down
by the late Secretary Seward and practised
by the present head of the State Insurance
Bureau. Classifying those who hold prop
erty tor increase as invaders and robbers,
prohibiting by law the collection Of rents
and interest and pronouncing demand for
debt penal offence, we should be enabled
to make every gentleman of leisure who
now devotes his time to street corners and
groggery "dives" an honored and respected
member Of society, at least for time.
Yet in the face of the benefits thus
promised by the labor reformers, pro-
vided they ever become majority in
the land and hold the reins Of government,
it is singular to find that they are subject to
the ridicule and denunciation Of the un-
thinking This might be doubted but for
the fact that the Secretary of the League
announced that one Of the circulars calling
the annual convention and stating the OBJ
jects of the League had been returned to
him. bearing the following profane and
unappreciative Endorsement :-"This is
damned nonsense. Go and work. Go to
church instead Of talking riots" Of course
tho labor reformers will do no such thing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07
Mercury on tho Go.

Yesterday every telescope weapon, OF
short or long range, from the columbiad
refractor to the pocket star-shooter, was
Day in the search for q peculiar dark
spot that has been expected to appear there
rs result of too much Mercury. The sun,
who is by far the brightest light Of our COR
ner Of the universe, is subject to these
little periodical indispositions, which mny
be attributed, perhaps. to his sedentary
employment and its result-a torpid
liver. Sometimes it is Venus that rushes
past him, laughing in his face and then
vanishing in the splendor Of his smiles;
more frequently he gets completely moon
struck and even frowns brief but chilli
ing glance at US, while Luna solemnly
eclipses his radiance. Some learned as
tronomers assert that the sun often is quite
troubled by the antics of that light-heeled
planetary scamp Mercury, who has VEN
tured nearer to the awful pres
ence than even tho beautiful Venus
or the queenly Juno. For seven
long hours yesterday Mercury, they say,
has been tickling the face Of the sun with a
feather presumably stolen from the wing
of Jovo's own bird. Our American
eagle, which is lineal descend.
ant Of that immortal fowl, has
consequently taken great interest
in the performance, and has gnzed long and
steadily at the flaming face Of the insultcd
luminary hoping that something unusual
would happen. But being thoroughly
accustomed to such tricks the sun
has only laughed ut this, the latest
pleasantly. We have comparatively few
chances of good look at our mercurial
friend 1t is only when he is farthest away
from us that we can SEQ his shin
ing face. But when he lodges across the
sun, as he did yesterday, we get
nearer view, although 1t Is ono giving the
darkest side Of him. Still 1t Is enough for
many useful purposes, and astronomers
recognize its value by adopting every
precaution which their knowledge
suggests to get the proper description
of well known but fugitive wanderer
through space, and who is "wanted" at
astronomical headquarters. Our very full
dispatches, published elsewhere, tell the
fortunes of tho observers in various parts of
the country yesterday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

TnE WEArHER.-Tho depression that doini-
Gated the weather in the Eastern districts dur
ing the past week has moved through the st.
Lawrence Valley toward Nova Scotia. Another
area of low pressure Ia advg ncing from tho West.
IL now overlies the Northe n Missouri and Platte
valleys, whore the barometer Is very low. But
little precipitation attends this depression Steep
gradients of pressure and temperature that arc
forming on the western margin OF the low area
point 10 the probable development of very Sc
we're wind storms in the Missouri Valley. The
pressure remains high tho South Atlantic
coast and Eastern Cuff but it is falling again
in Texas. Temperatures bave fallen in the
New England States. la the West and South
there has been general rise. Rain has fallen
IN the Middle aud New England States and in
the western lake region, but the quantity has
been very slight. The winds hive been from
brisk TO high in the Western districts; elsewhere
they have been from light to fresh. The
weather ia New York and its vicinity to day
will be warm and fair. Tomorrow 1t will be
warm and fair or partly cloudy followed by in
crcasiDg cloudiness and,possibly light rains.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

intended only for mercantile voyages, may
be as freely sold and taken away as any
kind of merchandise. 1t is no violation
either OF the law of nations or of our neu-
trality laws for Americans to sell transport
ships to Russia The Cimbria itself is a
conspicuous illustration that the purchase
or charter of transport ship is permissible.
The Cimbria is German vessel char
tered by Russia as a transport. Had
the charter been granted by American in
stead of German owners our neutrality laws
would not have been infringed by the trans
action if the vessel was not intended as a
cruiser. But had the purpose been to arm
her for depredations on British commerce
it would have been the clear duty of our
government to detain her. Had she been
merely suspected on proofs that were not
conclusive it would have been the duty of
the government to put her under bonds at
twice her value, and the bonds would be
forfeited if she afterward engaged in hostil-
tiles. IT by an evasion or subterfuge
o ship intended for hostile purposes
should escape to sea all who had any COM
plicity in the transaction would be triable
for high misdemeanor and subject to
heavy fines and long imprisonment
trade in ships with Russia as the purchaser
is, therefore, very unsafe, unless it can be
made evident that there is no intention to
use them for hostile purposes. But, with
this exception, the trade in ships is as free
as the trade in arms or the trade in cotton,
even if Russia be the purchaser.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

THE REPoRr of the Seaincn's Friend Society
shows that it accomplished a good deal Of cx-
cellent work during the past year in many cav
ilized rs well as uncviized parts of the worls
a little more attention to the sailors heather
boarding house keepers and the harpies wlo
prey upon unfortunate mariners in this port
would DO no harm
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

The probabilities are that the reather il, Neio
York and lis ricinity today wiH be ,carm and
fair Tomorrow il piR be sra,m and fair
partly cloudy folio,ced By Increasing cloudiacss
and possibly light rains.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Thc stock mar
ket was dull but prices were generally higher.
Gold advanced from 1O0as to 1OO12. Govern
ment bonds were higher, States dull and rail-
roads very strong. Money on call was easy at
per cent and closed ut 312 q per cent
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

IL CONGRESS YESTERDAY there was an in
direct vote OH the tariff. A resolution was
offered by Mr.. Thompson, Of Penmylv that
revision of the law was inexpclicnt ut tho
present time. lie moved its reference to tho
Committee on Appropriations. Mr.. Wood asked
that il be sent TO the Ways and Means, but u
motion TO refer it to the Committee oi the Whole
on the State of the Union prevailed by an over
whclming vote.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07
Il RIPPLE SHEE Il /.
NEW YORK. TUESDAY, MAY !, 1878.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADyERTIsERs.-Io
insa,e the proper classfc Of advertisements
Il is absolutely necessary that they be handed il,
before eight O'Clock ereru erenina.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

THE AFRICAN EMIGRATION feeling is extend
ing northward. At a meeting OF thocity branch
OF the Colonization Society today the subject
will be discussed by Secretary of tho Navy
Thompson and others.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

THE FLOWER AND Fruit MISSION, lone of the
most beautiful of all our charities is-to be con-
tinued this year. 1t is within the means Of nearly
every one to contribute to it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

MAYOR ELYs MIND is still in delightful
state Of uncertainty in regard to the new Police
Commissioner.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

EX-GOVERNOR PACKARD has ut last been pro
vided for lie has been nominated for the
Liverpool consulship, and there be little
doubt of his confirmation. The salary is six
thousand dollars
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

If THE PROPOSED Chinese capitation tax of
one hundred dollars head should become a law
1t will probably keep the citizens Of the FlOwery
Land ut home
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

AN EXTENSIVE RAID on Illicit wliskey distil-
lers in Virginia has resulted in the.capture OF
large number of patriotic citizens. This sort of
Cancellation will never do
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

DOM PEDRO is worried by his oficc-holders.
The ofice-seekers are the ones who are making
all the trouble here.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

The TRUSTEES of the Third Avenue Savings
Bank are still seeking in the courts to evadc the
payment of their just obligations to the poor
depostors. They ought to settle and have done
rtifl Il
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

Mr.. SHERMAN has issued another invitation to
take the four per cent loan. The terms are the
same rs offered last year-a deposit of two per
cent and tho balance in ninety days.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

LEAsISGToN, another Of the famous old racers,
has died. He was the sire Of some of the lead
ing horses now on the turf.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

A DENIAL of the inestmable advantage of
having teachers OF their own race in the public
schools is the chief grievance Of the colored
people in Baltimore
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

II the Brooklyn Bridge trustees will hurry
mp their work the rapid transit roads will sec to
the rest. The appointment of committee on
the subject is hardly in the line OF theirduty.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

FIFTH AVENUE HALL-HELLER's WONDERS
BOwERY THEATRE-RIP VAN WNxLE.
N1BLO'S GARDEN-TIcKEroF.LEAvE-
STANDARD THEATRE-ouR NEW FRITZ
NEW YORK AQUARIUM-ornRA
BROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PARK THEArRE-AIAEE-
GRAND OPERA HOUSEHOLDER AND PYrHIAs.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE HUSBAND AND WIFE
BOOTHS THEATRE-TnE ExILEs.
wALLACK'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GERMASIA THEATRE-DKR GERARDE VEG DHsrE.
STEINwAY HALL-CRASp CONCERT.
UNION SQUARE THEArRE-A CELEBRATED CASE.
EGYPTIAN hALL-yAIkTY.
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA HOUsE-PArR,zIo
TONY PASTORS vARIkrY.
TIvOLI THEATRE-vARInrY.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28
shall of Utah, left Mississippi when the shot-

shall Of Utah. left Mississippi when the shot-
gun Democracy crushed out fifty thousand
Republican majority in that State, and sent
men to Congress representing minority of
the voters. This Is mistake. Major
SHAUGHNEssy ran for Congress in 1876,
and was the only Republican candidate
who dared TO canvass his district or even
continue as a candidate to the day Of cleo
tom and If there was any justice in the
State, he would be member Of the House
Of Representatives to-day. The Major was
comparatively safe IL being well known
that he was at all times ready and prepared
TO defend his rights against all corners. Not
being able to scare him away during the
campaign, a scheme was concocted by which
he was challenged to mortal combat. This
was promptly accepted, and the very par
ties interested in this movement appealed
to the laws for protection. AS accepting a
challenge is penal offense in Mississippi,
and a criminal charge there against Re-
publican is equivalent to conviction and
imprisonment, the Major took the wise part
and left-leaving lis property behind in
peril. Such is chivalry in Mississippi to-
day-the land of JEFF. DAVIS, Reputation,
and where the hero of the Fort Pillow mas
sacre is most honored! The only fault with
Major SHAUGHNEssY is that he was was a
Union soldier, and his nomination is an
agreeable surprise to his numerous friends
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

Editor National Republican:
SIR: | have just read your interesting and
instructive editorial in reply to the editorial in
Saturdays issue OF the New York Tribune, en-
titled The Cloud in the West" viii you
oblige me by replying to the following qucs-
tons. The first question has been answered
by the article above referred to:
First. We're not tho bonds, principal and
interest, originally payable in grccnbacksr
Second. Was not the bond-holder or money
power of the country instrumental in having
passed an act making the same bonds, principal
and interest, payable in gold?
Third. Did not the bond-holder by that act
take from the pocket of the workingman and
place in his own many millions of dollars2 Z.
Fourth. Then why this tack of Reputation
when an attempt is made to bring silver OIL
greenbacSs to par with gold2
A NORWEGIAN.
We think the above queries are very de-
finitely answered in the editorial alluded to
but if our correspondent does not discern it
we will say that, in our Judgment, history
and circumstances justify an affirmative an.
swer to each.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

General CHALMERS, oil fOrt IlilOw lame.
made political speech in the House day
before yesterday, in which he took occasion
to denounce the members Of the Louisiana
returning board, and accused them of hav-
ing robbed the people of their constitutional
rights. But the yirtuous (?l CHALMERS failed
to inform the House and the country of the
fact that he, as Congressman, is the Off
cial offspring of the most outrageous frauds
and swindles that ever disgraccd the annals
of State in the American Union. Although
the colored voters have a majority of not
less than twenty thousand out of n total
voting population of about forty thousand
in the district which this gentleman claims
to represent, yet he and his supporters did
not hesitate TO resort to all manner of tricks
and election frauds to rob these people out
of their constitutional rights. He should
have referred to the fact that in the coun-
ties of Warren and Claiborne not less than
five thousand colored men were not allowed
to register, and that, too, against the protest
of the Democratic Governor Of the State
lie should also have referred TO the fact
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28
House Contested Cases.

There is but little hope that evidence
will exert any influence upon the majority
of the present House in regard to the dispo-
sition of its contested cases. The action
that has been had in the eases Of BELFORD,
preston that party bias and political preju
dice is to push evidence to the wall and
seat the partisans of the majority in each
instance. If there were any hope of justice
in any one instance, it might, perhaps, be
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

THE proceedings of the Senate yesterday
developed very singular case. On the 9th
Of March last FREDERICK A. CosTAR was
confirmed as pension agent for New York.
II now appears that CosTAR has failed to
bond and qualify, and Congress is asked to
pass special law by which the President
may be empowered to appoint person to
temporarily fill the position, that fourteen
thousand pensions may be paid early in
March. The question naturally arises,
Why Is this thus?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

HART.-On Wednesday. the 9Th inst, ut li:15 n.
NJ, or iulmohary apoplexy. a. the residence Of her
Sbn A. W. Hart. No. 100 T. street northwest, Mrs.
MANY HIATT, aged scventy.ihrue years ard eight
~ nths.
Funeral will take Place to-day ri $50 y. m; Friends
reSICciiuly Invited To attend. mRIns Will be TAX en-
to Gun ord, VI, for inIerment.
JULIEN On the nth Of 7, bruary, 1879. of dip
iberia: MESA MATHILDA, beloved daughter OF Eliza
L. and N. l.. Jullhn.
Funeral at II o'clock M, on Thursday the 2Sth.
DEEBLE-On the morning Of the 9th Of February,
1875, of consumption, Mrs. ELLEN DEEBLE, beloved
wife Of William Decide. aged thirty. eight years and
four months.
Funeral VIII take place from Wcststre Methodist
Church. Georgetown, THURSDAY, ut O'Clock y. m
baltimore papers please cnpy.l
MCGILI-On Tues day. February q, ISIS, ERTRu De
| l.. only 81 I'D OF James II. aud Jennie L. McUi In
| the fourth year OF her age.
The funeral will take place a o'clock, II urlay Rf-
ternOOn from their residence, No. 1915 LAKEWOOD aV'
cnue. LcDrot Park.
OwES.-on the 9th OF February, 1875, EDWARD
OWES, In the Cighty-fnh year of hts age.
The funeral service will take place the MI. ZION
NJ. T. Church. corner OF Fifteenth and streets north.
west on Thursday the 18th inst. at o'clock. The
friends Of the deceased and the members of the Odest
nninnts Association are respectfully invited to at
tend.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

THE New York Hedid, in referring to the
case of ANDERSON, says: This man was
tried in accordance with the law and found
guilty by a regularly appointed jury. That
is the record, and that is sufficient" Per-
haps so-for the perpetrators of this outrage
and their sympathizers-but not for the
American people, who discover great danger
TO our free institutions, if our tribunals are
70 be prostItutcd to such violations of right
and justice. The Judiciary is a mockery
when it is made an engine of gross persecu-
tion to crafty feelings of partisan malice
and spite. There is no feature Of Repub-
lean form of government in such perver-
sion of trial by jury.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

Editor National Republican
In answer to query Of my Wife and II as
to where the crows 20, l will say that at
present large numbers of them stop q short
distance out Of the city. Along the old Brent
wood road from the colored cemetery to the
District line they resort in great numbers.
They like to perch on the cedar trees. have
n pile of oyster shells that is covered with
them nearly all day. A field of rye is also a
favorite camp for them. They do not like
the city on account Of the boys. Soon the
larger part of them will go farther north. In
April aud May they are plenty in New Eng
land. The crow responds to kindness, and is
familiar with his friends.
J. H. CROSsMAN.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

O. STANLEY MATTHEWS is positive that HAYES
will veto the big white dollar. The national
banks of this city yesterday telegraphed the
President asking his signature to the bill. as
uncertainty was the worst of all financial ills.
HAYES will lose western support If he fails to
spprove the bill.-CincinUdH IRqUirer.
The President will lose support every
where throughout the country, except in
Wall street and its tributaries, if he fails to
approve the silver bill This is q measure
of the people and for the people, and they
will certainly resent it's defeat, if that shall
follow q veto.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

ACCORDING to the cable, Pope LEO will
not he as liberal as Cardinal PECCI. The
cardinals who voted for him in the cxpecta-
ton that he would be friendly to King
HUMBERT and the advanced thinkers, find
that they have Caught Tartar" The
new Pope will keep up the idle pretcnsc OF
being n prisoner in the Vatican. We are
sorry that it is So for the Pope as the head
oil great spiritual Kingdom, is vastly Il
higher dignitary than as sovereign of the
States of the Church. The Popes temporal
power ought to remain dream of the past
II is written, My kingdom is not of this
MOrldn
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

THE indianapolis Journal opposed the
silver bill, but it comes down handsomely
to this effect: 1--WE think the President
should sign the bill. Its passage is evil
IDENTIFY demanded by the people, and recent
votes show that it can and will be passed
by both Houses of Congress over his veto
A veto can do no good, and may do harm
by prolonging debate, intensiying public
feeling, and adding to the asperity of pas,
sions which have already been sufficiently
aroused on both sides.r
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

THE Philadelphia Press says: THE first
step toward the return of good times is the
dispersion of the Democratic Congress now
assembled in mischief at Washington" Ii
this be so, it will be long time before the
people receive relief. This Congress is a
slow coach
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

he supplies by sufficiency. When he has
looked about him, as FIR as he can, he con-
cludes there is no moro to be seen when he
has shot his best he Is sure none ever did CT
none ever can shoot better or beyond It, His
own reason he holds to DO the certain measure
of truth, and his own knowledge of what Is
possible in nntnrer
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

THE Chicago Inter Ocean says: 1t has
grown to proverb that q Northern man
with Southern principles can crook the
pregnant hinges of the knee little lower,
and eat dirt little more greedily, than any
other biped that walks
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

THE Cincinnati Gazette looks upon the
sNational" movement with disfavor, but de-
elares that as a Political movement it is
neither small nor insignificant.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28

DIR. HAYES has introduced proposition into
the Legislature of New York, looking to the
destruction of the Society Of st. Tammany.
Perhaps it is rather late day to attempt to
legislate political secret society out of exis-
tence, which has swaycd the political dcsti-
ness of the great commercial emporium these
many years, but If there is no other way to
get rid of the Vaccinations of Tammany, We
think even this might be permitted.