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The New York herald., 1878-12-17
Rapid Transit Extension.

The fact that the Metropolitan Elevated
Railroad Company has concluded con-
tract for the extension Of the Sixth
avenue line to Harlem River, on the
west side, will give general satisfac-
ton. This section of the road is, in
accordance with the terms of the contract,
to be completed to 159th street and ready
for operation by the 1st Of July next, or in
a little over SIX months, and the further Sec
ton to 10th street. or High Bridge. which
is to be included in the same contract, will
be ready for travel before the close Of next
summer The manner in which tho work
on the present structure was prosecuted
guarantees that there will be no lack Of
energy in the construction of the important
section to High Bridge, SO that by this time
next year our citizens will no doubt enjoy
the full benefit Of rapid transit on the west
side. 1t is also gratifying to know that the
same company contemplates an early con-
struction Of its east side line, which will
take the First avenue route to Twenty-third
street and then cross over to Second avenue.
It is evident that the east side travel must
have more accommodation than can be sup
piled by one road, and the completion
Of the Second avenue line will still leave as
much business tor tho New York Elevated
road as it can accommodate. Indeed, im-
proved facilities Of rapid transit travel will
increase the business OF all the roads, and
the prospect is that before long there will
be o general demand for third enterprise,
probably in tho shape of sunken track
like that on Fourth avenue on which long
trains may be run at high rate Of speed.
The Third avenue track will be completed
to Harlem bridge rs soon as the rails are
laid between Ninety-second street and 105th
street, which is o triding piece of work.
The road above Eighty-rnth street will not
be ready for full use for some time, as the
stations are notyet up. But through trains
at stated hours Of the day might be run
from the Battery to the Harlem River as
soon as the track is laid, making no stops
between Eighty-ninth street and the bridge.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

CONGRESS- yesterday was a busy
day in Congress there was very little legislation
OF any description In the House resolution
to suspend the rules and pass bill making it .
penal offence for officers agents Of tho gov
ernment to contribute money toward Presiden-
tial and Congressional elections failed to receive
the necessary two-thirds majority District Of
Columbia business was then considered until
adjournment The Senate debated Mr.. Blaine
Southern resolution, and Mr.. Sherman was
sharply taken to task by Mr. Beck for his fail
ure to answer resolution of inquiry recently
sent to him. 1t also refused by majority Of
six to take up the Texas and Pacific Railroad
Subsidy bill.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
FINE ARTS.

LOAN EXHIBITION OF PICTURES IN HARLEM.
There will be opened this evening in connection
with the fair in aid Of the St. James Episcopal Church
Of Harlem exceedingly creditabe collection Of
pictures loaned by the artists and Others brought
together by Mr.. Herbert McCord. The paintings
hung In the large Sunday school room OF the chapel.
On the north wall are two large and striking can.
vases-Arthur Quartleys "Close Of Stormy Day.
and Charles II. Millcr's Sunset ON Long Island"
We note on the east side of the room landscape
by Phelan; +. schuchsrdt. Jrs little girl sitting
on the cliffs; q Laura Woodward; winter land
scape by Lockwood De Forest; a largo upright.
with some cattle In wood, by j.. II. Dolph:
u good Virgins; pleasing sunset scene by Cropsey;
ing with doves. the figure in which is well posed and
drapcd and sodly painted; an NJ. 4. II. de Haas.
J. q. Browns child Of the lighthouse. one of
Bristos large lake scenes; the Egyptian Colossi by
8. Il. Clifford: better Eugene Mecks than we have
seen for q long time Walter satterlees Waiting"
william II. Boards .EAgle;" . large wiggins Will
marths careful The Orphan story's "No
some cattle by James VI. Hart
On the west wall there are, among others. finc
little cat story by Dolph; a large Van Eten I. w.
Woods ...rhc Rag Merchant" good. light moon
light coast scene by Herbert McCord; his largo
7. canyascs. mount Mansfield and ''Sunnysidc:"
an excellent little cattle piece by y q Wood;
Thompson, and his melancholy and dramatic "Dcso-
laton-St. Cloud after the War; examples Of David
academy picture OF 1877. with its skilfully painted
face and William H. Boards Rain Of Cats and Dogs.
The great majority OF the pictures loaned by others
than artists come from the collection of Mr. William
Hamilton. Placed here and there among the other
pictures his "Bish Bash Falls agood example OF
kcnsctt; the mastery Twilight ON the western
Plains" by samuel Colman; The Bceches, q
sterling piece OF work by A. D. Durand; Tho Bright
sidc by Winslow Homer; ..Contrabands Summing
Themselves by Tent ono Of the best pictures s. }.
Guy ever painted: ..More Free Than Welcome; The
Passing Shower in the Tropics by II. Il. Church: =.
X. Giffords fine Ishing Boats OF Nenice; one OF W.
r. Richards well drawn marines. "Oh the Coast oc
Newport r. L. smiths poetic picture, "The De-
serted House," and large Whittredge.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

The LAW governing the acquiring of prop
erty BY railroad corporations was clearly laid
down by Judge Donohue yesterday in decision
upon the application OF the New York Central
and Hudson River road in regard to the lands
between Sixty-fifth and Seventy-second streets.
However great the hardship may be to private
parties the corporation in question, the law at
present stands, has the right to acquire any
property If the necessity for its possession is
shown to exist
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
pEEvooRT's PICTURES.

private view was given last evening by JancA
Renwick Brcvoort N. A.. at Moorc's Art Rooms Of
twenty-five of his pictures, painted during his iats
residence abroad. Among these canvases we find the
atmospheric effeets tho best points. The arrange
ments Of light and shade often good. but tho
treatment of the color masses is broad almost to
crudcness, and the figures where introduced ara
carelessly given. Among the best of the pictures
are noted well composed and painted "view in
Belgium" Twilight on the Roman Cainpagna,"
'Autumn Morning Near Rome" with nne sky:
Sunset at Heidelberg" good in color. but raw in
the treatment Of distant forms; q Twilight At
Amalf," striking view on tho Campagna, with an
excellent sky, which was noted at the Union League
Club Gallery some days ago; 'Hoiland Windmill
the sky well massed and tho general effect good and
View ON Lake Lccco," In which there is good at
utilize sufficiently the sail boats and town In the
middle distance. -,
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
Our National schoolrooIn.

Judging from the scolding visited on
Senators Conkling and Edmunds for their
alleged inattention during the delivery of
Mr.. Blaine's Southern election speech, the
United States Senate must be regarded by
some persons as o sort of national school,
room, in which the scholars are expected to
behave themselves with due decorum dur.
ing class hours. A teacher properly objects
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

The WEATHER.-The area of low pressure
which during the past two days has been NOV
ing eastward as o barometric trough, extending
from the fftieth to the twenty parallel of lat
itudc, and with the centre Of lowest pressure mt
the northern end, has moved into the ocean and
toward ewfoundland. The progrcsso of the north
ern was much slower than that of the southern
extremity, hence the whole depression seems to
have pivoted on q centre in New Brunswick,
its length sweeping of the Atlantic coast
in northcasterly direction. In tho
Northwest another relatively low area
moved rapidly into Minnesota and the Upper
Mississippi Valley. with variable winds and
light SHOWS. The highest barometers are in the
Southern and Northwestern districts. Rela-
lively low pressnres, however, occur in the
eastern Gulf of Mexico. The winds have been
fresh to brisk on the New England coast and in
the West. They generally from the north
aud west. except in the Upper and Central Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys aud the lake districts
where they are variable. Temperatures arc
uniformly low throughout the United States.
CIoudness IL general north and west Of the
Ohio Valley, aud a considerable area OF light
snow extends over the same region. Our spe.
cal cable dispatches this morning state that
the weather yesterday afternoon on the English
eoast was as follows St GATHERINGS Point,
moderate southwest wind with rain, barometer
1850 inches and temperature 3S degrees.
Plymouth, light northwest wind, fog, and ba-
rometer 2s.3s inches. In London the denscst
for kro~s for twenty years prevailed. Tho
weather IN New York and its vicinity today
will be cold and cloudy or partly clondy, prob
ably with light SNOW. Tomorrow II win be
cloudy and cold. 2
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

limbs, and increase the chances Of promo
tion for the really efficient officers who are
retained in active service The compensa-
tion of officers on the retired list is to be
regulated by length of service. 1t is to
consist for each officer Of two per cent of
the current yearly pay of the rank from
which he is retired for each years service
that is to say, thirty years service entities
him to sixty per cent and forty years SER
vice to eighty per cent; but his pay ''shall
in no case exceed eighty percentum of pay
of the rank from which he is retired"
We trust the time may come when the
civil service may be organized on the same
general plan as the military service, with a
sole view to efficiency and quite regardless
of party politics. The army would be de-
moralized if appointments and removals
were made for party reasons, and the civil
service would become MS respectable as the
army if the offices were held by similar
tenure.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

The REPORT which we print this morning
upon the condition OF business in Massachusetts
is exceedingly encouraging. Nearly all the cot
ton mills are at work and wages are fair. While
competition is keen and prices low the market
is said TO be larger than ever before. An almost
equally good report is made in regard to woollen
goods and the boot and shoe trade. Altogether
the outlook is exceedingly bright.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

The SALOON OF the notorious Owney Geo
ghegan was shown yesterday before the Board
OF Excise to be one of the model institutions Of
the city. Geoghegan can 60 ahead with his
pistol practice.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

INTENDING INVESTORS in the four per cents
had better hurry up. The subscriptions yester.
day were million and half dollars.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
TRIPLE SH e e Il .
NEW YORK. TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1878.

The probabilities are that the ireather in Neac
York and It's rieiaiy today rW be cold and
cloudy Partly cloudy, ,ciM ligA snow. To-
mosrow il wiH be cloudy and cold
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

JUDGE WALLAcEs DECISION on some OF the
points in the Whalen-Sheridan suit yesterday s
not very favorable to the hero of Winchester.
He holds that General Sheridans course in the
matter was not justified by any Of the provisions
Of the reconstruction acts
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was strong and active. Gold was quiet all
day at 10O1s. Government bonds were firm,
States dull and railroads strong. Money on call
lent at a Sig per cent and ut the close at .
8 per cent.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

Mr.. HEWITT and his committee, who have be-
qneathed the labor problem to their successors,
ought to patent their ingenious plan for getting
rid of troublesome question.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
Quiet Passage of Blaine's Resolution.

Quiet Passage of Blaine's Resolution.
We are glad that the democratic Senators
had the good sense and moderation to alb
stain from making speeches when Mr..
Blaine's resolution came mp for action yes
terday. Mr.. Thurman moved his amend
ment extending the inquiry to abuses OF
the right of suffrage in the Northern States.
which was adopted without a division, and
the resolution, rs thus amended, was
quietly passed. The Thurman amend
ment will amount to nothing practically.
No committee can go over the whole
ground comprised both in the original
resolution and the amendment in SO short
period as remains before the close Of the
session. There will, of course, be majority
who can begin the inquiry at any part Of
the subject they please and occupy as
much time as they please on any branch OF
it. They will, of course, begin with the
alleged Southern outrages, and they may
never reach the subjects embraced in the
amendment. Mr.. Thurman no doubt sees
this clearly enough, and he is perhaps lay
ing the ground Tor objecting to any report
which is confined to the Southern branch of
the investigation. But if he thinks to
shut out partial report he may
find that he is mistaken. Ii in the latter
part Of February the committee should in
form the Senate that it is unable to COM
plete the whole investigation and should
ask for the printing Of the evidence taken.
it will be in the power of the republican
majority Of the Senate to accept such a
suggestion. Democratic opposition to it
might bring on the inAammatory debate
which Mr.. Blaine desires as o means Of FIR
ing the Northern heart.
On a protest by Mr.. Conkling that the
Judiciary Committee is SO overburdened
with work that it cannot conduct the in
quiry, an amendment offered by him was
adopted substituting special committee Of
nine. An amendment that the committee
sit with open doors was rejected. The re-
publicans, instead of frittering away the
effect Of their facts as they collect them, in
tend to spread them before the country in
one tremendous clectioneering broadside at
the close Of the session.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

WADE HAMrToN's RECOVERY, according to ths
satest dispatches, is extremely doubtful.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

This would be great public convenience,
especially if we should be visited by a snow
storm, and we commend the suggestion to
the consideration of the company.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17

The POTTER COMMITTEE does not seem II
have yet heard of the cipher dispatches.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

LYCEUM THEATRE-DouBLE MARRIAGE.
BROADWAY THEATRE-UscLR DANL-
ACADEMY or MUsIc-IL FLAuro MAGrco
BOwERY THEATRE-QrEHss EVIDENCE.
wALLACK'S THEATRE-MY Sow
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-TnE BASxERs DAuGHrER.
BOOTHS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
STANDARD THEATRE-ALxosr L,FK.
FIFTH AVENUE rHEATRE-RIr VAN wISKLE
NIBLOs GARDEN-ARousp WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
NEW YORK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GLOBE TEEArRE--OsLY 4 FARMERS DAUGHrSR.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-CoRIoLASrs
PARK THEATRE-CoxyDY ERRORS.
GERMANIA TIEArRE-DRR KUss.
WINDSOR THEATRE-vARIrrr
TIvoLI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TONY PAsToR'S-vARiErY.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS
EGYPTIAN HALL-vARIETY
STEINwAY HALL-SoIREE MUSICALE
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-31
rho sn,eceueui scr Disease.

Among the anteCedsnts Of disease are
lnertness in the circulation Of the blood,
an unnaturally a,tenuated condition Of
tho physique, indicating that the life
current is deficient In nutritive proper>
tirs, o wan, haggard look, inability 10
digest the food. loss Of appetite, slet p
and strength. and n sensation Of uh>
natural languor. All these may be regard
ed az among the indicia OF approaching
disease, which will eventually attack the
system and ovsrwhelm it, II Il 10 not
built up and fortified IL advance. In,
vlgorate, then, without loss Of time,
making choice Of tho greatest vltilizing
agent exiant, Ilostetter's stomach Bit,
tiers. III elixir which has given health
and vigor to nyriads Of The sick an
debilitsted, which Is av0'iched BY phys
lcisns and analysts to b. pure ss
we'll as effective. which Is immensely
popular IN this country. and extensively
used abroad, and which has been for
wears past one Of tho leading medicinal
staples Of America.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-31

SHE's A BRicK. Pearl Zimmerman
a girl somewhere between twenty and
twenty-five years Of age was arrested
yesterday at house on Ohio leyee, near
Fourth street, by Police Officer
John Hogan, and locked up in the city
Jail. The girl came TO Cairo some two
or three weeks ago, and procured .
situation as servant In the family OF Mr.
Coulter, engineer Of Galigher's mill
Although q stranger she soon succeeded
In ngraciating herself into the good
graces OF the family. and was given iull
freedom Of the house. Yesterday morn.
ing she got up earlier than usual,
and while the family were yet in
bed, stole Mr.. Conlter's gold watch
and chain, and then left the premises.
She Intended TO cross the river. but by
some mistake missed the ferryboa. and
was waiting for the next trip when arr
rested. She will be given hearing be-
tore Justlcs Conibgs to-day. We M.
derstsnd that this sarnc girl Il wanted In
Centralla for ths THEFT Of a set OF turs, =
shawl; and other articles from the lady
by whom sho was employed.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-31
ovcr,u.Lin. che Enesrir..

Il Is not advisable for any OF W. toover.
task our energies, cOrporeal or mental
but In tho eager pursuit OF wealth or
fame or knowledge. how many transgress
this salutary rule, II must b. aMalter
al great importance to all who d0 30 10
know how they cal regain the viEor %
recklsssly expended. The remedy %
neither costly or difficult to sbtsin. Hos
letters Stomach Bltters 10 rrccutable 70
every city, town aud sstikmsnt IN
America, and 1t conpenssiss tor slrain
Of bodily or mental energy more eoes-
tually than any invigorant sves pre-
scribed or advertised. Larorinx men,
athlete,, students, Journalistic. lawyers.
clergymen, ply slcians. all bear testimony
10 Its wondrously .renovating powers.
It increases The capabilities for nndar-
going fatigue, and countsracts tho ~
jurious effects upon the system Of "a
posure. tedentary habits. unhealthy o.
wvssyibg svos sioos, u = nlnM eus
clmsls, and 70 pdus slsssysivs. u
! uss,ls cad elssd dsvvrsse W&
M n .ps, ~ s.saw.A ,-a
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-31
JAMES NJ. WATSON,
Sergeant Alsaal 2svyice n II

Sergeant SIGNAL Service. v. y. A
That was soaking sleet, raj, and
snow storm yesterday. We went home
OF $3.50 In the mOrning and the sky was
clear and there was no prospect Of raj ,
Tho weather Is getting TO be capricious
as q white ribbon Of seventeen.
Yesterday was the kind OF day that
makes steamboatmen wish they were
sitting at home under their own vine and
hg tree smoking their evening pipe.
There is no position on u steamboat that
Is pleasant in such weather,
Captain Wash. Ebert Ia dangerously
III % Piltsburg.
The Joseph B. Williams present coal
tow tor New Orleans contains coo, 900
bushels She has % boats, 0 barges and
3 fuel boats.
Frank Buskirk, second clerk Of the
Charles Morgan, had all his clothing
stolen from his ststeroOm while he WA
asleep 10 New Orleans. lie don't need a
trunk any more.
The steamer Genevieve tor Memphis.
hy Choice and.bsrges for New Orleans,
Ariadnc for Padacah, and Tom Means
tor pit.sburg are due to-day.
Captain Tom Bolus, Of Evansville, ar
rived By rail- night before last and took
command OF the towbOat Robin, she
cleared yesterday for Cincinnati. He
wears red ribbon and attends all tho
temperance meetings be can hear of.
The Z. VI. Norton brough. a tow OF
salt for 81. Louis.
The Jno. A. Wood has, 10 boats 1
bargos and Q luel boats OF coal.
The Vint Shlnk!e was we'll laden tor
Memphis.
The Commonwealth passed to 81.
Louis yesterday morning.
The Port lads ana barges arrived last
evening.
Inc kanawha brought gu: the SAM
Roberts barge OF freight from price's
landing, and LEFT |! here to be filed out.
After cleaning out her boilers abe pro.
ceeded 10 Memphis with three bsrges o,
salt and one Of gravel.
The Grand Tower Ia we'll ladeU TOT
Memphis.
The Belle Memphis brought $50 bales
OF cotton for the east.
Louisville Courier. journal, 29ih:
At three o'clnck this afternoon The new
steamer John ". Cannon will be lxun ched
iron. the Way ~ the shlp>yaru u the
Howard Bros, at J, ffersohvllr. She
will be, whrn linisht d. Une Of the lin, ST
aud Tastes! boats lhit ever hoared. Ladies
and the puble generally are Invited TO
attend.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-31
Hossestep's Almanac

The edition Of 1873 Of the sterling hedi-
cal Annual. known as Hostetter. Alma
nae, Ia row ready, and may be btsipSd
free Of cost, OF druggists and general
country dealers In all paris Of the United
States and British Arnerlca, and indeed
in every civilized portion OF the Western
Hemisphere. II combines, with the
soundest practical advice tor the prcser>
Walton an restoration Of health. q large
amount Of Interesting and amusing light
reading, and the calendar, astronomical
items, etc.. are prepared with great care,
and VIII DC found entirely accurate. Tbs
,ssus of Hos,o,,sr's Almanac Tor ls7s In
the English, German. French, Welsh,
Norwegian, swedish, Holland, Bohemian
and Spanish lang uagvss will ~ all prOba.
blllIity bo thg largest edition 06 medical
work ever pabIilisti In any country. Tho
proprietors, Mrsssss h0stetier u smith,
Pitishurg. pav on yycslpt Of \ two csnl
lolAno .M1ll cllwAsdJ { c0pS " osaM y
any pssson whn esapet procure QUO u
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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-31

TEE pANK.--in answer 70 an item
that appeared in yesterday morning.
BULLETIN Chief Of Police AFTER informs
as that he aads II almost Impossible 10
keep the gates o. st. Msry's park closed.
Hs has several times Of late, drove the
stock out OF the park and nailed the
douole gates shut, bus This does not ap.
peat to do any good, for they are broken
open ss iast ~ he closes them. The
chief informs us that he has reason to
believe that the gates are broken open by
FeYsons who q INTO the park Tor the
purpose Of pracsicinx their horses and
be now gives notes that he viii enforce
the ordinances 10 reference to the park.
and parties running horses therein on
days other than III ,se designated In the
ordinances will be arrested.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-31

1.-THE Peerless" 10 beyond all question
he best five cent cigar offered tor sale In
shis market Dir, Fred Telehman 10 the:
sole manufacturer Of this celebrated
brand Of cigars, and ofieres q reward Of
one hundred dollas to any person who
will find any In them but the pure Has
vaRa flIer with Connecticut wrapper and
binder. The Peerles. has become great
fayorl,e with Cairo smokers, and the
demand for them Ia constantly on the
increase. The trade supplied on the
most reasonable terms. For sale BY
Fred Teichmsn, Commercial avenue,
near sixth street. jy3.An.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-31

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Mr.. VIM. Pitcher 10 tho agent in this
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