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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

If silver dollars worth only ninety cents
are made an unlimited legal tender nothing
is more certain than deluge of counterfeit
money. We do not know whether the present
abundance of silver money is due to the sur
reptitious industry of counterfeiters, nor is
it perhaps Of any great consequence, consid-
ering that the trade dollars are not legal
tender at ALL and the subsidiary silver coins
for only five dollars. In this state of the
law the community has power to protect it.
self against silver, as it is already taking
steps to do But if the Bland bill passes we
shall be flooded with counterfeit silver
without the possibility of erecting a dixie
against it,
The source of the danger lies in the fact
that coins of full weight can be manufac-
tured OF standard silver at large profit.
In ordinary counterfeits the profit results
from the use OF base metal. When coined
gold or silver has about the same value as
the bullion of which they are composed
there is no temptation to manufacture money
of standard weight and fineness. There is
no difficulty in making exact tac-similes of
any description Of coin if metal is used of
the same purity as that viii CHI is turned out
from the Mint. Such fac-similes made of
genuine metal cannot be detected
by the trading community, nor even
by experts. Ordinary counterfeit coins
are SO easily detected because they are
fabricated Of base metal. However per-
fectly executed their color will disclose their
character to practiced eye, and when flung
on the counter they do not give the genuine
ring. But how is a counterfeit silver coin
to be known when it stands not only these
familiar tests, but the severer trial of the
melting pot and chemical analysis !? If it
differs in no respect from genuine coin ex-
cept in the place of its manufacture, it may
be put into circulation in unlimited guam
titles and nobody can distinguish between
the product Of the Mint and the product of
illegal manufacture. With oil the mints in
full activity and oil the skill and resources
of counterfeiters exerted to the utmost the
tide of silver money will come rushing in
upon US at O fearful rate. The profit Of
illicit coinage in standard silver will be SO
great that there will be more bogus than gen.
uine in circulation, with no n cans of telling
which is which. But if the lunatics in Con-
gress will put dollars worth of silver in
the new dollar there will be complete
security against this form Of danger.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04
Insanity.

Gustave Geisinger was confined on Wards
Island for three months on the certificates
of two physicians that he was insane. These
opinions of his insanity rested on certain
startling and morbid peculiarities of his
conduct. First, he wanted to bottle lager
beer on grand scale; second, he wanted
to do this without any capital third, he
had an exaggerated notion of his own
abilities. On these grounds the physicians
put him in and the keeper of the asylum
entertained the proposition for his release
only with gloomy misgivings as to tho sinis-
ter consequences that must come of setting
at lerge person so evidently dangerous to
society. Undoubtedly person who wants
to bottle beer cannot be regarded as thor
oughly sound in his mind. There are some
simple acts any confusion as to which is an
evidence of disturbed intellect and a mans
conduct toward beer is clearly one of
these. Thus the right thing to do with
beer is to take it out of bottles, not to put it
in Any anxiety on this latter point indi-
Gates perversion of the perceptions. On a
certain occasion, when learned physician
asked person supposed to be insane if he
knew that hens came out of eggs, the lost
intellect responded. that on the contrary
eggs came out of hens. That was a case of
the same nature rs the present. Confusion
of this sort is IN indubitable sign Of want
of that conventional regulation sort of sense
that is called sanity, and If an anxiety to
bottle beer betokens disturbed mind, d
foriiori the case is all the worse if the poor
victim Of an Imagination off the track wants
to bottle beer on large scale. But the
worst feature Of all is that lie wanted TO
do all this without capital. That is
as bad as Wall street If persons
afflicted with fancies of this nature were per-
mitted to go at large, it might safely be pre-
dicted that in q little while all soberness
and tranquility would be taken out of every
pursuit md all trade would be afflicted
with the insane fury that makes Wall street
the great type Of all bedlams. All the great
and successful men in the world have in
common the one popularity that they began
without a cent. Everybody has been with
out cent at some time or other, SO that the
mere fact of IN impecunious condition is
not evidence of inMnity because every
body is the standard of sound intellect.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

into the War Department, and that army off,
GERS should manage these affairs. Some of
his sections are good. Congress ought, for
instance, to prohibit any appointments to
the army except graduates OF the Military
Academy and meritorious petty officers !;
and the way to promotion from the ranks
still needs, we think. to be cleared of some
distractions. 1t may also be wise to consol-
idate the Quartermaster and Commissary
departments into a single department OF
supplies. We hold that Congress is bound
to exercise very rigid economy in view OF
the poverty of the country, but we do not
believe the people want TO save money
by cutting down the moderate pay OF
the army, as Mr.. Banning proposes. That
is not economy, but meanness; and no
American would be willing to see Congress
tell General Sherman, General Sheridan
and their brave subordinates, the heroes OF
the late war, ''We now cut down your pay
and give you notice that you may at any
moment be summarily dismissed"
In conclusion, we wish to ask Mr.. Ban
ming question. which we hope he will, for
his own sake, answer as quickly as possible
The last section of his bill repeats several
sections Of the Revised Statutes, and among
them section 1918, which reads, ''No per-
son who has served in any capacity in the
military, naval or civil service Of the So
called Confederate States, or Of either of the
States in instruction during the late rebel
lion, shall be appointed to any position in
the army of the United States" Now we
do not say that we object to the repeal of
this section What we ask Mr.. Banning is,
ganization of the army? What possible
relation has it to his bill? We hope he will
explain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04
MONDAY, ls7swlTH SUPPLEMENT-

But to be without cent and to start In
business on that cent and make fortune
is what distinguishes great merchants and
bankers. And what says the poet2 "Great
wits are sure to madness near allied" 1t Is
evident, therefore, on this argument also
that Geisinger was insane. His third bad
symptom was an exaggerated opinion Of his
own abilities. This is prevalent form OF
insanity. That would not justify his in
generation if it were not associated with
intellectual perversions that give it a dam
gerous tendency. There, for instance, is
Ben Butler, who is afflicted in the same
way; there is Voorhees,, of Wah-bosh there
are all the silver lunatics but nobody has
ever proposed to incarcerate more than one
or two of these. But all these and many
more of our public men have this madness
in common and yet go at large. This is
because they only want to apply their mad
ness in politics and national finance. But
to have this madness and want to apply it
to bottling beer This, indeed, is terrible,
and the proposition to set such man free
is preposterous.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04
Charley ROsJ.

As there is some likelihood that the little
boy brought from Demerara is really Char
ley Ross the heart breaking story of the
stolen child may yet have happy close. 1t
has always been in contemplation one of
the poignant features of this history that
the father and family, wearied out at last
by the constant recurrence of false alarms,
their means dissipated in journeys and
other expenses incident to Investigations of
the identity of putative Charleys, would
eventually lapse into the Indifference Of
exhausted patience, and thus perhaps let
the really lost one come and go through in
difference and negligence. It has not hap
pened that way in the case of the latest
waif brought to their notice, but it seems
to have come pretty near it. Thus this boy
has been at Baltimore since the middle of
last month and none of the Ross family
have yet seen him. He had been abandoned
and become street Arab in Demerara, and
was sent thence to Baltimore by benevolent
gentleman on the hint of some resemblance
to the lost child, but with SO little faith in
that chance that provision was made for his
support if not identified. Naturally the
detectives sent to see him decided he was
not the child There would have been no
reward for them in a Charley Ross brought
to light in that way But the decision
against him was made mainly on the ground
of appearances that have in a great degree
worn away since his arrival at Baltimore,
and which seem to have been the conse-
quence of devices adopted purposely for
making recognition difficult or impossible.
There is no event of strictly private history
that would cause more pleasure or rejoicing
throughout this country than the discovery
Of that boy, and we sincerely hope he is
found at last. Certainly there is promise
in Charley Ross who stands examination
SO we'll that the family first begin to believe
in him when he has been near them for SO
many days and when they bid fair to be
convinced despite the habit of doubt that
has grown upon them. Every parent will
rejoice if the boy is the long sought one.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

We call particular attention to our WASH
ington despatch relating to the views of
Mr.. Foster, our Minister to Mexico, who has
lately arrived in Washington on business
connected with his mission. He finds Con-
gress absorbed in the silver question, and
having resided for many years in the capital
of country which has no money but silver
he has something to say on this subject
which is worth attention. 1t is true that
gold as we'll as silver is legal tender in
Mexico, but this is only nominal, silver
having banished gold from transactions.
Mr.. Foster is q citizen OF Indiana, and
he tells the republican members Of Con-
gress from that State that they are. .perpe.
trating o s,upendous political and financial
blunder by their hot advocacy of silver.
Judging by his representations the Bland
bill, by Matchmaking our currency, would
be rs bad thing in it's way as it would be
to Mexicanize our politics.
Mr.. Foster says that it is universally felt
in Mexico that silver is the most inconven-
lent, the most costly, the most oppressive
currency that can be imagined. It's con-
slant fluctuations derange all business.
Nobody who makes contract for the pay
ment of money, nobody who buys or sells on
credit knows what to expect If man
travels he must carry special valise to
hold.the dollars for his travelling expenses.
If he goes to bank with considerable
check he must take porter or hack, and
if the check be large, wagon, to bring away
his money. Exchange between different
cities of Mexico varies from Eve to ten per
cent; exchange on New York from eight to
eighteen per cent It is easy to conceive
what an obstl uction and embarrassment
this must be to business, and how costly it
must prove to consumers Of goods. Shall
we commit SO great a folly as that of Mex
icanizing our currency and our commerce?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

MIR. SHrrPEN's SUGGESTION to remove the
surface railroad tracks beneath the elevated
roads and suspend the street cars from tracks
attached overhead to the elevated structure is
worthy of attention. We print his letter to-
day, which points out many advantages that he
claims for the plan In our opinion the difficult
ties that would arise i'll attempting practical
application of the plan are quite numerous. If
the engineers can devise means of overcoming
these and other mechanical difficulties the advan-
tages CT the plan will become at once apparent
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

The MAUcH CHUNK MIRACLE very naturally
continues to be the sensation in that interesting
town. A large portion of its inhabitants have
the fullest faith in Miss Grcth, while the more
intelligent of them believe that the whole thing
Is a deception. Father Hcinen appears to have
modified his views on the subject In despatch
to the HERALD he says that she was called out
of ecstasies by miraculous means. Archbishop
Wood, Father Heinen's superior, discoun-
tcnances the idea of miracle, and according
to Father Brennan, the 'Archbishops secretary,
the Mauch Chunk clergyman's theological ideas
are badly mixed up and he is guilty of rank
heresy
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04
WITH SUPPLE NJ e N T /.
NEW YORK MONDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1878.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsEIs.-Io
insure he proper classification Of advertisements
ii is absolutely necessary that Mey be handed i,s
before eight o'clock ecery ereni',g.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

The SERMONS YESTERDAY were for the most
part of a comforting character. Dr. Hcpworth
took the ground that Christianity is in no
danger Of being overturned by modern science ;
DR.. Rogers assured his congregation that there
is n future life; DR.. Armtage that we shall
not be forgotten in the harvest field Mr.. Froth-
irgham that there is u chance of our growing
more perfect. The Rev. Mr.. Cocord preached
about Gods forgiveness DR.. Talmagc on the
rehabilitation of the soul Father Kane pointed
out the way to overcome temptation; Mr..
Woodruff preached in aid of the City Mission,
and Dr. Hall enlarged upon the bad bargain
Esau made in selling his birthright. The Rev.
Mr.. Pullman and Mr.. Swectser controvertcd the
idea of IN everlasting hell.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

THE REVEREND COLONEL INGERsoLL declared
last evening that the doctrine of hell fire is an
infamous dogma and that lie has no respect for
any man who believes in it. Mr.. Ingcrsoll did
not inquire what those who believe in it think
of him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

From oar reports This morning he probabilities
are that the mcaL,er in Nec York and its riciniy
to-day tciH be cold and fur. Tomorrow it triH be
rarmer and fdi,' on partly cloudy
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

BRIGHAM YoUNG's twenty-five widows and
forty-five children are dissatisfied with the dis
tribution Of the Prophets property and threaten
to bring n lawsuit that will throw the discus
sion on hell into the shade.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

YESTERDAY was model winter day, and from
morning until late in the evening Central Park
md the numerous drives were resonant with the
music of the sleigh bells.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

NORFOLK has treated the survivors of the
unfVtunate Metropolis with true Virginian
hospitality.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

UXIUN SQUARE THEATRE A CEtEBRArED CASE
NEW YORK AQUARIUM QUEER FISHES
wALLACK's THEA1RE-scHooL.
BOoTH'S observation-disclosures.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE DEAD SECRET
BROADWAY THEATRh-HELsSs BABIES.
FIFTH AVENUE HALL HKLLEE's WONDERS.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-BABEs IN THE WOODS
NIBLo's GARDEN--PKEP o. DAY
PARK THEATRE--BABy.
EAGLE THEATRE AWAKE
BOwERY THEATRE-LyoSs NAIL
LYC UNI THEATRE-eoMKo AND JuLIEr
BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE Dor.
NATIONAL THEATRE-Drcx DRIFT
TONY PASTORS VARIETY.
TIvOLI THEAT ;E VARIETY.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs.
EGYPTIAN HALL-vARitrY
THEATRE CoMIQUE-vARikrY.
OLYMPIC THEATRE. -vARIRrY.
THEATRE FRANCAIS-vARisry
NEW AN ERlCAN MUsECA-CuRIosIriEs.
CiICKERING HALL-CoScERr
COLUMBIA OPERA HOuSh-vARiErY
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

The DAEDASELIEs, MS the only channel lead
ing from the Mediterranean to Constantinople
has again given rise to much discussion in the
courts oi Europe The rcoRussian war aud
the menacing attitude of the Russian army
toward the Ottoman capital brings up the i'm
portantquestion for definite element, Whether
The Darlanellcs shall be- opened to the war
nags Of all nations, or, us hitherto,
closed by the Porte against all but
Turkish mcn-ofwari Tho article which
We print to-day gives an interesting resume of
the history of this difficulty, which is just one
century old. American ships have passed the
straits without permission, and Russian and
British ships have attempted or forced the pas
sage under the fire of the Turkish batteries
The allied fleets passed up to the Black Sea in
their movement toward Scbastopol, but by con-
sent Of the Sultan. 1t now remains to be seen
whether Russia in her hour of victory will be
able to enforce the naturalization Of the straits
against the opposition of Turkey and England.
TnE WEATHER.-The pressure continues high
NIL over tho United States east of tho Rocky
except in the Northwest, where it is
falling. and in the East Gulf and South Atlantic
States, where 1t is above the mean, but rela-
lively low. Rains have fallen IN Florida. The
depression In the Northwest Is attended by
brisk winds and rising temperature. The
thermometer ranges low over the lakes, the
East and Middle Atlantic coast. Clear weather
prevails. The weather in New York
md its vicinity to-day will be cold and fair
Tomorrow it will be warmer and fair or partly
;loudy.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-09
SLOW Long. Oh Thos. Lord 81

The following ridiculous parody on
the nursery ballad Of Where have you
been. Billy boy" appears in the New
York Graphic:
20. Why hsve yon. gone. Thomas Lord. TAoma y
Lord.
o, why have you aed with the Widow
"weil I wanted 70 marss,
Also. likevtss did she,
And vs thought twould Be nice, % We did. o -
.Yes. I ksow you are wed. Thomn Lord. Thomas
Lpd,
But where DO you live, gallsct Thomas
''Oh. I'm With my oucky duck.
And were both OF Us in luck
6ach happiness. No rogue can take II from usr
20. where do you keep him. Mrs. Hicks, Widow
Kicks.
o. where have you put him, Wilhelmina,"
20. bis m0nsy I've eots
And he's In his little cot,
And feed him on Cruel and fskApar'
40. what're you about. Henry. Thomas and Frank
o. Whist n this row. gentle orphinsr'
Why. 70 get the mon.u-ey-
II We don't. We hope We II see
The two Old spoonies buried in thsir csrfnss'
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-09
The Plain Gold Ring.

To q person Of sentiment no gift con-
fers the pleasure or touches the feeling
that does the gift of . ring. In En-
gland the plain gold ring is universally
reserved for the wedding ring, and
whenever an Englishman sees such .
one on . w0man's left hand. be Of course,
supposes her to be married. 1t is q
pity we do not observe the same Gus
tom. Marriage is such high and holy
and awful solemn relation. that i: might
well have its own peculiar badge all to
itself. But with US young girls con-
stantly wear plain gold rings, and that
even on the wedding or third finger on
the lefe hand. The diamond ring. too.
is almost by common consent the 'en-
gageucnt' ring. and in the solitaire
form certainly Il ought to be sacred to
this Office. At least unmarried women
under thirty five ought not to wear the
solitaire diamond ring. nor should they
ever have the bad taste to purchase
themselvss one. If they inherit such
mig from their mother let them wear
=. Il they CHOOSE, when they consider
themselves hopelsssly welded to the
sansse estate. But in general this most
beautiful OF all rings should be reserved
~ the gin Of hsppy love. There are
varieties enough Of splendid gems to
Choose from. and diamonds nay sur
round or De- set themselves in rows or In
ciusters. Let. then. the young girl
beware how she assumes the solitaire
d'smond ring. lest, having placed one
on her finger herself. she will find no
neure lover Who will place . second
there On the other hand, true lover
vail not be satisfied with giving her
whom he hes chosen before all the
world any symbol less precious thar
snis OF the truth and purity of the faith
he had pledged her.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-09
Some Scotch City Fathers on the
Pie Question.

The Dundee Advertiser of the l2.h
of October, contains the following:
The last meeting Of the munici pal
year was held by Sslkirk Town Coun-
Gil on Monday night. when pre-clec-
tion pie scene was re-enac.ed. Junior
Baillie Millar occupied the chair. At
close OF business
Bsillie Millar asked-By the by,
isn't this the NIGHT tae speak about the
piey
Mr.. Smith-Let us have use and
wont; let us have our pie and porter; it
tends to promote good feeling and h.r-
mony and chit-chat.
Baillie Millar-In the old way!
The Clerk-Out Of the funisy
Baillie Millsr-Yes, / would like if
some O. ye would propose t.
Mr.. Scott feel very i'll to do away
with an old custom, and l move that
We 60 back to the pie aud porter. and
have it on the Monday night before
the election.
Mr.. COutts (after q prolonged 81
lence)-There's no seconder; the busi-
ness is done; there's nae use sitting
here.
Mr.. Smith-Nr. Coutts. you're not
chairman.
Mr. Coutts-I know that.
The Clerk-It's for the chairman to
decide.
Mr.. Coutts-Let him dae't then.
Dean Of Guild Trotter-I second the
motion
Mr.. Coutts--I move that there be no
pies or porter taen eOt o the burgh
funds. The thing was done away wi
in 1874, after bein' herthbreck for ten
year, an it's fulish tae bring it back
again. It's been . disgrace the way
we've been laughed at up an doom
through toon an'country.
Mr.. Yellowless-I second Mr..
Coutts' motion that there be no pies or
porter paid for out of the funds of the
burgh.
Mr.. SMITH would like to under
stand the motion. Is it pie or no pie
from the funds, or is every one to pay
for itP
Scott mean that it be paid out of
the burgh funds.
The Clerk-Thcn the motions will be
required to be minuted tins time. The
motion wifi be PIE" mo Pie"
The roll was then called. amid the
tittering Of the pnblic -Baillie Millar,
Dean Of Guild Trotter; Treasurer Hen
derson. Mr.. Scott. aud Mr.. Bound ans
wering "Pios!" and Mr.. Coutts, Mr..
smith, Mr.. Cappertou. Mr.. Hall, Mr..
/ Sigh and Mr.. Yellowiess mo Pie!"
The Clerk (after running up the di-
vision list)-Five for "Pie" and six
for mo Pie" majority for mo Pie"
one.
The result was received with shouts
of laughter.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-09

REV. David Macrss n by all odd,
the most troublesome man in the Uni.
ted Presbyterian Church Of Scotland.
Last year he attacked the W estminster
Confession OF Faith. and claimed that
some OF its doctrines were horrible and
were no longer believed, and it wss
putting premium on dishonesty to
require ministers to accept it. The
Presbytery reprimandsd hlm for his
Inference. but could not quiet him. He
recently asked it . series of hard ques.
tions. to which the Presbytery refused
to reply, but reminded him Of the ad-
moniiion issued last year. and exhorted
him to give heed to it.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-09

HIS HoyoR-sPrisoner at the Lar.
yoo were seized in the very act of ab-
stracting this purse from the pocket OF
the complainant"
THE PRIsoSER-"I admit it. sirl 1t
Is true. But I was ON the point of put
ting it back. The officer should have
waited. Ny FIRST impulse il occasion.
ally bad, I acknowledge. But my ~
cond is Invariably correct. That po-
liceman was in too much of . hurry"