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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
4 Buoy Season for tho Oarsmen.

With this week opens what promises to
be an unusually interesting season among
the oarsmen. This afternoon, wind and
weather permitting, Hanlan, of Toronto,
the professional champion sculler, is to
meet Plaisted, of this city, in n two-mile
straightawayN race on Toronto Bay. a
week later Columbus chosen four sail for
Europe to row at Henley, London, and per-
haps at Paris. On the 2Sth, 10Th and 30th
inst series Of races in fours, pairs and
singles is to be held on Seneca Lake, the
winner to receive the largest prize ever
rowel for in this country the
price of ten weeks trip to Europe. June
3 Higgins, the English champion. rows
Elliott from Putnoy to Mortlake. June
90 Hanlan takes ive-miler with
Morris, Of Pittsburg, on the Hull
ton course. About June 90 the
Harvard md Yale University cights
meet ut New London; July 4 Columbia
rows on the Thames, and July II the Harvard
and Yale freshmen meet on Owasco Lake.
Courtney has signed papers TO row
Hanlan later in the season, and IL no can
possibly get at Trickett he will be delighted;
while, if he sees no chance TO do so, ho will
go to England, and, rs he says, "try to find
somo man who is not afraid to row me an
even match over fair course" II the re-
cent report that Hanlan has done two miles
in twelve minutes is true maybe Courtney
will not need to 60 to England though we
have yet to see the man who can probably
row him down, no matter what the distance.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

America annually sends England 4 C0l.o0o cigarA
Schuiz, Is In New York.
A now order prohibits British naval ol ,srs from
writing letters to newspapers
Mr.. Frank Fremont, son OF she man whose exploits
have been romantic, 10 10 III hosIh In Washington.
Wisconsin correspondents proposes that uamps
shall 30 stod into tho regular army and be sent out
West. tNsi
The South IL making considerable juts rope. This
accounts for so many lypching picnics which 60
juto do'sprc-.
A Minnesota man hasa double Jo.ated calf which
walks backward rs well ~ iorwsr,. Il ought 10 Join
tho democratic party.
Hoods Texas Brigade VIII hold It's annual reunion
In tho city OF Houston tho 10Th Of July next Gen.
eral Waldo Hampton and lion. Dan Voorhees, arc OK.
pcctcd 10 DO present
G. W. Dcmpstcr. a prominent grocery merchant OF
Chester, Pa, has failed and absconded. Hts
bad concition and statement Of bis iiabili.
ties can DO made AZ present
Colonel Thomas y. OWENS aid to Governor q. c.
Walker. of Virginia, and u prominent Mason, was
stricken with paralysis at Norfolk ycstcfd morning.
Ho Is not expected 10 recover.
Mr. w. IL Bishop will represent Mr. W. D. Howells
editor OF tho Atlantic Monuiy, at tho International
Literary Congress which opens n Paris IN June under
the prcsidcncy OF Victor Hugo.
When General Loo nj the close Of tho war visited
Washington Genera! Grant hnstoncd 10 pay his re.
spccts but Loo returned tho compliment But
tor Lees action Grant would havo bcen the "a.
mediate friend Of the South
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

w. J. Florence and vito are among the late arrivals
In Paris.
Miss Minnie Cummings Will DO thu recipient OF .
benefit Saturday, the 25th inst at Cbickerng HALL
Arrangements arc on foot TO give Nine. Eugcns
Pspponhc.m ndsome "sond on" at the Academy
Of Music on tho evening oil the 3oth OF May
Mr. John I. Raymond Is playing his way homeward
from the Western States, whore he has met with his
usual sacccsA He sails for Europe on the 9Th Of
Juno
Louis XL, In which W. T. Sheridan made suoh
hit as tho repulsive monarch, has been Withdrawn
at tho Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia. whore
this woek 'sSerpons and Dove" recently played n
this city. 10 to DO produced.
In order TO assist In cqulppng tho Sir John Frank
lin search party a grand concert will take place 4
stcinwsy Hail. on Wednesday evening. the ga inst.
Tor which OF most distinguished artists II
tho city have volunteered their services The
cert III DO under tho auspices OF the American Geo.
graphical Society and tho musical direction OF Or.
Damrosch. Tho occasion is one that will attract
OVERLOOKING audience Tho elite Of tho city, tho rep.
ressntativcs Of It's intellect and wealth. tho men who
stimulate great enterprises, aud the women who add
their blessing to everything that 10 good sure 70
DO present. The details OF tho programme are nos
yet ready Tor publication but they will doubtless b.
ioand attractive In themselves say nothing Of the
noble object Tor which the concert 10 to DO given.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15

Mr.. Hewitts Army bill as reported to the
House. differs materially from the draft
which, according to the Washington corre-
spondents' dispatches, was submitted by
him to the Committee Of Ways and Means.
Instead of reducing the pay Of army offi-
GERS the bill only reduces the allowances,
abolishing constructive forage where an OIL
Ger keeps no horses. cutting down the al
lowance for quarters to the rate of 1860, and
requiring officers to pay the government
three dollars q cord for their fuel After
all, however, while the adjustment of con-
structive forage appears to be just, tho
other parings operate in fact as n reduction
of the amount an officer receives from the
government, which is already small enough.
Nothing can persuade the people that
captain or lieutenant Of the United States
army ought to receive less pay than door
keeper or locksmith Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
The bill does not directly turn officers
out of the army. II provides for board to
eliminate incompetent officers, but in other
cases it offers bonus to officers Of from one
to four years pay, accordingto length Of SER
vice. if they will agree TO retire from the
army. The feature Of the bill that excites
the most objection is the reduction Of the
present number of regiments by one-half.
1t is urged that since tho army is to be so
small it is better to have forty or fifty skel-
eton regiments which can DO filled up on an
emergency than to have twenty full regi-
mcnts. We should, under the former
policy, possess the nucleus for ON imme-
diate army of forty or fifty thousand men with
its organizations complete, while under the
Hewitt policy it would be necessary to form
twenty or twenty-five new regiments with
rusty officers and unframed men before We
could reach that strength.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
FINE ARTS.

MEIssoNIgRs "CARD PARTY" AND PICTURE
DY JOE JEFYERsoN.
There was placed on exhibition yesterday az N.
Rnoedlsr & Co. IS tGoup's gallery one OF tho most
important Mcissoncrs exhibited In this country.
The picture bought al tho sale OF Ne celebrated OPP
pcnhem collection year ago. and was pa. ntcd 1861
II IS therefore, III tho best syo Of tho master-when
no had reached tho height OF perfection In that
ture-iike manner which such sensation when
he, rs young man, nrst exhibited IN tho salon a.
time when totally different styio In vogua Il
10 somewhat doubtful whether his later pictures,
which, Ia view OF . somewhat fading syesghs. he 10
painting In a slightly broader manner, may In any
way bcSconsidcred as advances.
Tho picture which contains Agures all painted
with the faithful, conscientious and inmitabls style
with which we familiar his single and lesser
figure pcturos Is called "innoccnt Ut Maiinn (..Sim
pIeton and Trickster'1 or "rho Card Party.n In an
apartment OF the tiro OF Louis KILL number OF cav
sitting and standing around table ~ when
pair arc playing cards. Onc nn old hand smiles a.
watches tho besdcrsd face OF his young and green
opponent, an almost bcardcss youth, whom no IL
fleeing aud VINO rs undecided what to play. A 1ne
study OF character be had faces the group
tho countcnances being admirably indivduaxod and
players note especially tho miscnevous TACO OF tho
young man beside tho srccnhorn, who has evidently
but recently Como through similar experience him.
self. and thato thorough scamp by the ruddy TACO
OF the other player very 1ne single figure is that
Of tho tall cavalier TO the right who looking
with his hand on his sword. Note the painting OF
his leather jcrkn, Of his long boots and Of hIs left
hand, This latter bong raro example OF skill and
showing how conscientious the artist In ali parts Of
his work.
Tho accessories as usual, are painted with a deli.
cncy ana surety OF touch which Ii Mcissoniors own.
Tho ngurcs compose WELL and there not the slightest
tendency TO jrrlng or 10 give Tor the purpose tue
story any unduo prominence 70 any character. Tho
qualities oil harmony Of color, good tone and drawing
arc too well known to be tho masters always 70
mention. We understand tho painting 10 valued at
S35 COO N
In addition TO the Mcissonier tho gallery has 70.
coved nm addition and attraction IN NJ q Joseph JEFF
icrsons picture OF sconc an English RIVER when
was, " We arc not mistaken, was hung In tho Tall
exhibition OF tho Brooklyn Art Association that u
could not be That Mr. Jenorson's idoa Is Corot
easy to 10 seon though the imitation Ia not serviie
10 the highest poirt charming vista down tho
rivor delicious hazo through the trocs and nguro
OF a fisherman reflected 10 tho clear water mako up
the picture, which is really poetic one Tho haze Is
admirably rendered aud tho painting Ia full Of dolight
suggeslvensss notable especially among the troes
10 tho lett As Nm amateur picture ~ 10 In tho highest
degree commcndablo aud many an aruss Of estab-
lishcd reputation would DO proud OF u
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15

The Public Burdens bill, as passed by
tho Senate and Assembly, provided for tho
reduction Of all salaries under the city gov
eminent except such as are protected from
change by tho constitution during tho
term of the incumbent. 1t was intended
that. as city laborers, school teachers
and most subordinate clerks have been
compelled to submit to o reduction of their
small pay and salaries, tho overpaid heads
Of departments, Aldermen and others whose
salaries had been fixed by the charter shall
also be subjected to tho cutting down pro-
cess. When the bill reached tho Governor
II was found that the words sor by statute"
had baen surreptitiously added to tho
bill, thus preventing tho reduction Of
any OF the salaries of heads of
departments, Aldermen and others whose
compensation is fixed by the charter of
1879, and defeating tho object of the
measure. Tho bill was recalled from tho
Executive Chamber and the fraud exposed
and remedicd. But tho parties who conn.,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
Peanut Polite in ms.

There is trouble among the city poll
ticians, and it is allabout peanuts. 1t com.
menced in this way. A citizen doing bust
the Board Of Aldermen was about to give
authority to peanut merchant to locate his
retail establishment on the sidewalk in
front of the formers store. The citizen re-
monstrated the Mayor vetoed the Alder
manic permission the Aldermen relented
and the veto was sustained. Shortly after
ward the Commissioner Of Public Works
appeared on the scene, and, with closed
vizor and poised lance, ran tilt
against street encumbrances in gen.
cral. No pcnt-up peanut stand con-
fined his powers; the whole unbounded
distractions embracing posts. awnings
and merchandise were doomed to bear the
shock OF his assault. The law Of 1873 was
his shield-public interests his war horse
The Commissioner drew attention to the
fact that the existing charter absolutely
prohibits the obstruction of tho public
streets, and makes it the duty of the Alder
men to prohibit cncroachments and to re-
further illegal encroachments might be
made, and that those existing might be re-
moved. Singularly enough, the Aldermen
did not proceed 10 pronounce the Commits
sioner Of Public Works a fit subject for
lunatic asylum. but they did prove their
disregard for his opinion, for the opinion
OF the Corporation Counsel and Tor tho law
by subsequently passing number Of reso-
lutions over the Mayors veto. authorizing
new entertainments on the public streets.
A change OF scene brought before the
footlights tho Grand Jury and Recorder
Hackett. The law requires the Recorder to
charge tho Grand Jury and to direct their
attention to any notorious violations Of ex-
listing statutes. Judge TTackctt took up tho
street cncumbranco fight a. the point ut
which tho Commissioner OF Public Works
had retired from the field. and his charge,
as usual, went straight 10 tho mark. He
told tho Grand Jury that street distractions
and nuisances were authorized and suffered
to exist In direct and gross violation Of tho
law, and advised them that II was their
duty to inquire who WINS responsible and
whether any public officers had by criminal
neglect Of duty or any other indictable
offence brought themselves within the grasp
OF tho law. The Recorders timely charge
was the red rag shaken in the face Of tho
Aldermanic bull. One Of the Aldermen,
under its influence, rushcs on tho scene
and. in gladiatoriai style, demands that
tho Board shall constitute itself q
commission &c luaatico inqairedo to
investigate tho mental condition Of
Recorder Hackett and "report the result
OF their Investigation TO this Board" In
support Of this resolution the Alderman
spoke forcibly ON the subject Of Cromwell,
the Long Parliament, the Black Maria, tho
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY NAY IS l8s-TRIPLE SHEET

Gilbert Elevated Railroad. the rights and
liberties Of the people. President Grant,
New Orleans. usurpation in the bud and IN
the full grown fruit, fraud first, despotism
next, slavery to follow and peanuts forever
Fortunately sufficient number of Alder
men appreciated the unsound mental con-
dition that must have prompted the silly
resolution and more silly speech, and SO
laid the subject to rest by an adverse vote.
1t is now in order for the Mayors marshals
to constitute themselves commission OF
lunacy to try the Sanity Of the nine Alder
resolution
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Mr.. Potter's resolution still hangs fire ;
and if he should ever succeed in getting it
passed it will be by SO tight squeeze as
will deprive il of all moral effect. 1t failed
on Monday by the refusal Of the republi-
can members to vote, which left
the House without quorum and conf
PEELED an adjournment. Immediately there
after kilograms were sent right and
left all over the country, urging absent
democratic members to hasten to Washing
ton and assist their colleagues in passing
the resolution. That summons had, up to
yesterday, met with no response, and there
was even smaller number OF democrats
present in the House than on the preceding
day, when the abortive attempt to pass the
resolution brought down upon its authors
and abettors o shower of jeering republican
SCOTS Thus far the vigor of the war has
not come up to the pomp Of the manifesto.
It is quite diyerting to compare the defeat
of the resolution thus Tar with the conf
dent airs put on by Mr. Potter on Mon
day. When Mr. Conger said to him that
if he would not allow the republican side
of the House to have any share in framing
the resolution 1--WE will let him go through
with his own party if he can, Mr.. Potter
sneeringly mounted the high horse and re.
torted 1.-The gentleman from Michigan
is kind but we can do that without
his permission" When Mr.. Potter made
this defiant reply he did not see
what pitfall lay, close before him. Mr.
Hale gave him similar intimation. but
Mr.. Potter failed to understand it. Speak
ing Of his own proposition Mr. Hale said
it. Now let them so on by themselves. I"
This was a pretty broad hint, but the
obtuse democrats failed to perceive its
significance. When, however, the re-
publicans refused to vote, and left
the House without quorum, Mr.. Potter
hardly have ventured afterward to repeat
his sneering taunt to Mr.. Conger, and to
tell him, with mock Difference, that he is
very kind, "but we can pass the resolution
without his permission" Tho democrats
were further from quorum yesterday than
they were on Monday, and even if
they should at last succeed in calling in
their wandering sheep they will have lost
oil the prestige which would have attended
the passage Of the resolution on the first
day when it was offered as question Of
high privilege.
AS piece Of democratic strategy this res
olution is a blunder every way. Aside from
the parliamentary blunders perpetrated on
the floor of the House it was on immense DEM
ocratic blunder to begin movement which
reunites the republican party. The republi-
cans were previously scowling at the Presi-
dent and quarrelling among themselves, but
Mr.. Potter's resolution brings them all into
line and consolidatcs them into O compact
phalanx. This foolish attack on Mr. Hayes
title rallies the republican party to its de-
fence and is the greatest boon which could
have been conferred upon President who
has SO long been OF loggerheads with his
own party.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15


InE WEATHEE.-rhc narrow zcnc OF rca-
lively high pressure which has separated the
ssstbcfn aud soathcrn dopressions CONTINUES to
extend across the country from the lake region
emil northwest toward tho Last Atlantic coast.
Sonihwafd " this zone the pressure is below
u4o usean, bat M no point very much
". II would seem M III some inilu-
sncs far 10 TIN southwark. and not i'm
probably situated Ia the volcanic centre
Of Ncncxnola, hal canscd tho development
Of a CREST dcprssion whose gradients were
very fat, especially ON o. the margins.
We do not ~ yct.kn The details OF the cond
tions that have been prevailing ia the Southern
Gulf, bat We lsiicSe that a disturbance will DO
developed there very soon ID " does not already
ssist a small but very general rise Of tenn
rcrsiurc has tai~rn pk.co except ut few points
ON the Atlantic coast the lake region and IN tho
West and Southwest With the distribution of
prcssures now prevailing We may look for q
turthcrincrcaseo of temperature. A correspondent
~ sanlt Ste. Marie. Mich, reports that on
eho night 81 the Dth an aurora was'obscrved
orom that sGtion and was followed by low
temperatures sand snow. Tho weather In New
York aud L. vicinity to-day will DO cool and
partly cioudy-or cloudy, with strong winds from
Che eastward and possibly showers. Tomorrow
u will be parity cloudy or cloudy and slightly
warmer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
A Terrible Earthquake in Venezuela


A report reaches US by cable from Ha-
vana that another great terrestrial CONFUSION
has occurred in Venezuela, whereby six
hundred persons have been killed. AL
though the details of this terrible calamity
have not arrived the history of former
earthquake visitations in Venezuela leads us
to apprehend that in region SO liable to
these commissions the horrors Of the past
have been experienced once again. AS far
back as 1912 the records show how destruc-
tive the shocks have been in the regions
north Of the Valley of the Orincco. Cara
cas-, Laguayra and Porto Cabello have
been laid in ruins more than once
and widespread destruction carried to the
villages and small towns of the interior.
We find by reference to the records that the
town of Cumana was destroyed by an earth
quake in 1853, and at Caracas, in 1866,
1867 and 1868, violent shocks were ex-
perienced, which extended throughout the
country and caused great loss OF life. Great
destruction was also caused in 1876 by the
widespread influence OF an earthquake in the
regions of Venezuela and Central America.
The latest destructive shocks took place
Mt Qua and were felt severely, it appears, at
Caracas. The dispatches also state that
an intense heat prevailed over Venezuela.
Although relations probably exist between
barometric pressures as affected by tenn
perature and subterranean. disturbance,
they have not been satisfactorily deter
mined in any degree. Attention has been
called to the frequency Of explosions in
coal mines during periods of low atmos-
pheric pressure, following those Of I'M
usually high barometer, and it is sought TO
connect the two occurrences by showing
that the escape Of fire damp" is greater
when the atmospheric pressure is very
much reduced. We prefer to believe in
the theory which we recently announced
in these columns-that severe earthquakes
occur on tho lines connecting the volcanic
centres, and which give the general direc-
ton Of the great assures that connect the
latter. The displacements Of matter repre-
sented by mountain systems mark, in our
opinion, the sites of enormous subternnean
spaces, within which the forces that pro-
duce the earthquake arc developed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
OBITUARY
COLONEL JOSEPH .. y. WRIGHT, UNITED
STATES ARMY.

COLONEL JOSEPH .. .. WRIGHT, UNITED
STATES ARMY.
Colonel Joseph J. d Wright Surgeon and Brsvss
Brgadior General United States Army, died Yesterday
Al Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania In tho seventy.
olghth year Of his age. Colonel Wright was born
Wyoming Valley, Pa. received liberal cduca,on, and
after completing ns professional s,udes took the do
gree OF NJ. ID. IRON the University OF Pennsyvania. In
1888 no entered tho army assistant surgeon and
served with ability and distinction through several
and severe epidcmics. lilo vas the star cf
Major Generals Taylor. Worth and LieuIcn.
General Scott during the Seminole aud
Mexican wara Ills services wero conspicu-
GUS during tho cholera vsitations OF 1884
lSsS ls40 and 1884 He was appointed Medical ia.
rector In tho Department of tho 0nio 1851 and Of
the Department OF the Missouri IN 1862 He sub
quently gwen tho rank Of Brovst Colonel and then
that Of Brigador General In tho United States Army
for faithful aud meritorlous service during tho
lilo was stationed nj Carlisle barracks. Pennsy ivsna,
from 1862 TO HIS retirement In 1871. Throughout
long ANA distinguished career, remarkable Tor many
valuable services, be the esteom Of his associates
By his nmiabty, his general culture and tho high
tone which mar ed him as officer and gentleman.
Hc contributed several important papers, OF PROBES.
sona interest," to tho literature OF tho day during HE
career In Tho army.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY--The stock mar
ket was inactive, but prices were higher and
closed strong Gold opened at 1OOos and ad-
vanccd to 1904 Government bonds were
firm, States dull and railroads strong. Money
on call was easy at per cent and-closed at 3
ne cent
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15

PEorlssoR CnASDLEI's meeting for the ptli-
posc Of inquiring whether any foul odors exist
In the city. yesterday, amn ing Of course.
nothing Was done and nothing ill he done. Tho
only hope Of abolishing the iclls lies in first
sboishing the Board of Health
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
LITERARY NOTES.

Mrs. Annie Chambers Koscham, tho poetsss, author
OF "Lotos Flowers" writing tho last chapters Of
romance named .'Casta Dvs.n the materials are
said 10 DO afluent aud original.
Miss Emma Lazarus Is 10 have story OF Now Tors
life In Scribaer tor Juno entitled .The Eleventh
Hour -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15

1HE MORTALITY SfaTEsffcs present the best
evidence ~ uao Necessity Of reform in our
tcncment honso management. From week to
week thc record shows that more than half of
thosc Who dio have lived ~ those wrctchcd
PLACES, where 10 the neglect Of tho landlord in
aide y added outside the still grosscr neglect of
the Street Cleaning Bureau aud tho health au
lha.llfirn