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The New York herald., 1878-12-14
The National Legislature.

The main feature Of the Congressional
proceedings yesterday was the passage by
the Senate Of Mr.. Edmunds' bill relating to
Presidential elections. An interesting de-
bate, which preceded action on the bill,
developed an unexpected democratic oppo-
sition but the support of Messrs.. Bayard
and Thurman, although somewhat grudg-
ingly given, gave it respectable majority.
Mr.. Bayard's suggestion, that the present
time is especially propitious for such a
measure because the two houses of Congress
are controlled by different political branches,
was o very happy one. and the Representa-
tives would do we'll to bear in mind
when the bill comes before them that there
is no question in which their constituents
are more profoundly interested; none
which they would be more happy to see
permanently settled. In the House Mr..
Wood called up his resolution for an in
vestigation into the conduct Of John /.
Davenport, and the republicans, evidently
realizing that consistency wonld hardly
Justify them in any further opposition,
quietly permitted its passage, and SO q
prospect is afforded ms Of learning whether
our citizens Of foreign birth naturalized in
1868 have any rights which anybody is
bound to respect.
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was IL . Comedys

An unusual scene was witnessed in one
Of our courts yesterday. While a prisoner
brought mp for sentence was about to hear
the judgment of the Court woman came
forward and accused herself Of the crime Of
which he had been found guilty, and with
some declamatory force appealed to the
Judge to recognize the innocence Of the ac-
cused. Judge, prosecuting attorney and
the functionaries generally regarded this
Immediately as a scheme contrived between
this woman and the prisoner to hoodwink
justice, and they were probably right;
for if this woman committed the crime Of
which she accused herself she did it de-
liberately, coolly, as matter Of business,
and was in the habit Of doing similar things,
and il is not conceivable that woman so
engaged, or a woman Of the kind that could
become so engaged, could be . conscien-
tious person or one likely to trouble her
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A Natural Mon arch.

The name of Andrew II. Green will natu-
rally occur to many Of our citizens, as 1t has
occurred to John Foley, as o fit and proper
person to occupy the Bulgarian throne.
There is something kingly about the er-
Comptrollers ideas and from his own point
Of view he is not only fitted to rule, but to
rule absolutely without any interference
with his sovereign power In suggest
ing the name of Andrew Fl. Green to
the Bulgarians as their future monarch
we can assure them Of two things-first,
that the American people will have no such
objection to part with Mr.. Green as they
would have to loso John Foley. for Mr..
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President Wood ON School Improves
mentS.

President Wood on school Improve
In another column we publish an inter-
esting letter from Mr.. William Wood, the
able and untiring President of the Board
of Education, and are glad to learn and
admit that there are probably some health
ier days and school rooms in prospect for
the innocents among whom Mr. Wood
nearly tainted in the Allen street school.
We also heartily indorse Mr. Woods desire
that the Board of Education should be
awarded enough money by the Board Of
Apportionment to erect such new buildings
as may be necessary to relieve overcrowded
schools. AS the public pays by taxation
for the education of all the children it is
unfair that for lack Of sufficient room any
should be stifed or crowded out. But the
HERALD's criticisms have been based
upon things as they are; upon the
neglect or Incompetence of teachers and
ianitors to make the best Of such IA
cilities as already exist for proper ventila-
tion and the maintaining Of health in the
school room. Mr.. Wood is reported to
have said to the Board that no general sys-
tenn of ventilation has yet been decided
upon. This being the case what assurance
is there that the new buildings desired
would be any better cared for than those
which now exist? If the number of pupils
in any classroom in the city were reduced
by one-half there would still be enough
left to vitiate the air within half an hour
unless ventilating facilities were constantly
and intelligently used.
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The WEATHER.-Our special dispatches from
Kansas City report the prevalence there of An
extraordinary snowfall and the interruption of all
railroad traffic. 1t is stated that since 1914 no
such fall OF snow has been seen. We announced
III yesterdays HERALD that another disturbance
was lying over Western Texas and Mex leo, and
that 1t was very probable it wonld advance
into the central valley districts before Satur-
day. The precipitation preceding the storm has
turned into snow along the margin of the very
high pressure 10 the north and east, and is now
extending into the Missouri and Central Mis-
s;ssippi valleys. The fact that the pressure is
high near the storm insures the occurrence Of
heavy gales and probably freshets Exceptin the
highest from the Platte Valley to Manitoba. but
ipclincs TO - general fall. The temperature il
rising ia advance of the storm, with the warm
humid winds from the Gulf of Mexico, but it IS
generally low throughout the territory north
ward and eastward West to northwest winds
occur from the Mississippi Valley eastward, but
north Of the storm centre they are northeast
ery. Wo call the attention of slhppers, farmers
and navigstors to the approach of what probably
will provo to be severe storm, in the hope that
they viii profit by the warning. The weather
in New York and Its vicinity to-day will be
cooler aud partly cloudy Tomorrow it will be
cold and cloudy or partly cloudy, with light rain
or SLOW and increasing northeast winds.
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MAMMALIAN and carlotta.

With all the external facts of the attempt
to establish an empire in Mexico under the
patronage of the Emperor Napoleon the
world is well acquainted; but it has always
the story yet to come out, and that we should
have some day a record of the inner facts,
of the less evident motives, of the wretched
weaknesses, vanities and chicaneries that
would have made the whole story q pitiful
farce but for the savage brutality with
which the Mexicans gave it in the end a
tragic turn. Mr. Masseras, well known as
former editor Of the Courier des EIts- Unis,
of this city, who was we'll acquainted with
that experiment in imperial structure-all
of which he saw and part of which he was
has recently recounted his observations at
some length, and we give to-day transla-
tion of some part of what he had to say.
He decidedly reduces the historical proper
tions of Macmillan and does not enlarge
those Of Carlotta In his story the would-be
Emperor appears as sufficiently pitiful
prince, concerned more with the fripperies
Of regal show than with the more serious
obligations Of sovereignty, vacillating and
helpless at great emergencies, while 'poor
Carlotta's" reason was clearly astray before
the ruin came. It is a tragic story and
well worth a fresh reading in this new light.
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self over the circumstance that some one
else is likely to suffer for her crime. That
idea might trouble some women, hut not
woman of the sort that this one repre-
sents herself to be-
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WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was fairly active and weaker. Gold was
quiet all day at 1OOls. Government bonds
were firm States steady and railroads strong.
Money on call was easy at gig per cent and
closed ut pig per cent.
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Some ALDERMEN want to give the Third Ave
nue. Railroad Company permission to use steam
rs motive power in the streets. Too late, too
late. They also propose stoves in the cars.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

ORATOR MURPHY. of the temperance reform
movement, was in Wall street yesterday, but
probably found that bulls and bears do not re-
form in that particular way-twould take the
spirit right out Of their occupation.
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Our OMAHA DESPATCH indicates that two
men, lately tortured to death for cattle steal
ing, were probably innocent. Judge Lynch
would be nothing if not a blunderer and the
leading criminal of the border
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Il RIPPLE SH e e L
NEW YORK, SATURDAY. DECEMBER II, 1878.

The probabilities are that the sreutier in Ner
York and its riciniy to-day sriH be cooler and
partly cloudy. Tomorrow il sriH be cold and
cloudy riM ight rain or s,sO1r and increasing
northeast winds.
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MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER yesterday left
the world without making the usual utterances
about going above, but he was Canadian and
probably had not read the papers and learned
the conventional speech for such occasions.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

THE MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK is TO have it's
stolen bonds duplicated. If the combination is
to be treated as before the Treasury Depart
ment should print a few extra sets of these Sc
cnrifica-
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

Ill HEALTH is Mr.. Rnskin's excuse for de-
clining reelection to his Oxford professorship.
Although be has not publicly said so the same
condition of body is probably to blame for his
inartstic remarks about Mr. Whistler.
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The BOARD OF APPoRuoNAESr is q constitli
tional body, says the Supreme Court, at Genera
Term, in response to an appeal from lower
court.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

A LONDON LUyAric has threatened to change
the English government, but we really cannot
see anything remarkable in the story-lunGtics
are making similar efforts upon our government
all the while.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

Coal DEALERS predict that the coal combine
ton viii collapse about December 81. Hope
they can time events as well as the HEEALD
weather prophets.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

Mr.. BoSSER has ten horses in his town stable,
nine Of which have records below 300, and Mr..
Vanderbilt has some that have entered the
''teens." The question, then, is, "Who shall be
king Of the road-ISonner or Vanderbilt
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

CHICAGO BURLINGTON AND QUNcY made an
additional issue of ten per cent capital stock ON
Thursday to get 2.76O,OOO to build new
railroad
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

THE BOARD OF HEALTH wants $21S, 900 for
1879, and says the amount cannot be safely re-
duced.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

NoN-REsTDENTs should not keep stands in the
market, says Mr.. Bryan Reilly. I'VE view with
alarm the progress of the Jersey element in oar
cOuntryr
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Business in Our misunderstanding states.

DusAness An OuF Neutrality-suspicious. Ss~sose
We continue elsewhere the publication Of
letters from the various States describing
their business condition and outlook. Con-
necticut and Rhode Island, though of COM
paratively small extent, are manufacturing
centres of high importance, while ngricul-
.ture, which in the South and West is the
great channel of industry and the reservoir
of wealth, is here only Of supplement-
ary interest and value. In both these
States . similar business condition
would be likely to aud, indeed, does pre-
vail. The pinch of hard times following
the panic Of 1873 was severely felt in each.
Many establishments were closed, and some
have not since roopened, and those that
have pulled through without actual disaster
have had to manage with the greatest econ
omy. Prices have fallen and labor is
cheapened; the Fictitious energy Of the
years succeeding the war has given place
to keen-eyed watch for all favorable op-
portunities and grim determination to use
without abusing them. From local circum-
stances the pressure of the times is ap-
parently more severe in Rhode Island
than Connecticut The former State had
to recover the collapse Of o huge concern
which had made q typical departure from
the rule Of sound business growth into the
bladder-blowing folly Of fantastic specula-
tion, while in its neighbor the rapid tran
sition from inflated to actual values spent
its wrecking force over smaller concerns,
whose fall did not frighten the community.
Connecticut seems to have not only passed
its worst, but TO be we'll forward on the
rising road. Rhode Island. if . step be-
hind her sister. is nevertheless going ssfely,
though slowly, forward.
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AMBROSE WISE.

Ambrose Wise, for many years Chief Engineer Of
the Elmira IN. ~ Fire Department and prominent
tobacconist Of that city, died yesterday sftsrnoon.
aged nifty three years. ~-e-..
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MATTHIAS NEvEN.

The death ia announced by mail from Cologne. ~
the age of eighty years. of Herr Matthias Neven.
one Of tho most notable picture gstherers Of Ger
,nsuy He was born at Maestrcht, aud his large col
lert3on OF pictures is among the celebrated OF
the world He devoted sixty years to its formation,
ana II con tained many niasterworks Of all schools
The New York herald., 1878-12-14

Gree is by no means merry Andrew; and
next, that Mr.. Green is not at all likely TO
decline the crown if it should be rendered
him. Indeed, should it once get into his
possession it will be astonishing II the Bull
garians ever get it back again.
King Andrews accession to the throne OF
Bulgaria would happily disembarrass Mayor
Cooper, to whose administration we wish
every success, inasmuch as the Mayor-elect
is bound to give Mr. Green some office or
another, and the people would rather it
would be located in Bulgaria than in New
York. Besides. King Andrew would make
good Bulgarian monarch, especially as the
scrub women and laborers have little to say
in the matter. He would save money to the
Bulgarians by stopping all public improve
ments and paying no public debts. We
suggest as deserved compliment to Mr..
Green's former admirers that the crown be
presented to him by deputation Of the
blind men of Bulgaria.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14
CAROLINA. Ex-sLAvE AND cENTESARrAs.

The last resident Of the State Of south Carolina
who participated in the Revolutionary War ID dead.
He was Q colored man named Carolina, and acted
that great struggle the body servant of
Major Threewit His age wss supposed 10 be about
one hundred and twenty.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14
JOHN DOVE HARRIS, N. r.


Mr.. John Dove Harris. Of Ratcliae Hall, Leicester
shire and magistrate and deputy lieutenant for that
county died November Is. Second son Of the lats
Mr. Richard Harris. Of Leicester. who represented
that borough in Parlamentf 1s4s to 1862. the de-
ceased gentleman was likewise returned for the same
borough in the liberal interest in 1857 and again In
1885, retiring only account Of failing health 1t the
last general election. In 1881 he married Emma
daughter Of Mr. George Shirley. OF Tamworth.
aud by her had issue. an only daughter, Emma
Dove, who, In 1855. married william Henry.
eldest of the Late Sir Titus Salt and the pres
ert holder OF the baronetcy. In politics Mr.. John
Dove Harris, though stanch liberal. was by no
means an extreme one, and was prepared rather to
sacrifice his seat-as he did for an interval Of six
years in 1S59-than commit himself to the
Of party violence. In Parliament lie was honorsbly
known as an excellent man of business, and one
who could be thoroughly relied upon to do his duty
in the laborious work of "committee." Locally he
was highly esteemed for the genial benevoence Of
his character and for the profound interest he
took in the welfare of the important town with which
both his business and political associations had been
80 long linked Conspicuous, however a. were these
merits it was in private life that his virtues Vere
even more admirably shown.
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ALDERMAN MORRIS wants free canalss
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rnxAnp noYD RICE. n. P.

Mr.. Edward b. Rice died at his residence, Dane
Court Kent November n, at the age Of eightyeight
years He was born in 1890, Represented Dover IN
the liberal interest for twenty years-ls35-57-snd
wss tho chief suthor Of the present efcient system
Of Enulsh county police, having been chairman OF
fhe coInmittee which reported that measure.
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GENERAL J. H. 1rEBENAu.

General Joseph II. Liebenau died suddenly at his
residence, in West Twenty fifth street. yesterday
afternoon in the forty sixth year Of his age General
Lebenau was born in New York in August. 1882 and
when but eighteen years Of age Joined the Second
company Of the Seventh.regiment Of New York Stats
volunteers, under General Shaler. and had his nrst
experience in the Astor place riots Two years later
he was employed a. . clerk by the nrm
OF c. Marie Co, dealers in woollens In
Warren street. When the broke out In 1861 he
accompanied his regiment sdtutant. and was at the
fall Of Fort Pulaski Before the war closed he be.
came sdjutant Brigadier General Tuley stan and
was afterwaxd made provost msrshal OF the city OF
Norfolk Va, but resigned after holding the position
. short time and came home. Deceased was after.
ward on General Shalers staH First division, and at
the time OF his death lieutenant colonel OF the
Veterans. He was . member OF Kane Lodge and
OF the Loyal Legion. At the time Of his death he
was connectsd with the firm OF Hart Co.. dealers In
woollens. General Liebenau leaves wife and four
children three daughters and one SON. The disease
that resulted in his death Ia not yet known and post
portsm examination will be held to-day. The funeral
will take place from the Church OF Heavenly Rest
next Sunday at O'Clock =. III. There will be ma
sonic and military ceremonies and the Veterans viii
attend.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14
COUNT xrEcRsLAs porocKI, NLLroSSArRE.

COUNT MIEcEsLAs PoTOCKI, MILLroNNAIRE-
Count Micceslas Francois Joseph Potocki. one Of
the best known Of the Polish refugees In France died
at his splendid residence. in the avenue Fredland,
Paris, on November 6.)aged eighty -four years. He
was . man Of immense wealth and Daturalized him.
self In England In order TO disnherit his son. with
whom however. hc always on good terms and
he ultimately made will I'm his favor. He was tho
husband OF the celebrated Countess Dephine
Potocki, tho friend Of Chopin, who. to soothe the
dying hours OF the great composer played his mel
odies by his bedside. Count Potocki was buried on
the 18th ult from the Church of Saintfhilippe-du-
Roulc and the funeral attended by many distin.
guished persons In the French capital
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revenue; but it was fixed with great care.
The trade has grown up with il, and it ought
not to be changed, no matter on whose de-
mand, without the best reasons. The Sec
retary Of the Treasury proposed uniform
rate in his annual report, but he has already
seen that this was i'll advised and has sub
stituted for that another recommendation,
against which all the importers and refiners
in the country, no matter how diverse
their interests, unite in protesting. We
take it for granted, under these circum-
stances, that Mr. Sherman. who does not
desire to embarrass business or industry,
will drop this suggestion, which, of course,
he made in good faith. Is there, then,
any reason for change? SO far as
we can understand the matter, one
change is necessary, but only one,
for the present. OF late there has been
sent to this country sugars from Deme-
rara and Cuba OF high saccharine quality,
but artifcially colored, so as under the
color test to come in under low rate Of
duty. This is of course q fraud on the
revenue; and what is needed is an addi-
tional clause to the present law, empower
ing the revenue officers to detect this device
by the use of the polariscope, which is an
unfailing test, and exacting that duty on
tue sugar which its saccharine quality calls
for, regardless Of the color test Now we
understand that the largest refners OF this
and other cities not only desire this change to
, 1878-03-02

Ball. Robert :. s hi se Or ne Or sec 10 tpsa . 70
Boyce, Geo ne q,xne Or and lot sec IS
tp 26 range 6, 17cSacres IL &c
Bush lots 10 AMI IL blk SO Denny pl ~
Billings, II A lot lNk Is Maynard plat
do lots 8 blk IA do
do lot blk 10 do A Il
Bush, James W W hf Sc Or n hf ne q sec
20 and q tp "a range 6. 16O acres II "
Burnett, H Sc Or Sc Or sec IA tp "a rg3
Burnett, C Il nv Or ne Or sec tp % rg 8
10 acres 3Oc
Ball. F lot blk l2 Union plat S6
Bogart, James lots in blk South plat 36
Burns, John hf Jno buckley dn cl, 800
acres ~ %
" 5. 1sS scres ' 10 &c
Brooks, August lot blk ~ Terry plat 277
Begley, James s hf ne or NV Or ne or, sc
or NV or sec 2 tp "a range S, $50 acres IS
Bowsn, Charles So Or Sc or sec 27 tp "a
range 4, 40 acres, lots II blk 38 B
Bowsn, Charles Sc cor lot 4 sec 26 tp "a
range 4, acres 74a
Brooks, A Il Elizabeth lots and blk 81
Terry plat 80
Brunk, " lots in Fsirview 5 &c
Ballard, Irving n hf lot blk IA Boren pl Is 81
Bush, James lot blk 13 Eastern plat l a
Barrow, Alex lot blk II Judkins plat
do lot blk 4 do l 7e
Bullene, G " lots and 2 blk 5 Maynard
plat 36 o.
nard plat 277
Boulla, Anthony lot blk 81 Boren plat 81 Of
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CLARK, David K v hf sw Or sec Is tp %
range 4. 30 acres $50
Clark. James W lot 4 sec IL tp q ranges
do lots 4 2 hi NV Or sec
10 tp % range s. LAG 68-1O0 acres lbH
ren's dn q. s,5 acres s77
Csrdwel.. E c g hf lot blk Judkin pl l 26
Cahfrey. Thomas hf Of lot 2 blk q Bo-
rem plat $50
Condor. J lot blk Is Bell D plat at
Clark Henry lots blk so Maynard pl 80
Cooubs r lots 4 blk Denny pla. 81 c.
Cook n ~ q s, S1t = Hans,0rd pit ,os
Crockett, Hugh lets = Q 10 II 1 II block II
Laws - addition.
Crockett, Hugh lots . 10 II / IL block II
Laws ID addition
Crockett, Hush all Of block 20 Laws n ad-
Gro, kett. Hugh 10 lots in block 10 Lav'ssd
Crosses, bf Of ~ ar see 70 tp a6 rapss5
45x60 feet Of east sud Of lot 8 bk Nay
nard's plat
Cro..sD. hf Of nv qr see g ,p IS range
5160 acres hflot block ID Boren's ad.
c. oss.n. 1elot S block IL Boreas ac- ..
Clark. 10. nv qr ofnv ar see 5spss
Compton. L 2 lot block 81 Boren's plat Z s6
Collins, STEPHEN hf OF Collins da ci No IS
sec "a tp = range S18 acres
Collins Stephen . hf OF ~ Qr lots -
sec q to 81 range 50 acres
Collins, Stephen lots IL / 10 sec 2S tp ~
range 4 20 acres 46 SO
Curtis. + lots 8 L 4 Bells plat 4 %
Chamber, Frauk lots II IL block % D T
Denny's plat 8 %
Cheas.y, Margaret 10. block II Denny's
plat IA 8
Clough, 10 / block D plat 10 "a
Campbell, Wm lot block % Central plat 9d
Campbell, John A lot 6 blk 60 Central plat 81
Clemens. Mrs A lot blk 50 Central plat Qe
Cornell, r O lot blk u Central plat 9e
Counick, Carrie g lot 3 blk Al Central plat g.
Chewell, g lot 8 block ~ Central plat q
Christianson. II p lot s blk 80 Central plat g
Christnpseu, + n lot Z blk IL Central plat q
Gentleman, = lot 4 blk II Central plat 3
Cook, John lot blk . Central plat q
CLARK. A G lot blk q Central plat q
Collins, Henry lot II blk Central plat ! O
Clemens, 0aml lot blk Central plat ! q
Choir, Melody lot 5 blk s Central plat I O
Chase, " B und 81 Of I'll hf sec 70 tp 2S
range ia acres 20 q
Cuilsn, + A lots s34A5 Blk 70 Kids
clspp. G lots ss "a ss 81 blk . North :,
efn plst ~
Collins, Estelle lot Z blk II Summit plat II
Conner, J Is lots In blk % Northern plat
Conner. J 8 loteip blk q Northern plat
Conner, J - Let's In block Is Northern plat
Conner, J II Dots In blk "a Northern plat
Conner, J u lots In block 8 Nerthern plak11 g.
Carr. b 2 lot Z sec 10 p - ss--s .