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New-York tribune., 1879-05-13
. STATE BOARD or HEALrH.

We have National Board of Health, and 1t has
done excellent work. 1t has sent out a Commission
to search for the Of yellow fever III Cuba and
elsewhere it is labOnng steadily IN the collection
of vital statistics and in the investigation OF
all the great problems of disease, and last
week il met at atlanta the public health officers of
the Mississippi Valley to concert measures for the
sanitary protection Of that region. Besides the
National Board there are twenty State Boards Of
Health, fifteen of which were represented at the
meeting OF the National Public Health
Association at Richmond. But the greatest
State of all, New-York, has no such In
stitution and will not have unless the bill
pending in the Assembly, authorizing the
Governor to appoint such a Board shall
pass No doubt it will be asked what practical good
such a Board can do. In the first place it could
supply want which may, without eXagCeration, be
said to be dsgraceful to the Statethe lack of any
registry Of mortality any form of vital statistics
The million of families in this State have no
records, except in this city and Brooklyn, OF
the births, marriages and deaths of their
members; and science, in taking account Of
the statistics of life and death, must pass over
the State of New-YOrk. The State Board of Health
could do much directly for life and health, as well
as indirectly by promoting scientific inquiry. 1t
could prevent, or at least could check the yearly
outbreaks OF iata diseases IN the villages ana NAM
let's of the State. Few realize how destructive
of these are. Not long ago more than half of the
inhabitants of a populous and beautiful village
in the Southern tier were prOstrated by malignant
fever When the National Public Health Assoca-
tion investigated the NATTER il was found that the
wells were drawing up from underlying sandstone
the sOakage of the feversinks of the households
cessiyely invaded. Last Winter in remote dis
trct where medical attendance was poor, there was
an outbreak of dphtheria so malignant that the
terrified people left the sick poor to die un-
cared for. Even in the beautiful village and
region Of Geneva the same disease killed hundreds
of persons whom prompt and suitably authenticated
sanitary instructions might have saved. Another
village, an important place in trade, was scourged
by smallpox until wealthy citizen did
what there should have been State Board of
Health to do-organized a lazaretto, provided
nurses, issued instructions, etc. etc. Such things
are happening every year, and very many lives are
lost-may be lost tins Summer-through prevent
able causes. There Is plenty of work for a State
Board of Health to do. and the present Legislature
should not fail to pass the bill.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13
DrREC7OR or THE MUSEUM

The Trustees Of the Metropolitan Museum OF Art,
at their annual meeting, held yesterday in the new
binding in the Central Park, took a step which
may yet prove far more important to the iulnre
interests of the Institution than its recent re-
moyal. They unanimously elected General
di Cesnola Director Of the Museum. IL is a singular
coincidence that the first organizer and director OF
tho British Museum. and for quarter of century
its chief pillar of support, was the late Sir
Anthony Panizzi, an Italian, who, like di
Cesnoll, had thoroughly identified himself
with his adopted country and fairly earned his
citizenship by long and conspicuous service The
English world of art was proud OF and grateful to
Panlzzi. aud America has more than one reason for
a similar feeling to di Cesnola. Coming to
us entirely unknown in 1860, he volunteered
for the war in 1861, served with distinguished gal
lantry throughout, entered then the consular ser
vice where again his record was excellent. became
then an explorer and archDOlOgist, aud with the
most creditable feeling of pride in his adopted coun-
try. refused superior offers from Great Britain IN
order that the Cesnola collection Of antiquities
miqht become the chief attraction fol the Metropol-
itan Museum of Art in New-York. lt is IN every
way fitting that such a career should be crowned
by the unanimous selection to the director
ship of this museum. We count it a happy
augury for the future of the institution, which
seems now at the turning point of what we all hope
may prove a most brilliant and useful career.
The removal to the new building has been
completed under the direct personal super
vision Of committee Of the trustees,
consisting of General Cesnola, Mr. Prime and Mr..
Andrews. For several weeks they devoted every
day to the work, and as result are able
TO announce that the entire collection OF
treasures of all sorts has been transferred without
the loss or breakage of a single article. They
are now making a special effort to Sc
cure the Avery collection of Oriental porce'
lain. As usual, the trustees have already
put their hands into their own pockets and suo-
scribed about $40 900 towards the purchase. 1t IS
time that the public should now assume the burden,
and an appeal ig shortly to be made 70 them.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13
5nnes 10 2opernsemenI5

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New-York tribune., 1879-05-13
Neau-2)orIs Oailu Gribalo1e,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1879.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRmGN.-The differences IN the French Cabinet
nre likely to be adjusted. - Spezzia
has been surrendered to the AustrianS by
the Turks. GO plague is raging in
ten villages IN the Caucasus. - The principal
portion OF Irbit a Russian town, has been destroyed
by fire. == Eight new Cardinals have been ap-
pointed.
DoMEsIIC.-The Republicans at Washington are
enthusiastic in regard 10 the Presidents Veto -=
The saving of interest by the refunding operations
of the last two years is reported to be $13 100000
II is said on railroad authority that 800
whites have invaded Indian Territory, and on
Army authority that only 100 white families have.
The Village of Unadilla, Ny, has lost 500, 600
by.a fire in the business street heavy fires rag
ing int the Catskil Mountains and in various parts Of
Pennsylvania. = Greater opposition is being
manifested to Mr. Braman's bill to authorize street
railway in Broadway.
CONGREss.-ln the Senate Yesterday number Of
new bills were introduced and referred; Mr.. Couk-
ling made personal explanation in which he de-
MED that he bad requested the nomination of Mr..
Poole TO be Pension Agent in Central New-York /;
Mr.. Window spoke in opposition to the political
clauses of the Legislative bin, and Mr.. Coke. Of
Texas spoke in reply. - In the House large
number of new bills on finance river improve
ments etc. were presented and referred; motion
10 suspend the rules and pass the Income Tax bill
was defeated 1O4 to 94, not two-thirds in the
alternatives a message vetoing the bill IN regard
TO the use Of the Army received and read; a
vote on the bill will be taken to-day; the House
refused TO suspend the rules and pass the Army
Appropriation bin by 101 TO 109.
CITY AND SUBUBBAN.-GrouRd was broken FOR the
Brooklyn Elevated Railway, and President Bruf,
the contractor and sixteen workmen were ar
rested == The adverse report on Mr.. Talmsges
methods of preaching was dismissed by the Brook
lyn Prcsbytery. =-= 10 is not expected at the
City Hall that the nomination of Mr.. French will be
confirmed. == Moy jim Kee, the Chinese mission
ary Is accused of theft. Il new tTial of Covert
D. Bennett and Mrs. Jennie Il. Smith, for the al
legged murder of Policeman Smith, was begun yes
terday. === Hans FELTON, murdered at Cow
Bay, L. l., and James Halliday was found with his
throat cut at Jamaica. == Pny Freeman died at
RayenswoOd. l. ]. == Gold value of the legal
tender silver dollar l4l2la gTains). $3.50 cents.
Stocks opened excited and buoyant bat later re-
acted and closed weak
The WEATHFR.-TRIBUNE local observations in
dicate clear weather, partly clOudy weather
with slight chances Of light rams Thermometer
yesterday Highest, 7S'; lowest. 49o; average
G1l2J.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13

Il is little singular that man of French extrac
ton should have founded in Austria a newspaper
much superior to any published in France. NJ.
Etcnne the proprietor of the Vienna Aeue Freie
Presse was the son of Frenchman. The early part
of his career in journalism spent on the old
Vienna Presse, of which he became one of the prin-
cipal editors. Victor Tssot IN his gOssippy book on
Vienna tells how Etenne came to leave
that paper and establish a rival sheet The Prose-
supported the demand of the Poles of Galica for
autonomous government, and out of gratitude they
sent the proprietor Herr Zang, four fine horses.
Etenne, who had written the articles, demanded to
share IN the present Zang refused to give him one
of the horses and quarrel resulted. Etienne es-
tablished The NeC Free Press, and gathering
around him the strongest editorial staff ever
attached to a newspaper on tho Continent,
he soon made it the leading paper in the Empire.
1t supported the Bcust and Andrassy Cabinets, but
in an independent way about as The London Times
supports the British Ministry, aud it kept pace
with the remarkable movement for personal liberty
and constitutional government which began after
the defeat of SadOwa. The Freie PreSse is of about
the size and shape of Hdrpe'S Uoekiy. The num-
ber of pages varies from day day with the amount
of advertising. Political leaders and special dis
patches and correspondence are the strongest fea-
lures of the paper 1t also deals in literary criticism
and makes speciality OF sketches of travel. In its
enterprise and Its general tone it resembles first.
class American daily more than any other news
paper on the Continent of Europe.
The Rev. DR.. Fulton rather astonished tho Bap-
tlst Conference yesterday by reSIgning his mem-
bershIp and requesting that his name be stricken
from the roll. Nevertheless, the request was
promptly complied with, and the reverend gentle
man was duly dismissed. IL would have saved q
great deal of trouble and time and temper ii DR..
Fulton had made his bow several weeks ago, and
not standing upon the order of his going had gone
at once. Perhaps others will learn from him les
son of promptness, which in this rather rainy sea-
son of councils and conferences and trials may
prove of value. When clergyman does not care a
copper whether he stays in conference or not, it
isn't worth while to spend much precious time ia
deciding whether he shall be permitted to remain.
DR.. Fulton has done decidedly good thing and
one which entities him to be regarded as a peace
maker, whether lie cares to be so considered or not
Thurman's factotum. John G.. Thompson Is
pleased to dissemble about the Sherman excitement
in Ohio. He is credited with saying of the Secre-
tary's recent visit "Well. | don't like IT,, and
would favor using the campaign fund of the De-
mocracy TO repair his id old fences if he would
keep out OF the State" Yet this same Thomson
rushed into Ohio Oh the heels VI Sherman to see if
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13
amnsemsnte amo meenngs 10 Might.

BROADWAY THEArRE-"H. M s. Pinafore."
FTTTH AVENUE IHEATRF-" Fatlnitza." -
iYcEu1 ur ATRF2: Children's Pinsfore. g. Ministries
EApIsON SQUARE THEATRE" Won at Last"
DLIMPIC THEATRE" The Assommoir.'
PARE IuF ArRY-" Nine FavaIt."
BAN FRAN,IsCo MINsTRELs' OPERA HoUsE-Salsbury's
TrouhadOurs
sTANpARp THFArRF-"H NJ 6. Pinafore."
UNION SQUARE TBHATRE--' The Lost Children" .
WLIIACKis THFATRE- IL. AN; Childrens " Pinafole''
6 P NJ: 1.-THE SNOWFALL"
ROSTER & BIAL's-COncert.
NTW- -YORk AOUARIUH-Day ana Evening.
sTEINwAY HALF: Concert ,
ACADEMY OF MUAC-N. Y. University Law scnool
Commencement
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13
THE ISSUE FR4NKLY S7hTFD.

The great merit Of Senator Ben Hills speech
in the Senate on Saturday was its exceeding
frankness. He is gentleman who has been
put forward ever since the close of the war
as the representative of the real Union senti-
ment of the South. His public utterances in
favor of a restored Union and in behalf of
reconciliation and peace have been widely
quoted at the North as showing that the
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, MAY 1a 1879

matter is so pressing that the interests OF the
public must not be imperillcd by any qub-
bling over the provisions of this act We have
already named the Senator who seems to be
blocking the wheels.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13

Neither the claims of locality nor of polit-
ical prominence should be decisive in choOs-
ing members of the Tax Law Commission ;
but the Legislature should, at the same time,
take care not to lose sight of the fact that
New-York City pays more than half of the
taxes of the State.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13

The favorite Democratic scheme to tax the
incomes of the North SO that the tax on the
tobacco and whiskey of the South may be
made next to nothing, reappeared in the House
Of Representatives yesterday. A proposition
70 suspend the rules and pass bill reyivng
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13

IL is universally admitted to be 1nde1ensiDie'
A bill which deprives the Federal Govern
ment, OH certain days of the year, OF the
right to protect its own property,-a bill when
takes from the President the means, even Tor
short season. of performing his sworn duty
in the execution of the laws of the United
States.-a bill which reverses the historic
view of the Presidents functions maintained
in an unbroken line of enactments from the
time of Washington down to the present day.
"a bill which contains repeating clause
whose reach no human being can understand,
and imposes severe penalties for offences so
vague that no officer can be sure whether he
is committing them or not,-a bill, hnaiiy
and worst of all, which makes the Federal
Government distinctly subordinate to the
State Governments, and allows local Slnc-
tionaries to use the Army OF the United
States while the Federal Executive Is for-
hidden to do sO-this Is measure
which needs no stronger condemnation than
the Presidents impartial analysis and exhibl-
ton of it. Controversy upon such clear
case is out of the question.
If it were possible by any new law to
guard the suffrage against military interfer-
ence, or the fear of military interference,
more effectually than it is guarded already,
we should advise some Republican Senator or
Representative now TO introduce bill
for that purpose. But it is not possible, ana
the Democrats know that it is not. They are
not trying to erect safeguard against in
reference by the military authorities; but
they are striving to remove the ballot from
under the protecting care of the General
Government. That they shall not DO They
may as well admit the inevitable without
further struggles, which only expose them to
fresh defeats and notifications.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-13

The attention of heads of families is called
20 super ority Of Burnetts Fiavoring Extracts.
WuBOR's COP LIVER OIL AND LMF.-Per
who have been taking Cod Liver OIL viii be pleased 10
WllhOT succeeded from directions OF sew
Gentlemen combining the Oh ana
lime m such that pleasant the taste and its
complaints Uuy wonderful. Very many
persons pronounced hopeless and VINO had
taken Oh time without marked effect have
cured this preparation BE cure and
get genuine Manufactured only by a b. WIBOR Chem
Isl, Boston. sold by an druggists
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this odious tax received majority vote in
House two thirds full.
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Dnslness NoIltes.

"ALDERNEY BRAND"
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HOTELS CLUBS AND FAMILIES
supplied with
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ISAAC SMITH has opened another store for
the his welknown umbrellas at No CortsnGtst
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-21

EDITORIAL EPISODE IN North CAROLINA.
CFrom the Charlotte IN. CO. Observer, July
i2tb. IA sensation OF quite threatening
character was produced in Shelby Yesterday
afternoon. It sooms that Mr.. j. p Babin
ton, editor of the Aurord, published IN tnat
town, published statement concerning the
conduct of some ladies, guests at CleaVe-
land Springs which was highly offensive
to their friends, and on the following day a
gentleman, also guest there, went over TO
Shelby TO see him about it, intending, IL IS
said, to cowhide him on.sght. The editor
was out of town, and a meeting was
subsequently arranged for O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. Accordingly, the gentleman
and a friend OF bis went to the office at the
hour designated. When they entered the
Office Mr.. Darlington leveled SHOTGUN at
them and forbade them to approach. Some
one standing by seized the gun and at
tempted to wrench it from Bablngton,s
hand with q view of preventing bloodshed.
A friend Of the latter, probably one OF the
printers in the office, drew pistol ana
said he would shoot the man who attempted
to take the gun from DIR. Darlington. The
party referred to above let 60 his hold on
the weapon, but by this time number OF
persons bad collected, and by combined
interference the affair was brought TO
close without bloodshed. Considerable en-
element prevails yet, and 1t Is feared tnat
the difficulty is not over.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-21
Another Snake Story.

-..'. LlBERTY, VA.
Editors Dispatch: All OF your snake
stories are good, especially the SWALLOWING
part, but one vouched for by man OF our
town is better He saw two snakes swal.
lowing each other from the little ends, and
says he watched the operation till both
snakes entirely disappeared, each "taking
the other in" Don't you believe it? He
denies having drunk anything for months.
and hence bis vision and imagination were
clear. Yours, ALEX.
A very good Munchausen. We heard it
forty-four years since in pleasant village
inn at Statesburg, South Carolina. We
rather suspect, however, that it is alto
gether new and fresh to the young people
of this day. They haven't the advantages
that existed in those "better days Of the
Republic" and we think it we'll that our
respected correspondent undertakes to tell
them something.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-21

IN a m MONROE DoCrRfxH DISPOSED Ors---
gNsic ESfk, 1liIys78 .-1ks special exasstna-
tIon INTO tho reiati cns Of The United states
Government 10 the projected >fnrien csnal
.hatsheen made Tor the 10 thcoming Inter
national CodeC onferencefn london ey Mr.
APP. spraglie, secretary 1.-THE American
'commIttee, and bis report wtlL shoW that DE
Tinted States Il precindeds by both nattonal
and international law policy from GAINING
exclusive control over the enterprise. q
treaty concluded BY the United States ana
Great Britain April 10, 1850 and which IS
still 10 force, mutually guarantees. tue ueu,
trnlity and protection OF the then pro1ec!ea
Nicaraeuafs canal. or any canal across tne
isthmns between North and South america.
undertaken. by any parties upon lair ana
aouitabie terms, with the consent OF the
Gnvernment through whose territory
q shonld run. This treaty 10 said to dis
,,osa ~ the :, Monroe doctrine" 80 far as
amen n canal lis concerned. the contracting
narties 10 1.-THE United States andla LEAD
inc ,European MISUNDERSTANDING there
r., in ansfnyitation to aIl-fnterested Powers
70 ioin in the guaranty OF perpetual netI.
traiity of such a canal and the protection Oh
ea nitalsinyested, from whatever sources ana
nnder " bateyer management. Mr.. Sprague
holds that NJ de Lesseps and bis company
are thus already assured by treaty OF the
PROTECTION Of Great Britain and the United
states. and that the other Governments on
both continents will, when the proper time
comes. ioin In an international act declaring
the projected canal forever free and open.
and exempt from attack IN time OF war, and
extending their mutual protection to the
capital and commerce involved,
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st. LOUIS.

This four1shing city is sagacious, and will
assnredly DO rewarded for her railroad en-.
terprise. She IL stretching. out her arms
westwardly as far as she can to the e Jump
ing-of place. at San Francisco. The
stockholders in the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad have Just decided to- purchase
the. Missouri and Western railroad, and to
form connections with the Atchison, Tope.
ka and Santa TIE road. WREN the st. Louis
and San francisco VIII baye line Of about
6oomiles long. Our connecting lines that take
our Chesapeake. and Ohio road to Louisville
win also bring us''to 81. Louis and there
Join rs TO the st. Louis system Of roads,
and tins open our ways to thst ultima thule
6i western ambition San Ffanelsco.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-21

The people had as well understand now
that they must either rip up this monstrous
brokers' bill or increase the taxes. Ii you
want increased taxation, fasten this thing
upon you: IL not, vote for the men this fall
who will promptly repeal it.-Hightano
Recorder. sSS.
4 And suppose you do repeal 1t. What
will be the cfiectf Won't you simply In.
crease the obligations OF the State, without
giving anything ID the way Of compensa'
Stfon.- Bedford Sentinel. y. :..
Nine stenths ot the people OF Bedford
favor the present settlement ef the debt
The small faction who oppose 1t have mol
even q leader who ID regarded as capable oil
etiactiDg any sort Of pposition TO the regu.
lar nomtness 81 the party on this issue, II,
d ticket should be placed In The
'Gsld, the facts warrant the conclusion that
it will be defeated bra msjosity larger than
Bedford. ever befctes kfytza&ainsf an inde.
pendent ticket olaay issua ford stdr.