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The New York herald., 1879-02-28
Speaker Randnll's Denial.

Speaker Randall felt called upon to raise
q aquestion of privilege in the House yester-
day and to ask q committee of investigation
in regard to certain allegations said to have
been made some time since rejecting upon
his integrity in certain matters relating to
the Engraving and Printing Bureau, but
only now published in the Philadelphia
Ledger. The allegations in question ORR
ginated with Treasury special agent and
would not havo had any weight with Mr..
Randall's friends or, probably, with the pub
lie had they been left unnoticed. Never
theless it is entirely proper that the charges
should thus be met full in the face with o
prompt and plain denial. The Speakers
request for q committee was granted with
out dissenting voice but several leading
opposition members took the occasion to
express their conviction that the charges
had not the slightest foundation of truth to
rest upon, thus showing that the republican
congressman have rs much confidence as
the democrats in Mr. Randalls strict per-
sonal integrity and purity.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
An Imperial Volunteer.

His more or less Imperial Highness Mr..
Louis Bonaparte has declared his intention
to have shy ut the Zulus. and has sailed
as volunteer under the British colors. He
may do some good service, and If he does
he hopes thereby to repay the obligations he
is under for q military education, which is
certainly q thought worthy gentleman,
and his purpose is oil the more respectable
contemplate foe. And yet gentleman
who received his baptism of fire" in front
of the German lines might freeze to death
in front of the lines of Cetywayo. Per-
haps His Highncss will study the
science of war more at his ease
tention to obtain some experience as SOL
dier is notable mainly az 1t recalls the great
mistake Of his lite for he might have been
q soldier without this ostentation and have
obtained thorough training in military
life without obligation to England, and in
n way to obtain what he yet needs-the re-
spect of his own generation in France. He
was drawn in the conscription as an sem
FAINT de Ia patrie," and he excused himself
from that duty as 1.-The only son of
widow" It was valid plea, though not
made for cases like his but it was politi-
cal mistake not to serve. He could not
have had the lucky chance to be so drawn
if he had paid for it yet when that chance
fell at his feet he pushed it aside, and lost
the hope of the moral effect that might
follow upon the thought that tho heir of
Austerlitz was proud to be private in the
line.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
A Sailor ON "safety Mt sen.-

Although discussions of the construction
of ships on the best models and Of tho
most reliable materials are among the best
means of reaching the desirable object-a
means of securing safety at sea-they do
not embrace all the subjects that properly
come under the head of necessaries to that
end. The best built ships may be destroyed
by the fury Of the waves, or driven dis
abled on inhospitable coasts, or placed
in collision with other vessels under
circumstances which it. is beyond the
power of officers and crew to control. The
chief object, then, becomes the preservation
of life. Indeed, the safety of the ship and
her cargo is only Of secondary consideration
compared with that of her passengers and
crew in all cases where danger threatens.
1t is, therefore, we'll to discuss the means by
which life may be saved very fully. This
was done last evening before the American
Geographical Society by Lieutenant Mason,
of the United States Navy, and in a manner
calculated to command much attention
from an intelligent audience as we'll as from
the readers of the HERALD. Elsewhere We
print very full report OF Lieutenant Ma
sons address.
After dealing with the subjects of SWIM
ming, the buoyancy of the human body and
of various devices classed under the gen.
eral head of life preservers," the lecturer
called special attention to the equipment OF
ships for the preservation of life in case Of
accident at sea- We fully agree with him
that in the matter of steering there never
should be pc, mitted to exist in the mind Of
q helmsman or officer of any grade doubt
as to the exact course another ship was
steering, and whatever system of signals
may be devised for this purpose its use
should be made imperative on board all
classes Of sea going vessels The plea ior tho
complete organization of the life saving
service is warranted by the defects in that
organization due to want of proper sys-
tenn Of direction, which is impossible with
out men, material and funds. Our coasts
are tnirly lighted and beaconed, but the
distances between the coast life stations are
in too many cases greater than can. be pa-
trolled efficiently by limited crew. With
we'll built ships provided with suitable
watertight bulkhe4fls, which we have been
advocating, and the system of storm predic-
tions initiated by the HERALD. and which
Lieutenant Mason acknowledges has done
much to preserve life, we only need increased
efficiency in ourr coast life saving service to
present very good front to the dangers Of
the deep.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
The Millennium mt Hand-In vene-
zue1n.

A letter from st. Thomas, which wo pub
lish this morning, from the pen Of a corre-
spondent who accompanies General Antonio
Guzman Blanco in his triumphal return to
Caracas, conveys the latest intelligence
from that paradise Of earthquakes and rev.
olutons and supplies some data concerning
Venezuelan politics obtained on the spot
during tho former administration of that
hero of many statues. Our correspondent
takes nm optimistic view of the situation
which we should rejoice to see confirmed
by the event; but it must be remembered
that the ''revival Of commerce and indus
try" can never-at least, hardly .ever-be
effected by the simple device Of swapping
horses when crossinga stream. There is at
least one industry which will be apt to re-
vive with great vigor in Caracas, and that is
the fictile art-tho moulding of statues.
life size, colossal and equestrian; and We
can conceive of no locality which offers just
now q moro promising field for Gothamito
talent than that region of high nrt. II is
true that the unanimous impulse by which
tho Venezuelan people was moved to erect
to Guzman Blanco those fcarfully and won
derfully executed tributes of fond affection
which wo all admired at Philadelphia was
paralleled two months ago by the una
nimity with which they were tumblcd down
from their pride of place But though tenn
porarly ''lost to sight, to memory DEAR"
we have the consolation of learning that
they are not so entirely destroyed but that
future generations may have the oppor-
tunity of admiring the torso or the shapely
limbs of the Venezuelan Apollo. Nay, We
are not without hope, according 10 tele-
gram published yesterday. that the said
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
Afghan Inten tions.

General Rasgonoff, the Russian officer
recently in the Suite of the Ameer Of Cabul,
has, in On interview with the HERALD cor
respondent at Tashkend-the substance
of which is given in our despatch from that
place-made statement of facts Of some
interest and Of which, from his recent expe-
rience, he may be supposed to have more
knowledge than any other person. His
declaration of tho Ameer's purpose not to
abdicate- his throne nor to treat with the
English for peace is of less interest at this
moment than il: might be if we were not in
formed that tho Ameers illness is fatal, and
therefore likely to make his intentions of
little consequence. But the opinion that
the heir to the throne is so disposed that,
once possessed Of the sovereign power,
he is more likely to fight than to make terms
in virtue of which he would become vas
sal of the British power is particularly i'm
portant in view Of the further statement that
he has such force as would make his resist
ance formidable. General Rasgonoff is
probably more familiar with the military
resources of the Afghans than any other
Western officer, and his opinion that prop
erly commanded the. Afghan cavalry alone
could drive the English out of the country,
while credible enough in the light Of what
we know of the invading force, comes with
greater weight as the opinion Of an expert
whose duty in the country was to study the
Ameer's means Of defence. From the story
of the attempt to purchase one of the
Ameer's ambassadors it would appear that
those who act in England's interest in bar
barian courts have not so much confidence
in Russia's good will as the authorities
in London have now good reason to feel,
and that they are not SO confident in the
force of British steel as to believe that it
may despise the assistance of other metals.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

meet with the slightest opposition
from any quarter. Public sentiment is
very thoroughly aroused against the swill
milk business and demands that it shall be
suppressed The frishtful infant mortality
in New York is attributed in great
measure to the use of the impure milk OF
diseased COWS by children. and the OWL has
become so great as to demand vigorous
remedy. The swill milk dealer, like the
poisoner, does his work in secret and his
victims are not aware of their danger until
death overtakes them 1t is the duty of
the legislator to protect the people against
SO insidious and deadly an enemy, and it is
good feature of the Assembly bill that it
leaves no room for cavil by distinctly de-
claring that all milk obtained from animals
fed in q manner to insure disease shall be
regarded as impure and unwholesome and
as coming within the probibitory clauses
of the act.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
contagiou. Diseases I'm Schools.

How contagious diseases are kept alive In
o community in which hundred thousand
children attend the public schools is not
difficult to understand; but IN experience
just made known in Brooklyn exhibits how
it il there, and it is the same here, with the
ono difference that the evil operates with
us on q grander scale. In the month of
January forty-four children, pupils of tho
Brooklyn public schools, were reported i'll
with contagious diseases. In tho families
of which these pupils were part there
were ono hundred and forty-fvo other
children who went to the public
schools, and in the houses in which
the sick ones lived, but not in tho same
families, were two hundred and twenty fl va
other children. In all, therefofe, thore were
three hundred pupils TO go to and fro for
O certain number of days between centres
OF disease and these vast gatherings of the
city children. But the law requires that
the cases shall bo reported by the health
authorities to the teachers, and that they
shall not permit the attendance of children
from houses in which there is disease. Not
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

the opponents of race antipathies have
boen signally victorious in their appeals
TO public sentiment. The Know Nothing
controversy was of brief duration, but it
lasted long enough thoroughly to commit
tho democratic party to the principle of
free immigration and equal privileges on
American soil. The negro controversy has
been the chief event Of our times, and the
argumentative basis on which it was sue
cessfully conducted by the republican
party was the broad principle of the
equal rights of all men irrespec-
tive Of race and color 1t is impossi-
BILE that our whole people should
Immediately divest themselves of the pow
erful effects of such an education. Besides,
from the earliest period of our government
we have proclaimed an absolute impartiality
between all forms OF religion, and one OF
the chief objections to the Chinese is their
pagan faith. 1t is no wondef that the Anti
Chinese bill causes profound agitation
among q people trained as the American
people have been.
1t may be said also that the enlightened
opinion of Western Europe condemns the
bigotry of race quite as strongly and with
much greater unanimity than American
opinion. But there is little force in This
argument, because the people of Europe
have not been subjected to our trials If
the provisions of the Burlingame Treaty
were in force between England and China
or between France and China their
operation would not be so unequal
as it is with us. Chinese laborers
would never emigrate to either of
those countries in large numbers. and
the same questions could not arise that
exist on our Pacific coast. Although the
treaty rights between China and the United
States are reciprocal in terms they are not
equal in their operation. The few Americans
who 60 to China are not laborers, but mis-
sionaries or merchants, whereas the Chinese
come to this country in multitudes and
belong to a very different social status. If
we received only the same class Of Chinese
that China does Of Americans there would
be no complaint or trouble. All the agita-
ton has arisen out Of the fnct that the
practical operation of tho treaty is so un-
equal on the two sides.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
The Society OF American Artists.

There Is no doubt that the establishment
of the Society of American Artists, which
will in o few days open its second exhibit
ton, gave definite shape to new departure
in the art of this country, which is both
vigorous and healthful. The exhibitions Of
the society are analogous to those at the
Grosvenor Gallery in London, giving prom
inent place to the productions and encour-
aging the free expression of the ideas of
men imbued with n true art spirit, antago-
nistic as it may be to that of the ruling
men in the Academy. However, while the
Society of American Artists was founded in
moment of reaction, caused by illiber-
ality on the part of the Academy, and to
further the interests Of the younger men
who had returned from q course of for
eign study, or who were still abroad, its
management is now asserted to have fallen
almost entirely into the hands Of clique.
The members of this, it is claimed, are act
ing toward some Of thoir fellows in the new
movement somewhat in the same spirit
with which the Academy treated the
founders of the new society. 1t is the old
story OF the Puritans leaving England on
account Of religious persec ution, and on
their firm settlement as community driv-
ing from among them, by even more fierce
and cruel measures the Quakers. Now, the
society has donea good work, and we hope
will do more, but it must continue to be
liberal, and admit as many as possible of
the paintings Of non-members, who being
young and vigorous, will do themselves and
their country credit. We do not think that
open exhibitions should be held, but all
painters who may be regarded as influencing
the present tendencies Of American art
should be invited to submit works to the
iurv
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
The Great Storm in Europe.

For the past two or three days we have
been noting the weather conditions on the
British coasts with special interest. On the
morning Of the Goth the HEnAID Weather
Bureau cabled storm warning to London,
which predicted the arrival on the Central
and Northern Atlantic coasts Of Europe Of
o storm which would be attended by gales,
rain and snow, between the 25th and 28th-
that is to say, the storm movement over the
coasts would occur during the interval
marked by these dates, both inclusive We
print this morning special despatch from
London announcing the remarkable fulfil
mentof the prediction, together with de.
tails confrmatory thereof which come in
our general cable dispatches. The storm
arrived on the day named in our warming,
and is abating toward the date mentioned
as limiting its duration in Western and
Central Europe. But it's progress has
been marked by frightful ravages, and in
some places its force is characterized as un-
exampled. Anything moro tragic than the
death Of the priests in their ruined churches
in Italy cannot well be imagined. They
were crushed out OF life by the debris
of falling roof and vault. with the
words Of prayer on their lips and
amid their trembling and wounded
focks Then there are the awful
scenes Of wreck on the coasts and devasta-
tion in the interior. The deluging rain
swelled the rivers into irresistible volumes
of water which swept away everything that
impeded their furious progress The trans
atlantic movement of American storms has
once more received q terrible illustration.
Yet we have no doubt the savans (?) who
have been straining their wits to find proofs
to the contrary will continue to ignore such
facts and comfort themselves with the hope
that they may die before they are found
out. They must sacrifice their vanity or
yield to journalism the field of progressive
scientific inquiry.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
A Good Bill.

bill was introduced in the Legislature
yesterday to prohibit tho adulteration Of
milk, which is intended to make the exist.
ing statutes against the sale of adulterated
or impure milk more direct and effective.
One OF its provisions pronounces oil milk
obtained from animals fed on any substance
in state of putreiaction or fermentation TO
be impure and unwholesome milk, within
the meaning of the act. The bill will no
doubt become law; but IL ought not to
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

monuments will soon initiate Truth in rising
again from their crushed condition and be
replaced in the stata quo ante bellaun
1t is needless to remind our readers that
there are two sides to this Venezuelan busi-
ness. and that great deal can be and will
be said adverse to the claims Of Guzman
Blanco to be regarded as the regenerator
and guardian angel of his country.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

THE WEATHER.-IIigh pressures have re-
placed the areas of low barometer at all points
east Of the Mississippi River. The storm centre
which on Wednesday night was northward of
Maine has moved rapidly into the ocean and
is followed by decidedly high pressure
The snowfall of the departing disturb
ance fingers on the coast, but il rcccd.
ing eastward. In tho West and Northwest
however, the barometer is falling briskly, with
snow through the Red River and Missouri val
lcys. Warm winds and rain prevail over tho
Yellowstone region, causing . rapid melting
Of the SHOWS and threatening danger
GUS frcshe,s. The ice in tho Tongue
and Yellowstone rivers IL breaking up
undcr the influence of the thaw. The pressure
Is also falling, with rain, on tho Oregon and
Washington sections OF the Pacific coast aud
eastward. A well defined disturbance is now
advancing from that region into the Upper
Missouri Valley. Winds arc northwestery Oh
the New England and Middle Atlantic coasts,
southwcstcrly to westerly, but likely to change
TO southeastcrly and southerly, over the lakes,
northcrly TO northeastcry OH the South
Atlantic and Eas. Gulf coasts, southeasterly
over the West Gulf and through the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri valleys Temperatures
nre rising in the West, but are quite
low In Manitoba and the Canadas. They
have fallen over the Middle States and south
ward, but will rise to-day through the Missis-
sippi Valley. The weather in New York and
js vicinity to-day will be cold and fair or clear.
Tomorrow it will be warmer, with increasing
cloudincss
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

withstanding this the authorities in Brook
lyn have found that about one-third of these
children went to school just as usual, and
the seeds of disease were spread with
little less energy than if all the children
had gone-but sufficiently.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

The INDICTMENT, i'll obedience TO the instruc-
tons Of United States Judge Rives, of five Of the
State judges of Virginia for failure to place col
ored men on juries, brings up in new form the
old conflict of federal versus State authority.
Some interesting legal questions are involved in
the
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

THE BURNING OF ANOTHER STABLE yesterday
morning and the destruction Of number Of
valuable horses show the necessity for the
exercise of the greatest possible vigilance in
these establishments. One lesson Of this kind
ought to have been sufficient.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

By a STRICT PARTY voTE the House Of Rep
resentatives ordered yesterday that Mr.. Seward
be brought before its bar for contempt in re-
fusng TO produce the records of his office before
one of its committees. If he persists in his re-
1usal he will of course be held in the custody of
the Sergeant-at-Arms, but tho period of his i'm
prisonment will expire with the session.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

The YOUNG DOCTORs who were graduated
yesterday by the Bellevue Hospital Medical
College need not be apprehensivc in regard to
obtaining good practice. The swill milk
dealers and the Street Cleaning Bureau will see
that they have enough to do
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

ALTHOUGH the select committee on the ven-
tilaton of the hall of the House of Representa-
tives advised the removal Of the members desks
rs a sanitary measure the House determined to
sacrifice pure air at the shrine of comfort, and
keep the desks. II they keep the moral
atmosphere all right the country will DO
satisfied.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

Few WILL QUESTION the justice OF the YER
dict Of guilty in the case Of Buel, who has been
Oh trial for the murder Of Catharine Richards at
COOperstown. A new trial is, however, asked,
upon some technical grounds.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

WALL STREET. YEsrERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was active and feverish, closing however.
very strong. Government bonds were strong,
States quiet and railroads irregular. Money on
call was easy at pig a 3 per cent, advanced
later to 6 and closed at per cent
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

CHANGE for the better has taken place ut
Blissville. Sheriff Rushmore has succeeded in
suppressing the ruffianly element there and the
quarantine regulations are vigorously enforced.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

GENERAL BUTLER's ANNOUNCEMENT that no
Is leaving Congress never to return will be re-
ceived with regret. What will Congress be
without the Essex statesman?
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

The APPLICATION Of Captain Blair's wife for
divorce indicates that she has approved the
findings of the court martial in his case. Jt
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

DIR. LAMBERT has at last succeeded in OBJ
tanning bail, the amount required having been
reduced from twenty-five to five thousand dol
lara
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
II RIPPLE SH e e T
NEW YORK. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY rs. 1879.

The probabilities are that The ,ceather in Ne,o
York and its vicinity to-day sciH be cold and fair
Or clear. Tomorrow sriH be aoarn,er, acih i,s-
creasing clostdiness.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

THE TELLER COMMITTEE seems to enjoy the
thing. 1t wants to sit all summer.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

BOULEVARD PROPERTY, judging from the real
estate sales yesterday, is not much of bonanza.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-26
A WOMAN FATALLY BURNED
DonaldsOnuiilc Chief.1

Last Saturday evening a terrible
accident occurred at the rectOry Of,
the Catholic Church in this town. A
colored woman named Ann, employed
as a servant at the rectory, was stand
ing with her back to the fireplace,
ironing clothes, when her dress caught
fire and in a very few moments she
was enveloped in flames. Father
Cuppens was quickly at hand, and
tearing off his cassock he threw it
around the woman, extinguishing the
flames as promptly as it was possible
to do, but not in season to save her life,
her injuries being so severe that she
died a fewhours after the accident. Fa-
ther Cuppens suffered for his bravery
and presence of mind by having his
arm seriously burned, causing him so
much pain that he was unable to
officiate at the services of the church
for several days afterwards. We are
glad to learn, however, that the
injured member is rapidly improving
and that the reverend gentleman is
again able to perform his ministerial
duties. The unfortunate woman
whose life was sacrifced9by this
lsmentable accident was buried in the
Catholic cemetery the day following
her death.