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The New York herald., 1879-08-26

in which most people of the better
class are engaged, in the hope of becoming
financially the equals of some OF their ac-
quaintances. Men and women of small
means but high aspirations and cultured
tastes may be numbered by tens OF thou
sands in and about New York, and within
view of Injuries which they may see but
not grasp and enjoy their tastes are allowed
to dominate their reason to an extent that
is morally dangerous and almost criminal.
A slight reduction of income, the prospect
of being compelled to be less prominent In
their ''set" in society, seem to these peo-
pie the most dreadful of earthly ills. 1t is
time that this lack of mental and moral
balance should be rectified, and the warn
ings OF what may follow in case OF neglect
are frequently to be found at the Morgue
and in the lasting miseries of estimable
families suddenly bereaved.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
Plain Words from headquarters.

The Albany Argus announces with the
voice Of authority-frst, that Governor Rob-
inson is candidate for denomination.
which is hardly news, for the Governor told
HERALD correspondent the same thing
some weeks ago; and, second, that Mr.. Til
den stands by him and considers him the
best candidate. We regret to see that the
Argus is little excited on this subject. 1t
writes:-''The talk about Mr.. Tilden IA
voring any other candidate than Mr.
Robinson is the very bosh of bosh. He be-
lieves Mr.. Robinson the strongest man with
the people. He believes Mr.. Robinson
stronger because of the opposition of bully
ing threateners and silky schemers than he
was before they showed their hands. He
believes such opposition makes a man
stronger with voters than any support of
such elements can ever make him. He
even goes SO far as to believe that the party
is bound by manhood and its own self
respect and integrity to renominate Mr..
Robinson, now that the party's right to its
own liberty of action has been struck at in
the person of Mr.. Robinson. Mr.. Tilden
has uC no tlIue buOuRub VI any OtutI CduQl-
date than Mr.. Robinson"
Well, the HlRALD remarked the other day
that the democratic quarrel would not be
settled until after the republicans had made
their nominations Evidently the Argus
supports Governor Robinson and the Gov
ernor's friends mean to make o fight for
him in the Convention. 1t is very pretty
quarrel, and it threatens to be big fight
if the men who are talking may be believed.
But it is an old saying that the democrats
fight before the Convention and vote
together afterward. Perhaps it will be so
this time. Meantime both the factions pro-
test with great vehemence and occasional
bursts Of eloquence
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

tion, and whoever has by hard work earned
and by economy saved little money will
be tempted by newspaper reports and by
a too general example to try to in
crease it largely and rapidly by
putting it into ''stock" of some
kind. and especially mining stock. We
advise everybody to be careful. There are
no doubt good mines, but there are cer-
tainly great many worthless ones, and
great many more of which nobody
knows whether they are going to turn out
well or poorly and these last two kinds are
the ones most easily bought by the mex
perienced.
If any farmer or planter has done so we'll
this year that when he has sold his crops
he finds himself with money to spare, let
him buy land. That is still cheap almost
everywhere, and it is always safe to own
real estate bought cheaply or at fair price
in well settled and law respecting COM
munity. We should not advise any one to
buy land either in Mississippi or California
at this time. The people of those States
do not seem to think much of the laws, or
of the rights of others, and it is as well to
keep away from there until they get done
shooting.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
San Francisco Quiet.

San Francisco is reported quiet again.
But what melancholy spectacle society
in that Western metropolis presents to the
rest Of the world! A preacher and jour-
nalist scold at each other, the one in his
journal, the other from his pulpit, until
finally one calls the other out of his church
and shoots him. Then comes the preach
ers son, also clergyman, and addressing
an excited mob, urges it to await the action
of the law, but if the law fails to hang the
assassin Of his father then he asks the mob
to "kill him, or help me kill him.
The Mississippi bull-dozing and assassina-
ton are irritating enough, but surely this
report Of a clergyman calling upon mob
to help him kill somebody goes step be-
yond the "Yazoo plan" What sort Of
people are they who can listen to the Sun
day instructions of clergyman who openly
announces his desire to kill a fellow
being? What kind of society has grown
up on the Pacific side, which toler-
ates such indecencies as preceded this
ceeded it, in this address of a young clergy
man to mob? There is something pain
fully disreputable, something savoring of
shocking and vulgar recklessness and con-
tempt for even low standard of Christian
morals, in the whole of this business but
particularly in the last phase of it. 1t may
be true that the Chinese in California are
bad, but the principal actors in this vulgar
and indecent tragedy are men for whom
any decent and reputable Christian society
has more cause to blush than respectable
Cinnamon have to be ashamed Of even the
lowest of their people. And these men, whom
California society seems to encourage and
sustain, are, the one a journalist and the
other two lergymen-members, that is to
say, of two professions whose especial and
sacred duty it is to advocate moderation in
life aud language, decency, observance of
the laws, and imitation of the mild and
blameless life OF Jesus.
If the people of California have not self
respect enough to purge society OF such
men; if society is so debased out there
as to continue to accept such men as public
teachers, Southern men may justly say that
we of the North have at least one State in
which social degradation has spread more
widely and sunk more deeply than even in
poor Mississippi.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
The Suicide Mania.

Within forty-eight hours at least three
respectable persons, none of whom seem to
have been conscience haunted, have COM
mtted suicide near New York. Each had
private troubles that were doubtless very
annoying, but it is startling to see men and
women of character seeking refuge from
troubles, not irremediable, by method so
terrible as that OF suicide. The recent and
sudden increase in the number of suicides
has doubtless had something to do with
these la,er cases by familiarizng people
with practice which once was regarded
with utter horror Another and more
powerful cause of many suicides, however,
is doubtless the intensity OF the strife
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
Kalloch's Wound.

Mr.. Kalloch's wound may add chapter
to the history of capricious or detected
missiles. Judged on the simple statements
of the case thus far received it seems some
what surprising that the wound did not
prove immediately mortal. He was shot
with pistol said to carry ga large slug"
and he was fired at from the window of q
carriage drawn up at the curbstone, while
he was on the sidewalk-say o distance of
the lead had, of course, great penetrating
power, and might have been expected to go
completely through the man, or at least to
appear under the dorsal muscles, if it had
continued its career through his body in
the line in which it was flying when it hit
him. But how could it have continued its
flight in that direction and not have
killed him Immediately? 1t penetrated
the breast, as reported, just above
the heart, and all that region is
filled with large vessels, the cutting of
any one Of whith would be as fatal as cut
ting the heart itself Even if one of the
little bullets such as Lillian Duer uses
snouiu pass through Shere "hu Ho' oPeh uh
artery or a vein it would be strange but
for ''large slug" to make that journey and
leave the vessels intact is decidedly more
than strange. 1t may turn out that the
slug did not enter the cavity OF the chest;
that piercing his clothing and the muscles
on the chest it hit rib at happy angle
and was detected from its murderous
direction. In this case it might pass around
and be found close to the surface of the ribs
under his arm. Or if it certainly pene-
trated the walls of the chest it may have
been turned from its course by impinging
on the upper or lower edge of rib and SO
have been sent into neighborhood where
its presence would be less Immediately
perilous.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

tain TO arouse the North, not to unconstitu-
tional action, but to union for self-pro-
lection. If Mississippi and half dozen
other Southern States could this year be
swept by Independents or republicans,
far from injuring the democratic party next
year, this would help it to carry a much
larger number of electoral votes in the
North. The ''solid South" is not natural
phenomenon, now that those States have
been restored to self-government. 1t is not
worth while for any Southern or Northern
democrat to hope to persuade the North
that it is: And it is the greatest folly in the
world for the Northern democrats to foster
and count upon the solid South. If they
were wise they would insist on an imme-
date and decided break in the Southern
line.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
SUMMER RESORTS
coNEY ISLAND.
coNEx ISLAND. Aug'

CoSEx ISLAND. August 25 1879.
Prince Louis Sapirka has come all the way from
Russia to Manhattan Beach.
Baron Gotter is also at the Manhattan from Berlin
His wife is with him.
Charlie Backus. his wife, his baby and his nurse
all registered ut Brighton Beach.
Rose Coghlan engaged rooms there to-day.
Leonard jerome and Commodore Mcvickar arrived
this morning at the same hotel.
Mr.. Blenkenhorn, of the Third National Bank was
at Cables to-day. So Mr.. John C. Burne. the
architect.
Umbrellas and wraps were the prevailing fashion
among the stroers before the storm fairly set
in.
Dr. H. E. Massukot. United States Army. is at
Cables
One Of the musical gems of the day, which was
heartily enjoyed by the few who bravod the weather.
was Michaels Turkish ReveiAe.' as performed by
request by Zaulig's orchestra at the Sea Beach
Palace.
An excursion from Holyoke. Mass. brought over
seven hundred people. including the Holyoke Base.
ball Club. to the island yesterday.
After threatening flood all day the clouds opened
little before six o'clock this afternoon and flooded
almost everything on the island. The few visitors
who had for the day scattered in haste. and ths
boarders sought the inside in the hotels The
rest of the evening bids fair to be quiet is
possible for Coney Island to be except in the
dead Of winter.
Among the recent transient visitors to the island
have been United States District Attorney Tenney.
Bob Furey, OF Chicago; General JameSA. Potter.
United States Army, OF Ohio; Rufus +. Andrews.
George Ticknor Curtis General Catlin of3rooklyn;
Judge McAdams, Coroner Flanagan. Judge Camp
bell, ex-County Clerk Gumbleton, "Johnny' 'Dwyer,
Z. NJ Holland. the actor; Miss Marion Delorm, Ed
ward Harrigan and Alderman Haughton.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
Nearly School Time.

Only few days will elapse before the
schools will open again, and the parents OF
the lively boy and his equally healthful
and fun-loving sister can hardly imagine
the heartsinkings that the youngsters suffer
as they contemplate the change. Whether
they have been in the country or in their
city homes these children have enjoyed two
or three months OF unlimited exercise, pure
air, unhurried meals, cool heads and cir
culations upon which no drafts too heavy
have been made. But once let the school
work begin in the manner that prevails in
all the public schools and most private in
stitutions and all this must change. Be-
tween study at home and recitations in
school the child's brain, nerves and heart
any business man there will seldom
be any time for exercise or any
spirit with which to attempt it, a
mouthful of fresh air will not be obtainable
during school hours. and all this must be
endured by the little pupil because things
are as they are, and not one person in
hundred ever dreams that the existing state
of affairs can be changed, even to save life.
Are parents again going to subject their
children to this dreary, destructive winter
routine? They should understand that no
one else will change the conditions teach
ers will be as eager as ever to stuff little
heads, and school officials will be as i'm
perturbably oblivious as ever to the fact
that their ignorance and carelessness is in
flicting irreparable damage upon the juve-
nile physique. Home tuition, small neigh
borhood classes or some other simple and
practicable improvement upon the old plan
should be devised before the force OF habit
drives the children into the old, weary,
wearing school ways that cost far more than
they are worth.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
Our Northern Neighbors.

The excitement about failing banks has
for a time subsidized in Canada, but it is
suspected that there may be further finan-
cial troubles. This would not be surpris-
ing. The relations of the British provinces
with the mother country are SO intimate
and vital that it is not to be expected that
the people of the Dominion can
escape a share of the depression
which afflicts England. If they are
wise they will prepare for period
of hard times. A good deal of their capi-
tai is English, and many of their enter
prises are controlled in England. The
present condition of Great Britain is justly
alarming to her statesmen, and it threatens
to become worse rather than better.
While the United States are just enter
ing upon renewed and, as everybody
sees, a. sound career of prosperity, all
Europe is groaning over loss of mar
kets, idle workshops and ruined crops,
and the people of the British provinces.
European in everything except situation.
and cherishing social and business relations
with Europe rather than with this conti-
nent, will suffer with their European
friends, though doubtless they would pre-
fer to prosper with their American neigh
bors.
Fortunately for the people ofthe Dominion
they have one resource which they have
known how to use in years past. When the
times get too hard with them they emigrate
to the United States. It is very
probable that as industry more and more
revives with us we shall receive constantly
increasing number of stout workingmen
and women from the British provinces.
Already Massachusetts, contains, it is said,
larger population of provincial birth
than some of the smaller provinces, and
bank failures, monetary stringency and
stagnation Of trade and industry in their
own country will constantly add to
the number of their people who
will seek within our borders happier and
more successful careers than are open/to
them at home. 1t seems pity that this
should be so, because the Dominion cannot
afford to lose population. It cannot even,
with its heavy debt and expensive govern
ment, get on we'll without large accessions
from abroad. But when men leave Europe
to settle in America they naturally come to
the United States and not to British
America, because they seek new relations
and not merely old relations on new SOIL
1t is pleasing to notice the loyalty OF the
Canadians. who cling to England at all
costs to themselves. and to whom fellow
ship in suffering and industrial prostration
will only strengthen the ties which bind
them to the mother country. While we are
sorry that they should lose, still their loss
is our gain in many ways besides the gain
of large and the most enterprising part OF
their people, who come to us for their own
and our advantage.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
THE LATE BISHOP ODENHEIMER.

The Standing Committee of the diocese of North
ern New Jersey met yesterday afternoon In Grace
church school, Newark, aud adopted resolutions
euogistic Of the late Right Rev. W. H. odenhemcr'
d. d., Bishop of the diocese. They also decided to
hold memorial service in Grace Church on tho
morning of Thursday, September q when
addresses will be delivered by other bishops aud
clorgymon. bishop SCARBOROUGH, Rev. ~ IL. Boggs,
Rev. u. A. HOFFMAN,, Mr. u o. dartnwaitc M ana mr..
and clergy on the day OF the funeral at Burlington
have prepared minute Of their work.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

THE WEATuER.--Thc cyclonic disturbance is
moving off the Middle Atlantic coast just north
of Cape Hatteras. 1t has been dissipatcd con-
siderably during its northeastward movement
from the Gulf States, but will probably redc-
vclop energy when it passes entirely into the
ocean The pressure has increased in the
Southwest and over the upper lakes.
In the Northern Missouri Valley another
fall has set in and the outlines of u
well marked depression are distinguishable
over Dakota. Rain fell in the South, Middle
Atlantic and New England States the Northern
Missouri and Mississippi valleys. In the other
sections of the country the weather was gcner-
ally fine. The temperature fell in all the dis
ticts east of the Mississippi, except ON the East
eru Gulf coast West of that river n adecidcd rise
occurred. The winds have been from fresh to
brisk on the Middle Atlantic and New England
coasts. brisk over the lakes and generally light
elsewhere. The rain is reported to have done %
great amount of damage in Pennsylvania, par
ticnlarly to railroad embankmcnts. The special
cable TO the HERALD from London states that
another storm centre has arrived ON the British
coasts. preceded by very heavy rains. 1t is likely
to prove very severe during the next two days.
The weather in New York and its vicinity to-
day will be colder and cloudy, with rains IN the
followed by clearing. Tomorrow 1t
will be cool aud fair
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
STEPHEN HYATT.

Mr.. Stephen HYATT business man Of this city.
died Saturday at his home Glenwood. on the
Hudson. Yonkers in the sxtyeighth year of his
age. He was born in Chappaqaa. and commenced
his business career in 1882 a member Of the firm
of Howes, Hyatt Co., dealers in boots and shoes.
This Arm failed during the pan of 1873. and in 1870
Mr.. Hyatt organized the New York and Boston In.
Company. He was it's first presi.
dent, and held that position until 1879 AT
the time of his death he was meEl-
ber of the Board of Directors of this company.
and the agent for the Liverpool. London and Globe
Insurance Company. During his Lifetime he was
also director in the Butchers and Drovcrs' Bank
in the Park Bank and the Hope Fire Insurance COM
pany. He was a member and vestryman of the
Little Church Around the Corner" Rev. Dr. Hough
ton. For the past few years Mr.. Hyatt has been
troubled with Brghts disease OF the Kidneys but
few days ago he attacked with typhoid fever.
from which he died. Ho leaves widow, two sons
and three daughters. His funeral will take place
this afternoon.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

ANOTHER STORM has visited our British
friends to finish up the work of destruction be-
gun earlier in the season This latest arrival
seems to he i'll no hurry to leave the islands for
the main land, and we are told that gales will
continue there to-day. If this thing keeps up
1t would be only humane act for this govern
ment to send over some pile drivers and put
down some fender piles round the islands to
keep them from gong TO pieces.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

STRIKE nearly year old, of builders in
Bristol, England, has just resulted in the subms-
sion of all the striking carpenters. Results, to
the men. ten months of idleness, which of itself is
terrible misfortune, and ten months pay; to
their wives and children, heartachcs and mis-
cries innumerable. And unless this strike diff
fered from most English efforts in the same
direction it was organized by few dema-
gogues of the type that workngmcn dub
ssleaders"
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
TRIPLE SH q e Il i.
NEW YORK. TUESDAY. AUGUST s6. 1879

The probabilities are that the aceather IN Ne,o
York and its ricinity today aciH be colder and
cloudy, aciM rains ia the morning, tollored By
clearing. Tomorrow it acH be cool and fair.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

The REPORT to the Engineers Department
upon the Notifications of New York Harbor is
In another column reduced to its bare facts.
The usual request for an appropriation is made,
probably to be cut down by heavy-headed parti-
sans in Congress, although in Europe there is no
small scacoast city that is not better protected
than the metropolis of America.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

REV. CHARLES A. CREssY, the preacher who
created so much CONSERVATION among the crack
canoeists at Lake George last month, will
paddle in the Jersey City Canoe Club regatta,
Off Pamrapo, on the 2Sth inst. Preachers in
search of muscle and inspiration for good SER
mons should be there to see-and initiate.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

HAPPY ALFONSO! He is the only European
sovereign who indulge in the luxury of
going accounting, which is his present diversion,
according to cable dispatches.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

A REORGANIZATION of the republican party in
Virginia on the basis of honest payment of the
State debt is announced. Will Virginia DEM
ocrats dodge such challenger
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

Now Ir Is FRANCE that does not approve of
American marksmen, our cOuntryman FarrOw
having just won the three leading prizes at the
great contest at Versailles.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY Tons per day is
the quantity of ashes which Inspector Conway,
of the Pilot Commission, says are thrown into
The rivers and harbor by steamboats,, tugs, &c.
Evidently another set of offenders should be
watched while the others are being punished.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
NEWPORT.

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEWPORT. r. l., August 25, 1s70
Sir Edward Thornton. the English Minister.
arrived here to-day the guest OF M. Outrey. tho
French Minister.
Mr.. Charles Bonaparte, of Baltimore, has arrived
and is the guest OF Colonel Jerome Bonaparte.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

ANOTHER BLUE MONDAY at the seaside. If
these Monday rains could only come day
earlier, how excursion hating preachers would
rejoice and call attention to the warning hand
of Providence!
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

PLANS have been filed with the Building De
partment during the week for twenty first class
dwelling houses and eight houses of flats. If
coming weeks do equally well builders will have
no reason TO grumble
The New York herald., 1879-08-26
OBITUARY.
.oNEL JOHN @. CEREMONY.

COLONEL JOHN @. CEREMONY.
Colonel John G. Cremony, well known Journalist
and author, and officer of she California Volun.
teers in the late war, died at San Francisco, Cal.
Sunday night. OF consumption. aged sixty-two.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The. market for
stocks was more active, but prices declined.
Money was steady OH call loans at seven per
cent. Government securities were steady,
while State and railway bonds were dull and
lower.
The New York herald., 1879-08-26

COOLER WEATHER has notably reduced the
daily average of new cases of fever at Mem
phis, at which news the whole country will re-
iOicc.