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The New York herald., 1879-02-08
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THE BROADWAY RAILROAD.

In an interview with Mr.. d. X. Mangam of the
Broadway and Seventh Avenue Horse Car Company
in relation to the projected running of cars along
Broadway to South Ferry, HERALD reporter OBJ
tanned the following interesting facts:-
REpoRrER-Of what benefit will the proposed line
be other than an additional line Of communication
with the uptown districts? !?
MI. MANGAM-It will be Of immense benefit in this
way:-when the consent OF the property owners is
obtained and the road built the company intends to
take up the track Church street. giving perfectly
clear passage for the accommodation Of wagons.
trucks and carriages. The Bleecker street track
that now is laid in Crosby, Elm and Ann streets.
and which Broadway Bleecker street. will
also be torn up. The very fact of street
ming on Broadway will do away with the stages that
now block up that thoroughfare and the clearing of
the two streets running parallel with it will tend to
divert traffic into them. thus equalizing
possible the number of vehicles using the three
routes
REpoRrER-How would the building of the road
affect uptown residents on the east side, who do
business down near the battery?
Mr. MANGAM-In this way. The company is per-
fectly willing to make an arrangement with the
Madison and Fourth Avenue Company to form
junction at Union square, so that the Fourth Avenue
cars could be down to the South Ferry the
same track the Seventh Avenue line from Four
tcenth street.
REpoRrER-From what you say there to be
many advantages attending the completion of the
Broadway line but how do the business people
along the line regard 1t?
Mr. MANGAM-The consent of every storekeeper
could be had inside of u week.
The reporter called on Mr.. j. W. Foshay president
of the company, to ascertain his views the
to be adopted for the cars to reach Fulton ferry
when the Crosby and Elm street tracks would be
taken up. Mr.. Foshay said that ii was undecided
to whether the cars would run down Ann or Beekman
street. and limited that permission ght be obtained
go through Fulton street from the ot Broad
way. As the other lines use Church street as far
Chambers no alteration will be made below that
street. but in Church above Chambers and i'll Greene
the frark will bc ramo we'd
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sp--Thwnrt.hip bulkheads The line is the fore
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ap--Thwnrtship bukheads The centre line Is the fore
aud aft bulklcad.
MIR. Wizard handed to the reporter the above sketch
and continued IL do not think that longitudinal
bukheaos would be needed for strength in composite
ships IT, however, they were inserted in the plan.
should have two Of them in every vessel--one over
each keelson. The engraving published in the
HERALD on Wednesday sufficiently illustrates my
meaning. Between the transverse bulkheads, which
would he retained, of course. the line of the longi-
tudnal could be straight an obtuse angle at the
forward bnlkhead affordng tho change of
direction necessary in order for them to
meet at the stem. Tho objection to these
double longitudinal bukheads Is that they would
neccssitate an increased number of hatchways. On
ships composed entirely OF iron they would afford
needed increase OF fore and aft strength. Composite
ships could be made strong enough without them"
Has the efficiency Of composite ships been prac-
tically testedP'
"Thc idea is growing in favor. az is shown by the
crude plan OF pankiug iron hulls. There good
many composite ships afoat similar to those which
propose and more are being built. The novelty in my
project consists In the noncontnuity OF the fore and
aft strength.
.of what would the bulkheads be builtY'
"The cross bulkheads could be of iron. II would
be preferable to have the fore and aft of wood
The New York herald., 1879-02-08
WOODEN VERSUS IRON SHIPS.

WOODEN VERSUS lkoS shifo
To THE EpIToR OF THE HERALD
This question has occupied your columns for some
time and much to your credit. The superior Ion
gevity and safety of wooden ships has been well
demonstrated by long experience. There are to my
certain knowledge ships now in existence that were
built at Philadelphia by Stephen Girard and other
merchants in the early days of the independence of
the United States, and their hulls sound to-day
and will remain so for many years to COME Can as
much be said about iron ships and vessels? think
not. it is a well known fact that iron
vessels will corrode very fast and more par
ticularly in salt water Many iron vessels
are condemned every year as absolutely unworthy
of repair as they are not like wooden ships the
plankng and tmbers Of which can be easily removed
and u ssey ythy are all the rvas
loose, the ship springs leak and down she goes.
There is no way in which leak In an iron hull can be
stopped up while at sea.
was in the ship Xenophon. of Sag Harbor. in 1885.
bound homeward from the Pacific Ocean. When off
Cape Horn she sprung a leak i'll the bow. and on
animation we found the ends of the planking had
started from the stem. We put into the crcvice
part of stave, and Succeeded in calking it up so
thoroughly that continued our voyage and
arrived in safety. Had the Xenophon been an iron
ship we undoubtedly would have found watery
grave. Iron vessels are without exception very un-
healthy, especially in low ATTITUDES, there is no
way to clean their bilges which very soon get
choked with coal dust. The watertight bulk kheads
might more properly be called merely bracing bulk
heads the object of which is to prevent iron ship
from twisting up like u snake wooden ship, II
properly constructed will not do so, and If into
her tlmbers will in most cases be only splintered
and such ugly hole will be made as in iron. The
hole can generally be planked over or stopped with
sail. A wooden ship will float long time with
hole in her bottom that would sink an iron one in
few moments. In the majority OF cases in which
come total loss. 1t is not with wooden ships.
They generally saved and II broken up their
debris is washed ashore and may be again used in
many ways. The iron vessel when wrecked is OF no
further to God man. j. L. l..
The New York herald., 1879-02-08
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

BRowS-CocHRAN.-On Thursday. February G. at
the Church of ST. Mary the Virgin. New York. by the
Rev Thomas Mckee Brown, SARAH A., daltg htcr Of
the Hon. Robert Cochran. OF White Plains, TO WILSON
BROWN, OF Middlcfown, Pa.
UASDiIY- -HoRsMAN.-Fcbruary G. at the residence
of the brides brother Il. l. Horsman, Brooklyn, by
the Rev stephen L. Holmes Mount Vernon. y. ".
Joux X. HASpLEY to JENNIE A., youngest daughter
of the late Edward l.. Horsman. OF Brooklyn. No
cards.
JoaNsoS--HuFf.-On February G, at the residence
of the brides parents. 10y the Rev. a. j. Palmer.
SAMUEL X. JOHNSON to MARY HUFF. both of New
York
TALLMApoE--vAS KLrEoK.-At Poughkeepse.
Wednesday. 5th. by the Rev. A. p Van Gicson, ID. d..
WILLIAM II. TALLMADoE to JULIA, daughter of the
late Albert Van Klceck.
The New York herald., 1879-02-08
PROTECTING THE HARBOR.

Mayor Cooper received visit yesterday afternoon
from the Pilot Commissioners who came to protest
against the dumping of garbage and other refuse in
the harbor The Commissioners stated that they had
frequently brought the matter in question to the
notice of former chief magistrates and especially to
the attention of exNayors Ely and Wick hahn. nut
effective opposition to the action of the street Clean
inu Bureau had ever been made A bill had been
framed which. 1t adopted by the Legislature. would
prevent the use of the bay as dumping ground.
The Mayor promised to give all the aid In his power
to this movement for the protection Of the ciys in
tercsts
The New York herald., 1879-02-08
A NEW MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

Mr. George Wilson. secretary of the Chamber Of
Commerce. informed yesterday from Washing
ton that the Ways and Means Committee had agreed
the bill transferring the site of the old Post Office
on Nassau street. between Cedar and Liberty. to the
Chamber of Commerce for the sum of S2jO,ODJ.
One Of the members OF the Chamber remarked
when spoken to the subject 1.-THE New York
Chamber of Commerce did noble work LAST summer
for the relief the yellow fever sufferers South, and
the members of Congress from that section, to show
their gratitude. supported the measure of helping
the merchants to good quarters. There is consid-
erable rejoicing among the merchants at the pros
pect of a Chamber of Commerce.
The New York herald., 1879-02-08
CHARLES w. PONTEZ DEAD.

The case OF Charles W. Pontcz indicted for COM
plcity in the $4,000 check forgery on the Union
Trust Company is forever removed from the calen-
dar by his death yesterday ut the residence of Mrs
Ayng, In Fourteenth street, where he has been v-
ing since his trial. in November. Upon that trial The
jury divided. standing six for conviction and
six for acouittal.
The New York herald., 1879-02-08
THE LATE TREASURER POWELL.

The flags of the city of Brooklyn were displayed at
half mast yesterday mark of respect to the
ory of the late County Treasurer and ex-Mayor
Samuel s. Powell. Mayor Howell called a special
meeting of the Common Council to be held this af-
ternoon in reference to giving hitting expression to
the respect in which the memory OF the deceased
Official is held In the afternoon the Board of Super
visors will also meet and make arrangements for at
tending the funeral, which will take place at the
Washington Avenue Methodist Church at two o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. The remains will be inferred
in onlC CemefnrX.
The New York herald., 1879-02-08
THE CoLoN's BULKHEAD DOORS.

To THE EDITOR OF THK HEIiAI.D:-
Your articles on Safety at Sea" contain very
timely suggestions. In his interview with your re-
porter Mr.. Brooks, the chief engineer of the Colon
failed to state the doors in the bukhcad between
the bunkers aud the freight room are always open.
The ship carries coal for the round trip. The
punkcrs are thus completely full at starting. Tho
stokcrs begin to use the coal at the after end OF the
The New York herald., 1879-02-08

door There is no way to get at the doors except by
shifting the cargo in the freight ROOM The only
time that the doors shut is when the snip Is
homeward bound and then only In order to keep the
heat from the fruit. which is carried IN the holu.
They never screwed tight. .
These statements also apply to the steamship nca-
pulco, of the same line. COAL PASSEi"
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28
pLErRo.PyEUMoNL4 or CATTLE.

TIE CuArRNAY OF TIE MASSACHUSETTS BOARD 9F
INVESTIGATION SAYS THAT DISEASED ANIMALS
MUST BE- SLAUGHTERED.
To fAe EdttOr or rae Trtb"Hs
srg: Ihave read with care the articles published
in your paper on pleuro-pneumonia among cattle,
and from what | know Of the disease consider it
of the eravest consequence that its nature and
character should be fully understood, and the
neeuniary bearing it will have on the interests Of
the country If not immediately and fully eradi-
ca,ed. In the long run, If it 60 to the Plains, l
prophecy that in loss OF money it will exceed the
loss of our late war; and before this article closes
intend TO show It,
In MAY, 1889. Mr.. Chenery. Of Belmont, Mass
;,nnorted four Dutch COWS. Three died in June
following. The other was never sick. The Massa-
ehusetts Legislature appropriated money TO inves-
tigate the and nature OF the disease aud the
best methods of treatment. j was appointed by
Governor Banks chairman of scientific board of
experts for that purpose. The herd of Mr.. Chenery
generally had the disease and large per cent died.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28
a, 1.xs "a leave me some Sc

= ,r,sna you will have to leave me some Sc
wen ny ere care and feed Of this team" " heaVens'
eur1'! ,,d the stranger, amt the team security
man. 9 :. No sir; hay Is worth 500 ton, ana ,,
enough j.. I've that team in my care Tor week anu
you haDpeu 10 prevent yeur co'uIhE p'.n
anythl,z ho~ses and wagon wouldn't bring enough "
for ~ ~. livery bill I'D rather you'd taAs en- sonie
VIE Is b,n-nockets in the South are not empued
-...,r-ers and other deadly weapons 1t WIZ not pe
}" 80 NJ the newspaper editors of that seet'on ior
~ oonsent they are pointing morals aud adornlng
the esd that the practice or carrying coneeSien
os NAV fan into disrepute. Here is The Ae"Phis
"i.bs for example telling the plain truth In TINS
c. 4. publie sentiment in the South does not look
-, horyepce on the practice OF carrying concealed
nor is it often aroused to the point Of demand
,na, the crime Of ufe-takng be punished 1t is not
:. Nortbern custom to carry deadly weapons The man
Tins ofends is In constant fear OF the law, ana he
,vr that knowledge of the act dsgraces him in the
80 of the community IN which he hves. He Is re-
corded as little better than an outlaw. Public senti-
ME earryiag deadly weapons is the exception IN the
Eora The converse of this almost the fact In the
soutb Behold the results! Two men differ on some
trivial point heated words answered in kind; the
hinocket srrenders IT'S weapon of destruction man
a. pnrdered aud anOtberif he escapes the ga0Ws, as
isa 10 dos followed through life by the
have always been pretty well-heeled' Have they
turned their hippOcke6 inside out and proved 10
seepca world that their only weapons OF defence are
fheir Ink-hOTns and shearsg
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28

Those that apparently recovered lived till the
Autumn of 1861 and were killed by US. Those ami
mails which apparently recoyercd, in his and other
herds had left in their lungs dead Jumps inelosed
in cysts from the size Of mans ist to the size OF
peck measure. | traced e5eTy animal from Dir.
Chenery's herd to the other diseased herds, and
in every instance where diseased animal went
into healthy herd that herd contracted toe disea5
and large per cent Of the animals dled ii
left, were slaughtered by No herd in the
State ever had the disease except it could he
and was traced directly indirectly. to Mr.
Chenery's herd. Ever animal from every diseased
herd was traced, and every herd into which such
animal was introduced, whether that animal or the
herd showed signs of disease or not. was slaugh-
tered. In that way every vestige OF the disease
was blotted out in this Co nmOnweslth. She had
the bravery to do it, and the money 70 pay for H.
and thereby consulted her own interest ana the
welfare of her sster States.
The time Of incubation. as near as we could learn
was from three to SIX or eight weeks. How long
those large diseased Jumps could transmit the dis
ease it was impossible for to tell. So we allowed
no animal to live which had ever come in contact
with any animal which ever had had the disease
We were constantly annoyed by the qnesuons
What is the treatmentT hat has Oeeh me
effect of incubation y Our answer was VINO
caTesi The best treatment is TO Kill the disease
by killing the exposed animals. incubation and
treatment are to be discussed only after We have
been foolish enough to let the disease become es-
tablished beyond eradication.' Any State which
allows the disease to go uninvestigated and une-
Iadicated shows q want of intelligence or want OF
puck and is regardless of her duty TO her SISTERS
Let the disease once be established on our Western
prairies and it will be a permanent monument OF
our ignorance and imbecllity. As far az we can
Judge from its action here from 30 20 30 per cent
will die and ninetenths Of the remainder VIII carry
those diseased humps to the day of their death from
+l,s. 81 In LET fhp
wien they sit down to a beefSteak IN the morning
that there is more than an equal chance the
animal from which il came had one or more OF
those dead fostering Jumps which have described
in its lungs which will be the If the disease Is
allowed to go West. / trust every State Ia the
Union Will look this subect squarely in the face
and assume its responsibilities. The danger OF
transmitting this disease from Massachusetts was
slight compared with many cher States We inl-
port other States export, cattle.
ORAMEL MARTIN, NJ. ID.
Forester Mass, March %. 1879.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28
A CODE COMPROMISE.

SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED.
lPnoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, March 27.-The lawyers of the State
will undoubtedly hear with great qualification that the
long conflict over the new Codes s at an end 1t was
ended by a compromise between the friends and OFpO
neuts OF the Some time AGO Mr. ThroOp and
Mr. EmOtt, tie authors Of the Code OF Civil Pro
cedure, met David Dudley Field aud other
opponents OF that Code. to learn If some
basis OF compromise could not be found The
compromise just been accomplished and was made
public TODAY. Mr. Field and hts party agree 90 accept
the Code OF Civil Procedure, and 10 make more resist
anoe to the enactment into Law OF the nine additional
chapters before the Assembly In return for this
action Messrs ThrOop and Emott to accept several
amendments to the Code OF Civil Procedure. They asO
accept Mr. Fields Code Of Criminal Practice. and put
aside one Of their which has already been intro
iced the senate. Mr Feld's code was written
twenty-five years that he agrees To accept certain
amendments To lt wLioh will be proposed BY Aoesrs
Throop aud EnOtt All the Codes are to be revised by
the lawyers named and presented to the Legislature on
or before MAY Of the present year. Probably the Gov
ernOF will withdraw MS opposition when he thus sees
the oonHicting interests harm0uiBed.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28
PUBLIC OPINION.

There Is no doubt the Democrats have been
losing enough votes OF lato Go make Republican vic
tory in the state beyond all question: Cleveland
Herald ltep.l
The Democratic partys record is pretty nearly
bad that J. Tiiden; and perhaps il Is
the force occult sympathy which acts IN favor
OF the eternal fitness OF Things" and points HIM
a proper standard bearer. milwaukee, sentinel Qsep)
The Solid South is not the result of recon-
structOn and Republican rule. Ii Il due To the viola
ton OF the Constitution and the laws 10 the shotgun
and 10 VI Toss OF eInpOymei T. aud 10
rOrzatioH.-l Lafayette (Ind-) Journal (RePJ
As a Democrat, we believe with all our
soul IN the doctrine OF local seligO crnmelt and
view with regret IL not with alarm. any encrOachnot
how ever sgh upon that doctrine by any Ocer agent
act or law OF the Federal Government Wilmington
N. C. A sun (lemJ
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28


CTEEVFR-In Brooklyn. March 26. Charles North only
chli ~ !. G. r. and Mary II. Cheever, aged years
months ami II days. - .o
FaneIa services AT 5 Cntons Friday. March IS at 430
UTRD-On March o. 1879. Jessie A. eldest daughter OF
William b. Hurd. aged - months ami "a DAYS.
Fpper services at residence OF ner father 80 Bedford
ave Brooklyn. FRI tsy evening, March 2S. at 100
The remains be Danbury, Conn., for internent
saturday morning.
KEELER-In Ridgeaed Conn. March &C. Russell B Keeler
aged 70 years. . -,
Funeral Friday. ZSSh INST, at D. n al Consregaoua
Church.
PFTERSON-On the 27th inst Of pneumonia William y Pet
ers0n 10Th OF his at his residence 100 last
atBth-st.
Funeral services the house sunday at 800 y. m.
Relatives friends the Veteran Corps anf Company y o
tine 9TH y G. - ny snd the General society OF
Mechanics aud Tradesmen, are Invited ID dttsIt.
ROWAN-On Wednesday. 26th inst, Charles 3. Rowan.
Funeral services OF his father James Rowan
-titrs, y. J.. VI FRIDAY. AZ 1880 p. N.
Train from foot Of Chamb Erie Railroad at 1l30
A. m. No flowers.
rNDERHlLI-on Tuesday March 25 1879, Eliza wife Of
Abraham UnderhL .,
attend the funeral at her ate residence
I33 Lexington Friday, Zsth tnst, at lO.3O a. m
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28
NEWARK METHODIST CONFERESCE.

PORT JERvIs, n. j., March 27.-The TWEEN
tysecond annual session Of the Newark Methodist Epis
cOpal Conference begun here yesterday Blshop
Stephen VI. Merrill, Of Cincinnati, presiding
At the this morning the Bishop appointed the
Revs Drs Bertne Dunn and McKeown, and the Revs'
Messrs Harris. speneyer, Keyes and Monroe TO pre-
pare report on worldly amusements. Presiding Elder
Van Horn OF the Newark District reported that the
salaries OF most OF ministers the district had been
reduced. During the year iarge sums ~ money were
raised nv tie several churches in aid Of the yellow lever
sufferers In the South. The interest Ia the sNo-
iect Of temperance had greatly increased inc
Rev DR.. Hunt who recently appointed aseuI
Of the Book Concern in HewYork, 70 nj the vacancy
caused By the death OF the Rev. Dr. Nelson, was miro
duced and made q short address upon the work OF thc
publication house. The Rev. DR.. a. L. Brlce con,
dc uned the use srnsatiO al novels IN sunday
brqries asked the Conference to take come acu1n
in ne The annual Missionary sermon was de-
lrvered This afternoon by the Rev. Thomas H. Llidoh
The anniversary Of the Conference MISSIONARY eocey
was &c ebrat O. III the evening, the speakers DelnE
Rishop Merrill the Rev Dr. r L. Dashie, one OF the
Missionary Secretaries Of the Parent Society and Others
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28
MR.. BURBANK,S RECITALS.

Mr.. A. P. Burbank gave the first of three
recitas yesterday afternoon Chickerng Hau Read
ings are generally bore, but Mr.. Burbank gives
them nothing could be delightful, full dra
msIic Of the pieces which he reads. The
play which he selected for yesterdays recital was Rip
Van Wnke" In his reading OF IT, he followed Mr.. JET
ferson closely though II a servile copy Of the
impersonatiOn OF delightful actor He did not give
the play IN fun, but only parts OF it, chiefly hiP.
speeches, and such other parts Of the play as
are essential for the understanding OF the
work But he preserved in an extraor-
binary degree the spirit of the piece and for those who
for one reason another cannot witness Mr. JeersOns
exquisite impersonatOn OF the part. there Is IN
which they could half well enjoy the most conspicu
ous beauties Of the piece by hearing Mr. Burbank
read it, His next reading will take place Monday
afternoon next when he will read selections from BOuc
cault's -haughraun." TBe Man OAirlie," Col.
Sellers" Joshua wkitcomb." aud other pieces
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, MARCH ss, 1879

rial and Mr. Holahans resolutions for the appointment
OF special committee TO investigate the charges made
by Gumbleton against fhe Governor. unanimous
decision reached that the appointment Of special
committee should be opposed by tue attending
the conference Ia lieu OF this course IL was resolved
that reference Of the matter to the Judiciary Com
m.tee should be advocated. Tue Judiciary Committee
Is also TO be limited 10 reporting upon tho expedency
and prOprety OF the Assembly thus Indirectly nveSti-
eating the Governors conduct IN removing Gumbleton
fhe right Of petition. IL thought, must be reeog-
nzed. The GumbetOn memorial Will be supp essed
n the members attending the conference can have
their way. IL Is not all improbable that motion
VIII be made 90 lay both the memorial and resolution
for the appointment Of special committee on the table
indefnilely
New-York tribune., 1879-03-28
MCSTC AND THE DR1MA.
90 WHIAiS y

Mr.. Stanley McKenna's play, 4" Whims," was
brought out last night at Fifth Avenue Theatre IT
was not brilliant The plot Of the piece has
nothing much Of " eoBtemporaneOus" or even OF any
other sort Of human interest, ana the dialogue, while
It was sometimes funny and often clever after fash
iOn was not possessed OF any especial merit. 1t may
be that the piece will rn-pieces Of the sort
often debut it viii add nothing Of lustre to our
stage nor Of credit 20 tie authors name. Some
of the actors in the piece did exceedingly WELL notably
Mis- Elise wilton AdelGidc Miss Geraldine Maye as
Oliria and Mr W. ]. Gilbert Dr. Sadeye but the
piece is not one which good acting wall be likely
to make popular.