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The New York herald., 1879-07-08
A Grim Joke, or whats

The application of Chastine Cox, the
corpus and certiorari, on the plea that he
is ''unlawfully detained in the Tombs on
commitment by the Coroner" would appear
like grim joke but for the fact that the in
capacity by which our whole police admin
istration is marked renders it not impos-
sible for the most notorious criminals to
escape punishment through the blunders of
the authorities charged with their prose Gu
ton. We constantly find malefactors whose
guilt is fully established defeating justice
by means OF some legal quibble Of which
they are enabled to avail themselves through
the imbecility of the prosec ution. Even
Cox the self-confessed robber and mur-
derer, might possibly by such means find
way to cheat the gallows.
Such result is not, however, to be
much feared in this case Cox has made
no attempt to deny his guilt, and evil
IDENTIFY bases his hope Of saving his for
foited life on sentimentality rather than
on quibbles of law. He persistently reit-
crates the story that he had no intention Of
charming hair Of the head" Of the poor
lady who suffered death at his hands, evil
IDENTIFY hoping to create sympathy by such
a statement 1t is transparently lie upon
its face. He admits that his object in en-
tering the house was to secure the jewels
worn by Mrs. Hull and to escape. He must
have known that the jewels could be no.
where but in Mrs. Hulls bedchamber, and
he could not have been certain that she
would not have some of them on her
person in her sleep, as indeed was
actually the case. When he made up
his mind to enter his victims bedroom
in the dead of the night and to rob her
of her jewels he must have known that she
might awake. What in that event did he
intend to do? Did he mean TO be caught
and sent to State Prison, or to make good
his escape at any cost--even ut the risk of
injuring hair Of his victims head? Com
mon sense suggests that he intended to get
away with his booty. But the reply to the
question Is not lett to suggestion. Accord
ing to the rufian's confession his very FIRST
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
Five Cent Fares.

There is no foundation whatever for the
statement published in one of the city jour
nails that reduction of the fare on the
rapid transit railroads to uniform rate OF
five cents between the Battery and Harlem
has been decided upon by the companies
Mr.. Garrison says frankly that such re-
duction would not pay, because the travel
during the ten cent hours would not, in
the judgment of the managers of the roads,
be double at five cents what it now is at
ten. The subject, he says, was fully con-
sidered at the time the Five Cent Fare bill
was before the Legislature, and it was then
decided that the roads could not afford to
adopt the policy. There appears to be a
practical difficulty in the way of running
mixed trains, as they would require separate
entrances to the cars and longer platforms.
1t would be practicable to run five and ten
cent trains alternately, and this may one
day be done; but the fact that no change
whatever is intended OF even thought of at
the present time is verified by the state
ments of prominent officers of both the
roads.
We think the managers are mistaken in
supposing that the reduction to five cents
fare would not pay. The horse car lines
now make their profits during the ten cent
hours on the rapid transit lines, simply
because people going short distances or not
pressed for time will not pay ten cents
when they can travel for five. The ex-
perience of the Broadway stage lines ought
to be conclusive proof on this point. At
ten cents fare it was unusual to find
stage, at any hour of the day, with
half dozen passengers inside. At five
cents fare it is difficult matter to find
business hours with vacant seat in it.
One of the stage proprietors recently stated
that the passengers carried by his line
during one month of five cent fares were
more than quadruple the number carried
any month during the previous year at ten
cents fare. We believe that if the rapid
transit lines were to adopt a uniform five
cents rate the number of passengers carried
by them during the ten cent hours would
be nearly or quite four times as great as at
the present time. 1t is gratifying to learn
that the subjecti is constantly discussed and
weighed by the rapid transit companies,
and that they would be willing to adopt
the cheap fare policy if they could make up
their minds that it would not be too great q
pecuniary sacrifice. When the disposition
to accommodate the public exists enlighten-
ment as to the expediency of the policy
may come at any moment.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
Hebrews in Council.

The Hebrew National Convention, now in
session in this city, is well attended, and
among the delegates are representative
men of the persuasion from oil parts of the
country. The Convention speaks for the
more liberal or advanced element of Judaism
and is not looked upon with favor by the
strictly orthodox Hebrews. The immediate
object of the present gathering is to estab-
lish college in New York similar to
that now existing at Cincinnati, and conf
dence is expressed in the success of the un-
dertaking. The proceedings yesterday
report OF which will be found elsewhere
we're Of interest The principal debate was
drawn out by the introduction of the Sab
bath observance question. An effort was
made to bring the Convention to recoRni.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
A Prophet as ..Trustee in Trust,


A prophet who has an eye to the main
chance is undoubtedly creation of our
modern days. Isaiah did not ''cut up we'll,
as the profane have it, and jeremiah was as
far as possible from millionaire; Daniels
estate needed no residuary legatees. and
Jonah did not ego long" of Nineveh skies.
But the Prophet Brigham seems to have
been of more thrifty kind. He sat at the
receipt of tithes for many years and now
that he is dead his wives and his children
and his Church of LATTER Day Saints are ap-
pealing to the courts to decide what share
of the millions he pocketed shall belong
to each. The heirs of q prophet going
into court to have his estate divided,
and hiring the ''best legal talent"
to quarrel over the millions the de-
ceased saint was unwillingly forced to
leave behind him-this is surely queer
spectacle for even SO practical and money
getting an age as ours.
The Mormon organ deplores the dispute
as scandal likely to injure 1.-The Church. :"
Well, we doubt if it can hurt much. Our
thrifty age will rather incline to admire a
prophet who, with twenty wives and fifty
children and theatre Of his own, still
managed to die possessed of several mill
ions. A good many people in New York
and. London would like to know how he
did IT,
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE wAcHUsETT AGAIN AFLoAT.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

lBl IElEtkAfh III ThE hhhnLD'
GRRESvrrLR, Miss, July 2, 1879.
The wachusett got clear Of the Lake Providence
sand bar yesterday. at half-past two p. NJ She re-
turns vicksburg to-day to coal and to provide her.
self with efficient pilot after which she will pro-
coed on her way up the rivor.
MOVEMENTS OF NATIONAL vEssEIs-oRDERs.
wAslrINaToN. July z, 1870.
The flagship Powhatan will leave New York for
Portland, No., on Saturday next.
The United Htatos steamer Constellation arrived at
Halifax N. s., from Hampton Roads July 1, and left
on the 5th inst the coast OF Maine. She will
rive at Portland about tho 18th inst. The health OF
the cadets and of the ships company is reported as
being excellent.
TO Taku bar on tho 29th TO meet General Grant
his return from Peking The Ashuelot left shang-
hat with General Grant and party on board, May -
for Tein- Tsin. The Monocacy and Palos remain at
Shanghai. The government has sent q man-of war
to Naaasaki to carry the Emperors representatives
to welcome General Grant
The Ranger paid brief visit to Swatow May 81.
and returned 10 Annoy, all being quiet ut the former
place. The health OF the squadron of tho Asiatic
station continues good.
ORDERS.
Passed Assistant Engineer @. J. Habighurst IL de.
tached from tho Powhatan, and ordered assistant
TO tho coal inspector at Philadelphia. Passed Assist
mouth Navy Yard, and ordered to the Powhatan.
Assistant Engineer l. y. X Reeves Ia detached from
the Fortune. and placed on waiting orders. Assist
ant Engineer Asa Mattice Is detached from tho Tren-
ton. European station. aud ordered to return home
and report arrival.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

act when poor Mrs. Hull moved restlessly
in her bed, as the light of the match fell
upon her eyes, was to leap upon her and
hold her down. When, in her terror at
being thus awakened from her sleep, she
uttered scream, he smothered her. These
facts destroy the story of the murderer's
peaceable and innocent intentions toward
the lady, at whose throat he sprang like a
wild beast before he commenced his work
OF plunder. The writ granted on his be-
half is made returnable to-day, and will
doubtless be summarily disposed of.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

THE WEATnER.-Although the centre of the
disturbance that has bcea in the Northwest since
the beginning of the week did not make very
much eastward progress during yesterday its
influence extends as far as the Middle Atlantic
and New England States. The barometer is be-
low the mean throughout all the districts east of
the Rocky Mountains except on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts. In the latter sections it is falling
steadily but will begin to increase this evening.
The pressure near the centre of the deprcs-
sion has decreased considerably, but the grn-
dients have become less steep. Rain fell over
the lake regions, the Middle Atlantic and New
England States; in the central section of the
former districts the quantity was unusually
large. The weather generally fair in the
South Atlantic, Gulf and Western States and
the central valleys. The winds have been from
fresh to brisk in the lake regions, on the Middle
Atlantic coast aud in the Northwest, and light in
the other sections ofthe country. The temperature
remained nearly stationary, except in the lower
lake regions, where it fell slightly 1t is now
highest In the Lower Mississippi Valley. Condi-
tions favorable 10 the development of tornadoes
continue in the central valleys and the western
portion of the South Atlantic States. The
weather over the British Islands is stil in an
unsettled condition A disturbance continues to
dominate the weather in the extreme northern
districts. The weather in New York and its
vicinity to-day will be warm and cloudy, with
rains. followed by gradual clearing. Tomorrow
il promises to be warm and fair, possibly with
showers.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


despatch from Boston says that the Rice Sur.
prise Party opened last evening in Horrors" to
overlooking house at the Park Theatre. The extrav-
aganza superbly mounted. and the represents
ton created unbounded merriment
Miss Florence Coplestone. OF New York. began her
public career as paniste, on the Gath ult.. at the
ninety concert Of the Diettanten Orchestra
verein the great hall OF schtzenhaus. Leipsc. The
Tagblat the Theatre the Ndcchten and the Vos-Zei.
ung speak in the highest terms Of Miss Coplestones
artistic ability and record her very fattering
cess. She played with orchestrs) the first move
ment of Beethoven's concerto in minor with Rei-
neckes cadenza; Bach's gavotte in fat minor.
Schumann's kreisleriana. No. 2. and Heller's Taren
.ella. op IS. No. !. The ks-Zeitung says 1.-THE
first appearance of Miss Coplestone was throughout
artistic who has already received the approval Of
such o master Franz Lszt. The successful
and intelligent playing with the orchestra in the
famous Beethoven concerts, which displayed
the gifts of the debutante received rich and repeated
recognition from public, as also did the solo
pieces from Bach, Schumann and Heller, which were
performed by Miss Coplestone without notes. and
which earned vehement applause. Firmness Of touch.
funess of tone perfect command of the instrument.
added to the most delicate pianism. and judlcious
sense Of and feeling for the intention Of the com.
poser already so much the young artstes own
that after further public appearances the best
may be expected of her performances.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

| United States would in any case prevent
European interference with the canal, just
as they would and do prevent European in
reference with the Panama Railroad,
although that is owned for the most
part in Europe But if M. de Les
seps should have the wisdom to work
under an American charter the govern
ment of this country would feel bound
to protect him at every step, and we repeat
that this fact would give to his enterprise
and to the money of his subscribers a de-
gree and quality of security which nothing
else can give them. AS soon as he begins
to ask for subscriptions the capitalists whose
favor he must conciliate will point out to
him that on which we insist-that the
canal must be built and controlled dis
tinctly with the favor and under the pro-
high flown language may be used by well
meaning jurists about international law and
international obligations, protection and
guarantees, which q correspondent urges
elsewhere, capitalists understand very well
that when nations 60 to war each seeks its
own advantage and the destruction of its
enemy by all possible means and the guar
antee and active protection of one great and
peaceable Power like the United States is
worth more than the promises of a dozen
warlike and quarrelling European Powers.
One of M. de Lesseps propositions
strikes us as admirable. He will offer the
presidency of his company to General
Grant. He could not do q wiser thing
General Grant is a man of worldwide rep
utation, skilful engineer, capable adj
ministrator, the friend of some OF our
greatest capitalists and his connection with
the enterprise would secure it the conf
dence of the moneyed men of both conti-
nents. But we are persuaded that General
Grant would only repeat to M. de Lesseps
the counsel we have given him above.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Secretary Evarts is at the Brevoort House.
The health OF Sir JohnA Macdonald, tho Canadian
Premier, was much better yesterday.
Senator George II. Pcndleton. Of Ohio. arrived at
the New York Hotel yesterday from Newport
The London Spectator thinks that Tennysons SEN
timenta narratives have too much microscopic
minutm.
Lord Elphinstonc Colonel Mcneil aud Captain and
Mrs. sclby smith sailed from Quebec for England
Saturday.
Boston Eost.--''Iho pawtucket Ql. H. baseball
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON July z, 1879.
Colonel Granville o. Hallcr. recently rcinstated.
having reported to the War Department for duty.
will report 10 the Department OF Columbia and there
await further orders. Major Daniel Il. Larned, pay
MASTER recently appointed. will report to the Pay
master General for temporary duty In this city.
Second Lieutenant A. L. Fitzpatrick. upon his own
application, is transferred from Company to Com-
pany Il. OF the Seventeenth infantry, and Second
Lieutenant q. NJ. O'Connor from Company NJ to
Company !, OF the Eighth cavalry.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
II RIPPLE SH e e II /.
NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY s, 1879.

The probabilities are that The tceatter in Nec
York and its riciraity to-day aciH be aray'm and
cloudy icith rains, tolo,0ed By gradual clearing
Tomorrow IL promises to be scarm and far, pos
sibly ciu sh0,ccrs.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket, though duh, was strong. Government
bonds were firm throughout, State securities
were in little demand but strong, and railway
bonds were in demand and buoyant. Money
call was 4 per cent at the opening and de-
clined to 21o to per cent at the close.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

ANOTHER BIG MAMMOTH, or the skeleton of
one, has been exhumed in this State. He seems
to have waded out into pond where the water
was not deep enough to trouble him; but he did
not take into account the mud which underlaid
the water. After all he only committed the
blunder by which most business men and pol
iticans are ruined.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL CHART of Chastine Cox
is given in full to-day, and although it may seem
to contradict the murdercr's record the dis
crepancy is no greater than between the promise
and performance of thousands of more promi-
mont men
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC Works is at
tempting to make people pay for the privilege
of making openings in sidewalks and pave
mcnts, aud the idea that plumbers may have to
spend something is delighting that portion of
the public which has occasionally paid plumb
ers' bills
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

THE ANNUAL Tour of the Health Boards in
spcctors among the children of the poor has
again begun, and the results argue powerfully
in favor of the Immediate erection of those
long-promised model homes for the poor.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

FIVE STARVING CHILDREN and drunken
mother are among the results to one family, of
the 'longshorcmens strike, and doubtless many
similar cases can be found. Yet somehow the
managers of strikes never promise any thing of
this sort.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

SOME REMARKABLE SHOOTING ut five hundred
yards was recorded at the Columbia range
yesterday. When out of possible fifty one man
makes forty-nine, another does the same three
times in succession, and a third makes the full
fifty, there is but slight chance for Improvement
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

DoN'T TAKE "A FLYER" or two ut Milwaukee
wheat because it is likely that Europe will want
great deal. You will be surer of getting the
worth of your money if you save it for flour for
home consumption.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

The ALDERMEN have wisely ordered that the
city court rooms shall be well ventilated, the air
OF these temples of justice being nearly us bad
that of the best schoolrooms.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

PEDESTRIAN O'LEARY has been chatting with
q HERALD representative about long distance
walking in general and some Of his own late ex
periences.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

PILIsNER WEISS BEER is the name of the
latest Sunday misunderstanding, Of course,
rs all Sunday drinks are.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

The TROUBLE with the proposed new Harlem
bridge seems to be that the Park Commissioner
want to change its site.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

PIcKrocKETs have not yet deserted the sur
face roads for the. elevated. Have the detec-
tives done so?
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

THE GREAT BRIDGE CONTRACT for steel and
iron was awarded almost unanimously yester-
day, Comptroller Steinmetz having had the noes
nll to himself.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

How NECESSARY it is to policeman to have
some one to abuse! An ex-patrolman Of Jersey
City. unable to be brutal officially, beats his
wife and threatens to kill her.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

observance of the day according to the old
custom but the subject was refused con-
sideration by the decisive voice of the dele
ora fac
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

THAT HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL is again prom
iscd, in spite of New York opposition at Albany.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

The largest audience that has assembled In any
city theatre since the close of the regular season
hllsd Haverlys Lyceum last evening to witness the
performances of band of genuine colored minstrels
who have in other places met with not little sue
cess. and. Judging from their present exhibition
bid fair. for while at least. to become one of the
summer attractions. Some of the performers are
not unknown on the Ethiopian stage. and are thor.
ough types OF the old-tiine plantstion field hands,
keeping the audience in the best OF humor by their
eccentricities. The first part of tho programme
consisted as usual OF songs and dialogues. both
OF which were characterized by novelty and
sprightliness; and the remainder of the evening
was given up to specialtes. among which were some
admirable dancing, banjo playing by sextette, an
old Virginia walk round and musical aud other
burlesq ues The entertainment concluded with q
plantation festival entitled 'Six O'Clock In Georgia"
The management has reason to congratulate itself
FIRST that the present cool weather is keeping thou
sands in town. and secondly that it has attraction
which calculated to I'LL their house to overfowng,
as it did last night. The encores were deservedly
frequent and the fun contagious. The programme
will be continued until further notice.
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MUD +. AND RAIN.
DISMAL DAY IN THE PUBLIC THOROUGH
FAREs-DIRTY SIDEWALKS AND DANGEROUS

A DISMAL DAY IN THE PUBLIC THOROUGH
FAREs-DIRTY SIDEWALKS AND DANGEROUS
CROSSINGS.
"What o day compared with Thanksgving!' was
the general comment upon the weather yesterday by
a Disguised community. 1t was bad enough for any
time, but following the bright warm weather of the
day before it acquired an additional power of de-
preston. Those who were out late on Thanksgiv-
ing night had reason to anticipate the change. A
fog dense crawled the city that it mostened
the walks with its touch and left drops Of cold per-
spiration upon them The air became chilly and
penetrating and the dampness could be felt under the
warmest clothing Itcrept in at ones collar band and
down ones back. The black mantle of mud that
covers the streets ut all times was in good part
transported to the sidewalks in footprint moulds,
and by noon pair OF snow shoes would have aided
locomotion in any crowded thoroughfare. Between
steps and slips the muscular exercise required to
walk mile was irksome. not to speak OF the strain
required to maintain an equilibrium. Crossing
Broadway was perilous undertaking. In Mulberry
street. for instance anywhere outside OF the block
from Blocker to Houston (whereon is the marble
mansion In which the Street Cleaning =? Bureau has
its offices. which is always scrupuionsly clean,
on Broadway and the cross streets especially down
town, in Greenwich. Washington and West streets,
the mud reached its greatest depth. The weather
overhead in strict keeping with the prophecy OF
Old Prob. which spoke frequently OF disturb
ances" aud Glow pressure ana OF precipitation -
epithets suggestive Of the average mental condition
OF New Workers. OF their opinion OF the day aud of
the almost certain result OF q miscaculated step
upon the slippery pavement The Sound boats were
detained from three to Ave hours, almost without
exception. and ferry travel was very much impeded
during the early hours OF the day. In instances
the boats stopped running for several hours.
Horse car and stage travel was at all
hours Of the day, and particularly at dawn, when
their crowded condition made the atmosphere
within musty and unwholesome. Even the IL"
roads not satisfactory means OF travel for the
stairs and platforms were muddy, and the crowds
greater the surface roads. From every point
OF view day OF more miserable weather seldom
visits this city.
The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty -four hours i'll COM
parison with the corresponding date of last year.
Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts phar-
macy. HERALD building. No. AIS broadway