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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

It seems ut first thought very odd that
man occupying aAigh position in bank,
and. presumably, knowing something about
business probabilities. should have ven-
tured money upon that most miserable
species of lottery known as policy play
ing" as the defaulting bookkeeper of the
Manufacturers and Merchants Bank did.
There is nothing wonderful, however, about
this or any other insane vagary of even the
wisest man when he allows himself to look
to luck instead of management for returns
for his money. The wretched man who
was the victim of the case alluded to was
probably driven to the deed by that pc
culiar combination Of weakness and dcs-
peration that comes of utter helplessness;
but he is only one of thousands who, with
out even his semblance of excuse, are vast
ing their own and other peoples money by
trusting to luck. Such people IRE the real
supporters of whatever unbusinesslike
business is done on Wall street; they are
risking money upon mines. cotton. wheat
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

and hundred other things. good enough
in themselves, but about which they know
nothing and on which they are about as
likely to lose their money as If they bought
lottery tickets or policy slips. Others of
them invest in new enterprises, so called,
which show handsome dividends-on
paper, and about which, knowing moth
ing. they simply believe what they
are told. All they know is that
they are in hurry to become rich;
they have heard of some one who got more
than he expected out of some venture; they
hear of some chance Of which no one else
has availed himself, and this very fact of
its being let alone appears to them a sign
of promise. 1t never seems to occur to such
people that the men who have plenty of
money which they have earned them
selves-men who are called lucky-are
never found in this business of trusting to
luck; they may occasionally gamble, for
excitement's sake, but they never dignity
the operation by the name of business, and
they risk only small portion of their sur
plus instead of deyoting to it all their cap
ital and all they can get of other peoples
money, as the fellows do who trust to luck.
If any one among our readers is looking to
any such risks for happiness he will most
surely attain the desire of his heart by bid
ding cheerful goodby to all that he has so
far spent, for there is no occupation more
utterly wretched and demoralizing than
waiting for something that has no logical
excuse for coming to hand
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
Saved by n Bulkhead.

To the marine disasters of which the past
week was alarmingly prolific must now be
added the collision of the new steamer
Arizona with an iceberg. AS usual IN cases
of accident, human carelessness was the
cause of the disaster, for there seems no
possibility to doubt that the men who were
supposed to be forward on the lookout were
away from their posts. and this on
ship making her fastest possible time
through waters in which icebergs are
always found at this season. Had there
been even a careless watch the collision
might have been averted, for our special
despatch states that the great floating
mountain, nine-tenths of it's bulk sub
merged, as is always the case with free ice.
lowered in three pinnacles sixty or seventy
feet high, 80 that a mere look ahead, in
night that was not dark, must have dis
covered it. Our correspondent pays high
tribute to the courage and GOODNESS
of officers and passengers, which
averted the panic and loss of life
always probable in such cases. but
the escape Of the ship and her
precious cargo is due simply and wholly to
a closed bulkhead. Bulkheads of ships
have heretofore occasionally been closed,
but not with that frequency that enables
the majority of shipmasters to speak posi-
lively on the subject; readers of the HERALD
may remember some reports of interviews
concerning these nominally useful but Oft
unused preventives of fatalities by COL
lision. It is somewhat remarkable
that another steamer, the
Chicago, belonging to the same line. once
crashed into an iceberg and filled her
compartment with water her bulk
heads being in proper order, however, she
steamed fourteen hundred miles to her des-
tination. How many of tho steamers that
have never been heard from owed their loss
to just such an accident and to open bulk
heads cannot be told with certainty, but as
the chances of colliding with icebergs are
greater than those of all other forms of ma
rine accident-storms pted-combined,
it is probable that the experience of the
Arizona, minus its gratifying conclusion,
has been that of most of them.
we reau, Win aStOulSumenL ana regret,
that there seemed to be some difficulty
about lowering boat after the accident,
although all the officers and crew were on
deck and the sea was perfectly smooth.
Our correspondent fears that had the ship
sunk within an hour her boats could not
have been ready to remove the compar-
atively few people on board. No common
sailors can be blamed for the implied neg
lect in this particular, and the company
owes it to the public to discover where the
blame belongs and to punish the guilty
officer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10


The democratic press of Louisiana eagerly
responds to the HERALD's proposition of a
pilgrimage of republican speakers from the
North to that State in the current canvass
there. It invites them heartily to come,
and promises them courteous greeting
and attentive hearing. It offers to abide
by their own experience and observation
whether public discussion of any and all
political questions is not as free in Louisi-
ana as it is in New York, and processes an
anxious desire for the test. This is an in
vitation and o challenge which the man
ayers of the national republican party cam
not creditably decline. 1t affords perfect
opportunity for asoertaining the truth of
the stalwart republican arguments which
we're so potent in New York in the recent
canvass. A great many very stalwart
speeches were made here last month by re-
publican politicians Of the greatest emil
hence. Senator Conkling at Brooklyn.
Mr.. Edwards Pierrepont, Secretaries Evarts
and Sherman and Senator Blaine at the
Cooper Union, in this city, argued
in succession to crowded audiences
that there is not adequate security for the
property and the lives Of republicans in the
South, that freedom of political speech and
action does not exist there, but the old
spirit Of disloyalty is active, and that it is
just as necessary to keep the South down
at the present time as it was to put her
down in the time of the rebellion. Now let
all these gentlemen travel to New Orleans
and repeat the same speeches word for
word. They are challenged to do SO by the
democratic press Of Louisiana, at the risk
of confessing that they have distorted the
condition of the South if they decline the
invitation and of making themselves ridic-
ulous by repeating exaggerations on the
spot if they accept it. If they were honest
and earnest in what they assured the people
of New York they need not fear this risk.
If their allegations Of fact were accurate, if
there was no distortion or exaggeration,
those allegations will tell with ten times
the effect upon the people of the country
when repeated from a New Orleans plat
form. Scarcely anything is more desirable
to bring the people TO o truthful under
standing of political shams than just such
an interchange of political discussion be-
tween Northern men and Southern men
face to face as this eager invitation of the
democratic press of Louisiana to republic
can speak rs from the North affords an add
mirable opportunity to initiate.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
THOMAS BAILEY POTTER, M. p.
The following letter. addressed to Mr.. Thomae
Bayley Potter. NJ. p, isself-explanatory:

NEw YORK, Oct. %. 1879.
DEAR sfR-Your visit to this country has given great
your friends here who boon glad OF
foturn In small the
and which they have received you the
other side Of the Atlantc and than
sonai kndnesscs great as they have becn do they
nse your steadfast friendship to their country at time
when friendship cost something II IL but = few
years since we were plunged In civil war which
threatened tho national existence A. that time many
whom thought our friends before grew cold and IN
different or even hostile But you standing close beside
friend John Bright never wayered In your faith ~
In Parliament aud out OF Parliament you were
known AS the friend of America BY speaking and writ
Ing and tho most OF means IN dhnsina
information tho United Kingdom you did perhaps
than single to eniightcn British opinion In
regard to great struggle These things we remcmbcr
TO your honor Americans will not forget IN the day *
prosperity those who stood by them In the day OF ad
versity.
We regret that your stay s to be 80 brief and
would request that before leave would meet your
friends In this city dinner evening which may
SUIT convenience that more take ~
the hand and tell how truly appreciate your long
and faithful friendship to our country.
The letter is signed by 8. ID. Dabcock, William M.
Evarts. Cyrus W. Field and others. Mr.. Potter has
accepted and the dinner will be given at Dolmonicos
ON Monday evening, the 18th Inst.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

The WEATHER.--The centre of disturbanc q
is now moving slowly through the St Lawrence
Valley. Its energy has been greatly dissipatcd
during the past twenty-four hours and the
pressure within it has increased conside rably
IL is likely, however, to rcorganize a storm
centre as soon as ii reaches the Nova Scotia
coast, so that strong winds or gales from the
south and west will be- experienced by vessels
sailing north of latitude forty and east of the
sixtieth meridian during the early portion of
the week. The barometer has varied but little
on the Middle Atlantic coast. 1t has risen in
the central valley districts and Northwest
The rise in the latter portios of the
country will not be long continued be-
cause of tho approach of another and
larger centre Of disturbance over California and
Oregon. Rain tell in all, the districts except
the Northwest, where the weather was fair
The temperature rose throughout the territory
east of the Rocky Mountains. The winds have
been brisk in the lower lake regions, fresh on
the Atlantic coast and light elsewhere. The
weather over tho British Islands is becoming
unsettled The weather in New York and its
vicinity today will be warm and partly cloudy,
with occasional rains in the curly portion, fol-
lowed by clearing. Tomorrow it will be warm
and fair.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

The following Americans we're registered at the
Paris Office Of the NEW YoRK HERALD ON Saturday.
November q, 1870
Barton. J. X. and vito. New York. Hotel do Nor
mandio.
Brewn. o. H.. New Jersey. Hotel Dc Londzss Of Dc
New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

AFTER ALL that has been said about the out
rage perpetrated by American managers who
played ''Pinafore" without compromising the
author and composer, Mr.. Gilbert honestly adj
mits that only he and his partner are to blame,
as they neglected TO establish the rights which
they might have enjoyed here.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

A Few WEEKS AGO the HERALD gave some
statistics about crime and lack of legal punish
ment in certain Kentucky counties. To the
state of affairs then indicated the long delayed
but inevitable threat of remedies through the
influence of Judge Lynch is heard and q
band Of Regulators is moving in some of the
counties. Will the law officers of the others be
too stupid or cowardly to take this last and
most significant hinti
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

TAIMAGE did well yesterday in warning his
hearers against the spiritual influences of certain
climatic changes. If preachers were frequently
to remember that their hearers are physical
beings instead of discmbodcd spirits they might
do far more effective work among them
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

THE PRACTICAL IRONY which Dame Fortune
frequently delights in was never more start
ingiy illustrated than in the two terrific shocks
which interrupted the sale of pools i'll the smok-
ing room of the Arizona especially those
pools were predicated upon the speed and sue
cess of the Arizona's VOYAGE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

tinuous work by four inspectors to can
vass the one box which comes first in order
and which contains all the votes for State
officers The polls close at four o'clock in
the cities and at sunset in the country,
and there seems no good reason why
the contents of the first box should
not be fully canvassed by midnight in
every election district in the State.
Making the most liberal allowance
for delay caused by split tickets we
cannot see how the counting of the first
box could honestly be extended beyond
four o'clock in the morning. And yet at the
end of five or six days portion OF the vote
for State officers is not reported If this
needless delay has not been for
the purpose of 'tampering with the votes
and classifying the returns, in order to make
a Fictitious majority, it should be shown by
specific evidence in each case how the
delay was occasioned. 1t is altogether too
suspicious to be allowed to pass without
investigation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
L r IPL e SH e e Il
NEW YORK. MONDAY. NOVEMBER lO 1878.

Tile probabilities that the aceaHer IN Ne,c
York and its ricinity today aciU be scarns and
partly cloudy, NTH occasional rains in The early
portion, tolLo,ocd Jg clearing. Tomorrow it sciH
be 1ra,pa and fair.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

STILL ANOTHER STEAMER has gone down,
though, fortunately, without loss of life. She
attempted to cross the course Of q schooner and
was disgrnced by being struck and sunk by o
craft smaller and less manageable than herself.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW.


STANDARD THEATRE-H. NJ. s. PmAroRH
ABBEY's PARK THEATRE-FRirz IN InxLAsD.
DALY's THEATRE-WwEs
ITALIA TIlEATRE-DEBoaAH LEAD
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-TnE PICTURE
NIBLo'S GARDEN-ENcHANrxsSE
HAvERLY's TIIEATRE-ToURIsrs.
BROADWAY OPERA HOUsE-H NJ. S. PiNAroRk
ABERLE's THEATRE-SAvED FROM THE WRECK.
AQUARlUM-HUMPrY DUMprY
OLYMPIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
wALLACK'S-OUR GIRLS
ACADEMY OF MUsIC-MARTHA
LENTs NEW YORK CIRCUS.
AMERICAN observation-disclosures.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-HAMLEr.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-FREscH FLATS.
THEATRE COMIQUE-MuLLIGAS GUARD CnowpER
AMERICAN DIME observation-disclosures
ROSTER Balls CONCERT HALL.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs-MUD Scow PIxAFoRE.
TONY PASTORS THEArRE-vARIErY
GERMANIA Observation-Disclosures FRAuEx.
CHICKERING HALL-PRocroR's LECTURES.
BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE-ProuE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

INTERCHANGE OF PULPrTs between the ortho-
dox and reform Jews and between rabies in
general and Unitarians is strongly reprobated
by some prominent Israelites, whose opinions
and arguments we republsh.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

EVEN THE DANGEROUS CLASSES find fault
with the police young man accused of rob-
berry remarked yesterday that, besides not being
i'll sight when looked for, policemen are some
times ON hand when not wanted.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

Mr.. THOMAS BAYLEY POTTER, M. p, is to be
dined by some distinguished citizens, in remem-
brance of his kind words about during our
late unpleasantness. May the dinner be as
good as his intent toward us was.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

BROOKLYN CAT has been Matching chickens.
What practical politician she would make if
she could talk.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

EVEN BISMARCK, the man of iron, has not
lived without his little romance. Our Berlin
letter tells something about it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

CAPTAINS BoYTON AND WEBB, the swim
mers, write about each other as amiably as
Courtney and Hanlan.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

The PAssAIC MURDEg, reported yesterday
begins to assume the appearance of shocking
case Of parrcidc.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

Our LONDON LETTER indicates some of the
results, upon English politics, Of the drawing
room and kitchen.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

China and Japan-The LOochoo Cues
We print this morning. from our WASH
ington correspondent, very important de-
spatch in reference to the relations between
China and Japan. 1t will be remembered
that the HERALD last summer published
full and exclusive narrative of the remark
able request of the Chinese government to
General Grant to act as mediator between
China and Japan on the Loochoo question.
This question was the claim of sovereignty
by both China and Japan to q small group
Of islands on the Chinese coast. The
Chinese authorities were very much in
censed at the japanese for their &C
ton in taking possession of these
islands and dethroning the King; and
they took advantage of General Grants
presence to urge him to mediate with
Japan. The Chinese Cabinet and the jap
anese Cabinet each presented their case
to General Grant, and the HERALD printed
the whole story Mt the time. The result
Of this was that General Grant wrote to
the Chinese government his own ideas as
to what would be fair settlement. This
letter has not been made public, but from
the fact that the Chinese have sent con-
ciliatory answer to Japan we may infer
that the advice Of the General was accepted.
We trust that the statement of our corre-
spondent will prove to be true in the
highest sense; for war between China and
Japan would be deplorable in every way.
No nations could gain by it. except Euro
pean Powers like Germany and England.
who are lowering over the Asiatic coast and
hankering for more territory. If our readers
remember, it was this argument that
General Grant impressed with SO much
emphasis, not only upon Prince Kung, but
the Emperor. of japan. 1t will be matter
of qualification to all lovers of peace If war
has been averted; and every American
citizen will feel glad to know that the
advice which led to this result was given
by one Of their own number private
citizen.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-17
Dance at Spring city.

Charley McDeid informs us that the
dance at Spring City on Thursday night
was very pleasant affair. Some thirty
ladies graced the scene with their
presence. This is doing well for new
mining camp, although some of the fai.
ones were from the valley. The dance
was in Siskron Hall, the music was first
class and the supper served at Rougan
L. Prisons restaurant could not he ex-
ce!led. Notwithstanding the significant
name of the camp-Bmg- Eye-nothing
occurred to disturb the pleasures of the
occasion.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-17
Frightened EHligrants.

1t sometimes happens in the case
hardening process to which railroad
car wheels are subjected that some
parts OF the rims of the wheels are
setter than Others. The result is what
railroad mea call "fat wheels" One
OF these wheels was under an emf rant
car which. arrived here yesterday morn
ing loaded with passengers, and every
revolution of the wheels jolted the car
as if it was off the track and. running
Oh the ties. The moment the train
stopped dozen women rushed franti-
cally out of the car and examined it
closely, but not being able to discover
anything wrong with it, they attli-
buted the jclting they received during
the night to supernatural causes, aud
asked ''if somebody had not been
killed by that carr The opportune ar
rival of Car Inspector Mellert solved
the mystery as he discovered the 'hat
wheel" and promptly replaced the
truck with new one, and the women
went on their way rejoicing.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-17

The Elko Independent says the lee
ture delivered by Pollard at that place
on Wednesday evening, fell short of
public anticipation, and probably would
have SO resulted under more favorable
circumstances, from. the fact that We
have been lead to expect too much, but
much of the interest attaching to the
narrative, derived usually from the en-
gaging style of its delivery, was want
ing, caused by positive illness on the
part of the speaker, she being scarcely
able to hold out to the close, even after
omitting considerable portion of the
manuscript. She was sufficiently re-
covered, however, to.start for Eureka
by the train this morning.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-17

The Boise Statesman is informed that
sthe Monarch and Buffalo mines at At
lanta, Idaho, have been sold to August
Belmont, of New York, and others, for
100000. Louis Algewahr, Professor
Clayton and two others are said to be
the parties through whom the sale was
effected. AS compensation for the sale,
the Monarch Company pays to these
gentlemen seven per cent. and the
Buffalo Company fifteen per cent. Of
the amounts paid the companies respect
lively. The Monarch mine was owned
byan Indianapolis company, and the
bullion which it produces is shipped
this way to the east.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DEEDS EECORDED.
Zeal Estate and Mining Transfers
This Week.

This Week.
Rebel Creek District-A.- 8. Burbank
to +. NJ. Wright, 500 feet,in Ethan AL
len mine; 500 feet in Emma mine.
Spring City-Edward Byrnes and NJ.
J. Laymance to f. NJ. Laymance, READ
estate and lot 2in block 3d."
I. Laswell and l.. Vinegar to Frank
Naramore, real estate, commonly called
Laswell 4 Vinegar saloon.
Winnemucca- Kesler and wife
to William Wild, N. w. ] of lot 7 ten
ements &c., Block IS"
Conrad Mangleman to Geo. Berger,
lots 5 Gland L J of lot 7 in. Block U.
Chas Croker to l. o. O. +. No. is,
w of s. 4. / Sec. 10, township 36 N.
r. 80 NJ. ID. M.-Grave yard.
Mt. Rose District-Wm. A. Rodefer
F. Bauman, Geo. w. O'Neal, AL. Wash
burn, L. II. Morse, r. NJ. Clarke to
Bullion of Paradise Mining Company,
the Bullion Mine.
A. +. Bacon to S. K. Holeomb, go
feet in Red Deer NINE; Mount Rose
District.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-17

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Humboldt District A. NJ
& NJ. Society will be held on Friday
evening, May Both, at the office of the
Secretary. The meeting was called for
last evening, but, as majority of the
stock was not represented, another
meeting is called for the 30th. instant,
in accordance with the bylaws. Stock
holders should attend iii person, il they
can, and if not send, proxies to repre-
sent them at the meeting.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-17

Vance M. Nelson, of Spring City,
just returned from visit to Dun Glen,
informs us that the Lang Syne mill, at
the last named place, was started up
yesterday, on.ore from the Lang Syne
mine. They expect to unabout twenty
tons day through the mill. The ore
is worked exclusively for the gold which
it contains.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-17
SPECIAL LOCALS.
JORDAN

JORDAN VALLEY, May 9, 1879.
JOHN GUTHRIE, ESQ.,; Dear Sir:-I
received back which George Baker
bought of you for me last Fall, with
which | am very much pleased |
want two more like him and two year
ling bucks. Please inform me as soon
as you can your lowest cash price for
the four Respectfully yours,
PATRICK SHEA.
Jordan Valley, p. o., Baker county,
Oregon. 1t.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-17
Eiilae COmplelcl.

The new bridge built by thesceunty
over the. Humboldt river at Big
Meadows 10 completed. and County
Commissioners Wood went down last
evening to see if the structure was
built according to the plans and.speci-
fication made out by the Board.