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New-York tribune., 1879-05-20

just how clean the streets can most judiciouslJ
be made, and indeed whether 1t will be saf'
to clean them at all. IL Commissioner or
Police Captain should once succeed III making
the American metropolis as decent as London
or Paris, should reach even the layers OF pre-
historic filth lying under the disused trucks
and grocers' wagons nay, should achieve tht
ultimate triumph of the scavenger's art by
safely depOsting the rubbish where 1t would
neither prevent access to the harbOr from sea
nor be cast up among the bathers on Manhat-
tan Beach, there is no telling what influence
such a reformer might obtain over the people
Of New-YOrk or what political changes might
follow his course of innovation.
So the question of allowing Mr.. MacLean to
go on is left, we are told, for further con-
sideratiOn," and it is to be all mixed up
somehow with the general policy of the Board
of Aldermen in the matter of confirming
Mayor Cooper's appointments. The policy OF
the Aldermen with respect to executive ap-
pOintments consists, as it is hardly necessary
to explain, in vigorously requiring to be
taken care of. In a large and imposing way
the legislator of the City Hall insists upon
his claims" and wakes indignant because he
has only been recognized to the extent of
debating the appointment of stray marshal,
or has extOrted from Mr. Cooper the promise
of one or two dog-catchers. Until he is sure
of being taken care of, he is not disposed to
confirm any of the Mayors nominations, and
until the nominations are disposed OF the
streets must not be touched. We look at
the carcase of dog fostering in the
gutter and we little think how many prob
lens of statecraft are involved in It's presence
there-the claims of Aldermen, the discrimina-
ton between legislative and executive func-
tions, troops at the polls, Civil Service Re
form, Ciphers, the Silver bill, and the Elec-
toral Commission. We watch a motley pro-
cessiOn equipped with hoes and water-pOts, as
it marches now and then through the streets,
and we forget that it bears with it the Tor
tunes of ambitious rulers, and represents the
precious privilege of being take care OF,
which is the vital force Of our system OF mu-
nicipal government And if chance take us
to those unique wharves known as the public
dumps, where the dust cart discharges its
burden into the savOry scOw, it never occurs
to us that with the avalanche Of ashes, pota-
to-skins, broken bottles, and street mud may
be precipitated so to speak, half dozen
aspirants for the governorship and score OF
delegates to the next National Convention.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
Jnoes TO ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ANusEMESTs--3 PGce-5th and 6t;i coIumIs
BANKRUIT NOIICEs-3d P00s-5th column.
BOARD AM ROOMS--3d PGgss-Atn column
BpsINRss CHANCEs--6th Pd0e-5th conmn.
BuslNTss NOrICEs-4h Pd0e-lst column
DIyIDIND NOucEs-7h PO0e-6th coiuinn -
EUROPEAN ADvERTlSEMENTs-2d Fd1e-0tn oo''l'
ExcuRsloNs-6h P0Oe-3d cCumh
FISANClAI--7h PdOe-6th columns.
HEIp WkNTED-3d Pdde-2d column. -,
HOUsEs AND FARMS WANTED "a PAGE 'oth cOiuiNii'
ICE CREAM-6h PG0e--3d column
INSTRUCTION 6h Pdqe-2d ana 80 Columns
LAW SCHOOLS-6h PG0o-3d column,
LECIUREs AND MEETINGs-Sd Pd0e-9th coluuln'
LosT AND FoUND-6Ds PG0e-5th column
hARRiAGEs AND DEATHs-5th fd0e-oth eolunl,'
MIsCT1 IANEOUs-SM PdGe-Sth and 9th Columns
NEW PURIICAuoSs-6M PG0e-2d column
PRoPOsAIS--6h PGGe-5th column, 49,, ,,,,
REAL IsYATE FOR SALE-f'ITY-2d Pd0e-tth GO u,iIn
BRooKfYN-2d PaOe-6tn column CoUNTkY-Zo fd1e
18th column: AUCTION SALEs-2d PG0e-0tb co,uihh'
REvRNUE SEIzURE-3d PG0c-4th 9th ana oth cVls'
SALFs HY AUCTIoN-6Ch Page 9th column.
sryCIAI NoTfCRs-5U PuOe-5th and 9th QUINN -,
slTuATIOrs wAETED-MALEs-3d PaGs LIST ana "a
columrs, FEMALES 80 TdGt-lst column.
sTEANBoA1s Ayp RAILROADS.&C. Pd0e-3G and 4th co.'s
sTFANFRs OCFAN-3d Pd0e-2d column
SIMMER BOAHD-3d P00e-2d, Sd and Atm Column
TEACnFRs-6h P0Ce-2d column
10 LET-CIIY PROPERTY 2d Pdoe-6th columE; CoUN'
TRY I'd P0Qe-5th and 9th columns
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
G1RB1GE IN POLITICS.

Notwithstanding the persevering researches
of Commissioner Mclean, it has probably not
escaped the notice of the public that more or
less refuse of various kinds-ashes, for in
stance, dead animals, old boots, and remnants
of the abandoned banquet-hall-still encum-
ber the streets and enrich the perfumes of the
coming Summer. The new police functiOnary
goes forth in the gray dawn and learns for
himself with how little cleanliness the city is
cleaned. He makes voluminous notes of de-
linGuencies, and takes the numbers of unfaith-
full officers. and then, we have no doubt he
reports to his brethren of the Board how the
work is not done, and warns them of trouble
TO come when the sun of July shall have
ripened the accumulatiOns of the Winters
dirt. But with this romantic story of early
excursions the progress of renOvating the
streets seems to be arrested. Captain Gunner
has indeed been relieved of the charge of the
Street-C Cleaning Bureau yet as the Commits
siOners have thus far declined to appoint any
body in his place, the change can hardly be
looked upon AZ Il radical remedy.
There is, in fact, much more intimate con-
nection between ash-barrels and national pol
ItIcs than the unsophisticated voter imagnes.
No sooner did Mr.. MacLean call for sweeper
who would sweep than our municipal states
men discovered the workings of a plot to
sacrifice the honest, faithful performance of
every ash-man's duty to the usufruct of Mr..
TiIden, and it became their part to resist
such manGuvres to the utmost of their
ability The result of the contest between the
Commissioner who proposes to give us clean
streets and the Tammany politicians who
answer that clean streets are all very well,
but not when they are cleaned to crafty
Z" the Unsuitable ambition of one man." will be
watched with universal and lively curiosity.
The Tammany system of municipal admins
tration opens bOundless prospect of difficult
ties and complications. Judge Hilton and
other citizens have supposed the problem OF
public publication to be so simplel But
when garbage contract implies not only the
manipulation of sundry shovels and brooms
buff we may take a liberty with Dr. John
sons famous remark-the potentality OF
making a Presidential candidate. it becomes q
matter of nice calculation of chances TO decide
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FuEuGN.-The Ameer has accepted the Brit
ish terms. -- Rochefort and Blanqu are to
be pardoned, but not TO receive COM
plete amnesty. -= Prince Bismarck says the
tariff hill must be passed if he has to stay
in Berlin till September. - The Swiss
vote for the establishment of capital
punishment stands 191 1877 for to 177,273 against.
-- 1hree-fourths of the Durham collieries have
resumed work. == PetrOpaulOvsk, in Siberia, has
been set Oh fire.
DoNEsrIc-A vote on the Silver bill in Congress,
to-day. will be insisted upon by MIR. Warner. -=
A convention OF colored men at Richmond, Va,
proposes to form societies that State TO encourage
emigration TO Kansas. &C. In the Custom
House cases. at Chicago, the Court in
structed the Jury yesterday, to acquit Mr. Potter,
ex-SupeTvisng Architect and Mr.. Hill, the present
Architect and said they should never have been
indicted; they were not required TO make any de-
fence -= The Hon. Elmore z. Ross, of Auburn.
NY, is dead. =- The public printing the
subject of argument before Committee at Wash
ington Yesterday == Governor Robinson sent
six vetoes 10 the Legislature yesterday; the Street
Protection bill was ordered TO a third reading.
CoNGKRss-In the Senate yesterday, reports
were presented from Secretary Sherman on the di-
rect taxes still due TO the Government from eleven
Southern States and the quantity of coin in the
Treasury the Legislative bill was taken up, and
Mr. Blaine occupied the most Of the time Of the
Senate with an aggressive speech. which called up
Mr. Eaton, Mr. Bayard and Mr. Vance in reply; the
debate was animated to the close; 1t was agreed
that the political part of the Legislative bill should
be voted to-day the rest of the bill was disposed
Of - The House was not IN session.
CRY AND SUBURBAN.-A suit has been brought
by the Attomcy-General to dissolve the Pbiladel-
phia and Hew-York Steam Navigation Company
and charges of fraud made against William p.
Clyde - vote Oh the Mayors nominations is
expected to-day. - Trunk line rates on live
stock aud grain have been greatly reduced. -
Mrs Jennie Il. Smith testified in the murder trial.
e. The Committee of Tennessee bondholders will
press the suits against the railroads. 80 d..
Crosby spoke at Newark on Sunday observance.
So God value, of the legal-tender silver dollar
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
HOW AROUT NE6SPAPERSP

Is It the opinion of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
that when man is hung. the newspapers shall say
nothing about il 1-that when murder has
been committed, the fact shall not be an
nounced TO the public that when a man
heretofore OF reSpectability commits crime.
his fall shall be hushed upf And generally,
that offences against the laws however fragrant,
shall be concealed from the community rs far as
possible, and thoroughly known only within the
precincts of court and prsonY The business of a
newspaper is TO give the news. This may be done
in different ways but journals agree upon
one pOint-that their readers are entitled
to adequate information respecting whatever
noteworthy thing has happened during the
last twenty-four hours in any part of the
world This may be communicated In o plain and
wholesome way otherwise; but there fastid-
ious people who hold that in large classes OF cases
il should not be communicated at ALL Now, If 1t be
a fact that upon reading account of a murder the
readers are possessed by an irresistible desire to
kill somebody, all homicides should be ignored by
the Press, and all capital trials be conducted
in private But is it so Is man such alcreature OF
imitation Is there no such thing as strength OF
character left? Those who fancy that the
dissemination of intelligence Is dangerous pay
no great compliment TO the integrity and
conscientiousness Of their fellow lnortals. We
take 1t for granted that honest neil and women are
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
PERSONAL

A monument to Abraham Lincoln is to DO
erected in Allegheny Park, Pittsburg.
General Kilpatrick's head was severely cut Id
a carriage accident in Iowa last week.
The Lucys of Charlecote Hall will soon' 10
is said make end the present owner Is the last na'
OF his race.
Madame Adelina Patti Is now precisely
thiryour years old and her voice Is at the uineSs "
Its charm.
Prince Louis Napoleon was received IN
South Africa with cordial demonstrations, and ooaoa
very handsome and well pleased.
The Rev. DR.. Brown. of Hamilton Coliege'
has been chosen delegate from this country " lN'
Evangelical Alliance Meeting at Base In August
Mr.. Charles Reade says that the character
OF Mr. Eden, In Never Too Late 70 Mend' Is ors
not founded upon any known to him In life OF htefa
ture. -
Mr. George Bancroft has gone to his New
port home. He has never. II Is reported faiS '0'''
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20

yet in the majority; but this superficial criticism of
newspapers assumes that most OF the human beinos
about ms are mere chamceons, receiving their color
from surrounding objects. We have n higher onin-
ion of the nobility and Of the muscuiarity of human
nature. Other things being equal, we do not sea
why story OF criminal detected and
brought to retrlbutIou, Of weak man
seduced from integrity by his aupet,tes
OF of a conspiracy to do wrong detected and cir.
cumvented. properly told. should not operate as
moral warning. There is theory that most people
upon reading of some wicked deed, are possessed by
a passion to go and do likewise II this be true.
man has fallen much lower than even the hopsIe.z
cynics suppose.
We are not intending to find fault with Mr.
Beecher, who merely repeats what has been said
often enough before. To certain extent he
is right. 1t is possible to repeat the story
of certain offensive deeds in a noxious and
unwhoesome way. But this method IA
not necessary either to the interest OF to the profit
of any sheet. The narration of a wickedness es-
pecially when 10 has been exposed and its perpe.
traitors cOnfounded, often occurs in the pulpit and
nobody blamed the preacher for using il to en-
force his instructions. The story of An&nias and
sapphira is to this day held TO be valuable warning
against falsehood. If such thing should occur
would it be wise to keep it out of tho newspaper
lest others should follow the example of that we'll
known PAIR There can be nothing more startling.
or we may even say sensational" than the
fall and suicide of Judas; and many like warnings
kept In the recollection of the public by being
read every Sunday in the churches. Alas it is
not the newspapers which have discovered that
men weak and wicked and there criminal
records open to the objections Of these fastdious
critics in the sacred writings in the journals Of
to-day.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20


opposed to the Government and to the prose-
cutlon of the war. And those Democrats had
to break away from their party and act win
the Republicans in order to be true to their
convictions and loyal to the Government.
So with the overthrow OF Tweed,
which Mr.. Herman says was accomplished
by Democrats. The Democrats who assisted
in the overthrow of Tweed were very
small minority, and they had to go
over to the aid of the Republicans and
oppose their own party to do 1T. MI.
Herman cannot have forgotten that Tweed
was elected to the State Senate by
an overwhelming majority in strong
Democratic district after he had been IN
dicted and that in the campaign against nm
and his gang, he had all the appliances and
the machinery of Democratic management
and the masses of his party Win
him, and made his fight under the
Democratic banner, while the Republicans
were soldly opposed to him, and honest
Democrats had to leave their party and act
with the opposition in order TO effect his
overthrow Mr. Herman says: "The Democ-
"raey preferred to be beaten rather than to
"hold power with the aid of Tweed and his
Corrupt associates.n There are no facts
to warrant such an assertion. Ihey
held power with his aid until the rob
berries of his gang were so enormous and their
crimes so fragrant that there was danger OF
enough honest Democrats being drawn OIL to
endanger party success, and not till then they
dropped him. 1t was not honest indignation ut
the crimes of the Tweed Ring, but disgust at
their having been found out, and conviction
that he could no longer be useful, that led the
party to Tepudiate him.
Mr. Herman very properly assigns credit to
Mr. Tilden for having been active in the
movement against Tweed. No one will deny
that it is deserved. We concede it most
cheerfully. But there is this to be added to
the statement. Mr.. Tilden had to work out
side of his own party and with his opponents
TO effect his object The movement was so
well managed and so successful that lie
gained great popularity, and his party IN
spite of itself was led into nominating
and electing him Governor. The New-Iork
City emOcracy-eulOgized by Mr.. KEENAN,
opposed his ambition ut every step; and he
works even now through combination OF
minority faction of the party with the Repub-
leans. We cOnccde that he is the best
representative of the honest and decent
element of his party, and how good that is
the disclosures of the Cipher conspiracy too
clearly show. He is SO much better than the
party that they hate him; and yet not too
good to try to bay the Presidency. He has
done some good work. but that isn't to be
counted to the credit of the men who bate
him for it. Mr.. Herman makes great
mistake when he argues from the overthrow
of Tweed by the solid Republican party OF
New York, assisted by few Democrats, that
the Democrats of this city ought not to be
insulted by the presence at the polls of Fed
eral officials to prevent their cheating. The
naked truth is that in this Democratic city
Democratic officials have habituany cheated
at tie polls, and they ought to be watched.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY MAY 20, 1879

contributed no money and sent no exhibits
worth mentioning.
Why should the defective organization OF
the Philadelphia Fair be copied for the New
York enterprisef Surely the experience OF
the Centennial ought to suggest some improve
ments. Everybody connected with that enter
prise recognized the lack of simplicity and
concentration of power in the management
as serious fault. The best organzltio
for a Worlds Fair is the least complex
one. There should be a single governing
body, composed of Commissioners appointed
by the President, and this body should have
all the powers exercised at Philadelphia by
the two boards. The Commissioners would,
we may suppose, be selected for their charac-
ter and influence and their ability and will
inCpess to shoulder the financial response
biIty of the undertaking. They would OF
course call to their aid the services OF the
best talent in the country for the work OF
constructing arranging and managing the
Exhibition.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
WHO OVERTHREW TWEED'

Doubtless Senator Herman in his speech in
the Senate last Friday, referring to the Tweed
rule and the measures by which the Tammany
Ring was, driven out, intended to be entirely
truthful and candid. But we submit that when
he says-"The Democrats overthrew Tweed"
and 1.-The Democratic party not only turned
"Tweed out of power in the city, but out of all
"power in the State"-he makes the same
mistake that Senator Hill, of Georgia, did the
other day, when he said that the Democrats
of the North, and they only, saved the Union
The ground of truth in Mr.. HILLS assertion
was in the admitted fact that many Demo-
Gratis did join the Union Army. and many
more voted and acted with the Republicans
in supporting the Government and assisting in
carrying forward measures for suppressing
tho rebellion. But no one who is at all familiar
with the history of that time will pretend
that the Democratic supporters of the Govern
ment were anything more than a very small
minority of that organization. or that the
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20


NO Nassau-st NEw.YORK, May 10, 1871
To BANKS AND OTHERS, HOLDERS OF CALLED
FIvE-TwENTIEs AND TEN-FoRrIEs, IN REFER
ENCE To THE SALES OF FOUR PER CENT
BONDS AND THE REMAINING SUPPLY.
Referring various circulars Of April 2 2S 80 ana
May would call your attention TO the startling fact that
in thirty days from the date OF the hrst circular
issued in reference Final sale OF the -Four Per Cents
only millions remain at this date out OF the S2ooo
600 offered the holders of the called Five twenty ana
TenFoy Bonds In meantime the market for them has
and the demand increased at steadily advancing
prices and this likely until every dollar o the
supply exhausted and leave the holders Of at least SoO
100000 Ten Fortes and FiyeTwenes unsupphed from first
hands win then have depend for their -Four per Cents
on by hoceTs who be tempted to sell 10y e
higher prices that may expected 10 prevail when the
amount in the hands Of the First National BANK ana
Their associates is exhausted.
since circular the 9Th instant 400O000O have been
which Sl5000OOO have gone In one lot TO LONDON
bankers they bid FOR double that amount which could
not be spared puce it is evoent that the
London will absorb further large amounts We stated
in our circular Ap belief that London would take
within the present year We are now convinced
that they vii, $4,000 600 during the next three months
II they can this market at any price within their
reach ana when II is remembered that at lOob9 the Ae
can -Four per Cent COnsos still pay three and half per
cent per cent than British Consols and also
that the pu capital great IN London that is oanng
at per per IL is obvious that our -Four per
Cent Bonds be considered out Of their reach at hVe
We long ago expressed conviction that when the
United states Government should have completed the issue
OF -Four per Cents mont markets of the world would
compete for possession aud that this prediction is re-
eoyiDg literal verfCatOn much sooner even than
expected is apparent.
1t is no longer questioned the credit OF the United
States fully equal TO that OF Great Britain
and ginning be that there reason why the
SHOULD pay cent while the other pays
but three convinced that our Government VIII
rise TO the value of its financial strength aud
credit the sSOOOOOOOO of hves and of 1881 can be
funded into year three per bond and the conv1c
tion that may prove be the result is rapidly growing
in the pubic mind.
must that bonds represent the great
growing country the world that resources and ability
10 ay are increasing with tremendous strides that no taxa
tion in any touch principal or IN
come that prove integrity and good faith as
Nation through strain that tested nations
virtue and credit National Banks Savings Banks
Trust Companies Companies, Estates and the
vast ACCOMMODATIONS OF the people must have Government
Bonds At any price any income that that the GOV
erumeu q time issue bonds the accunuat-
ing and almost deposits Of the Old World w to greater
extent safety ana certainty Of income
in our National securities
Respectfully,
FISK HATCH
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20

Temperance is at last to be among the numerous
questions considered by Congress- At least. the
House has appointed special committee of nine to
which Gll petitions on the subjectwill be referred
Moreover the committee is TO consider the matter
of q commission to take testimony and to give the
subject Of Temperance a particular investigation.
The temperance men have long been anxious TO Sc
cure the attention of Congress to their favorie
reform, though what 1t can do except put heavier
tariff on imported, and heavier tax on domestic
liquors, is h,rdly apparent. There are grave doubts
whether this expedient would diminish consump-
ton, though it might have effect upon the quail
ity of liquors sold and not desirable effect either.
There is no objection however to the commission.
IS accurate knowledge. rather than sex parte
ton is desirable.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20

Two letters are printed on another page
which have never before been published,
and recall stirring episodes of the War;
In one of them Mr. Greeley gives ms
views upon plan to assasslnate Jei-
ferson Davis. which was seriously sub
mitted to him by three Union soldiers; in the
other, General Sherman discusses what may
be called the social side of the war.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20

(412la grains 84.4O cents. Stocks active ana
higher, but closing irregulsrly strong
THE observation-disclosures local observations IN
dcatc partly cloudy weather with occasional Ight
rains. Thermometer yesterday: Highest IT.;
lowest. 600; average. 077so.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
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FIFTH AyENuE THEATRR-" FailnitZa. . o,-
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oh. NJ. s. Pina.ore."
PAIN IREAlRE-" Nine. Favalt. 49,,
sAr FRANCISCO MISsTRELS' OPERA HOUSE, oaiS-
bury'A TroubadOurs.' .
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VNION soUAkE IBEATRE--" Babes in the Wood.' :,
WIIIACKS THrATRt-2 p. NJ: Chidron's "Plpaiore'
SP. NJ: "As You Like It,"
ROSTER & BIAL's-Concert
KURTZ's GALIERY-OhjectS OF Art
EFN.YOPk ACUARIUM-Day ana Evening.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
Buslness NGfltrs.

OFFICE OF FISK q HATCH a
q No . Nassaust, NEw-YORK, May 10 lS79>
To BANKS AND OTHERS, HOLDERS OF CALLED
FIvE-TwENTIEs AND TEN-FoRTIEs, IN REFER
ENCE To THE SALES OF FOUR PER CENT
New-York tribune., 1879-05-20

BY the prompt action of the Senate Railroad
Committee, the new bill to protect Nsssau-st.
and Broadway was favorably reported last
night and ordered to a third reading. The
bill has now reached stage where members
who are ostensibly its friends can easily defeat
it by small parliamentary tricks, unless its
real friends are vigilant. The course of every
member upon this bill will be jealousy watched
10y the business men of this city.