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The New York herald., 1879-08-05

THE WEATuER.-An area of low barometer
has been developed west of the Mississippi
River and the centre of greatest depression
rests over Nebraska and Iowa and is rapidly
moving eastward. Although the barometric
pressure has diminished considerably throughout
the country, it is not very likely that the above
mentioned depression will develop itself into
storm centre of any energy until it passes
the lower lake region. The barometer is
highest in the Western Gulf States and Texas.
An area of rain has passed over the lower lake
region and the Middle Atlantic States, in which
latter districts as well in the Gulf States,
thunder showers were numerous. The tenn
perature has fallen in the Middle Atlantic
and New England States, but risen throughout
the Northwest The weather has been cloudy
or threatening in the central valley and clear
inc or fair in all other sections of the country
Brisk and occasional high winds prevailed over
the lake regions; they were moderate along the
North Atlantic coast. very severe electrical
disturbance was developed within the dcprcs-
sion that reached the British coasts OH the 30th
of July. great deal of damage was done to
crops by hail and rain. The weather in New
York and its vicinity to-day will be fair and
slightly warmer possibly with showers in the
early portion Tomorrow, rising temperature,
with increasing cloudiness, may be expected.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
Worse and Worse.

Just two weeks ago last Saturday heavy
rain storm commenced in England and
lasted three days, seriously damaging the
crops and spreading gloomy feeling all
over the country. The flood was so great
that the low lying lands we're under water,
and in many localities the cut hay was
floating about in the fields. This was bad
enough, but the people were not without
hope. 1t was not late in the season dry,
warm weather might quickly follow the
storm and afford opportunity for well
come, although greatly reduced, harvest
yet. We then found little in the
HERALD's weather predictions to encour-
age this hopeful feeling, and SO stated
The result has justified our warning. On
Saturday last another storm set in and
ragged in various parts of Europe, and the
damage from this last visitation is likely
to be greater than that by the preceding
rainfals. Hailstones fell, some of which
measured five inches in circumference, and
tho loss by breakage of glass in places i'm
mediately around London is said to reach
thousands Of pounds sterling. In Buck
inghamshire the rainfall is estimated at
seventy tons per acre. In Bedtordshire the
entire hay crop is swept away. Damage
by lightning and food is reported from
Cambridge Norfolk, Milford. Leicester,
Bath and Monmouth. This last storm de-
stroys the hope of o recovery through O
change in the weather and renders it GER
tain that England will have TO look mainly
to this side of the Atlantic for her bread
stuffs. II is fortunate that we shall be pre-
pared to respond to the demand. There is
no fear OF famine while America is blessed
with ample crops and is in position to
furnish food to all Europe.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
The Colorcd voter Once More.

Mr.. Rainey, formerly Congressman from
South Carolina and one of the ablest col
ored men who has appeared in Congress,
asserts, in conversation elsewhere printed,
his belief that it was not a mistake to give
the freedmen the vote. He is entirely
right in this. They have not always made
the best use OF it, but that was less
their fault than that of tho re-
publican adventurers from the North
who became their leaders. Mr.. Rainey
seems to think, further, that negroes must
as matter OF course vote the republican
ticket, and if they do not that Is evidence
of some kind of intimidation. In this he is
wrong and ii he were right it would be
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
Foreign Quara antine Against New York

New York and New Jersey are, it appears,
gazetted in Lisbon as s'infected with yellow
fever;" but sin regard to other Atlantic
ports action is suspended This is tortu-
nate TOR the other Atlantic ports. If Lisbon
should interdict Coney Island, South
Carolina, Mount Washington or any large
number of our 'other Atlantic ports" be-
sides New Jersey the thing might be
fatal to much commerce. How they
do not know; but Havana is, perhaps,
all right, because authorities who
are informed that we have the yellow fever
are extremely likely to be informed that
Havana is healthy. Doubtless the State
Department will set the Lisbon people
right on this point, if thought worth while,
at the same time that it gives it's attention
to the Italians, who are in q some
what similar muddle; but in little
country like Portugal, where everybody
knows just what everybody else is going to
do for some days ahead, the diplomatic
have known that we were to be gazetted
to the quarantine authorities in this
way, and might have headed off the
official action with superior informa-
ton. But we suppose it would be
hard thing to expect United
States Ministers, especially on their present
salaries, to take charge Of the governments
to which they are accredited SO Tar as to
prevent the authorities doing stupid things.
Doubtless the Portuguese have set this
down us an infected port on the strength Of
the news that there are now lying at Quar-
antine thirty vessels from fever ports not
permitted to come up, and though the Por-
tuguese action is not of much importance to
us commercially, it is important as an indi-
cation of what misunderstanding are pos
sible in foreign countries. Our own quar-
antine authorities have placed at last an
absolute interdict on vessels from ports
where the fever is epidemic, and that is oil
we can do about that. 1t is easy enough to
protect ourselves, but it would be very diff
ticult to protect our commerce if many gov
ernments acted 30 precipitately as that Of
Portugal.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

JEFF Davis does not love A. II. stephens.
Senator Mcdonald is corpulent under the chin.
Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, is at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Walt Whitman is more popular in England than In
America.
There are 500 Indians in Florida and twice many
alligators.
Park Hotel.
sothern says that tho pen of Gilbert must always
be dipped in vltriol
General Beauregard has interest in gas ma
chine in New Orleans.
An exchange says that o rule Southern people
do not like fresh milk.
Cedar Keys. Fla. has 200 inhabitants. Only one
of them is republican.
Emile Zola the popular French novelist. lives In
the Clichy quarter of Paris.
Mississippi is proud because she has no national
bank. But then she has JET Davis.
Flat jet beads held together by elastic bands ara.
fashionable among people who mourning.
or Byron, the drainatist, it is said that not
than three four people know his private address.
The wine made from Florida oranges comes in tho
course Of two three years. to taste somewhat like
sherry.
Secretary Sherman visited the SUBJ Treasury and
the Custom House yesterday morning. and in the
afternoon left for Washington.
Lord Lorne yesterday at Quebec visited the French
frigate La Galssonniere and was received with
salute OF seventeen guns He lett In the evening for
his visit to New brunswick.
Senators william A. Wallace. OF Pennsylvania;
Joseph IL. Mcdonald, of Indiana; Orville Ii. Platt
of Connecticut, and Henry w. Blair, OF New Hamp-
shire. at the Gllsey House.
An ex-federal soldier who has been reading Gem
era account Of the battle of Getty sburg
SAYS that he must DO excused but that he there
and always had a slight impression that federal
victory won there.
A reader writes to us saying:-"Why may not I, O
fat person. who cannot get close to the table. tuck
my napkin between my throat aud my collar, so
that It may protect my vest while l am eatingr wo
refer the matter to Secretary Evarts.
1t is the misfortune OF Ralph Waldo Emerson to
bo known philosopher. The correspondents
who have been visiting the "school Of philosophy"
ut Concord and who write gushingly about Emor-
son present him to thc world I'm an absurd way.
Nine. Judic, who is said to be the most beautiful
woman the French stage, has an olive COM
plcxion and dark hair and eyes. Her face Is oval
and her straight. She is always laughing and
her spirits affect her acting. that Edmund Yates
calls her big child She says that the English are
very serious people. even when they 70 to SEQ .
comedy played.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
tiot and freedom had taugh,

~, .f3thing, which we do not be-
n {. Mr.. Rainey lost his election last
N.fl; in 1876 he received 1880 votes,
against 1861 for his democratic COM
petitor. In 1873 he had but l4,O96 votes'
and the falling off was caused-so we
have been told-by the fact that he really
lives in Connecticut, and the colored
voters of his South Carolina district were
prejudiced against him on account OF this
and the further circumstance that he did not
much Importance, except as it shows that
the colored voters think. Mr.. Rainey was
so useful and respectable member of Con-
gress that it is pity he'was not reelected.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
A Writ OF Prohibition.

The writ of prohibition issued by the
Supreme Court and served upon Mayor
Cooper yesterday put sudden stop to the
sioner Wheeler and ties up the executive
hands in the matter Of the removal of that
officer until after the third Monday of
August, on which day the Mayor is re-
quired to show cause why he should not
be absolutely restrained from any further
proceedings in the premises The issues
raised by the writ are understood to be,
first, as to the power of the Mayor
to take any such action for the re-
moval Of Commissioner whose term
of Office has already expired, and who
is only holding over until his successor
shall be duly appointed in the manner pro-
vided by the charter, and next as to the
sufficiency of the charges now preferred
against the Commissioner as a cause of re-
moval. AS to the first of these issues, the
Governor has already taken ground against
the right of the Mayor to institute these
penal proceedings for the removal of head
of a department whose official term has al
only at the will Of the appointing power.
In Police Commissioner Erhardt's case, al
though Governor Robinson made no formal
decision, it is well known that he withheld
his assent from that officers removal in the
belief that the removing power is only
intended to be exercised when an offending
officials term has not expired and he can
be got rid of in no other manner. 1t will
be remembered that the Mayor so far de-
ferred to the Governors opinion as to sub
sequently nominate Mr.. Erhardts successor
to the Aldermen, by whom, after protracted
delay, the nominee was confirmed. The
second issue raised by the writ will prob
ably turn upon the question whether the
moneys received by Mr.. Wheeler in pay
ment of cloth for the uniforms of the police
force were such ''iees, percentages or COM
missions" as are declared by the charter
to be ''the property of the city," and
which he would have been bound
to pay into the city treasury every week.
1t is rumored that before the third Monday
in August the actual balance in Mr..
Wheeler's hands belonging to the cloth
fund will be ascertained by the Police
Board and disposed of by resolution of that
body, so that Mr.. Wheeler will not then be
responsible for any portion of the money.
After consulting the Corporation Counsel
the Mayor admitted the binding character
of the writ of prohibition, but appeared
disposed to raise quibble as to the formal
appearance of the Police Commissioner
in obedience to the summons and
as to his wish to be heard
in his defence. This fencing and
cavilling is neither dignifed nor useful.
Mr.. Wheeler's term of Office has expired.
The charter instructs the Mayor as to his
duty in such case, and provides in what
manner the Commissioners place shall be
filled. The proper course for Mayor Cooper
to pursue is to make such an excellent
nomination for Police Commissioner to the
Board of Aldermen as to fix grave respon-
sibility on that body should its consent to
the appointment be withheld or delayed.
The courts do not prohibit the Mayor from
taking this straightforward, legal course /;
the law requires it of him, and the people
demand it.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

CONGRESSMAN HOOKER, of Mississippi, is
another witness to the folly of the negroes who
leaving their hog and hominy for the uncer-
tain rewards of settlement in the Northwest
Like many other sensible persons, he believes
they are being made the innocent dupes of
noiiticinus
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

ANOTHER GOOD MAN from Philadelphia is
under n cloud The obligations amount to
seventy thousand dollars A wife and child
mourn his sudden departure and breakfast
table and Presbyterian prayer meeting miss his
ligious devotions.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

INTEREST WILL BE- RENEWED in sporting
circles by the announcement that liberal sub
scriptions have been made for the purpose of
again bringing together Hanlan and Courtney,
the giants of the oar, and that it is within the
range of possibility that Saratoga Lake may
be selected as the field of contest ut an early
xlatn
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

THE FAILURE of Parson Murray of Boston,
will probably not amount to much. His figures
belong among the vulgar fractions. Neverthe-
less, the public are wicked enough to accept
him as bad example. Preachers should teach
more charity.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
The Zulu War.

Some Zulu chiefs who have gone over to
the English lines have expressed desire,
on behalf of the Zulu nation, for king,
and white king at that. Cetywayo is evil
IDENTIFY not to the taste of the cravens-he is
oil too heroic a nature. They banker after
John Dunn, whom they remember. doubt
less, as the chief seller of bad rum and
worse rifles at Cetywayo's court. They
doubtless had good times when fresh bar
Dunns store and long for the good old
days again. But Cetywayo is still King,
and we have no reason to expect that he
will give up the contest in hurry.
'Cetywayo," reports the latest despatch
from General Wolseley, sis said to be in the
Ingome Forest" Her Majesty's commander
in-chief in Africa therefore does not know
the precise whereabouts of his enemy, and
has only some insubstantial reports and ru-
mors instead Of specific information on that
important point. If the Zulu sovereign is
in the Ingome Forest this default Of infor-
nation is not dangerous, because he can do
no immediate harm there, though his retire.
ment thither is signifi cant from one point
of view. That is his last ditch. Should the
English be compelled to march thither
against him and storm that stronghold, they
will find the case not so easily settled off
hand as the repulse of the Zulu line on an
open plain. But suppose Cetywayo is
somewhere else? He has with him. even as
the English official reports recently gave
his numbers, about nineteen thousand
men; and this force is not demoral-
lied or broken up. On the contrary,
there are some indications that Cetywayo's
army is less inclined to peace than Getty
recognized by the steps taken to ''prevent
raids by the Zulus in the neighborhood Of
the Intombi and Assegai rivers" With his
force the Zulu sovereign can move any
where Not even an army of Sioux has
greater mobility than this force Of South
African savages. On the other hand. the
English are troubled now with the ''heavy
rains and increasing transportation diff
culties." Every lately little stream is a
great obstacle. In this state of affairs it is
possible that their ignorance Of Getty
wayo's whereabouts may give place
any day to sudden and startling en-
lightenment. He must however, be very
obstinate savage if he continues the war in
face of the terms that General Wolseley is
authorized to make with him. Sent out
to make peace on almost any conditions,
this commander must now go even further
than it was thought he would need to go
when he left England, because If he halts
only little he will lose the advantage of
ending the conflict under the blaze of the
victory at Ulundi. That would be calam-
ity to his government. He may now make
any terms short OF the actual evacuation of
the country, for that would be too evidently
q peace on the Zulu terms. The doubt now
is, in view of the experiences in negotia-
ton that preceded the fight at Ulundi,
whether Cetywayo will listen to any terms
less than those with which the war began
the absolute independence of the Zulus.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

PRIVATE DETECTIVES are learning the lesson
that they cannot impose on little Jersey by
rushing u man out Of its domains without legal
authority
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

THE TUMBLE of the old buildings in Pearl
street should remind the inspectors that too
much watchful care cannot be bestowed on the
other Revolutionary ediiices of that neighbor-
hood
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

CONFIDENCE in our system Of quarantine
should be strengthened by the fact that during
the last two three days, out of feet of forty
vessels arrived from infected ports, not single
case of sickness has been reported to the a,l-
thorities.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

WALL STREET TYEsTERDAY.-Stocks were some
what less active than last week, and prices were
considerably lower. Money was again down to
2l2 per cent. Government bonds were q
fraction lower and railway mortgages were ir-
regular. Exchanges were dull and unchanged.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION to all parties inter
ested in bonds and mortgages has been decided
by the Court of Common Pleas. Capitalists
will take notice.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

YEAR OR Two AGO capitalists would have
clubbed man who invited them to take stock
in ''wcst side and Yonkers elevated railway
company" Now they are crying for it. Sub
sciiptions for other lines are to be opened to-
lav
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION have
wisely decided that cattle and passengers do
not affiliate. 1t may do some of the importers
of humanity good to know the fact.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

ANOTHER EXPENSIVE ''public Improvement
is suggested-to wit, the dredging of a certain
mud fiat in the vicinity of Washington. This
time it will cost only 81, 100000
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
Il r IPL e SH ID d Il
NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. 1879.

The aceatlier in Nev York and its rieinity To-
day ~iH be fair and slightly warmer, possibly
srih sho,cers i,s the early portion. Io-mo'ro'o
rising temperature, aiM increasing cloudi'aess,
may be expected.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

The GAMBLERS apparently feel quite secure
They surrender so readily to the courts as to
suggest that there is very large Ethiopian in
the wood pile.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

AND Now the Greeks and Turks are jostling
each other. As usual, it is boundary difficulty.
Who wouldn't be .'free and enlightened citi-
zen" of the 'sU. ST.?
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

The OPERA during the coming season prom
ises TO be well represented. The field is large,
but the competition of many companies is likely
to drive some one to the wall.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

The ALLEGATIONS Of fraud connected with
the building of the new Court House have awak-
ened lively interest. Are we to have another
exodus of exiles
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

same privilege which Cadet Schofield asN
and got trial by court martial? |? That \
least, we should say, the General woule
have to ask for them if they demanded it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-17
THE INDIANS.
Another Outbreak in Colorado.
ALL QUIET AT THE WHITE RIVER
AGENCY.

Tucson, Arizona, Oct. 16-The Indians have
been committing depredations in the Rio
Grande Valley and southwest of Fort Cum
mings, for several days past. People. in Col
orado have been besieged and hghtlng SINCE
Saturday, and appeal for aid Sunday a vol
unteer company of thirty men under Captain
Crouch went from Mesila and Cruces to their
aid They met one hundred Indians near
Colorado, eighteen miles from Slocum's
Ranch, and after severe lighting the vol9n-
running fight into Slocum's Ranch, and five
volunteers were killed. On receipt of the
news at Mesilla two companies OF 80 men each
were raised by Col. Rynerson and were to join
Crouch today at Slocum's Ranch and go TO
Colorado. Two trains were captured yester-
day on the west side of Slocum's. In
one eleven men, one woman and one child
were killed, while in the other all hands es-
capped.
The foregoing is evidently a different YER
sion of the report telegraphed from Denver
about massacre near Hillsboro in Mesilla
Valley. Both trains were scattered and some
of the oxen were killed and others left stand
ing in the yokes. Corpses were left all along
the road. The number of people known to
have been killed within the past four or five
days by Apaches aggregate about forty. An
Indian trail was seen yesterday leaving the
stage road and leading towards Black Range
into the vicinity of Hillsboro mining camp.
Capt. Morrow of the 9th cavalry with strong
scouting party ID w 10 III oiiO
of Colorado. This is the most persistent fight
ing the Indians have been known to do in this
section. They are in large bands and seem
determined to stay in the country and make
general warfare.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1G.-A letter to the In
dian Bureau from the agent at Uintah. Oct.
4th, describes great fear and excitement there
upon the receipt of the White River Agency
outbreak news. Friendly Indians have be-
seeched the whites to flee for their own safety.
and stated these Indians were going into the
mountains to keep out of the trouble.
Gen Sherman hat declined to issue rations
for 500 volunteers put in the field by the peo-
pie of Santa Fe. Gen. Merritt in pursuit of
the Indians with about 500 men which force
is considered sufficient.
RAwLINs. Wy. T., Oct. 16.-A courier just
in from Merritt's command reports troops are
at the White River Agency are that they have
been scouting throughout the country for fifty
miles about them but were unable to find
single Indian. 1t is evident that the Indians
have gone South and have split into small
bands going into various agencies. The
troops will have an all-winter campaign to
ferret out those of the tribes who brought on
the trouble.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-17
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

The race between Hanlan and Courtney
which was to have been rowed yesterday was
postponed by some miscreant saving the lat
ter's boat and running it before the hour APP
pointed fol the race.
foundations in Mexico have damaged the
corn, cocoa and tobacco crops million dollars.
Hon. j. G. Madigan of Houlton, leading
lawyer and politician of Aroostook county,
died yesterday.
Seven deaths have occurred in Forrest City,
Ark, from yellow fever up to date, and six
persons are yet sick with it.
Three carpenters at work upon the roof OF a
church in Brockton, Mass, fell to the ground,
some fifty feet, by stage giving way, and
were more or less injured
Citizens of Waterbury, VT, are vainly
fighting forest fires and are praying for rain
Fires are also causing great damage in many
sections of New Hampshire.
The funeral of DIR. LIE Moyne, the cele-
brated cremationist, took place in Washington,
Penn, yesterday. His body will be cremated.
Mr.. Soule, who offered the $4,000 prize III
the Hanlan-Courtney race, has offered
reward of $1,000 for the conviction OF the party
who cut Courtney's boat.
The report that England would take
measures to punish Parnell, the Irish Home
Rule leader is contradicted.
The latest news from Ohio indicates that the
Republicans have a majority of seven in the
Senate and forty-four in the House. Fosters
majority will be over 10000.