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The New York herald., 1879-12-04
Unreasonable Weather.

1t would seem that the Clerk of the
Weather has tired of the monotony of turn
ing out the seasons all the one way and has
reversed the crank. While in nearly every
section of the United States the most sum.
mer like weather is being experienced our
friends on the other side of the Atlantic are
enjoying that of mid-winter. The great
snow storms that have swept over the British
Islands had, of course, to pass over us first,
but they did SO as very innocent de-
pressions. 1t will be some time before our
winter comes on, Notwithstanding the fact
that its arrival was officially set down for
the 1st, while theirs descended upon them
in manner that was truly startling. Our
special cablegram from London, printed
to-day, states that the British Meteorologi-
cal Council has espied another storm
approaching. We are glad that it recog-
nized it when the gales began blowing hard
and the barometer to fall rapidly and hope
that it was in the slightest way put on its
guard by the warning sent by the HERALD
Weather Bureau to thee feet that q storm
would arrive on the European coasts
between the Sd and 9Th.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

its blunders in Congress 1t was said of
one of the Roman emperors that he would
have been thought to possess great capacity
for government if he had never reigned.
In like manner the democratic party
was thought fit to legislate until it
was clothed with Legislative power 1t
did no end of foolish things while
it controlled only the House of Representa-
tves; but when by the elections of 1873 it
gained majority of both houses the first
use it made of it's power was to furnish a
notorious demonstration of its unfitness to
possess it. BY reckless blunder it forced
an extra session, as if impatient not to lose
a day in giving the country taste Of its
quality. It's course in the extra session
was an accumulation of blunders, like
Pelion piled upon Ossa and other
mountains upon these in the fabled
war of the giants. The steamer which the
other day butted against an iceberg off
Newfoundland was prudent in comparison.
If, after having it's bows stove in by the
first encounter, it had made two new dashes
against the iceberg, as the democratic Con-
gress rushed thrice in collision with the
Presidents veto, it might have been unable
to put into harbor for repairs The fruit
of the extra session was seen in the late
elections. Whether those blunders can be
retrieved depends on the action of the
party at the present session.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04
THE WORLDS FAIR.

meeting Of the Worlds Fair Executive Commit
tee held last evening in the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
Mr. Samuel A. Hainos presiding. Reports were pre-
sented from several subcommittee. after which the
reaolution for the holding Of mass meeting came
up and gave rise to long discussion. Sev.
eral gentlemen favored the holding of the
meeting the 22d inst, and motion
to that effect was offered. Rev. Dr. Newman came
forward at this moment and announced that in
answer to- a communication sent by him q SUBJ
committee he had received letter from General
Grant setting forth that he would preside at the
mass meeting any night fixed by tho
committee which would not interfere with
his other engagements. The motion fixing the
date of the meeting thereupon laid on tho
table, and the question was set down for the next
meeting. A committee was appointed to receive
General Grant and escort him to the place of meet
Music The time is not to be later than the last week
In this month. The next meeting will be held next
evening.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

novel sensation to the taxpayers OF New
York A special charter for almost pre-
cisely the same route as this corrupt Alder
manic license comedies was lobbied through
the Legislature of 1874 and refused approval
by Governor Dix, although it purported to
reserve to the city all the earnings of the
road above ten per cent on the capital
stock. Another bill for Chambers street
charter was also vetoed by him in 1878,
if our memory is correct There
certainly is desire for greater facili-
ties of passenger transit across the lower
part of the city, but it is desire
which must be held subordinate to the ne
cessities of existing traffic, and whenever,
if ever, it is satisfied it must be on some
route publicly debated and lawfully ap-
proved, with reasonable fares and with due
compensation to the public treasury for the
franchise.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

for taxes, but as the government
must disburse in expenditures the money
1t receives as revenue the greenbacks
would be perpetually paid out again SO
long as those having dealings with the gov
ernment were willing to receive them.
They could be forced upon nobody, since
they would be a legal tender only to the
government itself, but as their credit would
be perfectly good people would probably
be as willing to receive them as bank notes.
A considerable proportion of them would
be likely to remain in the ordinary channels
of circulation until Congress makes some
provision for final payment and cancella-
tion.
But the passage of Mr.. Bayard's resolu-
ton would be great stride toward none
tary soundness. The banks at present hold
s95, 973. 446 in legal tender notes, and these
would be Immediately laid away in the
Treasury, never to appear again in the
channels of business. This would be an
absolute withdrawal of greenbacks to that
extent. There would remain $3.50, 7O7, $40
of United States notes divested of their
by the willingness of the community to re-
ceive them. Should they depreciate in
value the people would exercise their lib
erty of refusing them. It would doubtless
be better to get rid of them altogether, but
they will be comparatively harmless when
their legal tender claws are extracted.
If the democrats in Congress have any
sense or wisdom they will rally around
Senator Bayard and pass his timely resolu-
tion. 1t would lit the party out of
its ''slough Of despond" and give it, what
it most needs, great affirmative ISSUE We
are glad that Mr.. Bayard has the sagacity
and courage to stake the bull by the horns"
and force this subject upon the considera-
ton of Congress. The most intelligent
part of the country will give him their
warmest encouragement. The democratic
party will throw away great opportunity
if it fails to support this intrepid move
ment Of Senator Bayard and follow him
back to the old and honorable democratic
ground
The New York herald., 1879-12-04
Senator Bay.rd,s RESOLUTION.

A Joint resolution was introduced yester-
day by Mr.. Bayard and referred to the
Finance Committee of the Senate declaring
that from the date of its passage United
States notes shall not be legal tender
except in payment Of debts due to the
government. We think it is not from any
want of courage that Mr.. Bayard prefers a
measure of this restricted character to
the broader proposition Of the President.
Since the assembling of Congress it has
become too evident that large majority
is decidedly opposed to any legislation
looking to the absolute withdrawal Of
the greenbacks from circulation, and it is
therefore wiser to attempt what may be
practicable than to make bootless effort
to accomplish what would be best. Mr..
Bayard is prudent in selecting for his bat
tie ground the position upon which he can
secure the greatest number OF allies, and
he will need oil the allies he can get to
have any chance of carrying the lesser
measure. 81 do not prescribe the best
medicine / know" said wise physician,
"but the best I can get my patient to
take"
We have no doubt that simple repeal of
the legal tender capacity OF the notes
would lead to their ultimate retirement,
though by slower process than payment
and cancellation. About one-fourth of the
legal tender notes are held by the national
banks in the form Of reserves, and as
soon as the legal tender function is
repealed the banks will send these
notes to the Treasury for redemption.
This would dispose of that portion of them
which is held as bank reserves, leaving
about two hundred and fifty millions of the
notes in circulation. The part offered for
redemption by the national banks would
not be paid out again by the Treasury un-
less the revenues of the government should
fall short of its expenditures contingency
not likely to happen. The residue OF two
hundred and fifty millions remaining in
circulation would not disappear SO
rapidly. Portions of them would con-
stantly be paid into the Treasury
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

AT THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION in Cambridge
Mass, on Tuesday, Father O'Brien a Catholic
priest, was elected a member of the school
committee by huge majority upon the distinct
ground that he is u supporter of the free public
school system and rigid opponent of the course
of Father Sculy, the priest who has made all
the recent rumpus Oh the subject. An appeal in
behalf of Father O'Bricns election was circu
lated throughout the city, headed by the Rev.
A. =. Peabody, the preacher to Harvard Uni
yersity.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

The ADvIsABILITY of teaching sewing in the
public schools is to be considered by our Board
of Education. If any one of the domestic arts
is to be taught at the public expense the others
must gradually follow, so that the children of
commissioners and trustees may yet learn how
to warm and veDtilate rooms, after which they
can turn around and repay the public by teach
ing their fathers something that those worthy
gentlemen greatly need to understand.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

The WEATnER.-Thc centre of disturbance
that was over the lower lakes on Tuesday has
not made very much eastward progress; neither
has the pressure within it decreased percepti-
bly,. The barometer is unsteady throughout
the West on account of the movement of de-
preston over Colorado and New Mexico. 1t is
high, but falling slowly on the northern portion
OF the Atlantic coast, and is rising steadily in
the extreme Northwest. Between the high
areas of the Atlantic coast and the Northwest
the trough of low pressure is very well defined,
having general northeast and southwest drec-
ton. This is likely to cause tho disturbance
over the lower lakes to move northcastward to
the Gulf of st. Lawrence, without developing
much energy, there being no retardng influence
i'll front of 1t that would the formation Of
steep gradients. Rain OF snow fell in all the
districts, except on the Atlantic coast In this
vicinity The temperature remained nearly
stationary in the lake and central valley dis
tricts, the Atlantic coast and fell else
where. The winds have been light in all the
districts. Another storm is advancing toward
the British and French coasts MS predicted The
weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
will be cloudy and colder, with rain or snow.
Tomorrow 1t will be cold and partly cloudy.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER ALUMNI.

The st. Francis Xavier Alumni Association had
their first annual dinner last evening at Penard's.
In East Fifteenth street. The association was only
recently formed, but has already grown to respect
able numbers. Some seventy members and several
invited guests present, the banquet being
presided over by Dr.. George n. Heroerman, presi-
dent of the association. Toasts were responded to
by Rev. Henry A. Brann. John H. X. OConnor, 3. J. /;
Rev. Joseph q. Moriarty, Joseph Mosher, A. d. Dr.
Eugene b. Murtha, Thomas +. Meehan, A. b.; Rev.
Thomas NJ. Killeen, Joseph w. Carroll, A. b., aud
Alumni Association. A very enjoyable evening was
psssed.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

III. M. s. PINAFoRE has occasionally been
manned by shocking crews, but as a rule the
band, that necessary feature of n vessel impor-
tant enough to be visited by the First Lord of
the Admiralty, has done its duty industriously,
besides covering the deficiencies of every
body ON board, from Dick Deadeyc all
the way up to Sir Joseph. But ut last the
band has mutned--refuscd to go into action,
in fact, without extra pay and the irreigious
public will probably sympathize with the ves-
sells navgators they declare, with Captain
Corcoran, that, "Dammc, it's too bad"
The New York herald., 1879-12-04
ST. AGNES FAIR.

The fair In aid Of the building fund OF the Church
of st. Agnes will open this evening in the basement
of the church In East Forty third street. The ladies'
OF the congregation have been most assduous in
making preparations for the display and II is conf
Call
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

Mr.. LABoUCHERE has been committed for
trial on the charge of Mr.. Lawson. Though
the editor of Truth may have the satisfaction Of
having secured an increased circulation for his
journal he will certainly suffer severely in
pocket before he gets through
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

PRINCE ALEXANDER does not appear to have
reason for joy at the state of affairs in Bulgaria
Nihilism has been transplanted to his Prnci-
pality and the young Bulgarians are just edu-
Gated enough to accept any absurd doctrines
preached at them
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-There was a fur
ther decrease in the volume of business at the
Stock Exchange, but the market was stronger
and closed generally at an advance on the open
ing figures. Money was plentiful on call ut 5
to g per cent Government securities were
firm, States dull and railway bonds rather dull,
but stronger Foreign exchange was advanced.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
N is receiving many apples.

Boston is receiving many apples.
Mt. Paul Dana has arrived from Europe.
Colonel w. o. do Colgney arrived In the Abyssinia.
Kearney fined in san Francisco for carrying
concealed weapons.
Major General John M. schoAold. of West Point.
is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Mr.. Kurd Won schl3zsr. tho German Minister. ar.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04
II r IPL E SH e ID r
NEW YORK. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1879.

The probabilities are that the tredfher in Neu
York and its Uicinity today tciu be cloudy and
colder, wiM rain or snOac. Tomorrow it ,c,U be
cold and partly cloudy.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

OUR BRITISH FRIENDS have had quite good
slaying season through the summer, both in
Afghanistan and Zululand, and now they seem
to have all the necessaries for an early enjoy
ment Of the winter sleighing season.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

THE Slow TINE made by the steamer Cali
fornia after the loss of her screw shows that
such vessels should be more fully rugged for
sailing in case Of accidents to machinery
The New York herald., 1879-12-04

THE PROSPECT of bridge of canal boats
across the East River was blighted yesterday by
the Harbor Master, to the great disgust Of the
owners of these gallant craft.
The New York herald., 1879-12-04
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

GRAND OPERA HOUsE-MERcHANr OF VENIcR
ITALIA THEATRE-DER SEKcApET
HAvERLY's THEATRE-Tmk GALLEY SLAVE.
BROADWAY OPERA HoUSE-SrRArEGIsrs.
ABERLE'S THEATRE-NAN THE NEwsBoY
BOOTHS THEATRE-MIGSoN.
NIBLO'S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WALLACK'S-OuR GIRLS
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-H. N. S. PINAPoRE
UNION SQUARE THEATRE--FREScH FLATS.
GERMANIA THEATRE-w oHLrnAErIGE FRAuEN
STANDARD THEATRE-FArISIrzA
LENTs NEW YORK CIRCUS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ANNALS Matinee
ABBEY'S PARK--FRIrz IN IRELAND.
DALY'S THEATRE-ARABiAN NIGHT.
.ONY PASTORS THEATkE-vARlErY.
THEATRE CoMIQUE-MuLLIGAN GUARDS CHRISTMAS.
ROSTER 4 BIAL's CONCERT HALL
AMERICAN DIME observation-disclosures
SAN FRANCISCO observation-disclosures STREET FLATS.
STEINWAY HALL-SYxpHoSY MATINEE.
SEVENTH REGIMENT FAIR-MILIrARY DAY.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-wREsrLINc MATCH
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of New York adopted the following amend
ment of their constitution
No law shall authorize the construction or opera
ton OF street railroad except upon the condition
that the consent Of the owners of one-haf in value
OF the property bounded on and the consent also Of
the local authorities having the control Of that
tion of street or highway upon which it is pro-
posed to construct or operate such railroad, be rst
obtained.
In case of inability to obtain the consent
of the property owners provision was added
forapplication to the Supreme Court for COM
missioners. In defiance Of this constitu-
tional restriction the Board of Aldermen
have lust undertaken to license q crosstown
surface railroad through Chambers and
Duane streets, between East River and North
River ferries, without any preliminary
consent of property owners or application
to the Supreme Court. The majority by
which they have done this consists of three
fourths of the Board, and is more than suf-
ficient to overrule veto. But, supposing
the license to have been vetoed by the
will it amount in the eye of the law to any,
thing more than the consent of the local
authorities" which, without the consent
of property owners also or the approval Of
commissioners judicially appointed must
be wholly unavailing? 1t may create some
confusion and litigation, but the constitu-
tion in the end will be found to protect
the people against the jobbery of their un-
faithful servants.
Perhaps this audacious license is q
blessing in disguise if it sets the
people to Watching very closely the pro-
ceedings of these unscrupulous Alder
men throughout the remainder of this
month, with the expiration of which their
terms will close, and in illustration of
the need of such watching particular notice
should be taken of some other features of
the job besides its plain defiance of the
constitution. In the frst place. il author
izes the corporators to exact fare for the
short transit across the lower part OF the
city equal to that which is charged by the
railroads for the entire route from the Post
Office or Fulton ferry to Harlem. An
amendment to reduce this fare to three
cents was defeated by the same vote of Is
to s by which the resolutions were after
ward passed. In the second place, it
reserves to the city in compensation for this
enormous franchise only three per cent of
the receipts of the road-an amount so
inadequate that it would be ludicrous were
it not sad, swindling and disgusting.
In Mayor Coopers first message to this
very Board OF Aldermen last January he
advised them that 'sthe revenues of the city
should be more efficiently collected, and
no lease, privilege or franchise should be
granted without an adequate return to the
city treasury" We trust that he will en-
force this advice with emphasis in the veto
which we assume will be forthcoming.
Chambers street railroad jobbery is not
The New York herald., 1879-12-04
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The Holmes Rrea fast.

It was nominally breakfast at which
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes was entertained
in Boston yesterday, and from pas
sage in the pleasant address of the
presiding officer we infer that it was
very temperate breakfast, inasmuch
as the guest was invited to drink
the health Of the Atlantic Monthly magazine
in cup of tea. But Dr. Holmes, although
he has dated some of his best known COM
positions from the morning meal, is pre-
eminently poet of the dinner table. No
American poet has crowned the wine cup
with sweeter roses, and if tea in
deed was the only beverage which was
served on the occasion from morn till
dewy eve, we can conceive of bill of fare
which we slyly believe might have been
more grateful.
This peculiar request to the Doctor to
drink the Atlantic Monthly's health, instead
of inviting the assembly to drink the
Doctors, provokes another comment. The
atlantic Monthly is an excellent magazine.
DR.. Holmes gave it its name, and has been
constant contributor to its pages, and the
celebration of his SEVENTEEN birthday was
conducted by its enterprising publishers.
But really, in addition to these legitimate
claims of the periodical upon public atten-
ton in connection with DR.. Holmes, there
was flavor in the otherwise interesting pro-
ceedings Of the festival that strikes folks
in this cosmopolitan neighborhood as in
questionable taste. Reading some of the
passages which we report in special de-
spatch we are little bewildered whether
it was the Doctor or the vehicle through
which he communicated with the public
that was most glorifed. If DIR. Holmes
lives ten years longer (and everybody
heartily wishes him at least the term of his
deacons ''one-horse shay" which was q
century, he must come on to New York for
the celebration of his eightieth birthday,
and then we will show Boston village how
the SEVENTEEN should have been managed.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-22
TOMATOES FIRST EATEN IN AMERrc

TOMATOES FIRST EATEN IN AMERICA.
-"Seaweed," >" Newport correspon-
dent of'the Boston Transcript, /. .sts
for further information concerning
the first eating Of tomatoes in Amer.
lea. The correspondent says 1t is
a Newport tradition that tomatoes
were frat eaten in this country in
about 1928, in q house standing on
the corner of Corne and Mill streets:
About that time there tho came here
nm eccentric italian painter, Michele
Felice Corne. He bought stable
on the street now called for him,
fashioned it into a dwelling house,
and there lived and died. Previous
to his coming, and long after, toma.
toes, then called Glove apples" we're
thought to be poisonous. A gentle~
man told me to-day that in 1919 he
brought them from South Carolina
and planted them in his yard, whore
they were looked upon as curiosities,
nnd priced for their beauty. A
charmed old lady also told mo to-day
that in 1924 she was sitting with q
sick person when some one brought
the invalid as tempting delicacy
some tomatoes. "Would you poison
her 2" was the exclamation Of tho
astonished attendants and yet
Corne in his section of tho town had
been serving them for year previous.
AS late as 1880 they we're regarded
as poisonous throughout Connects
cut. Corne lived between the time
of his coming into America and his
settling in Newport in Salem and in
Boston, and, though Newporters
cling to the tradition that tomatoes
were first eaten here, he may have
introduced them as q vegetables in
either or both of those cities. He
prided himself on having set the
fashion of eating them here.
"There," he said, sis that potato I;
he giows in the dark or in the damp
cellar, with his pale, lank roots |; he
hasSno flavor he lives under ground.
But the tomato, the grows in ! the
sunshine he has a fne rosy color,
an 4 exquisite flavor; lie Isl very
wholesome, and when he is putin
some coup you relish him, B8