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New-York tribune., 1880-01-11
A CLERGYMAN ON THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.

SIR: Make no more apologies for issuing
suuday paper when it contains articles similar to the
one IN Yesterdays issue entitled Come up Higher"
A more powerful stimulant to life OF true nobility
never appeared In religious paper. multitude OF
norsons who never see O religious paper arc ennooed
erbans saved by It, And regards secular topics re-
iigious papers are full of them. ACLnhoihAs.
Ner- York, Jan. 8, 1880.
II hadn't occurred to us that we were "apolo-
oiyinp for it, We have never disguised our desire
toayod the publicationif If possible but finding our
readers demand it, we are trying to make 1t " the
bestn 1t will please them to know that financially
and in circulation il has been brilliant success
from the very FIRST number.-Edl
New-York tribune., 1880-01-11
THE PROBLEM OF WISE CHARITY.

70 me Editor or The TrtoHne.
SIR: 1t is not long since some one wrote
We are done to death with institutions" Yonr cor
respondent Observer" writing December "a was just
too early TO learn that Howard not the deserving
persou he was supposed to be. IL probably mposs-
bic In city like this. which is overrun with imported
professional beggars to meet every case at once ior
,,an the most needy would rather sarve than beg AS
iree hegears there is very little danger OF refusing
New-York tribune., 1880-01-11

Extreme cold set in, with heavy falls OF snow' 's
severity extending az far south as louisiana
In 1879 somewhat analogous occurrence i9pk coz
place III January. Shocks of earthquake were I9la M
at Iouiqm Arica, CallaO and other places on ise
Souti American coast on Jauuary "a and -. AZ
Payta. where the inhabitants are supplied WIN
water from the condensation of steam, there we %
heavy rain storm, which astonished the oi"eS'
Inhabitants .1 n,
Similar shocks were felt three days afterward al
London and other cities III England.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-11
LIABILITY OF An EXPRESS COMPANY.

BATH. n. Y, Jan. Con December 1, 1876.
the United states Express Company received rom the
Bank OF North America in SewYork City money pack
ace containing 5000, which t undertook TO deliver
70 the First National Bank OF Bath. The package
reached mere the next day. aud on being opened was
found TO contain nothing but waste paper. The bank
sued the express company for the money. and the trial
ist concluded resulted In . verdict In favor OF tne
hank for the full amount and interest.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-11

A very tedious old actor. whose Hamlet Oc
cupiod four hours, was once playing the part IN .
country town. and with plenty OF emphasis and no dis
"To~be-or-not-to-be. when an irreverent gallery
boy called out him, oh, toss w for It, mister and
don't preach"
New-York tribune., 1880-01-11
ON "A PUZZLE IN THE VALUE OF COINs.'

70 me EdttOr Of The Trt5HHe.
SIR: Your article in yesterdays paper, "a
Puzzle in the Value OF Cons"l ap. Iu traton oIthe
impossibity Of maintaining double stand nd OF value
The Director Of the Mint required by law to estimate
the values OF foreign cOinsthe same to be proclaimed on
the day Of January annually by the secretary OF the
Treasury In the OF foreign gold coins there no
difficulty because the gold dollar OF 25.s grains gold
gOO-thousandths tue, is the unchansin standard OF
comparison.
In the case Of silver have three possible standards
ira e dollar Of 400 grains legal do Tar OF A. 2 grams
and dollar in subsidiary coins Of 3s5so grains. But
oven y we adopt the dollar Of 4i2a grains standard
would be IN poss for the Director Of the Mint to give
to foreign silver coins anything than huctuating
voue because the standard itself with which cOmpar-
son is made IA nucuatlng its gold value depending
upou the daily quotations the price in gold of bar
II yer In the London marke1. 49, ,, -,
with All rgs spect for the Intelligent Director or the
| N,r( think he has made " confusion worse con-
founded" by using the gold dollar as his standard IN es
ttmatire the value Of foreign silver coins sucn an
estimation, however accurate at the tine IL is naue II
Liable To In OtneT day OF the year Ihe
silver dollar OF 4l22 grains is well known In the com
mercia world and the proper standard with which to
sbond give the values OF these coins In column dis
ucty headed Values OF Foreign silver Coins stated IN
forms the Uaited states silver dollar o. 4l2 grams
2G 7295 grams Then the gold value or any particular
cnn could be readily computed by reference 10 the gold
value OF the United St1es silver dollar at the tline
rhe practice THE TRIBUNE OF reporting this value
daily Is iablcand should ne iOo"cd DY tue
cpAl papers the country. Ii Is only by knOwl
edge Of The fucs above adVered to that discussing
Agents of the Government on foreign stations, oi
whose embarrassments your article speaks can deter
lpr the ust value In the silver coins In use az those
stations of A gold draft their home Government.
Aeir- York, Jan. Z, 1850 OEo' T. DONNlN"'
New-York tribune., 1880-01-11
TO PREVENT PREMATURE BURIAL.

To the EdttOr or The Tribune.
SIR: The subject of ante-mortem interments
calls Tor scientific investigation in order to set at rest
matter Of vital importance the whole world II is es-
tinated that nearly BnetyelghG thousand persons die
every day l. life extinct all that number before
they are consigned 20 the gravel The question at once
arises are there facts show that of premature
burial do actually take place Aside from positive evil
dcnce which hold Is not altogether wanting, there Is
great array of crcumsantlal evidence, winch IN many
is deemed good as positive Is there not incon
tesiahe proof coming through the press that persons
in various parts Of the country ri the last moment
rescued from living grave by Oues discovery of
signs OF life
Let any Board OF Health call for facts in such
cases and It will be overwhelmed with the
great accumulation OF well-autheuticated facts
There is q man living IN the CITY OF Washington who
was supposed % be dead and placed in the dead
house awaiting hS turn 10 be committed TO the grave
bus daring that time hc revived ana Wa- rescued ms
,OOk place t.e .te There are facts enough
10 move the naccss ~ of Weesidhshtu Tests, 10 Or h-
p eel b a persons alter death, such tests 10 be esab-
.urd Dy law and placed within the roach vi all nch or
widcsorrad fear on tits s1ntect exists throughout
the community. II j. not talked about much n n ls
subject attended wtn TOO N ny horrors for common
conversations bu. once introduce It, and you viii hld
Oyriy lis her fears, and VIII az once relate
ca-. Nhc. have come Wiihiu personal AAp"l-
edge All .uch facts g0 10 prove that the matter should
be ta1e up at once ana tn rough INVESTIGATION made
and scientific g. SIS established The prime pd Boards III
Health throughout the country have had Their
have not deemed tt ot sufficient importance
for iuyc,gaion. asked three OF ie principal Boards
il tacv had the SUBJECT Of aiste,moftem intermeats
under c0u-idrraon aud received the following replies:
"Oo,O,cr Is, -. DEAR SIR; avn directed by the
Board Of Health say 20 rcpy 10 yours OF the - ut
relative Hnte-morem intermenis, that thls Board
hay never taken any action upon that matter"
October IL 1879. DEAR SIR: L. reply TO your
letter O tn IJth Instant, regard 10 anlenorien l-
frrlcufs would beg leave to stac thLt tAe attention
OF the Board OF ea th has been called 10 the general
subject, has not been thought necessary 10 take
| any artou"
Ihave one other reply OF like import There seems
to nr general aversion 70 any agitation OF tue -u9"'
by medical boards the press. II is OWING without
doubt To- the idea that It IS uncacd for, ami that he
feelings OF tuc community Ia better not be disturbed
W1SdiHgtOn, -. o. jan. q, lsSO. A. W.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-11
To Me Members ofme Eastern Association IL YeT-Haren

County: -, ,.,, ,., a.,
GEETIEMEH: My edition OF the Bible VIII emenda'
tons of the language OF the common version mas been
before the public ABOUT eight years have heaId no
oiccto 10 the manner I'm which the work has been ek
ected and ms far Information extends. the NorK
is generally approved by those who have examiner IT,
among whom many clergymen, whose spcclal duty
II Ia 10 guard the sacred text IRON corruption The body
OF The language In the common version Was intro
duced hy Tyndale more than $40 years ago.
In the great length OF time that has sluce
elapsed the language has suffered many material
changes some OF which affect The OF Passages,
il obscure unntcligble 10 the unlctered
part OF readers Some passages are perverted by tho
use of wrong words the grammatical errors are nuner-
ons aud many passages expressed IN language
which decency fOrbds be repeated IN families and tue
mint For these IL appears 10 me that due
tbe common version. Indeed all men 10 agree that
Amendments are wanted, but who shall undertake the
woIk so numerous the denominations OF Christians
that no would undertake without The concurrence
OF he Others unless purposes and there Is
no PROBABILITY that q of all could be OBJ
tanned. -. 4. -
For these reasons IL seems TO be obvious that If any
Improvement is TO be made in the version the work
must be done by an individual.
t is my desire the association shall lake into con-
alton propriety OF rendering me their actIo
AID In promptIng the OF the amendef CODY OF tne
Bible in families and schools am, gentlemen, with
= Euch respect, your obedient servant, N WEBSTER
close this letter as began 1t with the opinion
that this chapter of biblical history has been gener-
ally forgotten. o. l." ~
Brooklyn, Jan. s, 1880.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-11
Another testimonial says:

We Use Dr. Websters edition Of the Bible in our fam
Nirs aud can cheerfully recommend 1t 70 others;
lSignedl The Rev. Nathaniel W. Taylor, the Rev
Thomas A. Merrill. the Rev. Leonard Bacon the Rev
william C. Fowler
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
THE DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS
PREPARING FOR THE STRUGGLE AT SYRACUSE
PLOTS AND CoUNTERPLOTs.

PREPARING FOR THE STRUGGLE AT SYRACUSE
PLOTS AND CoUETERPLoTs.
The advance guard of the Irving Hall
Democracy Syracuse yesterday. This comprised
sheriff Bowe, County Clerk Butler, Hubert o. Thomp-
son. George II. Purser and John Fox. They
go nOminGlly as committee Of arrange
ments but really to consult with prominent Democrats
from other parts of the State I is understood that the
action of the Democratic Union organization In appoint
lug committee Of twentyfour to before the Couveu-
ton and ask that the delegation sent to Cincinnati
be not instructed 10 vote as unit and
deprecating, oil machine politics, is not rel
ished by tho Irving Hall leaders, think It device
of Tammany Hall to discOr in the ranks Of the op.
position is also certain that there will consdera
BILE opposition the rule Of Mr. Tldens friends in the
Faulkner Convention delegates from OF the in.
terror counties Some or tho more enthusastic Tam
many supporters declared yesterday that there was
danger that Mr. Tden could not control what is deemed
to be his own convention.
tell you that convention will be q circus" said a
prominent member OF the Tammauy organization,
"Tlden's friends will have all they want do TO
troll IT, The feeling against T1dcn is very strong in
some sections, IL shown by the election OF many
antiTden delegates 1t s true that IN many instances
there cOntesttng delegations, but the great majority
Of the Democratic voters are opposed 60 mr. Tflden
The Kelly convention can lay more claim TO regularity
than the other convention. II the presence OF rcpreSen
tative Democrats 10 any indication Every assembly
district will be represented and by men who are 90
knowlcdged as leaders in their sections"
10 to make sure that there Will bo no trouble for the
Irving Halt delegation that the leaders mentioned have
gone In advance. Others will follow tonight, Tho
main body of the Irving Hall delegates and adherents
will leave tomorrow morning the 1880 train Mayor
Cooper, Colonel Tracy and others viii leave on Monday
night.
The Tammany Hall delegation will leave for Syracuse
at 1890 p. NJ Monday by special train. II viii
sst OF fourteen palace and ordinary coaches
the accommodation OF the Tammany crowd, aud there
will be additional cars for the antiTden delegation
from Kings County.
The Board Of Aldermen VIII meet at noon Monday,
instead Of Tresdey, to accommodate the Tammany
members The annual election of the Tammany Society
takes place Monday night As soon as the election
is over tho 9aYamany adhereute will march tho tra
which u due in syracuse at $3.50 q Ip. on T9esday.
Chairman OF the Kelly Convention Three hareS arf
profanenty mentioned. They are thoee Of ID. O. West
Amas0 J. Parker and GeorHe O. Green, Que OF thes,
three Il likely 20 DO chosen.
The Tammany Committee On Organisation nee yester
day afternoon and made tho departF.
az the parry on Monday Tickets Will be iznea q sh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
fBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l

PARIS. Saturday, April IL. 1880.
Count and Madame de Lesseps and their three
elder children are delighted with America, The
cars and steamboats, are there SO conveniently ap-
pointed that they travelled without fatigue or
worry. They esteem Americans the most hospitable
people in the world. At Boulogne the governess
and four Juveniles awaited them, and the latter
were smothered with kisses. Count de Lesseps
thinks that the cutting of the Panama Canal would
not be nearly difficult as that of Suez and is re-
solved to demonstrate this in every great town in
the world. If the United States Government then
stands in tho way of the canal, it will have the
universe against 1t. including all intelligent Amer
leans. In conversation with q group of friends at
Madame Adamss salon. Count de Lesseps inGimated
in effect that he will carry on his enterprise in con.
cert with the United States if possible but il not
with the rest of the world Paris seems disposed to
honor him as 1t did Nordenskj5ld; he is to lecture
at the Circus and be received tomorrow by the
Geographical Society at the sorbonne.
Prince Oscar took leave yesterday with some off,
cial pomp of President Grevy. He was attended to
the Elys6e by the Swedish Minister, the First Sec
rotary of Legation and the military attach6 Colonel
Staaf, who has been his guide. The interview
lasted IN hour and a half. Prince Oscar with un-
mistakable sincerity expressed gratitude for the
hOspitable attention paid him here, and was prouder
than over of the French origin of his family. In
the Kings name he hoped President Gr6vy might
find leisure to visit Stockholm. The Prince was
hindered by severe cold from quitting Paris last
night.
In Bonapartist circles great stir has been caused
by letter from the Princess Clotilde to her son
Victor, warning him not to follow Prince Napoleon's
impious example. The expediency is debated Of
declaring Victor the Bonapartist heir, as he Is ap
preaching his eighteenth year. If no breaks will,
Prince Napoleon, the Empress Eugene will provide
the funds necessary for an independent establish
ment. The Princess Clotide was moved to inter-
fere by her husbands letter in the French Journals
taking part with the Government against the
Jesuits.
Madame BOnaparte Wyse Turr gave yesterday a
dinner in compliment to Madame Patti and Nicolini.
1t was followed by imprOvised dance, in which
Ncohnfs sons and tho diva joined. Count Beust
calling in, apOlogized for being covered with decora
tlOns, he having just left Queen IsabelIa's recep
tiou.
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q TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

TwENTY-sEVEN LIVES PROBABLY LOST NEAR SAN
FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The Giant Powder
Works, IN the District OS Berkely, across the bay e
ploded this afternoon. killing twelve white men and
twelve or fifteen Chnamen This is the third explosion
this company has sustained oil attended with loss OF
ufe The explosion occurred in the picldngroOm and
ali the men at work there were killed There about
0,0OO pounds OF powder In tho room. ALI the victims
were blown to atoms.
There were six houses inside Of the works. and they
were all blown to pieces, but the workmen In them
escaped, with the exception Of in the maga-
zne OF whom trace has been found Outside OF the
works are Six houses including the of
tho hands, oil Of which were moro or Iess dam
aged but are still standing. Tho explosion is
supposed TO bo the result OF carelessness.
The workmen paid by tho piece, and
were directed to uso wooden malets in picking cart.
ridges but they found they could faster and make
more money by using iron hammers-a dangerous prac-
uce It supposed that struck his cartridge
once too often and 1t went of, gniting the powder be-
fore him, which communicated with adjacent mack.
ages, with the above terrible result.
The names OF the white killed by the explosrOn aA
Tar as asceriained are. Jacob Xandoleu, Auglslin
tisher Peter ShauRhnessy, Joseph Reagan, Php Lam
bert, Alexander SpOOner and Lincoln Meek.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
THE TRACK or THE FOREST FIRES.
nouNrIruL RAIN-GRKAr pAMAnE REPAIRED.

BoUNTIFUL RAIN-GREAT DAMAGE REPORTED.
FORKED RIVER, N. j., April 17.-Reports
by train end telegraph from along Toms River tell
OF tho vsatOns of heavy Showers and the total ex-
tnRushing OF tie forest fires. The snged bodies OF
thousands of quat and other game birds and rabbits
being found the outskirts Of the burned district
The fire went through the woods like flash, but the
young timber were full OF sap and are killed.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., April 17.--Hcavy rains fell last
night aud there ts not left spark OF fire the charred
woods.
The fire in this vicinity passed over $4,000 acres OF
land. Besides the dwellings before reported, another
house belonging to j. Christng, near Whites Bridges
was destroyed. The heaviest losses are in cordwood
cranberry bozs and strawberry beds Lakewood is the
great strawberry bed of the county,
TUCKRRTON, n. j., April 17.-RepOrts from Cranmcr-
ton. Manahcwken and West Creek say that heavy rain
fell during he night ana the forest fire which rushed
through that portion OF the county fOm WOodmanses
about tO Harris. and, making cITcut to Mulicas River
Is eXtnguished. Train hands say that re in
Atlantic County, after burning down to the sea coast ia
out. wv N' 80
STRoUpsDURG Penn, April 17-Heavv rains fell here
ast night, partially checking the spread OF tho great
forest fires In MOuroe ana Pike Counties. 1t IL esfi-
mated lhat ncary 10000 acres in Monroe County have
Deen burned over Large quantities OF game have been
destroyed. The largo flres are stil burning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
MR.. TILDENs LIFE STRUGGLE.

HE WANTS TO SAVE THIS STATE TO THE DEMOCRACY
PROVIDING HE GAN SAVE rHE DEMOCRACY TO
HIMsELF.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUHKI
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Tko EvensRg Star of to-
day prints the following special dispatch from New
Yorks
Governor T1lden declines again to-day to be inter
viewed as to his reported withdrawal candidate for
the Presidency on the ground that II he did it would
ing bis personal and political affairs.
II have learned, however, direct from those in
absolutely correct that he not decided to Withdraw
mac Ss & ON the SomrSry Governor IiIden is
OF his life to save the Democracy Of this State for the
suits personally to himself he viii be sstisfed If the
State is saved to the Democratic party. He believes
terms IT, destroyed TINS Spring that the State s
lost TO the Democracy in November and bopeessiy lost
ton is left in the hands Of Mr. Kelly. HSn'r0 Oh S
This is the precise situation which Governor Tfiden
reRarOs as much higher than personal candidacY
In nis opinion II the legitimate organization and
election precinct in the ssass Of SeWYorR Il is on
immaterial whether he or any other Democrat be nom.
for him. To surrender compromise with Mr. Kelly
Governor Tiden holds would be as fatal now TO the
the regular State Convention Mr.. Kely's secession
Convention last Fall ut Syracuse.
organization the Question Of Presidential candidates
ana the further control OF the party machinery in New
York may be an open ono, but not until then. dive
you the facts as find them.
The Star refers to the above dispatch edtorially
as follows,
The special dispatch to The STAR giving the position
ercy Park statesman and U may be accented M entire
ly reable From this authOrta ve statement t
contest Of his life to crush out JOnn Keysm in New
surrepder to or to compromise with Kelly he holds
wOId pc as @ fsS no to the as surrender
Aeily's secession Convention last Fail at Syracuse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
LONDON AND PARIS NEWS.

GLADSTONE READY TO BE PREMIER.
sPxcULATroNs AS TO THE NEW BRITISH CABINET
wHo MAY HAVE OFFICE If THEY wIsH--IRIsH
CLAIMS TO BE REGARDED coNsIDERATELY-M.
REEAN AND PROFESSOR vAMBERY IN TIE BRIT
IsH Observation-Disclosures IN PARIS.
Giving the latest phases of this important
crisis in British affairs, the London cOTespon-
dent of THE TRIBUNE telegraphs that Mr.. Glad
stone has decided to accept the Pre-
miership if it is offered to him. The
subordinate places in the Ministry de-
pend on the settlement of the Premiership,
but the names of dozen leading Liberals
are mentioned who may, if willing, take
Office. The Liberals are disposed to
make reasonable concessions to the Irish
party. Dean Stanley is now rather dis
posed to exclude the Napoleon memorial
from Westminster Abbey. NJ. Renan, the
author of the ''Vie de Jesus" aud Professor
Vambery are both receiving much social at
tention in London. The Paris telegram to
THE TRIBUNE gives details of the arrival of
Count de Lesseps, and the discord in the
BOnaparte family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
GOSSIP AT SYRACUSE.

RUMoRs OF A BREAK IN THE BRooKLYN AND
IRVING HALL DELECATToNs-AN ANTr-TILpEN
CLASSIFICATION OF THE DELEGATES.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, April 17.-Delegates are
arriving by every tran and the interest the situation
increases hourly, especially since rumor has gained
currency that there prospect Of break in both
the Brooklyn and Irving Hall delegations It is claimed
hero that Kingsley and Jacobs Of Brooklyn, will lead
the revolt from Boss" Mclaughlin, and will take at
least dozen deleg Ates with them
Several notable defectons from the Tden ranks are
claimeI by the Seymour men. Among those are John
T. Dcvlin. Abram 8. Hewitt, N. +. Butenchon, George
II. Purser and Others, OF NewYork, Samuel Hand. Of
Albany, and tho Brooklyn delegates above mentioned
The leading speakers the Tilden side on
the floor of the Convention will be Rufus W.
Pcckham, Smith NJ. Weed, George Raines. L
B. Faulkner and John II. Fellows. The Anti-Tilden
spOkesmen will be William c. RuRer, Dewitt O. West
Senator Fowler and A. p. LannR.
classification OF the delegates based upon advces
received at Coaie, office from every Assembly ais.
trict the state Rives the following result: Anti
Tiden delegates. 217 Ttlden delegates, 149 doubtful
1S; total number OF delegates, 3e4 Of which 1913 is
majority.