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Year: 1877

THE law of the State of Minnesota re-
quiring an annual payment Of ten dollars
from every liquor dealer toward the erec-
ton of a State Inebriate Asylum, has
been affirmed by the Supreme Court in II
test case and work on the building,
suspended while the case was pending,
will be resumed and the payments en-
Enrl.nA
Year: 1877

A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION The IN
dependent tells Of a prayer meeting in
which brother thanked God that no
member of his family was among the
killed in the Brooklyn calamity, for he
had no doubt that all who had pcrished
were in hell. Another brother arose and
said that, if he had to die, he would rath
er 60 from theater than from a prayer
meeting in which such sentiments were
uttered.
Year: 1877

Boss TWEED is utterly broken down
at last and ready to make any terms to
bring his troubles to an end. 1t may safe
ly be predicted that he will surrender all
property still within his control and make
clean breast of the whole ring business
to some prudent, trustworthy represent
alive Of the prosecution.
Year: 1877

A story comes from Kentucky of n
whole family poisoned by eating hrad
of cabbage in which a scorpion had tax
en- refuge and was boiled with the vege
table. The report is somewhat misty,
but adds that seven of the eaters died
two being in a precarious condition.
Year: 1877

SOUTH CAROLINA is blessed with two
State governments and still her people
are not ha pp;'. Yet they ought to be for
each government wants them to pay their
taxes to it, and with laudable impartial
ity they have decided not to pay to eth
or
Year: 1877

Among the mcrch pts and shippers feeling OF embar-
rassment appeared to be growing, among them
ever dreamed that crisis like present could pos
sibiy occur A prominent merchant Of Worth street
said truly enough that It would only be long after
this strike ended that Its real proportions would
be realized and the damage 1t inflicted on the bus
ness Of the country properly estimated Our German
fellow citizens have takon to the discussion Of the
labor question with than their ordinary energy
and almost every beer saloon in tho city last evening
was stirred 10 It's with the discussion Of the
merits Of tho conflict between labor and capital In
some instances 1t was carried TO lever heat, and
Tor genial and cooling properties OF the bever-
age OF Gambripus might have been attended With
painful consequences


THE roMpKiSs SQUARE DEMONSTRATION


Quito much interest Ms the public mind can afford
10 the strike given the probable results of ths
Tompkips square meeting tonight stad and con-
sorvatve people condemn the Mayor for granting por
mission for tho holding oil this particular demonstra-
tion yet these people would perhlps bo the
very FIRST to condemn him he had douIcd the applca
The right OF petition and the liberty OF Speech
these grand shibboleths democracv would be said
suffer If Mayor Ely had told the 'leaders" Of tho
workingmcn. they assume to call themselves, that
they would not be allowed 10 assemble in public meet
Ing Mayor Ely was between 1.-The devil and the deep
sea. and the sentiment OF Americans, ns expressed
everywhere yesterday, was that In granting the APP
pcaton for the oil Tompkins square for public
meeting. though trouble should result, was
tho only course consistent with American principles
that the Mayor could pursue.


II was intimated that thousand policemen would be
on hand preserve order and that largo force would
assemble In the vicinity OF the Grand Central Depot
ward OF any attack that ight be contem plated on
that structure Many citizens think that this display
may tend rather to precpitate than prevent the thina
most dreaded.


AT THE GRAND CENTRAL


dull, tranquil air pcrvaded the Grand Central De-
pot yesterday notwth standing the fact that at three
leading points the road--Albany, Syracuse
and Buffalo, strike was in full operation.
The passenger traius lett time, but tho
passenger traffic hgh It usually
s in this particular month oil the year. Mr.. Toucey,
the superintendent who appears like good soldier,
TO be always At his post Of duty, received numerous
dispatches from points on the Central especially from
Albany Among them from officer Of the
company In the shops at West Albany, who said that
he accompanied the body Of socaled strikers to the
Capitol Park the nigh, before where iney held meet
Year: 1877

Last fall the Republican majority for Presi-
dent in the Second Ward was less than zoo. On
the strength Of this slim majority the Republic-
ans are running TWO good men for Aldermen,
and the prospect is fair that the whisky bum
mcr will be elected.
Year: 1877

The Republicans Of the Eighteenth Ward have
fair and clear majority of 400 to 500, and
therefore can easily elect Mr.. SCRANTON Alder
man II they want to-. lie will make better
Alderman than his Democratic opponent
Year: 1877

MIR. ADDISON BALLARD announces
to his felloW-clizens of the Second Ward
that he is an Independent candidate for
reelection Us Alderman. His record in
the Reform Council the past year, where
he always voted on the side Of honesty and
economy, on the side OF taxpayers, is his
recommendation for tie office.
Year: 1877

TESTIMONY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE
OF GEORGIA.--l have used Simmons Liver
Regulator Tor constipation Of my bowels, caused
by a temporary arrangement Of the liver, for
The last three or four years, and always, when
used according to the directions, with decided
benefit | think it is good medicine for the
arrangement Of the liver-st least such has been
my personal experience in the use of it,


HIRAM WARNER


Chief Iustica of Ganrpia
Year: 1877

"REFoRM."-The Deputy Col lectOr of Internal Revenue for the Yuma division has had an Irish dividend of $100 declared on his annual salary. We understand he does not intend to resign until an army officer is placed in his Of flee to witness the issue of stamps and to report all the mares nests he finds to Gen. Kautz. This is an ''Of'' year on the Pacific Coast and men cannot be driven out of office by cutting down their sala- ries. We have this season known lots of men so needy that they actually went to work-good Dem OcratS at that.
Year: 1877

ing white satin furred cloak Of the fair is
admirable piece OF work.


There Is, in addition. quito pleasing landscape by
Emile Lambinet, painted In this celebrated artists
present somewhat sketchy style, which IA In strong
contrast TO that displayed in some OF his earlier ana
more worked up canvascs
Year: 1877

room for reform, and the numerous appncn-
tions for the Office of Agent do not indicate
that there is to be any change OF systom, OF
that the Office is to be less profitable tnan
it has been. In fact, the mere salary OF Inc
Office forms so small portion OF the induce
ment that the applications would probably
be quite as numerous if there we're no salafy
offered ut all.


Of all public charities-that is, Of all lnsti-
tutions for charitable purposes maintained
and supported by taxatlon-we suppose IL
safe to assume that, counting salaries and
other cost of service, including what IS
wasted unnecessarily and stolen, the expend-
ituro is so per cent greater than the same or
better service could be furnished by private
individuals at handsome profit. 1t is
serious reflection upon political intelligence
that Government, when it undertakes to be
charitable, pays ono dollar for the dlstrlbu-
ton of ench dollar expended forchar1ty. The
commission is an enormous one. While TINS
is more or less tho fact in all cases OF public
charity administered by Governments, there
is no hope TINT the general rule can be
reversed in this country, but there is I'll ex-
pectation that tho new County Board may
adopt such reforms in system and III admin
istration as will break up the glaring abuses
which have existed, and keep in the Treasury
the money now squandered and stolen under
the cloak Of supporting the public charities.
Year: 1877

have prevented L1EB from taking out LIS
assessments for his campaign expenses.


These acts are hopefully the last Of the
Ring that has held the taxpayers Of cook
County by the throat for the past two or
three years. Five members Of the old Board
now retire who always voted in'the interest
of extravaganza and jobbery. Five now
men take their places, each one of whom IS
pledged in the most, solemn manner to
espouso the interests of the taxpayers, and
fight relentless1y any and every scheme OF
the old combination. Of the old members,
at least three, and perhaps four, have held
out inducements to believe that the public
may depend upon them to cooperate with
the new members. and thus provide per-
manent majority against the plunderers. 1t
will not require very long time to deter
mine whether or not tho public is doomed to
disappointment in the new regime. The first
evidence of good faith will appear in notable
retronchment in the County Clerks Office,
in the general county expenses, and IN the
administration of the various public clari-
ties. The new Board should also give its
Immediate attention to tho Courthouse
building, familarize itself with the various
contracts, ascertain whore savings can De
made, how contractors can be restricted
to tho terms of their contracts, how extras
of all kinds can be avoided, and then proceed
to such measures as may be necessary to the
protection Of the public. There is one step
Tint should bo taken without delay, and that
is to order The discontinuanco of work on the
foundation Of the county's half Of the pro-
posed DOME The city is not in position
now to agree upon the construction of this
dome. It is purely ornamental project at
the best, the ultimate cost whereof cannot be
approximately estimated. 4 great dome $50
feet high may easily be made to cost mill
ion of dollars before it can be completed.
This will represent an annual expenditure Of
$4,000 in interest for the support of an
ornament The county and city might with
equal propriety strike hands in these hard
times to borrow IN obelisk OF the khediye of
Egypt at an annual rental OF $4,000; the
Investment would not be more costly, and
the ornament would bs more novel and at
tractive. But the scheme is especially pre-
posterous in view OF the feet TINT only one
half Of the proposed dome will proceed, as
the city cannot build Its half; so work on
the foundation of the dome should be sus-
pended at once by order Of the new Bonrd.
Year: 1877

not steal is not rascal As there is vul-
car prejudice, however, against stealing, and
the majority of people recognize this man
WooDwAnD as q per cent thief, and
TWEED, his master, who holds the same
views as WOODWARD, as q 25 per cent thief,
it is pity that the percentage Of honesty
in New York is too small to send master md
man to the States Prison, which, according
to their theory, ought to be the most honest
place in the world.
Year: 1877

: Telegn1ns from Lieut. Commander GREEN
furnish the information that the bodies of q
rumbe1 Of officers lost in the wreck of the
Huron have been found aud buried. So
far there is no intelligence that any one has
been found at the ''ife~saving" station in
The Immediate vicinity. It is practically use
ess to hunt for dead men and if any search
ns is to be done it might prodtably be de-
Foted to hunting up the live men who belong
10 the station.
Year: 1877

BY disposition to assist the county thieves,


and it appears necessary to further inform


County Commissioner FITZGERALD that his
position, as he now defines it, is one better
calculated to win the plaudits of the Hing
than the applause Of honest men. II he has
learned to respect the latter he will manifest
it by radical and sudden change Of his
Year: 1877

ALARMING times in the United States
Senate, when dispatches are hurried of
to the sick and failing, to hasten in to
hold Republican majority and save the
party. Sharon of Nevada is called upon
to fill his vacant place; and Blaine, fee
BILE as he is, is requested to come at once
and save the sinking ship. Morton, the
head buffer is gone, and the loss was se-
we're. The war upon the Administration
lags in consequence, and a treaty may
be patched up.
Year: 1877

Norfolk, Va, November 24.-The Uni
ted States steamer Huron went ashore
about one o'clock this morning at the
bend of the North Carolina coast seven.
ty.hve miles south of Cape Henry the
most exposed portion of the shore be-
tween Capes Henry and Hatteras. The
Huron WAS athird rate iron.sCrew steam
er of 54l tons, and displacement of 1920
tons and carried an armament Of four
guns. She was a comparatively new ves-
sel, being one of three-the Alert the
RAM and the Huron-built by the Gov
eminent three years ago, with peculiar
rig.


On Saturday last she left New York.
where she had been taking on stores for
surveying exdedition on the coast of
Cuba,and come to Hampton Roads, where
she arrived on Monday,and at once began
taking in coal DisregardiDg the storm
signals which had been flying for three
days, she set sail for her destination yes
terday morning. Last night


Fierce Gale From the South. East.
Ragged along the coast, the wild blowing
at the rate ofseventy miles an hour. The
theory of those well acquainted with the
coast is that the Huron was caught in the
height of the gale, and while trying to
hold on head to the wind, her machinery
gave way, and, her sails being useless
against such wind, she slowly driited
ashore. The sea was running tremenC ous-
ly high, and being an iron vessel the HUI
ron soon became total wreck Her fore
mast and maintol mast were the first to
go by the board and in an incredibly
short space of time she was literally dash
ed 10 pieces Attempts were made to low
er the boats, but without avail The sea
made clean breach over her hull sweep
ing her unfortunate crew into the break
ers In the darkness and the storm escape
was rendered almost impossible and only
thirty persons out of total of l39 souls
on board managed to reach the beach in
safety, most of them in a ashockingly bruis-
ed condition. The remainder, SO far as
is known at present waiiDg,were drown
ed in the surf or killed by the floating
timbers.


The Scene Of the Disaster.


The spot where the disaster took place
is about tW o miles north of Life. Saving
Station No, 7, near Oregon Inlet. TIE
crew at the station hurried to the scene
of the wreck, and attempted to render
assistance, but were prevented from doing
so by the fury of the storm, although
they remained on the spot until three
o'clock this afternoon.


The Surf Was Full Of Dead Bodies
that could not be reached, and the only
ones recovered were few happening to
be washed ashore during the day. Four
officers were among the saved. These
were Paymaster Sanders, Ensign Young,
Asst. Engineer Denig, and Cadet Engi-
neer Warburton. All the saved are to-
tally destitute of clothing and other nee
essaries.


Going to the Rescue.


AS soon as the news was received at
the headquarters of the North Atlantic
squadron, in Hampton roads, the United
States steamer Swatara and the tug For
tune were dispatched to aid the Huron.
Subsequently the United States steamer
Powhattan left Fortress Monroe on a
similar mission.
Year: 1877

THERE are only four negroes in the
present Congress; three in the House
from South Carolina, and one in the SEN
ate from Mississippi. That side of the
color line is not likely to increase.
Year: 1877

AS soon as the news was received at
the headquarters of the North Atlantic
squadron, in Hampton roads, the United
States steamer Swatara and the tug For
tune were dispatched to aid the Huron.
Subsequently the United States steamer
Powhattan left Fortress Monroe on a
similar mission.
Year: 1877

THERE is a general and apparently we'll
founded belief among business men that the
turn has been reached and that business is on
the mending hand. The reasons for this be-
lief are well set forth by the Shoe and Leather
Reporter which says: The steady gain which
we have been making is indicated by the
large balance of trade on the right side of
our International commerce, by the contin-
ual decrease of the public debt, by the great
appreciation of the national credit, and by
the near approach which we have made
without half trying to the specie standard.
These are tests of the sanitary condition of
the body polite, which, without being abso-
lutely infallible, are as reliable as any. And
they are indices that the revulsion has spent
its fury-that the violations ofthe canons of
political economy have been duly expiated,
and that the people, humbled by impoverish-
ment and contrite through suffering, have de-
termined to repair the ravages of panic by a
return to first principles, and an observance
of the teachings of common sense, rather
than by listening to idle theories about in
genious methods of finance and currency,
whereby debtors can be cheated with the
semblance of payment, and made to believe
that it is just as good as the substance.
Year: 1877

THE battle of the Lom seems to have
been thus: Mehemet Ali took advantage of
the opportunity offered by the withdrawal of
the Russian troops in his front to reinforce
the Russian position at the Shipka Pass and
to join in the assault on Osman Pasha at
Plevna, to attack the Russian outposts on the
river Lom. He drove them across the river,
followed and forced them from Hardarkoi
their fortified position on the east bank. 1t
does not appear that the Turks have made
any substantial gain by this movement,
though it may be of some aid as a diversion
in favor of Osman Pasha and Suleman Pa
sha. The victors of the Lom are now with
in five miles of the strong position of the
Russians at Papuskoi.
Year: 1877

we do not read anonymous etters and communi-
Cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used
Year: 1877

NEW YORK, Sept 20. 1877.
To THE EDITOR HERALD:-


In your issue Of this date in the notice Of tho meet
ing OF the Board OF Education In regard to the differ.
ences the Board of Trustees Of tho First ward you
say that there Is, and has been for time past
feeling of bitterness account of religious differences
between the members OF the Board. This charge Is
utterly ialse and is only urged Tor the sake OF en-
deavorng TO influence the members of tho committee
before which have been summoned, and who may
allow their religious feelings 10 be preudiced by mis-
statement OF the true facts OF the To substantao
my assertion would call attention the tact that at
the last meeting OF our local Board young lady OF
different rel gious convictions from my own ap-
pointed to tc,chcrshp, voting Tor her, which posi-
ton eagerly sought after by number OF ladies OF
my own religious benei. am sure this does not look
like sectaransm. In regard to tho other charges pre-
ierred l would only ask for suspension OF put lie
opinion until the close oil the invest gation which,
have every to hope viii show that they have
been urged only by spirit OF jealousy or malice.


N. DUFFY,
Chairman Board of Trustees, Grammar School No. 20.
Year: 1877

Some forty persons had congregatcd in the hallway
and outer room OF President Murpby's Office ycster.
day forenoon TO apply for receive passes 20 over
the East River the suspended footbridge. Presi-
dent Murphy who very sonsibly acted upon the sug.
gestion made In yesterdays HERALD in view of the
narrow escape OF the man who had 0t on the loot
BRIDE. sent out word that he Intended TO issue
passes the iootbridge tor the future Though
may reconsider bis decision, Is thought he will ad.
here to 1t. notice that no more passes would DO
issued was thea pasted on the door AZ the street
trance
Year: 1877

WHOLE FARMS WASHED AwAY.-Never i'll
the memory of man has there occurred such
rise in the streams of Hampshire county. w.
Va. as by the recent flood, nor SO great de-
struction of crops and fencing. So extensive
has been the destruction that it amounts to II
calamity. Along the South Branch scarcely
a shock of corn or Il stack of hay remains
the whole valley is clean sweep crops and
fencing, and the cmbankments are all broken
and swept away. All the fat cattle and other
stock of every kind are left on the hands of
the farmers at the beginning of winter with
out food, and probably not a sufhciency of
food left to winter the horses that are used to
till the ground; consequently the cattle must
be thrown on the market, or seek n more fa-
vored country for food. A dispatch from
Moorefeld Hardy county, says that the de-
struction by the flood i'll that county alone
will reach 800, 600. There are not a thou
sand shocks of corn in the valley of the south
branch of the Potomac. Farms have been
washed completely away, and land that was
worth 800 an acre is now utterly without val
ue The suffering among the cattle is very
great and hundreds of farmers are ruined
The torrent reached from mountain to noun
tain. and was twenty feet deep.
Year: 1877

Too ACCoMMoDATING BY HALF.-Some days
since, (says the Barton Monitor) there was
turkey shoot at Dry Pond, Glover, and the
boys who hoped to shoot or steal II turkey were
NIL there Toward night three of them, who
had not been successful in shooting, hustling,
or stealing. started home in rather n melan-
choly mood. As they were approaching II
farmers house. they saw three lusty turkeys
promenading in the door-yard, and conceived
the plan of lifting one of them. As they
drove up opposite the house, they called loud
ly to the farmer and informed him that they
were Just returning from the shooting match
and that the three turkeys i'll the yard had es-
capped from under the seat of their wagon
The farmer, n very accommodating man. by
their request, volunteered to assist in catching
the escaped poultry, and Immediately set
about driving them into the barn. The best
one of the three was soon captured, but the
other two having escaped, the boys told the
kind neighbor that it didn't matter, rs they
were coming back in the morning and would
then catch them. The pretended owners
kindly thanked the farmer for his assistance,
crowded the gobbler under the wagon seat
and swiftly drove away. Next morning rs the
owner of the turkeys was making preparation
for the Thanksgiving feast, he went out to
look up the turkeys that he might appropri-
ate the best for the Thanksgiving table. At
ter considerable search only two could be
found. Suddenly, as if II thunder-bolt had
rent the vail before the door of his under
standing n light burst upon him that caused
him to see the beauty and completeness of
the sell that had been played on him the day
before. Overwhelmed with chagrin, with his
plumes trailing in the dust, he returned to his
armed clnir in the kitchen to mediate on the
heights of human folly and the depths of hui
man depravity.
Year: 1877

We will leave that little room also for the
street; not that it was at all inviting, how
ever, for the frost pinched the children's
noses, and sent the hands of the big boys
down deep into their trousers pockets. We
will stop before modest house of three stor-
les; very narrow it was, very prim, evident