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Year: 1879

We respectfully invite the attention Of
Governor Robinson to the character Of the
gentlemen who take lively interest in the
prosperity of the Blissville stables, us mani
tested in their treatment of HERALD re-
porter, whose story will be found in another
column, and OF the doctor employed in ex-
amining the unfortunate animals that are
rotting in that pleasant retreat for diseased
cows. We also beg the Governor to mark
the conduct of the deputies of the Sheriff
of Queens county who are intrusted
with the duty Of carrying out the
quarantine regulations enforced by order
of the Executive Of the State for the
public protection. The character of a
business may be pretty correctly judged
by its surroundings We might ex-
pect to find gangs of rowdies and ruffians
standing up for the supposed rights of a
disreputable gambling den or .disorderly
house, while we should bo astonished to
meet such company at church or school
house. The vagabonds who threatened
the HERALD reporter with assault at the
Blissville pest house are just the sort
of creatures one might expect to encounter
at depot for the sale of swill milk and dis
eased COW beef The Governor has no in
terest in their actions, except SO far as they
tend to confirm the expediency and justice
of the prompt steps he took to put a
stop to the Blissville nuisance and
peril. But he h6s some interest and ought
to have something to say in the matter OF
the disgraceful inefficiency or indifference
of the Sheriff Of Queens county in carrying
out the Executive orders. There can be no
efficient quarantine at the offensive stables
when crowds Of ruffians are allowed to
invade the premises without permits, and to
insult and threaten those who are there in
pursuit of lawful business. The Sheriffs
deputies, in failing to keep the peace and to
enforce the proper regulations, prove that
they are ignorant Of their duties, Indifferent
about obeying orders or incapable of filling
the positions they hold. The Sheriff is
responsible for the acts of his deputies and
answerable to the Governor for his official
conduct. This is the particular point to
which we desire to direct Governor Robin
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Year: 1879

termining upon this subject, as a great


deal of the trouble that has always been


caused in our city school rooms by bad
air is due largely to the ignorance
or carelessness of the very persons who
by the Boards letter are appointed
to be their own judges. II they have
OF late been taught anything new about the
laws OF ventilation, or been stirred up to
use such knowledge and facilities as they
possess, and have no fear of the Boards
displeasure before their eyes, their reports
Will be interesting reading; but all this is
too much to be hoped for. The proper
persons to ascertain the condition of school
room air would be physicians, builders or
other specialists who know something OF
the movements of air, and who can Judge
of its quality by the appearance and symp-
toms OF those who breathe it. We do not
question the intelligence of New York
teachers, for it is generally known to be
of high grade, but men and women of
a generation in which even the most intel
ligent stife uncomplainingly in homes,
churches and theatres are not the persons
to decide upon a question so vitality affect
ing another generation, which every one
hopes will be m improvement upon the
present one. The worst that the teachers
will probably say is likely. for the various
reasons we have suggested, to come far
short of the truth.
Year: 1879

So long as the III" railroad companies
divided the passenger traffic of this city be-
tween them in accommodating the east and
west sides by the New York Elevated and
the Metropolitan railroads respectively
there was little difficulty in regulating the
running Of trains so as to insure safety.
But now that both companies have their
roads over common sections of route on
the east side the serious question arises
whether public safety will not be endan-
gered by such q combination. In selecting
the routes for the IL" roads the Rapid Tran
sit Commissioners very unfortunately and
injudiciously planned q crossing at Chatham
square which circumstances and the
ordinary needs of rapid transit render i'm
practicable. Assuming that the trains of
the two roads intended to pass over this
section common to the two east side routes
were despatched from the stations above
and below Chatham street ut the intervals
required for the accommodation of passen-
gers it would be impossible for them to
pass each other at that point. by decreas-
ing the number of trains to one quarter,
and thereby reducing the accommodation
seventy-fve per cent, the crossing would
still represent q point of danger which
under no consideration should be per-
nitted to exist We print elsewhere to-day
ON article on the subject of rapid transit
crossings which fully explains the diff
Guilty to be overcome in regulating the
traffic on the east side without incurring
the risks OF grave disasters.


On rival roads crossing each other on the
same level disaster is merely question of
time. 1t is imperatively necessary, there
fore, that such roads should neither cross
each other in that manner nor have COM
mon section Of track. To insure against
collisions and other dangers, rs well us in
terruptions oil the whole rapid tsuhsit system
Year: 1879

The refusal of the Senate to strike from
the Army Appropriation bill what is known
as the Butler railroad telegraph amend
ment may be regarded as insuring the pas
sage Of that measure. There is, of course,
the constitutional way of defeating it by
veto, but such n course on the part of the
President may be looked upon as an ex-
ceedingly improbable event. In passing
the amendment the friends of this new tele-
graphic legislation profess that they are
actuated entirely by desire to build up Q
rival line to the Western Union Company
and in that way reduce the cost of tele-
graphing to the public. The question in
which those who use the telegraph are
most interested is, Will this legislation
accomplish that result? In other words,
does the amendment in question confer the
authority upon the railroad lines to COM
bine so as to form continuous circuit? II
it does not why it is worth very little more
than the paper it is printed upon. General
Butler it will be seen from an interview on
another page, is very clear in his mind that
Congress has power to legislate upon this
question under the clause of the constitu-
ton in regard to post offices and post roads.
Precisely the opposite view is held by the
Western Union Telegraph Company. The
railroads, they maintain, not having been
chartered by the States tor the transmission
Of Intelligence" cannot engage in that
business without express charters from the
different States. The recent decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States in
what is known as the Florida case appears
to sustain General Buffers theory, butt is
hardly probable that the Western Union
Company will be content to rest under that
Interpretation of the law. Fully as the
question has been debated in Congress it is
likely to be still further discussed in the
courts. Whatever benefits the public may
ultimately obtain the lawyers, according to
the present outlook, will reap the first
rewards from the new legislation.
Year: 1879

There begins to-day n religious obser-
vance the spiritual significance of which is
probably more clearly discerned in our age
manifestations changed to degree that
once would have been regarded as very
wicked and decidedly detrimental to pros
poets of felicity in another world. In the
early days Of the Church the fast Of the
Lenten season, covering forty days, like that
of Christ and Moses, was period of the
strictest abstinence. No more food seems
to have been allowed than was necessary TO
sustain life, and the quality consisted only
of bread and water, and no exceptions to
the rule were permitted. Regarded at
one time as in itself meritorious
act fasting often consisted of entire ab-
stention flom food for days at time.
Later in the history of the Church the re-
strictions as to quantity of food were re-
moved, but the quality remained the same,
and there were doubtless devout people
who trembled for the fate Of Christianity
when the rules of fasting were so far re-
laxed as to prohibit only flesh, eggs, cheese
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worship and church after church was built
At the present day, although nearly oil
churches profess to keep the great
fast, and some individuals obey to
the uttermost the promptings of severe
consciences, the strictest Church rules
allow, practically, better food and more
of it throughout the whole Lenten
season than the religious in the earlier GEN.
turies enjoyed in any season of the year.
Abstention from meat is a prlvation to be
endured with calm resignation by the faith
full who have oil the other stores of market
man and grocer to draw upon. better or
more timely sanitary measure could not be
devised than the declining of heating food
during the period in which the season
changes from cold to warm for this reason
the most consistent of matorialists and in
fdels would be benefited by subjecting
themselves to Church rule during Lent, but
SO far rs actual physical suffering from
hunger is concerned the Lenten fast has
lost all its terrors
Year: 1879

on the east side, the roadwayS must be kept
entirely separate. But in doing this there
are certain important considerations in
volved. The chief OF these may be recog-
nized as the rights of way Of the companies
acquired under their respective charters
and by virtue of the decisions OF the Rapid
Transit Commissioners. Instead OF the dis
tinct 'L" railroad systems being practically
concentric they are excentric, and the cir
cumferences OF ftheir great loops through the
city intersect each other, rendering crossings
of the tracks unavoidable unless mutual con-
cessions can be made to remedy the blunder
of the Commissioners. What makes these
concessions the only means Of avoiding
danger is that the grade. which rises sharply
toward Chatham square from the south,
will not admit Of one road being carried
over another, as is arranged for the inter
section at Thirty fourth street and Second
avenue. BY making the City Hall station
the terminus OF the New York Elevated
Road, and rearranging the tracks over
Chatham square, through connection can
be made with the Battery by the Metro
politan road from Division street over the
structure now extending south, via Frank
lin square and Fulton street stations. The
Metropolitan would, therefore, abandon all
traffic from the City Hall, while the New
York Elevated Company would abandon oil
traffic from the Battery to Chatham square.
At present both companies have rights in
common to these sources of traffic.
Year: 1879

Shere Ali, the wandering Ameer, was con-
demned to death by Russian surgeon
many days since, and the said surgeon for
warded to the Russian authorities q medi-
cal report on the case said to be exception
ally clear and categorical but at the same
time an Afghan doctor in the suite Of the
royal patient did not take so gloomy
view of the case as was taken by the
Muscovite sawbones. Dismayed, perhaps,
at the change in their status which
would follow upon their sovereign's death,
the ambassadors Of the Ameer at Tashkend
have evoked the oracle and obtained news
of the condition Of Shere Ali-news three
days later than that from the Russian doc
tor, and news buoyant with the history Of
great cure. An abscess had formed; it
has been opened; the results are favorable,
and His Majesty will be out in day or
two. Upon this news the Russian doc
tors at Tashkend have held solemn
inquest, and have deliberately declared
that they do not believe it, and
that the errant potentate must, shall and
will die in order to do full honor to the
original Russian diagnosis; that it would
be unbecoming, undigniied and unworthy
of great prince to live wretchedly on in
contempt of a categorical medical judgment
beyond the period at which doctor had
said he would die. We are ourselves of
opinion that it would be shameful
for the Ameer not to die in the
circumstances, if in fact he was
originally i'll. But there may have been
some error at the start. 1t may have been
one of the Ameer's little games In Ori.
entail politics it is great mistake to die.
One never wins that way in the East. But
sometimes one plays dead to great advan.
tage, and in that train of ideas one may
play that he is about to die, and, if deter
mined on such scheme, he could probably
deceive very acute person. Besides, il
ill as described. there may be resources in
Afghan medicine beyond the reach of West.
ern art. But in day or two the telegraph
will tell if there has been any dupe, as
| W ell as who he is.
Year: 1879

THE COMING Polo SEASON promises to be the
best and most brilliant we have had in years.
There is large increase in the membership of
the different clubs and extensive preparations
are Oh foot to make the summer programme of
this interesting and exciting sport attractive
as possihle
Year: 1879

The FIRST STEP toward testing the legality Of
the reduction Of the pay Of the police force was
taken yesterday in the Supreme Court. The case
will hardly rest short of the Court Of Appeals
Year: 1879

OsTENsIBLY TIE CHIEF QUESTION before the
Brooklyn Bridge Legislative Committee yester-
day was whether the wind could raise the bridge.
The real question was, How can the bridge raise
the wind
Year: 1879

by the late Caleb Cushing, is much more
general and important, and no one can
study it's provisions under the light of re-
cent events without glow Of admiration
for the diplomatic skill and craftsmanship
which, under the circumstances. negotiated
that arrangement with China thirty-five
years ago. If Caleb Cushing had done
nothing else in his long career Of
public service that treaty would be n
monument of honor for the American nego-
tiator, and it would at the date of its
ratification have been looked upon us a
crown of glory for Mr. Gushing had


it not been for the party prejudice of the
day against the President, Mr. Tyler, under
whose authority it was accomplished. Is
that treaty to stand? Does the government
at Pekin really wish to maintain treaty re-
American missionaries and to continue the
exceptional jurisdiction of American con-
suls within it's jurisdiction, or does it pre-
fer to fall back on the condition OF inter-
course before Mr.. Gushing opened it to the
European system? Does the Emperor wish
his subjects of the coast and near to the
British settlement at Hong Kong to emil
CRATE to California and the Pacific coast OF
America? Cannot the government ut Pekin
obtain all of material benefit which it cares
to obtain by cultivating friendly relations
with its British and Spanish neighbors on
the shores of the sea? Will not the En-
peror be rejoiced to be rid of the treaty
negotiated with America in behalf Of China
by on American? That is the question to
which we are soon to see the reply.
Year: 1879

Ar THE REGULAR weekly meeting OF
the Moral Suasion Reform Association
last night, it was resolved to assess an
annual tax upon each member of the
Association for its support. This no
doubt is equitable and just, so far as
the members of that institution are
concerned, but it is rather reflection
upon the public that has SO much
money to hestow upon doubtful tenn
pcrance efforts, to allow this band OF
reclaimed temperance men who have
stood true to their pledges while many
of their leaders have fallen, to tax
themselves to keep the Association in
existence. While 50 much attention is
being paid to the scandal side of the
temperance work, it should not be for
gotten that this faithful band have
kept themselves free from reproach,
and they need encouragement.
Year: 1879

York that State is also sure for the Re-
publicans, and Republican President
must inevitably be elected. 1t Is ior
the purpose Of handing these states
over to Democratic ruffianism on the day
of the election that the army is to Dc
stifled and rendered Of no avail. such
duplicity is easily seen through ana
although our neighbor Of the "Gazette'
has come to the rescue determined
to set the question before the


people in what he deems to be proper
light, he cannot hide the true purposes
of the Democracy he represents. Even


Mr.. Voorhees, powerful speech, great
part of which he quotes, is but hght-
ing against the wind when compared
with the sensible answer of Coakling
which we heve quoted. We know OF
no other way by which a more favora'
BILE impression can be made upon the
public than by getting the Demo-
cratic reporters in Congress to report
better speeches than the Democratic
members are in the habit of making.
1t is not SO much bad speeshes or delin'


quent reporters that are in the way as
a had snbiect that the Democrats have.
Year: 1879

THE DEMOCRACY of Delaware have al
ways professed to despise carpetbaglsm,
and influence from other States with
the management Of things within the
jurisdiction of Delaware. People who
have Teen good citizens in the State
for twenty-five to fifty years have been
denounced by the organs OF the Demo-
cratic party simply because they were
born in Chester or some near county
in Pennsylvania. But when a Demo-
cratic Levy Court has a new Court
House to build the very first thing they
do, is to give the Superintendency OF
the erection of it to Pennsylvania,
Notwithstanding the fact that native
Wilmington architect presented the
best plans and specifications and recelv-
ed from this same Levy Court the first
premium for doing SO. Now that the
Levy Court has advertised for propo
sails for levelling the old basin, we sup
pose the same preference will be given
to Philadelphia carriers if they apply.
Judging from tie first action OF the
Levy Court in awarding the archltec
tural contract to Philadelphian, even
when his plans and specifications were
inferior to those of Wilmingtonian,
we may Justly conclude that no Will
mingtonian need apply for work on the
New Court House.
Year: 1879

Fort Dodge Qowa) Messenger.


The swain, O stout farmer of Po.
cahontas county, after the usual
course of smooth sparkling, had pre-
vailed upon the maiden to name
the day. She fixed on an early one,
and he obtained license in Poca-
hontas county. The girl lived Just
over the line in Calhoun county.
The evening set for the marriage
was o rainy and dismal ono, but the
minister arrived at the BRIDES
house to perform the ceremony.
All the preparations were made,
when, preliminary to the
ceremony, the minister asked
to see the license. When
1t was shown there was
trouble, the minister refusing to
proceed unless they went over into
POeahontas county. The house
was only few rods from the line,
but it was dark as Egypt, and rain
ing by the bucketful without.
However, everybody was anxious,
and nobody afraid, and out they
went. The minister mounted the
fence to get out of the mud, and
wound his legs around the boards
to brace himself up, the couple
grabbed hands, and while the
BRIDES brother held q lantern to IL
Illuminate the job, the ceremony
was performed.
Year: 1879

a gentleman who had just pat
onted a new religion, deemed it
necessary to quicken and confirm
the faith of his proselytes by
whooping them up few miracles,
and accordingly announced that he
would fly over u ravine, 5000 feet
deep and four miles across.


A vast multitude assembled upon
tho appointed day, and them he
thus addressed: Clearly beloved
brethren: In order that 1 should
perform the miracle which will
now be presented for your intelli-
gent appreciation, it Is absolutely
necessary that 1 should be sup.
ported by your faith as well as nay
own. This is an occasion where I
cannot run my. faith alone. Do
you, therefore, believe that by my
miraculous agencies I can fly over
this yawning abyss?"


"We do-so say we all of us.n


"Then. dearly beloved brethren,
there is no need of my flying across
and wasting miracle"
Year: 1879

Th Q Ertro6lott, Of Berlin, has an
amusing story about Bsaoonsfeld.
When orders were sent to secure
rooms for him at the Kaiserhoff
Hotel, 1t was specially directed
that his sleeping chamber should
have two beds. This caused much
surprise, as it was known that he
was O widower and there had never
bssn an imputation on his private
character. The general impression
was that, being in delicate health,
he desired his faithful secretary,
Montagu Cory, to sleep in his
room. The walters and chamber
maids grinned, and set themselves
to watch the British Plenipoten-
tiary when he arrived in Berlin
and took possession Of his two.
bedded chamber. They found he
went to it all alone and in the
morning came out of 1t all alone,
moving with bent head and the
under lip pursed out as usual. Then
began the betting as to which Of
the beds the illustrious man had
occupied. A chambermaid stole
In, and came out with an aston
ishsd face. "Bothp It seems
that the weather was very hot, and
when the Premier felt himself un-
com mfortabie from heat In one bed,
he moved to the refreshing cool
ness OF the other, with better
chance of good sleep.
Year: 1879

A Philadelphia miss at Long Branch botters tue ycnng men to whom she is introdHced by starting of in this way, before they have a chance to say q word "Yes it is aw- fully hot We came here last week We will stay two weeks more, We are at this hotel I like Long French. Now let's talk about somc- thIng else,
Year: 1879

ST JosEPH, Missouri, Sept 29th.- The President and party arrived here this morning They were most enthusiastically received by over ten thousand people, who strove in every way to manifest their kindly feeling toward the Presiden'. After q stay of about an hour, which they seemed to enjoy most heartily, they left for Hanni bal

 Ho r'PibI c Murder.

 DETROIT, Septgmber 29th.-Mr Henry Morris and wife of Casco county, were found murdered in their bedroom this morning. The room presented a horrible appearance, be ing bespattered with blood and .brains and strewcd with furniture which had been overturned by Mir. Morris, in his fierce struggle for life, which was only terminated by the murder CTS literally mashing his head with an axe Mrs. Morris face was beaten out of all resemblance to humanity by the same weapon. No clue to the murderers-
Year: 1879

THE NEWS AT PARTY HEADQUARTERS.


The rooms of the Republican Committee
and the corridors OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel were hed
from early hour last evening with surging crowd
10 learn the latest from Ohio. There was
doubt the minds of that the Republican state
ticket had been elected and the utmost confidence was
expressed that the party would have majority In the
Legislature. This confidence confirmed by the late
dispatches. dispatch from THE TRIBUNE Office re-
ceived at hafpast 10, giving assurance of complete
victory, was greeted with enthusiastic applause.


At the Greenback Headquarters. in the sturfevant


House, much interest in the result OF the Ohio election
was manifested George o. Jones spent the early
part Of the evening at Grcenback meeting. on
his return TO the hotel his first inquiry was for news
from Ohio. When told that the defeat OF EWING WAS
conceded the ST. James Hotel, he exclaimed " inc
count has been made and returned. General Ewing
fought campaign the Greenback issue he told the
people that return OF prosperity due to the IN


aon of the currency caused By the reconciliation OF
silver. The people OF Oho voted on this issue ana not
within the old party lines; there were Democrats VINO
con not vote for Ewing. and there were Repubcans
who could and did"
The Robinson Headquarters In the st. James Hotel
were ged evening but the fact that there bad
a election In ONO steadily ignored one
prominent Democrat Onio to the Republicans AT
an early hour In the evening and member OF the state
Committee sad they had made no arrangements to get
persuaded that the news was OF KIND that they wouu
Year: 1879

forward delivery advanced to 10 shillines per
ton Large shipments are being made to America and
he Continent The orders ho nd for iron aud steel
said 10 sufficient maintain the activity OF the
trade throughout the winter Several furnaces have
been relighied.