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Year: 1878

The Eighth Avenue Railroad corporation
made its conductors happy on Thanksgiv-
ing Day by generously fixing their pay Mt
ST 81 per day, thus according them the
liberal advance OF one cent day over and
above the wages of the city laborer, as adj
iusted BY ex-Mayor Wickham. To be sure,
the pay Of the Eighth avenue conductors
prior to Thanksgiving was 81 IS per day !;
hence their turkeys were favored with the
sa,tce Digudate of fourteen cent reduction
Of their former salary But then it might
have been fifteen cents, in which case they
would have been on n par, as to remunera-
tion, with the city laborer under the Wick
ham scale, although their working hours
are nearly double. They have cause for re-
joicing and gratitude in the generous ac-
ton OF the corporation in bes owing upon
them the additional one cent.


The corporation finds that living is
cheaper now than it was few years ago.
There has been n general reduction in
prices. Horses that used to cost the COM
pany $50 or 5000 can now be purchased for
SO or $780, and oats that were worth 81 30
n DuSnGl now cost W Genus COHuuctOIS
who received so 80 day only a short time
since can now manage to live on 81 GIL. But,
them it's poor rule, as the old saying
goes, that will not work both ways, and We
have not yet learned that the Eighth avenue
or any other street railroad corporation in
New York has yet reduced its rate oil fare IN
consequence of its own diminished ex-
penses. Indeed we find, on the contrary,
that children who formerly rode free on the
| Eighth avenue cars are, under certain cir
Year: 1878

against the very supposition of such
abasement. There are good excuses
for having spent but little money on
the navy for the last few years. The uni
versal stagnation of business has required
economy, and the new experiments in naval
architecture By foreign governments have
justified delay until we can learn what are
to be the most approved models for ships
of war. Secretary Thompson is wise in
keeping down his estimates for the present;
but with the revival of prosperity, which
seems to be dawning, our people will insist
on measures for the recovery of our lost
shipping and on an adequate navy for its
protection.
Year: 1878

Some additional extracts from Buschs re-
port Of the conversations of Bismarck are
given in the HERALD to-day. They are
characterized by the same keen discovery
of the very essence of the subject dealt
with and the fierce and downright express
sion OF extreme opinions that have been
noted as distinguishing previous excerpts
from the same volume. They are the
opinions of man with his foot
on other peoples heads, and who
scorns, and ostentatiously scorns, to
square his views with any convention
alities that might for a moment rein
in the utterance of his malice or impa-
tience or spleen. They are filled in great
degree with sort Of braggart defamation
that cheapens them somewhat, bnt they
give wonderfully accurate pictures of the
light in which man Of robust mind re-
CARDS some OF the most distinguished and
respected humbugs Of the time Perhaps
the loud and imperious tone of these say
ings is in some degree fictitious n
consequence Of the point that seems
to blurt all these uncomplim men-
tary phrases into the very faces
of the men constantly referred to. But it
is to be remembered that they were spoken
privately, and it is not the Prince who de-
fies all the people he has ever met by this
publication. Busch received authority to
print, it is said, but upon the pledge that
he would not print for yet thirty years. He
preferred, however, to get out his volume
while it would sell and he was alive to get
the proceeds. He was evidently one man
that Bismarck did not thoroughly see
through.
Year: 1878

Professor Parkhursts interesting letter
detailing an attempt TO test the clairvoyant
powers OF Miss Fancher, the Brooklyn lady
whose strange case has aroused a form Of
curiosity which seems latent in every man
and woman, is the most important paper yet
called forth by the discussion of this case.
1t seems hardly probable that man of
scientific bent and methodical business
habits, as the writer of the letter is known
to be, could have been deceived at any stage
OF the experiment, the details OF which he
gives SO minutely to the public, and il is
equally improbable that any of his assist
ants could have been familiars OF
the lady and thus unconsciously assisted
her to that second sight which,
through the eyes OF another. The supposed
clairvoyant reading of Miss Fancher was
imperfect, which is a popularity Of all at
tcmpts at second sight but this fact is
rather OF the nature of proof than disproof,
il there is any real connection between ex-
hausted physical force and unusual mental
vision, as has sometimes been argued by
1naterlallSts, VINO uehy tnat there Is any
thing more in clarvoyance than is ex-
plicabIe upon physical grounds While the
intelligent public will wish the lady good
radiance of the swarms of inquirers who be-
set her without respect tor her feeble
health, it will also hope that some COM
petent person or persons may be allowed
opportunity for investigating case which,
ii all that it is said to be, is of exceptional
Importance in its relations to physical and
mental science.
Year: 1878

From Philippopolis to q London paper
comes the report ''that General Grant has
been proposed for the Bulgarian throne,
and the report is said TO rest 'on the
highest authority" Perhaps it is not true,
and perhaps if such q throne were offered
him Grant would decline the honor. If an
American were compelled to live in Bull
garia he would naturally want to be king
in self-defence, for in any other position
life in that country would not be endurable
to man bred in this country. But, then,
no American is compelled to live in that
country, and would not do it from choice for
the mere sake OF getting into fimsy, rick
ETY., temporary throne. For man to accept
throne in Europe just now would perhaps
vitiate his life insurance, and Bulgarian
throne would render him no equivalent,
and we do not believe that any American
citizen would be SO fagrantly lacking in
duty to his family. Could the Bnlgarians
induce Grant to come to Tirnova and take
charge of their brand new monarchy it would
be a lucky day for them. 1t has often been
thought that lie would make good king,
and we believe he would in Bulgaria. He
has the qualities that the man must have
who is to restore order, peace and pros
perity to that distracted and unhappy coun-
try. But it is doubtful whether the powers
that be want order there inst yet, and
therefore it is not likely they want Grant.
Moreover, it is not certain that we can let
them have him we may want to use him
ourselves.
Year: 1878

In time when we are at peace with all
the world, except the Indians, the primary
function of war department becomes Of
small account; and yet the reader will find
in the report of Secretary McCrary many
points Of interest. His general account Of
the state Of the army, and especially of its
improvement in respect to the number Of
desertions, from the time when about one
third Of the whole army deserted in a single
year, is gratifying. BY the way, we doubt if
any larger proportion Of deserters than that
from the United States Army in 1873 was
ever reported in the history Of any army since
that famous desertion in Egypt reported
by Herodotus. Hard times" has changed
that, for men hold Oh now to any place
where they are sure of support, and ''hard
times" further has done some service as far
as the army is affected by putting within
reach of the recruiting sergeant men of a
sort he never sees when industries flourish.
Several excellent recommendations are
made in this report which it is to be hoped
may receive the favorable consideration of
Congress. One is for law under which n
thousand Indian scouts can be employed
beyond the number of men to which the
army is restricted. and another is for the
modification of the law by which it is for
bidden to use the army n posse conf
tatus. That has been found great evil in
some frontier districts and as the law was
made for the supposed benefit of the people
in the Southern States it would be well to
modify it for other points. But the most
noteworthy suggestion is for authority and
means TO print the documentary records Of
the history Of the war now in possession of
the government These important contri-
buttons to the history Of the war can
thereby be made accessible 10 the people,
and this suggestion will assuredly find
favor il Congress is fairly representative of
popular opinion.
Year: 1878

Dialect poets and roman GERS will do well
to pack their writing materials, leave the
Western border and hurry to Kentucky, for
they never found grimmer material in the
Sierras or on the Plains than is suggested
by our despatch this morning from
Lexington, Ky. Men who lead horses into
their own domicles and shoot their loving
wives who object to such additions to the
family circle are not to be found every
where and should the writer's or the public
imagine that because the Kentuckians
who have been conducting the dispute sub
sequent to the death of the protesting
housekeeper are too far from railroads and
telegraphs to be up with the times, We in
vite their calm consideration to the fact
that these apparently isolated citizens
have found means Of fully providing them
selves with rifles and reyolvers of the most
approved modern patterns. Whether or no
We are to have Breathitt county school of
literature, ther, can be no doubt that live
missionary might find rich lead down
there
Year: 1878

The facts connected with the settlem ent
made by the Counsel to the Corporation in
the Rogers and Jones suits, and with the
reticence observed by the parties engaged
in the negotiations as to the disposition
made of the larger portion OF the sum paid
by the city to secure such settlement, were
published in the HERALD two weeks ago.
The suits were settled, it will be remem-
bered, by the payment of $4,000 by the
city, nominally to Rogers and Jones, but
those parties received only $4,000 Of the
money, their agent retaining 81, 900 tor his
own services. All they know, and all that
any person connected with the affair seems
willing to say, is that the remaining $40, 900
went for illegal and other expenses" But
the counsel OF Messrs. Rogers and Jones re-
ceived only so, 600, and there is an absolute
refusal to say what disposition was made Of
the remaining $50, 000


We differ from the attorneys in the case,
who express the opinion that the question,
What became of this money? is private
matter which does not warrant investiga.
tion or justify newspaper criticism. The
case is very different from one in which the
parties interested are private individuals.
Two points that directly concern the people
Of New York are involved first, whether
the settlement was an honest one and the
best that could be made for the city: and
next, whether the money unaccounted for,
or any portion of it, was paid TO any city
officer or employe. 1t seems certain
that if an honest disposition was
made Of the missing money there can
be no occasion to envelop it in mystery. If
the interference Of the press is to be
regarded as an impertinence, as one
lawyer intimates, the parties to the trans
action have only themselves to blame for
the annoyance. But the present city char
ter makes it felony for any person TO give
or promise fee or reward to a city officer
with view to influencing his action in any
cause or proceeding in which the city is
concerned, or for any city officer 10 accept
such gift or promise. Certainly this whole
some provision of law must be n dead letter
if n transaction as open to suspicion as this
Rogers and Jones settlement is to he re-
garded as an illeeitimate subject OF investi-
CATION and Of newspaper discussion.
Year: 1878

THE WEAriEn-'lhc pressure is above the
mean throughout al The districts, with two cen
tres of relatively high harometcr--one over the
South Atlantic States and tho other in the north
west. rapid rise in pressure took place in the
northern New England States after the dcpres-
sion that was over Nova Scotia moved into the
ocean. In the western Gulf and over Texas there
are indications Of the advance Of disturbance
from the southwest which may prove severe IN
the western Gulf, the conditions being favorable
80 the development of steep gradients in that
section. Light rains have fallen in the New
England States and snow in some sections OF the
northern lake regions Ia the other districts the
weather has been generally fair. The winds
have been fresh to brisk IN the lake regions,
fresh on the Atlantic coast and light elsewhere.
A general rise in temperature has taken
place In the western Gulf and the northern
lake regions 1t has fallen in the other sections.
The barometer is rising rapidly on the western
coasts of the British Islands, the depression har-
ing moved quickly into the North Sea. The
weather in New York and It's vicinity today
will be cool and fair, followed hy slight in
crease in temperature. Tomorrow II promises
~ lie cool and clear.
Year: 1878

cumstances, now to pay full fare.s The
people pay the same amount fora passage
now that the conductors are put on their
Thanksgiving salaries of 81 6l day as they
did when those deserving employees received
- so, and when horses and oats cost from
twice to four or five times their present pur-
chasable value.
Year: 1878

MISPLACED SWITCH in Connecticut has
caused another railroad accident. Nobody was
killed, but the reader is likely TO think some
killing might be judiciously done when he
learns that the switchtender is also station
agent and freight agent for two roads, besides
being an express agent and postmaster.
Year: 1878

HELLER, the iavorite conjurcr has given his
last token OF submission to magician more
powerful and mysterious than himself: but III
going into final retirement he gained rather
than lost room in the esteem OF his countless
all
Year: 1878

NEW BOND OF SYMPATHY untes New York
and New orlears-the people of both cities per


sist in throwing garbage into the streets in spite
Of all that has lately been said here and suffered
Year: 1878

WEST FAIRLEE VT, Jan. II, 1871.


Dear Sir-For seven or eight years past have been
in poor health and for the past year or more very
feeble MY health continued TO Decline and my flesh
and strength wasted away, until l was unable to
work or even go up stairs without great exhaustion.
/ suffered from frequent and distressing attacks of
palpiatiOn of the heart my food distressed me- caus
ing acidity and pain in the stomach; and suffered
of the system generally, my blood being thin and
poor and sluggish in circulation, and was for years
suffering all the tOrtures of confirmed dyspeptic.
About six months since concluded l would try a
bottle of PERUVIAN SYRUP, and received so much
benefit from it that purchased five bottles more and
have continued the use of the SYRUP until quite re-
Gently 1t has restored my health to such extent
that feel myself as good new. My digestion is
good and my weight has increased in the past four
turned and my general health is thus wonderfully
improved and can truly say owe it all to the use
of your PERUVIAN SYRUP. / earnestly recommend
all sufferers from dyspepsia and debility to give it a
trial. hoping it will do them as much good rs it has
me. Yours very truly, MRS. >. H. BEMlS,
Year: 1878

I saw him standing in the crowd,
A comely youth and fair.
There::wss brightness in his eye,
A glory in bis hair.
/ saw his comrades gaze on him
His comrades standing by;
/ heard them whisper each to each,
lie never told lie''
/ looked in wonder on that boy,


As he stood there so young;
To think that never an untruth


Vas uttered by his tongue
l thought Of all the boys I'd known
Myself among the fry
And knew Of none that one could say
ale never told lie"
gazsd upon that youth with awe
That MD enchain me- long;
had not seen boy before


So perfect and so strong
And with \ something Of ragret


wished that he was l,
So they might lood at me and say,
He never told lie.''
though of questions very hard


For boys to answer right;
How did you tear those pantaloonss"
my son. what caused the fight"
WHO left the gate ajar last night"
Who bit the pumpkin pie!'
What boy could answer all of these
And never tell lies
proudly took him by the hand
My words with praise were ripe;
! blessed that boy who never told


A falsehood in bis life;
told him ! was proud of him.


A fellow standing by
Informed me that the boy was dumb
Who never told a lie,
Year: 1878

JOHN SHERMAN's bank circular IS
without precedent, and the offer to pay
for expressing silver Standard dollars to
the various banks is without warrant. 1t
is seemingly gratuity to the banks, some
ofwhich ridicule his proposition for them
to circulate the dollars where they will
not be likely to be returned.to the Treas
ury, and to pay them out instead of the
ST and 81 notes. The Secretary is acting
like big boy, lacking judgment, and
wishing to make himself extraordinarily
polite. 1t Is his business to pay the legal
tenders out for work done and for salaries
and let them come into circulation gradu-
ally. Wisdom would have taught the
circulation of gold as convenience to
the people to a certain extent, and the
boarding of the heavy silver coin, as is
the custom in France and.England where
they have no small notes. Sherman does
not pay out gold. He wishes it to be
continued above par.
Year: 1878

Why does the Sentinel favor Hall as the
Democratic candidate for Governor :?
That's our business We simply advise
all Republicans to give him a lift when
they can.-Sentinel.


That is right friend Cannon. Mr..
Hall is one Lof those upright Democrats
that any man may be advised to vote
for without regard to politics; and now
when the Republican party is about to
go out of existence for a time is a good
opportunity for friends to oindulge in,such
feelings as the Sentinel expresses, and
give force to them in votes.
Year: 1878

this peninsula ought to be allowed to
have some place where they could be free
to recreate and worship at the same time,
and not be subject to such influence as
the bottle brings. And we regard the
licensing of two houses within mile of
the camp gounds as very much like the
act of the fellow who built the ''hotel'' on
the opposite corner from the new church
that was just completed. In fact we have
a right to ask for the legal evidence fol
the right to license both these houses in
one school district so sparsely populated
We doubt the existence of any such lega
evidence.
Year: 1878

patriotism in the following remarks of the


Boston Post:


In due time public sentiment will settle down
upon this question of the banks, but it hardly


seems desirable to attempt too much at one


time. The friends of sound money cannot
afford to waste their energy in contest among
themselves 80 long as there is In the field
rampant and growing party determined If pos
sble to fasten upon the country currency
which history and economic science alike have
condemned. The first thing to be done is to
get back to permanent resumption of specie
payments If possible. Some doubt still the
practicability Of achieving this But who
knows? Does the objector want RESUMPTION?
II 40, let him do all he can to encourage it.
Should the experiment of the Government
under existing laws and the present Ad-
ministration fail. then resort must be
But the first important thing be to
in order to restore confidence for the mutual
benefit of labor and capital Is to achieve re-
sumption. There can be no return of sub
stantial prosperity without it. To this end the
united efforts of all ought to be directed, no
matter (which party is or may be in power
1t is unfortunate that subject so complicated
as that of finance and of such vital importance
to all should be 80 mingled with party politics
as to indefinitely postpone its permanent settle
ment and our dearest material interests be left
dependent on the action of the caucus. Yet so
1t is, and we must make the best of it.. But in
order to do this. those who think alike should
act in cencert, "When, too,'' as said an emf
contents of his day, "bad men combine, the
the good must associate; else they will fall, one
by one. an unpitied sacrifice in contemptible
struggle,
Year: 1878

The Democratic papers in this State, not
ably the Maine Standard, still insist that the
currency question hadn't much to do with
the Maine election. Why then do these
papers seek the support of the Greenbackers I?
You cannot persuade Greenbacker that the
currency question was not the great issue in
the campaign.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters 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: 1878

Are the most ef- fective and congo nial purgative ever discovered. They

 are mild, but eff fectual in their operation, moving the bowels surely and without pain.

 Although gentle in their operation, they are still the l most thorough and
Year: 1878

An elegantly dressed woman, of medium
height, aud about forty years OF wearing black
dress and sealskln sack, brought before JUS
tice Otterbourg yesterday afternoon, on charge OF
stealing a lace tidy. worth so cents, from the store
Of Le BOuer Brothers, al No. 4S East FOurteeDth-st
She said her Jane Cohen, and that she lived


in New Jersey. She thought the tidy stuck
her dress. The Judge held her for trial IN $500 ball
Shortly afterward her daughter, also finely dressed
woman accompanied by counsel hurried to the pr
private consultation was had with the Judge, and II
was learned that the accused s OF good family
and that her real is not Cohen. The daughter and
lawyer offered check for the bail but 1t could not be
taken and they hurried away in search OF bOndsman
The Judge promised to take bail at his house during the
night
Year: 1878

IMPORTANT TO THOSE WHO HIRE
HoRsEs.-A case Of considerable inter
est to lenders and borrowers of horses
was decided in the On. J.,) District
Court by Judge Hopper yesterday at


termoon. On Easter Monday last Rich
ard OyerdUking, a minor, hired a horse
from John Thompson to take Susan
Van Houton to Little Falls, four miles
distant, to spend the afternoon and re-
turn early in the evening. When he
got to Little Fall she concluded to go
further, and drove on to Newark, ten or
twelve miles beyond, and did not get
back to Paterson until 8 or 10 o'clock,
when the horse was found to be in a
very bad condition from over-driving,
and died the next morning. The in
variable remedy, OF New Jersey in such
cases is by an action on the case for vio


lation of contract, but the counsel for
plaintiff brought his action for trover
and conversion, which he thought
safer course in suing in infant. He
drove the horse beyond Little Falls he
not only violated his contract, but that
he WAS guilty OF converting the horse to
his own use. The defense strenuously
objectedto this, but the court sustained
the claim. and the facts being proved,
found the defendant guilty Of trover
and conversion, and assessed the dam
ages ut $500 in favor of plaintiff. 1t is
said to be the first action of the kind
ever tried in New Jersey, at least there
is none reported in the books. The de-
fendant (for whom the court had ap-
pointed a guardian to defend the suit) is
liable to be imprisoned under the judg-
ment of the court in an action of. tort,
until the amount awarded is paid. Pro-
badly nine men out of ten who hire
horses would be equally liable to suits
for trover and conversion (Which is the
civil courts phrase for stealing) of the
hacks they hire.-[New York Herald.