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Year: 1876

There Is food for reflection in the
fact that almost every man who has
risen to eminence as sperulator in
Wall street, during the past twenty
years, has fallen much more rapidly
than he rose. Vanderbilt is the only
exception that can think of Just
now, but Vanderbilt never was II
speculator in the strict Wall street
sense. His policy all along was to
buy only ih IS, stocks which he knew
tn he valuable, and never to ny on
margin. When he bought stocks,
he paid for them in full, and then
locked them up in his safe. But the
general rule is to sell short or 20 long
on a margin, and many mIn has it
brought to grief. Among the mon
archs of the market who preceded
Drew, or were his contemporaries,
one of the first was Henry Keep, who
made large fortune in u short time,
lost the greater part Of it in less, and
then withdrew from Wall street, to
die in comparative obscurity II few
years later. Woodward, Brooklyn
Sunday School Superintendent, next
inquired conspicuously, anI he got
lammed to jelly, so to speak, in the
great Rock Island corner several


years ago. That was the last of him.


jim Fisk's career is too well known


70 need any further mention here.


~ ne was supposed to be worth mil


1ons' but when death snatched him


through the pistol of Stokes, they
quickly melted away to thousands.
tStockwell, the head of the Pacific
MAIL Clique, who almost ruled the
sueel few years ago, lost nearly all
ne had made and has disappeared al
.ogether. Legrand Lockwood went
uown as suddenly, and is now al
most forgotten. A broker named
Dlmmock made sensation for a
saoit time as leader of the Atlantic
man speculation, but he too got
swamped, and every dollar he had
aniaue was swept away. Jay Gould
.is tue successor of these and several
emers. Luck has stood by him thus
iar' 3ut it will be strange if he too is
not brought down in the long run.
rate seems to have ordained that
~eVery man who takes the leadership
to grief.
Year: 1876

We spent gloomy night, waiting for
daylight and guarding against the return
OF our foes, who did not re appear. We
dressed the wound of Azem, our inter
prefer, which, though dangerous, was
not necessarily mortal; and drew from
him confession,by which we learned it
was the design of the crew to murder my
friend and myself, divide all our money
and effects, and reserve the girl for the
fate I had feared.


The storm cleared away toward NOR
ming, and we found ourselves two miles
up the creek, i'll a dreary place. We
pushed it into the current, and slowly
foated down into the Nile. On reach
ing that river, we continued to float
down till we came to large town, where
we went ashore and reported to theGov
ernor what had occurred Our statement
was subsequently confirmed by Azem; !;
and the Governor not only exonerated
us from all blame, but offered to sup
ply US with trustworthy crew if we
wished to continue our voyage. We thank
ed him but declined his offer, and re-
turned to Alexandria, whence we sailed
to another country.


We subsequently learned, through
GUS counsel, that all the pirates were ar
rested, tried, condemned and executed,
and never had any reason to think
that one of the wretches died unjustly
Year: 1876

the old suit only about an hour with
the one now in use lie can remain under
water six or seven hours without incon-
venience. The diving is now done by
Captain Cook and Mr.. VIM. R. Barnes.
One stays down during the first Fart of
the day, and the other until the close of
work. The two are now diving in ninety
feet of water, having begun at the upper
end of the wreck and working down the
river. The ship sank heading up the
Sound, and her treasure is supposed to
have been in her after part, locked in
thirty two iron boxes bound with copper.
The divers work With O stream of water
forced down to the bottom by force
pump. They are compelled, of course,
to pursue their Investigations in total
darkness, there being no light below a
depth of fifty feet. They work from
side to side, across strip of the bed of
the sea fifty feet vide. The stream of
water cuts into the sandy bottom rapid
ly, and the ledge forming the bed of the
Sounds washed before an inch of ground
is passed over. The divers determine
the nature of the material moved by
feeling about with their hands.


''How does it seem to be down there?"
was asked Of one of the young men who
said he was often down.


''One feels kind of lost" he replied.
SIT has a peculiar effect upon, ones
mind on first going down. 4 man must
keep his wits about him or he is mighty
apt to get his trouble for his pains.
Maly try to go down and fail
Year: 1876

The new Hotchkisg revolving cannon
is thus described 10y the New York Times
Il consists of five barrels grouped
around common axis and revolved in
front Of q solid breech block which has
i'll one part an opening fer tie introduc-
ton of the cartridges and another through
which to extract the empty shell. Both
| operations are accomplished at the same
time, and as the cartridges are fed to
barrels on the same principles as with
the Gatiing gun the fire can be maintain
ed continuously at the rate of eighty per
minute, if necessary. The calibre of
the barrels is one and a half inches and
the charge weighs three and half oun
ces, with shell weighing about one and
a quarter pounds. The shell is explou-
ed by percussion fuse and bursts i'm
mediately on striking any object it meets.
The barrels are revolved by crank
which controls all the mechanism of the
gun, SO that really stream of shells,
like water from fire hose, can be pour
ed on any given point with absolute &C
curacy and fearfully destructive effect
with scarcely more difficulty than play
ing on street wagon. A peculiarly
of the revolution of the barrels is that
they stop to discharge, so that the ac-
curacy of the fire is not in any way i'm
paired by continuation of the revolu-
tion at the moment the firing pin strikes
the exploding cap behind the charge.
The weight of the breech block is SO
great that it absorbs the force of the
recoil, and by simply clamping the
wheels of the gun carriage the whole
becomes immovahle, although continu-
GUS fire is maintained. The most deli
cate sighting of the piece is not disturb
ed, and once the range is obtained it
can be preserved unaltered for the entire
time the piece is in action. Besides the
group of the barrels there are only thir-
teen parts to the gun, the whole being
compact and easily taken apart, ald as
gembled without special tools in a few
minutes. The shell is cast iron cylin-
der. ogival shaped projectile, slightly
rounded on the rear, and fired, as stated,
with a percussion fuse. It and the
charge are connected by a casing of soft
brass, of the same shape and capped in
the same manner as the ordinary rife
shell, and can be reloaded as many as
twenty times, thus saving great deal in
the transportation of fixed ammunition
for immediate service


The carriage is similar in shape to the
ordinary field gun carriage, but is built
of wrought iron and is bolted and strong.
A number of boxes are fitted in the hol-
low of the trail, which contain the neces-
sary tools for repairs and fitting the
parts together when in service. The
seat for the gunners is made of iron, and
turns up, serving as shield against
sharp shooters for the men serving the
niece
Year: 1876

A CONVENIENT GRAVE. - Professor
Nixon, who does business under the
firm name of Egyptian Prophet and En-
chanter, performed his resurrection trick
near Charleston, S. c., recently. He
was buried in pine coffin six feet un-
der ground, and at the end of half an
hour burst from the tomb at the sound
of brass bugle blown by colored
Gabriel, and Immediately called for q
drink of whiskey. The grave was six
feet long and six feet deep. About
eight inches from the head-board the
trickster had dug blind we'll about six
feet deep. This was rooted with thin
boards about foot and O half below the
surface, and these were both covered
with earth. When the coffin was lower
ed into its place and the grave was filed
up, the corpse knocked out the head
board and grubbed his way through the
eight inches Of earth thai separated him
from the blind well. Crawling into it,
and having enough air to keep him alive
for several hours, ne quietly awaited the
signal for resurrection.
Year: 1876

According to Toby CandCr, our legisia-
tors ut the coming session after organiza-
ton. choice OF state officers and election
Of nlted States Senators, will occupy
their time principally with the following
matters. The business will be considera-
bly, contracted by the constitutional amend
ment iorbldding special legislation;


The State College will ask for au APP
preparation. and also the friends Of the
Maine General homeopathic Hospital
An attempt will be made to have native
wine and cider included among the intox-
icants and heavy penalties imposed upon
those who deal in them. There will be an
effort made to tax church property. The
friends Of female suffrage will again de
teal Society viii attempt TO have 4 law
passed TO prevent incompetent persons
conducting the business of druggists. A
change in our divorce laws will be at
tempted 4 law will he asked for punish
ing gambling at fairs. a change ia the
7tandard Of weights viii be attempted.
An effort will be made to limit municipal
Indebtedness. The sanitalans will again
ask tor a state board of health The At
tempt to abolish imprisonment for debt
renewed. The effort to repeal the free
high school law will be renewed, together
with the fight for another State Normal
School at either North Bridgton or Lin
coin The Legislature will also be called
upon to provide uniformity Of text books
and to distribute the mill tax on the basis
Of attendance OF pupils. The savings
bank law will probably be revised in ac-
cordancc with the recommendations of the
commission appointed under Il resolve
passed last winter
Year: 1876

DEBATE ON THE CABLE CoMPAEIES-AafAL-


GAMATIoN WITH THE ANGLo-AMERIcAN COM


PANY BY THE DIRECT CABLE COMPANY op-


POSED


OTTAWA Feb. "a, 1876.


In the Senate yesterday, in reference to the cable
companies Mr.. Koulbach moved for the correspond.
between the government and the Direct Cable and
Anglo American companies since October, 1873. He
complained that the Direct Gable Company, which had
obtained bill last session under the pretence of put
ting an end to monopoly and reducing the telegraph
rates had now joined tho Anglo-AmcrIcan Company to
keep up rates. and therefore OF last
had made gigantic monopoly. He hoped 1t would be
shown that member OF the government had any in
terest in the Direct Cable Company.


Mr.. Scott said that member Of the government
had any concern in the Direct Cable Company He
knew nothing of any amalgamaton arrangements
about tariffs.


Mr. Miller would feel very indignant at any amaga-
nation to the tariffs OF these companies but it was
no fault OF Parliament, which merely affirmed gen.
eral principle of great importance to the world at
large


Mr. Dckey said that he had seen in the London
newspapers that there was TO be working arrange
ment between the two companies. While no good had
done in cheapening telegraphy the credit OF the
country had been injured by the legislation


Mr. Bournot said that an attempt was made by the
Anglo American Company to buy the control OF the
Direct Company with view Of making working ar
rangements, but this at discouraged by the
directors of the Direct line but 1t was certain that
messages could be sent for less than three shngs
word.


Mr. Penny said the act Of last session was not passed
for the sake of the Direct Company whose name was
not mentioned in the act but for the sake of future
companies OF which that only one nor was 1t n.
tended directly to procure cheap telegraphy but only
to destroy monopoly and TO give opportunity which
does not exist for competition which usually produces
cheapness AS to increasing the monopoly, nothing OF
the kind had taken place. The Direct Cable Company
in existence before the act and had present no
advantage from the act; therefore u just where
was and at liberty 10 make any arrangement pleased
with other companies The government might regret
any such arrangement, but had nothing to do with It,
After some further discussion the motion was car
rled, and the House then adjourned
Year: 1876

To THE EDrroR OF THE HERALD:-


In your good work OF street railroad reform
you no doubt have the hearty thanks OF
this community, although yet we have no
visible Improvement the matter. But what
wish to call your attention to is another ro-
form in the direction which hope for the sake
of TO- 900 poor people, you will call the attcn-
ton OF the parties Interested therein II is to the
rate Of fare the Greenwich street and Ninth avenue
Elevated Railroad 1--we in Fiiteth street and every
morning have TO go TO Wall street and every night re-
turn and because my salary Is not sufficient 10 allow
OF my throwing away cents day have 10 take my
chances OF standing room, packing and all on either
an Eighth Ninth avenue car while my richer neigh
bors can start at the time that 40 have a com
nodious and comfortable car 20 ride In and reach
their place Of business Wall street at least half an
hour ahead Of me. Now, Mr. Editor, Is this right In
this republican country OF oursf Are there be
classes OF travelling accommodatonsone for the rich
and one for the poorp II So ! think they should be
properly designated and named 30 that would not
commit the objectionable mistake OF getting into the
wrong shop Please Mr. Editor ventilato this subject
among your other good works in the same direction
and see N the Elevated Railroad ofcials will try
prove their sincerity In their promises 10 give all
classes cheap quick transit and you Will receive the
thanks OF many thousands as well as that Of


Nav Ynng feh "a ls76 FIFTIETH STREET
Year: 1876

In the middle OF his pate
That the next candidate
Must wear a curly tuft, Is decreed by tate.


So with Roscoe Conkling


Let go conquering


Ding dong ding,


This song sing


For Conkng
To re-eect Grant
We know that we can't;
Besides, third term
Would make his seat too firm
And raise up Caesar very arrogant


SO with Roscoe Conklng


Let US go conquerng


Ding dong ding


TINS song sing


For Conking
Brstow's little bell
Works very well;
But tingle Jingle ling,
To fight the whlskey ring
lisa very risky thing,
And who there IS in II IS very hard to tell


SO with Roscoe Conkling


Let US go conquering


Ding dong ding,


This song sing


For Conkng
There is ex Speaker Blaine
Wants fight the war again,
But there is nothing to gain
BY waving that shirt with the bloody stain.


SO with Roscoe Conkhng


Let us go conquering


Ding dong ding,
This song sing


For Conkling


".
AS for Mister Morton
He Is not to be thought on.
He will stuff our money bags
Full of Treasury rags,
And when you make demand, the gold be will be short

SO with Roscoe Conkling


Let US 90 conquering.


Ding dong ding,
This song sing


For Conkling.
VI
The Honorable Mr.. Pinchback
Does not any stinks lack,
Bot the color OF his skin
Is not likely TO win.
Let him run no matter on which track.
SO with Roscoe Conkling


Let US 60 conquering.


Ding dong ding,


This song sing


For Conkling
Year: 1876

Yesterday the Commissioners of the Board Of City
Works OF Brooklyn visited by representatives of
the East New York Gas Light Company, who
pressed their desire to reduce tho price OF the gas
which the company furnishes TO .the engine houses
and the rruant Home twenty-five per cent They will
cut down their bill from 81 to SO per thousand feet.
The Commissioners informed the company's officials
that they would consider the terms OF reduction offered
and notify them OF the result
Year: 1876

Tired OF life because he said, he had no home, no
friends and was destitute, Berhold Trenbold twenty
one years old and a native OF Germany swallowed a
large quantity OF bichromae Of potash last night He
then walked the Seventeenth precinct station house.
told what he had done and was Immediately sent TO
Bellevue Hospital where the usual remedies were ap-
Piled He Will probably recover.
Year: 1876

BosroS, Mass, Feb a. 1870
Judge Colt, 10 whom the old South church case was
referred by the Supreme Court to hear tho evidence
submitted, has rendered his decision ruling that the
society may sell the old Church property and invest
the proceeds in the new church THIS IL IS understood
ends the unless the minority should appeal 70 the
full Bench for decision upon the evidence
Year: 1876

We print elsewhere trenchant letter from
Hon. John JAY formerly our Minister to
Vienna, in reference to the scandals arising
ont of the American Commission. Mr.. Jay
contends that the record was unfairly used
that persons guilty of dishonoring the gov
ernment were protected, and those who sus-
tanned its honor were not supported That the
truth may be known Mr. Jay contends that
the record in the State Department should be
printed. The whole business in Vienna was
bad from the beginning to the end, commence
ing with the appointment by Mr.. Fish of
weak and indifferent people to represent the
government, some of whom were knaves. Mr.
Jay shows in his letter that the government
practically gave currency to story that he
himself was interested in sewing machines,
n charge that on its face is ludicrous. He
complains that the appointment of General
Van Buren, to high position is an in
dorscment of this calumny, and that the
evidence submitted to the government
was in no case clearly given to the world;
that there werc suppressions and evasions,
and that for truths sake the whole truth
should be known. We entirely agree with
Mr.. Jay that if any injustice has been
done the truth should be known; and,
as there seems no better way than to print
the record, the government owes it to the
cause of truth TO give It to the world without
delay.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Fernando Wood, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, has submitted to the
House a report strongly indorsing the reci-
procity treaty and recommending the neces-
sary legislation for carrying it into effect.
Besides providing for free exchange of the
productions of the two countries it contains
n stipulation binding the Hawaiian King to
make no similar treaty with any OTHER Power,
and engaging that so long as this treaty
remains in force he will not lease or otherwise
dispose of or create any lien upon any port,
harbor or other territory in his dominions. or
grant any special privilege or rights of use
therein to any other Power, State or govern
ment" We regard this as the most valuable
part of the treaty and the controlling motive
for making it. There are strong national rea-
sons why we should object to any other
nation getting n foothold in those islands or
gaining control of any of their harbors.
Great Britain covets them as q naval station
for building mp her power in the Pacific and
their possession would complete the chain of
her naval stations between Australia and
British Columbia. In case of war few ships
would annihilate our commerce in the Pacific
Ocean, if they had such harbors as those of
the Hawaiian Islands, open in winter and
summer where the prizes could be taken for
condemnation without much loss of time,
promptly releasing the cruisers to go in quest
of other prey


The commercial advantages of the treaty
will be considerable, and they will have to
be paid for in equivalents; but even if there
should be balance in favor of the islands
in a merely commercial view it will be more
than Offset by the exclusion of other nations.
Under the stimulating effect of the treaty the
productions of the islands would be greatly
increased and the United States would have
a monopoly of their growing trade There
would be large emigration from this coun-
try to develop the resources of the islands,
and they would become practically colony
of the United States with such preponder-
ance of American sympathy and sentiment
that ere long no treaty would be necessary
for excluding other foreign influence. The
treaty is to remain in force seven years, and
either party may then terminate it by giving
one years notice to the other. There is no
reason to doubt that the House will adopt
the recommendation of Mr. Woods report
and pass the necessary bill. It is made the
special order for Thursday.
Year: 1876

We regret to find that General Babcock
resumed his duties yesterday at the Presi-
Dental Mansion as if nothing had hap
pened. He denies that he offered his resig-
nation, asserts that he does not intend to
offer it, and it is not expected that the Presi-
dent will require it. We are sorry that
President Grant is not disposed to make this
concession to the public sense of propriety.
1t would have been a suitable indication of
regret for his intimate personal association
with the leaders of the Whiskey Ring. His
former intimacy with those disgraced people
should be alike deplored by himself and the
country, and a President who wishes TO keep
his honor clear should have no hesitation in
acknowledging his imprudence and want of
penetration. He was more to blame than
Babcock for having such cronies, be-
cause the latter could not very well
withhold his confidence from the
Presidents friends. dismissal of Bab-
cock would of course imply some self
condemnation, but it is incumbent on the
President to make amends for having been
caught in criminal company. Such an
acknowledgment would have been equiv
alent to Withdrawing his third term pre-
tensions, and would have been all the more
welcome on that account. But it turns out
that he comedies nothing and is determined
to hold every inch of ground on which q
battery could be planted against the third
term. Be his chances what they may, he
refuses to weaken them by any act of his
own.


He must count great deal on the chapter
of accidents if he expects to recover what
has been lost since the Indictment of
General Babcock But he was born to luck.
and fortune may not desert him. There is
one obvious circumstance in his favor in the
number and mutual jealousy of his compet-
itors. Blaine would rather have Grant than
either Conkling or Morton Morton would
rather have Gmnt than either Blaine or Conk-
ling Conkling in turn would rather have
Grant than any member of the trio but him
self. But as none of the trio will start in
the Convention with majority it lis possi-
| BILE that the strongest of them will be dis
/ posed of by coalition of the others in favor
of General Grant. 1t has become evident
that the President will not surrender shred
of his pretensions so long there is no con-
I centration of republican sentiment in favor
! of any rival
Year: 1876

The BILL for the reduction of the salaries
Of New York officials was under discus
sion last. night in the Assembly in Commit
tee ofthc Whole. 1t was agreed to reduce
the salary Of the Mayor TO ten thousand dol
lars, and also to provide that neither the
Mayor nor the Comptroller should receive
any salary after the expiration of the term of
the present incumbents On motion of Mr.
Foster it was resolved to reduce the Commits
sioners of Docks, Charities and Correction,
Health, Taxes and Assessments to one Com
missioner each. The salaries of all city
officials, as fixed in the bill, will be reduced
twenty-five per cent
Year: 1876

GOVERNOR TLDES's TESTIMONY in the six
million suit against Tweed yesterday showed
the relation of certain warrants drawn upon
the Comptroller with the deposits made by
Garvey, Ingersoll and Tweed in the Broad
way Bank, as indicated by correspondence
in dates and amounts The Governor was
not very confidential in response to some of
Mr.. Fields inquiries concerning his political
connection with Tweed. He was extremely
reticent in regard to money which he re-
ceived by virtue of the Boss" own sign
manual.
Year: 1876

The FIRST VICTORY. the approach
ing Centennial has had the effect of stirring
up the patriotism of our people is demon
strated by the celebration, at Moore's Creek
Bridge, n. c., yesterday, of the hundredth
anniversary of what the Tar Heels claim to
be the first victory of the Revolution, a
graphic account of which we publish else
whera