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VOLUME XL 90 Ml
ISSUERS THIS AFTERMM A.\I> PEN.
PARK VHEATBE, BROOKLYN
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P. X.
METROPOLITAN MITSEL'M OP VRT
Wo,l Fou.ueeuili street.?Opeu trom l'J A. M to 5 P M.
PAI!K THEATRE,
Rrualwar -EMERSON'S i AHFoRNH MINST rtELS.
at S P ?? Matinee *t? P. M.
OI.YM PIC THEATRE,
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P.M. Mat'.nee at 2 P. M.
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P M. M?<tcr?. Ilarrigao and Hart. MuUuee at - P. vt
ROBINSON HALL,
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OIRoFLA, at Sr. M, Mjtlu e at 2 P M
WOOD'S Mt'SKt'M,
Br ,?<!?'??. rirnar o' ruirtieth >,treei ?*HKRIDIN A
*a< k s oRAifD variety combination. at -i p, m
Cit?c* at 10:45 P. M. Matinee at 2 P M.
oilmore'S 6CMMER OARDKN,
lati* Baruum's Hippodrome.? ORAND PCLLAR CON.
< EM. at S P. m. ; o !??<?? at 11 P. M. Ladies and ihU
wren's ma'.inuc a: J P. M.
T It 11' L i ; s II i: I-: T.
KEW YORK, SATURDAY. JUKE h. 1?7S,
from o?*r r*. orti thi* morning the probabUifits
at* thai Us ireatktr to-day veiB bt clovly and
rx'i-y.
Per tons going o"J of ioten for the mti,n<tr r<n%
fnave the iJ/i-Iy and !*unday Herald mailed to
th'rn, fret of pontwj*, for #1 prr morJh.
WiLL Street Yesterday.?Prices v?er4 a
trifle firmer, but the market was unsettled by
rumors. Gold advanoed to 116f. Th* ship
meats to-diiy will pr^bablp be $2, .100,000.
Germany is about to rote the money neces- I
Mrv to a proper representation of the Empire
a the American Ceniennfal.
A Terrible EARTHQr-AJCE. involving a 10*4
of sixteen thousand lives, ii reported from
New Grenada; but we have as yet no par
ticulars of the (xtlamity.
Brioajoug* in Italy is *uch an exciting
topic 'b it vewtorday tL ('ham^T of Deputiee
br -k- up in diaorder, owinx to the turbulence
r>' tb ) discvtaion of the l>ill to suppress ;t.
M. Ou.mjai'a Book, if we may judge of its
t^ae from the cable despatch which w# print
ti ih morning, is not liictrly to make the aensa
t >n thut was anticipated. It aecmg to b?
n. >r- un apology for the Empire and a jnwtifl
< itiou of hi* Miuiatrv than au arraignment of
or th? annunciation of a policy t<>r
ta ) 1; maptttiats.
1a; RarcBucas* or CauwRifU in their
Htate Convention at ^acranmnto, -in Tburs
tU followed the l*rul of lVnnayivania and
? ?j.o upon the third '? i-rn is-'w, bu'. ,nipired
?ii>- p? uliar v)*'Wm of Hon ?t- r Sargent, they
a ' <T)- th.?t <!? n-i .1 <rr.?nt ? i >??? not want
another nomination. The party h is taken i
kold -'*?:d ngninat the I cntral Pacific Kail
timd and it* Irieuda. ami the railroad intereet
promises to be a very important i-?i?'i ? in th<i
tail) aign.
Jkaoue Par* ?icE*. ?The fonrth Jay of
ttn -pring meeting oi the Ainf-rlcal Jock-'y
< bib nil likely lx* one of th? mo?t mtcre-t
ing <?* the entira'aerie*. The rai ? for t!i<>
Belmont Stnkf-H will bring a Urge ib-id of
flvrrs to the pout, and the <ont at lor tb*
M ?tiib^r#' bap prouii?e* to be ven lnt?r->-<t
iug. I'he i-*'*** at Jerome Park ar- alwaya
?'ir it the patronage and io'erea! of our 'nst
j. -| le, a* MpcctabUity is th?j distinguiahing
fbiiac'Tiatk! of th< taforit-i racing i > *? i
tto'i ojj thiw able of the Atlantic.
Braor aht iw Beooki.tn ia becoming an
everyday occurrence Following the Sbtife
tr.'iiy another residence ?a inva/led in
?*? tly die sAina manner ye*?erda> morning,
?ltd differ* from th- other only in the a!?eD<-e
o ? murder. In both cam* lh<> bur.;lar? un
cap* I. and we c^n *cantdy expect th?- Brook
lyn police to find tli?m. People will bare to
tak- the punishment of burglary into their
o.tu hand*, na did the Van Brunt* in the m
eount-r with Mother nnd Dougimn la-it rear,
B< aviso or mi <i*ai>*r.. Itltode Inland
b.i^ot to celebrate the c ntennial of thu do.
ruction of the Oaapee on it# hundredth an
inv.-r**ry; bn' there i? a "Women's C'enten
osal Gxeoativo ( ommitlee" iu the little StaU>,
and this energrh, body of patriotic matrona
yj^i'rdav eomrn-uiorated ttie one hundrf-d
aud third anniversary of that event instead If
tlie people of "L"tlc Uhody" want ? claai
fiak? now and theu wo aeo no reusou why anj
!?? sly should objet, and the Mute i? big
eu 'Ugh for a celebration once a ymt if iki
im't i,,?? refrain from Uw t>M of braarnM,
'!?? ruft?*c?? ?r C?*l?nnUl Bx~
po?iUoni
We publish this morning some interesting
stat.'ineut* t\n.l estimates by ex-Governor
Bigier, the financial agont of the great Cen
tennial Exposition. It appear* by these esti
mates that, in order to make the Exposition a
success, one ami a half millions of dollars
need to be raised before its opening, an<l it is
the purpoaa of Mr. Bigler's figures to prove
that subscribers to the stock have a reasona
ble prospect of reimbursement at the winding
up of the Exhibition. If his arguments should
be accepted as convincing there is no reason
why all the money needed should not be sub
scribed before it is wanted for use.
Governor Bigler'a financial exhibit presents
some points which deserve attention. Tho
most remarkable is the general apathy of the
State government*. Of the thirty-seven States
of the Union only three have made ap
propriations in aid of tho Exposition,
and those three are Pennsylvania itself
and two adjoining States. Pennsylvania
has appropriated the handsome sum
of one million dollars, New Jersey one hun
dred thousand dollars and Delaware ton thou
sand dollars. These appropriations are made
as much from pecuniary as patriotic motivos;
for tho three States will be benefited to au
amount oqual or nearly equal to their appro
priations. The immense throngs <Jf people who
will visit Philadulphia while the Exposition
is open will create an enormous additional
demand for fresh vegetables, milk, eggs and
other products which the country within one
huudrod miles of Philadelphia must furnish,
and ihe appropriations made by the States of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware will
come back to tho pockets of tho citizens i
through the larger market and higher prices j
for the products of their gardens, farms, i
dairies and poultry yards. Tho States which
have mndo no appropriation* have no such
ready means of getting their money back,
and their contributions to the funds of the
Exposition will bo given in a different shape, j
The city of Philadelphia has appropriated
one million fivo hundred thousand dollars,
which it can well afford to do, even as a
pecuniary investment, if the Exposition should
prove a success; for the profits made on the
expenditures of visitors will remunorate its
ciuzena for the addition to their local taxes.
But distant States and cities have no such
pecuniary inducement to make appropria
tions for this patriotic and praiseworthy ob
ject. Tho country at large will oontribute its
share of the expense* by visiting Philadelphia
in immense multitudes and spending their
money there. If the Pennsylvania!!*, and
especially the Philadelphia^)*, will incur the
expense of adequate preparations to mako
the Exposition attractive they may safoly
rely on the combined motives of curiosity,
patriotism and pleasure-seeking in other parts
of the country to swell the funds by ad
mission foes.
Mr. Bigler's statistical appeal refet* upon tho
prospect of a great income from admission
fee*. According to his estimate at least three
millions of people will visit the Exposition,
and if each person pays an entrance fee
three times at n price of fifty cents
the income from this source will amount
to four million five hundred thousand
dollars. He calcnlat.-s that thus will reim
burse the subscribers to the stock, with a
handsome dividend on the investment It is
on the bad* of thia calculation that he appeals
to the public to make the additional advuuees
ncce^ary to insure the succes* of the under
taking.
Mr. Ifcgler's estimates mar be open to tome
criticism, but, aaauiuing their xubstantinl accu
racy, the money might to be easily raited,
though in a manner aomewhnt different lroni
Umt which he propose*.. When it i? roduoed
to a question ot advancing money certain to
be reimbursed there U no good r~ason why
the Sue? of I'-inu/lrania 01 the city ot Phila
delphia bboalJ not roller- th* undertaking
fr?m uncertainty. It may be said that h<>tli
th > Sjute an 1 the city have already mvie Ub
erii appropriation*. Most true ; bit thoto
appropriations are gifte, for which the.v expect
no K.ier return than the pecuniary profits
which will accrue from the throng of visit* rs.
The St kt> an J city, having made theae promise*,
which they cannot recall, and appropriated
money without any claim on th? profit* ot the
Exposition. are as free 10 make subx-riptiom
to th i stock a-. urivnt? indi vi duals. They ar
as certain to i?et their money back as nnv
oth r -ubacrtbers to tho stock, and
as-i-uning, m the basis ot Mr. Btgler's esti
mates, that there is no doubt of reiinbiirse
nton', rh< advances would entail no additional
burden ><n :h?> taxpayers. No individuals in
other parts of the country have so much in
terest :n the sikcim of the Centennial &* tho
great >? it and the preat city which liare
taken vj large a ventnre and appropriated so
my u in in iv which they have uo claim to de
mand back out ot the asset* of ihe ent rpriae.
Now, if all :iio toooij which remains to be
adv?n<Md i?- frtain to be reimbursed,
it would be ab Hate an investment
f ir the jk'oj ie immediately concern, d
a- for s-nt'ered individuals in other
fcHaW, who hare no such strong
motives either of pride or interest
to make th.* Exposition a snlendid event.
Wheu it 1 financial affair* hare reached a
at whi'h nothing further is reqnir> d
hut au advance of money, which h certain to
b<? r |>ai I. a State so rich as I'euuHvlvania
may mt?dy subscribe for the remaining stock,
and rely, lika individual snb*< -ribtra, on the
source* >t reimbursement pointed ont by - i
Govaraor Bigler. If he were ?olj, itiug fnon?y
as * gi't ihit argument would not hold, lint
wlieu h? a?ks for an investment wth a fmx*
jiect ot full returns tlier would "earn no
good r-a?>n why the w-.althj State art J wealthy
city wliich he represent- ?honld not make the
temporary advances ?hir-h he shows aoull
como bick to them with a lair diridend. If
it is a good f*<-uniary nr ? ?;iu- nt, arid sub
scriptions are solicited on this ground, there
is no reason why the remaining Mock shouM
not be subscriUtd by the Hut a which will
preside over the di?taafrntiom ot the assets
and an pro*#c.t it?erf, m non-luridontl oan
not, ngn nsi. mi*Hppropri?ri<MI of the funds,
l itis lessoning goos on the iM-nmption th?t
Mr. Bisjl r has not indulged in *-.ingniDo exag
gerations, ami 'hat the financial prospects of
th' Exposition are favorable as he deem*
thero If the amount of money given with
out expectation of repaymant be sufficient to
render further suWr^p'ions to the stock
rewinersure suooea* o< the Wit/Mit"*
should b? regarded an assured; for Pennsyl
vania oftn not permit it to fail for want of
money tbat would be "refunded.
We incline to think, however, that Mr.
Bigler is a little sanguine. We doubt whether
so many as nine million* of admission ticket*
will be 4old in the course of the season, but it
that number should be reached the country at
large will havo made a handsome contribu
tion to the success of the occasion, quite as
large in proportion as Pennsylvania itself,
considering its local profit, which other parts
of the country cannot *haro. But although
Mr. Bigler perhaps overestim&tmi the number
of visitors we think fifty cents quite too low
for the ordinary admission fee. A great pro
portion of tho distant vinitor* would as soon
pay a dollar or a dollar and a half; but in
order that nobody might be repelled it would
be well to set apart one or two da\s in each
wwk when the price should be ouly fifty
cent-. By arranging a different scale of
prices for different day* the total receipts
could bo brought up to as high a figure as Mr.
Bigler counts upon, even if he has over
estimated tho number of visitors. His figures
and calculation* are highly encouraging, for
whenever the enterprise roaches such a state
that all the further money needed would be a
remunerative investment there need be no
misgiving* as to the success of the Exposi
tion, ___
Joking Ortr n n Kpl<l<mlc.
If municipal administration was ouly an
endeavor to be funny we should be able to ex
1 ict a good^leal of delicious humor out of
the resolutions of the Board ot Health and
the conferences of the Mayor and his subordi
nated. As it ia we oannot overlook what Ls
grotesque In the official conduot ot theso gen
tlemen. When we see tbo Police Commis
sioner* gravely entreating the Board of Health
for its sanction to the plauving of a pest bed
in the heart of the city and find the consont
graciously accorded we cannot shut our eyes
to the absurdity of the action even If we per
ceive the full force of its wickedness. We
cannot, however, attempt to do anything like
justice to the humorous aspects of such sin
gular misgovernmunt. The pen of a ltabelais
could alone deal with the subject in the words
which best describe it. But when the Board
of Health and the Police Commissioners and
the Sauitary Commission and the Mayor sud
denly awake to the feet that to plant
disease is to reap death and then resolve
that the danger is imminent and that it ought
to be averted this year or the next, leaving it
quite possible that an epidemic will sweep
ov? r the metropolis before anything is even
attempted, we have an entirely different phase
of the humorous, in which the objectionable
nouns of the French ecclesiastio would en
tirely fail of their purpose. The keen satire
of Thaokeray or th? voluble description of
Dickens could, perhaps, deal with an emer
gency where calling things by their right
names would be utterly iuefleotive, The cir
cumlocution of our officials in the face of im
pending disaster is an exhibition of such grim
and terrible humor that the goblin who stole
a sexton must be the governing spirit in our
honorable boards. No influence loss Satan
ically funny can inspire the Board of Health,
for It gravely resolves that what everybody
kn> w all the winter, and tho newspapers have
been saving daily for more than a month, is
a tact, which it regards at a revelation. This
revelation is the basis for fresh resolutions,
but the Board does nothing oxcept to vote,
and "> the fun is kept up till the end. It is
time, however, that th^se humorous resolves
and funnj conferences were ended; for all the
lionorublc boards, and especially the Board
oi Health, must know that if an epidemic
sweep* over the city as the result of the
Harlem flat* nuisanoe the people will not
overlook or forgive the practical joking of the
official*.
Who ('?mmsndMi at Bunkw Hill 1
It lies between Prcscoit .*nd ' Old Put," a*
Wnshirgton familiarly called him iti bis cor
respondence, although the fastidious editor of
Wsshington'a writings? the late Jared
Sparks?substituted the formal "General
Putnam" in -very plaoe whero tho Father
of hi* f'-mutry fell hclow tho stiff dignity
which Mr Sparks thought l?etittiog. Most ot
iw prof, r to *ce glimps** of the human side
of Wellington's cbar.wter. At any rate, "Old
Put" wbk one of Washington's poi favorit**.,
iitid ii is one of the lovuble traits of so stately
a mau that he thoroughly appreciated the
str<uH qualities oi ths bravo, carries* old
n an who rode about in the heat of tlio
Bunker Hill action "'with a hanger belled
across bin brawny ftho ildor*. over a waistcoat
without sleeves," and who war. always equally
vigorous ami equally unmindful of starched
dignity. Thero ?m such a contrast in the
m:inn< rs of Washington an 1 Putnam that it is
refreshing to tiiink how thoroughly ?'Old
Put" was valued by Lis commander. But
at tin date of Bunker Hill Putnam bad not '
yet Imocms kuown to Washington. On that
occasion h' was the busiest man In the field,
and tho country will equally honor him,
wh< th?r ho was or was not the technical com
mander on that memorable day.
We pnnt an interesting communloation
tVora Hot. Incrcaso N. Tarbox, which sup
jx?rts, with striking f^roe of argument, the
claims of General Putnam to be considered as
the commander at bunk- r Ilill. Certain it la
that Putnam was a brigaditr general and
Prescott only a oolouel; certain it j- that during
some parti of the day he assumed togiTc com
mands a* if lie wt-n* tho source .?f authority;
aud Mr. Tarbox makes out a very plausible
in favof of his claim to the bigheat
honor of the day. Whether this conclusion
#is accepted or not nobody will over question
Putnam's gr^at M^rvics, and so long as the
annals of our Involution at" read he will be
regarded as one of the most interesting and
attractive characters of the period.
Tub UBtrouAYA* Eiti.i* have been sent to
sea from Havana, and we prcsi.iae they will
o.ini" to this const rv. Why tho American
steamers should refuse to take tlicin is passen
gers wo cannot understand, unlets the re
fusal was prompted by a fear of Spanish
hatred. The conspirators against the Repub
lic ol Uruguay wi'l be ha miles* in the Repub
lic of the United Stat s
Tn flaixca* or inr. Oohvia Is one of
thoae events which glvo tho customs officers,
the Cuban generals iu Broadway, the "Span
ish spies" in New York, tho Stat* Department
and the eon^nlaf offi<> s a little iouoocnt ex
citement without doiog any rial injury to
niMy.
TH? Ka|l* Of?r tk? h?Bl.
The rumor that the Mayor has really re
considered hiH determination, and will visit
London as the guest of the Lord Mayor, al
1 though not a* authentic as we could wish, has
been received with the liveliest satisfaction
by thorn of our follow citizens who glory in
the American name. We sent abroad so
many representative Americans in Tammany
and shoddy and petroleum times that the
thought of a real live Mayor at lust visiting
Loudon as the type of American chivalry and
comeliness rills us with pride. The Mayor's
fear that the public convenionoe would suffer
from hid absence has been removed. As the
only undisputed duty now remaining to his j
office the reviewing of Irish processions
Governor Tildeii has kindly accepted the
task He has purchased an orange and a
green coat?the orange for the l'ith of July
and the green for .St. Patrick's Day. What is
more, the Governor is an expert horseman,
and oould review the procession mounted, like
the Emperor Napoleon. In thi3 respect the j
Governor is superior to the Mayor, who j
never appears to so much advaulage as in j
a hack. If we only could induce the
Governor to go on horseback, with Wickham
following after in an open barouche, holding !
the American tlag aloft, the sensation they l
would make on Poll Mall would be remem- I
bored for ages a.* one of the brightest memo- i
rie* in our history. At such a sjiectacle?
Tilden, the King smasher, and Wickham, the
procession reviewer?the British lion might
well slink away and hide his anger in the
dark recesses of the Tower. But we cannot
spare Tilden. Ho has the Rapid Transit bill
to sign and the Delarield Smith matter to set- J
tie and Comptroller Green to remove. Then ,
ho is not as handsome a man as tho Mayor, j
Moreover, ho Is a bachelor. The public spir- i
ited fathers and mothers of this Republic )
would nsver consent to bo represented by a |
man who, with all of his virtues, makes his I
life a protest against the holiest and noblest i
emotions ot the human breast.
Nov( that tho Mayor is really going let us
send him off with an imperial retinue. There j
is no hope of Green furnishing any money for j
the trip, but New York will not stund on a !
matter of a million or two for a purpose like i
this. We ooidd have a benefit at all the the- i
atres, for instance, and assessments on the j
office-holders. We do not know any subject :
that would appeal so warmly to the liberality |
ot the people as this proposed excursion. We j
should be willing, for instance, to pay Green's
expenses ourselves and to supply him with j
beer and tobacco if he will only go and stay. !
As f??r tlie foui bosses, the money would come j
naturally. The Beef-eaters would gladly sub
scribe Boss Tom Murphy's expenses, while
the Swallow Tails would have no difficulty iu j
giving Bciss Johu Kelly a princely outlit.
As for Bobs John Morrissey, of the
Short Hairs, and Boss Tom Creamer,
of tho Plag I'glies, they ?re both rich
and public spirited and would pay their
own bills and lavish largess on London citi
aons. Boss Twt*ed, it he could be released
from the pressure of existing engagements,
would, no doubt, contribute with his historic
prodigality toward any enterprise that enabled j
him to visit th* homes of his ancestors. It is
just possible Tweed's money ha? all gone into
the tlands of his lawy< r* ; but Jay Gould,
Tweed's old partner, would not be niggard in j
his contributions. Then there tire Uncle j
Dick, with millions ot his own, and Uncle
Dan, with millions of other people's. The&e
eminent tiuancirrs aro now some what with
draw Irom public affairs and have abundant
leisure to improve their minds and fctudy !
Britieh civilization. If the matter was pre
sented to Uncle Dick iu its true aspect he
would pay the bills himself, tor he has a
widely reaching, elevated mind, and believes
thoroughly in any enterprise that would re
dound to the glory of our native lamL
As for Disbacker, ho will probably havo
eirueil enough from his "garbage extracts"
and -'Harlem tlat eobeiicon'' to enable him to
rival the splendor of the Buchu Prince, his
great jTod'-cc-hsor, who now represents Ameri
can mlot prise and wealth in London. The
police surgeons could rait* money enough in
H?rleut in a day to give them a royal time
abroad and secure them a long, long, long
vacation. These financial difficulties vanish
at the touch. We have only to firmly grasp
them. NvW York was never niggurd in her j
gifts. Never was there a subject which ap
pealed an strongly to h< r geperosity? We
think ot the K'"ry that would inure from the
preseno* ot Wickham in Guildhall; Wickham
in the flow and rush of centennial elo
quouce, diluting upon 'th* times that j
tried mou's souls"?the virtues of Wash- i
ingtou ?ad the vices of Oeorge IV. We
thiuk of the long array of states
men, financier*, clergymen and authors, i
who would proudly march down Pall Mall in j
His Honor's train to the tune of "Yankee
Doodlo." We think of Big Bonanza Qould
addressing the London Exchange on the mys
teries of the Erie management. We nee the
four boaaet explaining how the largest nuin- |
ber of Toms can be extracted from the smallest
given number of voters. We seo Boss Shep
herd eloquently instructing the Aldermen
how to reconstruct. London on the basis of i
Washington. We see Andy Johnson, Ben
Butlor, Navada Jones, Centennial Dix and
other representative heroes discoursing on
lev* and w.ir and patriotitm. We see
Beecher and Tilton reconciled with a My
kuM, succeeding Moody and Hankoy as the
jostles of a free and may theology?a religion
ot floriculture and oscultation?painting
heav*n as a kind of rose garden, dedicated to
lovo ?nd wit and beauty, the chief commaud
ment being to honor the Lord by worshipping
one'? self. We see the lame ducks of Wall
street, the clipped pigeons of politics, like
Carp?nter and Chandler and Kchurx?the soiled
doves like Coltax and Patterson, all in happy
processions, tho Mayor proudly in the van,
Birnuui on ono side and Gilmore on the
other, playing the national anthem in defiance
of British tyranny. When wo think of this
long and brilliant parado and remember that
it is just possible that most of them would
never return we cannot refrain from congratu
lating our May ir upon the resolution to visit
London. Wo bid him Godspeed, and ray
vrith fervent heart, "Hail and farewell!"
fir* Prohibition or Nxw?p*pibs is weak
and foolish, and Bismarck will find that in
4t >pptng the circulation of the {MAoKc 0omM
| of Baltimore in Germany he has only adver
tised the attacks uf that j ?urnal upon Garuinn
, yoiicy.
irMkrt and Straight Slllu.
No one in no vitally interested in the pre
vention anil the detection of smuggling as the
honest merchant, for the smuggler takes him
at a most unfair and ruinous advantage. But
all honorable and fair-doalmg merchants are
equally concerned that I bey or members of
their class shall not be wrongly nccused of
smuggling, and that the public shall under- j
stand that the purchase ot goods by a mer- I
chant at a lower price than they can usually
bo bought at in this market is not a jirooi that
such goods are smuggled.
New York is one of tho largest markets in
the world, and it has one peculiarity well
known to all European manufacturers?goods
can always be sold here if the prices arc* low
onough. It happens, therefore, almost every
year that surplus stooks are consignod hither,
where their foreign owners aro certain, j
bv long experienco, that they can* get them
oif tlioir hands at soma price. For in- J
stance, a French silk manufacturer may \
supply the English, Gorman, ltussinn ;
and American markets regularly with his j
product. Hut as the season dmws to a close j
he may discover that he has produced moro i
than he has a market for. lie cannot afford to 1
keep the surplus stook on hand; and he cuu, |
It Heetns, do so well with it nowhere as in ]
New York. Ho send* it hither?perhaps to j
hi/* regular consignee. This merchant, prob- j
ably for good reasons, does not wish openly j
to lower his established prices. He employs
a broker, who carries samples of' the good#?
not a halo, or even a yard, but a fragment?
to the morchautti, and makes with them the
best terras ha can. Perhaps he employs sev
eral brokers. These persons, of courso, con
ceal their principal. They make the sale, de
liver tho goods and receive the price, and j
they are responsible that the goods shall an- [
swer to the sample.
Now, it is clear that if suoh a practice exists, ;
as honorable merchants assert, the purchase ]
of silks or other goods at a price considerably
lower than tho ruling or average mnrkot ,
price is not justly to bo takon as proving that j
the goods were smuggled. It is possible that ,
smuggled goods may bo put upon the market j
In tl?e same way. It is even possible that a
msrehant should buy them innocently in his
dtaliugs with a broker; though ho could bo
Justly held responsible for not using proper
precautions in such purchases.
We are assured that transactions of the kind
we have described constantly tako place, in
tho regular course of business; that many, or
indeed most of the largest mercantile houses
here buy goods in this way, which aro not
smuggled, but ara fair importations on which
duty has been paid, and which are put upon j
the market for what they will letoh, the
owner in Europe preferring to realise upon
th<'Ui, even at % loss, rather than keop them
on hand. Of course in what we say we hava
no reference to cases which are now before
the courts. Messrs. C aflin A Co. will have
to show the nature of their transactions. We
only desire to protect the general fair fame
of the merchants by showing that the pur
chase of goods at an abnormally low pricc i3
not necessarily a proof that they were smug
gled.
t'odtr Which King!
Now that we are about entering upon the
municipal canvass it is interesting to note the
influences whioli are graelually seeking to
control the nominations! of the different par
ties. The two classes that excite our attention
are tho professional Irishman and tbo profes
sional German. We have politicians who
m*ko their nationality and their religion a
principal claim to political recognition. They
ara a peculiar class, and their intrigues m*y
be watchcd with interest and attention. The
profeHiional Irishman views with alarm "the
rapid growth of the German element in this
country of ours,'' while tbo professional Ger
man apprehends with dismay "the rapid
transit of the professional Irishman to politi
cal power and position" to tho exclusion of
the descendant* of the soldiers of Frederick
the Great If it were permissible for the
detd to take an active interest in the afiairs of
the living what alarm and dismay wonld we
find depicted on the facos of those who are
now sleeping on the banks of the Shannon
and the Rhine 1 From tho lands which have
given us a Wellington and a Moltke, a Monro
and a Bchiller, a lialfe and a Wagner, a i
Boueicaiilt and a Waehtel, an Eduiund
Burke and Carl Schurz, Germans and Irish
men are now marching shoulder to shoulder,
fighting as valiantly as the legions of Ctesar .
and Hannibal to uphold Tam uany's doctrine
that the descendants of the men who fought
under Washington are entitlsd to no righto?
at least in the city of Now York?th it tha pro
fessional Irishmen or professional Germans
are bound to respcct.
Historical critic* will observe that this is
the first time that Irishmen and Germans
have acted in unison since William of Orangu
and General Meinh<*rt Bchomberg scattered
the Irish battalions on the bunks of the Boyne.
There is another thought, however, th.U ,
should not be overlooked. Irishmen and
Germans should remember that they have
registered an oath renouncing allegiance to
all foreign kings and potentates. They havo
only to look at their naturalization papers to
find that they are American citizens in the
fullest sense of that word. Wo trust that no
question of nationality or crced will be
allowed to enter our parly polities ; that a man
will not be nominated because he is a profes
sional Irishman or professiooal G.'rman, pro
fessional Protestant or professional Catholi",
but only for integrity, fitness and capacity.
Election Fbauds in Alabama. - Wo print
this morning the first of Mr. Nordhofi's
letters from Alabama. He gives a very
remarkable account of systematic election
frauds in that State. It appears from sworn
testimony that in 1871 some republican lead
ers organized and trained negro bands of re
peaters ; they held secret sham elections, at
which black voters were taught how to vote
early and often; and while this was going
on United States troops were usod to intimi
date democratic voters in the country dis
tricts by throats of arrest on blank warrants,
and bacon given by Congress to help those
farmers who bad suffered by an overflow of
the Alabama Biver was used by republican
politicians as a means to gain rotes for their
party and themselves. The details which
Mr. Nordhoff gives are grotesquely comio.
Among other things it seems that the negro
leaetors have been shown guilty of political
iati oidaUoa.
9ft* Int?rnattonkl RMl CMWlti
The selection of the Irish Uam who are ttf
compete with the American! for the priee ol
victory has been at last completed, and we
can now form some definite notion of the na
ture of the struggle which will take place at
Dollymount. The men who are to act as the
champions of Ireland are certainly danger
ous opponent*. Not one of them but hva
already won honors in matches where they
were pitched against the best riflemen
of Europe. Even such excellent shots an
the Kigbya and Mr. Johnson are lotf
down in the list of the t wtlve mou selected to
represent Ireland in the ooming struggle).
Our riflemen will of necessity be compelled to
confine themselves to a team of six. They
will then find themselves opposed to six ol
the best riflemen Ireland possesses. Hhould
they come off victorious they will havo woo
double glory, and should they foil it will
not be discreditable to either their skill or
nerve. "We doubt if a much stronger
torwn than the fir.it six mou on
the Irish team could be found In
any country in the world. Only tlirea
of the men who shot in the international
match at Crceilmoor will be iucluded. They
are Dr. Hamilton and Messrs. Wilson and
Milner. Mr. Wilson seems to have improv?<i
in his shooting, for he stands well ahei*f of
all the Irish competitors, with a splendid
score, while Dr. Hamilton and Mr. Milner
are low dowu on tho list, the latter gentleman
standing only fifth, tho sixi.li competitor
being only five points behind his score. Tho
total number of points made by the competi
tor* arn 4.535 out of a possible 5,400, giving as
a result something over an average of centres
during all the competitions. This shooting is
remarkably close, but not beyond tho best
work of tho men who have goue across th >
ocean to represent Araerioa. Notwithstand
ing tho undoubted skill of the Irish mark>h
men the official return of the work they hava
done shows that another American victory is
quite within the range of posibility, and thi*
time with all the advantages in favor of th<j
Irish champions.
The Maboh of the Black Hills surveying
and geological expedition forms the subject of
an interesting lottor which we print thin
morning.
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
General r.nfni Inira.lls, United states Army, is
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General Joseph It. Anderson, or Virginia, la ao
Jonrning at the Windsor Hotel.
Captain Edward Simpson, Pnited states Navy,
is siaylng at tne Everett Rouse.
Mies vinnio Ream, itie sculpiress, is among the
late ai rivals at tne New York Hotel.
Seuator Theodore F. Randolph, of NewJeraey,
has apartment* at the New Vork Hotel.
Mr. Samuel Bowles, of ths Springfield RepiibU
can, is restored at the Windsor Hotel.
State .Senator William Johnson, of Seneoa Falls,
N. T.. ha* arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Congressman George M. Beebe, of Monticelio,
N. Y., la stopplug at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Secretary Robeson and family arrived al the
Fjlth Avenuo Hotel yesterday (row Washington.
General James Lou in tree t, 01 New Orleans, ar
rived 10 the city last evening and is at the Fifth
Aveuua Hotel.
Congressman Gilbert 0. Walker, of Virginia, has
returned to this city and taken up hla reaidoneo
at the -St. Nicholas Hotel.
Teunrson's new drama deals with the life of
Alary 'iudor from her crowning to her decease, aac
la entitled "Queen Alary: a Drama."
Chief Justice cockburu, in inaugurating an Art
Exhibition at Soutaawpion, spoce of the study of
art as necessary to complete the culture opeae'l
to the tinman mind by literature.
We are to havo a li.e of (ieneral Burgoyne. of
Revolutionary and Saraieg* metuorr, from the
pen ol B. de Ponbianque, wmoh will be Ailed with
English and Amoriean correspondence ui ? cen
tury ago. ?
Pnnco Corrschakoff la talking poetry, romance,
flowere, t-entimcor?.ill tbiogH pretty, to the Em'
pre?s of Germany at Hadeu-B?!en; and at this
same romantic lady Bismarck anoera as the ftus*
of Weimar. ?
The King of ??paln has, by royal decree. rreafeT
a junta of ladies, whose mission win cona.'at m
aldinir the authorities :n the hospital an vice. lit*
Prlnreaa nr tb Anurias H appointed president 01
tfce new body.
A pigeon, crptured in a balloon during tne slegis
of Paris, wn? sent by I'rince Frederick Charles
to His mother. It recently escaped Irom captlv
Ity and returned to |ia former owner, In thij
Boulevard ClleUy, who baa prossnted it to the
PUeonnler Miltiatre.
Ihe Spanlaa government officially Joclarea that
from the present tln>e the electoral period is
open, and that consequently the pieas la eniltle<f
to etaenss all constitutional qaestions, on condi
tion that It doei not attack the monaremoal prin
ciple and tho repreaentatlve fysteui.
Thorn as Carr was fined In an English eonrt
eleven auiiilnfta sterling for having exposed in tho
market for sale twenty hens and a cock la %
basket eighteen Inches square and scarcely a foot
deep. And if Mr. Borga will step aiouad lively at
the pUcee where live fowls aro scld In this city be
can get himself into any quantity 01 tats kind of
trouble.
m-aud?l of magnl/lcsnt proportions. It U b*.
Jieved in Russia that the Grand Duchees Mane
loads a life 01 dally martyrdom with her Bruita
htisiiitnf, the Dace oi Edinburgh, aod the heart of
every aon of Muscovy burns in listening to the
goa-iip current about the lit treatment winch the
daughter of the Caar receives at home and the
diset.nrtesy shown to her abroad. These rumors
are talked of in all ciroles ana are accepted by the
common people as nnquesiiouabie truth.
Prince Gorts< & ikoff makea great uee of the
ladies. He is one ef tho most polite men in En- '
rope, and in the midst of abundant email chat he
may be gathering In great information. In tie
own conn try he knows everything that goes on la
every family of importance. No meau spies, no
policemen, no vlla paid scents Impart the Infor
mation. it comes gently, delicately, doubly dis
tilled In letteis fioni innumerable lady corre
spondents.
"Unaer Frlts's" two eldost sons are upon a p*.
destrlan trip lu Germany. TDoy travel in strict in
cognito, accompanied only oy their tutor. At
Goecke's Hotel in Krltzlar the excursionists, look
inv perhaps rather ilrod and travel etained, or
acred coffee, lor which the landlord considerately
charged only two silbergroschen a head, on tho *
, gfonmi that hia guests were probably "a couple of
schoolboys on a trip from caasei." In another
place their order for three rooms was bluntly re
lussd, snd they were otherwise treated wttn %
contemptuous disregard, for which mine host
could not find sufficient apologies as socn as an
had been made acquainted *itfe the real character
of his visitors.
Tne London has a criticism upon (bo
"Lotos Leavea," a putilloatlon by the LoloiCIun
ol thta city, written by members of our literary
aud artistic circles, it praise* the hymn of John
Brougham aa "the most vigorass lines." John
Hay a "Sonnet on Liberty," which seemed to bo
tae best In tne book to our American view, la die*
niiased as 'the production of a university stu
dent, ' aad "many a youthful versifier wno would
never be a poet has tamed ont lines as good an
these." The sonnet called ' Lethe" is "weak In
thought an I utterly deatltute of ninslo," whitn
Mr. c. Florin's drinking song "deserves pralso
nelthor for Its language nor its aentimont.'*
Cbaados Kulton's siorv iscilled "siMy," and tho
easay o. Hoary 8, Oicoll is "a paire of IntetM'1**
l niat.irr ia v<fM Utu^uage-'*