The New York Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1877, Page 6

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STEINWAY HALL.—Coxcer! SAN FRANCISCO MIN! EGYPTIAN HALL—Vauiery. ’ NEW YORK AQUARIUM. PARISTAN VAUDEVILL! “~NEW YORK, NOTICE TO COUNTRY The Adams Exprean Compan er the Pennsylvani Jersey City at a carrying the regul ron road an all Wert as Harrisburg acd south to Washington, reaching Philadelphia ot « quarter past six A, M. and Washington at ne P.M. From our reports this morning the probabilities are that the weather in New York to-day will be tooler and cloudy, possibly with high winds. Wau Street Yesterpay.—Tho stock mar- ket was more active than it was during the end of last week. Stocks were generally steady, with the exception of the coal stocks, which declined almost 2 per cent. Gold rose from 105 to 10514; government stocks, in sym- pathy with this advance, were stronger, while railroad and State bonds were dull and irregn- lar. Money on call loaned at 3a 4 per cent,.and closed very easy at 21g per cent oncall. Ovr “Drvorce Buiixtin” indicates that the millennium does not fall due this year. THE USvARNISHED Trutn about abuses in city politics is quoted in our ‘‘Porsonal Intelli- gence” column to-day, from the Telegram. How a Bopy or TEAmMsTERS escaped Mor- mon viciousness twenty years ago is explained in our Haverhill despatch; they supplied them- selves with fircarms. Uncte Sam Is To Have His Lirrie Loan re- paid before the remainder of the Centennial Ex- hibition receipts are divided among stockhold- ers. So says the Supreme Court. Mr. Eccrestxe’s But to regulate injunctions against rapid transit operations will call for an- other remittance of horse car money to Albany, but perhaps it may not buy so much this time. ADMIRATION OF THE SpLENDID CooLness of Dr. Bergé and Miss Werneke during the fire at the Cathedral yesterday should not make church decorators forget that crape and gas jets are in- compatible as close companions. ‘Tae Brooxiyn Temperance ReForMERs, to whose peculiar methods the attention of the Grand Jury has been called, may at least enjoy the con- solations of the Scriptures, where it is written, “Whoso diggeth o pit shall fall therein.” ‘Tne Name or Deputy Cottectox PHerrs bas come frequently before the public in connec- tion with seizures; his operation in this same line in Fifth avenue yesterday was, however, the most creditable of them all. See “A Young Life Saved.” A Beavtivut QuapnanGuLaR Duet is to be act upin court this morning, the parties being the Excise Commission, the temperance people, the hotel keepers and one solitary liquor seller, who represents all his fellow dealers. The weapons are all to be of paper, but a great deal of knee- shaking is already manifest. A Mcrver More Brutat axp Horrinre than that of the man Scanlon has never before come to light in New York. There is a double incentive to a careful search for the perpetrators, for their deliberation, as evinced by the known details of their crime, marks them as disgraces even to the general body of murderers. Tuat Was a Gracervt Act which the Pres- bytezy of New York performed on the first day of its session in appointing a committee to pre- pare a memorial upon the death of Dr. Muhlen- berg. The deceased was not a member of the Presbyterian Church, but men of his kind reflect honor upon religion every where, and Christians of every name should rejoice to heap honors upon his memory. Tue WeatHer.—The great storm raged all day yesterday south of the Maryland line. Our specinl despatches from Georgia and Virginia, printed to-day, giys details of its ravages and peculiar effects. Instead of moving, as was anticipated, northeastward through the Ohio Valley, the storm centre suddenly crossed the mountains on the Tennessee line during the morning and passed off the North Carolina const. It is possible, however, that we will yet experi- ence its effects in New York, as the course of the disturbance may bring it along the coast in a northeasterly direction. ‘The margin of tho de- pression extends from New York over the lower lakes to the Missouri Valley, and thence south- ward and enstward over tho northern part of the Gulf, Florida and, possibly, the Bermudas. The winds on this circumference have been high to brisk, with gales at many points within it. At New York the greatest wind velocity yesterday was thirty-six miles, at half-past twelve P. M. ‘The rain area has extended southward of Mary- land to the Gulf States, and the precipitation at several points has been so heavy a8 to cause de- structive inundations. The temperature through- out the country is very high, even in far north- ern sections. The highest pressure is still in Manitoba, the apper lakeregion and the St. Law- renee Valley. ‘The Cumberland River rose seven feet at Nashville; the other rivers varied in level considerably in some of their sections. In New York to-day the weather will be cooler and partly cloudy, possibly with high winds, | health. NEW YORK Crying Abuses and Official Negiect. The Hzaatp “Complaint Book” furnishes daily a long list of protests against abuses that afflict this city, and which are duo solely to the neglect of their duties by the public officials. We print these complaints for the information of the Mayor and the heads of departments, so that they cannot have any excuse whatever for not acting upon them. ‘They plead ignorance, but we take from them every ground for such a plea by furnishing all the information needed. But they seem to blind themselves to their official obligations, and continue to be inac- tive, inefficient and utterly worthless as pnb- lic servants. ‘Take the case of a recent com- plaint which we published regarding the calcium light nuisance, An appeal for its abatement was made to the Mayor, but he declared that he had no power to act, as all such difficulties were dealt with by the Po- lice Department. He referred the appellant to the Police Board, but that autocratic group of well paid officials has given the matter no attention, and a dangerous as well as annoying nuisance remains unabated. This single instance illustrates the com- plete humbng of our system of city govern- ment. Inthe first place, and owing to its constitution, there is no co-operation be- tween the several members of the govern- ing body. Instead of being parts of a great whole they are independent of and often an- tagonistic to each other, without any bond that can unite them fora single purpose or direct them toward the attainment of a com- mon object. They play shuttlecock with every abuse. The Mayor tosses it to the Po- lice Board, who, in turn, pitches it over to the Health Department, and so on, until it comes back again to the original com- plainant, who discovers that nobody is re- sponsible for anything. Like in a game of baseball we have the chief pitcher, then any number of strikers and fielders, all trying to get a “home run” on the treasury or to put their adversaries out. What one endeavorsto build ug the others strain every effort to tear down, so that when we come to sum up the grand total of their usefulness at the end of year we find that it amounts to nothing. A second reason for this extraordinary con- dition of our city government lies in the fact that its members sink the welfare of the community below the level of their indi- vidual interests or those of the political faction to which they belong. It never seems to strike them that an office is created for a public object, for the regulation and control of some branch of the public service which affects equally every member of the community. They proceed as if their obli- gations to be honest and industrious mem- bers of society ceased to have force when they assume. public duties, and that what would bring disgrace upon a private citizen in his relations with his fellow men is per- missible, ay, even commendable, in an official. Perhaps, after all, it would be safe to assume that insensibility to the promptings of high morality has a great deal to do with this brutal disregard of duty common to nearly all our officials. They too frequently attain their places by graduating through all the debasing stages of political life, and emerge from obscurity reeking with the slime of corruption. So foul is the stmos- phere in which they receive their initiatory education for public life that the deodoriz- ing effects of later associations cannot destroy the fumes that cling to their garments and taint the air of the court of justice, the departmental office and the hall of legisla- tion. This is peculiarly unfortunate when it comes in combination with the other con- ditions that render our city government abortive in its eftorts to fulfil its functions. On the bare question of efficiency in dealing with the simplest problems of the day in New York we cannot find a single instance in which tho controlling department or bureau has made even a decent attempt to discharge its duty properly. Look at the street pavements of this city, at the gutters and curbs of the sidewalks, at the flagways and street crossings! What an exhibition of utter neglect on the part of the Department of Pub- lic Works they present! Strangers gaze with astonishment and admiration at the public and private buildings of New York, but with disgust at the horrible condition of our street pavements. Why is all this so? Because there is no honesty, no vigi- lance, no ability in the administration of the department that controls that work, Individuals connected therewith may be honest, vigilant and able, but the system under which they operate is saturated with corruption and buried deeply in the quag- mire of bribery. Commissioners, deputies, surveyors, inspectors and contractors have organized fraternities of fraud, by which this city has been robbed of millions through special contracts, defective work, un- just measurements and fraudulent assess- ments. Turning to another branch of this city government, s0 culled, we see a vast organi- zation for tho plunder of the treasury under the pretence of performing a useinl and necessary public service. What can this be? may be asked by a curious taxpayer, Why, nothing other than the cleaning of the streets and the preservation of the public How is’this duty performed by the officials? It is not performed at all. The streets and avenues reck with the accumn- lated filth of an entire winter, although three-quarters of a million of dollars have been appropriated to keep them clean. ‘Tho foulest nests of disease have been allowed to remain undisturbed by the Health Board, although nearly a quarter of a million more has been spent by that organization. What, then, has been the use of maintaining these departments? None whatever. They are so hedged around by special legislation that they are practically independent of public opinion, While the Street Department per- mits its contractors to do their work badly the Health Department spends most of its appropriation in salaries to useless officials and on stationery, leaving scarcely anything for the real purpose for which it has peen organized. The Police Depart- ment, another great picce of politi- cal machinery, permits its Bureau of Street Cleaning to neglect everything connected with cleaning the streets. The Dock Dopartment spends millions, but HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. gives us no docks. The Department of | A Subject mr the Albany Grand Justice absorbs money without stint, but its office pigeonholes are stuffed with un- prosecuted charges against offenders. Our charities are simply organized to employ politicians, not to relieve the poor. Ina word, turn where we will the stubborn fact presents itself that the city practically de- rives no adequate benefit from the thirty odd millions per annum it spends on its hydra-headed government. We repent that we cannot praise one of our officials. It has been customary to do so; but it was a bad custom, for it created a false impression on the public mind regard- ing these men, They claim, indeed, that they cannot reform abuses of which they have no official knowledge. The Hznaup “Complaint Book” alone will furnish ample employment to these lazy and overpaid public servants, if they will only read its long list of complaints and appeals for re- dre:s. They will know where the streets have been neglected for a whole season ; where pestholes are spreading disease through overcrowded quarters of the city; where street obstructions occur; where corner ruffians congregate and insult decent people; where the thousands of nbuses which officials are well paid for detecting and correcting swell the misery of city life under our present government. There is absolutely no excuse for this so-called ignorance that is pleaded in extenuation of their neglect. The truth is, until a clean sweep is mado of all these independent commissions and the whole executive authority is placed in the hands of acompetent Mayor New York will con- tinue to be the worst governed city in tho civilized world. The Jewett Murder and Suicide. Some points have been made out in the history of the Front street ‘‘mystery” that are new and important, and that equally tend to clear up the doubt in the case and to show the value of some official fancies. It is said, on the authority of the Coroner, we believe, that the ownership of the small pistol has been traced to Orville Jewett, who was undoubtedly the owner of the large pistol. He also, it is now said, owned the knife that was found on the floor, and had purchased it on the day of the tragedy. It seems scarcely necessary to point out how forcibly this fact bears on the only point in the case as to which there is at present any uncertainty. Every weapon in that small arsenal was the property of one man. Each was brought into that clearly disclosed by the event. He had planned on extensive slaughter. He hoped, however, to kill all his enemies and himself, perhaps, by the easy process of throwing the grenade to the floor. For that it needed only the one second of nerve— only the impulse for one act. But he knew the uncertainty of the weapon; sometimes grenades do not explode, and when they do they are as likely to inflict trivial woundsas instant death. In this case the grenade killed only one of three men in the: room and slightly wounded the other two. Con- ceiving such a possibility he had prepared the other weapons, for he did not mean to be carried to prison with ascratch and stand eventually atrial for murder. He had the little pistol, therefore, handy, but even that might fail, for the bullets of those weapons are scarcely larger than buckshot, He might even have survived with those four wounds. Therefore he had also the large pistol, whose missile makes a hole that ‘will suffice.” But, if that had failed, there was the knife. Clearly the man meant all this preparation for himself, not for his uncle nor for Dean. Had it been with re- gard to Dean he could certainly have put two or three charges into that gentleman when he saw him moving hastily away after the explosion; for the ability to leave wasan evidence that the bomb had failed with re- gard to him, Indeed, there is one point in this connection that should be reflected upon by those persons who treasure the “theory” that Dean shot Orville Jewett. Orville Jewett and Dean were both hurt by splinters from the shell; but Dean's hurt was the worst. It is not disputed that Orville Jewett had in his possession, in a holster buckled about his waist, the large revolver. If Dean fired the shots from the small pistol, which were fired immediately after the explosion, then Orville Jewett was before him, but little harmed by the gren- ade, at least fully as able to shoot as Dean was, and armed with the formidable navy revolver, Now what do the supporters of this theory suppose that resolute young man was doing while the quiet old mer- chant, startled by ho knew not what fact, was blazing away with his four barrelled pepper pot? With difficulties like this in the way of any theory but suicide a coro- ner is yet reported to have said that the theory of suicide is ‘‘absurd”—an expros- sion which seems to prove that a man may be a coroner ond yet havo a few things to learn. €rouble for the Police Commission, It is stated that formal charges of gross neglect of duty in the matter of street clean- ing are to be preferred against the Police Commissioners, Every month the amount appropriated for cleaning the streets is paid over to the Commissioners, but for any ad- vantage it brings to the health, comfort or cleanliness of the city the money might as well be dumped in the East River or wher- ever else the city garbage is disposed of, The Commissioncrs are simply running a political machine, through which they can put men at work with brooms or with carts for legislators, Aldermen, Tammany politi- cians and other influential parties. They do not even make ao pretence at cleaning the streets, which were never in a more filthy and dangerous condition at the open- ing of warm weather. If the culpable neg- lect and inefficiency of the department in this matter aro not sufficient cause for the removal of the Commissioners then we can never expect to have capable and efficient city government. But these charges might well be sapplemented by another. A Police Commissioner who regards a reprimand by General Baldy Smith as a sufficient punish- ment for such a dastardly piece of ruffianism as that recently cnacted by Roundsman Lester Lewis ought not to be allowed to re- main in office a singlo day. room by him with a purpose |, Jury. Some of the Assemblymen who led the op- the road, and that « les number oppose it than opposed the laying down of the horse car rail, Mr. Strahan asserted that the Gilbert company its bonds put on the market, and has never subsidized anybody with its bonds, for the sufficient reason thai it has never issued a bond and never had one printed. Neither has the company issued twenty-two millions of stock, ite capital being limited to three and a half millions, of which but « very limited amount has been issued. Transit Injunction bill was killed. He as- serts thaton the Wednesday prior to the vote on the bill a notorious lobbyist had in his possession fifty thousand dollars, which was to be used for its defeat, and that « member of the Assembly was to be a party to the division of the fund, provided he assumed the right position on the floor. He alleges further that the member in question voted in 1872 for the Gilbert Klevated Rail- way bill, and was to receive money for his vote at tho Metropolitan Hotel, in this city, but was cheated out of his reward, The writer of the com- munication professes to be ready to prove what he asserts. We know nothing as to the truth of such charges, but the sub- ject is one which claims the attention of the District Attorney and Grand Jury of Albany county. Legislative investigations are a farce. A judicial inquiry ought to be made in a case so full of suspicion, with a view to criminal prosecutions, The lobby lepers ought to be dragged before such a tribunal, One of the foul brood once swore before an investigating body that he had received a large sum of money from a railroad corpo- ration as arecompense for walking up and down State street hill smokinga cigar. Such insolent bravado could not be displayed in these days, and tho sight of two or three lobby lepers in the State Prison garb would be as purifying as a thunder storm in the summer. PGND sted RAL Economy in Charities. As the Commissioners of Accounts have made the discovery that the St. John’s Guild, although disbursing o large amount of money on trust, keeps no books, and simply dumps all the funds it receives into the pri- vate bank account of one of its officers, it is impossible to tell how shamefully its Chris- tian managers have been imposed upon by grasping and designing tradespeople. A short time ago, however, it appeared that the excellent Master ot the Guild was in the habit of being ‘‘bull-dozed” out of six dol- lars and a quarter or six dollars and a half a ton for coal for the poor, on the pretence that it was worth that amount to deliver it to outside parties, We now beg to call his attention to the fact that the Department of Charities and Correction has just contracted for one thousand tons of coal to be supplied to the outdoor poor at three dollars and sixty-nine cents a ton, or o little more than one-half the price paid by the unsuspecting Master of the Guild. It will clearly be to the ad- vantage of the poor to distribute the city’s money as well as individual charity through the Department of Charities and Correction instead of through such institutions as the St. John’s Guild. Five hundred tons of cool would cost the inexperienced housekeepers of the Guild almost as much money as is paid by the Department of Charities and Correc- tion fora thousand tons, to say nothing of the loss that is likely to accrue from the in- discriminate mixing of charitable and private funds in one common bank account. Next Intercollegiate Regatta. It is intimated that if Cornell rows in the next intercollegiate regatta she will not have the services of Ostrom, Lewis, Waterman, Smith or Barto, to all of whom she is in- debted for the prominent position she occu- pies among American rowing colleges. The reasons stated are, disappointment at the withdrawal of the Eastern colleges, feeble financial condition and doubt as to Prince- ton’s intentions. The latter college, how- ever, should remove ali doubt on this score atonce. Cornell can easily prove superior to the obstacles mentioned if she desires. Her boating record shows that she has sur- mounted far greater difficulties. Tho ab- ‘sence of the half dozen slower crews may be regarded rather as an advantage than other- wise. Cornell ought by this time to know that if she holds it light work to dispose of Columbia, sho misjudges grievously; and as to shortness of funds, that idea did not seem to present itself a few months ago when she was eager to row a race on the Thames. The Yole-Harvard contest, un- natural and wholly uncalled for in a coun- try like this, with its splendid straight reaches of water, can hardly stand more than one repetition of last year's work. If it should again prove as one-sided as it did last season, this will probably be the last year eight-oared racing will be wit- nessed in this country. The meeting at Greenwood Lake, on the contrary, though only Cornell and Columbia contend, will, from the known closeness and speed of the crews, from the short distance of the course Cornell and w bling house were taken before a police magistrate on charges preferred by a man who went into the house no doubt with the and hope of winning the gam- ‘ money, but was disappointed and lost Betta operates even more unjustly ease, in which the com- & participator in the would not have complained if a winner instead of a loser. Not y weeks ago a criminal offender appeared trial looking hearty and healthy, for he been out-on bail. The principal wit- took the stand, pale and emaciated. Ho been im the House of Detention for six months, being unable to give for his appearance on the trial. In such cases the wrong man is often impris- oned, and sometimes, indeed, is tho only one to suffer any inconvenience or punish- ment, for conviction does not always follow Teel E r Diplomatic DiMicultios. Lord Derby informed Safvet Pacha, more than » week ago, that the protocol con- tained nothing to which the Porte could reasonably object; and this intimation that any objection, if made, would necessarily be unreasonable, and might try beyond en- durance the well nigh exhausted patience of the Powers, would have smoothed the way to quiet times if Turkey were as pliable now in the hands of England as she was once. But it has not done it; for Turkey is obstinate, ugly and self-willed. Turkey objects; not, it is true, to the protocol, but to what England regards as of more con- sequence—the declaration of Count Schou- valoff. That declaration is England's pecu- liar share in the negotiation. She extorted it from Russia. She positively declares that without that declaration she would not en- gage in the game of saving Europe from Turkey by protocols, Left to herself Russia would not have made it. It required many days of diplomatic delay to obtain her con- sent to it, Bat England would not sign without it, and Russia yielded, and the British press claimed that to have secured this declaration was England's great tri- umph, Britain plumes herself upon having drawn from the barbarian of the north the qualified declaration that in a certain con- tingency he would disband the army he has recently prepared for active operations. Now comes forward the malignant old gen- tleman on the Bosphorus, and pretends that this declaration is preposterous; that it isthe one insuperable obstacle to peace; that he cannot and will not stir either foot or finger till that is withdrawn. These are the difficulties in the way of the peacemakers. England will not agree toa programme without an additional declara- tion; and that declaration, once made, ex- cludes Turkey from in the same programme. All the diplomats of Europe are now tugging at the Porte to overcome its scruples; and the Pall Mall Gazette, with its wonderful eyes, sees that there will be war yet if everybody does not do just what Russia wants. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Hayes tsa gusber. Mra, Goneral Crook bas gone te Cincinpati, The House of Commons laughs down its bores, M. Thiers now goes by the name of “The Historias of Napoleon I.” The Liverpool Courier thinks that timidity ts sot always dignity. Mins Schurz, who is a WasBingtoa betle, has brown hair and jarge brown eyes, Wraxy Henatp:—“Even picture cords should agree ‘with the prevailing tint of the room.” The lato Tom Hood, the younger, was smong the first to make Brete Harte popular in Begiand, Hugh Hastings wanted somobody to prove tbat Eve was Irish. Well, wasn’t she the first rid on man? The wite of the Spanish Minister at Washington re- contly wore wine-colored velvet embroidered with pale pink. The United States Consul at Merida-Progreso-Yuca- tan, A. J, Lespinasso, 1s now stopping at the St, James Hotel, Au English critte says of Rubenstetn’s recent play- ing in Engiand that bis expression is offective bat phlegmatic, Charles Dickens told Mies Martineag that he would not print in bis journal anything thet would beoefis the Catholics. Chicago critics say that Miss Amy Fay, a pupil of Liszt's, suffers from timidity, bas a fair techaique, but sacrifices power to sentiment. Murat Halstead, in afrank and bouest way, says that he never desired the English mission from Grant, and that bis criticisms of the late admipistration were on public grounds, Mra Kate Chase-spragee bas begun to go inte Washington society for the first time since ber father’s death, Atarecent reception she wore dark volves, and her hat had a scarf of pale yellow. The nights are becom Iverly light and treacber. whe takes bis charming girl waiking too 6 compel her to w: plaster. Bob Ingereoll bas eaid that be would rather address an audience of Chicago business men than any to whom he bus over peen introduced. He considers them the best-natured as well as the most appreciative listeners, Evening Telegram :—“Tho truth i¢, in a single word, that thero is a lax sense of pubdiic duty among our pri- vate citizens. They do not understand that they them. solves possess the power in society, in business aod in politics to inflict more efficient punishment upos evil- doers than any he penalties of the law; or, i they do so understand, they are culpably timid about exer. ctsing 1'. They value their comfort too much to um. dertake the business of a moral police. They shrink from applying to individuals the general prinetptes of morality and reform which they applaud so keartity when they ure uttered from Chickering Hall platiorms, ‘We pray for an improved city charter, but we pray still more for an improved public spirit, which will visit upon the person of any aniaithtui servant of the elty the indignation of his fellow citizens, which will attack the responsible individuals, and not merely the gen- eral system, when the streets are unclean, the docks are rotting, rapid transit is paralyzed, the school houses will not accommodate the pupils, the pave ments aro dilapidated, nuisances ore poisoning the air, tho Croton water runs foul or ceases to run at all, the police are impudent and drutal, the parks are un kompt, the sewers arc unflushed, the markots are un- Clean, the sidewalks are obstructed and waste and in- competency aro triumphant in the City Hall.” TELEGRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World UNEASINESS IN THE EAST, Montenegro Still Blocking the Pathe way to Peace. TURKEY TO REJECT THE PROTOCOL. | Stubbornness Which May End the Otto man Empire. BISMARCK’S RETIREMENT, [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Loxvos, April 10, 1877, An carly settlement of the Montenegrin question can alone save Turkey from almost immediate war. The Porte hesitates, as it has im every one gf the’ great crises through which It has passed, There now exists ‘one great point of difference in Turkey's attitude, how- ever—namely, that while she was belligerent before, she ig now only stubborn. if war comos Russia must be the aggressive Power. Tho beliof im war continucs ta grow stronger in Constantinople day by day. There seoms to be no doubt that the protocol and the Montenegrin ultimatum will be politely re- fused. Everything is waiting for the decision at Constantinople The Turks have moved up to the neighborhood of the Montonegrin frontier twenty-four battalions, The Agence Russe publi the following:—"Turkey’s reply will be evasive. Tne Porte maintains completo independence in all its do- It professes willingness to send an extraordinary envoy to st, but in doing 80 = @xpresses mtention of previously concluding peace with Montenegro, It attachos, in fact, to peaco with Montenegro conditions which render it obvious that the Porte wishes to gain time and avoid any decision whatever, thus leaving to Russia the initiative of a rupture,” Improbable as this seems, coming as ‘t does from St, Petersburg, it finds immediate confirma- tion In tho fact that at tho Council of Ministers held in Constantinople yesterday no decision was arrived at rogarding the question of peaco with Montenegro or the sending of an envoy to St. Petersburg. ‘THE PROTOCOL, A private telegram trom Constantinople says:— “gatvet Pacha personally oxplained to the foreign rep- resentatives Turkey’s objections to tho protocol and the accompanying declarations, He declared that the Bul- garien massacres wero the result of intrigues of foreign agitators, He said the promised reforms were being carried out, and the Porte would speedily send the Powers a circular despatch to the foregoing effect, ‘The Porte does not object to the protocol, but Count Sehouvalof’s deciaration appended to it is re- garded es bum! and impossible of ac- ceptanca, Tne Montonegrins have abandoned their demand for Nicsics, but stilt ask for Spuse and the right bank of the Moratscha River, but the Tarka, describing these demands as unjust, offer modt- fied concessions, An understanding may yet be effected, especially it the Powers should propose frest: agreements, requiring Turkey’s siguatare also, The French and Russian ropresentatives have particularly urged upon the Porte to accept the protocol ana send an envoy to St. Petorsburg, pointing out that it is not a question of preliminary disarmament but of coming to an understanaing with Russia, Nevertheless, it is thought probable that the Porte will retuse to accept the protocol, One of the principal obstacles to an arrangement Is the ques tion of concluding peace with Montenogro. The Pall Mall Gazette concluded its loading article as follows:— “Only one thing sppears certain. Unless Turkey yields to all or nearly all that Russia ever demanded there will be war before many days aro past.” The Edinburgh Scoteman's London despatch says:—“The Dervy deciaration accompanying the signature of the protoco!, and the views theroin taken of our obli- gations in the East, aro the points of the present agreement to which the liberals object and whercon the opposition leader, it 1s belioved, is dctermined te directly cbailenge the government.” MIDHAT TU RETURY, The Turkish Parliament is soon expected to bust fteelf with a petition to be forwarded to the Sultan, praying for the recall and trial of Midbat Pacha, Con- siderable agitation respecting tho fate of the banished Grand Vizier ts still prevaiont, especially among the large body of sottas, who consider bim their leader. In the opinion of the government any controversy on the subject isfranght with danger. Every effort will bx made to prevont its discussion. '’ ‘THR BISMARCK MYSTERY. The eFening papers of Berlin make contradictory statements about Bismarck. The National Zeitung says the Emperor's decision refases Bismarck's resig- nation and grants leave of absence. Ali tho arrango- ments bave been made jor his substituter during far. decwion respecting his resignation. The quostion is by no means sottied, The selection of substitutes will be settled to-morrow, aed Biewarek will then leave, aed unreservedly support Bismarck and enable him to remain in office. The Loudon Times’ Romo despatch says:—“The retirement of Prince Bismarck, if only Chereh ontem of the that influential persovs bave voluntecred their good offices. The Fanfulla states the reprosentatives: ‘of the foreign Powers accredited to the Holy Seo have been informed by their governmonts that in view of possible events in Rome they canpot leave during the coming summer.” ROINRD BY THE RIGHT HOUR Law, Thorneycroft & Co.'s Woiverhampton iron works at Birmingham are about to be closed becaus the enforces ment of the eight Dour system by the miners has ro wulted in a contingous loss Avout twelve hundred workmen will be thrown out of employment, rod, Within three mites are 2,000 te 3,000 cows, nearly all of whose milk goes bo London. OUK FLAG ANROAD, . The United States corvetic Alliance has arrived af Lisbes trom Noriolk, Va INTRENATIONALISTS IN ITALY, It ts reported irom tome tbat bands of internation. alista, who belong to the lowest classes ul the popula tion and have anarebies| jnteations, have appearod in various provinces, At Seline & band of thirty took possession of the towa hall and burned the archives, Many Deve been arrested. LEGISLATIVE RAILWAY EXCURSION, Borvace, N. Y., April 9, 1877, The joint special commstice of (ho Massachusctts Legislature on the Hoosae tuanel and railroud conneo- tons to the West resebed bere at belf-past seven P.M. The party left Binghamton this morning, the guests of the Erie Railway, and stoppea at Elmira, Hornetisvitie and Portage, To-morrow morn'ng they Jeave for Niagara Fails, Lewiston and O«wogo, CHARITABLE BEQUESTS. Coxconn, N. H., April 9, 1877, The will of the iste Mre. Betsy Whitehouse, sad to be the wealthiest woman in New Hampsnire, makes mapy public bequests, the principal one to the Home Missionary Society of Now Hampsbire, The object of this society ts to wid feebie Cungregational churches ‘The bequest, it 13 said, will amount to $200,000,