The New York Herald Newspaper, October 12, 1878, Page 2

4 THE EPIDEMIC. Cooler Weather in the South and Less Fever, NEW ORLEANS IMPROVING. Help Needed in Small Lou- isiana Towns. FEWER DEATHS IN MEMPHIS [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) New Orteays, Oot. 11, 1878. The new cases of yollow fever reported to day areas follow: Board of Health. Howard Associatio Young Meu’s Cbristiaa’ Association, TOtAl ese srecece: + Eighty-tour of the cases of the Bourd of H pld eases not reperted before, The majority of the tases are reported from the upper and lower limits of she city, Governor Nicholis bas another case of fever in his family, His daughter Josie was taken sick this morning. This 18 the third casein the Gover- nor’s househol4, His son Frank 1s reported to-day as doing very well. FRIDAY’S DEATH LIST. The number of deaths is 49 to-day, an increase of Dne since yesterday. Total deaihs to date, 3,400, The loliowing is the aeath list:— William Galloway, Magate Connotly, Nicola Latina, Mary A. Toeihe, Andrew Giun W. N. Adams, Tuomas K. sayior, Joun Laronde, George Busey, Jouu Gleuson, Charies Guy, August Jobanseubach, CG. 4. Durward, Otto Muuritzir, George Euronvurg, Viola Shiffers Mary J. Donnelly, W. 8. Giiman, Eadiib J. Alderman, Rebecea P. Langballe, Frank A. Held, ene Lenfunt, Heury Menchen, orze Werner, Augusta Brunoert, Wiliam Post, Joun Ochchesle, Joseph E, Munster, Beary Reymer, Jobin Barbe, Frank E. Rivere, Antovia Husta, Natali Geracht, Mary B. Keene, Lebean V. Allen, dune Moses, Ellen McCallough, Alexandrine Cazaux, James Exgan, Jobu Boobm, Corneiius Watson, Tonn Hast, Margaret Schom! August Angbecker, Christopher Ollendorf, Jutia W. Auer, The death list includea fifteen under five years of age, Among the dead are Sisters" Mercedes and Au- gustine, of the Convent of Mercy, St. Andrews street; Brother Joseph, of the Order of the Holy Cross, and Le Barron Vaughan, aged two years, son of J. T. Alleyn, Acting Manager of the Western Union Telo- graph office. DESTITUTION AND SICKNRSS ELSEWHERE. Reports of the spread of the fever continue to ar, rive Bere from the Guif ports and plantation The following pitcous appeal has been recoived:— Donatpsonvittx, La., Oct. 9, 1878, ‘The fever has increased to a frightful extent in this town and parish, Seven veathsin Donaldson Past twenty-iour hours, Much destitution a _ NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. roads and rivers, Weather cool dowa to 70. ; thermometer THE COMING SANITARY CONFERENCE AT BICH- MOND, Va. ‘The plan of investigation by the commission now in sess! it New Orleans and the announcement of the meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 19-22, in che city of Richmond, tor a careiul eXumination of the report and evidence to be brought in by the commission and others, will be read with interest, Tne Association giv: this entire annual session to the review and discus. sion of reports then to be submitted concerning the yellow lever epidemic. The Surgeon General of the United States Marine Hospital Service his under, taken to bring im tue body of evidence collected by the comimission now ‘at work in the in- lected regions, Invitations have been extended to the State and municipal Boards of Healta and the public spirited eitizens who have become concerned in pro- clive measures agains yellow fever und other dao- gers to the public health; p.ysicians, naturalist civil engineers and otbe! ‘scientific contributors ce and works for the public wellare, om prehensive inquiry tuto tb and course of this terrible seourge 48 gained force by the promise of all needed support by » lew great-hearted citizens in New York and Pnit- adelphia, a lady-—Mrs. Elizabeth Thompso: —ieading Ape babearipasone for bis purpose, This support 18 now so well assured that the forces of the Commis- sion are to be oularged. NEW YORK’S AID. The coptributions received at the HeRap office yea- terday in aid of the yellow fever sufferers were as fol- lows mut A. Riester’s school, Jersey City. $6; George Wiel- $10 jllie and Ewma, Standard Lodge No. y Indepenient Order Free sous of Isruel, throu M. Himburyer, $100; @ Southern Widow's Mite, $5, Toial, $146. Mayor Ely received the following subseriptions:— ‘Through New York Tridine—M. C-. Cedar Dale, $31 i onymous, through Suerte ow York Sua—C, k OF, primary departm) t school» Amercan District Velegraph, No. 819 Sixth avenue, $11 Bu; “Acting Captain Oates, Hirst precinct, $100 Y6: Employes of 5. Ottenberg & Bros., $146 ‘The president of the Catholic Rellel “Association of New Orleans sent a letter to the Mayor thanking him for a donation of $500, Four bundrea and one dollars and fifty-sever cents were transmitted to Jackson, Miss. by the Mayor, ‘The organ recital at Trinity Church nettea $553. The Southern Relief Committee of the Chamber of Cotnmerce met at noou, Heary Hentz, chairmua, pre- siding. The commitioe have issued the following notice To tux Pustac: ~ Keferriug to the address of the committee, of which Mr. George N. Sunders is chairman, published yesterday, I re- quest ail those whe desire to contribute clothing for the r sufferers to send their doustions, a» hereto- will cease, as, owing rons managria mnlen Cor appeals have been responded to, it is hoped that the wants of the sufferers will by that time bave beon fulty supplied. NBY HENTZ. Chairman of the Southern Reliet Committee, Chamber of Commerce, Mr, J. Pierpont Morgan, treasurer of tho Southern Reliet Fund of the Chamber of Commerce, ackuow!- edges the receipt of the following additional contri- butio _John E, Parsons, $100; collection i teles, for benefit of colored suffere: ‘throagh Kovert M. Ferris, $1 Ce b. i of Brownville, Jefferson county, proceads of iniermal fentival, $13 52, vise £. Clark $1, 814 Through Journal of Com. merce—H. 8. through Mller & Houghton’ SU; Allee, $1; J.P. T.. $5; G. P., g24. Bast Conant ongrexational Sunday sebool, per y tendent, $24. Total, $6 Bi. Previously ackuowledged, $158,383 38. Grand total, $159,240 19. The committee directed the treasurer to make the following remittances:—To Howard Associauon, Chattanooga. $500; to A. 5. Herron, President how- ard Association, Baton Rouge, $585 (being the pro- ceeds of amateur (heairicals at Lenox, Mass,); to Tus- cumbia, La.. $500; 10 Water Valley, $500; to Holly prevailing bere. Unies we et Masistance we shall be powerless to relieve the sick. an You Leip us, through triends in New York? Send eon tributions, by wire, t JAM LLUER, Pres't Howard Ass'n, AD, Vice Presides DUPFELL. K. 8. W K, Baton Rover, La,—Filty new cai and 3 deaths. Binee the beginning of the epidemic we have had some 2,000 sick and avout 149 deaths, The Tain storm of the day before yesterday brought no relief, Contrary to expectation another warm spell 48 upon us, bringing with it an inerease of cases. The Howards ure still keeping up their work with both The White and biack. Great destitution prev: epidemic, although not fatal to colored prosiraung them by hand: When stricken they are found to be in need of everything. All aid pos sible is rendered them, ParTERSoNvILLE, La,—The fever is spreading on the Teche, Eighty-live cases to date are recorded and 25 deaths. The fever isot a malignant form with the whites, yet of a mild type with the blacks, There have been 4 deaths and 9 new ca) pee the 7th, The deaths were thore of Mi-s Louisa Bernard, George Bernard, a Maughter o! Mr. Burke, aged ten years, und a neice of Mrs. Daupbin. There have been 12 deaths to date at Ricatoc. At Calumet and Lagonas all are doing weil. The lever continues at Vicksburg, Canton, Water Vailey, Dry Grove, Onyka, Port Gibson, Thibodeaux, Labodieville and Bay st. Louis, and continues at Holiy Springs, Morgan City, Tullulan, Delbi, Lake, pl Waverly, Edwards, Torrey, Meridian, Jackson, Ocean Springs,’ Biloxi, ‘Pass Christian, Mississippi City, Winoos, MeComb City, Tangipahoa and Laiourch Crossiny. ‘be Homeapathic Relief Association of this ony report having treated 1,050 cases o! yellow fever since Septemoer 1, of which are still under treat- ment, aside trom furnishing physicians, aurses and Medicines for the sick aod subsistence for tu fam- thes. I the aggre 000 persons bave been sup- ported by the uss sociation claims an average death five per cent, with the present putieuts doing weil, It b 1 mouut of good work by sending physicians, purses and medicives into the ioterior. THR FEVER COMMISSION, The Board of Health at a special meeting to-night Passed @ resolution that a commiasion of tive, in- Ciuding the president, be appuinted to tuquire Imto the origi and causes of yellow fever to New Orieans and oiber portions of the State of Louisiana, and suggest to the Legislature such measures as Will tend = to prevent «4 recurrence of such @ calamity. Dr. Austin wanted Dr. C. B. Waite, tor mauy y: President of t Heaitn ¢ a member ot t Bion. Ovjections de, partiy as to the right of the Board to appoint outside: marked (at this would ve incapacity p the part of the Board to question. Dr. Taney favore: @ general oo trom ail parts of the world Neither would a local com- Missin, be suid, bave time enough to a-certain #1 the Jacts beiore the meeting of the next Legisia- ture. The Prestdeat Guully appotuted Dre. Taney, Albrecut, Joues and Austin as a Commission. Lt is stood (he Commission will recommend the ap- erai commission by the Legisia. d to the Lowistava representatives iu Congress: powtmen. of @ national commission, with the cessury (Unds to go into the subject. COOLER WEATHER AT MEMPHIS—DECREASE THE DEATH RATE. Meru, Yen The Board of Heaith officiaty feaths as laving occurred from yellow fever during the (wenly-iour hours ending at six o’clock to-night fo addition \o this tue Wadertakers report seventeen deaths outside of the corporation limits, Among the nN deaths since noon are William Brockvogel, fT. L. Dougherty, Mrs. Prod. Kastmeyer and Mra, Foowe Wells, The weather bas cleared and | is cooler, J. H. Smith, secretary of the Howerd on; G B, Thornton, Hospital physicion, aud Jef Davis, Jr., son o aker, Manager of the Wer y; WW. Tt &, and W. J. P. Doyle, of the Gitte (ee. us, woder the Girection of the Howard Association, were sent out this morning on the Lowise Ville and Mempiie aud Coarieston railroads, Alvan 3. Hawkins, « volunteer — telegreph Operator from Pitsburg, Pa, died in Meme | pois yesterday alternvon, he was toe third | Yolubiver operator from that city, all of Whom have died, Twenty-two physicians of the Howard ineaies! corps report 103 new eases; fifty in tye city, the remainder in the subarue, The wind has vecred (o worth and tue weather ts rapidly eoole Ing, With yood prospects of troat. BUDDEN CHANGE OF PERATURE AT VICKS BURG—THE DEATHS YESTERDAY. Oct. 11, 1878, M., Vicksnune. Mercury at three F. M., 92 degrees; at eight P. 16 degrees, There wore eight deuths tou them Dr. Happoidt, of Morgantown, N. here on the cali of the Howard Association, Miss, Th case in (he oily are very few, bat there w ocourring every « Reporte trom the coun tinge to give accounts of the apread of tne disease, The tever is increasing in Del BRIBY FEVER DESPATCH ES, A despateh from Cairo, lik, says there were two aves of yellow fever and one death there yester- Dr. R. Waldo, surgeon of the United States sar Fine Hospital, is down with the fever. Arcobishop Lynes, of Toronto, Oot, has iostracted the clerzy of bis archdiocese to appoint a Sabbath of he preseot moatu for coiiections in ald of tue ye sever sullerers A specu irom Mayor Carlie, of Augusta, Ari ye there bas been Lo yellow lever ty nee OH inst, Newrly ai! the ciiaeos gave gone imto Wwe eouUiTy ou aceouut of qu (ine embargo Om Tails / Soria 8 (Including the sponte contributiou of Ander- ware & Co. of $25), $250. othe Retiet Committee of the Prodace Exchange re- coived $50 trom RS. i. jothing, bedding, boots and sho 0 donated by the citizens o: East Lapsing, this state ed following additional Mr. D. Bruchi, $50; D. W., 0 Ip..ependent Order Free pons of leeture given by Kev. Dr. KD. C. Lewin) J. Goldberg, $1. Standard Loder, No. 30, > yar | proceeds of a ADDITIONAL AID. The treasurer of the Broogiyn fund reports the receipt of $317, making tne total umount to date $28,635 78, PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, A communication was received at the Health and Vital Statistics departments yesterday announcing the sixth annual moeting of the American Public Health Association, Owing to circumstances it was found impracticable to meet at the Warm Sprin, customury, but the urgent necessity which exti preventing a recurrence of the yellow fever ind them to arrauge for « convention in South. Richmond, been fixed upon locals ot No General of the U vit will be read and made the pauses 22th of discussion. THE OLD COLONY DIS DISASTER. EVIDENCE SHOWING HOW THE ACCIDENT 0c- CURRED—THE CONDUCTOR OF THE FREIGHT TRAIN ALRESTED—BUBIAL OF THE VICIIMS. BosTos, Oct. 11, 1878. The evidence taken in the investigation by the Raiiroad Commissioners into the causes of the late accident om the Old Colony Raslroad goes to show that while Hurivurt, the engiveer o1 the freight train, was crossing the inward irack with his locomo- tive and five cars he discovered the exeursion train approaching at great speed, He put oa m and reached the outward track in safety, at the same time swinging a red iantero as a warninof dauger to the engineers of the excursion traio, The lantern was seen vy Westgate, eagineer of the Easton, who gave the sigoal for ‘own brakes.’? At this moment Hartwell, conductor of the freight tram, was rua throw the switen of the side track the main fine, The switch over empty freight cars had passed had been loft open, but, tho switch being what is known as a patent safety, It was thrown back into ite proper piace, So far as learned, the evidence tto show that at the moment the excursion train reached the first switch Hartwell wa: in the act of adjusting the other switca | and had it just half over wnen the train reached it The fis of the wheels of the wruck tquare on the end of the straight rail cb should bave joined, aud boto ys jumped the track, followed by the baggage he English coach and severai of tho succeeding well, who bad told of the bar of the cars, ewiteb, the moment the ep y on struck throwa violentiy and close by. On Thurs ceidont Was Visited by U company with Presta t Kendrick, with a vi Maire at the the switches | to indicate the pass: and tue five | freight cars from the Ot was lodl- cuted just where Huriburt swung the red warn the doomed train. The wisolacod awite! then turned baif over ana showed a red and white light, as it did on the night of the accident, and which eon by Urstgaie when be w the dis some counected ri The Commissioners bave mates report upon the t, {0 which they exouerate the ratiway com. ud impute the vleme to Charles H. Hartwell, woo will be bi id for ezammination at Quincy, on the charge of mansiaug’ OUSRQUINS OF THR VICTIMS. In this city wud its vicinity to-day occurred the tu- Neral ceremonies over the remaius of several of the Victine of the Wollusten disaster, Those of ex-Coun- cilman Michwei F. Wells took place in St, Joseph's Chureh, which was crowded wiih the iriends ana rel- atives of the deceared, several members of the Legis. re, the city taod the Fire Department being present. The fuveral services of James Boyle were concucied | b, St. Mary friewds, funeral of ke oarsman, took place thi® foreneva at St. Mary’s Cburcv, tn the Charlestown district, Long before the bout church was densely crowded aud buodr the sirects to awuil the passage of the fua In the Church were large obumbers of boating men, Vavie, Reagan's competitor in od Hoemer, The . Father Byrne floral tributes were rich and numerous. At the clo of the service the remains trom the by palibearers, loliowed go Dumber of of vurious boat @ tothe Holy Cross rocession through 4 maititude, WOUNDED IN A BARROOM FIGHT. Michael Connolly received a severe keaip woand fate inst night wuile quarreiling ia a barroom on among them M. F ebure | 1a tue mo Manhatian strect, near Broudway, albert Sebueider | se mg inflered the tojury, Tue to & hospital STFAMBOAT EXPLOSIONS. REASONS GIVEN WHY BOILERS ABE NOT THOR- OUGHLY EXAMINED—LESSONS TAUGHT BY THE ADELPHI AND MAGENTA EXPLOSIONS-— GENERAL DUMONT’S ACTION, [Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) ‘Wasuixorox, Oct. 11, 1878. General Dumont, Supervising ini tor General of Steamboats, says that the recommendation of the jury 1m the ease of che steamboat Adelphi to the effect that the felt covering of boilers should be put on in sections, so as to be eas- ily removed, is an important one. The fact is that inspectors bave no doubt been deterred from giving boilers thorough examination for fear of in- curring the enmity of the owners of steamboats by putting them to the expe: of re-covering their boilers. The attention of General Dumont was di- Tected to the impertance of this matter last spring, immediately after the explosion of the boiler of the Steamboat Magenta on the Hudson. He at once ad- dressea to the supervising tuspectors, whose duty it 1s, under the proviston of section 4,406 ofthe Revised Statutes, to instruct lecal inspectors in tho proper performance of their duties, a ctrealar letter asking answers to the following questions: — districts whose bolle spection, and if so how many? ‘The letter concluded as follows:— CT OF THE QUESTION: ‘The object of t spector who inspecte: duty or comformed to 4 custom in Mayenta’s boliers. If the latte: that some rule be promptly en from @ like cause, As was expected, the answers showed that at the examination tt bad uot been customary to remove iting, on account of the great expense to the ols, unles defects were discovered under hyarostatic pressure. THE ACCIDEVT To THE MAGENTA. 1t will be remembered that the accident to the Magenta was attributed to the corroding o! the our- side shell of the boiler near the steam pipe. Tho ector of the New York district h informed General Dumont that since the Magenta a cident the jocal inspectors bad been in the babit of giving the boilers u thorough inspection, THE ADELPHI EXPLOSION. Genoral Dumont, having mude a personal inspection of the boiler of the Adelphi since the expli is confident that the d would have been dis- covered by the inspector had he pertormeu his duty. He does not hesitate to express the opinion tbat where defects are found on tb boilers or steam chimuoys that a uncover the it is clearly advisable ed te prevent accident removing the feiting, that grossuod wilful negiect. Healso churacterizos the act of the tuspector tn inareasing the amount ef steam {rom thirty-seven to forty pounds as ap unwarranted ag- sumption of power amounting to criminality, IL is » mater of record ou the files of the Treasury Department that the effort of the Steamboat Division toeniorce the laws in the New York diatrict haa veen @ the subject of complaint and the Secret: ap d 1010 prevent the interferen: officers of tue Steamboat Division to their efforts to compel the inspectors to comply with the duties re- Quired of thom, CITY NEWS ITEMS, wd of Superviso t yesterday afternoon and lormally fixed the tux r: Fr 1878 at 255, Captain Brogan, of the Fourtcepth procinct, and a Platoon of policemen, last nignt raided two disorderly bouses in Eligabeth street aud arrested twenty-five persons, There will be played this e square billiard rooms a match g tween Kudolpue and Guruier oa the one side a ton and Daly on the other, Deputy Register Nagle, who bas been saaaistie into the antecedents of Dr. » phouted io the ‘Vicky Cone $nat be did graduate from tbe medical department ef the Micbigau University. The vark Princessa Alexandra, owned by Roche Brothers, of this city, was uriveu ashore by a burri- cape on the 25th ult, while lying 10 the barbor of Jac- wel, Hay, aad 164 total joss, She was valued at $15,000 jas uninsured. Johaona O’Brien, of No, 64 Mulberry street, fell from a third story window while hunging clotnes yesterua, ruoon and sustained Iujuries trom |. which sbe died in Chambers Street Hospital soon aiter the arrival of the ambulance, / Receiver of laxes McMahon gave notice zeeeae’ shat the books for taxes on personal property and bauk stock wiil be ope: Jor payment at hig effice on Monday next, Due notico will ve given of the open- ing of books for taxes on real estate. The body of Ferdinand A, Kicks, thart; age, was found 1u the East River, off pier yester- day, und removed to the Morgue. Deceased was em- ployed on the boat Sevcdio, at pier 46, Eust Rive and bad beea missing since the bth inst, ective Edward Tryen, of the Philadelphia police, came to New York yest jay tO tuke 1D Custudy Susan C. Andrews and Hugh Ryau, who were ari previous night by Deteciive Rogers for the robvery ef a large amount of Jewelry. They lott last night for Phitagelphia, The charge of threatening, erviting and otherwise fojuring Joseph Kenaoy, 7 agulust Sergeant luck, w: Police Board investigation y y. ‘Pb aujourned after somo testimony nad been prouuced by both parties, James Doran, of No. 81 Roosevelt street, and Patrick Haggerty, of No. 140 Cherry street, bud a dispute yos- lerday morning, aud Huggery, tt 18 charged, drew a pistol aod fired at Dorav, the ball entering his right inflicting a flesh wouad. He was held in $2,000 Yomobs Police Court, gui of New Haven, met Hattie Parker ou Third avenue yesterday moruing and took hertoahoteL At ten o’ciock Traeger ivund that Hattie bad fled with bis gold waich sud chaiu, valued at $300, Captain McCullough, of tue Seveateeuth pre- cinct, arrested ber last eveniog ou Third avenue. While the sbip Decision, which arrived bere y. day trom Giusgow, wus in latitude 62 deg., longita 63 deg., on the 23th ult,, William Bursoeil, a seuman, of Bristol, Kngiand, tell trom the foretopsuil yard to the deck and fractured bis skuil He died » few hours later und nis body was commitied to tue deep. mship Oder, which sails for Europe to-da wili carry out 500,000 simon oxgs, which were cv lected from the salmon in ty nin The eggs Mather, a member of the F. Jouve 200,000 iu Germany in Eogland, Ou thursday night Alderman William Bennett, ace Compauied vy a friend, Visited a meeting of tue greenback party at Science Hall. Beiore they leit building Mr. Bennet’s [riend was relieved of bus fn wud euaim. Yesterday Ouptain Keoly was 1 formed of the matter aud sips are bow being taken to recover tue property. Joun Edwards, aged sixteen, of No. 329 W: teenth street, aud anocher tad, recently passed a forged orcer on Avram Russell & Co. tor sixteen ux. nd eight ice bovks, valued at $30 Kawards was arre: by Devective Keras, of ths Sixieoaih pri cinet, ) esterda; thought that bis accom. ing at the Uffion of billiards be- id Sex. years of 0, Who will , 000 tu France and 100,000 ‘est Sevon- The steamer City of Troy, of the Troy line of boats, whieh left Troy at eight o'clock on ihursiay Es and should have arrived bere wt six A. M. yester dia not come io anti eur VM. The cause of the de- lay was a b. being aground between Troy und Alvany at iow tide, and they were obliged to wait uotil four A, di. for bigh water to pass Ler, SUBURBAw NOTES, y moroing an unknown man wi by ® dri) train on mt Uoipaw. n found that the boay of Delaney, the murderer of Captain Lawrence, was stolen trom ne grave at Weatoury, L, L, shortly alter interment. tory, In Orange, use Of a reduction of tweuty-live per cent in the finirhing department. There are 130 of them, and “oul” meu bave been omployedin their places, Joun A, Steinbau: former democratic politician 4 oue time an aspirant | t day committed by Jud y City Court of Quarter = Jail for three months for vagrancy, se1008, tO Edward Carroll, @ three-year-old son of Mr. Thom: Carroll, & saloo ot Brooklyn, who b Jersey City tera y at Grove wirect and was recovered. Whoo the Sufferns express, on the Erie Railway, arrived in the depot at Jerscy City at mignigut on Thursday the dead bouy of & man was found lying on the cow catcher, The deceased was oppurently thirty-five yours of age, very respectably dressed, and had 1H bis pockets a #61 of engraver’s Wwols. A party of m mpted to break into Mr. Moniort’s store jodvury, LL, on Wednesday wigut, Dut were Seared uway by a couple of snow. Dy Warks Of Kivod Were lound near the and « bag of siiverware, which had ve stolen from the yacht Fieetwiug io Northport Harb Oliver Cotter, agent ot the Te peers Browb hood of © s suspended, President Mortoa, vouo nis eff: ‘ Law apd oF William A. Piatt, « prominent 7. N. J., Committed suserde yesterday moruing by sboot- jog bimself through the bi fot th shat ou Abd a leading Memver of the Presvytor ) embarrassmenis prompted the piace, a Free dames Dooley, engineer in charge of locomotive No, Zi, of the Now Haveo Katiroad, whtch lett New Haveu on Wednesiay ava quarter 10 four P. M., on Approaching Stamtord discovered & man lying becween ed bis engine. The prot passed miu Wihout inf cing any injury, & er vot wou KID GLOVES. End of the Government’s Reap- praisement of Values. INVOICE RATES ADVANCED. Indignation of Importers and Merchant Appraisers. es A The long contested kid glove war has at last been decided by Collector Merritt alter a proionged in- Vostigation, appraisement and reappratsement. It had been arranged between the importers and the government that three cases should form the basis of a test, and that tho decision of them be accepted by allas final, The invoices of Messrs. A. T. Stewart, Ise- lin, Neeser & Co,, and Wilmerding, Hoguet & Humbert. were selected for reappraisement. Messrs. Constable, of Arnold, Constable & Co, Dunbam; of Dunham, Buckley & Co, and Hugh Auchincloss were ap- poluted merenant appraisers, The goods in question were fine two-button kid gloves. The invoice pri of these ‘was forty-two francs, which Mr, Dutcher, the appraiser of the port, advanced to fifty-tour francs per dozen, The merchant appraisers invariably sustained the invoice price. Gen- eral Ketchum, the general appraiser, de. cided the question by reducing the ap- praiser’s figures to forty-seven francs, In this condition all the documents bearing upon the cases were forwarded to Collector Merritt, whose decision is flual, Yesterday the Collector sustained General Ketchum’s valuations, and hereafter all gloves of a similar texture will have to be entored at forty-seven franca per doze The advance on these goods is sixteen per cent, and carries with it a penalty of twenty percent. No re- course can be taken by these merchants to the courts, vecause they agreed to abide by the merchant ap- praiwement, It ts estimated that several thousand dollars will be gained by the government by the Col- lector’s decision, The goods of A. Person, Harriman & Co., C. A. Auffmordt & Co, and other large firms, whose importation of kid gloves has been advanced by the appraiser, will now bo released on tho pay- mont of the advanced values ana penalties incurred. WHAT MR, DUNHAM MAS TO 8aY. Mr. Dunhwm last evening was visited by a Hexatp reporter, to whom be asserted that he was now more than ever convinced that the importers were in the rigbt, and tbat the course pursued by the Customs authorities Was most arbitrary, uojust and harsh, He would not say that political considerations had any- thing to do with the course of the Customs officials, but he deciared most empbaticully that the action of Secretary Sherman in retusing to permit the importers to withdraw their importations by giving bonds in double the amount of the invoices was arbitrary, as might only be expected from a Secretary of the ‘Treasury whoiea lawyer and in o» way identified with mercantile business, The effect of this action was tbat all the glo importations of last spring were loeked up iu the Custom ‘House, involving serious loss to the importers, as was also the case to some extent wih the fall importations Last spring, be explained, he bad been appointed a merchant appraiser in the case of the iuvoices of ted on the” “Jouvin & Co.’s” gloves, imported by Oolbermann & Co, and “Widow Jouvin’s’” gloves, importea by took evidence of experts in the trade as to the cost of skins, expense of manulacture, &e., and even sent to these cases he was forced to sustain the invoices of the importers. From Mr. Dunnam’s report of these cases the following extract is made:— ‘Allow me to state just here that from remarks of the ral Appraiser, made during the investigation of the refuusse casa, to the effect that his convievion was tl.at ghere was shin’? rishi #ll this glove bustuess, s. was prepared to that Orst class ylovos rtain ext a undery although L the Appraiser had reported reful inventization of the ighing carefulry th evidence, I have be v that not only has there no porate justit, we den for donvtiog thecerroctnens ef the, manutvceerers’ but that ® urlevous wrong has been intlicted I these cases, the Tretousse ease included. Mr, Danbam added that in the later in igations himself $e Stulistics as to tne wnulacture in Europe, and they all agreed goods i7 00 cage Were undervalued, Ho was unable to sta had been locked up by this arbitra authorities, but possi- bly 150,000 dozen would cover the importationus af- fected thereby, ANOTHER VIRW OF THE SUBJECT. The following Stutemvnt on the glove qvestion was made toa HeRALD roporter lust night by Mr. Liboy, of A. T, Stewart & Co., ove of the three Orus whose volous Wero selected for reappraixement, Said he:— “For the last year or two the charges of fraud bere have been growing to such an exient that the beilef has become general that there are uo hon chants among us. That appears to be the theory waich the business partinent tom tious are conducte 18 that thei diMlculty of applying the prosent tari awa equitably and justly. It is one of the burdest things at tue pres- ent time to discover the market Value of the majority of the kinds of merchandise imporied, In the case of the Alexauure, Tretousse and Perinot gloves ree jsment the market vaiue was based iment made in 1876, when Mr. upon of tue Cus. t goveroment appre! thorough lavestigation of the ma: consisting oi the © added, and with @ custom laws of th United States Which they were to pass the York Custom House, Tne gloves of Alexandre Tre.ousse Perfamt, Jouviu, Cour- Viissier aod otber similar makes were ali made to conform in price, with the exception of the Alexan- der, which at that lime Was invoicod at three francs higher upon the adjustment then made, The great mojority of the gloves made by these houses are Ciussed us @ specially apd made for and sent to the American market, and a8 maodlagiurers who coo. Bult their own \uterests and the interests of those to wbom they consigu if goods they cannot sales of them uor conslg or parties. This is ao tion with all well managed coo throughout the word Th which this adjustment of invoice value Mlustraced by the foliowing table: — France per Francs per Dosen in Dozen France, Skins. 1867... seeeeee 400 60 i863 + 08.48 $3 1872, see 5200 o4 1874 55,00 62 1876 (Juiy), 5100 8 1876 (Novemver) 50.00 4s 1877 (Jauuary) 47.00 48 1877 (June).. . 44.00 ay 1875 (Jauuary) 42.00 37 1878 (July)... + $2.00 35 COMPANED, It will be seen by t)\4 table a very pertinent reason why with the prices of skins as above at 3. ‘and wich within the lust eivety days have il furtber deciiued and purchases made at as low aa » Why the value of gloves por dozen snould bo 42)! not even forty francs. in the appraisemeat just ma representatives of all these + munulact were called upon And produced bvoks, papers, vouchel and every m of informatio: government appraiser. Even ess of some of these manulact to ubstracts, going into the det with aifliavite made by empioyés as to the price of lavor received by them, cost of skins during tue seasou's UUs wad every item of cost appertaining to thei mmanulacture. hese saiments Have been Veritied unanimously by ail the large im- portation of sale of these goods, On the part of the governinent but two witn wero produced—the first a Mr, Thomas K, Clark, of the firm of Fish, Giark & Fingx, who Wiaeture in tuis Whittiogton, Philadelphia house, irom Kurope, wh that be bad veen pi the commercial agen: Of Grenuell, of Etienne, at 42t, wo per dozen, less commission, which he offe die vide with Wohituogton, The latter claims that the gloves im question wore undervalued, In opposition to the evidence of Whittingtoa in regard =to his several retail transactions there is the testimony of M: os MeUr his purcouse o1 first quality gloves, equal in @ ery Fespect to the Widow Jouvin f tue doze! 3f, rise for each additional button the Widow Jouvin to supply hin aud that spe first class gloves should bear adding @ ten per cent profit (which the present time is oxcessive) of B81, 6: per dozen, but which ate invoiced at 421, The verified exnibits’ put in evi- everal reappraisemetits show that ali the frst class gloves fur the American market, made from skine purchased in 1877 of early 10 tbis year by he i Mau vlactarers, | their fa general appraiser (rankly vamits, more than $750,000. mbarrassed by jd unnegessary interference with business ana have Jost the profit they sbould eir transactions for more ‘the past six months from duties saris as the appraiser, left to bis owo judgment, cret in- structions !rom irresponsible special agents, speaking through one of the highest officials of the sovern- ment, who bas paid little attention to tbe commerce of New York because of bis being absorbed In politics and fuance, could fail to come to a just conclusion, MR. LIRBEY’S OFFER, At the close of the reappraisemont just ended I 8 d to the merchant appraise! 4 the goverument appraiser that tn 1873 @ contract was made by Mr. A. T. Stewart, in behalf ol A. T. Stewart & Co, and For- tin & Co. to manutacture the Alexander glove: all gloves cousigued by thom to a, ', Ste! should be invoiced at their true mi Place of exportation; that A, tl. Stewart & Co, bod the right at any time to purchase and take and bold for their own count avy gloves so consigned the imvoice prico; that the agreement sbould bind their successors in business, and upon a six months’ notico that all gloves in A. T. Stewart's possession should belong to them and be paid for us ‘tollows:—All in their posses. sion at the time of taking tne last Junuary jnventory at the market prices at which they were inventoried, all received subsequent to that notice at the net in- ‘Voice or time markot Lapogrd which they were con- signed. Upon the basi: contract and knowing that biome Invoices of i sign! ite coula be converted into direct purcbas by telegraphic ai ch to Fortin & Co. to that effect, | offered ment to sell te any purchaser, and eceptance up Lo 600,000 puir of Alex 421 a deliverable in Paris. epted, and ts still op the world, in reasonable amounts und during a Sonavle time, In other words, we offer to furnish gloves in reasonable amounts for 42t. per dozen what the government has arbitrarily valued at 49, per dozen, There xre many other interesting features in the case which will be treated at another time. PROSPERITY’S DAWN. to CHEERING PROSPECTS IN THE DRY GOODS TRADE—LARGE SALES AND EVERYTHING CHEAP ~ INTERVIEWS WITH JUDGE HILTON AND H, B, CLAFLIN. Our streets, hotels and theatres are brigbt, gay and thronged. t from Kurope and the water- ing places, curtains and vlinds in private houses give unmistakable evidence of reopening, ‘The avenues aevoted o stores aud shops are thronged and the stores themselves are bristling with trade. Yo the casual observer these are signs of renewed activity in business ehannels, and in order that such conclusion might be confirmed or dismissed the opiu- jop of an expert, in the person of Judge Hilten, head of the house of A. T. Stewart & Co., was sought and obtained for the Hkkaxp, Jolows:— Yes,” said Judge Hilton, “th isa marked improvement every where, and I look for u still moro decided change in the early iuture. Morchants are hero from all sec- tions of the country to jook at and purcn: gooda, They never could buy so reasouably as now; every- thing is at very low prices ® ‘Are they buying as trecly as heretofore?” “Quite freely and much more closely. They select great variety, and as a general thing buy goods that are known as necessaries, The consequence is that the oulk is greater than heretofore. More clerks are necded to handle and sel goods than were needed vetore.’” “Wnhat is the difference in figures between the popu- lar prices of 1577 aud those of 1878?” “Well, about like shis:— 1877. 1878, CABTMERES, From 900, to $1 25. From 70. to $1. DkBSS GOODS NOVELTINS. From $2 to $3 50. From re bo $2 50, CAMEL’S Halk Gi From $1 50 to $2 50. row | 31" to $1 75. PRINTS, From 10¢, to 12e. From 6¢. to 8c. “Now that covers the necessities of the average buyer, and you see what a tremendous difference there 1s.” ‘But people need something beside elothes.”” “Certainly they do; but look at potatoes and appies—cheap as airt, Why, it doesn’t pay to gather, barrel and ship apples to market, and meats are in the same decline, Waen bottom is reached we all have to do as Adam did—zo to the earth for what wo want. And see whatwe get this year—truits, vego- tables, wheat, cotton in greater abundance tuan ever.” How about rents?” ‘There it is agatu! The ownors of real estate are in trouble, I wouldn’t guarantee an income trom ine tate of New York, om its assessed valua- tion, over and above taxes and repairs, of one per cent. Rents are very low, and buodreds of amilica beretolore compeiled to live 10 tenements, or two and four in oue house, can now house. They find it just as eusy to live. rent, cheap iruit, cheap vegetavies and cheap clothes men ougnt to get on," “How about (he lavorer?”? “Woll, bis dolar will buy bim nearly twice as much to-day us it would last year, Jobe sure many dov’t fiud work more thun half the time, kverything ems to be tending to our heip, Ever the yellow one biessing 10 ite train, Thousauus of ple are forced to leave tue cities and fly to the There to week and obtain work. gathering of the cotton er had. Our wheat crop is ter murket tor 1 bosides, export- ry planiavions. us favorably, We ar jy 10 excess of our imports.”* Why 4s that?” ‘Weil, one reason 18 that so many fabrics formerly made across the water aze made here, such as carpots, silks, bosiery avd dry goods. Workivug women can get «suit of beautiful Coton dross goous for nearly the same money that « print formeriy coat.” * How 18 the caiice trude?’” “You meen prints. Well, imitation bourettes are burving them aiso Where tormerly you would 12,000 yard tops you would pow sell but 1,200. ad “Tue price of gloves follows gold, of course, ve the generul sulo of yloves 1s unallected. I be- You will notice that geutlemen vo not wear gloves ia theatres aud pubi.c places so much as they used to, ‘This 18 Seasibie, au» most ihiogs (hut American gentle. meu do arc, Our summer climate is Lot adapiod to kid glove weuring.’” SILKS AND CARPETS, ‘How about the sik trage tf?” “the home manulacture of sitks has very greatly Interivreu with to kK trade, Ib ts very dificult to have abroad a standard value of suk, If ariff could be but Fe seems (0 be wi valucs Hvluers ne How is the carpet trade?” “in guod condiuon, Prices are lower from thirty to forty per cent thu they were a year ago. The fuct is everytuing 18 coeaper and eheap,’? “How about hotels??? “All good bovis ure crowded. Merchants, with #, 00 the way howe from summer resoris, ping here .o purchase goous, The same One hotel that 1 kuow wo years sivee suld $40,000 worth of wine this year arid leas than $10,000 worth, But the hotels are jail and guests pay their bills promptiy.’* ‘How about the hosiery trade?’ are lower, avout thirty percent. Ordinary are very largely made here; the tangy quali nd #iiks are imported,” Kk hose io much demand?” always are, 1 range from $4 to $20 per 4 daugerous siock to carry on account of the fashion tu thats,’ “How will the elevated roads affect business ?"” Feat deat toilow the peop follow the biel MR. CLAPLIN’S VIRWS. At the Warehouse of tt, B. Claflin & Co, Me, Claflin Dlessautly received (he HenaLD reporter, w! “Dows your experieuce thus tur this year wai your berlet that better tines are dawning ?”" “it does, decidedly, Wo auu have done bettur than Inst ye oli 2? 4 tong time,’ the lauey goous t I suppose? lecting very caretally, buy the goods twat are aboo- Jutely needed. They are éasier to deal with than they were & year Or 80 ago, le prospority maker them feel bopetul. Bx, oods are Hut so read- ily sold as they were ut oae “ime, but they go telera- biy well” “Then you are of the opinion that the bottom hus been reached and mater ipa i Contidencs more more pea made ie larly and the future looks terest to note that the are ‘te, ‘ago! o drags, and tbat the thoroughiarés leading to the steamboat and railroad depots are lines with vebicies ded With ireight, Many of the principal dealers foreed to keep their clerks and porters far into enioy preparing, shipping and billing the goous sold during tho vay. More clerks aro employed this season (han were needed two jo, In some cut down iy per cent, 1 z at establish im -HDAOVS TLECTRIG. NC. iG, + What Will Revolutionize the Present Method of Illumination. CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN GAS, How the Wizard of Menlo Park Guards His Secret. ony The alarm among the English gas companies an¢ the panic im thelr stocks on account of Edison’s las! invention ia clectric lights, as aurrated in yesteraay’s HERALD cable despatches, are not without good cause, America’s greats inventor has in truth solved the problem which for years has puzzled. the ablest eleciriciansof the age, Be has. successtully divided the electric light, and made it, for sumina« ting purposes, as far superior to gas as gas isto the the tallow cundle of the past, His marvellous jnven- tion gives a mild, soft, yet brilliant light, pleasing ta the eye, clear, steady aud without biemis! cost less than ove-third of that required for gas, Those who have seen the invention pronounce it wonderful. Already o company bas been formed, composed of a number of wealthy capitaliste, and Mr, Edison’s lawy: are engaged in completing the tual arrangemen:s for the legal trans+ fer, Belore long, therefore, the work of introduction will begin, The patents for the United States have ouly just been graoted, while those for the varie ous countries of Europe hive not yet been ob- tained, To-day the Prolessor’s solicitors send by steamer the necessary documents to their Lon« don agents for the procurement of the Brith letters patent, The French and oth atents will be applied for simultaneously with the English one, When word is cabled Mr. Huison that whe patents have beon granted he will throw bis invention open to the public gaze, but until then be declines to make known its detatis, his recent controversy with Professor Hughes over tho alleged stealing of the microphone having made him cautious, THE SECRET WELL GUARDED, When the other great inventions of Mr. Edison were in progress the laboratory was tree to ail vis- itors, The telephone was seen by hundrods long bee fore letters patent were granted. The same.was the case with the phonograph, the tasimeter, the mega- phone, the quadrupiex telegraph and many other of bis inventions When urged, as be often was by bis associates of the Isboratory, to be more circumspect im exhibiting them premae turely to strangers, he invariably laugned off their fears and reuewed bis orders to show the joventions to ull Woo desired to see them. The case with ine electric light is far different, {te place in the lubora- tory 18 ope sagred to # lavored few. If the posts of visitors who dal 5 gd the labor they ry is mi speaks but Jittle on the subject, bué Imost constantly at work on it, Ra: morn, od itis aiter mid~ he worked day, anu ceased then only tunities of big assistants, All bis energies seem wrapped up in the pew invention. His megaphone and phonograph hie idle the work dope on them by acme of the Professor’s numerous assistants. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM. A Heratp reporter learned yesterday! the system Proposud to be udoped after’ the patente are ail granted. t the Tron jor will ight up all, the houses !p 18, and from bis laboratory watch night, ry introduction central _ peut be established thro tion coptroliin, A neni p of, p pi half Fapations will betho mags Peto-electric generatti c | rd Wires will then be rein tron pipes ander ground atier the manner of gas pipes, connecting with dweilings, stores, theatres and other pluces to be lightca, The g at prosent used, instead of being romoved, will be uttlized to encasa the wire, In tue place of the burner wili be th veution, and meters will be used to register the quaa~ Their lorm i uot upon, The light i to be bat-wing, ifteen-candie To lignt at and instantly tne ol Jight can be reguiuted To turn off the ligot ive uy all 1s darkness, 0 flame, «ll the dangers iacident to the use of g: @ obviated, The light gives out no beat, 1 is simply a pure white hght, made diw or brilliant at thofaucy of tne persom, using it. A GLANCE AT THM INVENTION, The writer jast wight saw tho juveution in opera- tion in Mr, Edison’s laboratory. ‘he icventor waa, ep in experimental re bs paratus consisted of Surrounding th lien @ small glass by Wasa gus jet buruing low, Tho Pro- 4 up trom his work to greet porter, and in reply to a roquest view the invention waved his bund toward tne light with ‘Dlanation, “bere she 13.” The illumination was such as would come from 4 brilliant gas jet surrounded with ground g| that the light was clearer and more brilliant, will extinguish it and light the gas, and you can tue aifference,” said Mr, Edison, and be touched ihe spring. Instantly all wasdarkness, Thea he turoed on the gas. The difference in the light was quite pers ceptible, tho lignt from the gas appearing in compari. son Unted with yeliow, lo a moment, ho ry accustomed to ‘opporta- electric ligut “= utes did not pain the eye, whereas lo: for the same Jength of ti caused some Hittle pad aod contusion of sigut, The 10’ Fr next exbibiied the light turned down low, It gave a mild Miumination, One o1 the noticeable features of the light when fully turned oo was that ali colors could be distinguished As readily as py sunlight, “When do you expect to have the invention coms pleted, Sir. Kdison ?”” asked the reporte substance of it is all rigbt vow, answered, tus sway and tarning on the gaz; usual little details that must ve to the public, For tn- attended to stance, we bi registering. a severe! ai at we wre experimenting on now 10 order to select the heat”? “Aro the lights to be ail of thosame degres of brilliagey ¥” “All the same,” ‘‘Have you run across any serious difficulties In it as yer’ “Well, no,”’ replied the inventor, “and that’s what worr: ‘for in the telephone I tound about a thousand obstacles, aud so 10 quadropiex, I worked on both over two years betore I overcame them.’? Mr. Baten assistant, who bore Jou y a tims Mr. ‘Edison sat down almost on the point of giving up t telepnone as a lost job, but at the last moment he would soo Hight.” " MPLEST OF ALL. “Of all the tings that wo bave discovered this ig about the simplest,” continued Mr. Edison, *and the public will say so when it is explained, Wo have got it pretty well advanced now, but there are some few improvements | have to my mind You see it’s got to be so fixed that it can’t get out of order. Suppose wh \y is em, vee got out of order once M.woald get out of ord ere used you much trouble in looking the light lea oratory I shape that it cat out o/ order at all, except, of course, vy 80: cident,” Leaving Mr. Edison to continue bis work, the re accepted the invitation of Mr. Griffen, nis p fecretary, to view the generating macuine, “Mr. Kdison has just purchased a uew one,” he said, ‘which gives much more power, a alow days wo will bave a iifty-horse power engine to work It, a8 we don’t got power enough with the present regaras the rs,’? continued | Kuison hi bus lit ation proved generator by roduced t toa mueb sual ar ngure.” MISSIONARY CONFERENCE, The Episcopal Missionary Conference, which held its first session on Wednesday eveniug last at Or ry Churcb, corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street, was brought to a close last evening at St. A Charch on the Hi Brookiva. oy a break siovary meeting. Tt Whipple, bi of Minnesota, vy Right Kev. Dr, stant Bishopol Keatucky; Rev. William J. Boone, of Wuchong, China, others, eu VALUB OF A COLLAR BONE, William R, Clayton sued the Union Ferry Company for $5,000 damages tor personal injuries, and it wag tried yesterday before Judge McCue in the Brookiya City Vourt He alleged that on the 4th of March, 1878, while on bis way from this oity to Brookl: jing through one of the ferry gi broken by the gate being suddenly ployé of the company, Mr. Clayion Claimed that be sustala from whiou ho still suite Were iv 10 Way responsi vie tor Uh rendered a ib 1 tavor of bhi