The New York Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1878, Page 2

Sa ss AMUSEMENT: Tn. Aesnene OF MOM” EEE. GRAND MM. BE TO-DAY. THs SarURDst vember It, at 2, *,¢Don Jose, Signor Campanini; Escamillo (Toreador), a 2, ‘Thierry; W Kemendado, ‘Zuniga, Signor Franceschi: Moraics Sinico; Paquita, Mino. Robins; ate: ‘a. Carmen (a xypsy), Mile, Minn co" in the inci ION. 18, aD 1 ivine’ Cavalagsi will dental divortissoment. MATINEE PRIC Boxes to hold four 36, $8 and #10, according to Locati ary ‘2; general admission, $1. FAMILY C) DENTS my ft t Confiuctor...... ? OF THE ING, Noven Elvino.. Ti Conte Rodolfo Demis icescersnisons (her third sppoarss WEDNESDAY EVENING, N Gilda CGiler first ap THURSDAY F F at the AGADEMY Loe day even “ipites appearance of Mme. KEEL T. JAMES THEATR > Pormerly Bryant's Opera LESSEE AND MANAGER... CROWDED HO A GRE, ATINEE TO-DAY AY 130 Signer Campanini f Signor Poii LEA GBRSTER ‘Sd st. near Gtbav. 208M HART GRAND PAMILY M OCLOcK. MATIN ovided Success of | MATINES TRACY TITOS TO-DAY, A NGLISH OPERA 1-30. COMPANY. 1:30, Positive sucerss of the new Prima Doana, MISS CATHERINE LEWI supported by Mins Laura Joyce, Miss Laura Chan Houry Peakos, Chas. F. Lange, Engeno Clark, M. W. &c., .ee., in Panquerte’s Comic Opers. THE BELLS OF OORNEVILE a 9s “THI! CHIMES OF NC 1d 506, ‘Opora in the ov BUM THRATR 14ab sh and 6th a stropolitan Railroad station, TLAR PRICES. NTH WEBER DENMAN THOMPSON as JOSHUA WHITCOMB, Bs performed by him 124 nights in Chicago and 68 conseeu- tive nights in San Francisco. ENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE. PHEATRE “ALMOST A LIFR” MATINEE TO-DAY, 1:90 P.M ‘Doors open at 1. Commence 1:30. Z rietor and Mi 7 ATURDAY MATINEE, 10 THE Hi? OF THE SEASON, TUE — THE KEW AND POWERFUL DRAMA, GREAT ——— i A LIFE. BUCCESS. — ALMOST A LIFE. New scencry. — Beantiful dresses. Elegant acoeasories. ¥ gsr Osborne, Virginia Bucharan, Jen Plyrapton, Ringgold, Levick, Eytings, in the cast, fi n the sage.” wieresting drama FIRS? GRAND MATL DA Seats secured two weoks in advance. Reserved sents, 75 eentsand $1. Admission MPUEATRE Com BARRE 1Q HART. week of th HARRIGAN AND HART, in EDWARD HARRIGAN’S roaring Comic Drama, i OCR LAW MAKER: ‘The g ‘al Seno, the Collision, Caledonian. Picnie, BE INTH BRAVE HIGHLANDERS. A ND OLTO OF SPRCIALTIES. MATL WEL AY AND SATURDAY. TNION THEATRE. y pent Proprietor. Mr. SHERIDAN SHOOK Mauager Mr, A. bl. PALMBR MATI LA’ LAst of Sardou's Charming Play, saT 8TH WEEK | RTH W MOTHER AND MOYHER AND 8 MOTHER AND SON. “The masterpiece of the ablest dramatist of 173. | the ago.”—New York Times. preparation for speedy production, a new play of great Interest, in five acts and six tableanx, by Bronson How: Exgq., entitled . THE BANKER’S DAUGHTER SON, Nit BBE A RRR N UsM MM" = SSS B BRB AA R RD UMNNM"S 8 B BAA R RS UMMMM’ 3S kB BAA R RN UMMMM 8 BBB A A RRR N UMMM M 88S B B AAAA KR RN UM SMM 8 BBA AR RN UM NN M 8 BBA AR RN UMNNM 8 8 BBB A AR RN twMMM sss 2 Mr. BARNUM addresses the children to-day. ELLUS, Equestrian, Egyptian Jugglers, Bare-hack rider. ok apestrian Re-encagement of anege Arti MMA LAKE, wide-emld! nts. Reserved armehuii pildren under nine years, eushioned, 25 cents extra. 7P.M. Grand entree one hour gents. Doors open at 1 aad ater. ~~ WILHELM. In consequence dented success of Herr Ausuat KE Lb IE L HE L EEE L HE L EE L KEEB LLL terinined to delay his departure for the West and more grand WHLAai, ONCERTS, . SDAY Even’g, Nov. 20, ber 22. he riv MONDAY Even’, Nov. 1 FRIDAY EV Admission, Se. De obtained at St {IFTH AVENUE THEATE Lessees and Manegers... 130 TO-DAY, HAMLET. OTHELLO. WE + ROOTH renee nid FIVE WEEKS T MOND Tyra "W Preveietor ond Manager. to announce that after careful prop- Mr. LESTER WALLACK on Mr, Wallack bog tion he will, a6 ¢! Seaton RTURDAY. MATINER, NOVEMBER. 16, entirely new and . Bu Esq., oa- eront for the first time in America original Comedy, in three acts, by F. titled “OUR CLUB.” TRATIONS, INCIDENTAL MUSIC ES BNTIRELY KEW. CASI with SCENIC ILL and ALL AC incinde ALPHONSE DUBUISSON HENRY LENNARD Hon, DICK FRE Mr. C.F. Mr. CHAS Mr. HARRY B R. YLOYD M. HOLLA H Mr W tr. E. ¥ PPENDALE » Dr. STANM: aia FABNBOROC ER Captain, RANGE Mr. 6. BE. EDWIN Miss ROSE COGHLAN GERMON.... Mies STRLLA LINDSEY. NELLIG BENG Miss MINNIE VINING. L—"OUR CLUB” Act I.—THE PRIORY. 1.—THE RUINS. Act “OUR CLUB” every evening and Saeurday Mati ol IN BLACK, RCHOOLM ASTER, OLIVER TWIST MATINEE ON 3RAND DOUBLE BILL C BERLE'S AMERICAN, FY URAND OPENIN The creat thrilliug his great Weostling Bear, Frontier Drains, WILD situs TIEATY ‘conan, Ida Morris, Pottingill Jotnny Beach, Levavion aad Ww or, ©. AL Adams, and other 5: Grima! pecialty Aree, M ¥ AKD RATURDAY. HIBITION, i Fel TINE WEDNES! DY pscmeers INSTITUTE 2d and Sid ava, botwoon 6d and Gish ste, OPEN DAY AND RVENING. LATEST NOVEL INVENTIONS, CHOICE AMERICAN PRODUCTS. Machinery [n motion morning, aftacnoon and evening. BUILDING LIGHTED BY ELBORRIOITY, ‘Nevor botore attempted in this country. PRICK, OF ADMISSION RRDUG Fifty Cents will parchase at an: ei wo New York Plovated Railroad « ticket of adinisewn and e passage both ways. MUSIC BY DOWNING NINTH REGENT BAND. Saiurday evening, Tamiaany Hall, Admis- wi TY OF MUSIC ITALIAN OPERA Front Row Reres and olce Senta. Acadamy uf Masic Opera B: correct edition. At THEATRE TICKBT OFF ~ tA) BROADWAY. QAARD~ PRIVATE LESSONS PLANO, _ VIOLIN, GUITAR, OBGAN, FLUTE, SINGING, 779 Broad. way, uppowite Stewarts. CHUULARS MALLBD. J. JAY WATSON, Director. aed fawn evening. Delightfni amd elegamt murie, Tivate boxe io CARTIER SOCIETY BOTS YEMANDY ‘voenl geome @ are publ BCVARMEN” AND jibe, MTEON & CO. 71 and SULTAN DIVAN,’ 24) BOWERY, ONE BLOCK BE Miew Honston’ ot) elevated road etation.—Grand Bar. aids’ Show every evening; one of the “eights; strangers Shonid nob miss it, Music by Barveio ING THE CANTIVE BOCIRTY | (URAND 01 TPOOLE & Di a WILLIAMSON G ©. WILLLAMPON ‘ AMUSEMENTS, SUNDAYS COMBI: the most successful ever given in New You xx {onsen crowded frc NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NUVEMBER 16, 1878—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Lessees and Managers a ny), 50 cents. Ue E i N PHINESH QU DE ATION COKNCE: aaa Ts, rk paraguet to done, a, XN Y EVENIN NOVEMBER 17, THIRD GRAND COMBINATION CONCERT. Mile. ILMA DE MURSKA. Miia [LMA DE MURSKA, ‘he nrivalled Diva of soug,” nightincule of the Danube,” PAM BAND (60 pieces). Cornetist. ISIN, Professor HILL, de. FE ng for the first time here Artot’s OW ARIA CERTANTES,” for Voice and Violin, ‘a beaatiiul and very dificult morcean of vocalirati: the Grand Aria from rt le Diabi and, by request, tha Duo from “Don Pasquale.” with Si SUSINL. A brilliant programme. Admission. We, : Seats, Sue. extra. BOX OFFICE NOW OPEN. ‘URE SEATS, T TONY PASTOR'S. TO. NIGHT. ® TON TONK TONY PASTOR appears at every entertainment. 100 great Stars ina three dinary specialt! PARK THEATH HENRY E. ABBEY. THIRD WEE! beper:aik LA CIGALE. LA = Beant EVENING floor is earpeted throughout. RE. BROADWAY AND CIGALE. ~ AT & NO MATINEES. ‘ery seat in this theatre is un opera chair. hours programme of extracr- LA CIGALE. For the especial accom: tion of those patrons who do net wish to pay over 50 cents, served opera ehairs will be re: each, which will comy at 50 cents in tl be on sale at thobex office six days in ud- ry NE ‘as the eare’s COMEDY OF ERRORS NOS GARDEN THEATRE EDWARD F. STARIN.. ..Proprictor and Manager Grond Femi holming succens of Across the Continent OLIVER DOUD BYRON Matinee his grand Sensational Drama, To-Day at 2 PM. ACROSS THE CONTINENT. THE STRONGEST CAST OF THE SLASON, new and un- contumes, properties and effocts all Scenery. usnally magnificent. RQ ROADWAY THEATRE, EDGAL & FULTO. CORNER 90TH ST. tS Lessees and Managers. TO-DAY. TINEE MATINBE TO-DAY. MR AND MRH. MR. AND MBS. orT orto GEORGE. §. KNIGHT. GEORGE 8 KNIGHT. A GERM A VERY FVI WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MATINE! TE AQUARIUM, BROADWAY AND | Wonderful TRAINED KENTUCK erformances of the i THOROUGHBRED HORSES, ns Oxear. introfnced by Mot NEIL SMITH'S EDUCATED DOGS. Dany at Admission. and 8 o'clock P. M. Reserved serts, 10 cen “ABPRIE'S TIVOLI THEATRE. STH ST. 3d avs. Tremendo: thrilling Drama, STORM, introduc} pees Romeo and re MI Hoach, ~ GARDE! “Hour thousand delight GRAY and W. T. STE: \ Polly Daily, Howard and Mack, Desire, Pottin:ill and Gale, Johnny Wm. Beskman, Minnie Clyde and The Great Vienna Ballet Troupe RUDOLPH .. HETWEEN mas success of MINNIE OSCAR PHENS in their - SAVED FROM TH. ‘ing tholr Dramati Zip; also the Morris NOONUSLA ed people emphatically indorsed the first concert. NDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1878, ‘OND GRAND ‘POPULAR CONCERT. ARONSON from the Mapleson Opera Orchestra. and 50 Musicians Mr. M. ARBUCKLE (his OTHER SOL first appouranee this season) LOISTS, AND SOLOISTS. LIGHT AND DELIGHTFUL MUSIC. Admission enshioned folding chai: vance at office. HAYMARKET, GERAXD OPENING PARLOR RECEPTION NOVEMBER 18, 1878. MINS’ MINST! TRELS. cent Edward Aronson & Co.'s, 208 Sth av., and at box “@TH AV. AND 90TH ST. “SOIREE DANSANTE” MONDAY NIGHT, « ADMISSION 25¢. OPERA HOUSE, KELS. | nenaaieny and 20th st. NCIC THE FAMILY RESORT. Reesived with screams and shouts of laughter. TO. AT 2. MA! RAMAN, RUSSELL, FRILLMAN, RAYMOND, EVENING At 5%. YHICKERING | HALL SYMPIi Dp PUBLIC GOTTHOLD CARLBERG.. First Rebearsal, Tharsday, ) nto Concert, $1; reserved sew along SCHUBERTH’S MUSIC 23 Union square, and at wm “TOSEPH COOK, J 5 NI as “THE RIVALS.” WATER. AND BACKOS, THATCHER, RICARDO, STEVENS, JOHNSON AND POWERS. SEATS SECURED, coNCcERTS AL SOPRANO. VIOLINIST. ING HALL, oF Bostoy, will deliver a conrse of THURSDAY EVENING LEC- TURES in Association Hall, b , beginning December 5, on the foliowing subjects :— catured ( 7 8 E s tracted great attention. Repentance After i ristian Troths, Property. Tickets for the course, with reserved sent, $5. For ante at Association Hall Eras HALL STILL M SENSATI ‘The largost troupe of Vomale Ar 1 Cours Gay songy. Nightly, pews Z ‘The aw (penmas “LRIDERKRANZ, The first Concert of the season place Snaday, November 17, sistance of Mias A. He haner (violins), Messrs. Soh ion for non-m HEAT Cowpnny inte great se AR LADIES!’ Matinees every WEUNESDAY and SATURDAY Spicy ske' s, r Cilt-odged Pleasures of High Lita Digtvel: GRAND MATINEE SATURDAY, AT 2 P.M PALACE, aay: mation of > AY. N83 ADDED. iu the world, Art Studi zp as, Livi Hes. rollesome girls, Nightly, 6th ay, din Sabi nightly, iu the world, reeo 31,39 end 35 Bast 4th at. ISTE. ISTH, at 8 P. y ise B, Urele, Kd Mollen st and Kremer and a full on ‘The Fair Molusina,” for soli, tra, will be performed minor, $2. oe 4 AND 47 BOWRIRY. S$ OF THE SEASON he | eee * LRM BW. WEN, MILTON JARSTON and POR LIFR. EVERY SATU Wy a ER SOCIE: IPS, | day evening, Tammany Iall, baat 14h st. only fire: lass entertainment in the city. Stra gors desirous of dancing provided with partners the Intest music, Elegant company, Crowded houses. nd snecoes, Ad: ininsion, 50 cote; private VERMANIA THEATER FAD, NEVERDO! coeeee Director ary TONIGHT _Box office o1 GARDEN J. SHY THE SLeaneers are (Saterday ® r {LARENDON SOOLRTY music cy the city ond PN aay TO THE olny 4, Tamman don Society Hops to-nbgive, Russie BATHS, 18 LAFAYEPTE PLACK.—DIVER- WION, HEALTH, ey a ENJOYMENT. r) +f hom TAM TON aL LADIES FROM 9 TO {VERY OTHER DANCEHE A ROUND DANCE AT THe Uoartior Buciety Hops. ninny Hail, every Saturday ev Gentlemen, 2 | ( +6 TO THE CLARENDON SOCIETY HOP THIS EVE. Fulng. bidand 116 Bast 13th at, near Brondway. YLARENDON BOCTETY jog anneers guarant, uy best ladies aud gentler Comedy, in five ac Bto DER, Lowe aud Manager 4 of the Parisian Lady Magk Duncers every with a Lady Minstrel Varloty Porforni- oo BEST LAvIBS to CARTLER'S Snclety iy ~ LADIES AT THE CLAREN. DR KLACS, THEATRE, 92) 8T., NEAR | AND GENTLEMEN Hope this ny Hall, Gontlem HOP TO-NIGH’ beet Olarendon Hall, Raat 130 at, HOPS, SATURDAY LVE partners for all: pate THE POST OFFICE. Annual Report of the Post- master General. INADEQUACY OF APPROPRIATIONS. Injury to, the Service from Too Much Economy. BENEFITS OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. Abolishment of the Franking Privilege Recommended. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 1878. The annual report of Postmaster General Key is made public to-day. Considerable space is devoted to the subject of the present and prospective deficiencies in the amounts appropriated by Congress for the sal- aries of postmastors and for railway wail transporta- tion. In regard to postmasters he say Postmasters are divided into four classes, and their salaries are ascertained and determined in the mode provided by law—according to the amount of busi- Bess transacted and revenues collected by them. Con- gress has preseribed the exact method in which the Compensation of postmasters is to be compnted. It is & mere matter of arithmetical calculation in which the department has no latitude or discretion. For example, a postmaster of the fourth class is enti- tled to his box rents and to commissions on other ital revenues of his office us follows:—On the first 100 of postage stamps cancelled ai bis office per quarter, sixty per cent; on all over $100 and not over $300 per quarter, fifty per cent, and on all sums over ‘$300 per quarter) forty per cent. The postinaster, on report and settlement, retains his commissions in such casee, and ho thus obtains and reteins bis salary whether there be an eppropria- tion byCongress for it or not. Therefore, deficien- cies, or the prevention of them, so far as salaries and compensation of postmasters are concerned, ure not, and cannot be, controlled by the department, amount appropriated by Congress for the purpose be not equal to amount of compensation established by law there must be a deficiency. INADEQUACY OF APPROPBIATIONS. After describing the rates of compensation pre- scribed by law for railway mail service, the Postmaster General says :— ‘The appropriation made by Congress at its last ses- sion was not sufficient to pay for the existing service on the railroads thus prescribed. In addition to this fact, the weight of the mails carried is constantly in- creasing, and vew railroads and parts of railroads are being continually added to our postal rout It be- came an embarrassing question to the ( F ggtmaces whether the railway misil service should be re- duced so as to correspond with the ap- propriation or whether it should be continued as it then was til Congress should meet and the pees might be referred to it for its judgment and discussion. It was believed by the ent that it would not do to withdraw the service from such a number of railroads as would re- duce the cost of transportation within the amount rroprieted. The only other method of reducing the expenses of this service would have been to dis- continue the service as carried on and con- ducted by our postal car system entirely, or to such an extent as would bring the expenditure within the appropriation. To have adopted this course would have led to great confusion and delay and to great dissatisfaction and complaint en the part of the public. It would heave carried us back to the system in vogue before postal cars were used. Separation offices would have been required on the lines of railways at which the meil wonld have been stopped and deposited for separation and distribution instead of having this separation and distribution made with- detention or delay on the trains ag is now done. Another diffienlty in t! of continuing such a course is that it woul sarily lead to @ large increase of force in such of the post offices as might be made offices for the separa- tion of the mails, and uo appropriation by Congress had been made or considered, so far as I'am aware, for snch a purpose. Hence I have delayed making such radical changes in the service as would bo xe- quired by reason of the ae of or ap to thig. branch of the postal service until Congress could be consulted upon the subject. Should no additional appropriation be made for this service I shall feel it my duty, under the law, #0 to curteil the service as to tall within the appropria- tion, however much I might consider the public in- terests injured thereby. Iam satisfied it would lead justly to much complaint. Mails would be detained at offices, in separation, hardly ever less than twelve hours and geuerally twenty-four hours. Books, papel ages passing over great distances or cirenitous routes would be detained at more than one such office in very many cases, and there would be delay in the immense number of transitions which are initiated, conducted and completed by communi- cations through the mails. For this cause business men would send their messages by telegraph instead of the rails, to a great exteut, and the delay in the transmission of the remittances ot business men would add Jarcely to the sums they pay by way of interest and exchange. In my opinion it would canse # shock to our postal em from which it would not soon recover. Railway com- panies which have been at the expense of furnishing postal cars might be slow to furnish us euch con- veniences a seeond time, and there is no law to com- pel them to do so. THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. Another interesting portion of the report was as follows :— If the revenues of the postal service were equal to its expenditures no severe xystem of economy would be so necessary for its administration. Many of my eesors have urged the establishment of higher rates of postage or exclusion from the mails of such mutter as did not pay the expenses of transmission in order to make the de- artment @lf-sustaining. Time and again it has been shown that matter of the second and third claws does not pay its way through the mails, aud Congress has been urged to increase the rates of lage thereon. The question has been considered time and again by the appropriate committees and discusned by both branches. ot Cougress and the re- sults have shown that it was not expected that the department should be self-sustaining, but that the ES deficiencies in its revenues should be met by appro- pristions from the general treasury, Deficiencies must. increass with bain Tt this be true and if this policy shall be continued it neces- sarily follows that the deficien nvust inerease in proportion to the increase of wa‘l matter of these clesses, amd if sume inadequate to meot these defi- ciencies be eppropriated by Congress the efficiency of the service must be crippled. The amount of matter gent through the mails free is very large, adding greatly to our expenditures and giving us uo revenud, THE YRANKING PRIVILEGE. ‘The franking privilege has’ been restored to the members and chief officers of Congross so as to allow them to send free almost everything which they were ever allowed to tranemit through the mails free, ex- cept letters. Tons upon tons of books, documents, seods, shrabs and the like are placed inour mails free of charge on this score. The official letters of the executive department of the general govern- ment, their docnments, &e., go free thucag the mails. Newspapers sent to subscribers residiug in the county in which the newspapers are printed and pub- lished yo free through the mail. It coste the de- partinent just as uch per ponnd to send this free matter through the mails as it docs that on which postage is paid. A pound of seeds or public doen- monts or of speeches of members of Congress or of reports of departments costs justas much as a pound ot letters on which three cents for every half-ounes has been paid, Now, | mort respectfully but earnestly suggest that it would be better policy ‘to reduce the ncies © the revenues of the department by curtailing or abol- ishing the list of fres matter and by increasing the rates of postaye on merchendise than by appropriat- ing sums inadequate to an efficient, prompt and fast transmission of the mails. CUSTOM DUTURS OF NEWSPAPKRS, The Postmaster General recommends that suiteble provision be made by law for the delivery to addressces in this country free of enstoms dnty of all newspapers and other articles of printed matter received in the mails from foreign countries when despatched in ae- cordance with the conditions preserved by the Inter- nation Postal Union. In support of tis recommen- dation, he saye'— ‘The fact that our laws impose custors duties on newspapers and printed matter of every kind re- ceived from foreign countries causes embarrassment to this department in its relations with other postal rystems, us wellas minoyance and inconvenience to cifizens who subreribe to foreign publications or oc- cueionaily receive them from correspond ‘The duty B able even if be too trifling in amount to Lo expense of coliection, and the placing of a restriction of this character, or their free entry and circulation, is not only in conflict with the stipaiations of the postal conventions with other countries which pro- vided for the exchange of such articles through the mails, subject to the prescribed conditions of en- closure, weight and prepayment of postage, but laces the United States in the anomalons position of fe ing the only country oi the world whose laws exact cnstoras duties on publications of this charac ter reeeived in the maiia from other nations, ae DELIVERY evertet, Gonort! Key eaye, with reference to the free deliv. ery system :— There is an urgent need of greater fre quency in deliveries and collection in neve eral of the larger cities, in wew of the lame excess of servic on local matter over the cost of the ue mainly to the carriers’ delivery—a wise policy would seem to justify more liperal appropria- tions for the purpose ted above, and also for extension of the service to other cities having the Population (30,000) entitling them to it under the lew. Tn regard to pay of carriers the Postmaster Gen- eral, without repeating the argument, renews bis recommendation of last year for a material increase in their compensation. He again invites attention to the subject of the service rendered by railway com- panics in carrying the inails between stations and post offices, and says it should either be made in ele- ment of the basis of compensation to be paid for according to the work done on each route, or the railway companies should be relieved from this duty, an unpaid service being always a source of dissatis- faction, Attention is again called to the insufficiency of the compensation allowed under law for service on many short routes. During the lust session of Congress bills were presented to amend the law regulating the compensation to railroad companies for carrying the mails so as to base tho rates of pay upon the items of “space, speed and frequency.” Itis suggested that the space to be paid for on each route should be limited to a specified amount or certain weight of mails, Otherwise the compensation of all railroads, and consequently the expenditure of more than $9,000,000 annually, would be left to the discretion of of the Postmaster General, and he thinks it is clear this should not be done. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS. The other recommendations of general interest mae by the Postmaster General are, in brief, that Congress should uuthorize temporary contracts for “star” mail service, to be made for onc year in case of need without advertisement, instead of the six months’ period to Which, by the amended law, the department is limited, and that he be authorized to prescribe a uniform to be worn by all employés of the postal service, with 2 view to preventing their per- sonation by unauthorized individuals, He aleo rec- ommends the erection of a new post office building for San Fraacisco, and urges that accommodations be provided for the Washington City Post Office outside of the department buildings, whero ail the space is greatly needed for genoral purposes, including the storage of yaluable records, which are now exposed to danger from fire, THE CURRENCY PROBLEM. Boston Travelier:—“‘At last we are going to act on Grecley’s maxim, ‘The only way to resume is to re- sume.’ ’” Cincinnati Times:—“We warn the Secretary, very earncetly, that these twin schemes of the demonetiza- tion of siiver and the withdrawal of small bills, will not meet with public favor.” Cincinnati Commercial:—"‘It would be unfortunate for the republicans of the East if they should insist upon forgetting that silver is hard money. If theyin- sist upon the merits of a single standard pechaga may find it in silver.” Pittsburg Leader:—“The bauks only propose to en- ter into the same ‘conspiracy’ that California has practised for fifteen years, and value money at ite real insteod of its statute value. If public opinion sup- ports them they will succeed; if not, not. And that is all there is in the question.” Boston Post:—Gold and paper cannot be perma- nently kept on an equality while paper is at liberty to makéendless rounds with its claims to redemption, and coin of another metal is legal tender in unlimited amounts being also worth from ten to twenty cents less than gold on every dollar.” Boston Transeript:—‘“The discrimination which the banks purpose making against the silver dollars is hardly in accordance with law, yet without such dis- crimination resumption on a gold basis is iny le. The most that can be hoped from the elt ropnans gress is that it will mot make matters any worse.” Cincinnati Commercial:—“The crusade against silver will revive the greenback monster. ‘Coin,’ not gold, is the word in the contracts—the word in the law of interpretation of March, 1969, and on the bonds, ‘When the word ‘gold’ appears in the contract it must be respected, but ‘coin’ a8 an expression did and does include silver doliars as well as gold.” Cincinnati Enquirer:—‘*The uational bankers seem to think that the recent elections were a condemna- tion of the dollar of the daddies. That dollar bears on its brow ‘In God we trust.’ That is a kind of trust national bankers don’t deal in over their coun- ters. They trust only in available scourities, such us collaterals or accepted indorsers, ‘Intrinsic value’ and trust in God will be hard to beat even by national bonkers.” Chicago Tribune:—“The New York bankers, led by Mr. Coe and acting in the interest of the moncy lenders, have taken a rash step, and the sooner they recede from it the better it will be for them. The proposition to move en masse against the circulation of the silver dollar is promp' by_ the desire to en- hance the value of their money stock on a gold basis as compared with the value of all other property.” Baltimare Am ‘Reviving prosperity under the operations of resumption will be on argument which must puncture their bag of wind and reduce it to a condition of collapse, The country will be- come satisfied with asound and reliable currency, aud the mission of the inilationist and repudiationiat will vanish, ‘The New Year's Day of 1879 ought to mark the commencement of a brighter era for the Republic.” Chicago News :—The fact is, the plan to which the politicians have bound Secretary Sherman is to force out greenbacks and silver, no matter what they are worth; not to pay all notes as presented; to use notes for current expenses and redeem them on sentation, and Jet the coin balance and currency bal- ance take care of themselves afterward. This policy is anything but honest and square resumption; further, it will surely fail; ,worse, too, it will put honest resumption off indefinitely.” Boston Adrertiser:—“We presume that most of the banks throughout the country will follow the lesder- ship of the New York association. In fact, they must do so, The banks in redemption citics have deposita in New York, and canugt accept as bankable fands what their New York agencies refuee. Nor can the country banks recetve on deposit funds which their agenci in the redemption cities refuse. Bo much ean now be accomplished by harmony of action, and 80 little but mischief can result from diversity of policy, that the wisest and most patriotic coarse {s to fallin with the current.” Richmond Whig :—‘The most remarkable. and ex- traordinary circumstance of the dnancial situation is that the national banks, which are so insistent for specie resumption by (he government, are practically exempt from the operations of the Resumption act. ‘Their notes are mot now redeemable by them in either gold or silver, nor will they be even when the Ro- sumption act goes into effect, except at the option of fue bake. ff they had been included in the sot they would not now be so ready to discard silver as a pecani ‘redeewer.’ It should be the care of Con- {ress at Once to remedy this defect in the Resumption less the law be wholly repealed without “THE SANDS. Exit BOOTHS ON VESEY AND GRREN- WICH STREETS BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EXCUMBRANCES, x Superintendent Blumenthal, of the Bnreau of En- cumbrances in the Department of Public Works, gave orders carly yesterday morning to fnspoctors attached to his office to have the stands ond booths located on Vesey strest, in the neighborhood of Greenwich street, removed at once, It seoms that Mr. John Keenan, the clerk of Washington Market, had antt- cipated this movement and instructed two police officers on duty in the vicinity to arreet any one who should attempt to remove the structures, “he rest of the story can best be told by the Chief of the Buroau of Encumbrences himeclf. Hoe waid:—Thore have been for some time past quito a number of complaints from persons having to travel along Veavy and Greenwich streets at the great annoy- ance caused by those stands. Latterly the dissatis- faction became so general that, after consulting with Commissioner Campbell, I determined to remove the nuisonec, In carrying out this | pm ce go morning pent down to the market two ot my inen, having pre- viously given thein orders to have the stands removed, The booths were located on the sonth side of Ver etreet, between Church and Greenwich, and pied a space beyond the eurb line of from four to six feet. The sirret is so arrow at this point that the stands were a great obstruction to drivers of wagons and otber vehicles. When my men reached the market they found some policemen in the vicin- ity, who told the inapectors t they would be ar. A RAID ON THE rested if sndy attempted to moddle with the struc- tures, One o men to me what the offi- cers had said, asked me how he wouk! proceed in the matter, T went back with him, and, in the pres- ence of the palivemen, ordered one of tho standkoep- ers to take his booth away. As the man refused to coin ply Isent forcrowhors and other implements, with the aid of which the atractnre was voon demolishe i. I) officers looked on in sseming wonderment, aud wh | the job wes finished one of them raid that he had re- ceived orders to arrest ang one who meddied with the | stands. I asked by what suthority he proposed to make the srrests, and he answered that Mr. Keenan had told him todo so. It waa not very clear to me why the latter gontluman, wae is not connected with the Police to a subordinate of the Commissioners of Police, and IT gave the officer so to understand. In conclusion, I exp myself as being willing to go with him, to the station house, but he would not accompany me. 'wo of my men, however, were arrested, and taken before the ton duty in Captain Saunders’ pro- cinet, who on hearing all the facts promptly dischargot them. Some of the stand owners had in the meantime sent for Mr, Keenan, and when the men returned to the market they foufd Lira there, urging the mon in charge of the booths not to remove their struc- tures, and ordering the policemen who were present to arrest anybody who should seek to compel their removal, In ol mee to the commant ‘Ir. Kee- nan another inspector was arrested and taken to the station house. In discharging him the sergeant instructed the poliesman not to make any more ar- rests unless a breach of the peace took place, When the oflicer reported this fact to Kee he became very angry, but made no further attempt to interfere with our work, and in a yety short time ibe street was cleared and the stands carted away to the Corpo- ration yard.” Commissioner Campbell expressed great gratification at the result of the “raid,” and said that as the issue had to be met it was better to do so at once end be done with it. ment in any way, should give orders LESSONS IN COOKERY. MISS DODS INSTRUCTING SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ENGLISH DOMESTIC CUISINE, Miss Dods, the English lady who has come over here to teach the Yankee nation the true art of cook- ery, gave the first of a series of four lessons on the eubject intended for the teachers and elder pupils of the punlic schools yesterday afternoon in the upper hall of the Young Men's Christian Association. ‘Thero was an attendance of from forty to fifty ladies, old and young. Miss Dods was on hand prompt and brisk at four o'clock, attired in black dress, with a long white apron in front, She stdod behind a tablo covered with a white linen cloth, with different kinds of food material and utensils in front of her, and o small cooking stoye and a small gitl at her right hand. She announced in her soft measured English accent that she would first proceed to tho making and cooking of 4 beef- steak pie, and thereupon all the ladies pulled out tiny pencils and slips of peper to make notes. “1 will now tako one and a half pounds of second stosk,” said Miss Dods. *What is second steak?” asked the ladies among themselves, and Miss Dods, observing the murmur of curiosity, explained tho location of the second steak, wherenpon the ladies recognized it as being the American sirloin. Miss Dods then sprinkled the meat with a little salt and pepper in a quick and dainty way, talking as sho went along, which was mildly suggestive of @ legordemain performer making an omelette in a gentleman’s hat. She next cut tho steak in small pieces and Grossed each with a little of pep- per, salt and flour, and rolled them up. Ske put them in a firedish and ugain sprinkled them with salt and pepper, snd ponred over them a gill of cold water and half a tablespoonful of mushroom catsup, The pastry trimmings tor the pie consisted of half a pound of fiour, quarter ponnd of butter, a teaspoon- ful of baking powder and ono egy. She kneaded theso fos gabe expertly, and the dough being “fn, made, © rolled it out again an iD, giving it a varnish of butter each ime, until it looked tenacious enough to make the uppers for a pair of boots, She and pie taste to explained the difference between Pid the entire satisfaction of the au ce, who put hera good many questions in the course of the lesson. “Now,” said Mias Dods, “I shall put on the lawst piece of buttare,” saying which she put a finishing touch on the pastry and then it was ready to place over the firodish in which the picces of beefsteak were snugly tucked together. “I shail now put it in the hoven for an hour and a hawf,” continued Miss Dods, ‘‘and it may be ready to partake of before you leave.” This had the effect of producing pleasant anticipations in in the minds of the audience. HINTS FOR THE TRA TABLE. She next addressed herself to the subject of “soda scones,” a favorite bread with the Scotch for lunch and tea. She took one pound of flour, one ounce of butter, one ounce of sugar, a pinch of @ small teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, two teaspoonstul of cream of tertar and pee | pint of new milk. She put the flour in a basin with an ouncs of pepper and a little butter and sugar. Then a mixture was compounded of the cream of tartar, soda, sugar, butter and salt, aud with a pint of milk was chucked into the flour and a big il of dough created, which was well kneaded and then put in the oven for fifteen minutes, coming out with a beautiful brown crisp, to the ad- miration of the ladies. Here one of the andience in- quired, ‘In using the prepared flour, do you knead it much?’ to which caine the answer, “I never use pre- pared flour, but it is more important that ail flour should be quickly kneaded timn k: mach.” Italian pudding was the third dish at which the lady tried her hand. She fook threo ounces of sugar, one and a half ponnds of apples, half a gill of cold water and four tablespoontuls of cracker crumbs, When the sugar and water were boiled she throw in the apples. &@ separate bowl she put the cracker dust, milk and the yolks of two eggs. The latter were well beaten up and then the whole were whipped x and deposited in the oven for a short time, and when the Fealian Pudding was done and handed around everybody’s mouth had begun to water, The fourth and last dish was rice and cheese. This con- sisted of half a pint of milk, three ounces of grated cheese (hard cheese is the best), halt a ipa! wean ot dry mustard, a little pepper and salt, ounce of butter, quarter of a pound of rice and half a pint of cold water. ‘Tho water was just allowed to boil the rice and was then strained off and the milk substituted. “Milk,” said the lady, “never softens the rice like water.” After being boiled in the milk fifteen minutes sho added a little salt and pepper and then put alternate layers of rice and cheese on top of each other, edding a little more pepper and salt, finishing off with a layer of cheese on top. “This,” she said, ‘takes a de- lighttul meal for supper, and macaroni may be sub- stituted for the rice, according to taste. It is better to brown it before the fire than to put it in the oven.” All the dishes were paesed around among the ladies while etill smoking hot, and when thcy had some. what cooled were partaken of with a relish. The next lesson will be given in the same place next Friday. CLAMORING FOR DEPOSITS. HOW A JERSEY CITY BANK WAS MANAGED--A PRESIDENT LIKELY TO BE PROSECUTED. A meeting of the depositors of the Mechanics and - Laborers’ Savings Benk, which suspended payment a few weeks ago, was held last evening at the Catholic Institute, Jersey City, and was attended by about fit- teen hundred persons, among them alerge number of females, probably half of whom were depositors and all of whom were working people, Judge John Garrick presided, and informed the depositors that there were two courses they might pursne—the first to allow tho institution to pass into the hands of @ recciver and close up its affairs, or they might accept the plan of reorganiza- tion offered by the directors, and allow their money to remain in the institution until such time as the bank can pay them fu fall. The secretary of the in- stitation, Mr. James W. Donclan, then read a state- ment of the condition of the bank at the present date, as follow snets consi g004, consisting of Jersey City bonds, mortyages on Jersey City prop- erty and Jocal real estate, 5190,00), Lisbilities—Due savings deporitors, $210.49%; special depositors, $5,786 92, and loans increasing the total amount to $252,250, showing a deficiency of $72,226. On this showing, the retary continued, the bank will be able to pay seventy cents on the dollar, MR. HALLIARD'S LOANS. Mr. Donelan then read, as ordered by the directors, a aiatement of “the Mechanics and Laborers’ Savings Bank va. John Halliard,’ showin; the causes which led to this condition of the ‘adairs. Mr. Halliard was the former presi- dent of the institution, and the statement prosented showed that Mr. Halliard without permission loaned $15,000 to ohn Van Vorst on a note, and to other per- sons smaller aums without security, raising the total amount so used to $75,292 UL. During the reading of jermen’ there were frequent indignant shouts wliartd ought to be hung!” “We'll hang him!" &e, . Mr. Garrick then read the plan of reorganization, as suggested by the new officcra aud directors, in which they cach pledged bechons 9p in bank $500 or more, to remain without int fora yoar. Me then read a list of the directors, some of whom contributed $2,000 and others $1,000. ACTION OF DRVOSTTORS. ‘The directors retired to allow the depositors to de- cide, The depositors elected Mr. Patrick Farre!! president «nd M.P, Moran secretary, After consid- erable discussion the proposition of the bank and plan of reorganization wore wcepted and a vote of confidence in the directors adopted, The depositors to present themselves at the institution and the bate offered by the directors, ’. O'Callaghan, the president of the | when questioned the Henaip reporter as to w! course the directors intended to pursue regarding John Hailiard, the former president, merely shrugged his thoulders and said that he couldn't tel Mr. Janes W. Donelan, the eccretary, said to the re porter that the directors of the bank bad not yet decided upon their courses, but he understood that the State ‘authorities intended to proseente Mr, Halliard criminally. ‘Che directors of the State Fire Tnsurance Company, of which Mr. Halliard is presi- dent, met yesterday, it was understood, for the pu Boe ot renerene him; but they adjourned, without loing anything, until to-day. SANITARY PREOAUTIONS. At a meeting of the Brooklyn Board of Health, held yesterday, it was decided to subject to chemical analy- wis the varions kinds of baking power sold in that tion from | in whieh he city, The Board also received a comm Dr. Raymond, the Sanitary Superintend he recommonded that several persons, whou natned, be gammoned before the Board to show cai why their Lieenses should not be revoked for feeding distillery swill to their cows. . corn the Central Committee. AND DITTENHOEFER, A VIOLENT SCENE IN THE GERMAN BEPUBLICAS CENTRAL COMMITTEE —HIFORTS TO FORCE THR RESCINDING OF A CONDEMNATORY RESOLUTION, Some time ago the German Republican Central Committee adopted a resolution which was aimed point blank at Mr. Jucob Patterson, Jr., of the Tenth Assembly District, It denounced him in plain terms as an enemy of the Germans of this city. It was said to have been inspired by Judge A. J, Ditteuhoefer as part of the revenge which he holds in store for Patter- son for having been the instrument of his defeat betore the convention which made the nomination for District Attorney. Last evening, at the regular monihly assembling of the committce, at No. 201 Bowery, there were omtnous signs of trouble, The attendance was very small and there were half a dozen men from Patterson’s district, inelufing As semblyman-clect Eidman. Among the other gentle- men present who are known to the public were Judge A. J. Dittenhoefer, Assemblyman Langbein, Judge Koch, ex-Collector Maurice Friedsen and ex- Coroner Nauman, Judge Dittenhoeter took the chair and a report from the Fifth district was received, stating that the differences which had existed there had been accommodated and the machine was now in good working order, Then the following resolution was offered :— Whorens party success is impossible without thorough party (scipline, and uo discipline ix possible unless party noininations aro respected by all the regular organizations PATTERSON he delegates in the Central Commit dy, be requested to vote in faver of a may he proposed to punish official bolting rogular nominations by a recular association, represonted in the Coutral Committee and to provent suclf bolting ta the ature, THE SO-CALLED DEBATE. Immediately on the conclusion of the reading there was @ violent movement in the meeting and several gentlemen sprang to their feet, all of them attempting to speak. Mr. Dittenhoefer, however, showed ‘a firm sense of justice in restricting them to their parlia mentary privileges and thus maintained cont over them. “Ex-Collector Friodaen opposed the resolution on the general ground thet it did not properly con- ‘The contest was a por- sonal one and it could not be elevated into an; thing else. Ho thought it would be better relegate it to the organization of the Eleventh din- trict, to whose jurisdiction it belonged. This wae said in reference to the defeat of Biglin for Alderman+ at-Large. An oper letter bad already been circulated amony those present reciting the action recently taken by the Sixteenth Assembly District Republican Association, urging the expulsion of George Bliss, Jy., from the Central Republican Committee of the city of New York. . Cantor, of tho Twentieth Assembly district, and Dr. Nawnan, of the Second Assembly district, favored the adoption of the resolution. By this time She visitors from the Tenth Assembly district began porceive its indirect bearing on the caso of Jacob Pat- terson, and some of those who are not mem- bers of tke committeo tried to speak. They were suppressed, and the vote was taken riva voce, Mr. Patterson's representatives shouted very londly in the negative, but the ears of the chairman were not to be permitted to deceive hig eyes, and he promptly declared that the resolution was carried. A dozen angry men jumped to their fect and vociferated, ‘Mr. President! Mr. President!” in as many different keys. His decision was and an aj was demanded. bo chairman calmly waited for the storm to wear itself out, rapping vigy orously with a cane on the table. But it only grew ‘worse, PATTERSON'S FRTENDS TO THE FRONT. Mr. Schwedler ke earnestly for harmony and then the Patterson faction strove fiercely for a hear- ing. Mr, Rubens, of the ‘Tenth Assembly distr! had in his pocket what he contended was of Mr. Patterson's love for his German fellow citizens, He was not allowed to present it, but he tolda ro- porter afterward that it was alist of Mr. Patterson’s appointments in the Custom House. Out of 4 five all but two were Germans. Did this look enmity toward the race? Was the action of tke com- mittee just in branding him anenemy? There werg several members of thecommittee who desired to heas Mr. Rubens but he was ruled out of order og the ground that no motion was before the meeting Then rose Mr. Gleughburg, an excitable and elderly man, with a face the parlict ts of the agitator’s, Ho spoke with great violence and with flerce gesticn lations. As the chairman showed symptoms of re pression Assemblyman-elect Eidman broke into the colloquy. He was in turn interrupted by Mr. Leo id Masins, Mr. Glaughburg and Mr, Rubens, but he feld his place even against the thunderous peals from the contact of Judge Dittenhoeter’s stick with the table. For three minutes there was the most inde- scribable din and confusion. The chairman at Jength shouted to a muscular man who was aay = eee directing him to remove te Mr. Lidman growled, with a dark look, “Now you can’t do it. Don’t you come near me.” ‘There was a terrific rush, the peaceably inspired being foremost, in order to prevent actual battle, Mr. Kidman had resumed his speech and through the uproar breathed threatenings and defiance at the irman and tle cominittec. Mesers. Masius and Glaughburg slso hurled truculent. sentences with wild be toa pt emiiee r r . Fists were shaken unpleasantly close to Judge Dittenhoeter'’s face and a enuine mélée seemed certain to occur. Eidman wag for one moment quieted, however, and @ motion of adjournment was carried. Tho discussion raged for @ half hour afterward. Said Judge Dittenhoefer to a reporter, “This is only an attempt of Patterson to capture the committee. Eidman is his ereature. But he failed.” THE MURPHY REVIVAL, PROGRESS OF THE GRYAT TRMPERANCE MOVE MENT IN THE SEVENTH STREET CHURCH—TO- DAY'S PROGRAMME. The Seventh Street Church, near third avenue, where the revival temperance moectings umder the inspiration of Francis Murphy are being held, yester- day exbibited evidences of @ still increasing interest in the cause, Tho people first assembled in the vestry of the church, but that soon became over+ crowded, and at the suggestion of Chauncey Shaffer the mecting was adjourned to the body of the church above. On the platform, which had to be enlarged to accommodate the increasing attendance of divines, werc Rey. Mr. Scriver, Rev. Mr. Moorhouse, Rey. Mr, Bowditch, Rev. Mr, Goodsell, Rev. Mr. Van Alstyne Rev. Mr. Teed, of Brooklyn, and others. A number Ho of clergymen were among the audience. - Murphy, of cours, was the presiding genins. said there were many requests for prayers for absent sons, and read a part of the fifteenth chapter of St, Luke, referring to the prodigal son and his return, and Rev. Dr. Van Alstyne, of St John’s Methodist iseopal Church, prayed that the Holy Spirit would fall upon those who were eked to be prayod for, while Mr. Nobles, of New Jersey, declared that was not a prodigal son who might not come home and be welcomed with joyous hearts. Rev. Mr. Moor- house prayed that the Lord would hear the petitions of the father and mother for their prodigal son, and David D. Teed, of Brooklyn, prayed the Lord ta help all those sonls that lave tallen. Mr. Murphy then went among the and exhorted them to come up and sign the pledge. Aman who had come up, or, rather, afew nights ago, became reformed and related his , experience, was in the hall, with a freshly inflicted wound on his forehesd. He had been among hia former companions, and they di not approve of his reformation. Several reformed men related their experiences, the rise and progress of their redemption from the thraldom of the liquor demon. EVENING MEETING. Before the opening of the evening meeting the building was more than usually crowded, some two thousand people being present, with many outside. A poor, middle-ared woman, with hair dis! evelled, in- ebriated almost to idiocy, was led up through the throng and placed by ae before the table where the pledges wore taken, lurphy kindly pleaded with her to sign. “Oh, no, sir, I can’t,” said the woman, erying bitterly, “Lwant some medicine.’ medicine,” raid Murphy, and, calling his on from the upper platform, he told him what to do, ‘The woman remained standing ot Staggering before the large audience until a lady nearby offered her her chair. She accept it, tho na. having commenced, ihe grasped one of the hymn amphiets and attemp' to join in the music, fh an incoherent manner, but in peed that Re showed the es of Col 3 ane culture, Her husband, « al came forward and attempted to remove -her, but she persisted in holding her P clans Mf. Murphy banded her a large armchair mm the pistform, and the woman vat duwn, Before the proceedings ended the poor woman, partially sober peratst in joining the choir, and was assisted to the pistform by Mr. Murphy. of the evening’s exercises wos the ee aaa said he spent more money for # than any other man in the city of New York. He gave his name on sigan Oe pi ae Charles W. Edgar. A voice cried out, “Will to it?” replied, ‘I never signed anyening in my life that I did not stick to. I am the worst drunkard in the city of New York. I can’t give much for the collection, but I have a pawn ticked for a watch and jewelry I have pawned to get money to bay rom. I'll ive that up.” Prayers were offered by a utmber of clergymen, and Mr. Murphy made an nnusualiy tinpassioned ap peal to the people of New York to como forth and re deem themaclyes from the thraldom of rum. "There will be a noonday meeting at twelve to-day, Jadies’ meeting at three P. M., and the usual “San revival meeting, all to be held in Seventh Methodist Chareh, near Third avenue. SEVENTH REGIMENT ABMORY. ‘Tho following additional subscriptions to tM Seventh Regiment Now Armory Fund are am nounced Royal Phelpa (second snbseription), $500; Jacob Weeks, $500; “A Friend of the Rogimont," por Colone! Clark, $750; 1. 4. Astor (third subserip: tion}, $600; James Black, $100; William H. Wickham, a homes Nast, $100; 8, F, Shortland & Broth 00,