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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-13
The Nineteenth Street Tragedy.

On Sunday last we called attention to the
fact that suicide and murder often assume the
characteristics Of an epidemic. AS a remedy
which cannot be objected to even by those
statistical fataliss who assert that In all large
cities the general average Of both these crimes
Is pretty nearly the same, we recommended re-
doubled efforts to educate the rising generation
to so high an estimate of the value Of human
life, and to such complete selfcontrol that
reason and will may be relied on to prevent
each and oil from yielding TO the temptation to
murder either themselves or anybody else. On
the very next morning q fresh and startling
illustration Of the fact which we had noted and
Of the urgent necessity Of the remedy which we
had recomme nded, was offered by the tragedy
at fashionable boarding house in Nineteenth
street A young man murdered his reputed
wife aud Immediately committed suicide. Quite
unaccountably the pistol shots were unheard
or unnoticed, and 1t was not until several hours
had elapsed that the two corpses were found
lying side by side upon the bed. Papers have
since been discovered which reveal no other mo-
tives for the terrible double crime of young King
than his despair occasioned by poverty as the
result Of riotous living, and his infatuation for
the beautiful waiter girl whom he could no
longer support, and whom, he says, he could not
leave exposed "to live q life Of shame" The
open Bible on q centre table in the bedroom
and the first sentence Of letter found in Kings
pocket, God will forgive me for this deed,c
only aggravate this signal case Of the practical
atheism which Is wofully prevalent and which
is the latent cause Of all similar outbreaks OF
crime. II 10 obvious that King, notwithstand-
ing bis early religious training, had no true
sense Of his relations TO God and 10 society, or
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-13
The Philanthropists on tho Rebellion -Justic,
to tho North.

The Philanthropists on tho Rebellion Justice
TO tho North.
There is something massive and grand about
the Peterboro philanthropist, Gerrit Smith.
In everything he undertakes he Is an earnest
enthusiast, never pausing to calculate conse-
quences, but pushing right through to the ex-
treme end. Now that he has Joined with
Greeley in bailing the chief rebel, JEFF Davis,
and securing his escape from punishment, he
justiies the act by declaring that the South
cannot be charged with treason; that the
North was as responsible as the South for the
war; that the Reconstruction law is an unjust
and oppressive act; that the Southern States
should be allowed to come back to the Union
without condition, and that all the losses Of
unfortunate Southern men during the war
should be made good to them out of the ma
tional Treasury. Nay, more; he thinks that
the North, being still rich while her sister is
impoverished, should bestow twenty millions
upon the South, and exonerate the Southern
States from federal taxation for few years.
When Gerrit Smith backed old John Brown,
some ten years ago, in his effort to create a
negro instruction in Virginia and make St.
Domingo of the South, he was equally enthusi-
astic, and was only prevented by a serious
illness from joining that "high-souled martyr"
in his prison at Harper's Ferry and offering to
share his fate.
But if Gerrit Smith and Greeley are thus
considerate towards the South, why should
they not display equal philanthropy towards the
Norths Every poor man in the Northern
States is suffering from the effects of the rebel
lion, for which he was at most only equally
responsible with the South. Taxation presses
him down and takes bread out of the mouths
and clothes off the backs of his children.
Every necessary OF life costs him more than
thrice its price before the rebellion. If seces-
sion was no crime, and there can never be any
punishment for treason, then the war has been
failure and fraud upon the Northern
people; and philanthropists like Smith and
Greeley, if consistent, must insist upon wiping
out all the war debt and taxation, repudiating
all our national paper, returning at once to
solvency, like a whitewashed bankrupt, and
immediately resuming specie payments.
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On several occasions recently the HERALD
has discovered and brought TO light instances
Of the mysterious disappearance Of govern
ment bonds and other national securities But
we notice that as soon as publication Of the
facts is made 1t is followed by whitewashing
statement that "thc Treasury cannot lose any
thing BY the transaction" We are at loss to
understand what this means. The last case is
that Of the purloining Of ninety-nine sheets
from package Of one thousand bonds Of one
thousand dollars each. We understand that
this robbery created so much CONSERVATION
among the employees in the department that II
was kept q secret from the Secretary Of the
Treasury. But could not escape the vigilance
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-13

The United States received during the month
of May an addition to its population through
the port of New York of 36,1l9 immigrants.
It is calculated that each immigrant brings
with him on an average an amount equal
to Fifty dollars in gold, besides his skill
and capacity to labor. AT this rate the
immigrant statistics of last month would
show an influx Of nearly two millions
of dollars-a pretty large contribution, even
for California, in her best gold-bearing
days. The fact that the destination OF this vast
number of strangers towards the interior was
accurately ascertained, and that the majority
of them were no doubt forwarded to various
points outside of the city, shows that the ma
chinery of Castle Garden is working pretty
we'll in this respect 1t does not follow, how
ever, that there is not much room for improve
ment. The Commissioners of immigration re-
ceive large sum in head money from the
ship owners, or, more properly speaking, from
the immigrants; for the per capita tax is, no
doubt, added to the passage money, and they
should extend the largest protection to that
class. The maintenance of the institutions at
Wards Island is very well in its way, and the
system there pursued undoubtedly saves the
city . good deal by the support given to
pauper immigrants, the sick and the poor chill
dren Of parents who cannot obtain immediate
employment; but there is still wide margin
left for care-taking in the dealings with rail-
roads, and so forth. II my not be necessary
to suggest this to the intelligent and humane
,hoh ,xy Ioy
their charge; but we throw out the hint, never
theless.
We observe that the largest portion Of the
recent importation betook themselves to the
Western States. For many years immigration
has been tending that way but now that the
South is thrown open to competition in free
labor it would be desirable it immigrants could
be directed to the rich fields Of that section.
| Their labor Is much needed there. The oppor-
tunitles for improvement in agriculture are
most tempting. Land can be had cheap all
over Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas
while the gold copper and coal mines contain
| vast fortunes for skilled workmen. There Ia
nothing, save capital, which the South SO much
| requires at the present time as an infusion oil
new, vigorous population. Her resources
will amply repay all who go there. One-hali
the number o. Immigrants who arrived here
last month, II poured into any one Of the
Southern States, would build up its fortunes in
| Q twelvemonth.
Among the various measures coming before
the Constitutional Convention now In session
at Albany the question Of a permanent system
for the assistance Of immigrants might be
worthy Of notice. In view Of the importance
Of this large influx Of strangers which is likely
to increase rather than to diminish, It would
be well to have the whole system thoroughly
examined into, and. II found necessary, revised
and remodclled.
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of the duties which grow out Of those relations.
He was literally without God and without
hope in the world" His state of mind, his
manner of Lille, and the murder and suicide
which ended his career, were thoroughly pagan.
1t is this fatal modern paganism in professedly
Christian communities which accounts for
events like the Nineteenth street tragedy. The
united efforts of the school, the press and the
pulpit are necessary to prevent the recurrence
Of such pagan outbursts as have recently
shocked our community.
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or the HERALD, and was made public in our
columns We are now officially told that the
bonds were incomplete" or sin an imperfect
condition." and "are not likely to prove loss
to the government or to the public" If so 1t
is singular that their loss occasioned such
terrible commotion. The people will begin to
suspect that the whole department is In bad
condition, and fearful lest one disclosure Of
this kind should be the means of breaking up
or breaking down the whole rotten concern.
Clerical Indiscretion-The Wickeduess OF
Rious People.
It will be startling piece Of news to
the pious people OF the world that a
parson in North Adams, Massachusetts, has
been guilty Of tan indiscretion." 1t was
not such an indiscretioR as that of the
reverend gentleman who was accused some
time ago of picking pocket in an omnibus;
nor yet such an indiscretion as that Of the
other reverend gentleman who got himself
fined two hundred and fifty dollars for whip
ping his child to death. Neither was 1t of the
character of the clerical indiscreiion that has
lately been in the courts, and wherein clergy
man was required to correct certain financial
accounts he had rendered. II was like none
of these. There was no coarse brutality in
this parson nor over eagerness for the worlds
dross. He admired one of the sisters-no
harm in that!-and he ran away with her. II
we may Judge by the way the parsons con-
gregation look at it, there was no harm in that
either; for while the telegram which yester-
day gave the details, called it a case of seduc-
ton and elopement, we are assured to-day
from Troy that it was "only an indiscretion."
We must needs be glad to hear that the parson
has been guilty Of nothing worse. We know
thatwe shall be accused Of sneering impiety for
using such words of the chosen ones Of the
Church; but is 1t not a very funny thing that it
should be impious in us to merely talk of
these things when 1t is only "indiscreet" in
others TO do them?
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TINE PHILADELPHIA ssIlsa EXPLOSION.

PHIfApELrmA, June u, 1897.
The coronsrs jury 10 investigate the Of the r.
boiler explosion Chestnut street rendered YER
dict to-day 70 Che effect that the explosion was caused by
pressure or steam occasioned BY closing the
stop valve Immediately above the boiler, thereby shat
ting on III communication with the safety valve and
pressure gauge and that the evidence tended show
that The valve vas closed by Mr. Gsassy enable the
workmen 70 make repairs 70 the engine Twenty-thres
bodies have been recovered Fsur persons ars sui
ninsina
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FIRE IN lncSHlyrN. "a.

Destruction Of Several Buildings in Lsckha-
ven-Sixteen Horses Burned to Dcath-Loss
$4,000.
LocxHAvxv, June r. 1867
whites hotel, drug store, part the Faon House,
Town Co q steam sawmill and lumber yard and liv
cry stable destroyed BY Ere this morning Sixteen
horses pershed The loss lie about $4,000.
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SAILING of TING MATT noxPAafIt.

eArpy HOOK, June II, 1857.
rbe ran Nonpare for Europe. sailed from here Wa
fair wind and cleared the bar a. quarter pasi vs1
O'Clock this morninE
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never committed outrage against their countrys enemies
He believed the blacks were Gods children and that
their natural instincts would teach them 70 90 rsss He
these States the side Of The country and tue side
Of liberty Before when no addressed them In Virginia
there were some who said be did not understand The
Ss Xii viii Si'.
majority Of these southern States. He saw mon here
who sd been s.% S sro. Sn
S.m ss. ~ soy yVs STOOD % US hey
we're nov rom the see 70 me moan,ans Applause
Virginia from the 10 the Ohio and put her the SIDE
Of justice and impartial liberty the humanity that en-.
on her q ali coo ana 1e
culture mechanical arts and all the peaceful sciences Of
life He was going home % Massachusetts, TO tell them
ssr. me- nv hs v2Vns anu % win n
radical State in the whole country and that the party OF
liberty justice and development will sway and control
dsncs sns hope and faith " and avs sssr
blow you have TO give TO the enemies Of your country
stand by the principles Of your platform laid down on
the nth Of April last Subofdna personal interests 70
the common good and the triumph Of republicansm 10
assured.
After bis speech Senator Wilson and several moro OF
the delegation departed by the light train.
Mr. slack, Of Massachusetts, followed, and said when
ne visited Richmond before he witnessed an auction
sale OF black men and women and hardly able to
express In the gadness OF his heart the change he wit
nesssd freedom, equality and education are pre-
vssiine where slavery class distinctions and Ignorance
bad sway before. The speaker INDUCED in lavish sulo-
turned Massachusetts, be should with pen and voice
call upon the capitalists Of the North 70 pour down into
the rich valleys Of the Old Dominion and take her people
Coionsi van Buren,, Of New York, said he could nos
realize that he In the city Of Richmond ne ried
hard = come nss od ~ an ApS ~
visit He walked this day into Libby Prison and saw %
Dick Turner W prevent hin coming oaa umnsnss
New-York tribune., 1867-09-18
THE MIDLAND R1ILROJD


Whoever examines n map of our State will
note that u region comprising nearly ten
thousand square miles of mainly arabic and cul-
tiyatcd country lying between the Hudson on
the east the Erie Railroad on the south, the
Central on the north, and the Syracuse and
Binghamton on the west. has hitherto been
unprovided with any facilities for travel and
transportation but such as are afforded by or
dnary roads and the wagons that traverse
them. This region includes the Counties of
0tsego, Chcnango Sullivan, Sclohalic, Greene,
and Delaware save as the two latter are
skined by the Hudson and the Erie road,
with most of Madison and parts of several
others. These counties have naturally fallen
behind the rest OF our State in progress and
population; III fact, they stand now very
nearly where they did in 1880, though
the population of the whole State has fully
doubled and its wealth tlcbled if not quad
rupled since then. OF late, IFS people have
firmly resolved TO dig OUT and the first
fruit of this determination is the Susquehanna
Railroad, now running 10S miles south westerly
from Albany, and soon to be completed to
Bnghamton But this satisfies the just aspr-
tions of fraction only OF the secluded dis
a.
opened to daylight by The MIDLAND RAIL
ROAD, which has just been located from Lake
Ontario at Oswego by the side of Oneida Lake,
thence up the Opeida Creek, thence over to
and down the Chcnango, and so by Norwich
through Cbcnango County, thence through
oxford and Guilfold TO the SusquOhanna mt
Sidney, (whcrc it crosses the Albany and Bng-
lamton road3 thence by Walton (wbcnce
branch will run by lIamden to Delhi and
thence through loungs Gap into Sullivan
County, and through that County by Liberty
and the Shcldrkc and Sandbmgh valleys, to
Middlctown, Orange County, (whcre it crosses
the Erie road and thence through the south
part of Orange County into Sussex, n. j.. and
30 down by Pompton to Hoboken OF jersey
City.
From Norwich branch has been created by
way of Plymouth aud Otsclic to De Ruytcr in
Madison County. and soon 10 Auburn, where il
connects with the Central forming c0nsidcra-
bly, the shortest line from New York To Buffalo,
and making Norwich-so long out of sight-a
railroad focus, easily accessible from every part
of the State Short branches will be run TO
Monticello, TO Elenville, and 10 New Berlin
rendering the Midland of equal Importance and
utility to the internal commerce and industry
OF our State with any other road.
Of course, such road will cost money-ss,-
100000 say lis projectors; but let lis call it,
with its projected branches, Sl5OOO,OOO when
fairly stocked; and then it will add To tho
wealth of our State at least double its
cost, and, if well managed, must soon
pay fair dividends. III trnvcrscs region
abQunding i'll timber ANA water-powor
and quite convenient TO coal, and which few
years should See studded with factories, and
peQr tbs el9, viii lurpRees ahd toQpleres ~
New-York tribune., 1867-09-18
NEUT HOPES.

Tbe Herald has Especial" adyiccs from Rich
mond that the results of the California and
Maine elections have electrified the Unrecon-
structed in that locality. Says the writer:
"The old 'donohing' or 'passiyist' policy is aban-
doped with the prospective demise of the party whose
ygh nanCaFq y gq9 Cnss HGre the mGeTag i11d but
new life starting afres with yigor and energy that
brooks no opposition secs no & neie cn ep dsna %i
the country which is claimed almost as HS TiSnt p1
heritage, oon,o ,oro .oo uitb unmstakabe clear
ness and ght that the great Democratic gains N he
two extremes OF the Norththe golden coast OF Caio
MA on tle Pacific and the bleak, grim shores OF Name
washed by the waters Of the Atantic-aIe, without d1D
the result of the total reylslon OF pubic ieehg w. %
East and the West. The dethronenen OF the dominant
party which has ruled with so hgn ahd tc TeStyro %
tion OF the constitution IN al lis lgor ana u9 "
an unconstitutional legislation by the AAAlAth unu
XIth Congresses the expected results consequent
unon this popular reaction
The Presidents Amnesty Proclamation Is Looked upon
~ a VOL timed and a severe hit at the Radicals; aud
t6cug IL has no legal effect while the Reconstruction
acts are force, 10 is nevertheless regarded A. supreme
Co9stitution Ii Is believed wipe out all oenses com
mitcd and enumerated ana places the recipient Precic
ly whore he would have stood had he never eOmmlteu
any ofcuse at all The question is argucd-Can Con
grcss by ts own laws, while confesedy acting out,e
he Constitution defeat the objects Of the President whIe
acting clearly within the limits Of his constitutional
powcTsl In any case no effect will be realized from it
he one Of lie main issues at the North n the coming ccc
tions and will he strong card in the hands Of the Dem
The question Of q White mans party " has been con
silcrahy agitated In this state, and from the Tash anu
extreme course adopted by the selfconsttuted Radea
leaders here, with prospects Of marked success
Thus the Democratic victories, wherever
achieved, are hailed by the unchanged Rebels
rs their own. They do not fear, and never
did. that they will be permanently dls1Ian-
cliscd; but they hope yet to dsfranchsc the
Blacks. and they rejoice over each Democratic
gain in the loyal States as a fresh assurance
that they will be enabled to do it. They claim
a right to sway "thc political dcstinies OF the
country as theirs "by heritage" and exult
over the near approach of the day when "the
"king shall come by his own again" through
renewal of their old alliance with the Northern
Sham Democracy What they term "uncOnsti-
"tutional legislation by the XXXlXth and
"XLth Congresses" includes the Abolition of
Slavery and all its incidents. And our Demo
Gratis are in full accord with them on the main
point. They are one in heart and purpose, and
will be one in the next Congress and i'll the
Presidential Election.
New-York tribune., 1867-09-18

The Gulf is scourgcd once again by the yell
low plague. Its first appearance is traced to
Indianola, Texas, but. we believe that, ac-
cOrding to custom, il emigrated northward from
Mexico. Apparently there has been no break
ing ont of fever at Havana the track OF the
epidemic, as thus far developed, is from vera
Cruz to Indianoa, thence to Galveston and
Houston, thence to New-0reans and to Pensa-
cola, singulaIy avoiding the port of Mobile.
The broad bay of the latter has better sani-
tary conditions than Ncw-OIleans; but
thi, advantage will hardly sane it from
the plague which beleagucrs its neighboIs.
The yellow fever appears like another pirate OF
the Gulf hosting the black flag and, in certain
localities offering little quarter to whomsocyer
il strikes. That the epidemic is serious IN all
the cities which it has reached is proved blythe
health statement. For instance in Galveston,
the total Of deaths during the season has been
741, comparatively small percentage, however
of the 5000 people estimated TO have been sick
In Houston and IndianOa, the disease Is pro-
portionatcly severe 1000 cases being reported
in the former town. At last the pest has attacked
New Orleans in earnest, and 100 victims arc re-
ported within two days. But the people OF
Galveston are the most dreadful sufferers by its
rayages, and it is to them that the humane
merchants of this city are sending relief. Their
bounty should be enlarged and expedited
Fortunately, not a vast number OF the SICK
have died; but it is hard to imagine any worse
state of aflction than half a city laid upon its
back, and tended by another half conyalescent.
New-York tribune., 1867-09-18

A motion was made in the Convention yester-
day to finally adjourn on the 18th of October,
but the motion was ruled out of order. A
caucus of the Republican members will be held
this evening to consider the question of adjourn
ment. In Committee upon Finance and the
Canals it was resolved that the canal debts and
advances shall be paid. the Legislature to have
power to apply surplus revenues to the i'm
prOyement of the canals. No claims of the
State against any incorporated company shall
be released or compromised. Mr.. Greeley in
trOduced a resolution requesting the Commits
siOners of the Metropolitan Police, of the Metro
politan Fire Department and of the Board of
Excise, to furnish detailed information in re-
gard to their several departments, which was
laid over
New-York tribune., 1867-09-18

The Democracy have been boasting hugely
over success in Montana, and some cnthusi-
astic writers count this newest of territories as
another state gone for the wrong side. Every
body who cares to remember knows that Mon
tana elected red-hot Democratic delegate two
years ago; but that she should have held her
hold upon the Coppcrheads 50 long remains to
be accounted for That is at last done by
some explorers at the headwaters of the Yellow
Stone, who say:
For eight days they Travelled through volcanic cou.
Try emitting blue 0lmo and living streams Of nolten
Drh 'out lhe country smooth aud rolling. with
long lcYc plains Intervening Qu tue sulnIus OF these
New-York tribune., 1867-09-18
NEU- -ENGL1ND

inE CALAMITY At EAST ARLINGTON, MASS.-Two
YOUNG LADIES BURNED TO DEATH.
The telegraph yesterday announced fire in
East Abingdon, Mass, Sunday night and the burning
T. death Of two young ladies' The following the par
pcuars Of the sad accident Mr. Keene the OF the
Rouse N NewOreans, and his wife and two daughters
ABBY ana Lacy aged respectively 10 aud n years
pied tho house alone. About IL O'Clock Nus keene was
awakened by her daughters running around in their
chamber and screaming but on attempting TO 20 up stairs
,he found the passage way filed with smoke aud the
uairs 50 completely fire that she could not reach her
children She then called upon the nelghbors for help
and DR. Underwood, who the first To reach the burn
ng house, procured ladder, and at great personal
LANCER got into the window, but the fire and smoke nrc
rented his discovering the ladies' were any efforts OF
the neghbOrs who had rallied tho cry OF fire success
lul in saving them. On Monday morning the cbarred re-
mains OF the two unfortunate young ladies were fond
among the ruins. The origin OF the fire unknown but
- supposed 20 have been communicated 10 the cofR
IA the closet OF the back chamber when the ladies uIsced
iher Sunday dresses there. f