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The New York herald., 1870-06-12
Pure Water.

Over in Jersey City they are making unplea-
SAINT discoveries with regard to the water they
drink and boil their fish in, and from which
their tea and toddy and much of their milk
punch are made This water is bad-almost as
bad as the water was just after the deluge,
when all the sinners had been drowned In it,
and the taste was such that Noah was COM
PEELED to take to the juice Of the grape. The
reason, in fact, is not widely different for there
are also great many sinners upon the line
of the river from which the water is drawn to
quench the thirst of Jersey City. The largest
collection Of these sinners is in the city Of
Paterson, place that burns gas and INDUCES
in factories, and, if it has no sewers, has many
well fed cutters and disembogues-at least
normal amount of filth. Here is the whole
story The factory refuse, running into the
river, long since killed all the fish, or if
there is an occasional member of the fnny
tribe caught he tastes of coal tar. Herein the
Jerseymen may see their future. If they can
not compel the Paterson men to mend their
ways they will taste of coal tar themselves by
and by. If Paterson cannot be restrained, why
then the people over the river will have to
give up their experiment of drinking water
and return to the simple applejack OF their
ancestors
The New York herald., 1870-06-12

VERMONT SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME INDrG-
SAST over the late report that she had sneak
ing regard for woman suffrage. In her con-
stitutional convention yesterday the amend
ment looking to that consummation was rejected
without debate by vote of 23l to /, certainly
. most uselessIy ungallant way Of crushing 1t.
The New York herald., 1870-06-12

SUNDAY RuM.-We rely upon Superin-
tendent Jourdan to diminish the crimes and
casualties resulting from Sunday rum. They
have increased, are increasing and ought to
be diminished
The New York herald., 1870-06-12

THE INCOME TAx.-If there is man I.
Congress who desires reelection he may
secure it by making it his special business
henceforward to secure the discontinuance of
the unpopular and demoralizlng income tax.
The New York herald., 1870-06-12

The WELCOME RAIN of the last two days is
a great blessing to the wide extent of country
from the New Dominion southwark to Virginia
and Tennessee, and from the Atlantic indef-
ntely westward, certainly beyond the Missis-
sippi. Over all this region the growing crops
were suffering from drought, and the value
therefore, of these reviving rains can hardly
be estimated in money. We were right in our
conjectures. The rains have come, and we
hope next to hear that along the same belt in
Europe and Asia, where drought is the general
complaint, they, too, are getting the welcome
rain
The New York herald., 1870-06-12

ALL HOPE Is GONE, we apprehend, OF the
safety of the famous explorer of the wilds of
Africa, DR.. Livingstone. 1t has been long
time since we have had any tdings of him,
and he has doubtless fallen victim at last to
the climate or the negro savages of the savage
districts he was exploring when last heard
from. 1t is to be hoped that the British relief
expedition from Zanzibar will not only find
him, living or dead, but will also settle the
important question which he thought he had
solved-the question of the utmost sources Of
the Nile. If his supposition is correct the
length of ''the wondrous Nile" in straight
line exceeds half the distance between tn
equator and the North Pole.
The New York herald., 1870-06-12
Dis trfct Attorney Morris aud the Brooklyn
Ring.

Dis trfct Attorney Morris aud the Brooklyn
The papers in the case of the coterie Of
rogues who run the municipal machinery of
Brooklyn against the District Attorney Of
Kings county are to be sent, or have been
sent, to Governor Hoffman, who has the
power to remove the officer upon proof of NAL
feasance. With this disposition of the diff
Guilty the people will be abundantly satisfied.
Upon Governor Hoffman's honesty anG fair
ness the people fully rely, and have ample
reason to. He will not decide the case with
of any other decision that the people would
accept. 1t appears that Mr.. Morris was guilty
of some irregularity, but of nothing that needs
stronger word-all the declarations and
oaths and asseverations of the robber ring to
the contrary Notwithstanding. There is no
element of dishonesty in what he is charged
with when it is fairly stated only the
ring has seized upon this irregularity
and magniied it into a charge against the
officers integrity. Why? Because the ring
ucu uOpc tuuS w otup VI uioSiCOi1 Aio uoouuAso
on their corrupt and villanous practices.
There is no doubt that these men defrauded
the whole people of Brooklyn in their manipu-
lation of the election and of the returns, and
Just as little doubt that they are plundering
that city on as grand scale as the city rob-
bers this side the river plunder US. District
Attorney Morris was the one man who was
conspicuously fighting them and making their
conduct plain before the people, and they
endeavor, therefore, to cover up their own
defences by assaiing the honesty Of the man
they cannot hush with bribe; and if they
could prove him dishonest they would seem to
stand before the world as immaculate fellows,
unjustly accused by corrupt official. This
is their whole programme; and if the case
had to 60 TO its final issue in Brooklyn, where
the ring seems to own all officials but this
one, it would be bad for justice. From the
Governor, however, the public need appre-
hend no partial judgment.
The New York herald., 1870-06-12

THE SATURDAY REVIEW ON HENRY WARD
BEEcHER's SERMoNs.-In another place in
this days HERALD will be found an article,
reprinted from the London Saturday ReOSeU,
on the sermons of Henry Ward Beecher. This
article, it will be remembered, was referred to
in cable despatch from London, some days
ago. Mr.. Beeohers mixed metaphors and ex-
travagant expressions afford much merriment
to the reviewer. Accomplished London ears
are not in the habit of hearing the Saviour of
mankind called "a sublime radical, or the
Almighty described as ''the Arch-thunderer
of Eternity" and as ''a Being so vast that His
latitude is ininity and His longitude is eter-
nity" But, then, London is slow and timid
as compared with New York. Even Spurgeon
is tame as compared with Beecher. The
Plymouth divine can well afford to treat such
reviews with contempt, so long as he knows
that his oratory is so well adapted to his audi
4o,.
The New York herald., 1870-06-12

The ST. GoTHARD RAIROAD.-Railroads
have been hitherto regarded as iron bands or
bonds for the more complete union of the
nations. A parliamentary party in France is
about to make an effort to dissipate the
pleasing idea by demonstrating violent oppo-
sition to the building of the St. Gothard rail-
way. The Commercial interests of France
and Austria" will not, it is said, permit this
work to be in ''the hands of Prussia" aided
by Italy, Baden and Switzerland. A note Of
the times or timely note? The snort Of the
locomotive or of the war horse?
The New York herald., 1870-06-12

THE GREEK BRIGANDs who were lucky
enough to escape from their recent battles with
the government troops have fed for safety
over into the Turkish territory. The Sultan,
throughout his dominions, has so many
thousands Of the profession that these Greeks,
perhaps, have thought the addition of a few
more would not be noticed. 1t is probable,
however, that the Sultan will be required to
hunt them up, England having still little
account to settl e with them.
The New York herald., 1870-06-12

Wight has just been convulsed by terrible
election riots. 1t was very large affair for
. small place. Buildings were sacked and a
great many persons injured. Lord Chester
renee in the same place, GA tempest in a
teapot" To-day it may indicate point in
the history of the democratic agitation Of the
nationalities. Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle
Of Wight ; secession and cons olidation con-
tinued union with Britain, or reunion with
France?
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05


THE early breaking Of ground
by the Washington Chronicle, in be-
half of Speaker Blainefor re. election
as Speaker Of the next Congress, is re-
garded by the opponents of the
present Tariff as q scheme for the con-
troll Of the organization Of the next
House. The Speaker has immense
influenced in shaping legislation by the
power which he holds of appointing
the various committees Of the House.
Had the present House elected its
committee Of Ways and Means, the
Tariff would have been reduced, and
taxation diminished. But Mr.. Blaine
organized the committee in the inter-
est of Eastern manufacturers. With
the committee in their favor, the high
Tariff men will no doubt be able to
prevent any material reduction in the
present duties. 1t is the hope of
these monopolists, that by ~pledging
men to vote for Mr.. Blaine thus early,
aud before the next session, that they
will secure a majority Of the Republi-
can caucus, and through that the CON
troll Of the next House.
If this theory be correct, it be-
comes the friends of Tariff reduction
to be on their guard. While Mr..
Blaine is a complete gentleman and
an efficient Speaker, he is so identi-
fed with the interest of the Eastern
manufacturers, that he must of neces-
sity organize the committees ofthe next
House in accordance with their wishes.
Under the rules of the House, the
committees have extraordinary power
indeed, we are governed by commit
tees a great deal moro than by the
people. 1t is practically possible for
a committee on Ways and Means tc
embarrass or block legislation on the
tariff for a long time. The short ses.
sion Of Congress does not give time
for the passage Of q Tariff bill. The
probable defeat Of any legislation thii
year will secure two years more of thu
present tariff; and if, by control Of
committees, legislation can be STAYED
off through the long session of 1871
" as it has been this year, the mo
nopolists will gain four years more il
which to empty the peoples earning
into their pockets. The control o
the next House is vitality necessary
therefore, for those who desire tt
tighten the burdens of the people,"
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05

"A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincin-
natl Times thinks that the deep hu-
initiation and ignominy to which a
city can be brought through willful
mismanagement, extravaganza, and
plumber. is aptly illustrated in the
present bankrupt and almost helpless
condition Of Nashville. Four years
ago that city was out Of debt, and
had money in her treasury, besides q
sinking fund Of So. 900 in Tennessee
bonds. When the Mat. Brown adj
minissration, which lasted two years,
came into power, it came as a destroy
er Of the eity's credit. and gave the
key to the succeeding Alden admin
istration, by which the treasury was
opened and plundered.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05
TmIR7EmNrH ARMY CORPS,
Orders Respecting the Third Annual
Reunion at Springfield Illinois

OFFICE OF A. g. 18TH ARMY CORES Assn, l
INDIANAPOLIS, Nay 2. 1870. !
CIRoULAR.-The third annual re-
union of the Society of the Thirteenth
Army Corps, will be held at Spring
field, Illinois, on Tuesday, May II,
1870.
Soldiers of the Thirteenth Army
Corps, in whatever way receiving this
information, by circular or through
the press, are requested to assemble
at Springfield with their comrades, at
the time designated, aud to this end,
where any number reside In one COM
munity, procure, If possible, a reduc
ton Of railroad tariff, thus to enable
a greater number to attend on an
occasion commemorative of the battle
of Champion Hills O6th), and the
invincible prowess of the old Thir-
tenth Army Corps, "the only Corps"
said General Ord, that at one time
or the other. didn't want to go home"
General Z. s. Mather is assigned to
duty at Springfield, as Assistant Ad-
jutant General, and may be addressed
by letter or In person, upon arrival
formation. By order of the Com
mander. O.. NJ. WILSON,
A. G. Association Thirteen Corps.
CPapers in Indiana, Ohio, Ken
lucky, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Michigan and Kansas,
please copy.l
OFEIcE OF A. g., 18TH A.C. A~ssocIATIoN,l
INDIANAPOLIS, May 2, 1870.
Observation-Disclosures of the Thir-
teenth Army Corps, residents OF Indi-
ana, Ohio and Kentucky, desiring to
attend the reunion of the Corps at
Springfield, Illinois, on the 18th of
May, are hereby notified that a spe-
cial train will leave this city on Mon
day, 10th, for Springfield via Terre
Haute and Pana. The transportation
from Indianapolis and return has, by
the kindness of the officers of these
roads, been placed at So aud a frac-
ton. as the following letter will
show:
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SUPERISTENDENT,l
TERRE HAUTE & INDIANAPoLIS Il.
INDIANAPoLIs, IND, April 80, lS4O.
Major 0. NJ. Wilson, Indianapolis:
DEAR SIR: We will take members
of the Thirteenth Army Corps Society
to their annual meeting at Springfield,
Illinois, in May, at half-fare rates,
and will send the band through free.
Yours, truly, JOHN E. SIMPSON,
Asst. Supt.
At the request of the officers. that
no confusion may occur aud accom-
mediation be secured for all, applica-
ton for transportation on this train
must be made either to Major John
Il. Simpson, Assistant superintendent
of the Terre Haute and indianapolis
railroad, or the A. @. of the Associa-
ton at this city, before the 10th inst.
BY order of o. NJ. WILSON,
A. @. 18th A. @. Association.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05

For some time past the New Alba
ny Ledger has been in q dangerously
inhammatory condition, resulting from
the recent speeches of Senator Nor
ton, and the consideration of that
gentleman as a public man generally.
The Louisville Commercial, with
praise-worthy consideration, comes to
the help ofits distressed contemporary
and Administered blister that ought
to occasion immediate relief. We ex-
pect to hear soon that the patient is
improving. aud that, proper time
having elapsed for the plaster to ex-
ert full influence, the Ledger will te
reported as convalescent.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05

THE Republican press has always
been dis~agreeabIy and uniformly Of
tensive in its notice of the Democratic
party. which is the only political or
~ganization that has a decent history,
which can be perused without a
blush, and which from the beginning
of the Government has had more com
mon sense more wisdom, more intel
ligence and patriotism than all its op
ponengs put together Cincinnati In
quirer-
Now, who would expect a blush to
mantle the face of an individual
brassy enough to write, or silly enough
TO believe, a paragraph like the above.
The history oF the Democratic party
during the war. when read by the
true friends of the Government, never
fails 10 crimson their cheeks with
shame. The party was ~traitorous and
rebeIIious in the South, and equally
reasonable a1d eowardly in the
North. IF such a history has not in
il occasion for shame and blushing.
those sensations must have become
extinct.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05

THE City Council of Vincennes, on
Monday night, passed an ordinance,
granting the right of way across the
streets within the city limits, to the
point selected by the Evansville &
Charlottesville and the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi Railway Companies for a
Union depot. As we have already
stated, a magnificent hotel and depot
building will be erected soon on the
site selected for the Union depot. 1t
is estimated by some that the action
of the Council, in granting the right
Of way and the location of the depot.
will SO divert trade from its estab-
lished channels, that tho value of
property on Main and Second Streets
will be deprecated not less than one
million dollars. This. however, is,
no doubt. an exaggeration. One mil
lion dollars. we suspect, would buy
all the property on both of those
rfrpafa
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05

THE next Kentucky State Fair will
be held at Henderson. commencing
on Tuesday. the 9TH day Of October,
and continuing five days. The pre-
MUM list will be large and comprc-
hensive, and We predict for our neigh
bors a big time, and expect our peo-
pie to help them enjoy it. Mr.. Geo.
w. Priest is the Chairman Of the
Executive Committee at Henderson
He Is 40 excellent man for the posi-
ton, and under his management the
Fair cannot prove otherwise than
successful.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05
THE New York sorOsis is deserving

THE New York Sorosis is deserving
of praise for condemning the propo-
sition to renew the dirty and disgust
ing fashion Of trailing long skirts in
the streets. We hope American wo-
men generally will second this stand
taken by the Sorosis, and refuse to
follow the senseless lead of Euro
pean courts or ooteries. American
women certainly can act and think for
themselves, and in no thing can they
show their good sense and independ-
ance so decidedly as by refusing to
constitute themselves into brigades
for street sweeping purposes. Let it
be understood that no woman will
appear on the streets with the trailing
dress unless she has large feet which
she desires to conceal.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05

WE regret to see that Congressman
Schenek, once and awhile, loses his
temper in the discussion of his Tariff
monopoly bill. He sneeriugly de-
nounces the opponents Of his pet
scheme as Revenue Raforners." and
says if his bill fails to pass, its appro-
pirate epitaph will be " Nibbled to
death by pismires." This nibbling
allusion could not refer even remotely
to Congressman Njblack, for on a
kind Of test vote, the other day, the
Democracy almost to a man voted
with the High Tariff men, and against
the Revenue Reformers." Had they
voted as they talk, Mr.. Scheuck's bill
would have been assigned to the tomb
of oblivion, and a practical revenue
tariff substituted in It's place.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05
ERIE RAILWAY.
LuxurieS of MODERN Travel

The question which to-day rnost forcibly
presents Itself to the prospective traveller
Is hoL fBy What line can 4 earliest reach
my destination % flor amin parallel
with each other, the competing lines make
western and eastern termini,) but by
which route can 1 travel with the greatest
degree OF comfort and of freedom from
those annoyances hitherto considered In
sepaTaole from a journey OF a thousand
miles or mOre2"
The inquiry is easily answered. Seated
In one OF the spacious aud luxuriously
finished Dr~awing-room coaches pecullar
TO the broad guage Erie Railway, uni
without change from Cincinnati, Cleve-
land, Buffalo. and Roche ester to
New York, the traveller dndsl lacking none
OF the comforts and onveniencies OF his
own home, hoomy seats, neat Washing
ana dressing rooms, parlors well ventiI-
ated and cool in summer, warmed by
steam in winter, and illumtned by gas
when night comes, attentive servants. and
a view OF the grandest OF American
scenery, all combine to transform the
formerly slow and tedious journey into
an panorama, the termination
of which comes only too quickly to the
b~eholder. At the Company's hotels along
the line, the traveller alights to refresh the
inner m~an-eating breakfast in Ohio, din
Eer IN Pennsylvania, supper in New York,
yet far1ng s~umpfuously and with thd
same regularity as If at his own hotel or
residence al home.
Sleeping coaches, well lit and ventilated,
and with clean, roomy beds, and all the
convenienoleg OF the ooudoir, are attached
TO each of the three daily Express trains,
guaranteeing the Traveller, delighted with
the novelties of the daylight, "a nights
rest as u~ntroubled as If in his own bed at
home.
Prompt arrivals are made at all con-
Meeting points, and passengers on arriv-
ing in New York are delivered either
down town In the business center OF the
city, or up town in the Immediate Vicinity
OF the leading hotels and the New York
and New Haven Railroad.
Tickets via this popular route can be
purchased at all Principal Ticket Offices
throughout the country. apo dot
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05

win soldiers and their friends read the
following paragraphs.
WFor the duration of the war. for its cost
IA well as for its commencement, the Re-
publican party Is alone responsible. But
for a. there would have been no war, and
but for its shameful tn~capaclty and mis-
-naRemo 81 would not have lasted a
year. It was carried on apparently TO
B3neff thieving contractors II the source
Or stealing had not dried up. IL would
probably have been IN existence now
Ctncianoki hHqtiger.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05

The remains of Gen Thomas are now
being cart q from the Pacific TO the Allan
tic as atide-sh0w. and every day furnishes
us with twenty Otumns OF telegraph az 10
his whereabouts. We hone he may be
planted soon ~-EtdnsriUe Courier, Apfu 4.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-05

ception Of this extraordinary man than
was possessed by his immediate contem-
poraries.-N. Y. World.
or Mr.. Curtis labor we wish TO record
our opinion, in addition to what we have
already said, that In the writing OF this
book lie has made a most valuable contrt-
button to the best class of our literature.
10 Is, probably, the last Life of DANIEL
that Will ever be written, and
IL is, beyond comparison, the best. as o
biography, it has the rare quality OF use
ILLNESS, being suited to the taste of the
general reader as well as answering the
requirements of the scholar and poIttf-
clan. The extracts from his speeches and
correspondence are copious, but the Sc
lection Of them is so happy that thew can.
not be dull to any man who cares enough
for the book or its subject to buy i'm. Y.
Mr.. Curtis has produced not only a BIZ
ography of marvellous interest, but one
OF extraordinary merit in a literary point
Edward Everett expressed the just idea
OF the influence and importance of Web
ster's public services In Faneuil Hall in
1904 whoever in after times" said he.
:. shall write the history of the United
States. for the last forty years, Will write
the life of WEBSTER; and ho-
ever writes the life of DANIEL WEB
STER, as 1t ought to be written, Will write
a history of the Union from the time he
took a leading part Ia its concerns"
1t may be considered great praise. but
we think that Mr.. Curtis has written :. the
life of DANIEL WEBSTER as 1t ought to
be written. boston Courier.
"Stnce Charlemagne," said Theodore
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large man, deeorous in dress, dignfded IA
department, he walked as If he felt hfm-
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