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The New York herald., 1870-05-06
Snfety i'm Public Buildings.

The frightful catastrophe at Richmond that
has plunged 50 many families into mourning
and sent thrill Of horror through the whole
nation revives subject which it is the duty
of the press to keep before the people. The
construction of too many Of our public build
ings, especially those dedicated to popular
amusement, is criminally faulty. The 'job"
spirit has been allowed to pervade our whole
social system, until human life has come to be
looked upon as commodity of much less
value than the raw material used for tenn
porary profit. One Is particularly struck with
this impression while sitting in some of our
theatres when they are crowded. He feels by
the quiver of the floor beneath him that there
is danger below, above and around him-on
all sides-and as he glances towards the doors
his heart sinks at the thought that hundreds
could find no egress in case Of fire, the giving
way Of beam or rafter, or any other sudden
alarm.
A statstician computes that since the begin
ming of the present century one thousand per-
sons have perished from fires in European
theatres alone-the number Of such being now
one thousand four hundred and eighty on the
Continent. The United States, with their less
carefully built establishments, must have had
far larger ratio, and we will venture to say
that thorough scrutiny Of our State houses,
halls, theatres, concert rooms, courts, &c,
would now reveal the lurking death that
pounced so cruelty upon three SCORE victims
the other day at Richmond, only awaiting the
extra strain Of few hundred pounds, or the
careless sweep of gasburner to slay another
holocaust We contend that those who know
ingly build insecure structures or neglect the
conditions Of their safety afterward are
morally accountable for oil the woe that their
heartless cupidity or sluggish inattention may
induce. Here is q matter in which the most
rigid inspection is merciful kindness to the
public.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06
A New Irish Ou estiOn.

If we are to Judge from oil our recent intelli-
gence from Great Britain regarding the Glad
stone policy towards Ireland, we have no hesi-
tation in saying that it has not been success,
at least such success as Mr.. Gladstone looked
for. The Church Disestabishment bill was
good-the present Land bill is good-but, true
to her ancient character, Ireland still cries
"Give" The latest demand is not new but
it reveals spirit which we fear is too strong
to be quieted by any sedative. Ireland now
raises afresh the cry for repeal of the
Union; or, to put it more mildly, she
demands an Irish Parliament. It will not
surprise us if it should come to this. There
is no good reason why Ireland should not
obtain from England what Hungary has
obtained from Austria. It is a curious and
not uninstructive fact that while in this country
we have done much to kill State rights, State
rights have loomed up as a big question in
Europe. Is there any good reason why Great
Britain should not have a number Of local
legislatures as well as an imperial Parliament?
We have our Congress, but we do not find the
unity of the republic incompatible with State
Legislatures. The British Parliament has
already too much on hand. A subordinate
Parliament in Dublin, another in Edinburg,
another in York might make the work of the
imperial Parliament at once more easy and
more satisfactory. At any rate the revival Of
this ancient cry is deserving Of some attention.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

PERFECTLY OUTRAGEoUs.-The gentlemen
recently appointed to- examine into the quail
fications of candidates for admission to the bar
decided against several Of the would-be law
yers, and they justify their cruelty on the
ground that gentlemen who are to be admitted
to practice law should have satisfactory
knowledge in that science. This is startling.
viii they only tell us how we can have such a
rule put into permanent operation in regard to
law students, and also how rule Of similar
force can be extended to the medical schools
The New York herald., 1870-05-06
Congress Yssterday-,rrs. Liucoin's Psnsioa
Defeated.

Congress Yssterday-,rrs. Liucoin's Pension
Defeated.
In the Senate yesterday the bill to grant
Mrs. Lincoln pension was reported, with
recommendation that 1t be indefinitely post
poned. It would have been far better In this
case never to have touched the subject. A
Senate that virtually rejects SO obviously
proper measure as this, and wastes the time
and money OF the country In debating for
hours proposition to remain In useless ses-
sion until July, simply advertises its own
inability to serve the uses Of Congress. The
Usage Land bill was discussed and laid over,
and then the Franking Privilege up
as special order-was served the same way.
In the House the debate on the Civil Service
bill was continued. Mr.. Jenckes made an
able argument in favor of it, and he was
weakly seconded by one or two others, but
there was too much Of the old leaven among
the members-who clearly saw what patronage
was about to slip from their hands-and the
bill was recommitted, or virtually killed. The
Northern Pacific Railroad bill, which grants
nearly three million acres of land for the con-
struction of the road, was discussed and laid
over till Monday. 1t appears on the face Of it
to be an immense combination job between the
I incorporators and the protectionists, clause
of the bill providing specially that only Amerl-
can rails shall be used in the construction, and
another permitting the bonds to be sold
whether the road is built or not The post
ponement Of the bill was effected only by the
! most determined llibustering on the part OF
the minority.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

THE RED RIVER ExpEDITIoN.-We publish
in another column an interesting account Of
the British expedition now organizing in Mon
treal to march against Rel and the insurgents
in Winnipeg Our correspondent intimates
that supplies for the expedition may even now
be passing unnotiaed through Ste Marie Canal,
a fact that our government should look TO at
once.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

ANOTHER CASE OF JERSEY JUSTICE. One
more scoundrel has found that killing is an
expensive pastime in Jersey State. Nixon,
who has just been sentenced to twenty years
in State Prison for causing the death of an
associate in drunken fight, would have gone
free from trial for the same offence in this
city, where drunkards' fights seem to be looked
upon with special favor by juries.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INvEsIIGA-
TIoN.-Among the latest and, with but few
exceptions, the most important acts of the late
Legislature was the one which gave authority
to the Judiciary Committee to investigate
charges of corruption against judges on the
bench and members of the bar. This commit
tee consists of Messrs. Fields, of New York !;
Lyons, of Orange; Cullen, of Kings; Roman,
of Albany Nelson, of Rockland; Kiernan, of
New York; Patrick, of Chemung; Alvord, of
Onondaga, and Gleason, of st. Lawrence. This
is strong committee and it has momentous
duties to perform. When and where does 1t
propose to commence operations? Where Is
the chairman, Tom Fields Let the work Of
publication of the bar and the bench be COM
menced at once not only in the First Judicial
district, but all over the State.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06
HAD Dog!

A startling cry to be heard by COM
Portable citizens or daintily dressed danes
in some thronged thoroughfare at the hour Of
high noon, and not a pleasant lullaby at any
time. The note of alarm, however, has rung
out already in the neighborhood, and our good
people who must have Towser for fami ly
inmate may as well keep an eye to the look of
his mouth and the style of his gait in these
days of sudden heats and chills. Oflate years,
whether through pampering and lazy indul-
gence, or owing to some organic change indi-
eating that its time has come to pass away, the
canine race has been peculiarly afflicted with
rabies, and this frightful disease is not by any
means of one variety alone, but Of many.
Among the most insidious and treacherous of
its forms is the mute madness, which Is
specially marked by the halfopen mouth.
copious drooling, constant shuddering and
the singular silence or muteness of the animal.
The muscles of the neck and head are rigid,
the swallowing process is impeded, and the
voice, when heard, is changed, as in the
ordinary form. The animal does not manifest
any fierce disposition to bite, but will do so
with horrible effect when disturbed. Death
intervenes in from two to six days. We
mention this unusual form Of the mania
because, within year, 1t has attracted great
attention by its frequency in France, Germany
and England, and, although silent dog is
better than q barking one, mad dog is an
uncanny neighbor, be he mute or noisy.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

Now FOR STAMPEDE.-There will be
presently tremendous run on the ticket
Offices where passage is taken for England.
The law to give the suffrage to women will go
through Parliament, and half the strong minded
damses will hasten away to the land in which
they can really have all their rights. Alas
for the future quiet of John Bull.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

A WHITE MANS PARTY CONVENTION is being
held in Delaware. The ridiculously small
delegation present seems to indicate that there
are not many white men in the State,
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

The OLD FoGIEs OF THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE met yesterday and amended their
bylaws to suit the present century. They
scraped up quite lively time over the various
propositions, some of the young bloods of the
concern taking advantage of the unparliamen-
tary rulings to make fun enough to frighten
the rest of the Chamber out of its propriety.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

Coon FOR FIFTY YEAEs.-In the bill for
the Arcade Railway the company is given
authority to occupy Broadway five years for
tho construction of its line There will,
apparently,be ten extensions of this time for,
counting by the time the company's own
engineers allot for given distance, twill take
them fifty years to finish the labor,
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

A Coop Work TO BE PROMPTLY Put
THnoueH. We learn that the new Park Com
missioners have decided to prosecute the
improvements on the Grand Boulevard on the
west side. That is all right. 1t should have
hsap done before.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

PHILADELPHIA has just got the reapsing
fever. She was always rather slow village.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

A POLICE CAsE.-A ''roundsman' on the
police, whose duty it was to visit the different
beats to see that the patrolmen were at their
places, found two not where they should be,
but at dancing hall. He reported the fact,
as his duty required; but one of the delin-
quents is the brother Of an Assemblyman, and
this dignitary has publicly threatened that the
policeman shall lose his place for reporting the
shortcomings of his brother. Shall the whole
discipline and efficiency of the Police Depart
ment be set aside in favor Of an Assembly
mans brother? The police used to be
managed that way here. Can it be managed
so now?
The New York herald., 1870-05-06
Sidewalk distractions.

Everybody is gratiled at the evidence visi-
BILE on all sides of rcviving business but the
name of those who object to having their
clothes torn and their tibia fractured by boxes,
bales, jugs, cans, kettles, barrels and the tail
boards of trucks and drays is Legion. The
amount Of involuntary profanity alone forced
from the lips of tho multitude who have to
hop, skip and jump along some of the hott0s's
Of our side streets on these busy May morn
ings is fearful to contemplate. AS for the real
damage inflicted upon the clothing of the
passers-by collectors Of statistics might find it
curious topic for q chapter. The ground
and lofty tumbling witnessed daily in the
thoroughfares sloping down to either Of our
great rivers might drive ordinary gymnasts to
despair, for the terror Of mayhem will impart
almost supernatural agility to the most vener-
able limbs. AS for the ladies, poor things
emphatic, too-might move even the heart of
drug store porter to pity. In Vesey street
we have tea chests and dry goods boxes in
Nassau on interminable throng of hand wa
gons-big and little, new and old; in the
recesses of Ann street "'tis grease, but living
grease no more." Even Broadway-grea
martyred, arcade-doomed Broadway-has its
unsafeness rendered inevitable by problems on
the wheel and pulley, lever and fulcrum,
hourly wrought out by the most muscular OF
safe men, May commerce and industry thrive
but do, good gentlemen, spare the shins and
| garments of the people.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06
ADJUSTMENTS TINS EVENING

NIBLo's GARDEN. Broadway-TuE DRAMA OF Mos.
QUITO.
The New York herald., 1870-05-06

BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.-TnE GOLD HuNTERs-
THE COLLEEN BAwN, 30.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17
How to Plant u Tree.

In transplanting trees, much depend,
on the knowledge and skill exc rcised
Thousands Of fine trees are lost every
year through the ignorance and care.
lessncss Of transplanters.
In taking up "A tree or shrub for trans
planting be careful to iniurc the roots
as little as possible. But in all cases
the roots will be injured more or less.
The feeding power of the tree is 10 the
same extent decreased. and it viii not
be able TO sustain the draft made upon
it by the stem and leaves. These must
be diminished correspondingly by head
ing back or shortening. In preparing
n place for the reception of the tree,
avoid, IL possible the sites of old trees.
Dig a hole considerably larger than the
clump Of the trees roots, and from fl
teen to twenty inches deep, placing the
sods. il in sward land. in one heap, the
soil in another, and the subsoil in
bird. The hole should be filed with
. mixture Of the soil, subsoil, and rich
black loan, and a little well rotted com.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17
,ost manure. containing wood ashes

post manure. containing wood ashes
and lime, to the height where it is pro.
per to place the tree, which should be
no deeper than it grew in the nursery,
With the hand or spade shape the soil
for the roots into the form Of little
cone, on which TO set the hollow in the
centre Of the clump Of roots. If this
is done some weeks or even months,
before setting the tree, it will be all the
better. Avoid stable manure at the
time Of planting.
If the ground be dry, or if the roots
have been much exposed to the air
since the tree was taken up, soak the
roots and the lower parts in waite
twelve or twenty.four hours. Cut of
all bruised and broken ends of roots
smoothly with knife, and shorten in
the longest, so that the clump of roots
NAV aaye q somewhat circular form.
In cutting u root, always enter the
knife upon the under side, and bring it
out with Il slope, to the upper side, so
that the fbrcs which may shoot out
from the edges Of the cut shall strike
downward into the ground, instead Of
upward, as they would were the cut
made as it commonly is
With good rich soil fill up under,
among, around, and above the roots,
Strengthening them out with the fingers
and placing them in a fan-likc and ma
tural position, being cautious not to
leave any, even small, hollow places
among them. If the root il one sided
make the most you can Of the weaker
part.
At this stage Of the process, a bucket
Of water is desirable to pour about the
roots; bat the watering, if the roots be
fresh, is not essential except in the
case Of eyergrcens. Next, put in a lit
tie more earth, pressing it around the
tree with the foot. After this, throw
on an inch or so Of loose earth and the
work is done Rural Carolinian.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17
Fine Stock.

We lay it down rs an incontroveit
ibc proposition that ii is just % easy
and as chca.I to raise fine horses, hogs,
mules. sheep, etc, ~ ordinary ones.
II takes no more attention, and no more
grain a bu,hel Of corn or oats aud n
pound Of hay will go as far in keeping
up scrub horse a5 bloodcd one
What is the use, then, Of expanding rs
much on the former as the latter This
fact will appear the more glaring when
il is remembered that the scrub horse,
when put into the market, will not
bring half the money that the fine one
will; and this rule applies to all other
kinds.
Aside, however, from the idea Of
gain. there is degree Of pleasure and
pride in rearing fine stockwhch COM
pensates largely for the trouble ana
pains taking in the prcmises. Not only
IS it a pleasure, but it is refining and
eleyaiiug. The constant association Of
the mind with the symmetry Of animals,
their stately proportions AMI their mag
niGcent forms, and careful analysis
of their pedigrees, tends powerfully 10
widen and to develop the higher feel
'ings and instincts of our nature. In
deed, in the first pla'e, it requires some
such expansion and elevation as this to
love and appreciate the exalted pursuit
Of stock raising. All the great minds
Of tie country are passionately fond of
superior stock. and take world of
pains to rear it. Who, in all the his
ory of this country, was fonder of ex-
'ellent stock than both Henry Clay
nd Daniel Webster3 Even old Hick-
~, with all his sternness, loved the de-
ghtful business of cxcelling his neigh
ors in this department of agricultural
riss.-[Knoxville Wing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17

Toads are the best protection for
cabbage against lice. Children should
be taught to know that they are helps
on the farm, and not one Of those a3G-
less thing which men, who should know
better, too often think useless, and won.
der for what they were created. Plants
when dropping are revived BY few
grains Of camphor. Sulphur is valua
bic in preserving grapes, etc, from in
sccls Lard never spoils il cooked
enough in frying out. In feeding corn
sixty pounds grounl goes AZ far as
one hundred pounds in the l.crnaI and
if the meal be cooked, the saving will
be still greater: there is no food we
give stock which is nearly SO important
to cook as Indian corn. Turnips Of
small size have double the nutrition.
matter that large ones have. Their
fattening properties are greater than
bccts, though the latter are better for
milk. The quantity and quality Of
milk is better from the beet than tur
nip family. 70 cure scratches in hors
es, wash their legs with warm soap.
snds, and then with beef or fish brine
Two or three applications will cure the
worst case. Money expended in dry
ing land by draining pays the farmer
the largest interest he ever receives.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17

A farmers fist care is to his family ;
the second to the domestic animals.
"Be thou .diligcnt TO know the state OF
thy tlocks, and look well to thy herds. "
Il will not DO to leave them to the hired
men. Washington made it Il rule to
visit his stables every monng, and put
his hand on every horse to see if had
been grooncl properly, and otherwise
cared for One Of the largest breed
cr5 Of Short Horns in the world, once
told me that he made it rule, every
night in winter to take a lantern and
visit his stable at nine o'clock, to see
that every animal was comfortable,
lie has this year sold animals at five
thousand dollars apiece.
There are very few ordinary farm
men that arc fit to have anything to do
with domestic animals. They never
pet them, rarely speak 30 them ex.
crpt in harsh tones, and like to use q
whip better than Il cuIrycOmb. If Il
man kicks n cow dismiss him on the
spot, Better let crops suffer than have
such Il brute on The premises
| keep quite a number Of thorough
bred pigs, and they are as gentle as
lambs. But most men have been so
long in the habit Of abusing Il pig, that
il You ask one Of them to go into a
pen and drive up the pigs, he will look
around for club. And it is curious
to see how unerringly the pigs know
that he ia not u gentleman. They will
commence to bark at him, and mani.
fest other symptoms Of uneasine3s. Be
ware OF the man that a pig, dog. or a
child is rraid Of. There is something
wrong about 4m.-4mer'can Agricui'
tayaiiSi
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
SWORD AND PLOUGH.

There once was a count, 40 I've heard It
said.
Who lclt that his end drew near,
And he called his sons before his bed
TO part them his goods and gear.
lie called for his plough, he called for his
sword,
That gallant, good and brave
They brought him both at their fathers
word,
And thus he his blessing gave;
my iir-t.born son. my pride and might.
DO thou my sword retain,
Ny castle on the lordly hight,
And all my broad domain.
On thee, my well loved younger boy,
Ny plough here bcstow,
A peaceful life shalt thou enjoy
q In the quiet vale below"
Contcntcd sank the sire to rest,
Now all was given away;
The sons held true his last bchc-t
Fen to their dying day.
Gov tell IA what became of the steel OF
flame,
OF the castle and its knight?
Aud tell us what came OF the vale so tame
And the humble peasant wight
Oh, ask not Of me what the end may be
Ask Of the country round!
The castle is dust, the sword is rust,
The hight is but desert ground.
But the vale spreads wide, in the colder
pride
o. the autumn sunlight now;
=. teens and 1t ripens far and wide,
Aud the honor abidcs with the plough
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17
4 Note for Large Land Owners.

1t does not pay to hold large bodies
Of surplus land with an expectation of
an increase in value. A gentleman OF
this place told US few days ago that
IN 1885 he sold tract of 103 acres
Of land at 80 per acre, which consider
ing the fact that tits good land, seems
10 be Il small price. Let us see: Ac-
cording to his calculation had he held
that land until now, he would lave to
sell it for at least So per acre in order
to make 10 per cent. interest on his
Observation-Disclosures considering the
wholesale taxes now on lands. An
other question: If a farmer owns 100
acres of land, assessed at $40 per acre
and the tax is one per cent and inter-
est on the money amounts to 10 per
cent, how long will it be before it takes
the entire farm to pay taxes and inter-
est? Farmers should calculate these
things and make every acre of their
land bring them profit If not, sell
or their land in small farms, and by
thus increasing our population, also in.
crease our productive capacity, %hd
thus tighten the burden of taxation.
The results of the war have made it
worse than luinoas to hold large bod.
es of uncultivated land. 1t is seating
tself up" in the way Of taxes, to say
nothing Of what the money would be
worth at nterest.--Randolph Citizen.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17

The Carolina Farmer discusses sub
sol plowiug, and give the result Of an
experiment as follows:
When preparing land f,r corn, We
caused three burrows under each row
of corn to be subsoiled by running a
bull tongue behind the turning pillow,
by that means securing depth Of nine
inches Of well pulvcrizel earth beneath
the growing crop. The result was that
during the worst Of the droQtIl, in An-
gust, tie corn never twisted, aud when
ihe crop was gathered it vas a fair one
considering the character Of the land,
which was Of very moderate fertility