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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27
ElVAL MTELLIGEsCE.
Reports from Our Emropeau and Asiasis
SQuadrons.

Reports from Our European and AsfaEie
Squadrons.
WASHINGTON, July g. 1870.
The Navy Department has received the following
advlces:-
Rear Admiral Radford arrived at Flushing, Hol-
land, In his flagship, the Franklin, on the 9Th Of
July last, from the Downs.
Commander s. p. Carter, commanding the prac-
tlce squadron, reports his arrival at Plymouth on
the 18th OF July, twenty-Lhree days and half from
the Capes Of Virginia. All we'll except Midshfpman
Francis .. VeaZte, VINO was condemned ny meuloaA
the Juniaia. Commander Luce, was In the Eng
ltSh Channel on July IL.
Rear Admiral Rowan In q letter from Hong KONG,
there on the 6th OF that month Comnanoen EnH :,
lsh mas orders to prepare The snip lor nomo' ouu w
leave behind stores Of AL kinds. fr,oate Ocean
and Vice-Admiral kellettos hagsnlp aIe sSv TlSs
together with two twin screw s|ass Tnere were
ss1 n os uunSoats in port The Admiral hoped
To he In Singapore by the Atm OF July
The heatho the 1siac NAV o. IN letter To-
Lamar en- route for home the next day. The coun-
Try at nSek 1 Ms ana IS rspdy i%
| troducing the important improvements OF west
| ern civilization. Tie coast surrounding the
iensea visible from twelve to twenty miles. A dry
| dock. with extensive machinery for construction
and REPAIRS will DO ready for service in October IN
operation between. the public offices IN Yedd0 ana
| tie Custom HOUSE IN Yokohama, which Is open ~
foreigners for small charge: The Admiral SAYS; =,
foreign. ships there are tho French rigate venus
Rear Admiral Mandet, and the Sapleg, ana tue Eng
20 Commander walter w. Queen has been ordered
to the command OF the naval rendeAVouS Nv hhlS
deiphis.
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piqucs against naval officers Of repute, fought
every naval item because those officers were
kept In employment, and was ready to see the
country swamped rather than vote for any
measure by which they could be in the re-
hottest degree benefited. Senator Spencer, Of
Alabama, although Of no possible account,
either for good or evil, put in his small note
with the rest, trying to bring odium upon the
Navy Department, and in so doing has con-
signed himself to tho tomb Of The Capulcts. In
short, the very worst elements of the republi-
can party seemed to be arrayed against every
effort to put our navy on respectable footing.
The entire legislation of these politicians ap-
peared to be Of a bargain and sale kind and
surrender Of the best interests entrusted to
their keeping.
1t is high time that the people should de-
mand surrender Of the powers SO long abused,
and In the coming elections the voters should
say, 1--WE want you no more forever"
There are hundreds of men in this country
who are identified with the industrial classes,
men of the people, who are far more worthy to
be trusted with the task of reconstructing the
deranged machinery of government than those
now in power. If these were installed In high
places they would honestly work in the interest
Of our long suffering people. We have seen
our country disgraced by violations of treaties
made with our best friends. We have seen
how incapable are the present race of politl-
clans to retrieve our disasters. We find our
selves incapable Of protecting our commerce
at home or abroad owing to the Indifference Of
Congress, and we must fall back on the only
remedy that we have. e., turn out those who
have been found wanting and put better men
in their places. Certain it is worse ones can
not be found
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A Good Doctrine of Blockade.

It is said that official instructions have been
Frelinghuysen, as to the course which he may
take in reference to all the fine points of in
ternational law yet to be settled, and he is
especially advised that the question of block
ade shall be definitely and satisfactorily dis
posed Of Heretofore, Notwithstanding treaties
and conventions, this law has been imperfectly
understood, or was pretended to be misunder-
stood, by nations which had an object in
loosely interpreting it, as we know to our cost.
During our war British neutral vessels ran
the blockade of the Southern ports most
audaciously, from Nassau and Bermuda, and
British merchants made immense fortunes out
of our difficulty under cover of sneaking
neutrality. This Is matter of very un-
pleasant history for England. The question
of blockade, above all others, except the
safety of cargoes and mails in strictly neutral
ships, should be so rigidly defined that there
can be no room for dispute as to what blockade
means. The Paris Congress of 1856 declared
that a blockade, to be regarded as such,
'smust be effective" This is somewhat vague.
The instructions given by our government to
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, aud sent to all our Minis
listers in Europe, give new view of the sub
ject. They are that blockade shall not be
regarded as a restriction upon trade, but shall
be strictly military operation, and shall not
in any sense apply to merchant vessels. This
idea, If adopted, will define exactly what
blockade means, but probably, in view Of the
exigencies of war, not what it ought to mean.
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Ore PRUssIAN REAsoN.-ln a state Of peace
tho South German countries have an indie
pendent existence, but during war they become
practically part Of the Prussian Power.
War, then, effectively joins South Germany to
the North German Union. And this is the
reason why war may be regarded without
displcasure at Berlin for when war has once
added these South German States to Prussia
we may trust Bismarck that they will never
be free again.
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ONLY A SCRATCH oudcriul are the ways
of the mighty Board OF Police. We ind that
It has just tried policeman on the charge OF
''scratching his back against buiding'-a
charge solemnly preferred, no doubt, by the
police master Of department.. The man was
found guilty and ''reprimandcd." If he
should scratch his back again he will pro-
badly be dismissed. 1t is lucky the Board OF
Police has nothing else 10 do
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27

ANOTHER CABLE.-An ocean cable Is now
10 working order, connecting Penzancc, in
Wales, with tho Scilly Islands, thus giving
earlier telegraphic communication with ships
sailing to any part of Great Britain than has
before been had. The completion Of this cable
has given rise to the proposition to make St.
Mary's, Sicily Islands, a port Of call for ships
bound out Of or into English ports, aud the
proposition seems likely to commend itself to
the maritime public.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27

OVER FORTY MORE CAsEs.-On Monday
over forty persons were prosirated with the
heat 10 this city-ths large majority of cases
proving fatal. Such q succession OF terrible
days has perhaps never before been known 70
our people. and their CONT ued fatality is GER
teinly without parallel e.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27

The SAvA0Es IN TEXAS are on q marauding
expedition, and recently encountered body
of troops and defeated them. 1t was discov-
cred that the savages were armed with Spencer
rifles and six shooters, and that they manGu-
vred with better skill than usual. II all the
Indians would accept our own way Of fighting,
moving according to specific tactics and carry
ing plenty Of bunglesome traps with them, We
s--:-' .--1he
could finish them in very fow battles.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27

PHILADELPHIA has had an unusually dis
astrious fire even for her volunteer fire compa-
MES A sugar refinery and woollen mill
were destroyed yesterday and nine fremen
lost their lives by the crushing of q wall.
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THE Cry IS STILL THEY CoME.-Two hun
dred and eighty-fve embryo shoemakers ar
rived ct San Francisco on Monday from China.
Make way for them.
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IT HAS RESTED wfffd THE CHINESE to teach
US not only lesson Of gratitude to our dead
but also lesson of regard for the families Of
our dead statesmen. Minister Burlingame
died In the service Of the Celestial Empire,
and the Emperor has conferred the highest
rank upon him, posthumously-a rank which
is exceeded only by the royal family, and
which will perpetuate in the royal archives his
memory and his name. In addition to that ne
has ordered that ten thousand taels be be-
slowed ppon bis family.
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TIE Doc DAYS IN WALL STREET.-The
relative prospects of war in Europe were
almost ignored yesterday in the apathy pro-
duced in the Gold Room by the upward move
ment of the mercury. ''Bulls" and ''bears"
were ready to proclaim truce for the balance
of the heated term, and only that the Stock
Exchange got up some little excitement over a
decline in prices in that department of business
Wall street would have dropped OF into sum-
mer doze, ending only with the return OF the
braciny weather Of the fall months.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27

GREEN FRUIT AND THE CHoLERA. Stimuli
taneously with rumors of the cholera the city
is being deluged with green fruit, from which,
with the intense heat Of the weather, If cholera
be not produced it will be something extraordi-
nary in the record Of causes and effects.
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He Parts His Hair In the Middle

At last we know the real cause of tho re-
moval of Mr.. Motley, and we feel relieved to
be assured that he is not withdrawn for having
written his own Instructions. It seems he
parts his hair in the middle and old Zach
Chandler, who went al the way to London to
make this discovery, had no sooner become
aware Of this astounding weakness on the
part of our Minister than he rushed to Wash
ington from London brimful of good old
Michigan Indignation and demanded the
head whose covering was thus divided in
defiance of every American sentiment Of man.
hood and propriety. What could the Presi-
dent say? Could he hope to make anybody
believe that man who parted his hair in the
middle could correctly represent the American
people in an argument on the Alabama claims
Did not this very fashion Of parting the hair
at once and forever acknowledge the supre-
macy of England in matters great and little,
and by inference yield the point in dispute
No man could soberly argue against this view,
and the President gave way, and Motley's
head falls to the prowess of old Zach. But
if man who parts his hair in the middle is
prejudiced toward English thought is not
JUDGED against them? Aud will not England
make this objection? Then we shall have to
send bald-headed man, and Ben Butler will
como in the foreground as probably the bald
est headed man in the republican party.
TIE LAST OF ALL THEIR JoBs.-And now
there is job in hand to furnish public tomb
stones to all the dead Congressman that have
accumulated in the public graveyard since the
war began. 1t is wonderful how jobbery fol-
lows man who has once been guilty Of sitting
in Congress. John Randolph in his time
said that that whole graveyard was job, and
when asked on his deathbed If he would be
tho constitution don't bury me in violation Of
tho constitution. But Congressman have
gone to the graveyard ever since, notwith-
standing the constitution-mainly, perhaps,
because these representatives Of States and
parts of States had no homes outside the
national capital-and now that they are dead
many of them, 1t seems, have no friends to
| put mementoes over their graves, and their
| names and honors are to be perpetuated In
stone only because some shrewd jobber car
turn can honest penny" by it.
| Two POINTS GAINED ALREADY BY TUE
! WAR-The fusion Of all parties in France In
support of the Emperor and gso're and
cictoire, on the one hand, and the unity and
consolidation of Germany on the other hand
The point gained by Napoleon was the thing
he aimed at in resolving to throw down the
gauntlet of war, and the point gained by Bis.
marck was his temptation to take up tho chal
lenpe. France is united, Germany is consoli
dated. But now scopes the tug of war" ant
France In the outset was never 30 nearl!
matched before In her struggles with the Ger
MANS
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TIE FRENCH AND THE IRISH.-Tho
French and the Irish Americans are frater-
nizing for France as in common cause in
their meetings of sympathy in this country.
The drift of our two great parties is already
apparent-the republicans siding with the Ger
mans, as far as they have spoken, and the
democrats with the French Should the war
be prolonged we may thus expect soma
curious political complications and an interest,"
ing reshaping Of parties in the United States.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27

THE CANADIAN UNION LEAGUES which favor
an Independent confederation as opposed to
annexation or British allegiance, have finally
succumbed to the greater pressure in favor Of
annexation. Our correspondence from Ottawa,
in another column, details the dreadful fight
which these mongrel organizations have made
against the sentiment of the people and the
influence of the HERALD, and also their con-
segment discontinue. 1t is no use for Canada
to kick against the pricks. To the American
Union she naturally belongs, and there she
will certainly drift.
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captured or destroyed by vessels fitted out in
England ,3Ol tons were transferred to
foreign flags to prevent their falling into the
hands of our enemies 1853 tons were pur-
chased by the Navy Department and worn out
in the war, making total Of 1,l21. 1884 tons
decrease in our commerce at one fell swoop.
This statement does not indicate the decadencc
since the war, caused by the ignorant legisla-
ton of the Washburns, the Daweses. the Logans
and the Stevenses, who have trifed with the
vital interests Of the nation and assisted our
enemies to rise upon the ruins Of our COM
merce. Nero iddled while Rome was burning,
but these members of Congress have acted
worse than the Roman and by indulging in
private animosities have helped to bring the
country to the verge of destruction.
What a humiliating position in regard to
naval defence has this country been left by
these legislators Here we are with few old
eunboats to protect our commerce in a
European war, conflict in which every
nationality may become involved. Who will
trouble themselves to respect the flag or COM
merce of a nation that seems too mean to
maintain navy equal to that of the smallest
European Power9 No congregation Of sinners
ever had their backslidings dianed more per-
sistently into their ears than have our legsla-
tors the necessities Of the navy, yet the Com
mittee on Appropriations in the House, with o
majority Of republicans, have ignored all the
requisitions which q republican administra-
ton made upon them. Mr.. Washburn. intent
only upon the qualification Of bis private
The weekly standard., 1870-06-22

!; CWY AND SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENTS -
In prospecting over our city and its suburbs
a few days ago, our attention was called to
the many improvements that have lately
been completed and others that are still in
course of construction, On our return home
we came down Ncwbern street; the first
place that attracted our attention was the
"Old Cotton Place." now owned by Mr..
Kingsland, he has certainly displayed a
great deal of taste, not only in the improve.
ments of the buildings, but also in the
adornment of the grounds surrounding
them. Next we come to that lovely place
owned by DR.. Menuinger, our Secretary o.
State. He has certainly raised that place
from the dead, but it is not surprising, fol
with the quick perception and natural
talents of the Doctor on the beauties O
architecture, its surroundings are also be
coming very attractive. - 5--z. -
Go on my fellow-citizens with your good
work, you will be amply rewarded for it
Encourage labor all you can, and you viii
soon begin to see its results. Look around
you already and see how many now tenan
houses have been erected, and how man!
neat Cottages have been erected by me
chanics for their own occupation Of al
classes of buildings that have been erected
in the City and the suburbs, in the las
twelve or fifteen months, the number ncarl.
reaches one hundred; if We can built
one hundred per year, we shall begin to be
lieve we'll have city in fact after awhile
There arc some other Improvements which
will be brought to notice at some future time
The weekly standard., 1870-06-22
Discussion at Graham.

We clip the following editorial from the
Greensboro Republican OF last issue:
"On Tuesday we were at Graham. II
was the day appointed to make nominations
for the Legislature and County offices by the
Republicans ticket was formed that does
credit to the character of the party in that
county Stephen A. White for the Legisla-
ture and Joseph Thompson for Sheriff, arc
about all that we remember. Our friends
are confident of success, provided full vote
is cast. But many voters are intimidated-
may not go to the polls. We were told that
nightly in parts of the County notice was
given to citizens, by disguised men, that they
must vote the Conservative ticket or they
would be dealt with after the kuklux fash
ion. This is all the argument left the oppo'
sition.
We heard the speech of S. F. Phillips, the
Republican candidate for Attorney General
We have not room for an analysis and dc
not regret it as our readers will have an op
portunity to hear Mr.. Phillips at Green's
boro' on Monday, the goth inst 1t was ar
eumentative and calm. It was the utter.
ance of the con7ictions of an honest man
and could not fail to carry to the minds
of honest men open to truth and reason.
Be sure and come to hear Mr.. Phillips on
Monday; let your plow stand-stop the
scythe and reaper to come, and go home
and work all night, for you will feel so
well pleased that you will not be tired OF
sleepy.
He was followed by "the made States
man ]. n. Leach; and the contrast Ill
was wide as the gulf that lay between ths
rich man and Abraham's bosom. 1t was al
rant, fury and sound. But our readers al
have heard it-many is the time-have seer
the grimaces and the buffoonery-all uncon
scious that he was buffoon. He is tn
made Statesman We hope the mould l!
lost and that such caricature will never b'
made again, for if nature were to bring i
forth it would be called an abortion, ant
unlike anything that was, or is, ever will b.
| in the orderly sphere of nature, and no sam
mind could create it. ="
The weekly standard., 1870-06-22
souru CARon1NA.LWe see That Governor

!: SouTH CARohINA.-We see that Governor
Scott, of South Carolina, doubtless com
pclled by the same reasons which have
actuated Gov. Holden, is busy in organizing
his militia fol, the preservation of peace and
the enforcement of the laws. Gov. Scott
has not begun whit too soon.
The spirit Of resistance to the laws and
of determined hostility to the present Con
stitution is widely prevalent in all the
Southern States Where moral evasion
ceases, the stronger arm OF physical forct
must he brought into play, and these States
command the respect and fear of their enc
mics, since mild measures have failed to wiz
their affection. .gl'r a.at .-t.
The weekly standard., 1870-06-22
T.x1Sc THE CENsIrs persons

TAKING THE CENsUs.-The persons APP
pointed by Col. Carrow, the United States
Marshall for North Carolin, will soon begin
their task of taking the ninth census. In
some cases the work will be simplean easy
enough; in others it will be difficult and
dcifcate. The fntotii,ont ..s-i ...,i-s,is e;ti-
zen will give tho required information read
lily and truthfully. The ignorant and surly
citizen will be less communicative and the
enumcrator will get what he wants through
a more or less ingenious cross-examin-
alton. Many people are inclined to re-
gard with suspicion the stranger seek
ing private and domestic facts. They
seem to entertain vague apprehensions of
mysterious danger to their person OF prop
erty. During the war there was some reason
for this distrust The peaceful canvassers
for directories were often rudely received by
those who regarded them as agents Of the
government in the business of a military
draft. The censustakers will not encounter
this difficulty. but they may be mistaken
for emissaries of the revenue department
intent on the imposition of some new tax.
Even when their real character is understood,
there will be frequent hesitancy in putting
them in possession of the desired statistics.
| The reluctance results from quite natural
and proper repugnance to the publication OF
| private affairs. Sensitive persons will, there
| fore, be relieved in knowing that the census is
entirely impersonal Family secrets will be
safe I'M record that concerns itself not with
names but only with figures. The woman who
| confesses that she is maiden Of forty-five,
| or the man whose wife does not preside over
his own household. may be assured that his
identity will not be disclosed in the Mar
sbal's tables Then let the census-taker
have cheerful welcome and prompt assis.
tance in his work.
| A circular has just been issued from tht
Department of the Interior calling the at
tention of marshals, and assistant marshal'
| especially, to the rules which are intended
to govern the enumeration OF youth absen
from their homes for purposes of education
Only those members of school OF. colleg
are to be reported in the town where th'
institution was situated who belonged t.
families there resident.
The weekly standard., 1870-06-22

How TO WIN Successive wish every
boy and young man who reads our paper to
grow up useful, intelligent and successful
member of the great society of mankind.
Every boy, no matter how poor and humble
he may be, can, by industry in seeking intel
ligence, surely succeed in life, for there is a
demand for intelligent labor throughout the
length and breadth of this great nation.
Don't try to make money at tirst-you will
waste valuable time in doing SO but try
and gather all the information possible
from the font of knowledge, and when you
possess this, the walks of life will be open
to you and money will find its way into
your pockets in generous sums III 5.
( Those who start in life with the sole idea
of saving money squander valuable days
and, while they may acquire it, they pass
down to unhonored graves Let the world
be benefited by your residence in it !; and
every man eau do this, by starting Alright in
seeking knowledge first, and wealth after
wards. Never get ruffled if you meet with
surly people; you will be the victor by
being co,I,sous and afable under all cir
cumstances
The weekly standard., 1870-06-22
The nnmh Oyster.

The Sentinel is dumb oyster in regsrd
to those Conservatives against whom "gravt
charges" have been preferred since the re
port Of. the Bragg Committee.
1t is also dumb oyster in relation to thu
Kuklux. -
But it is not dumb oyster in regard to 8
meeting Of the Raleigh people to arrange fol
to-day's Conservative Convention.
Wecall the attention of the rural Demo
Gratis to this fact. Everything is to be cut
and dried for them. They had just as wei
have stayed athome. .ar5-s.
Wecopy the following from yesterday af
ternoon's Sentinel; for the edification Of
moral Conservatives:
"TowNsHIP MEETINe.-The delegates ap
pointed by the Raleigh Township, to the
Conservative County Convention, which
meets in this city tomorrow, are requested
to meet in Temperance Hall, in the Hole
man building, for consultation, this evening
at 81 o'clock. All the delegates are request
ed to attend.'
The weekly standard., 1870-06-22

= :. . ~
ihE DEATH OF tine mgntiest potcntate
VI INC "eriu "ouia aiiiloss iali W cfeaae an
in ii piessioni 81 pfoiouno asi the suaoen de'
CEASE u oiiaries Dickens mas occssaoned'
ine eA'eh. 10 "pic'' the Columns OF the
press OF TINS country are given up to the
sunJect OF ms aeath is quite unprecedented
Ai'er the haturai expressions OF regret at