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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

General Grant aud tho Republican Party
There are two or three soreheads among
the republican journals of this city, and here
and there lame duck among the party jour
nails OF the country, East and West, which
agree at least upon one thing, viz.:-That
General Grant in his appointments and in
his policy has fallen short of their expec-
tations. This, to be sure, is a matter OF
very little consequence, but still it is worth
passing notice. Each of these soreheads,
pulled up with self-conceit, is grievously out
ragged that the administration has not valued
this one, that one or the other at his own esti-
mate. Here, for instance, is perfect mono
maniac on free trade, who, if he could have his
way, would abolish all our custom houses and
substitute direct tax on home manufactures
from which to supply the revenue now drawn
from foreign goods, and because General
Grant has not made this policy his policy of
course his administration is pronounced by this
free trade monomaniac lamentable failure.
Again, here is q pretentious half-and-half con-
Germ which considers General Grant as falling
into the decline of Andy Johnson in failing to
make said half-and-half organ the chief dis
penser of the spoils for his particular BALI
wick. And here is a rebelious fellow who
has failed to get Custom House, and there
are other disappointed patriots in the matter
OF fat Post Office, or consulate, or Terrific
rial Governorship, or Indian agency, or some
thing that would pay, and they are all badly
and sadly disappointed in General Grant.
There are some struggling members of Con-
gress of the same way Of thinking but what
does all this amount tor
1t is only the old story that the Offices have
given out before third of the applicants have
been supplied, and that some Of the vainest
and hungriest of the beggars are resolved
upon revenge. We have had the same COM
plants, the same wranglings and the same
administration since there have been any spoils
to divide worth fighting for The New York
Custom House has given more trouble to every
President, from Jackson down, than all the
fighting Indians in the United States, and 50
it will be, we suppose, for generations to come.
No matter who is made Collector, there is sure
to be fight over him among the squabbling
cliques of office-beggars, and the party is
threatened with destruction by Tom, Dick and
Harry if their demands, respectively, are not
satisfied
The administration of General Grant, how
ever, has higher duties to perform than the
feeding of these clustering ofice-beggars, or
the following Of self-conceited policy makers
of one fanatical idea or dozen impracticable
notions. In maintaining peace in restoring
law and order throughout the country, in re-
establishing public confidence in the national
credit and currency and general prosperity in
our business affairs, in reducing expenses and
taxes, and in paying off the national debt,
General Grant is doing very well. Let him
persevere in this good work, and, whatever
may be the growlings or howlings of disap-
pointed soreheads, his administration will be
sustained by the country.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07
More Indian Troubles Brewing

Late accounts from the Plains do not fore
shadow peaceful state of things, either pre-
sent or prospective. Large parties of the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes are on the warpath,
and the Sioux, with their aggregation of scores
of tribes and thousands of warriors, breathe fight
and vengeance, while peaceful tribes are pre-
vented from going on their usual hunts, in
consequence of the danger of their being mis-
taken for foes and shot down by government
troops. We believe serious Indian war is
imminent. Everything seems to point in that
direction, and there are substantial reasons
for it. The swarms of Indian traders, Indian
agents, spectators in mushroom ''city lots"
on the line Of the Pacific Railroad, army suit
lers, land grabbers, squatters desperadOes,
government employees, camp followers, disap-
pointed miners, ambitious army officers and
thousands of others who are interested in hav-
ing big army, with its attendant chances for
stealings and jobs, sent to the Indian country,
are doing everything they can to get up an
Indian row on grand scale, in order that they
may reap personal benefit thereirom. Throw
in few horrible massacres and it will be a
wonder indeed if these influences do not
manage to bring on contest with the savages
that will be unparalleled in extent and blood
thirs.ness 1t would be- good thing for the
government to look these coming Indian
troubles straight in the face and by authoriz-
ing the Governors of States on the frontiers to
call out few regiments of mounted volun-
teers, to act in conjunction with the regular
troops, administer chastisement to the warlike
tribes. the effects of which will last little
longer than from oas hunting season to ano-
Their.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

THE LATEST CUBAN NEWS furnished us by
our special correspondent in Cuba shows very
plainly the light in which the Spanish planters
there regard the institution of slavery. The
opposition to any scheme looking forward to
emancipation will be both active and deter
mined. 1t matters little whether the Spanish
Cortes decides that the abolition of slavery is
a necessity or not, the Spanish shareholders
on the island will have their way in the mat
ter, aud they will carry the day. The island at
the present moment is more effectually in the
hands of the volunteers, who are controlled
by the shareholders, than under the rule of
Spain. The Captain General has for months
past absented himself from Havana, and if
the truth was known we think it could be
shown that his absence is due to the hostility
of those who are opposed to his administra-
ton of affairs. Our correspondent puts the
subject of Spanish opposition to emancipation
very fairly before the readers of the HERALD,
aud the correspondence will we'll repay
perusal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07
L RIPL E SH f E Il
CONTENTS OF TO.DAY,s HERALD.

PAGE.
I-Advertisements
2-Adverilseincuis
3-Washington: The Senate Nursing Private Cor
poratons; Modest Request or the oriental
Steam Navigation Company; the Naval Appro-
prahon Bill in the Senate; Indiana and Loiiisi-
ana Contested Election Cases Disposed of:
Payment OF British Claims Tor Illegal Seizures
During the Rebellion-Return of the Darlan
Expedlti0n-Trotting at Fleetwood Park
Annual commencement Of the Ursunc AGA
demy-SeriOus Accidents
4-Enrope lnfalllblity Before the Papal Council
and the Coming to the Vote: The schools and
Education Question in England Landlord Raj
Zas In and Emigration from Ireland; Electro
city ana the Communion OF the WOrld-Odd Eel.
lowshp in Foreign Lands-Cuba spanish OPP
position to Emancipation The Death OF MO-
rales Lemus-Yachting- New Court OF
Appeals The Address Of the Bar to the Court /;
Notabes Present on the Occasi0n-Fatal Ferry
Casually.
5-Educational Affairs: Meeting Of the Board OF
school Commissioners-The Fire Insurance
Patrol-German 1mmIgratOn--The Sheridan
Wife Murder: Opening ana Close OF the Case
for the Prosecution-How Bully was Killed
The Ice MISUNDERSTANDING In The New
York and Brooklyn Courts-The Tiger Den
Spoilers.
6-EdiIorials: Leading Article on the Spanish
Throne Question in Paris, Signs OF Lile and
some Hope-Brooklyn City News-Fersonal In
Observation-Disclosures Announcements.
Photographic News from all Parts OF the World;
War Excitement in France and Reported Re,
call OF the French Minister from Berlin;
the r Ps4ame g9prs Aa.d ns r Msw n ne
spanish Throne Succession May End Massa-
ere OF ChrstianS/in China-The Presidential
Trip-The Fatmdhs Strategy-Lecure by Pro-
lessor Andre Poey Before the New York Lib
era Club-The Catholic Protector, Accident-
business Notices.
S-Ths Russian Exhibition: Progress OF the Indus
triad Movement In 50. Petersburg; american
Observation-Disclosures MOrality--The Col
Ored Cadet-Midsummer Retreats-The Battle
OF Manassas-'rhe Drinking Fountains OF New
York-The Hop Crop In Western New York
Swedish INN gratOn-COrrectiOn.
0-Financal and Commercial RepOrts-Real Estate
Matters-How 10 Preserve lce-Marrages and
Observation-Disclosures
1O-The National Game: Mltuas VS.. White Stock
ings-Cricket-The Union Hill Murder-The
Nelson HomIcde-New York City News-Mur-
der and Ro berry In Milford, COnn.-New
Railroad Project on Long lsland--Roadside
Murder by Theves-Great Fire in william
Street-Stabbing ARRAY between Boys-An
Amazonan Affray-Shipping Intelligence
Advertise menta.
Observation-Disclosures.
12-Advertlsements.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07
Special Letters from EurOpe-HOw the
Old World Prays and Moves.

Special Letters from Europe-How the
Old World Prays and Moves.
Our special correspondence from Europe is
dated in Rome, London and Ireland. 1t
speaks Of religion and crime, of mans perse-
cution of his fellow man, human suffering,
passion, despair and revenge InfallibiIity
was anxiousy, even vehemently, debated in
the Holy City, while lay violence and outrage
and breaches of law and order abounded on
all sides. 1t appears, indeed, as if mankind,
outside of the Catholic ecclesiastical corpora
ton, had already acknowledged that the
proposed Papal standard Of morality was
too exact-perhaps too exalted-and that it
should be violated in anticipation with the
view of marring its future observance. 1t was
considered unlikely, at the date Of our letter
from Rome that the Council could conclude
its labors on st. Peters Day. Premier Glad
stones plan of public education for England
failed in Parliament. The mind of Britain
had become impressed with the idea that the
American common school system was more
applicable to the wants of the youth
of the country than any which has yet been
presented by home government. The working of
the landlord system in Ireland, its desolating
effects on the population and public morals
is again exempliGed in the sad yet interesting
statement which is furnished by our special
writer in Navan, in the county of Meath.
Lothian and Backwood, the proposed re-
union of Christendom, Lord Arthur Clinton's
case, the baby farming and poisoning sys-
TEN of England are all illustrated as sort of
addenda or finish to the mail picture of the
foreign humanities, or as additional proof of
the assertion that ''mans phenomenon, Just
as it may be interpreted by the reader.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

PROSECUTING THE "FoREIGN DEVILS" IN
CHINA.-By the statements of a London de-
spatch there would appear to have been very
considerable disturbance in Pekin on June I'll,
marked by the murder Of many Christian per-
sons This is to be regretted the more, an
such ebulIitions of ignorant brutality cannot
but retard the establishment Of such relations
between China and other nations as are now
sought in the enlightened policy Of the best
Chinese statesmen. This fact, of course, will
be made use of also as new argument
against the Chinese here.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday.
Captain w. +. Higgins and Rev. G. S. Palmer.
England. and J. p. Meledge, OF Boston. are at the
BrevOort House.
Professor Watts. OF Belfast Ireland; M. Is. Cushing,
of the United States Navy; s. T. Crittenden, OF Al
lanta W. p. Dincka, OF Arkansas; General L. 4.
Webb, OF Wisconsin, and Major NJ. J. Wicks. OF
Memphis, are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Captain s. A. Day. Of the United States Navy;
Thomas Richardson, of lion; A. A. Stone, OF New Or
leans Colonel Allen Tenny, OF Connecticut and Rev.
w. 8. EysteI, of Maryland. are at the Aston House.
Captain j. Macauley, of steamer China; W. r. @.
Anderson, OF Scotland, and James Higgins, OF Eng
land, are at the New York Hotel.
DR. E. Helmer and Colonel ]. H. Maddox, OF New
York: Rev. w. f. Sim, Of Baltimore; Colonel J.
Riggs, OF Washington Captain w. +. Wentworth,
OF Chicago; Colonel 3. Slaight OF POughkeepsie;
George Il. Peabody, OF Philadelphia: H. +. Ander-
son. of the United States Army; Thomas G. Hill
house. Of Geneva; Colonel G. r. Stevenson, OF VAL
paraso Chile and Juan Estires, OF Peru, at the
Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel J. q. McIlhaney OF Tennessee; M. b. Cal
lahan, OF Charleston, S. c.. Captain A. Bishop. OF
Hartford Conn, and Stephen II. Hunt, OF Georgia.
are at the ST. Charles HOTEL
Professor +. Graham, OF Louisiana; DR.. Fl. Marvin,
of Ohio and J. A. Gear, of Missouri. are at the st.
Elmo Hotel.
George T.. Nichols OF Chicago; Gilman II. Tucker,
OF Boston; G. II. Moore, OF Providence, and James
p. Albright, of Madison n. j., are at the st. Denis
Hotel
George n. Miller, OF Albany; c. e. Jackson ana
W. b. storer, of Boston. and b. Cowperthwate, or
Philadelphia, are at the Westminster Hotel.
Lieutenant Commander f. o. Davenport. OF the
United States Navy; j. Ii. Bancroft, of washington;
Il. N. Virgins OF Boston, and X. L. Jones, OF Mas
sachusetts are at the Everett House.
Marquis de Chambrun, OF Washington; ex-Gover-
nor Jewell Ex-Governor Hawley, and Ex-Governor
Buckingham, of. Connecticut; Gardner Colby, OF
Washington aud d. Thomas Vail, Of Troy, are at the
Filth Avenue Hotel.
W. II. Doble of Philadelphia, and g. W. Hand, OF
Mount Vernon, are at the Coleman House.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

Who proposes to take care of the peace of
Coney Island in these days? In ''the good
old times" by which we mean the times that
preceded the establishment of the Metropolitan
Police district, Coney Island and tho Coney
Island boats were the paradise of rowdes and
thieves. From the little restraint that our old
city police was to these fellows they easily es-
capped by that little trip down the bay, and on
the cool sands and in the breezy barrooms of
the island they plundered by main force all
those whose pockets they could not pick and
pounded all those whom they could not plum
der. This pretty programme of their pastime
was sadly interfered with when our police was
reorganized, and the limit of its authority so
extended as to take in that bit of seashore;
and In the better state of affairs that resulted
Coney Island actually became place to which
the citizen might 60 with his family
for breath of sea air-a place
decent enough for the presence of women and
children. There are apparently many citizens
not yet aware of a certain change that has
taken place, for we read that citizens still go
to Coney Island with their wives. They have
not yet bethought them that the Metropoli-
tan Police district is no more, and that Coney
Island, therefore, is outside of all police con-
troll and can make no appeal except to the
slow old machinery of county power. The
ruffians, however, have thought Of this, and
they apparently propose to make the island
Just as much worse than it was in the old
- 4,
the rascas were then What is the remedy
There is none apparent but the immediate per-
sonal one. Let the citizens when they catch
thief or overcome a bully remember that they
need not keep him for the police, but admin
lister in their own way the immediate justice
that the feeling of the moment suggests.
JUDGE PAsoHAL, OF TEXAS, has addressed
communication to the President, in which
he attempts to show, from the Declaration of
independence and Bill of Rights in the consti-
tuition, that no civilian can be constitutionally
tried by military commission, and that,
therefore, all persons incarcerated in the
Southern States by order of such commissions
are illegally held. The President is asked TO
pardon such prisoners, inasmuch as there is
now no longer any necessity for OBTAINING
them, and as the laws under which they were
convicted are unconstitutional. Some of the
murderers held in those States ought not be
permitted to escape under this view of the
case. 1t would have been impossible to con-
vict most of them-such as Colonel Yerger, of
Mississippi for MISTAKENLY any other than a
political or minor offences. by all means let
them go.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

THE CoRoNER's JURY yesterday acquitted
James Egan, the boy Of seventeen, who shot
and killed Montgomery, the big bully that had
amused himself for FIVE months by maltreating
the weaker Egan, punching him in the neck
where he had an abscess, knocking him down
whenever they met, and in other congenial ways
torturing the boy, until life in Montgomery 8
presence was burden. Bullies generally
ought to take lesson from this case.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

THE RELIGIOUS LoBBY.-It is reported that
among the opponents in Washington of the
confirmation of Mr.. Murphy as Collector of this
port are ''two Methodist clergymen, who hold
that the gentleman should not he confirmed
because he is Catholic. Let us suppose
Catholic priests putting in an appearance in a
similar way against all Methodists nominated
for Office, and we shall have the lobby taking
on altogether new character. Aud why not
one as well as the other?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

ANOTHER REBUFF FOR EYRE. Captain Eyre,
who has against him the lives Of the whole
company of the Oneida, sent to the bottom and
left to perish by his act is still endeavoring to
have the very light verdict of the Court Of In
quiry set aside. His appeal to the Ministry
was in vain, and now he has made an appeal
to the House of Commons, which was received,
however, in such way that the man who
presented it withdrew it Immediately.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

CABINET RUMoRs.-It appears to be gene
rally understood in Washington that Secretary
Fishs resignation has been reduced to writing
and that change in the State Department
may be expected very soon. The retirement
of Mr.. Fish, it is expected will be followed by
the choice of successor who will give gen
eral satisfaction in view of an active line OF
policy touching our foreign relations. especially
10 the Gulf of Mexico.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

A LAMENTABLE ArFArR-The falling of a
platform at Fourth of July celebration in
Westchester, whereby thirty children were in
jured, many with broken arm or leg some
with leg and arm broken, some with both
arms or both legs, and one poor little fellow
with both arms and both legs broken. Cause
of the accdent-an incompetent or criminally
negligent carpenter; for while every platform
at public celebration should be built strong
enough to bear safely as many men as it will
hold, this platform was too weakly constructed
to bear the children occupying it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

BEEoHER BOTTLES BUTLER.-Butler can
not keep out of that tight place. Grant unbot-
tied him, and he spread himself thereupon to
proportions almost as vast as those assumed
by the bottle imp in the story; but the spell of
words has got ten the better fhim again. There
was something to be said at this last great
Fourth Of July meeting as sort of party out
look; and as it was upon the Chinese and the
future it was felt it might be dangerous
thing to say, so the willy Bsecher who was
up for the GRAFTON, clipped out of the main
point with his hlandsst smile and slipped But
Ter In. And thus hasty Ben is committed to
thD most stupid blunder he ever made.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

EQUAL RIGHTS. 1t appears that both
houses of Congress have agreed upon the pro-
position to give the same pay to female as to
male clerks, where they perform the same SER
vices A simple example of justice this, which
ought to be generally adopted throughout the
country.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

THE Ice MoNoPoLIsTs IN DANGER.--Over
forty vessels are now loading with ice in the
Kennebec river, where twenty thousand tons
of this necessary article are for sale. The
Yankees appear determined to contest the
market with our city companies another sea-
son, and are making preparations to put up
half million tons of ice during the coming
winter
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07
Prominent Departures.

President Grant and family and General Porter,
for Washington Judge Low, for Albany; General
Blair, for Washington; Lieutenant Colonel Edg-
combe. for Newport; Colonel G. G. Yates for Utica:
Colonel Sage and General s. Paytre. for Philadei-
pha; Colonel George l.. Church and Benjamin Dana.
for Europe, per steamer Russia.
Senator Henry o. Murphy took his departure for
Europe yesterday. lie was accompanied down the
bay Wy very large delegation VI hls poktloA treehuhs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

A BLUNDER-The continuance of the in
it. This looking one way and rowing the
other way upon this important matter is a
game which will hardly pay expenses.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

About seventy doars' worth OF clothing was stolen
from Henry COINS store, No. As Main street, early
on Tuesday morning.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

Miscellaneous Waits of Intelligence from tina
City Of Churches

About seventy dollars worth OF clothing stolen
from Henry COINS store, No. As Main street, early
on Tuesday morning.
watch and other articles OF jewelry were stolen
from the residence Of Mr. John Grant. Bedford ave
nue. near Myrtle yesterday morning. The robbery
was the work OF q sneak thief who made OF with
his booty
In the United States DISTRICT Court, In Bankruptcy,
before Judge Benedict, yesterday, an order was
granted In the matter of Parker Peck, bankrupts,
allowing Kent & Co. to prove debts to the amount
OF $l2, 1870 against the estates Of the bankrupts.
The funeral OF ex-Mayor Conklin Brush took place
yesterday afternoon The members OF the Common
Council and several fthe heads OF departments paid
services, which latter were held at Trinity church.
The remains were inferred in Greenwood Cemetery.
stay OF proceedings in the writ OF mandamua
served upon Mayor KalDneisch tO show cause why
he wthholds his signature from the Park bonds
was granted by the Supreme Court yesterday. The
respiIe is until Saturday. The Park Commissioners
interpOsed objection to the request that the hear
ing be postponed until the end OF the week.
Chief OF Police Campbell yesterday received
letter. which was written to the Postmaster OF
Brooklyn by NJ. ID. Lamb, Justice of the Peace at
East Portsmouth. Iowa, asking rOr information as
to the whereabouts OF - Mrs. Anne Mercer, o resi-
dent of this CITY, Justice Lamb states that bundle
OF boys clothing, containing several school books
aud letter from Mrs. Mercer, dated Brooklyn. May
g. 1870 30 her son Joseph, was found on the bank OF
the Missouri river The circumstances attending
the such as to excite suspicion OF the boys
having been either drowned or fOuliy dealt with.
Efforts made by the police, but without avall,
TO ascertain the dwelling place OF Mrs. Mercer.