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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

PAGE.
1-Advertisements
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3-Washington: The First Onicial opinion OF
Attorney General Acgerman: Appropriations
not 60 be Diverted from The Uses Originally
intended; More Frauds OH Pensioners: The
Commissioners Of the Pension Bureau Rading
on Claim Agents-The Nathan Horror: Belief
That superintendent Jourden Knows the Muir
derer; Strange Letter TO the HERALD-,rhe
Cold Spring Murder-The Newark Conlractors'
While Bathing-New York CITY News-The
Suicide OF Mr.. MonahanFire IN Hoboken--
4-The European Mail: War Dispatches to the oath
OF July; Special Report OF The Action and Atti-
Jude Of Prussia and France; German opinion
OF The Lying" insoence OF Napoleon: Gath
ering of the French Hosts al Metz; King VII
lians Addresses to the North German Para-
ment and Reicnstag; France ia Flame;
Queen Yiciorla's Proclamation OF Neutrality;
Belgium Gloomy and Anxious; Irish Demon.
STATIONS for France.
5-European Mail News continued iiom Fourth
Paee)-Ihe National Game-Long Branch
Races: Second day OF the Inaugural Meeting;
Large and Brilliant Attendance; Three Capi.
tal Races and Good Ttme--The Doom OF John
Real-Another outra0e-A Lost HoIander--
6-Editonsls: Leading Article on the Aspect and
contingencies OF the Franc0-Yrussian War
Amusement Announcement
5-The War: Battle at Saarbruck anu Defeat OF the
Prussians; Napoleon Leads the french Troops
on Prussian SOIL; The pruss,an Forces Driven
from the Town; The Prince Imperial of France
IN Action; Italy and Austria In Vast Military
Movement; British Diplomacy Towards France
News-Personal lutelgence--YrooHlyn CITY
News--Arrest OF Counierfeiter-Kings
County Republican General Committee
Business Notices.
S-Old Man BlaIr Interview With she Sage of Sill
yer Springs; HIS Views Home aud Foreign
Anairs-Our River Fronts: Inspection by the
Department II Public DocgS-Polit,cal Intelli-
gence-The Merrick Encampment OF Metho
dists-Burglars and Robbers IN Trenton--Fre-
mems Flight In Orange-lncendiary Fire at
bloomfield, n. J.--fire In the Woods near
kistpOrt. l.. T.
9--proceeaings ia the New York Courts-Sunday
hoyse cars n Newark-A Financial SMASH
OPP: Suspenl- On OF the Central Bank. Brook
yD-Was II Suicide or Accidental Drowning p
supposed Murder In Connecticut
Commercial Reports-RCal Estate Transfers
Marriages ana Deaths.
1O-Midsummer Retreats: The Members OF the
Presidents Cabinet at Long Branch; Rocka-
way; watering Place hotes-St. Domingo
Among the "UnKnowp'- shipping lnteDi.
observation-disclosures.
LIKED River: The Progress OF the Canadian Expe-
ditlon; End Of the Indian Scare-The Los
Angeles stage Observation-Disclosures Tragedy in
Idaho Clty-Ihe West India Gable Expedition
The Board OF Health and the Fa, Melters--
Crcket-News from Cuba-Str:.nge Suicide In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
observation-disclosures
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03


On Monday last they had an election in Ken
lucky for county officers, and at this election,
for the first time the blacks were admitted to
vote. It appears, too, that Notwithstanding this
horrible radical innovation upon the ''constitn-
ton as it was" and upon State rights as they
have been in Kentucky, there was less excite
ment in this election than in any preceding
one for many years past In Louisville; that
quiet and good order prevailed; that no inter-
ference with colored voters was attempted,
except when they attempted the dodge of re-
peatiug; that, in short, nearly all the negro
voters voted, and that no disturbance occurred
This is good; much better than we had antici-
pated from the first experiment OF negro snf-
frage in Kentucky, for Of all the States of the
Union Kentucky has been the slowest to give
up the constitution as 1t was, and to submit
to ''the constitution as it is" Honest Old
Abe,' they say, was puzzled to tell which
gave him the most anxiety and trouble during
the war, the State rights of Kentucky or the
belligerent rights of Great Britain. But it is
all over now, and Kentucky, gracefully accept
ing the fifteenth amendment or negro suffrage,
is open to the sixteenth or woman suffrage
Yes, indeed the world does move, even in
Kentucky
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

The BroaAwcii Case-A Novel verdicr.
A curious case was tried In the Court Of
General Sessions, before Judge Bedford, on
Monday, which exhibited extraordinary evil
dence of the folly and stupidity into
which juries, who are supposed to he
intelligent, can he guilty sometimes. Samuel
Broadwel was indicted and tried for fao-
NOUS assault. The evidence showed that on
the 18th May he had some words with bis wife.
and immediately drawing revolver, fired.
shooting his wife in the abdomen, combining hes
TO her room for ten months. An witness.
indignant at the dastardly act, exclaimed eyes
rascal, you have shot your wife," The pri-
soner coolly exclaims eyes, and meant to Dc
it, thereby acknowledging his design to oom-
nit murder. Upon this evidence the Jury
brought in verdict Of ''assault with intent 10
kill" at the same time recommending the pri-
soner to the mercy Of the Court. Judge Bod
ford said that he concurred with the jury in
the rendition of their verdict Of an assault with
intent to kill. for had death ensued It would
have been q clear case Of murder; s'bui
he was at loss to conceive how
twelve men could recommend the prisoner
to the mercy of the Court" Judge Bedford
regarded ''the prisoner guilty Of dastardly
conduct, and for the future protection Of many
wives in this city cursed with brutal husbands
he deemed 1t his duty, notwithstanding the no
commentator to mercy, TO mete out severe
punishment--seven years in the State Prison"
The Judge evidently understood the jury -
well as he did the criminal, and he measured
the intelligence of the one with the probable
guilt of the other in delivering this Judgment.
What can be more absurd than jury who
have convicted q man OF attempted assassina-
ton, the nearest crime to the commission OF
the terrible offence itself, recommending him
to the mercy of the Court? Mercy for what
For the accident of failure to take the life Of
human being? For the mere chance that an
unsteady hand was not just then equal to the
intent of a black and criminal heart? We are
glad that Judge Bedford did not heed the re-
commentator of the jury-as indeed how
could he? Actions like this on the part Of
petit juries STIMULATE and embOlden the lawless
class and make the administration of Justice
little better than farce. II is impossible for
the authorities to stem the current Of crime
unless the aw-abiding citizens aid them In
every legitimate manner. And whore can they
aid them better than in the jury box3
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A Question for De.,c,i, on.

Has it never struck any of our criminal
detectives that the appearances of room as
if terrible struggle had occurred between a
murderer and his victim might not be pnr-
posely arranged by the assassin after the
death of his victim, in order to make il appear
that the murderer must have received
scratches or bruises or wounds of some sort
in the fatal conflict From the indications of
u desperate conflict it seems incredible that
the murderer of Mr.. Nathan could have
escaped without bearing some marks Of the
encounter; and yet, after all, the murdered
man might have been knocked senseiess or
killed outright by the first blow from the
instrument employed in the commission of the
bloody crime, and the condition of the room,
tine blood-bespattered walls. bedding, vain
scoting, Competing, &c, been but service of
the assassin TO give false impression in
regard to the manner in which the bloody
deed was actually committed. Under this
idea il would seem that the detectives might
be usefully employed in seeking for the perpe-
traitor or perpetrators OF this horrible crime
from among others than those who have
scratched faces at this particular time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

Tho English Postal Telegraph System.
The letter which Mr.. Scudamore, who has
charge of the postal telegraph operations In
London, lately wrote to General Washburn,
points out several mistakes in the speech Of
Mr. Orion before the Congressional committees
One of these mistakes consisted in forgetting
that the city of London is but very circum-
scribed part Of the British metropolis, with its
population Of nearly three millions, covering
an area Of about fifteen miles radius. Mr..
Orion alluded to the number Of messages dis
tributed during q single week In the city OF
London" az If It had been distributed among
the entire population of 'London the metropo-
lis" The comparison which he made on this
erroneous basis between that number and the
number delivered in the city of New York
by the Western Union Telegraph Company was
mauifestly incorrect. Mr.. Orion also mistOOk
the figures that numbered the answer to a
special complaint az indicating how many
answers it had been necessary to make to
complaints Of q similar kind, whereas they
only indicated how many replies had been
made to all sorts Of applications to the Post
Office during a particular period. Mr.. Orion
insinusted, or seemed to insinuate, that Mr..
Scudamore had made statements that are not
credible from motives OF ambition. Mr.. Scuda-
more earnestly protests against this impn-
tation, and, appealing to the weekly statistics
of work done by the managers of the postal
telegraph and of the complaints received from
the public, he thinks he has right to claim
that the public are reasonably well satisfied
with the manner in which the work
is done. He demonstrates that the
very complaints of the public and
the Immediate and courteous attention"
which they secure afford strong evidence in
favor Of the new postal telegraph system.
The British public, through their representa-
lives in Parliament, have now, he says, such
a control over the working of the telegraphic
system as they never had before, and they
exercise this control from day TO day in the
most vigorous manner. Under The Rhyme OF
the private telegraph companies there was no
Irregularities. But ''the telegraph companies
cared nothing whatever for the complaints
of the public, and paid no sort Of attention to
them" Now, however, 1.-The Post Office is
compelled to pay immediate and courteous
attention to all these complaints, and to apply
an Immediate remedy to every proved defect. |"
It is folly to deny that the postal telegraph
system has worked 80 well in England as 10
render most desirable its sDeady Introduction
into tue United States.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03
MoyEMrNrs oy Oun PolrloAL PAnrlEs.

MOVEMENTS OF OUR POLITICAL PARTIES. -
Republicans and democrats. here and there,
throughout the country, are moving in their
nominations for the next Congress, and in the
declaration of their principles, which are all
pretty much che same old story. From all
these movements it is apparent that the next
House of Representatives will be largely made
up of members of the present House on both
sides, and from republican apathy, especially
in New York, the chances are in favor of
democratic gains Senator Fenton has been
down to Long Branch without seeing General
Grant or Collector Murphy, and Murphy is,
perhaps, too much absorbed in the Long
Branch races just now to care much about
Fenton or his followers. Nor will the season
of politics fairly set in until the summer
fashionable season is ended and the seaside
moths and butterflies have returned to- town.
Then, whatever may be the excitements of the
European war and the hustle Of the fall trade,
the fuss and fury, tollies and tnmmery Of our
wranging politicians, in their struggles for the
next Congress, will Civ MS some rare sport in
showing them up.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

Tuu Lone BHANCa RACES continue to draw
the m etropolis TO the seaside beyond sh o'hef
attractions, and the Long Branch camp meet
inc ia quite AZ popular in the surrounding
country; but il it be true thst Satan IS the
prime minister Of the race course then ne IS
stronger on the Jersey scacoast than the
saints conclusion which We should DE Sorry
10 confess. General Grant. we understand,
is champion of both the race course anu
the Camp ground. and he consid ers eacn an
excellent thing in its way. tie hSes 'ne
Methodist Church. but he is also al adm'rer Oh
Ans horses, and in both respects he is having
rare time for rserestiQa On The jersey I9ssn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

DETERMINED TO Press ON.-Johnny Cleny
the drummer boy of Chickemauga." who was
rejected AZ the recent examination at West
Point, attends to clerical duties during the
day and goes TO night school, being deter
mined not 10 fail at the next examination. II
ia stated that President Grant has determined
10 give the piucky little fellow another chance
for Yves, Point honors. That is oil right and
proper. Blu. what about the coored youth
who failed in his examination
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03
Je1 Davis, Andy johnson and .OId Jshn
Br0wn."

JeG Davis, Andy johnson and "Did jam
Brown"
JEFF Davis was last week ut Lookout Noun
tain, his first visit there since, as President OF
the ''sO-called Confederate States" he went
up with General Bragg TO take look at the
army Of General Rosecrans in the plain below
On this last visit, on his return down the
mountain to Chattanooga, he was serenaded
and called out, and in Difference to the expec-
tations Of the assembled citizens he made a
little speech. He was affected to the bottom
of his heart by the compliment paid him. He
bad retired in a double sense--for the night
and from public life. ''From public life |"
What volume of instruction lies embodied in
those few words and also in these Tin
view of the past, no man can blame me for nv
determination TO let those who have power
dictate how the country shall be governed. 4"
A little of the old leaven here, but none to
hurt. And he has good advice to give withal !;
Tor he says fit is not the part of brave men
to brood over the sorrOws Of the past, init
rather to look forward with bright hopes to the
and philosopher.
What world of changes few short years
have wrought in this country! 1t seems but
the other day that we were reading the pro-
clamatlon of President Andy Johnson offering
hundred thousand dollars reward for the
capture of JEFF Davis, aid now we find both
these men Withdrawn from public life, and
probably nearer to perfect accord in their
political opinions than ever they were in their
lives before. johnson, however, continues to
fight the radicals while Davis has had enough
of it, There is something to admire in the
pluck of Johnson, but there is much more to
approve in the sound philosophy Of Davis,
that Southern men, upset In ''the lost cause, "
should look rather to the bright hopes of the
future than to the sorrows of the past. In
this connection the example Of this man, as
president OF u Memphis insurance. company
under the flag of the Union, is an immense
improvement on his position as President OF
the Southern confederacy So wonderfully,
too, has the old war spirit of the North against
the ex-chief OF the rebellion died out that he
might travel now from Maine to Kansas with
ont hearing the once popular Union warning
Wen hang JEFF Davis on sour apple tree,
AS we go marching on.
For the ghost of sold John Brown is
appeased with negro suffrage, his knapsack is
laid aside, his ''whiskey bottle lies empty on
the shelf and he has returned quietly to his
grave, where, it is to he hoped, he will be dis
trlrbed no more
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

FLAGS AND FLOWERS. AS King William
of Prussia lief, for the front the other evening,
attended by the Queen, mnltitudes Of enthu-
siastic people collected around them. and
the flags and flowers were without end. Sucn
are among the beginnings Of sangainary
war; but we know, irom orr late experience,
will give place TO maDgled men, blood. ire and
sword, rags, ambuiances, hospitals and new
graveyards and strangely enough. TOO, when
gentle woman stiews the soldiers way to waI
with flowers ne knows that it IL to inspire hin
in the work OF slaughter. But such are th'
glories Il var.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

THE REIGN OF MURDER.-We seem to be
just now in this community resting under the
crimson shadow of murder. While the whole
public Is appalled, by the fearful tragedy in
Twenty third street, murder in less sensa-
tional form is stalking abroad in our streets
and avenues. On Monday there were no less
than three murders committed in this city.
They were all the result of violence--Oi
drunkenness chiefly, the free use Of rum on
Saturday night and Sunday. Nearly every
week for some time past shows similar
bloody record. We are living under reign
of murder in which the Coroner seems to play
more active part than the police. The latter
must not allow great sensational murder to
shut their eyes and ears to the prevention Of
less attractive crimes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

IHs WEST INDIA CApLE. publish ON
another page an interesting letter from our
correspondent on board the Dscia, now
engaged in the laying OF the West India aud
Panama cable. With the successful laying OF
the cable we shall be placed in communication
with nearly all the prominent islands OF the
West Indies and the isthmns. This viii bs
the inauguratory step towards te'egrnpho
connection direct with South America, a
oonsuMMstjon devoutlv desired-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03
Haytlou Finnnce

The little republic Of Hayti is just now in q
fiutter about financial matters. Continual dis
turbances have drained the national treasury.
Haytien paper has deprecated to such an
extent that it would almost take small for
tune to buy what hungry man might call "a
square meal However, such Is the state Of
affairs at present that money is wanted aud
money must he had, even though commits
sion has to be sent to Europe to snake q
raise" Two millions in gold is the sum now
wanted by the Haytien nation. A most modest
loan. The security for the payment of tho
principal and interest is guaranteed by pledg
ing the revenue receipts Of the country. How
European capitalists will regard the loan 1t is
impossible to say. Only short time ago we
had news that Hayti was preparing to 60 to
war with st. Domingo, but this contest sis off"
for the present, and recent news assures us that
the two million loan is to enable the govern
ment to establish bank on a specie basis for
the benefit Of agriculture and commerce. We
shall gladly welcome the day that will give
peace to these turbulent and irritable West
Indian republics, and, if couple million Of
dollars will secure to Hayti peace and Sc
national bank on u specie basis for CONNER
cial and agricultural purposes" we hope the
commission about being sent to Europe may
result 80 desirable.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

THE PApAL QUESTION. is evident now
that the evacuation of Rome by the French
troops is to be at no distant DAY an accom-
piished fact. We print this morning cable
despatch which shows that the Italian govern
ment is making vigorous preparations to bs
ready to occupy Rome the moment the French
begin TO leave This is funny conclusion to
the EcumenicaI Council. The poor Pope say&
nothing. But what about Garibaldi and MAJ.
zinip Our eyes are as much toward Rome A.
toward the Rhine.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

GOVERNOR HoFFMAN's letter declining to
commute Reals death sentence displays the
cool. clear ability OF the lawyer and the just
uns werving resolution of the Executive. Ii is
a clear case made out against the murderer
unbiased by sympathies or prejudces II is a
plain statement of what the Executive who is
sworn to execute the laws and to preserve the
peace, should do under the circumstances,
and that he does. 81 realize my RESPONSE
bility solemnly and fully, says the Governor.
s'The life of fellow man is in my hands. |
need not say how gladly would heed the
cry for mercy and spare his life if l could. The
case presents clear and distinct issue be-
tween law and lawlessness. The law must be
yiadiosted.'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

GENEEAI MCCLELLAN accompanied the Off
Gals of tue Public Dock Department on an
inspecting tour through East river yesterday,
srom the battery 10 He'll Gate. He saw enough
of the rotten and hideous wooden piles along
the route to comprehend at once what job is
before him to replace them with something
substantial and becoming.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

Is arming and preparing for contingencies. A
spark may set the whole train on fire and the
old Continent in blaze IL the French should
be victorious will not the other Powers deem
1t necessary, to prevent the Acknowledgement or
Germany and to check the ambition and
aggrandixement of France, to throw their
weight Into the scale? Would not something
like the old Holy Alliance be revived again
II Prussia should be the victor will she not
demand the deposition of Napoleon and the
destruction Of the Bonapsrte dynasty as
guarantee for the future peace OF
Europe? This would be in accord
ance with the reported declaration of
hardly likely that Napoleon would find any
sympathy or support from the other great
Powers, though King william did not say as
much in his able and dignifed address ON the
war to the North German Parliament; but he
uses strong language against Napoleon, who,
loving peoples, both equally enjoying and de-
string the blessing of Christian civilization
and of an increasing prosperity, into san
culinary conflict Of arms" But 1t has been
said that Napoleon threatens in the event of an
overwhelming disaster, to proclaim universal
republic for Europe. Such q prospect would
terrify the dynasties, and that of Prussia
among the rest, and they might hesitate before
proceeding to such an extremity as that Of
blotting out the Bonapartes There is all the
appearance of fearful complications growing
out of this war. From our standpoint in
America we can only deplore the dreadful
slaughter which is brought upon the people
by ambitious rulers The thought that hun
dreds Of thousands Of people are to be slaugh-
tered like cattle to crafty the ambition Of a
few men is appalling. As Mr.. Disraeii said in
the British Parliament, war for such pur-
poses in this nineteenth century and civilized
age is disgrace. Let us hope that Providence
will make this fearful conflict conduce in the
end to the liberty, enlightenment and progress
OF the peoples of Europe.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

THE CENTRAL BANK OF BROOKLYN has been
compelled to suspend payment on an in
junction from the Supreme Court restraining
the officers from doing any further business
until the affairs of the 1bank are in
vestigated. One shameful feature of this SINS
pension is that at the moment checks for money
were being returned by one clerk to the holders
unhonored deposits. were being readily so-
cepted by another vt the next desk