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The New York herald., 1870-02-16
Tho Assassination i'm Havana.

Additional particulars regarding the assas-
sination of Mr.. Isaac Greenwath in the streets
of Havana show that it was a most nendish
aud cowardly murder, almost without paral-
lei in late years. Had the deed been COM
mitted by tribe of uncivilized savages it
would have aroused feelings of indignation
and of horror, but perpetrated as it was by
men calling themselves Christians, we can find
no words sufficiently strong with which to de-
nounce it. Greenwalth, the unfortunate vic
tim of Spanish ferocity, was peaceable, unof-
Tending man. To oil intents and purposes
he had no sympathies with either side !;
and yet this man, for no offence what
ever, unless the wearing Of blue
necktie be considered one, was most
brutally murdered by the unrestrained
and ferocious volunteers of Spain. The
murderer of Castaiion met his victim face
to face. The advantage, if any, was on the
side of Castafon. But Greenwalth was
attacked by crowd, and, while mortally
wounded and staggering to the police Office, he
was stabbed with bayonets and knives, beaten
and while the wretched towards were infict-
ing these barbarities the unfortunate victim
fell dead at their feet. Even then they were
not satisfied Their lust for blood was not
satiated. They tore the clothes from the body
scarcely cold in death-inflicted further indig-
mites and then cast it into hole.
1t is difficult to imagine more fearful story
in all its dreadful details than the murder Of
Mr.. Greenwalth. The question now comes up,
what action will Secretary Fish take in this
matterl We have from time to time
called attention 10 the treatment Of American
citizens in Cuba. 1t is well kn6wp fact that
the Spanish authorities there entertain very
little respect for American influence in that
quarter. Instances are not wanting to show
that men have had to deny their nationality
and seek the protection of other governments
for safetys sake. Americans are openly de-
spised solely on account of the weak, timid and
pusillanimous conduct of the administration
Take any other nation-England, France or
Prussia, for example-and its citizens command
respect. This should be the case with the United
States; but it is not We hope this late outrage
will convince the administration that the policy
which 1t has been pursuing towards Cuba is
false and productive of bad results. A change
is necessary, and prompt action is required
The American people demand this, and the
demand must be respected
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

Or COURSE. In the opinion of District At
torney Morris the killing of Mr.. Voorhees,, Of
South Brooklyn, by miserable vagabond,
rendered bloodthirsty from whskey, was the
result of the drunken jubilee which followed
Judge Gilberts decision admitting the mnr-
derer Perry to bail-that the thieves and
murderers had become absolutely maddened
with their SUCCESS Thus judicial charity to
murderers and rullians adds new perils to the
lives Of honest men, and thus the death Of Mr..
Voorhees, becomes proper subject for Judge
Gilbert and all other judges Of that sort to
think over
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

MoNTpENsIEE IN MADKiD.-A cable de-
spatch which we publish this morning has it
that the Duke Of Montpensier has arrived In
Madrid and that he has been closeted with
Prim and Topete. Prim was long the patron
of the Duke of Genoa, but that did not work
He is now open to now engagement Topete
has been the consistent friend Of Montpensier
throughout, and, though less quietly, so has
been Serrano. The fact that Serrano has
been able to appear in Madrid is to us deeply
suggestive. It will not surprise us to learn on
an early day that Montpensier has been pro-
claimed King. Prim and the rest Of them
have used his money. They owe him some
thing The crown might satisfy Montpensier,
while it would relieve their consciences. But
it is well to bear in mind that it is not possible
for Montpensler to remain long King of Spain.
Still he has chance, now that Napoleon is no
longer the autocrat Of France.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

Brigham Young has secured the success of his
orthodox ticket in Salt Lake City. His tenn
poral power is prolonged and he can use 1t as
best he may to put down the opposing schisms.
The feature of the election, however, was the
first legal participation Of women in the voting.
1t is stated that very few Of them went to the
polls. This fact Immediately puts brighter
face on the question Of woman suffrage. 1t
seems all the women want is the right to vote,
and if they won't use It any more than the
Mormon women it would be as well to Let them
have it, If only to get rid Of their persistent
demands for it.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16
TRIPL e SH E E I
New York. Wednesday, February 10, is:
CONTENTS OF T0-DAg,s HERALD.
PAGE

PAGE.
acknowledgements.
2-Adverisements.
3-rYashin0ton: Senatorial Debate on the Missis-
slppi Bill More Negro Legislation; Pre-
scribing the Franchise OF Maryland ana
Kentucky; Favorable Prospects Tor Recog
nition Of Cuban Begerency-The State
Capital: Recomm,ttal Of the Special Ses-
Mons Bills; City Matters IN the Assembly
rhe Labor Reform Movement IN New Hamp-
shire-1he Smallpox Ia Westchester County
Another Ulster County Murder.
A-Furope: The English Paramel tary Session;
Dress Fashions IN Rome; The Latest AurGer
In Paris-A Hotbed or Crime Seven Chapters
on on Ex-Snowman as Temperance Orator,
Real Estate Operator ana Landlord-The
Ciamor for Vengeance : Excitement Attendant
Upon the voorhees, Assasslnaton-Cruelty TO
Animals-A Volcano Unaer Water.
5-proceedlnss In the New York City and Brooklyn
Courts--New York City News-The Eastern
Dispensary-Personal IntelliGence-Review
and Criticism OF New Books-Tne Scairold
Execution OF Murderer In New Brunswick
The Steam Boiler Explosion-The Legal
Tender Decision-The Pennsylvania Coal
Trade.
6.-Editorial Leading Article, Important from
Washington About Cuba, The Time for Action
Has Come-Amusement Announcements.
7-TeegraphicNews From All Parts OF the World:
1be Irish Land Bill Before the British House Of
Commons; Serious Illness OF the Empress OF
France; The Paragnayan War Resumed;
Reported Defeat OF Lopez; Opening or
the Canadian Parliament-The Free Academy
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Anniver-
sary OF the Birth OF Susan 3. Anthony-Fires
on Long Island-Naval Intelllgence-Business
Notices.
Scuba: Another Foul Murder In Havana; Pro-
gress OF the Revoiution-The Stoughton (Mass.)
Tragedy-The Spaniards Victim: Arrival OF
Greenwal,h's Remains In New York-The
westcbester Tax War-A Republican Primary
Row-The Relapsing Fever-Algerian Recruit
tng-Quarantlne ATars-1rines From the
Tombs Oldest Sport on the Glope-Mar.
riages and Deaths.
8-Financlal and Commercial ReporLs--Real Estate
Mat,ers-Brooklyn City News-Bu.cher Cart
Thieves In New Role advertisements.
lO-Decision of the Supreme Court OF Ohio on tho
Exclusion OF the Bible from Public Schools
New Jersey Lcgslasurc-The Case Of Fitz
John Porter--The Legal Tender Decision
European Markets-Shpping Intelligence
Advertisements.
l1--Advertisements.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

Empress of France is reported as being ''quite
ILL.," indeed, it looks as if she were seriously so,
by our cable telegram from Paris. The public
flurries of the day, the recent domestic trouble
of the Noir case, dynastic anxeties and the
news from Rome have most likely affected her
constitution. Care will show its traces on the
most damask cheek. 1t wears the most gentle
heart first. Should the report of her Majes-
TVS health be correct we can really pity Napo-
leon the Third. Should he be compelled to
terminate his career in solitary loneliness in
the Tuileries it would be almost as terrible
as st. Helena.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

THEY ARE GoIHG TO HANG HIM-The case
Of Schoeppe looks bad for that speculative
doctor. The court that has reviewed the pro-
ceedings of his trial has failed to find any error
of law, and thus the trial stands, and the
sentence must be enforced. 1t is as difficult
to save a man in Pennsylvania as it is to hang
one here. In New Jersey they hang mur-
derers in Straightforward way, without
palaver. In Pennsylvania they talk great
DEAL but hanging is generally the end Of it.
Il is only in this State that the practice is
ssplayed out
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

MISS SUSAN B. ANTHONY celebrated her
semi-centenary last evening. She is a jolly
old maid OF fifty, and she is proud Of it. She
has clear head, good conscience and firm
friends, and has never been bcholden one iota
to those horrid men. She is the noblest woman
Of them all. BY her festive celebration of last
night she has opened the way for that new
era when women will not conceal their age
from men, nor pass themselves off by adventi-
tous contrivances for what they are not.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

A HoTBEp OF CRIME.-We publish this
morning the history Of block Of buildings on
West Houston street, known as "The Mur-
derers' Block" the proprietor of which is a
notorious cx-showman. The class of wretched
beings that inhabit these buildings, the mur-
ders and other deeds of violence that have
been committed in them, together with nume-
rous interesting "reminiscences, will enable tho
reader to form some idea Of what dangerous
localities exist IN New York.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

INITIATION AZ A REMEDY.-A motion to lay
on the table resolution introduced into the
House the other day, declaring in effect that it
is expedient to increase the paper money Of
the country to the amount of fifty millions of
dollars, was lost. This indicated that the
House, like the Senate, believes in tho healing
virtues of imitation. Very well. Let them
make It five hundred millions, If they like.
What if they do knock the bottom ont Of the
tub? Will we not then oil 60 down together? !?
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

THE Court OF SPECIAL SEssIoNs.-The
Assembly has concluded to be little cautious
about abolishing Justice Bowling and his court.
An attempt to hurry through the bill placing
the Court of Special Sessions under the old
law has been defeated, and it has been recon-
mitted to the Committee on Cities We again
advise our legislators to leave us as many
barriers against crime as possible. 4
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

ELECTION FRAUDs-The bill in relation to
the election of canvassers and inspectors Of
election in New York city was warmly debated
in the Assembly yesterday by Messrs. Kiernan
and Hitchman. It was claimed during the de-
bate that persons in New York were known to
have voted as many as twenty times at onds
election. AS the democrats generally figure
up any majority here that they need these
statements, coming from prominent democrats,
are rather damaging.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

VIRGINIA NEVER SATIsFIED.-The Richmond
Enquirer still grumbles. After growing be-
causeVirgnia was not reaffiliated with her sister
States long ago, the Enquirer complains that
the new constitution was s'the work of Bayne,
Lindsay, Teamoh, Norton, Bland and certain
other negroes on the one hand, and Of Curtiss,
Underwood, Porter, Platte, Maddox and such
driftiugs of the war from New York and New
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

DETECTIVE PoIIcE.-ln Boston the City
Council has just abolished the city detective
police. Not that it has anything as yet to
substitute for it, but it is satisfied that the city
is better without any detective police than
with the one it had, and it will find another in
due time. Now, this is just the case with our
city. But when will our worse than useless
detective police be done away with?
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

England" "Drlftings Of the war" b good. II
the war had kept on drifting in the direction II
was at the time Of the surrender at Appomat-
tox where would Old Virginia be nowf How
ever, it has ever been considered the preroga-
tive Of Richmond partisan papers to growl
and grumble at everything that Il not Of their
own creation, and not unfrequently at that.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

OPENING OF THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT. -
The Governor General>of Canada, with Prince
Arthur seated on the right Of the throne,
opened the Parliament Of the New Dominion
yesterday. The chief topic of his speech was
the Winnipeg rebellion, which he said would
be put down without difficulty.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

The SECrARIAN SoHooLs.-In the State
Senate yesterday there was quite a fierce
fight over the sectarian schools established in
this city by various religious and charitable
associations. The bill to divert from them the
excise money which has heretofore been appro-
priated for their benefit was taken from the
Judiciary Committee and referred to the NUM-
cipal Affairs Committee.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

The DARIEN CANAL.-A new treaty for an
interoceanic canal has been concluded between
the representatives Of the Colombian and the
United States governments. This is the latest
news from Bogota. The terms of the treaty
have not yet been made public, but it is said
that they are more favorable to Colombia than
those Of the former ono. The Congress of
Colombia was to have met on the 1st of Feb
ruary, and, as the treaty was the first business
to be considered, we expect to learn within a
few days the gratifying intelligence of its rati-
hcatiOn.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

THE BIBLE will continue to be read for the
present in the Cincinnati public schools. The
Superior Court OF that city has decided that
its exclusion is contrary to the Bill of Rights.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

THE RIVAL REPUBLICAN FACTIONS in this
city will not harmonize. Whenever they meet
Immediately nght ensues. AT their primary
election in the Sixteenth ward on Monday
night they even went so far as to fire re-
volvcrs, shed blood-in very slight quantity,
however--and to get arrested. Nobody was
very seriously hurt, and tho individual who
fred the pistol was compelled TO furnish bonds
TO keep the peace. Outsiders would think,
with all this partisan real, that there was
some chance Of the suco ess of the republicans
la this city. But there is not. The bone Of
SQutention must Re federal spoilA
The New York herald., 1870-02-16
Tho Pirates Of Quarantine, or the Black
uailcrs Of Commerce.

ynailcrs Of Commerce.
One Of the most remarkable developments
made at the recent meeting of the new Board Of
Quarantine Commissioners was that contained
in the statement ofA merchant present that the
people in certain trade had Cause to complain,
not Of the Quarantine laws, but Of the way in
which the laws had been administered II
seems that when he had vessels arriving with
cargoes he was obliged by special edict to
employ the Quarantine lighters to unload the
vessels, in order to have them discharged from
Quarantine and that, as general rule, the
vessels would be up and moored alongside
their wharf before the lighters would get up
with the cargoes This settles the question so
far as the employment Of lighters by command
of the Quarantine pirates is concerned, and is
one of those instances which shows that, what
ever objections may exist against the Quaran-
tine laws themselves, they ars rendered doubly
obnoxious in consequence of the illegal and
arbitrary manner in which they are executed.
The points taken by the HERALD last year in
relation to these pirates of Quarantine aud
blackmailers of commerce are amply confirmed
by the disclosures made since tho new Quaran-
tine Commissioners and the new Health Officer
came into power.
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

Railway Stocks asd Speculative Intuition.
The past year was remarkable for . very
general watering Of railway stocks, and scrip
dividends, SO called, were attached to almost
oil the shares Of the leading lines. The year
1869 was very profitable one with most Of
our railway corporations and in the enhanced
receipts the managing officials made profit Tor
themselves by adding to the share capital.
How ar the great stock panic OF last
September is attributable to this imitation
Of nominal values is question which might
be investigated with . great deal Of interest.
With the decline in gold, however, and with
the increased competition arising out Of the
building Of new roads and the compile
ton or extension Of Others railway property
underwent an enormous decline. Now that
the same speculative combinations are again
at work in the effort to restore the imitation of
last year 1t behooves the public to be on their
guard against the schemes Of the unscrupu-
lous mon who are ever ready to fleece the
unwary.
The matter Of railway earnings is at present
80 surrounded with the complications Of con-
solidation and overissues that the capitalist
who seeks reliable investment has no sure
guarantee on which to predicate his choice.
The merging of two or three roads into one
has so confused the receipts that the compare
tive tables presented to the public are no guide
whatever to the comparative value Of the old
and new stock. Again, where individual
lines have been extended so as to include
new sections of country these tables are made
without reference to the increase of road or OF
operating expenses The whole system Is at
fault in pretending to exhibit the real re-
sources of the various lines. But another
and greater injustice prevails. The mana
gers are, with rare exceptions, heavily inte-
rested as spectators in the lines under their
care. Hence in their manipulation Of the
stock they not unfrequently resort to the
scandalous device of declaring dividends
which have never been earned. This is
Hagrautly the case in several of the Western
RAILWAYS which are active features daily at the
Stock Exchange. In one instance, although
the treasury of the road showed deficit
of several millions for last year,
the directors borrowed money to declare
large cash dividend. As well might mar
subsist on his own flesh. These lines in pay.
ing dividends are devouring their own vitals
and the directors who declare such dividends
are simply criminal and ought to be made
amcnable to the laws which punish felony
The reaction from such forced upholding o.
railway values must inevitably come, and the
public are sure to be the victims. No wonder
that our railway securities are regarded with
SO little favor abroad. It was proposed tt
indict the gold gamblers for conspiracy agains
the credit of the government. Why should no
Congress enact some law which will make th'
speculation Of railway directors conspirac!
! against commerce?
The New York herald., 1870-02-16

The MISSISSIPPI BILL has passed its crisis
in the Senate. Garret Davis got through
with his remarks upon il in few hours yester-
day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-06-03

RAILRoAD MATTERS. Tho Columbia corr
respondent of tho Republican says President
Magrath and Superintendent Tyler, of the
South Carolina Railroad, and President
Johnston, of the Charlotte, Columbia and Au
gusta Railroad, havo been in our city for the
past two days. Kumor has it that some i'm
portant arrangements have boon made to SO.
cure to tho public increased travelling facli-
ties A part of the beneficial result of this
meeting of the "railroad kings" will be that
tho Greenyille Railroad will shortly put on
night train in addition to the present day
train, by which passengers leaving Charles
ton by tho South Carolina Railroad in the
morning will reach Walhalla the next morn.
ing. The people of the up country will no
doubt be rejoiccd at this, and in the distribu-
tion of thanks should kindly remember Prcsi-
dent NIagrath, Of the South Carolina Railroad,
who is heart and soul with the new man
agcment Of tho Grecnyillc Road in thus join
ing with tho iron link tho upper and lower
counties of the State.
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Shcrin''s S Sale.
March 25, 1870

Df virtue Of sundry Writs Of FIeri Iacias to me
ID directed, will SELL TO the highest bidder, with
in the legal hours Of salc before the Court House
door, in Walhala, S. c., OIL salcday in June
next the following property:
One Tract Of Land, lying on waters of Cone
ross Greek containing lGO Acres, more or less,
adjoining lands of Beaufort Burns, w. w.
Stribling, and others sold as the property of
II. p. Landrcth, at the suit of Jcptha Norton.
One Tract of Land. situated in Oconcc Coun
ty, on waters of Ramscy's Greek, containing
400 Acres, more or less, adjoining lands Of
David Dickson and others also, one Other
Tract, containing COO acres moro or less, ad.
joining lands of John Dickson, Joseph Rothcl,
and others; also, one other House and Lot in
tho town Of Walhalla, containing ono acre,
adjoining lands OF Bcman, Chambers, and
othors-all sold rs the property Of Lewis Wer
ncckc, at the suit Of Robert Maxwell lono.
stead to be laycd OF before day of salc
TERMS CASH. Purchasers to pay extra
for titles and stamps.
JAS. II. ROBINS, soc.
May l3, 1870 so i
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w a N II E ID.

100 HIDES. per month, clear of cuts, and we'll ia
L hen care OF, for which will pay, delivered at
my Tannery, II cents per pound over the Char
lesion price for tho kind Of stock
Having ample facilities for tanning and curry
ing four or five thousand sides year. will tan,
this year. for merchants other parties desiring
us to do so, and who will furnish us hides in lots
of not less than twenty-five hides or three dozen
skins, Oh the following very low terms: Tanning
and currying Calf Skins, GO cents per pound ;
tanning and currying Kip Skins, so cents per
pound; tanning nbd currying Side Upper % cts.
per pound; tanning and currying Harness Lcath-
er, 20 cents per pound.
Rough Leather curricI in the best style and on
the most liberal terms.
Give us n trial and SEQ what can be done at
homc give us trial and encourage mechanics to
como into our country.
ns9. Tanncry near Blue Ridge Railroad, thrco
miles below Perryyille, and seven miles above
Pcndlcton, S. G.. w. a. LAY,
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Pickons Advertisements.
Sheriff S Sale.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
IN PROBATE covRr--plcxENs COUNTY.
Charles Durham and wife, Rcbccca Durham,
W. Pierson Mayield and wife, Jane May.
field.
DY order of l. II. Philpot, Esq. Judge Of
lD Probate Court will sell to the highest
bidder, on Saleday in juno next, the Real Es-
tate of JOSEPH YOUNG, decd, lying and
being situate in Pickcns County, Oh waters Of
Rico's Crock, viz:
TRACT NO. /,
Containing lSG Acres, more or less, adjoining
Tract No. =, Annie l.. Young, James NJ. REID,
and others.
TRACT NO. 2,
Containing 10 Acres, more or less, adjoining
Tract No. |, James NJ Reid and others
VEHs HaS---On credit Of Twelve Months,
with interest from tho day of sale, except
the costs, which are to bo paid in cash on day
of sale. Purchaser, will bc required to give
bond and security, aud mortgage Of the
premises, to secure the purchase money and
to pay extra for titles and stamps
JOAB MAULDIN, s.p.c.
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ShcriH's $ Sale.

DY virtue of sundry Writs Of EJtri Eacia& to me
~ directed, | will sell to the highest bidder, at
pickons G. H., on Salcday in June next, the
following property, TO Wit:
One Tract of Land, situate in Pickcns Coun-
ty, on both sides Of Twelve Mile River, adioin-
ing lands of b. L. Robertson, Ransom Duke.
and others, containing 600 acres, more or less
Homestead to be set Off before day Of sale
Levied on as the property of Wm. H. Andor.
son. ct the suit Of Robert Kirkscy for j. X.
Kirkscy.
TERMS CASH. Purchasers TO pay extra for titles
and stamps.
JOAD MAULDIN, s.r.c.
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