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The New York herald., 1870-12-18

GOVERNOR HOLDEN goes to his impeachment
as if he were going to be hanged. On Friday
he professed religion and to-day he is to be
baptized. He might have entertained some
hope, even after he chose to accept these
familiar accompaniments of the scaffold, but
he has cut away all chance of safety by
securing Ben Butler as his counsel. Ben was
the evil genius of his client 10 the last i'm
parchment trial he was engaged in, and he is
not likely to be more lucky in North Carolina,
where the jury he must influence have doubt
less long had an inordinate craving for his
blood.
The New York herald., 1870-12-18

A sTRUE GEORGIAN" FOR HoFFMAN.-The
Atlanta True Georgian comes cut in flying
colors for Hoffman as the democratic candi-
date for President in 1870. The editor, DR..
Sam Bard, was formerly radical Of the worst
kind and was appointed by General Grant to
the Governorship of the Territory Of Idaho, but
failed to obtain confirmation by the Senate.
The Doctor came to this city short time ago
and became dazzled with the magnifcence Of
Tammany. ''Solomon in all his glory" never
presented SO glorious spectacle to his eye.
Being man utterly incorruptible and of the
highest possible personal neutrality-suspicious.
that's the reason the Senate refused to confirm
him-Dr. Bard, with native disingenous-
ness, fell into the embrace Of the all-potent
Tammany Regency, surrendered his radicalism
and is now engaged in sowing the seeds OF
Tammanyism in the South. He is an earnest
worker, and the Hoffmanites may congratulate
themselves upon having secured an auxiliary so
Jealous.
The New York herald., 1870-12-18

PEGGED OuT-Fourteen houses in Phila-
delphia engaged in the shoe trade.
The New York herald., 1870-12-18
The Building Slaughter.

The investigation as to the causes Of the
direful calamity resulting from the fall of the
piano factory on Thirty-fifth street having
been formally commenced by the coroner, the
public will scan with anxious scrutiny the tes-
tmony to be evolved in that investigation.
Probably the public verdict has already been
pronounced, and that verdict is emphatically
against the Inspector Of Buildings, Mr.. Mac
Gregor, as the one upon whom the fearful re-
sponsibility rests. The law is SO clear, and
his duties under the law are so well defined,
that there is absolutely no excuse for permit
ting building of this kind to be erected. We
are well aware that hundreds of buildings are
being put up every day just as frail as this
one-a fact which only proves that the office
Of Inspector Of Buildings is either grossly
abused by neglect Of duty on the part of the
officials connected with it, or that it is a plea
SAINT sinecure from which Mr.. MacGregor and
his attaches draw handsome salaries, allowing
people to be killed and property destroyed
at the disposal of Providence. In the
destruction of this building on Thrty-fifth
street we have a test case, and we trust
that the investigation will be conducted thor
oughly and honestly. The friends of those
slain by this sad event. and the public at
large moved by human sympathy for the suf-
ferers, demand that the responsibility shall be
Dlaced where it belongs
The New York herald., 1870-12-18

Me- CALLIcoT OUGHT TO BE RELEASED
On q careful review of the argument of Mr..
Bartlett, counsel for Mr.. Callicot, in the
habeas corpus case before Judge Woodruff,
we are satisfied that Mr.. Callicot ought to be
Immediately discharged. Mr.. Bartlett has
made it clear that the law on which Mr.. Cal
licot was convicted, to say nothing of the
weakness OF the evidence against him, had
been repealed long before Mr.. Callicot's trial.
The court which nominaly convicted him had
no jurisdiction whatever over the subject
matter. The sentence against him was q
mere nullity, and as for habeas corpus, there
is no use in having habeas corpus it it does
not reach case ike this Mr.. CAllcot ought
80 be let ont iu season to eat his Oh ristmas
and New Years dinner at home.
LAW TOR THE EXPLOITATION OF DISTILLED
Spirits. A large number of our most respect
able merchants have addressed communca-
tion TO Secretary Boutwell, representing the
necessity of new export law for distilled
spirits. They aver that the substitution of
alcohol FOR grain IL the matter of expectation
wonld materially contribute to the benefit Of
our commerce. Al that may be true, but
ihc idea recalls to mind little anecdote we
once heard. A stranger visiting rural dis
trict inquired what amount of grain they raised
In The county. ''Wa-al, replied the farmers
boy, II reckon we raise about q hundred
thousand bushels which we htten our hogs
on and about fge hundred thousand bushels
which we make into whiskey, besides heap
wasted in making bread" We hardly think
the Secretary Of the Treasury is prepared TO
send alcohol in lieu of bread to tho hungry
people Of Eiurope--hs Puritan antecedents and
Instincts forbid that--but we bope he viii give
the communication Of so many influential
New York merchants respectful consideration.
The New York herald., 1870-12-18
Legislative Deadheais.

The proposition pending in Congress for the
abolition of the franking privilege brings up
the whole question of the deadhead system so
prevalently indulged in by the members Of
State and National Legislatures. Railroad
companies, telegraph companies, steamship
companies and even express companies are re-
markably liberal in extending privileges-that
is the polite expression for very mean and
discreditabe business-to public men. The
great railroad corporations which occasionally
require legislative favors take pains to smooth
the way to them by the distribution of annual
passes to members and officers of State Legs-
latures. The telegraph, steamship and ex-
press comp anies do the same. The extent to
which this system of indirect corruption is car
ried on is positively disgraceful to us as a peo-
pie, and is calculated to make republican in
stitutions scof and byword among nations
whose public men are Of too high stamp to be
approached or affected by such paltry con-
sideratiens.
The franking privilege is a part Of the same
deadhead system. There is no more reason
why the mails of Senator or Congressman
5IlOulu Uc CdTIlcu iIcc Nv CHc EOVcTumcuJ tudH
his person should be by railroad or steam
ship companies, or than his messages should
be by telegraph companies. We are apt to
boast of the equality Of all men under our in
stitutions, and yet there is no highly civilized
country where such inequalities are permitted
to exist. The Postmaster General shows that
nothing but the exercise Of the franking privi-
lege prevents the reduction of letter postage
from three to two cents; and we suppose that,
if the deadhead system was abolished by the
Western Union Telegraph Company, it would
not be necessary to increase the rates to those
who pay for their messages.
Thus the people suffer directly from the ex-
istence of this pernicous and most discredi-
table system. What they suffer indirectly by
its evil influence on legislation may easily be
inferred. We hope, therefore, that when
members of Congress are placed on the popu-
lar level in regard to the mails Of the United
States, law may also be enacted declaring
the acceptance of deadhead passes from rail
road, steamship, telegraph and other COM
panies penal offence, subjectng Legislative
and other officials to expulsion from Office.
By this means we may escape from what is now
public rsproach to us as q people.
The New York herald., 1870-12-18

''HAvE We AN ESTABLISHED CHURCH ?" asks
the Church Journal 1t is about time we had
some sort of an established institution that will
retard the fearful strides of crime and dissipation
in all our great cities. five do not have an es-
tablished Church let us have an established
system Of free reading rooms and other places
for moral and intellectual culture
The New York herald., 1870-12-18

NIBLo's GARDEN, Rroadway.-TnE SPECTACLE c
TnE BLACK CRook.
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wALLAGK's THEATRE, Broadway ana 18th street.
CoQUETrES
The New York herald., 1870-12-18

WOODS MUSEUM Broadway, S0th st..-P erform.
snees every afternoon and evening.
The New York herald., 1870-12-18

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty-tourtb street.
LoEDOS ASSURANCE.
The New York herald., 1870-12-18

JACh SHEPPAID
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner of sth and ED ST.
The New York herald., 1870-12-18

OLYMPIC THEATRE Broadway.-THE PAsroMIME OF
WY WILLIE WlSkIT.
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the inimitable Bishop. They inaugurate
their engagement tonight with the laughable
farce. entitled "Blackeyed Susan" The young
ladies are acknowledged to be the Queens OF
the burlesque opera. They are young, pretty,
versatile and volatile. and by their superior
acting graceful dancing and rich voices have
won for themselves reputation which en-.
sures them fine audiences wherever they
perform. They will remain in this city only
two weeks, and should any of the good peo-
pie of old Bel Air visit us in that time, they
could enjoy no better treat than by calling
to see this incompatible company. portion
of the editorial columns of the Gazette were
devoted n few mornings since to an article
filled with asperity against Col. E. ii. Webster
n gentlemen of intrinsic worth in your COM
munity, and Of high responsibility in this
city BY all unbiased parties the Gazette
is considered highly reprehensibe for allow
ing its columns to be polluted with such
base and untruthful calumny. A card well
written, and emanating from the gentleman
in question, appears this morning and is OBJ
vious enough to convince all of the untruth-
fulness ofthe article in the Gazette. 1t ably
vindicates himself, and indicates that the
abuse was the work of some prejudiced and
INSCRIPTIONS party or parties To-day the
weather has been unusually fine. The sun
has shone out brilliantly and seems to have
lent an impetus to the trade. The business
streets are so crowded as to render locomo-
ton extremely difficult and the stores are all
well filled, which, if it may be taken as n fair
indication, business is unusually fine
Truly Yours, c.
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THE RAILROAD.

Engineer Fuller has completed the survey
of the "Plum Tree Branch" line of the Har-
ford County Railroad, and reached Magnolia
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more railroad on an average grade of less
than fifty feet per mile, The length of this
route is under ten miles Mr.. Fuller has
returned to Philadelphia to make the exact
calculations, the figures above given being
only approximate, although certainly the
grade and distance will not exceed what is
mentioned above.
In order that sufficient funds may be col
lected to defray the preliminary expenses of
these surveys, others Ct which are to be
made, an additional committee has been ap-
pointed, as will be noticed in the proceedings
of the Executive Committee, published else.
where, and it is to be hoped that those inter-
ested will respond when called upon by these
gentlemen.
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THE NEWS.

Hon. Horatio Seymour was thrown from
his carriage recently and had his shoulder
dislocated.- boys of Lancaster city,
Pennsylvania, amused themselves by firing
muskets in watching the old year out on Fri
day last, when musket accidentally dis
charged in the hands Of one of them, severely
wounding two of his comrades Prcsi-
dent will submit to Congress, on its re-assem-
bling, special message on the Darien ship
canal matter, accompanied with como irnpor-
tant documents regarding operations under
the treaty and it is oonjectured there is some
hitch in the matter, but the government will
proceedswith the surveys, &c.-The receipts
of wheat in London and Liverpool, from
America, are reported as very heavy and that
there is great accumulation of wheat in both
places, with seventy-four more cargoes bound
for England than at the corresponding period
last year.-The trial of Traupman, the MUIR
derer of the Kinck family in France, termina.
ted on Friday last in verdict of guilty, and
he was sentenced to death. He rose and
smilingly thanked the Court on the announce
ment of the sentence-The New Hampshire
Women's Suffrage Convention met at Con-
cord last week, and among those present were
Shaker family.-The funeral services of an
Indian, named Tomet, who died at the age
of one hundred and seven years, was held in
a church at Greenville, Maine, on the 18th
inst. He had long been protesting Chris
tian.-John Burwell Drummond, respecta-
BILE citizen of Brunswick county, Va was
murdered on Christmas Eve by man
named Lewis, a pardoned conyict.-Meetings
of the friends of the proposed removal of the
Baltimore county seat continue TO be held
The English papers continue to devote much
attention to President Grants message, par
ticularly the portion of it referring to the AL
ALBANIA claims, in which they detect unfriendly
feelings toward their country flour,
pork and other leading trades of Chicago
according to the Times of that city, show q
falling of.-A bill, it is said, will be intro
duccd into Congress shortly, to wholly mon
opolize the telegraph business, by placing it
in the hands Of the government.-During the
month Of December, the weather is said to
have been unprecedentedly cold in California,
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Affairs at Havre de Grace.

MEssRs. EDITORS The clothing store of
Mr.. Bacharach was entered on Saturday or
Sunday night, by burglars, and robbed of a
lot of clothing, .-
The storm on Sunday night swept away
some 5000 feet of lumber from Mr.. Morgan's
wharf, and also coal from the wharf below,
besides doing great damage to the Battery in
the Bay. The surplus lumbe: piled on the
coal wharves had to be tied with ropes to
prevent it washing away.
The weather is now very cold here, and
hopes are expressed that we may gather an
ice crop.
The town election for five Commissioners
to serve one year was held on Monday, Sd
inst There does not seem to be much par
ty feeling in the matter, the citi2eSs only
desiring candidates from the different parts
Of the town, so that each one might feel
an interest in looking TO wants and improve
ments in that section.
The Canal Basin and surroundings look as
if Il tornado had passed over that part of the
town. The place looks perfectly desolate
mud being at discount
New Years Day passed very quietly here
nothing occurring to mar the pleasures Of the
day. WILSE.
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Letter from Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, January Sd, 10

BALTIMORE, january Oh, loIU.
MEssRs. EDITORS One of the most severe
wind storms that has been experienced here
for many years. visited the city on yesterday
with the most disastrous results. Fences in in
Vulnerable numbers were blown down and
chimnies toppled and fell by the score 1t
played naughty and saucy tricks with the
crinolines and curls of those females who
were so luckless as to be upon the streets.
The rain which fell copiously the night be-
fore and at intervals in the morning occa-
rsioned many apprehensions that the people
residing in the immediate vicinity of Jones
Falls would experience repetition of those
foundations, which were attended the last
time with such fearful losses of both life and
property. The Falls last night, about 8
o'clock, were up even with their banks, and
many families residing upon Harrison street
had their goods and chattes packed ready to
be removed to a place of more security at
moments warning, and rumor has it that
many did repair with their perishable wealth
to more elevated parts Of the city.
Many of the wharves were also over
flown; the track in Pratt Street nearly OPP
posite the Light street wharf being sub
merged with water to depth of several feet.
The bridge over Gunpowder River was so
badly damaged by the swelling ofthat stream
as to prevent the passage of the regular trains
to Philadelphia, which produced no ordinary
degree of discomfort among the passengers,
many of whom slept in the cars until the train
was able to proceed on its way this morning,
at M. Similar causes of delay may be ex-
pected every time there is u heavy rain, until
the company becomes liberal-hearted enough
to place an iron structure there in the place OF
the unsafe, time-worn bridge which spans the
noble Gunpowder. The Chapman Sisters after
Almost successful tour through the South and
West, performing in the principal cities of
those sections have returned to this city with
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HIGH TIDE.-The highest tide known for
years, flowed into Bush and Gunpowder riv-
ers, on Sunday afternoon last, caused by the
prevalence of the south east wind on that
day. AT Otter Point, in this county we are
informed the water rose above the wharf at
Messrs Michael & Sons, and flowed into
their Warehouse, causing some damage to
salt and other articles stored therein. The
water also broke over the entertainments at
the ends of the railroad bridges over Bush
and Gunpowder rivers, causing thereby a
detention of trains on the Philadelphia, Will
mngton & Baltimore railroad
AT Havre de Grace there was a perfect
Hood owing to the high tide, which was
higher at that point than it had been known
to be TO many years. Two canal boats, in
the basin ofthe Tide Water Canal, were float
ed over the tow path and into the river, and
finally lodged high and dry on Watson's
Island. AT Mr. Dubois lumber mandatory,
the water carried off some 40 900 feet of lum-
her Also Messrs Woodruff & Richardson
and Smith and others lost quite heavily in
lumber. AT Spesutia Island, Messrs. Green
u Williams, in the fishing business, lost some
two hundred barrels of salt stored in buildings
at that place that had stood there for many
years, but which were flooded and carried
away by this tide.
Samuel Smith lost to the amount of 81 ,00O
in fishing materials and buildings, at Spesu-
tia Island. Coale & O'Brien, at the same
place, lost $500 worth of property, and $500
worth at Watson's Island. Amos Osborn
lost all of his buildings, at Shad Battery
valued at $4,000. At Carpenters Point, on
the Cecil shore, Mr. Geo. w. Barnes lost
property to the value of $4,000. Also much
damage was done to property at the fishing
shores along North East, in the same county
Considerable damage was also done to the
wharves of Messrs. Simmons & Co., Hillcs &
Co., and others, at HaVre de Grace.
Altogether this tide was unparalleled in
the memory of the "oldest inhabitant"
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Fair at Providence N. P. Church.

MEssRs. EDITORS: The ladies at the
Providence Church, Upper X Roads, had
bad weather and bad roads for their fair; but
it was pretty well attended, and the sum of
$275 was realized, clear of all expenses The
amount might have been larger, only that a
free table was generally kept, and beside that
there was no rafting, nor a single game of
chance of any kind, there being prohibitory
rule of the Methodist Protestant conference
against such games, in their fairs.
The more valuable articles were purchased
by subscription and presented to various par
ties. A magnificent afghan, knit and given
to the fair by Miss Lydia Pyle, was pur.
chased by subscription, at SOL, and presented
to Rev. Mr.. Shermer, the pastor of the
church. OBSERVER.
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SALES TO TAKE PLAcE.-All sales of
property advertised in The Hgis, or for
which handbills may be printed at our of
fee, will hereafter be noticed under the
above heading. We call attention to the
following:
On Tuesday, FEB. 1st, by Herman Stump,
Jr trustee, 161 acres of land, near Perry
Evansville depot, p, W. & B. r. r. j. S.
Richardson, auctioneer.
On Thursday, i'm. 1871, by VIM. A. Stew
art, Walter Farnandis, Jr., and John F. Pres
ton, trustees, two parcels of land, one con,
tanning 80 acres and the other GO acres, stu.
ated near Spesutia Church, in this county
On Tuesday, Feb. 8M, by II. d. Farnandis
trustee, 1873 acres of land, situated ON the
road leading from Forest Hill to Winters
Run. J. S. Richardson, auctioneer.
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The Legislature of Maryland convened at
Annapolis, on Wednesday. Hon. Barnes
Compton, of Charles county, was nominated
in caucus for President of the Senate. Gen.
F. G. Latrobe, of Baltimore city, was elected
Speaker of the House Among the subordi-
nate officers, the only one elected from Har-
ford is Thomas Young, as lamp lighter. The
Governors Message had not been sent in at
the date ofour last reports
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ROBBERY AT HAvRE DE GRACE.-On Sun
day night last, dnring the storm that pre-
vailed at that time, Il thief or thieves broke
at IIavre de Grace and stole therefrom fifty
dollars worth of clothing and four watches
Their entrance was effected by breaking open
a shutter and removing pane of glass in the
window. The upper part of the building is
occupied by John B. Coale, Esq, as q resi-
dence, but neither that gentleman nor his
family were alarmed by any noise made by
the thieves. No traces of the rogues have
yet been discovered.
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SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-A. Preston Gill
bert, trustee, sold at private sale, to Thos. J
Ayrcs, on Tuesday last, fifty.seven and a-half
acres of land, situated in Marshall's District,
in this county, the property of George H.
Shane, for the sum of nine hundred and
twenty-five dollurs.
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being part of tract called
ERICH LEVEL
and particularly described in deed from
John c. Charshe and wife to William Dins-
more, dated on the 9th day of June, 1862,
and recorded amongst the Land Records
aforesaid, in Liber w. G., No 10, folio 1876,
and all the lands in said county to which
John @. Gharshe and wife or either of them
may be in any manner entitled, excepting a
part of civilians Chance" containing One
Acre, two Roods and twenty six Perches,
more or less described in deed from John
G. Charshe and wife to James w. Jones,
dated ON the 18th day of July, 1865, and
recorded in w. II. d., No. IS, folio 1876,
and part of Rich Level" containing One
Acre, rood and Is perches, more OF less,
described in a deed from said Charshe and
wife to John Durbin, dated on the 9th day
of March, 1856, and recorded w. II. D., No
II, folio sc, and another small lot sold to
and in possession of Henry Hilton.
This property is situated at the junction
Of the roads from Lapidum, and from Havre
de Grace to Hopewell X Roads, and
bounds on both roads-about three miles
from Lapidum and four miles from Havre
de Grace, and is good stand for store.
The improvements are a convenient
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PRoMoTIoN.-Capt. S. d. Rosan, of the
Hartford Greys" Of this county, has been
appointed by the Governor Chief of Staff to
Gen. Mahool, with the rank of Colonel 1t
is understood that Col. Rosan will still re-
tain his connection with the "Greys" for a
time, at least. We congratulate the Col, and
think no more appropriate appointment to
the position conferred could have been made.
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ELECTION AT HAvRE DE GRACE.-On
Monday last the election for Town Commits
sioners of Havre de Grace was held, and re-
suited in the selection of the following named
gentlemen: r. r. Vandiver, Col. j. T. Frieze,
G. P. Field, Jas. Hopper and Jno. r. Ware
hmm,
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HoRRID MURDER.-Ge George Roberts alias
Russem, was killed inl brawl at Back
Creek, Cecil county, Md, on Tuesday night
last, by two men named Geo. Harris and
Benjamin Bolt. Russem was shot and stab
bed through the heart. The parties surren-
dered themselves and are now in custody.