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The New York herald., 1870-03-24
EU r Q P E..
CRIME AND POLITICS IN IRELAND.
The Mordaunt Divorce and Wick.
low Pcerage Cases.

The steamship Manhattan, or the Williams d
Cuion line, Captain Forsyth, from Liverpool on the
9th OF March, arrived at this port yesterday even.
ing, bringing our special European correspondence.
with newspaper nles. IN detail OF our cable tele.
grams dated to her day OF sailing.
The commission appointed to inquire into the ex-
pediency OF granting Paris an elective Town Counca
mot and came to the decision that, in addition to
twenty municipal Councillors elected by universal
suffrage, 'twentg more should be appointed oy gov.
ernment."
The ministerial crisis In Bavaria was at an end.
The resignation OF rrnce Hohenlohe had been ac-
cepted Dy the King and Count Bray the Bavarian
Minister at Vienna, appointed his successor.
The liberal Deputies OF the Fronch Legislature de-
mand revision Of all the State pensions which have
been granted by stroke of the Emperor's pen, and
an attack will probably be made upon the amount Of
money absorbed BY the Privy Council.
The Chancellor OF the Excheqner received an
agricultural deputaron on the matt tax. The right
honorable gentleman expressed his regret that
farmers should always DO In state Of chronic dis
contenk
The Mordaunt case was before Lord Penzance in
chambers In London March s. Botn parties to the
suit consented that further PROCEEDINGS should DO
stayed, and 1t was agreed tDat the question as to
whether the fact found BY the jury that Lady Mcr-
daunt was insane when the citation was serves de-
bars her husband from his remedy should be argued
before the full court next term.
In the Kelly divorce case the Judge Ordinary de-
creed q permanent alimony TO Mrs. Kelly Of one
half Of Mr.. Keliy's income
In his charge to the Grand Jury at Fermanagh,
ireland, Chief Justice Whiieside referred to
the difliculries Of getting Irish juries to agree
upon verdicts in "certan cases" referring to agra
Ran outrages.
At Waterford Ireland) assizes the Grand Jury
found true bills against all the rioters at the recens
election, and the presiding judge commented upon
.the inertness OF the military aud the constabulary
during the disturbances"
Mrs. Howard who was committed to custody by
Parliamentary order for contempt IN declining TO
be sworn In the Wicklow peerage case, was brought
privately before the Lord Chancellor. admonished
and discharged, without payments OF ices. 1t seems
that bcr son, the claimant to the Wicklow earldom.
Is suing IN tornd pduperts, and II thought that
1t would be ABSURD to require payment OF the fees,
which are very heavy, under the circumstances.
The Italian Minister OF War ordered the dismissal.
on unlimred furough OF the soldiers OF the class q
1859. The total dismissal amounts 10 II, 900 men.
NJ. Ferdinand De Lesseps has addressed letter
to the Monteur UnfUersaL In which he contradicts
the rumors that the Suez Canal Company conten-
plates efectIng q new loan.
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TROUBLE ANON ACTORS,

During the early part OF February last q dispute
arose between two actors named Francis Rea, re-
siding at No. SO Amlty street, ana Charles +. Par
soe, Jr., during which considerable "chin musio'
was INDUCED III. On the 21st or the same
month they accidentally met on the steps OF the
Metropolitan note ana renewed the contest during
which Pursloe VINO III a yonDg, robust fellow, hit
Rea Llow IN the face with his fist, black'ng his
eye in such lns nuer az to prevent his app
on the stare. Ihe assailaEs was arrested by oficer
GROVE OF the Second District Court squad, and yes
ierlay morning ar argaed before justice Shaldley
al jefferson Marke. wtere he gave bonds IN tue sum
OF 300 to answer.
The New York herald., 1870-03-24
Extracts from n Private Letter to n Gone
ticmnn in This City on the st. Domingo
Question.

D,
The election has just been held 10 decide. far
the people hero concerned to annexation / am
confident that the real feeling OF the people, and
has resulted almost In IT'S favor All classes
anxious TO have the island become part OF the Untcd States
While they feel that the present small population OF this
pub 10 viii be in large immigration from the
Ss they also feel that they win have strong government
and With that secured country In the world pre-
seats many advantages
O our you already pretty well posted. We
This goes year after and ycs the so shows
being exhausted That there gold here n
large quantities confident You know how extensive
has during tho last six or seven years In
Judge pretty well OF It's value IN that respect During tho last
constantly prospecting what IL known
ns the "Colunbus Gold moro for the of
discovering quartz than placer diggngs have gone down
thick and according 70 rough
yields al out irventy dollars In gold per ton
thought Western piairics rtch bu they bar
ron deserts compared with the agricultural wealth OF this
OF land a outnt to be certain Of fortune In
years The climate magnificent and have not heard of
SINGLE OF sckncs IN tails part Of the country since
came here. . !. 49,
because don't know much about them; am told, however,
that OF doars worth could exported every
tf capital to them out. When came
here only intended spending the WINTER but now you
mi count citizen OF ST. Domingo, w. J., V. s., as
tle good people at Washington may determine
A Now Outbrcah-IOss Of Life-Reloaso of
Mr.. Hatcir-Euilure OF tho Hartmont Loan
Address by Governor Nuezi to the People.
Porto PLATTE. Marcltl5, 1870.
A fresh outbreak has jist occurred here between
the government troops aud those Of she people who
The New York herald., 1870-03-24
MARINE TRAN .Feas.

The following is correct list or marine transfers
from March 10 to date:-
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Extracts from Official and Private Letters
on the Situation in Dominica.

The steamer Tybec from 81. Domingo the 18th,
and other ports, arrived in the harbor yesterday.
Sns brings interesting news detailing the state OF
pubic opinion in Dominica ana the vote Of the peo
ple on annexation to the United states.
The New York herald., 1870-03-24
Extrncts from Official Letters Received by
Senor j. w. Currier, tho Dominican Repre-
sentative in This City.

PROM THE DOMINICAN MINISTER STATE.
SANTO DOMINGO CITY, March Il. 1870.
We have received ~ this capital the result of the
voting the annexation question from the different
OF tho republic with the exception of Puerto Plata
This expect every hour 1he opposition throughout
whole OF the country to American annexation not
amount 70 two per cont
8ENoR FABRNs.
SANTANA, March H. 1870
= Tho vote annexation IL nearly all In. il shows
overwhelming majority for annexation cannot think
win be delay In Congress when the result this
SAMUEL MOSS.
MONTE CRIsro, Feb. IL, 1870.
All you have written about annexation Is General
Mem to-day holding authori-
They oil sgnilsd their scquescencs project
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pae. GAS. / Name l7oano7,. lsaor, lrrte..
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The steamer More Castle from Havana the 10Th
inst. errived at this port yesterday. She brings
the following letters from our correspondents Ia
Havana:--
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plate. Often, however, there is q general
dish washing after supper, but never at
any other time. The house work comes
near doing itself very "na'urally."
Logging is great trade. and the out
slider must be sharp indeed who will beat
an old hand on his own ground. The old
logger knows thousand things wonder
iul to the new conner He may know
next to nothing of books, but the trees
have revealed their secrets to him, which
are locked from the rest of us. He seems
to find the pure nuggets OF spruce gum
by instinct. You see him pass by noble
spruce tree, and ask why he does not cut
it. Rotten" he says. You look the tree
all over. 1t appears thrifty, and the TO-
liagc is as green as any you can see. You
secretly doubt its being rotten, and pro-
pose, for fun, only for fun, you know, to
chop into it. He has a sarcastic look
while YOU arc doing it. Yes, it is rotten
enough. How did he know. "Conk in
the bark" he says, pointing toa slight
imperfection in the tree.
BY and by, he rejects another tree
You ask the reason Rotten. he says
again. You look the tree all over. The
bark seems sound and the foliage is green
to the tip top. You try it and it is nm.
sound at The heart. How did hc know !?
He strike. his axe upon it. "By the
sound" You would no more catch him
cutting rotten tree, than you would find
a squirrel laying open an unsound nut.
He selects ship timber, and if he cannot
find great branch that comes out at
right angles of which to form knee, he
digs up the root OF great yellow birch.
He knows where the great crooked root
is. 1t has only one great root, and that
is on the northwest side. How does he
know? Almost all our winds are from
the northwest "Well, / don't sec why
that should make such a tremendous root
on the northwest He continues: "Ii
you use your arm well it becomes strong.
The strong wind blows the tree and moves
tho northwest root tho most that loosens
and throws out any amount OF little tibres
and after little it grows faster and is
strongest of all.n "Ycs, see it," Your
right arm. that serves you more, is the
stronger; and the root that serves the
tree most is strongest aud largest"
The old logger is = skilled workman,
and will not dispute even his theories
about The trees.
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skilled in any sense. Unfortunately, also
there are no museums, and galleries
open to the common people, where the
eve and taste of the artisans can be train
cd. The stranger in Paris Is surprised
to find so much fine carvings on the
fronts of stone buildings, so much more
than tolcrably good statuary as an architec-
tural ornamcniation. This is done by
workmon, OF the class who with US are
called ordinary workmen. But they are
what ours are not, skilled laborers. They
might be called artists in this country !;
but they simply know their trade, which
is stone cutting. Well. these common
workmcn are trained in technical schools
by practice in drawing from antique and
from living models, Mt the evening school
and constantly trained by visits to the
galleries ofart.
We cannot at present have adequate
art galleries, but can have technical
schools. A little money would establish
one here in Hartford, upon the model OF
such schools abroad A little money, we
said, but it would need liberal founda-
ton and perhaps go beyond individual
means. With school in Hartford, where
trades and handicrafts were taught to
boys who have had n preliminary course
in the preparatory schools, we should in
very few years begin to see difference
in our city, in its private buildings and in
its public works. We have no doubt that
such school would pay much sooner than
many imagine; pay 10 every builder
every machinist, every railway shop, pay
to every citizen who has occasion for the
work Of any trade. We are, it is the
truth, cheated day by day with unskil'cd
labor
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Lo1ging i'm oxford County.

A correspondent OF the Worcester
Mass. Gazette gives avery pleasant sketch
of life in the logging regions of Oxford
County:
1t is dinner time. In large crowds it IS
customary to have hired cook; but here
the man who can be best spared. for the
time. gets dinner, or the men take turns.
The dinner of fried pork and potatoes,
or, it may be pork, beans and brown bread
or vet again beef steak and potatoes, Is
soon prepared. While the men are COM
ing, the cook pro tempore almost inva'
riably, in this camp, plans for steamed
bread. In this cold weather the bread Is
/ frozen, and the potatoes are only saved
from like fate by literally putting them
to bed. They are sometimes preserved
| for days, from Jack Frost's inroads, by
by being wrapped in blankets.
But | was speaking of steaming bread
The potato kettle is rinsed, half pint OF
water poured in, small plate inverted
over the water, bread placed upon thi;
plate. and the whole closely covered and
sci upon the stove. This simple expe'
dient adds wonderfully to the logger;
comfort.
They come in all aglow with exercise
in the sharp, pure air. | really believed
that some of these were whiskey drinker:
when saw them first; but | am sure o
my mistake now.
The men sit down with the keenest ap
petites. There is no table cloth, no milk
and no ceremony. Nearly every article,
potatoes, pork, tea, bread, or whateve
we have, is rs hot rs it can be. Ever,
one drinks tea at every meal. | was nev
er with people before, where food wa
uniformly so comfortable as among th'
lopcers. Before the close OF the meal
the bread kettle is produced, and we have
the steaming bread with syrup or butte
as one prefers, followed with pie an'
doughnuts, brought from home. Th'
davs are short aud the men soon hurry OF
to work again; for here the men ar
working by the job.
The table is left just as the men ris
from it, covered with mounds of potat
skins and unwashed plates. Uncle Jeem
told his wife that house work 'naturall
does ITSELF" And probably we carry ou
his idea; for il is rule among logger
that the dishes may not be washed so loni
as the individual logger can tell oy inspee
ton what was eaten by him last from tn
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her no time to express her indignant con-
tempt, he went on:
II, in common with the rest of the
world have perceived the utter uncon-
geniality existing between yourself and
the man you call husband-iather would
he more appropriate tcrm-and dcsisted
from acquaintingyo with my knowledge,
hoping that you would coniide in me
voluntarily; but now"
"But now, Major Hunter" interrupted
Mary, unable longer to repress her scorn
and loathing, "now, 1 will 'contide' to you
the fact, that if You do not voluntarily
leave this house Immediately, policeman
will expedite your movements. There is
the door, sir-go"
For moment her caller appeared
stupelied, but then his impudencc-never
long absent-resumed its sovereignty,
and he burst into IN insulting laugh.
"My dear. let me advise you to keep
cool; one never gains by yielding to
anger. In the first place, do YOU realize
that you are in my power? Oh, not in
1 hat way" he sneercd. rs she retreated
toward the bellrope. Il refer TO your
reputation 1t is already somewhat in
volved. and. if fellows ut The club ask me
questions about that little affair Of mine
with Mrs. Stevens shall feel inclined 10
give them n version to your credit, after
being ANONYMOUSLY expelled from Your
house? Not much!" And the Major
ended with sardonic chuckle, intensely
terrifying to the poor little woman. stIiv-
/ ing 50 hard 10 assume a brave demeanor
and meet the villain with no trace Of fear.
Major Hunter, will you leave, or shall
call servant" she inquired, ignoring
entirely his insinuating threats.
Call n servant, by allmeans, and after
that | will call on Mr.. Stevens with a
beautiful story about his loving wife,
whom he should have adopted instead OF
married"
Il love my husband, Major Hunter, and
he loves me-truSts me also-and all the
stories a viper like you can concoct will
be utterly wasted if used only in that
direction. Would he were here now"
He is here, Mary And George
Stevens emerged from the bay.window
where, inocent of any eavesdroppins IN
tcntion he had retreated to mediate upon
the unkind words of his girlish wife.
She sprang TO his side with a glad CRY.
Putting one hand protectingly on her
shoulder he turned TO her unwelcome
visitor.
Now, sir, before you leave"-for the
valiant officer. with stiled curse, was
about 10 beat retreat-''let me warn
YOU never to speak disparagingiy OF my
wife. So sure as one word OF slandeI
concerning this affair reaches my ears
Just so sure are you horsewhipped publicly
through every street in the town. and
certain portion OF your life. as ye; un'
revealed to your admirers in this section
of the country. entirely exposed. No"
go"
The Major slunk away like whipped
cur. and Mary crept, sobbing, into he'
husbands arms. Their reconciliation was
complete; but never since has Mrs
Stevens experienced the least desire It
accept admiration, attention or kindness
contrary to her lawful protectors wishes
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Cnskiiled Labor.

A CRYING EVIL AND HOW TO REMEDY IT.
The Hartford Courant looks At the la
Dor question from new point of view,
thus:
II is not altogether unfaithfulness that
gives us such poor joincr's work. mason
nv, cabinet work, etc. and such shaky,
unsubstantial handicratt jobs generally.
Much of it is from ignorance. Not ali
the quacks are physicians, lawyers, edi-
tors or preachers; good many of them
are masons. carpenters, blacksniths, ma
chinists, of various sorts. Every trade
and occupation is full ofpooplc who don't
know their business. We sometimes say
of dentist that he ought TO be black
smith. 1t is mistake; no would be Il
poor blacksmith. probably. ifhc is poor
dentist. 4 skiliul blacksmith is rs rare
As a good preacher. The trades are, we
believe, more neglected than the profess
sions. The trades all command good
prices. An emigrant who has carried q
hod six months, sets up for brick layer,
and gets his three or four dollars day !;
and what brick.laying he does to be sure
Take any OF the ordinary trades plaster
ing, plumbing, papering, the Woodwork
of house interiors; how nearly certain
the work is 10 be sighted, botchcd, or
done in bad taste, if it is not constantly
superintended by some one besides the
the workmen. Ugly woodwork badly
put together is common in most houses
| And when We come to articles oil house
hold use, furniture and utensils, the lack
of skilled labor is still more apparent.
Our artifcers in wood and iron are un-
able TO draw, or to invent tasteful designs
or to do anything but ma ke bungIlng
copy of something set before them. The
apprenticeships TO trades are not so strict
as they once were, and besides very few
mechanics have received any liberal edu-
cation in their ari.
There is not a railroad nor machine
shop, or shop of any kind, where really
skilled workmen are not in demand and
would not be appreciated. What per,
petual loss there is to railway companies
from ignorant engineering, and bad con-
struction. This evil Of which the rail
road companies complain, is being slow
" rcmedied by technical schools. But
nothing is yet done TO bring up our ordl'
nary trades to what they should be, and
the workmen rather detcriorate than
otherwise. There is reason why they
should. We al live in make. SHIFT man
uer. and have few of the settled habits oi
the older countries. Trades are not he
redilary. but are taken up and dropped as
means of getting on, or according to tho
individuals whim, and arc not pursued
conscientiously. Workmen have little ol
no pride in their work. They get goot
paw for poor work, and therefore find i
not worth while to learn to be master
workmen.
And there is no better chance that they
can become good workmen at present
There arc 10 technical schools where
they can learn the principles of thei
trades, not the nice details of them
Drawing and the art of designs are SO lit
tie taught in so few schools that boys de
voted TO mechanical trades can get M
special fitting before they begin actua
work in the shop, who are not themselve
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portrp.
INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST
FALL.

"Iu,o each life p aye, even so,
Clouds must gather, or swift or slow;
And the biuesi sky may be darkened soon
By the thunder-clouds crossing the burning noon
But blessings on the raini
Freshness and beauty come in it, train;
And though the drops fall,
Glory and suushing 10 follow them all.
The clouds that have no rain
Are darkest and coolest, most sad ami drcar;
Most duli and gray, with no promise of cheer,
silence and gloom are in their train;
Aud the winds moan wearily
wall IL hath caught from \ restless sea
ON whose breast = storm sits broodng,
Aud through all ones brain
Goes sense oCpan,
\ sadlest intcTluding;
As in harmony with the mournful strain
That i singing in the brcezcs-
That /, moaning in the leancss trees
A. a requiem o'er all
The fading life whercon no rain doth fall.
What life but hath its tear - swcetcr made,
What were the sunshine but Cor shade;
weary monotone thst will not take,
We mourn o'cr changes but they are
As glory Of the sun, or star.
Through cloudy day or ujSht clear breaking,
shining far or 1t may be- but still shining,
A, in rebuke most sweet Of our repining.
Behold the riited clouds are taking
Their silent lght, and with them 20 our fears.
Sbine- not the sun the brighter FOR the rain;
Is not the gas more green more golden hucd th
E,lin:
And \, n, All dare IN say that through our live
There runneth not the same analogy;
For unto each and all OF us arrives
The same old change of sunshine and of cloud
From cralle-hours, unto snowy shroud.
-TLongfellow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-04-01

Coop RULEs.-Stop grumbling, getup
Two hours earlier in the morning, and
begin to do something out of your regu'
lar profession. Mind your own business
and with all your might let other peoples
alone. Live within your means. Sell your
horses. Smoke your cigars through an air
stove. Eat with moderation and go to bed
early. Talk less of your own peculiar
Gifts and virtues, more of those of your
friends and neisbors. Be cheerful. Fulfil
vour promises. Pay your debts. Be your :
self all you would see in others. Be
good man and stop grumbling.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-04-01

Sickness is often the want ofwill OF
rather the result of that want. Men and
women in whom the will power is strong
resist disease and fight against it when
attacked. Courage and determined pur'
pose will oflentimes prevent the approach
of illness. The mind, the imagination 10
wonderfully powerful to affect the oooy
In times of prevailing sickness 1t Is well
to bear these truths in mind.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-04-01

Albert G.. Hunt of Bangor has been
appointed q special treasury agent and
government detective, in the place OF MIR
Cromwell, removed few months ago
because the office was superfluous.
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6. s. a.
To n hanlsaw and whe.ting her
gallon w. |. rum,
" days work piiing,
peck seed corn, .
Coffin for your dauter, =
comb, 9
paper of pins, !.
L" carving pecks wheat to Glouster
COrnor,
But our article is getting lengthy and
we must defer other facts 10 next issue.
For many OF the above facts, We are in
debted to Capt. Lewis Bisbee.
SLOCUM.