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and It is creditablo to his modesty and patriot
ism that he has no higher aspiration than to
be an humble village postmaster.
Quarantine Abuses.

What Quarantine was under the administra-
tion Of Swinburne and the immaculate repub-
lican party the people now have tho oppor-
tunity to see through the statements OF
grievances that merchants and shipowners are
making to the new Commissioners and Health
Officer. When the HERALD was fighting
single-handed against these abuses Of pow er
these merchants who now speak so plainly
were comparatively silent but we have no
fault to find with that, for we knew then that
any exposure on their part would have brought
down the vengeance of the Quarantine people,
since they carried their high-handed measures
so far as to suppress even freedom of speech.
The merchant who grumbled in public at their
exactions found that they pursued his ships
and cargoes subsequently with discriminating
disfavor, and was compelled in self-defence to
hold his peace. But how was it with the
press? While we exposed the evil day after
day every other journal Of the city sustained
it, endeavored to cover up or palllate the
enormities, and even impugned our motives in
exposing them. Let the people now, with the
facts before them, judge who was honest and
fearless and who corrupt and servile.
Mr.. Pendergast stated before the Quarantine
Commissioners on Saturday that on his first
cargo he was compelled to pay all charges at
Quarantine, and was not trusted to bring his
ship to the city till the charges were paid. He
paid promptly, and therefore the next time his
cargo was suffered to come up. He then refused
to pay anything but what he was advised was
right. His third cargo, though it came with a
clean bill of health, was stopped, and he was
Informed 1t would be kept thirty days. Such
was the penalty for asserting his rights. His
ships were only released when he had thrown
to Cerberus his sop of three hundred dollars
and consented to have the cargo sent up in
lighters at twice the usual price. This is one
of many similar cases given. The detention of
ships at this port has had, as was shown, the
effect Of increasing freights. Captains will
carry sugar to any other port at fifty cents a
hogshead less than to this port. Nay, under
the operation Of our quarantine it was cheaper
to send ships to New Haven and then send
cargoes thence by lighters. Cargoes could be
brought from New Haven to the city on lighters
cheaper than they could be brought from Quar-
antine to the city
1t Is evident that we have not been freed
any too soon from this practice of highway
robbery established at the entrance to the
port. We stood it too long, and we do not
appreciate even yet the full extent of harm it
has done.
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MASSACHUSETTS.

Work Resumed at tho ChnrIcstovn Navy
fard-freparations for Docking Spanish
Frtsntes-Suicide in Worcester.
BOSTON, Feb IT, 1870.
Owing to the orders to have repairs the steamer
Ticonderoga finished Immediately 100 OF the recently
discharged mechanics will be re-empoyed ut tho
Navy Yard to morrow.
Orders have been received from Washington 10
have the dock cleared preparatory TO the recep.
ton or the spanish irOn-clad fngaIes Victoria and
Lealtad. which are daily expected TO arrive at this
port.
in worcester, Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Emma r.
Barton, OF Croydon, N. H., committed suicide by
throwing herself under the wheels OF train OF cars
the Worcester ana Nashua Railroad wnile the
train was IN motion. The wheels OF three car.
passed over her before the tram could DO stopped
Her irlends saY she was insane.
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Francisco sesmen Friend sosoy sad proposinr congss
sonA legislation under the Ne OF IAN act 70 authorize the
apponment OF shipping commissions by the judges o. the
several district courts OF tue United States OF America 10
uperinend the shipping and discharge OF seamen engaged
10 the merchant, shps belonging 10 the United States ana
or tho further protection of sezen has been submitted
20 your petitioners for examination and consIdcraon thss
@ saa measure upon such examination and consde alton
W % DO wisey drawn and beng ss IA FOUND snbsAn.
Transcript OF the "Merchant shipping act OF Grexy
10 ns Which after twenty Years. experience has proved
e MWgether Practicable and emneDty benehcent work
Any ses, rood alike 10 10 shippes and sbipowner
with lew slight notifications meet your petitioners'
ana believing that It's enactment by The Senate and
y, representatives part OF The law or the land
tnute ths sailor against existing abuses that cannos
@ o @ten'saea mere state legislation and further believing
shn, result aso TO the benefit and prosperity OF the
spphs ,nsress OF the whoe country your petitioners
F n, y may receive the favorable consideration OF your
gress assembled -
signed n behalf OF the American seamens Friend Society.
anu py otuer OF me b0afd Of Trustees meeting held foe
tie purpose al thu the society in the civ OF New
ioiA' FepruNS v -" WM A. BOOTH President
s H. Hale; Cor. Secretaries
am instructed by tho directors tie Nev York
Associaon Incorporated May 1859 whose design 10
Kindred with that OF the American Friend Socetv
~ Join in tho foregoing petition.
CHARLES g. DUNCAN
President New York seamen's Ashociluoa.
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, Temperance M0venaents-Hop opc
Spasulodic r,

spasni0dic Temperance MOvenents-H II 0pc
for tho Future.
Every now and then spasmodic temperance
movements are started in different sections of
the country AT one time Puritanical parsons
in New England open the ball. Next our
amiable friends in the rural dis tricts of the
State of New York take q hand in the dance
Anon Presbyterian and Quaker Pennsylvania
spreads her canvas TO the temperance breeze.
The great West always makes spasmodic
splurge in the temperance and prohibition line
Whenever there is dulness IN the market for
Indiana divorces or Chicago scandal But
these temperance movements are merely bosh
in the way of healthy temperance re-
form-a reform that should always be recog-
nized as majestic and pre-eminently deserving
public encouragement.
Spasmodic efforts are also Sometimes made to
introduce temperance reforms in various de-
partments Of our city government. They
receive the prayerful consideration of the tax
payers, and one prominent Knickerboker has
offered to endow an institution for the future
livelihood and comfort Of gentlemen exempt
The business of these departments has always
been conducted upon model systems Of dis
cretion and propriety. The publication Of
reports made to the Common Council in this
respect are looked for with no little interest.
There is the Sheriffs office. Here, we are
rejoiced to learn, spasmodic temperance
movement is in progress. Every member Of
O'Bricns staff has concluded that instead of
wasting words in declining an invitation to
take drink it is better to take the drink and
discuss the matter afterwards. This Is
wholesome reform, if only spasmodic, and
saves great deal Of valuable time which the
public own.
The employees in the Board of Supervisors, of
Police, the Board OF Public Health, the Comp
troller's Office, the Board of Public Charities
and Correction, the Croton Aqueduct Board,
the Board OF Park Commissioners-in fact
every department of the city government,
except the msnamed Board of Excse-have
been struck with spasmodc sensation in
regard to temperance. The example of the
New England parsons and Pennsylvania
Presbyterans is being followed, we learn, in
most exemplary manner by our city officials.
| What has brought about this wonderful
reform? All! the Legislature at Albany is at
work upon the business Of revolutionizing the
local government Of the city of New York.
! Governor Hoffman has wisely determined to
weigh personal reputation and character
for sobriety and honesty in making his nomi-
a. IL -,
brown stone front, nor to be consistently inebri-
ated, in order to obtain gubernatorial favor.
We trust this, at least, is not momentary
spasm Of moral and temperance reformation,
hut one that will last at least for a month, If
not, as it ought from one municipal election
/ ff, anOihar
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HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA, Feb. IL 1870.
sugar--All qualities slightly advanced and tue
feeling IN the market Is better; stock ~ warehouse
al Havana and Maranzas, 10000 boxes, - bnds
Exports during the week from Havana and Matan-
zas-To foreign countries, $4,000 boxes and 5000
hhds; TO the United States, 1900 boxes ana :, 400
hhds. Nos. 10 TO IL Dutch standard active al Y
81 reals per arrope. Molasses sugar firm al 81 y
Ia reals; ialr to good refining muscovadoes nrper
at IA tx reals. Clayed molasses quiet
Ut SIX reals; muscovado molasses quiet at
5x reas. Lard active at I05ic. In tierces and 2lAc
IN TINS Tallow active at l2c. Bacon steady AZ
1870. Wax buOyant. Tallow S. BY; white
SIP 37is. Petroleum hrmcr. Potatoes active &c
So 62h. The market Is supplied with hams; salt,
l9c.; sugar-curet, &c. Lumper-Yellow pine dull
at SO q S25 per thousand. White pine declining,
quoted at $22 so per thousand. Shooks--The mar
Iet Is supplied with box; quoted at So ask reals.
Freights closed steady. Exohange--On London, II
per cent premium; on the United States 10 days
sight, gold, par TO H Per cent preWa.,&.
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The Weather in Europe.

1t is reported by cable that Saturday was an
extremely cold day in all parts Of Europe, and
from the announcement that the Elbe is
completely closed to navigation By ice it
appears that an unusua' severity Of weather on
the Continent has not been confined to that
one day. Why is it, then, that they have an
unusually severe temperature on that Cont
nent while we have peculiarly mild tempera-
sure here? Ordinarily the temperature here
on the same parallel is much more severe than
In Europe. Places in the same degree Of lati-
tude as New York have in Europe no winter
ut all, and summer that has for weeks and
months such heat as we have for few days
only. This has always been explained by
reference to the Gulf Stream, from which the
heated air was driven by prevailing winds
across the Continent of Europe. We need not
20 beyond reference 10 shis Gulf Stream heat
for the explanation Of the present difference.
This year we have had IL, benefit OF the Gulf
Stream and Europe has been without it. There
has been great prevalence of southcasterly
winds. What further facts in the economy OF
nature may account for these winds we do not
Just now see, but they certainly have given us
the warm air that otherwise would have
drifted away to modify The severity Of Euro
mean skies.
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pean skies.

JOHN KITTs.-We do moi know how often
the last Revolutionary soldier has died. On
the average we think be has died twice year
for the last ten years. But il makes no differ
ence. We are glad to see him alive and in
full possession Of his faculties once more. John
Kits is the prevailing representative of that
former generation, ard We think that John is
. bona tide representative. lie is one hundred
and eight years old and has q scar on the
back of his head Besides. he only claims
to have helped to capture CORVALLIS at York
town. He does not appear to have nursed
Washington or to have shaken his hand and
received his benedcton in The true Washing
ton style, which all the old negroes in the
country claim to have DONE and which at one
time must consequently have been very
empty honor. On the contrary, old John
Kits seems to be very worthy old soldier,
and, although he never nursed Washington, he
is fully deserving of . large pension.
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NEW YORK.

Card from Congressman Bennett-Suit Against
the Buffalo Commercial for Iibei-Ons
Hundred Thousand Dollars Damages
Claimed.
BUFFALO, Feb. l3, 1870
lion. d. 8. Bennett. member OF Congress from lnis
district Will issue card to the public In the morn
ing papers, stating in substance that he has re-
turned from Washington al the earliest possible
moment to vlndcate his character against the re-
cent malignant attack OF the Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser; that hel has instituted proceedings III
the court against the propretois OF that journal and
that Hon. Noah Davis ana Hon. Benjamin +. Butler
nave volunteered their services to prosecute the
case here and have been accepted as counsel. He
SAYS the recent attack or the ConerCta tAdrerttSe,
Is the crownng outrage or long series TO which he
has been subjected from the same source. he
denies the charges IN toto and ASKS the public to
await the result OF the judicial investigation nsti-
tuted, lie charges the Commercial with sending
marked papers containing the recent attack to tue
presidents members Of the Cabinet and prominent
congressman. lie says ne VIII bring the case to
trial with the least delay the law VIII allow IL Id
understoo damages are laid Ut 3loo,ODO
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GENERAL GRANTS LATEST HT.-A Washing
ton correspondent Of the Louisville Courier
Journal relates that letter from Governor
Ashley, Of Montana, to friend, was lately read
to General Grant. The Governor was rather
free in his structures on Grants appointees.
Finally this passage was read :-''The Presi-
dent has made some bad appointments" &c.
Grant quietly said, swell, I think have,
and I'll just remove one of them now" And
the order for Ashley's decapitation was made
forthwith. This is among the best things Grant
has done during his administration. Let him
keep up the joke, and send other weak and
uncongenial heads adrft.
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OHIO.

A Young Man Shot in Church by His Dis
cnrdcd Lover.
PiQUA, Feb. 49, 1870.
While the congregation at st. Mary's Catholic
church, in this city, were engaged In worship this
morning young woman named Miss Mary Maher
enuered the church and took seat In few mo-
ments thereafter she deliberately took from her
pocket pistol aud shot young man named Thomas
Wise, who occupied seat Immediately In front OF
her. Wise, after being snot, arose and started to-
ward the entry The woman pursued him. epdeav-
orng to shoot him second time, but was prevented
by policeman who arrested her. The cause OF the
affair Is not fully known, but II appears rom
GUS reports circulation that Wise had promised TO
marry her. had Determined not TO fnlnll MS promise
to her ana mad since engaged himself to another
which engagement was announced In church this
morning. Wlse's condltIon Is rather critical.
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HERALD MONDAY FEBRUARY H. ls70-TRPLE SHEET
MAINE.
Sailing OF the British Steamer fren1 Yaysiaud
for AnnapeiIs, Md. #

S~s"Sb " tu0 Dritseu Stem0 cr Ir0xT q .ttHi ana
for Annapeiis, Md. MR
PORrLAsD, Feb. 13 1870.
Tho Monarch sailed for Annapolis ss twenty min
utes past ten this morning. She was escorted out
SIDE the bay by the Leyden with the ofncers Of the
monitors their friends ana y party Of ladies on
board. by the revenue steamer Mahonlng and the
steamtu2s Cohasset and Uncle Sam. Az the
Monarch passed the forts she dipped her colors ana
her marine band played "Auld Lang syne." The
Leyden parted with them or Portland Light
with goodbv aud cheers, the ladies' wav
ing @ @tne'r handkerchefs and the band play
ing .The Giri l left Behind Me-" At twenty
minutes TO twelve O'Clock, or Alden's Rock, the
Monarcn stopped her engines and Mayor Putnam,
bHish consul Murray and other gentlemen went
on on board the Cohasset and returned to this city.
Ing Manonlng bore up for Mount Desert ana the
MonaIcn shortly alter steamed away to sea. Cover
nor OnamDerlaln and Hon. George NJ. Weston pro-
ceeueu IN the Monarch on their way 10 Washington.
Command Soml,ianuer Curtis. OF the Monarch, returned TO
iorIanu on tne Leyden, and goes to Washington
Oy rail-. the Monarch steamed out at half speed,
running Tour boilers, and max ing about seven Knots
an nour. Inc Mantonomah ana Terror will start
Tor Boston on Monday morning,
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SPEAKING OF APPOINTMENTS. The Louis
vile Journal Courier grows caustic upon the
reappointment Of Jesse r. Grant, the Presi-
dents father, as Postnastsr OF Covington, KY,
and says old Jesse els seventy years OF age,
and an awful old chattcrbox aud tattler. He
has competency Never very wise, he has
been growing in folly ever since his son began
70 grow in fortune. He ought to be picked
and preserved and slowed away in one Of the
glass cases at the White House, the Patent
Office or the Smithsonian Institute" That is
rather sharp way Of talking Of "a fine old
Kentucky gentleman too, who has such
lofty connections. Uncle jesse, it must be
ssmembored, was first appointed by Lincoln,
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BRITISH COLuMBlA.

Meeting Of tho Legislative Comncii-Popn.
iarity og Annexation.
"-"- SAN FRANCISCO Feb. IL, lST0
The Legislative Council OF British Columbia opens
on the 10Th instant. The principal measure TO come
before 1t win be one for confederation with the
Dominion OF Canada. Annexation to the United
States Is strongly advocated In the papers OF the
colony.
Cnief Justice Needham, appointed to the Chief
Justceship OF Trinidad, leaves Victoria soon to I'LL
his new appointment.
Governor Musgrove is rapidly recovering from the
elects OF his recent accident
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How Rochcfort's Newspaper was Founded
and Maua ysd.

How Rochcfort's Newspapers was Founded
and Mann gsd.
Go'f0nani's Messenger. Of Paris, OF the 10Th OF
January, reports the following law case adjulica.
tom
suit was heard yesterday nc the Civil Tribunal OF
the Seine brought by NM. simon ~ Co. against NJ
RocheforL director OF tile MLrSeitidlSe. The pQiu-
tins mad opened credit OF 100 0D0f the fOunda.
ton OF that journal condition that they
should have the monopoly OF the advertise
ments. They advanced sum OF l6 550f.
as first instalment but on hearing
they demanded their money back. The defendant
then gave the contract to another advertising firm.
They In consequence claimed not oniy the reslitu-
ton OF the 16550f.. but demanded 90 000f as dam
ages, ana effected \ provisional distraint the
journal and the sUpend OF M. Rochelort as Deputy.
As the defendant did not appear the Court gave
judgment against him by default and rendered the
seizure valid.
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MAILS FOR EUROPE.

The Hamburg mail steamship wcstphalia, wlN
leave this port on Tuesday for Plymouth, Cherbourg
ana Hamburg.
The mails FOR Europe viii close at the Post once
at twelve O'Clock noon.
THE NEW YORK HERALD-Edition for Europe
VIII be ready at ten O'Clock IN the morning.
Single copies in wrappers for mailing six cents.
subscriptions received In Paris by Bowles Broth
ers x Co, IL Ruo DO Ia Paiy
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CUBA.

GOyenecho Home Again.
HAVANA Feb. IL, 1870.
General Goyeneche again returned to Puerto Prin.
,ipe on the Sth inst.
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M. Rochesort,s Impenchment Motion.

~. aAocHosoTis Iutpcncument NIOtiOns
PARIS, Feb 13, 1870.
proposition to inlpeacn the Ministry was sonS
last week by NJ. Rocherort to Deputy 10 be intro
duced IN tne Corps Legslatif, but the Chamber re-
fused to hear 1t, and after the sitting the Deputy
sent 1t 10 N. Schneider, President Of the Corps.
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A.-TannfnN the Scplp.-AiI the Hair Dyes
and their oongeners the .eoorcrs "restore-s." &c
co.or ths scalp. fHALON'S tIrALIA, Oh SALVATION
FOR TlE HAIR, the ony aricle for restoring gray har
which does not stain the skin.
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.TELECRAPAIC NEWS
FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
NJ. ROchef0rt's Treatment in Prison
and Legislative Prospects.
French Speculation in Newspaper Rcvo-
IutiOniSm and Profits.
FRANCE.

NJ. Rochefort's imprisonment and Treatment.
PARIS, Feb. l3, 1870.
M. Fouville. the friend OF Victor Noir and witness
OF his death, has been discharged from custody.
The otner editors OF La MarSe,Raise are still In
prison.
NJ. Rochefort is not permitted to see his fellow
prisoners.
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A.--Tf YOn Want Barrel of Good Flour Ga
to FusShfL's, R FOURTH AVENUE You viii ssvo
mo
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Don'f Tride With "A BAD Cough or Gold,
when n remedy sure prompt and thorough JAXNk'a
LxPECTORAhT can be readily obalned. Sold everywhere
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All RupturcJ Perrous VIII Fisd Dr. Sser.
MANS method guaraDce cure. Pamphots mailed 10
cents. OGcc, IN broadway.
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RatcheIor's Hair Dyr-Tho Rest frs. the
world. The only perfect dye harm!ess, rea5s aaAr
FGgto ry 10 Bond street.
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Cristrd rdOrO,s UnrIvalied Hair e.--esoId
applied his wig and scalp factory, No Asor House.
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N.
Something IDterestin1 to Rich Men: The
Way Camel Goes Thsscsh the Eye Moods illustrated
by lifess engraving IN this wcckH NEW YORK LEDGEE.
ready ro-nAY MoNDAy). at II O'Clock. The LEpGRa
also con.aius:--
oRASGE BLOSSOMS
Az. ESsAY ON THE MARRIAGE RELATION. by lhselav.
Dir. John Hall
ST. VALENTINES pay.
Bv Hon Horace Grec.eT.
rnE BEAUTIFUL
BY Rev. Hcnry Ward Bsechsr
SIR WALTER RALEIGH, FOUNDER OF VIRGINIA.
BY James Parton.
LETTER TO AR. BBgCHgR.
by Fanny Fern.
Az OLD BACHELORS VALENTINE.
By DR.. Gardette.
ia Afoitlon - tho above, the LEDGERh has s usual Va
ro,y OF rure and delightful stories, sSeebes poems aud
essays from tho pcus OF able and popular writer's as
Mr. and Mrs LEON LEWIS, Jsdse CLARK, Professor
] PECK, syLvANUs CoBB. Jr, Mrs. RANDOLPH MARY
KYLE DALLAS and Mrs. xIDDER. The LEDGER u
always full Of life Nobody compslas thai yto as'
5! Gle nuruner IA dvA
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Oft country affords an opportunity for every
Jailbird in the republic to ply his calling, no
matter how criminal it may be. Every out
rage that is committed ia done in the name Of
''God and Liberty" On the 18th Of last month
communication between Vera Cruz and the
city OF Mexico was interrupted by party Of
ten men armed with three pistols and three
swords, who took by surprise the guard in
tnelr quarters in the city of Orizaba, and
forced them to surrender AS soon as these
fellows were known to be successful hundreds
Hooked to their standard. The usual pronun-
ciamento was issued and the people were
robbed on all sides. The patriotic term
for robbery in Mexico is that of 'forced
loan." This is the Mexican idea of liberty.
Any bandit who has audacity enough, with
few highwaymen, to stop carriage and make
haul of fifty or sixty thousand dollars regards
himself as a hero, dubs himself general,
Immediately issues a pronunciamento, and
then goes into the business of melting revo-
luton. This is an everyday occurrence.
Revolution seems to be the normal condition
Of the country. The time Is fas. approaching
when the United States will have to direct its
attention towards Mexico.
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Fine Watches and .Jcw~lry
OF all descriptions for sale and repaired BIZ frat as
mon. GEO q. ALLEN 4 SON, LIS Broadway, bot resn
Twenty and Twenty eighth Streets 40 Broad
way door below Canal street.
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ROYAL Havana Lottcry.-FOr Of1cial Draw.
for February b. 1870 other part OF tho
TAYLOR CO.. Bankers, l6 Wall sxses, NaU York