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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30

The New York Academy Of Medicine
Compliments City Judge Bedford--Thsi cir
Purpose to Aid In Legislation ON Mai.
practice.
The suDiOlned communication VIII be read with
considerable pleasure by the public. which LOOKS
to the medical profession for distinct pronuncia.
enso against the foul practices Of the profcssio nal
abortionists, whose deeds Of darkness have
awakened 80 painful q thrill Of late:-
Hon. CUNNING 8. BKpFoRD, City Judge
preamble and resolution: were unanimously aaoped:
Where's IL changing the Grand jury The occasion Of
Judge cunning Bsdord said iss We nav: been been
ny d:sa .s 81 DAB. sssa. The Sssy,
hsaress and interruptions spscmsns Of human aepravy
g sry
:;
s y & Sop VI.
.ss. en-
WI amend The statute book thai instead Of reading Amy
fSa ss
r. dsS
ten. thereby 70 procure tho Of such
sa's:' sam: shan 3 ''si
's 81 in a.. he
:1a1 . deemed saiy q murder 10 !he irs Issn
:lsushlss e q. second punishable BY mpsonmsn.
Rssovsd, d the opinion Of the New York Academy
Of Medicine the aahor Of tbs. s1gusse has By @ public
given expression OF the highest
mendaon; he's vindcaie the already widely
he has hitherto pursued, and has, trust greatly strength
ened the esteem and confidence In which he II held by the
public.
Resolved Thak this Academy in the discharge Of The duty
IT'S proessed objects require promote public health and
public ~ IT, influence and it, eors IN
officers may propose as offering reasonable promise of
mitigating not Of removing the pcstIlcnce Of criminal
abortion which In upon country
Resolved That TO remove all doubt from the public mind
cine in this Important matter to the influence upon
the State authorities desired by this oppression and 10 snu
late the medical profession generally similar acts copy
this preamble and these resolutions be forwarded 10 Judge
Bedford District Attorney Garvn and 10 the New York
Bar Association; that the leading dairy papers OF city
and ITS medical journals be f,irnishel with copy Of the
that the secusr and medical journals and
throMghOut the country be requested 10 cOrY.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30
NASHVILLE RACES.

NAsHvIJLB Tenn. Sept. 20. 1871.
The first race to-day was for the Association Purse
Of $500. three-mile dash. Foster walked over.
The second race was Tor the Association Purse Of
$50. mile dash. Commerce came In nrst, McIn-
tyres b. c. by Norton second Metalla third, Sue
Walton fourth, Ancroid fifth and Mazeppa sixth.
Time, las. trel4t
The third race was fer the Association Purse of
$500, mile heats. The following rs the summary
Mclntyre's en-. c. by Tipperary.. l
0csohhs u
Time, 1494-1:48X.
The fav0rlte won In each race The weather WAS
Ane, ana the attendance the largest OF the week.
The meeting closes tomorrow with four races.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

The following have been retired for incapacity.
resulting from long and faithful service, from
woundsIor injury received, from disease contracted
or from exposure In line Of duty:-Colonel George
Stoneman Majors Prime and CogsweD, Captains
Beach and A. NJ. Brown. Two captains (Turner
signed. Captain Hodge has been wholly retired.
Four ieutenants have been dismissed ana one
cashiered
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30
ORANGE COUNTY HORSE PAIR.

MIDDLETowN, N. ", Sept. 20, 1871.
The race for $3.50 horses was won by Bodine; time,
2:ll 2:4I and 2:S7h.
In the race Tor 2:27 horses there were four en-
tries. The race was Won BY Climax; time, $3.50,
2:35 and 235h.
In tine 245 race there were twelve horses entered.
me race was won BY Ruby; time, 24lA, 2:46 and
2:39h.
Four horses entered for the running race Of half
mile and repeat and the race was won by Harry
Booth; time, t4z and SIX.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Master Edward b. Ghecn has been ordered to the
Nipsic; Passed Assistant Paymaster Lnsley, Jr TO
the Jroquois. Lieutenant Mccormick has Deen de-
tached from the NipsIc and placed on waiting or
ders; Paymaster Meade, from the IrOqu0s aud Or
dered 10 settle accounts
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30

Palmer showed bis head In 'front.' for moment, but
a. the hall mile pole I'm IAN American Girl had her
nose I'm front. On the lower turn Palmer brOke and
ran away from the mare, leading three lengths
INTO the hcmestre,ch She trotted up 10
again, and ran under the wire head and
neea wlth inc mare. The JUDGES paid no attention
70 the running OF Palmer during the heat, but gave
snelr decision that II was dead heat between them.
Tncn Judges should not be again put on any stand.
F0urth Hea.-Pa'mer had the hest OF tine send
on Dy haif length; but the mare took sizes with
him around the turn. Al the quarter pole the mare
!ed one length In thirty six seconds. she broke on
the and Palmer led half length to the
halfmile pole, In liza Palmer broke on S6e lower
ssn and me mare showed In front, and, coming on
's s aver nsesotiy struggle won the heat by
- . AuNnARv
SAME DAY-Purse $4,000; for all horses; 50, 500 to
nrst $1,000 TO second $500 to third horse ana 81 500
additional TO the horse making the fastest time
provided 10 - better than Dexter's time, 2:l7A;
mile heats, best three In five, IN harness.
Benz Daniels entered b. ID. American
hr Pal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30
SHOOTING APrRAY IN CUBA, N. Y.

CUPA, N. Y, Sept 20, 1871.
shooting array took place today between two
young men named Thomas and Hallack While In
scunle in the street the latter, being intoxicated,
drew a pistol and shot Thomas in the right sidc.
Thomas IL yet alive, but his recovery is doubtful.
HallaSk ~ w the hands Vi tle County SherG,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30

MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


Married.
BRADY-CEnNRY.-On Thursday, september %
1871, at the Cbu.ch OF ST. Paul tho Apostle. by the
Rev. a. Young. assisted by the Rev. W. j. Dwyer
and the Rev. b. d. Hill, CHARLES J. BRADY, OF New
York, to EMMA \. GBDNEY OF Brooklyn, r.. ID.
GARNIs5- HAIGHT. Thursday, September 81,
by the Rev. NJ. II. Hutton, JOHN p. GARNIss TO Lib
BE HAIGHT, all OF Mount Vernon.
Observation-Disclosures Baltimore Nd, on
tuesday, September &C. 1871, by the Rev. DA Backus,
Lieutenant X ID. HITCHCOCK, Jr, United states Navy,
70 MARY r., eldest daughter q me late Captain
SEALEy-LYNN.-At Christ church. Riverdae,
N. Y, on Wednesday, September 81 by the Rev.
George d. Wildes, GEORGE L. SgALEy, Of Kings
bridge, TO MARY j., daughter OF Norris r. Lynn,
Esq, OF Riverdale.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30

II a., a way q ISI2g@ wiz be accomplished BY the
II Is not for me to say what win be done. Ny own
certain limits as TO classes Of public officers candi
dates should be subjected to examination ana TO
every reasonable test az 70 their fitness Tor the duties
sought should Incline to 60 very far In that direc
ny opinions as to the tenure OF once are equally
clear. We have permanent Judiciary. That Is
WISE The officers or the army and navy are upon
life tenure. l Tor one am firmly opposed to any
increase OF llfetcnure o1ces In the public service
Can you give one reason why clerk in the Trea-
sury Department should be Kept In ONCE during life
that does not apply 70 every clerk In the office oil
Us Somebody must judge when an old clerk is to 20
out and new one 10 TO 60 In. Put that power
where You think II will be most wisely exercised.
But the power OF change is the chief security which
We can take for the faithful performance OF the
public business
No one has right to an once but It is the right
OF the people, IN the manner pointed out In the con-
etutiou TO secure the services those who IN their
sire to have done. This Is the extent OF the right,
and all else Ii within the control OF wise pubnc
There are persons who assert that the country Is
that the lab0rers are poorly compensated; that the
cost OF living IL dispr0portionately higl that the
rtch are growing richer and that the poor are grow
II these statements are supported BY the facts il
would lie dicult to say that the government Is not
In some degree responsible for them. shall not
attempt refutation Of these errors BY an appeal 70
statements Is on every hand. The simple truth Is
the poor are growing rIcn, even though II be also
true that the ricn are growing richer.
PROSPERITY OF TnB NATION,
cannot doubt that the last nve years constitute
the most prosperous period In the nation's lite.
Judge IL by the extension OF mann features, the con-
sgpsuQp " yalwA1h we Rrowth " cllles W every
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30

First Heat-American Girl was the favorite at
100 to 40. Palmer won the pole and had Iongth
the best Of the scnd-off. This advantage he MAIN
tanned around the turn, but a. the quarter pole,
which was passed in tniry.1ye and q
half seconds, he was only half q length
In 'front.' Going down the backstretch they both
broke up, and At the haI-nie pole Palmer was stu
half 9 length ahead. Time 1:12k. on the lower
turn Palmer broke up twice and the mare showed
in 'front.' She was half length ahead as she came
into the h0mestretcn, and then, co ming away from
Palmer, VINO made three more breaks, she won the
heat by I'VE lengths The time OF the heat
was 2:2SH. 80.
Second Heot-The horses had very even start,
bat American Girl led half length around the turn,
and Increased the distance TO over length 81 me
quarter pole, IN thlrty-nv and half seconds. Gong
down the backstretch Palmer broke up twice, nut
did not lose any by these mishaps. American
Girl led one length to the nall mile polc, IN 1873
On the lower turn Palmer went up TO the mares
head but breaking again fell or o length. This he
made up before entering the homestretcn and the
horses were on even terms TO within nifty yards OF
the score, when Palmer again broke and American
Girl went IN winner VI the heat Dy TWO lengths.
Time, 2:2sx.
THIRD Hedi.-Thc horses had very even start,
but the mare drew away trlnc NJ the turn. Palmer
then broke up ana ran up 70 the mare The latter
passed the quarter pole neck ahead OF nln, IN
tnrty-seveA seconds G0iDg down we Daekst'N'""
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

The Calais Advertiser says: The sug-
gestion made by the President in his re-
cent message, to the effect that Congress
shall SO legislate as to make advising Sen
ators in some degree responsible for the
character aud fitness Of the persons they
commend to the Executive for appoint
ment to civil office, was an eminently SEN
sible one. People Of every shade ofpolitical
opinion know very well that for many
years large proportion of the men who
have been appointed to office have been
utterly unfit for the positions they have
filed. Every administration, from the
time of Jackson to the present, has been
afflicted with some notably unworthy rep
resentatives in the shape Of Office holders
by appointment, and this not because our
presidents have wanted to put dishonest
or incapable men in charge of govern
mental business, but because the Senators
who have really controlled the matter
have too often had private axes to grind.
On the President the odium has generally
fallen, and now that the people are begin
ming to insist upon a more careful selec-
ton of men to fill federal offices, it is but
fair that the Senators who press their
friends and followers upon the President,
shall be responsible to him and to the peo-
pie for the character of the men they rec
ommend. AT any rate, the suggestion
distinctly recognizes the fact that some
body is responsible for the character of
every person put in office, and that the
people have right to know who it is that
sacrifices the public service to personal or
partisan ends, and every good man of
every party will rejoice in such recog-
milton of the right.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

The Pennsylvania State Medical Society
unanimously passed a resolve at its annual
meeting, declaring THAT the comparative im-
munity which our country, and the civilized
world generally, now enjoy from the once
decimatng scourge of smallpox. is entirely
due to the protective and modifying influence
of vaccination; that the danger of transmit
ting other constitutional diseases through the
medium of vaccination is so enthusiastically
small that it does not deserve to be placed in
the scale as opposed to the immense benefit
which the operation confers; that subsection
of the entire population to its protective
agency would result in the complete stamp
ing out of this dread disease in its fatal and
loathsome form; that the vide prevalence of
the disease at the present time, in certain
cities of Europe and America, traceable in
considerable degree to aneglect of the above
mentioned preventative measure, conveys a
warning which it would be most unwise to
disregard"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

ness operations, and on such large scale
during many years subsequently that he was
thought to have control OF great amount of
capital.
The occurrence of some transactions con
nected with the North River Bank subjected
him to open personal insult mt the hands OF
one David Rogers, but in its stead came an
indictment found by the Grand Jury. charging
him with the offence of sending a challenge.
Mr. Barker took his trial. He defended
himself before the Court with great ingenuity
and infinite subtlety of argument. He denied
the facts of the challenge. The Judges and
jury did not coincide in his view of the points
OF law, however. He was found guilty and
sentenced to disfranchisem, ut of his political
rights. Governor Clinton relieved him of the
penalty by executive action. On the failure
afterwards Of the Life and Fire Insurance
Company, Mr.. Barker was indicted, with 9TH
ers, under 4 chagre of conspiracy to de-
fraud " The trial was lengthy. Counsel re-
qulred time to study his notes before com
mencng the defence. Mr.. Barker, according
to a suggestion of his friends began il him
self He bad not taken the points in writing
but, notw outstanding, his effort was regarded
as a prodigy OF ability even by lawyer
Emmett. The jury disagreed on the first
trial. lie was convicted on the second, but
new trial was granted The Indictment WAS
quashed after the third. Barker abstained,
however, from personal efforts in the latest
instance, leaving his ease in the hands of his
legal advisers. The law proceedings in
the case and in many other suits distracted
his attention from his business. Il may be
said that they ruined him by DESTROYING pub
lie confidence in his operations. lie alleged
the existance of conspiracy against him.
Some of the most influential citizen, Of New
York headed the movement notw outstanding;
So his allegation went for naught.
Mr.. Barker took his departure from the
northern metropolis in the year 1884. He
went to New Orleans. Here he applied him
self to the study of law. He was admitted
10 the bar and to practice in the Courts of
that cry, after having been unsuccessful i
his first examination. His nature rem iued
restless his vital energy powerful. In \, "
Orleans he mixed himself in matters OF juris
pruieuce, general society and commerce to
very influential extent. Many stories are
told OF his business ingenuity and selfposses-
sion. 1t was generally conceded, indeed,
that he had no equal among the class to which
he belonged, class peculiar to all vast mer-
camille communities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

The Miners Journal estimates that the
yield of the anthracite coal district Will this
year reach fifteen and halt million of tons
For 1872, the probable produce is set down at
nineteen MILLIONS of tons. OF the increased
production Of three and half million of tons,
1t is presumed that the market can, during
1872, take off two millions of tons. leaving a
glnt in the market of one million and a half.
The conclusions deducod from these figures
are, that this ability TO overstock the market
will prevent any rise in the price of coal from
the present rates. and that it would be folly
In the men to demand anything beyond the
pricss fixed in May, 1871, viz, basis of
S2.75 sliding down to 81 %. With coal at
S2.So as . basis for labor rho Jaavaal e.at "a
that miners would receive Sl2 week, inside
laborers $l0 and outside laborers 50. This,
we may readily agree with the journal, is ''as
low as labor ought to co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

Six thousand Communists are to be sent
at once to New Caledonia. 1t is said that
great activity exists in consequence on
that lonely island, to the population OF
which even torcats are regarded as wei
come additions. New Caledonia, like St.
Helena, is held to be spot from which ii
is impossible to escape. The military
force is, however, TO be increased there,
and / 200 marines have already been sent
from France for this purpose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

II is said that the unpleasantness which ex-
lists between Senator Stevenson of Kentucky
and Senator elect McCreery of the same
State, and which is SO deep-seated that they
will probably never recognize each other,
grew out Of the contest for election to the
United States Senate one year ago in Ken
lucky, when Stevenson defeated McCreery.
These gentlemen and their immediate friends
became personal enemies, and elimination
and recrimination followed TO a degree that
threatened settlement by resort to ''the code
OF honor" and ONE of the friends of Nc
Creery Or. Jones' then Representative in
Congress from Kentucky, sent hostile let
ter to Mr.. Stevenson. Friends interviewed,
however, and no blood was drawn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

Ii is understood that immediately on the
reassembling of Congress, Senator Schuiz
will offer an amendment to the pending am
nesty bill striking out all after the first clause,
which will make amnesty general 1t is said
that Senator Sumner is confident his equal
rights proposition will be adopted as an amend
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

1t is said that Secretary Fish has no de-
sire to acquire Cuba, but favors friendly
commercial policy. If we can have the latter
it would be satisfactory, but so long as SPAN
hold. Cuba there is not much hope of any
thing but an exclusive policy for US.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

The action of the Germans in Milwau-
kee the other day in holding pubic
meeting to protest against the visit and
reception of the Duke Alexis, Is an exam
pie of strangers and guests making quite
free with the privileges granted them'
and not in very good taste to say the least.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30

The reports that Tweed had made his es-
cane from the city of New York are denied
NV Tweed himself, who appears about his
usual hauuts, though in rather bat-ilke
fashion.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-07-13

THE DOME OF THE CApIToL The
dome Of the capitol at Washington is the
most ambitious structure in America 1t
is l0S feet higher than the Washington
Monument at Baltimore, sixty eight feet
higher than that Of Bunker Hill. and
twenty feet higher than the Trinity
Church tower at New York. 1t is the
only considerable dome of iron in the
world. 1t is q vast hollow sphere of
iron Weighing s,O00,2 200 pounds How
much is that? More than 4 1000 tons, OF
about the weight Of 10000 full grown
people, or about equal to 1000 laden
coal cars holding four tons each, whi,h
would reach two miles and half.
Directly over your head is figure in
bronze, "America," weighing 1885 lbs
The pressure Of the iron dome upon its
piers and pillars is 13,477 pounds to the
square foot. St. Peters presses nearly
10000 pounds more to the square foot
and st. Genevieve, at Paris, $4,000 lbs
more. 1t would require, to crush the
supports Of our dome, pressure of u.s..
27O pounds to the square foet. The cost
was about S1,100,O0O. The new wings
cost s6,500,000. The architect has q
plan for rebuilding the old central par,
Of the capitol and enIarginy the part,
which will cost about S3,200000.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-07-13

Mr. Jonathan Whipple of Mystic, Conn.
was probably the FIRST man in this country
to teach deaf mutes articulation and lip
reading. He was poor man Of limited
education, cultiva,ing small rocky farm
in summer, and travelling from one neigh
borhood to another during the winter as
u hog butcher. He had son who is now
forty five years Of age, who was born
deaf, but grew to be bright, intelligent
lad. The boy was not totally deaf, and
his father, who was possessed of most
powerful voice, could make him hear
when he shouted. For several years,
the only way in which Mr.. Whipple could
make bis son understand anything was by
shouting at the top of bis voice but IN
time the boy, BY watching his father 10
tently, learned to understand him by the
motion of the lips as we'll as by the sound
of bis voice. 50 the father mouthed to
him the things he had come to understaud,
but no one else could talk to him so as to
make himself comprehcnded. From this
beginning Mr.. Whippls went on to teach
the boy his alphabet, to instruct him 10
reading and writing, aud finally to artic-
ulste, 80 that now any stranger might
meet the sou and talk with him for an
hour, provided it was light, without motto
ing any popularity about him. The old
man and his grandson, a young man of
twenty, now have q family school where
they teach deafand dumb children to talk
and read from the lips of others the mean
ing Of what they utter, while At the same
time they are instructed in the usual
branches Of q common school education.
In this school object-teaohing is advau-
tageously used in great variety Of ways.
1t is q theory Of Mr.. Whipple that in
stances are very rare indeed where deaf
person cannot be made to hear some
sound and it 10 told of him that twenty
years ago ho was at the Hartford Asylum,
and on being assured that the children
there could not hear any sound whatever,
put HE fors6nger 10 his mouth, and
fetched tremendous whistle that caused
nearly overy one Of f.the pupils to start
with astonlshment.-N. Y. Sun.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-07-13

served, an idea suddenly occurred to him,
and ho seated Aimsclf SoislesslS at the
piano.
Again the instrument was made to
utter its sweetest tones, and the man on
the sofa listened in profound admiration.
He saw no one but he hoard, and what
he heard was sufficient to rivet his atten
tion How pure the tones came from
this msster.haud | That II was master.
hand, the listener on the sofa quickly
discovered.
The Joys Of a youthful heart seemed
to end utterauce in the first accords Of
the young musician. Then gradually,
the tones becsme deeper; the passions
and trials Of a large struggling nature
spoke in the full and powerful uccords,
until they became the cry Of bitter
despair.
What music it was! The older muci.
clan claspad his hands across his breast,
and listened with his whole soul.
He knew 81 but one composer who was
capable Of producing such music, and il
was mainly in the hope Of meeting him
that he had come to the fe,e. He was
confident the virtuoso before him must he
be, and he only.
Finally, he nrose, and noisslessly ap.
preached the piano, until he stood be.
hind the performer, who was 40 absorbed
that he neither saw nor heard him
At last, he, too, ceased playing. He
struck the last accord, and sunk back
exhausted. At that moment, q hand was
LAID gently on his shoulder, while an
other took him by the arm and led hin
toward the window. where the light OF
the moon could fall full upon his face
An elderly man, his eyes beaming with
delight, gnzed at him momont, and the,
cried in tone, that betrayed deep emo
tion;
"MoEart I"
Hayden /" responded the young man
in IN accent not less joyous
Thus met, for the first time, these twt
immortal composers, whose greatest wisi
had long been to know each other. =
Appleton's Journal.