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The New York herald., 1871-12-01
Tho Motion TO Qmnsh the Indictment Of Brig.
ham Tor Murder still Under HenriHg-
Thanksgiving Among the 11ormous.
FOREIGN SCIENTIFIC ITEMS.

Enckes comet Is now visible 10 the naked eye.
Father sccchi mas been nominated astronomer Of
the vatican.
sir william Jenner writes TO the British Nedical
Journal, giving the most unqualified contradiction
to the report that Her Majestys recent illness was
the result OF revaccinaton.
A new expedition, under the command OF Captain
Simpson, civil engineer, IL on the puint OF starting
tor The purpose OF completing trigonome,rcai sur.
vey of Palestine
An eminent medical man In fnda Strongly recon-
mcnds poutlces Ui tea leaves. moi>teued Win not
water as preferable To al other reeiies Ia the brst
stages oil bruises and scalds.
Principal Wilnams IN ooenin4 the hftieth session
OF the Edinburg Royal Veterinary College last week,
maze the startling statement tnat foot ani moulin
disease attacked sheep and pigs, turkeys, AMI chl-
dren drinking milk.
! Facts have recently come 10 the knowledge OF tne
editor OF Hdsd,rtckt's GteHce GOSsy of more tnan
one instance In which botanists ,and not ueae.sl
! have eradcated rare crns IRON certain loeaiucs
by their rapacity IL Is hoped that such cases are
rare
young French reoogist, stan'siaus Mcunier.
asserts tlat Instead OI our g.0bc VelAg ultimately
' consumed ly nre ID will PROBABLY break nl pieces
from Intense cold, ami be distributed through space
IN nerolites. A close ,tudy oi Siucreh pae"'V'VsJ
, has led M. MeuBer W this cvnvctol-
The New York herald., 1871-12-01
THE TRIALS OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.
The Mormon Chief HasteniuG to Salt Lake to
Stand His Trial-ConvIction Certain.
WAauINcroN Nov 1917

The Mormon Chief HastcniuG to Salt Lake to
Stand His Trial-Conviction Certain.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. 1871.
The relatives OF Brigham Young write TO this city
that the Mormon chief Is PROBABLY fastening to Salt
Lake to stand trial OIL the charge OF lewd and lascl
vious conduct and cohapitation. Conviction is
certain under jury rulings OF the Court OF Judge
Mexican.
Brigham's bail in this case was $1,000, and his
lawyers had advised him to foreit 1t, II necessary,
ana prolong the issue until the Su preme Court OF
the United States decided the case OF Englebrect vs.
Clinton ct a., which involves the question OF select
ing iuries Brigham, however, has become MS own
counsel, and thinks he had better submit under the
smaller charge rather than stay away the border
OF Arizona, deprived OF the sweets of domestic
felicity, and risk his power and supremacy as
prophet, seer, revelaror and, possibly, martyr. He
Is reported 10 be Fastening back to Sat Lake at the
age or seventy one. by rapid relays OF stages.
Tho Motion 10 Qnnsh shc Iudcts,cnt Of Brig.
ham Tor Murder still Under HeRring-
Thanksgiving Among the Mormous.
SALT LAKE Nov. 20, 1877.
The motion 10 quash the Indictment against Brig.
ham Young and others Tor murder is st under
hearing before the United states District Court.
The result Is anticipated with much interest.
Tomorrow, thanksgiving Day. viii be duly OBJ
served by all classes. anl business OF every kind s
notwithstanding the crusade against the Latter Day
Saints they can heartily JOIN thanks and praises
10 God for they know from past experience that
when their extremity been greatest their deliv-
crancc and triumph have also been nearest, and on
these accounts many others, the people OF Utah
Will heartily jon Tomorrow In thanking God ior his
mercics.
The New York herald., 1871-12-01
EUROPEAN MARKETS,

LONDON MONEY MARKEr.-LoNpoN. Nov. 90. -
Consos closed at y3 tor both the account.
lS67s, s5; ten-fortics, s0k
PARIS BovgsY,-iARIs, Nov 3l-- -Rentes 56f &c.
FRAsxroRT BoIRsE.--FRANkronT Nov. 3a.-United
States hve twenty bonds s7ss for the issue Of 1852
LtvHRPooJ CorToN Observation-Disclosures, Nov, 30
Cotton clos Middlns upands, sd mdding Orleans
$40 I'D Sales of the 200u bales, including 500
bales for speculation and export.
.LIyEHyQ3L PE9yIsioSs MARKIr.-LIvrnrooL' NOV.
Western. 49, - - g. m 70
n.-TaI0W. lsa BJ . lSa sd. Lnseed oil IA M
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Spanish Poiiticians-Senors Sagasta and
Gorilla.

Spanish POliticians-S -Senors Sagasta and
Gorilla.
The difference between the friends OF Seiiors Sa-
gasta and Gorilla In the Spanish Cortes can be ex.
planned In u few words. Sagasta and Gorilla are
botn leaders OF the progressst party but the latter
has courted the radicals and thus somewhat es-
tranged himself from MS party. Sagasta more
prudent, has taken advantage Of his friends back
sdings and has rather supplantcd him. Hence
certain GOODNESS, which mutual friends have at
tempted to remove; but Sagasta, knowing his AL.
vantage, ventured TO impose conditions. Gorilla
was nettled ami became impatient. 1t was con-
sidercd tnat Gorilla ought 10 accept, and ar one
moment II was Thought he would, considerable
pressure having been brought to BEAR Tnereupon
,gasta, seeing how well his little game sue
ceeded pressed his advantage and added
other conditions. which spoiled all cnances OF
reconciliation. precisely as Senor Sagasta wished
should be the case Those extra conditions were
that The radicals should support the present minis.
try; that they should approve all IL had done that
they should vote IN favor or the proposition con-
cerning the International; and, finally, limitation OF
individual! tights by the law as Senor Sagasta under
stands It, Zorrilla reused to accept those cond-
tlons anu for the present. at least - outSeneralled
by his late friend.
The New York herald., 1871-12-01
rrouhIe Forcbodinx In CcntrnI A-I..


Great excitement, says correspondent or the
AugsDeryer AHgenseine ZefuaG prevails In st.
Petersburg about the reports coming In from Gen.
trail Asia. For months past the theme OF public dis
cusson has been the atrocities committed upon the
Russian military there. Whole pckuets, 1t IL said,
OF forty and even sixty have been sud lcnly at
tackled, and In many cases annhilated. As long a.
the government kept silent on the matter the ru-
mOrs only took OH more fearful character. Finally
reports we're published, and now public opinion Is
preparing itself for great struggle In Central ASIA
The bitterness which has long existed among the
Asiatlcs against the lntruder5 has paved the way
for the efforts Ot new prophet who calls himself
lchana- tseh. M0hammed- -khalif, and VINO already
has command OF some thousands OF adventurous
spirlls. This corps OF revenge" gives no pardon.
In Karasulsk the prophet made his appearance ac-
companied by but eighty men, arrested and
snot the Russian commanding officer. and has
men were either killed or ned. Though the local
authorities strain every nerve to get hold OF
the leader their efforts unavaiing The peasants
believe that he Is their "MesSiah." During the
they Keep HIM concealed, but AZ night he issues
forth on his work OF blood. We hear, too that great
wish to take part in the "Gasavata," the secret
battle. Should this plan OF the halr. Wild Kirghls
succeed, then important events may be looked for
In central ASIA; Tor the Sultan OF Kniva, who Is
prepared for battle at any tie Will not let the op
pOriunity pass nin unused.
Apparently cOrrOborative or the above, cor
respondent OF the Russian St. Petersburg Gazette
writes IRON ZarlZyn tnat the 20th OF october
tillery had passed through the town route to the
Astrakhan River, where the kalmucks were said To
be IN state OF insurrcction. We have no nearer
details but according 10 .he best accounts on hand
the surrectionary spirit Is active among the whole
OF the Wild h0rdes OF the Kirghis steppes, though
II has not yet broken out to Its full extent
The New York herald., 1871-12-01
Articles Of Agreement.

Articles Of agreement hewecn James Mace and Joseph
soburn;The Undersigned agree 10 bgbt far, fgnd w
bgnt according 10 the rules OF the London and Amert
can rng on the h OF November 1871 Thursday, at suit
able pace TO be here after agreed between he pnc
aud such pIacs W he wihIn hundred mles Of New
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they had several half.armed hits. one OF which
turned Jim, who fell. Coburn walked TO his corner.
ROUND 7.-Tweniy minutes duration. this
amounted to nothing; two misses, clinch, back.
heel and o fall, Jem being under.
ROUND s.-Hard hitting by both; forcing the ngnt
they fell side by side.
ROUND s.-Both men appeared 10 he weak, Mace
particularly, as his left hand was quite disabled
and he was shaking with cold and wet. Coburn re-
sumed the defensive. Mace followed him several
times round the ring, but could not nnd an opening
they clenched, and Mace was thrown, with Coburn
NJ; The top. lie evidently now being the stronger
OF the two.
ROUND lo.-Mace led on with his right on
the left size OF ihc head, anu nnauy Mace
rallied CobLrn into his corner, where joe
fell on his knees. Meanwhile regular
passenger train from the city had arrived aud
poured I'm some three hundred extra spectators.
most OF them noisy partlzans OF Coburn.
ROUND ll.--Coburn rapidly improving. while
Mace was weakening. Coburn, however.
seemed to have 20 wholesome q dread
OF Jem's right hand that he would not venture In
Mace,s corner, ami Mace would not stay out OF u
long time. There was very little hiting but at rhe
last there was half-armed night, and Coburn threw
Mace aud fell on him.
nour; but not blow was struck. Four times
tho referee ordered the men 10 the scratch.
and four times they lodged back into
Mace's corner where Coburn decnned 20 follow
him. seeing ne did not want 10 smash his hand
against stake A. last the referee. seeing that
no more lighting could be had out Of the men, stepped
into the ring and expressed his opinion That ''onc
was afraid and the otncr was afraider.r ami
declared the ngnt draw and all bets 90. Mace at
once crossed to coburn's corner aud shook hanos.
declaring Joe "thc best man he had ever stepped
into ring with"
Thus ended the nght at nny minutes after
three O'Clock p NJ, having lasted three hours and
thirty eight minutes AZ exhibition of scientific
defense IL superp as light II was ting
| failure Mace came out without mark on his face.
| a broken hand and bad body braisc. Columns
| face VISA badly damaged; but all Jemes' efforts 10
| close his eyes had faiicl.
A long, dismal ride Of four hours, In tire darn
and rA.n. shTYugH slliSaial Apss.al w "a
The New York herald., 1871-12-01

Then Mr.. WiIo. lately OF the Olympic Theatre,
entertained the company with limitations Of birds
and musical instruments, ami the afternoon was
passed much more Pleasantly than could be looked
for within prison walls.
The SPECIAL prisoner whose presence attracted
nartlcuar attention to the Jail yesterday did not,
of course JOIN in the festivities, but remained as
stated above, quietly closeted with his particu
"a lTenuS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21
4 NEW Broom.
other.

The new broom which the Civil Service
Commissioners have made for Gen. Grant,
after so many months work, is not a very
efficient implement, but perhaps, considering
the difficulties of the task, it is nearly as good Il
one as they could be expected to produce. 1t is
evident that it will have to be greatly I'M
proved before it will be found adequate to
cleaning out the dirt and rubbish of the public
offices. The rules for the examination of civil
functioDaries look to the Improvement of the
service hereafter, and to e.dcstructiOn of
the pernicious system of patronage which
has demoralized not only the administra-
ton of public affairs but the whole business
of politics. So far the labor of the Commits
sion has been judcious, and we believe that
it will prove of value. But nothing is said
about the condition of the service at present.
The reforms are all prospective; and, for
aught that the report suggests to the con-
trary, the Departments at Washington, the
ustom-Houses, and Collectors and Assessors
Offices throughout the country, are to remain
in their present corruption until the existing
officials die out and are gradually supplantcd
10y others. This will not satisfy the public
demand. We want reform now; We do not
purpose waiting patiently till the next gen
Grafton.
The President can amend the rules, lust IA
he could originally have framed them. 1t il
the current belief that the federal places of
profit have been to q great extent filled by
political hacks who have no fitness for their
duties, but have been appointed either for
past services to the party, or in order that
they may manage the political machine in the
interest of the Administration. IL the Presi.
dent really wants to reform the Civil Service
let him apply the rules proposed by the Com
mission to the men now in Office. Why should
he not begin for instance with the NewYOrk
CustomI House, and have all the place holders,
from the Collector down, examined on the
score of competency, general information,
knowledge Of their special duties honesty, and
bood moral claIac."fl Does anJ body doubt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21

Nobody expected that the Malcampo Min
istry would last long in the present unsettled
state of Spanish politics. Without warning,
it has suddenly gone to pieces, after an exist
ence of about two months-a period just equal
to the life of the Gorilla Ministry which pre-
coded it. No prominent Spanish politicians
were embraced in the composition of the cab
met which has just suffered wreck, and tho
fact that none of the progressive elements of
the country were represented therein was
sufficient to make its tenure Of Office precar-
Gus. The urgency of the situation now may
be surmised from the report that four port
foios have vainly been offered to Ruiz Zorrilla
and his friends by Senior Sagasta, who is in
trusted with the difficult task of organizing q
new cabinet Since October last, the breach
between these two politicians has been widen
ing, and each now represents political COM
bnations that are tho antpodes Of each
other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21
Aem.}lork Daily 0ribm,1e
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1871.

The Prince Of Wales continues 10 improve. f.
Another Ministerial criss has occurred In Spain, and
Senior sagIsta is endeavoring TO form a new Cabinet
60 President Theirs that religious equality
shal be maintained IN France. - The English Jour
hals are discussing the case Of Minister schenck
In the Senate yesterday, the new Committee on Re-
trenchmcnt instructed TO investigate, among other
MATTERS whether the President has bestowed any Offices
Of trust members Of his family The House General
Amnesty bill discussed. bill reported for the
reorganization OF the Customs service. In the
House the Labor Commission bill passed, ~ Demo
Gratis aud Republicans voting in the negative.
Three alleged murderers have been lynched IN Arkan-
cas- by negroes - A fourmill has been burned in
Oswego. - An extensive stonecutters strike is in
progress IN westerly, r. I. g. The Hon. John Nor
rssey 10 suing Cincinnati capitalist for gambling
debt OF $4,000 g. The iron works at Mount Carmel,
Penn. have been burned. - The Hudson River at
Poughkeepsie ID blocked with ice.
ExBaDk Examiner Calender was arrested and held In
5000 bail - IL Is rumored that Mayor Halls
resignation has been personally demanded by the Com
nittee Of Seventy The trial Of ex-AsseInhlyman
Worth and Others for violation Of the election laws WAS
begun ~ BROOKLYN z==s The Grand jury held a
session. Gold, lo9 1851. Thermometer, 90. 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21

The French courts martial have ground huge
g1iSt, according to the latest reports. No less
than 1873 persons have been through a form of
trial, and 2,O22 have been convicted and SEN
fenced Nearly eight months have passed
since the surrender of the Commune, but that
period has not been long enough to carry out
the revengeful policy which the Government
seems to have determined to pursue toward
the revolutiOnists of Paris. There must be
yet more courts, it is said, to finish the work
which is now IN hand. This spectacle of try
ing a legion of men, seratim, is certainly an
unparalleled one in history.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21
must say that the frank looks 80 much Ike
hot auRNnCt

must say that the frank looks 80 much Like
the real signature that we should never suspect
the forgery if we had not his word for 1t. IL
is unpleasant to reflect that anybody can write
any Congressman's name as often as he pieases
across the face of an envelope, or
q book package, or bundle OF dirty
shirts, and send tho matter thus coun-
tcrsigned free through the mails while the
taxpayers have to pay the cost. 1t Is oad
enough to have the Hon. james Brooks frank
ing circulars about prize chickens and the
terms of The Erening Express, without our
feelings being outraged and our confidence IN
human honesty destroyed by the conscious
ness that all sorts of people are going into all
sorts Of newspaper Offices, and forging the
frank of Mr.. r. II. Ducll The only way to
stop this abuse is to break up the system alto
sether; and after we have heard from The
Maryland Ncms, we hope Congress may do
something about it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21

1t is not often that the differing interests of
producer and manufacturer are so admirably
harmonzcd as those of the Wool Growers and
Wooden Manufacturers. Their Joint COnven-
ton at Syracuse yesterday is a striking testi-
mony to the wisdom and justice of the Pro-
tcctive Tariff under which both have been
satisfactorily operating. TO disturb this state
of things by tinkering with the Tariff would
be to throw the whole machinery of production
into confusion, and bring great hardship upon
all par ties concerned in the vast business
which is supplied by the important staple
Wool. Why not let well enough alone fol-
once? The country is satisfied, and only {
few busybodies propose to meddle with tho
duty as it is at present fixed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21

1t is clearly the part of enlightened states
manship to inquire into the problem which
vexcs labor and capital where they impinge
on each other. And, though there may be
some difference of opinion as to the way in
which the inquiry shall be reached. the action
of the House in passing the Labor Commits
sion bill is sure to result in something vau-
able. The Commission is to make search
ing examination into the subjects of wages
and hours of labor, distribution of profits, en-
ployment of capital, and kindred matters. 1t
will have power to do a substantial good to
the whole country, and its creation as Re-
publican measure will be hailed by the work
ingmen of the Republic as favorable sign
of the timcS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21

The Democrats" OF New Hampshire have gone
through the annual motions, ana have resolved
themselves to be the political saints Still there is
mder flavor than usual of depression in their res-
oluti0ns. They are. however yet like themselves in
one thing: they have an undyng faith in the potency
of good One OF their orators declared through
the Convention to the world that if Gen Grant
should be reflected IN all probability "he would
never be dislOdged from the Presidential chair ex-
cept by q revolution Of bloOdshed." Mr.. Bingham
was the delegate who made this prophecy. Does he
believe in it himselfi Is it, with him. belief at all
anything more than q notion. reasonable man
may very well object to Gen. Grants reelection, but
in doing sgutc for HIM TO go into
epcptic fit, or turn the heads of his hearers snow
white with horror. The very suggestion is treason
to the popular power and energy. IL Gen.
Grant or any other General should try tho
little game OF grasping ut permanent
dictatOrshp--and we are thus supposing an idioti0
Executivo-by what power is he to be supported in
his lunatc antics BY his Otiice-hodors Ia the
first place. as compared with the Of the people,
they are mere handful in the second place. tO
determine the matter, let every reader ask himself
if the Postmaster Collector Assessor Marshal
in his locality is likely to enter into any such des
perate enterprise. There have been many jokes
about the fccundity of the Grant family, but it Ia
hardly large enough to grasp absolute power IN this
great Republic and rs for the General himself, he
hardly carries guns enough for such wonderful
speculation. Democrats certainly ought to have
some faith in the muscularity OF the popular SOW
crcgnty DO MT they see that their melancholy
drivel implies that the people can be easily and
finally duped or, what amounts to the same thing.
insolcntly deiiedi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21

II people is happy whose annals arc stupid 90
happy is State when law courts have no business.
The foil bench of the Supreme Court of New-liamp-
shire for the hearing of appeals on tho law, met at
Keeno on the 10th inst. at OF M, and in ninety
minutes tho business of the term was over and the
Court had finally adjourned. This proves one Of
two things. each equally gratifyng-either little
litigation in the lower courts OF excellent rulings
there The truth is. that appeals upon law points
should be much less frequent than they ar and would
be if the nsi pyus what they should 10.
BY this time, notwithstanding the miscellaneous
character of legal business law should have been
reduced to something of scientific ccrtainty-that
permanent precision. We mean, which judges and
lawyers complacendy claim for it; and this point
would have been happily reached long ago. if the
practice of law had not been moncy-makins
business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21

bonds but its own; and this on tho assump-
ton that it cannot be wise to tax money OUT
of one pocket in order to put it into the Other
paying the cost of both operations. Ii you
tax your own bond, you must pay moro inter-
est or premium on your loan; so that you
make nothing by 80 doing.
Certain Counties and Townships of our
State have seen fit to bond themselves, in order
to bring railroads nearer to their people than
they otherwise would come. We think this
was, in most cases, WISE hut it is entirely
their own affair If railroad was TO be run
80 az to benefit our property at somebodys
exncnsc. we should choose to bear our share Of
the cost or rsk.-Edl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21

In Richmond at least tho leopard never changes
his spots. We learn that that always enfhrsed city
has been again thrown into widest exctement'
by the shooting Of prominent citizen by another
These leading men, it appears, were in partnership
in a gambling hell, and separated few months ago.
ono accusing the other of cheating. Meeting in
public place. the aggrcved gentleman Slr SnellingS)
proceeded, according to the chivaric CODE to knock
the other (Mr. MOnteirOl down and kick him in the
face; to which Mr.. Monteiro returned, en- rege.
pistol ball Both parties" usual, beong to the
most respectable families in the place. and general
GLOOM" also az usual, Overspreads society in cOnse-
ouence of the affair" The liveliest sympathy. we
are told, is manifested for Mr. Snelngs though pub
lie opinion entirely justifes Mr. MOnteiro. Tho
whole occurrence" moralize tho Richmond journals.
lis warning against carrying concealed weapons.
and offcious tale-beartrs" We hope the tale-bear-
crs will speedily be eliminated from the community.
but would advise that too hasty measures be not
taken against concealed weapons. The state OF
society in that spirited metropolis is unaltered we
imagine, since the war. We remember an incidental
conversation at that time. among group OF young
knights at Virginia tournament. Ny father is
banker" said one mime is planter :" " and mine
sporting gentleman" So long as the class desig-
mated by this delicate euphusm continue to consti-
tute the ruling order, concealed weapons we s'ig-
ges offer graceful and efficient mode OF settling
their difficulties ON points of honor-far more in
consonancc with the prevailing taste than the cum
brous machinery of courts and juries.