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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

THE JOINT COMMITTEE Of the Board OF
Supervisors and Board of Aldermen met yes
terday to consider the measure proposed by
the Mayor for the examination of the city and
county accounts. Recorder Hackett was made
perman ent chairman, and number of promi-
nent and wealthy citizens were by name re-
quested to act with them. The names of these
citizens comprise such men as Royal Phelps,
H. b. Claflin. Paul N. Spoford, William Z.
Dodge, Jr., Judge Porter and Others These
gentlemen are yet to be notified, and mean
while the committee adjourned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

THE ONE THING CRRTAIN-That the repub-
licans in the interior of this State are rallying
their forces and electing delegates to the State
Convention to be held on the 9th of next
month under the distinctive cry Of "Opposi-
ton to Tammany." ''vell, vat ov it2" as
Jenny Twitcher might say. Suppose the
republicans do carry the next Legislature,
there will only be few more votes for the
terrible old political Ogre to buy up.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

THE SEARCH of the detectives for the muir
derer Of the unknown woman, whose body
was found in trunk at the Hudson River
Railroad depot, has resulted in the arrest of
one Ascher, professional abortionist. The
evidence against him is conclusive. The car
man who conveyed the trunk to the depot
appeared before the police authorities yester-
day, and stated that he had taken the trunk
from the house where Ascher lives, on Satur-
day, and had seen Aschers face In the window
at the time that he was loading the trunk upon
his wagon. The search is now going on for
the woman who so coolly superntended the
removal of the remains, and the mystery of
the woman's identity yet remains to be
cleared up.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

EXTRAORDINARY IMMGRATIoN.-"Stil they
to the New. immigration has been very large
this summer, and now, at the time of year
when there is usually some falling off, the tide
appears to be swelling. On Sunday there
arrived at this port about two thousand immi-
grants, and yesterday several large steamers
came freighted with augmenting numbers. At
this rate our population and industrial develop
ment are likely to increase beyond all antci-
pationS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

TIE PRoLoyGATIoN OF NJ. THEIRS POWERS
came UP yesterday in the National Assembly.
The report of the committee proposes con-
siderable modification of the original motion.
The report is more stringent in the definition
of NJ. Theirs authority as President of the
republic. A heated discussion followed the
reading of the report, and affairs seem to have
taken gloomy turn, which does not augur
well for the solution of this difficulty.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

THE LOUISVILLE Courier-Journay steadily
advocates the democratic ''new departure" in
Kentucky, in spite of concealed and open
opposition. 1t has been recently ''pained" by
the declared hostility Of Mr.. J. S. Golladay-
he of the doubtful Congressional reputation
to what he calls the new departure failure. y
If failure, argues the Courier-Journal, why
kick at it? That paper is opposed to mea-
surfing the Kentucky democracy by foot
rule, which, it thinks, will be the case If ii re-
jects the ''new departure" and adopts the
Toombs-Stephens platform.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

"ApMIRAL" SEMMEs has been delivering an
address before the Spring Hill College, Ten
nessee, taking for his subject "The Catholic
and the American, and the Claims Of the one
Upon the Other" Is this new series OF the
Alabama claims, and does the redoubtable
Admiral demand High Joint Commission TO
settle them2
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29


Many plausible reasons can be given for the
rumored alliance between Italy and Germany,
as reported by our special despatch yesterday.
Italy has slowly but surely emsncipated her.
self from the tutelage of France; but the
French, though fresh from defeat, cannot be
brought to accept the situation" The recent
debate in the National Assembly has shown
that the conservatives, who are at present the
ruling power in France, evince disposition
to NEEDLE with the affairs of Italy. The
majority, led on by the French clergy, talked
of nothing less than active interference in
favor of the temporal power of the Pope, and
collision was only avoided by the moderate
tone OF M. Theirs. Well may Italy say to
herself, 'See the insolence of these French
while the conqueror is still on their soil I
What will they do when France is fairly on
her legs again P" The question can be easily
answered. France would certainly have
interfered in Rome but for the bad
plight in which she has been placed
by Germany. The policy Of France
toward Italy, with all the appearance
Of generosity, has ever been selfish one.
Whatever France accomplished for Italy she
did for her own vain glory and uggrandize-
ment. Nor was Napoleon, whose policy
was approved by the majority of the French
nation, true friend to the Papacy. His
only object was-as it would be that of M
Theirs if it were not too late in the day-to
keep both Italy and the Papacy under the thumb
of France. The Pope must needs remember
that the bombardment of Civita Veccha was
permitted, while Italy cannot forget that the
Chassepot ''did wonders" on the poor, ILL
armed patriots at Montana.
Italy struck the first blow for her emancipa-
ton from French influence in 1866, when she
formed an alliance with Prussia and gained
Venice back from Austria. In the late war
Prussia was again her best ally, though there
existed no treaty Of alliance. The misfortune
of France was the good fortune of Italy. The
saying that call roads lead to Rome" has
once more been exempliied, for the italian
government found that the road to Rome
was via Sedan. Prussia has been more
disinterested in her policy toward Italy.
Prussia in 1866 was well able to cope alone
with Austria. The battle for the deliverance
of Venice was fought at Sadowa, not at Gus
tozza, and in 1870 it was again Prussia that
struck the last blow for Italian unity at Sedan.
Prince Bismarck, on the other hand, knows that
the talk of the French about reDdnche and re-
gaining the lost provinces will, sooner or later,
lead to corresponding acts. For the purpose
of isolating France, aud on the principle that
man cannot have too many friends in great
emergency, Germany is probably anxious to
secure the alliance of Italy; and Italy, mindful
of Sadowa and Sedan, will be only too glad to
embrace the opportunity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29
ANN ELIAS TERRIBLE TEMPTATION.
$4,000 Fractional Currency Robbery ID
NewarIk by a COIored Wommn.

Newark by n C0iored Woman.
on Saturday the Essex County National Bank OF
Newark received from Washington $1,000 In frac-
tloual currency. or the twenty-five cent denomna-
ton there were and $1,000 OF hly cent stamps
Al the close Of business hours careless clerk forgos
70 mt this money away In the safe. 1t was In
couple of tin boxes. Yesterday morning the mo-
new was missed. Detective Haggerty was at ouce
sent for and his suspicious were instantly directed
to Mrs. Ann Eliza Scott coored woman en-
ployed to clean out the olces. She at first stouty
denied the matter, but on o warrant being issued
for her arrest she Modified ana made clean breast
of the robbery. She had taken the money TO Rah-
way and placed $1,000 In keeping OF Charles
WyKoIY cOlOred friend. She said she had found
it ana presented him ana MS wife with 500. Be-
tween two of her own daughters she divided $500.
After much manGuvring the Officer succeeded In
recovering ST. 700 OF the stolen money. The balance
will probably turn up too. Mrs. scott and her
daughter were last night lodged In the county jai
she is member IN good standing OF the African
Methods; church, and says the temptation was ter,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

which passenger train was hurled fifty feet
down an embankment and nearly fifty lives
were sacrificed, had been Investigated and
the officers of the company properly punished,
we think it very doubtful whether there would
have been an accident of similar kind at
Carrs Rock in April, 1868, or at Mast Hope
in July, 1869. The New Hamburg disaster
last winter was case for punishment, and if
the law had been vigorously enforced in
that instance we would not now hear of
the criminal neglect on the Eastern Rail-
road. Probably one thousand lives have
the last five years by railroad accidents alone,
and nearly all Of them have been heedlessly
and needlessly sacrificed. Our steamboat
owners employ old and wornout boilers,
which explode with the most terrible conse-
quences, as in the cases of the Westfield and
the Ocean Wave. The collision of railway
trains is almost an everyday occurrence, and
so extreme has become the carelessness of
conductors engineers and depot masters that
1t has become possible for fast train to run
down slow one with terrible loss Of life.
From bad we shall 60 on to worse unless we
stop now and teach prudence by punishment
This Recorder Hackett seems disposed to do
in the case of the Westfeld culprits, and this
must be done also in the Massachusetts,
slaughter. Personal security requires it and
the public voice demands it. Courts and
juries cannot shrk the responsibility, and we
are glad that at least one Court is not disposed
to shirk it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29
THE WEATHER
WAR DEPARTMENT, J
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 29-1 A. M.

WASHlNGTON, ~ W. august ~ n. M
Synopsis Jor the Past Ttoentv:rour Hours.
The barometer has fallen very generally East OF
the Rocky Mountains since Sunday night; fresh
southwest and southeast winds have been expert
enccd on the Middle Atlantic. The area Of low
barometer which was In the lower Missouri valley
has moved northeastward and is now central OH
upper Lake Michigan. The pressure has fallen,
with cloudy weather in the South Atlantic States;
southerly winds with cloud and rain In the Middle
and Eastern States and the lake regions clearing
weather from Wisconsin to Kansas and thence to
Mississippi.
Probabilities
The low barometer on Lake Michigan will proba'
bly, move northeastward without much additional
rain, except on the lower lakes southwesterly
Winds with partially cloudy weather and Local
rains for the Atlantic States; pleasant and clearing
weather for the Ohio valley and cuff States, ana
cool nortnwesery winds for Wisconsin and west.
vva
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

SIXTEEN SEA BATHS at Shark River, N. j.,
nearly lost their lis on Saturday by VEN
turing into the seat point where the bot
tom was unknown. ley found it treacherous,
and almost before ey knew 1t we're beyond
their depth and in tlgrasp Of strong under
tow. They we're sad by their own strenuous
efforts, but their CO is timely warning to
all our sea side resCers,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

THE JAoKsoSvILL (Fla.) Corier-demo-
cratic-says the republican party in that State
has "gone up" like t. same party in Georgia |;
but the Florida INN republican--say the
statement is false. Why not let 1t go for
truth2 There woul be fine chance for
those terrible bay@ts with which, it Is
claimed, the federal ADMINISTRATION is prepared
TO overawe the Soutl
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

THE PoLARIs IN GREENLAND.-The supply
steamer Congress, which carried stores to
Captain Halls Arctic expedition in Greenland,
has returned to st. Johns, N. F., and our
special despatch thence relative to the move
ments of the Arctic explorers will be found of
great interest. Captain Hall was warmly
seconded in his efforts by the Danish Inspector
General of Greenland, and had started on the
18th inst, by way of Smiths Sound, for the
unknown open sea that surrounds the mystical
North Pole. Our despatch gives rather
pleasant view of the voyagers at Disco
There, in latitude 20 degrees, in sight Of
huge glaciers and among great numbers of
icebergs, there was glorious summer The
flowers were blooming, the birds were singing
and the brooklets flowing with the same sum-
mer deliciousness that the country resorts
about our own city present; while the day
seemed perpetual, there being no darker night
than dim twilight, by which books could be
read
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

GENERAL MENKBREA, it seems, has not
been appointed arbitrator on the part of Italy
on the Alabama claims. The first report was
incorrect, but we do not see that King Victor
could appoint any one better fitted for the
duties or more acceptable to our people.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

Bowen, the bgamous ex-Congressman, is
doing well in Charleston. He will probably
run for Governor at the next gubernatorial
election in South Carolina, having consented
to let Congressman De Large retain his seat
in rat,1rp
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

A FINE CHANCE FOR SMART BoYs-It is
reported that there are one hundred and six
teen vacancies in the Naval Academy at An
napolis, of which fourteen are due to the State
Of New York
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29
WASHINGTON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Sixth annual Schuetzenfest OK the washing.
ton schuctzenverein was commenced to-day with a
grand procession. The Choral Society was present
tonight and sang several airs Tue lest m numer-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

THE MEMPHIS Appeal is opposed alike to
lynch law and the new departure. Is not op-
position to lynch law rather new departure
for Southern paper az The Anreal stamu?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

THE True Georgian has dropped the name
of General Gordon as its candidate for Cover
nor Of Georgia, but sticks to Hoffman for Presi-
dent Gordon is not SOUND on the new de-
parture and the True Georgian processes to be.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

PREPARING FOR lH2.-Colonel Yerger, of
Mississippi celebrity, is about to start paper
in Baltimore. 1t vl, probably, be of the
tomahawk species, md the work of scalping
Northern radicals bedone neatly and with de-
snatch.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

A SPLENDID SHOW FOR THE MoNEY.-The
Emperor Williams grand festival at Berlin is
reported to have cost the city only one hum
dred thousand dollars. Those Germans are
a great people
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

DRIVEN TO MAKE Moe CALCULATIONS OF
THE CHANCES OF LIFE.-So frequent and
frightful are the catastrophes and loss of life
by steamboats, and railroads, that people who
are compelled to travel begin to make close
calculations as to the location on these con-
veyances that may possibly be least dangerous
to life-where they may by chance only lose a
leg or an arm instead of their lives People
inquire now where the boiler is located in
steamboat, and get as far away from it as
possible, or seek the best cushioned car in the
middle of railroad train. Yes, it has come
to that Men, women and children are in fear
all the time and wei they may be, when call
ing to mind the number of terrible explosions
and collisions of lat. Never was there such
recklessness of life. Will not Congress, the
State Legislatures aid government officials do
something to stop his slaughter of human
beings9 Let lis hop, that coroners and jures
at least will not fai to do their duty, and
punish those having ;harge of steamboats, and
railroads who show such little regard for the
lives of passengers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

Tho Triple Allinnce-Whither Will 1t Lead z
Our special despatch yesterday regarding
the Austro- German Italian alliance has been
fully confirmed by to-day's cable report. Ac-
cording to the P,atssian Cross Gazette,
another interview between the Emperors Will
liam and Francis Joseph will take place at
Salzburg but Prince Bismarck and Count
Beust have already been hard at work
at Gastein, and the result is that
ga joint attitude'-which is another name for
alliance-will be observed by Germany and
Austria Italy has also agreed to the same
policy, and thus the triple alliance seems to be
an accomplished fact. So the report that a
sudden GOODNESS has sprung up between Russia
and Germany appears to have very good
foundation. An alliance between France and
Russia will now follow as matter of course,
if it has not already been consummated
This is certainly novel combination,
the like of which has never before occurred
in history Germany, Austria and Italy
arrayed against France and Russia. England
is the only great European Power, if we
eACept Aufhey, tuaV' seeinS W ue leib oul vi
all account. 1t is difficult to say upon which
side England will range herself. Probably
on neither side. She will adhere as long as she
can to her policy of neutrality. Strange to say,
Turkey has of late passed under Russian in-
Huence, and will, perhaps, join the Franco
Russian combination. The European kettle
is seething and boiling, and there will be a
huge expenditure of gunpowder Mischief
making Diplomacy will not rsst until it get, up
another European confagration.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29

CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS BY TELEGRAPH
republican speeches in Ohio and elsewhere are
sent by telegraph through the Associated r,ese
those made by democrats are left to be dis
covered through the slow course Of mail.
What is the use Of sending any of these long
harangues by telegraph? Half the time they
are sent to the exclusion of far more impor-
tant matter, and when they are received and
dissected are found to be only fossil corpses
from some old buncombe graveyard.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-12-16

ANOTHER MAMMOTH CAvE.-The Neosho (Mo.)
Journal gives the following account of an i'm
mense cave alt has long been known i'm perfectly
that there was an immense cave in the southwest
corner OF Mcdonald county, of which the reports
were marvellous and the accurate knowledge
little, but i. was certain at least that it contained
a stream and lake, and that the end had never
been reached. A further exploration was made
few days since, which enables us to give fur
ther description of this wonder. The entrance
to the cave is in the side of ravine, a short
distance from Little Sugar creek, and close to
the Arkansas State line. The entrance is large
and unobstructed the opening being some thirty
feet wide and seven high After passing through
a hall some two hundred feet in length, the Wis.,
itor reaches a large room, about eighty feet in
length and about forty feet in highth, in the
form of q horseshoe, from which passages lead
in every direction. The largest of these leads to
! an abrupt rise, which is ascended by sort of
natural steps, conducting to another passage,
which ends in room perfectly alive with bats.
Thousands of these are suspended by the feet to
the roof and sides, and awakened by the glare
of the torches, dash heavily abodt in the widest
confusion, with querulous cries. Beyond this,
some quarter of mile farther, is immense
room, filled with the most beautiful and fantastic
stalactites of snowy white, save where they
have been dimmed by the smoke of torches.
These stalactites are in every grotesque form of
birds, beasts, trees, monsters, and chmeras dire,
and have been called " Barnums Museum"
Just before arriving at this room, there is a
stream of clear water, about six feet wide, run
ming straight across the passage. In the room
is circular hole about five feet in diameter, of
hollow against the sides far down and apparently
never touching bottom At the end of one of
the passages from the museum an immense lake
formerly supposed to be river, stops the way.
This lake is about five hundred yards across, of
a crystal clearness and unknown depth and is
fed by stream running down through rocks
in good preservation. The exploring party went
around the lake to the north, having first built
fire at the opening not to be lost. Room
after room visited and passage after passage
explored, each revealing new beauty or wonder
in the stalactite formation and hundreds of pas
sages inaccessible from their hight and difficulty
were unexplOred There seemed to be no end to
the cave, aud the party returned after having
penetrated into the bowels of the earth some six
miles. The cave extends nearly if not quite
under the battle ground of Pea Ridge in Arkansas
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-12-16

MEMENTo FROM JAPAN.-C E. Delong, Minister
to Japan, has presented the Masonic fraternity
sticks. Telling their history, he says, on the
29th of May last he assisted in organizing the
first Lodge of F. & A. NJ, ever organized in that
country. 1t was organized at Yeddo. These
candlesticks were used on that occasion, and the
Minister learning that once they had done SER
vice in Buddhist temple he procured them and
sent them to his Masonic brethren in Marysville,
not as articles of value but as a memento of the
wondrous change now being made by the inter
change of ideas and customs
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-12-16

RAT WoNDER.-The Los Angeles Star of Dec.
9th, is responsible for the following " gen.
tleman at the Also Mills says that he has seen
living curiosity that will eclipse anything that
the renowned Barnrm ever had to exhibit This
astonishing subject is two-headed rat. 1t
comes from its hole every morning at signal
given by rapping on box in which corn has
previously been dropped. The rat has two
heads and eats from two distinct mouths, and
" gets away with fearful amount of L" hash d"
Every trap TO catch this animal has failed-he
is, with his extra head and double amount OF
brains too smart to be caught
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-12-16

HUMBOLDT NEws.-Trom the Signal of last
week, we CLEAN the following items ANOTHER
legendary attempt to fire Eureka has been made
but the flames were extinguished before any
considerable damage was done. Gordon, Agent
of the Hartford and Union Fire Insurance Com
panies, offers reward of $3.50 for information
that will lead to the conviction of the party or
parties who set the fre.......SEvENTY-NIHE ves-
sells were sighted from the Humboldt Light
House during the month of Noyember......A LOT
of Tamanna wood has been imported from the
Society Islands to Humboldt Bay, there to be
used in furnishing certain portions of new
schooner now building there. The peculiarity
of this wood is that it is very tough, no two con-
Secutive inches of the grain growing in the same
direction.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-12-16

BAD FAIrH.-1 has been the custom hereto
fore, Governor Booth furnished the principal
papers of the State with a copy of his inaugural
several days before it was delivered, with the
express understanding that it was not to be pub
lished until after. All the papers so favored,
with the single exception of the San Francisco
Chronicle, waited until after the Inauguration be-
fore presenting the address to the public through
their columns. The publishers of the Chronicle
certainly betrayed the confidence reposed in
them, and as this is the second offence, (they hav-
ing played similar trick on Governor Haight)
they certainly cannot expect any further fayors
from the Executive.