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The New York herald., 1871-11-22

The private view OF our Art Academy was at
tended last night by brilliant company. So far
as the accessories were concerned nothing was
wanting for a most successful Inauguration OF
this season, except some good paintings. or
pictures there were many charming ones, but
they were living, breathing, chatting and co.
quoting, grouped with ease ana natural
ness, and dressed according to the most
approved modern ideas. and these lent q charm to
the exhibition that otherwise would have offered
very few attractions In all our experience OF art
exhibitions we have never seen anything melan.
cnoly as the almost total absence OF merit IN the
works displayed on the walls. We certainly cannot
complain that the walls were crowded with bad
pictures for first entering we were about to con.
graduate ourselves on the fact that some attention
the quantity and give place only to sucn works as
possessed some merit but the illusion was soon
s b ssd On as m lion nad
works had been excluded. No doubt the poverty
OF the present exhibition is owing to the fact that
most or the artists have not had time since their
return from the country to finish any of their pic
lures, and as tnis cause will always continue to
better T loan exhoiion were " organized, which which
able the Academy to realize funds Tor the support
OF their institution. AS we have the assurance that
prove the status and eficlency OF the Academy,
desire TO avoid any unnecessary harshness IN our
public L we remained silent as sS the true nature or
the present exhibition. We sincerely hope that
no enthusiastic but indiscreet citizen
will take any OF our foreign visitors.
near the Academy OF Design. as the Impressions
they likely TO receive relative TO the value OF
American art would be anything but favorable. IL
Is 10 be regretted that those who would like to en-
courage ART In our city are rendered luKewarm by
exhibitions like the present. They are too much for
the most generous enthusiasm or the warnest and
most considerate friendship. We entered the
Academy full OIL the 'mllk OF human Kindness
resolved to see as many good points and TO shut our
eyes as many deects as possible, put In spite Of
mind.
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TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

MADRID, NOV. q, 1871.
The session OF the Cortes was declared prorogued
until the month Of February. 1872 Immediately after
the termination OF the recent stormy debate and the
recording OF the vote adverse to Ministers in the
Parliament
Admiral Malcampo's Cabinet will probably retain
oflce until the reassembling of the Legislature
The decision OF ali the important questions now
pending before the representatives OF the people Is
postponed In the meantime and the government
centralized In the king and his Ministerial advisers.
1t Is announced tnat among other measures the
government has resolved to defer the imposition OF
the tax OF eighteen per cent the interest OF Spanish
bonds until the measure has been approved by the
Cortes. and thus escape the danger OF raising q
very difficult financial question, particularly with
the creditors OF the country resident In England,
both British and native Spaniards.
NEW MINISTER.
Sehor de Bias has been nominated to the Ministry
OF Foreign Affairs.
RULE IN HAVANA.
The Governor OF Havana has been superseded.
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fFrom the Jersey Guy Ttmea, NOV. 2O.l
Personal Intelligence.


General q. ". Morell. Of the United States Army,
n at the Everett House.
Professor Mark Bailey, Of Yale College, s at tho
Irving House.
Major Henry s. Lewis, OF New Haven. II stopping
et tho Albemarle Hotel.
Ex-Mayor George limits, of Poughk hkeepsie, yesrer-
day arrived at the St. Nicholas Hotel.
Lieutenant Commander w. O. Hunter, Of the
Omitted States Navy, has quarters at the Holman
Rouse.
Captain A. D. Robson, OF the United states Navy,
u quartered at the St. Denis Hotel.
Judge R. Hitchcock, Of ohio. Is stopping at the st.
Eioholas Hotel.
Ex-Governor Lawrence OF Rhode Island, yestsr.
day arrived ct the Alucmare Hotel.
Bayard Taylor came to the city yesterday and put
up ct the Irving House.
Generals George II. Hall and w. O. n. Davis. Of
b. Joseph. Mo-, have quarters at the 81 Hlcholss
Hosel.
Commander Cunningham. OF the United ssS,sa
navy, mas quarters 81 the Clarendon Hotel
Nessrs. John Boyle, or London, ana John lIagn.
Land, OF Glasgow, yesterday arrived from washing.
ton ct the Clarendon Hotel. The former OF these
gentlemen II managing trustee OF the estate OF the
Marquis OF Butte, and the latter Ii President OF the
Anglo African steamship line. They on Monday had
very pleasant interview with Secretary Boutwell,.
who received them cordially. These gentlemen are
arranging for the establishment OF line OF steamers
between Cardlr. Wales, and New York.
Paul y. Du Chaiilu arrived on the steamship CITY
Of Brussels on Saturday night. lie has for some
time been travelling In Norway. Sweden, Finland
and Lapland and has stored his mind with much
that he win, probably, give 10 the public In the
same pleasing manner as his description Of life
IN the Ashango Land"
The Rev. Noah scnenck will this evening give
reception ct his residence on Columbia Heights,
Brooklyn. in honor Of Dean Howson, OF Chester.
England. The Dean has been for some days the
guest OF DR.. schenck.
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TIE ALABAMA State Journal (republican),
femarkng upon the fact that many influential
democratic papers are proposing that their
party take q negative position on the Presi-
Dental question, suggests that the adoption Of
such policy would not extinguish any votes; !;
t'it would simply leave millions of men in
such condition that they would seek new
political affiliations" It is pretty evident that
tho republican press are inclined to regard
with moro or less alarm the proposed passive
policy Of the democrats, no matter how diver
eifed may be the opinion among democrats
themselves ON that subject.
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our city Comptrollership that we pray, for the
sake Of the honor Of the State, the bothera-
tion which has bcset US here in New York may
not be permitted to reach Albany in any shape
whatever. The question had better be de-
iinitely decided before the Comptroller elect
assumes the reins of office. M
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GERMANY.
Naval Estimatss and Peaceful Reassurances.
1flttKtR TO TIE NEW YORK HERALD

BERLIN, Nov. 81, 1871.
In the Parliament to-day on the second reading
Of the Navy Estimates bill, Minister Won Room de-
clared that it the purpose of the imperial gov
ernment to establish o naval power Of the second
rank only.
The bill provides that the pay OF oficers In the
navy be raised sixteen per cent.
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= N q L A N D.
The Prince of Wales Taken Ill
Suddenly. F
An American Crew Lost in the Msrsey-The
Austrian Ambassador Expected-Fa-
tai Disaster at SEQ.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK nEaALn.

ltltGRAm ~ lht NEW IuM hkhALu
LONDON, Nov. 2I, 1871.
The Court news, which Is published in the even
ing papers OF the city, under the head Of "Court
Circular" contains . paragraph to-day which an
nounces the sudden indisposition OF His Royal
Highness the Prince OF Wales.
Loss OF AN AMERICAN CREW.
The report which has already been forwarded to
New York by cable, announcing the sinking OF two
vessels In the Mersey, with the loss of oil board
Is confirmed.
The vessels nave been identified as the bark Mary
Baker, OF Boston, bound from Liverpool for Bermu.
ia. and the British ship Arrow, from sierra Leone
for Liverpool.
The Mary Baker was built at Yarmouth Nova
Scotia, in 1859, and was OF 2s7 tons burden.
TIE AUSTRIAN EABAssY.
His Excellency Count Won Beust exPremier Of
Austria and the newly-appointed Ambassador OF
the empire to the Court OF st. James, is expected
10 arrive In the city during the present week.
GAS EXPLOSION ON sHIPBOARD.
kilograms dated IN Liverpool this morning report
that an explosion OF gas occurred ON board the
steamship Siberia In that port, last night.
Seven persons were slightly injured.
Little damage was done to The vessel.
LOSS OF LIFE At SEA.
The bark Charles belonging to Aberdeen, is re-
ported wrecked. Six OF the crew were drowned
ASHORE.
The ship Hepziback Is ashore on the zee OF Wight.
THE CONsULATES IN AMERICA.
The London Gazette OF this evening announces
the transfer OF Mr.. Dononoe from the British Con-
sulate at New orleans to that at Baltimore and the
appointment OF MIR. Foublanqus as British Consul
at New Orleans
TRADE IN LIVERPOOL.
The very latest market report from Liverpool
quotes turpentine at SOS. o Sis. per cwr.
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THE WEATHER.

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, d. O., Nov. 22--I A. Nj.

OFFICH OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFfCES,
WASHINGTON, D. O., Nov. 22-I A. NJ.
Synopsis r0r tae Past Ttoenty-y0W Hours.
The low barometer which was Monday night cen-
tral in Canada has moved southeastward and Is
probably now central on Lake Huron. The pres
sure had fallen very generally on the
lakes and east on the Mississippi River,
with rain on tho Southern and Middle
Atlantic coast ana snow on Lakes Ontario and
Erie This Is an extension OF that which pre-
vailed on Monday from Dakota westward. The
barometer continues highest in Arkansas and
Texas, with northwest winds and Increasing
cloudlness.
Probabilities.
Cloudy weather will probably prevail on Wednes.
day. almost universally, at our stations. with rain
and snow east OF Michigan and Kentucky;
the lowest pressure more eastwardly over New
England and brisk westerly winds prevail on the
lakes and Atlantic coast. Dangerous winds are not
anticipated for our stations tonight.
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WALL STREET Joined in the general welcome
TO Prince Alexis by an adjournment Of the
Stock Exchange and Gold Board. Even the
veteran Daniel is said to have abandoned
those 'sheers" and gone to pay his homage to
the Ursus Major.
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Duration and Work of the Geneva Commission
1rltssAm 10 THE NEW yoax HERALD.

LONDON, Nov. q, 1871.
A special despatch from Versailles to the London
Standard says the Commission for the arbitration
OF the Alabama claims viii assembl at Geneva
on the 18th OF December and that the sittinga wiz
continue all the winter
About nve hundred cases win be presented to the
consideration or the commissions
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/ THE LOUISVILLE C0urier-Journars double
loaded Startling Information" is rather too
thin. But II. It comes to the matter Of ex-
change, cutthroat for cutthroat, we are in
Cllned to think that the Northern market can
hardly furnish supply equal to the pure
black Southern production.
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IRELAND.
Citizen Threat Against London Journal.
TELEGRAM TO TIE NEW YORK HERALD.

LONDON, Nov. 81, 1871.
It Is said that the Dublin Jury, who acquitted Kelly
upon the charge OF murdering Head Constable Tai
bot, intend prosecuting the London Times for alleged
libel contained. the jurors charge, in its COM
on their conduct OF the case In the jury box
and their verdict.
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VIENNA, Nov a. 1871
The cnange in the Ministry Of the empire and the
failure OF Baron Won Kellersper9 renders necessary
the reorganization OF the Council Of Ministers for
Austria proper.
IL IL probable that Prince Adeph Anersperg will
now be called 10 form the next Cis LeIhan Cabinet
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LONDON, Nov. q, 1871.
The latest dispatches which have been received
from Constantnople report that COOL clear weather
prevailed in the Turkish capital at date and that
the number OF eases or cholera had commenced to
decrease daily.
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The Signal ONCE reports that on the afternoon OF
the 18th ins the wind on the summit OF Mount
Washington, N. H., reached velocity or $50 miles
per hour by actual measurement. This exceeds by
twenty miles per hour the greatest velocity pre-
viously noted by meteorOlogiss In this country or
Europe.
The New York herald., 1871-11-22

LONDON, Nov. 21, 1871.
The magistrates at Torquay have refused an ap.
plication for bail In the OF John Grlbbe, Secre
tary OF the Total Abstinence Society OF BriXham,
who publicly accused the queen OF into oxication.
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COPRNHAGEN Nov. 81, 1871.
The King OF Denmark has gone TO Greece on .
visit to his son, King George.
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ATLANTA, Co., Nov. Il, 1871.
Acting Governor Conley vetoes the bill ordering
special election to 1 the vacancy created by Bul.
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The Weather In This City Yesterday.
The following record Will show the changes IN
the temperature Tor Jne past Swruty-rOur hours IN
comparison with the corresponding day of last year,
as indicated by the thermometer ct ludnut's
Pharmacy, HERALD Building, corner OF Ann street,
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THE KANSAS RAILROAD NOT STOPPED.

KANSAS CiTY, Nov. 81, 1871.
There Ia no detention on the line OF tho Kansas
Pacino Railway. All trains are making their roru.
taE time through to Denver and Cheyenne.
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Money Relief for Chicago and
Wisconsin.
TElssaAms 70 TIVE NEW yuax HERALD.

IOugor uHlcbb IcluiOEComcHtS HTTlVo WisuAu D
very short time.
ANOTHER FORMIDABLE REBEL.
General Quiroge, the late celebrated impe-
rialist chief, has joined the insurgents, and the
revolutionary cause has been greatly strength
ened by this addition to it's force.
General Quiroge has been entrusted by the
rebels with the command Of the line Of the
lower Rio Grande.
He is expected to attack the open town Of
Mier Immediately, on his way to this city.
Fears are entertained of his advance, and
tho authorities of Mier are hurriedly arming
all those whom they can press into the ser
vice to oppose him.
CORTINA's POLICY.
Rumors OF General Cortina having pro-
nounced in favor Of the rebels are aAoat. IF
true 1t will be- an additional cause Of en-
barrassmcnt to the Juarez administration.
Cortina has not obeyed the orders of the
government Of late, but observes sullen atti-
tude towards 1t. He is now falling back with
his forces on Matamores.
On his arrival here conflict Is expected to
take place between him and General Palacio
for the command of the city.
Action or tho Government and Doubts Of the
FeaIty OF Its Comma anders-States, Generals
and Regiments Of Troops Joining the Nm.
ment-Juarez, the Congress and rho Cabinet.
MEXICO CRY, Nov. 11-Night,l
Via HAVANA, Nov. 81, 1871.
General Diaz, the Governor, is engaged in
fortifying Oaxaca and arming the State troops
subject to his official command.
Dlaz refused to publish the announcement
Of Juarez's election by the Congress, and q
declaration Of his formal open revolt against
the Presidential authority is momentarily ex-
pected.
GOVERNMENT RENFoRcEMKNTs.
General Alatorre, with . large force Of
government troops, is employed in watching
Oaxaca.
Reinforcements will be despatched to his
support Immediately.
THE REVOLUTION IN ALARMING SWEEP.
General Guerrero, late commander of the
Fourth division of the national army, has
pronounced for the insurrection, as has also
Governor Portugal, of Aguascalientes.
Chiapas and Guerrero are deeply agitated
and the revolt is extending on all sides.
Lozada is in revolt.
In the State of Puebla Sierra Borego has
rebelled and is now employed in besieging
Durango.
Generals Trevino, Naranjo and Martinez are
besieglng Saltillo.
Caders, Negrete, Rivera, Cosio, Echaverria
and Toledo are in revolution against tho
government.
Lozano is disturbing the State Of Hidalgo.
REGIMENT LOST.
General Salvan has pronounced In the
State Of Puebla, taking over with him the
fifteenth regiment of the national nvalry.
GOVERNMENT GAIN.
The government troops have obtained q
victory over Trevino's cavalry at Arispe.
AID TO AMERICAN sUFFERHRs.
Money 10 being subscribed in Mexico city
and at some few other points of the republic
for the relief Of the sufferers by the Chicago
fire and the confagrations in Wisconsin.
THE PRESIDENTS REQUEST OF CONGRESS.
President Juarez last night renewed his
request to Congress asking for legislative
vote Of extraordinary power to the Executive
Of the nation
THE CABINET.
The report of approaching changes in the
Juarez Cabinet has not been confirmed.
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PARIS, Nov. q, 1871.
The French CABINET has resolved TO support the
motion. which Will be madc during the next session
or the Legislative Assembly for the return OF the
seat OF government to Paris.
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LONDON, Nov. n, 1871.
telegram from Hong Kong says:-The ship
Yang.tszee, Captain Smith, from Foo.chow for New
York. was lost reef or the Paracels Islands, in
the China Sea.
The captain and four OF the crew were drowned.
The New York herald., 1871-11-22

Shipwreck in the Gulf Of Otranto.
TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.

LONDON, Nov. Fl. 1871.
despatch from Brindisi reports that the barE
Giuseppe was wrecked in the Gulf OF Otranto. op-
posite Cape Lnguetta.
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1rlEfRAKs TO THE NEW yoaK HERALD
ROME, Nov. 81. 1871.
His Majesty King Victor Emmanuel, accompanied
by the President OF tne Italian Senate. senior
Ferrart, - expected 70 arrive In this city from
Florence to-day.
His Majesty In the Qnirinai-Enthusiastis
Reception.
ROME, Nov. 2-P. NJ
King Victor Emmanuel made his entry into Rome
to-day.
He was met at the gates by the heir-apparent,
Prince Humbert, the Ministers OF the Crown and o
large body OF the National Guard or the city.
The popnlace filled the streets In immense
numbers and greeted the King with earnest en-
thusasm during his progress to the QuirlnaI where
he has taken up his residence.
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DENMARK.
1flfesAM 10 1Hr NEW YORK neaAlp.

Visit Of the King Of Denmark to Athens.
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SPAIN.

Propagation Of Parliament and Cabinet Gen.
tralization.
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1rlEtRAKs TO THE NEW YoRx ueaALa

The King Of Italy at the Centre Of Government
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QUEEN VICTORIA.
TELEGRAM TO THf NsW YORK HERALD.

Prosecution Of Gribble, Her Majssty's Libellsr.
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FRANCE.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW Yoax HEaALa

Paris as the Seat Of Government Of tho Republic.
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TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO.

Cool Weather and Decline Of Cholera.
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AUSTRIA.
1ElesslM 70 IHE NEW YORK HERALD.

Difficulties in the cis-Lsithan Government.
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THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
A CHAT WITH COLLECTOR MURPHY.

Why Tom Murphy Became Collector Of the
Port-Why He Stayed 20 Long in the ONCE
and Why He Could Stay No Longer
What He Did While There for the
President, the Country and the Re-
publican Party What He Made
and What He Didn't Make.
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A.-Phalsu's New PsrfAmss,
-. az koyE k,yr. Y2Ec. YS,Eyc..

A.-The SterB sf Last Tuesday Csnee4
vsry high tides much nconvsnience A. kNOxq l!aeS
2Brosdwa e,ss aiways hSh Id Mds I wsssc = -
The ude Of humanity hat Cows into knox amer hAIs -
FURS ID rsendous Reader, take th tide A. ne nooo -
Il will lead 70 sap-up hat and perhaps fortune
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His Majesty in the Qnirinai- Enthusiastic
Reception.
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A.-Cfsixens and ttran9crs who Deeire .
elegant HAT, Of superior quality, should ell
EBfENsCHElD's, nsnufactufer. lis Nassau strssl
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Asrr1A ND. ONO WEDNESDAY aoRNlsei a'zs

her parasol. he fed before her and
there ensued one of the widest steeple
chases that this continent ever. VT
messed. The dogs. with canine pro
pan >itv to have finger in every pie,
broke from their confinement and the
scene that transpireT beggars descrip-
-tion.
: The next day the ground was visited
by the many lovers of the curious,
and trophies OF the strife were picked
up.in abundance Hair, teeth, claws,
tail tips. brass collars, leather ditto,
pink ribbons, broken r,rttans, false
curls, dickies, bosom pins, coat skirts,
deal dogs etc
Mrs. Long. at great expense of skin
and breath, saved her poole. in act;
but she wore court plaster over all her
race forthe next four weeks. and car
ried her right arm in a sling.
Mr.. Pratt was found sn,ne hours
after the stampede in ditch by the
wayside, in a faintinc. condition, and
afraid to lift his head lest Mrs. Long
should charge upon. him.
The Judges did rot see fit to award
any prizes for superior dogs; and the
profits of the affair, went, rs such
profits usually so, INTO the pockets of
the committee.
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It may Re replieil that the conditions
of English political life are. far less
disa greeable te men of self resp ceefui
minds anl- l-of, good taste than is the
case in America. That is most true |!
And yet WHY isjit so? In large part
! for the vesy reason that for many gem
erations decent men in. England have
kept pslitical life decent by resolutely
pa, ti,ipatiiig in it. 2 If the same class
of mer wailll show the same vigorous
RESOLUTION here, they might in time ie-
generate opr7cwn political life likewise
-purging away its denominations, and
multiplying it. attractive features.
Instea iot this, however. for many
years our literary men have boasted
/ OF tlleirs not being politicians; and
many of our best polititions al. all =
The young men of the country, in
college and in the early stages of real
life, have been met hv exhortations to
consult thoir own happiness bv. forni-
ing such schemes of lie as would COM
pei the state to look to oi hers Tor it's
servants. More than forty years ago,
one of our noblest public men, Mr.
Justice Story. wrote Of public lie in
these wor,ls: Never have,I felt SO
forcibly the emptiness Of public hon
ors and public favor; i is too transi-
| tory and too conspicuous n glory to
justify any ambition 10 seek it. In
our country political. emiuenee, if it
can be obtained without st.iin, can
rarely be held witho it the most pain
full sacrifices Of feeling, and the silent
en'iurance of the grossest Injustice.
not to say calumny." And this was
but the key-note,to The strain of warn
ling against political life with which
this great man inst ructed all the gem
erations of young lawyers who felt his
Influence al the Harvard Law school.
" hat he said about the annoyances,
and even the suFelings, of public life
in America may be quite true; but is
it the patriotic inference, thai, there
fore, our best men should avoid public
lie? Andis that the conclusion that
would be expressed by a robust Ro.
man or even British statesman
+ And this, we suspect, is precisely
the lack of or cultivated men of t..
'day-namely; robustness. They are u
somewhat kil-gloved, velvet tongued
and squeamish lace. They are so
happy in their lettered case, SO proud
in TIL ir personal independence, and
so much incln ed to n species of weak
fastidiousness, they would shudder at
even such rough and tumble work in
politics as manly English scholars like
Macaplay. Glads olfSs~ and Thomas
Hughes have plunged into with hear.
ty and masculine glee. In systimati-
cally stunning politics, our scholars
not only accuse politics, but they ac-'
'cuse themselves.
Let us reform the civil service, by
all means! And let us reform our
schnlars, too!
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Srlett Stprp,
rHE oMLEaYILLEf DOG SHOW.
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.

News, now-a- DAYS, travels on the
wings OF the lily htning, and though
slid wings are not always the most
correct methods of transmitting intel
] gance, they do the business with
sufficient accuracy for shre.rd peoplc
to guess ut the ruth. s--
So, in due course of time, the news
or the New York Dog Show reached
Smithvilie. 1t created vast commo-
toni The VIII lie town was agog with
it; .or Smith lie, of all other villages
und the sun, is famed for its dogs!
There had been standing petition
before the State Legislature for "
enteen years, praying that august
body 10 change line nime Of Smith
vile to Dootown; but old Judge
Smith 1.-The wealthiest man in the
place. and the Smith for whom it WAS
christened-treats the worthy legisla
tors so generously with iced sherbart,
and stewed oysters, that they cannot
find it in their hearts to deprive him!
Of the distinction Of having town
pamed after him. And 80 the thing