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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-04-25
NUMBER XXI.
a Jefersonian Scheme

1t is perhaps not generally known that Thos
JeHerson once proposed to divide every county
In Virginia into wards of five or six miles
square, Ike the townships of New England.
50 So that, alter all, what is now considered in
virginia an innovation, and is unpopular from
the lact that 1t was not the free choice of the
people was originally favorite idea of hir.
9ensrspn, @ @ with view, however, to the more
general diffusion of learning. For this mr.
pose ne prepared a bill, proposing the divis-
IONS aforementioned, and to establish in each
ward Tree school for reading, writing and
common arithmetic; to provide for the ANIMAL
selection of the best subjects from these
scnools, who might receive, at the public ex-
pehse higher degree of education at dis
tFict school; and from these district schools to
select certain number of the most prominent
SUBJECTS, TO be completed at university, where
all the useful sciences should be taught Mr.
JefIerson regarded this measure as one of sew
era including the law abolishing entails. the
law abollshlng the privilege of nrinooeniture
ana dividing the lands of intestates eouallv
among all their children, and the law for reli.
gious freedom, as laying the axe at the root of
what ne called pseudo aristocracy." He con-
tended that by the education plan referred to
worth and genius would have been sought ont
from every condition of life and completely pre-
pared by education for defeating the comneti
ton Of wealth and birth for public trusts
His proposition had, Tor further object, to
impart to the wards mentioned those portions
OF selt-government for which they are best
qualified, By confding to them the care of their
poor, their roads, police, elections, the nomi-
nation of jurors, administration of Justice in
small cases, elementary exercises of militia in
short, as he expresses it, ito have made them
little republics, with warden at the head Of
each, TOR all those concerns, which, being uu-
der their eyes, they would better manage than
the larger republics of the county or State.''
lie even said such system would be ''the key
stone of the arch of our government" The
scheme is mentioned iu letter of Mr., ,Jeffer-
son to John Adams, Oct %, 1873. The Vir-
glnlans may perhaps find some consolation in
the township system from the reflection that Il
has the sanction Of Mr.. Jefferson, not always.
however, the most practical of mep-Baltt-
more Sun
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Professional Directory.

A N. HENKEL.
"a Physician and Surgeon.
STAUNTON, VA,
Respectfully tenders his services, in the various
branches of his profession, to the pubic; ana
less professionally engaged.
ne~SPEcIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO SURGERY.
1x7%
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-04-25
Groceries, dc.

HNRESH CRACKERS-Le Lemon, Soda and
" Cream Crackers, Boston Biscuits, Novelty
Cakes, Ginger Snaps and many other varieties
always on hand and for sale by Is
CHARLES G. WHEAT,
corner Main and Aueusta streets.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-04-25
N. A. BAYLOR & co.

NTEW GROCERY sTORE.-J. W Ut
~ ley & Co., dealers in Choice Family Gro
ceries Bagbys new building, Frederick street,
Staunton, Va respectfully inform their friends
and the public that they have in store a choice
stock of sugars, cofees, teas, bacon lard, soap,
candles, fish, salt, molasses tobacco, plaster,
brooms, buckets, shoes, &C., and, in fact, every
thing usually found in a frst-cass grocery store.
Cash paid for country produce, or goods given
pared to supply families with anything in the
grocery line at very low prices for cash.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-04-25

FDAKER'S CHOCOLATE, Cox's Celia
I'D tine, Vanilla and Lemon Extracts Para
fine Wax Candles, for sale by
CHARLES G. WHEAT,
corner Main and Augusta streets.
MANNED GOODS-Fresh Peaches, To-
y matoes and Green Corn-all warranted
and for sale by CHAS. G. WHEAT,
corner Main and Augusta streets.
TNESEA.-No Potomac new net Herring,
= No g g gross herring,
Nos. 2 and Mackarel-all warrant
ed and for sale by CHAS. @. WHEAT.
VEVEAS.-Prim g unpowder, Imperial En-
4 glish Breakfast and Japan Teas for sale by
CHARLES G. WHEAT,
Corner Main and Augusta streets.
NHEEsE.-Young America, Pine Apple,
u and n Y State Cutting Cheese on hand
and for sale by CHARLES G. WHEAT.
THvHE new two dollar cash department.
r. d. SEARS, agent. Main st.
THNHE self-setting mouse trap-75 cents
1 r. D. SEARS, agent, Main st.
n RIED BEEF-A No. 1-33b cents.
~ r. d. SEARS, agent, Main st.
EeRIME year old Vinegar, so cts per gallon.
r. d. SEARS, agent, Main ST.
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NEW SUPPLY OF GROCERIES a
GEO. C. JACKSON'S NEW STORE,

Cofees, Teas, Sugars, Syrups, Bacon, Fish,
(Herrings and Mackerel fresh and nice)
and ALL articles usually kept in first class
FAMILY GROCERY.
These goods having been bought exclusively
for cash can be sold very Ioao. Everybody call
and see aOl2
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TOHN 30 successor to Yale, Bow
Cd ers s. Yale-Iron Block, Governor street.
RICHMOND, VA,
manufacturers of and wholesale and retail
dealer in
STOVES, TINWARE AND WOODWARD.
House furnishing goods in great variety.
PATENT CHERRY SEEDER.
Lightning Rods, Marbleized Slate Mantels,
Pumps and Hydraulic Rams. All goods in our
line sold as low as they can be bought anysohere
I'm
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NoTFON YARN, all numbers from to II
" cheap at BAKER BROS.
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ssrti0n. Unless the number of insertions be
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~ - Address-''staunton Spectator" staunton,
Augusta County, Va.
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Vn B. HOGE & BRO.
successors to Hoge s. Mason,)
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries. Produce and Fertilizers.
Highest market price in CASH paid for
FLOUR, WHEAT, RYE, OATS, CORN, &c.
aug4-
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RScIs2aaO9ad Advertisements.

TBos. BRANCH s. SONS, BRANCH, SONS & CO.,
Petersburg, Va S. Augusta. Ga.
BRANCH & SONS, Savannah Ga
TEyHOS. BRANCH G Co.. COMMISSION
4 MERCHANTS, 1901, Gary Street, corner
Twelfth, (upder Corn Exchange,) Richmond,
Virginia. a.-Haying transferred our Banking Bus
mess to the Merchants National Bank, Of which
our Senior is President, we shall confne our
selves to the Commission Business.
Consignments of Tobacco, Grain, Flour, &C..
solicited, and liberal advances made on same
when in hand or on Bills of Ladng.
Make liberal advances on consignments to our
friends in the principal Northern Markets, and
in Liverpool, London, Bremen, and Antwerp
ap1S-6m
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Rescued from the thumps and jeers
Which increase with growing wears.

The writer wishes he could offer himself as
an awful example of the 'perils which environ
thoroughly trained printer should have had
stepmother and then stepfather, aud then
have been bound out to a tanner, and then have
married scoding wife and lived in a smoky
house, and have had q family Of babies who
were afflicted with the collie He should have
had his hearing damaged with the measles,
and to have added to all this discipline thor
ough knowledge of science, art, law, language,
theology, history, and biography. If, in ad-
dition, be has vicious-looking countenance
and an amiabe disposition, he may stand some
chance with those authors and editors; but the
probabilities are, after all, that they will worry
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Good country butter-an old ram.
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Remember the treasure God hath given,
And nourish its growth with prayers to heaven!
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ter in Our Monthly has evidently been in
side composing room, if he has not dug a
living out of case" He thus sums up the
results of his experience:
Working for forty editors and scores of au-
thors, every one of whom is as sensitive as
sore thumb, and as lively and interesting as
hornet, no wonder that printers die young, and
only pachydermatous, grizzly, mulish speoi-
mems get their share of life J.
Happy infants, early blest!
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-04-25

TEvARTFF OFF-GreaG Reduction i'm
4 PRICE.-The tariff having been reduced
on Coffee, Sugar, Teas, Spices, &c. we are now
giving our customers the FULL benefit OF it.
Call and see for yourselves
We have yet some of those cheap Cotton bats
for comforts. BAKER BROS.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-03-30

9ptbe III bttt1t. Sp 1T e8 be1t 9etcn1<
men, ba6 ba6 Griebenefef tmG pernbaufe
pur@ Elm 8robes CONCERT Befetert ptrpen
lou, BEN am pfnetmpnta8e elm auee<
meines @olf6fef i'm Greten fol9en fol-.
Natirli@ 1T an cine BetbetlteunB Der
Ma0en am CONCERT i'm Spernbaule ni@t
3u benfen, pen1 erltenS wiirpe nas Qofal
fit ben 3wsd au tlein 1etn. urb 3peitene
m1rpe t@ Der arn,e Mann NIT Wetb unp
&ino buoon idun Der Soften balber ridt
betbeiltgen t1nnen. Die loeenannte
Na6feter i'm Greten miro nun po1enp8
pent9 jieben> benn was eem aa9emeinen
0olf al6 8roden b%in9ewprfen miro bas
fnoet BET ben Ma7en ,pent9 &ei3 mebr.
So miro bic Sa9e auf bic LANCE Bant
9eidoben uno wenr1 ale anberen Stdpte
i'm 2anpe ibre Griepensfeier NIT mebr oper
peni9er @rfol9 auseeflbrt baben> Bonn
erf tommt infer Gbtcasp naaeebinft.
@biea9o, cas- INNER i'm @oroertrefen 3u
fnben 1T, tpenn eS 8rpbartioe pldne aus>
auflbren 9iebt> fommt 3u 9uterlebt mQb<
fam 9enuB na6sebtnft.
Nber oerStreit 1T aud reblt9 Don
uni eren peutideu 8ldttern 9endbrt &por>
ben, uno al6 bic Thanksgiving" ;uert
NIT ibrer@nf4t uno 9e9en etnen um<
Su8 beroortrat, ba 9laubten natlrli@ bic
Linton" unb aud bic "@olf63eitun0"
aus reiner Sppoftion efnem1 6ffentltaen
umaug baS Bort reben 3u mii6en.
Dieter unerquidlt9e @treit iollte nun,
n19oem bic Borm Der Teier pef1nitio felt>
setedt BON ben betreffenpsn 8ldttern als
beenpt9t betra9tet tperoen. Ni6tS peito
mentser fteben. beute In alien pielen ;3et>
tun9en iatyriiae 8emerfun9en uber bic
Torm ees Tete6, uno Der uS%urbrucer"
9eilQt i@, In beibenoen Gpisrammen eaz
riber. Die natIrlide Gcl9e roppn miro
letn, ba6 mand Ginem bterpur9 bic
2ut an eer Geier gang Serporben
wtro. -
Die S9ifiabrt auf cem Gee bat l9on
tbeilmetle beeonnen. Die fleinenS 9lepp>
edmpfer itben f@ In Bereitiaaft, unb
ribren bur@ ibre S4raube renSalamm
oes Glu1es auf.
@anu miro enblt@ jener ~erceartige
plan ING @erf 9elebt iein> pieie6 tribe
@a6er rldmdrts, rur@ &erttefunB~ oe8
Suinof5> Canals, In ben SQinoi6 &tper
naa Dem MiNllppi III leiten =
Nu& ofeler Ylan miro jest balb 3ur
M%usfabrun9 8elauAen> uno bana wiro
ca6 @eewa0er penGlub mad leinerMIn<
pung 3u treiben uno reA%elmdbts pom
Sdlamme retnfAen t6nnen. &letne
S@lepprampfer t6nnen bis seAen Mat
auf oielem @eee brett Die @analboote
mad pem Milf|dppt busfiren.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-03-30

obnt Mbl6iune auf btn Soften. 3wet
Splpaten fnp erfroren, awet 3alberfroz
rene purpen pieber gum 2eben jurad>
sebra&t. @@= !
- &n eiinen1 Telbppfbrtefe ter @.@.
3tA, tatirt: @or Yarts, 8. Gebruar,.
beiBt e6:
Der Grabltne 1T felt @nfans bieies
Monats bei uns etneefebrt, bic &6sel
beginner aumdbli@ tbre Stimmen laut
peroer 3u laIen, uno bic @efrau6er
19mdden bereits fleine 8ldtt1en. Die
@etl9en blIben uno bic Temperatur 1T
bis auf 10 Grab &. eetiesen> Elm um<
fanc, Der fir ben Aunfi9en @elunobeitsz
;uitano unlerer Splcaten sewiB has
Meiife beitrdgt."
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-03-30
Die Nu8f@ten betrefs Der Gon=
periion Der Natipnalfhulo.
(a(us Der ~. 3. 3anbels3ettung".)

Man muB ee(eben, baB Der 3ettpunft
sur @mi1ion Der ueuen flnfprosenttsen
Anleibe, ipmett bic otssieitioen @elcper>
bdltni0e mabsebenp, iebr einfie unp eab
Der Tinansmtnilter, mas bic Nulptjten fir
europa betrift> in Der @abl Der Ser
mtttler iebr elQdl{@ 0erelen 1T nut RE
aus Qoncpn 9emeloete @rb0buna bes
BanfsD iSfontoS 1deint auberbalb 6errn
8outweQ's Beredrung seleqen gu baben>
pie penn aud bic 9ro6en Mnfcreerun9en,
rpel@e jest an bic europdii6eu @elp>
mdrtte 9eteQt weroen, pobl faum sen0z
seno beradF6ttet worpen 1nc. Dob Der
%pouRdnptee Grfols sefi&ert H. tesweifrln
MIR cebbalb nod INNER, balten cas 8an5e
Experiment pielmebr fur Elm lebr 9ema9<
teS, falls nidt etra en9ltl&e @apttal'fen
Die neuen Ganf<3wanSier In Ma0en
faufen unb rabur9 unlere @esierun9 rie
Mittel CUR Ginl6lune entlpredenp orober
Betrdse Der Observation-Disclosures n
siser erbdlt. Die BeliBer Ter leBteren,
mett @apitaltfsn esGontinents, werben
i9 gum umtaul9 nibt lo9let4 periteber.
aud rpenn {bnen Die alternative 9ste0t
pirp> entrpecer pa6 Capital in @olp s.
pro3. Bombs gu nebmen ; ie perpen ftd
3und9f fir @rfsres entibeipeu unc pann
crit betref6 Der @ieceranla9e fbre @abl
trefen, bic @nsef&tS Der jeBt in europa
eebotenen 0ortbeile l9werlih au@uniten
Der 5pro3. Ser @taaten Sbltaationen
ausfaQen miro. @el@er Mrt bic Cuff
&eruneen ber fremoen @ermittler 1no,
parlber 1T ntdt6 3uoerldll9es befannt ;
talo beibt IS, paB fe 100 ODER gar 200
MtQionen, talp wierer, rab fe oar9(idts
fet l%betnommen, aud mare rte proptito 81
Yon ! Yro3. tein Mequtpalent fir Elm fol-
DIES Sblioo. &teQei&t baben bic 3d.
rings, @otblailr6 &c. f@ 3u einem !9e>
mein16aftltden @orl@uB pom 100 Drill
lionen Dollars @olo p%erfanpen uno In
pielem Sale f1nnte 6srr 8outmeu MIN
refens nit per Gial1lunB Der G1nf:
3man3ieer %beainnen. @o LANCE oteier
purtt nt1t aut9etldrt TT, laBt 1t9 aud
Der @inAuB Der sanaen Transaftion auf
pen @e@ielz unp 0clrmarft nidt bc<
rednen, pab jeoo@ betpe raour6 ftarfen
Gluftuotionen unterrporfen tperpen MIL
len, 1T faum au be;weiftln.
@elinot es Germ Boutwell,, uno er 1T
auf rem beien @ese oabin, eur& fprt>
aelebte manipulation ren @our6 Der
Glnf.3wanst9er an frenapen 8brien dber
pari ~ treiben, 10 wercen pteBelSer, rte
sinterufuue- tbrerB onrs beflrdtenr, CUR
Sterilization %prdnsen, fir oas placement
Der neuen Mnleibe tpirb ieood ra8 Gelp
rapur@ nttt erweitert. @eiten6 unierer
Nationalbanten lollen au6 100 NtQio>
men Doaars tereits iubicribirt iein, ober
al6 fe(te Nnlaoe f6nuen. piele Snftttute
rte 5pros. Otliaationen ni&t balten ;
mas paoou nidt et,pa Die Befimmun9
bat. eeaen Die sur Si&erfeuun9 BON Noz
ten reponirten Stint 3uan3iser au6st<
taulht ~ ,perpen miro lebr balo tn ben
Martt fsmnen unp unter pari III taufen
lein 3umal. ba Der Ginan3mintiter nidt
i'm Stanpe iein tptrr. Zen @elomarft fur
Die Dauer fott III balten. 81.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-03-30

praR. Ia Gebr. E9roB Der 24@rab
&dlte bIieben 9si1ern Na&t pie Militdr>
55pofteu auf PEN 6rapi&m 3wei 9:uupen
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20
TRIPLE SHE E T .
New York. SUNDAY, August %, 1871.
CONTENTS OF TO-DAY,s HERALD.

1-Advertisements.
acknowledgements.
3-Another Boer Explosion: One More Staten
Island Steamer Horor-The westaeld Dis
aster: Report or the Government Inspectors
on tie Cause OF tue Eyploson--SaratVga
Races: Fourth Dav OF the August Meeting
Mysterious disappearance Capturing the CON-
Neutrality-suspicious. War Clalms-Weather
Report-The National GUard.
4-ReiigiOus intelligence Camp Meetings-The
Hunger Movement: Interviews with the
1eadina SPIRITS OF the New Reformation IN
Germany; All Christian communities to he
6-1he D6llinser Movement continued from
Fourth Pa-el-Our Sdmmer Besoris-The syn
dicate: An Interesting Financial Hisorv-No
Cholera in New YOrK-PotIcai Faction Fight
Ing In Jersey.
6-Edltorlals: Leading Article, .'The Return OF
the Clergy-Summer Rest and Stern Duty'--
Amusement Announcements.
s-Edliorial tContnued from Sixth Page)-Per.
s s,ais Becose; The
the New American Loan-The treaty
OF Washington-Ihe Atlantic Cabie-News
graphic News musements-N New York City
News Forelgn Topcs-Niews Of the Past
Business Notices.
SePals Fashions Preparations Behind the
Scenes Tor the Fashionable Fall Campaign-
Literary CHIT. ,hai--New Publications Re-
ceived-vrl-Art Matters-The Metropolitan:
The Great Broadway CaravanSarie Metamor.
phosed-Slmps0n, the semitic Thief The Lord
the Lady and the Mysterious Telegram-fOr-
0-The Buffenargpr Poisoning Case: Arrest OF
Mrs. Uolburn: Interview with One Of the Rela-
tives OF or. acknowledgements IS III the
SIX larkIn2-Murder viii Out-Canada on
Fire NJ rrages, Birth and Deaths-Adver-
tisements.
lO-Yacntng: The Cruise OF New York Yacht
Squa iron: Yachting III observation-disclosures
yn Anairs-Shpping NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
acknowledgements.
lS-AdvertisementS.
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''summer's rest in which SO many fashionable
clergymen indulge.
In another fortnight the Saratoga races will
have ended and the hegira from the watering
places will have begun. Society is even now
on lis return to town, but il is painful to think
that in its train are the fashionable preachers
who left the city in its wake. Do they come
only to minister to fashionable people9 This
is a question which each one of them may
well ask himself as he again takes his place in
the sacred desk. Something nobler and better
than this is demanded, and it would be we'll for
the canss of Christianity if the answer
could be different from the response which
we fear is inevitable. 1t is singular how
much of fashion and how much of following
after great names there are In even the
preaching of the Gospel. When Mr.. Beecher
resumes his place in Plymouth church few of
the lesser pulpt lights would dare be absent
from their churches. They all return to-
gether, and as the mansions Of the rich are
enlivened by the presence of their gay occu-
pants the churches rustic and hutter with the
pride of thoughtess worshippers. All this is
in strange contrast to the Christian worship of
bygone age or with those unpretending tenn
Piles where the poor only gather in humility
and sincerity to beseech the Throne Of the
Most High.
All these things are fraught with the most
important lessons. They explain the tenden-
cies of the age toward inidelity, the unloosen-
ing of domestic obligations, the disobedience
of children, the want of faith in men and
women and the prevalence of crime. Every
pastor can do deal Of good for his people
and for the whole community if he does
his duty humbly aud increasingly. Now
that our clcrgymen are returning like
stray shepherds to their waiting folds,
almost as prodigals to a welcoming father,
we want to impress these truths upon
them, and to suggest to them that the true
summer rest" of the faithful is in the SUNNI Ell
Land beyond, their task here being to allure
to brighter worlds and lead the way. Such
was the example the disciples and the apostles
set and they were men who avoided all
fashionable follies and displays, lest thereby
| they should offend some
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of engineer upon his boat and knowingly
permitted him to violate the requirements Of
the laws regulating steamboats,, and Robinson,
not duly approaching his responsibilities, and
being ignorant of many of his duties, became
careless In their discharge, and was in the
habit of carrying steam far above the
pressure allowed by the inspectors
certificate. 1t is satisfaction to
the public that the inspectors have
so faithfully performed the duty assigned
them and fastened the blame of this disaster
where it properly belougs-upon the incom-
potency and inattention of the supernten-
dent of the ferry company and the engineer
of the Westfield.
Let these men, therefore. be held to strict
accountability for their criminal ignorance
and wanon negligence in the discharge Of
their duties.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20
The Westneid ExpIosion-The Cause-Some
body to Blame.


The report of the board Of inspectors APP
pointed by Secretary Boutwell, to inquire into
the cause of the WestGeld explosion is pub
lished this morning. The report embraces
detailed description of the Westfield, her pc
culiarities of construction, her engines, boiler,
&C., and the circumstances Of the explosion.
The investigation was commenced on the third
day after the disaster and continued nine
days, during which time fifty three witnesses
were examined. II was thorough and i'm
partial, and conclusively established the fact
that the primary cause Of the explosion was
defective sheet located on the lower side of the
boiler, near the forward end, but in such
position as not to be seen by any internal ex-
animation or developed by the usual hydro.
static test.
Constant use during nine years increased
this defect and weakened the boiler, rendering
it unable to sustain the excessive pressure to
which it was frequently exposed. The maxi
mum amount of steam allowed by the United
States Inspector for this boiler was twenty-five
pounds but the engineer almost daily carried
an excess of from two to five pounds, and his
gauge few minutes before the explosion indi-
Gated pressure of twenty-seven pounds. 1t is
evident from the appearance of the boiler after
the accident that at the moment of the explo-
sion the steam must have been raised to thirty
five pounds.
After duly weighing all the facts elected
the inspectors find that the responsibility OF
the WestGeld disaster rests equally upon Mr..
Brsistcd, superintendent OF the Terry COM
pany, and Mr.. Robinson, the engineer.
Mr.. Braisied employed an ignorant
and careless person to nll the position
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20

A SPANISH Triumph IN PoETo RICO. The
resignation OF Captain General Baldrich in
Porto Rico is announced from Spain. and
General Pullido has been appointed in his
place This is the triumph OF despotic
Spaniards over the people ard liberal
Governor Nothing can be more inappeasi-
bic than the hatred Of Spanish carpet-baggers
10 the West India colonies toward the creoles,
and we shall not be surprised at any time to
hear that they have begun in Porto Rico
crusade against the native population which
will end in revolution.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20

THE DoLLINGER MOVEMENT. in the HERALD
This morning We print very interesting resumf
Of the Dollinger movement in Germany. DR..
Dollingcr is an old man, and though his ASSOC
ciates-Huber and Friedrichs-are young and
enthusiastic, he is the life and strength Of the
movement The idea of fighting the dogma Of
infalllbility in the Church instead Of out Of it
Is good one; but, with Roman Catholics
generally agreed upon the DEGREES of the
Council Of the Vatican, the task they have set
for themselves seems q hopeless one.