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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

TIE WHOLE SPANISH MINISTRY has resigned.
But the crisis will probably be of short iura-
ton. The parties hitherto hostile to the gov
eminent observe conciliatory attitude, and,
to Judge from the cable news that King ANA
deus is consulting with the leaders of the
different parties, we infer that the new Cabi-
net will include, If possible, member Of
each, and thus take away all further causes
Of contention. The growing popularity Of
King Amadeus, adds our despatch, will helK
to smooth the road toward q satisfactory set
Element of the difficulty.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21


IF certain class Of Irish orators under
stood the injury they are doing to their own
countrymen by their violent harangues 1t il
charity to them to believe they would desist
from their wicked efforts. But we fear that
most Of them are demagogues so selfish
that neither knowledge nor wise counsel can
keep them from making the ridiculous threats
In which they are indulging. Men who are
drunken with sense of their own Importance
are as unreasoning as the crowds which follow
them, but their foolish words do injury not
only to themselves, but also to those who act
with them. Every Irishman in New York will
be compelled to suffer for the wicked cry
for vengeance which comes from these fire.
brands. The radical journals print their
speeches with alacrity, and the whole coun-
try will hear with disgust their wicked and
untruthful assertions about armed rufians
striking down innocent men and women for
the crime of looking upon foolish Orangemen.
This is no time for angry threats against
Governor Hoffman or ill-hmed praise of Mayor
Hall. Both did their duty as they understood
it, and the responsibility for the riot Is not
with them. A few hot-headed men are alone
to blame for the blood shed on the 18th of
July. And it now badly becomes them to talk
about their blood curdled in their souls when
they saw the dead of Wednesday, because,
while they might well stand aghast at it, the
threats with which the words are accompanied
show that they are not sorry in their hearts.
Even now they want more blood, and, like the
radical journals which are preaching reli-
gious warfare, they are trying to excite one
part of the people against another. These
men must not forget that 1t was the United
States which saved some of them from the
penal servitude of felon, aud that 1t is dan
gerous to abuse the hospitality which was
accorded them. Governor Hoffman is far
above them, and Mayor Hall In no way needs
their friendship. By these wicked speeches
they may do injury to those whom they pro-
fess to serve, but they can harm only their
friends and be Of service only to their enc
mics. The riots are past and the narrow
ness and bigotry which begot them will soon
RACES and new indiscretions keep them alive
This is not Ireland, but America, and ii the
Legislature must prevent Orange professions
in the future 1t must also ignore Ireland. Any
one not blind by craftsmanship or reckless of
honor or honesty can see this These reckless
firebrands are doing the greatest wrong to Irish
men which either Englishmen or Americans
have ever attempted against Ireland. Unless
they are rebuked in time fresh bloodshed may
follow the bloodshed Of Wednesday, and more
widows and orphans may mourn because the
reckless counsels of reckless agitators were
heard with respect
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

PRESIDENT GRANT is eminently peripa.etic
President. He does not believe in the Mikado
barbarism that would keep the Chief Magis-
trate forever secluded from the gaze of the
people, thus encouraging him 10 grow rusty
in ideas and run TO old Bourbonic notions.
From Long Branch the President made trip
TO Duchess county recently, viewing the beau
tifhl country seats there, inspecting fine i'm
ported cattle, and making himself generally
social and neighborly Ga his return he
stopped at Poughkeepsie long enough to re-
view gallant regiment Of our National Guard
from Brooklyn, and thus gave the patriotic
young men composing ii pleasant token Of
encouragement that they will doubtless long
cherish. After this he returned 10 his cot
fage BY the sea at Long Branch.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

EARTHQUAKES are becoming most unpleas-
antly frequent in our neighborhood. Here is
a serious one in New England-one about
which there is no vague uncertainty, no whis-
pered limitations that it is but the wind or
the car rolling DER the stony streets. This
New England sample of an earthquake
asserted itself by rocking buildings, ringing
bells, rafting windows, knocking down plas-
tering and making a deep, rumbling noise
from Maine to New Hampshire. What sort
of terrible commotion is threatening us when
stsid and decorous New England goes through
such an unseeniy shaking up as this?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

A. 81. STEPHENS, having gained nine
pounds since be became editor of the Atlanta
Sum- the Louisville Courier Journal fears
that when he weighed himself last he had one
OF his editorials In his pocket This reminds
US of little story. Before the war party of
gentlemen were being entertained by the
hospitable host Of Liberty Hail." Mr..
Stephens residence in Georgia, when the
conversation turned upon the ex-Congress-
mans weight. Mr.. Stephens said he then
weighed ninety pounds. Ninety pounds !"
exclaimed Q guest, lis that all2" ''Oh,
returned little Aleck, with manifest pride, 90
have weighed hundred !"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

country for several years, broke up and de-
moralized the political parties Of the day, and
eventually resulted in . new organization OF
parties, though 1t left nothing but q bad name
behind it. Yet still the elements of Know
Nothingism exist over all the land, and the
late events in Rome have served to quicken
tho vigilance and dstrust here on the
part of our Protestant sects against the
Pope and Mother Church. At the same time,
''the high-reaching Buckinghams" of Tam
many Hall, in connection with the Irish
Catholic vote of this great city, have operated
to intensity this Protestant hostility to tho
Catholic Church and the democratic party
throughout the country. We submit, then,
that the only course of wisdom on the part of
the heads of the Catholic Church and the
leaders of the democratic party is to see to it
at once that there shall be no Irish political
organization formed to agitate the reversal
of the decision for law and order involved in
the enforcement Of Governor Hoffman's pro-
clamation of equal rights.
Of all things to be avoided in this country
by the Catholic Church is a political quarrel
with the Protestant Churches; of all things
to be avoided by the democratic party is a
religious agitation with the republicans. Both
these dangers are now threatened by these
foolish Irish-Americans seeking vengeance"
against the enforcement of our laws. We call
upon the Catholic clergy and the democratic
sachems Of this city to look into this matter,
for to the Church and to the party it is q mat
ter Of life or death.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

THE ORLEANS PRINCES, who have pledged
themselves not to take their seats in the
Assembly, in order to avoid political agita-
tions, are in danger of being excluded
from that body altogether. republi-
can member has made motion that
all those Deputies who are absentees
beyond limited time should forfeit their seats
altogether. II his motion should pass the
Count de Paris will find his prospects for the
kingship somewhat blighted. Blighting his
prospects for the crown is exactly what the
proposition aims at.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21
The Gravity and Fun Of the s'Nev
Departurc."

The Gravity and Fan Of the ''New
Departure"
The shafts of wit and ridicule sometimes
accomplish more than the soundest argument.
Hence II the Southern or the Western or the
Northern snti-departure press begin to ''poke
fan" at the new movement the ''eminent
gravity" of its supporters it is not unlikely
will eventually be seriously disturbed.
Among the democratic papers most earnest
IN opposition to the measure is the Mobile
Register, journal we have been ID to believe
was at first inclined to think fxvorably of
the new movement. But now 1t gravely
declares that ga cowardly party never wins
political battles. and the democratic party
cannot be marshalled and inspired for victory
under time-serving banner" This is plain
talk.
But while the Mobile paper discourses in
this plain manner its Forest (Alabama) name
sake takes the humorous side. and says it ''has
heard of condensed milk, potatoes, meats, &C.,
but condensed radicalism Is the latest thing
out" ''It is put up, 1t continues, ''by few
democratic editors expressly for their demo-
cratic friends who were unable to swallow
the article in its crude state. It is called
new departure.
Again, it is related that Kentucky farmer
being asked what he thought Of the new
departure replied that it appeared to him ''as
if some impatient democrats, seeing the radi-
Gals going to the mischief on down grade,
with the brakes of, had determined to beat
them by jumping on the cow-catcher." That
is not bad idea, provided the ''cow-catcher
party" land ahead at the White House station.
The Louisville Ledger takes Scriptural
view of the departure by saying, "Our first
parents in Paradise tried the experiment OF
new departure when the tempter led them to
the fatal tree, whereon grew the fruit of pro-
hibition. In consequence death, with all our
woes, was introduced" Being esse ntially
dead now, we suppose the Ledger means to
make tho national democracy ''deader" by
belaboring it in its defunct state, as the clown
in the circus does the departed coon.
But, notwithstanding all this, it is plainly
TO be seen that there is an undercurrent con-
nected with this new departure which gives
the radical republicans no little nneasiness,
while at the same time it affords the radical
democrats material for some small fun.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

GENERAL SHERMAN has again expressed his
sentiments on the Presidential question,
almost as forcibly as when be wrote to US that
if he were nominated he would not run and IL
he were unanimously elected he would not
serve. This time he tells HERALD CORE
spondent that Grant is the man for reelection,
that the country is quiet and prosperous under
him, and that he ought to be and will be made
Chief Magistrate for the second time. He says
the Ku Klux does not amount to much
down South, for If the terror that is reported
among the negroes actually existed there
could not have been this year larger crop of
cotton than the general average. Very sound
reasoning this for Sherman on both divisions
of the subject
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

TAK POLICE BOARD has distributed ten
Policemen among the members Of the force
injured in the late riot. This fund was estab-
ished shortly after the bloody days of July,
1868, and it serves very handsome purpose
just now; but if there had been no such fund
the people of the city would have seen to it
that the services of the policemen on that day
should not pass unrewarded.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

THE CHICAGO Republican sent a reporter
to interview Judge David Davis, Of Illinois,
and sound him on the Presidency. The Judge
accepted the interview, complimented the
paper, paid fifteen cents for weeks SUBJ
scription in advance. and said he would
accept the nomination If rendered him with
any degree of unanimity. But" said he, 81
don't want the thing stirred up in the papers
40 soon. That's what killed Mcclellan, and
it will kill any man. There Is no surer way
to defeat man than to put him in nomination
too soon" Therefore oil that has heretOfo
been published about Judge Davis being an
aspirsnt for the democratic nomination has
been given without that gentemau's authority
Nevertheless, his name might as well be In
cluded In the list of entries for the four-mile
race over the Presidential course in 1872.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

THE PorTsvuLE Miners Journal remarks
that the resignation Of big Injun" Parker as
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs will give salts
faction, as his course was damaging to Grants
administration. This Is another case OF ''Lo |!
the poor Indian" But perhaps the descend
ant of the famous Red Jacket" has plenty Of
wampum, and can for the future smoke his
pipe Of peace Ia peace. "Let him have
peace"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

HENRY WARD BEEoHER has come to the
rescue of the principles Of law and order. In
the Christian Union this week he takes a
bold stand. The whole question Of the riot
of the Twelfth in its religious, moral and
political aspect is just opening.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21
WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMsNT. 4,
OFFICE OF THE CHxEF SIGNAL OFriCRRf
WAsHINaToN, July ILL A. NJ

OFFICE OF THE CHxHF SIGNAL OfItCh%t
WAsHINaToN, July ILL A. M ,.
Sunopsts o,r,tne Past T,oen'v.four Hours.
The barometer!has risen very generally since wed-
rssa,v night from the Rocky Mountains 10 theAAt-
,an,,c. but least 40 ON the Gulf coast. where
II was quite low Thursday morning. and
In the Northwest, where local de-
pression eixisted. The temperature has fallen
especially at stations In the Middle and Eastern
states. Brisk northwest winds prevailed Or
short time on Thursday morning on
the middle Atlantic, but light winds aud
calrAs are now reported from all stations,
Partially cloudy and clear weather has prevailed
during Thursday east of the Mississippi. excepting
an area OF clouds In OHIO ana Indiana.
Probabilities.
Clear weather with lower temperature 10 probabse
for Friday for the Lakes, and pleasant weather with
rising barometer will probably continue On the
Atlantic Coast aud the GulC
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

THE OFFICIAL REPORTS Of tho Seventh,
Ninth and Eighty-fourth regiments. engaged
IN the quelling Of the riot on the 18th inst,
have been submitted To General varian, and
are published 10 another COLUMN Of tho HERALD
this morning
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21
YACHTING.
ont City YaChS

Annual Regatta Of tho Crescent City Yachs
Club.
NEW ORLEANS. July 20, 1871.
The annual regatta OF the Crescent City Yacht
Club. over the usual course. a triangle or fifteen
miles, took place to-day. Six boats were entered.
OF second class, two OF third class and three OF
fourth class No boats or the first class IN the
race The Restless won In second Class-ttme.
en- ION. 30s Minnie Preston In third class-time,
Oh 39m. 30s.; Jessie In fourth class-tlmc. IN.
44In. 3Os
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

THE ROCHESTER, Democrat says that the
famous order No. 81 ''was written ayear ago"
LIS not that setting it little too far back?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

The following passed through He'll Gate yesteA
day.
BOUND EAST.
Yacht Jessie, Nelson. from New York for New
London.
BOUND SOUTH.
Yacht Sappho, Douglas, from Glen Cove for New
York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

SUB SILENTIo-The Maryland Democratic
State Convention on the new departure.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21
Return Of the Presidential Party to LouA
Branch.
LONG BRANCH, N. j., July q

LONG BRANCH. N. j., July 20, 1871.
President Grant and his son Frederick, accompa-
MED by Collector Murphy, OF New York; Colonei
Forney, OF Philadelphia; william Fleiss, John Hoey
and Charles Chambe rlain arrived here from Stats
burg this evening" The President proceeded direct
to his COTTAGE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

RACING AT LONG BRANoH.-The second
summer meeting at Long Branch will COM
mence on the first day of August and continue
four days. In addition to the original an
nouncement Of three races day, the associa-
ton have decided to give valuable cup for
gentlemen riders on the third day Of the meet
ing, and on the fourth they give purse Of
three thousand dollars for four mile heats.
This valuable purse will undoubtedly bring
together fine field of horses. The stables
now at Monmouth Park comprise Messrs.
Withers'. Cottrills, Sanford's, McGrath's, Bah
cocks, Bannatyne's, Parks, Weldon's, O'Dona-
hue's, Lloyd's, Morris. Dsnnison & Crawford's
and Littlefeld's To this list will be added
to-day General Bufords, Doswells, Nc
Daniels and Drane's, from Saratoga Tho
prospect for fine racing at the Branch never
was better.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

AFFAIRS IN PORTO RIoo.-The news from
Porto Rico which we print to-day shows that
honesty cannot prosper in the American colo
MES of Spain. Captain General Baldrich has
shown himself the friend of the people over
whom he was appointed to govern, and yet
this is made the pretext for his persecution by
the mean Spaniards of that island, who depend
upon Spain to assist them In destroying the Gre
oles or West India descendants of the Spanish
people. The Yzquierdo party are only seek
ing pretext for numbering the natives of the
island, and the volunteers who are crying
SYLVIA Yzquierdo" make the ''Segundo Cabo"
the instrument of their base purposes. Spanish
intolerance and dishonesty are destroying
Spanish rule in the West Indies; but perhaps
anarchy and degradation are better than
Spanish dominion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

TIE Ab0llu0a of The Purchase System.
The purchase system In the British army
has been abolished at last. One Of the last
and most important vestiges Of feudal age
has become thing of the past. The aboli-
ton Of this Ubiquitous system has only been q
question Of time. The Earl of Derby, who,
by the inheritance of his fathers talents and
influence, may be looked upon as the leader of
the tories, had abandoned it. And yet,
now that the event has come to pass, it
has provoked most stormy manifestations in
both houses Of Parliament No pen can
describe the excitement in both houses, says
the cable despatch, when It was announced
that the government had decided to abolish
the purchase of commissions in the army
The liberals were loud in their enthusiasm for
the bold conduct Of the Premier. The
tories, bafaed and beaten, were amazed and
bewildered, and did not know how to face
their discontinue. Mr.. Disraeli, the forlorn
hope of the tory party, had either lost his
customary assurance, or had thought further
opposition hopeless task, for be did not take
up the gauntlet which Mr.. Gladstone hurled
at the opposition.
The House of Lords, ever mindful of it's own
class interests, set itself in determined opposi-
ton against the measure, in the teeth Of pub
lie opinion, but 1t now finds itself swamped by
public opinion. By gracefully yielding it
might have avoided the bitter modification Of
being overruled or ignored by the government.
Direst blow Of all is the abolition of the
purchase system to the House of Lords, which,
though less demonstrative than the Commons
because of its higher sense of decorum, felt
still deeper the Importance of the occasion.
Mr.. Gladstone has astonished his friends by
his bold policy. Like resolute pioneer, he
laid his axe to the root of the rotten tree and
felled it with one blow to the ground.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-07
ELLoTTsBURG, Pa, Feb. /, 1871.
Great EXcitement-Disc of Coal in
Spring Township.

Mr. Editor Sir, the coal excitement in
this place is greater now than ever known.
VIM. 10y, who commenced tive weeks ago
TO sink shaft for the purpose of hunting
coal has already found something which, il
it be not real coal is so near it that the diff
ference is but very little. The mineral
found has all the appearance of coal, and
when placed in the fire burns just like gen
uine coal, and gives strong sulphur SMELL
The shaft has been sunk only 35 feet, and
Mr. 10y states that he is quite confident of
getting coal, plenty at about so feet. He
says that 21 years ago he has seen some of
as genuine coal in this place, as he ever
saw which had been found by digging iron
ore. There number of persons in Little
Germany, who think they have coal, and
are now engaged in forming company to
bore as soon as possible. | am not one of
those who feel certain of coal in this place,
But do think it would be we'll TO raise a
company, and have the thing fairly tested
There are some who have no faith in this
movement, and | should like to have all
such give us their reasons why there is no
coal here. We do not wish to make fools of
ourselves if it can be avoided. If the
geological formation of our county is i'm
probable for coal let us know it, before we
make "blind shot" r.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-07
A Little Farm Well Titled.

Mr.. VIM Huber is the owner Of six
teen acres Of ground on the edge of
Chambersburg, Franklin county, Pa.
The Chambersburg Public Opinion says ::
" In the last year he has not only
proven himself a right successful tiller
of the soil, but demonstrated that little
ground well farmed will yield as much as
many of the neglected one hundred and
fifty acre farms in our county. He had
in this sixteen acres some grain, potatoes,
pumpkins, etc. Well, the grain was toll
cradle fair turn out, but nothing to brag
of. From the ten acres in grain he got
1S0 bushels which he sold at 81 25-re-
alizing him 1925. The potatoes turned
out better. He had four or five acres in
potatoes, raising as the product Of this
seed about 800 bushels, making the nice
little sum of 500. We had almost
omitted to mention that he sold the wheat
straw at $l20. So that what was already
sold as the product of his sixteen acres of
ground amounts to $l.045. Adding the
value of the other 100 bushels of potatoes
and vegetables the income from it would
probably run up to 81 200.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-07
SmOthered TO Death-Sad Termination of q
Sleigh Ride.

On Friday evening last babe, whose
parents reside near Irwin's station, West
moreland county, was smothered to death
under the most distressing circumstances.
The father and mother, it appears, ac-
companied by their child, aged about two
months, started for a sleigh ride, with the
intention of visiting friend residing a
few miles distant from their own home.
The little thing had been bundled up in
the most careful manner, to protect it
against the cold. The parents left home
in the highest spirits, and as the sleighing
was excellent, the ride was an exceeding
ly pleasant one.
The weather was cold, however, and
fearing that the child might take cold,
the mother thought she would not re-
move the wroppings until she reached
their destination. When they arrived
at the house the child was carried in,
and when the wrappings were taken off
the mother was Mortified by the sight
which presented itself. Ike child was
quite dead, although the body was still
warm, and the face was discolored, show
ing that it had been smothercd. The
grief of the parents was overwhelming
over the death of their child, and their
journey homeward with the corpse of the
little one was one of peculiar sadness.