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The New York herald., 1871-01-03
"A GUN IS DANGEROUS"
The cold Saw" Exemplihed-A Melancholy
Shooting Ac idcKt.

The cold Snw'' Exemplihed-A Melancholy
Shooting Ac .ideKt.
shooting casualty, resulting In the death Of
young man named william Maows, occurred In the
boarding house No. Al Jay street about halfpast ten
O'Clock yesterday morning. It appears that de.
ceased, John F. wrigley and several other persons
were amusing themselves with a breech-loadng rne.
none OF tho chambers Of which were thought to be
loaded. Wrgley snapped the weapon several times
without result, but at last 1t exploded, the ball
taxing effect In the right eye OF Mallows, passing
blinds and glass OF front window into the street
without doing further harm Ma.l0ws after gasp
ing few times expired without utterng word
Wrigley was nearly frantic in consequence OF the
accident rs he and deceased were firm friends, and
had arranged to make New Years Calls together.
Coroner keenan, was called and proceeded to make
an Investigation, which showed most clearly that
the shooting was accidental, and the Jury rendered
verdict to that effect Deceased'was twenty-thre0
years OF age, native OF England, and by occupa-
fOn a YnaChiniSt.
The New York herald., 1871-01-03
The King of Italy Leaves Rome

Tno hin8 OIL 1t0ly Leaves hOn1os
His Majesty King Victor Emmanuel made his
solemn royal entry into Rome on Saturday last,
December 81. By telegram from the Holy
City published in the HERALD this morn
ing we are informed that the King took his
departure on Sunday, January l, 1871, on his
return to Florence. As practica assertion
of his right to rule over universal Italy the fact
Of the entry is no doubt quite sufficient. The
visit was an uncommonly short one, however.
scarcely extending to twenty-four hours. W
are not told whether the King had an interview
with the Pope, how or where he was lodged,
or whether he retired to rest during his stay.
The Roman people reeei-ed MIN enthusiastic
cally. ana we're equally demonstrative in the
same good-natured tone when they bade him
the "Vale," "Vale." The King made large
donation Of money for charitable purposes,
and also requested of the Municipal Council
that the sums which it was intended should be
expended in getting up festivities in his honor
would be applied in the same direction. Char
ity, repentance and speedy shrive by the
clergy appear to have made the predominant
idea of the royal mind. The conflict Of mod
ern politics was hushed near the footprints of
st. Peter.
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

THE STORY OF MINNIE DAVIS, the girl who
tried to hang herself in Tombs cell on
Christmas night, as reported from her own
words in another column, Is an old story Of
misery that the cold world too often laughs at
and disbelieves. In this, the universal season
of charity, it is not too much to ask that we
believe the story as she tells il,
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

THE PROSPECTS OF THE NEXT Presidency
are rapidly becoming matters Of moment and
It is interesting to hear the views Of any
individual even remotely connected with the
probabilities of nomination. A HERALD
reporter has just interviewed Chief Justice
Chase on that subject, but that gentleman was
extremely retceut as to his own chances. He
thinks the campaign will be very lively,
howpvar
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

s'THE little church around the corner" bids
fair to become famous and prosperous through
the contcmptuous reference Of the unfortunate
parson Sabine. 1t may become big church
yet. The Holiday Street theatre company,
of Baltimore, on New Years Eve subscribed
a hundred dollars to purchase Bible Illus
trated by Dorc for presentation to Rev. Mr..
Houghton, the pastor Of the little church, =
who was not so much above his Master as to
refuse burial to even an humble play actor.
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

CAPTURE OF MoNTEvIDEO.-News from Rio
Janeiro via London informs us that Monte
video had been taken by the insurgents by
surprise. So far, SO good; but how long will
it be before the insurgents, becoming the
power in the land, will be In turn besleged and
themselves taken by surprise?
The New York herald., 1871-01-03
Our LcGislature sf 1871 In Fall Blast.
The democratic and republican Legislative

Our LcGislature sf 1871 In Fall Blast.
The democratic and republican Legislative
caucuses were held in Albany last night. The
republican caucus had q pleasant little affair
among the mombers thereof John II. Selkreg,
OF Tompkins, declared that lowing TO certain
circumstances, touching his personal dignity
and the interests Of the republican party, he
absolutely declined to allow his name to be
used as the republican candidate for Speaker
Of the House. James W. Hustled, Of West
chester, not having any such compunctious
visitings of conscience, allowed his name to
be used in that connection, and he will be
balloted for accordingly. Our Albany cores
pondent states that this result was due 70
the superior strategy Of the friends Of
Senator Fenton, who, he says, managed
to keep the Conklingess out of the
way when the vote was taken. This
may have been satisfactory result among the
Fentonites; but how will it affect political
movements in Washington, in the West and
East, in our own Custom House and in the
other federal offices in the State of New York
opening In the republican ranks? What will
Murphy say? Time will show.
In the meantime the democrats held their
caucus. 1t was simply happy family gather
Ing. The slate was presented-to wit, Hitch
man for Speaker, Armstrong for Clerk, Rhodes
for Sergeant t-Arms-and, without erasing
name, without dotting an 'i' or crossing
st." the programme as before prepared was
adopted, and tho music Of our democratic
Legislature Of 1871 will be so attuned, and the
orchestra play accordingly.
Now, let us have Short sharp and deci-
sive Legislature. Make short session. Keep
down taxes, institute moral, religious and
canal reforms, and the democratic leaders in
the New York Legislature this year, rural and
local, assisted by the inspiration of Tammauy
Hall, will leave splendid record wherewith
to enter the Presidential campaign Of 1872.
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

to say nothing Of this very strong report from
the HERALD commissioner ut Gloucester.
Concerning the navigation Of the St. Law
renee, those seventeen million six hundred
thousand Of our Western people, looking TO
this outlet for their heavy products, must ulti-
mately have 1t in common with their neigh
bors over the border under the common rights
Of annexation. This must be the fnal settle
ment The strongest Of all the forces employed
against our late Southern rebellion was the
Mississippi river The idea Of arresting the
trade down that great highway from the Ohio
and the Upper Mississippi by a foreign con-
fsderacy at any point was as absurd as would
have been the attempt to turn back the river
ITSELF So with the st. Lawrence. II is the
natural highway to the sea to all the commu-
mites Of its basin on all sides of Its tributary
great lakes, and those Indispensable st. Law
renee lateral canals are, after all, but mere
bagatelle Of dollars and cents. The complaints
of General Grant touching the navigation of
this river, and the unfriendly dealings of our
neighbors concerning the Eastern fisheries,
may be adjusted, with the Alabama claims,
short of annexation yeti the very nature
Of things there car bs, short of annexation, no
satisfactory adjustment The two peoples
directly concerned must be made one before
there can be any real harmony between them
on these fishing or navigation rights.
AS it is apparent, however, on both sides,
that the time has not yet come for this ulti-
matum Of annexation, we presume that Gene
raj Schenck, our newly appointed Minister to
England, will be charged with negotiations
looking to temporary settlement of these
border difficulties as sort of appendix to
the Alabama claims. But, considering the
troubled state of Europe and the fermentation
going on in American politics and the uuiver-
sal revolutionary spirit Of the age, the histori-
cal events of 1871 in the Old World and the
New may be as astounding to all the nations
as those Of 1870 In Spain, France, Germany
and Italy.
The New York herald., 1871-01-03
Tho Assassination Of General Prim.


The assassins who shot General Prim In the
streets Of Madrid ON the evening Of the 9th Of
December have attained their object, though
not on the instant they fred, for the General
is dead. The bullets proved fatal Our special
and very full telegraphic dispatches published
yesterday and to-day explain all the circum-
stances. The assassination was not the work
of one man, but Of a conspiracy, and, 1t Is said,
Of an extensive and formidable one. 1t is a
lameutable occurrence, from whatever point of
view we look at it. 1t Is crime that nothing
can justify, and In political aspect it is, pro-
bably, a great mistake. The liberties Of a
people are not to be secured or established by
such crimes. The sober and moral sense
Of the public everywhere revolts at assassina-
ton under whatever pretext or provocation 1t
may be committed. Retribution generally
follows, whether tyrant, usurper or revo-
lutionary reactionist be the victim, as in the
case of Prim, or the people be assassinated
in masses, as in the case of the slaughter
famous coup dstdt. A reaction takes place
sooner or later, and punishment in some way
usually overtakes the criminals. The cause of
republicanlsm in Spain can hardly be pro-
NOTED by such deed. At the same time 1t
ought to warn the tyrants, monarchs and self
ish intriguing statesmen that it is dangerous
to attemptto sell the liberties of nation and
to dispose Of the people to this or that master
as cattle or chattels are sold in the market. In
this enlightened age men think for themselves
and aspire to self-government. In times past,
In the Dark Ages, nations were transferred, as
negro slaves used to be in this country, from
one master to another, without a voice in the
matter. But that period has passed. Prim
paid the penalty for violating the rights Of
people with his life. And what is to follow
What is the prospect for the new King Of
Spain whose reign is ushered in by such
bloody work The apparent acclamations Of
applause with which he was received may
prove only the funeral knell Of his reign.
There Is powerful republican sentiment in
Spain, and that unhappy country is distracted
by rival monarchical factions. Amadeus has
thorny path to tread. From all accounts he
is worthy and dlberal-minded young man but
royalism is fast dying out and republican
principles are spreading over Europe. What
ever sympathy may be extended to him per-
sonally he cannot escape the perils by which
the antagonistic sentiments of Spain and the
age surround him. If he cannot reconcile the
Spanish people to monarchy it would be better
that he return to Italy, and not suffer himself
to be tool of royalist factions or combinations,
for in that case he may become another vic
tim Of the revolution that is upheaving Europe.
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

THE CLOUD IN THE EAsT.-The sun Of the
Orient is again clouded. New Year finds the
relations between the Sultan Of Turkey and the
viceroy of Egypt still embittered. We are
told, indeed. by cable telegram that the diplo
macy from Constantinople and Alexandria and
rice cersa is of very angry character. There
is the assertion of imperial authority on the
one hand and the attempt to vindcate vice.
regal independence on the other. The other
Powers look on with anxiety, no doubt,
but the question must be settled, and
at an early day, by absolute definition. The
Czar of Russia is convinced Of this fact and
watches the evolution Of the problem. He Is
moving troops here and there within the limits
Of the empire. To-day we hear that his
soldiers are concentrating in Southwestern
Russia tomorrow we may be told OF an army
movement in some other direction. The En-
peror is evidently keeping his men in good
marching trim and In force and discpline-a
wholesome practice for great military
nation.
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

THR STEAMER HoRNET.-She arrived at
Port au Prince on the 18th nlt for coal,
wmon was refused her at Nassau; she
received it and sailed on the 22d; destina-
tion unknown. Will we hear from her next on
the Cuban or SPaaisu coast!
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ORPHANS FAIR
is about drawing to close. but the attractions
appear to increase with its last hours. The
attendance continues good, and the realization
Of the hopes of the ladies who have dedicated
their noble hearts, their beauty and their I'M
firing exertions in behalf of the orphans is
likely to be accomplished The children Of our
dead heroes who perished by land and sea
are the wards of the nation. The ladies' and
indeed our citizens generally, have patronized
the fair very literally. If there be any one
who has not contributed by his purse or his
presence Qhe former preferrcd), let him re-
gard it as his first duty to visit the Armory of
the Seventy-frst regiment this evening,
or Wednesday or Thursday, and take chances
in the raffles for all the magnificent things,
which are to come off on these occasions.
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

BURGLARS IN ARMED GANGs.-When bur
glars enter house in gang Of six stalwart
rascals, all armed with revolvers, as they did
in Brooklyn on Saturday night, they evidently
mean to rob at the cost of life if necessary.
1t would be wise, therefore, for people to be
prepared for lively defence in case their
domicile is entered No house should be with
out firearms, loaded and ready for action.
There is no necessity for getting furred in
handling pistol or shooting your neighbor
who might mistake your house for his own,
or your pet cat Keep cool and do not miss
the burglar That's the way to punish him.
The police made sad .fasco of the Brooklyn
affair. They allowed all the thieves to escape
except one and had not one been shot by one
of his comrades in the indiscriminate firing upon
the officer there would have been s'nobody
hurt" This circumstance, and others of SINH
lar character, prove the declaration of the City
Judge some time ago-that burglar who
enters a house at night with intent to rob
enters It prepared to kill, and should be dealt
with accordingly.
The New York herald., 1871-01-03

THE SECOND DAY OF THE NEW YEAR-A
day of jollity and conviviality, of visiting and
receiving, of social intercourse and of gen.
eral interchange Of good fellowship. The
weather was pleasanter than New York has
known for many New Years previously, and
the usual number and variety Of callers were
out in more than usual force. In Washington,
where the day Is usually one of great bril-
liancy, the mourning over Mrs. Belknaps
death and the consequent postponement by the
President and nearly all the other officers Of
the government of their usual receptions cast
a general damper upon the festivities.
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they arc demoralizetl and infatuated hv
thcir new status, and rendered uupruti-
table III the capHri:y Of field lalDurrrs,
Is not especially their fault. We are
disposed more to pity than blame them.
Argument and reason cannot convince
them of their true interests Money is
no object to them, as has been demon
strated time and again in the difficulty
which planters meet in contracting with
, them. Thev caunot be employed at any
price, In sutlicicnr numbers to meet the
demand. The result will be that they
must eventually be discarded altogether.
The planters are rapidly realizing that
some new source must be looked for to
supply the deficiency. State aid has
been reSo:ted to in some measure, but
proved thus far useless. The only
practical bcnefit hitherto arrived at has
been the result of individual effort. Yet
we believe that legislation properly
directed, can amply~ meet the present
Necessity for id labor. There is no law
upon the statute books of Louisiana that
sufficiently protects the planter against
the bad filth of his employees. The
stupid opinion has prevailed with those
who make our laws, Of late, that 10
!eyislate in behalf of the planter would
be to curtail he rights and liberties Of
negroes. Such views are not only alb
suid in themselves but have their origi
bipartisan feeling and mistaken prcj"-
Glce. IT our present Legislature could
act with proper wisdom and could rightly
understand the necessity bow pressing
more than any ether nron the taH-p&v"!>
OF the State, they would frame Il system
OF laws applying to plantation l;slnr that
would secure the planter in his opera
tlol> and at the same time secure Tie
true interests Of the IaIorcr Sucl. ley
ls..;iun gould also apply to ilnmI grant
labor. a law could he made to <ecurc
the planter against all contingencies and
risks i'll contracting for foreign labor.
Now, any Individual. would feel unsafe
il investing money to get immigrant la
borels, when they could quit his cn-
ployment at any moment and sacrifice
all his profits of the year. The subject
is one OF more than ordinary magnitude,
and the pressure of public opinion should
compel at least some effort on the part
OF the Legislature to find Il remedy.
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Validity Of Slave Contracts
Established,

1t is announced in another column by
a telegram from Washington that the SUI
rreme Court Of the United States on
Monday last pronounced an opinion on
the question of the validity of slave con
tracts entered into prior to the enamel
patton of slavery, which resulted from
the war The court hold that as such
contracts were valid when entered into
they must still be regarded as valid
against those who assumed obligations
under them.
The case in which the question came
before the court was taken up BY Gen.
Pillow, of Tennessee, who had been ad
judged in that State to pay a large sum
of money in satisfaction OF notes given
for slaves. The degree against Gen.
Pillow was affirmed. This settles the
question forever and furnishes another
instance of the wide difference of opinion
which exists between the Supreme tuUI
of Louisiana and the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
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U The New York Democrat says:
"Charles Francis Adams may now be
regarded as having received the nomi
nation Of the upper and wealthy Re.
publican classes in our city for the the
Presidency. This certainly gives him
an immense advantage to begin with.
Money will be poured out like water to
elect him, and if there is any virtue in
greenhacks convention time, Mr.. Adams
will b. the next President. This Adams
movement is, of course, in opposition to
Grant. The latter really has no effec-
tive strength. lie has lost the support
of the Union League, and the Office
seekers and holders will gladly drop him
for the coming man. The Adamsitcs
have received promise of support from
many disguised subscribers to the Grant
personal and election funds, and count
confidently on Mr. Greeley and the 1ri-
bune. The Post will wheel the Revenue
Reformers and the new party into line
under Adams. The plan is to nominate
Adams as President, aud Gratz Brown or
Carl schurz as Vice. President, the latter
most probably" :
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Demands for Immigration.
From the Batou Rouge Advocate

From the Batou Rouge Advocated
No subject can so much interest the
Southern peopie-not even the political
acts and policy of the general g"vern-
ment-as that of cheap supply of labor.
The vast uncultivated fields of the South
present tempting inducements to honest
industry. The labor upon which our
planting communities have now to de-
pend in becoming year by year less use-
ful and less reliable. We are bound to
1oster the planting interest of the South
or sacrifice the chief element of her
strength and prosperity. Manufactures
1t b trqe, have sprung up here aud there
in many OF the Southern States and no
doubt have added materially to e,nhrac
ing the prosperity Of particular commu-
mites. These Institutions are o benefit
to any section of country. They invite
capital. They encourage enterprise.
They stimulate the growth of all the re-
sources of the country, but they cannot
flourish and subserye the general inter-
ests OF d community, nnless material is
supplied In sufficient abundance to JUS
tify the investfnept Of capital necessary
for their maintenance. The Southern
people ara NOT practically nor success
fully o manufacturing people. They
have always, in the past years, depended
upon the factories Of the North for the
comnonest necessaries Of life. Not be-
cause manufacturing enterprises eannot
succeed and be emiDently profitable to
the capitalists who tins invest their
money, bnt because the agricultural re-
sources of the South are SO varied, the
productiyeness Of Southern soil SO un-
limited, compared to the exhausted grain
zelda of the Eastern States, and the eli
mate 40 well adapted to the peculiar
staples and products and the peculiar
class of I.hor upon which we have hith-
erto hsd to depend, that the interest Of
tue massas wsuid be better snbserred
by Guilt tdpn of the soil. That peculiar
class Of lalasf upan which we have here
tofare depanded ID no longer yaluable.
No Ion The planter depend upon
or MSS III And now, the gredT necessity
with us o. TO get labor that ran be- de-
pended npon and Ut the Aanie time JUS
tify and benefit the planter in employing
it. We cannot, In reason, reflect upon
the negroes Of the South that they no
longer answer the purposes for which
they were formally employed. That
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MARES FOR PLowIs CA creole tar
mer of this parish some years sfnce
broupht twelve American mares. From
each of these, he yearly obtains fine
colt, which in less than three years,
brings from 300. to $50. They cost but
little in their expense or trouble, and
are ready sale. They also do ap OF
the plowing of this farmer. completely,
aud cultivate his crop. viii other far
mers take the hint, and do likewise p
New Iberia Times.
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II Mrs. Partiugton writes to friend:
"Betsy Jane wrote to you ahout poor
Isaac being grated into {. .lr noble army ;
it was during the late prevailing re-
strictipn. I've b9en so dreadful uneasy
laws q me! But at last we've heard
of him by neighbor who is home on a
f,lrrow. He-poor inBocent-at onG't
took his place, so neighbor Tibbins says,
as first corpulent, and soon proved so
deficient that he was prompted to be an
ordinary s'i,g.'na poor Child q! But
what tile .l<S,.,l dear knows about !4s-
ing mp att'iaIs. computation Of ii'f'S.
and the like, surprises me. tl"NS"n'-
ever, if he can I've ,lc !iH'nhle in lcn'ent
in the itaiid$ Of the Lord u: Sa'!n" tiie
lives 81 the sallus fellows who's: i";1:!s
have been disseminated by the hars ing
open of pontnons and things, why we
must s:cris;ce HIM freely ON the altar OF
eplcurisy uniform, and may the Lord
have mercy on his solar systcm.'
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