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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-02-01
WITH SUPPLEMENT
CONTENTS OF TO-DAY,s herald.

1-AdverfisementA
0-Advertisements
S-Chanzy Before Defeat-The Acting Government
OF Provincial France-News From venezuela-
Walking Pesttlence-The Camden Riots
ArsNew Jerses heSsiaturs H Wss
chester VIII Case-Concert at Christ Church,
Brooklyn, E. D.-The Poor in the Suburbsl
Inc Niagara Frontier Police-Marriages and
4-&1itortals: Leading Article, 'sThe PROSTATE
ana Chaotic Condition OF France-What Is TO
Be the Next ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS An.
S-Edltorisl Continued from Fourth Page)-The
War In France: The Armistice-The Capltula-
ton Of Paris-Reyictuaning the Capitai-Gene-
pean Congress-Italy and Rome-Geruany
and the Pope-News from Cuba: Arrest OF In
cam Cotton
Views Of the Past-Business Notices.
0-Pfooeedings i4 Congress.The State Capital /:
Given the Seat over Two%SywrSe Arkansas nsss
Tehuantepec Straightforward Notes.-The Re-
uon-The Holland Beneft in Boston-A Jersey
Mansayer Sentenced-Army Intelligence.
acknowledgements
s-mquest in the Case Of the Tenement House Hor-
Real Estate Aatters-Drank Himself to Death
Yesterdays Proceedings Of the Court OF
Another Kerosene Lamp is %srnnsnFr uaSsr
lent Bonds-Tne Death Of MIR. Watson-Pro-
ceedings In the New York and Brooklyn
Courts.
O-The Courts continued from Eighth Page)-The
Philadelphia Beast: Hanlon to be Hanged To-
Day; History OF His Orime-Arrest Of No:o-
The Police Puzzle in Observation-Disclosures
Notes-FInancial and Commercial Reports
Naval Intelligence-Steamship subsdies-Tne
Old Story
40 News from washneton-The Fenian Exlles'
Entertainments-New York City News-Ship-
ping observation-disclosures.
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The First Napoleon's Opinion Of Surren.
ders.
1t is interesting at this moment, when the
world Is about to witness one of the most re-
markable capitulations which has ev er Illus
trated the changing fortunes of war, to know
what was the feeling of the Great Captain whose
intellect raised himself and his family from
poverty and obscurity to half dozen of the
leading thrones of Europe. The opinions of
such man were important in the highest de-
gree in his own time, which his career 80 bril-
liantly distinguished from other historical
periods, and in our own day, as well, because
its annals have been affected by the results of
his achievements. Duroc's idea of him, ex-
pressed to Caulaincourt, summed up the gen.
eral estimate made Of him by posterity, not
withstanding the bitterness of many detract-
ors 1.-THE greatest captain of the age; a
sovereign whose ministers were merely his
clerks; statesman directing the whole bust
ness of his country and experimenting every
branch, yet grasping with facility all the de-
tails Of private life." In fine, he was endowed
with variety of mental faculties, any one of
which was sufficient to distinguish any indi-
vidual from the multitude.
Such was the man who once, in CONVERSE
ton with General Dupont, who had surren-
dered with ten thousand men, at Baylen, to
the English army under Wellington, could find
no words sufficient to denounce the act.
''What should general do" be said,
sswhen his force is in difficult
or doubtful situation? Change it if
possible. If he cannot do that he should ap-
peal to its courage and fight, always fight,
because in that there is, at least, chance.
But he might be beaten, you say. WI, sup
pose he were; honor, at least, would remain. :"
Such is the sentiment of every soldier and
every patriot, and the history Of our own re-
cent great struggle in America has shown how
frequently occasion stood ready to engulf the
noblest of causes, had not the determination
and energy of our generals
From the nettle danger" plucked the mower
''safety,n
The Franco-German war has been marked
by many sudden and almost unaccountable
surrenders, of which the crushing disaster at
Sedan, where $4,000 men, with their Emperor
General at their head, gave themselves up en-
naasse, would have been the most conspicuous
had not the capitulation of Metz regular for
titled city. place Of war, with $4,000 men,
eclipsed 1t.
Paris may reasonably yield, In order to save
her palaces of trade and her wonderful monu-
menta and ire. qures Of art history and rei-
gion, after having already made noble resist
ance; but should the shade of the great
Napoleon inspire the pen Of future historians
there have been some momentous scenes IN
the war of which we have witnessed all but
the closing catastrophes chat it will be found
difficult to reconcile With martial honor OF
manly fidelity. !
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The Bill to Repeal the Income Tax

Iue DHA 20 1tepeal the Income Tax.
1t is to be hoped that the conference COM
mittee appointed yesterday by the two houses.
Of Congress will quickly settle the silly
dispute about the bill which proposes to repeal
the income tax. The House has taken UNI
bragg at the Senate for being first to move in
the matter, and, standing upon an old consti-
tutional idea that bills to raise revenue shall
originate In the lower branch, has returned the
Senate bill without action. The privilege of
originating such measures in the lower house
is a feature copied from the laws of Great
Britain, and has been honored more in the
breach than in the observance. Again, If the
members Of the House wish to be SOL
particular about the letter of the law
they are guilty of perpetrating Hibernicisw
in objecting on this score to bill which pr J..
poses to reduce the revenue and not to raj "a
it. It has been long since conceded that 9th
houses are CO. ordinate in their powers a. tn
making laws, and that in only few insts ncea
such as the confirmation Of appointment = and
the trial of impeachments, is special nower
delegated to one or the other. In fac the ac-
ton of the Senate may be defende A On tho
ground that the proposed repeal Of she income
tax is an amendment to the gene, al revenua
law, the constitution providing tb at while all
bills to raise revenue shall oi 9inate In the
House ''the Senate may prop ose or concur
with amendments as on 9th ar hills" (sae
Art. /, Sec. ~ However, y abould tho mas
ton of parliamentary etiqu ,tte threaten n do
feat the passage OF the bill ;. we hope the Sem
ate will see the policy of recedinu from THAR
acuon ior inc purpose of eventually passing
the House bill, which a now ready IN com
from Inc committee. The public demand the
obliteration of the odians income taY hv
wnateVer means az ,complished.
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The SUFFoo1 TON OF FoUR PERSONS BIZ
Gas in the T bird avenue tenement house
seems 10 ha~ been partly caused by the negli-
gence OF u o owner of the tenement, who
forgot 70 p 1T caps upon the ends Of the gas
pipes in lis house, and the negligence Of
plumb@., who in fitting the pipes for the front
room q id not consider it his duty to see if the
pipeS, in the back room were capped or not.
The jury censured the tenement house owner,
who might have been very attentive landlord
[ and vet have forgotten to can his pipes. and
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MRS. GRANTS THIRD RECEPTION came off
yesterday, and we give our lady readers an
pther interesting account in another column Of
who were there and what they wore-those
Two subjects of newspaper discussion more
eagerly seized upon by the gentler portion
The deaths" and Marriages."
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The RAPID TRANSIT QUESTION has been
reinforced with the very novel idea Of an
elevated pneumatic railway from the City Hall
up the east side to Harlem and Westchester.
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hespatch from Havana dated yesterday leaves
ms no room to doubt that the bottom of the
Cuban republic is dropping out as rapidly as
JEFF Davis dropped out some years ago. The
mere show Of Congress which was kept up
in order to simulate some kind of a government
seems to have dsbanded and the members
have taken to the woods, intent mainly on
saving themselves. The Vice President of
khe republic is wandering about In the woods
near Guaymaro, and q number of members,
es well as several military chiefs, have already
surrendered themselves to the mercies of
Captain General valmaseda.
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/ THE LEGISLATIVE TROUBLES in Arkansas
seem likely to end in civil war in that State.
THE Governor and Lieutenant Governor are at
Haggers' points, and the two houses Of the
Legislature are so equally divided that no
positive measures can be taken by either
party legitimately. Under this pressure 1t is
probable the Governor, whom we know from
his past actions for man Of iron will and
stubborn determination, will declare martial
Jaw and have the scenes Of 1867 repeated,
when negro militia swept the State and kept
rebellious democrats under subsection.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

I OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadwav.-TuK PANroMIMR OF
WER WILLIE WINNIE. Matinee at g.
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WOODS MUSEUM Broadway, corner sOth s--Perform.
ncss every Afternoon and evening.
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GLOBE THEATRE. 73s Broadway.-vAsrgrY ENTER
EANMESr. kc-LITTLR BIO PKEP. Matinee at ~.
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BowERY THEATRE. Bowsry.-PAsToR's DAUGHTER
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sen tative? If neither he nor they know 1t is
there any one who can and will teach them
And if there is not what, in the name of the
multiplication table, of the laws of gravitation,
Of all fixed facts and laws, is to become of them
and all of us?
Indeed, what would become of Washington
in particular and mankind in general il the
firm connection so happily established among
us between whiskey and politics were to be
broken down? ''Shall there be no more cakes
and ale,' oh Pharisee Of the Pharisees2 Was
his Majesty King David profane, not a
sacred, majesty, when he declared with strong
judicous Hebrew sense that wine maketh glad
the heart of man? The sting Is taken out Of
the Puritans pretty considerably, thank good
ness. They cannot burn wrinkled old women
for witches, so they are reduced to trying to
.'rob the poor man of his beer" They will
fail. The ''bar," literally, Of public opinion
will be too strong for them; and, though we
may shock some foolish souls by saying 1t, we
prefer the simple intoxication produced by
whiskey to the compound mental drunkenness
of people who think that they can change
human nature by acts Of Congress. AT all
events 1t is less mischievous. The one is the
master the china shop who goes into passion
and cracks cup or two: the other Is the
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-01-10
WRITTEN ron TnK RE0IsrER.
The Girls.

The girls y he girls, whnt queer sort Of crea
Unlike anything else both in manners aud f,o-
tures;
With their sweet smiling faces
Displaying their graces
Midst profusion Of ribbons, and rutfles,
and laces;
Than simply to love them, and tell them 80 too!
They'll seem to lie angry when most they are
pleased
And while fcignng resentment still love to be
teased;
If "A fellow proposes,
They'll turn up their noses,
Or pout out their lips like two newly
blown roses,
So invitingly sweet, one can scarcely resist
The impression that really they wish to be kissed
They're fond of extravaganza too, | declare,
just look if you will at the garments they wear
And then, such bonnet,
Why, my word upon 1t
butterfly scarcely could seat himself
on it;
But then, its "the style" and displays, suppose,
To the greatest advantage their charms to the
beaux.
What other new folly, think you, will they fnd
To enlarge their proportions more fully behind;
Where natures been sparlng,
'Tis made up in wearing
Some monstrous invention TINT sets
people staring,
And throws unmistakably far in the shade
All other contriyances known to the trade.
But, ladies forgive me, I've said quite enough
To your cdifcation, of this kind of stuff;
Though we talk thus about you,
'Tis not that we doubt you,
And we'll understand that we can't
live without you
SO follow the fashions as much you plese
And suit your dear selves though you walk OF
our knees. A. II. NJ.
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Josh Billings.
FROM HIS FATHERS ALLMINAx.

The cockroach IL bug at large. He
il one ov luxurys ov civilizashun. The
cockroach IL born the fust ov May, and
IL .reddy for use in fifteen days from date
They are born four from each egg, and
consequently they are twins thare IL nc
sich thing in the annals ov nature, as q
single cockroach. Their food seems to
consist, not so much of what they eat, az
what they kan git into, and often find
them ded, in the soup at mi boarding
house. have cum to painful conclushun
that they kant swim, but that he kan
float for long time.
To make good sharp pickles, whittlt
oph both ends ov them tew pint.
1t IL human to err, but devilish to brag
on it.
A dog is the only thing on this eartl
that luvs you more than he luvs himself
Opinyuns are like turnips, worth what
they will fetch.
When yu find man who iz very soils
titus about the welfare ov everyboddy,you
kan safely put him down az one who il
hunting for fortune.
Every time a man laffs he takes kinl
out ov the chain ov life, and thus length
ems it.
A coquet in luv IL as tame as bottl
ov pop that haz stood sum time with the
cork pulled out.
l don't know ov emmy thing more re
morseless, on the face Of the earth-tha
Z per cent interest.
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81 am hungry" said the grave. "Give
me food"
Death answered, "I will send forth a
minister of awful destruction, and you
shall be satisfied"
What minister will you send ?"
al will send alcohol. He shall 60 in
the guise of food and medicine, pleasure
and hospitality. The people shall drink
and die"
And the grave answered, 81 am con-
tent"
And now the church bells began to
toll, and the mournfu procession to adj
vance.
"Who are they bringing now ," said
the grave.
"Ah," said death, "they are bringing
household. The drunken father aimed
blow at his wife. He killed the mother
and her child together, and then dashed
out his own life."
"And who," said the grave, "comes
next, followed by train Of weeping
children ?'
"This is broken-hearted woman
who has long pined away in want, while
her husband has wasted his substance a
the tavern. And he, too, is borne benin,
killed by the hand of violence"
"And who next p
"a young man of generous impulses
who, step by step, became dissipated AM
squandered his all. My agent turne'
him out to be frozen in the street."
"Hush y said the grave. "Now
hear wall of anguish that will not b
silenced."
; "Yes. it is the widows cry. 1t is tn
only son of his mother. He spurned he
love, reviled her rod, and bloated corps
he comes to thee. And thus they com
further than the eye can reach tn
procession crowds to thy dark abode'
And still, lured by the enchanting Gu
which l have mingled, the sons Of me
crowd the paths Of dissipation. Vainl
they dream of escape, but shut benin
, them the invisible door of destiny. The
, know it not, and with song, and dance
and riot, they hasten to thee, o Grave
, Then | throw my fatal spell upon ne
throngs of youth, and soon they, too, wi
be thine"
, II am satisfied" said the grave ; kee
> on in this work, and | shall hunger II
mora
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Thackeray's Literary Habits.
By JAMES Il. FIELDS.

had the opportunity, both in Eng
land and America, for observing the liter
airy habits Of Thackeray, and it always
seemed to me that he did his work with
comparative ease, but was somewhat in
fluenced by the habit of procrastination.
Nearly all his stories were in monthly
instalments for magazines, with the press
at his heels. lie told me that when he
began novel, he rarely knew how many
people were to figure in it, and, to use
his own words, he was always very shaky
about their moral conduct. lie said that
sometimes, especially ii'he had be,n din
ing late. and did not feel in remarkably
good-humor next morning, he was inclined
to make his characters villinously wick
ed but if he rose serene, with an un-
clouded brain, there was no end to the
lovely actions he was willing to make his
men and women perform. When he had
written II passage that pleased him very
much he could no: resist clapping on his
hat, and rushing forth to find an acquaint-
ancc to whom he might read his success
fu composition, | happened
TO be one OF large company whom he
had invited to a six-o'clock dinner at
Greenwich one summer afternoon, several
years ago. We were all to 90 down from
London, assemble in particular room
in the hotel, where he was to meet US at
six-o'clock sharp. Accordingly we took
steamer and gathered ourselves together
in the recepton-room at the appointed
time When the clock struck six, our
host had not fulfilled his part Of the com.
pact. His burly figure was yet wanting
among the company assembled As the
guests were nearly all strangers to each
other, and as there was no one present to
introduce us, u profound 81 ence fell upon
the room, and We anxiously looked out
ofthc windows, hoping every moment that
Thackeray would arrive This untoward
state of things went on for one hour, still
no Thackeray and no dinner. Englisl
reticencc would not allow any remark Al
T to the absence Of our host. Everybody
. felt serious, and great gloom fell upoI
the assembled party Still no Thackeray
The landlord, the butler, and the walters
rushed in and out Of the room, shriekins
, for the master of the feast, who as ye
, had not arrived. 1t was confdentially
Q whispered by a fat gentleman, with hun
I CRY look, that the dinner WAS utterly
, spoiled twenty minutes ago; when w
= heard merry shout in the entry, an,
/ Thackeray bounced into the room. III
' had not changed his morning dress, an'
/, ink was still visible upon his fingers
/ Clapping his h nds and Piroueiling brisk
n ly on one leg, he cried ont, A." Thank Ileav
4 en-, the last sheet of The Virginans ha
Il just gone TO the printer. lie made n
r apology for his late appearance, intro
Q duced nobody. shook hands heartily vii,
everybody. and begged us all to be seate
as quickly AS possible Ills exquisit
y delight at completing his book swept ava
], every other feeling, and we all shared hi
pleasure, albeit the dinner was overdon
throughout,
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Sheriff O'Brien is giving away 1000
tons Of coal among the suffering poor of
the Nineteenth and Twenty first wards of
New York city. Benevolence threatens
to be epidemic in New York.
Private letters received from promi-
nent Georgia politician state that there is
no doubt Of the impeachment of Governor
Bullock. He will probably be arraigned
very soon after the Legislature assem-.
bles.
It was a wise negro, who in speaking
OF the happiness Of married people, said,
"Dat ar 'Pends altogedder on how dey
Joy dey selves.
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NEW VOLUME AND A NEW TRANsLA-
rIoN.-Number 1887 of Littel's Living
Age, being the first number for 1871.
begins new volume, and contains the
first part of the new attraction, "Seed-
Time and Harvest, or During My Appren-
ticeship,' translated specially for the
pages Of this magazine from the Platt
Deutsch of the favorite German author,
Fritz Reuter-. The story is to be con-
tinued in weekly installments until its
publication is completed. This number
a'so contains the Poems of Shelley. North
British Review Radicals, Macmilian's
Magazine National Attractiveness, Spec.
tator English Opinion on French Affairs
Spectator Great Girls, Saturday Review
The Indifference of Animals to Specua.
tive Truth, Spectator After Ten Years
Cornhill Magazine ETC., etc, besides
shorter articles and poetry.
The Living Age is also publishing 6
tory by George Macdonald, and promi.
es to new subscribers for 1871, the last
two numbers of 1870, containing the be.
SHINING Of the story. gratis. A good
time to subscribe.
The subscription price Of this Ga pag
weekly magazine is So year, or for sl(
any one of the American 81 magazine
is sent with The Living Age for year
Littell Il Gay, Boston, Publishers.
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VERMoNrERs IN CoNdREss.-The fol-
lowing Senators and Representatives in
the present Congress, are natives Of Yer
mont
VIM. Pitt Kellogg, Senator; Louisiana.
Jacob NJ. Howard, Senator, Michigan
born at SALISBURY.
Aaron M. Cargin, Senator, New Hamp-
shire; born at Weston.
George f. Edmunds, Senator, Yer.
mont born in Richmond.
Justin S. Morrill,, Senator, Vermont
born at Strafford.
M. Fl, Carpenter, Senator, Wisconsin
born in Moretown.
Fernando G. Beaman, Representative
Michigan; born at Chester.
Jacob Benton, Representative, New
Hampshire born in Waterford.
Charles w. Willard, Representative
Vermont born at Lyndon.
Luke p Poland, Representative, Yer.
mont born in Westford.
Worthington G. Smith, Representative
Vermont ; born at st. Albans.
Charles A. Eldridge, Representative
Wisconsin ; born at Bridport.
Philetus Sawyer, Representative, Wis
consin; born at Whiting.
Seucius Garfield, Delegate Washing
ton Territory born in Shoreham.
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The New GERMAN EMPIRE The
countries now included in the new empire
Of Germany, of which King William is to
be Emperor, are Prussia, with popu-
lation of %, 600, 900, including Hanover's
two millions. Bavaria. with a little less
than five millions, Saxony, with two and
halfmillions, Wurtemburg, with 1.S00,-
900, Baden, with 800, 900, HessQ Darn
stadt' with nearly million, and twenty
smaller States, with population of up
ward Of three millions, giving a total of
nearly 100000 within the present area
Of North and South Germany, which is
205,O00 square miles. But as soon as
they can be annexed Alsace and Lorraine
and Luxemburg are to be added, raising
the population to some 44,000,O00, and
there are eight millions of Germans in
Austria, ON whom the new kaiser will
look with longing eyes, and take the first
opportunity Of reannexing" them tc
the confederacy.
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THE LADY's FRIEND FOR JANUARY,
lS7l.-The New Year number certainly
surpasses anything this Queen Of the
Monthlies has hitherto accomplished
two Steel Plates. one Of them an exquisite
"Desdemona = col, red two PACED steel
Fashion Plate, superior to anything Of
the kind; colored Lamp Mat; pretty
fancy wood-cut, "My Little Lady y a
popular piece Of music; and most pro-
fuse variety Of illustrations Of dress and
fancy work.
The literary matter is most inviting
With an unrivalled array Of contributors
The Lady's Friead is also remarkable for
getting each ones best, of stories and po'
ems. Price $3.50 year (which also
includes large steel engraving.) Pub
lished by Deacon Il Peterson, Philadel-
phia. Sample copies sent gratis, to those
who mean business
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1t is reported that Horace Greeley is
to be President Of the Of the Republican
General Committee of New York State.
Captain Lott, Of the Cunard Line star
ted on his four hundredth voyage across
the Atlantic Wednesday.
Mr.. Peter Lorillard, the wealthy to-
bacconist, paid fine Of $500 into the
United States Circuit Court, at New
York, Saturday, which had been imposed
upon him for nop-attendance as a Juror
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Gov. HOLDEN's IMpgAcHMFNT.-Gov.
Holden of North Carolina has appeared
before the Senate as a court of impeach-
ment, and been given till January 23d
to file hi answer to the charges against
him. The managers are to file their rep.
lication within six days thereafter, and
the case will stand for trial January 30
The democrats lack one or two of q
two-thirds majority in the Senate, and
some OF their men cannot be depended on
at that, so it is believed the verdict will
be one of acquittal.