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The New York herald., 1871-11-25
YACHTING IN CHINA.
The Shanghae Yacht Club Regatta
Autumn Sport.
First Race Of the Season-Entries, Time
and Performance

From the North China (Shanghael Herald, Oct. l1.1
The autumn cup OF our yacht clnD, value fl00,
Is sailed over course from q stakeb0at oil the Re
creation ground round a stakeboat near halfway
Point, back round a StakeDOat near the Recreation
ground down round tine staheboat or Hallway
Point, ana finish at Police Hulk Open 10 all yachts
one Chinese san. Standard length OF water line
thrtY-siX ieet mot Including ruddcr). Time allow
ance, one ~ minute per loot. sailed under the
laws oil the shan nghae Yacht Club.
ine yachts are centreDoards, about 40 feet length
over an and measure 10 q 70 cons.
me following yachts entered for the race few
DAYS sluce:--
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-09
VOL. s..
wlDDER spRiucfNs, DAuoHYER.

sPRt0C1Ns' DAU0HYEI
Twas on bsauteous summer morn,
When things were up and comm,
And all among the punkin vines
Tho humble bees were hummin';
I took an early Aalf-mil walk,
As everybody orter,
When in the cowpath was met
BY widder spriggins' daughter.
Her eyes wero black as Davids ink,
Her checks were rcd as fury,
And one smack Of hot luscious lips
Would bribe Judge or jury.
I bowed-she curcheyed just the way
Her nice old Mar had taught hert
She smiled-and oh my heart was gone
To widder Spriggins' daughter.
Says I, "My dear, dow do you dor"
Says she, reckon 6nely;"
Says l, "of all the gals know
You look the most divinely."
I snatchcd n kiss--she slapped my face,
In fact, just as she'd orteri
"Behave yourself, how dare you, sir I"
trtai WtuHer SpriBBins "ee6e's
Just then IA old rampageous sheep
Who had been feeding near, sir,
Squared of, and ike q ton of bricks
lie took me with his head, sirj
I landed in q pond, chuck full
OF frogs and filthy water,
And then she stood and larfed and larfed,
That Widder Spriggins' daughter.
I'd rather guess crawled out quick,
Picked up my hat and mizzled,
While loves bright torch SO lately lit,
Out in the frog pond 6zzlcd.
Well. she was married yesterday,
A lawyer chap has got her,
So I'll forget, if not forgive,
The widder srriggns' daughter.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-09
GEO. l.. COLLIER,
PlROTO1s sRAPER,

TROY, MISSOURI
GALLERY SOUTH OF BALLINGER'S
DaUG STORE.
Photograph Albums and Picture Frames
For Sale at Lowest Prices.
- Gall aud iooh at my picturos.
ssp7n36
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-09

Drop us line, as the trout said to the
angler.
To become the lion Of Z party, il 10
not necessary to make beast Of ones
self.
When 10 a smile behind time? When
it's little laughter. ........
Worth noting-This is . good time Of
the year to collect autographs-of your
creditors.
Happy thought by cheap shirt ma.
ker on his workwomen: "They come
like shadows, sew, depart"
"l'm thy fathers spirit" as the bottls
said to the little boy when found in the
wood pile aud wondered what it was.
A little girl. showing her little cousin
about four years old . star, said. "That
star you see up there 10 bigger than this
world" "Eo it amt" said be. "Yes
it TO-" "Then, Why don't it keep ths
rain OFF,"
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-09

A PUNCTUATION PUzzLE.-The fol.
lowi.s "rt;oIo foroibiy illustrates tho
necessity of punctuation. 1t can be read
in two ways, making a very bad tnan, or
. very good man, tho result depending
on the manner in which It is punctuated :
He is an old man and experienced in
vice and wickedncss he 10 never found
opposing the walks Of iniquity be takes
delight 10 the downfall Of his neighbors
he never rejoices in the prosperity Of any
Of his follow creatures he is always ready
to assist in destroying the peace Of soci-
ETY. he takes no pleasure in serving the
Lord he is uncommouly dlligent in SOW.
ing disorder among his friends and ao.
quaintances he takes no pride in laboring
to promote the cause Of Christianity he
has not been negligent in endeavoring to
stigmatize al public teachers he makes
no exertions to subdue his evil passions
he strives hard to build up Satan's king
dom be lends no aid to the support
the Gospel among the heathens he con-
tributes largely to the evil adversary he
pays no attention to good advice he gives
great heed TO the devil he will never 60
to heaven he must 60 whore he will re.
ceive the just recompense Of reward.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-09

One evening as l was sitting by Hetty
and had worked myself up to the point
of popping the question, sez ], "Hetty,
if fellsr was to ask you to marry him,
what would you say r' Then she
laughed. and sez she, THAT would de.
pend on who asked mo-" Then seq /,
suppose it was Ned Willis? p Then ses
she, nd tell Ned Willis, but not you"
That kinder staggered me, but I was too
cute to lose the opportunity, aud seq |
agen, Suppose 1t was ne" And then
you ought to see her pout up her lip.
Sez she, Il don't take no supposes."
Well, nou you reo, there was nothing
for me to do bu, to touch the trigger and
let the gun go of. So bang it went.
See |, "Lor, Hctty, it's me Won't
you say yes2" And then there was
such hulabaloo in my head don't
know 'zactly what took place, but I
thought | hecred a "Yes" whispered
somewhere out of the skrimmage.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-09
TERMS OF ADvERTlsl NC.

never are caught, disguised, within 40
an enemy's line agalni 10 such disguise,
at any rate t."
"Bedad, an cell hads yer advice, Nc.
Morgan, if ould Grandervack gives =
t'ousand orders to the contrsry-bad cess
to him II" Mike replied as be and Mr..
Faxou rode away.
Nothing further Of note happened to
Faxon or Mike. and they reached tho
village in safety. How Morgan was
afterwards captured VIC shall not state, as
the fact that he escaped annihilation from
General Grandervack's forces ENDS our
interest with him. Our two scouts, Of
course, we're great objects of attention
aud told and retold their adventures, un.
til Mr.. FaxoD, tired Of military glory
--hastsned home to Samantha. Here VIC
will dismiss him and other heroes Of
Ederbush from the stage, hoping in Mr..
Faxon's case, that
"When next he doth ride abroad,
May We be thero to see."
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-09

"DID You HEAR ANYBODY SAY ANY.
THING ABOUT ME."-Once at "cou,.
mencement BALI given by the senior
class of Dartmouth, two of tho class
made their appearance so intoxicated
that it became necessary for the floor
managers to insist upon their retiring
from the room. One Of them knew
enough to get out and 60 home. The
other, John Buck, after reeling about
for some time, found himself in the Ia.
dies dressing room, where he attempted
to lie down on sofa, but fell fiat on tho
floor, where he lay too much discouraged
to get up or care where he was. Soon
after he rolled under the sofa, and I'm.
msdiately was fast asleep. However he
was not dsstiaed to rest in peace, for
shortly after he was awakened by tho
entrance Of two young ladies engaged in
earnest conversation, who sat down on
the same seat under which our friend
was lying. After talking little on va
rious subjects, ono said to the other,
"Did you hear any one say anything
about ms2' "Yes. I heard quite .
number say that you were the best dan
Ger in the ball" But did you hear
any one say anything about me p "Yes,
they oil said you wore the prsttiest young
lady here Tonight"
Now John was awakened BY this ear
nest conversation, and began to share the
interest felt by the young ladies. Pokiug
out his head from between their feet he
thus delivered himself to the horror
stricken couple: "D.did you h.h. hear
(hio) anybod' s.say anything about me p
The shrieks of the sffrightsd damsels
we're their only response, as they fed in
dismay to the ball room, and Johns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

Quoting the sums required TO pay the State
taxes and the interest on outstanding bonds,
is less than $20,000O00 year. We include all
sources, and reckon about $5,00O,OO0 from
assessments for street improvements, which
are among the most odious of all our taxes.
For the last two and a half years, as appears
from the official reports, the expenditures OF
the City Government have exceeded the re-
| ceipts by about $2O,0OO,0O0 year. For the
next two and half years the excess of ex-
penditures, if we may judge from the course
of legislation at Albany, is more likely to go
over than fall below that sum. For two years
to come furthermore, we have taxation I'm
tied by the Two Per Cent law. The policy
has been adopted of supplying the deficiencies
in income by the issue of seven per cent bonds
Let us see what changes five years of this
kind of financiering will have worked A very
simple calculation will show that the City will
have added by the end of the year 1873,
S1t4,9147SO to its debt, and SS,OA,O35 to the
sum required annually to pay the interest on
its bonds. At present, since all deficiencies
are supplied by tho issue of fresh bonds, no
fresh burden is laid on property-owners' nu'
the moment the City energies from postum
of practical insolvency, the whole accumulated
weight of the SS,O44,O35 additional interest
will at once be dropped on the taxpayer
Not only will the City Government have 10
reduce its expenditure from S4OOOOOOo year
20 s2OOOO,OOO, but the taxes will have to be
augmented from s24OOO,OOO to S32 100000. The
longer the return to sound tinanciering is de-
Iayed, the heavier will be the blow, and the
greater the arrangements which invariably
attend sudden and large increases of taxation.
Are or are not these conclusions sustained
by the full facts in the Controllers posses
sionH They certainly seem to be by those
which, after sixteen months defiance of the
law demanding annual reports, he has chosen
to give us. is any better showing possible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01
NEw-YoRK pAn1 rR1pUNE, SATURDAY, JULY I, 1871

they do MT care to be caught so again. They
do not believe that they could bear so well
the burden of our vast Debt if Grain, But
ter and Cheese, Cloth, Shoes &c. &C., made
Just across our border by men not subject to
our taxes could be introduced and sold here
exactly as if produced on our own SOIL
The Laboring Class is anti-Free lrade III
every instinct and impulse. Trades Unions
Strikes. &c. &C., are all Protective IN their
scope and tendency. Men who work for wages
do not regard the cheapening of Sheetngs py
one cent per yard as desirable If 1t Is secureu
nv parine down the weaver's pay and scrimp-
inc the food of his family. They VIII vote
their party's ticket, tariff or no tariff; but 90
II for other reasons than that party's promise
70 make Pig Iron as cheap here as in Europe
since thew know by instinct that this involves
working here for European wages; and THIS
they don't delight in.
We repeat that, after an infinite deal OF noise
and bother which might make greenhorn
suppose that everything was to be torn up
from the foundations, Congress will adjourn
next Summer leaving the Tariff somewhat
modified in detail but not essentially changed
in principle; and this for the excellent reason
that the great majority desire no radical change,
not believing that any such would promote
their welfare. And their judgment is sound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01
GEN. TROCHUS DEFENSE.

The best security of the truth of history
lies in the iealOusies and determinations of
leading personages. If they could always
agree it would be very easy to cover up the
details of events and only give to the world
the full-dress scenes, where the actors are
ready for company. But fortunately for the
world the people who rule it can never
thoroughly trust each other, and so we learn
something of the truth from all sides who tell
it to forestall each other. Gen. Trochu
has made a two days speech in the Assembly,
in which he has unpacked his heart. He has
given an obviously truthful and circumstan-
tial account of the circumstances in which he
assumed the defense of Paris, and of the reyo-
luton of Sept. 4. Ii is strange mixture OF
candor and prejudice of Il genuine love OF
country and regard for duty, mingled with
those dense passages of ignorance and mis-
conception which are seen in the utterances
of all mere soldiers i'll regard to political
events.
One of the most remarkable features of this
revelation of the General is the fact that the
measures adopted in council were almost
always wise and apparently practicable, but
generally failed when thy were to be reduced
TO practice through the blind opposition OF
some one accidentally in a position OF
influence. Nothing could be clearer or
more just than the statement in which
Prince Napoleon at Chalons embodied the
judgment of the council of officers in regard
to the position of affairs. 1.-THE Emperor has
" abandoned the Government by going TO take
" the command of the army at such distance
" His Majesty has just abandoned the command
" of the army, and given it to Marshal Bazaine.
" He is alone at the Camp of Chalons without
{" any army de Jacto he has abdicated both
the Government and the command. Unless
" His Majesty wishes to abdcate altogether
"he is bound to resume either the Gov
"ernment or the command of the army"
This unfinching statement the Emperor, all
the sham and humbug shaken out OF him by
the terrible conclusion of the last few days,
accepted true, and yielded also TO the fur
Their conclusion of the Counted, that he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

The Paris Official Journal complacently re-
marks that the review at LOngchamps and the
new French loan are both great successes. The
review showed all of Europe which was there
to see, an array of one hundred thousand men,
who, the journal remarks, have Saved the
"cause of civilization" The juxtapOsition of
the loan and the review is somewhat incOn-
gruous, but, while we rejoice with the French
Republicans that five milliards of money have
been offered where two were asked, it must be
said that the exhibition of one hundred thou
sand soldiers proves nothing. Germany, stOlid
and impassive, was the neither milestone against
which the Versaillsts ground the Commune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

Rumors of preconcerted attacks by the Irish
Catholics on their Protestant countrymen on
the approaching celebration of their national
holiday were set afoat yesterday and inquiry
reveals that there was some slight foundation
for them. The story that the Sixty-ninth
Regiment was preparing to take part in any
such rotous demonstration is unworthy of a
moments serious thought, and we trust for
the credit of the RibbOnmen that the rumors
of their plans and preparations are exagger-
ated But whatever the schemes may be, it
is the duty of Chief Police KelsO, now that
he is fully forewarned, to be also strongly
forearmed, and to see that there shall he no
repetition of the bloody and disgraceful riot
of q wear ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

The California Republicans have completed
their ticket, both State and Congress; and
though their platform is not, in some respects,
what judicious friends would have wished, the
nominations are strong ones. Thomas II.
Selby, wealthy merchant of San Francisco,
who was prominent candidate for the Guber-
material nomination, has been offered that for
Congress in the Ist District, in which Judge
Archer of San Jose, an "Old Line Democrat"
has been nominated instead of S. b. Axtell,
who has been elected by the Democracy to
the last two Congresses, but is now thrown
over. A. A. Sargent, who represented the lid
District in the XXXVIIth and XLlst Con-
crosses with signal ability, has been re-
nominated by the Republicans against James
w. Cofroth, fierce Democrat of the ultra
Southern school. In the lid District the Re
publicans have nominated J. NJ. Coughlan, a
new man, against James A. johnson, Demo
Graf. who has served in the last two Con-
presses,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

The Health Board Inspectors apprehend a
spread of the smallpox, now prevalent III
some parts of this city, during the Summer If
measures are not taken by physicians and cit
liens to supplement the sanitary precautions of
the Board. More than 300 cases of this dis
ease have been treated by the Health Officers
during the past six months, and they believe
that as many more have not been reported by
the physicians and friends of the afflicted.
The fear of official interference in the care of
patients which is the cause or this dereliction
of duty, is very natural one on the part
both of professional advisers and relatives;
but it should not be forgotten that there Is a
higher duty due the public, and that good citi-
zens ought willingly to sacrifice something of
personal liberty to secure public safety
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01
THINNING IN DEBT.

The ucliness of the financial record of the
present rulers of our City is perhaps somewhat
exaggerated in the exhibit of the Council of Po-
litical Reform, published in the City papers yes
terday. 1t seems incumbent on the Controller,
however, to correct the errors, if there are
errors and to furnish the information which
is required for a more exact compilation. In
Mr.. Hawkinss statement of the debt, as it
stood December 81, 1868, there do not appear to
be included any County Revenue bonds.
There was outstanding at that time the sum
of s445,sOO of this species of indebtedness.
This, as compared with the sS,SS8,2OO afloat
December 81, 1870, or the S10,S96,S0O outstand-
ing at the end of April last, may look like
a trivial matter, but it suggests the possibility
of other errors on the part of Mr.. Hawkins.
In spite of the voluminOus reports of the
Mayor and Controller, it is unquestionable
that the public have still no means of
obtaining correct information on many i'm
portant points connected with the receipts,
expenditures, and debt of the City. We can
promise that anything which Mr.. Connolly
may think it judieous to make public shall
receive the most respectful attention. Some
explanation of the enormous increase III the
Accumulated Debt" and Revenue" bonds
seems to be imperatively demanded. There is
danger in the immense facilities for running
in debt which are held out to cities and ma
tions in these steam-engne times.
The present income Of the Government of
the Civ aud County Of New-York, after de
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

1t is on the development of new and private
enterprises like that of the company which has
lately introduced the unique, swift, and COM
Portable Crystal Cabs" upon our streets, that
New-York must depend for relief from the
system of slow stages and numbering hackney
coaches which now Cypress us with exorbitant
charges and poor accommodations. We have
long since despaired of that municipal direc-
ton which should have reformed an important
and necessary service, inferior in every respect
except size to that of any other like system in
any other city in the Union. 1t is for this
reason that we welcome and encourage such
innovations as the Crystal Cabs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01
Netu;1lork Daily gribnare.
SATURDAY. JULY I. 1871.

NJ Gambetta has arrived in Paris. NJ. Rouher an
oounces himself a Free-Trade champion. IL is ex-
pected that NJ. Cremieuxs sentence VIII be cominueu
sixty thousand repairing the damaged build
ina in Paris 80 Victor Emanuel has arrived in Ma
ples - The quarrel between Turkey and Greece mas
been settled = The Wurtemburgers celebrated their
victories in Stuttgart
The British steamer Cotda, which went ashore last
December was oaed off yesterday, and towed to Port
land - Prof Frederick Watts of Carlisle, Penn, has
oeen appointed Commissioner OF Agriculture =
4sting Bullp has supplanted Red Cloud in command OF
Ma tribe OF Sioux $3.50 A dangerous ruffan has been
.hot in Colorado == block Of business houses have
been burned in Bryan, Texas; loss, 100000
Gould announces his intention Of issuing $4,000 addi-
tional shares of Erie stock. = James Powell, Ia
borer stabbed his wife thirteen times and then drowned
himself $3.50 Gold 1925, 1885,. Thermometer 62'' ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

1t was mOvingd day with Hudson and Central
yesterday. The transfer of their offices to the
new depot in Forty -second-st. indicates the
near approach to completion which has been
reached there, and prepares us for the grand
opening to take place on the national holiday.
This immense building Is marvel of size,
completeness, elegance, and, in spite of the
practical considerations affecting its architec-
tural proportions, of beauty too. 1t has been
finished at marvellous expense in marvelOusly
short time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

Unfortunate Halifax, for many years the
prosperous entrep6t of Nova Scotia, has sud-
denly fallen upon evil times. Two dispatches
In our columns this morning are big with
grief for that port. 1t is announced from
London that the feet in Canadian waters
which has always rendezvOused at Halifax,
and has been the mortal terror of American
fshermen-is to be reduced to a single ship,
now that the Treaty of Washington has been
ratified. And another dispatch says that two
ocean steamers, one going eastward and one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

Preparations for building the New-York pier
of the East River Bridge advance 80 rapidly
that the caisson will be ready to sink by July
10. The Williamsburgh Ferry Company has
built new house, and will in few days
leave its old Roosevelt-st. pier to the new rival
The early completion of this important enter
prise is now seemingly assured, and the actual
union of the two great cities of the State
will not be much longer deferred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

If it is true that the person who claims to be Sir
Roger Tichborne is not much more ignorant than
many other Engishmen of artistocratic lineage and
title what a fine thing the old nobility must be
Roger Tchborne was educated at StOnyhnrst College,
and for three years was an officer in the army But
in his crossexamnation the other day he could not
tell what chemistry was, and defined quadrangle 10
be a thing that went round. He was shown copy
of Virgil, and believed it to be Greek. He was asked
to spell interest" and spelled it int-r-e-ss Phys-
ioOgy he said was about the appearance OF the lace
but on being corrected he thought IT referred 10 the
shape OF the head. He did not know what maine
mates meant; and Ldus Dec sempT he translated
the laws of God forever" The curious thing Is
that these are lust such plumbers the real Sir
Roger. iudoing from the letters preserved by his
family, would be very apt to make.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

westward, stopped to-day at Halifax for the
last time. These were ships of the Inman
line, and their withdrawal leaves the port
desolate. But Nova Scotia has resources Of
her own, that, with a closer connection with
the United States, will always bring life and
animation to its principal port, which is one
of the finest in the world