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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-06

THE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION. The House
OF Commons seems wearied and impatient at
the delay in the proceedings Of the Joint
High Commission and the silence and secrecy
surrounding the negotiations The growing
uneasiness found vent Yesterday il another
interpellatiq2p to the Ministry about the pro-
gress Of the Commission. The general
curiosity was. however, gratifed to very
moderate extent by visc5unt Enfield, who
only stated, what is already known from our
Washington correspondence, that the Commits
sion had agreed to refer the British claims to
u special commits ion, which may simply mean
that the Joint High Commission agreed that
they could not agree.
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Our BERLIN LETTER, which is published in
another column Of the Herald this morning,
gives an interesting resume Of the closing re-
marks of the debate ii the German Reichstag
on the new constitution.
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Tho Norlsiugmen of Holland and the In
ternntiOnal Society.


The position taken by the workingmcn of
Utrecht on the spread Of the International
Society is, to say the least of it, sign indica-
tive of good sense. This organization, which
was ostcnsibly established for tho purpose of
bringing into closer communion the working
men of all classes and of all climes, had un-
derneath its sophistry far deeper and more
dangerous object. 1t intended revolution, and
resorted to all means which could advance that
aim Without regularly organized plan by
which revolution might be precipitated on
country, it took every necessary step to pre-
pare itself for any opportunity which might
occur. In London as well as in Paris, in
Brussels as well as in Madrid, in Berlin as
well as in Vienna or st. Petersburg, its men,
bers were active, untiring, and secretly organ
izng the elements which were drawn
within the fold of the International. The
society grew, its membership increased
and the doctrines it advocated were eagerly
absorbed by the classes which it was intended
to influence. The Utrecht workingmen, how
ever, have taken decided stand in
tions We know Of no instance where
in the tradespeople have refused SO per-
emptorily to be made dupes Of by the design
ing men who head this extensive and steadily
increasing society. The workingmen of
Utrecht speak plainly and practically in this
matter There is no hedging. They say what
they belive and believe what they say. The
Society International cannot, they claim, do
them any good, and they not only so express
themselves byt counsel their fel!oy yoEkpen
throughout Holland to g5 and do likewise.
The history Of trades societies In this country
is not without incidents to illustrate how poll
ticians have planned to obtain control Of them
in order to forward their own interests. In
nearly every case where politics, whether d.
rectly Or indirectly, enter into the workingmen's
movements disastrous results TO their associa-
tons are sure to result. Possibly the working
men Of Utrecht are alive to these facts, and
hence their abstaining from a connection with
the organization known throughout Europe as
the International Society of Workmen.
THE RALEIGH On. CO. Sentinel gives, with
much satisfaction, translation from On article
in the Courier DIES Etats Unis, In which 1t is
stated that the climate of North Carolina Is
peculiarly adapted to the wants of the French,
both as to health and business pursuits-wine-
growing in particular. Any part of this coun-
try, we are inclined to think, would prove
happy haven to Frenchmcn just at this time
at any rate, to those who are peacefully
inclined.
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Hockey pokey, winkey wung,
Flipperty ilapperty, buskey bung,
Chlngcree wlnger, wangeree wung,
The King OF the Cannlbal Islands.

The New YORK REPUBLICAN MUDDLE.-.
If a political party was ever in an inextri-
cable middle that party is the republican
party In this city and State OF this time.
Beside !he G9DDkAIlnxx- FsatQ9- Morgan imbroglo,
thefe are The Ton Murphy John CQehranes,
Horace Grecley-Hank Smith-Slnclair Tousey.
Tom Dick-and Henry rag-tag-and-bobtail com,
plications, which, united with the growing
unpopuarity of General Grant, render the
entire republican machine in this city and
State in most wretchedly bad working condi-
tion The screws all seem to be loose, tho
cogwheels jam and jam, the shaft is cracked
and the boiler seems to be on the swift road to
q high old smash-up oil round. Careful and
astute politicians seem to be making prepare
lions to stand from under when the grand re-
publican crash comes, which will surely occur
when the democrats nominate General Sher-
man for the Presidency in 1872.
THE CHINESE QUESTION We give III
another portion of the paper an interesting
communication regarding the conduct of tho
Chinese government and people to foreigners
before and since the Tientsin massacre. With
a knowledge of the insincerity of the China
men and their fondncss for taking advantage
of an opportunity, the question naturally
arises, may not the visits and mission Of
Chinese officials to this country and to Europe
have been for other purposes than to make
treaties of friendship and commercep May
they not have come for the purpose Of learn
ing what our power really is, and to find out
what chance China would have II her govern
ment saw lit TO violate her obligations and
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WOODS MUSEUM Broadway, corner Both ,t-Perfor,
Ances every afternoon AM evening"
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.WALLACk's THEATRE. Broadway ana 18Th street.
FHR LIAE-AMFRIcASs IN PARis Matinee.
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE corner OF slh ana ssd ST.
LIZ PETIr FAUST. Matinee at 2.
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Fourteenth sreet-PHILHAR
AoNIc CoNcFET. Afternoon a. l--TRAvfATA.
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TIE New TREATY wfrn GREAT BRITAIN
Little doubt is entertained that the treaty
negotiated by the Joint High Commission pro-
vdes only for the settlement of the claims of
both the United States and Great Britain
arising from the war Of the rebellion from
1861 to 1865. The Canadian Fenian raid
claims were strongly urged by the British
Commissioners, but the American men,
bers were memorable, and the question
was finally excluded. Senator's Cameron
and Morton, members Of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, closely examined
the treaty yesterday, and expressed them
selves satisfied with its sipulations, which
they consider most favorable to the interests
Of the United States. The English Commits
sioners insist that strict silence shall be MAIN
tanned in regard to the special points adjudi-
Gated until after the treaty has been ratified
and consequently the particulars of the nego-
tiations cannot for the present be given to tho
public,
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! BOwERy THEATRE. Rowerv-sousIpEa- JACK snEr.
pARD AND HIS PAL BLUEskIS.
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LIMA EDwIN's THEATRE 100 Brordway.-CoNrpY
OF PLUCK. Matinee at 2
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AND PyTHIAs.
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EXECUTION IN NORTH CAROLINA. -Yester-
day, at Smithfeld, n c., Madison Young
blood, negro, was executed for the murder
Of Mills Draughon, white man. 1t was the
old story, so often told, OF rum and gambling
The condemned met his fate with for..::;.iude. in
The presence of thirty-sx persons who were
admitted within the enclosure and numbers
outside who managed 10 obtain positions from
which the tragic scene could be viewed.
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FIFTH AyRSUF THEATRE, Tweatv-forrtn street,
aE CRITIo-A THOUSAND YEAR. Matinee at IL.
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NEW YORK srADr THEATRE No. as BOwery.-
L,AYRICAINr
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GLOBE THEATRE. 735 Broa1wlv.-yArIarr UsrEa.
TAINNFNI, AC-PEARL OF TogAY Matinee at sb
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y TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE, %, Bowery-yA.
Riflf EkTERTAINMENT Matinee at 2j4.
THEATRE COM1QUE, ala Broadwav.-CoMIo Vocal
1sMs NEGHo Acts. ac Matinee 2N.
ASSOCIATION HALL, s3d stree: and 4th aye.-Aner-
noon at 3-GRAND CoSCfRT
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SAN FRANCISCO MINSTREL HALL, SIS Broa iway-
SATsUMA's ROYAL JAPANESE TRoUrE.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
Letters OF Recommendation.

A gentleman advertised for boy to as
sist h,m in his ttlice, and nearly fifty ap-
rlicants presented themselves to him.
Out OF the whole number he in short
time selected one, and dismissed the rest.
II should like to know" said friend,
"on what ground you selected that boy,
W no had not single recommendation
"Ynu are mistaken" said the gentle
man, he hsd . great many. lie wiped
his feet when he came in, and closed the
door after him, showing that he was care
ful. lie gave up his seat instantly to that
lame OLD man, showing that he was kind
and thoughtful. He took off his cap when
he came in. AMI answered my questions
promptly and respectfully, showing he was,
polite and gentlemanly. He picked up
the book which had purpnsely laid upon
tn. floor, and replaced it on the table
while all the rest stepped over it or,
shove d il aside; and he waited quietly for
his turn, instead of pushing and crowt1ing
showing tnat he WAS honest and ord rly.
When | talked with him, l noticed that
his clothes were Car, fully brushed. his
hair IL nice order, and his teeth as white
as milk; and when he wrote his name, |
noticed that his finger nails were clean, in
stead of being tipp Il with JET, like that
handsome little fellows, in the blue
Jacket Don't you call those things letters
of recommendation .!o, and | would
give more. for what can tell about boy
by using my eyes ten minutes, Than all the
fine letters he can bring 1ne.-Liule Cor.
p0ral.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
KhOrassan.

This place where, according to our telo-
grams, hundreds of human beings are daily
dying for want of food, and the starving
people are actually reduced to canniballsm,
lies between latitude 31-38 degrees ~
minutes n, and longitude $3.50 degrees
30 minutes E and is the largest province
in Persia, containing 2l0, 900 square miles:
Nearly onethird Of this area is salt
waste a large portion Of the remainder
consists Of plains Of shifting sands, leaving
comparatively small part susceptible OF
cultivation. The fertile districts are IN
the North, where the high range OF tne
Elburz Mountains crosses the country,
throwing out spurs, thus forming an ele,
vatcd district abounding in vel l-watefeo
valleys. Art assists the work of nature ~
means of canals, which conduct water
wherever it is most needed; but this sys-
tenn of irrigation, though much used IN
ancient times, has been to great e1tent
abandoned on account Of the incessant m
terpal troubles which have disturbed the
province for many centuries past. The
chief products of Khorassan are gram.
cotton, silk, hemp, tobacco, aromatic ana
medicinal plants, fruits and wine. 6oloa
silver and precious stones are to be 1ouno
there, and large numbers of camels, ho1ses
and asses are raised There are also manu-.
factories of silk, woollen, camels and
goats hair fabrics, as well as muskets and
sword blades The principal towns are
Meshed, the capital; Nishapur, Yezd, ana
Astrabad. The inhabitants are mostly
Mohammedans of the Shah sect. In
former days Khorassan included the de-
sert of Khiva or Kharasm, and the olst!1ct
now known as the kingdom of Herat put
the first was separated from by it by the
warlike Se]juks at the beginning Of the
eleventh century, and the latter about lolo
since which time it has been more tnan
once seized and held short period by the
Persians. Khorassan itself has been
ssv:ral times disunited from the Persian
empire, but was finally permanently at"
tached to it at the commencement of the
sixteenth century, by Ismail Soh, the f1rst
Suffavean Shah of Persia>-Aissourt H.
publican.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
Put Salt In II. +:

Mother, what makes you put salt IN
everything you cook? Everything you
make you put in little salt, and some
times great deal"
m So spoke observing Annie as che stood
looking on"
"We]l, Annie, III make you little loaf
Of bread without any of it, and see if you
can find out"
80 mother it doesn't taste bit good"
sal she alter she had tasted Of it.
"Why noty"
"You didn't put any salt in it.'
"Mother," said Annie day or two
afterward, "Jane Wells is the worst girl
ever saw she slaps her little brother, and
pulls his hair, and acts real hateful. When
told her it was naughty to do SO, and i
she would be kind to her brother he would
he kind to her, che only spoke
rough to me, and hit him again. Why
won't she take my advice, mother"
"Perhaps you don't put any salt in It.
Season your words wi h grace, my child.
Ask help of God in all you say and do.
and your words, spoken in the spirit OF
Christ, will not fall 70 the ground. Don't
forget to p salt in it, or else it won't
taste good"
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
THE STRANaE VISITOR TO W
BY GEORGE j.. CATLIN.

nA orOnoh CAlL1N.
TOWARDS the close Of long, hot sum.
mer day, not many years ago, the daily
mail coach came down the shaded street
Of the quiet village of W, ON its way
to the old fashioned hostlery standing at
the cross roads in the centre of the town
where sign, swinging to the wind. an
nounced entertainment for man aud beast,
and where, in fact, for all travellers in that
mail coach the days journey ended. The
day had been a merciless' Y warm one; the
dust, in great clouds, rolled up from the
wheels the driver s.t begrimed AMI coat
less on his box, and the jaded animals
barely kept up at gait faster than a
walk by the consciousness of their near
approach to the nights resting place. Not
unpleasant. either, was the contrast which
tht 'i~,, ', hicle with its occupants pre-
81 enl n'eu 7? VIZ: cool, quiet Of the sidewalks
aiiu Vcran"aS Which it passed on its law
Journey down the shaded thorouyhfare
Bdreh"Nl:d urchins Sat ,,on tha rraasv
banks, or tossed their hats ,1'.,, s, rr,oYY
come Nevies OF laughing In;r 'ha;rcd
chlldren fitted by, while within the wh;t'
pailngs which lined the street could h,.
seen, saa'"'' here and there in the shadows
happy fa'n'!y groups, delightfully."- s,,g
gestlvo OF refreshing coolneys and com
fort.
80, at any rate, thought thc.solitary
passenger whom on that particular ev.rI.
ing the mail coach brought to W he
had been riding Ell day, had Travelled 70,
81 veal days previous, he said, and vas
not biz sorry near the end of his Journey
A. rather singular looking old gentleman
ne was, too, at tlrst sight, not at all such
one as yon would single out in crowd tc
ask 1or either sympathy or assistance. His
iace hal a worn aud forbiddng look tt
the caS'A' observer, his dress WAS PLAIN
ra'her inclined to see''incss even. and
when ne spoke, his voice was qnick and
testy, IKE that of alnan who had battled al
ms llte with care and anxiety, and had
learned to ask no odds but thoae which bif
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
Youths Department.
SEWING.
BY JOSEPHINE POLLARD.

BY JOSEPHINE POLLARD.
CLOSE by the window there sits to-day,
a deur little muiden-hcr llane Is Rose;
And her Thoughts are oct with the birds at play
Aud her necLlc (rags lhrIu yh the eeam she SeWs
The thread prOvOkes her, he! ond doubt;
1t knots and snarles; and the needle tiles
To murder h,r patience out aud cut.
For 1t pricks her finger. ~, dear!" she cries.
see the trouble she cannot see;
The witches are playing their prnnks with Rose
They dance around her III epOrtive glee,
And, q, how they laugh at her fearful woesl
They twiich the thread as it leaves her hand,
They knot. ard tnngle, and twist II wrong;
And poor little Rose cannot undtrstAnd
" by her sewing hour should be so long.
IS don't mind sewing on rainy days."
Said the restless Rose, but it seems to be
cr.el thug to give up my plays
This peum carf wait, but my heurt rebels,
And longs to carr, me far away,
To the woods, to III. beach where gather shells
o, how can l work when want to playT'
bird leaned hard on the roses stem,
And bent the bud till 1t famed her cheek,
And Rose through her tears, looked out ut them.
md lunc'ed she heard them softly speak.
''If were YOU, little girl" they said,
II would hurry and finish wEat Ia begun.
"And keep my mind on thai bit of thread,
Nor think Of play till the work was dOneI"
She smiled through her tears, and she bent her
head,
And piled her needle with haste and skill;
''rl put my heart in my work" she sud:
And that will help me; know 1t Will"
1 saw the fairies she could not see;
They polished the needle, and smoothed the
thread,
And danced around her in eporttye glee,
And the sewing hour was quickly sped.
Our Young Folks.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
How q Woman Keeps q Secret.

1t is an old quib upon women that .
woman cannot keep secrets; but the tact
is they are the only part of humanity taat
can A wife keeps husbands secret m
comparably better than he does hers we
calculate that there is one drunken wife TO
about four hundred and ninety nine drunk
en- husbands. In gambling. iecen,ious-
ness, lying, cheating, hypocrisy, covetous'
ness, there is pretty near the same pro.
portion. Yet of the four hundred and
ninety-nine wives, four hundred conceal
cover up, silently endure the terrible
secret; while the one husband mourns over
bis wife's frailty in the study Of his pastor,
and to the ear Of his friend, and prob tbly
complains of it to court oflaw: i is tho
same between brother and sister: The se:
crets woman talks about are Of the kind
that are unimportant and most agreeable
to hear But of serious secrets she Is a.
reticent as the grave That is our obser.
yation, and in our various relations of
PHI sician. lawyer, and unordained minis.
ter, we have had opportunities for great
deal of observation-disclosures ChuTc"
Adn1cnkR
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17

Amid tears and cheers, and countless
wringings Of his wiihercd hands, the old
gcn1leuirn ,iesr%nic,i from his chair, aud
was lost in the crowd. lie came to the
surface once more ii the first jig, dancing
ut a furious rate with the pc,:t'iest buxom
lassie in the room. and then Disappeared.
The Teasing and dancing went on until
morning; but VIII. the daylight stole in,
and the quests began to ask for Mr.
Thompson, t bill HIN "good bye" nobody
had seen him--he had shot away behind
somr juggling slcigh h. bells III the night, and
has ncv,r since been back to w..
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
The Country Gentleman says that cul-

The Country Gentleman says that cul-
tivat"rs frequently allow raspberry bushes
to run rampant the season through, and do
the pruning the following spring, when
much severe cutting is r. quisite in bring
of attention at the right time, and small
amount of labor, will enable the owner to
bring them into suitable form, retain all
their vigor, and obviate much Of the care
II ouired for stalking the plans.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17

"A Bavarian paper gives notice of the
death Ut a cit'z. n eighty six years old,
and adds: "He III d from the effects ct
his wounds received as soldier in 1914, at
the battle Of Brienne.'
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17

The average length Of time spent at
the toilet by seaside bellies is said to be
seven hours out Of the twenty. -four.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17

"A young lady writes from Leaven-
worth to the Chief of Police in Kansas
CITY as follows: "There is man in your
place named Johnny Bascombe, who is in
love with me, and who was driven away
from our house last week by my old father,
who drives away every one who comes to
court me- Plea>e. for my sake, find out
Johnny and give him my picture, which l
enclose to you, and tell him l will stick
to him, father or no father, and if you ever
come up here will come to see you and
thank YOU. Just tell Johnny that his lula
sent him the picture, and he will know It.
all" The police official was puzzled tos
know what to do about the matter.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17

-1Iow to be happy On the cheap Go
without your dinDer and see how happy
you will be-when supptr-time comes.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
4 Tragedy.
How many acts are there in q tragedy

How many acts are there in tragedy
Five, believe.
ACT I-Young man starting. from
home Parents and sisters weeping TO
have him 60. Wagon passing over the
hill Farewell kiss thrown back. hsng
the bell and let the curtain drop
ACT II.-Marriage altar. Bright lights.
Full organ. White veil trailing through
the aisle. Prayer, and exclamations OF
How we'll she looks!" Ring the bell and
let the curtain drop.
ACT II-Midnight. Woman waiting
for staggering steps. Old garments stuck
into the broken window pane. Many
marks of hardship Oh the face. Biting OF
the nails of bloodless ii gers. Neglect,
cruelty, disgrace. Ring the bell and let tho
curtain drop.
ACT IV.-Tkree graves in a very dark
place. Grave of child who died from lack
of medicine. Grave Of wife who died OF 9
broken heart Grave Of husband and
father who died of dissipation Plenty OF
weeds, but no flowers. O. what blasted
heath with thr. graves! Ring the bell and
let the curtnan drop.
ACT VA destroyed souls eternity.
No light; no music; no hope! Despair
coi|ing around the heart with unutterable
anguish. BLACKNKss OF DARKNESS FOR
EVER! Woe! WOE! WOE cannot bear
longer to Look. l close my eyes at this
last act Of the tragedy. Quick! Quick
Ring the bell and let the curtain drop
Rec. I. De Vat 1alnaadge.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
National Bank Circulation

The total circulation issued tn the Na1
tional Banks, to date, is 1913 686, wy. Inc
act of July 10, 1870, authorized the issue
of $54,LOO,OOO additional circulation, ana
the establishment of Gold Naronai
Banks. to which circulation can be issn>o
upon the deposit Of United States bonds
st the rate of 80 per cent upon the par
value thereof. Since the passage. OF the
act, circulation has been issued TO the fol-
lowing States
Virgin a.. $744, 900 Georgia. sooa'vV soo'eo
Illinois ....... $4,000 Kansas ..::... daSao SSaOo
West Virginia 95 900 North car olina, SSSoo0 o0
Rsn5asfy R.sn gde Sc % south Carolina ass e9
Indiana ....... l, ia 900 Nebraska 2.a0
Wisconsin h340Oni texas .;...... 1co'0C 0o
Ohio a6t94 C 0o0 G"ioraao CO. TX 90
Iowa. ......... LOG, 600 Oregon. ......... 1S1,UW
Louisiana. 1870 ,tOvl Alabama ....... $4,000
Minnesota ...... 1910 0lCalitornia ...... 0's~o
The law requires that one half Of the
increased circulation shall be apportioned
among those States not having an excess
already, according to population, and one
half according to the existing banking
capital, resources and business of sucE
State and Territory. The census returns
of the valuation of property and banking
capital have not yet been received, ana
tue proportion of circulation for the States
of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois cannot prob
ably be ascertained with any accuracy IN
til about the 1st of October. 1t is proba-
BILE, however, there will be sufficient cir
culation for all of the Southern and West
ern States when the full census returns
are received. No additional circulation
can be issued to the Eastern and Midole
StattS,