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The New York herald., 1871-09-09

A GREAT TORNADO, accompanied by heavy
rain, visited the Hawaiian islands, on the 9th
Of August, causing immense damage to houses
and crops. ~. ---
The New York herald., 1871-09-09
The DoIIiuser Movement. In G.r...v.

+ The DOIIingor Movement In Germany
1t would seem as II at last the D6lnger
party bad triumphed at the Bavarian Court. s
1t has been known to us that for some time
past the young King and his Ministers were
undecided. The Dollinger movement brought
about crisis in the Cabinet and led to q
change of Ministry. The new Ministry is of
more decided type. One of its first public
acts reveals its character. The Bavarian
Minister at Rome was opposed to the 'sold
Catholics" and Of course in sympathy with
the Pope and his Vatican DEGREES. His sue
cessor. Couot Trautmansdorf, belongs to the
party Of reform. His appointment to Rome 10
an emphatic protest against the dogma of infal-
libility and the Vatican DEGREES generally.
The Vatican y la a state 9f wild alarm. The
blow Is felt Bavaria having thus 80 en-
phatically declared herself il is feared that
Austria will follow, and the danger is all the
greater that the immense power of North Ger
many is on the side Of the reformers. It will
not be wonderful if we have another ehcych-'
cal from the Holy Father full of laudations Of
the faithful and as full of denunciations Of the
unfaithful. Rome is In new danger, q dan
ger still greater than the loss of the temporali-
ties, and it is no longer doubtful that either
Rome must yield and 60 back upon the vati-
can DEGREES or new Catholic Church will be
established IN South Germany, The venerable
and much-respected Head of the Church Of
Rome will no doubt protest; but his protests,
no matter in what language couched or how
multiplied, will have no power in resisting the
inevitable march of events. A grand new
sensation is evidently in store for us. s0f
The New York herald., 1871-09-09
The British Press on the Railroad Legis
latIOu of Illinois.

t IatlOn OF Illinois.
1t will be rem membered that the Legislature
of Illinois passed an act lately to regulate the
fares and freights of railroads in the State. It
was, In fact, an act to prevent extortionate
charges being imposed upon the people By
railroad corporations-an act much needed in
that State and in most Of the States of this
republic. 1t was an agre cable uiprse to
learn that any State Legislature had the inde-
pendence and courage to grapple with the
most powerful monopoly of the time. 1t
seemed to be the commencement of healthy
legislation under difficult circumstances, to
protect the public from the grasping cupidity
of railroad corporations. But much as the
action of the Illinois Legislature gratiled the
American people It has not met with the
approval of the British press and British
holders of American railroad securities. OF
course those abroad who have bought the rail-
road securities Of this country want to make
the most money possible out of them, and care
little at what cost to the people here. Foreign
purchasers get these securities at low price
generally, and with an understanding of the
risks or contingencies of legislation. They
ought not, therefore, to complain of such
just act as that referred 10. The public have
rights as well as railroad bondholders and
stockholders. We hope the Legislatures of
other States will follow the example given 10
Illinois, and protect the people from extor-
tionate charges for freight and travel.
The New York herald., 1871-09-09
Q BIT U A RY
Kane O'Donnell.

Kane 0'Donnell, well Known journalist, died IN
Philadelphia yesterday morning Mr.. O'DonnelI
born IN that city about the year 1s42 and being
LETT fatheress in his infancy he entered Girard Col
lege under the rules OF that institution graduaung
In 1858. After leaving college ne was apprenuced
20 the printing business but away to begin hts
career IS writer. He was news editor OF the Press
In 1862 and war correspondent during the latter
part OF the war for the Union. After the war ne
came to New York as leading editorial writer,
In 1867 and the next year he spent some months as
correspondent IN Cuba After his return he again
devoted himself to journalism IN this city, but con-
unued bad health required his retirement from the
profession, and ne went to Philadelphia to die. Mr..
O'D0nnel was poet by nature and aspiration, and
collected pieces. He showed much poetic merit,
but died too early for the full development Of hts
talents In this direction. In his private relations he
was man Of singular purity and goodness.
The New York herald., 1871-09-09

The MEXICAN LEGATION AT wAsnrNeroN
thinks the pirates who attacked two American
barks recently were irresponsible persons, and
that Mexico will certainly secure them and
turn them over to the law. 1t will be we'll for
her to do so, and also TO guarantee us some
security against similar outrages by irrespon
sible persons in the future.
The New York herald., 1871-09-09
David Bu nks.

David Banks, the founder OF one Of the oldest law
publishing ana book selling houses in this country,
died at his residence in Firth avenue yesterday He
was born in Newark but afterward came to this
city, where he studied law with Charles Baldwin.
For two years he practlsed his profession with Mr.
Baldwin, but retired In 1909 to enter into the law
publishing business with Mr.. stephen Could They
established house in this city and In Albany, under
the style OF Banks GOulu, and were verv
successful In business. The houses are still carried
on by the sons OF Mr.. Banks, one OF whom
Is Senator Banks OF Albany Mr.: Banks held many
and Assistant Alderman for nearly ten wears, and
he was several times President OF the Board Of
Aldermen. Previous to the sickness which ended
In his death he was President OF the East River
Bank, and was reputed an upright and honorable
take place from his residence, In Filth avenue, on
Monday next. .1H
The New York herald., 1871-09-09
Gonxniez Brave. ,rurillo.

Gonxnlez Brave. nurillo.
Don Gonzales Bravo Murillo, whose death is just
announced, filled many important positions under
the Spanish government. He was born in the pro-
vince OF Badajoz In 1903, and though intended fov
the Church, he chose the bar as profession. In
1885 he was appointed Secretary to the Departments
OF Justice and IN 1887 he was elected to the O0rtes
taking part principally In legal questions Througn-
out his entire career he was O strong opp0r
nent Of the progressista party; and % alter
CHRISTINA, in 1S40. his devoton to the monarchy
led TO his being compromised In o conspiracy
against the regency OF General EsparterO and h6
was compelled TO quit the country After the fal
OF the Dictator in ls43 he returned to Madrid from
France, where he had been living, and followed hts
profession for some years. He was made Minister
OF Justice In 1s47, bus soon resigned and became
Minister OF Trade and Public Instruction In Novenl-
ber OF the same year. In 1S4960 he was Minister Of
Finance and was Prime Minister from 1851
to 1859 The reproseivo measures adopted by him
and those VINO Immediately succeeded him led 70
the revolution Of 1854 and the victory or ODonneIl
and Esparter0. Brav0-Murfllo was consequently
obliged to quit Spain second time and he did n0s
reenLer It till 1885, After his return he held several
Important diplomatic posts, and was Minister of the
Interior, IN 1885, under the administration OF Mar
vaez but he gave over all ofclal aspirations Alter
the regency Of Serran0 was established.
The New York herald., 1871-09-09

all the devices of political pipe laying and
undermining whereby General Grant can be
supplanted in that convention. And in COM
mon sense view Of the subject, after his ex-
perience in his opposition to the denomination
Of Lincoln In 1854, it is impossible 10 account
for Mr.. Greeley's equally impotent efforts to
supersede General Grant in 1872. Can it be
that the first requirement with Mr.. Greeley is
the righting of his imaginary wrongs? If so,
our venerable philosopher has still his first i'm
portant lesson to learn in party politics, which
is lesson applicable to all things and all con-
ditions in human life-viz, that important les
son that "no man can serve two masters" Or
we might put it in this form, that lame gen.
tleman cannot conveniently carry water on
both shoulders.
But with these essential facts established,
that the republicans are strong and united on
General Grants administration as their plat
form, and upon Grant as the head, the embodi-
ment and Presidential candidate of the party,
while the democrats are demoralized and
divided upon local men and national issues,
the question recurs, How can the national
democracy be reorganized and put into good
position for the Presidential campaigna They
are without any recognized leader here, there
or anywhere, and without any common UNDER
standing upon measures or men. They are an
army without generals and without plan Of
operations they are a ships crew without
officers, and the ship is adrift What can be
done for them2 The best that we can do is
to advise them, through its president, Mr..
Belmont to call their National Executive
The New York herald., 1871-09-09
ADJUSTMENTS TINS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

GLOBE THEATRE. 728 Broadway-NrGRo EcoxNrsE
oITrxss bURLEsouEs. 30. Matinee at ~ 80 ="
The New York herald., 1871-09-09

OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.-TuR BALLET PAN.
roxxAx OF huMPrr DuNPTr. Matinee at
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-04-27
A Tale Of a HandIlerchieG

There is one touching incident
/ in the life of William Writ. In
his younger days he was a victim
to the passion for Intoxicating
drinks, which seems particularly
the bane Of our profession. Aft
anced to beautiful and accom-
pliS1ed young woman, he had made
and broken repeated pledges OF
amendment, and she, after patient
ly and kindly enduring his dis
graceful habit, had at length dis.
missed him, deeming him ineor-
rigible. Their next meeting, after
his dismissal was in a public street
in the city Of Richmond. William
Writ lay drunk and asleep, on the
sidewalk, on a hot summer day,
the rays of the sun pouring down
on his uncovered head, and the
flies crawling over his swollen feat
ures.
AS the young lady approached
in her walk, her attention was at
tracted by the spectacle, strange
to Rer eyes, but alas! so common
to Others who knew the victim, as
to attract little remark. She did
not at first recognize the sleeper,
and was abo3t to hasten on, when
she was led by one of those impHl-
ses which form the turning points
in human life. to scrutinize his feat
ures. What was her emotion when
she recognized in him her discar-
ded lover! She drew forth her
handkerchief and carefully spread
it over his face, and hurried away.
When Writ came to himself he
found the handkerchief, and ii one
corner the initials of her beloved
name. With heart almost break
ing with grief and remorse, he
made a new vow Of reforma-
ton. He kept that vow and mar
ried the owner of that handker
chief
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-04-27

easily comprchended alternative.
Either the Republican party will
continue to govern the country,
or the Democratic party viii come
into power What the former has
een and as the people well know
from It's past history and position,
What the latter would be il IL had
control may be very eAsily Infer,
red from It's pGblie uiterances and
It's well known history during tho
past dozen years. With this BIN,
pie alternative before him, and tic
recollection Of the character OF
] both parties 50 yiyIdIy in his mind,
~ have little fear Of the detection
Of any considerable number Of our
party friends. The fact should
never be lost sight Of that all side
issues at this time Of whatever ma
ture, are simply weak inventions
OF the enemy, to lead US astray
IRON our allegiance. +,
In politics we cannot always do
as we would wish to- Many things
occur which we would gladly set
right, and which we ought to try
in all reasonable ways to reform ;
but it is not the part Of wisdom to.
desert great cause because some
member Of the party does not be-
lieye as we do on some triding side.
issue. It is the wiser part to rise
above triaing details TO a stand,
point from which we may readily
survey the entire field, and then
choose that course which promises
best to accomplish the greatest
good to the nation. A man may
stride a fayorite hobby and ride
boldly out of his political conven7
ton or caucas, and it would no
doubt make him feel very grand
while lie was doing it, but when be
found himself in the arms of SYM
political opponents on
the outside, he would rery soon
come to be heartily ashamed OF
himself, and wish be had remained
On the inside Gin. Chrontcle.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-04-27
Affairs ia mississippi.

Cotton Gin, Athens and Ross
Mills, in Monroe County, Mississir-
pi, have within the past few months
been the scene Of numerous mur-
ders and outrages. Three colored
men, Sanders Flint and his two,
sons, we're forcibly taken from
the Jail, which is located at atAthens,
seven miles from Aberdeen, by a,
band of Ku- klux numbering fifty OF.
more. Sanders Flint made his es-.
cape in the darkness. The two
sons we're found within a quarter
of mile from Cotton Gin, literally
filled with balls and shot.
During the last month Miss. L.
A. Allen, who was teaching a col.
ored school at Cotton Gin, was
sited upon by some eighty of the
fiends, armed and masked, eight of.
them entering her sleeping apart.
ments and bidding her begone
within three days.
1t is nothing new to hear of men
being whipped at Athens, the Ku-
klux visiting that place nightly.
also, within the month past Ross,
Mills district has had its share of.
XII klux excitement. About the
first Of March Jack Dufrer, a col.
ored man, was taken from his wife
and three children about midnight.
his shirt and drawers were left ins
the yard, and from that day to this
he has not been seen or heard from
by his friends. On the 9th Of
March Higgins was assaulted at
the residence Of G. r. Ross by
120 or more armed and masked,
mel. And on the 29th of March,
Alex. Page had his throat cut from
ear to ear, and the number of whip.
pings never viii be known in that
section. Higgins wife has left all
and fed. At least thirty schools,s
white and col0red, have been
broken up by the edicts Of these
outlaws. Every days mail bring
new walls and cries tor help from
all along the Alabama border. ~
Since writing the above we have
received the following, addressed
to Mississippian now in this city:
Since you were here the Ku-kluxi
rage strong. They have killed
Alex. Page; cut his throat from
ear to ear, this was done on the
29th of March he was a colored
man lived on the east side of the
river, about four miles from G. r.
Ross. They whipped another man
in Athens badly on the 31st Of
March. They we're also in Cotton
Gin a few nights since. As to
what they did l don't know
Washington Chronicle.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-04-27
The Hon. Mrs. MoFlin.

Hurah for the time Is comm
When the ladies shall vote like the men
Och won't the polls be bloomin'
Wild nthers and erlnollne thinl
Election day, thin, am thinkin',
win be the great day Of the yeari
When lasses and lads viii be dhrmkin'
Together the candidates beer
WHAT'S the use to wrangle wild Biddy
About who the livin' shall maker
AM sure, iritwill place her I'm riddy
10 give up the hod for the sake,
An be stayin' all day in the shanty,
To tind to domestic affairs,
A biin the bale an petatles,
An mendn' the rips an the tears.
Thin whin the election approaches,
An the lasses are marchin' the strate,
With big bands of music and torches,
An Biddy is standin the trate,
III be on the silewlk hurrahin'
Tor my own darlin' Biddy Merlin,
Wild a chick in my arms an drawin'
A cab wild another one in.
An when she is maxim her spaches
Before the great min Of the land,
Sure then will lend her my britches
AM sitby her side on the sthandi
An after she's done wild her talkin'
AM thepeople are cheerin' like mad,
Then of to the polls wen be walkin',
AM. vote for RiddV he dad
An when all the votin' is over,
AM Biddy elected. sure thin
III live like pig in the clover
Wild Hon Mrs. McFlin.
The shanty I'll quickly be LAWN
AM livln' wild Elegant taste,
Wild a horse an a shay for my driyin'
AM anayger to wait on the baste,
It's niyer he | am spakin',
But thrue livery word that Isay;
It's mesef that niyer am takin'
The right of the ladies away.
If lassie, thinkin' it proper
Should shouldher the mortar and brick,
Bad luck to the man that would sthop her;
I'd black his two eyes purify quick.
The way is for all to kape aisy.
An give the dear ladies their way,
They'll sthep up and vote like daisy,
No matter what the blackguards may say
An thin should the Office be spakin'
Ortwirlin' the pick or the sphade,
An Tor us the livin' be maxim,
Who cares how the liyin' is made?
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-04-27

- A clergyman of this city, who
thought he had been careful to
train up his children in the way
they should go. has just received
from a youthful son, who is a clerk
and reporter in western law
office, a lengthy and racy commu.
nication, rather coyuscant and indi-
cative Of the occidental "ProgreS-
sion," and which closed with the
following postscript:
"In glancing this over, find the
pen with which | wrote the first
part is in a deplorable condition so
far as its spelling qualities are con
cerned but when we take into con
sideration that it is legislative steal,
we cannotcomplain When legis-
lators meet, vote themselves post
age stamps, knives, paper writing
desks, pens, inkstands, and what
ever they stand in need of-with-
out restraint, we should be glad il
nothing worse than bad spelling is
the result We may wish 'twere dif-
erent; but in the language of Tie
Dutch poet, are compelled to ex-
claim "It cannot was"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-04-27

Just then there was three loud
knocks at the street door.
He stepped out to see who was
there. A black man with a black
horse, which neighed and stamped
with impatience,
tom, you are come for" said
the black man gruhly.
Tom shrunk back, but too late.
He had left his little Bible at the
bottom of jis coat pocket, and his
large one on the desk, buried under
the mortgage he was about to fore
close; never was a poor sinner
taken more unawares, The black
man whisked him like a child over
the horse, and away he galloped in
the midst of a thunderstorm. The
clerks stuck their pens behind their
ears and stared after him from the
windows, Away went Tom Walk
er, dashing down the street, his
white cap bobbing up and down,
his morning gown auttering in the
wind, and his steed striking fire out
Of the pavement at every bound.
When the clerks turned to look,
the black man had disappeared.
Tom Walker never returned to
foreclose the mortgage. A country
man who lived near the swamp, re-
ported thati in the hight Of the thun
dergust he had heard a great clat-
terring ofhoofs and bowling along
the road, and that when he ran to
the window he just caught sight Of
a figure, such as ! have described, !
on u horse that galloped like mad
across the fields, over the hills, and
down into the hemlock swamps,.
toward the old Indian fort, and
that shortly after thunderbolt fell
in that direction, which seemed to
set the whole forest in a blaze.
The good people of Boston
shook their heads and shrugged
their shoulders. They had been so
accustomed to witches and goblins,
and tricks Of the devil in all kinds
of shapes, from the first settlement
of the colony, that they were not
SO much horror-struck as might
have been expected Trustees were
to take charge OF Toms
There was nothing, how.
ever, to administer upon. On look
ing into his Golfers, all his bonds
and mortgages were found reduced
10 cinders. In place of gold and
silver, his iron chest was filed full
Of chips and shavings; two skele
.ons lay in his stable instead Of his
lalf-starved horses, and the very
lext day his great house took fire
md burned to the ground.
Such was the end of Tom Walk
II and his ilI-gotten wealth. Let
Ill money brokers' lay the story
we'll to heart The truth is not to
,e doubted. The very hole under
he oak tree from whence he dug
[idd's money, is to be seen to this
lay, and the neighboring swamp
md the old Indian fort is often
Iaunted in stormy nights Ey a fig
ire on horseback, in a white cap
nd morning gown, wbc'' is un
Ioubtedly the troubled spirit of the
surer In fact, the story has re-
oIved itself into proyerb, and is t
he original of the popular saying
throughout New England ,
f "the Devil and Tom Walker
= Washington TUiRg. '
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-04-27

- There is not country. bred
man or woman now living bnt will
tell you that life can offer nothing
comparable with the innocent zest
iof that old style Of counting that
was done at singing school In the
starligh and candlelight Of the first
half Of our century. There are few
hearts so withered and cold but
they beat quicker sometimes when
they hear, in old.fashioned church
es, the wailing, sobbing or exult-
ing strains OF "Bradstreet," or
"Cbina" or Coronation" and the
mind floats down on the current Of
these melodies to that fresh, young
day of hopes and illusions-of
voices that were sweet, no matter
how false they sang-ofni that
were rosy with dreams, no matter
what Farenheit--of girls that
bushed without cause, and of
lovers who talked for hours about
everything but love- B F. Tay-
l,p