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history. Could we satisfy all their rival ambi-
tious chiefs, or keep out Of a border warfare
with the Haytiens? 1t is very well to talk of
our beneficent and strong government. The
Dominicans and Haytieus have strong pride
of race and are not likely to be as submissive
or docle as our negro-loving Commissioners
seem to think. And powerful as we are,
war in the Island of st. Domingo-even
guerilla war in the mountains-would be no
easy thing, and would cost in that climate
great sacrifice of life and treasure. No, the
annexation of st. Domingo, in every point of
view, is visionary and impolitic. Possibly
the few negroes and mixed race there might
reap some benefit, but not the people of the
United States. 1t would be an elephant of the
worst sort on our hands, and we should become
80 dis 9usted with this tropical experiment that
it would be some time before we made any
advance southwark afterwards. Nothing
would tend to cure us of ambition for manifest
destiny more than that. The report of the st.
Domingo Commissioners is weak, one-sided
and in no way covers the ground, except as to
vindicate General Grant from the charges of
corruption made against him. With the Presi-
dents wise abandonment of the scheme of
annexation we regard it as dead.
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FREE LOVE AND MURDER.-An extraordinary
scene occurred in San Francisco court during
the trial of the woman Fair for the murder of
Colonel Crittenden. She testified in her own
behalf, admitted having been married num-
Der of times, avowed the most advanced free
love sentiments, and declared herself Critten-
den's true wife in the sight Of God. Her last
marriage, she said, did not make the man
she married her husband, because she did
not love him. These sentiments, strange to
say, were applauded by number of females
in court. Here we have another instance
where free love and murder go hand in hand
Those who in this community countenance and
advocate this shocking doctrine Of free love
may congratulate themselves upon the point it
has reached in California.
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COOP FRIDAY.-This day, with more than
usual solemnity in the Catholi, churches and
with more general observance than usual in the
Protestant churches, will be marked by religious
services in this city and its surroundings in
commemoration of the Crucifixion, the crown
ing event in the Saviour's mission upon the
earth for the redemption of mankind. We
hail these religious movements of the times as
evidences of the still advancing triumphs
of the Cross, and are thereby strengthened in
the hope that the world, even in the midst of
wars and rumors of wars, is still marching
on to the fulfilment of the divine proclamation
to Bethlehem of "Peace on earth, good will
to men"
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Our Coming Crops and tho Prospects from
tho short Supplies In Europe.

tho short Supplies In Europe.
From present indications we shall have
bountiful harvest. The promises from all
parts of the country are good the yield will
be most productive and bounteous plenty will
be vouchsafed us by a kind Providence.
Looking across the Atlantic we perceive con-
trary state of affairs in many of the countries
of Europe. The fields Of France remain I'M
titled, the crops in Germany will be late, Italy
as well as Spain has suffered, and the grain
regions of Russia will be unable to supply the
increased demand which the ravages of the
war in France occasioned. Apart from the
slain and the sick and wounded who by the
late war were ruthlessly taken from out the
ranks of peaceful industry never again to be
returned to it, we must count the soldiers Of
the two immense armies Of Germany and Of
France, who will find it irksome for time to
settle down as quiet agriculturists, artisans,
traders and workmen. We experienced in
this country q similar state of things, but of q
mlder form, when the conflict with the South
closed This is one of the many penalties Of
war, and one that will be sorely felt by the
people of France particularly. Germany will
not be exempt, and she, too, will have to carry
the burden of her war sin. In this sad plight
these two nations appear, and from this coun-
try must go the helping hand to assist them in
their hours of need. The prospects Of album
dant crops are 80 bright and the news from
the grain fields Of the West so cheering that,
with these hopes realized, the great republic
of the West will be able to give food to the
suffering people OF other nations.
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The viaduct Raiiroad-Is It n Job or
Bona Eide Enterprises


The passage of the Viaduct Railroad bill in
the Legislature and its sanction by the sigma
ture Of the Governor would seem to secure us
this long coveted and much-agtated rapid
transit from the Battery to Harlem. How to
get up town in any reasonable time has always
been problem. The ordinary horse railroad
cars have long since become more of nui-
sance than convenience. People tremble at
the idea of going home by this abominable
mode of travel; yet they have really no alter
native. The indiscriminatc crowd, the total
absence of ventilation, the foul atmosphere,
and the want of space, where fifty per cent
more passengers than the car can accommo-
date comfortably are crushed into it to crafty
the avarice Of the railroad company, makes
this mode of conveyance intolerable.
Now that we have got a bill through the
Legislature authorizing the construction of
viaduct railroad we see some signs of relief.
But the parties who have been invested with
the right to construct an elevated road from
the lower to the upper part Of the island
must go to work earnestly aud build
that road in the quickest possible space of
time. II will not do to spread the work oyer
q period of years. We live now in time
when year Of life is like half a century COM
pared with the olden age In which it took
generation of thought to conceive and perfect
an idea and generation Of action to put 1t into
practice. We must have things done promptly
to suit our immediate wants. Therefore, when
we are promised that this new viaduct rail-
road shall be finished from the Battery to
Union square in two years, we are surprised
that it should take so long time to accom-
plish the work. We remember that hundreds
of miles of the Pacific Railroad were CON-
pleted in that time. Why should it require
two years, or one-fourth of the time, to build
this viaduct railroad through the yards and In
the rear of the houses, obstructing no highway
and interfering with no portion Of the trafac of
the citya The connection between the Battery
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I r / PIE SH E EFT
Now York, Friday, April =, 1871.
CONTENTS OF TO-DAY,S HERALD.

PAGE. ">>>"~>N~~~~-~>
l-Advertisemenra
acknowledgements
S-The State Capital: Passage Of the New TAX
Levy Measure In the senate; Text Of the
Bill IN Full; the Amended Water Supply Bill
Passed in the y-Washington: Another
Republican Quarrel Brewing; the Fight over
me New York Custom House Spells; General
Buffers New Amnesty Bill-The RepubIl-
81 Claims
Pashions.The Founding Asylum-A Bomb
Bursts In the Customs: The Heads OF Grlnnen
day-The r-K,ddng-struck by
storm: The English Ship HUDSON Disabled at
Sea-New Jersey Legislature-The Cooper
6-The Crlttenden Tragedy: Continuation OF the
Trial In San FraEcisco-Rulion, the Condemn.
ed-Tnal OF q Murderer In Fonda n. Y.--An
Illinois Tragedy-Gigantic Fraud-Journal-
tstic Notes-Llterary GhtChat-Muslc and the
Drama-Phiiadelphia Intelligence-The Cen.
tral Park Management and the Quarterly Re
view-Kunning Notes-Delaware Peach Crop.
S-E EDITORIALS, Leading Article Report or the s.
Message"-The River Mystery-views OF the
Reimbursement Announcements
the Bridge of Sevres; Prince Bismarck's
t Ultlm Tsu French National Assem-
Tarkey-rhe' Black Sea open to Nav Nav
i Y,atsG by Imperial Proclamation The
ssspy a9oT
neous Teegraphic News-Rusiness Notices.
S-Proceedings IN the Courts-That Bursted
SaSc-MOIC
Navigation on the Lakes-Real Estate Mat
sers-Arrest OF Prize FlgnIers-Financal and
Commercial Reports-The WEEKLY HERALD.
0-Department OF observation-disclosures Foreign
Items-Marriages and Deaths-Advertise-
ments
1O-Reform: Grand Rally ut the Cooper Institute
Against Political complimentary Reform
The Army OF the Tennessee Alderman Ter
mans Death-Bible Society-Accident on the
steamship Oceanic-Army 0rders-European
Markeis-Is she owneds-Shpping lntelli-
observation-disclosures.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
12-Advertisements
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and Harlem might be made In ak months upon
this plan II there b not job at the bottom Of
the whole transaction; but, Of course, il time
is to be FILTERED away until certain arrange
ments are made between scheming politicians,
we may have to wait long time before rapid
transit between the two ends Of the island Ii
established.
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Five days have passed since the fighting
outside the walls of Paris began, and the
Versailles government has not yet succeed ed
in crushing the red republican rebellion. In
stead of announcing this morning that General
Vinoy's army has fought its way into the
capital, we publish report that M. Theirs
has opened negotiations with the Commune
What reliance can be placed in the report it is
difficult to say, but we trust none can be-
Nothing better than treacherous and de-
ceptive tranquility can be restored in Paris il
the reds are not put down by force and their
leaders severely punished. We are inclined
to doubt the report, because NJ. Theirs must
know that the provinces would repudiate all
compromises with men who murdered Generals
Thomas and Lecomte and with the mob which
has just pillaged the churches of the Madeleine
and Assumption.
While it is doubtless true, as stated in our
dispatches, that Bismarck has consented for
the Versailles authorities to occupy Paris with
as many troops as they deem necessary, we
are not so certain as regards the statement
that he has threatened German occupation
abandon its attitude of indecision. Such
movement on the part of Germany would be
decidedly beneficial to France; but Bismarck
can scarcely be anxious for the restoration of
order unless the present anarchy prevents
payment Of the war indemnify. On his part
NJ Theirs will certainly make every exertion
to pay the money, rather than permit the
Germans to enter Paris and crush the Com
munists for, however faithful the army of
Versailles may be to the government, it hates
the Germans far more than it does the insur-
gents, and it may resent any interference on
the part Of Germany, in what is a purely
domestic trouble, by overturning the
authority of NJ. Theirs and the Ma
tonal Assembly. Frenchmen are, in their
domestic strfes, pretty much like the man
and wife who always united in attacking an
outsider who endeavored to prevent their
fighting. We may therefore, depend upon it
that NJ. Theirs will not give Bemarck any
pretext for occupying Paris, if it is possible
to raise the money to pay the war indemnity
and when that is paid the Germans will have
no excuse for interference, unless the other
terms of the peace preliminaries are violated,
which will not likely happen.
So far as we can learn from the dispatches
the military situation before Paris remained
practically unchanged yesterday. The artil-
lery duels continued, and an insurgent at
tack on the bridge Of Sevres on Tuesday
night was repulsed; the government had de-
clared its intention to attack Forts
vanvres and Issy, and the indica-
tons were that another bloody struggle
was imminent. In Paris the reign Of
terror continued; the Commune was forcing
the male population into the ranks of the
insurgents, and had issued proclamation
threatening retaliatory measures for the shoot
ing of prisoners by the Versailles army. Such
are the most important items of news. 1t is
probable that battle was fought yesterday
and that to-day we shall have particulars of it,
with its result.
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Sr. DOMINGO AND WALL STREET. The
financial community perused the special
message Of the President and the report Of
tho St. Domingo Commissioners, but ex-
pressed no decided opinions one way or the
other concerning them. Holders OF govern
mcnt bonds were perhaps better satisfied with
Aha destination of the annexation scheme,
which threatened to increase the pubic deDt
nominalIy, if not relatively. And perhaps the
weaker feeling in gold. which declined TO llo4
vas due In q considerable measure TO the
removal OF the chances Of government
sxueuditurs of coin Ia connection with annexa-
G0n-
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WHITE AND BLACK KU KLUxEs. Does Con-
gress propose TO discriminate between whites
and blacks in its treatment of the Ku Klux
question? From recent developments it APP
pears that the most ferocious OF these gangs
are composed of negroes, and yet Congress
seems to be only legslating with regard to the
white branch of the Order. Give Sambo a
ohauce,
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THR SHELLABARGER KU KLUK BILL was
passed in the House yesterday. 1t is one of
the most stringent measures against the Ku
Klux that has been offered in the House, and
was 80 radical that its best friends hardly
hoped to pass it. 1t is not certain, however,
by any means that it will pass the Senate.
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VIEWS OF THE PAST.

APRIL Z.
1s62--Island No. 10 surrendered by the rebels -
General Pope. The battle OF Pittsburg
Landing was concluded IN the defeat OF tie
rebels.
l7J2-FrAucQis N. 9. Fourier the SOCIALIST born.
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King Amadeus government pays great at
tention TO the subject of Cuba His Majesty
wishes, evidently, to retain the colonial gem
in his crown-that is, always provided that it
can be kept there honorably, in a dgni6ed
manner and with profit to the Spanish people.
'Cuba is to be pacifed )" Scuba will be
represented in the national Cortes" 'Cuba is
tranquillized at all points," Such are the
executive assurances which have reached us
lately from Madrid with respect to the Spanish
domain Of the Antilles. We have telegram
from the Spanish capital to-day which reports
that during the sitting of the Cortes yesterday
the Minister Of the Colonies delivered
speech, in the course Of which he gave IAN
explicit contradiction to the report that the
United States government had made PROPOSE
ton to Spain for the purchase of her possess
sions in the West Indies" It will be seen
here that the Minister merely denies that the
''United States government had made pro-
position to purchase" Perhaps not exactly in
q business-like way. Does he regret the fact
If 80, perhaps the American people will re-
medy the omission and send forward q tender.
The ''honor of Spain forbids" her to sell terri
tory, however. Well. what of it, IL the nego-
tiation can be arranged with honor to all par
ties concerned and with vast benefit to the
Spanish treasury
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THE New TAX LEVY BILL.-Mr. Tweed's
pet measure to relieve New Workers of the
trouble and rksomeness of deciding how and
by whom and to what amount they shall be
taxed has been passed in the Senate. The
bill in fall is given in our Albany letter on
another page, and our citizens, by a careful
perusal of it, will be able to see how COM
pletely the ring plays with them. The discus
sion upon the measure was very full and ex-
haustive, and the friends of the measure
made the very best showing they could, while
the republican minority watched it very
closely, and for a wonder voted solidly against
it. II will doubtless be passed through the
lower House, but whether the Governor will
sign 1t or not is a matter Of doubt. 1t will
certainly require all the nerve he possesses to
veto it, but it is a measure of such general
suspicion that it will certainly have to pass his
closest scrutiny before he will sign it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-07

THE GREAT REFORM MEETING at Cooper
Institute last evening was full outpouring of
citizens who have good government more at
heart than party politics. Speeches were
made by Mr.. Barrett, William NJ. Evarts,
Henry Ward Beecher and others on the cur
rent legislative topics of the hour, the
sectarian donations, ring corruption, lobbying
at Albany, and most of the city measures
that now engage the attention of our Legisla-
ture. The parties in power can never refuse
with safety to heed the voices Of such assem-
blages as these, and we do not know but that
1t would represent the highest attainment OF
republican freedom il our legislative business
were mainly directed by the connsels OF such
meetings. However it may be in future, we
hope our Albany sages will heed the advice
given them at the meeting last night.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-07

The New YORK CUSTOM HOUSE nominations
called forth very sharp discussion in the
executive session OF the Senate yesterday.
Mr.. Fenton made show OF very strong resist
ance to their confirmation, and Mr.. Conkling
as strongly advocated favorable action. As will
be seen by our report Of an interview with
them, the officials to be removed are CON-
pletely bewildered by the sudden stroke, and,
like poor boys at frolic, have nothing to say
that can be called Significant
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

NEW YORK sTADT THEATRE. IS Bowery.-GxnxA
OPkRA-LoHKNGRIN.
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner Of 9Th av ana 2sd st..
LA GRANDr DUCHEssE.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-16
ROLAND G. USHER.
c. 5. Marshal, Mass. District.
dJt a. Mo-s.,, -
NTOTICF. COMMONWEALTH OF

L $ OTiCE ~ CO SJrII Wealth OF
City Of Worcester, in the County OF Worcester, and to
any and all other persons claiming any interest about
two gallons OF whiskey in two demohns and two hot
ties; about one and one-hall gallons Of rum, in two
demiOhns and bottle; about gallons of gin, III
two demijohus and two bottles; about quart OF
wine In two bottles which, by virtue OF warrant issued
by the Municipal Court Of said Worcester, have been
seized the Saloon and the above said Saloon, of
said AlrCh and Woods, in sadW oTcester the sixth
day Of October in the year eighteen hundred and seventy
one the value OF which liquors. with the vessels
tanning them, in the opinion OF said Court does not
coed twenty dollars.
Iou hereby required TO appear before the Aunic
ipal Court next to be holden at Worcester. in said
County Worcester, the twenty day of October
current to answer TO the complaint against said liquors
and vessels containing them and for trial. to show
cause if any you have, why said liquors and vessels
should not be forfeited for being kept for sale by said
Aldrich and Woods, in violation OF the laws Of said
Commonwealth
Witness Hartley Williams, Esq. at Worcester this
sixth OF UcOUer in the year OF LOru thOus
and eight hundred and seyenty-One.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-09
News Items.

The Grand VHer ofConstantino-
pie is dead.
Ignatiff, Russian Minister, has
arrived.
The r1lmors ofdissensions between
Italy and France are denied.
Eighteen thousands persons sailed
from the Mersey, in August, for the
United States.
But three days staging is neces-
sary to complete the journey from
Albany to San Francisco.
Pullman sleeping-cars are now
run without change between Balti-
more and st. Louis, being rendered
practicable by the change of guage
on the Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
road.
A dispatch from Gulnbinen, East
Prussia, a town 66 miles east of
Konigsberg, says the cholera has
appeared in several districts on the
German side of the Russian from
tier.
Isidore Kjelberg, the editor of a
Scandinavian newspaper in Chicago,
which has lately been exposing the
rascalities of ernigrant runners, has
disappeared, and it is feared he has
been murdered.
There is considerable agitation in
England IN favor of having a law
which will enable the authorities to
send confirmed or habitual drunkards
TO an insane asylum.
| According to official announce.
ment, more than 200 women are
now working farms on their owr
account in the States of Iowa and
Indiana.
i A narrow grIage railroad is now
being built from Ogden to Sods
Springs, in Utah Territory. TIL,
road is expected to be in running
| order before the close of this season
By connecting the pendulum o
the clock at Cambridge with TIN
telegraphie wires In such a manne
as to break the main circuit ant
then instantly close it again atever,
swing of the pendulum, the ticking
can be heard at San Francisco.
Complete returns of the last cen
sus show that the population o
the States is 38, ,104, $40: Of th'
3 territories, 442, ,694 total, SO, SAT
534.
Among the many articles sent t
Captain Hall to cheer his iourne,
70 the Artics, was q can Of paten
axle-grease to lnbricate the axle Q
this venerable planet.
he Grand Master Of Ohio ha
ARRESTED the charter of Masoni
Lodge, because its members electe,
the kesper Of . whisky saloon 70
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-09
A GREAT BARGAIN.

rY,HE FARM KNOWN AS s.F-AIRMOJTNT
1 Lake'' is offered for sale, al *l0. coo, coin:
81 900 in hand, and the remainder in six
equal annual payments, with interest from
date. The tract is in good shape, being
nearly square, containing about go acres
of rich soil, and IL diversified with forests
vast, fair lawns, Iorlly oaks, and willows
sitf ing by he lake; the woodland ana pIsi1-
rie so alternating as to make 1t one of the
most attractive places in the state. 1t Is
situated on the wes. side of the Willamette
river within half q mile of Albany, which
Is known as being in the heart of the best
agricultural portion of Oregon. The loca-
tion Is healfliful. 1t has a good stone
quarry about 100 acres under fence, two
story frame barn with shedding ninety
feet square; large and handsome new
house, Two stories hfgh, thoroughly paint
ed inside md out, the large cupboards and
book cases being fixtures, and the house
having under Its whole length a good, dry
cellar. In addition TO these there IL neat
wel!-house, a wooi-hOuse, and all other
necessary oufhouscs. There is q meadow,
large pasture, orchards, garden, ETC., etc.
It Is susceptible of bei6ig divided into four
farms, all of them having good SOIL fuei,
and rail timber, and three of them having
stOck-water.
For further particulars add ddressJ G. Men.
denhall. Esq, Albany; or, the undersigned
at Portland. ....-s
Feb. II. ,71-zlv3 Attorney at Law.
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CALIFoRNIA.-Electi returns from
California indicate-tliat the man re-
ceiving the highest number of votes has
been elected-but who that man is, It
is difficult to conjecture. Our hope is
that Hon. Newton Booth. the Repub-
lican candidate, has been elected for
Governor, but the tenor Of the dis
patches that have been received indi-
cate close vote.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-09

Fred. Lystcr's new play, " Ready,
or California in 1871" is drawing
immensely at the San Francisco
Theatre. The talented author has
realized already $1,000 by its pro-
duction, and he and his talented
wife are about bringing it out at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, in New
York.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-09

The committee on Water Supply in
Portland are having large well dug
for experimental purposes. AT depth
oftwenty-two feet pieces of drift-wood
and limb of tree Were found, show
indications of having been cut with an
axe, or other sharp instrument. As to
when this cutting was done is the con-
lecture.