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The New York herald., 1872-10-17
A Jersey Railroad war.

An attempt is being made by interested par
ties to prevent the National Railroad Company
constructing line Of railroad through the State
of New Jersey. We have in this an example
Of the indifference Of monopolies to the well
being of the public We hope the parties re-
sponsible for this attack on public interests will
receive merited reproof in the Courts of law.
The progress and development of New Jersey
were for long time retarded by the monopoly
of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company.
This monopoly was obliged, however, to aban-
don the obstructive position it had taken up,
and we hope that no combination of vested
interests will be allowed to hamper the free
development of the resources of the neighbor-
ing State. If the attempt now being made
should be persisted in the duty Of the Courts
will be clear They must secure the right of
way to every citizen, and monopolists, by pre-
venting the establishment of new lines of
communication, practically deprive the people
of their natural right to go where they please,
and in their own way. With the experience of
past years before us Of the value of railroads
in encouraging the growth of industries and
developing the latent resources of the districts
through which they pass, there can be no
reasonable doubt as to the advisability and
advantage of multiplying them wherever the
facilities exist. As the roads are built at the
expense Of private companies these ought to
be allowed TO be the best judges as to the neces-
sity for their construction. In no case ought
we to permit rival corporation, for its own
selfish interest. to arrest work Of public
utility
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

The COLLAPSE OF THE LATEST SPANISH IN
sUnREcr1oN. to one of our latest
cable dispatches the insurrection which took
place few days ago in Ferrol, Spain, is
dead. It was our opinion at the outset
that the insurrection was local, not gen.
eral, and that it could not but result
in failure. Two days ago we learned
that the insurgents were hemmed in both on
land and on sea. Our news of this morning
is to the effect that the insurrection was not
at a certain hour put down simply because the
government was merciful. The insurgents
were shut up in the arsenal, and the command
ant Of the government forces delayed his in
tended attack because the municipal authori-
ties Of Ferrol requested delay on the ground
that arrangements were being made for sur
render. The presumption now is that the
Ferrol attempt at insurrection has resulted in
failure, and that the would-be leaders of o
grand national rising are in prison. If such
be the fact, then Amadeus has won another
grand victory. Pity it is that the victory in
Spain should be clouded by cruelty in Cuba!
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

WALL STREET was oil agog yesterday to
fathom the proceedings Of the Bank of Eng
land directors at their usual weekly meeting
this morning with reference to the discount
rate, on the alteration or retention Of which
depend the current speculations in the gold
market, and more remotely, but not less in
tensely, the speculation in the stock market
Wall street will do OF undo to-day, according
L, the action of the Bank of England, almost
as promptly as the throng on Lombard street.
Such is one of the many changes wrought in
the world by the cable. whose novelty is out
lived by its surprises.
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

MoNrENEGRN RELATIONS TOWARDS TUR-
KEY.-Prince Charles, of Montenegro, has
officially pledged himself to the Sultan of
Turkey to punish those Of his subjects who
recently assailed and wounded q number of
Turks at Leposa. It is to be hoped that His
Highness will execute justice in the case and
also take active and persistent measures to
prevent repetition of those outrages against
the people of the Porte the recurrent infiction
of which tends to agitate and infame tie
minds Of the border-lipe and mountain popu-
lations toward war, and may, at an early day,
involve Russia and Austria in diplomatic
recyimipatiou,
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

THERE Is PLENTIFUL SUGGESTION in the re-
port of the British National Lifeboat Associa-
ton, that during the last twenty.one months
the institution has been instrumental in saving
one thousand one hundred and sixty-fve
Lives from different wrecks, besides aid
ing to secure thirty-seven vessels from destruc-
Zion. Where has America an association which
ran make parallel declaration? We have q
aong coast, upon which, though wrecks may
be less frequent than in the seas which grid
Great Britain, many lives are annually lost
which proper organization for succor might
preserve Shall we permit our cousins across
the water to lead us in the practical benevo-
1ence Of assistance to those whom the winds
md waves threaten upon our
The New York herald., 1872-10-17
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

kx-Ce1sressmaa Roswell Hart, OF Rochester. y
at the Cilsey House.
Judge George 7. Bigelow, or Boston, is staying ss
the Brevoort House.
General 8. B. Buckner OF Looisvire, Is 1T tAe
Grand Central Hotel
Colonel j. J. Dunno, OF Colorado, yesterday sailed
for Europe on the steamship Russia.
General Daniel Ullman, OF the United Stares
Army. Ia In quarters at the Sturtevant House.
Sir Alexander 7. Gait. Minister OF Nuance or
Canada, Ii at the Brevoort House. He win 70 70
Boston to-day. *tf, f Su rtt +.
Congressman Cakes Ames OF Massachusetts.
and Colonel H. 8. McComb, OF Delaware, are at the
Filth Avenue Hotel
Sir Frederick Arrow and Captain James webst
OF the Trinity Board, England yesterday sailed for
home on the steamship Russia.
General George A. Forsyth, OF General Sheridan's
staf yesterday arrived in the city and took quar-
ters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Leonard Grover, OF St. Louis, formerly weil
known o theatrical manager in this city, yesteF
day reached the Grand Central Hotel
Christian Bors, Consul OF the Kingdom OF Norway
and Sweden in this city, yesterday returned from
Europe, where he has been enjoying leave OF
absence. He is now at the Hoffman House. Mr..
Bors has held his present position Tor long period.
II Minister Thomas II. Nelson yesterday arrived on
the steamship Cleopatra from Havana. Having
procured short period OF vacation from his duty
In Mexico, he has come home to urge the compile
tion OF certain projected railroads In Mexico. He
Is stopping at the Hoffman House.
Colonel W. H. Jenifer was passenger by the
steamship Cuba, that came In yesterday. Colonel
Jenifer has come from Egypt on furlough from
the Khedive, in whose service he Is engaged. He
was an oiicer in the rebel army during the late
strife. Several years ago he went to Egypt and
was given command OF the cavalry in the army OF
the Khedive. He registered himself at the New
York Hotel as belonging in baltimore.
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

The HACK DRIVERS ORDINANCE. E.--The regu-
lar hack drivers of the city, it appears, are
opposed to the proposed change in the city
ordinances by which the drivers were to be
authorized to leave their carriages for the pur-
pose of soliciting passengers. The President
of the Coach Drivers Benevolent Protective
Society states that the change is sought only
by few outsiders, and considers that it would
be detrimental to the public interests The
Board of Aldermen will, no doubt, in view of
ihis testimony, reject the proposed alteration
in the ordinances.
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

The MEXICAN BORDER TROUBLES have
entered on new stage. While we had q
Commission taking evidence of the outrages
upon Texan settlers along the Rio Grande,
the Mexicans it appears, had Commission
Of their own at work receiving testimony on
the same subject, but from . purely Mexi-
can standpoint. They intend to assert
that they are not to blame that it is
only one of the normal conditions Of society
in such places, and that Americans are inte-
rested in the raids as we'll as the citizens Of
their republic. The diaphanous nature of
these arguments will be appreciated when our
Commissioners make their report. A COM
promise Of some kind is to be proposed, and
the delightful normal state of Mexican
society to be offered as q pattern for
the rest Of the world Our govern
ment has all along, for the sake of
international courtesy, pretended to assume
that Mexico was willing but unable to stop
these outrages; but this attempted rallation
Of their enormity should lead them now to
speak as they think Of course this Mexican
apology is of a piece with England's special
pleading regarding the cruisers, and all in the
interest Of keeping down any future bill Of
damages. Are we to have Mexican edition
of the ''due diligence" &C., of the Geneva
correspondence
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

at sacrifice of blood and treasure which
swells to the proportions of the men and
money sacrificed by the First Napoleon in the
conquest of Europe, the people and govern
ment Of the United States are free to speak
to England touching her duty and her respon-
sbilities in this matter of tho slave trade in
Africa. England left this blotch of slavery
as legacy to this country. She agitated the
denominations of the American institution and
the abolition cause here for thirty years, and
when the issue was joined in battle, slavery or
emancipation, she turned against us, took
the side of King Cotton and slavery and
hence those Alabama claims. But as the High
Joint Commission and the Geneva Tribunal
have settled that ENHANCEMENT on the basis of
brotherly love. we will let by-gones be by
cones. and simply urge upon England her
duty and her policy in regard to this slave
trade of Eastern and Central Africa. She has
the glory. through her bold explorers, of
fixing the names Of Albert and Victoria to the
great equatorial fountains of the Nile; but
greater glory will be hers (and our govern
ment and people will give her helping hand
in the good work) in winning tina glorious dis
tinction of the liberator of Africa from the
slave hunter and the slave trader
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

The Dtstfng uisked Lecturers and Artists
Visiting In America.
When Charles Dickens first undertook to
describe his experiences as young author in
the United States be gave us only the adven-
lures of youthful architect seeking his for
tune among US. Twenty years later Mr.
Dickens came again, partly as guest and
partly as reader of his own works and the
sum of money he carried away with him
showed the esteem in which he was held as
man and novelist. His example is now
followed by many other distinguished English
writer's and scholars. Some weeks ago Ed
mund Yates, the novelist, appeared before an
American audience for the first time and
last night the historian Froude began series
of discourses. in which he purposes giving his
American hearers the English side Of the
Irish controversy. However opinions may diff
fer upon his view of the relations between
England and Ireland his coming has in it the
compliment Of appealing to the intellect as
well as the humanity Of o people who have
always shown deep interest in the misfor-
tunes of the Irish. But not only do foreign
celebrities come among us to discuss with us
questions relating TO the political condition of
men. but Professor Tyndalls presence at this
time is proof that, in scientific matters,
American progress has been SO great as to
make America place of interest to the
most learned scientists Of the day. As regards
music and dramatic art, this country for q
quarter of century has been visited almost
every year by one or other of the leading
artists of the Old World. Edmund Kean
owed his European success TO his American
reputation, and other actors followed him to
America in spite Of his American experiences.
Grisi and Jenny Lind only paved the way for
the singers who came after them, and the
Nilsson of last year is succeeded by the Lucca
Of this. Perhaps American taste and progress
are shown with even greater distinctness in the
visits of such men as WieniawsG and Rubin
stein. There is nothing meretricious in the
accomplishments of really great pianist, and
the want of this quality in Rubinstein's music
would have made visit among any but cul-
tivated people an experiment too dangerous to
be undertaken. All this tends to show the i'm
portant place America has assumed in the eyes
of the world, and its Importance gains addi-
tional emphasis from the fact that our distin-
guished visitors come asking us to judge of
their talents or their thoughts, and manifest q
willingness to accept our judgment. In well
coming them we gain something from their
attainments or their accomplishments, and
they in return carry away with them fresher
feelings drawn from our younger Ife
The New York herald., 1872-10-17
T RIPPLE S HE E T.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
TO-Day's Contents of the
Herald.

sTHE SLAVE TRADE IN AFRICA THE DUTY AND
THE POLICY OF ENGLAND IN THE SUP
PRESTON OF THIS INFAMOUS TRAFFIC."
EDITORIAL LEADER-SIxTH PAGE
BLOOD FOR BLOOD! MRS. FAIR PURSUED BY
CRITrENDEN'S SOM AN EXCITING SCENE
In SAN FRANCISCO-FoURTH PAGE.
CALEB CUSHING AND THE GENEVA TRIBUNALl
HE THINKS THE AWARD TO THE UNITED
STATES A GREAT SUCCESS: HOW THE
WORK WAS DONE AND THE REASON FOR
SECRECY-THIRD PAGE.
OUR TROUBLESOME MEXICAN BORDERl WHAT
THE COMMISSIONERS WILL PROBABLY
REPORT: THE NEWS FROM WASHING
TON-SEvENTH PAGE.
THE GREAT TROT BETWEEN GOLDSMITH MAID
AND OCCIDENT AT SACRAMENTO, CALL
FORMAL THE MAID WINS THE DRIVER
OF OCCIDENT ARRESTED-SEvENTH PAGE.
FAILURE OF THE SPANISH 1NsURRECTIONARY
EFFORT-INTEREsTING NEWS BY CABLE
FROM EUROPE AND ASIA-SEvENTH PAGE
IRELAND FOR SEVEN CENTURIES. FRoUDE ON
THE NORMAN CONQUEST AND THE ONUs
OF CELTIC SUBJECTION-SEvENTq PAGE.
PENNSYLvANIA'S POLITICAL FERMENTl WHOLE
SALE CHARGES OF CORRUPTION IN
LUZERNE COUNTY ARRESTS OF LEADERS
OF BOTH PARTIES! FUN ANTICIPATED
THIRD PAGE.
.TAMMANY COMPLETES IT'S CITY AND COUNTY
TICKET-LOCAL POLITICAL DOINGS-THRD
PAGE.
PERSONAL NEws-MADAME LUCIA AS MAR.
GUERITE-THE REPORT OF "oLD PROBA-
BILlTIESn-SIxTH PAGE.
THE PERSECUTION OF THE JEws-LEGAL PRO-
CEEDINGS-SH PAGE.
ON CHANGE! THE SYMPATHETIC AND FINAN-
CIAL BOND BETWEEN LONDON AND NEW
YORK! THE WALL STREET MARKETS AS
AFFECTED BY THE BANK OF ENGLAND:
STOCKS DEPRESSED-FHTH PAGE.
CRIMINAL CHAPTERSi A BARROOM RENCoN-
TIRE: BROOKLYN'S MURDERED POLICE
MAN AND POISONED TEA CASES FATAL
DRUNKEN ROW: THE JERSEY BANK
R0BBERY-FIFTH PAGE.
EVENTS OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE PROS
PECT PARK MEETING-BASE BALL AND
CRICKET MATCHES-FoURrH PAGE.
PROCEEDINGS, DINNER AND EXCURSION OF
TIE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE-How
THE vIRGINIUS ESCAPED-THE BAPTIST
STRICT COMMUNIONISTS-FoURTH PAGE.
PROSECUTING THE OLD wHISKEY RING /
REVENUE TAX DEFAULT DlSSOLVING A
STAR CHAMBER-wERE THERE MATCHES
IN THE BIENvILLE'S CARGO ?-EIGnTH
PAGE
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

It is not new to say that life is cheap in this
country; still it is but too true. A few weeks
ago some seventy of our fellows perished
barely twelve hours after merrily bidding
adieu to friends at one Of our wharves. A
Sound steamer, on which they started for
Providence, carried them, instead, to the
ocean bottom off Watch Hill An investiga-
ton into the causes and responsibility for this
frightful catastrophe was ordered by the Treas
ury Department It was conducted by in
spectors from various districts, in order to
secure impartiality. Their report shows that
they arrived at the same conclusion the public
did-that somebody was to blame and that
steamer, his two pilots and the chief
mate. Carrying out this conviction
the Commission undertook to do what,
by flaw in the law, it is not en-
powered to do-namely, to revoke the
licenses of these officers. Only the local
Boards are competent to revoke licenses, and,
therefore, the case must again come before the
Board at New London. Here we have an off,
cial determination that certain men have in
effect caused the death of large number Of
people, and their punishment is simply to be
denied the chance of repeating the occur
renee In Scotland, few days ago, fifteen
persons were killed by railway collision,
occasioned by the mistake Of . switchman. He
was at once sent to Jail, and is held for trial
This illustrates the difference in the care with
which life is watched over on the two sides of
the Atlantic, and the comparison is one not
fattering to our national self-esteem. Clearly,
if the officers of the Metis are at all blamable
for the dreadful fatality of the wreck, their
culpability merits a heavier penalty than mere
loss of employment
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

The weather I'm This City Yesterday.
The following record will show the changes In
the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in
comparison with the corresponding day Of last
year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's
Pharmacy, HERALD buding:-
The New York herald., 1872-10-17
THE WEATHER.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Oct. III A. M. }

Synopsis JJor the Past T,oentv.t0ur Hours.
From the Lower Lakes over the Eastern and Mid
die States, light northerly winds; high baropeter
and clear weather prevail on the South Atlantic
and Gulf Coasts clear weather and southerly to
easterly winds, with high barometers, cloudy
weather, with occasional rain, over Middle Mis-
sisslppi and Lower Ohio Valleys; in the Northwest
and over Lake Michigan, gentle northerly winds
and generally clear weather. The highest barom-
eters are on Lake Huron. The barometer Is falling
In the extreme Northwest.
Probabilities.
The barometer win rise and continue high, with
generally clear, cool weather and northerly winds
In the New England and Middle States; in the
Mississippi and Ohio Valleys partly cloudy
but clearing weather and occasional rain
and northerly to easterly winds; on the
South Atlantic and Gulf coasts southerly to
eastery winds, veering to northerly and. easterly
and clear weather; on the Upper Lakes and in the
Northwest winds veering to southeasterly, with
falling barometer and partly cloudy weather; gen.
orally clear weather and northeasterly to south
easterly winds on the Lower Lakes.
All trans Missouri reports are missing.
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

eXpiOrauonS ana otanley IN MS supposed wuu-
goose chase after Livingstone "builded better
than they knew" The recovery of the in
domitable old Christian missionary from the
mystery Of his African adventures has awak-
ened not only the agitation Of this African
slave trade (Which our commissioner at
Khartoum believes will speedily kill it stone
dead), but has brought the British govern
ment to active measures looking to its extinc-
ton. We presume that these measures will be
treaty stipulations with the Sultan of Zanzi-
bar and other high and mighty barbarians
along the East African seaboard, binding
them, under conditions which they cannot
safely disregard, to put an end to this buying
and selling of slaves. But these restrictions
will hardly reach this traffic Of the Nile VAL
ley, of which Khartoum is the central depot,
Lower Egypt, and thence to Tunis and
Tripoi and to the Turkish provinces of Asia
Minor and to Constantinople, and even to
Persia, by thousands.
For the suppression Of this great African
slave mart of Khartoum and its dependent
cSthpllSuueutS tut luJeINcutlOu VI TIC kIcut
European Powers will be required, and In the
form of decisive treaty stipulations with the
Egyptian viceroy and the Sultan of Turkey,
embracing the cooperation and assistance Of
the European States concerned through their
ambassadors consuls and other agents in the
dominions of the Sultan. In this work Of
Christianity and modern civilization il is
particularly the duty and the policy of England
to follow up the steps she has already taken to
the complete expulsion of slave-catchers and
buyers from the African Continent. With
their expulsion, and with the dependent and
independent African tribes of the Nile basin
rendered secure in their lives and property
against the slave hunter, the viceroy Of Egypt
may supply the mills of Manchester with
millions Of bales of cotton, and England may
establish protectomtes and colonies south of
the Nile basin from which, in all the products
of the tropics, she viii realize the profits of an
unlimited commerce.
RA'isvad of the incubus Of African slavery.
The New York herald., 1872-10-17

wALLACKs THEATRE, Broadway and Thirteenth
street.-PYGMALIoN GALATRA.
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BOOTHS THEATRE. Twenty third street. corner Sixth
PoGUE.
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Twenty third St and Eighth
av.-RoI CARoTrE
UNION SQUARE THEATRE. Broadway, between Thir
teenth and Fourteenth streets.-AGNEs.
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BOwERY THEATRE, Bowery.-PArARAcr
GANGKs-HANDsoME JACK, &C
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-24
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
o, g. r. HooE, Proprietor.

-HE' undersigned have leased the
.ssICE HOUSE HOTEL and have
opened it for the reception OF guests.
Tho House and furniture will immedi-
ately uadergoa thorough renovation,
and no pains will be spared to make
the premises as comfortable and at
tractive as possiblese
The tableswill he bountifully sup
piled, and full corps of servants en-
gagged to be in constant attendance on
'Our boarders. The doors will he open
at all hours, of both the day and night.
Both travellers and regular boarders
will find it to their interest to give us
acall.
The Subscriber has had considers-
BILE experiences IN the basineSs and
confidently appealtO the public to aid
him inhis efforts to maintain Q first
class Hotel IN this community.
J.G. p. HOOE.
January uth, 1872.
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