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his party, and hence the nomination and cleo
ton OF Martin Van Buren,.
Now, in the present attitude of our politi-
cal parties and of the people, General Grants
position more nearly resembles that of Jack
son in his second term than that of Monroe.
Like Jackson, Grant has had stubborn OPP
position to fight from within as well as with
out his party camps. Like Jackson, ne has
overcome this opposition and is master OF the
situation; but having. likewise, some out
standing accounts to settle and definite line
of policy to transmit to the succession, he will,
doubtless, have word or two to say Us to the
man who should succeed him. In this view
Grant has many advantages which jackson
did not possess. Grant has opposed to him
weak and disorganized opposition, without
leaders and without any common bond OF CO.
hesion. Jackson was opposed by the powerful
wing party, under the lead Of Henry Clay,
and also by the Southern nullifiers, under the
guidance of Calhoun. jackson had the collec-
ton and disbursement Of some thirty or forty
millions year of public moneys. Grant has
the sum of four hundred millions to collect
and expend. jackson had his system Of pet
State banks, which were the ruin Of Van
Buren,. Grant has his system of national
banks bonds, bondholders and treasury re-
serves through which he holds the money
market in his grasp.
The revolution resulting from our civil war
is not confined to the abolition Of slavery and
equal civil and political rights to oil men,
regardless of Grace, color or previous condi-
ton of servitude - but it has so far enlarged
the powers Of the general government and the
political capital of the administration that
our old school politicians cannot as yet real
ize the scope of these comprehensive changes.
The increased political power of the admin
istration in our new national financial system,
for example, is far greater than an increase
from forty to four hundred millions in our
annual treasury receipts and expenditures. 1t
is the incalculable power Of Capitalization,
which is the universal tendency Of commune
ties and governments Of this age we live in.
1t is the new order Of things, politically and
socially, resulting from the railway and the
telegraph. States are being absorbed by the
central power with which they are associated,
and the country is drifting to the town.
Hence the unity Of Italy and Germany. 1t is
not SO much the work of Cavour and Bismarck
as of the railway and the telegraph. Hence
the widely enlarged powers Of our general
government and Of our national Executive.
Hence the immense resources possessed by
General Grant, in reference to the Presiden-
tial succession compared with those of Gen
eral jackson. Hence, as it appears to us,
from oil the facts, movements and signs of
the times, the will of Grant, in 1876, will be
as decisive as was the will Of Jackson in 1886,
in the nomination and the election Of his sue
cessor, inasmuch as far more than was jack
son is Grant the master of the field.
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The BROOKLYN BRIDGE seems likely, as an
Absorbent of money, to rival the new Court
House. Having used up greater sum on the
Two unfinished towers than the entire original
estimate it bids fair to reach an astonishing
expense before we shall be able to walk upon
It ct an elevation of hundred feet above the
East River. Though an Adermanic committee
report that the matter is all right, and their
conclusions have been endorsed by the Com
mon Council, taxpayers will be apt to think
that private stockholders should be compelled
b pay their subscriptions before the city bonds
are all issued. If the two cities are to furnish
nll the funds to complete the bridge il is right
that citizens should so understand it
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The Centennial CITY.

We believe it Is generally understood that
the one hundredth anniversary Of our indie
pendenoe as q nation is to be celebrated in the
good old city of Philadelphia July 4, 1875,
little more than three years from the present
date History, that is to say fable (Which Is
generally quite as accurately, informs US that
when the hare and the tortoise set out for
race together the hare, presumptuously trust
ing to the speed with which benignant Prov
idence had gifted him, rested Systematically
by the wayside, and was in the end beaten by
his slower but surer rival Now we would not
make any application which would be unpala-
table to our friends, the broadbrims, for the
citizens of Brotherly Love are good-in-
tentioned on the whole, their solitary weak
ness being that no orphan boy can achieve
greatness unless he is educated at Girard Col
lege, and that everybody worth burying at all
ought to be solemnly entombed at Laurel Hill.
To be sure Philadelphians have their idiosyn-
crasies but these we are entirely too chart table
to despise. Your born Philadelphian-we are
taking the average man-would not be happy
without his bingham umbrella and his Market
street mules With his dying breath he insists
that overshoes are gums and the ash-barrel
on the sidewalk is to him living and perennial
JOY. He scrubs his pavement on Saturday
morning as religiously as he locks his shutters
at night. He believes in Venetian blinds,
small houses, narrow alleyways, bricks, drays
and coal-skuttle bonnets. He gloats fatty over
Philadelphia butter, and points to his market
houses with the finger of pride. He believes
that man was made for Chestnut street, and
would rather be doorkeeper at Independence
Hall than dwell in the tents Of New York
iniquity.
ALI this is very well, and we ad-
mire the heartiness with which our neighbor
believes in himself. And now that the Phila-
delphians are experiencing a sensation, for the
first time, we believe, since 1776, our heart is
big enough and generous enough to permit us
to sympathize with them even in that The
coming centennial has thrilled the broadbrims
to the bone. The very bankers hum " Old
Hundred" and the brokers' offices along Third
street fairly reek with century plants. The
pious Philadelphia will tell you unhesitat-
ingly that his favorite character in
Scripture is the centurion. You can,
if You choose, buy centennial suit
of clothes there OF centennial store,
order centennial breakfast at a centennial
restaurant and read news about the centepnial
out Of centennial newspaper. Far be it
from us to decry such generous enthusiasm !;
i'll would it become us to be amazed at it, con-
sidering that it has taken just one hundred
years to bring it about. Since there is no
other city in the world which offers such bril-
liant inducements to grow old in, SO there is
no other city in the Union in which the cele-
bration Of centenarianism could with such
nice propriety be held.
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NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, MAY H. s7s-TRIPLE SHEET

single disaster, such as that reported from the
Drummond colliery, will show how costly all
these deiances of plain, natural law are in
the end. 1t is be hoped that this dangerous
mode Of mining coal is confined to Nova
Scotia, and that it will be abandoned there.
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The PERILs OF NAVIGATING THE WATERS OF
HE'LL GATE are well seen in the story of the
sinking Of the coffin steamer Hope, belonging
to the Department of Charities and Correc-
ton, by the steamer Americus The blame
Of the disaster it is difficult to fix at present
but the story of the fatal collision will be
found in our columns elsewhere.
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England and the East African Slave
Trade.

It now appears that the British government
is resolved to take decisive action in the mat
ter of the slave trade in Eastern Africa. A
despatch from Bombay, via London, informs
us that Admiral Cumming has been ordered to
proceed to Zanzibar Immediately, with oil his
available force. Arrived at Zanzibar, he is to
await instructions from the home government.
Sir Bartle Freres mission may not prove 50
great a failure after all. With barbarians
like the Sultan of Zanzibar and the Imaum Of
Muscat powder is much more effective than
treaties, and more good will be done by
dozen gunboats than by q thousand useless
palavers. So long as the peculiar institutions
of Moslemism make slavery o necessity it is
idle to expect that in the putting down of
slavery any effective assistance will be rem
dered by the Imaum or the Sultan or. indeed,
by any Of the Mussulman chiefs of the East.
Now that President Theirs has disclaimed any
sympathy with the conduct of the French
Consul at Zanzibar, and declared himself in
accord with the government of Great Britain,
let rs hope that all the Great Powers. the
United States included, Captain Wilson
being already on his way to Zanzibar
with the Yantic, will act with decision
and vigor, and that through their united
efforts slavery will soon be as little known on
the east coast as it is on the west coast Of
Africa. The East African slave trade is dis
grace to our modern civilization.
The FORTHCOMING CONVENTION OF Gov
ERNoRs IN ArLANTA.-The Atlanta Her.
aM-Alexander H. Stephens organ-in-
dignantly denies that the proposed meet
ing of State Governors in that city has
any political significance whatever. 1t is to be
held, it asserts, in the interest of cheap trans
portation and to consider the subject of build.
ing the Atlantic and Great Western Canal;
and, continues the Herald, whoever tries to
divert it from the consideration of the matter
for which it was avowedly convened will be
guilty of an effort to disgrace it and cause it
to fash out with no good results whatever"
1t is difficult to conceive how O convention
composed of such distinguished dignitaries
can prove clash in the pan," no matter for
what purpose it may be called. It will be
good thing for the Governors to assemble, chat
over the subject of cheap transportation,
throw in few shovelfuls Of intellectual talk
about the proposed canal, dispose of some
good dinners-for which the Georoians are
celebrated-let the subject Of politics alone,
If they can, and then go home wiser men.
But do not let the convocation, by any means,
clash out"
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WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, d. c., May Al A. n.

WAR DEPARTMENT, !
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, \
WASHINGTON, D. c., May al A N.
Probabilities.
For the lower lakes and Middle States north
westerly winds, veering to southeastery and south
westerly, low temperature, clear and partly cloudy
weather; foE Canada sqd! New England, hort62
Westerly winds, rising barometer, very
cool and generally clear weather for
the upper lakes and Northwest ana
thence to Missouri and Kentucky, falling
barometer, warmer and cloudy weather and rain;
for the Gulf States and Tennessee, southeasterly
and southwesterly Winds cloudy weather and rain;
for the South Atlantic States Increasingly cloudy
weather, rising temperature, southerly winds and
rain. CT
Reports are generally missing from west Of the
Mississippi.
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THEATRE COMIQUF. No. Ms Broadway.-DRAhA'
BURLxsQUK AND OLio. Matinee at "a
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

BOOTHS THEATRE. Twenty third street. corner Sixth
RoBsART
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NEW FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE. 72s and $50 Broad
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NIRIO,s GARDEN Broadway. between Prince and
Honston sts-AzRAKL; Or THE MAGIC CHARh Matinee.
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WOODS MUSEUM Broadway corner Thirtietn ST.
Four KNAvEs AND THE PACK Afternoon and evening.
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Schurz, Greeley, Brown, Fenton, Curtin,
Forney and others would seriously derange
the dominant organization it was proved in
October and November last that the effect of
these assertions was to strengthen the regular
republican party In that uncertain transit
coin a revolt Of its distinguished party leaders
against the administration like that of the
Cincinnati Convention would have overthrown
the administration; but in the election results
of last October and November we zee that the
masses of the country have passed beyond the
control of their party leaders and blindly fol-
low them no more.
The Presidential scrub race Of 1924 resulted
from an exceptional condition of things. The
lines between the two old parties had been
obliterated, and the people had become "all
republicans and all federalists" The Congress
sional caucus system of nominating Presidential
candidates had lost its force, and the National
party Convention system had not taken its
place. Monroe, closing up the business of his
second term, had no favorite to name as his
appropriate successor, no powerful organiza-
ton of dependents or followers at his back,
and was but little concerned as to the issue
between jackson, Adams, Crawford and Clay.
Monroe, in word, having met with no oppo-
sition to his administration, had no candidate
to present and no opposition to fight for the
succession. But the case was different with
jackson. In closing up his second Presiden-
tial term with his faithful second Vice Presi-
dent, Van Buren,, "Old Hickory" had heavy
account still to settle with his rebellious first
Vice President, Calhoun and he had on hand,
too some unfinished measures in his general
policy for which he desired tried and trusty
disciple Tor his successor He knew, besides,
thathis wish would be accepted as the law to
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BowERy THEATRE, Bowery.-RR VAN wrSxLE-
Our JENNY &c.
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Union SQUARE THEATRE Union square, nea
Rrosdway-FRoU FRoU Matinee at ~
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OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway. between Houston
and Bleecker street-HUnPTY DUnPTy Matinee at
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ATHENEUM res Broadway.-GRAED VARIETY ENTER
rAmurNr Matinee at ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-13
HORSE and CARRIAGEMARKET
NEw-YoRx, saturday. Jan. II. 1873.

kEW-1OKhs bdturuays Jan' IL 1910.
The influences likely to lead toward a speedy
improvement in the general city trade In horses were
again wanting during the week under review The IN
element weather and more the perilous condition OF
our public thoroughfares, forming severe MN
drance to trying and judging Of horses OF every u
and put transactions in hghpriced stock necessarily
out OF question Trade did hardly steer outsluc W
limits OF the Bulls Head Market ana there u Iennod
confined almost exclusively, to commOn ngnt anu
heavy draft horses. the former sellng at uhchhnse
the latter somewhat figures than were current
fortnight ago. Railroad ana stage n0Ises hse h
s66 per head ordinary draft horses $780, WINE heayy
truck horses commanded almost every nHure laying
between $3.50 and s425 according TO SIZE weight anu
muscle
The most prominent sales recently effected were Mr.
Belmonts bay stallion Gleneg, which, together WIN o
brood mares Uca and Finesse, were purchased ny or
d. II. Sanford for $1,000.
Casa Diva by Voucher, out OF Norma, Is Tor sale at
Fleetwood Park.
AT the carriage repositories the business OF the week
consisted chiefly dspOsng of the second supply OF
selghs which came 10 this market during the present
season, from the different sleigh manufacturing centers'
principally Albany, N. Y. and Portland, Me. Among
commanded ready sales than any other kind, and
prices for sleghs have remained firm. Carriage manu-
facturers preparing for the Spring trade New de-
signs, and quite number OF patented improvements on
vehicles have been considered and adopted by lead
ing houses and where there such strong and earnest
competition as have here New York, the highest
standard OF perfection must necessarily be reached
Exports Of Carriages. Exports Of Carriage Materids
Hamburg I........... 500 Liverpool by1
British West Indies, 3.... 800 Australia 81 pkg...... 2sZ5
British Guiana 3.........,. lou Imports Of FdfRsA -.
Cuba, IeOi pacAAse~'''''''''''' p''
fefu, .<fJool 600.
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CHEAPEST SECURITY NOW OFFERED

YIRsT MORTGAGE BONDS Of the JACKSONVILLE, North.
WESTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN RAILROAD, having 50 years
TO run bearing interest at per Gold Com Of equal to the
Ore sent sAnrd" Coupons psysble IN NeW-ioIk London or
E,nt an he MAIN az the option Of the holder When de-
sired boads win be registered by the Tsieehs farmers Loan
and Trust payable January and july IDS rosd
now completed Jacksonville to junction with the CHiCAGo
ALTON RAILROAD at NTden distance oil o' ~ e
The road 80 far thoroughly equipped ENTIRELY
PAID FOR operation and upon the completed portion
, that bouds Amounting &6n00Q offered al 50 ana
,cued interest Bonds npon the remaining portion OF We
road wi much higher pee and vii be offered only upon
road This road garden Of the State crosses all
te the coal mines at Nn ana
H. bonds most those whose Investigation has been
searching We have personally examined every ae o. t
nv and have gone the entire hne We are ose-
anesls epsd 70 these boud ABSOLUTELY PBh-
fET secnty and further particulars By applying 10
GIBSON. CASANOVA &c Co., BANKERS
80 EXOHAEGR-PLACR, N Y.
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~ NArIoSAL PArK BANE oI NEv-Y
THE GFRNNN-1NTRICAN BANK, NV

II DCceubr l8luc annual meeting Of shareholders
Election OF Director viii be be a. the bank
F MONDAY 13 Of January between the hoan Of u H.
All 2p H. y. Il. SCHREiNER. Cashier.
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6orses, Carriages. Garness, 81.

DuloI5, WuIIIuHF5, DHIHE5o, w
A BRIGHT bay MARE, 1879 hands, u years
~ old will exchanged for working horse she Is nd ana
gentle and about three mnU AdlreAs f. Box 10 Ib
uDe Office.
E0R SALE-H0RSES and DOGS. Any per
sn dsurous OF obtaining staSs bantes trotng dlugh
weltrsnei sporungdogs, the same ~ one
weeks notification from requirement state pee intened 70 ph
will inconvenience Address HAWKS Co. Montreal Canad
HORSE BLANKETS, HARNESS, SADDLES,
and all kinds Of Sadery goods extensively manufactured mi
stable; plush and other Carriage Bobes
ofeVery quality O. b. SMITH Co. 80 Msrrelse
HARNESS.-HOrse Clothing, Blankets, Breast
Aprons Robes snl Horse Equipments Of every DESCRIPTION me
variety NeNYork G. NJ. MOSEMAN BRO, hanaisc-
waerOoms IA Chm6erssG
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sorInEEs - 80 EyrAL RAILwAI coNrAyY,

HEw-YoNK, Dec. n. 1872.
MEETING of the Stockholders of the
~ southern Conncrtsl Railway COMPANY viii be held
NONDAY 22i Of January 1914 O'Clock at No 80
q and D. for the Of atng the
- x r HART Secretary.
AN ELECTION for nine Directors of the
n MFTROPOLTTAN PRODUCE COMPANY, will She held
TUESDAY Jan fs lgl Rsdest Polls open from u nl
TIE g2ner books VAL be closed from evening Of 81 10
y. D. BRIGGS vies-Preadent
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q BRoADvAT, Coz Of Ret.1I.st New-YoIk, Jan I6Ia
An ELECTION for TEN TRUSTEES OF the
~ UNION TRUST COMPANY OF NKW-Y0RK. OF the second
80 =, be- ice the CopAay No. 70 Broadway. OIL
TUESDAY, Jan. q, 1873, between TIE ho1rSof IL m and p m
G. p CARLTON Secretary.
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6SJg or rgg Day Door Tssr BROADWAY AND R.
Co. No 6l5 GRAFD-sI.. NEW YORK. Jan. 3, lsl5
VNHE ANNUAL ELECTION for DIRECTORS
N ms COMPANY ara INSPECTORS Of ELECTION will be
k TUESDAY lah between the hours Of u
al ocioek Transfer books viii b. opened 18th inst
RICHARD KELLY, Secretary.
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NOTICE is hereby given that nlett3aS;DI
~ tle stockholders WILCOX & GIBBS SkWlNG MA
CHINE COMPANY viii bed the Office OF the Company, No 68
Bf5lsy The 18th DAY Of January 1879 at O'Clock for the
y y. DA6GETT Secretary
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INDIANAPOLIS,
BLOOMINGTON & WESTERN
Railway Extension
FIRST MORTGAGE
7pER CENT GOLDBONDS

C,ns and all Investors examine the merits Of the
Bonds issued By INDIANAPOLIS BLOOMINGTON AND WEST
BRN RAILWAY COMPANY and secured by First Mortgage on Its
Extension Line 27 miles On this work 100 miles from
Champaign to Havana on the Illinois River completed,
and trains will that section in the second
week of January. The remaining distance Of IS miles to keokuk
on .h Mississippi With the Of 81 miles to Decatur graded
and track partly down. will be finished In ample time for
the business ofIS73. Of SOIL increasing podne
AMI wide belt Of country tributary to tins p OF he nue. e
for II very large remuneraiye business
The road from Indianapolis Pekn 2c miles has been In operation
little more than two years. and has established Its earn
inns have steadily increased, giving in 1S72 nm In
crease of s3S5, 900 over 1871. Net receipts from
this part the line alone more than sufhcient 10
respond punctuaIy interest all Bonds made and Is
sued by the Company rarely that this can be said Of any ran
road during negotiation ofits securities
The entire line supper; Of popuous exceedingly
rich productive agricultural through and con-
meets important and Cities and crosses immense de-
posts Of good all Of which insure LEGAL business OF great
magnitude. It's Western and Northwestern connections sub
stanaly under eopro with prominent nreeng roads Will
large through traffic The appreciate the necessity Of
large equipment providing for rapidly possible
This with new Con under construction expressly
for this road at Indianapolis will greatly increase its facilities and
enable take large offered business Which III mas
been obliged 10 decline.
Particular asked the unusual strength OF these Bonds
which are liability the entire Corporation owning line Of 40
miles and are completely secured by ft and only mortgage on
the extension ofe line 3OS miles completed and
20 graded
With the certainty that Government win IN short
fine be largely reduced beers 52Os will end advantageous to
realize at present high prices and in these Bonds which we
recommend as possessing ample security for all investors As invest
nent they cannot fail to prove largely remunerative
The Bonds are per gold %" seh convertible into
stock o, par option holder and be registered with
Price, 30 and accrued interest ia currency Coupons
January and July L. free Of tax.
All negotiable securities received exchange at best market rates
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Columbia Classical EnN'tuse

\ Bolrdint School FOR Young Men aud Boys For
umbia. Pa.
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