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Not Worth Talking Abcut,
.om the Kansas City Times. |

FROM the hahsas Clty tunes
The country appears TO be
more seriously exercised abOut
the appointment ola successor
to Chief Justice Chase than
over the death Of the aged and
distinguished jurist itself. Be-
fore he was scarcely cold in his
coffin there was a scramble for
his clothes. Perhaps they will
not fit the man who will finally
get them; but what of that 7
Only two things are necessary
now to make a Supreme Judge
the first an utter ignorance
of the law, the last an utter
forfeiture of conscience. Even
the dead man now in his grave
is known in decisions to have
stretched his conscience until
the tension was notifying and
| painful. Chase aspired to the
Presidency. Until his death he
imagined he saw the shadow of
the glittering reward almost
near enough to tell where the
substance lay. Educated in
the school ofpolitics fashiona>
BILE in his youth, a cosmopoli-
tian naturally from travel and
culture, successful in his pros
fession and blessed with many
worldly goods, it would have
been strange indeed ifhe had
not been conservative even in
an age like this of demagoge-
~, shoddy and petroleum.
He had nothing in common
with the parvenus that war
made-with the upstairs, the
beggars and the bastards who
pnt on ermine as well as uni
forms, who debauched the
bench as well rs the bar, the
ranks of social intercourse as
well as the ranks of the army.
And besides, those who aspire
to the presidency as an honor
and not as a bank to be drawn
upon or an influence to he used
for personal ends, are always
conservative. As a conServa-
tive, and a man of the old
regime, Chief Justice Chase
saw with something like .hor-
ror the degradation. of that
great bulwark of the liberties
of tile people, the Supreme
Court, and turned many times
in sheer wearineSS and disgust
to commune with his own
heart and to ask when all such
things wonld come to an end.
For him, at least, death an
swered the question, and now
they are beginning to quarrel
over his effects. Really, it is
time thrown away to suggest
even that a man should be put
in his stead who is learned in
the law, who has never been
baptized i'll the ungodly pool
of politics, whose private char
acter is above reproach, and
who will lift mp the good name
of the Judiciary instead of
piling higher upon it the odiun
and the disgrace of partisan
malice and necessity. Conk-
ling, new Senator from New
York, mas been spoken ct. He
would do excellently well. a
more INSCRIPTIONS partisan
does not exist, nor one less
imbued with manhood and
devotion of patriotism; Pierre
pont has also been passed in
review. His recommendations
are strong because he made
furious stump speeches for
Grant against Greeley. He is
a politician of materialism, and
plays his game of politics with
no end in view but its fee, with
no stake but his case, and with
no responsibility beyond the
| jury bcX. He esteems himself
highly because he has tranpled
under feet all scruples. The
strength of a Judge is first ia
his honesty and next in his
firmness- Were Pierrepont
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-05-24

The services in an Ohio
church a few Sundays ago were
stopped while a young lady
horse-whipped a male member
of the congregation. ... ......
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-05-24

Charles Sumner and wife
were divorced at Boston on the
10th. The divorce was granted
to Mrs. S. on the ground of de-
sertion. s.. -.... ...
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-05-24

Hon. Jas. L. Orr, U s. Min
lister to Russia, died in st.
Petersburg May 9Th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-05-24
Glitterinp Eeneralities,
Chattanooga is soon tor hay,


an extensive car factory:
One can always find-a sheet
of water in the bed of the ocean.
A Mormon church has been
established inFlorida
Twelve German families have
Just landed at Tuscumbia, Ala.
immigration to central Tex
as is rapidly falling off.
a California newspaper wri-
ter has been hearing the frogs
croak in the silent either blue
Coalin great abundance has
been discovered near johnson
City in East Tennessee.
Very fine bituminous coal
has been found in southern
Nebraska. .....
Eight iron furnaces are
building on the line of the Sell
ma, Rome and Dalton railroad.
"A party of Northern capital
lists are said to be on an exeur-
sion examining the Alabama
coal fields.
The taxable property of Den
ison, Texas, is assessed at
1921, 900. Pretty good for an
eight months town.
Staten Island would like to
get a divorce from New York,
and to that end is flirting with
New Jersey.
Chicago's taxes this yearfor
city, county and State purpos-
es will be ten millions of dol
lars. .r' g. r.. ...
1t costs the railway compan-
les of England eight million
dollars for tritiing with the
lives of passengers last year.
The author of the saying
You must always take a man
as yon find him. was a con-
stable.
A Delaware judge fined a
lawyer only one dollar fo1
calling him "a bloated old rhi-
noeeros." .--.... ....l ..
Des Moines sportsmen re,
port "ducks without end -
What, then, DO Des Afoines
ducks have? r-r =.nr a.
The Fort Valley Mirror re,
marks that some young ladies
are as hard to understand as
the new postal law" .. r.
An Iowa merchant won't ad.
vertise in the papers, but paints
on the fences, Go two Aliens
for yer dri goods ... ..........
A son of Gen. D. II. Hill, q
the Confederate army, has
been appointed a. West Point
cadet. 10 Oil -.r a- -...-U
Austin, Texas, is about TO be
lighted with gas; and she is
talking seriously of having
water works. ..- .a Pa. -.G
| Hog cholera sweeping off the
swine along the line of the
Elizabeth and Paducah rail
roail, Kentucky. ..... s..'-
a valuable deposit of pot.
ters' clay, just discovered in
that neighborhood, is now all
the talk of the Little Rock pa,
pers.
Deputy Marshal M. F. Par.
ker went over into the Indian
Territory after horse thieves
a short time ago, and was muir
doral hxy Al n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-05-24
The Texas and Pacific rail

The Texas and Pacific rail
road-the directors and officers
claim they will have this road
completed in the fall of 1876,
and we believe they will do it,
as they push matters right
along, and don't stop to take a
look backwards.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-05-24

Here is another evidence OF
the ingratitnde of republics.
Mrs. Shambo, of Williston, vt,
is rs years old and the mother
of twenty-five children, and
yet she has to work for her
living at seyenty-five cents a
week.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-05-24

VIM. I'll. McGufty, the COM
piler of the well known series
of Readers bearing his name
and Professor of Moral PhilosO-
ply in the University OF va1
did at Charlottesville, va,
after q long illness.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23

DoNcs AT ALBANY The Assembly devoted
yesterday TO considering the proposed amend
ments TO the State constitution, agreeing in
The main to the propositions of the Commits
sion, but rejecting the changes in election of
Senators. In the Senate most Of the day was
spent in work upon the Appropriation bill.
Reports were read relative to the work on the
State Hospital at Poughkeepsie and the Re-
formatory ct Elmira, showing a reckless ex-
penditure Of the bounty of the State, and the
probability that under the present manage
ment immense sums beyond the original esti-
mates would be required for their completion.
At the close of the evening session the Senate
had progressed through about one-third o.
the bill.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23
The Late Solar Halo.

The recent solar phenomenon reported to
the HERALD from Patchogue, L. l., and
witnessed much nearer, is Susceptible Of
clear explanation. Shortly before noon
of Tuesday dense circle was observed
to surround the sun, within which the sun
shone with intense and apparently concen-
trated brightness, through an opaque sphere.
This circle was said to have lasted about fif-
teen minutes and to have broken on its west
ern side. The celebrated philosopher Mariotte
first suggested that these halos are due to the
existence of minute prisms or crystals Of ice
in the upper atmosphere, having refracting
angles of sixty degrees and their axes turned
in all directions SO as to reflect and refract the
light These minute crystals, about ten times
as light as water, float in the wavy, fine fila
ments Of the thin cirrus clouds, which stretch
in our hemisphere, in horsetail form from
southwest to northeast, and ride ct great
heights above the earth, where the tenn
perature is low enough in the hottest
weather to CONCEAL their moisture. These
-presaging clouds, when combined with
the more moist sheet cloud, or patches of it,
coming between the sun and earth, very fire.
quently produce the solar halo. The cirrus
cloud, which is usually supposed to move at
an elevation Of ten or fifteen thousand feet, is
not connected with the surface current but
belongs to the great upper equatorial air cur
rent When the sun is high up in the hea-
vens, as it was when this last halo was seen,
the interposing vapor is too thin to pro-
duce any action on the solar rays, and
hence the absence Of prismatic color in this
noon phenomenon. The circle or sphere
within the halo described by our correspond
ent as Opaque is darker than the external
space, for the very simple reason that the
rays Of solar light refracted by the ice crystals
from within cannot be seen by the spectator.
The reason the circle witnessed at Patchogue,
after remaining for some time, broke on
its western side, is already accounted for
by the fact that the equatorial air current, in
which Aoatsd the cirrus cloud with the ice
prisms, TO whose refracting power the halo
was due, was at the time forcing Its way
northeastwardly in its accustomed track. and.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Secretary Robson Is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Judge A. P. Loring, OF Boston, Is In town. at the
New York Hotel.
Senator Eugene Casserly, Of California, yester.
day arrived at the Brevoort House.
Major W. B. Slack, of the United States Marine
Corps, is at the Metropolitan Hotel
President A. D. White OF the Cornell University
at Syracuse, is staying at the HOFFMAN House.
Colonel Samuel Tate, Of Memphis President Of
the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad. is at the
st. Nicholas Hotel.
Mr.. John Lynch, OF New Orleans member OF
the State Board Of Canvassers Of louisiana yester
day arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Ex-Alderman Newman, OF Brooklyn, is about to
enlarge his worldly experience by visiting Europe
He will sail on Saturday on the steamship Spain,
and will be absent from home about six months
His punning friends assure him that he will come
back Newman.
Eastern papers are In an estate state OF punning
over the case Of the forger Coe. One says ''Coe"-
partnerships will not be so popular as heretofore;
another regards as strange "Coe''-incidents the
forgeries on State street. and all agree that
crime is "Coe"eval with the sad lapse OF morality
and prObity at the "Hub."
1t Is regarded as a somewhat singular coinci.
dence that JEFFERSON Levy, son Of Commodore J. P.
Levy, United States Navy, and one OF the heirs OF
have been admitted as an attorney -ataw in this
city on the birthday Of the Father OF the Declara-
ton OF Independence, May 10.
A fine Of SIS and two weeks Imprisonment was
the sentence lately passed by London magistrate
upon wretch who pr1cked out the eyes OF chat.
finch to improve Its song. He boosted OF having
treated forty birds In the same manner in one day.
A little OF the lash would have improved his song
and probably made him ''change his tune" too.
A Philadelphia gentleman, OF known integrity,
was not very much pleased the other day when he
was informed by postal card that ''unless that
small bill for washing was settled Mrs. Muloney
would bring suit before an alderman" Another
Philadephian-a church deacon-received the fol-
lowing :-'Dear Gus, will be on at 0 P. NJ; put
bottle OF Reederer on ice."
The Boston Traveller insists that the Chief
Justice of the United States should be quite as
much statesman as lawyer, and in support OF
its position instances the fact that the Supreme
bench has been filed politically by such Justices,
appointed by democratic Presidents, as fancy,
Smith, Thompson. William Johnson, Livingston,
Baldwin, Catron, Wayne, Mckinley, Grier, Bar
bour, Daniel woodbury., Nelson, Clifford Campbell.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23

The case of the black man, jackson,
who is alleged to have murdered his
white mistress, Caroline McDermott, and
afterwards, at the instigation of his colored
associates, attempted suicide is one of the
most extraordinary in our lately checkered
annals Of crime. The murder has nothing
but base passions probably stimu-
lated by bad liquor, behind it; but
the attempt at suicide has many
novel bearings. Men have frequently
attempted or achieved self-destruction
under the intense pressure of sudden
remorse; but that the suicide should be sug-
gested and urged by sympathizing friends as
necessary means of avoiding further complica-
ton in this world is remarkable. We may we'll
believe that the brutal murderer did not relish
the advice or he would have made clean
shave of his existence when he drew the razor
across his windpipe He, however, must
have had considerable confidence in
attempted it. The psychological features of
the deed ore well worthy of study If we mis-
take not they will only make clear the arrant
selfshness which lies so deep in bad humanity
The wretch with the blood of his mistress
fresh upon his hands had all his ideas fixed
upon escape-that is self-preservation. These
ideas must have been confused or he never
would have sought or suffered advice. His
friends may have told him how unlikely it was
that he could get clearly away. He would
be caught and hanged; it was better to use
the razor on himself. Selfshness is visible
again in the fact that the suicide would
save the advisers much prospective
trouble and mental distress by being
forced to testify against the murderer. The
last suggestion must have touched jackson
deeply. No wonder his hand trembled. He
failedand will probably be hanged His want of
success brings a curious phase Of criminality
before the public that his death would have
hidden. To the students and admirers
of "Euthanasia," who at present are
discussing in England the exact state
at which sick man should be
invited to kill himself, or what amount of
medical certifcation should be legally
sufficient to put the hopelessly incurable
out Of their misery, the case of Jackson
will prove deeply interesting. We commend
it to them. Meanwhile we observe another
reason in the attempted suicide, namely, that
the gallows is becoming O substantial terror
with such degraded wretches as the black man
jackson and his friends.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23

The Constitutional Struggle In France.
Paris and Versailles were in active prepare
ton, yesterday, during the night and until
this morning, for the advent and management
of the grand constitutional debate which is to
come off in the National Assembly to-day.
Political party caucus has used its most en-
ergetic influences and most attractive argu-
ments, with the view of securing powerful COM
binations on the one side or the other. Pres
ident Theirs and his Cabinet colleagues and
Legislative supporters remain confident of VIC
tory. The monarchist cohesion, on the other
hand, becomes more complete and firm hourly.
Seven hundred members will attend. The
French public is already excited. President
Theirs has taken occasion to have the military
held in readiness to preserve the public peace.
The possession of executive authority, with
its exercise in this respect, will evidently
afford good deal of extraneous and in
France, not unusual strength to the party Of
the President Meantime there is talk Of the
appearance of an individual spectre rouge, in
the shape Of mailman, who has organized
conspiracy for the purpose of assassinating
M. Theirs. The freak Of the lunatic, even.
will tell in the Parliament. so that the veteran
statesman who rules France may come out
from the Legislative test all right, Thankful to
his friends and anxious to absSive even the
crazy politician.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23
CHOLERA REPORTS coNTRADIoTED.
CINCINNATI, ohio, May %, 1s'

CINCINNATI, ohio, May %, 1873.
The steamer John Kilgour, the boat on which
deaths from cholera were reported arrived here
to-day from New Orleans. ofcers of the steamer
have stated In interviews that although three
deaths occurred none were from Asiatic cholera.
John schenck, who died between vicksburg ana
Memphis, had been indisposed before getting on.
board at New Orleans, and was imprudent In eat
ing. His illness terminated in cholera NOR.
bus. The second man who died had been
sick In the hospital at Bayou Sara, and was coming
North on account Of his health. the deck hands
ate fruit and early vegetables freely, and towards
the end OF the trip number OF them were attacked
with diarrhpa and one died.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23
Great Britain as a Dealer In slaves.

Great Britain as n Dealer In Slaves.
In the early part of last November there was
a meeting of philanthropists at the Mansion
House, London, to discuss the duty of Chris
tan England in reference to East African
slavery. Sir Bartle Frere had been commits
stoned by Her Majesty to conduct negotia-
tons with the Sultan Of Zanzibar and to in
stitute measures for the suppression Of the
infamous trade in human flesh which has for
centuries scourged Africa and preyed upon
her population. Mr.. Stanley, the HERALD
commlssioner-who, defying hardship, danger
and oil forms Of discouragement, sought out
and succored DR.. Livingstone after the fail
ure of his British supplies had left
him ga ruckle of bones to perish
by the side Of the noble lacustrine river
which his scientific zeal has given to
modern geography, rediscovering the equa-
torial Nile OF Herodotus-was among the
speakers In the course of his remarks he
advised Sir Bartle Frere ION his way to
Zanzibar to call at Seyschelles and the Mauri-
thus, and find out how England was impli-
Gated in the slave trade" He said the British
government chad been selling slaves and
taking money for them. For every slave
captured and released at seychelles, five, six
or ten dollars were taken, and that because
England had gone to the expense of five
pounds head for the capture" He termed
this q compromising with villany, and urged
England to have nothing to do with the ac-
cursed thing if she would be called the
champion of the slaves. Englishmen of high
position in Church and State were surprised
at Mr.. SANKEY'S revelations, and some even
attempted to break their force by disputing his
facts. Subsequently the Colonial Minister,
the Earl Of Kimberley, asked the Governor OF
seychelles 70 report upon the matter A
reply from Sir A. II. Gordon. lust made
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23
TRIPLE SHEE T.
New York. Friday, May 80, 1873.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY
No-Day's Contents of the
Herald.

s'THE LOUISIANA DIFFICULTYi THE PREsI-
DENTS PROCLAMATION KELLOGG SUS-
TAINED"-LEADING EDITORIAL TOPIC
SIXTH PAGE
PRESIDENT GRANT sUsTAINs THE KELLOGG
GOVERNMENT IN LOUISIANA HIS PROC
t-f LAMATION OF WARNING TO THE GRE.
SlSTERSln WHAT CAUSED THIS ACTIONl
FEARS OF THE KELLOGGITES- THIRD
PAGE y,
TRIAL BY SPANISH LAW, THE CASES OF
MESSRS. PRICE AND O'KELLYi NO ONE
ALLOWED TO SEE THE FORMERi THE
AMERICAN CONSUL DENIED INGRESSi A
CUBAN COURT MARTIAL FOR MR.. OKEL-
LY-SEvENrH PAGE
UNITED STATES TROOPS PURSUE MEXICAN
AND INDIAN ROBBERS INTO MEXICO
SHARP ACTION, AFTER FORCED
MARCH OF EIGHTY MILES, NINETEEN OF
THE SAvAGES KuLEDi THE MEXICANS
OPEN FIRE UPON THE AMERICANSl A
WAR LOOMING UP-THIRD PAGE.
INTENSE AGITATION IN FRANCE OVER THE
COMING DEBATE IN THE ASSEMBLY
PEACE PRECAUTIONSi RUMORED PLOT
TO KILL NJ. THIERS-SEvENTH PAGE.
THE CARLIST ATROCITIES UPON THEIR PRIs-
ONERS POPULAR EXCITEMENT AND A DE-
MAND FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PAGE.
DESTRUCTION OF THE PALACE OF THE MTKADO
OF JAPAN-IMP0RTANT CABLE AND GEN
ERAL NEWS-SEvENTH PAGE.
THE PERSIAN RULER WARMLY GREETED IN
RUSSIA-THE LONDON LANCET, PRO-
NoUNCES THE PAPAL MALApY WORSE
THAN REPORTED-SEvENTH PAGE.
REBELLION AGAINST BRITISH RULEl FIERCE
FIGHTING ON THE AFRICAN GOLD COAST
THREE THOUSAND KILLED. THE CAUSES
AND PROBABLE RESULTS OF THE WAR
WITH ASHANTEE-FouRTM PAGE
THE RICHMOND CLUB sCANDALi MEMS AND
WOMEN'S TONGUES LASHING FIERY
BLOOD TO DUEL TEMPERATUREi THE
DETAILSl THE SECONDS ON TRIAL :
FIFTH PAGE.
COMPETITION FOR WEST POINT CADETSHIP
A FIRST WARDER CARRIES AWAY THE
ROBERTS PRIZEl WITHDRAWING THE
NoMINATIoN-NEws FROM WASHING
TON-TESTH PAGE.
TAKING HUMAN LIFE BY WHOLESALE A TER
RIBLE SERIES OF CRIMES IN OHIO
- POISON THE DEADLY AGENT EMPLOYED
DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST THOSE
ARRESTED-NINTH PAGE.
MUNICIPAL PLACE HUNTERS SEEING THE
MAYOR SOME RESULTS AND RUMoRS OF
OTHERSl THE PARK COMMISSION AND
TIE POLICE JUSTICESHIPS-FIFTH PAGE.
THE WASHINGTON PARK SPRING MEETINGi A
GOOD TRACK AND FINE TROTTINGl THE
WlNNERS-FIFTH PAGE.
FCATCHING SHAD FACTS AND STATISTICS
ABOUT THE HUDSON RIVER FISHERIES
EIGHTH PAGE.
INTERESTING CATHOLIC DEDICATION IN NEW
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY-NINTn PAGE.
THE HOME AND FOREIGN MARKETS WORK
OF THE GOLD CLIQUE SPECIE PAY.
MENTS-THE JONES' WOOD AND OTHER
SALES OF REALTY-EIouTH PAGE.
TRAIN STILL LIVES AND IS LIKELY TO GET
LOOSEI INTERESTING LEGAL sUMMA.
RIES-MURDERERS In BELLEvUE-FoUgru
PAGE.
THE YALE BASE BALL NINE DEFEATED BY
THE PRINCETONS AT NEW HAvEN-THE
NEW DOCK BOARD-LABOR RIGHTS
OBITUARY-FIFTH PAGE.
AIR-GUN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WIVES
STATEN ISLAND STEALING-KICKED TO
DEATH-NNTH PAGE