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The New York herald., 1873-10-13

ality running through Mr.. Frothingham's dis
course which must commend it to the general
reader.
But we turn from these debates on the good
or evil of the Alliance meetings to o medita-
ton on the mission of Christianity and the
victory of the Saviour's love over the power Of
death and the grave as presented yesterday by
Rev. DR.. Hitchcock, of the American chapel,
Paris, in the church in which he formerly
ministered in this city.
Mr.. Beecher made slight change yesterday
from his almost continuous theme-the Father
hood of God-and gave the people some
thoughts on God, not as despot but as lov-
ing, sympathizing Father. The change
though slight, must, however, have relieved
the monotony
Rev. Mr.. Robin helped to make plain the
great law of Christ-namely, bearing one
another's burdens We should do likewise,
and SO fulfil the law.
The New York herald., 1873-10-13
TRIPLE S HEE T.
New York, Monday, October 13. 1873.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY,
To-Day's Contents OF the
Herald.

ssTHE PARTIES AND THEIR PLATFORMS
GRAND CHANCE TO ELECT GOOD MEN TO
OFFICEn-LEADING ARTICLE-SIxTH PAGE.
PLAIN TALK ABOUT THE EVANGELICAL ALL
ANCEl REBUKES FROM THE CATHOLIC
PULPITS OF THE INTOLERANCE AND PRE-
SUMPTION OF THE PROTESTANT MINIS
TRY MR. FROTHINGHAMS PHILIPPICi
MORE LIBERAL SPIRIT MUST BE
SHOwN-FoURTH PAGE.
vALEDICTIoN OF THE EVANGELICAL AL
LANCET ADDRESSES BY THE MAYOR
AND PROMINENT DELEGATES! THE MEET
INGS IN THE ACADEMY, STEINwAY HALL,
TAMMANY HALL AND COOPER NSTI-
TUTE-FIPTH PAGE.
THE FINISH OF THE OCEAN YACHT RACES
VIEWS FROM THE ELwELLl THE WILLIAM
h. VAN NAME WINS THE WORKING
SCHOONER PRIZE AND THE WALLACE
BLACKFORD THAT FOR SCHOONER
SMACKS-FIFTH PAGE.
ORIENTAL CARNAGE AND ANARCHYl WAR
FARE IN A MOST FEARFUL FORM IN GEN.
TRIAL ASIA THE MAILED HAND OF RUS
sIA APPARENT A GALLOws IN EVERY
TOWN. 600 KlRGHEEZ ASSASSINATED-
THIRD PAGE.
LATEST ADvICEs FROM THE FEvER-RAvAGED
DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTH-lMP0RTANT
CABLE AND GENERAL NEwS-SEvENrH
PAGE.
MANIPULATIONS OF THE POLITICAL WIRES In
PENNSYLVANIA THE PROSPECTS FOR To-
MORROW THE OFFICES AND THE
Observation-Disclosures IN A FERMENT-
POLITICS IN THE OLD DOMINION-THIRD
PAGE.
TAMMANY HALL AND THE "OUTSIDE" FAC.
TIONSl THE STRENGTH OF THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY DEvELoPING-BROOKLYN
POLITICS-THIRD PAGE,
NEWARK AND HER NAUGHTY MUNICIPAL Of
FICERS THE SEWER FRAUDS-rENTH
PAGE.
THE POLICE JUSTICESi COMBINATIONS AND
RESULTS = OUR LIGHTHOUSES = EIGHTH
PAGE.
FANCY AMERICAN aSECURITIES" ON THE LON
DON MARKET THE FAILURE OF CLEws,
HABICHT & CO.-TENTH PAGE.
THE PRESENT HOPEFUL CONDITION OF THE
MONEY MARKET THE DEMANDS OF
THE FUTUREl SPECIE PAYMENTS-EIGHTH
PAGE
The New York herald., 1873-10-13
The War in Central Asi0.

1t is probable that the civilization Of the
Khanates of Central Asia will be retarded for
generations to come unless practicable effort
be made by Russia to consolidate their feeble
and quarelsome governments by the strong
military arm. The letter which we publish
this morning, dated Tashkend, from the pen
Of an intrepid HERALD correspondent, after
recounting the bloody history of Khokan
during the present generation, gives details of
the rebellion now in progress. The wars
have been purely dynastic, and, like oil dynas-
tic wars in Asia, they have been unexampled
for their cruelty. Father against son and
brother against brother this has been the
fashion e. e. .he fighting. We can see no posi-
BILE reason why Power bent on asserting her
own supremacy in Asia should not, by active
measures, prevent repetition of the barbara
ties SO tersely stated by our correspondent.
AS long as Khokand. like Khiva, lives within
herself, it may be assumed that she will
learn little of the toleration and
quletude OF peoples dwelling beyond
the darkness Of that dark Continent. How.
oAo', os'A ehcoo uuluerOuS hDanatcS, OF which
khokand IS but an example, be brought within
the pale OF civilization? BY the construction
OF the railway to India, as proposed by that
daring engineer, M. de Lesseps This is the
only possible mode Of relief in any country
where there Is perpetual anarchy. The day of
camel civilization has gone by, and it is folly
to talk of the development of any country
where the burden is not borne by the 'iron
horse" Egypt if she had been left to live
within herself; India, II she had not been
bisected by the rail, and Eastern and Southern
Europe, too, If they had turned their backs on
the locomotive, would have oil remained in q
state Of stagnaton. We see, then, in this
war, insignificant as it may appear, strong
reason why the imperial government CO.
operating with Great Britain, should at once
begin the survey and construction of the rail-
way destined to break through tho Hindoo
Koosh
The New York herald., 1873-10-13


IMPORTANT News FROM MExIco.-We have
the important intelligence from Mexico,
October 2, that its Congress has decreed a6-
.dltions or amendments to the constitution,
embracing the separation Of Church and
State, absolute religious liberty, the suppress
sion of all forms Of involuntary servitude, the
prohibition of monastic orders, the establish
ment of marriage as civil contract, the abo-
lition Of religious test oaths, an interdict
against the holding of property by religious
tracts made among persons consenting to
their own prescription or Punishment. The
reader will perceive that in these constitu-
tional amendments Mexico has completed one
OF the most remarkable political revolutions
OF modern times.
The New York herald., 1873-10-13
the Autumnsl Weather Record and the
Crop Outlook.

Crop Outlook
The official monthly weather review for
September is now in hand, and il enables us
to get better idea of the peculiar me-
teorology of the past summer and also of the
general crop prospects.
. We have, since September came in, measuf-
ably escaped the severe equinoctial gales
which SO frequently descend upon our agri-
cultural districts and drown them and their
golden harvests in fearful rain. We may
attribute this mild September to the long
August gales on the coast which exhausted
the vnpor-stores of the atmosphere and left
but little to feed the equinoctial tempest.
The greatest September storms have. there
fore. been mostly confined to the lake region
and the Gulf of Mexico, where the aqueous
supplies are more plentiful, and condensation
can be maintained from the evaporation of the
surrounding waters.
The rainfall map accompanying the Sep
tembcr weather record shows belt of very
heavy precipitation along the Gulf and South
Atlantic coast, extending inland one or two
hundred miles, while the northern rainfall
would appear heaviest beyond the Canadian
frontier. There has been an excess of rain in
the St Lawrence Valley, in our Middle,
Southern and Gulf States, with the usual
quantity in New England and the Mississippi
Valley. There was slight deficiency in Min
nesota, but not enough to interfere with the
maturing of the corn crops in that and neigh
boring districts The apparent absence of
severe local drouglrts in the Northwest
and the Missouri Valley is very
encouraging fact for the cattle and stock
raiser. Although the telegraph reported
some injury to the corn crop in the Northwest
during the frosts of the last part Of September
the loss cannot have been very heavy, and
when the total grain yield is ascertained it will
probably be swallowed up. The slight def
cheney Of the rainfall in the great Southern
cotton belt, so far from reducing the cotton
crop, is rather favorable to it; for, as is well
known, cotton is sun plant, and the years Of
maximum yield have been the years Of mini
mum rainfall. To help the crop in the South
ern States September brought in favorable
temperature (rather higher than the normaD,
and, if we mistake not, the production this
year will not fall short. At least,
from all the data now in hand, there
is nothing known which would lead to such
conclusion, but rather to contrary one.
BY the side Of this fair prospect in the West,
an unexceptionable prospect in the Gulf and
South Atlantic States, we have fine prospects
in the Middle and Eastern States, where the
bearing fields have had most favorable
weather The frosts of last week were too late
to injure the corn crop and too light to reach
the tobacco district with their blight The
country therefore, has every reason for graft
tude on all sides for the more than abundant
harvests which have already been garnered
It will be amply able to feed not only our own
people, bat to supply this years sad deficiency
of breadstuffs in Europe, and thus attract
hither large quantity Of foreign gold.
The New York herald., 1873-10-13

party. There is no United States Senator to
be elected, SO that partisanship has no excuse
in demanding that bad party nominations be
sustained. The platforms of both parties have
eliminated all great party questions from the
contest There is no issue on the tariff ques-
ton, nor even on the regulation of the ma
tional currency and the management of the
national finances. On these questions there
can be no real issues while party lines remain
intact and politicians enunciate platitudes in
stead of principles. We gave an instance in
the windy democratic resolution in regard TO
specie payments. 1t is easy to understand
that this was not intended to have any prac'
tical value, but was mere political device to
hold party lines together. The same thing is
true of tho refusal of the republicans to touch
the question at all. When parties fail to fulfil
their functions the only hope of the people is
in the people. When parties disregard prin-
ciples and the national good the people must
act independently of parties and select men
for Office who will do their work wisely and
honestly. We think that independence in
political action at this time is more important
than at any previous election. The country
needs the services Of honest and capable men
in Office, and if the State of New York sets the
example of selecting only good men, whether
they are endorsed by one party or the other
the influence will be felt in other States all
over the country, and will be especially useful
next year, when new Congress is to be
alactod
The New York herald., 1873-10-13

THE CuBAs PATRIoTs ACTIVE ~ THE
FELD.-The news from Havana, which Is al.
ways made to look as unfavorable as possible
to the Cuban patriots, shows that the Cubans
alic fighting well and are assuming the often
sive in several directions. In fact, the
Spaniards begin to squeal terribly. Deputa-
tions from the corporations Of Holguin and
Jibara had arrived at Havana TO entrcat the
Captain General to send reinforcements to the
places they represented. When, according to
Spanish accounts, u body of insurgents,
thousand strong, can surprise q column of
Spaniards wound and take the commander
prisoner and cause Spanish loss of hundred
and twenty-five killed, wounded and prisoners,
it is clear the insurgents are both strong and
resolute. If they fight 1t out ''on that line"
and in such manner thsiT cause must tri-
.umph IN the end
The New York herald., 1873-10-13
The Gold Premium and Movement
Hopeful Prospect.

Gold fell on Saturday lower than it has
been since the calamities of the war sent it up
to high premium-that is, lower than it has
been for nearly ten years. At the opening of
the market the price was ITO. In the course
of the day it rose to 110s But with all the
fluctuations the tendency was downward, and
the closing price was 1O8t. This fact is as
remarkable as gratifying, for we had only
few days ago o panic that threatened wide
spread financial disarrangement, and, as
consequence, higher premium on gold. We
have said oil along that there was no cause
for any general disturbance of the market
or business and that the trouble would
end with the breaking down of few
rotten or insecure speculative firms. Had
the panic occurred when imports were ex-
cessive and exports diminished, when gold
was going out rapidly instead of coming
in, and when there was little prospect of q
large demand for the products OF our soil, or
inability to supply that demand, the result
would have been different. There would have
been serious difficulties all round. Happily
the gold movement, the balance of trade and
the prospect of great demand for our crops,
which are abundant proved most favorable
just at the right time. Consequently we are
not only saved from widespread disaster, but
the reaction has brought us to the lowest gold
premium referred to above. Wall street
spectators may attribute this decline in gold
to bear operations or combinations, as they
are in the habit of doing, according to their
narrow views of financial matters; but it is
evident the causes ore general and healthy and
arise from the actual and prospective condi-
ton Of our commerce. The export of specie
since the 1st of January amounted
to $42,050,86 Last year, for the same
period, it was $59,233, 037, and for 1871,
SCI, ,202 238 B that is, nearly s17,000,OOO
less this year than in 1872, and $19, 600
less than in 1871. Better still, gold has
been coming from Europe in large amounts
every day or so for weeks past Last week
the produce exports amounted to SS,37S,l3 l3O,
the largest amount ever known, it is said !,
The export of products since the LIST Of
January was 1923, SAG, 1858; while last year it
amounted to sl7l,sGs,3 1893, and in 1871 to
SITS, ,240. The imports Of general mer-
chandise were less this year by s2e,oOO,Ooo
than last year. Besides oil these fa-
vorable signs of trade and specie move
ments there is the prospect Of an enormous
demand for grain, corn -four and other prod
ucts in excess of former years. Why then,
should not gold decline2 What necessity is
there to fear the consequences of tho late
panic among the shaky banks and railroad
and stock speculators9 Everything looks
hopeful, and should the prospects OF trade be
realized there is no reason why gold should
not continue to decline.
The New York herald., 1873-10-13

The MONETARY CRISIS IN LoNDoN.-The
HERALD correspondent in the British capital
exposes the features of the late panic in
very neat manner this morning. He hits tho
nail squarely on the head when he tells OF the
distrust which Englishmen exhibit concerning
our wild cat securities and indated enter
prises. We fear it will be o long day before
tho American, with n railroad or q silver mine
to sell, will embark at Liverpool wreathed
with happy smilss.
The New York herald., 1873-10-13

The CHIEF JUsT1cEsHIP. President,
considering thein.. ..erests of the country, will
appoint his Chief Just..H re ana SEND IN his nom
ination to the Senate on tn. meeting OF Con-
gress. 1t is SO written and we Il. us' await the
Yneet;no nc Conorass co. a. -. IN.
The New York herald., 1873-10-13

MARSHAL BAzArNE, M. RrvIERE SAYS IN Hrs
REPORT. was anxious about the form of gov
ernment in France while commanding at
Metz. This is most significant remark. It
implies that Bazaine's care was not for the
nation SO much as for the form of ofgovernment-
for the Empire. Was it this that made him
inactive and caused him to surrender the i'm
nense army under his command?
The New York herald., 1873-10-13

NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
f>
JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PROPRIETOR
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-22
Dipping the Hand Into Molten Iron.

The thing has@been done over and over
again, observed DR.. Carpenter in a recent
lecture-that a man has gone and held
his naked hand IN such stream of mol
ten iron, and has done it without the
least injury; all that is required being to
have his hand moist, and If his hand is
dry, he has merely to dip it in water, and
he may hold his hand for a certain time
in that stream Of molten iron without re-
ceiVing any injury whatever. This was
exhibited publicly at a meeting of the
British Association at Ipswich, many
years ago. 1t is one of the miracles 0
science, so to speak; they are perfectly
credible to scientific men, because they
know the principle upon which it hap
pens, and that principle is familiar to
you all that if you throw drop of water
upon hot iron, the water retains its sphcr-
ical form, and does not spread upon it
and wet it. Napor is brought to that con
dition by intense heat, that it forms a sort
of film, or atmosphere, between the hand
and the hot iron, and for a time that at
mOSphere is not too hot to be perfectly
bcarable. There are a number of these
miracles of science, which we believe,
however Incredible at first sight they may
appear, because they can be brought to the
test Of experience and can be at any time
reproduced under the necessary c0ndi-
tons. HOudin, the cOniurer, in his very
Interesting autObiography-a little book |
would recommend to any Of you who are
interested in the study Of the workings of
the mind-Houdin tells you that he him
selftried this experiment, after good deal
ofpersuasi0n and he says that the sensa-
ton Of immersing his hand in this mcltcn
metal was like handling liquid velvet