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The New York herald., 1874-11-26
Thanksgivfng Day

This is Thanksgiving Day, the appointed
day of social reunions, family dinners,
active charities and general thanksgiving as
people for the blessings of the year. 1t was
an exclusively New England institution before
"the war;" but it has become national fes-
tival. Under the old slavery regime the cele-
bration was regarded down South as Puritan
ical affair, too closely allied to abolitionism to
be adopted OF recognized. Under the new
regime of universal liberty and equal rights
Thanksgiving Day is appointed for the length
and breadth of the land in proclamation
from the President Of the United States. This
day, therefore, from the. Atlantic to the Pa
cifc coast, from the great lakes to the Gulf
of Mexico, and from the sources of the Mis-
sissippi to the outlet of the Rio Grande, that
magnificent native bird, the turkey, will super
sede in the honors Of the festival the broad
winged American eagle. The imperial tur-
key will this day through all the land be
lord of the table, excepting the great plains,
the snow-capped Rocky Mountains, and
thence to the Sierra Nevada, where, perad-
venture, the bison, the antelope, the elk, the
big horn or the grizzly bear will take his
place. We say nothing of Alaska, where the
polar bear and the walrus are always in order.
In this city the day will be particularly
welcome one, rain or shine, to the thousands
of the unfortunate under the care of our
benevolent institutions and charitable soci-
cites; and thousands Of other unfortunates
ortaida the male Of theaa banafcent orpaniZa-
tions will doubtless be made glad by the
timely generosity of their prosperous neigh
bors. And SO we hope to report tomorrow
general and happy observance of Thahksgiv-
ing Day in and from Manhattan Island and
the extreme East to the orange groves of the
far South and to the iron-bound coast and
tho Golden Gate of our Western Ocean.
The New York herald., 1874-11-26
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Pleasant delusi0ns-The Published quotations Of
the market price OF poultry.
What's the word !-Turkey /,
All his janissaries together could not defend the
integrity OF the Sick Man this day.
His port Is suDlimer to-day than ever.
General Sherman left the city last evening zoe
his home In st. Louis.
G. J. Taylor will edit the YorEri1e Argus q proc
iected east side weekly.
Mr. ]. d. Lippincott, OF Philadelphia, is regiss
tered at the HOFFMAN House.
Senator william b. Allison. OF Iowa, has apart,
ments at the Brevoorr House.
Ex-senator James NJ. Thayer, OF Nebraska, t
sojourning at the Astor House.
The republicans could not ''unload" their party,
but the people have discharged 1t.
Congressman Charles Albright. OF Pennsylvania,
Is staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Pity we cannot apply the bell punch principle to
legislators and public ofhcers generally
SUn0r Mardt has been appointed head OF thd
Spanish financial administration OF Cuba.
Mr. Randolph Rogers tho sculptor, Will sail for
Europe to-day in the steamship Pommerania.
Ex-Governor Thaddeus c. Pound. OF Wisconsin,
is among the latest arrivals at the ST. Nicholas
Hotel.
Hon. Lyman K. Bass, member OF Congress elect1
was married yesterday afternoon, in Buffalo, Ia
Miss Fannie Metcalfo.
At the present time the countries subject to th4
Emperor OF Russia are equal In extent to one.sxth
of all the "iry land" a
Mr.. Bancroft Davis, United States Minister tn
Germany, who has been in Paris few days, leaves
that city to-day for Berlin.
Mulletr is gone. Now will some one take down
that little meretricous dab of gold with which tha
new Post ONCE Is dishgured'
The nags were gay on the City Hall for Evacua.
ton Day, but the most Joyful evacuation there
will happen on the 1st Of January.
Mr.. william Robinson, Governor OF the Bahamas.
arrived from England yesterday in the steamship
City Of Montreal, and is at the Clarendon Hotel.
The comm makers in convention have unau-
imously resolved that cremation is contrary to
every principle OF right, honor justice and truth.
NJ Lials has left Paris for Rio Janeiro with the
apparatus for the organization or an observatory
that will be one Of the most complete in the
world.
NJ Lucas was saved from falling into the river by
the loose end or q rope. A great many have been
saved from falling in the same way but they didn't
enjoyit
Mary H anley female detective, has obtained q
reward OF $1,000 for the discovery of the mur.
derer OF Charles Goodrich, whose murderer Is uu.
fortunately not yet discovered.
There are 5000 men on strike in the Pennsy1.
vania coal region, and they kill one another at the
average rate OF five day. II this continues the
afflicted community will have peace In little ever
four years.
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An American Cardinal.

A cable despatch printed in The Republic of
yesterday morning announces that His Holi-
ness the Pope has resolved to elevate two of
our Roman Catholic priests to the rank of
cardinal. 1t is said that this honor, the first
ever conferred upon an American prelate, will
be given to Archbishop McCloskey, of New
York, and the Bishop Of Pittsburg. Some
European cardinals will also be created,
notably Archbishop Manning whose valiant
defence of the Papacy against Mr.. Gladstone
has given him new claim to the affections of
the Holy See. 1t has long been felt that the
Catholic Church in America, by virtue Of its
loyalty, patience and fidelity, has deserved
some special recognition from Rome. The
Pope has been gracious enough to say on
many occasions that in no country is the
Catholic Church SO free as in the United
States. The only objection to the appoint
ment of an American cardinal Is the fear that
the Church in this country is not ripe enough
to sustain the dignity; that creating as it does
ON Office with the rank and courtesies of
prince, such. an Office would be incompatible
with republicanism, and that the Church is
also more of a missionary church than other
wise and does not need this supreme honor.
But, on the other hand it is held by wise
and Independent Catholic thinkers, that if
there is any need OF the Office Of cardinal it
10 as necessary to. America as to Italy. Fur
thermore, it is unfair to America, as a great
Power and ranking politically with the great
est of Powers, that she should be considered
as simple missionary field like Patagonia or
New Zealand. There is also the fear
that the government of the Holy See
is passing into the hands of a ring
of foreign prelates, mainly Italians, who
give Church honors lavishly to their own
codntrymen and ignore great nations like
England and America. An Illustration of
this is seen in the appointment of young
member of the Napoleon family the present
Cardinal Bonaparte-when young, intel
lectually indifferent and obscure priest, SIM
ply to please his cousin, the Emperor of
the French. If this great honor could be
given to crafty an emperor it could also be
given to crafty a nation.
The Pope seems to have arrived at this
conclusion. New York will rejoice to see the
dignity of cardinal bestowed upon the Arch
bishop of New York. The end may be q
Yankee Pope. With one Of our wide-awake
Yankee priests in the chair of ST. Peter
the controversy between the Holy See and
Bismarck would take another turn.
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Taxpnyers and Politicians.

Some of our city politicians are taxpayers.
In the former character they are persistent
in their demands on the heads of depart
ments for appointments, contracts, labor
tickets and other official pickings for their
friends and supporters. In the latter capacity
they ore constantly growling at the rapid
increase Of debt and taxation. Yet they know
that the principal cause Of the heavy expense
Of the city government Is the pernicious sys-
tenn of making the municipal departments
almshouses for the relief and support of
political adventures, and that for this sys-
tenn they are themselves in great measure
responsible. Not single department in the
would conduct his private business. Some Of
them are more economically and more hon.
estly managed than others, and show q
decreased expenditure from the prodigal rule
of four years ago. But the best Of them, if
confined strictly 10 the expense necessary to
the proper discharge of its official business,
could be run at q greatly reduced cost In
many of the departments one half tho annual
appropriation is so much plunder taken from
the public treasury for selfish and corrupt
purposes.
Thirty-seven million dollars is an enormous
amount to raise in one year by taxation in .
city like New York. without providing for the
payment of twentieth part of the portion Of
the public debt falling due, while no works of
public improvement are in progress, and while
even the repairs necessary to keep the streets in
passable condition are neglected or obstructed.
The tax to cover this amount, after deducting
the receipts from city and county revenue, is
three per cent on all the taxable property in
the city. A man who lives in his own house,
assessed at twenty thousand dollars and mort
gagged for fifteen thousand, will have to pay
naxt wear for take, six uadred dollars for in
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ANOTHER New PATTY was started in Indian
apolis yesterday, but there is little chance
that the newborn infant will live long enough
to cry. The platform of these hopeful gentle
men eontemplates the abolition Of the national
banhs and the replacing of their notes by
ali equivalent amount of gleenbacks, inter-
changeable back and forth for federal bonds
This is q specimen of the crop OF wild
parties that would spring up if the
republican organization should disintegrate
and dissolve. But we expect nothing of
The kind. There still remains in the
republican party vitality enough to fight
q strenuous battle for the next Presidency,
and all these small crratic factions will be
absorbed, in the progress Of tho contest into
one or the other of the great parties. Since
the practical extinction OF the Liberal repub-
licans and the farmers oranges as political
organizations the prospect is slender indeed
for any new party until after the next Presi.
dental election.
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GOupil's Gallery.

The winter season has been opened vigorously
at this gallery by the simultaneous exhibition OF
number OF very important works by distinguished
American and European artists. George II. Bougn.
ton sends one OF his largest canvases. "The Heir
Presumptve." It Is painted In his best style, with
all the pleasing harmony OF atmospheric effect for
which he Is remarkable. In the foreground an
old gardener leans against young sapling while
he stops from his labor OF raking up the dead
leaves to salute the approaching heir. The Gen.
tral figure is q delicate and dignined boy, VINO
evidently innerits oil the pride OF blood which be-
longs to noble ancestry. The time chosen is even
setting sun minges with the gray OF evening pro-
ductng that tender sentiment wnlch Is tne great
charm OF BOughtOn's style.
''THE BRIDAL PROCESSION"
BY Gustave Brion, VIII repay attention. 1t Is re-
markably rich IN color color. Inc, Inc costumes OF the
painting strong and vigorous
large canvas is employed by this famous ar
tist to show how Rubens painted Marie de Med-
CTS ,psa oam snnc IN o colon and has
impelled Zamaois 10 paint "rne Education OF .
Prince" Marie de Medici is evidently more int
terested with parrot and lor lapd0g than wild I
the artist or his work. She has evidently rorgotte
the existence OF both, and is engaged playing wItE
ner pets while the great artist rests inactive until
The way in which the nesh tints are painted recall
the work Of Rubens hlmself-there Is the same
freshness and suggestion OF animal life. In paint.
ing Marie he has initiated most successfully tha
style of rhe old master.
''sHEEP IN PAsTURR.v
An admirable picture, full OF sunshine. The
sheep are painted with mastery touch, and tho
landscape displays combination OF Imagination
and power OF representing actual nature seldom
found In the same work. The hazy summer at
mosphere has been produced most successfully
and without any apparent effort.
1.-THE BEACH At sCHAvENTNGES.u
In this canvas summer daylight eject has been
most successfully rendered. The groups or
fashlonabcs In their elegant costumes are made
TO contribute to seaside picture OF unusual merit.
Exception might be taken to the richness OF the
toilets which seem scarcely appropriate for sea-
side lounging. A large number or other celc-
brated painters are represented, bat reference To
their works would Occupy too much spacc.
The New York herald., 1874-11-26

GRoss OUTRAGE has been committed In
Spain on the correspondents Of the HERALD
and Times, who were arrested in defiance Of
their passports and afterwards subjected to
revolving indignities. They were released
yesterday and one Of them was rearrested for
using threatening language toward the Mayor
OF Fontarabia. But it is supposed that the
civil action against him for this offence will
not be pressed.
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HaseltIne,s Collection.

Last evening private view OF the large coIec.
tion of pictures belonging to Mr.. Haseltine Was
offered 10 large number of invited guests ut
Leavitts art gallery. The collection IS very large
and the works are of every variety OF merit.
Among the more important win bo
noticed 'Thc Right PATH" by Merle; "TDe Burial
or the Bird" BY l.eieune; "The Serenade." by
Escosura, and 'srhe Garuen Ramblen by Latnttn.
Quito number OF well known artists are repre-
sented by works OF less Importance. The coIiec-
tion will remain on exhibition Tor some weeks,
when 1t will be disposed OF by auction.
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The WAsHMoroN CONSPIRACY TRIAL, which
has attracted such universal attention from
the prominent positions of some OF the parties
concerned in it, has now reached its most IN
teresting point. The case passed into the
hands of the jury after d very interesting
charge By the presiding Judge, but up to
midnight verdict had not been rendered
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1HE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. The President
was not at home to visitors yesterday, ha wing
set down to The important work of preparing
his annual Message to Congress. We are
gratlfied to hear that he intends to be unusu-
auy full and explicit in his views and recon-.
mendations on the currency question, the
talif and the ahlirs OF the Southern States
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The DIRECT UNITED STATES CABLE will
probably be laid and completed by the middle
Of January. The steamship Faraday, engaged
IN the enterprise, has encountered very rough
weather, and it has been found necessary to
buoy the cable twice. The completion of the
work is anxiously looked forward to on both
sides OF the Atlantic.
The New York herald., 1874-11-26

THE NLw ARMY REGISTER, which will be
published by the Adjutant General in few
days, will give lamcntable exhibit Of the
effects OF reducing our military force to mere
skeleton. Some of the departments have been
cut down to such an cxtent that their exist
enoo seems to be at the most shadowy kind.
The New York herald., 1874-11-26

NEVADA is not healthy State for Journal
lists. The ex-cditof Of the Truckee Republican
is the last victim, having been made target
for pistol practice BY some one who did not
admire him.
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ART MATTERS.
BROOKLYN Art ASsocia tiOn.

This association. which has done so much for the
advancement Of the Interests Of high art In Brook.
lyn, will hold It's twenty ninth reception ON Nom
day, In the art building OF the Academy OF Music.
Arrangements have been made to secure a splen.
did collection OF native and foreign works for ex.
hiDitlon,
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WALL STREET YESTERDAY Stocks at the
close were generally lower. Cold after selling
at 111a declined to 111s. Moncy was easy
at 3 81 per cent.
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EvAcuATIoS DAY was yesterday marked with
the usual honors of the occasion; but the 3lst
day of December will be an evacuation dav in
this city which will be far more interesting to
the parties concerned than the evacuation of
the British army nearly hundred years ago.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT
PRoPRIEToR

THE DAILY HERALD, pabNshed eucry
Gag in ne year. Four cents per copy. An
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committee on to New York to solicit subscrip-
tons. The plains of Nebraska being swept
clean by the insect plague the people are in
great distress there
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WITH SUPPLEM ENT.
New York, Thursday, Nov. &c. 1874.

From oar reports this morning he probabilities
are hot The ,ceotter to-day ,eW be clear.
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wALLACnts THEATRE,
Broadway. .--TUE SHAIGHRAUN. At y T., NJ; closes
~ ~ Mr.. BoucIcau- Matinee at | 80 +. NJ.
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made In the ring interest Fish naturally
begins to believe that he has already been
there too long
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. On and
after January l, 1876, the daily and weekly
editions of the New YORK HERALD will bs
sent free of postage.
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BgoOKLYN ATHENECM
BIGONE DULL CARE. Mr.. Frederick MaccabS.
Ma inee At 2 T. NJ.
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ROMAN uIPpoDROM3.
Tweny-sixt III stsee and Fourth nceAfternoOn aud
evening 81 T. And
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
twenty eighth street and Rroadway. The HEART OF
MIDLOTHIAN. Al T. N. closes at 10: NJ Miss
tanny Daven port Mr.. Fisher. Matinee ats T. N.
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Rl1rH THEATRE

BOOTH THEATRE,
corner pwcnt third and sixth avenue RIP VAN
WIAKLs as T VI closes 10 40 T. A. Mr jefferson.
Matinee at | 80 r. u.
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NIBLO'S GARDEN,
Broadway, between Prince and Houston streets
FizA ARAo, at / 20 r. NJ; WILLIAM TELL at5P. NJ
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RRYAST:s OPERA

ROBINSON HALL
Sixteenth street between Broad ald Fifth avenue
Variety at +. n. Matinee at T. NJ.
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BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE,
Wect twenty third street near sixth avenue. NEGRO
MlNsrRklsY. DC, at P. N. closes at 10 L. NJ. Ian
BRYANT Matlnee at g r. NJ.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT
rRoPEIEToR
THE DAILY HERALD, paedshed euery
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. On and
/. after January l, 1876, the daily and weekly
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sent free of postage.
All business or news letters and. telegraphc
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HERALD.
Letters ard packages should be properly
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HERAlD-NO 46 FLEET STREET.
Subscriptions and Advertisements will be
received and forwarded on the same terms
as in New York.
Volume xxxTx. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS No. $50
AmsEKEsTs THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
BOOTH THEATRE,
corner Twentv.tbird and sixth avenue-RIPVAN
WiSKLB n NJ closes AZ 10 40 T. A. Nj. jefferson.
ROMAN n1proDaoNa.
evening. 81 : And s.
srgsawsy s .a1l:,s i r. CLOSES
NIBLo's GARDEN.
P2sEs sfs.fo M rr'Rsf @LiHa 1 TR
urcosn DsE esss ArsEsnss Ne s!ss.rs. s.ee
Matinee ., 7 NJ
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
sswsny,sish.h street and Broad awsy, tbs HEART or
Fanny D.seaDor Mr. Fisher 'Si Ssan.. M % stsrG ~
ROBINSON HALL
snssR's arsR Tse asa!s Fifth
BeYAYT's OPERA HOUSE
MS a 'sse soses Lam
Bryant Matinee at 9 p NJ
sowHar.-Drs rIsbshsAtss Iz4si Slltsghi: Lin. n.yr
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE
80 aol soyerv-vARIhrY, atsf ~; closes at loP u
SAN FRANCISCO MiNsTREIs
ss'nsF aaa at
s9f"Afs a. aSa aSr SahAssa ais.s =.
GLOBE THEATRE,
Broadwav. VARIETY a. r. A.. closes at 10 30 r. N.
LYCEuM THEATRE,
s Fsei and h M .ss At FILE a! P
kmIly soldene halinee at 3oP NJ
Fourteenth street -uLTfao, at r n Matne. q,
WOODS MUSEUM
CLOCK, =, +. ii; close. II 40 T. N Naune. At !
~ 50. .r,, mETEosotrAS saI,4y raEsTsE ,,... ;.
io:soP. NJ. Matinee a.s +. u, ''''' :
OLYMPIC THEATRE
Pm. Malneo at2p.A
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
dsoDk aes s's Naaee
r. M.
PARK THEATRE,
LpSD ssk n; c!S-s' r H.
AcApLMY OF MUIc.
irving place-IL BARBIERE pI sEyIGLIA, ats r. N.
Nile. vonaoio sisnor De BassInL Carl Formes
sTEISwAY HALL.
OLD Folks CONCERT atSf.M.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.
Fourteenth strccL-Opens At 10 A. NJ. closes ats NJ
BROOKLYN ACADEMY or MUSIC.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN ats 7. NJ Mrs @. c. Howard :.
THEATRE uoMIoUE
Nc 54 4Broadway-ytRIsTY, Mt 5P. NJ ciosos at 10 80
r. NJ. Matinee ai 2 T. W.
ASSOCIATIONS HALL
READINGS, at 3 r NJ Professor Roberts
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WITH SUPPLE I'M Mt.
New York, Thursday, Nov. &c. 1874.
From reports his morning he probabilities
oye hot The ,ceotber to-day ,eN be clear.
WALL STREET YESTERDAYS at the
close were generally lower Gold, after selling
at l11s, declined to 111s Money was easy
at3a 3! per cent.
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LONDON OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK
HERALD-NO AZ FLEET STREET.
Subscriptions and Advertisements Will be
received and forwarded on the same terms
as in New York.
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LYCRUM THEATRE
Fourteenth street and sixth aveuue.-LA FILE DE
MADAME ANGOF atSP. NJ; closes at lU4 r. H. Miss
kmIiy Soldene. halinee at 81 L. NJ
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All business or news ietters and. telegraphic
dispatches must be addressed New York
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GLOBE THEATRE.
Broadway. a. r. 4. closes at 10 80 p. ~
Matinee at 2 T.. Y.
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sTADr THEATRE.
BOWBRY.-D FLbDERNAl5S. Lima Meyr.
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MRS. COSWAY's BROOKLYN theatre.
MACBETH, ats T. VI. Miss Clara Norris Matinee at
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GEPMASIA THEATRE
Fourteenth street-uLrrNo, at +. NJ. Matinee at 2
y
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE
No Dol Rowerv.-yARIhTY, ats +. N closes at 10 P. ~
Matinee at q L. ".
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SAN FRANCISCO MiNSTRELs
BROADWAY corner Of Twenty ninth street MIG re
MfNSTRELsY, at sP. N. : closes at ~ r. n, Matinee
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WOODS MUSEUM
Broadway, corner of 1hiructh strcet-RoUND THE
CLOCK, a'sf. NJ closes At II :45 I. n. Matinee At
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METROPOLITAN. THEATRE
NJ. 5e5 Broadway. .-yARIErY, NJ p. NJ. closes
10 80 p NJ. Matinee at 2 +. n,
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Rejected communications will not be re-
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consequence of his quarrel with Mullett
Secretary Fish will sink with bis remaining
associates whom he cannot buoy up Pru-
dence, foresight and patriotism alike dictate
his retirement especially as his resignation
would force an immediate reconstruction of
the Cabinet
The rumor that Mr.. Blaine would be called
into the Cabinet if Mr.. Fish retires needs to
be received with distrust. Mr.. Blaine is one
Of the most dsxterous politicians in the re-
publican party, and astute politicians are
what the administration most needs in this
crisis. Blu, Mr.. Blaine having had other
objects in view than n Cabinet position,
has done things which seem to dis
qualify him for either of the only
two places which he could consent to accept.
The President IS more or less committed to the
Reciprocity treaty, which Mr.. Blaine has de-
nounced with unsparing severity, in the hope,
as was supposed, of courting the vote of Penn
sylvania in the next Republican Convention.
His appointment to the Department of State
would imply a change of front by President
Grant on the reciprocity question, but he might
think it better to postpone that subject than
allow The party TO drift to certain ruin. There
is an equal obstacle to putting Mr. Blaine at
the head Of the Treasury Department Ia
the struggle at the last session on the in
hation question he acted the part Of
trimmer, while the President took decided
ground aeaiust the Western views. The