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American citizen., 1874-10-17


\ NEW emigration to the United States
is in fair way of being accomplished,
which will tend to develop the resources
of Alaska as well as furnish considcra-
BILE increase of hardy toilers TO our
national population. \ committee of
three persons, chosen by the people of
Iceland is now in this country looking
for habitation for the~entire people of
that ancient island. A war vessel has
been promised these aoaHtcouTeuFs for the
purpose of inspecting the coast of Alas
ka They claim that by reason of eli
matte changes their native home Is no
longer suitable for residence; that 1T
has become too barren to offer the usual
opportunities of deriving comfortable
living, and that starvation is prevented
only by securing from other lands the
bare neccssarics of life. Alaska, they
feel assured, is sufficiently cool. 1t is
preferred to Canada, where Il strong in
ilucnce is now cndeavoring to attract
them. They promise to work the fisher
les, supply the Pacific States with lum-
Der, build ships as in former times at
home, raise cattle and other commodi-
ties, and, lastly, furnish through their
children IA body of sailors for the Pacific
coast trade. They are poor but de
termincd, and wish, if the Government
will grant them the necessary assistance,
to inaugurate the emigration at once
Er1Y Sdturddy
American citizen., 1874-10-17
Om lloys ard Girls.
F'ROGS At SCHOOL.

TwENgY frogric~ went to school,
Down beside 4 rlIShy pool.
Twenty little coats of green:
Twenty vests. all white and clean.
i We must he in time, said they:
First Ne study then we play:
That i how we keep the rule
When we fro-=ic~ 90 school"
Master Bulfru". yrav and stern,
Called the classes in their turn:
Taught them how to noblv strive,
Likewise how to leap and dive;
From his seat upon II log
Showed them how to say :. kcr-Cho9."
And how to dodge blow
From the sticks which bad boys throw.
Twenty fro"gi - grew up fast;
Bullfrogs they became nj last;
Not one Ounce among the lot
Not one lesson they forgot:
Polished in Il high degree.
A. each froggir ought To be.
Now they sit on other logs,
Teaching other little frogs.
-GeOFge CO0per. IN TIE NUrseFy
American citizen., 1874-10-17

Every housckccper may not know of
what they are capable i'll the line OF
keeping their tinware in order. If Il pan
or any other vessel leaks take a sharp
knife and scrapc the tin around the leak
until it is bright 50 that the solder will
stick Then sprinkle on a little pow
dcrcd resin and with your soldering iron
melt il on Do not have the iron too hot
or the solder will adhere to that. After
two or three trials you will do a job To
bc proud of. If You do not own a solder
ing iron procure one by all means; but
when hard pressed take the knob on the
end of the fire shovel, or IA smooth piece
of iron will do, or you may hold candle
under the spot to be mended
American citizen., 1874-10-17

A contemporary writes of IN indi
vidual who was too poor to have his
boots blackcd, and trusted he was too
much of gentleman to black them him
self - 50 they went dirty.
American citizen., 1874-10-17

FROM West Chester, Pa, comes the
following sad story of IA wcll-meaning
hen: man by the name of Lot Fithian,
of that place, had been the owner of Il
hen that, to all appearance, was just like
others of her tribe except that she had
ceased to perform the functions of II
wcll-bchaved madam chickcn-she didn't
lay any eggs. This was all the more
singular when il was observed that she
did not show disposition to " cluck."
The hen seemed to thrive and ate well,
but il was evident she had something on
her mind She seemed weighed down
with grief of some undischargcd duty.
few days ago Mr.. Fithian killed the
chicken and on dissecting her discovered
twenty eight full-sized, well shaped eggs,
the only difference between them ana
marketable eggs being that they were
minus the hard shell. The cause Of the
poor hens dependency was now cX.
planned. She had done her duty, had
prepared her eggs for delivery, hut
owing to some obstruction nature re.
fused to perform her share of the work
American citizen., 1874-10-17

sometimes and sometimes one of the
other ones; aEpcach-stonc 10 plant; II
glass eye of Il bird that was not Il i've
one; and II pill-boX, and a piece of red
glass, and pink calico, and an inkstand,
and her bead ), and !, foot of doll.
We are going 10 have pumpkin for
dinner-I mean squash. Joey Moon
beams party is going to Dc soap bubble
party. 80
Sometimes Clarence stops 10 play with
US wheHh comesiicrr.~ Ny mother says
hcis very god boy. His father is
dead his mother is sick :; SO isa his little
brother He has got two lia1e brothers
and two little sisters. sIheyd0 not have
enough5taeat Lie comes here to get
the coia-ltctuais ssIay mother has done
using.-Hfs. ijby Nortoa Dj0z, in 81.
Nichoias 10r Octo6er.
American citizen., 1874-10-17

1t is noted as a singular fact that,
while the sources of the supply of quick
silver are multiplying with Unprecedented
rapidity, there is no reduction in the
price of the article. The ore is n mo.
nopoly.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
Our Diplomatic Service.

1t is but natural for the London Times, a. an
exponent of cultured opinion in the British
capital. to say q good word for Mr. Moran.
For seventeen years that gentleman has been
Secretary of the American Legation, and has
in that position been associated with more
Ministers in one capital than, probably, any
Secretary ever was before in our diplomatic
service. Out of consideration for the blum
ders and shortcomings on the part of our
Ministers Plenipotentary in England that
have been prevented by their always having
at their elbow, rather as factotum than
Secretary, man thoroughly familiar with the
usage of the position, the whole country
should feel grateful that in this changeful
world Moran had been permitted to re-
main in one place for SO many years and
his friends should feel especially pleased
that his services had received from British
society through the Thunderer o recognition
as warm as it is well deserved. Altogether,
however, people will not generally accept the
notion that the displacement Of Mr.. Moran ia
national misfortune, simply because they
will not be ready. out of good will to tha
gentleman removed and through an extrava.
giant expression of regret in his favor, to seem
in any degree wanting in courtesy to the
gentleman appointed as his successor.
Colonel Hoffman is fully Mr.. Moran's equal
in every respect save that of special expert
ence in that particular post. He has had
ample experience as First Secretary in Paris,
and with that experience and plenty Of tact
and brains we do not apprehend that the
detail Of the London Office will prove to bl
beyond his capacity.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
POgram in New York,

For the first time in our metropolitan
history real Alderman has encountered a
real King. This supreme felicity has fallen
upon Mr. McCafferty, member of our Common
Council This distinguished but hitherto
unappreciated statesman improved his oppor-
tunity. The King had been riding all day on
that lonely, desolate route from Washington.
He was suffering from q cold imposed upon
his tropical nature by our "inhosptable
climate" Naturally enough, not being above
human comforts, the Kings first desire would
be to go to his hotel and to relieve himself of
the fatigues of the journey, and an ordinary
Alderman's first desire would have been to
propose this to His Majesty. But Mr..
McCaAerty was not to be deprived of his
opportunity. So, taking the tired King from
his railroad car into the half built, bleak
railway station of Jersey City, he proceeded
to address him on the fact that Eve are about
to have our hrst centennial - that we have
grown ''from three to nearly forty-five mill
ions !" that sour flag floats in every
sea'-which it don't-and that we
owe our blessings to "the liberality of
our government" "the freedom Of our press
and SO on. II address Your Majesty on the
soil Of New Jersey, to which we come to meet
you from our own State of New York. Close
as has been the relation between these sister
States, let me express the firm hope that the
relations between Your Majestys government
and people and our own may continue to be
as close, as continuous as benefcent." To
this the King replied, rs was most natural
under the circumstances, considering his long
ride, that he "had bad cold" which pre-
vented his making longer speech.
The only speech in our history equal to this
OF Alderman McCafferty is that of the Hon.
Elijah Pogram, reported by Mr.. Dickens.
''Our fellow countryman is model of man,
quite fresh from natures mould" said Mr..
PoSram, "He Il true-born child Of this free
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
Mayor Vance ana His Victory.

The course of Mayor Vance in removing the
Commissioners of Charities and Correction
excites universal commentator. We must
congratulate the Mayor upon knowing the
value of an opportunity. His thirty days
rule will have q sunny glow in our municipal
history, and if, as is not impossible in the
mutations of our public life, he should ever be
named for high place, this brief record will be
his best recommendation.
The Mayor has not missed single point
He complimented the moral sense of the peo-
pie by consulting Mayor-elect Wickham as to
the men he should name to these offices. He
waived any feeling of personal friendship and
nominated men who would serve the public
He avoided any complication or embarrass-
ment that might have arisen from appointing
gentlemen whose removal would have become
speedily necessary for political reasons. He
gave us men who have gained popular esteem
He put an end to the atrocious scandal that
has surrounded Tweed's imprisonment He
taught that mighty, pertinacious and unre-
pentant robber that he could not by the
power of money turn his prison into palace.
He rebuked the scandals that have stained the
administration of important departments. He
made his appointments from public, not polit-
ical considerations. He did nothing that we
could wish undone. On the contrary, he has
made his tenure of Office pleasant memory
in the history of New York.
How wisely President Grant would have
acted had he followed this course Suppose
he had removed his Cabinet after the cleo
tons as Mayor Vance has removed his sub
ordinates because they had failed in public
approval, how easily he might have regained
the confidence OF the people,
Mayor Wickham will soon be the Mayor OF
New York Upon him will fall a grave duty,
the removal Of Andrew Il. Green. This is
the first demand the public will make upon
the new Mayor and the new Governor. The
matter rests with the Mayor practically for,
while the law imposes the duty OF approval
upon the Governor, the principle of ''home
rule" adopted by the Democratic Convention
and consecrated as part of democratic policy,
will practically leave the whole question with
Mayor Wickham. He is Mayor of New York.
Governor Tilden cannot interfere with his free
exercise of municipal prerogatives without
committing political suicide.
Mayor Vance has given his successor an
inustrious example. Let Mr.. Wickham deal
with Green as Mr.. Vance has dealt with the
Commissioners, and he will win the highest
fame that can fall upon a civil magistrate
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
New Lines OF Travel.

We observe that O meeting of railroad men
has been discussing the propriety of more
rapid communication between Philadelphia
and New York. II is urged that trains should
be able to run so rapidly between the two
cities that q Philadelphian could leave home
in the morning, do business in New York and
return to his home the same day without any
unusual fatigue. If we were to follow the
example of many English lines train could
be run from Philadelphia to New York in an
hour and half. This is not much more time
than many business people daily give to their
coming and going, especially when they live
up the Hudson or on the line Of the Harlem
and they are compelled to make this
weary progress over our crowded streets.
Furthermore, the coming of the centen-
nial year will stimulate travel between
Philadelphia and New York to such an extent
that rapid communication will be almost a
necessity. 1t would be great advantage to
Philadelphia as well as to New York to have
the communication made as perfect and swift
as possible. They are the two great cities Of
the Union, among the largest in the world.
Their interests do not conflict. Philadelphia
is as independent and supreme in its own
field as great manufacturing centre as New
York is in its field of metropolitan supremacy.
Anything that looks like close union be-
tween the two cities will be an advantage to
the States Of New York and Pennsylvania, to
the people who dwell there and to the best
interests OF the country.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

postponement of the Anal day Of reckoning
The recent elections have given unmistakable
indications that the people of the Union are
the Southern States by peaceful revolution,
and in two years their work will be accom-
plished. II is to be sincerely hoped, therefore,
that suffering Louisiana will bear her ills,
heavy as they may be, until her sister States
can come to her rescue under the banner Of
constitutional right
But there is some hope Of more speedy re-
lief, provided peaceful counsels prevail.
President Grant and Congress must be sensi-
BILE of their responsibility in the matter and
cannot avoid taking some action for the pres
ervation of republican government in Louisi-
ana They cannot SO far misunderstood the
spirit that conquered the rebellion as to
imagine that the people of the North will
much longer tolerate such violations of re-
publican principle as mark the usurpatlons in
the Southern States. The President has called
the attention of Congress to the subject and
has invited action on the Louisiana troubles.
He has supplemented this suggestion by the
uIut tlat tlcIc IS dCLual peIli III
the present condition of that State-somebody
is going to be hurt Congress, therefore, has
the matter clearly before its eyes. 1t has
known the secrecy, the procrastination, the
trickery that have marked the proceedings of
the Returning Board. 1t has the declaration
of the conservative representation on that
Board that its acts have been partisan and
unjust and have "defrauded the people of
their chosen representatives No Senator
or Representative of Northern State who has
a political future before him will dare to ig-
more these facts or to evade the responsibility
imposed upon him by the constitution Of his
country. If, therefore, the people of Louisi-
ana will make an earnest appeal to Congress
for protection under the laws, their voice will
reach the people Of the whole Union and will
compel attention 1t will, indeed, be the duty
of the democratic representatives in the House
and in the Senate TO initiate some action in
regard to the affairs of the suffering State.
Should the majority fail to do SO, and to press
persistently for action. the public peace is
at stake. The life of republican liberty is in
danger. No Representative who stands In the
halls of national legislation can evade the duty
of seeking to preserve the one and to save the
other without relinquishing every hope Of
political future.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

hemisphere; verdant % the uountatna
Of our country, bright and flowing
as our mineral lakes, unspoiled BY wither-
ing conventionalties as our broad and
boundless prairies! Rough he may be:
SO are our bears Wild he may be; 80 are
our buffaloes. But he is child of nature
and a child of freedom, and his boastful an.
swer to the despot and the tyrant is that his
house is in the setting sun!"
On the whole, however, we think that Mr.
McCafferty made q little better speech than
Pogram.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
Tho Christmas Celebr. tion.

Notwithstanding many of the glories of the
old time Christmas celebrations have de-
parted yesterdays observances were as gen.
eral and as joyful as at any time within the
recollection Of the present generation There
were no attempts at reviving the customs of
the past, but the churches were handsomely
decorated and each house had its Christmas
little ones, and in spite of the times many
presents were made in commemoration of the
great present from God to man. No event
occurred to mar the pleasure of the occasion,
and everywhere there were evidences of peace
on earth and good will toward men.
AS was fitting, the churches were the scenes
of the most important celebrations of the day.
The chimes Of old Trinity rung in the happy
and auspicious morning, and in the Catholic
churches early mass summoned the worship
pers before the lighter pleasures OF the day
began. At ST Patrick's Cathedral Archbishop
McCloskey celebrated ponti6cal high mass,
and at the Church of st. Francis Xavier es-
pecially the music was fitting to the most
significant festival of the Christian year. The
Protestant we're scarcely behind the Catholic
churches in their preparations for the Christ
mas feast. Ritualistic st. Albans was pro-
fusely adorned with flowers and evergreens
Grace church, too, was decorated with the
profusion usually observed at that fashionable
temple, and the music was in keeping with
the decorations. The sermons were COM
memorative, setting forth the beautiful signif-
canoe of the day and the importance of Christ
mas in the Christian faith. From all this it
will be observed that the prominence given to
the Christian observances of the day was the
feature of the Christmas which is now added
to the past.
vate institutions the celebration Of Christmas
was general At the Penitentiary on Black
wells Island and the asylums on Ward s,
Randall's and Harts islands there were
Christmas feasts for the hardened in crime as
well as the little waits who are yet to battle
with the world. The Howard Mission, the
Five Points Mission and the Five Points
House Of Industry, the st. Vincent
Home for Boys, the Homes for the Aged and
the Friendless, the Founding Asylum, the
Catholic orphan asylums and many other in
stitutions provided their usual holiday re-
past Nobody seemed forgotten, and every
where happy faces beamed with pleasure at
the return of Christmas. There was joy in
many hearts which long years cannot efface,
and even the saddest could scarcely fail to be
merry. Sometimes, it is true, there were evil
dences of too much merriment but, aside
from some severe headaches which will make
themselves felt this morning, no great harm
was done and much good was accomplished.
Most Of the readers of the HERALD may con-
gratulate themselves if their future Christ
masses promise to be as bright and joyous
as yesterday, and we wish all of them the re-
currence of many such days.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

WE OBSERVE that Mr.. Bradlaugh complains
that he could not find large audience willing
to listen to his lecture upon Cromwell and
Washington. In this Mr.. Bradlaugh does
injustice to himself and to our people. There
are few men who can discourse with so much
originality and boldness; but we are now in
the holiday season, and had Mr.. Bradla1gh
been we'll advised by those who instruct him
on business affairs he would know that moth
ing is more improbable than that at such a
time large number Of people could be in
duced to hear any lecture upon any subject.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
Mr. Stanley In Africa.

We print this morning another letter from
Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley, which is in no respect
less interesting than those preceding it This
time Mr.. Stanley discourses of Zanzibar, and
he tells as more about that almost unknown
land than ever was told before. At the out
set he shows how rich the country is in the
productions which have so often made the
fortunes of unostentatious merchants trading
with the most distant parts and penetrating
barbarous countries for the rich wares so
much priced in civilized lands. Then he
gives us glimpse of the palace of the Sultan
Barghash-bin-Said and of the Prince himself.
What is more, he details the Prince own ac-
count of the mission Of Sir Bartle Frere and
the failure of that eminent Englishmans ne
gotiations with Zanzibar. The charm of the
Sultan's story is in the very poor mouth he
makes over his misfortunes and those of his
people, Evidently it was not easy for the
Prince to sign treaty if its conditions were
to be observed. The slave trade was not only
tradition with his people, but in their pow
erty it was necessity. That he should
hesitate to accede to Sir Bartle's wishes is not
to be wondered at, especially when we remem-
Der that more enlightened nations than Zanzi-
bar have clung to slavery long after the oenti-
ment of the civilized world was against it It
is only ten years since our own peculiar in
stitution'' was deinitively abolished, and the
Spanish planter in Cuba retains it in spite of
the DEGREES Of the Cortes and apparently with
the sanction of the Republic. All this helps to
give Mr.. Stanleys letter great value and i'm
portance. while it illustrates the condition of
a country which before many years must be-
come q centre of trade with all the world. In
other respects Mr.. Stanley adds to our knowl-
edge of the eastern coast OF Africa, contribut-
ing letter which will not only repay but
compel perusal
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

The PRESIDENT AND THE PREss.-A CORE
spondent Of Philadelphia paper complains
because General Grant, on the occasion of
his reception to the King Of Hawaii, did not
invite any of the journalists. This the cor
respondent regards as an "insult to the
press" We do not think so. The practice
OF inviting people to public or even private
entertainments because they are members of
the press is a reflection upon the profession.
When journalist receives a compliment of
this kind the compliment is not intended for
him, but for his calling. He only can be true
to his calling by declining to make it SUBJ
ject Of compliment; by holding it above even
the temptation of social courtesy; by sepa-
rating himself from his profession altogether,
and not permitting even the President of
the United States to do him an honor as
correspondent or editor to which he would
not be entitled as private gentleman.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

CONSTABLE KARcHER's STATEMENT Of the
crimes which have become so common in the
coal regions, included in our Pottsvilla
letter to-day, suggests q careful inquiry into
this whole question, that the truth of charges
of which we have heard so much of late may
be fully known. The Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture, which will meet in few days, ought to
undertake this investigation as basis for in
telligent action in matter which certainly
demands an immediate remedy.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

BIG RED Foop, the famous chief of the
Comanches, has had a talk with CORE
spondent of the HERALD, which we print this
morning. The great Indian, in following the
example of other potentates, shows that he
ought to be heard, and shows that he ap-
preciates the best method of obtaining what
he wanfs
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

GAn1BALD1 replies to the report of the In
vestigating Committee of the French Assembly
rejecting on his military conduct in opposing
General Manteuffel in the late war that Bour-
bai was to blame in not communicating with
him, but that he resisted to the last extremity.
Still, we are afraid the veteran has not shown
. very bright record as an officer Of the
French army
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

THE RETURNING BOARD of Louisiana has
made a report which contains narrative of
alleged outrages against the blacks in the
elections. This is another addition to the
literature of the unhappy condition Of that
State, and it is likely to receive all the atten-
ton it merits, because it is the exposition of
the side of the radical managers in these ter
rible combinations
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

KING KAI.AKAuA's CHRISTMAS was q pleas
ant one, the day being spent in going to
church, getting his picture taken, receiving
acquaintances and friends and basking in the
sunshine of Mr.. Alderman Gilons touching
presence
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

THE DAILY HERALD. published erery
dag in the year. Four cents per copy. An
nual subscription price $12.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26

IF GRANT had been as prompt in his re-
sponses to the will Of the people as Mayor
Vance has been what popular President he
would have become