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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

CUSHING IN SpAN.-They seem to fancy owe
there that because he dined with the opposition
he does not understand European politics
and diplomacy. They are wrong, Of course
It is because he does understand them. In
that country they change the government
from hour to hour. The man who was in OPP
position at half-past ten is the head of the
government at eleven, and he who leads the
government at three is often behind a barri-
cade in the streets at ten minutes TO four.
Therefore it is unsafe to refuse to dine with
any one. If you refuse to dine with a man
who is in opposition and go to bed with q
notion that you have been wonderfully udroit,
you find at your coffee next day that the man
to whom you have given mortal offence is
Prime Minister
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

JOHN CONWAY, o mild political rufian,
ventured to personate Genet, of fugitive
fame, and he has been sent to State
Prison for year. This is like coun-
terfeiting bad money. Different inter-
pretations may be put upon the penalty.
1t may be that this sentence is an expression
on the part of justice of her reverence for the
image of the Prince and of her intention to
protect the sacred appearance from all base
attempts. 1t is in this sense, as much as to
say that people may with impunity look like
everybody else, but they shall look like Genet
only at their peril; just as a man may strike
on silver piece any head but that Of the
goddess of liberty, and for striking that he
shall go to prison. On the other hand, it may
be that justice has such gracious and honest
horror OF all that pertains to Genet and
Genetism that it visits penalty upon the
mere attempt to resemble him in remote
degree. Which idea inspires the course Of
justice in the present case is another OF the
political mysteries to be solved by grand in
quest at the Philadelphia Centennial.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

POSTAL CARDs.-A question has been asked
in the British Parliament rs to whether
s'any proposal had been made by the
Unied States government to issue postal
cards at q penny" The Postmaster
General replied that emo such proposal
had been made by the United States
government since the last session" This is
an interesting and important question.
Nothing would do more to facilitate COM
munication between the two countries than
cheap postage. We are in favor of penny
postage over the SEAS and we trust the postal
card will be adopted as a step in the right
direction
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

The UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH having re-
fused to admit ladies to practise medicine
after completing their education, solely be-
to the matter in Parliament, and motion
made "that it is expedient that these legal
disabilities should be removed" The ques-
ton is in allegiance and will be determined in
June
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

he receives is the fixed gold price in
Liverpool after deducting transportation, risks
and intermediate profits Transportation
from the Western farms to the seaboard is
enhanced by the difference between infa-
ton prices and gold prices. The risk
resulting from fuctuation, instead Of
being added to the price, as it
always is on imported goods, is
subtracted from the price the farmer is paid
for his crop. By an inflated currency his
candle is burned at both ends; it increases the
price of everything he buys and diminishes
the price of everything he sells. The inter-
mediate profits, risks and gold premium are
added to every imported article he consumes,
but are inevitably taken out of every bushel
of grain he sends abroad. The exporter of
goods from Liverpool can remunerate himself
from the pockets of the American consumer;
but the exporter of grain from Chicago must
take the ruling gold price in the English mar
ket, to which he cannot add penny The
Liverpool exporter to America sends his goods
to market where imitation creates high
prices; but the Chicago exporter sends his
grain to gold market in which competition
keeps prices down to low level. The conse-
quence is that the Western farmer has to pay
initiation prices for all he buys and gets only
gold prices for oil he sells.
1t is clear therefore, that since the war
imitation is the bane of Western prosperity.
The fact that the Western people are, as a
whole, debtor community, does not make it
any the less true that contraction of the cur
rency would relieve instead of despoiling
them They must pay their debts out of the
surplus of their income over their expenses.
Contraction would not materially diminish
the price they receive tor their grain, which is
governed by the foreign market, but as it
would greatly lower the prices Of everything
they buy it would leave them larger surplus
for the payment of their debts
Like all new and partially developed coun-
tries the West needs an influx Of capital from
older and richer communities. It is by loans
from the East and from Europe that its rail
roads have been constructed, its fourishing
cities built, its banks and insurance COM
panies established, and its growth and pros
perity promoted 1t will continue to need
this kind of cid until after the close of the
present century. The high rates paid in the
West for the use OF money would attract
abundance of capital if it were not for the
doubt and uncertainty created by our un-
sound, irredeemable currency. Foreigners
dare not incur the risk of American loans,
because they have no assurance that they
would not be cheated out of their money by a
worthless medium Of payment They have
freely sent us capital in exchange for our gov
eminent bonds, because the interest and prin-
cipal are payable in gold. But that source Of
credit is nearly exhausted; and if the West
expects to get the further capital it needs for
developing its magnificent resources, it must
reconcile itself to the restoration of a sound,
stable currency, in order that foreign lenders
may have reasonable assurance of the
honest and faithful repayment Of their money.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

RICHARDSON. Beck, of Kentucky, dis
cussed IN the House yesterday the propriety
Of impeaching the Secretary of the Treasury
He seemed to vibrate in his views-at one
moment holding the Secretary to be dishonest,
ct another to be merely incapable. 1t is
fine state of public affairs when the main
doubt in regard to Cabinet officer is between
two such points.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

A TEMPEST IN PAP BowL-The rebellion
at Bowdoin College against the discipline Of
the establishment is a genuine outgrowth OF
New Observation-Disclosures judgment and
revolt against restraint and control in every
form, which would result in holding town
meetings on the rights of students to be free
from all inquisitive observations of the pro-
fessors on the subjects for examination-and
the eventual abolition of professors.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

ANOTHER INDIAN WAR-A despatch comes
to us from the Far West announcing another
Indian war. These dispatches about Indian
wars, which come just about the time appro-
priation bills are discussed in Congress, seem
calculated to impress the imaginations of Rep
resentatives and lead to the granting of large
sums Of money. We prefer to receive our
Indian news from General Sheridan and
should be largely governed by the opinions Of
that great soldier in our estimates Of war.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

NEARLY THE WHOLE SURFACE Of the State
of Rhode Island was yesterday occupied by
sort Of dress parade of new set OF State
officers, who tried the experiment Of endeavor-
ing to stand up out of doors all at the same
time. 1t was doubtful success; but they
celebrated their Inauguration and adjourned
without crowding anybody over into Con-
necticut
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

Full particulars are given in our news col
umns Of the accident to the Idaho off Fire
Island, and the ascertained history of the
event corrects the first story in some impor-
tant points, One of these points is the state
ment first made that the ship went aground
while in charge of the pilot This was an
error. The pilot was on board, but the ship
was not in his charge. 1t appears that the
owners of the Idaho are among those who will
not pay ''off shore pilotage." By the law it
is we believe, optional whether pilots shall be
accepted for this service or not, and the own
ers of the Idaho refuse Thus, though
an efficient pilot was taken on board
four hundred miles out he was only
to go on duty when Sandy Hook was
sighted and compulsory pilotage begins.
For the service that would have prevented this
unfortunate mishap the charge would have
been about thirty dollars. With q ship on the
sands at Fire Island the true point of the
public interest as between shipowners and
pilots does not arise yet the case illustrates
in some degree the folly of the proposition to
abolish our harbor pilotage. In two or three
years, if pilotage were abolished, an oyster
boat could hardly get into the port of New
York We should have every point Of entrance
and the bank of every channel garnished with
the protruding stem and ribs of o steamer
These would be interesting monuments of
commercial indiscretion but what would our
trade do? 1t may be conceded that ship
owners have right to venture their vessels
and it may even be admitted that within GER
tain limits they have right to try expert
ments that may involve the lives of their pas
sengers, if the passengers encourage them
knowingly; but it cannot for a moment be
conceded that they have any right to pursue a
course that may close our harbor more effec-
tually than the stone feet closed the port Of
Charleston.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

TIE BUTTER AND CHEESE EXCHANGES
wants reciprocity of trade with Canada,
and, at meeting yesterday passed series of
resolutions to that effect. 1t is good time to
make such movement, as Secretary Fish and
the British plenipotentiaries are now consider
ing the question of treaty. Other CONNER
cial bodies should give expression to their
views on this important matter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

DIR. TYNG, JR., delivered an address last
evening at the ceremony Of laying the corner
stone of a Methodist church, in which he
reasoned that the Methodists are in spirit the
most truly evangelical Of the churches and
the most true to the great central duty OF the
Church preaching the Gospel to the peoDle.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

WnsoN.-It will be considered of some
importance that Vice President Wilson is
heard from, and that he has made some re-
marks on public affairs substantially the
same as every newspaper in the country has
been making for year.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Gold opened
and closed at 1929 selling meanwhile at
112A. Stocks were irregular and lower.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,oeather today ,olu be generally clear
and ,uarmer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-27
WOODS MUSEUM.

METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
70 s85 Broadway.-vARIErY ENTERTAINMENT, at
:x5 r. n. closes at 10 30 p. N. Matinee at z. NJ
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DALY's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
Twenty eighth street and Broadway.-OLIVER TWIST
at 5 r M closes at 10 80 p NJ Miss Fanny Davenport
Bijou Heron, Mr.. Louis James
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WOODS MUSEUM.
corner OF Thirtieth street-THE ORANGE
GIRL at T. NJ; closes at ( 20 y NJ MARKED FOR
LIFE at p M closes 10 30 r. M. Louis $ G. France.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE,
Broadway, between Houston and Blocker streets. -
VAUDEVILLE and NOVELTY ENTERTAINMENT, at
As r. NJ closes at IN As p. NJ
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BOOTHS THEATRE,
Sixth avenue, corner of Twenty third street-KING
JOHN, At r NJ; closes ut 10 rs NJ Mr.. John McCul-
looRh.
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ROMAN HIPPODROME,
Madison avenue and Twenty.sixth street-GRAND
PAGEANT-CONGRESS OF NATIONS, at 80 r. NJ. and
JPN
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MRS. CoNwAY's BROOKLYN THEATRE.
WIPES SECRET, at sP. NJ. Mr. Frank Roche, Miss
lane Coombs
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COLOSSEUM,
Broadway, corner of Thirty fifth street-LONDON IN
1874 p. NJ; closes p M. Same at p NJ. closes
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wALLACK'S THEATRE,
Broadway and Thirteenth street.-MOsEY, ats ?. N /;
closes at II p. NJ. M Lester Walack, Miss Jetreys
Iaaue
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NIRLOS GARDEN,
Broadway, between Prince and Houston srects-THF
LADY OF TIE LAKE At r. M. closes at lU Is T.. NJ.
Mr.. Jose ph Wheeock and Miss Jone Burke.
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TERRACE GARDEN THEATRE,
Fiftyeighth street. between Third and Lexington
Aues.-operauc and Dramatic Entertainment at r. NJ
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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
Fourth avenue and Twenty-thi street-ANNUAL EX-
HIbITION. Open day and evening.
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ROBINSON HALL.
Sixteenth street-Readings by Miss A. L. Dargon. at
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CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.
Fifty ninth and Sixth avcnue.-THOMAS' CON-
CHRIS, at r. NJ. closes at 10 80 T. n
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BRYANTS OPERA HOUSE,
Twenty-thr street. near Sixth ayenue.-NEGRO MIN
6TRELSY, &C., at p. NJ. closes at 10 r. M.
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LyCEUM THEATRE,
Fourteenth street-LA NUT D'OCTOBRE at r. NJ
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THEATRE COMIQUE,
No. 5l4 Broadway.-0S HAND and VARIETY ENTER.
TAINMENT, at r. M; closes at 10 80 r. N. Matinee at
t.Ql
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Volume xxx. ....-............No No. l47
ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
wALLACK's THEATRE
Lewis
OLYMPIC THEATRE,
pstw ssd NoTI ans at
7aSP. M. closes at 10 As P. M
BOOTHS THEATRE,
5n Closes q q ' Mr. john
loagh.
~ %. METROPOLITAN THEA RTnETEl,,xNryr =.
7:1s r N. closes at 10 30 P. N. Matinee at , M
woop,s MUSEUM.
Broadway. corner OF Thirteth street-THE ORANGE
GIRL at Nj closes e, "a at a. r,s Fra poh
pALYs FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
eoe esst 10 Sa n Mis-. Fanny
BDou Heron, Mr. Louis James
MRS. CoNwAY's BROOKLYN THEATRE.
WIPES SECRET, at sP. NJ. Mr.. Frank Roche, Miss
NIRLO's GARDEN,
B.GSSway between Prince and Houston IT st
Mr. Joseph Wheeock and Miss Jone Burke.
LycEuM THEATRE,
Fourteenth street-LA NUT D'OCTOBRE, at 8 M.
TERRACE GARDEN THEATRE,
Fiftyeichth street. between Third and Lexington
nues.-operanc and Dramatic Entertainment at 5 P NJ
THEATRE CoMIQUE
TxIyMENT At ST. NJ; closes at 10 so r NJ Matinee at
t30P. M
NEW PARK THEATRE, BROOKLYN.
CHRIS AND LENA, ats P. NJ Baker and Faron.
BRYANTS OPERA HOUSE,
Twenty third street. Sixth ayenue.-NEGRO MIN
STRELSY, &C., at p. NJ. closes at 10 +. M.
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.
Fifty ninth street and Sixth avcnue.-rHOMAS' CON-
CHRIS, at 8 r. NJ. closes at III 80 +. H.
ROBINSON HALL.
Sixteenth street-Readings by Miss A. L. Dargon at
Pm.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
Fourth avenue and Twenty third street-ANNUAL EX-
HIbITION Open day and evening.
COLOSSEUM,
Broadway, corner of Thirty fifth street-LONDON IN
1874 at P. M closes at r. NJ Same att T. NJ closes
atl0P.M.
ROMAN HIPPODROME.
PAGEANT-CoNGREss OF NATIONS, at 80 p. NJ. and
Up.
TRIPLE SHE ET
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NEW PARK THEATRE, BROOKLYN.
CHRIS AND LENA, ats p. N. Baker and Faron.
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now ne can escape WOrX as large as "CI1D-
bon's Decline and Fall of the Roman En-
pire" This book has the advantage of Glib
bon, however, that it treats of oil ages and
classes, and not merely Of one civilization.
So the appearance of the Chevalier as an
author only shows the immense vitality and
force which dwell in the elders of this gener-
alton. The wide grasp of vision which the
Chevalier shows should shame ordinary men.
When o writer begins with Adam and comes
down to himself what more can be said
Here we see William Cullen Bryant hard at
work at history OF America and preparing to
celebrate his eightieth birthday. The time is
moss-grown and ivy-burdened. Youth no
longer presumes to rush into leadership. The
tender-eyed leaders of Tammany are in ban
ishment or in Jail; the juvenile Christian
statesmen are in seclusion on anxious
mourning benches; the needless, crude
writers have been remanded to their gram
mars but the age moves on and on-ripe,
full, hoary, gray, fat with wisdom
and experience. The only young man
now in public life is our President, who sits
alone in his empyrean sechusion above the
clouds and mist of defamation, never reading
a newspaper but the Congressional Record and
the sporting newspapers. The President is
young man. Perhaps Mr.. Wikoff can answer
the question in all minds, and tell us whether
he proposes to remain in that Office until he
emulates the years as we'll as the wisdom Of
his companions in glory and duty
The Hickman courier., 1874-03-21
-r sroRM.-one Man Killed and

TuE SToRM-One Man Killed and
Another Badly Injured The Storm
Tusday night was terrible in this section,
and caused great da9e~ge in some locali-
ties.
In the bottom, six or seven miles below
Hickman, one man was killed and another
dangerouly injured by the capsizing of
the house in which theyegere living. 1t
was what is known asohe Bill Mitcham
place, inhabited at present by a Mr..
Duncan. With Mr.. Duncan resided his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Haynes, and her two
grown sons, Thomas and James. The
storm aroused the family, except some
little children asleep in their bed
The wind ragged so fearfaly that it was
apparent the house would give way,
it being donble log house with brick
stack chimney The two young men at
tempted to make for door, but the whole
house tumbled, and the chimney fell with
crash, crushing James Haynes beneath
it. Thos. HaynesSyas Knocked senseless.
II is a singular circumstance that neither
Mir. Duncan. his wife, or either of the
children, were hurt in the least. As soon
as assistance could he Obtained the brick
and timber were removed, and Mr.. Jim
Haynes rescued from his untimely grave d.
He was not yet dead, but survived only
about one hour His brother, Tom, is badly
hurt, but it is thought not necessarily
fatal. Mrs. Haynes, tHc mother of these
young mon, was also badly hurt.
The Hickman courier., 1874-03-21
Especially for the Troy Signal.
Experience OF n Candidate

AsA Va - SAhUb0~'
Mr. Editor:
Seein as how the grangers have ruin
ed my business as retail and hole sail
deeler in spirits, sugar aud cotfe aud
sich, | thot | wood run fur an ofise.
(l live in Uuion City and the granger
folks fotch on a hogshed of sugar an
barrell of busthed and it kinder
broke me up.)
Well, | asked an ole friend who had
just run for an ofise, Mayor, be called
1t, of Union City, aud he advised me
to strike out tor kerriner. Accor
dinghy | give MIR. Chambers fifteen cts.
to publish me ia his Herald aud l
Launched, as the orators say
Hearln that the graugers had
council in Troy town l sto out 10 20
there to get EN- to iudorse me
When l arrived | noticed about two
dozen forloin looking candidates set
tiug around pointing to the court
house like Il lot OF pinter dogs after
covy OF birds. 1 asked General Sher
man where they wer. lie plnted to
the court house l went over but saw
not sole went back to a Duther
place where Col. Adams was aud asked
him. He give kinder cough ana
piuted exactly where Sherman did.
Judge Cochran came up aud with
wind OF his hand he alluded to the
same place. | went over ag,u and
went up stares and give three gentle
kicks at the door.
a old fellow poked his head cut and
stuck his ear TO my mouth.
sed Good eyelng"
- lie st. Z ,~i c-eiug.
asked him If his folks was all well
He asked me IT 1 wanted TO come Iu.
told him most pointedly | did.
He stuck his ear in my face again.
l asked him if bls mead hurt INN OF
be had krIck in his neck.
He said he wanted the word.
| told him that's the way | loved to
hear him talk. That the word ali
along the line were, Peter Simmeus
for kerriner Tor ever.
He sed he wanted the annual pass
word and the gree word.
| told him Peter Siimmens for Ker
riuer was the hy word and it were
VFcc hUiC ~ LlC hhN aNNOchNN tAHN
we're what he meant
He slammed that door too in my face
and shut blmseli out on the side where
| we're and says he
You are 4 middle man or a monop-
oily amt you p
[ told bim | want 20 middle man
but [ did have monopoly iu the Ker
riner Ia e
Bout this time l ielt myself turned
suddenly ''as you were as Burt $50
vail would say, and experienced sole
leather pressure on my pauts abou,
eight inches below the waist band
then [ performed an acrubaiic feat down
the steps. landing safely IN the hsuu>
of a dozen candidates who were wait
ing to see what success | had. Mr.
Jackson took care OF me TO his board
ing house and gave me supper be-
cause he said he sympathized with me
x x X x
Now Mr. Editur. | am getting along
so we'll for Kerriner, that am going
to run for the Leglslatur, immegIateiy
after the August election.
| will state nay platform 10 my next
PETER SLINMENs.
The Hickman courier., 1874-03-21
a sweet Love Letter.

In the sweet alluring shades of some Of
our houses, we have some Of the prettiest
girls that ever the sunlight of day smiled
upon. Some Of those young ladies have
mammas who are not entirely lost 10 the
enjoyment of good joke. Last Sunday
evening one of those mothers met boy
with note for her daughter. The boy was
of the short order and not caring to go
any further delivered the note aforesaid
to the lady who opened and read. II was
the following soft epistle, which she sent
to the COURIER with the word that she
thought it too good to keep. The writer
is assured that his name will be kept
sacred;
My OwS ING--:-Aithough 1t
has been but few days since my soul
was plunged into the depths OF sadness by
onr parting. yet every minute seems an
age, and every age an eternity. In Your
presence, under the melting influence of
those radient Orbs, which would put 20
shame the brilliancy OF the stars, the most
estate sensations crawl over me. My
heart wells up and tiops over and runs
down in my boots; my soul Is stirred mp
As mother stirs up soap with paddle; /
mount up into ethereal space, aud feel as
though reclining between two hot pan
cakes with little angels pouring lasses
over me, and then | melt into sea of
bliss.
Oh, darling. what would it be TO con-
tinually bask in thy sweet presence! TO
ever kneel at thy shrine, and offer the
alteration of yearning heart To thee, thou
nonpareil of the feminine gender For
this would toll rs did Jacob Of Old for
this would go mp in balloon aud bot
tie moonshine for a week for this would
scale the most dizzy height Of the Alps
and ride down on a velocipede, or pull my
big toe nails ont with a pair OF pinches-
Then. darling. Is this a mutually de-
sired consummation will You vouchsafe
life and happiness unto = soul whose dcs-
tiny you can control by the bat OF ycWI
eye is it consistent with the asPiratio rs
Of your gentle soul to trot in double har-
ness with me or do you prefer some other
seller.
IT you drive me from You. remember
that my fate is fixed; that l go ont com
pletely done for; that my spirit is broken
my appetite gone and | totally busted
with none 70 sing my eulogy.
Decide early, nay love, and relieve ih'
anxiety Of your somewhat hopeful, slight
ly distrusttul, but ever loving