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il in Spain and France? We have not reached
that point yet but the Louisiana affair was .
considerable stride toward military despotism.


Cyclones OF the Northern Hemisphere.
At a recent meeting of the Meteorological
Society in England the distinguished mariner
and meteorological Captain Toynbee proposed
an important revision in the rules now in use
among seamen for avoiding dangerous storm
centres. The occasion of his discussion of
this subject was while introducing valuable
data of the great North Atlantic hurricane of
last August, which will be remembered for its
violence at Long Branch and its ravages on
the coast. This storm, it now appears from
the report of Lieutenant McFarlane. of Her
Majestys ship Plover, was fully traced to the
southeast of Bermuda, whence its track ran to
Halifax-the scene of it's greatest desolation.
The investigation of this cyclone, Captain
Toynbee contends, will enable meteorologists
to determine the true form Of the hurricanes
of the Northern Hemisphere.
Last year Mr.. Medium, of Maurtius, over
present rules for escaping from the jaws of
the Southern Hemisphere cyclones, and showed
that the current circular theory they follow
unerringly leads them into danger and often
irretrievable loss. He bases this fact upon
the discovery that in the South Indian Ocean
the form of the typhoon is not circular, but
elliptical, and that the winds do not gyrate
around the central vortex, but sweep inward
in nearly radial lines or gentle spirais. His
diagrams, drawn from actual observations, as
far as they 60, make good his deduction and
every sailor who goes to sea should be familiar
with the facts.
There is no reason to imagine different
cyclonic law for the Northern and Southern
hemispheres, but every reason to believe that
the law announced by Mr. Medium holds
good over the entire ocean.
In this view, the endorsement Of Mr.. Mel
drums accuracy by Captain Toynbee is timely
and judicious; and his call to his fellow
scientists to work out the problem fully may
inure to the greatest good for navigation on
all the seas.
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have NOS the least doubt: believe the truth viIe
always prevail In the end.
PUBLIC JUSTICE VILE YET CONE
1t Is no new thing to sacrnce O soldier TO serve a
political cause. Byng's case Is one OF tbOse whics
are the Opprobrium OF military Justice.D No his.
t0rian, no writer OF any party In England defends
n. Yet, at the time. no man OF HIS party except
Pitt, had the brave and honest heart TO remon.
stfate with the bgot King against that shameful
murder; The IKE inlquity was attempted agains.
men OF his age" says the greatest OF English
writer's, and Ito the eternal disgrace or tina
nation - with likelihood Of success, but for the
popular outcry. Public justice will yet come CO
MONTGOMERY BLAIR.
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TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Passenger Killed and Three WOunded--
The Shattered Car Burned to Ashes.

A Passenger Killed and Three Wounded
The Shattered Car Burned to Ashes.
RUTLAND, VT, Feb. 8, 1874
The rear car OF train No. on the Rensselaer, ana
Saratoga Railroad, leaving Whitehall at ten inmates
past four O'Clock p. NJ. yesterday, was thrown from
the track one mile south of Fort Ann The car
went into the ditch and was burned up In twenty
minutes.
Five passengers were in the car when It ran on.
One was killed, two were hurt badly and one was
hurt slightly.
ALI were taken from the burning car through tho
top OF the door before the fire reached them.
The name Of the person killed was Samuel Grams
ton, contractor on the New York and Canada
Railroad, who resided in Cohoes. N Y.
The names OF the injured are: Ira Wright,
conductor on the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Rail-
road though not in charge OF the train Mr.. Daley,
o brakeman on the tram, who resides IN Troy, and
William Van Bramer, Of whitehall
The killed and wounded were taken on tho
train, which proceeded, with only thirty-fve min
utes' delay.
Mr.. CranstOn's neck was broken.
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FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Feb.

ST. LOUIS, NO., Feb. 8, 1874.
\ ooher IN sawmill in Charlton county, Mis-
souri, explodedNyesterday morning. Elisha smith,
the engineer ana Richard Worthlngton and Jesse
Thatcher, employees, were killed and wrliam
simpson was badly wounded. Smith was blown
about six rods from the mill. His head and
both arms and legs were torn or his body rent
open and his brains scattered over the ground.
W0rthington was blown 200 feet from the min Moth
his arms were torn on and both legs broker pea
the ankles. Thatcher had his skull broken and
one hand cut OF By piece OF the boiler and was
carried fifty feet from the mill. The cause OF the
explosion Ii unknowno
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FIRE ON BROADWAY.

fire broke out last night in the basement Of
the six story iron building. No. 81 Broad
way, that caused damage OF $500, 900.
The basement and first and second floors
were occupied by G. b. Russe fancy goods
Stock totally destroyed. The third and upper
noors were occupied by N. Friedman h Co., white
lace goods. The fire was In progress at the hour Of
gong to press.
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FIRE IN RIvINGTON STREET.

nre broke out yesterday morning at No. ia
Rivington street. that caused 8 damage OF $4,000.
The house is q six story brick and used q paper
hanging mandatory. The building was mi ured
to the extent OF $4,000. Cause unknown.
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MoNAGHAN.-On Sunday. February 8, after .,
short illness, OWEN MONAGHAN, IN the 76th year OF
his age.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral from his late residence, No.
Centre Market place, on Tuesday. Feb. 10, AZ two
O'Clock r. NJ.
fF0r other Deaths see Third PuQel
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THE SIAMESE TWINS,

The Dissection TO Take Place To-day.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 8, 1874.
The examination OF the bode Of Chang and Eng
will, 1t Is definitely understood, take place in the
College OF Physicians about noon tomorrow. No
person will be admitted unless he is a MEMBER OF
the college, ana all present will be pledged 70
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SUICIDE IN ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, NO., Feb. 8. 1874.
T. r. Hatch, supposed to be the travelling agent
OF some New York house, was found dead In his
room at the Planters House last evening with the
top OF his head nearly blown of by pistol shot.
fired by his own hands,
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MEXICO.

Yucatan Disturbed by Revolution and an
Indian Raid-Sonora Agitated and Jalisco
Pacifed-Diplomacy Commerce, Rail-
ways and Law-The Press Patronized.
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stock privileges, explaining how large profits are
address by L. ". HAMILTON, 4 CO.. brokers' Is Broad
New York.
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LONDON, Feb. $3.50 A. M.
The Parliamentary returns announced up to this
date show that seventy-fve conservatives have
been elected to seats formerly filed by liberals,
and that twenty seven liberals have been chosen
in place OF conservatives.
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A.-Herald Branch Once, Brooklyn
corner Fulton avenue and Bocrum street
Open from A. M. to r. M.
On sunday from TO 9 p. NJ
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IElEGRAmS TO TIVE NEW Y0nx HERALD.

LONDON, Feb. 8, 1874.
Mr.. Gladstone win await the conclusion or the
elections before deciding what course the govern
ment viii take.
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ENGLAND.

Premier Gladstone Awaiting the Popular YER
dict
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ACHEEN.

Determined Defence Against the Dutch Ad-
vance.
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A.-3,OOO Pairs Self Acting Ovcrshoes,
put and of without using the hands and CORK
SOLE BOOTS AND SHOES, at BROOKS, Ll96 Broad
way, corner Twenty-uinth street
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A.-Hcrnin ia Cured Easily As Common
wounds by following directions of the ELASTIC TRUSS
COMPANY, bs3 Broadway. Metal springs are only
used by the less informed portion OF the community
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LONDUNy FtU. b I074
special despatch tosthe Ttn.eS reports thss tbs
famine has extended to Nepaui.
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TELEGRAM TO THE new YORK HERALD.

LONDON FED. & 1874.
The latest advces from Sumatra show that the
Acheneese chiefs still hold out, and are building
forts in the interior.
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TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD

Famine Extending in the Provincas'
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All That Have Used II Acknowledge
that PORTER,S COUGH BALsAM possesses the extraor-
binary power OF relic wing Immediately coughs and colds
1t is einollie 1T warming and effective. &c and ac.
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The New York Elevated Railroad Co.
NOTICE.
The running Of the trains the of this com.
pany will be resumed this tMonday, morning, ACCORDING
10 the time table last issued.
Feb. g. 1874 J. A. COMING, Treasurer.
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Havana Bankers.-.J. b. Marines q Co.~
10 Walt street New York will PAY the nghest rates ior
Spanish Doubioons and Havana Bank Bills 10.
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LONDON, Feb. 9-6 80 A. M.

The Strength OF the Parliamentary
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Ice poxyders-FOr Headache. Drovvsf-
ness and rrita instant relief 30 cents by mail
mr. DREMOND box Oh Post office.
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Wedding, Ball and Dinner Cards, Mono
grams orders Of Dancing, foreign Note Paper
JAMES EvERDEI.L, 502 Broadway. Established 1886
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-11-19
would Be THANKSGIVING Day once more,

would be Thanksgiving Day once more,
and the ear-trumpet lay on the piano in
Phenix's room, shining and bright as on
the first day it had been bapished there.
Turkey, Of course" said Phenix, as
they sat round the fire after tea, letting
the lights and shadows give lessons in
blind mans buff in advance. Couldn't
there be anything else for a change? This
will be my fifty fifth in annual regularity"
land my fitieth; a real old maid,'
laughed Miss Pamphylia. softly.
Nonsense" began Phenix, with a
glance at her bright brown eyes and chest
nut hair; but Miss Mehitable turned gent
" from the fire.
ooh, yes. dear; they often live to q
great age. / remember one allowed to
wander in your fathers field that was over
a hundred; at least the inscription on its
back said so. suppose it is because they
are SO slow about everything"
mot turtles--turkeys," shouted PheniX.
'Dindons for dinner tomorrow.
''But, please don't speak so loud, broth
err" said Miss Mehitable 81 like dis
tinctness, that is all. Though | am sur
prised at your thinking of dandelions. so
altogether out of season; and, besides.
cranberry sauce is Latin for roast turkey
always.n And Miss Mehitable laid her
hands on the folded handkerchief with a
peaceful smile.
ICONTINUED TOMORROW.
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TONTINE PLAN.

orupon the principle of accommodating profits for
definite periods, which was first introduced by this
Society, and has been recommended and endorsed
by eminent experts in Life Insurance. and by lead
ing business men. Forty-four per cent. has been
earned and accumulated on the premiums paid on
its Tontine Life Policies and forty per cent. on its
Tontine Endowment Policies issued within the last
five years.
The Directors of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society represent exclusively the interests of the
Policy-hoders, and in presenting the Society to
tice, they feel that it has strong claims upon public
confidence, because OF the strict and conservative
principles by which its various departments ar
governed. In the assets and in the administration
of the Society, perfect security is given for the f
ture which is of great importance to those depend.
ing Upon their insurance policies tor the ultimate
support of their families.
No Life Insurance Company has such arge an.
nual transactions as the Equitable; none is more
prompt and just in its dealings.
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Premiums are received and Losses are paid in
cash only. Policies are issued payable at the death
of the Insured also payable at the end of srtan
number of Years. Policies are also issned ON the
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THE NEW
W A L T H A NJ

The past twelve months at the Walham Watch
Factory have been the busiest in the Company's
history. Several wholly new stem.wndng watches
have been produced, and great improvements
have been effected in the manufacture of all vari.
ETY. of their standard watches, until now they in.
clude every size in both key and stem winding,
that can be desired, Of every quality and Of every
chinery, and other large economies have cheap.
ened the cost that at present 1t is not too much
to claim that the Waltham Watches are the best and
cheapest watches in the world. These claims are
in fact, almost everywhere admitted. In this coun.
try 1t is mater of fact that hardly any fine Amer
can watches are sold but those of the Waltham
make, willie orders are now regularly received
from En- gland, Australia, and the British Posses
sions generally, and foreign countries aban.
doning the hand made productions Of Switzerland
and England, and eagerly adopting American ma
chine made Waltham watches in their place.
Buyers of silver watches should be careful to
observe the stamp of the Company on the case, as
well as on the movement, as the Waltham Watch
movements are frequently put into cases which
inferior both in quality of metal and workman
ship.
For sale by all leading jewelers..
Positively no Watches sold at retail.
ROBBINS 4 APPLETON
General Agents,
New York, Boston, Chicago, and London, England.
novl0t&w2m
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S9,0O0,000.

The Lives Insured by the Society are carefully
selected in different parts OF North America md
Europe, furnishing, by this broad field of opera.
tons, an additional and exceptional safety to the
Policy-holders. The assurances are made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums are
returned annually to the Insuredl
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22,liS Cash GIits, amounting 10 ) ,W1,U00
NUMBER OF TICKETS, 100000
PRICE OF TICKETS.
whole Tickets, $40 90
Halves, 10 90
0usrters, ) 90
EiSh or each Coupon, , 80
5l2 Tickets for 100 90
The Montpelier Female Humane Association
chartered by the Legislature OF Virginia and the
Circuit Court OF Orange Co, proposes by a Grand
Git Concert to establish and endow Home for
Old, lnirm, and Destitute Ladies of Virginia" at
Montpelier The former resdenc, of President
James Madison.
GOvERNoRs OFFICE, Richmond, July 3, 1874.
II affords me pleasure to say that | AN well ac
quanted with large majority of the officers of the
Montpelier Female Humane Association, who re-
side IN the vicinity of my home, and attest their
gentlemen as well as the public confidence, m1u
among them.
JAMES l.. KEMPER, Gov. Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va JulyS, lS7i-I commend them
gents of honor and integrity, and fully entitled
to The confidence OF the public.
Il. W HUGHES, U. Judge East'n Dist. ofVa.
Furtherrefertnces by emission: His Exceilen
cy Gilbert Z. Walker rN Governor of va; Hon
Robt. +. Wihers IAeut.-Gov. of Va. and IT, ;. Sen
ator elect; Senators and Members of Congress fl ON
Va.
Remiuanrcs for tickets may be made by express
prep ida pOst Office money order on Washington,
ID. c. or by registered letter.
For iul particulars, testimonials, &c, send for
Circular. Address, Hon James Barbour.
PRIEST NJ. +. II. A., ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Reliable agents wanted everywhere. oet26iw
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| CONTINUED TOMORROW.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-03
HOW TO REDUCE TAXATION,

In the course of his speech at the
Memphis railroad convention the other
day, Mr.. B. NJ. Tillman, Representative
in the Legislature from McNairy
county, made some wise suggestions,
which We hope had a favorable effect
upon our Memphis friends. He said
that because Memphis and Shelby
county had grown more rapidly in
wealth and population than other parts
Of the State, Shelby county paid nearly
one-fifth of the State taxes. He might
have added that Shelby and Davidson
pay more than one-fourth of the entire
revenue collection for State purposes.
In this same speech Mr.. Tillman MAIN
tanned that if a road were built and the
ore banks of Wayne, Lawrence, Lewis
and Hickman were opened, capital by
millions would flow into these counties;
furnaces, rolling mills, and factories in
Vulnerable would be erected; and lands
now assessed at fifty cents per acre
would be worth from twenty-five
to fifty dollars. Similar i'm
provements in the other counties Of the
State where minerals are known to
abound, would result in an untold in
crease of our wealth. AS our resources
are developed and our wealthincreased,
we may reduce our rate of taxation
even as low as twenty cents on the hun
dred dollars, and at the same time pre-
serve our credit and pay orr State debt.
This is a much better plan than to talk
of not meeting the interest ON our
bonds, which simply means quasi repu-
diation, and would drive capital and
enterprise from our State, and make it
so that taxation would eventually be
burdenSome. Let us keep our credit
intact and devise ways and means to
increase our wealth, make our lands
more valuable and more sought after,
and then we can safely decrease the
rate of taxation. We have had an up
hill business in righting the State after
Radical rule, and now that we are about
to succeed; let US not spoil all that has
been done.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-03
CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE PUBIIC
SCHOOLS

The political significance of the ac-
ton taken at the recent convention of
colored men may be stated in few
words. If the issues proposed by the
convention be pressed in contests of the
future, they viii certainly produce a
split between the white and black ele-
ments of the Radical party, so far as
Tennessee is concerned. The conyen-
ton declared that the colored
people would insist upon mixed
schools, and withhold their sup
port from any candidate who will not
advocate such change in the existing
law. Not content with this, the leaders
went farther and denounced Brownlos
for opposing theirutterly impracticable
ideas about equality" with which the
school question has nothing whatever
to do. The fact Is, Brownlow repre-
sents the sentiments of nine-tenths of
the white Republicans of the State. by
whom 4. the compulsory min
Cling Of the races viii never
be recognized or accepted as an
issue. Viewed in the light of a politi-
cal movement, therefore, the action of
the convention has a suicidal tendency;
nothing more injudicious, at this juno
could have been proposed. But sup
pose that it should meet with success;
so far from having m1xedpublic schools,
the race most interested would have
none at all. 1t must not be forgotten
by the colored people that these schools
are supported by taxation, nearly all of
which is levied upon the property of the
white population. Let them take heed
how they imperil the substantial bless
ings Of education by pursuing the
shadowy phantom of social equali-
ty."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-03

selves for the temporary delectation of
the multitude-we say such has been
the effect of the custom, that many
men, of modest worth, fitted to adern
the Executive chair of any State, have
felt themselves so repealed from the po-
libical arena, because of it's unreasona-
bic exactions, that they have not allow
ed themselves to cherish even an as
piration to the Office of Governor;
and thus, too often, has genuine
merit been pushed aside while
blatant demagoguery- has been
permitted TO enter in and bear
sway. Besides all this, the people are
really firing of such personal contests
They are coming very sensibly to think
such mere "ground-scufaing" as be-
meath the true dignity of the occasion.
They care not to know whether can
didate Is good at anecdote," or can
IDEAL heavy blows or is an ''artful
dodger-" They are rather concerned
to know what measures of State policy
he advocates and upon what principles
will he administer the government
We have advanced these suggestions,
because thoroughly convinced that the
suggested reform is needed. Our re-
marks, of course, are not meant to
apply to contests for Congressional or
legislative officers. They are differ
ent matters altogether.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-03
poIITIcAL spEEca.mAKINe.

We publish elsewhere an article from
the KRoruille Press and Herald, depre-
eating the time-honored custom that
requires a candidate for Governor to
canvass the State before the people.
At first flush, we do not like the sug-
gestion. Yet every one must confess
that the usage practically debars from
the public service much of modest
merit, and it is an old axiom that all
true merit has this attribute. 1t Is
also true that newspapers haye In some
measure modified the necessity for a
personal canvass, but it must be re-
membered that newspaper subscribers
de not yet embrace a moiety of the
voting census. So long as political
gatherings are held the orator will be
in demand. The editor can no more
supersede him, than railroads
can annihilate y. rivers; yet it
must be confessed that the editor places
him at a disadvantage, which calls for
greater efforts than in the olden time,
when astump orator might safely repeat
the same speech In every county of the
State. Now, with short-handed report
ers, the speech is obtained verbatim on
its first utterance. and laid before thou
sands of distant readers the next MORN
ing. This calls for a versatility of
genius that few of mortal mould pos
sess. Horace Greeley, as an experienced
editor, keenly appreciated the difficulty,
and sought to obviate,it in perhaps the
only possible way. The series of
speeches that marked his famous West
ern tour, werepronounced by all journal
lists the most remarkable ever uttered.
Each was fresh and new-no repetition
of himself-but each was in its SUBJ
stance short, and eked out only with
local illusions. Eliminating these last,
and throwing the substance together,
the whole series turned out to be one
connected speech, only triAe longer
than tie usual stump effort. He had
merely chopped it into paragraphs,
and .amplifed each with all the rich
resources at the command of a life
long journalist. Evidently the orator
of to-day encounters difficulties I'M
known to former generations. But
men still have hearts to be stirred as
well as minds to be enlightened. We
arecreatures of flesh and blood, as swell as
brains. The tendency of the age is
coldly intellectual, but conviction does
not always give the courage necessary
to act. Action, action, was Hamlet's
advice to the players, and oratory as an
element for introducing action cannot
be entirely dispensed with.