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ttons. The Scientist iunocont1y remarks: IN
portion Of thfs account. whis1, rotated to gri7it
photography, We copied not long since, It being
tho inost positive ovlonce to a photograph
ta1on nndcf tho most ltgil test conditions" :"
Ihe poor gull Of reporter, hovoyer, afforded
80 mitch amusement to tho photographer that
tho litter lot ont the secret. Fearful that aome
Other paper "ou''1 oxpoao tbs fraud, tho Times,
seorplon'ltke' turned aud Btung itHolt, affecting
to gITo dcDcription Of tho process. Tic Bclen-
tiHt thtnk" tho explanation very bunging affair,
and beHails crcdulity which tempted 1t to nut
faith In tlic Chicago Times. This is au intorcst-
ing history only iuasuiuch ~ It Shows that there
arc still one or poor creatures who t,ayo faI.
in that bad and untruthful newspaper. Dnt,
even In these raro oxcoptions tho faith Ia not
abiding,
, 1874-10-19
ttonal schools and mammoth university as

ttonal schools and = mammoth university as
Washington City.
d. 1ndolln!to appropriations to onyor the or
fendltuscs by Unitol Statos officials Ia tho
sonshorn states for campaign purposes.
6. Refunding the cotto',-tax.
0. The extension and enlargement Of previous
lattd-granta 10 railways.
Action at tho laat session on many Of tleho
schcmea was postponed, tho majority Of tho
members proforring to got rc.e!ecsed before
voting for tlaem. Tho beat wny 10 defeat tlcHo
Jobs ia to defeat every membor OF doubtful
reputation who ia trying to hs ra-olcctcd, and
osory person WHO his syer been connsotod NTH
such joba.
A part Of this vast subsidy schome, embracing
interests in all parBof tho country, Is the Third
Term. Mono OF thcse measures can become lava
without tho Executive aid Executive approval
ls as essontIai al Congressional! favor, and honco
tho Importance Of tho Third Term In this grand
distribution Of aubsidy money. Wo submit to
tho people who ara about to elect u,omborn of
Cougrcsa that portaps their best courso is to
elect naeu wlo unlor no circumbtaucea can 10
supporters OF tue Third Torn policy, and whoso
paBt record Riyas assurance that thoy will oppose
this whole subsidy business from first to last.
The recollection Of any momber who voted to
nostponc these jobs until after election wlll be a
hazardous operation,
, 1874-10-19

Whether tia Nan York ueralTs version Of tho
Won Aruim complication in correct or not, it Ia
sortainly the first intelligent explanation Of yon
Arniua's arroat and imprisonment. According to
luis account, Won Atpm was sent as Ambassador
to Paris NTH Instructions to maintain the most
friendly relations with tho Tronch Goyornmout.
Instead OF this. he broke with AlacMahon, and
sven declined to present official communications;
ho also set about to increaoo the contingent OF
tie German army On F1ouch territory. He was
NJ aoonar installed In Paris than he wrote
directly to tho Emperor William attacking
Blsnarck's policy. This Communication WAS
promptly turned over to Bismarck, and Won
Amin Was notified that ho must hcncoforward
communicate With the Foreigu Office. There
upon ensucd yolun,nous correspondence
which vou Arnim, At his removal from Paris,
took from tho archives Of the Office. II ia tor
the recovery Of this correspondence. which
Bismarck claims TO DO official. tlat the prosecu-
tiou Ia brought against ths e1-Ambassador. aud
bis refusal 10 deliver 1t is tic eauso Of Ills
incarceration.
, 1874-10-19

Ths accident ou the pittsbure. Fort Wayne Il
Chicago Ratlload, which occurred on Saturday
afternoon at Piorcoton, Ind. Ia attributed to tho
fact TINT the train was running at tho rate Of 10
rnilcB IN hour, This fact OF ithe.f, however. il
not sufficient to account for tho a:cidens. Forty
milcs an hour Is not an unusual rate of speed.
2nd Is perfectly compatible with safety. 1t ia
tho common rate Of speed in England, and
many Of tic Eaatern express trims run on this
time. In this casu tho engine struck COW, md
vas hurled from tho track, resulting in tbs
w7scking Of tho train. II thoral,ed Icon proper
cattle-gua1tas or other protection from aninals
at large aa there is in England, tho accident
would not have occurred, 1t Ia to tho lack of
these precautions not to .he r. to Of speed, that
tie aecidont Is due.
, 1874-10-19

There uns ono Republican In tue Forty. third
Congress who WAS not afraid OF Butler. Whom
tho man with tho evil eyo was dofsing at
tompts to Investigate tho sanhoru scandal, aud
WAS driving tho House before him. tho raw 1ter-
resentativo from tho SantlnBky District put tho
Lu1fy dowu. lie hold his own agalnHt tho south
lug repsttee Of tho Essex politiuxn. no could
lin national reputation almoss instantly,
When ho was preparing his speech On The
sanborn Investigation, Butler grun alarm
cd. lie sent friends to him to exbort
Tho speech was rayised hnlf a dozen timea be-
foro 1t could DO toned down sufficiently to suit
tho go.betwoenB. Even then, its delivery mnd"
Duslor sick. Throughout the sesslon, Foster
held his grouud. He waa the deadly enemy Of
Dut'or aud Dnt1erisn. Ae partly lllled tho place
which 0en. farnaworth lelL vacant. TAo ability
ho showed was unexpected lis is q country
merchant, and waS noyor tin politics until TO
ran for Congress. Lis 1e-eloeuon 1t time Of
Rcpnbjioan disaster elbows that the people ar.
paociate him. Ills asch-ononY spared uo effort
to defeat lin. He got Bcant encouragement
from other party-leadors. His reckless habit Of
apcaling tile truth, wlother 1t hit Democrat or
Republican, WAS out Of place IN Washington Inst
year. Hollad to CONTEND with an opposition flushed
with tho bopc Of victory. Uudor such ciicuna-
utnuces his recollection Ia no common compli-
1nout. Wo rejoice that be received II. It makes
small difference what party-collar q man may
wear 30 long as ho 1B himHelt beyond tho reach Of
the party lash. Congress needs moro Fostors
II the Ohio ono does as vol IN the Forty-fourtA
an he has IN the Fortc-third Congress, re trust
that ha nil 60 back to the Forty fifth with q
rousing maiolity.
, 1874-10-19

ting looss from tin Republican Administration,
dcno''ncng tho frnntla nntl follies Of tho past,
anu flocaring himself independent Of tito party.
1la was sncccBsful; ho not only trinmp,ed IN
tito State, but received the Seratorsllp from q
grateful pnoplo. 1Ind sonntor Morton followed
ilts own Judgment lie would 1ayo accomplished
Ii, Indiana what Booth did last year In Callfor-
mia; would not nov bo n!tting on tho ragged
odge Of dianstrouB defoat. The Republican
party In this statc and iii Wisconsin, Michigan.
arid Minncsota, may, in tho light Of the elections
Of last Tuesday, look forward also to tho nooes-
and from the Third-Term policy, Of Witness
result as dluastrous a. that which is so grievousy
n1ournod o7er iu Indiana.
, 1874-10-19
WOMEN nj JOUETALT31l.

There Is no creator socia! want in our day than
respectable and congcaal fields Of labor for
women sookins employment. There Qrc thousands
OF women iu this and cyory other country
thrown on t1cir onn RESOURCES to earn 4 liyoli-
hood. A1oss OF thcn a1o unmarried. But thero
aro also Thousands of even married women who
unfortunately are called upon to support not
only themselves but their families Whio the
number Of women mho must support thom-
selyos is great, it is lsmentablo fart tint the
folds OF industry open to them aro very fou.
Tho force Of custom, or Of public opinion,
confines thon to spl.ore altogether too narrow.
Tho recent sossion OF tho Women'a Congress In
this city Inns called fresh attention to this sub
joct, and some Of the papers read huvo oopRid-
erod it very iutelligeutly. Mrs. Malloy, Of
Elshart, 1ud., lady connected NTH tho preas
there, pointed out. In q paper which sho road
tul in country journalism. Mrs. Malloy IL her
self ~ e1emplar OF ,fhat aho preachea. Tic
country press Is d weekly pross, 1t is not there
fore as exacting as tho prcsa Of great city.
Given tho demand for Tock1y newspaper, ali
that is needed to assure SUCCESS is industry, In
telgence perseverance, md business tact
especially In the collection Of debts. In
none Of these is woman nocobsatilJ do.
AcIent. There aro thousands Of women
who have all tho qualifications 10 gather
tho county nows, to urito on tho current topics
of the day, anu atto,ld to the business part Of
tho management OF country newspaper. Eyen
from vomun's ability to "koop several Ions tn
tho fire." Mrs. ala!loy iutors hor capacity for
country journalism, which frequently requires
tho came person to road proof, sot tyre,
and uork the press. Eight years ago, nI1u.
Mnlloy and her husband went into tho business
OF country journalism With capital OF $500.
To-day thoy hayo III office worth $4,000. The
wifo has ut tlmea romninoa up all night to set
type, after having attended to ollor
parts Of tho busineus during tho day.
1t ia not probable that many women will
10 found who will ho a. willing as Mrs. 1lalloy
to bcstow three or four years Oh tho acquisition
OF tile knowledge requisite to engnge Euccess-
fully III tho profession OF Journalism, and tl.on
to submit to all tho drudgery it entails, besdos
attending to the details ok household dutcs.
But for auch women thore ia undoubtedly a
place IN country journalism. tic tone Of which
! might be ins1noasnrably improved II some Of tho
wives or daughters would taxa the plaoos non
| held by husbands or fathers
, 1874-10-19

yonr. Moata wore quiet aid steady, At 73lo for
shoulders. 101lo for short ribs. ana 1ll9@912o
for swoet. .ptcklotl hams. 11iglwines we're quiet
ard % lower, closing at oso por gallon. Lako
freights woro in light domand. at 4}4o for wheat
to buffalo. Flour was active and caaor. Wheat
was in better demand and ~ lighor, cloaiug at
8oe6c aolIar Tho month, n,tl S0}1o for November.
Corn was In good demand mud 1,8Go2o higher,
closing nj 74s4o cash, aud 7oHo fur November.
Oats were moderately sctive and 10 higher, clos
Ing at 47ss4c cnsl,, and 4C1lo aellor November.
Rye waH quiet aud Shade easier, at B114G932o.
Barley 'wus lcas active, but ilru,er. closing at
91.oJ1l for October, and s1.04 for Novombor.
Hogs were in light demand at slight decline.
Sales woro at e5.0o@e.G2t1. Cattie aud uhsep
woro inactive, aud nominally unchanged.
, 1874-10-19

The aor1nons which wo print this morning ON
brace the Rev, Robert Col1yor's which Ia ill.,
rested witt, special interest Oil accot,nt Of tue
recent afort to secure him for tho Church OF tho
Messiah, In New York. 1u some preliminary TO-
marks afr. Uollycr announced hia doantte doter-
n,luation to remain in this city. It was all along
r question to his mind OF duty and use-
futness, and We are sincerely glad he
has been persuaded tint hfs duty is
where btu heart is,-nmoug 1ia tried and true
friends Of Chicago aud the West. It was acarooly
necessary fer him to say TINT money cut no figure
n tie caso for hia action throughout, as nell a.
his last decision to romsiu. clearly Indicate thta
Prof. Swing pronthed 4 characteristic sermon on
Pure Religion, wilh grace aud Guinness that
showed gont,ine retiof from the dogma:ical
troubles which he !,as turned over to tia Synod
and Prof. Patton. Among the other notable
addresses Of tia day Waa one by Mrs.
Liyermore, who occupied Or. nydor's church.
The Rer. Mr.. Williamson, the new
pastor Of the WAbnsh Avenue Methodist Church,
had tho President for an auditor aud very
appropriately, though perhaps un,ntent,ona'ly,
his sermon turned Oh the struggles Of history
betve ecu uBurpation On tho ono hsnd aud tho
people on tho other. It is wcll that oyory ruler,
republican or other, should have this mattor
brought directly before him from time to time
and the pulpit is i place whore 1t can be done
without oIfcnso.
, 1874-10-19

The &ntagonism betweau ths police and tia
students Of university town ,s az old III the
university system, aud oxtouls to both conti-
ne''ta. A college student always regards pol!co-
man a. his natulal enomy, and the policeman
looks upon the student 81 his special cross IN
life. This traditional feud has received q nav
impulse in Ann Arbor, and has brokon out
with IN unusual warmth. From tue accouuts
that have como to us, Nc should say
that tho Ann Arbor police nero rather
ovcr-zealous on Saturday, when they it,
tszfered With the boys on their own
ground while tho lat1er were engaged In uroat-
ling and other athletic sports said not to haya
been prohibited in the University rules agalns.
hazing. But ns tho atudonts evidently got the
best Of the police In their aondics, their subso-
quept procession and noisy domonstration Haa
lll-couesyed. Il thoas studonta' troubles At Ann
Arbor go on from year to yssr, they eau scarcely
foil 70 b aeriouslY detrimental to the standing
Of the Unirarsity aud 1t is alike In the interest
Of tho College aud tho tuwnspeople that they be
&toi,psd. .....
, 1874-10-19

Gen. Hurlbut Las at last bovn so closely
prcscel By Dir. Farnsworth that ho las been conf
pc1lod to open hiH mouth With regard to his
transactions in cottun-pormita and other cotTup.
tions charged upon him pending the time 10 WEB
in command Of tho Department Of tho Gulf. uo
labors through two columns Of tho party organ
to provo his Innocence by his own assertions and
copos OF letters und documents. What As sayB.
however,, il not so remarkable III wllnt he duoB
not say. He does not answer or allude to the
charges Of perjury made by tho Commission
against hl.n nor does ho aIudo to tho chargos
made by this Commission oil oiflcial falsollood
Of ants.datlux letters to exculpats both himself
and Robinson, mud OF permitting his broshoys-in-
law to receive bribos for obtaining bis signature
to permits to trade aud o.hor documeutB. It il
also remarkable that Gen. uurlbu. canuot pro-
duco any letter demanding trlal or court of ill
Quiry until it had boen dosorminod by tho Gov
ornneut, through Rawlas' iuterot aeios, not to
.ry him. It will bo remembered TINT President
Llpcolu MAS assassinatcd iu April; that aud the
collapse of the Wur put MI eud to all tllaa for
military of1enscB but it Acems strange tllat Ge1.
uurlLut, wlo stood iu such hislI favor With tho
Secretary Of War aud Gon. Graut's chief nd-
,sor, as he soprcsonts, should not have been
able to secure trial on charges made by u
Special Commission that examined into the caae,
and mhich loft him under gtain huro to cling to
, 1874-10-19

4 Cabinst-ofllco is not necessarily pledge OF
unsloyed happiness. Already Gov. lowell is
getting into knarl. and doubts are Expressed as
to bis confirmation. Mr. Driatow, who swept 70
clean at tile start, is said to have waased In
well-loinc, and to have modified tie compro-
hcnaive system Of reform which he inaugurated.
And yct It may be that 1fessrs. Bristow and
Jew oil ara doing Us we'll as now Cabinet officers
could bo expected to do.
, 1874-10-19

whl!o ao CasHa8nac Insists that his failure to OBJ
tain control Of the STRIPPING Ia the Beco. cau's
Of all l.ts venom md abuge. Thoso two WORTHLESS
should light about tho matter once moro. They
and tho young Prince nra tho only rorsons In
tereatod. Franco hab long ago discharged tho
whole i'onaparte crow. and oan acnro eiher or
both OF tho wralGlars 10 case of fatal result.
, 1874-10-19
U()e GJbm2aDn UTibu,1e.
Monday Morning, October 10, 1874.

Tho Opposition party Of Cleveland celebrated
sueir 1ictory Saturday evening With rousinE
meeting, At which Mr. Payne, tho Gcntlotnan
WHO beat Dick Parsons so badly, spoks out
bluntly as to tho errors Of the Administration.
aud attributed to tlem tho receut Republican
disasters. lie expressed the belief that tho
remedy is to be found in tho union Of Democrats
and Independent Republicans. The combination
certainly worked to ZONE purpose Ia Mr. Payno's
diattfct
, 1874-10-19
THE REPUBLICANS AND TIE ApAINIsTRA
TION
him foTeytr.

Our correspondent at indianapolis sends US an
interesting letter upon politics IN that State
sioco tho Republican defeat Of Oct Z. lie
a,,1us up tllp various opinions as to the causes
of that defeat and states TINT the nnvarniahcd
truth il, that The moving cause waa tho undorly-
ing discomfort OF tbs people with Tho sins and
follIes OF tho Administration all other thugs
uera subsidiary" For this cause thore wero
sufficient Republicans in the State who voted
tile Democratic ticket, or did no. vote, or voted
tho Independent ticket. to give the Democrats
the nsceadency BY very large majority. The
same feeling prevailed In Ohio with the Renc
effect. That this Ia 10, Is consplououa!y shown
in tho election OF membera Of Congress- In tho
present congroes there arc seven Democrats
and thirteen Republicans from Ohio. At tho
election on Tuesday there wero thirteen
Democrats elected to seYon Republicans.
Ono Of these nepubl!canH-Clarie Fos-
ter-owed lia reelection to tho Yigor-
Qua and manly expoau1e Of tho fraudulent
and scandalous contracts mado BY tho Treasury
Department With 8anborn. That act Of hostility
10 the Administration saYed Lim. In 1ndiana,
ths Legislature had 40 arranged the Congres-
sional Districts That but throe Democrats could
bo elected out Of the tbutcen congressman to
which the State Ia entitled. On Tuesday, how
sver, the people elected eight Democrats TO Ave
Republicans. In both Statos the people took
especial patue to robuke tha Administration Ii
tho matter OF the election Of members Of Con-
gross. The more notable the ftionds OF the Ad-
minlstration, tho mora severely tho people struck
thom, In Iowa, whore Mr, Aasson was treated
elected him despite tue opposition Of tls Federal
olllco-hodera, wlsils asveral of the Congreas.nen
noted al friends Of the Administration narrowly
sscale1 defeat. Indeed, there WAS no moro d.
rect means Of rcbute available than that Of dig
placing the friends Of the Administration in both
Houses Of Congroas. and sending Democrats In
thBir 4tead. tbs net result OF the elections In
Ohio. Indiana, WeBt Virginia, and 1ows on Tues
day last was the election OF fftcen Democrats to
Congress In place Of as many Republicans, max
Ing difference Of thirty votes In tho next House
Of Representatives. It also tncludod tho defeat
| OF tNo Republican Unltsa States Senators, and
tic election Of Democrats iu their places.
Our lnt!iana correspondent Wrltos that 1t IL
no" Esnofally conceded by the Republicans Of
Indiana TINT Senator Morton made great mia.
tako III not carrying out hs original purpose OF
opening the campaign BY Vigorous do,uaola.
tton OF the President and his Administration
and tho Republican papars Of the Nta!s already
have indicated that tls Republican party, to live
In Indiana nust cut loose from all responsibility
for thu acts Of tho Administration, Senator
Morton, becoming aware Of the storm tha. WAS
TO break. escaped two weeks ago, aud 1t il now
Burmlss. that lis sit to California IN to con-
! sult NTH f'enator Newton Dootl,. w.Ih a
*iaw to the fuuro. II. uooth, 1t ~4t4 ps ssmana.
bog.a, II 137a. tslsa tla bold saparlatnt ii aul.
, 1874-10-19
THE EU-Kf,UX Law

There acemH to be aomo tloubt as to tho con-
htitutionality Of tho lar known Al tho Kn-1llnx
la", approved April 20, 1871. and directed against
support Of Tho provisions Of the Fourteenth
Amohament, and prescribed ponaltsos for going
III dtegniso upon tho public highways for tho
rnrpoao Of depriving any roraon or c'asa Of per-
aoas o' oquat f'ehta nnaer tl'o iaTh. Tho Fonf-
teentu A'aona'nons 11solt aitoots the st"tes. not
''o'''e'alS' u pfeseraocS 'nat no s'atsehai mako
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, 1874-10-19

Tho Spiritual Scisntlss. Doaton publication
devoted to the propagation OF splrttualsn,,
eriesoa oser tbs objea.less mendaolty Of The
Ohioago Times. That Wicked journal, some
weeks sEo, permitted ons Of lta reporters, rho
IL ths dups Ut ssssy strolllne medium, aad prs-
taals h!nsst to call spirata FROM ths vasty 4oop,
" ue1ss up aaztAiA llsli. i.ploEssrxphils 6Dsss.
, 1874-10-19

Ths Chicago produce marueta wase generally
'stroug on Saturday, With p fair aggregate OF
transactions. Moas onrk "a aos!vo and steady,
oloslpr II $1,000 Rslos the month, and Sl7.0o
aoiiyr tuo yoar. Lard was active mud eas!ss,
4loa,uf ~ Lilo tor usn. aaAh nod oll.3o sellss ths
, 1874-10-19

Unirersal suffrage in franco Ia looked upon
with dread by all clnnsos OF tho community save
by few opsimists, by those who would entirely
upset Tho present order OF society, and those
who hope to bo carried to tile emnouco OF lame,
posi!ion, aud poror on tho popular waye. It is
a dangerous experiment to put edgo toola into
tie hauds OF Children and tell thcm to defend
themselves. Just such m experiment has boon
tried in Frauco. Tho Frouch people, the French
peasnntry particularly, aro children IN po-
tical knowledge. Tho suffrage Ia the
cdge tool that las bern put into their lands. It
remana to 10 seen whether they will nee it for
tlloir defonso or their destruction. 10 judge by
tho last French elections, We should be inclined
to bolieTe that universal suffrage 10 good
thing even for Franco. But, despite t,o1o e1oc-
sions, those Fronchnlcn who have in tl,em
grain OF conaofvatism stand In mortal dread Of
un'ycrnal suiSeago. Tho Figaro calls universal
suffrage. untrorsal pestilenco,-" pesie unfccr
se0c." Still, tloao who are moet fearful Of uni
vcrsal suf1taga do net ees their way to gettIns
lid OF 1t. There aeoma to be no doubt that,
40 fur at least, tho exercise OF tho right
has done no good to france. Paris mas
alwAya bad. Tho provinces it has cLanged
for tho worse. Tho pcasautr5, before the era Of
universal suTrsge, minded their business and
attended to their farms much better than they
do NOW. They have forgotten to improve their
farms In their anxiety to improve tho Constitu-
ton. Do!oro tho reign Ct universal suffrage, ID
papfu tr
like our own curpo,-basgera iu the South, they
ind congenial held Of operations IL tho cout,~
try, whore the Inhabitants are almost rs gullielo
as our ovn negroes. Tho Trcnchrnan IL pro-
verbally morcurinl. Universal suffrage brings
out thin characteristic In very bold rollef. The
very came people have, within tho space OF a
few years. voted for and against the Empire.
! They judge now Of tue goodness Of an Admin
ssrat1on by tho goodness Of tho market for
the products OF their fatms or for their
Fsauce the cause Of the overthrow OF
tho Government. Eocalistic doctrines have
nado considerable hosdway in tho country since
the Introduction Of tho right OF suffrage. Tho
Trench deuagoguo hss already discovered tint
tie massns are only 80 much electoral ram nate-
rial. cut Of which ho Is to mako capital. Elcc~
t'ons do not pass OF es quietly as in America.
tbs surface Of public opinion Is vory apt to bs
disturbed for long tl1uo aftor the election.
We do not worder, after this, that tho mo-o
Intelligent Of the French people loox with aiArsn
At the possible consequences to the country al
tho transfer Of power BY universal suffrage te
the MASSES Of the country. It would Seem, # or
lha accounts TINT roach us. that the gift was
premature. So far, cottainly, tho nation Is uo
10 10 congratulated oil tho effeot produced.