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The New York herald., 1874-08-14
Progress OF the Advancement
Science.

Science.
Up to this time the American Association
for the Advancement of Science in session at
Hartford has discussed now constitution and
especially that important point whether MEM
bership In the society shall be restricted to
persons engaged in scientific pursuits or in
quiries or be open to everybody. Shall it be
society of scientific men strictly or society
OF the friends of science? 1t was frankly adj
mitted in discussion that the society had need
of all the money that would be brought in by
preserving the more extended circle of member.
ship; but it was apprehended that the papers
Of non-scientifc members would damage the
quality Of 'the proceedings" would, in short
swamp that document with trash. We shah
watch curiously for the paper Of the man who
is afraid Of the overflow Of trash. Generally
this sort of man is one with an ambitious es-.
say in his pocket on some such subject as the
scientific Uses of Buttered Thunder, an essay
that he is naturally apprehensive may not at
tract proper attention. As the society pro-
poses the advancement OF science and needs
money it seems to have adopted the wiser
course in voting not to restrict the member
ship to men of science properly, who are, un-
fortunately, too often impecunious mortais.
1t may, therefore, remain a great consolation
to outside nobodies that they can still, by pay
ing fee, add to their signatures the initials
of the name Of a presumably learned society
This at least gives the signature ON Important
appearance.
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

ANOTHER RAuRoAD AcCIDENT.-We record
this morning another terrible railroad acci-
dent, resulting from the washing away Of O.
bridge on the Southeastern Railroad. The
responsibility seems to rest upon the section
men, who neglected to signal the train, which
did not arrive on the spot until six A NJ, tho
bridge having been destroyed during the
night. The list of killed and injured is hap
PLY small considering the character of the
accident and the damage to the cars.
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

The CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS are being
rapidly made throughout the country, and in
a few weeks will be completed. Among the
principal nominations thus far are those of
General Garfield, William Walter Phelps and
j. Proctor Knott who made the celebrated
Duluth speech two years ago. The material for
a supplement to that Grafton has accumulated
in the meanwhile and if Mr.. Knott should
promise to give it he would gain votes even
from his political opponents.
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The Beauties OF Mormonism-Twin
Public Nuisances.

The Beauties Of MormOnism-Twin
Public Nuisance.
The ''twin relic" which somehow has
escaped the annihilating hand of the great
party which pledged itself to destroy polyg-
amy at the same time with slavery, begins to
grow troublesome again in the West Some
time ago brief raid was made into Mormon
dom, and it was supposed that the career of
Brigham Young was about ended. Indeed,
the old rascal was in peril from the law, and
his wives were said to be on the rampage
against him. His liberty and his hair were
both In danger But now our special corre-
spondent at Salt Lake City informs US that
Brigham is ''still master of the situation and
is going to keep it as long as he can" In
fact, he ayows his intention to eight to the
bitter end" but whom he is going to fight,
whether the United States troops, the Gentiles
or his wives, does not appear. The scrim-
mage in which his followers have just now
been engaged was over the election of Dele
gate to Congress. The Gentiles had candi-
date in opposition to the Mormon nominee,
and there was 'riotous and bloody work at
the polls" much the same in character, we
presume, with like disputes in tho Sixth
ward, and the Gentiles got the worst of it at
Salt Lake, just as they assuredly would in
the 'bloody Sixth"
In reading the account Of these Utah diff
culhes we are struck with the similarity be-
tween the condition of Salt Lake City and the
city of New York. Brigham is said to grow
childish in his old age and it is charitable to
attribute Mr.. Havemeyer's official conduct to
this effect of long years. Like Havemeyer
Brigham indulges his own caprice in making
removals and appointments, and has his own
police commissioners to act as his personal
tools and do his dirty work. The decent
people in Utah, like the decent people in New
York, demand protection from the vagaries of
the old official sinner, and call upon higher
power for relief Whether they will succeed
any better than the New Workers have yet sue
ceeded remains to be seen but it is certain
that Brigham Young is q public nuisance,
and he and his administration ought to be
summarily disposed of by Congress- Have
meyer is no less public nuisance, and it is
to be hoped that Governor Dix, in accord
ance with his duty, will soon rid us of him
altogether.
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

PrrrsBUBG Has BEEN INJURED by both fire
and water, bnt neither of these inflicted evils
az great as did the Prize Fighters Convention
held there this week. Already the deluged
districts are being rebuilt, and the oil refinery
burned on Wednesday will be replaced, but
the seeds OF crime sown during that ruffianly
visitation will, for years hence, bring forth
their poisonous fruits. Boys of twelve years
of age were permitted to attend the fight, and
Edwards and CoIlyer are heroes in their eyes
and glorious examples. The brutality they
are taught to admire they will be certain to
rractiAa
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Nh. MouLToN at first offered to produce all
his documents and tell all he knew. Now he
withholds all that have not been published,
and refuses to speak q word. What is the
reason Of this revolution in his purposes? Is
it not likely that he is keeping his strongest
points back for the Courts?
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

MEN WHO ACCUSE THEMSELVES Of murder
are rarely guilty oft Their confession gener-
ally creates the suspicion of insanity OF q
wish for free passage to New York, and this
probably is what is the matter with the latest
Nathan murderer who has just disclosed him
self in Illinois. He is willing to come to New
York without requisition, and is filed with
anguish of mind because he did not think Of
it before
The New York herald., 1874-08-14
The Last Brooklyn Assassination.

Another mysterious murder, closely resem-
bling in its method that of Otero, has occurred
in Brooklyn. A man was found on the street
early on Wednesday evening, frightfully man
gled, and died before he could name his assas-
sin. 1t is o pity that those who discovered
him did not ask his name instead of his resi-
dence. The police who have never been ac-
cused of infallibility, blundered into the
theory of suicide, though the location and
nature of the wounds directly indicated
murder. The whole night having been wasted
because this theory was SO ignorantly and
thoughtessly accepted the clew to the mur-
derer is more difficult to find. By the time
the body was examined at the Morgue the
assassin had ample opportunity, no doubt to
conceal his weapon, destroy his blood-stained
clothes, and to leave the city if he thought
fight would add to his safety. Last night, by
accident almost, the body was recognized as
that of Salvador Torina, citizen of New
York; but nothing was ascertained of his
assailant or of the motives for the murder.
Crimes of this kind are becoming so COM
mon that the police cannot plead inexperience
as an excuse for their blundera Detectives,
however, when they once form theory are
unwilling to give it up, and it often takes
great deal of evidence to make them see their
mistakes It is becoming more and more
clear that men must depend more upon them
selves for protection than upon the police,
and that mysteries of crime are more likely to
be unfolded by accident than by official in
quiry. As at any time dying man may be
found in the streets of Brooklyn we suggest
that short catechism suitable to such an
event might be prudently committed to
memory by her citizens The questions
should be these :--s'Who assaulted you ?"
'What is your narneP" ''Where do you
ive?" ''Why did he attack you?" Such
inquiries might save the police considerable
trouble and prevent many criminals from
escaping. 1t is an easy formula, and who
can know that he may not soon have occasion
to use it9 The present condition Of society
justifes any precaution, from such q little
memorization as this to mot at home to a
clergyman.
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SILENCE seemed to Mr.. Beecher prudence
when Mrs. Tilton first told her husband that
he had improperly behaved to her-prudence'
because of the evil to the Church which speech
might have wrought. In this frame of mind
he signed the confession which Moulton wrote
from his conversation. Too late, he now
finds that silence was the worst folly he could
have committed.
The New York herald., 1874-08-14
TRIPLE S HEET.
New York, Friday, August IA, 1874.
TIE HERALD FOR THE SUMMER RESORTS.
To NEwsDEA14ERs AND THE PUBLIC:

To NEwsDEAIERs AND THE PUBLIc:-
The New YORK HERALD will run o special
train between New York, Saratoga and Lake
George, leaving New York every Sunday dur
ing the season at half-past three o'clock A. NJ,
and arriving at Saratoga at nine o'clock
A NJ, for the purpose of supplying the
SUNDAY HERALD along the line. Newsdealers
and others are notified to send in their orders
to the HERALD Office as early as possible.
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That there is now no real friendship be-
tween Moulton and Beecher is proved BY tho
language used In the statement Of the latter.
Beecher would naturally have no friendship
for the man who had extorted document
from him with pistol, and who had deceived
him about the destruction of the 'etter OF
contriton."
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IT rs beautiful picture that Beecher draws
of Mrs Tilton-recumbent like a marble
statue on monument but if what he says of
her awful falsehood be true then it would
have been almost as we'll if the monument had
been her own tomb.
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

No lNNoEST man should suffer himself to
be biackmailed ia any shape, and even q
guilty man is likely to find resistance better in
the end than surrendep.
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. were ex-
treraely duh throughout the day, but closed
about steady. Gold was steady at 1O9s
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

The CIVIL RIGHTS bill has received blow
at the capital itself, as the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia have resolved to keep
eparate schools for the white and colorcd
children.
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

Mr. BEEcHEB admits that he decided the
removal of Tilton from the Independent, and
that he precipitated his final overthrow. This
helps to explain Tilton's enmity, but does it
explain Beechers letters?
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

THE CoMANcHEs, CHEYESNrs and other Wild
tribes of Indians, alarmed by tho military
preparations of General Sheridan, have sued
for peace. Like Coburn. they fall 10 escape
punishment
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

From or reports his morning the probabilities
are that the ,oeatter to-day ,oiA be clear or partly
cJOudy
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

WoEDs, WORDS, WORDS General Cochrane
has sounded his clarion, or his bugle
horn, or his ear-piercing ffe or what
ever else it may be that is used in the liberal
camp, to stir the souls Of men determined
to be free; but we find great confusion in
the notes For instance, he wants the liberals
to get the people to "spurn the heresy''
CHATS good!) that places party above the
government. Suppose they try it and sue
ceed, what then will become Of the great lib
eral party, and what then will be tho func-
ton of our llustrious iberator of words from
the trammels and restraints of sense2 It
would be pity for Cochrane TO ''work him.
self out of job" Worse than this, he wants
his party to "brand as infamous tho poll
tician's rule that TO the victors belong the
spoils.'" Therefore he does not want 10 be
collector Of this port, whoever wins, snd If
his own party should freeze together suf8-
ciently for its candidates TO go over TO Office
on the ice Cochrane will forbid 'au rota-
ton There is no doubt that Cochrane con-
scientiousiy means al this and so we nre
afraid his party will not come out OF his call
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

Bowzz comes in for share OF the castiga.
tion which Mr.. Beecher has with all his
strength administered to his foes. Beecher
says the "wicked and horrible scandal Of
the woodhulls Is not whit more horrible
than that which Bowen has fatLeyed
The New York herald., 1874-08-14
NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
pROPRIs sT0R.

THE DAILY HERALD, published every
dan in The year. -Four cents per copy. An
nual subscription price $l2.
All business or news letters and telegraphic
despatches must be addressed NEW YoHK
HERALD
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

day very considerable tightening OF rnese
burdens upon the people, and without preju-
dice to the sound policy Of gradual return
to specie payments
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

made against its right Of reclamatNn on ehls
subject is too clear for the presence Of our.
officers in the expedition to afford prctexS
for diplomatic inquiry.
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

LONDON OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK
HERALD-NO 46 FLEET STREET.
Subscriptions and Advertisements will be
received and forwarded on the same terms
as in New York.
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WOODS MUSEUM.

Broadway corner OF Ihlrleth street -DICK WHIT
TiN0TON AND HIS CAT at 2 p 81. closes at = T. NJ.
POOR ASD PROUD or NEW YORK, atSP NJ: closes
ct lD:SO r NJ Louis Adrch and Miss sophie Miles,
The New York herald., 1874-08-14
NIBLO'S GARDEN,

NIBLO'S GARDEN,
Broadway between Prince and Houston streets -
GRIFFITH GAUNT, at P NJ closes at l0:a5 r. NJ
Joseph Wheelock and Miss Henrietta Irving.
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BOOTHS THEATRE
corner of Twenty-thlrd street and sixth avenue
BELLE LAMAR ats NJ closes at 10 81 L. "A. John
Mccullough and Miss K. Rogers Randolph.
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE,
y y-VARlLTY ENTERTAINMENT. at p. n. /;
~ 10 .eOP M
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session of the committee But here the din
Guilty arises, in the question why his advice in
such q case should have burdened Mr. Beecher
the statement he explains it BY the respect
he felt for Mrs. Tlon and lingering
affection for Theodore. A moro important
poin. is the admission that Mrs. Tilton had
confessed to her husband that Mr.. Beecher
had made improper proposals TO her When
he heard this, Mr.. Beecher says cit fell like o
thunderbolt' upon him. He found the lady
at her home lying on her bed, "white as
marble, with closed eyes as in trance, and
with her hands upon her bosom, palm to
palm, like one in prayer" II reminded him
Of forms carved in marble that he had seen
upon monuments in Europe. But the statue
spoke and admitted having made the
confession, knowing it to have been false, but
justitying it on the plea that by leading Mr.
Tilton to believe that his wife and Nh.
Beecber were guilty he himself might be led
TO repent similar crimes of bis own. This is
one of the most extraordinary things in the
whole statement Ii Mrs Tilton acted in this
way she WIS not ft TO be out of an in
sane asylum, aud in fact, in MIR. Beecher's
recital of the case, she was guilty Of
falsehoods which nothing but actual lunacy
could explain. lie "could not bear to think
that she wss better than he," and therefore
acc,lsed an innocent man and her pastor,
whom sbe honored and loved, Of attempting
her seduction. W4sn We read VI these things
The New York herald., 1874-08-14

BFLLF LAMAR at p NJ; closes at 10 81 L. n. John
Mccullough and Miss K. Rogers Randolph
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE,
Bowery y-VARlETY ENTERTAINMENT. at p. n. (;
closes at l0.S0 r. n.
ROBINSON HALL.
Sixteenth street between Broadway and Fifth avenue
The Cancan and Female Minstres at r. M; closes ut
10 DP M
THEATRE COMIQUE,
No 54 Broadway.-yARIErY at r. M closes at 10 80
+. N.
OLYMPIC THEATRE,
No. ga Broadway.-VARIETY at Y. NJ closes at lO:4O
Il NJ Tony Pastors troupe.
GLOBE THEATRE,
No E8 Broadway.-vARIETY, at 8 p. NJ; closes at 10
PM
METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
No 5S5 Broadway.-Parisian Cancan Dancers, p. NJ
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN,
Fifty ninth street and seventh avenue.TH OMAS CON-
CERT, at + NJ closes at lO:sO p. NJ
COLOSSEUM,
'roadway, corner Of Thirty NTH sreet-OLD LONDON
BY DAY Open from l0 A NJ. till dusk
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COLOSSEUM,
Hroadway corner Of Thirty NTH sreet-OLD LONDON
BY DAY Open from 10 A NJ. till dusk.
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molasses having proved generally unsatisfac-
tory.
Our cotton crop, which averages two hun
dred millions o year in our cash account
against Europe, though considerably damaged
in many districts and in some localities
almost destroyed by floods. drought or in
sects, will, il is believed, exceed the general
crop of last year in quantity and quality and
in cash returns, with favorable weather for the
ripening and picking henceforward to the
close of the season. The Southern rice crop
has turned out handsomely; but it appears
that in the article of tobacco there will be o
considerable deficiency in this years crop,
and with no promise of any material increase
in the prices of superior, good middling or in
ferior brands. 1t further appears that the gen.
eral enlargement for some years past of the area
devoted to tobacco has, for high profits, passed
beyond the demands Of the trade. Doubtless,
too, the consumption Of chewing tobacco
within the United States has been very mate
rally reduced since the war-a very snRges-
tive fact in O moral and commercial view of
the subject
To sum up our agricultural products for the
year, they. will in the aggregate (excepting
tobacco) exceed the average Of the lest ten
years, which have been ten years of bountiful
crops, In fruits and roots, in cereals, and in
cotton, rica sugar and tobacco Ii follows
that pro6ting from the pressure Of last years
financial panic, we shall have abundant re-
sources upon which to meet all the demands
upon rs for the interval to our next hlrvesss
and an income TO the national Treasury from
our internal and tariff taxatons which will
auply supply its wants aud JUSTIFY at al early
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CENTRAL PARK GARDEN
Fifty ninth street and seventh avenue.-THOMAS co
CERT, at r NJ. closes at 1910 r. N.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-11-19
its reformatory professions when out of
power are delusion and snare.

power are deluSlon and snare.
Such being the case in regard to the
necessity and machinery of parties in
free countries, the press to be usefu,
cannot avoid being partisan in greater or
less degree. If an editor undertakes the
role of supporting both sides his position
is equivalent to double affirmative
which amounts To a negative. Ii he
habitually censures and condemns both
he is soon regarded as common scold
and nuisance. To be entirely unparti-
san leaves him in the condition of a
cipher; and when newspaper under
takes to be wholly Independent OF its
party, and yet discuss politics, it is on
the high road to the camp Of its political
opponents, whether its conductor so in
tended at the outset or not-unless, in
deed, he takes refuge in the towards
harbor of neutrality and abdicates his
duties altogether, which is a most con-
temptible and despicable position But
it Is not essential TO the prosperity or in
tluence of party paper that it should
willfully misrepresent its opponents, and
behold nothing but evil and depravity in
all their actions, or discover only trea-
sonable designs in all they propose to do.
Candor and fairness in the treatment of
political opponents will detract nothing
from the influence of a paper, nor will
it iniVre the prospects of its own party.
Such, in brief, are the views | have
long entertained of parties and the rela-
tions which the press should bear
toward them. A political newspaper,
to be of service to the public,
must give one party or the other
the preference. And, while the
Democratic party embraces many excel
lent and worthy members who would be
an honor to any organization, yet l sin
cerely believe the Republican party com
prises Il much larger proportion of the
intelligent and educated classes, of the
moral worth and business enterprise as
well as of the patriotic elements of the
nation; and therefore the Government
of the country and the civil rights of the
poor and weak can be more safely and
prudently committed to its keeping than
to that Of its antagonist, whose past his
tory and antecedents furnish so much
cause for misgivings and dread of its
future behavior.
Looking, then, at the individual com
position of the two great parties--all
other parties being mere fragments,
ephemeral in duration and narrow in OBJ
Iceland at their respective records and
underlying principles, cannot hesitate
to give the decided preference to the
Republican party. Hence, the Tribune
win be conducted as Republican jour.
naln
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-11-19
The Future.

One thing is certain. The campaign of
1874 will not be decisive upon the cam
paign of 1876. 1t looks as if the Democ
racy would have control of the Forty
fourth Congress, and number of State
Legislatures in which they have rarely
had maiorities. BY its mistakes we shall
profit. We shall, in turn, play the part
of the critic, and it will be singular if the
party of Bourbon instincts and repudia-
ton doctrines does not itself proclaim
disaster in the hour of success. The Re-
publican party still maintains its hold
upon the intelligence of the people. 1t
begins to-day the battle of 1854 battle
which will be earnestly fought. but whose
issue we believe, under the new inspira-
ton it will receive, cannot be doubtful.
For the present let Democracy shout
itself hoarse over the spasmodic triumph,
while Republicans, protiting by the Sc
we're, and perhaps needed, lesson it has
received, begin to perfect the plans for the
contes. before it. We lose no heart and
we shall give no quarter.-Rochester IN.
~ Democrat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-11-19
The Alabama Election Riots.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Q.

WASHINGTON. NOV. y
United States Marshal Healey, under
date of Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 4, 1874,
sends to the Attorney General the follow
ing relative to the riots at Eufaula and
other points in Alabama on Tuesday,
Nov. 3:
Since telegraphing you yesterday in
relation to the riot at Eufaula, my dep
uty, j. ID. Williford, has returned from
that place, and from him l learn the re-
suit of the riot. Nine persons were dead
when he left there at two O'Clock this
morning. Only one of the dead is a
white man, who was sitting in buggy
and taking no part in the riot. The
firing was commenced by the whites
on the pretext of defending a Democratic
negro at the hands of others of his race,
whereupon orders like this were issued
in loud tone by parties in the crowds:
Fall in, Company A, Fall in, Company
b. which orders were apparently obeyed.
This would show previous organization
and preparation on the part of the whites.
No negro was seen by my deputy, who
was present, around or firing, which ac-
counts for the heavy mortality among the
blacks. The casualties among the whites
are supposed to haee been caused by
their own friends. call your attention
to the newspaper accounts, all from DEM
ocratic sources, which l inclose,
and particularly to the special
to the Moming Neos, of Savan-
nah, Ga. A riot also occurred last night
at Spring Hill, Barbour County, dur
ing the counting of the ballots, the par
tlculars of which | have not received.
At this place Judge e. M. Keils, of the
City Court of Eufaula, was one of the
United States Supervisors of Election.
1t is thought that the object Of the con-
spiracy was to destroy the poll-bo
which contained large majority of Re
publican votes, and in the emeute to kill
Judge Kcils The box was destroyed,
but Keils escaped. His little son, how
ever, only fifteen years old, was NOR
tally wounded. Some riotous demon
STATIONS also occurred in Mobile, the
particulars of which ] have not re-
cpiypl