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" ALEXANDRIA, VA.
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Is 6rsclass hotel in every respect. The citizens
of the valley, having bushes in Alexandria Washing
ton and travellers going North South, will find this
agreeable resting place the route, it does
require the early by several hours
fngton or Baltimore Cars and Steamboats, leave Al
exsndria for Washington and return every hour from
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A Maud Muller laughed heartily at a
young haymaker when the yellow jack
cts got up his nankeen trousers, but
when they got mp hers it wasn't 80
funny.
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ust received. and for sale all numbers OF the ece-
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Hnftifal.
NY BOOKS.
BY JOHN G. SAKE.

All well love these books of mine.
That stand so trinity on their Shelves
With here and there a broken line
Fat "quartos" jostling modest "twelves'1,
curious company own;
The poorest ranking with their betters:
In brief-a thing almost unknown
Pu Democracy-of letters.
molly gathering are they;
Some fairly worth their weight in gold;
Some just too good to throw away;
Some scarcely worth the place they hold.
Yet well love them, one and all,
Those friends SO meek and unobtrusive,
Who never fail to come at call,
Nor (if scold .hem) turn abusive.
have favorites here and there,
And, like a monarch, pick and choose,
l never meet an angry stare
That this take and that refuse
No discords rise my soul to vex
Among these peaceful book relations,
Nor nervous strife of age or sex
To mar my qEiet fluctuations.
And they have still another merit,
Which otherwise one vajnly seeks,
Whate'er may be authors spirit
He never unlimited speaks;
And should he prove fool or clown,
Unworth the precious time you're spending,
How quickly you can "put him down."
Or ''snut him up, " without offending.
Hsro-pleasing sight THE teuchy brood
Of critics from dissension cease;
And-stranger stlll!-no more at feud,
Polenics smile, and keep the peace.
See side by side, a Il free from strife
(Save what the heavy page may smother),
The gentle christians" who, in life,
For conscience sake had burned each other.
ca1lth friends, these quiet books,
And we'll the title they may claim,
Who always gives me cheerful looks
What living friend has done the same?
And, for companionship, how few,
AS these, my cronies ever-present,
OF all the friends 1 ever knew
Have been so ust full and SO pleasant
from Harper's Magazine.]
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-09-24

Men who have conscientlously read
all the articles about the BROOKLYN
scandal-the proof readers.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08
The Poor ChiIdren's Excursions.

In these days, when certain public charities
have been brought into suspicion, it is encour-
aging to find that one of the most useful and
beautiful has completed its annual task with
perfect faithfulness and success The state
ment, elsewhere published, from the trustees
of the Poor Children Excursion Fund, shows
that %, 847 boys and girls have been treated
to fresh air, recreation and wholesome food,
during twelve excursions, at total expense
Of $3.50 83, or about thirty-seven cents for
each child This leaves q balance of over
seven hundred dollars, which has been placed
to the credit of the fund for next year. The
trustees, while thanking the public for its
generous support properly pay an emphatic
compliment to Mr. George f. Williams, who
has, without pay, devoted much time and
labor to the management of the excursions
The systematic methods adopted by Mr.. Will
Jams have made comparatively small sum
purchase immeasurable benefit, and not an
accident has happened to the children in
trusted to his care. The members of the
police force are also thanked for their efficient
services. Such success as the trustees have
reported for the summer will 90 far TO carry
out their wish that the Poor Children's Excur
sions will become one of the permanent
| charities Of New York.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08
Shakespeare and Bacon.


The question, ''Who wrote Shakespeare"
when seriously asked as it has again been by
men whose opinions are worth respecting,
must command attention. Those who are
convinced OF his authorship must still admit
the ingenuity, if not the force, with which the
Baconian theory has been urged by Professor
Nathaniel Holiness William Henry Smith, Miss
Della Bacon, and 81. " P," the author of
the able article we recently reprinted from
Fraser's Magazine The discussion of the sub
ject, no matter what may be its result has
already thrown new light upon the literature
Of the Elizabethan era, and one Of its most
important uses will be to fix more accurately
the position of Bacon as a man of letters
as well as profound philosopher.
The correspondence, interviews and COM
ments which we publish to-day form an in
teresting chapter in the discussion. 1t was to
be expected that Mr.. Boucicault would ac-
count for the extent of learning contained in
Shakespeare's plays upon the hypothesis that
he adapted dozens of manuscript plays which
were sent into the theatre of which he was
the reader. That is the way in which
Dumas Scribe and Tom Taylor" have pro-
duced extraordinary dramas in our day, and
Mr.. Boucicaults opinion on such subject is
entitled to profound respect The accom-
plished actor, Mr.. Lester Wallack, accounts
for Shakespeare's special learning by the rea-
sonable supposition that when he wanted
technical information upon law or medi-
cine he consulted the best authorities
Of that time. Mr.. Richard Grant White
emphatically records his opinion that Shake
speare wrote the plays which bear his name,
and we hear from Mr.. Bret Harte and Mr..
Howard Paul to the same effect. The
author of ''The Heathen Chinee' is
writing play, and thinks that Bacon s
dramatic efforts would have resembled
his own. We must await with anxiety
Mr.. Harte's play, which, in such case, may
be accepted as standard of comparison
Then we have the wrath Of Philadelphia
paper, which thinks that any discussion of
the authorship Of the plays must be con-
Quoted by ''ghouls," which is not very COM
plimentary to Professor Holmes and Fraser 8
Magazine. The Brooklyn Eagle shrewdly
points out that Shakespeares plays disclose o
knowledge of the acting necessities of the
stage which it is unlikely that Bacon could
have possessed "Franklin" takes new view
of the question in his effort to show
that the plays show progressive acquire
ment of knowledge All of these contrib
utors to the debate are Shakespearians. We
find but one negative in the person of Mr..
Wheeler, who is henceforth, we suppose, to be
known as Baconian scholar. He announces
himself as believer in the theory which Pro-
fessor Holmes has unfolded Thus far the
Shakespearians are largely in the majority /;
but further returns may alter the relative
vote.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08
The Austrian Polar ExpeditiOn-An-
other Discovery.

other Discovery.
The scientific world will receive with pecu-
liar qualification the intelligence not only OF
the safety of the members of the Austrian
Polar expedition, sent out some two years
ago, but that the expedition has added
the Arctic seas. At or near the eighty-third
degree north latitude, the highest point
reached by the expedition, and north Of
Nova Zembla, tract of land was discovered
which may prove to be. from further explora-
tions, large island or one of an extensive
group Of islands, like that at the head Of
Bafin's Bay. If 80, then we may have the
fact established that the only possible prac-
ticable route for sailing vessel or steamer to
the North Pole is the route of the Pacific
Equatorial current through Behring Strait
The full report of this returning Austrian
expedition will, no doubt, largely contribute
to the settlement of this important question.
Captain Hall has shown that the difficulties
of reaching the North Pole, against the strong
outhowing and ice-packed current of Baffin' 8
Bay and Davis Strait are perhaps insur-
mountable ; and now, if the route from Nor
way be proved impracticable from group of
islands with narrow passages blocked up with
ice, Behring Strait going in with the
Pacific Equatorial current, may be the proper
route for the next Polar expedition, whether
from Europe or America.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08
Tho Payment OF Taxes-Threatensd
Inconvenience to Taxpayers.

The Board Of Apportionment through the
efforts of Messrs. Vance and Wheeler, two Of
its members, and despite the opposition OF
the Mayor and Comptroller, made small re-
duction in the city estimates for the present
year. The saving was necessarily insignr-
can't for one-half of the year was gone before
the reduction was made. Among the depart
ments in which the appropriations we're cut
down were those of Finance and Charities
and Correction. The former obtained little
over three hundred and thirty eight thousand
dollars, including the Chamberlain's salary,
and the latter received one million three hun
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars. As
the total amount raised by taxation this year
is in round numbers thirty-fve million dol-
lars, and as only about one million two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars of this goes
for the payment of debt, it can readily be seen
that the economy enforced by the two mem
bers of the Board of Apportionment was proper
and desirable. The revelations in regard to
the Charities and Correction Department are
of Apportionment was in leaving the appro-
priation to that department. as large as it now
is. Yet when the reduction was made tho
Commissioners, who have been buying -four
dry goods, butter and tea, ''in open Market"
threatened to close up the public hospitals
and charitable institutions.
In like manner the Comptroller, whose de-
partment costs from fifty thousand dollars to
seventy thousand dollars more than it cost
under Connolly and the Tammany Ring,
threatens to embarrass the citizens in the pay
ment of their taxes, because the enormous
appropriation he demanded was reduced .
few thousand dollars. Mr.. Green asked
three hundred and three thousand dollars
for salaries and got two hundred and
seventy thousand dollars-a reduction OF
thirty-three thousand dollars. Suppose he
had paid half years salary on
the original estimate he would still
have one hundred and ffty-two thou
sand dollars left for the expenses OF
clerk hire for the remaining six montha
He has already announced that in con-
sequence Of the decrease Of his appropria-
ton he has cut down all salaries in his
department twenty per cent. Twenty per
cent on one hundred and ifty-two thousand
dollars is thirty thousand four hundred
dollars, or nearly the whole amount of reduo-
ton made in the departments estimate,
leaving the clerical force still as strong az
formerly. The amount appropriated to the
bureau for the collection of taxes is sixty-four
thousand dollars of which twenty-eight thou
sand dollars is for temporary clerks" Any
honest and competent man could do the
whole business OF this bureau at cost Of
thirty-five thousand dollars year and make
large salary for himself. If, therefore, there
should be any delay or Inconvenience occa-
stoned to taxpayers in the payment of their
taxes the fault will be with Comptroller Green,
and the responsibility for the inef6ciency OF
the bureau will rest with the head of the
Finance Department.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

him into many blunders. We are aware
that it is premature and scarcely fair
TO discuss Mr. Tilden's qualifications for the
Presidency but the fact that citizen SO un-
equal to the requirements of the station
can think that he has any chances for the
nomination is the best proof of the great pow
erty of the democratic party in available can
didates.
The wisest thing the democracy could do
would be to indorse the nomination of Cover
nor Dix if it should be made by the republi-
cans and inaugurate an 'era Of good feeling
on the hundredth anniversary of our national
independence. Governor Dix is a lifelong
ocratic principle. He is o hard money
democrat free trade democrat, and
his opposition to the harsher fea-
lures of the reconstruction measures
proves his abiding fidelity to the democratic
doctrine of local self-government. He was
nurtured in the best school of New York
democracy-that of Silas Wright, of whom
Judge Church and Mr.. Tilden were also dis
ciples. After the sudden death of that wise
and virtuous statesman-'the Cato OF Amerl-
can politics." as Senator Benton called him
the long intimacy which had subsisted be
tween him and General Dix met an appro-
pirate recognition. Mr. Wright had left in
manuscript an address which he had engaged
to deliver before the State Agricultural Fair
at it's next meeting, and General Dix, as his
nearest friend in political Gfe was selected to
read it. We know Of no point in which
Governor Dix has ever swerved from the
principles of the Silas Wright democracy
and if the party could reconcile itself to such
candidate as Horace Greeley, who had
always secuted its principles, what reason
able objection can it have to a consistent
free trade and hard money statesman like our
worthy Governor?
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

VICToR HUGo's PROPHECY. Victor Hugo is
one of the tremendous figures of the nine
teenth century, and whenever he speaks the
world is sure to listen. He does not always
speak wisely. In his later years, whether
from the extravaganza of thought that, as in
the case of Burke. marked advancing years,
or whether it is that exile and disappointment
have disturbed his reason, he has written
many things that have grieved his admirers.
But there is no man in France and few men
in the world whose works are more widely
read than those of Victor Hugo. Although
the great writer has always opposed war and
has never ceased to preach the fraternity of
the nations we now find him in public let
ter declining to attend a peace conference,
because he feels that there must be war be-
tween France and Germany. We do not
think much Of the prophecy, but coming
from Hugo it will create i'll feeling through
out Germany, and must result in harm.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08
MIR. Tilden and His Canvass.

The Euening Post, in giving just and appre-
ciative prominence to the fact that the
HERALD '.is the most widely circulated morn
ing print in the United States," falls into
blunder in reference to our position respect
ing MIR. Tilden. ''The HERALD" it says,
.sprofesses to be of the opinion that every
man who distinguished himself in the reform
movement in this city or State should in
future be severely let alone by nominating
conventions inasmuch as all participation in
the correction of public abuses is fatal to any
candidate for popular favor Therefore, if
the HEnALD's premises are accepted, we should
never discriminate against rogues in choosing
public officers; we should never assist in
stopping thief, much less abet proceedings
which might send him to prison; we should
close our churches and disband our police
both institutions which have no motive for ex-
istence but to war upon evil doers in the
interest of reform; we should commit all our
public trusts to those men only who will
tolerate oil abuses and correct none; and we
should hand over society to the dangerous
classes to be directed like the serpent, by its
tall
On the contrary, the HERALD took especial
pains to establish precisely the reverse of this
position. If we had our own way in
awarding the political honors Of New York
we should at once confer high station upon
every man who distinguished himself in the
reform movement, and we should grudge
nothing to Mr.. Tilden, whose services in
the overthrow of Tammany we have never un-
derrated But we made the argument that
Mr.. Tilden's services were of the character
that receive reward from the next generation.
We illustrated this selfish tendency of our
political human nature by Mr.. Webster's COM
promise speech, Mr.. Douglas advocacy Of
popular sovereignty, Mr.. Stewards addresses
about "higher law and "irrepressible con-
1icts." Men who lead in new and hazardous
enterprises, who make public opinion and do
not merely follow it, are never accepted as
available candidates. No man, for instance,
has done more to insure emancipation than
Wendell Phillips, and yet it would
be impossible 70 rally any party to
his support sufficiently strong to ele-
vate him to Office. We know why this
is SO, but il will be difficult for the next
generation to understand it. Sometimes o
party makes an experiment with great
leader, like Horace Greeley. Mr. Greeley
was, weall admit, one Of the most deserving
men Of his age And yet his defeat for the
Presidency was an unparalleled disaster.
1t is not our fault that Mr.. Tilden occupies
position of honorable ineligibility. any more
than it was the fault of the friends of Douglas
that he occupied such position at the
Charleston Convention. Douglas was de-
feated by his overshadowing power MI
Tilden has the same failing, and it would De
a pity to annoy him and injure the party Dy
running him just now. We are sorry these
bars and stops exist They do not exist IL
the HERALD, but in the temper OF the puphs
mind This temper must be carefully studieo
if the democrats mean to win any OF th'
coming campaigns,
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

GENERAL Bowen is one of the Commits
soners of Charities and Correction but he
does not appear to be responsible for the lille
gal acts of the Commission. Messrs. Stern
and Laimbeer seem to have run the depart
ment Oh Gardner and Charlick ran the Police
before their indictment and conviction. In
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

the Grand Jury regarding the illegal purchases
made by Mr.. Stern. But he should now pub
licly disclaim all connection with the lawless
acts of his associates and lay before the public
all the information he possesses of the man
agement of the department under the present
Commission.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

THE QUESTION as to the democratic candi-
date for Governor has further light thrown
upc\l it by the interview with Mr.. John Nc
Keon, which we print to-day. Mr. McKeon
explains very fully the reasons for the oppo-
sition to Mr. Tilden, and thinks that he has
been the hero of enough defeats already with
out Offering him up as sacrifice to General
Dix
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

PRESIDENT GRANT will not leave Long
Branch with his family until the end of Sep
tember, probably the 25th. He does not like
Washington in September, and Mrs. Grant
considers the capital unhealthy during the
present month. SO the President wisely con-
cludes to enjoy the Long Branch sea breezes
for some three weeks longer during the most
pleasant month of the year on ''the beach"
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

MIR. BEEcHER las made his formal answer
to the complaint of Mr.. Tilton, denying all
the charges of course. The notice of trial
was then served by the plaintiff counsel, the
time named in the document being the first
Monday in October next. This does not look
much like cOnnpromiSe.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

THE COUNTRY appears to have entered upon
its annual infiction of autumnal fires. De-
structive confagrations are reported to-day
in ON unusually large number of places.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

GOLDSMITH MAID has won another of those
victories which seem SO easy to her, beating
Judge Fullerton and American Girl in three
straight heats, yesterday, at Mystic Park,
Boston. That all of the heats were under two
minutes and twenty seconds will excite no
surprise.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

EVIDENCE OF AN ATTEMPT to force citizens of
Jersey City into making charges against poor
Mary Pomeroy is given to-day in the shape
of sworn afidavts.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS of our city were re-
opened yesterday, and Notwithstanding the
distress of the children who. as they did in
Shakespeare's or Bacons time-we don know
which-''crept unwillingly to school," there
uaa n fu1l attendance
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

The MAINE ELECTION The State election Of
Maine, embracing the Governor, Legislature
upon which will fall the choice OF United
States Senator for six years, as successor to
Hannibal Hamlin, whose present term is
drawing to close) and full delegation to
the lower house of Congress, will take place
on Monday next, the 14th inst. The canvass
is reported to be remarkably fat general apa-
thy operating on both sides to an extraordi-
nary degree. A very light vote is expected
and some losses to the republicans but they
confidently count upon their Governor by
h1ndsome majority, and upon Legislature
:, lich will return Mr.. Hamlin to the Senate
o. the first ballot. They have been in fear Of
tho loss of at least one member OF Congress
but these recent Southern outrages and Presi-
dent Grants instructions concerning them
will, it is thought, save the whole Maine dele
cation. In fact, Southern outrages just now
are esteemed godsend to the Northern re-
publioana
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

From our reports This morning the probabilities
are that the redther today soM be clear.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

DISASTER IN GERMANY. cable an
nounces that fire of unusual extent has taken
place in the charming little town of Mein-
ingen, capital of the duchy of SAKE -Meinin-
gen, in Central Germany. Half of the town
has been destroyed Seven hundred families
have been rendered homeless The loss is
estimated OF three millions of dollars. 1t
would be grateful thing and gracefully re-
sponsive to many kind words that came from
Germany in our times of Chicago and Boston
troubles from charitable people to send q
comforting cable to this little town embodying
q handsome subscription.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

WALL STREET YESTERDAY Stocks were
tAirly active and closed strong. Gold was
steady at 1O9a.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
THE FAST FAMILY. at 8 =. NJ. closes at ii p. N.
Miss Ada Dyas Mss Sara Jewett Lewis James. D. Il.
Harkua
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

NIBLO'S GARDEN,
Broadway. between Prince and Houston streets-THE
DELUGE, at p. NJ closes at ii r. N. The Kiralfy
Family.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

BOOTHS THEATRE,
corner OF Twenty third street and Sixth avenue-
BE LIE LA MAR, at T. M; closes at 10 80 p H. John
Mccullough and Miss X. Rogers Randolph.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

LYCEuM THEATRE,
Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue.-LA TIMBALE
DSARGENT. at P. NJ closes at lOsDP NJ Nile. Aimee.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

THEATRE COMIQUE.
No. 5l4 4Broadway-yARIETY, at sP NJ; closes at 10 30
The New York herald., 1874-09-08
TRIPLE s HE E T.

New York, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1874.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

wALLACK'S THEATRE
Broadway-OUR CLERKS, 1CI ON PARLE FRAN
CAL and OFF THE LINE, at P. NJ closes at IL p. NJ.
J. L. Tooie.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08
WOODS MUSE UNI,

PARK THEATRE. BROOKLYN.
UIN. THE ACTOR, and SLANDER; Or, Is SHE
ILTYi at 5 P. NJ. Dominick Murray.
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

ROBINSON HALL.
Sixteenth street. between Broadway and Fifth avenue
VARIETY, at 8 T. NJ
The New York herald., 1874-09-08

WOODS MUSEUM
Broadway, corner Of 1hirtieth sreetGrHE PRIDE or
closes at 10 30 r. NJ. Louis Aorich and Miss sophie