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The New York herald., 1874-09-09
OPINIONS FROM VIRGINIA.
Governor Wise ON the Results or the
Rebellion-'sRecOnstr is Destruc-
tiOn.''

Governor Wise ON the Results or the
Rebellion-'sReconstru is Destruc-
tion.''
RICHMOND, Sept. Z, 1874.
The proposition of the HERALD to call national
convention for the purpose Of considering the war,
its causes, consequences and results and now best
the Union can adjust itself to the new condition OF
aairs has attracted good deal OF attention among
the leading politicians and statesmen of the South.
1t is very fav0raby discussed and seems to
meet the general appreciation of the really con.
servative men OF this section. AS proof OF this
l called on no less distinguished gentleman than
Governor Henry A. Wise, in his law ofice, to whom
handed copy OF the HERALD OF the 4th inst.
with the request that he would read the leading
article and give me his views upon the PROPOSE
tions treated OF In 1t. He carefully peruseG the
editorial, and, without any further preliminary
conversation in reply to the general inquiry Of
what his views were, the Governor answered.
Views OF Governor Wise.
A "called session Of Congress- was to be depre.
Gated. There Is no condition OF the South which
calls for any extraordinary measure OF the sort.
Any extraordinary exertion Of federal power will,
just now especially, exaggerate any existing evils
and exasperate oil the antagonisms which
threaten collision. The South mas been seven
years in the exhausted receiver OF politics, and
very naturally makes some throes for breath.
air OF freedom, and as soon as that Is inhaled she
WILL first OF all, herself seek repose and need be
only let alone. Drive OF the vultures and vermn
and she can be resuscitated In q reasonable time
Constabulary force Is sufficient without the order
ing or stationing OF any military force by the
federal authority. The latter should never be
resorted to but when called for by the federal
Judges, or BY state executive and judicial power,
In cases OF serious insurrectiOn, where the
laws, state and federal cannot be exc
cuted without military force. IL Is quite
ought not to be magni1ed beyond the proportions
OF mobs or mere Lynch law violence. The North
Is SO settled and sufficiently guarded by police
that 1t seems to forget that for all time In the
history Of the frontiers and OF sparsely populated
deemed necessary American regulator.
Neighborhood outraGes, in the absence
| OF magistrates and sherifYs and cOnstabies,
] could nos be prevented or punished
The New York herald., 1874-09-09
A Favorfte Project.

From the New Haven Palladium
We are glad to see that the HERALD, which just
now is ousily engaged in trying to get up ma
tional convention OF peace and reconstruction
does not contemplate any indemnity to the old
slave masters; for that 1t says, would be "impos
sible and impracticable" This is reassurtnR. Bus
hs IL insists we must make some substantial repa-
ration 10 the South-what it calls ''sOme earnest,
1raternal, generous aid in the work OF reconstruc-
ton'-perhaps IL may intend pacating the South
ern whites by proposing that the federal govern
Inent should assume their state debts This Is .
IaVorite project with some OF the Southern polti-
Grams, among others Ex-Governor Walker, OF Vir-
The New York herald., 1874-09-09
THE DEATH OF MR, ooMsTooK.

Early yesterday morning Coroner Croker held
an inquest over the remains OF Mr.. Gilbert Il.
ComstocK, the gentleman who died at his late
residence No. IL Livingston place, from the efects
OF an overdose OF morphine, which he had taken
bv mistake for the purpose OF alleviating pain no
having suffered acutely from kidney disease and
also from neuralgia The evidence OF Mrs. Com
stock, In regard to her husbands death, cOrr0-
borated substantially the report previously pub
lished In the HERALD. The jury rendered verdict
OF death BY accidental poisoning. MT. Comstock
was Al years Of age and q native OF this city.
The New York herald., 1874-09-09
Broad, Catholic Spirit.

IRON the Lynchburg Republican,
TO the exclusion OF editorial and miscellaneous
reading matter, we give place this morning to the
leading editorial In fridays issue OF the NEW YORK
HERALD, under the caption OF ''Let US Have Peace
and RecOnstruction-Both Sides OF the Southern
Question" The subject Is treated IN a broad,
catholic spirit and the conclusions arrived at are
worthy OF the thoughtful consideration the peo-
pie or the whole country.
The New York herald., 1874-09-09
"Gsetribution and Compensnti tion.''

TFTOm CUnstItutIUHaIIstI
We believe in the triumph OF justice, and also
that retributlon and compensation are prime fac
tors in the government OF the world. The South
is.in the fiery furnace OF afiicton but the North
Will not be spared punishment. The more we are
ruined the more shall they be ruined finally. Al
ready OF the chief cities OF the West has begun
to feel the evil results OF pollution of the right
OF suffrage
The New York herald., 1874-09-09

Southern States; the latter must be had thongs
the former be lost, and It must certainly be some
satisfaction TO the DackwoOdsmen, who see the
military forces OF their government Withdrawn
from the defence OF their wives and children, to
know that they are to be used for the patriotic
purpose OF mtiIndating their white brethren Of
the South.
The New York herald., 1874-09-09
Justice to the South.
From the Lynchburg virginiar

IFrOm tne IyfCnDurg VIrElnIHn.j
The HERALD proposes remedy for these
troubles that is entirely new, and may be received
in the North with something Ol derision. Never
theess the point II makes is well taken. and the
means 1t suggests to bring about better under
standing between the sections by first doing JUS
tlce to the South strikes US as plausible and alto
pe ther tight.
The New York herald., 1874-09-09
PRESS COMMENTS.
An Appeal 70 the Herald
From the Columbus tGa.) lndeX.l

We appeal to the HERALD, as brethren cry In
distress not to exert its vast influence against u.s.
but to see what we have to encounter, what We
have to endure. to note with what patience we
have hitherto borne our wrongs, and give us the
aid of ats kindiness and sympathy. We did not
first draw the race line; II was the carpet-bagger
who taught exclusive union TO the negro ON the
basis of color. All our troubles come rom the
Garnet -bagger ana the renegade "scalawag.' ana
we will vet nave reckoning with them IN which
snail be the force and power Of vengeance.
The New York herald., 1874-09-09
Intimidation.

Intimidation.
From the Norfolk Landmarkl
Grant can DO without the scaps Of the bordian
ruflans but he cannot do without the votes OF tho
The New York herald., 1874-09-09
A Utopian Suggestion.

from the klchnond DeSpatCn.l
The HARALp calls earnestly for q national con-
vention to consider this great absorbing question
OF the day. We consider Its suggestion altogether
utopian. If we cannot get wisdom, statesman
ship and concession out OF the national Congress
chosen by the people, we cannot how 1t Is to
be found in a national! convention chosen by the
But the question is with the North Unquestion-
ably they have the elephant political. what they
shall do with him is their question. We have no
and have learned how to suffer. Let our northern
fellow citizens go ahead. There must be an end to
This happy period has been postponed, greatly to
the discontinue OF the South and the injury OF tho
whole nation but we have not lost hope, and are
to day more convinced than ever that the END
will soon come, to the general Joy OF the nation
The Herald Wishes to Save the North.
From the Richmond Whig.l
The HERALD, on the other hand, in an able and
vigorous article OF two columns containing many
truths and many fallacies calls Tor a national
convention OF peace and reconstruction" The
HERALD dscourses at large the failure Of recon-
struction and the mischiefs 1t has wrought at the
North as well as the South. AS for q remedy It
says -'It is idle TO talk Of military power TO keep
the peace. 1t would be an expense, an offence,
scandal, burden that could not be borne,
violation OF the genius OF our institutions" .is
would certainly be better In the interests or CIVIL
ZauOn and liberty to have two conlederacles.
governed by statesmen OF honor and character,
who respected credit and sacred. obligation, tnan
such Union as certainly shall see II South Car
DINA and Arkansas are permitted to drag these
federal States into the abyss OF bankruptcy"
''Have we not imposed too heavy 1ne upon the
South as q consequence Of the war Have we not
punished her, though a sister Common wealth, ten
times more severely than France was punished by
| the alien INVADER" 'Should not some compensa-
tion be made to the South Tor this enormous tine
There Is certainly an evil IN the South which We
have not reached. We are rapidly drifting upon
chaos, disorder, war OF races, reputation"
1t Is the money view on which the HERALD lays
the most stress The most productive portion OF
the Union being deso.ated, the BANKERS and mer.
chants OF New York begin to feel the effects. 1t is
not that the HERALD cares ANYTHING ior the South,
but It wishes to save the government and the
North from bankruptcy.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-12
Change in the Management of the
Chicago Tribune.

The Chicago Journal of the 30th ult.
says
We learn from undoubted authority,
that on Thursday, of the present week,
Mr.. Joseph Medill bought from Mr.. AL
fred Cowles and Mr.. Horace White,
three ffths of their interest in the Chi
cago Tribune property for the sum of
100000. The stock of the Tribune
Company is 100000 at its par value,
divided into 200 shares at $1,000 each.
Messrs. Cowles and White sold 60
shares for the above-named sum, being
at the rate of $1,000 per share, and
they retain Al shares. Mr.. Medill
now owns LOG shares, and will, of
course, be the chief editor. Mr..
Cowles will remain as heretofore the
business manager, and we understand
that Mr.. White, after making journey
to Europe, will resume his connection
with the paper as an editorial writer.
During the nine years that Mr.. White
has been the chief editor of the Tribune
its net profits have averaged $147,OO
per years, from which it appears that,
although Mr.. Medill has made this
purchase on the basis of 81, 100000 for
the whole establishment, he has got a
very good thing.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-12
The Watch on the Nile.

A Cairo correspondent writes under
date of Sept. 16: GA visit to the Nile
at the present moment well repays the
trouble and inconvenience of q few
hours journeying through the dust and
heat, and, during the last ten days,
excursions to Kabr- Zeiat, Damietta, and
other places have been very frequent.
Thousands of fallaheen (peasants) are
constantly employed in watching the
river, heaping up earth and stones ON
the embankments, and strengthening
weak points, as they appear, against an
overflow and inundation. At night the
whole length of the river below Cairo is
Illuminated by innumerable watch
fires that throw an uncertain light on
the swarthy, half-naked multitudes that
line its banks, while the cries of the
soldiery, as they urge the people on to
renewed labor-like the taskmasters of
ancient times--miDgled with the sound
of the rushing waters, complete spec
tacle that once seen can never be for
gotten, and the knowledge that the fate
of thousands depends on the issue of
the struggle going on adds solemnity
to a scene that must be witnessed to be
appreciated"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-12
A MethOdical SchOolmaster.

A schoolAaster in Suabia has just
retired after teaching, or at least fog
ging and torturing, for fifty-one years
He would have to be put in class by
himself, entitled the " Statistical Flog-
ger" for he kept an accurate account of
all the punishments he inflicted through
out the half-century. Here are the
grand totals, which he has footed up
with equal pride and particularlity !:
Nine hundred and eleven thousand five
hundred canings, 121, 900 foggings,
200, 600 custodies, 10000 ear-boxes,
%, 700 tasks, 1876 tips with rule, 700
boys caused to stand on peas, 5000 to
stand on sharp-edged wood, 5000 to
wear the fools-cap, LOO to hold the
rod !; total, 1882, 936 cases of punish
ment. This is an average of about 100
a day, or more than one every five
minutes. He must have thrashed the
boys, on many occasions, by platoons.
One can imagine him getting so alb
sorbed In his growing census of martyrs
that he would often mutter to himself
on Saturday morning, running his eye
down the column and adding it, 81
must fog sixty-four to-day, in order to
makeup an even FIVE hundred this week. "
-AppletOns Journal
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-12
Secret Assassinations in South America.

A Buenos Ayres paper says: Gan
important discovery has just been made.
For some time past well-known resi-
dents IN San Isidro have frequently dis
appeared without anything being subse-
quently heard of them. A train from
the north recently left case at the San
Isidro station, and the persons to whom
it was consigned Immediately applied
for it, and left for farm in the neigh
borhood, on which there is solitary
house. Rumors of revolution which
had been current led the Justice of the
Peace to be ON the Q,ti ViUe, and, hap
pening to notice the case, he imagined
it might contain arms for the use of
some of the suspected rebels. He there
fore ordered some policemen to follow
the case and examine it on its arrival
at its destination. 1t was carried into
the house through doorway so narrow
that entrance even one at time was
difficult. They found themselves in a
narrow and short hallway, and, pushing
on, entered reom about five yards
square, in which were a number of
skeletons and bones, and other human
r.mains. On the wall In the end was
an inscription in italian, meaning So
die all traitors Another small room
was then examined, and a large cellar.
Nothing remarkable was found In the
first, but in the cellar large number
of stilettoes, daggers, knives, pistols,
and other murderous weapons, were
found. On many of these instruments
the same inscription, So die all trait
ors, was found, and it may not be out
of place to remember that the same
words were found on the dagger which
some years ago caused the death of the
italian Consul in Buenos Ayres. The
cellar was also full of bones, and among
them the head of woman was OBJ
served to which the hair still adhered. v
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-12
No More Shining PateS,

On Rampant street stands an UMPIRE
tentious store whence hangs a plain
sign bearing the inscription "Human
Hair Repaired" Hair restorers have
grown frequent of late years, invented
and patented all manner of drugs and
medicines that promise to make hair
grow on the baldest head-even on a
pumpkin. Yet with all these capillary
improvements, one looks down from his
seat in the peanut gallery on sea of
bald heads-shin1ng pates.
How modest this sign appears
There is no boast of restoring hair
which has gone; but the hair dresser
simply Offers to repair ones hair, as a
carpenter would repair ones leg or
doctor ones head.
This repairing is an old art of great
success, but seldom practiced in this
country. Hair being vegetable, can
be planted anywhere, and if the soil be
fruitful will grow luxuriantly Thus, if
one can get bushy-headed boy to share
his locks, one can bid defiance to old
age and badness.
This art is used in Paris by old French
dandies. Our people, however, have
not generally received it for the reason
that the operation of grating hair is
rather painful, it being necessary to SOW
the new hairs into the head with
needles.
The artists in this hair-planting bust
ness can produce the most astonishing
results. To give person any colored
hair is, of course, easy enough bru-
nettes may have red, or blondes black
hair old persons black, and young gray
hair that is the simplest work.
A person may in like manner have
his head terraced, laid out in patches of
various colored hairs, red, white, black,
and brown; and in almost any sort of
pattern or design. This style always
produces a profound sensation, giving
Its owner the appearance of an animated
lamp mat.
If human hair be not found the pro-
lessor will supply horse hair, which will
be found quite useful and able to stand
good deal of wear and tear, in addi-
ton to the fact that it never requires
combing or brushing. Altogether we
must regard the introduction of this art
here as highly beneficial. 1t will give
our colored fellow-citizens here an op-
portunity of getting rid of one of their
bug-bears, wool, and thus DIT them for
the duties of American citizens, and it
may introduce new fashions in the hair
line. Certainly it is preferable to
chignons and ramie.-NeD Orleans
Picayune.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-12
Henry Wilson on Spiritualism.

Vice President Henry Wilson arrived
st the Grand Central Hotel late Satur-
day night from Springfield, ILL.,, whittier
he had gone to attend the unwilling
of the Lincoln memorial monument.
Last evening he chatted pleasantly with
a World reporter about his reported
belief in the doctrines of Spiritualism.
The conversation was as follows
81 am not believer in Spiritualism,
but l believe it is reported generally
that am"
"Ana what has given rise to that be-
lief?"
CT believe that it originated from my
attendance at Spiritualists' meeting in
Philadelphia last summer"
May ask why you attended that
meeting ?"
cit was simply accidental on my
part. The story is this: One day last
summer, while in street In Philadel-
Childs and Mr.. Drexel they told me
they were going to attend Spiritualist
meeting and asked me to go with them.
l went"
"And what was done at the meeting?"
"The usual manifestations seen at
such meetings, and, / presume, it was
from this attendance that was reported
to be a believer"
Were you impressed with what you
SAW"
"Well, no not exactly. L have seen
much more skillful manifestations in the
West. The proceedings at that meet
ing were not very clever, on the whole.
OF course, some of the manifestations
we could partly explain. 1 have, how
ever, attended seances where some of
the things performed were quite marvel
GUS and hardly explainable, but have
no doubt that they can all be explained
by flesh and blood reasoning; but at
this particular seance at Philadelphia
nothing exactly extraordinary occurred,
except an amusing episode. An ex-
tended spirit was shown to rise out of
a box, when I jumped forward and
grasped the hand of the spirit, when, to
my surprise, the hand felt just like
yours (grasping the writer's hand and
giving it att ht squeeze). / know it was
not a spirit, it gave two such fiesh-and-
blood-struggles (rather strongtugs, too)
to disengage itself from my hands. /
am satisfied it was not spirit, and SO
were Childs and Drexel, who saw the
sudden jerks the spirit gave, and we had
quite good laugh over it when we came
out. 1 suppose that the report of my
belief will prove to be as spiritual as the
spirit hand that tried to escape from my
grasp. AS 1 have said, number
of manifestations that 1 have seen,
to the observer can hardly be explain /,
but am satisfied that their plap~-olity
can be reasonably explained away when
thoroughly investigated"
Mr.. Wilson said that his general
heath was very good, and that he was
surprised to find that he had gained
more flesh in one year than his physi
clan thought he would pick up in twice
that time.-NeD York World.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-12
DOn't!

Don't SANDER. Don't gossip. Don't
lie. Don't steal. Don't swear. Don't
spit tobacco juice where decent people
are obliged to walk. Don't imagine
that you know it all, and more, too.
Don't think you are all wisdom and
goodness, and the rest of mankind a
compound of villainous stuff. Don't be
silly and vain of your beauty, if you
possess any. Don't be a fop. Don't
stand on the street corners and in door
ways and shrug your shoulders and
blink your eyes at your comrades when
ever a comedy female chances to pass
by. Don't try to see how meanly and
contemptibly you can deport yourself.
Don't see how cross and sour and dis
agreeable you can be. Don't be one
thing to your neighbours face, and an
other behind his back. Don't make
calls to seewhat you can find out. Don't
think you are sighted because every
body is not always bowling and scraping
to you. Don't ges mad at nothing, and
spoil your disposition. Don't be a
knave. Don't be fool. 1t don't pay.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-12
Where Did Columbus Land!

Harper's for November has an article
on the Bahamas, which says: "1n all
probability, it was not Cat Island which
Columbus named San Salvador, but
Watling's Island-a smaller isle little
more to the southwark and eastward.
The facts in the case are these: Con-
trary, probably. to the general opinion,
it has never been definitely known which
was the island entitled to the honor !;
but about fifty years ago, when histori-
ans were busy with the history of Co.
lumbus, they undertook to settle the
question by comparing mis- journal with
the imperfect charts of the Bahamas
then existing. Navarette fixed on Turks
Island, which later investigation has
proved to be erroneous, while Irving,
supported by the strong authority of
Humboldt, argued for Cat Island, and
since then this has been generally ac-
cepted as San Salvador, and is so desig-
mated on our charts to this day. But
tt e English reversed their opinion some
time ago, and transferred the name of
San Salvador to Watling's Island, and
it will be so found on their latest charts
The reasons for this change seem con-
elusive. Lieut.. Beecher, of the English
navy, proves conclusively that Cat
Island cannot be San Salvador, and
that Watling's Island answers the con-
ditions required better than any other
island lying in the track of Columbus.
His two strongest reasons against Cat
Island are that Columbus states that he
rowed around the northern end in one
day. The size of Cat Island makes this
physically impossible there, while it is
quite feasible at the other island. He
also speaks of Large lake in the in
terror. There is no such water on Cat
Island, while such lake does exist on
Watling's Island"