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o|iectiona Of tho poetic past. It seems but yes
ter1aY that Matt Carpenter engaged ~ singit
| combat with James +. Drown, bafore the veneer
| able United States District Judge; aud thai
Brown, upon another occasion, rolled over aue "a
| over On The floor with gentle Winny Smith,
| rounding and getting pounded, and raising
| clouds Of dust. The County Court is sacred to
ma, made SO by the tears OF good Judge MAY,
shed at seeing tho fiery Rogers and the agile
Jenkins dealing each other mighty punches and
reminding each other with gaBping breath what
Villains and rnfians they were shed at seeing,
aud being unable 10 control, them. Looking up
from bench in the Circuit Court at tho serena
ard judicial brow Of Judge Smell can hardly
bolieye this to be the same man who rosa like q
lion in his strength when Hurlbut threw Ut him
such opprobrious words "a no trla m&n could
stand, and hurled but did not orunh the insolens
against the rail, and whaoked him till the spec
tstors drew him of The PROSTATE foe. All me-,
such times are gono forever!
BISHOP WEILEs A8 An ADMINISTRATOR.
From, the Court-Houae to St. Paul's Church.
where Bishop Welles sat on "Wednesday. presd-
ing oYer the Mlgaukee Congocatioo OF the Epis-
copsl Church, ia but one block. Alter the eavage
fight the church had made over the selection Of
~ administrator OF It's affairs, nas prepared
to SEQ those Affairs discussed by large and
earnest gathering Of the dvines. There wore
eight clergsmen present, Ill told 80 lissless
was the meeting that even the n'nute-book had
been forgotten and nobody offered to so Tor 1t.
or to net IA Secretary, and both minutes and
1se. - ~ ,anr,tv ~ tn. ratherin4 was dine.
'ah ~ h;nr a,se to ,ha earss Of peacs
90 nna.,irr - thsi h.s f,llen m Tho Chnreh alnce
Aau ,1I s - ro1 --s.nad Nv }ha aEronp; hands
w. ~ n;s - 1;ow hnIda H. Cer,aint7. B1shun
o. n!u .,G,, ~" ,;nhos, aynact,t,o "a ,ha, have
Melles d .ane - ~ nm a. ;s dayntoi sndar Of
oee1 ~. ~ .,,aaSa- -hosa thonchte ara ~
tno ens.ea' 49, aios.1- ~ sccantaRlv th.n thu
pfeeseu teoe ns ~ s.,1i;'. - a...o~s man rvho.a
aselase q. 9stn ;n.res n.e VIII 1esuect Erery-
very cal;ase !n5p.e1 v1I H." natoT ,nc,;naa ma
thing SAG anu =, uone ~ taIe .n9 t1st t.Is
to think Inn. ~ IN ~ snoon!1 a .ra,n, MN
sersant OF 9oo NAY % 11l1e" ~"ops' A1eA'
after az: ...,so. .,.;r,,,--
II the "ofk q ns Ioososeiion ~ .'' "as Nv ~
tan', the eetmen osn'eleu M ~ 'uo "ur ~. VA ~
Royce OF belo:t' IN rue molp11's, "as no. -.
WIS clear declaiaiaoh OF toe Pls1,otn w wntSu
the majority Of Inc clergy ID shls nocofe s:@uu
and uttered as 1t WAS 10 tne presence OF no
Bishop. upon the solemn OCCASION o. : o9n.ocs- GI
ton. aud on tue eve OF @he diocesan Io9seo. ~
t.os;, cannot put be feeataeo, IN RESPECT Oh tn9
pol;cy Of the Church, Just Us We shon1a regard
the utterAnces OF 9 seml-ofhclal organ ~ Hash,
inston upon some grave ppiltlcnl or national
question: The burden Of the sermon was, the
dignity and importance oI the pl1es sthooa. ala
den under all avalanche of purely Eplscopal
phrasisns the cioak OF counsel loT tue aVo eao-
dldates for the prlesthooa ana oeacooato @no
Nera to be OFuA Ned at the cQuClQa10n OF t0e Aet-
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| On the 18th, narty was gwen ut Wischpnar'a
Hail BY the Wo,klnemens Club, which proved
| to be a decided SUCCESS.
The Sociab!e was held Friday evening at TIT
residence Of Mr. KingmAn. The ram prevented
= very large attendance
Mr. $. G. Haynes has taken charge OF .hs Bout!
we'll House. 1e came from tns Amarican aouse
1t Desplaines.
Building is beginning in pood earnest.
Lit, II. b. Chandler Is building fine residencf
on Fairfield street., to be furnished with III Mod:
eTu improvements, water gas, etc.
Mr. Pierce, who has 3 carliags mannf1etofy On
Vincennes avenue, is putting up al addition "a
by 60 feet, which. added to his present -connoo-
dious building. will mako it one Of the largest ID
OF near Chicago. -,..: : !:
The Ladies' Seminary at Morgan Parx is pro-.
crossing rapidly under the general management t
of Mr. ". ". Washburn. and Will probably bs
ready for occupancy BY the opening OF the tall
term. The building ia to be Of brick with atone
trimmings, four stories high, with Mansarr1 roof.
TIE Home journal, tia first newspaper Of
Washington Heights. haa just issued its first
number. Il is published here and devoted to
the interests Of this suburb it Ia rac9, inter
estlng laper, aud promises much for the future
Of the Helghts- IS: y ;'- :
The Village Board of Trustees hold its 1agu17f
session Monday. President Fonda called tts
meeting to order. " 49,, 49,. T. -
The minutes nf the last meeting vera laid ovsf
for. correction. On motion, tho Clerk vas, in
structed;to notifyR. T. Race. late Village Treaa-
urer. to deliver up the Tressurer,s beoks ard
vouchers to tha Committee appointed BY. the
Board to investigate hia ac6ounts- Jamas Stock
we'll as appointed Street Commissioner in Dis
tpct No. 2. The following named nersons, @eEa
appointed SPECIAL police r. J. johnson, for
Bowmansvilie, aid Simon Orr, Charles Allen,
and Henry Booth, for the southwest part Of tho
town. Charles Allen ~ss appointed Constable.
Joel Ellis Was elected Village Treasurer. Ths
Village Attorney was not appointed. bus the ap-
plication referred to . committee, consisting Of
H. Vauuatta, S. Dingee, and Charles Peters.
President Fonda then appointed G. Pe:ers, u.
Diu9ee, and r. Hansan, Committee on stteets
snd Bridges. The Committea on Finance II John
Austin, e. Vannatta, and G. Petez1- IS;
The salary Of tie Village Clerk Was liked as
$500 3 year.
:, An ordinance WIS passed authorizing The
Treasurer to psy 10 per cent interest on out
standing orders ag9nat the village 4 number
of bills we're approved and ordered paid. :-.>s
The Board adjourned I'LL Monday: the: ash
inst. ,....
.:Those good dveilsrs OF the village who. moved
in Chicago for The winter; seen klad enough 10
tsta1ra hthar will coming azm xsaihas, I'D
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tne prooaole sooM Nc TO ~ .aaas ~ ,.sl -
1ne 91Mplslon. lae unns a*,@ -. n~si a4tuougp st
Df. LaPhaM' WIG 81 ol+eu' - IL kteat eteu..
mas oeen Tue 1oiaotn nope Va osue1 @ .n'etn.asee -
a1tet Wncn onr sopis 90 n5' ~
ana tnllst, 2fomlsee ~ aGr r"su ~ npe9eus "a
minerals ana otne! ms4t " tre -
nam9et ~, " citaeas tda mi!1 Ha .t na;non
Ineir heaa' hnso Ienoetea 81 nsa.y 1saAyou @
rememcer ;.,, u 'Io !; eaa ~ eorns ~ ;om aart
nnmentary oenont "nesn :. ~ ,,h oe ,,r..;a W n9a'
Ibnfsaag evening, u boAen y. pupn. sppaeo.a'
noa OF ns esfSGee - :en1eo I1 ~ sua - st
aonse nete; ~ % "11 mn1. mauass .ue aHo.
season o. fo1a Humpty apy D9mpIy pantoaalae M
noupe soas cfsns II tne "a ae4ueny at 81 Moso ~
snls CITY Monaey. rs WIZ 4tso pti,us s9'e,&'
comnlnauons nefc hno take tnen @ ln1oogh tne
northMess a. ne hsg 90 i1eqnen'S anu 90 sco"
cess1ullY oooe WIN yono u'l!on'
!, EnconFageo n9 ne success OF ne Cn1cago
SUNDAY Lee.ate Sou,ee. ooay! o. "otA.ogneu
baTe oanoea tnemse'Ves toeetner 1of me paf-
pose OF starring stnlIa aesoclauon -nele' me
SUNDAY course anoes tne aIsplces ol At;
on that account on]ecuonaoie to the vast ma
jority OF the: people ho are still God;fea11ng, II
not God-otsyinG, apologies Tor Christians. The
new association viii commence giving lectures
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THE CREAM CITY.
NnwAuKEEfs DREAM FAST FADEd.

ur-x oI7 fusIS611c LAM3EHd. ---
Whit pleasant xeyerias steal over feIIov in
The New York herald., 1875-03-09
Tho Condition OF Our Streets.

The people of New York have paid great
deal Of money for pavements but it is so
long since they have seen them that their
existence has become matter of doubt. 1t is
probable, however, that there are pavements
somewhere, though at what depth is un-
known. Anxious to throw some light upon
the SUBJECT we publish to-day an important
letter from Mr.. Van Mort to Mayor Wickham,
in which the cost of repairing the pavements
during the last three years is examined and
their supposed condition vividly described.
1t has been long while since Mr.. Van Mort
has seen any pavements in this buried city;
but they have certainly not been I'M
proved by the mud and snow and
water. We would not wonder if
some OF the experimental wooden and
asphalt outrages should be found to have
vanished entirely when the excavation Of the
city is completed in the spring. We pre-
dict also that a large number Of dogs,
horses, carts carriages, children and few
street cleaners who have mysteriousIy dlsap-
peared this winter will be found buried in
holes along the avenues. Mr.. Van Mort s
letter does not treat as fully as could be
wished of this branch Of the subject, but he
clearly proves that the condition of our
streets is a standing reproach to great and
progressive community and suggests practical
methods for Their Improvement
The New York herald., 1875-03-09
Peter B. -

The announcement that the cable rates will
be reduced on the lst of May to fifty cents
word may not be without its effect in the
economical administration of Tammany Hall.
Matters are becoming so perplexing in our
local politics that this fact may be Of great
importance. 1t is very evident that there
should be some communication with Peter B.
We believe he is in Paris but there could be
no substantial difficulty in finding out his
whereabouts. Ex-senator Bradley, who keeps
one OF the largest livery stables in the world,
somewhere up town, would not be altogether
without information.
Peter B. would have better discipline in
ALBANY This business of dozen Senators
running around, each with bills for 'reorgan-
izlng the government" with schemes tor the
regeneration OF New York, shows want OF
discipline and harmony. Peter B. would pre-
pare one bill and pass it,
Peter b. would not have given the most i'm
portant Office in the control of Tammany Hall
to one of the darlings of the Manhattan Club.
Peter b. knows that the Manhattan Club is
good for about one hundred votes when it
votes, which depends largely upon the
weather. He would have, Of course. satisfied
the Manhattan Club and nominated Fitz John
Porter to some very high office-say Grand
Supervising Commissioner of Steeples-and
paid him well for it; for if he could not have
got the money on supply bill Garvey, lnger-
soil or Keyser or some of the thieves would
have furnished it. But he would never have
appointed Fitz John Porter to dispense the
patronage of Tammany Hall. Manhattan
Club can be managed without patronage.
Peter B. would have discouraged the ten
dency of the Mayor to correspond with Gov
ernor Tilden upon all questions "Have no
money dealings with my father" says Martha
to Lord Gcnvarloch in the fortunes of
Nigel" ''ior dotard as he is, he will make an
ass OF YOU" Peter B. could have Informed
Mayor Wickham that in the matter of corre-
spondence Governor Tilden can surpass any
man in this generation. Peter B. knows that
letter writing never comes to any good. A
great statesman during The Tweed empire never
wrote letters. Such man as Hon. Michael
Angelo Norton, then top rail rooster, of the
Eighth ward, never wrote a letter in his life.
Peter j. would, from the results of his
larger experience, insist that there should be
q complete separation between the judiciary
and politics, and that the patronage OF the
courts should not become part of the patron
age of Tammany Hall. When politicians ask
favors of judges they are expected to recipro-
cate. This is not always best.
II might be more economical for Peter b. to
come home; but, Of course, 1t is not for us to
intrudc upon the retirement Of the vanished
statesman. He is probably waiting until
events suggest the propriety of founding a
new Committee of Seventy. But, certainly,
as things are going now, unless the advice Of
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

Mr.. Senator Mcmillan, of Minnesota, begins
his career in Congress with On affectition Of
Christian craftsmanship which is sufficient
cause for good deal of anxiety and alarm on
the part of his friends We have had
Christian statesmen before, but they did not
turn out well Most OF them were too good for
public affairs, and when brought into contact
with the ragged edges of the world thsy
yielded to temptation more readily than the
more worldly minded. They were not Peck
shifts exactly but united in one personality
the conglomerate hypocrisies of Chadband, the
oily, and Oily Cannon. They professed old
fashioned notions in matters of faith and doc.
peculiar intonation. Mr.. Mcmillan seems like
them. He is mildly surprised that people in
Washington talk politics on Sunday, but
sternly refuses to indulge in like dissipations
himself He even declines to give his views
to the HERALD on Sunday, and hints at the
awful moral depravity of our correspon-
dent by suggesting that he must be-
come more demoralized than he now
is before he will consent to desocrate the
Lords day by mere worldly conversation This
is a very high plane for young Senator to
occupy. Few men can hope to reach Mr..
McMillan's level, as none, We believe, ever
attempted to attain the perfection and grace Of
Mr.. Colfax. Still we had hoped that when
Colfax was lost to us the race of "Christian
statesmen had died out. They need so much
watching. They have such innocent ways of
doing things which ordinary sinners would
not do at oil. Their subsequent explanations
are so childlike and bland. As matter Of
course Mr.. Mcmillan is not one of them,
measured according 10 the Colfax standard,
but he shows a sad want of taste in emulating
the Colfax example. 1t always was the prac-
tice of mankind to distrust the "unco gude,"
and the young Senator from Minnesota ought
to know that since Colfaxs time it has been
the custom of the American people to distrust
the 'tChristian statesman"
The New York herald., 1875-03-09
We are rejoiced TO say that practical measures
for advancing the project were adopted by
hath
A New. Precedent.
both meeting

A few days since Governor Tilden ap-
pointed one of our citizens to be Civil Justice
Gin place of Stemmler, deceased" It was dis
covered after the appointment that the Gov
ernor had been misinformed, and that Justice
Stemmler was not dead. There have been some
amusing criticisms upon the haste shown in
making the appoin ;ment. We think our con-
temporaries have failed to see the exact
meaning of the Governors action. The Gov
ernor comprehends the embarrassments OF
our local politics, the difficulty of harmonizing
all parties, the stuobornness of Comptroller
Green the anxieties and irritation. He has
resolved upon new departure. The value
of this will be seen when we study carefully
this appointment as a precedent. The Cover
nor certifes that Mr.. Stemmler is dead
sealed instrument cannot be altered by any
parole evidence, hence any statement that
Stcmm!er is alive cannot for a moment weigh
against the Governors legal formula. As
matter of law, therefore, Justice Stemmler 10
dead.
common men is better than the wisdom of
the wisest men. Common sense, which is
the common law, which is tho gathered wis.,
dom Of q thousand years, will determine that
when Governor pronounces an officer dead
there can be no appeal from his decision.
Now, soc the value of this precedent The
Governor, having by this appointment es-
tablished the fact that sealed instrument
really contains the power of life and death,
may proceed to solve all the perplexing
problems of New York politics He could
appoint Arthur Leary Comptroller sin place
of Green, deceased" and no appeal in thu
world could deny the fact, thus solennly
set forth, that Green is dead-and what
comfort that would be to the com.
munity He might nominate William NJ
Evarts to be Corporation Counsel sin
place of Smith, deceased" Smith might
write a thousand columns of letters
and arguments to the contrary, but the
the Fire Commissioners and boards of juris-
diction and administration. Even the Mayor
himself if he did not prove docile and was
disposed to rebel too frequently, could be
killed. The Governor would simply recite,
in an official instrument that he appointed
John Kelly or Charles O'Conor to be Mayor
Sin place of Wickham, deceased" There
would be no help for it.
So that instead of the Governor having made
blunder in appointing Civil Justice sin
place of Stemmler, deceased" while Stemmler
still lived, he was merely creating solemn
and important precedent. Governor Tilden
thus shows bimself to be not hackneyed
statesman--lIke many of our fellow citizens
who held office under Tweed and who now
work on the Fourth Avenue Improvement
but wise, original and sagacious Governor,
afraid of no responsibility.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

The TRANSIT OF VENUS. s.--The only remain
ing party of American observers hitherto un-
heard from has at length communicated from
the wild and far-off shores of Kerguelen the
joyful tidings Of perfect success in observing
the planets journey across the solar disk.
Owing to the fury of the elements around
that inhospitable region but faint hopes were
cherished that the scientists there could view
the celestial wonder under such bright
auspices as those vouchsafed beneath
the sun of calmer climes. The special tee-
graphic despatch we publish to-day will be
read with uncommon pleasure by the votaries
of science, inasmuch as it furnishes the miss
ing link in the story of our American expedi-
tons and gives the assurance that the work of
the astronomers is TO be crowned by the
patient and victorious labors of the observers
on the romantic Island Of Desolation.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

The New HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. re-
suit of the election in New Hampshire to-day
Is awaited with considsrable Interest, for
generally tho parties have been rather evenly
divided, and the vote will have, in these
troubled times, fresh political significance.
The democrats were successful in eecting the
Governor last year, the contest being thrown
into the Legislature, and expect to make Mr..
Roberts the successor of Mr.. Weston
bv majority over both opposing tickets.
The prohibitionists again present candi-
date, though last year they polled only 2,O97
votes. and their reappearance IN the field un-
doubtedly weakens the republicans. Three
Congressman are also to be chosen, and our
special dispatches give the latest news Of the
canvass 1t is the opinion of our correspond
ant that tho democrats will elect their candi-
dates in all the districts, q gain of two Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress, and will also carry the
State.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

WE UNDERSTAND that there has been an i'm
portant and Interesting correspondence be-
ween Mayor WIckham and Mr.. Tilden upon
he question of removing Dennis Mulcahy
oShaughnessy from the position of Fire Bell
Ringer in an uptown ward. The Governor is
informed there are no fire bells. The Mayor
refuses to furnish the evidence upon which
his removal was made The Governor is
Anxiously seeking for precedents. This cor
rsspondence, it is said, will make about three
thousand pages of q quarto volume, and its
publication is anxiously awaited.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09
General Wtmpfren and tho Bona.
partistS.


partists.
Once more the battle Of Sedan has been
fought over; this time not between the French
and the Prussians, but between the adherents
of the imperial dynasty and an adverse public
opinion. 1t is apparently the mot d ordre in
the imperial party that no endeavors should
be spared that promisein any degree whatever
to relieve the late Emperor of the fearful re-
sponsibility of the defeat and surrender which
placed France at the feet of her enemy. 1t is
conceived with some distinctness by the Bona
partsis that the odium Of that day must be
cleared from the escutcheon of the dynasty be-
fore 1t can be trusted by nation that lives in
no other element Of its life SO much as in its
pride Up to this time the Bonapartsts have
found no more satisfactory plan for saving the
fame of the dead Emperor than that of sncri-
ficing General Wimptfen, who was IN COM
mand. M. Cassagnac, editor of the Pays, and
writing in .he interests of the imperial party,
wrote agains. General Wimpfen in this spirit,
holding him alone respon sible for the calam-
ity. General Wimpffen, months ago, ap-
pealed to the civil tribunals in suit
for damages. On that occasion the Court
decided it had no jurisdiction, because, as
the General was o public functionary, if any
actionable words had been published against
him it was a criminal act and must be tried
by the criminal courts. Suit was, therefore,
brought in the courts for the punishment of
Cassagnac, and after the whole ground has
been gone over he has been acquitted But
does this prove that Wimpffen and not the
Emperor is responsible for Sedan? Far from
it. 1t tappears TO have been the judgment of the
Court that Wimpffen's incapacity was such as
to remove from him all sympathy and to
justify any criticism that the severest writer
might utter but this only proves one more
imperial general to have been as worthless as
all those hitherto exposed. 1t will prove but
little for the Bonapartists if they can even
show as clearly they can, that but for General
WImpffen they might have retreated with
more or less success from that inglorious trap
into which their Emperor had taken them.
All the responsibility of the disaster rests
upon him, who, knowing that his march
thither was in violation OF all military prin-
ciple, carried his army forward because it
was demanded by the political difficulties of
his dynasty; and this, by his own acknowl-
edgment was Napoleon III.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

THE RAPID TRANSIT MEETINGS. The diff
culties of obtaining rapid transit are indicated
in our report of the meetings of its friends
yesterday. There was one meeting of the sub
scribers to the deferred capital fund and one
Of the Executive Committee of the Citizens
Rapid Transit Association. The reported
opposition of some of the great capitalists is a
serious obstacle to success, and it certainly
shows q short-sighted and mistaken policy.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

The POPE permits Austrian bishops to COM
ply with the Austrian laws relative to appoint
ment of priests, but his encyclical letter, pub
lished to-day, directs the disobedience of SINH
lar laws in Germany. In Berlin this is looked
upon as inconsistency in the Ponttf, but from
the Vatican point of view it is very natural
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

The DEATHS of two centenarians are re-
ported from Baltimore, one of whom had lived
to the remarkable nge Of one hundred and
seventeen years. If the native vitality il
strong the fame Of life burns long, when
shielded and protected by constant care.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

To-Day CORONER KEssLEE will begin the in
vesligation of the Stockvs case, and it is to
be hoped it will be thorough and impartial.
The newly discovered facts in respect to the
death of Mr. Stockyis are published else
where and have an interest for nll oiiiznns.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

The DEFICIENCY OF WATER in the lower
part Of the city and in that elevated portion OF
the island known as Murray Hill is not only II
constant inconvenience but danger. Mr..
Van Mort and Mr.. Tracy, the Chief En-
gineer, have recommended plans for an in
creased water supply which it would be well
for the Mayor and the Legislature TO consider.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

The ORGANIZATION of the new French Cab
met is reported from Paris, and the great diff
Guilty is said to have been settled by the selec-
ton Of the Duke d Audihret-Pasquier as Min
lister OF the Interior.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

WALL STEEEr YESTERDAY. ruled at
3 and 4 per cent on call loans. Gold was
firm at 1144 1l5. Stocks were buoyant.
Foreign exchange was dull but firm.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

ure hat the uedther today tril be Ddrmer and
partlu cLoNdN.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

Our ALBANY LETTER contains interesting
political news relative to the arrival of Sena-
tor Woodin at the capital and another cloud
of war in the Legislature.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

The SENATE yesterday took up the Pinch
back resolution, and Mr.. Morton began his
argument for the admission of that gentleman.
The New York herald., 1875-03-09

some such leader as Peter B. is taken, we shall
have livelier ST. Patrick's Day in New York
politics than has been seen since the time
OF Donnybroox Fair.