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AT IOWA HILL.
SAx FRAHc1aco. Aug. "A fro At lows Hill
yesterday DESTROYED tho rarler tloIae.th Ma.h-
odlst Church, and teu dwellings,. Loss, $50 o00.
, 1875-08-09

WARRINGTON, Aug 0-1 a. m.-Tor tho Uppor
Iakos. Upper A'sbisslppi. aud Lover Missouri
Valleys. the Ohio Valley. aud Tennessee, warm.
ar and olsar or fair weather during the day. with
southeast to southwest winds and stationary or
slo~!y-faIliuE barometer, probably followed br
Aota.
LOCAL OBSERVATION.
, 1875-08-09

SMALL EARTHQUAKE.
SAs FnAsc1aco, Aug. "a heavy shock OF
satt,,auake sas felt 1t ualllstsr this morning.
NJ damage reported.
, 1875-08-09

DUNCAN, SHEcMAN { CO.
NEW Yong. Aug. 8.lt Is atsssd that thu
American Jockey Club depoai.cd scO,o3o With
Duncan, Sherman i Co, tho Saturday before As
faiiulQ.
, 1875-08-09

WArEnrows, N. Y, Aug. u.--rhe steamer
York burned to tho waters edge at Masseua this
morning,
, 1875-08-09

Sp<.ial Dispatch to The chieddo 7TibhH.
INp1ASApoLls, AuE. ga large party OF Aeo-
noultcs arrl,ol In the city yesterday eu route
10 Topekt- They weto dr!a5ea by Tue
damaged condition Of tho Western roaas' a'a
laid over hero during tho dag. While some Of
the ch,!drou wore playing about tue river boy
named Frank johnson. while attempting to 10
euro III. brothers. cap. which had falion into tue
water, lost hts balance. fell into the s'Vc1' aud
WAS drowned.
Sltr'at Dttpatch to The casfaao Tribune.
LApoa-r, Ind, Aug. ga young man II yeaFs
old, named Paul Torgos, rAs drowned IN stone
I aka tLia Afternoon willie III bathing. l1e MAS
only In feet nj water xheu drowned.
CAno, ILL.,, aug. B,-1ho bodY Of eo'osed
woman uAs found III tha river here to-day. u
lad oyldcntly been III tho NAtar only ; ashof'
time, /. waa not identified.
, 1875-08-09

Maximum tAasmomstar, 81; minimum thesmono-
tar, a..
okNk1AL 0HsEHyAFLoka.
CHl1Aoo, Aug. NMIdntght.
linn AtHI
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The Sermons Yesterday.

The tendency of the modern pulpit 10 teach
morality rather than TO discuss doctrines is
again illustrated in our reports of the sermons
delivered yesterday by our most eminent di-
vines. The theology Of Jonathan Edwards
and great biblical students Of his class is be-
coming obsolete now, when clergymen seem
TO be more concerned about the exist
cnce of sin than the question Of its
origin. The mysteries of 'fate, free will,
foreknowledge absolute have been debated
for thousands of years, and still remain mys-
tercs, as of DID, and it is not likely that they
will ever be solved by man. It is well, there
fore, for our religious teachers to dwell more
earnestly upon the plain truths of Christian
ity than upon the metaphysics connected with
it, One sermon like that of Mr.. Hepworth
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

The impression seems to be universal that
avenue will be blunder. The history of pave
ments in great cities is q simple and express
sive one. We want pavement that will
stand the test Of time-not simply chemical
experiment, which may or may not be sue
cessful. The argument in favor of an asphalt
pavement is not sustained by experience.
Asphalt can be tempered into very useful
commodity; but with our experience OF ex-
treme heat and cold it would be madness to
expect the good service from asphalt that We
have had from stone. Even granite is so ir-
regular in quality that there would
be no assurance that granite pavement
would be useful all the year round. There
are many varieties of granite-soft ard hard,
crumbling, rotten and southland when the
blocks are massed together in pavement,
under the pressure OF wheels and hoofs,
they very soon present an uneven and I'M
pleasant surface. Thus far therefore, we
have seen no pavement that satisfies the wants
of O great city as we'll as the one laid down by
Macadam in England. 1t may cost little
more to Macadamize Fifth avenue. When
once done it will be forever. Let us have an
avenue worthy of the Park, worthy of the
and of the great wealth and beauty
of this thoroughfare; but do not let us de-
stroy Fifth avenue by foolish experiments in
chemistry.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

upon the search for divine truth is worth
volumes OF abstract reasoning upon subjects
which transcend human powers. The Rev.
Mr.. Moran preached upon the elements which
insure the progress and perpetuity of the
Christian religion, another practical subject,
and the Rev. Father McCauley described the
temptations that beset the path Of humanity,
and the means by which they can be success
fully combated. Mr.. rockingham treated of
devout life, which he thought was not peculiar
to any form of religion and not dependent
upon any creed. These and other sermons,
elsewhere published, show the practical ten
denotes of the pulpit in our day, as distin-
guished from the speculative character which
it possessed in earlier periods, when religion
was more OF philosophy than daily life.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

In these days Of corruption and miscellane-
Gus depravity il is interesting to observe how
politics and craftsmanship were managed in
the good old times "when George III. was
King Lord Russell, in his recent book of
"Recollections and Suggestions" gives us
an idea Of the Parliament of 1912. Those
statesmen who desire to go back to English
precedents in order to reform our present po-
litical system will find many of the Earl's
statements to be interesting In this Parlia-
ment there was one noble lord who used to go
out hunting, followed by detail of six or
seven members of Parliament of his own
making. This reminds us of the time when
the absent Tweed wGs wont to take carload
OF statesmen to Albany to vote for his meas
ures "Another lord,' says Lord Russell,
''being asked who should be returned from
one of his boroughs, named waiter at
Whites Club. But as he did not even know
the mans name the election was declared to
be void, and another special election was
held, when the waiter was duly elected" 1t
is matter OF regret that His Lordship did
not give us the name Of this peer who took
this means of strengthening the representative
influence of Great Britain, as we'll as that
of the member of Parliament who found him
self so suddenly transferred from the kitchens
Of club house to the venerable halls of ST.
Stephen.
There was quite ON industry in these good
old times in the way of thorough mongering,"
as it was called. The object of the professors
of this singular art was to buy up freehold
tenures in small borough, SO as to reduce
the number of electors to a manageable
quantity" eff freeholder refused to sell, "
says Lord Russell, i" it was not very uncom-
mon practice to blow up his house with gun
| powder, and thus disfranchiso political OPP
ponent. In this manner o number of nomina-
ton boroughs were created, and they became a
valuable property" In these good old times,
when everybody was virtuous and statesmen
were especially pure, seat for the whole du-
ration of Parliament was sold for $25, 600.
Subsequently, as political controversy be-
came more acrimonious, when Parliaments
were subject to sudden dissolution, pru-
dent men made a bargain to pay $1,000 q
year SO long as they sat in the House Of Com
mons. Among those who obtained seats in
this way was Sir Francis Burdett, celebra-
ted radical reformer..
These glmpses of the good old times are
instructive. When we read the works of Wal
| pole and Greville and the memoirs of the
men who surrounded the court of George
III. and who followed in the train of Fox
and Pitt, We wonder if. after all, our grand
fathers were as good as the preachers would
have us believe
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

The EXACT Truth ABOUT ARKANSAS is
very important for the country to know now,
when the President proposes to Congress the
destruction of the State government and
threatens to undertake the task himself. The
personnel of the government, the political
situation and the general condition of Ar
kansas society are described in our letter from
Little Rock to-day. Mr.. Brooks, as will be
seen in our Washington dispatches, antici-
pates trouble next summer which may require
the interference OF the President; but his
views are not supported by those of our cor
respondent, who is in better position to
judge impartially Of the facts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

We PUBLISH ELSEWHERE q letter from Mr..
Gladstone, ex-Prime Minister of England, ad-
dressed to the Faculty of Union College de-
clining the election TO its Chancelorship.
Mr. Gladstone writes that nothing bat his con-
slant and overwhelming occupation prevents
his accepting the honor conferred upon him
by the Board of Governors of Union College;
that he laments TO say that he must ''make
over to other, TO younger and to less occupied
men the hope of crossing the Atlantic" The
election of Mr. Gladstone to the Chancellor
ship Of this institution is the first time that
an honor ofthis kind has been paid to for
eigner. The compliment could have been
bestowed upon no one more worthy. We are
sorry to abandon the hope of seeing Mr.. Glad
stone in this country, where he would be re-
ceived with oil the honor due to his character,
bis genius and fame.
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The Plumber of the Period.

In such weather as this the plumber be-
comes household necessity. He is like the
tinker and the doctor, difficult to keep away,
and, once admitted to the house, more difficult
to get rid Of The Arctic cold which has for
the past few weeks visited New York has
played many tricks with the water pipes and
hydrants, and the plumber is called upon to
remedy the ravages OF the frost. In the dis
charge of his task he necessarily pulls down
and then charges for building up again, and
his miscellaneous items are the terror of the
unfortunate proprietor. The frozen pipes are
typical of his icy heart, and when he relieves
our distresses it is only to impose other obi
cations. A plumber in a house is the next
worse thing to the evil he undertakes to re-
move, and to engage him is like inviting your
mother-in-law for a week or so. In neither
case do you know when the visit will end.
At present there are not enough plumbers
in the city, and those who know the trade
have more to attend to than they can readily
perform. Probably in two-thirds of the
houses of this city the water pipes are
frozen, or have burst or are otherwise dis
abled by the intense cold. Our reports shcw
the many discomiorts and dangers which
result from this condition OF affairs. Fire and
frost are as rule, irreconcilable foes but
now We find them allies whose united force
we have many reasons TO dread. The plumber,
who can alone libernte the water in our frozen
pipes, becomes public heneiac.or, and we
must admit that he has this merit, ii we even
feel that he is sometimes private misfortune.
Now is the time TO send for the plumber and
to take proper precautions against fire, not
merely for our own sakes, but for the safety
of the whole community.
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The Democracy in Council.

The festivities at Albany this winter are
made more delightful by the novelty of the
situation, and the establishment from which
the participators have not yet fully recovered.
1t has been so long since the democracy had
anything to be festive about that they can be
pardoned for any exuberance of spirits. The
inheritor OF fortune late in life is not more
come into possession Of power after years Of
painful deprivation. Our Albany correspond
ent told us the other day that there were
sixty-three leaders of the democracy in the
Assembly, fact which recalls the story of
the regiment in which all the men were
officers. To-day we have another letter de-
scriptive of the entertainment given by dis
tinguished lady of Albany society to Governor
Tilden, which Mr.. Bryant and other eminent
persons in politics and literature attended.
1t is u great thing to be able to entertain
democratic Governor. and the rarity of the
event naturally creates unusual excitement.
One feature of these gatherings Is the political
significance they assume, as, for instance,
when we find the gentlemen present nominal
ing each other for the Presidency. Mr.. Bryant
has nominated Mr.. TIlden, Mr.. Tilden has
nominated Mr. Seymour, and now Mr. Sey-
mour should nominate Mr.. Bryant. We only
hope that these courtesies will be continued and
that the course of the democra .ic party in
Albany will not make them mockery in the
near future. There are plenty Of candidates
for the Presidency, but what The party most
needs is few statesmen who will make the
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nomination Of any one something more than
the compliment Of social gathering.
The Government and tho TELEGRAPH
Lines.

Lines.
We have read with some interest an impor.
tant bill introduced into Congress by General
Butler, entitled, can act to establish certain
Geographic lines in the several States and
Territories as post roads, and to regulate the
transmission of commercial and other intel
ligence by telegraph" This bill proposes
that all telegraph lines be made post roads,
and that the government shall advertise for
proposals to send messages over the telegraph
lines on the same principle as the mail is
transmitted over the post roads. The tele.
graph companies are directed to receive all
messages sent to them from any other com.
pany at the regular rates. It forbids all
companies from taking part in the collection
or purchase Of commercial news. It pro.
vides that the tariff on messages by
cable from Offices in foreign countries shall
not exceed, in addition to the cable rate, the
ordinary rate. It directs that press dispatches
shall be sent to all journals and associations
without discrimination, and that there shall
be no favoritism shown to any newspaper. II
provides that all Geographic messages shall be
privileged communications under the law;
that tariffs shall be uniform; that government
messages shall have priority; and any person
violating this act can be fined one thousand
dollars and imprisoned for two years.
This bill is one of the most important meas.
ures that has been introduced into Congress-
Many features of it we approve. At the same
time, there are other features of it which do
not commend themselves to us. We fear that
to have the government interfere in O private
business is bad precedent. Nor do we see
very we'll how any government can take pof.
session of the telegraph wires as post
roads without making some com.
pensation to those who own these
roads, who have established and supported
them from the first, taking the risks OF their
success. A bill might be introduced, on tho
same principle, directing the HERALD to pub
lsh all the advertisements sent to the other
papers at the rates which the other papers
charge, and forbidding US from choosing our
own rates. These, however, are objections
that occur to us on hasty reading Of Gen
eral Buffers measure. Our view has always
been that the best way to solve this problem,
which is always a serious one, is for the gov.
eminent to adopt the postal system. II We
are to take possession of the telegraph wires,
let us do it on the principle upon which it
has been managed in England. But how we
can take possession of the lines without COM
pensation to the companies is matter which
may be clear to General Butler but which is
not so to u.s.
At the same time there is enough good in
the bill to justify it's immediate consideration.
This business requires reform, and under the
pressure of public opinion reform must come.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

THE Ice still continues to obstruct the
rivers and the bay, and was yesterday serious
obstacle to local travel between New York
and the adjacent cities. The only persons
who seemed to enjoy the ice were the skaters.
and they certainly have had no such opportu-
nity for years.
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ladder upon which he expects to mount to
imperial heights of power, and Louisiana,
vicksburg, Arkansas, and martial law in the
South, are but some of the rounds on which
his feet are placed. The people of the United
States; however, may say, as Richelieu said
I shake he falls"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

TIE LATE WAR bequeathed France many
military lawsuits, the question generally
being one Of treachery to the Empire or inf
deity to the nation. The Wimpfen case is
one of the recent instances, and shows that
after Sedan it was difficult to reconcile service
to the Emperor with duty to France.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

The PROCLAMATION of the Cubans. setting
forth their grievances and complaining of the
inefaciency Of the Spanish rulers, is elsewhere
published. The ''good Spaniards" are evil
IDENTIFY weary of the Ruthless struggle, and
especially tired of taxation and tyranny in
HANNA
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The DEPARTURE of King Kalakaua for the
Sandwich Islands is picturesquely narrated in
our San Francisco letter to-day, and his opin-
ions of his American tour are given in an inter-
view with our correspondent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ueather today uiu be colder and
clear
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TO-DAY the Beecher trial will be resumed,
and we give D recapitulation Of some inn
portant events and sketch Of the career and
writings of the celebrated defendant.
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HONE IN JERSEY and Brooklyn is only home
when you reach there.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.

JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
ROPRIETO
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A NEW CABINET, it is thought, will not be
formed in France till the Assembly has deter.
mined the question Of the constitutional bills.
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WITH SUPPLEMENT

NEW YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1875.
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NEW YORK HERALD
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VOLUME XL.......................... As
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
ROMAN HIPPODaoME.
Tweny.sxth street and Fourth avenue-Afernoon ana
". -. .,,.,, THE yA rsEr SyoMI9rsM .oo....,on
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE;
Twenty.eighth street ana Broadwsya-woMEN OF The Is
davenport Mrs. Gilbert.
-, TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE.
LYcEUM THEATRE.
sbssi : H.
BRYANTs OPERA HOUSE,
e M M az u T. bsn
Bryant
COLONEL Sims VARIETY, at r. N closes At AS
vor-..,,, s ,N4A S1T TbEATEE
e Ssee al i04 ;'fee-S Mss H ayr
PARK THEATRE,
NIBLo,s.
Broadway.-THE oCTOROON. att r. NJ. closes st 10 As
r. n Edwin F. Thornc.
BOOTHS THEATRE,
corner Of Twenty third street and Sixth aveESe--
HENRY ", atSP. VI. closes AT ii r. NJ.
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS.
Broadway: corner of Twenty ninth street-NEGS0
AINSTkELsf at 5 +. NJ; closes at 10 r. NJ
ROBINSON HALL.
Sixteenth street-BEGoNE DULL CARE. At p. NJ;
closes at 10 NJ &r Maccabc.
ACADEMY OF DESIGN,
of Twentythird and Fourth avenue.-EX-
HIBITION OF WATER COLOE PAINTINGS. Open
from A. NJ TO T. NJ. and frem6 P NJ to9P. N.
wALLACK,s THEATRE,
.Broadwav.-THE sHAUGHRAUS, at 3 p NJ; closes at
10 40 n. ii. Mr.. Bouccaut
WOODS MUSEUM.
Broadway, corner OF THIRTEEN street-MARKED FOR
LIFE at r. NJ; closes at 10 AS r. NJ. Matinee At p.
TIvOLI THEATRE,
Eighth street. between Second and Third aveauea-
VARIETY, ats 7. NJ. closes at IL +. N.
OLYMPIC THEATRE,
No. "a Bro adway-VARIETY, at r. NJ closes ct l0slS
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.-On and
after January L. 1875, the daily and weekly
editions of the New YORK HERALD will be
sent free of postage
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

ROMAN HIPPODHOME,
Twentysixth street aud Fourth avenue-Af;ernoon ana
evening. at and
THEATRE COMIQug.
No. 5ll Broadway.vARIETY. At Si NJ closes ~ 10 a6
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
Twenty-eighth street and Broadway OF THE
DAY. at r. NJ closes at 1898 r. NJ. Mr.. Lewis. Miss
Davenport Mrs Gilbert
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE.
No 20l Bowery.-YARIETY, at 7. NJ closes at 10 AS
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LYCEUM THEATRE
fourteenth street and sixth avenue.-OFF THE LINE
md THE DODGER. at p NJ closes at l0:lo P. NJ. Mr..
l. L 1oole.
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THE DAILY HERALD, published every
day In the gear Four cents per copy. An
nual subscription price sl2.
All business or news letters and Geographic
dispatches must be addressed NEW YORK
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BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE,
West Twenty third street, near Sixth avenue-EE0 RIO
MINSrRELSY, &c. at s z. NJ. closes Mt 10 r. NJ Dan
Bryant
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TIvOLI THEATRE,
Eighth street, between Second and Third avenueG-
VARIETY, at5P. NJ. closes at IL r. NJ
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WOODS MUSEUM.
Broadway, corner OF THIRTEEN street-MARKED FOR
LIFE, at sP. NJ; closes As p. NJ. Matinee p.
N.-MOLL PITCHER.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE
o. GA Bro adway.-VARIETY at +. NJ closes ct l0sl
. NJ
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BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE.
COLONEL Sims VARIETY, att 2. N. closes At 10 AS
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1875-06-05
LIST OF LETTERS
TOWN AND COUNTY.

BASE BALL.-The match game of base
ball. between the Bells and Stars, came
off last Sunday morning, resulting in a
victory for the Stars, to whom the bat
and ball for which the game was played
were delivered. A large number of ladies
md gentlemen were on the ground early
IN the day and remained throughout the
game, expressing themselves we'll pleased
with the game and its results. The Bell
b. b. c. being an ephcmeral organization
gotten up expressly for the occasion, it is
not likely that another game will be play
I'd with them, yet the Stars, flushed with
victory, are anxious for another match
a little encouragement from the citizens
hero would probably induce the Stars to
challenge the Shasta boys for q match
game to come off in Weaverville on the
Fourth of July. Such game would be
of sufficient interest to bring many out
sidcrs to town on that day and be pecu-
uiarily beneficial to Weaverville. The
game last Sunday was nothing to brag OF.
Some very good and some very bad play
ing was done on both sides. Below we
give the score, which is altogether too
large for match game: