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The New York herald., 1875-12-07
lie, Us Revise Our justice.

The extraordinary escape OF William NJ.
Tweed from the Sheriff has reopened the
whole question of the administration of
justice in New York The New York Times
calls attention to the subject in an able ar
ticle, in which it says that John Kelly the
head of Tammany Hall, contrived to induce
a coroner to release political partisan who
was accused of shooting another man dead
in the street. "Still later" says the Times,
1--WE find this same John Kelly, according to
the evidence given before the Legislative
Committee on Crime going privately to the
foreman of grand jury and urging him to
bring in an Indictment against certain per-
sons who had made themselves. obnoxious to
him as politicians" We dwelf upon these
circumstances, which require attention,
coming as they do from journal as respect
able as the Times because they show that the
maladministration of justice in New York
is to be attributed to the undue influence of
politicians.
Not one of the manifold villanies of the old
Tammany Ring are as painful as the blight
which fell upon justice. If the wrongs COM
mitted in the city of New York by Judges"
could only be known, it would be seen, we
think, that, compared to these crimes, all
that Tweed and his colleagues stole would
be small indeed. When we look back upon
'.justice" for the last ten years there are
many painful revelations. The escape of
Genet and Tweed, the practical acquittal
of Scannell and Stokes, the dilatoriness
shown in the trial of Croker, all show that
'justice" is always subordinate to political
expedient. And how can we expect any
thing better when we see judges holding
their places at the mercy of politicians; when
we find politicians as was sworn to before
the recent committee, debating appoint
ments and clerkships and attendants in courts;
when courts become nests for the protection
and comfort of political adventurers, and
when we have judges taking prominent
part in political meetings. In the degrada-
ton which has fallen upon our government
in New York this was inevitable AS the
stream never rises higher than its source. SO
we cannot expect the Tweeds, the Sweenys
and the Connollys to place men upon the
Bench who would be intractable or would
fail to do their bidding. The time has never
been, for the last ten or fifteen years at least
when the leader of Tammany Hall could not
control the decisions of any court and,
therefore, when we find Mr.. Kelly, accord
ing to the Times, using his influence with
grand juries and coroners, he is carrying
out policy which he inherited, and is ad-
ministering Tammany Hall upon the same
basis as Tweed and Sweeny. This whole
business must be reformed. We look with
anxiety upon the report of the Senate Com
mittee of Investigation, now in session in
New York, for such suggestions as will ena-
bic us to enter upon the work with intelli-
gence and promptitude.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07
The Poor and the Winter.

The poor we have always with us, and
winter comes upon them year after year with
the same iron tread and hard-lined face. As
we sit behind the plate glass pane and scan
the thermometer that hangs outside exposed
to the nipping air, with the mercury shrink
ing down to hide itself in the bulb we do
not think, perhaps, that its decreasing scale
marks rising one in the miseries of the
poor AS we note that the cutters are frozen
over we may think of skates and ringing
laughter but we do not recall that the
fetters upon the waters are also chains upon
the limbs of outdoor labor. In fact, as man
is happily constituted, tho brighter side of
things presents itself with much more per-
sistency than the gloomy side, and the rich,
the warm and the comfortable, will therefore
be glad that the journalist, under whose eyes
the sorrows of the poor pass continually,
writes his line to evoke sympathy for those
who need it. How often do we see among q
crowd of well-clad pleasure seekers q swift
response to some pressing case Of need !!
The dry chuckle of Croesus, the laugh
of lusty Mercutio, the courtier's simper Of
Osrick, are arrested in q moment purses
are brought forth and want is handsomely
relieved. Suitor- -beset Belinda has opened
her morocco portemonnaie and Juliet has
ceased her signing to give quarter to
the cause of charity. The impulse to be
charitable is not lacking, but to the thought
less, the gay and the busy, the opportunity
to help suffering fellow creature does not
always present itself when the heart is sym
pathetically awake. Still in the depth Of
winter it is never hard to find proper objects
for charity The cold blasts will find them
out; the pangs of hunger discover and seize
them. Let, then, those who have season
of balls, theatre-going, freside chats and
cosey little dinners before them, allow q
glimpse of the misery of their less favored
fellow beings to fit occasionally across the
brilliant perspective. 1t will supply little
shadow which the picture needs. BY giving
generously to the poor within reach these
shadows will take on new glory to them
selves, and the season of pleasure will be all
the brighter Give generously, give judi
ciously, and give promptly.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
ng in the West.

Fred Douglass is lecturing in the West
General Fitzpatrick of New Jersey, is in Illinois.
Mr. John W. Foster, United States Minister q
Mexico is residing temporarily At the Fifth Ayenu,
Hotel
Two Rothschilds, cousins, are to marry Althougi
this is said to physiological II tends TO keoI
the money in the family.
Since the target company has declined and tn,
wedding season has begun the dollar Iaynl
In a smaller size OF castors
The Chicago Tribune denies having made any libcb
lous remarks about Ex-Governor Carpenter, and from
the way IL does so he ought to be satisfied
The Reading Eagle, sensational paper prints
Philadelphia despatch which says that G. W. Childs VIII
be urged as Presidential candidate next year.
When Queen Victoria returned from her fourtees
weeks visit at Balmoral she wore black dress ane
Jacket aud black bonnet trimmed with white ribbons
Stokes who killed Fisk said to be confined to hi
bed in prison with asthma and chis and fever, and
that his hair is white and his constitution ruined Hs
term viii expire next September, but effort is being
made TO have him pardoncd.
Colonel Chesney the great military critic says THAI
Grant had less patience than Sherman; that Atlanta
was captured with genius greater than that which took
Richmond, and that Johnston along Sherman'i
peer
Reaumur relates OF a delicate young French lady
that she could pass spider in her daily walks 10
her stately hedgcd garden, where spiders alwayf
thrived, without sczing each sue saw and quickly
crunching IL
The report that Rev. j. Clement French has resignca
the pastoratc of tho Westminster church, South Brook
lyn proves to be wholly unfounded and the church,
which was stated to be financially embarrassed is ID
most nourishng condition.
General and Mrs sherman expect to gather all then
children about them at Christmas. Later in the WHITES
Mrs Sherman may take her youngest son. who, we re
gret say not in his usual health, to San Antonio
Texas q warmer climate being recommended lor hun
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

THE ROBBERS OF THE PooR-We trust that
there will be no delay in the efforts which
are making to investigate into the condition
of the broken savings banks. The more we
think Of this business the more we feel that
the mon who have controlled these banks to
their downfall deserve the severest punish
ment. The directors of these banks are
nothing more nor less than robbers OF the
poor. There is no excuse for any savings
bank failing if properly managed. Let this
investigation be pressed home and all who
have taken part in the infamy be punished,
either by the courts or by public opinion.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

THE BoNAPART1sTs The information in
our special despatch from Paris, that the
Bonapartists are anxious to combine with
the republicans against the government,
shows that the conservatives believe they
have strength enough to carry their point.
The republicans must, however, remember
that the alliance has always been fatal to
them. The followers of Rouher combined
with the monarchists to overthrow Theirs.
They are ever seeking the side, victory for
which tends more or less to disorganization,
for in the hurly-burly only can they hope
for chance to grab at power, according to the
Napoleonic method. The Republic, despite
all odds, is roofing itself in France, and the
party Of progress should look carefully at a
proffered alliance from the Republics
enemies.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

SECRET SOCIETIES IN PoLrrIcs. .-Dunham,
the Warden Of Ludlow Street Jail, is the es-
pecial protege Of John Kelly. He was Dep
uty Sheriff when John Kelly held the Office
of Sheriff. At the expiration Of Mr.. Kelly's
term Of Office he subsided into private life
and came to the surface when Kelly got con-
troll Of Tammany Hall. He was made q
Sachem Of Tammany Society, John Kelly
being Grand Sachem. He was appointed
Warden at the especial request of Mr.. Kelly.
When Genet escaped the Sheriff who had
charge Of him was also Sachem in Tammany
Society as well as the prisoner. The ques-
ton will ariss naturally, now that we are
discussing this question Of secret societies IN
politics, Are the members Of Tammany So
ciety bound by secret oath to help and pro-
tect each other under all circumstancest
The New York herald., 1875-12-07
Jay Gould and the Gambling Act.


In an action before our courts to recover
from Jay Gould the value Of contract made
by him as a spec ulator in Wall street. his
counsel, Mr. Shearman, has entered an ex-
traordinary plea which is worthy of consider
alton from several points Of view. Mr.. Shear
man takes the ground that Mr.. Gould in deal
ing in puts" and scalls" is simply gam
bling, and that therefore when he loses he is
not to be compelled to pay his contracts In
other words, Mr. Gould appears in the court
through his lawyers and practically swears
that his business is nothing more nor less
than betting, and that he is entitled to the
same release from any obligation it involves
that he would receive if he were the keeper of
faro bank or lottery, or if he had made a
wager on the result of an election.
We have always contended that, morally,
this business of puts and "calls" on Wall
street was gambling. We believe that if the
courts were to decide the question from
strictly equitable point of view they would
so rule If Mr.. Gould's defence is sound,
then what is Wall street bat vast gambling
concernp Our business prosperity" our
increase in stock values, are no more than
the passing of gamblers chips over the
faro board For the last year Wall street
has been as much of gambling den as Mr..
Morrisseys saloon at Saratoga. The princi-
pal stocks bought and sold have been gam
bling stocks. Jay Gould, the principal
operator, swears to that fact. He swears that
while he was doing business in the eyes of
the world he was gambling in his own
eyes; that while he was making contracts"
for stocks and gold he did not mean
to keep them unless it was to his own bene-
fit. The shamelessness and frankness with
which Mr.. Gould makes this defence would
be looked upon as an astounding revelation
in any age but the.one in which we live and
from any man but Mr. Gould himself There
really seems to be no end to the infamy of
which this man is capable in prosecuting his
designs upon the credit of the community.
If the Court should accept his plea and
decide that this kind of Wall street opera
tions falls within the legal definition of
gambling quite a new phase will be put upon
that species of business. 1t would then be
the duty of the District Attorney to get the
whole street indicted for gambling and pro-
ceed to enforce the penalties. There would
be no more excuse for not breaking it up
than for not interfering with the other
gambling dens of the city,
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

AMONG THE ORGANIZATIONS which receive our
sincere sympathy, on account of the sudden
departure of Tweed, is the Tammany Society,
of which the notorious exile is an influential
member. 1t might be we'll for Tammany to
pass series Of resolutions expressive OF its
grief, and send a committee composed Of
men like Thomas Dunlap, +. J. Shandley
and I. j. Campbell to find Tweed and to
urge him to return to the bosom of his favor
ite and once obedient society. One thing is
certain-this committee would know Tweed
if they we're to see him,
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

THE PRINCETON STUDENTS who were dis
missed from the college fortnight ago on
account Of their connection with prohibited
secret societies have acknowledged their
error and promised to dissolve their organi-
cations. The ends Of discipline having been
attained the Faculty has revoked its previ-
Gus action, and the students will now be
permitted to return. This is we'll as far as
it goes, but while Tammany remains the
war on secret societies must not cease. The
people of New York can abolish Tammany
Hall quite as effectively as the Faculty Of
Princeton destroyed the Objectionable secret
societies in the COLLEGE
The New York herald., 1875-12-07
Grant on stanley.

We give to-day Colonel Grants paper on
Stanley's discoveries in Africa as it was read
1t the meeting Of the Royal Geographical
Society in London, November 30 Colonel
Grants name is honorably assoeiated with
the history Of African discovery. He was
with Speke on the famous journey in which
the Victoria Niyanza was first seen by white
men, at least in modern times and the names
of the two were formerly always associated:
but the ''Speke and Grant of the title page
has now given place to Speke alone Colonel
Grants view of the difficulties of the labor in
which Stanley is engaged may be regarded
as the testimony of an expert and from such
a source every word of appreciation and
praise has peculiar weight How generous
and handsome is this wagm tribute to STAN
ley: ''Who among US would have had his
energy? Who would undertake a cruise In
an open boat and absent himself from his
camp for ffty-eight days9 Who would risk
such danger to life and exposure to an Afri-
can sun in the month of April2 Who of ua
are able to guide, provide for, lead and at
tend to little army successfully and in the
midst of all this take their observations for
latitude and longitude? / think him
worthy representative of the energy that sent
out such an expedition" In this honest
tribute we see that geographical adventure
has its spirit of generous chivalry.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

THE ARMY AND NAvY.-Elsewhere we pub
lish abstracts of the annual reports of Secre-
taries Belknap and Robson. twill be seen
that our little army is in a highly efficient
condition, and that by the end of the present
fiscal year we shall have enough rifles to arm
one army corps in case of war. Heavy can
non for coast defence is among the Secretary's
most pressing needs. The jovial Secretary
of the Navy recounts the formidable nature Of
our n-clad fleet.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

THE GENERAL TERM OF THE COURT oH
COMMON PLEAS has given a series Of decisions
making the excusing of forfeiture of bail Less
easy. The whole question of the liability OF
bondsmen, in civil as well as criminal cases,
deserves the serious attention of our law
makers Of the abuses under this head that
of 'straw BALI is perhaps the worst; but
there are others which, through the leniency
Ito use a moderate term) of officials. ara
equally subversive of justice.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

FREIGHT RATEs.-The merchants of New
York are troubled because the freight lines
hence to the West charge extraordinarily
high rates, while those from Boston are much
lower. This is good thing for the mer-
chants to exercise their strategy on. 1t can
only be temporary, as Boston would soon
monopolize the carrying trade, and the
New York railroads would lose it. In such
case they might say with the vacuoua
butcher who, having. sold his mutton at
shilling pound to a sailor, came for his
money in time to see the ship in the ofing:-
"My God, might have charged him twenty
five centsr
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

The HERALD By FAST MAIL TRAINS. .-Ne,cs-
dealers and The public throughout the States Of
NeD York, Neso Jersey and Pennsylvania, as
,oel as in the Vest The Pacific Coast, tie North,
NE South and Southwest, also along he lines
Of tie Hudson Riuer, New York Central and
Pennsylvania Central Railroads and their con-
nections, ,riH be Supplied ,cith The HERALD,
free Of postage. Extraordinary inducements
offered 70 rersdealers by sending their orders
direct to this office.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

ENGLAND's ANXIETY concerning the designs
of Egypt upon Abyssinia is amusing. II
Germany and Russia were to become sud-
denly anxious about the designs of England
upon Egypt it would be still more amusing
The Khedive replies that he does not want
Abyssinia, but only to secure the Egyptian
frontier from violation. This is the way
England usually sets about annexation, and
the explanation will scarcely satisfy her il
she has interests she thinks worth protecting
in that quarter of Africa
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

The GREAT ScANDAI--.Miss Catherine E
Beecher has discovered "a sure and imme-
date remedy" for the Brooklyn scandal,
which is simply this That the public and
press shall agree that Mr. Beecher is an limo.
cent man and that all his accusers are SLAM
derers Nothing can be more certain than
that this would end the scandal at once, and
we earnestly trust that the Church Council
will apply the remedy, beginning with thu
press and public of Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

HAVE EASTERN DEMOCRATS ANY RIGHTS
WHICH WESTERN DEMOCRATS ARE BOUND TO
RESPECT PIT will not escape attention that
the democratic caucus which assembled on
Saturday elected to the principal offices of
the House none but Western and Southern
democrats The Speakership was given to
Indiana, the Clerk to Kentucky, the Post
master to Virginia, the Sergeant-at-Arms to
Ohio and the Doorkeeper to Texas. OF the
democratic majority at least sixty come from
the Eastern States. Although this is little
more than one-third of the number still we
think, considering the Importance of the
States this majority represents, that one of
these Offices might have been given to an
Eastern democrat This alliance between
the South and the West for the control Of the
patronage of the House does not look well
for comprehensive scheme Of the finances,
especially when we consider what the South
and West would have done in tho last Con-
gress but for the frmness Of President Grant
in vetoing the Initiation BILL
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

The UScoUNrED MILLIONS of the late w. B.
Astor are to be distributed among his imme.
diate family, excepting bequests giving
5000, 900 to the Astor Library, $50, 900 among
certain charitable corporations, $4,000 ia
the American Bible Society, 5000 among
four faithful employees, on condition that
they were in his service at the time of his
demise, and 5000 year to the widow Of Ben
iamin Astor.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

RAPID TRANSIT. In considering the various
schemes for rapid transit there is one
thought that should not be allowed to pass
from the mind of the reader. Here we have
the Fourth avenue improvement running
from Forty-second street to Harlem. 1t is
one of the best railroads in the world. It
belongs to private corporation, but for the
building Of it the city paid four millions of
dollars, practically making that sum gift to
this corporation. Now, if we had enough
engineering genius in New York to run
road from Forty-second street to the Battery,
or make connection between the elevated
railroad, which now extends to Forty-second
street and the Grand Central depot, we could
have rapid transit in very short time OF
course, the owners of the Vanderbilt railroad
have right to do their own business in their
own way and to take as much as is given
them by the city and the State The fact
that the Fourth avenue improvement cost
the people four millions of dollars certainly
entities us to suggest that it might be utilized
in the completion Of rapid transit system.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

A FAILURE IN THE LINEN TRADE is re-
ported from Belfast This industry has
been so fortunate in Ireland, where manu-
features for the last two centuries have been
steadily trodden out in the interest Of the
English markets, that we hope the failure
noted will not have more than momentary
influence on the staple industry Of Ulster.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

The GENERAL DIscREDIT thrown in Europe
upon the rumors of war being possible be-
tween Spain and the United States on the
Cuban question is reassuring to those who
desire peace.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

II DoEs Nor LOOK as though Alfonso's
government had fully made mp its mind
to be ruled from Rome. The fact is that be-
tween the strong clerical influence on one
side and tho desire to keep pace with the
spirit of the age the boy Kings advisers are
in a difficulty that needs more courage to
dispel than they dare to exhibit.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

A BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT.-One of the
instructive correspondents at Washington
informs as that the democratic party is to be
governed by triumvirate. Mr.. Kerr, as the
honest man, is Speaker Mr.. Randall, as the
capable man, is TO be Chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations and to lead the
party on the floor. as 'the only man who
can fight Jim Blaine )" while Fernando
Wood is to have the Ways and Means and be
the Mentor" or to use phrase german
to the hour, "referee" for the triumvi-
rate These three gentlemen are to control
the party and govern its decisions. The OBJ
lection which the World the leading organ
of the party, made a day or two ago, to the
effect that if Mr.. Wood or Mr.. Randall were
elected Speaker he might cost the party o
half million of votes, seems to have sud
denly died away. We suppose there is
nothing in it, and that it was really one of the
electioneering cries of the canvass, which
may as we'll be forgotten now that it has
served its purpose. We shall watch the
triumvirate with deep interest. The party
with one head makes mistakes enough. Let
as see how party with three heads will
succeed
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

THE LONDON TIMES Is PERPLExED about
the escape of Tweed. Our special despatch
shows that the Thunderer traces the possi-
bility of such an official crime to the return
Of Tweed's old followers to power in Tam
many Hall Not far wrong
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

TWEED has still the best Of the specula-
tions on his whereabouts Clews are pre-
senting themselves. as they always do, and
Sheriff Conner is awake to any chance Of
capturing the fugitive, because he cannot
sleep since he saw his trusty Dunham on
Saturday last. The detectives we may add
for the benefit Of the community. ore atWoEk.
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

WALL STREET YESTERDAY for the
moment were stronger Gold ended at
ia 3-8. Investment securities were in fair
demand. Rag money, S742
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

THE ESCAPE or THE LoUGHREY BRoTHERs
from Raymond Street Jail was just in the
nickel Of time for themselves and also I'd
give the Brooklyn detectives q chance to
work up case like unto that of Boss
Tweed's
The New York herald., 1875-12-07

Two TERRIBLE MINING ACCIDENTS are re-
ported from England in which the loss Of
life amounts to at least one hundred and
fifty. This is a frightful tribute to negli-
penca
The New York herald., 1875-12-07
TRIPLE S HE E T.
NEW YORK, TUESDAY DECEMBER :. 1875.

From o'ir reports this morning the probabilities
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