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The New York herald., 1875-01-18
PARLOR PYTHONESSES.
TO THE EDITOR OF TUE HERALD:--

TO THE EDITOR OF TUE HERALD
have read with horror an editorial In the
HERALD OF the 18th inst. concerning Pyrhonesses.
| now know that my wife and dear motherln
are Pythonesses, and tnat ! have gone to the
Devi at must DE the le low with the big D) with
out being aware OF the fact. When you write any
more such blood -chillers wish you would remem-
Der the numoer OF husbands ana sons-in-aw who
are situated as am, ana put IN some saving fn1i
clause, modllytng suggestion or ediiying moral,
winch VIII start the stagnated blood ana revive
the terrified spirit. Luckny Tor me my vile tore
job OF mine presented to her wnile | was tnInking
o what had read, ANA she started the action OF
my heart by some persuaslves winch she applied
10 me. MY motber-in.iaw Kept the blood moving by
gentle converse OIL a personal ana private charac-
ter. since tnat period have been tunklnq the
matter over seriously and ! lave come tue sol.
cmn conclusion tnat the only nope lor the nation
Hes IN the Young Mems Christian AssuciaAon
Let those dear young men na-ten God into the
constitution OF the United states ana employ A..
johnson 10 keep him there tue Methodist section
OF tue association would have 70 De excused an tl
after 1t mas got Gen. Grant started OH his third
term. and tnen call upon Gen. Grant 70 suppress
this new Osndittl by the louisiana me thoG. lnere
are only about eleven or fifteen millions OF deluded
Splrituaists IN the United St tes and 10 would be
an easy matter lor Gen Grant " convert tneni 10
Metnodisn or some otner ptnodox falth by means OF
his eminent example ana ms miltary apostles
Sheridan, DE TroDrand, &c. Yours,
ELIPHALET sASoEFRAS, M. d.
BROOKLYN FLATS.
The New York herald., 1875-01-18
NEW YORK CITY.

Carl NsinnardI German pedler, sixty years Of
age. died In Bellevue Hospital day or two since
rom the effects OF injuries received to the elbow
In september last Dv q fall. Coroner Croker was
notified to hold an inquest.
'Longshoremen's Union No. 2has not as has been
reported by the stevedores resolved to accept the
reduction OF daily wages against which they have
been standing out. They still demand forty cents
per hour Tor their labor.
charity ball In aid OF the Northeastern Dis
pensary VIII DO given at the Lexington Avenue
Opera House on Tuesday evening, the 10th inst.
1t Is hoped that large attendance will be
gathered Ia the opera house. as the obi ects OF the
entertainn ents are most worthy.
grand vocal and instrumental concert, fol-
lowed by ball. WAS given oy Mr.. Dupin, assisted
BY LOrpneon Francois, OF which he is director. at
the Germania Hail. Bowery last evening" The
musical portion OF the entertainment passed on
with great eclak, ana altogether the AFFAIR was
decided success.
Coroner Woltman was called to hold an inquest
ar the Twentieth precinct station house. West
Thtrty-seventh street, upon the body OF John
Vierng, q German. aged iorty years, OF Seventy.
eighth street and avenue A, who was killed by the
falling OF extension wall which was In the
course OF erection at No. ga West Thrty-thlrd
street.
Coroner Croker was yesterday called to the
Morgue to hold an inquest upon the body OF Solo
mon Oppenheimer, fity-seven years Of age, born
In Germany who committed suicide on the 14th
nst at his late residence No. III Tn1rd street, by
swallowing q dose or Paris green. Ii Is said that
owing TO business and otner troubles and poor
health.
The New York herald., 1875-01-18
LONG ISLAND.

Tho revolving light at Montauk 10 reported to
be In some way out OF order SO that It occasionally
fails to revolve.
Mr.. Thomas Lister has been elected Chief En-.
gineer OF the Fire Department OF Sag Harbor, and
Nj. N. W. Silveira assistant
The British brig Charlotte, ashore ten miles
east OF Fire Island Inlet, has not yet been got
OIL by the Coast Wrecking Company.
convention OF the temperance people Of Queens
county will be held IN the Methodist Episcopal lee
Jure room at Hampstead on Wednesday next.
The Great South Bay is now frozen over, so that
tceboats make the trip across to the beach, and
ice boats are also IN use on NorthpOrt harbor.
Two young daughters OF Mr.. Hendler, OF Spring
neld, town OF Jamaica, fell through the ice
pond when returning from school on Wednesday
evening, and narrowly escaped drowning. Their
cries were heard by passer by, and they were res
cued In an almost exhausted condition.
A young couple were clandestinely married at
Rockaway lew days ago. The groom was youth
OF eighteen and the bride girl OF fifteen. The
parents OF both objected to so early venture in
matrimony. but they found minister who had no
objections
While men were engaged In removing bank Of
earth near Lawrence street, Flushing, on Friday,
they discovered human skeleton, with what ap-
peared to be the remains Of q conn. The skull
was nearly perfect, but the Other bones were much
decayed. How the skeleton came there Is a mat
ter Of conjecture.
The onicial report OF tho Board OF Supervisors Of
Suffolk county for 1874 shows that at special
meeting IN April bills were audited to the amount
OF $675 70; At meeting IN June 3329 go, and at
the annual meeting in October, $40, 1871 37-a total
Tor the year OF $ll742 75 The Board was in ses-
sion ten days and six evenings and the ten Su-
pervisors were paid for mileage, per diem, and
disbursements, $l,432 7s.
Mr.. John Harold Of Hampstead. late Secretary
OF the Queens County Agricultural Society, re-
Gently lost pocketbook in New York containing
about SIS in money and checks to the amount of
about $780, A day or two ago he received informa.
tion that the pocketbook had been found, and was
at No. 10 Walker street, and upon application 1t
was handed to Mr. Harold, minus the money and
checks, by the porter employed there, who had
other valuable papers IN IT. and MIR. Harold paid
the porter a reward Tor fnding IT, On Satu day
the checks were returned to Mr. Harold at Hemp
stead in an envelope. When in New YORK he was
not IN Beach street, and he supposes that some
one VINO had iOund 1t elsewhere dropped It there
afJer riding 1t OF lis contents The return oil the
checks Is accounted Tor by the fact that payment
was stopped.
The New York herald., 1875-01-18
THE IMPRISONED SMUGGLERS.

Among the convicted smuggers in Ludlow
street jail Is Customs Inspector Harris who wai
for long time stationed on the wharf Of the
clyde line OF Havana steamers. and is reported to
have connived at the smuggling OF cigars to .
very large extent His Is the first case, 1t is re.
ported, on record OF Custom House ofricer OF this
port being In jail Tor smuggling. Several other
Custom House inspectors are reported to be
quaking In their boots with reference to ex
posures about "nousc money" whicn are said "a
be forthcoming
Another smuggler In the same jail Is a man
named George Drew, formerly connected with tue
National steamship line ana who was arrested
1or smuggling about $50 gold and silver watches
ashore. lie subsequently, ran away, but was re-
captured. He Will probably be soon removed to
Crow Hill Pententiary.
Michael Ga lagner Is also IN Jail, sentenced to
SIX months imprisonment, for alleged completely
in smuggling 100 cigars from or the steamer
Crescent Cty.
Mile. Jouvin, the French smugger, remains con-
fined to her bed and In a very weak condition.
The New York herald., 1875-01-18
SUNDAY AT THE PARK.

The skating fraternity Of the metropolis had .
pleasant days enjoyment OF their avorite pasttme
They commenced early, and happy
faces surged through every entrance to the Park
until almost nightfall, and 1t seemed as though
they could not stop any where short Of tne Lake."
They scampered up every path to that frozen
sheet Of water, and many ''cur across lots," fear
ful that they would iose too much time by being
dignined and ''taking things easy" All were
provided with skates. Some danged them from
their shoulders. while those who did not wish to
make dash or display had them carefully en-
wrapped IN bags anu carried them under their
arms. 1t would be difflcult to tell where this
efa1u 9re d 1 sons %
to make up the tarong. From homes of
comfort and homes OF poverty they came, out
paren:ly never thinking OF social differences.
made up o ceaseless panorama, swift dying and
eiage was one OF much freedom, but it was not
rude mlschIevOus. There can be vast deal
OF intimacy without Objectionable familiarity on
well ordered skating pond. Such may be observed
every day at the Park and it would be difficult to
hnd another recreative crowd where such
thorough aud legitimate enjoyment is thus
the day was all that could be desired. The
iIl-tempered man would have been out or
place gooo the ponds Tss,
prevailed. Indeed, much OF the philosophy Of
skating ls the simple breathing OF the pure air.
TO that more than anything else is the pleasure
due which the sport imparts. There was no
diminuton In the tnrong all the day long. Both
the larger and smaller ponds were alive until
night. and for an hour or two before sunset he
picture was one Of almost painful rush. tear
wnirl and bustle. The time seemed too short the
officers who admonished the assemDlage to go
home when evening approached, as Is the rule on
the sabbath. were nOi regarded as particularly
pleasant men by some or the juniors; but not q
woid was saio that cou.d be regarded as I'M
polite. and so with skates again over their shoul-
ders and In the proper receptaces the throng
lett the Park, filing the air with the al OF merry
voices 10 laughter, all pleased with day well
spent on the ice.
The New York herald., 1875-01-18
A DAY AT ST. JOHNS GUILD.

or all the fragments OF poor. broken, despairing
humanity that ever met the eye OF the writer IN
the streets OF New YORK those that made up the
long line In waiting at ST. Johns Guild many days
OF last week, and noticeably on saturday, were
the saddest. Ola men and women. bowed down
oy inhrmlies. PALE sallow-aced young women
and Efs were the main constituents OF the
tnrong One poor woman bad training after her a
brood OF amished children, who clutcned her
dress and shaw and pulled her hither and tnitner
Ia the crowd I'LL her eyes caught an almost crszed
light, and she stood trembling with excitement
and fear. Sue mad JUST been turned from the poor
tenement quarters that had sheltered her aud her
The New York herald., 1875-01-18

0ysvssssd Bay Her uspsy dsek szpessd % me dir:H
Last spring that instead Of a. h:d been done
length and this well painted While the Art cost Of THU
was very little more Than caking its durability viii be
far greater.
The State Burying Ground and adjacent property at
Seguins Point which from long neglect was dilapd-
ated with brers and destitute of fences has
been fer the rst time saryeye9 and map deposited in
been made around The whole . properly msar!y niy
Grained and the swamp land improved much as the
ths whcls oi the above purpose. would permit
tor the ars time since 1877 has he stat.
resisting the Transmission OF contagious diseases They
are now, l consider ample to meet any emergency.
Of course, only their future efficiency, but
economy dictates that the State maintain this efficiency
In not allowing any portion to become diapidated.
partial neglect this species property would in
the end, entail far greater expense than prompt
pair whenever accident and tear make neces'
Sary.
In closing, beg leave tender to yourself and
associates In the commission sincere thanks TOR the
uniform courtesy and assistance have extended to
me in the performance OF my duties.
can but reerate the expressions Of both my
repors for the integrity and ability in the performance
officer and the deputies Or Thompson and Mccartney
s. OAKLEY VANDERPOEL..
Health Officer Of the port OF New York
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30
THE contest in New York is getting very

THE contest in New York is getting very
animated. The Democracy is greatly
alarmed and is calling all its big guns to
the field. Ex-Governor Seymour has been
drawn from the retirement Of his home, to
offset the effect of his brother-in-law,
Senator Conkling's efforts. 1t was a most
difficult task that the Tilden and Kelly
ties imposed upon the Ex-Governor. He
tried to harmonic the platforms of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York upon the
money question, and he meandered around
between the reams of soft money of the
young West, which he supposed would
answer there where transportation was so
dear, and the heavy coin-5ags of
the East, where they only use checks
and certificates that the cash is in
the vaults in lieu of bills. But this did
not satisfy the people. The Governor
had not the earnestness of sincerity. 1t
was uphill work. He did the best he
could, and he is not lacking in sagacity.
The skies look bright in New York
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30

and the cause jackson fought for. The
dedication ceremonies, too, were almost
entirely Of military character. We have
had nothing since the war which so tended
to disturb good feeling between North and
South as Mr.. Beresford Hopes present to
Virginia. 1t called up memories of the
past renewed spirit of rebellion, and gave
rise to new animosities. The people, in
their outburst of enthusiasm, seemed to
forget themselves, and turned the occasion
in means Of recountIng the battles they
had fought in, how they had whipped the
Yanks here, and driven them from the field
there, and were ready to "take another
turn at them. 1t grated with singular
harshness on the ear to hear the old rebel
yell, accompanied by disappearing the
names of Sumner and Wilson and Grant.
The too free use of liquor may have had
something to do with this, but it did not
excuse the fact that the spirit of rebellion
had broken out anew.
1ndiscreet men generally pay the penalty
of their folly, and ask forgiveness when II
is too late. And this, we are afraid, Will
be the result in Mr.. Beresford Hopes case.
The spirit of the press of Richmond was
very little better than that of the assembled
rabble. The following, from the DtspdteH'
is fair specimen oft: -...-
"There are Americas and Columbuses and
Washingtons, toga-clad or naked, in innnite
variety of Stiffness OF more recent construc-
tion-worse, if possible, than anything older
the ape-like figure OF President Lincoln, MADE
uglier still by realistic striving after the bag
giness of his trowsers and the vulgarity OF his
facial lines, disfgures the public squares OF
many American cities. Everywhere there Is
tendency, in aiming at exaggerated force OF
action or at exaggerated fidelity of portrailure,
to sink the nobler conception of sculpture as
fine art into the mere vulgarity of heavy and
colossal caricature. Between fashiness and
feeblcness our American sculptors have left us
generally a sorry alternative. But Foley's
work takes US all at once into purer and
higher atmosphere of art"
- The strangest part of this strange cere-
mony was the amount Of flunkyism show
cred on the head of Great Britain by both
press and speakers. 1t is true, Virginians
had great deal to thank Englishmen for
during the late war, but we are not at war
now. After centurY's separation from
Government Virglnians were loudest in
denouncing as a tyrant and bravest in
fighting, this f1unkeyism, so offensive to
every thinking American to-day, was
enough to have made the bones of Wash
ington and Patrick Henry and Jefferson
rise up in rebuke from their tombs.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30

IN ertenso in this volume. These terms were
submitted to President Johnson's Cabinet and
disapproved by every one of these statesmen,
the late associates of Mr.. Lincoln; and Mr..
Stanton published his disapprovai to the world.
with q statement Of the reasons for It. It re-
quired bold man TO call halt to the success
full military chieftain with whose plaudits the
country was ringing, and who at the time stood
In the estimation of his countrymen as second
only to the victor at Appomattox.
BUT Mr.. STANTON WAS A BOLD MAN.
he understood where the duties Of the soldier
ended and the work of the statesman began,
bility of disappearing the terms of surrender
and appealing to the patriotism and good
sense of the American people to sustain him
in this disapprovsl; and he was and is sus-
tanned. The verdict of history will be that
in all of Mr.. Stanton's useful and eventful
life nothing that he has done entities him In
so eminent degree to the grateful remem-
brance of his countrymen as his course In
this emergency. The clash of arms had
ended. 1t was time for the scene to shift and
the soldier to retire while the statesman
stepped upon the stage. Sherman failed to
take his cue, and Mr.. Stanton's publication of
the reasons for the rejection of his terms was
but the prompter's bell to remind him that he
was out Of place. General Sherman's indig-
nation at Mr.. Stanton might perhaps be ex-
cused even by those who know that the latter
was right. His childish exhibition of anger
onthe dayof the grand review might be forgiven,
ifitwas allowed to be forgotten; but his per-
petuation in the Memoirs of the somewhat
apocryphal story of how he tried to insult one
whom the nation delighted to honor is utterly
objectionable.
We have already exceeded the limits of
newspaper criticism, and yet we know that
we have but indicated few of the most
prominent and salient points in the book. 1t
is work that must necessarily find place in
the library of every one who desires to be
supplied with the history of the late war.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30
t~.COLLECTOR's OFFICE,


WASHINGTON, ID. c., October q, 1875.
Nofice Is hereby given that on OCTOBER 81, lSo,
viii expire all licenses given by the District Of
Columbia TO all apothecaries, aucttoReers, banks
and bankers. bill posters. brewers, brokers, BOOK
agents, bdtchers In the several markets, claim
agents, contractors, cattle brokers, commission
whatever, dealers in distilled and fermented IL
agents, ice dealers, manufacturers of Illuminating
gas, life and fire insurance companies, patent
agents, pawnbrokers, photographers, proprIetors
OF bar rooms. sample-rooms. tipping houses, BILL
lard, bagatelle and Jennie Lind tables, bowling
alleys hotels, livery stables, iRence Offices,
junk shops, restaurants and eating houses, thea
tres. real estate agents. rectihers, &C., &c.
All parties engaged In said business, trades or
professions must promptly renew said licenses In
accordance with the provisions Of the act OF the
Legislative Assembly, approved August ., ISL,
and the act amendatory thereof, approved June %,
ssThat every peason liable for lIcensetaX who
may fail 10 pay the same before engaging in the
business for which license may be required shall,
in addition to the license tax imposed, pay Inc
or penalty Of no less than i've nor more than fifty
dollars for each ofense.''
Dealers in distilled aud fermented liquors, wines
and cordials, in quantities not less than pint,
are further notified that bond, with two citizens
as sureties. each in the penal sum Of two hundred
dollars, must be given unto the District OF Column
bia as successor TO the Mayor, Board OF Aldermen,
and Board Of Common Council, &C., previous TO
obtaining license to trafac thsTein In aecoTdanee
Collector, District OF coIumSia.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30

THE decentralization of the whisky con-
spirators in St. Louis since the conviction
of joyce and Bittinger seems to increase
daily. They stammer and founder like
men who are in a maze. They are utterly
panic-stricken. Guilty consciences await
not for foreign accusation. They run to
and fro and call-not upon the rocks and
mountaiDs-bu upon the mantle of charity
and compromise, to cover them and hide
them from the faces of Bristow and Will
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30

FROM Pennsylvania we hear that Gov
ernor Allen is making Republican votes by
his speeches. Mr.. Kelley has vamoosed
the ranch for Florida, and is now singing
very mildly his rag-baby lullaby. The
miners have read Nasby's report of infia-
tioa at the ''Gorners," and have decided
that hard money IS the coin for them. 1t
will purchase more of the staff of life than
any paper money. The breaking of a bank
will not destroy it. 1t is the only true
reward of the laborer. Pennsylvania will
give good account of herself next Tues
daV
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30

THE Raleigh Ne1os says: Judge Settles
nsannual fox hunt is announced. Some
"rare old political foxes will chase the
" brush-tails with his Honor" No doubt
there will, and we shall be much mistaken
if the Neus' people do not find after the
next election is over that quite number OF
the Democratic foxes have lost their brushes
ia the chase
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30
sATURpAY MoRNlNa::::::oCToBER .. ls7l

IT NOW APPEARs that the Democrats
INDUCED in ballot sEufing and repeating in
several of the districts in Baltimore on
"Wednesday. The Reformers are on the
alert and will bring the perpetrators to
justic. 1t is not likely that they will ge
an opportunity TO repeat the process next
weak. 40
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30

The Tamnany Democrats had great love
feast at Tamnany hall Thursday night. Henry
L. Clinton presided, and there was list of
hundreds of vice presidents. scores of secre-
taries. Cheap honors-baits to catch political
gudgeons with-were thus freely distributed.
And then at this feast they had turtle-mock
turtle-served by David A. Wells in letter in
which he lkened the people TO turtle because
they were so slow in coming up to the support
of Hlden. He was sorry he could not he there
with his protectionist friends, Cooper and
Hewitt, and the rest of the soft-money, hard
iron men-but he couldn't-so he sent them q
dish of mock turtle.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30

Mr.. Cox complains, upon behalf OF the poor,
that supplies are twice as high now as before
the war. But he forgets this when he charges
Republicans with corruption and malfeasance
in the administration of the Government be-
cause their expenses are double what theywere
before the war. It costs more than twice the
sums for Governmentisupplies now that it did
before the war. Cox 81 Co., when they voted
the raise of salary called the "grab," made
the pay of Congressman double what it was
before the war.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30

When Mr.. Cox wanted to find the lowest
sum of expenditures during yyear before the
war to contrast with the expenses now, he
seized upon those of the last year of the Wing
administration of Mr.. Fillmore, and then, when
he got farther along, he alluded to them quite
frequently as the expenditures under Demo-
cratic administration, and called them SIS, OOO,
600. He either forgot that the expenses of the
last Democratic administration in 1860 were
S., 900 600, or he purposely misled his audience
Which was til
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-30
DIED.

CLEMENTS.-On the 18th instant. at O'Clock
.. m, WILLIAM CLEMENTS, jr., aged thirty-two
years.
Funeral will take place Sunday at O'Clock D. m,
from his late residence. junction OF Maryland ave-
nue. and Eighth street east.
DAVIS.-On the 9th instant, Mrs. ELIZABETH
G. DAVIS, wife OF James A. Davis, In the thirty
fourth year of her age.
SMITH.-On Thursday, 18th Instant, GENEvIEyE.
daughter Of X. Emmett and Elizabeth Smith, aged
two years and one month.
Funeral from No. 7sFayette street, Georgetown,
to-day at 4p. m.
DITT0E.-Thursday, October 2s, at the Academy
OF the SACRED Heart OF 81. MARY, sister CECILIA
age.
The funeral will take place at st. DominIc's
church, Saturday morning, at 10 O'Clock. "a