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To THE SUFFERING.-An old retired
physician, who is candid enough to tell
the truth about progress, has declared
that the recent discovery by DR.. WALKER,
of California of his herb remedy, Vim
EGAR BrrTERs, is one of the most i'm
portant in medicine. He has tested
them thoroughly, in his own family,
among his friends, and upon hanseJ; and
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liable to take cold-never interfere with
the everyday business of life-never
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female, or infirm old age as on the vigor-
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ON the brain, nerves and lymphatics =
on the Blood, Bile, Gastric Juice, ETC.,
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THE official report to the Austrian Gov
eminent respecting musical instruments
at the Vienna Exposition declares the
Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs to be
the most distinguished and praise
worthy instruments" of their class
praising in detail their power and reso-
nance of tone, variety of combination
and solo effects; fine power of express
sion; smooth, even and sympathetic
tones, and thorough workmanship They
were awarded the first and highest medal
Other American organs in competition
were declared to be far less meritorious,
the tones and workmanship being both
inferior In comparison, it was said
" Judged lenlently, they do not rise
above a respectable mediocrity." This
was undoubtedly the most extensive,
thorough and competent comparison Of
such instruments ever made.
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GLEN FLORA WATER is indorsed as the best
mineral water in the world Cures Dyspepsia
and all kidney Complaints. Address R. II.
Parks, Waukegan, H., for circulars.
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The NORTHWESTERN HORSE-NAIL CO.
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PRUssING's White Wine Vinegar excels all
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BURNETT's COCAINE is the best and cheap
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THERE are probably hundred or more
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WE notice that the agricultural papers all
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The New York herald., 1875-12-18
Insurance and Murder.

Insurance on ships threatens to become a
premium for murder on a terribly extensive
scale. There is no reason to believe that in
the case of the Mosel and the fiend Thomp-
son we are done with a crime that contem-
plates two hundred lives as trivial obstacles
to a great gain. 1t is known that many ships
have been successfully sent to the bottom
for the sake of the insurance. 1t is known
that scheme precisely like this, planned
against passenger steamer some years ago.
failed only through the timely remorse of
party to the projected crime 1t is not
known, unfortunately, what was the precise
fate of several magnificent steamers that
sailed on Atlantic voyages and never reached
port, and on which, presumably the insur-
ance was regularly paid; but in the light Of
this Mosel story one more painful conjecture
has to be added to the many attempts to
penetrate the mystery of the catastrophes in
which they went down. 1t is in accordance
with the operations of the human mind that
the indication Of a new crime develops Grim
inal readiness as extensively as imitation is
developed by the indication of any other
new direction of human activity. That
new series of acts is criminal not only does not
deter from their pursuit but with many adds
a charm to it; while if they are seen to be the
possible source of great gain they will be
practised with the same diligent accuracy
that is given to any other nefarious occupa-
ton. With many men life is as much war
in a condition of civilization as it ever was
in estate Of nature" and they contemplate
as fair any means that gains for them the
final victory of great fortune. Thompson
is only a savage of modern life, ready to kill
all who stand to him in the light of enemies;
and all are enemies who come between him
and his scheme. 1t is therefore to be con-
templated as one Of the possibilities of the
time that there will be an epidemic of these
offences How shall we guard against it
How shall we do what we may to make safe
the lives Of passengers? They must be sep
arated from insured freight 1t is the insur-
ance that tempts to the crime, and that
temptation must be taken out of any ship in
which passengers are sent to sea. II will, we
fear, be found indispensably necessary IN all
the commercial countries to provide by law
that no passengers s...aii; be taken on anv ship
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
A New Ocean Highway.

Arctic exploration and discovery have again
resulted in achievements as valuable as they
are remarkable 1t has long been the fashion
to regard the waters about the North Pole as
impenetrable, and the theory of an open
Polar Sea, in spite of all the proofs Of its ex-
istence, is even now regarded as little more
than dream Still the subject is one which
has always excited the liveliest interest, and
nearly every expedition which has been
despatched to the North has returned with
the news of important discoveries. The latest
of these stories we print this morning, and
the results of the expedition which are
recounted in our columns to-day will be
found to give promise of something more
lasting and beneficial than the widest imagi
nation could have conceived. Professor
Nordenski0ld is Russian savan, who under
took part In the Polar exploration which is
now universally recognized as q scientific
necessity. Sailing through the Kara Sea.
long regarded as the ice cellar of the North,
but which had been cruised year after
year by Norwegian fishermen, he reached
the mouth of the Yenisei and re-
vealed a new ocean route between Europe
and Siberia. The importance of this dis
covery cannot be overestimated. If it should
be found as practicable as it is believed to
be by DR.. Petermann and other eminent geog-
raphers it will give commerce new high
way and open up vast and important
country to trade. What both Europe and
Asia have needed is q waterway from the
Northern European ports to the grand
river system of the Asiatic continent.
Until now this has scarcely been hoped
for and SO great discovery was certainly
not expected Such, however is the mean
ing of Professor Nordenski0ld's explora-
tions if his assumptions are found to be cor
rect and, fortunately his assumptions have
passed beyond mere theory He has accom-
plished q journey which gives the world
a highway between the West and the
East as important as that which was per-
fected by the Suez Canal. We can only
hope that subsequent expeditions will verify
the importance of Professor Nordenskiold's
discoveries and that the highway he has dis
covered may be found to be an open path
way between Europe and Asia.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
Mr.. Harrison's Amendment.

The reply of Mr.. Harrison, of Illinois, to
our remarks on his proposed amendment to
the constitution does not satisfy us of the
wisdom of its Characteristic feature. 1t is
not indeed, quite so Objectionable as the
geographic summary made it, for it does not
propose to confer on our ex-Presidents the
iuii powers of Senators of the United States.
IL would give each of them the seat and
salary OF Senator and allow them to partici-
pate in the debates. but not permit them to
vote that is to say, it would give them the
same standing in the Senate which the Ter
ritorial Delegates have in the House, but
allowing them to attend or not at their
pleasure, without affecting their claim to
compensation. But even in this form we
think it unwise and inadmissible.
In the first place it handicaps a reform of
vital importance by tacking to it a trivial
and fantastic measure calculated to obstruct
its success. There are many citizens who
desire an amendment limiting the President
to single term who would strongly object
to changing the composition of the Senate or
creating privileged class. The one term
amendment should not be entangled with any
accessory which has not an obvious tendency
to smooth the way for its ratification. In the
next place, the chief purpose and only prac-
tical effect of Mr.. Harrison's scheme would
be to pension our ex-Presidents, and an
amendment of the constitution is not neces-
sary for this purpose. If the people should
at any future time think it just or expedient
to confer pension on an ex-President it is
already within the power of Congress to grant
such pension. 1t would be unnecessary in
the case of General Grant, who possesses a
competent private estate, and the salary ofthe
President is now SO liberal that public senti-
ment would not consent to his receiving a
pension On his retirement As to the value
of his services as q non-voting Senator, that
seems quite fantastical There is not an ex-
President living, and General Grant, who
will be the first to occupy that position,
would make dumb. Senator, to whom the
seat would be SO irksome that he would
never occupy it. We give Mr.. Harrison the
hearing he desires, but we think his scheme
whimsical and indefensible.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
Merchandise In the Mails.

The elaborate report of Superintendent
Bangs to the Postmaster General relates to q
subject which comes more nearly home to a
greater multitude of people than any other
within the province of the government. To
comprehend the bearing of Mr.. Bangs recon-
mendations the reader must bear in mind
the distinction between the several classes
of mail matter. The first class comprises
letters and postal cards. and no change is
recommended in the rates of postage on
these The second class includes news
papers and other periodicals regularly sent
to subscribers from the Office of publication,
and Mr.. Bangs recommends no change in
the present rates on mail matter of this class
The third class is miscellaneous, but Mr.
Bangs arranges it in two subdivisions, one
including transient newspapers, periodicals
and unsealed circulars, on which he thinks
that the present rates are too high and ought
to be reduced to the old figures. and the
other including books, seeds and various
small articles of merchandise, which he
thinks the mails should continue to carry,
but without any change in the present high
rates of postage.
Mr.. Bangs furnishes an amusing mem
orandum of articles he found in the Dead
Letter Office, which shows some Of the curl
Gus things which pass through the mails, in
Guiding live rattlesnakes in perforated boxes,
young alligators, potato bugs, stuffed birds,
billiard balls, gambling implements, gold
watches, sets of false teeth, bowie knives,
American flags, telescopes, with many other
odd and amusing things. To people living at
places to which the express lines do not reach
the ability to send small articles by mail is
great convenience; but they should be willing
to pay for such service and there is no
justice in throwing the expense of it on those
who use the mails for mere correspondence
and periodicals.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

ALL REPORTS in regard to a disagreement
between the President and his Cabinet touch
ing the prosecution Of the Whiskey Ring are
pronounced unfounded by the Washington
special despatch to the HERALD; and it is
asserted that General Grant has interposed
no obstacle in the way Of the prosecution of
General Babcock. From ST. Louis we have
information that Babcock is expected to plead
to-day. The case is one which must continue
to attract universal attention, and the Presi-
dents cooperation with the prosecution is
the best sign that We have yet had that there
is to be no favoritism in the disposition of
the charges against his private secretary.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

The HERALD BY FAST MAI. TRAINS. Aelcs-
dealers and the public throughout the States Of
Ne,O York, Ne1o Jersey and Pennsylvania, as
rea as IN Tie West, he Pacific Coast, The North,
tie South and Southwest, also along the lines
Of he Hudson Rira, Ne,c York Central and
Pennsylvania Central Railroads and their con-
nections, riH Ie Supplied ,cih The HERALD,
free Of postage. Extraordinary inducements
offered % ne,esdealers ~ sending their orders
direct 10 his office.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
The New Tactics OF Plymouth Church

We dare say average readers looked with
weariness and disgust through the two or
three columns we had to publish yesterday
giving the proceedings at the Plymouth
church business meeting on Thursday even
ing That church has taken steps for sub
mitting its affairs to a new investigation by
an ecclesiastical tribunal chosen by itself
The public, in the interest Of peace and de-
cency, protests against any further stirring
up of this scandal to poison the social atmos-
phere, and, above all, against one-sided,
whitewashing investigation. This is a cum
ming trick to parry the effect of the mutual
council called for by Mrs. Moul-
ton. Plymouth church refuses to sub
NIT to the mutual council any other
question than the merely technical
one relating to its right to drop Mrs. Moul-
ton from the roll of members for non-attend-
ance at public worship. They want an ex-
cuse for narrowing the investigation before a
body in which both sides will be repre-
sented to that single point, and the excuse
they have devised is to refer all general mat
ters to council of their own selection, before
which no adverse party can have hearing.
Such one-sded affair will be regarded by
the public as an elaborate piece Of white
washing. AS nobody will be permitted to
participate in it except ministers known to
be friendly to Mr.. Beecher its foreseen re-
suit will have no moral weight, however EN-
phatically it may exculpate the Plymouth
pastor Things have reached such pass
that the only way for Plymouth church to
deal with the scandal hereafter is to try to
live il down
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

gloomy character. A riot, which was origi-
mated by the Presidential canvass politicians
Of Peru, produced very fatal consequences.
The rival parties came into conflict in the
town of Huanta. The conflict ragged during
a space Of twelve hours. Twenty persons
were killed and very large number wounded.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

PERUVIAN BONDS are now formally added
to the list Of securities on which no interest
is paid. 1t will be seen from our special
despatch by cable this morning that the Paa
Null Gazette calls upon English bondholders
to form an association for their own protec-
tion but it is to be feared that they will
find they have locked the stable door after
the horse was stolen.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

represent the rank and file Of that party.
Grant does not need their support. He IS
strong in spite Of them. They took him as
their leader reluctantly. They have followed
him without any sincere respect. They have
given his administration an irritating sup
port They would gladly see him sink out
Of sight When the campaign unfolds itself
they will follow his banner with the seryile
adulation they showed in the past. The
campaign for the Presidency thus far is
nothing more than religious crusade. The
popular cry is Free Schools and No
Popery." The Praise God -Barebones is
Bishop Haven; the Cromwell is General
Grant. Thus far he holds the field, with no
one to antagonize him but raw badly
trained group of Bourbons who now control
the House of Representatives
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

WHILE THE PRINCE OF WALES is junketing
in India the Princess will spend the holidays
with her children at Copenhagen. All this
is well, for even royal personages ought to
have some pleasure.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

LORD DERBY, who is in Edinburgh to de-
liver the address as Rector OF the University,
is received with great honor. II his career
continues he will inherit his fathers repu-
tation as well as his name
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

The EVENTS II FRANCE yesterday we're the
election of General Cissey, the Minister of
War, to the Senate and the persistent deter
mination Of NJ. Leon Say, the Minister Of
Finance, to resign. NJ. Say has never been
thoroughly in sympathy with the MacMahon
government, and has frequently offered his
resignation This time he seems determined
to retire.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

THE RECALL Of the Khedive's expedition
TO Zanzibar is confirmed All Europe will
be alarmed at this new evidence Of the value
Of the Suez Canal purchase and the increas-
. ing influence Of England.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

TIE DYNAMITE DISASTER was even more
terrible than at FIRST reported, the whole
humber Of killed and wounded being esti-
mated at two hundred. It is almost impos-
sible to conceive Of o crime So terrible as
Thompson's, but there seems no escape from
the conclusion that Il was calmly and
atlibcutDiF plannsL
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. The struggle Of
the bulls to make market IS yet unsuccess-
ful. Stocks were dull and the changes i'm
material. Money on call was still firm at 6
and per cent gold. After opening at
ia 3-9 gold closed at Ia is.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

THE MUTINEERs of the Lennie are to be
taken from France to England for trial and
punishment. Mutiny and murder on ship
board have become so frequent Of late that
the sternest measures Of repression are nee
essarv
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

that carries insured freight. Passenger ships
and freight-bearing ships must be separate,
or If freight is carried on passenger ships its
association with the vast cargo Of human
life must be regarded as the sole guarantee
Of its safety
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET

JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PROPRIETOR
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
live it dow.

THE News FROM COLOMBIA AND South
AMERICA, by way Of Panama, is not of special
interest President Perez's resolution to con-
denim the action of General Camargo, at
Panama, in the case of Se1or Arosemena,
produced a degree Of agitation in the public
mind. but the feeling was calming down.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
WITH SUPPLEM Mt.
NEW YoRk, SATURDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1878.

From orr reports this morning tde probabilities
are that the toedt.er today ,cA be clear or
OartIl cIondn.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

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