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The Speech OF John Bright,

The eloquent speech of Mr. Bright, de-
livered at Birmingham on the 25th of Janu-
airy and elsewhere printed, possesses more
than usual significance in the present crisis of
English affairs. We are rejoiced to see this
ilustrious and venerated statesmen, whose
name is honored all over the world, so well
restored to health that he can take an active
part in public affairs. Mr.. Bright devotes his
address to the relations of the Church of Eng
land to the Crown He shows the misfortune
OF such an alliance and its injury to the cause
OF true religion. He says that the Church
holds the position now it did under Elizabeth,
and that it is necessarily, from the march of
civilization, q false position. A reform in this
he regards as the next problem to be solved by
the liberal party-a problem more important
to the prosperity of the Empire than free
trade or IN extension of the franchise
Mr. Bright marks out line of new de-
parture for the liberals. He sees that the
time is coming when England-to use the
words of MI. Disraeli-must consider "burn-
ing questions" These questions have long
been threatened Lord Palmerston, by his
marvellous tact, Lord Derby, Mr.. Gladstone,
Mr. Disraeli have postponed their consider
alton, ignored them and held their parties to-
gether by personal power or political genius.
But this putting off from to-day until to-
morrow cannot pass forever. even in politics.
The day must come. Mr.. Gladstone is
gone. Disraeli-a much older man
and not in the best of health-must
soon go. The tory party will pass into
the hands either of Lord Derby or Lord
Salisbury. The new issues that will arise will
affect the franchise, the aristocracy, the
Church and the Crown. Mr. Bright, the most
eloquent man in the liberal party, now de-
mands the disestablishment of the English
Church This is certainly burning ISSUE"
Mr.. Gladstone's pamphlet has had the effect
of nitro-glycerine upon the old conservative
politics Of England. The country is more ex-
cited over the allegiance to the Papacy than
it has been at any time since the reign of
Queen Elizabeth. The speech of Mr. Bright
is pregnant with meaning and marks, we
think, new departure in English politics and
the advent of a new political generation, big
with momentous issues and events.
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true leaders Of the Commune injustice when
he places Rossel among their number as "a
sublime man." or in any way "a synonyme Of
liberty" He was q gallant, cratic. not very
wise young officer, who was whirled into the
Commune, neither leading it nor led by it
His fate excited general sympathy because Of
his youth and his courage. So far from being
leader of the Commune he was only an in.
cident in its extraordinary career, deserving
neither the censure Of Evarts nor the praise
of Tilton
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Tho Independence OF tho Senate.

The Independence OF tho Senate,
One Of our contemporaries makes an IN
teresting narrative in reference to the recenl
election of Senator in Wisconsin. Accord
ing to this journal the credit of the defeat d
Mr.. Carpenter must be attributed to the Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad Company.
There is an interview also with Mr.. Russell
Sage, Vice President of this company. MI.
Sage makes remarkable statement, which, il
true, should be Immediately investigated. HI
says it is true 'that his company had con-
tributed largely to the defeat of Mr.. Car.
penter." 1.-THE special reason" he explains,
''for the opposition of the Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railroad Company was on account Of
Mr.. Carpenters position in regard to the rail
road agitation in Wisconsin. The statement
OF Mr.. Sage is confirmed by Mr.. Carpenter,
who made speech in Milwaukee on Tuesday
evening attributing his defeat slargely to the
opposition of the railroads" We have heard,
from time to time, of the influence Of rail-
roads upon legislation and the elective
franchises. There has been some anxiety
in the West as to the character and extent of
oAAo 1uuuouC0. xulb IL Cuc urSC llm0, 30 l0S
as we know, that an officer of railroad COM
pany publicly boasts that his corporation has
made any such use Of it's power.
If the election in Wisconsin was the work
of the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Coin.
pany, as Mr.. Sage, the Vice President, aven,
the matter should be examined by the Senate.
There can be no clearer proposition than this
that, where large corporations, who owe thei,
existence 10 the benefcence of Common
wealths like Wisconsin, attempt to interfere
with legislation, to defeat Senators and mem.
bers for not obeying their will, that we arr
no longer under tree government. The de-
feat of Senator Carpenter is small matter
compared with the principle which is here in
volved. We certainly think that the Senate
owes it to it's dignity to summon Mr.. Sage to
Washington and ask him in what specihl
manner his railroad company contributed
largely to the defeat" Of any candidate for
seat in that body. There can be no higher
question of privilege.
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The TRANSIT OF vENUs.-We devote con-
siderable space this morning to record
of the observations made by our astron-
omers of the transit of Venus. Too
much praise cannot be given TO those who
managed our American expedition for the
thorough and honest manner in which they
did their work. We are proud to think that
America has gained leading position in this
matter, and that in conception and organiza-
ton our system was so much better than that
Of any European nation AS our narrative
shows, while the Europeans followed obsolete
and imperfect methods of inquiry, America
took new path and achieved a splendid sue
cess. This we believe to be largely due to the
genius and energy of Professor Henry Draper,
who has studied astronomical photography for
many years, having constructed the largest
telescope in the country. Our report will DO
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LENr.-The fasting season begun yesterday,
and Ash Wednesday was generally observed in
the Roman Catholic and Protestant Episcopal
churches The season is one which cannot be
too faithfully celebrated; for, says an old
writer, 'ff we purpose to mend our faults it
is not sufficient barely to confess them at all
adventure, but We must let our confession lie
in steepe in the water Of meditation" All
men are better for this annual fast, since it
enables them to put some curb upon their ap-
petites and desires apart from the Christian
discipline Of the season.
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Mr. Triton spent yesterday on the ragged
edge Of Mr.. Evarts' cross-examination.
There were no material facts developed, only
Brooklyn Plymouth church civilization.
These strange people seemed to be always kiss
ing, quarrelling and carrying scandals. When
will the sad, dreary, shameful business come
to an end?
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The PROSPERITY or FRANCE. Recent tables
published by the French government show
that the exports and imports of 1874 amounted
to over 81, 500, 600, 900, exceeding any former
year, and showing an increase over 1873 Of
$50, 600, 600. and over 1858, when The Empire
was in the tide of prosperity, of nearly
$3.50, OO0,OOO During the last year the ex-
ports were more than $4,000, coo in excess of
the imports. This shows that there is mar
vellous prosperity In France, that the war
has not diminished the thrift, industry and
enterpris, OF that extraordinary people.
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The WEATHER yesterday was more releut-
ing; but the narrative OF the dangers and
hardships of crossing the ferries reads like a
chapter from the adventures of DR.. Hayes and
Dr.. Kane in the Arctic regions
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Mr. HENRY BEgGH calls our attention to o
case of extreme wretcnedness in Clinton
street. 1t is hard to feel that such misery
exists in a Christian land. Mr.. Bergh has
investigated this case and commends it as one
worthy of practical benevolence. His appeal
is worthy Of attention, and will, We trust, not
be heard in vain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-11

THE HonRoEs of the middle passage of
which we read in the old narratives of sea
adventure are surpassed by the stories We
print of the horrors Of a journey to Hoboken
and BROOKLYN.
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satisfied the country. That argument was
founded on o provision of the Arkansas
constitution which makes the General
Assembly of the State the final Judge of the
election OF State officers, and on the fact that
this tribunal of last resort in such cases had
declared that Baxter was legally elected Such
decision foreclosed controversy on that SUBJ
ject, and the President was so advised by his
Attorney General and made the opinion of
that officer the basis of his proclamation. In
that document, which all political parties ap-
proved at the time. the President used this Ian
guage: -"Whereas said Elisha Baxter has been
declared duly elected by the General Assembly
OF said State, as provided in the constitution
thereof, and has tor long period been exer-
clslng the functions of said Office, into which
he was indicted according to the constitution
and laws of said State, and ought by its citi-
zens to be considered the lawful Ex-
ecutive thereof" 1t is amazing that,
after such q proclamation, SO recent
and 80 we'll remembered, the President
should publicly turn his back upon
himself" and declare that Brooks is the
@AS0SAu4 0OVC1uOxs w uuI .IdS WIOuSut lut6
wonderful change? How did the President
acquire authority to review and reverse the
decision of the General Assembly, which the
State constitution makes the final Judge in
such cases? Even if the new Arkansas con-
stitution is void, as the President contends,
he bound himself, by his May proclamation,
to support Baxter and repudiate Brooks. The
recent Message, compared with the May proc
lamation, presents the most remarkable in
stance of disqualification to be found in the
official records of any government It cannot
be doubted that the country, irrespective of
party differences, would feel q sense of relief
on the resignation of such President, nor
that the republicans would hail with acclaim
ing JOY the substitution for President who
so wantonly deies public opinion of true,
tried and judicious member of their own
party like Vice President Wilson.
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TRIPLE S HEET.
NEW YORK, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY IL. 1875.

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,oeather today ,oiu be ,oarner and
cloudy, aoih possibly rain or snon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-11

EVERY CITIZEN should feel that he owes
kind thought and still kinder deed to the
suffering poor, upon whom this severe weather
falls like O curse from heaven.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-11

WE REGRET that the compromise in Louisi-
ana between the conservatives and the exist
ing State government seems to have fallen
through. This is painful fact. We hoped
that there might be wisdom and patriotism
enough to end these unfortunate complica-
tons; but it is evidently difficult to suit all
Darties
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

washington sso9KhxT I IKE GSp a.
4. closes At 10 IS P NJ. Mrs RousDy.
wooD's MUSEUM
Broadway corner 1hirtieth streeL-DARING DICK and
The LOST SHIP, at s +. NJ. closes at lO:a5P.M.
METROPOLITAN THEATRE.
No. 50, Broadway.vARIETY at p. NJ; closes At 10 30
,.r.D ley SEsRE 1 az close.
No. g.. at p H. closes at lo.y
ssSs 7zsrE EfRk 'HE4zsH Close.
ROMAN HipPoDRoME,
Twenty street and Fourth avende-Afsernoon and
No ~ Broadway IL AZ H.; close. at lo:s
FIFTH AVENUE THEAT MG,,,v o,r,v
DAY. at r NJ; closes at 10 AZ r NJ Mr.. Lewis Miss
Davenport Mrs Gilbert.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE.
No 2o srordway.-vAhIETY at P. NJ. closes at 10 IS
LYcEUM THEATRE.
Closes at MISS
Nest Twenty.third street near sixth avenue.-NEGRO
klNSTRELoY, &c, at +. NJ; closes at 10 T. ~ Dan
Bryant
CERMANlA THEATRE,
Fourteenth etreet-LE PART DU DIABLE. at Pm !;
closes ~ 10 :45 =. N. Miss Mavr.
PARK THEATRE,
sT MI. co1a Re5 Geoa9ds
NIBLos.
Droadway-A MOTHERS PRAYER, ats P. n. closes At
" - r. u. Edwin 2. Thorne
BOOTHS THEATRE,
corner Of Twenty.third street and Sixth avenue
HENRY ", at 8 r. NJ; closes at ii p. N.
SAN FRANCISCO MlNSTRELS
AINsTRELSY, ats P. N. closes at Top. NJ
ROBINSON HALL.
Sixteenth street-BEGONE DULL CARE, At p. II (;
closes at 10 As Z. N. DIR. Maccabe
ACADEMY OF DESIGN
corner OF Twcntvthird street and Fourth avenue-EX.
HIBITlON OF WATER COLOR PAINTINGS Open
GLOBE THEATRE
Droadway-vAR1ETY at 8 p NJ. closes at 10 20 P. u
wALLACK'S THEATRE
0roadwav.-THE sHAUGHRAUN, at s p. NJ; closes at
10 A0 r. NJ Mr.. Boucicault
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WALL STREET YESTERDAY. was firm
ct 114s, foreign exchange steady, stocks de-
pressed and money easy at last rates.
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FoB THE FIRST TINE in forty years the
Hudson, opposite New York, was bridged
over with ice. Is it possible that there can
be two opinions as to the necessity of rapid
transit?
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THINK OF THE PooR.-This is the time for
charitable deeds.
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We congratulate the people that there is a
prospect that the Legislature will pass the bill
authorizing the paving of Fifth avenue. The
necessity for such work has long been ap-
parent. Fifth avenue is not an ordinary
street, but public highway, as much part
of the Central Park as the Avenue of the
Champs Elysees is q part of the Bots de
Boulogne. 1t is the pleasure ground of rich
and poor, and the city is as much interested
in keeping it in good repair as in preserving
the Park or the wharves or the Croton Water
Aqueduct. But it is most important that
there should be no such blunder in this as
was made in the old Tammany times. We do
not want soft, crumbling pavements of wood
or tar or chemical mixtures or asphalt
Experience shows that in our climate,
with the extremes of heat and cold,
the hard winters and the pitiless sum-
mers, we cannot make successful arti-
fetal pavement. In Paris, where asphalt and
similar preparations are used, the climate is
milder, and the pavement is useful and
pleasant, free from noise and dust But even
in Paris it needs constant nursing and the vi
gilant supervision of the authorities to keep it
from crumbling If we had any instance of
successful asphalt or composition pavement in
New York that had stood all seasons we could
understand why it might be used in the re-
construction of Fifth avenue. But we know
of no such instance. We do know Of miles
we think we may say hundreds of miles-of
pavements in New York and other cities, but
in New York especially, that are disgrace
and wanton expenditure Of money. The
little bit of asphalt pavement around the
Worth monument has been cited as an evil
dence of what can be done with this compost
ton. But We all know that this is not
success, and that it has only been kept in
reasonable order by the most constant watch
ing and tender care.
We want road that will last century
something like the old Roman roads whose re-
mains, after the lapse of ages, excite the won
der OF the traveller. Nature has done far
better for us than science in providing
material We do Lot want chemical ex-
periments, but solid, genuine, lasting roads.
We do not build for to-day or tomorrow; to
suit this interest OF the other; to give Job to
owners of ingenious patents, who would like
TO test their theories at the expense Of the
treasury. We want the best road that science
and energy can build We know Of nothing
better than the old-fashioned macadamized
road. Experience shows that this road an
swers better than others the severe strain of
our modern life. 1t is not an experiment, but
a fact Why waste money and lose time
compromising tar and mixing gravel and as
phalt and massing blocks of wood, which will
crumble and decay in short time, when we
know. that the macadamized road has every
element of durability, comfort and usefulness?
Any Albany legislation that proposes to de-
vote Fifth avenue to another series Of chemical
experiments will be an. outrage upon the peo-
pie, and a renewal of that deplorable system
of corrupt dealing with the public which we
thought had gone out forever in the fall of the
Tammany Ring.
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LET OUR noble matrons and madens feel
that their immediate duty is to lool, into some
of the scenes of misery with which our city
abounds, and alleviate them.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PROPRI ETOR.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS-On and
after january i, 1875, the daily and weekly
editions Of the New YORK HEnAID will be
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BROOKLYN THEATRE,
Washington street-'TWIXf AXE AND CROWN, at p.
II; closes at 10 As p NJ Mrs Rousby.
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VOLUME ..........................NO 4:
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WOODS MUSEUM,
Broadway, corner 1hirteth streeL-DAR1NG DICK and
THE LOST SHIP at r. NJ; closes at 10: p. NJ.
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wALLACK'S THEATRE,
0roadwav.-THE sHAUGHRAUN at r. NJ: closes a
10 40 r. VI. Mr.. Boucicault
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METROPOLITAN THEATRE.
No 505 overwhelmingly at Z. NJ closes ct 10 80
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NEW YORK sTADr THEATRE,
ery-DIE DARWINIANES, at r. NJ; closes at
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
Twenty eighth street and Broadwny.-WOMEN OF THE
DAY at p NJ closes at ~ ~ +. NJ. Mr.. Lewis Miss
Davenport Mrs Gilbert
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w. VANNATTA,
"A t t o IN g " at i a w
RIVER FALLS, WIS.
P. D. PIERCE.

Attorney and counselor at Law, Ellis
worth Wisconsin. 0ffice--in stone build
ing on Court House Square. 1870
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lists, but their moral and intellectual
bearing, as well. As we were nearing
Saltwater on our return, he was heard
to remark that ours was the most In
telhgeut party of
YOUNG LADIES
it had ever been his privilege to see
together 10 any one group. Inasmuch
as the River Falls portion of the ladies
were all young, We appropriated this
compliment entirely to ourselves.
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n. n. PILLAR.

BLACKsMITH.-Sho on Main Street,
south of Bracket House. Particular atten-
tion given to shooting horses. 1888
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Daily Line Of Stages from
Ellsworth, va. HiVr!.Is :.E.i..s

FROM and after July LIST, 1874, the sub
scriber would say to the travelling public,
that he will run line Of Stages daily be-
tween Ellsworth and Hudson, as follows;
Leave Ellsworth at 9 A. NJ, leave River
Falls at 8 A. NJ, arrive at Hudson at IL NJ,
returning, leave Hudson at p NJ. leave
River Falls ut 3 p. NJ, arrive at Ellsworth
ate pm. This line has been fitted up
will care, for the accommodation Of the
travelling public--terms reasonable. Any
business entrusted TO this line will receive
prompt attention. Errands q speciality.
THOMAS EDWARDS.
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TO BUILDERS.

We are agents for H. W Johns
Asbestos Roofing for st. Croix and
Pierce Counties and keep a good
stock on hand. People that are
building and want good and cheap
Roof, will use the Asbestos Roofing.
Inquire about it.
1888 BURHYTE Bros.
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BAKERY!

Fresh BREAD, CAKES d. Pres.
Hor CoFFEE & TEA. ALSO FREsB
YEAsr.-At Mape's old stand
River Falls, Wis. 1877
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BY
A. j. sIIERBURNE.
Shop opposite John Green's Store,
on Main Street, River Falls, Wis
CASH PAID FOR HIDES.
Also, Common Lime, White Lime,
Plastering Hair, and Cement kept
constantly on hand, and for sale at
reasonable prices.
v1en33
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SHELVING ARCH,

beneath which, and at a distance OF
abou, ten feet from the foot Of the
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'RESTAUR A N IT!
MAIN STREET, RIVER FALLS.
E. MAYER, Proprietor.

Having opened new RESTAURANT in this
village | am DESTROYS of calling attention
thereto, and that am now fully prepared
TO serve up Oysters and Warm Meals in the
best style, and at all hours during the day
and evening. Will also keep choice stock
Liquors and Cigars. Patronage respectful
ly solicited. B.MAYER.
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II! River FALLS JOURNAL.
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, TERMS, Sl.2
JOURNAL and ADVANCE one rear to on
address, So 90, cash in Advance.
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lished every Friday, $l.0o, cash in GdUance.
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s9B PRINTING
OF every description exe' uted on short no
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YrcE on Main Street.
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MISSES LEYINGs,

Keep q Bookstore embracing School and
Miscellaneous Books, Periodicals and Mag
arines. A full supply of stationery
Store in JOURNAL BLOCK, Main Street.
River Fails, Wis. 1888
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Il. &. - IL. - ChSs
Who is prepared TO do Planning
Matching and re-sawing on short
notice, at the Steam Mil OfGeo.
Baldwin.
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PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & DENTIST.

Office over Stepens' Market. Entrance
next dool north of Haven's Furniture Store
Residence opposite "Press Office"
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