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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-10
PRACTICAL BENEvoLExcE.

The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation did a good thing the other day
one Of the very coolest days Of the
winter. They made coffee, steaming
hot aud very strong, and deputized
men 20 stand at convenient places
aud give il TO the drivers of the street
cars. The poor fellows, standing all
day on the front platform, exposed to
tie fury of the clements, found the
mug of coffee not only grateful but
useful. IL did more to warm them
than the lightning whiskey theyIwere
in the habit of taking, and it is q
pleasant fact to record that the next
day,tbe coffee shops were more freely
patronized by the car drivers than
the whiskey mills. Possibly the Y.
NJ. C. A. desired to show them how
superior coffee is to whiskey. 1t
was a good and thoughtful thing to
do, at all events.
BY the way, the car-driYers have
about the worst lives of apy laboring
men in the city, They work from
fifteen to seventeen hours a day in all
sorts of weather, and receive there
for the magnificent pay of 81 Is per
day. And as they take the chances
Of being killed by roughs, OF freezing
to death, and various other unpleas-
ant things, is it any wonder that
they strike once ip awhile 1t is a
shame that men. should be compelled
to work at such fearfully exhaustive
lebor so mauy hours for such insig-
niGcant pay, particularly when The
corporations owning them arg mak-
ing money by the cord; but what can
they do? They have to live, and
should they all quit, their places
would be filed in a days time.
The New York herald., 1875-03-01

terested friends may have proposed various but
wholly without the authority OF the principals.
In this assured the money is actually raised
and deposit the first time dollar mas been SO put
UP, These men will not 60 beyond SavohUU. Tor am
assured that and especially Tweed nave lost Deir
desire to settle al all but stu held 10 tue proposition
by some the others
must charge you not TO let any OF the counsel OF
these hear OF this negotiation for learn that all
would do all in their power 70 prevent It. These
counsel told. unit in ad dvsin2 these men that
the public never get civil Judgment nor crinl,
nal verdict against OF them; and this proposed
compromise Is by the advice friends outside OF coun-
80 ' b. a. JAYNE
New YORK. lls WALL STREET, 1uy Is ls7S
Hon. z. DELAYED NTH Corporation COUNSEL
DEAR SIR-I inclose your letter OF jayne TO YOU
have several OF the gentlemen 10 whom you re-
ferred the other day. and find them opposed 10 SETTLE
am going OF town Thursday. to be gone some
weeks When return will try and arrange meeting
with yourself and all Of these gentlemen ana We can
have full discussion In the meantime the matter can
lie
While should not deem ii my duty aiirmatvely TO
oppose settlement to which all the others were favor
aDle am yet free to say that my own views are de-
cidedly against It.
amount sued for In the civil suits and OF convctng In
the criminal With an honest Court and Jury the result
and public morality demand the punishment OF these
men, aud were mine the deciding voice they would be
punished or go free.
l believe however, in consultation, and we can all
properly decide on the matter early In September
Yours truly, WHEELER II. PECkHAM
The New York herald., 1875-03-01
THE TRANSIT OF VENUS.

THE "nLAcK DROP" AS 1T WAS WITNESSED AT
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
To THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMEs:-
am very glad to be able to report to you. and
TO astronomers generally, that have received
communication from Mr.. Stone, Her Majesty's
Astronomer at the Cape. in which he states that
very satisfactory observations OF the Transit OF
Venus at esress, were made BY him and his
remarks that there is no doubt whatever OF the
hgamenf, or black drop, having been seen by him
continuously from hIs first recorded time, ION. I'm:
IL O5s. Cape mean time. He also forwards several
sketches OF the various appearances oil the liga-
ment at short intervals Of time. which Will be ex
hiblted at the next meeting OF the Royal Astro-
nomlcai society. am ST. iWIN y91rs nTNH,N Irnly
Hon. Secretary Royal Astronomical Society.
BURLINGTON HOUSE. LONDON, W., Feb ID
PROFESSOR PROcToRs OPINION.
To THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMEs:-
In order to estimate the real significance OF the
news published In the Times OF to-day by my
friend, Mr.. Dunkin, your readers should be In.
formed that the observation OF egress at Cape
Town has no special value. The valuable egress
regions were those near New Zealand for egress
accelerated, and those around the Caspian Sea, as
far as Egypt, Persia and North India, Tor egress
retarded. Cape Town Is somewhat remote from
either region, unless my geography fails me. Cape
Town had real value as mid-translt station for
Photographic or neliOmetric work. 1t would be as
useless now to inquire why no provision was
made for either kind OF work as to inquire why
Mr.. stone, Astronomer Royal at the CaDe was
provided with no suitable means iOr observing the
Important total eclipse OF April, 1874. But though
past opportunities cannot be recalled. useful
lesson may be learnt as to the lutare.
Mr.. stones observations Of the "hgament." or
'black drop" Is curious An eminent Continen tal
astronomer recently remarked to Professor New.
comb chief OF the Washington Observatory. now
visiting Europe, that only unpractlsed observers
stones theory the transit Of 1869 required. that
Is for twenty seconds or So 1t is rather singular
illustration OF the ef1ect OF preconceived ideas
that Mr.. Stone himself, who IS, understand, o
very skiiu observer, should not only have seen
the ngament, but have actually succeeded In
sketchng Its "various appearances" at short In
tervas OF time. Lord Lindsay's party agree that
all tue phenomena Of ne blacK crop" took
but then they mad no theory 70 maintain.
RICHARD A, PROCTOR
The New York herald., 1875-03-01
THE NEW YORK COLLEGE OF DEN.
TISTRY.

The annual commencement exercises OF the
New YORK College OF Dentistry will ,ake place this
evening at Association Hail The programme
opens with the overture, "Zwei Blatter,n Mulerj
march, Graiulla's seveuth Regiment Band; iol.
lowed by ieligious exercises ana the conferring Or
degrees by DR.. ). A. Main. President OF the COL
A. Marvin, ID. b. S. address to the graduates, by
Professor Alexander W. Stein, NJ. ID. valedlclory,
by Charles l.. DuDar, ID. d. s., OF the graduating
class: aadress, by Rev. samuel Os&ood, ~ "
Music by the band wiu 20 iuterspered.
The New York herald., 1875-03-01
Law DRPARTKEyr,
OFFICE OF THE COUNSEL TO THE SoRPoRATIoN.

The Hon WILLIAM H. wIcKHAx. Mayor Of the city Of
DEAR siEYOur letter Of yesterday reached me at my
jayne dated "a, r. n1 ns,s .pa Ps
These Are ne only letters papers writings or memo
dement, q the sI claims referred in your letter
,Ss ;Ss
mise must include. with regard TO the persons repre-
s naads Of Ss a f nat s mat 's: $
state suits in the control the Attorney General
them IN the hands the Counsel for the State, ana
also SAID to MN That the to
s the s ese 5
ss5So sSy % Or $500 ss5ooS 81 hsd i sssn @ @ Mr.
argued with me assured him ! could 90
s fuS S to hs S s q ny y sas
%S hs @ Ds m oS aaa s ma wch
believed would have 70 Be much enlarged.
hsnaea n s' sRy Ms
consult MS associates on the 18th Of July received
FMS was the end o the matter soon after lef. the
z the subject ns the
soarasea aaf n sy assser sorts s sir very respect
'D'' ''N' '''N '""" {. DELAFIELD SMITH.
S''e-L AcusH cusnoS q House a = sl~ . TosH july x s
b11s ssw yoa please bear MIND sea| ,ns
sSSsny James wssSS 5Sa aasn ssa and S'f
smith
The compromise does not insiaae lcm Fieqs Harry
Sands Conrad Boiler. Hassersy and al isas. dozen
.S,ss sn not 81 9s hs e .,s %ss eye.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24

THE Net0 York HeroId has arranged
TO run a special train for its ogn &C
cOmmodation every Sunday morning
during the summer, leaving New York
at $50 A. N. and reaching Saratoga at
8 O'Clock and Magyar Falls at Las P.
Il. TDis is merely Saail arrangement,
placing the newspaper on the break
fast, tables of all the towns below Albany,
while cities west Of Niagara Falls Will
be reached full twenty-lour hours
ahead Of Uncle Sans post This will
give the Herald a great advantage over
rival journals, but it is likely to be
only temporary. A similar enterprise
a few years ago, placing The paper on
the breakfast tables of philadelphia,
resulted in the establishment Of a reg
ular early mail train between the two
cities.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24

49, ~ 80 AAAkz AAaaukkO.
Zone Of the most Important duties
now demanding public attention is that
OF educating the recently emancipated
blacks. The sudden infusion
into the body polite Of such a vast
amount Of ignorance, prejudice and
passion as undoubtedly exists among
these people, and the instantaneous
transformation Of a race Of slaves into
freemen with the right to vote, hold
ONCE, and participate IN all the con-
Germs Of government, was an expert
ment which had no parallel In history,
and which was calculated TO put the
theory and practice Of free government
to severe strain. The united
energies of all the evangelical
churches and of all the missionary and
charitable societies In the United
States would be more proftably scent
IN educating and outstanding the
blacks Of the South, than in any other
direction. We do not need to seek out
the dark corners Of the earth to find
fit subjects Of philanthropic effort.
They are at our doors, fellow-cirizens
with ourselves, and by virtue of the
ballot, exercising a control over the
destinies of the country. 1t is a case,
too, in which politics can strike hands
with religion, for self preservation not
less than philanthropy calls for action.
The patriotic fervor likely to be
aroused by the centennial era could
not be turned IN q more noble or profit
able direction than contributing in
large and practical way to the educa-
ton of the Southern blacks. Indian
GpoIis Journal.
We fully concur with the Journal in
the political Importance of lifting the
negro from the low places of ignorance
and vice and placing him upon the
higher plane Of intelligence. Tennes-
see has by law made the same provis-
ion for the education in her public
schools of the negro child that
she has for the white. She
has, as a State, done all that her i'm
pOverished condition would permit. But
there is ample scope within her limits
for the exercise of the charity of the
well-to-dO of the Northern and West
ern States. In addition to the public
schools sustained, at public expense,
we have here in Nashville two flourish
ing collegiate institutions for the color
ed population, the Fisk University and
Central Tennessee College, that must
in the future be dependent upon en-
dowments to and contributions from
the Northern and Western States. The
negroes have not the means to sustain
them, and the whites can but poorly
provide for the education Of their own
children otherwise than in the public
schools. The negro institutions here
are in the hands, we believe, of COM
pet=nt persons who viii faithfully ad-
minister the trust confded to them.
We hope that the Press Of the North
viii Join the Journal in calling the at.
tention OF "the evangelical churches
and of all the missionary and charita-
bic societies, to this fruitful field for
their labors.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
THE WHEAT PROSPECT AT HOME
AND ABROAD.

Concerning the wheat prospect the
NstU York Tribune Of Monday says: I'VE
have felt very confident during the past
winter that the consumption Of wheat
in Europe by cattle and horses was
much larger than the trade generally
supposed and have alluded to 1t from
time to time. Now when 1t is discover
ed that France and Germany have no
surplus, and that the former is import
ing very freely, it has been intimated
by leading English papers that they
misrepresented their crop last year;
but the truth is, they have fed it out to
their stock, the very cold and backward
spring increasing this unusual demand,
and 1t now seems probable that Italy,
France, Switzerland, Holland and
Spain, Will require all the surplus of
Eastern Europe to take them through
the summer months, and should their
crops partially fail them we look for. a
lively call from them for our surplus
wheat and rye. 1t is very apparent to
us that the area under wheat on the
Continent is below an average, but
there is a considerable increase IN the
area under barley and oats. Our advices
thence are unusually interesting and i'm
portant-but more seasOnable weather
and timely rains in the more northern
provinces may remove the present ap-
prehension. The growing crop IN
Great Britain promises well, but their
present supplies are limited, beievedto
be much less than at the corresponding
time last year; this is owing to its be-
ing used freely for cattle food. From
the northwest our advices are highly
favorable for the growing crop, and the
movement In wheat for the lake ports
is increasing. In the winter wheat
States the growing crop Is
slightly improved. The intelligence
from California Is of the
highest Importance; a severe rain storm
of more than four days duration has
done great damage to the standing as
well as the cut grain. There have been
no cIearances from San Francisco this
month SO far, and nothing Of moment
from Oregon. The exports from this
port have been 92O, 1886 bushels against
l.65O,OOO bushels the corresponding
week last year. The exports from the
coast this week are 1,O34,973 bushels,
about half the quantity for the cores
ponding time last year.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
Union AND AMERiGAN.
THURsnAY. ID p. 90:

@AErold enactment still stands on the
statute book Of Massachusetts,, provid-
ing that -shoever travels on the Lords
day, except from necessity or charity,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
ten dollars for every offense." So far
as its direct purpose is concerned, this
statute has, Of course, been a dead let
ter for many years, but a curious effect.
not designed by its trainers, because
railroads did not exist in their days, re-
suits from it, namely: that no damages
can be recovered in that State for iniu-
ries received on railways on Sunday,
unless the applicant can show that he
was travelling through necessity OF for
a charitable purpose.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
THE IRON INTEREST.
Better Prospects at Pittsburg-RIsing
Pawn Furnaee Again In Blast.


According to the Pittsburg Iron
World, the condition of affairs has
changed very much, and the present
outlook in that section is decidedly ia
vorable to the seller and against the
buyer. In Pittsburg, five out Of eleven
furnaces are in blast. OF the six out,
however, two are IN no condition to
blow, nor can they be put in condition
for several months, and, as they are
bankrupt, they probably will not be
blown. The editor further says:
"In the valleys not one-ffth Of the
furnaces are in, and Of those IN, three
fifths are running on foundry and
Bessemer. 1t would be safe to say that
all the furnaces in this section cannot
supply more than half the iron used in
Pittsburg alone. A number Of furnaces
in the valleys, however, are IN cOndi-
ton 20 blow, should the demand and
prices warrant AS to stocks, our IN
formation is to the effect that there Is
not one fifth of the iron unsold in the
two valleys there was the first Of JAN
uary. We will not give exact figures,
as they would scarcely be believed, but
we can say that the unsold mill iron in
the valleys and Pittsburg that can be
purchased at any thing like present
prices is insufficient to run the Pitts
burg mills five weeks. When it Is re-
membered that the iron from these
sections must also supply Wheeling,
Steubenville, etc, the smallness of the
stocks will be still more apparent"
Chattanooga Times.
On last Friday, at 2 P. M, the blast
was turned on at the works of the
Rising Fawn Iron Company, and the
furnace was started, it is TO be hoped,
not to stop again for years. On Sat
urday evening 10 O'Clock, the first
cast was made amounting to about Is
tons. On Sunday at 6 A. M, the Sec
ond cast was made yielding IL tons.
At P. NJ. Of the same day, thefurnace
was tapped for the third time, yielding
about Is tons-thus giving ~ tons Of
good mill iron within 48 hours from
the time the engine was started, or in
IA hours from the first cast.
The Whitwell Hot Blasts on Sun
day were giving the blast a tempera-
tUre of 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, hav-
ing worked to perfection. These are
the first ever used on the American
continent.
Rising Fawn furnace is in Dade
county, Ga, on the Alabama and Chat
tanOoga railroad.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24

avoiding new ones. 4hereIs no OJEer
way ous Of the wilderness, and the
sooner it is adopted, the sooner viii the
city recover its reputation Tor honest
dealing, restoring its credit and at
tracing the needed influx of money,
brains and muscle.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
NO SOUTHERN POLICY" NEEDED.

NO SOUTHERN POLICY NEEDED.
The Washington correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial writes to
his paper: "As to the views Of the
Southern question, Grant and Morton
may be in harmony, but as to weightier
and grayer issues they are as wide
apart as the poles. 1t is a thing to
thank Heaven for that the day is
dawning when it viii not be required
Of Congress or the President to have
Southern policy. Affairs are adjusting
themselves in that section, and the era
of peace and prosperity is already
upon the country. The adjustment was
brought about neither through the
wisdom of Grant nor Morton nor
Of any of their kind who have
30 long clung to the theory that
the people south of Mason and Dixon's
line were other than human beings.
Events have educated the country
North and South, and the lnterpOsltlOn
of a few men who were honest and
truthful enough not to permit party
considerations to influence them IN
duly, has. completed the work" Nor
tons organ as late as the I'D pirates of
the "malignity Of the whites Of the
South, which rears itself like a stone
wall in the pathway # political pro-
gress." The progress which Morton
and his sort desire, is the progress Of
Capitalization ending in despotism.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
SUMMER RESORTS.
BOnAqua Springs,
HICKMAN COUNTY, TENN.
THIS CHARMING SUMNER RESORT win
Il be open Tor the reception of visitors

THIS CHARMING SUMNER RESORT win
Il be open for the reception of visitors
On the. 10th of June, 1875,
Under the immediate supervision OF an able and
experienced macager.
The Board Of Directors have determined that
neither labor nor expense shall be spared to
make this NEST convenient delightful and at
Tacttve summer home.
These mineral waters, White Sulphur, ChaIy-
beate and EreestOne, are inferior % none IN the
Southern States for their valuable Alternative
and restorative properties Analysis furnished
on application. Among the attractions are
Our Artjfcidl Lake for boating and bathing.
Our Billiard Hall and BOl5liRg alleys con-
Quoted separately.
Nel1 FACTION OUeT Springs,
an entirely nelC line Of JfrSt-clGSs Hooks
and Baggage Wagons,
String ard BrGss BdJld,
Telegraph and Express FacilitieS.
Fishing and Hunting LiUery.
Location unsurpassed in romantic beauty. Ele-
walton, GO feet. Nights cool. No mosquitoes.
No malaria.
Rates Of Board, $40 Per Month.
Children and servants, usual reduction
Visitors win leave the cars at Bon Aqua Sta
Railroad. where elegant hacks will convey them
to the Springs in an hour and a half. Time from
Nashville to Springs, 81 hours.
We invite correspondence.
Fare for round trip, from Nashville 10 Bon
Aqua Station and return, $500.
VI. L. sELDEN, President.
W. G. PATTERSON Sec'y. my25 I'm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
CLUES.

A discount Of twenty per cent viii be allowed
TO clubs Of four or more persons. Thus. four
copies Of BlackwOOd OF one Review win be sent
TO ONE ADDRESS for $3.50; four copies OF the
four Reviews and BiackwOOd for SIS, and 50 on
To clubs OF ten or MORE in addition to the
the getter-up Of the club.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
HANnERRILr luz.

We are not sure that Jennie June
knows all the secrets of our railroad
princes, but she writes that an impress
sion prevails IN New York that the
great war has not yet ended, and that
the peace concluded last week between
two of the greet powers may be nuli-
fed in a great measure by the want of
concurrence on the part of a third
great power who has not been consult
ed In the matter II other words, the
amour propre Of Commodore Wander
bilt is said to have been deeply wound
ed at the idea of Mr. Garrett, of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Mr..
Tom Scott, Of the Pennsylvania Cen
tral, undertaking to make and settle a
difficulty upon their own account, with
out allowing him a finger in the pie.
The agreement to which they have
come will amount to nothing without
his assent-in short, it must be a tri-
partite agreement, or he viii open
fight upon the combination which will
knock "spots out of it, ," if it does not
knock it all to pieces.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
-. a-.-a..s.D.sAIs.
The TrOtting Race for One hun
dred Dollars

MILE HEATS, THREE N FIVE. FOR
VI horses that never tr0tted better than three
minutes, which has been postponed from day to
day on account Of heavy track, win positively
come on TO-DAY, at O'Clock P. NJ, with the
following entries I. A. j. McRimmon enters
br. m. husty shilling, 4. 2. Il. II. Anderson en-
tiers b. 3. Thos. O'COnnor, /. 3. =. C. Black en-
teIs b. &. Col. Taylor. l. r. W. Woodfn enters
br. g. Bob Hui. 5. G. Denham enters br. N.
Maid Of the Mist, 3. G. Ewing s. Williams enter
br. e. Big Sugar, 2.
ANY horse distancing the feld Is only entitled
10 first money.
Entrance Tor The $50 race viii be closed to
day az the track.
POol-seiline at the Merchants Exchange this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
S. c. BLACK, Proprietor.
Thursday. June "a ISIS II
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
BEERSHEBA SPRINGS.
DISSOLUTION.

i HAVE THIS DAY SOLD MY ENTIRE
stock Of goods, consisting Of heavy hardware Of
every description, TO j. E. CALDWELL, a
very worthy young man, Of hne bu'iness quail
ications, and M st heartily recommend him ID
the trade, and hope that my old patrons, who
have been 50 liberal TO me, win continue to him
the same patronage; and all those indebted to
me viii please come forward and settle their in
debtedness With him without delay, as he alone
is allowed @ receive and receipt for debts due
me. Respectfully,
June 81, 1875. G. 7. B. FRENCH.
iel9 n
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24

BIG bull fight at Madrid, the other day,
for charitable purposes. Three men and
several horses killed. ga little more bull, .
roared the ladies and gentlemen as they
left the bull pit for home.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
GRAND EXCURSION !
TO CALIFORNIA!

WILL LEAVE MEMPHIS on TIE 10TH
w Of July for San Francisco, and return in
ninety days Round trip reduced to $50 All
hrst-class express trains. Parties wishing TO
join the excursion can be in san Francisco at
the Grand Exposition, visit the Great YOsemits
Fails, the Geysers, Big Trees OF Calvaras. and
the great Orange Groves and Vineyards Of Los
Angeles. Apply early % me at No. PSI Main
street, Memphis, or to John Howard, p. o. Box
IS, Nashville. ". II. TOLER,
No. 2sl Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
June IS, 1873. jeIs "
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-24
PRESCRIPTION FREE.

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