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why We Oppose . Third Term.

In the exposures Of the whiskey conspir-
acy the people may contemplate one Of the
many reasons that lead us to look upon the
third term as an evil and to oppose it with
all our might If the Executive performs le-
ultimately the duties of his Office those duties
are sufficiently onerous to fill one mans ac-
tive hours; but if the President fills all his
time with the propagation of intrigues for
another term the duties of his Office must
necessarily be neglected, or, what is worse,
be done for him by superseryiceable gentle
men at his elbow, the paid servants Of the
whiskey rings and other rings. These gen.
uemen stake the labor off his hands"
and perform executive duties in a
way satisfactory to those who pay them.
They are the Presidents friends, and he
trusts them and guarantees them immunity
from harm and with this guarantee they go
bravely forward and the country sees the
consequences. How can President who
is maneuvring third term intrigues in
thirty States watch his supple secretaries,
for whose acts he is morally responsible, or
scrutinize his appointments so as to be sure
that the man he puts in revenue Office is
not the man the whiskey thieves want there |?
This is an argument against a second term
also and there is no doubt that great part
of the service that President owes to the
nation is lost through this cause in his
endeavors to secure even a second term.
But in the effort for a third term
it is all the worse, simply because this
is an effort 50 outside of our republican ira
ditions that it is something like tempting
men to treason. All their standards have to
be upset Their sense of right and wrong
must be confused. Hence it must be an abb
sorbing arduous, earnest labor; and the man
who once engages in it has no thought for
any subject, except as it relates to this.
If justice is to be done it must be done
lightly, lest friend should be lost, or in
order that an enemy may be brought over. If
an appointment is to be made the inquiry is
not whether the man is honest, but whether
he favors the third term. If from q thousand
points at once the President is warned that
the people about him are abusing his conf
dence, they have only to whisper in his ear
that all the warnings are conspiracy against
the third term. And 50 it goes, and SO it re-
suits that this ambition cripples, destroys
or corrupts the public service.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Liszt will winter in Rome.

List will winter in Rome
Mark Twain will go TO Europe next spring
Twice many widows wdowers Michigan
william Eddy the Spritualist has located in Colo.
Sado.
At and around Dallater Scotland, the snow Is foot
deep.
Ex-United States Senator W. NJ. Stewart, OF Nevada
is practising law in San Francisco.
General Nathaniel P. Banks, OF Massachusetts, ar
rived last evening at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mr. Horato Seymour arrived in the city yesterday
from Utica and is at the wcstmoreland Hotel
Mrs. Leslie stephen, Thackeray's youngest daughter,
died on November %, at the age OF thirty-nve
Three or four New York famies OF social distinction
have arranged to spend the winter at Newport, r.
Ex-Governor Dix promises to take part in the next
Presidential campaign If the issue is chiefly financial
Members OF the German Parliament agreed to pre-
sent congratuatory address to Carlyle his
cighticth birthday.
II lis now said that a gentleman prominent in Caor-
MIA politics IS in Washington in the employ OF tho
Union and Central Pacific railroads, working against
the Texas Pacific plan His promised compensation IS
the United States Scnatorshp in succession to Sargent
This information is from San Diego to New Orleans
Is tne gentleman aforesaid ex-senator Gwin2
Mr. Charles Bradaugh, who has been suffering from
severe illness during the past fortnight at St Lukc's
Hospital has recovered sufficiently to enable him to
transfer his quarters to the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, who Speaker Kcrr's
henchman in putting down the Wood Louisiana farce,
has disclosed himself to be Of the opinion that "thcy
have made damned pretty Confederate mess OF this
business"
Colonel McCardlc recently the editor OF the Vicks-
burg Herald Is developing considerable opposition TO
Mr. Lamar as a candidate for United States Senator
from Mississippi Colonel AcCardle himself Is a cand-
datc for tho position.
Mrs schncvly Of Pennsylvania, IS 1o3 years old, and
remembers seeing Washington in 1890 looking at
ground for national capital and seeing in 1891 a snow
storm when was deep that people over the tops
OF houses lsa't that little tall ridingS
Rev J. J. Ransom, oftho Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, recently appointed missionary Brazil by the
Tennessee Conference, sailed from Baltimore on Mon.
day in the bark Tempar for Rio Janero. The reverend
gentleman accompanied on board by number Of
cIorgymen aud delegation Of ladies' from tho cIty
churches
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the fmperialists or being shot in ditch by
the Commune A HERALD is only possible In
New York, just as the Times is only possible
IN London-that is to say, where the people
respect the independence of the press. Tho
HERALD does not exist by sufferance, but by
right. Consequently it has no interest
higher than that of the people. 1t is with
them in prosperity and adversity. 1t suffers
and rejoices with them. 1t might be prop
agandist or an exponent Of partisan ideas, or
a mere record of marriages and deaths, or q
neutral, cowardly news compilation, pub
lished only for the revenues from ADVERTISE
ments and circulation. This would not
be the HERALD nor would it be in any way
that development of free journalism which
was in the minds Of the fathers Of the con-
stitution when they established the freedom
of the press.
Italy will have HERALD when the Italian
people are governed by free and generous
laws. We shall have HERALDs in the other
great countries only when the laws will per-
NIT them. The genius of the italian people
will in time assert itself in the development of
an independent journal like the HERALD, just
as the genius of the American people finds ex-
preston in our columns. The trouble is not
with Italy or the people, bit with the gov
ernment that has grown upon it and dead
ened it's aspirations When Italy is free
Italy will find its HERALD.
The New York herald., 1875-12-15
Shining Explosives.

A singular mystery hangs over the dyna-
mite explosion at Bremerhaven, by which SO
many lives were lost and so many persons
disabled. 1t is now alleged that the deadly
explosive was introduced on the dock where
the accident occurred by an American
named Thomas, who had heavy insurance
upon the vessel, and it is said it was his
purpose to cause the dynamite to explode
on the ocean during the voyage of the Mosel.
Great stress is laid upon the alleged fact
that Thomas is an American, and the motive
assigned for his act is mercenary one.
But even this much is not certain, and the
doubts and contradictions in which the
story is involved cast over it an air of i'm
probability Such fendish plot seems too
diabolical to have sprung from such q
motive 1t is seldom men are willing to
commit wholesale murder with hope of
making money. 1t may be that the disas-
ter was the result of a plot such as is
this may be, or however the acci-
dent may be explained, the explosion
entails duty upon Congress which must
not be overlooked or forgotten during the
present session. Under the laws of the
United States the penalty for the offence of
which the mysterious individual in this case
was guilty is absurdly small, being only o
fine of two thousand dollars and eighteen
months imprisonment. Twenty-one years
in prison is scarcely sufficient punishment
for shipping an article so dangerous as dyna-
mite in passenger vessel. We trust that
Congress will increase the penalty so that
like crime on this side Of the Atlantic may
be made too dangerous to be attempted.
The New York herald., 1875-12-15

ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS MURDER, accompanied
by circumstances that give evidence of the
most fiendish and unrelenting cruelty, has
come to light in the outskirts of Brooklyn.
No clew has yet been found that would lead
to the arrest Of the assassin, but the circum-
stances point probably to the old, old story
Of passionate jealousy, so common among
Southern races, that finds vent only in
blood. The unfortunate woman was proba-
bly, Cuban or southern Spaniard, and her
murderer most Ihkaly was countryman,
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CUBA has been the subject of discussion be-
tween the United States and Spain for long
time, the severity of the Spanish colonial
laws and the injustice of Spanish officials
being the cause Of many issues between the
two countries. The interesting letter from
Madrid which we print this morning is es-
pecially valuable because of the insight it
gives into Spanish opinions in regard to
these difficulties
The New York herald., 1875-12-15
The Politico-Religious Politicians ON
the Back Track.

The religious journals of the Methodists
are industriously engaged in explaining
Bishop Havens extraordinary manifestation
in Boston. The Methodist throws the Bishop
over in a somewhat cavalier manner, and
wishes US to understand that "Gil' Haven,
as it seems to be the habit to call the Bishop,
is not in a position to speak for his people.
How true this is we do not presume to say,
nor is it at all profitable to interfere in q
religious complication. We shall be glad to
know that the Methodists do not approve
the action of the Convention in Boston. At
the same time it is difficult not to see in the
action of such body an event calculated to
impress the politics of our nation.
The act of Bishop Haven will, we trust.
not be without its effect upon the country.
1t stands to reason that the members of the
Methodist Church, powerful, respected and
Independent denomination, will not be gov
erned by any bishop or any religious in
fuence in their political duties There are
fanatics in that Church as in all churches,
men disposed to take extreme views of their
duty and to intrude their emotions and de-
votions into politics. Bishop Haven is
probably man of this class, and the lesson
which he has learned will be an admonition,
we trust, to all priests to keep out of politics.
The example of bishop of any denomination
attempting to control the political opinions
of church is so pernicious that we
congratulate the country upon this revolt
against the nomination of Grant for third
term. This country owes so much to Method
ism in the way of civilization and the de-
velopment Of an enlarged and enlightened
religious feeling, and the Methodists form 50
large part Of our Protestant Church, that il
would be an unspeakable calamity to find
them even seeming to indorse the action OF
Bishop Haven.
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"Businessr In wall street.

Those who read the graphic Wall street
narratives in the HERALD may fear that we
are about to have panic that there is q bad
state of affairs financially, and that we are
again on the eve of hard times. The truth
about Wall street is that we see nothing
more than cessation of gambling Wall
street is no longer a channel of business
interests, but sewer running through our
mercantile community and carrying off the
offensive elements of trade. The whole
business of the street in the past few months
has been gambling. The street has been
governed by one or two daring spectators
who have foisted their shares upon the
dealers, and who, instead of encouraging
the honest business transfer of fair values,
gave their whole time to dealing in
puts" and ''calls." A panic in Wall street
at this time is of no more consequence as an
expression of any business difficulty than a
panic in Monaco or Mr. Morrissey's Saratoga
palace. What, therefore, is regarded as an evil
sign by spectators is good sign. 1t shows
that this dirty sewer of Wall street is run
ming out; that the dealers in Wall street who
have been living like Italian banditti on the
community find that there is nobody to rob.
The real cause of 'the panic" is that they can
not rob each other. The sooner Wall street
is at ON end as On expression of business
prosperity the better it will be for the healthy
business interests of New York.
The New York herald., 1875-12-15

The BLEEcKEH STREET RAILROAD has been
in an unhealthy condition for long time,
but it is doubtful whether contest in the
courts like that reported in our news col
umns this morning will improve it. When
companies Of this kind become insolvent the
best way to manage them is to compel them
to go into liquidation
The New York herald., 1875-12-15

Two RESOLUTIONS were introduced into
tile House yesterday limiting the Presiden-
tial Office to one term. II might be well to
increase the period Of service to six years, as
Mr.. Randall proposes but the suggestion
of Mr.. Harrison to make our ex-Presidents
Senators-at-Large for life is scarcely wise,
because in principle it is not republican.
The adoption Of this proposition would be
another step toward Capitalization.
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The New York herald., 1875-12-15

The STATE CENSUS publication of
the results Of the State census taken in June
last has been too long delayed, but the Secre-
tary Of State has made public one or two Of
the most interesting tables. From these it
will be seen that the population Of the State
has increased in five years nine hundred
thousand, and Of the city one hundred thou
mand
The New York herald., 1875-12-15

McMnLAN's CREDENTIALS as q Senator from
Louisiana were Withdrawn yesterday at his
own request. This ends one aspect of the
Louisiana question in the Senate, and we
trust we shall not hear of the subject again.
The location was not allowed to pass, how
ever, without the strongest asseverations on
each side that the other was greatly in error
in regard to this Louisiana business.
The New York herald., 1875-12-15

SPENCE PETTrs, the counterfeiter and
forger, is still in great request by the city
and State Of New York, but il is not likely
he will be pardoned by the Governor and
Council massachusetts. When the New
England people get o noted criminal in Jail
they take great pleasure in keeping him
there
The New York herald., 1875-12-15

A LAEGE FIRE occurred in the Wheeler 4
Wilson Sewing Machine Companys works
at Bridgeport yesterday evening, destroying
two large buildings. Several lives we're lost
and q number Of persons wounded by the
falling walls. AS is only too apt to be the
case whenever and wherever large fire
occurs, the hames were uncomfortable from
the want al wateE
The New York herald., 1875-12-15

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. The stock mar
ket was without feature. The transactions
were small and not suggestive Of higher
prices. Money on call, four and five per
cent. Gold opened and closed at l14a.
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From our reports this morning tie probabilities
are tht The oedther to-day uW be cooler and
clear.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PRoPRIET0R

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. On and
after January /, 1875, the daily and weekly
editions Of the New YORK Herald will be
sent free of postage.
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Mn BLAINE's AMENDMENT to the constitu-
ton in regard to the school question was in
troduced into the House yesterday but from
present Appearances it will pass without
opposition. If the same wisdom is shown by
tho rank and file Of the democratic party
when the question Of ratification by the
States is urged the issue will not have any
party siQnidcanco.
The New York herald., 1875-12-15

THEATRE coMIoUE,
No, ai4 Broadway.-vARIETY, At 7. N. Matinee at
TWENTY THIRD STREET THEATRE,
stsFa i"''1 ''''s' AD1 'A'H ''sA-''- : - Ne :
PARK THEATRE
a "d M aDG @ Ea5enc MIGHTY DOL
GERMANIA THEATRE
Fourteenth street. Irving place--EIN PELICAN at
BowERY THEATRE
DUwsy-wILD BILL. at : p. NJ Mr.. Julian Kent
GILMoRE's GARDEN
MGdipn SaSr avenue and Twentysxth stroet-HEBREw
EAGLE THEATRE
l!roadway and Thirty third street-VARIETY. At p. NJ
SAN FRANCISCO MrNsTRELs
New orsrs House broadway corner Of street.
GLOBE THEATRE.
Nos. 72s aud TAO oBroAdway.-vARIETY. at P. NJ Natl
nee att ~ NJ.
wooDs MUSEUM
B,ond~ay ee."cr Of Imrtieth stIest1RuBE At NJ
closes at 10 10 T. Al Matinee al 4. A 7. > Chanfraa
BOOTHS THEATRE
Twenty third street and ixth avenueCOoNIE SooGAH
stsf. NJ Mr. and Mrs Barney Williams.
ToNY PAsToR's NEW THEATRE
Nos $50 aud 5e7 BroAdway.-vARIErY, at sPM NJ
INCEIM THEATRE
Fourteenth and siath avenue-cAMTLLE, P. NJ
tschter
TuIRD AVENUE THEATRE,
Third between Theth and Thirty
MiNSTkELSY and VARIETY, at 8 T.. M
COLOSSEUM,
Thrtyfourth and Broadway.-PRUSSIAN SIEGE OF
FARls Open from 2. NJ. to ! r. NJ and from 30 L. NJ.
TO olUP. NJ
wALLACK'S THEATRE,
broadway and Thirteenth street.-BOSOM FRIENDS. at
T. Nj closes at 10 45 r. NJ. Mr.. John Gilbert
PARTISAN VARIETIES.
Sixteenth street. Broa1N ay-VARIETY. At +. M.
Matinee at r. NJ
BROOKLYN THEATRE,
Washington street, Brooklyn.-HoME. a. r. NJ MT
lester W allack-
UNION SQUARE THEATRE
Broadway and Fourteenth streeL-kOSE MICHEL at Q
Pm.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
Twenty eighth street, Broadway-PIQUE NJ p. NJ.
Fanny Davenport
OLYMPIC THEATRE
No s24 Broadway-vARIETY. at r. NJ Matinee At ?
ACADEMY or MUSIC
Fourteenth strect.-German Opers-LOHENGRIN at p.
TTyoLI THEATRE
Eighth street. Third Avenue-VARIETY, n P. NJ
STFINWAY HALL.
Fourteenth street Fourth avenne.-TESTIMO ONIAL
CONCERT, ~ 8 L. NJ. George T. Bristow.
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IT rs RELIEF to know that the French
steamship PAmerique, reported as disabled
some time ago, has been again heard from,
and there appears to be no cause of appre-
hension for her ultimate safety.
The New York herald., 1875-12-15

REPUBLICAN SoLIcITUDE for wounded Union
soldiers is often expressed by resolution, but
it is seldom that il is exhibited in tho nomi-
nations for Office. Mr.. Fort, of Illinois,
opened his batteries yesterday in the House
by offering one Of these bids for votes. The
resolution was not important in itself, but
its introduction 50 early in the session shows
how zealously the republicans are working
to make political capital for the ensuing
cam paiun
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PARK THEATRE,
KrondwAy and Twenty second streeL-THE MIGHTY DOL
LAR ut 4 T.. NJ Mr. and Mrs. Forencs
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TWENTY THIRD STREET THEATRE,
Twenty third street and sixth avenue.THE FLATTEkER
r. NJ.
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THEATRE CoMIoUE.
No 3l4 Broadway-VARIETY. At T. NJ Matinee at
Il. M.
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GERMANIA TIIRATRE.
Fourteenth street. Irving place--EIN PELICAN at
~ Al
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GILMORES GARDEN
Madison and Twenty-sixth stroet-HEBRE'
CHARITY FAIR
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EAGLE THEATRE
broadway and Thirty third streeL-yARIETY At 8 p
Matinee at = T.. NJ
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TIIRD AVENUE THEATRE,
Third asruur between Thrtieh Thiry.hrst grreeta
MiNSTkkLSY aud VARIETY. at 8 T.. M
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COLOSSEUM,
Thirty street and Broadway-PRUSSIAN SIEGE o
fAltlS Open from z. NJ to Z r. NJ and from 30 r.
TO 10 r. NJ
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WOODS MUSEUM,
Bfosdway of Thirtieth strcet--RuBE at p NJ
euses at 10 As T. Al Matinee at = r. ~ +. y Chanfrau
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BOWERY THEATRE,
Bvwsry.--wlLD BILL, at p. NJ Mr.. Julian Kent
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GLOBE THEATRE.
Nos. 72s aud 730 Brnadw way.--vARIETY, At r. M Ma
at = 4. NJ.
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SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS
New Orsrs House, Broadway, corner Of Twenty
ut r. NJ
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BOOTHS THEATRE
Twenty third and 81 avenue-COONIE SOOGAH
at 4 r. NJ Mr.. aud Mrs Barney Williams
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TONY PASTOR'S NEW THEATRE
Nos $50 aud 5e7 Broadway.-vARIETY at 8 +. NJ
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LYCEUM THEATRE.
Fourteenth and Sixth avenue.CAMTLLE. at r.
kerhter.
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WALLACK'S THEATRE,
Broadway and Thirteenth street.-BOSOM FRIENDS at
T. NJ closes at 10 ;45 r. ~ Mr. John Gilbert
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STEINwAY HALL.
Fourteenth street Fourth avenue.-TESTTM oNIA
CONCERT. At +. NJ. George T. Brstow.
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ACADEMY or MUSIC.
Fourteenth street-German opera-LOHENGRIN. at 6
NJ WschteL
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OLYMPIC THEATRE.
No. ga Broadwny>-VARIETY at s y. M Matinee at
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tee are distributed through the agents
|0f the county relief societies or the
|constituted authorities of The coun-
To-. For obvious reasons the coIi-
Uittee cannot ship To township or vii
lage societies, but vii! endeasor to se-
cure an equitable division Of county
supplies among the various SECTIONS
of each county. according 10 their
needs.
10. Parties in other states who may
make contributions to travelling solic-
itors are specially requested to for
ward prompt notifications thereof to
the secretary Of this committee.
IL. This committee publishes week
ly statements in detail of funds and
supplies received aud distributed; and
where contributions are not thus pub
licly acknowledged within a reason
able time, the contributors are re-
quested TO notify the committee Of
such omission, that it may be correct
ed or explained.
BY order of the executive committee.
+. S. SLOWER, Chairman.
HENRY KING, Secretary.