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The New York herald., 1875-12-27
THE ANTI-THIRD TERM VOTE.

WHAT is SAID ABOUT THE IMMORTAL EIGHTEEN.
Nathan B. Bradley Representative in Congress from
the Eighth district was one OF the eighteen membera
of the House OF Representatives who voted on Wednes-
day against the resolution introduced into the House
by Mr. Springer. Mr.. Bradley has thus put himself
square upon the record and the people Of the district
will know where to find him II may be regarded as q
settled fact that with the close OF next his
ofncoholder will cease. Let him be consigned to
oblivion politically, possible. The triumph
OF cesarism and the Grant dynasty alone save
him-East Saginaw (Mtch) Courier (ders)
The eighteen who voted in favor OF third term are
sweet lot Haralson, Hyman, Lynch, Nash Smalls,
Wallace and Walls, all Southern negroes carpet
baggers are fair specimens of the unsavory minority.
All the Georgia members except Mr. Stephens who
detained at home by Sickness In their seats and
needs TO be informed 70 how they voted.
Atlanta Constitution ldenA)
The republican party is the authority to settle that
question when in convention assembled and
more to nominate Grant for third than it Ia
to check the of the blot tho
from the heavens s-Jackonuiue III Journal tYep)
Our local representative, the Hon. William NJ.
Springer, who presented the resolution may have
little injudcious in thus rudely deprving the
democracy OF their principal stock in trade but the
thing is DONE and ''ihere is crying split
milk" The third term question is thus laid away,
with tho opposition Of the democracy to the 'recon-
structon acts, as "dead issue. '-SprinaGeld Iul
Journal (rep)
1t be that tho third term is laid out cold as a
wedge No party Will dare to before the people with
a candidate arrayed in opposition to this solemn and
nearly unanimous declaration Of the constitutional rep
of the people. II right ought to
have been made; but its effect must be TO improve the
radical situation good dea.-hacon (Ga-l Telegraph
(ieSa.l
The democrats In the Lower House OF Congress res
urrected the corpse of their favorte bugaboo-the
third term--and had vote upon It Only eighteen
voted against H. and these did so, doubt not be-
they thought the resolution wholly extraneous
and out OF place in the House -Ottamscd Iopo Cos.-
riey (rep)
The movement (Sprrngcr's) had the merit OF being a
sharp piece OF democratic tactics, and succeeded far
enough 70 make the republicans appear very ridiculous
before the country But with all this the dread spec
tire will not down.-Forney's Washington Chronlcls
(Gtrd teTml
The New York herald., 1875-12-27
KILLED BY A FALL.

Early yesterday morning Officer OF the Twelfth
precinct found the body Of John Mccarthy, aged city
years, ofNo. 3l7 East l22d street. the cellar Of an
unfinished building the OF Second avenue and
l22d street. II Is known that deceased and man
dispute about eleven O'Clock on the previous night at
their residence, and McCart has been arrested on
suspicion OF having been the cause OF McCarthy's
death. Mccarthy was subsequently seen, however In
liquor saloon IN the neghborhood very drunk, and Il
Is believed that he accidentally fell into the cellar while
on his way home The body was sent 70 the MorPue
and Coroner Eickho and mis- deputy Dr. Marsh, held
a posLmortem examination. No exterior marks Of
violence were found the body and the decision
rived At that death resulted from compression OF
the brain. The knees slightly scraped though
they had come contact with the wall OF the cellar In
bis fall The Coroner win hold an inquest In day or
kuna
The New York herald., 1875-12-27
THE SUEZ CANAL.

The Pokrok Prague paper in the Czechian language
and in the Panslavonan interest," expresses the feelings
Of the pro Russian party in Europe has recently
occurred the Thames and Nile in relation to Eng
lands purchase Of he Suez Canal shares The writer
says
The dangerous the position Of Europe the more
determined must be our action the Suez Cana-such
is the axiom recently laid down by the Times We
tainly did not expect that OF all Powers the world
England would quickly abandon the conservative
policy 50 long and SO vigorously pursued by her East
affairs. Nor had any idea that England would
avail herself OF the Herzegovina rebellion TO bring
crisis in that self.same Turkish empire which she
has done much 70 preserve and the gradual reorma-
ton and remodelling Of which she has done SO much TO
impede. Most unexpectedly England all leaves
the Ottoman Empire 10 It's fate and, 70 the general
prise OF ALL begs TO inform the world that II the worst
comes to the worst and Turkey goes to the wall Eng
lands immediate interests safe The astonishment
felt and indeed uttered In every organ OF public opn-
ion is universal and will probably, lead TO further pro-
ceedings on the part OF the Powers; meanwhile, Eng
land realizes the fruits OF her resolve and holds tho
Suez Canal in her grasp She objected to tho consruc-
uon Of the Suez Canal because made by French capital
and she has now stretched out her hand for IL TO pro.
vent her being cut OF from her Eastern possessions
The English papers, indeed are busy engaged in try
ing TO aay the anger and irritation produced by the
step; but although they deny that Egypt, after what
has happened, must necessarily become subject to
British power u is evident that the mere fact
OF the commercial transaction between the Lon
don government and the Viceroy must have
that effect The shares purchased by England yield
ing no interest for period Of nineteen years the
coupons hnving been converted INTO money by tho
Viceroy In advance the latter has specially engaged to
pay i've per annum on the sum invested by the
British Cabinet II Is easy ioresee that in conse
quence Of tho financial embarrassment which Egypt
will be reduced by this contract England will find
II necessary take means for recovering her money
Indeed, we are already told that English financial
commission Is TO be set up in Egypt 70 in
quire into the state Of the revenue II such An inquiry
Is once set on foot England Is pretty TO pro-
coed further and further and control the for
her own purposes But the Powers will interfere be-
fore this comes to pass There is general outcry in
the semi-of1c press Of Europe that England must
not be permitted 70 do anything OF the kind The Lam
guagc held by the Brussels Nord is itself sufficient
prove that this matter cannot be settled without
international compact Ever since the outbreak or
the Herzegovina insurrecton Europe has been con
vinced that Turkey has vitality left But Europe
has temporizcd and dipomatized England alone has
acted aud proceeded 70 solve the Oriental question by
deeds What viii be the result of il all2
The New York herald., 1875-12-27
THIRD TERM NOTES.

The third term went down At the bidding or th
most OF the radical leaders, but they all crJ
"Bosh" Why does not President Grant relieve hii
friends by quietly remarkng that hc does not deem
wise that any man should be elected for the third
time, just the patriotic and unSellsh Washington
dd' That would settle it-NeU Albany Ledger.
Standard lfemL
The President Of the Senate is likely to be COB
bed BY Grant He a little great man. who will clinG
10 the chances for Advancement and little nattery
aud the promise Of Cabinet position foreign
bassy 1876 VIII settle him. The republican party
becoming thoroughly demoralzed. Lake Herald
There to be now doubt whatever thai
General Grant is as bull headedy bent on third term
as he was thwarng President johnson in the secre
tary Stanton business, II he has to violate his
pghted iath and tell hundred downright falsehoodi
10 do it-FrdnL.fort (Ky) Yeondn (desn.)
What was predicted Of old by tho monarchists o.
Europe is in danger of coming 10 pass; successful
military chieftan is doing his utmost TO iasten abb
soute despotism upon the country This third term
monstrosity is not the first step by many, that has
been taken in that direction. FrdIJort (6y) Yeomdh
(dem.)
1t is bugbear of partisan inauguration.
lKyl Yeopsdn (dc1a)
Grant may not desire third term but II wouldn't bs
safe thing for postmaster say that Grant couldn't
have six terms If he inclined that way.--FIemington
Nv. ~ Democrat (deml
Blaine is unquestionably against any third term foI
Grant but II he gets through two and is healthy,
IL is not probable he would object to some in hisn.-
Chicago Post (rep)
The New York herald., 1875-12-27
CURRENT POLITICAL NOTES.

The Philadelphs North AmeyIcas trep) in casting
about for the political millennium, gives this advice -
"Let both parties agree TO tho one-term amendment
and the school amendment, and the next Pres-
Dental will be relieved Of its chief disturbing
elements and two great progressive steps forward be
taken"
Take of your prohibtory tariff on shipbuilding ma
terals ho Boston Transcript thinks the opponents Of
Senator Bouswens proposed bounty on shipbuildine
bill will sayl and private enterprise will take care or our
commercial interests, without Instructions bountes
or intermeddling OF any kind from Congress-
The Boston Nescs trep) advises Grant buy = cory
OF the constitution and read what II says about taxa
ton.
The Worcester GdSette (rep mentions "a noticca-
bic feature OF the journey OF the President and
members OF Congress to Philadelphia tho extraordi-
nary ovation TO Mr.. Blaine. Except Bristow and
Hayes OF Ohio, nearly all the gentlemen were present
who have been accused OF ambitious longing TO re-
side In the White Housc-GranL Blaine Morton,
Jewell Conknng and Hartrantt-and Blaine seemed to
be the only man the people cared much 70 scen
The Ncwburg Journal lrcp.l regards Of the
most conspicuous blunders made BY Speaker Kerr
that Of putting whchouse, OF Poughkccpsie the
head OF the Committee Civil Service Reform.
Judging from the methods which ne has pursued At
home" quote 'the had political idea
above that OF dollars and centa"
The New York herald., 1875-12-27
TAXATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY.

Tho taxation Of church property under the
stltutional amendments the subject OF discussion
in several church meetings At Hudson county New
Jersey, yesterday. The Methodist churches, without
exception, opposed 70 tho taxation Of the church
building ITSELF but with regard other property
longing TO the Church they favor OF an
equitable scheme OF taxation Tho Episcopal
churches would exempt both the church buildings and
the pastoral residences Some wouli 90 far as
TO claim exemption for all the benevolent institutions
attached to the churches Tho Presbyterians al.
vided the question: holding that the advantages
or the exemption would accrue mainly to the Methodsts
and the Cathocs Others, hko Rev DR.. Imbric OF the
First Presbyterian church. In Jersey City contend tho
twelfth amendment does not involve anything Of the
kind and not intended 10 ''createn tax, but TO
equazo or make uniform taxation property alrcady
taxable Other denominations are pursuing the policy
Of ''masery inactivity relying the Legislature
cagcrncss with which they voted for the adoption u
this amendment
The New York herald., 1875-12-27
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A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

Jeremiah Dolan, laborer sixty years old, fen from
the door stoop Of his residence No. ls3 Columbia
street, on Christmas night and was fatally injured Ho
was removed 70 the Long Island College Hospital
About one O'Clock yesterday morning. as the ferry
boat Monticello, OF the Hamilton avenue route, was
nearing the slip the Brooklyn side, man walked TO
the bow OF the boat and went into the water Tho
alarm was given TO the pilot and deck hands and an at
tempt was made 70 rescue him. bat 20 avail he was
not seen again Deceased is described about nvo
feet six inches In height and seemingly German Ho
wore dark suit and black felt hat
The New York herald., 1875-12-27

my own painful experience brought contempt and dis
grace upon the Methodist by such misconduct
In my judgment and In thai Of many other Methodist
the favor In which more prominent clergy have
been held the White House and consequently in the
departments during number OF years has had evil
influence upon them and has worked badly for she
Church For my part should be very happy II tha
President should prove have uncOnquerabls
aversion 10 all Methodist clergymen. IL would be
fortunate thing for the denomination Yours respect
fully, CHARLES k0RDHOFF
The New York herald., 1875-12-27
MIR. HIRsCH's BAGGAGE.

United States District Attorney Bliss is determined
that the false declaration made BY Mr. Hrsch Of Mar
ket street. Philadelphia respecting bis baggage by the
Russia shall bo made test casa The appraI semont
Of the seized baggage will be terminated to-day al the
Seizure Room, and all the papers In the will be
handed by Deputy Collector Phelps 70 Mr.. Bliss when
he will immediately commence active proceedings In
the case
The New York herald., 1875-12-27
A FATAL ANrPUTATIoN.

Frederick ATprschs who was run Ovcr BY Fourth
avenue car few days ago, died in the Chambers Street
Hospital yesterday, .--m exhaustion caused by tho
onaralion Of ampuiating his thigh
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-01

Why, IL you are called loudly. must
you wear wig? Because you are baioied
after.
The heart is a pump. says Mr.. Garrod
and woman may always be found at the
handle.
A Cairo man warns people not to
trust his wife, and she retorts by saying
that he'll 90 without clothes all summer
before she'll take in washing to rig him
out again.
An Albanian who was recently sen
fenced TO be hung on the ID of January.
remarked. Bully for you, old Binks.
that'n give me chance for New Years
dinner"
An amateur punster asks: What is
the difference between butternut and a
chestnutg Only one letter difference. he
says-one being butternut and the other
"A better nut.
Talk about the wind blowing the
grasshoppers away. One of them faced
Mondays gale for an hour and then yank-
ed a single of a house for fan, saying
1t was awfully sultry.
"A Council Bluffs lawyer ate peanuts
i'm court and was fined $40 for contempt.
The Judge remarked that he was determn-
ed 10 uphold the majesty of the law If il
killed the entire peanut crop of the South.
Some of the leading theaters in Ger
many propose TO put "A stop TO the system
of recalls and of throwing bouquets and
wreaths on the stage during the progress
Of an opera or play. Good stroke of econ
omy that for the stars.
"A Detroit young woman tried to be
aristocratic, and did not look at the money
which she gave horse-car conductor, but
he mcekly gave her back the lozenge on
which was written "Ill never cease 10
love thee" and said he was an orphan
with five little brothers to support and
must be excused.
1t was IN Siskiyou County, California.
He was describing a dinner he had attend
ed: AFTER that the cloth was tnok of,
and the liquors war bro't in. And wot
liquors they wuz. too. The whisky wuz
none o. this yer kind that makes a man
feel like sayin', kin lick any son of a
gun In the house, and make him smash
things ginerally. No, sir. 1t war the
kind that jist makes man lift his glass
up gintly. and say, Joe, old pard, I'm
lookin' at yer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-01

versity. Is on his third visit TO Brazil.
The present object H. said To be an exam
nation OF the gold and diamond region to
the north of Rio Janeiro, and also the
southern glacial drift. lie will also, as
heretofore, probably make use of any OPP
portunity In prosecuting researches into
the archaeology and ethnology of the
great empire.
M Bertmeyer has recently exhibited
in the Polytechnic Society of Berlin spec
linens of paper and pasteboard obtained
from the products OF the peat beds about
konigsberg, the quality OF which Is said
10 be excellent. The pasteboard was "a
inches thick, and sufficiently hard and
solid 10 admit of planning and polishing
The paper made from peat alone was brit
tie. live that manufactured from straw !;
but the addition OF IL per cent. of rags
produced the requisite toughness.
"A correspondent of the Scientific
1Dlerican says: THE seed of the com
mon locust tree will not only stand the
temperature of boiling wat r, but will al
ways fail 10 grow unless boiled for eight
TO zen minutes. My father planted about
1900 seeds of the common locust on four
acres of land, and only about fifty seeds
terminated. We now boil them for ten
minutes, or place them in cold water and
allow il 10 come To a boil, and remove
them three minutes afterward. These
seeds will grow finely after large brush
pile has been burned over them. These
are facts, occurring every year, to my per-
sonal knowledge"
We received call yesterday. says the
Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune. from Mr.. j. H..
Francis. who has just returned from the
great mineral regions of Southern Utah.
Mr.. Francis brings with him some curious
specimens gathered from the top of one OF
the highest peaks in the Washatch range
in the vicinity of Kanarrah. They con-
sist of oyster and other marine shells, in
almost rs perfect condition as on the day
i'm which the commissions of the earth
threw them up and the waters receded
from this once great inland sea. These
shells, together with crystal agate, are
found i'm great profusion on the surface of
the mountain. al an elevation above sea level
of about / 600 feet. and the oyster shells
look as fresh as If they had but recently
been taken from their native element.
The Eagle and Phenix Mills of Co
lumbus, Ga. :, have received sixty wooden
looms To place in the new mill which has
lust been completed. This will give that
immense and splendidly-ordered institu-
ton $4,000 spindles and zoo looms, sixty
of which are wooden. Larger wheels, now
prepared, will be put i'm to furnish more
power When this is done, the mills OF
Columbus will be running 30 900 spindes.
sixty wooden and so cotton looms-all
built with Southern money, in less than
seven years. by city and section that had
burned for them 10000 bales of cotton,
worth at that time Sl5 100000, besides mil
lions of other property.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-01

while leaving the rotunda of the National
Capitol a few days ago, slipped and fell
down the steps. breaking one of his legs.
AT Memphis, recently, James billiard,
a colored boy employed on the steamer
John Il. Madden, was shot and fatally
wounded by James Deyay, the carpenter
of the boat.
AT Atchison, Kansas. on the 9th. a
negro named Jared Campbell, cut his wife
several times in the head with "A hatchet,
and finally threw her over hot stove.
thus producing death, because she refused
TO get up early in the morning.
jules Courlay. a well known LIQUOR
merchant, disappeared from his home in
New Orleans, November24, with $1,000 In
his pocket. and has not since been heard
of. 1t is supposed he has been murdered
for his money.
On the 18th, man named Jones
killed another named kaufman, in Scott
Township, Hooking County. Ohio, by
striking him over the head with piece of
iron, because they could not agree as TO
the ownership of jug of whisky.
"A farmer named A. G. Lewis, living 4
miles north of Mansfield, Ohio, while cut
ting fodder with steam cutting-machine
on the 10th, had his left arm drawn in and
cut off inch by inch nearly TO the elbow
before the machine could be stopped.
Near South Canadian. on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Rail- DAD, In the
Cherokee Nation, on the 18th, Russell Me-
Kinney, a half-breed. struck a white boy,
George Archer, on the head with gun.
Soon after, on being demonstrated with
for his brutal treatment of the boy. he
said: "Oh, will make that all right"
and took down his gun and deliberately
shot Archer, breaking his neck and kill
ing him instantly. The murderer is still
al large, and was under trial for arson at
the time of the murder.
About O'Clock on the evening of the
18th, at Usage Mission. Kan, young
man named Carlin was arrested on a
charge of being drunk and dsorderly and
locked up In the town calaboose TO So
Der up. About o p. M, man named
Fox. a section hand on the NJ. h. & T..
Railroad, was also arrested for trying to
set fire TO the house of Mrs. Harpham.
lie was drunk when committed. About
II p. m. the calaboose was discovered to
be on fire, and in spite of all efforts the
prisoners could neither be taken out nor
the fire extinguished. All burned to-
gether.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.



Charles Dickens, Jr., has his fathers
face.
The works of Marion IIarland have
been sold 10 the extent OF 500, 900 volumes.
The books of Judges and Ruth are to
be published i'm the Dakota language by
the American Bible Society.
Mr.. Richard Grant White has invoked
the furies to assist him in denouncing in
teryiewing. Poor Richard
The new volume Just published i'm
Paris by Victor Hugo, entitled MY
Sons" ran through three editions within
eight days.
Mark Twain's works have found "a
Danish translator in Mr.. Robert Watt, edi-
tor of one of the daily journals Of Copen-
hagen, and author of book of travels in
the United States; and publisher in Mr..
l.. A. Jorgensen, of the same city.
Hubert III. Bancroft, a retired San
Francisco publisher, has for many years
been collecting books, maps. manuscripts.
and other literary material relating 10 the
part OF North America west of the Rocky
Mountains. He has spent the income OF a
large fortune i'm the enterprise, has made
two trips To Europe, has bought several
smaller collections. and the accumulation
of historical matter makes huge library.
Anna Dickinson. although not well
enough yet 10 lecture regularly, Is filling
engagements of Robert Coilycr's in ana
about Boston, and has created marked
impression by her thoroughly dramatic
delivery of ''joan of Are" which is pro-
nounced nearly new Grafton. One paper
says that the effort fully Justified Senator
Sumner declaration that Joan of Are had
never been more than myth until Miss
Dicknson's lecture created for him a liv-
ing, historical parsonage.
In the jefferson County West Va
Circuit Court Daniel Ames, former Mayor
of lIarper's Ferry, has obtained divorce
from Mary Clemmer Ames, the literary
celebrity. who is now residing in Washing
ton. We trust the issue of this affair will
be rs fortunate as that Of Z" His Two
Wives" novel which Mrs. Ames has
just concluded i'm Everv Saturday, i'm
which, after being divorced, the miserable
couple meet, make up, remarry, ind settle
down 10 permanent happiness.
Carl Schurz, in his lecture on "Educa-
tional Problems" mentions the following
instance with the view of showing how in
ceptive TO instruction the infant brain Is
- He had himself known little girl of
American parentage who had learned Ger
man in the family and English from her
playmates. When yet child she was
taken to the Lake of Geneva, where she
acquired a knowledge of French and she
spoke all three i'm her childlike way with
out the slightest confusion of utterance.
and he believed that she could have added
Greek i'm the same way without any diff
Guilty.