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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

The COMMON SENSE OF THE SILVER CUES
r1oN.-Unless silver represents what the world
accepts as the specie value of money-unless
it comes up to the highest standard-the at
tempt to pay it out as the representative of
such q value is fraud. Thus we might
make a contract to deliver cask of wine in
a certain number of years When we came
to select cask and found that ten or
twenty per cent of the wine had evap-
Grated our duty would be to supply the
deficiency. 1t would be no argument to say
that wine is apt to evaporate. The answer
would be that a cask of wine was sold, and
the cask should be delivered. So if by the
laws Of nature in supplying silver the guam
tity increases and the value falls we are
bound to protect the value Another point
10 that silver is much better as a commodity
than as standard of value. The cheaper
silver becomes the more benefit it will be to
civilization. We need it for hundred pur-
poses. Money serves only one purpose.
We should not sacrifice other uses to pro-
tect that use.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

A CHANCE FOR Mr.. DELAHo.-We are in
formed that Sitting Bull is short of ammuni-
ton. In the recent fight he used bows and
arrows toward the end. Here is chance for
Mr. Delano. We owe the fact that the In
dians were we'll armed and supplied to that
provident statesman. He should not aban-
don Sitting Bull in this time Of his need.
Of powder into the Sioux country by the way
of Canada Sitting Bull is anxious to hear
from him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06
The Wagner Festival.

We publish to-day very interesting let
ter from our correspondent at Baireuth,
Bavaria, where the great music drama of the
most remarkable composer of the age, Rich
ard Wagner, will be performed in few
days. The work is the eliminating point of
the masters artistic career, the result Of
years Of labor and the chief representative
Of the new school of music which he has
called into existence. OF all the romantic
legends with which the Rhine abounds
there is not one more familiar to the Ger
man mind than the '1ied" of the ring of
the Nibelungen. The hero, Siegfried, is
one of the representative champions of TO-
nance, whose deeds form the theme of the
bard and the poet. Wagner has remodelled
the history of the Nibelungen ring and has
introduced into it the most striking Hatures
of scandinavian mythology. Previous to
going to Baireuth our correspondent paid a
visit to the historic city of Worms, once the
scene of chivalric exploits and later the
battle ground of great religious war. Sieg-
fried and Luther, Burgundian mobiles and
the leaders of the Reformation, had their
home in Worms, and Wagner could not have
selected his heroes and heroines from city
fraught with more interest. AS musical
event the approaching festival will be the
most important one of the present CEN
fury. 1t will solve q problem which all
the musical minds Of the world have been
long discussing and will mark an epoch in
the history of the divine art. The Emperor
of Germany will honor the festival with his
presence
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

The PRESIDENTS MIsrAKEs.-The repub-
lican party has thousands of men who have
stainless names. Why, then, should the
President insist upon nominating men for
Office who have spotted regulations ? 1t
offends the public morality, invites criticism
upon himself and does the party no good.
1t is not his business to vindicate foolish
people who will get into trouble, but to ap-
point men to Office whose names will
strengthen the government.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

DoGBERRY CoCHRANE AVID THE PRxsIDxNT -
Dogberry Cochrane when he examined ex-
him to repeat q statement made to him by
the President Dogberry Cochrane wanted
Grant to come in and swear himself. Yet
when Bluford Wilson repeated columns of
what he said to the President and the Presi-
dent to him. Dogberry Cochrane had no OBJ
.jection whatever. We are afraid that Dog
berry Cochrane is either a hopeless partisan
or that he has very little sense.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

COMMON GROUND. The fact that Hayes
and Tilden meet on common ground on
questions as important as the finances, one
term, civil service and the protection Of oil
classes in the South is the one thing about
which oil patriotic men should rejoice.
That is the true manifestation of the spirit
of reform. No matter which party wins,
we know that right ideas have triumphed.
The only question is, Which party and which
man can best be trusted to carry out these
ideas Upon that the success will turn.
TildeH fights to win the country's conf
dence, Hayes to retain it. We cannot yet
see which side will win.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

LET Us STAND By RESUMPTION. gain
nothing by passing the bill to repeal the Re-
sumption act. We have made promise;
let us try and keep it. Even if Tilden is
chosen President he will have two years in
which to comply with the terms of this act.
As Mr.. Goodwin assures us that Tilden as
President would settle the finances in three
months why repeal the act? If we find we
cannot resume then we can talk about re-
peal. But we have made NO effort. Ten
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

The CANADIAN INDIANS. seems to be
authenticated that Sitting Bull has among
his allies numbers of Indians from Canada
This is Question for Mr.. Fish. Are we to
allow the British authorities to protect saw
ages who cross the frontier to murder our
people? Is Canada to be made base Of
supplies for q hostile army? This point
should be brought to the attention of Lord
Duferin.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

WALL STREET YESTERDAY
was less active and the market irregular.
The coal stocks closed higher. Gold was
steady at 112. Money loaned on call ut 2
per cent. Government and railway bonds
were generally firm.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06
TRIPLE S HE f T.
NEW YORK, SUNDAY. AUGUST s. 1876.

From orr reports this morning the probabilities
are that tho toeather today ,ciA be icarnsr and
fair or partly cloudy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06
The Resumption Act.

After all the bill to repeal the date of the
Resumption act is poor measure of finance.
If the reason assigned for the introduction
of the bill by Mr.. Cox is the controlling ar
gument in favor of it's passage it is a very
feeble peg upon which democratic House
expects to hang its financial policy. Cover
nor Tilden, in his letter Of acceptance, made
fixing the time for resumption would not
affect the hard money principles of which he
was the mouthpiece, because the republicans
had made no preparations to resume. There
could not be weaker sophistry. If the Re-
sumption act is imperative that will be the
end of it; but we contend that it has not
been shown that it will be imperative The
condition of the country may be vastly
improved in 1879, even with Hayes as
President. With Tilden as the Execu-
tive we have the high authority of
Mr. Parke Goodwin for saying that the
finances will be reformed in three months
from the 4th of March, 1877. In either
event it is not impossible that resumption
will be practicable, and if it should prove
otherwise it is mere child's play to make or
endeavor to make the financial problems of
the campaign hinge upon an unimportant
date in an act of Congress, especially when
the reason assigned for this action is the
allegation that the date is unimportant. It
is an elastic policy which may reconcile the
hard and soft money men in the democratic
party but it means nothing unless resump-
ton is possible in 1879, in which case it will
be victory for the infationists. Nobody
knows this better than Mr.. Cox, who re-
ported the measure but he is statesman
ns elastic as this new found policy of the
party. In no event can this repeal do good
and it may do harm. If resumption is i'm
possible in 1879 it is impossible whether the
time fixed for it is repealed or not, while
there can be no resumption even if the
country is prepared for it if such triumphs
for the inflationists are to control our
national legislation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

THE CRAzr CASvAss.-One of the grotesque
features of this crazy canvass is the fact that
the democrats in Indiana have n candidate
for Governor who wears blue jeans to make
himself popular and likes to be called
Jimmy Williams. His full political title is
Blue Jeans Jimmy Williams. Yet people
who have the advantages Of free school
education are expected to vote for such a
candidate. As Lord Dundreary would say,
This is the craziest canvass a fellow ever
did see-one Of those canvasses no fellow
can find ont"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

During the summer months the HERALD uul
be sent to subscribers in the country at the rate of
twenty-five cents per ,oeek, free Of postage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03

The following distressing casualty was re-
ported from London on the 18th: a the
steamer strath Clyde, from London To Bonn
bay, was steering out Of Dover Bay after
landing her pilot, she was caught 10y the
strong tide AMI rendered unnanageable.
and the steamer Franconia which
was coming down the chan
mel, ran into her, striking her
with great force on her port quarter. The
strath clydc's boiler was exploded by the
collision and she sask Immediately. Ac-
cording to the first reports, there were 70
persons on board the strath Clyde, Of whom
80 were drowned and only II saved. II was
subsequently reported, however, that the
captain and % othersuryivors had beon land
ed al Deal.
Jacob Bright. Radical. has been returned
to Parliament from Manchester.
An official dispatch from Madrid was re-
ceiyed at Washington on the 10Th, stating
that Information had been received Of the
surrender Of Estela. The fall Of this. The
most important Carlist stronghold,is consid-
cred the end Of the rebellion. Per contra, the
Carlists claim great victory In repulsng
the Afonsists' attack on santabara along
the whole line, INJECTING great losses and
taking 900 prisoners. II Il also asserted
that the Carlists have reoccupied Zlranz and
Coastu.
Mr.. Frederick Morley, newspaper man
~ long standing in Detroit. and recently
Register Of the Land Office in that city, has
been appointed Consul -Gcneral to Egypt.
Tho tiniiartnr ~ C,t-fo,ns IN AIaaka In.
forms Secretary Brstow that gold has been
discovered IN paying quantities in that frigld
region.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03
WAS HINGTOv.

IL was announced from Washington on the
10th, that the President had just signed the
Centennial bill with quill pen made from
the wing Of an American eagle.
IL was autkoritatively announced from
Washington on the 18th, that Minister
Schenck would in few days retire from the
English mission.
The National Democratic Committee held
. session at Washington, on the ed. and
decided upon holding the next National
Democratic Convention at st. Louis, on the
21th day Of June.
In accordance with the Joint resolution Of
Congress and tse Presidents proclamation,
making the anniversary OF Washington
birthday this year a national holiday. there
was general suspension Of public business
at the National Capital on the 22d. The day
was also observed to a greater or less extent
in other parts Of the country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
lChicago Inter ocean. Feb. rs.
4 MEASURE TO PREVENT ILL-TREATMENI
pF LINZ STOCK


fChicago Inter Ocean. Feb. IS.
MEASURE TO PREVENT ILL-TREATMEN I
OF LIVE STOCK.
The Senate has passed bin TO amend the
laws respecting the transportation OF ami
mails, prohibiting overrowding and H.
treatment OF stock in cars. The bill pro-
yides that no railroad company or the own
ers of stock shah conline any stock i'm
vehicles, railroad ears, boats. or vessels 81
any description for a longer period than
twcniy-four consecutive hours without un-
/ loading the same for rest. and feeding for "a
! period OF "a least seven consecutive hours.
unless prevented from 80 unloading by
storms or other accidental causes. or shall
carry, or cause or permit 20 be carried, such
animals in cruel or inhuman manner
In estimating such confinement the time
during which animals have been confined
without such rest on connecting roads or
lines 0f transportation from which they are
received shall be included. The railroad
companies are made responsible Cor the
care, feeding. and watering of stock, and
in ease II l. done by them IN the neglect OF
the owners, the railroad companies shall
have a lien on the stock for the amount Of
food or attention furnished. The owner or
custodian of such animals whose duty IL
may be 10 perform any Of the duties mem
toned who shall knowingly fail 10 comply
win e'' pi"'Ni"hH v. NV AAN' Nh''i
for every such failure pay a
penalty OF not less than 500
nor more than 500. and any owner. cuSto-
dian, or person having control over such an
imals who shall violate any Of these proVi-
.ions shall he punished by "A fine OF not less
than 500 nor more than 500. or hy mpris-
onment for not more than one year, or by
both such fine and imprisonment. Buiwhcn
animals shall be carried i'm vehicles. railroad
cars, boats, or other vessels in which they
can and do have proper food. water, space.
and opportunity To rest, the provisions in
regard TO their being unloaded shall not
apply.
MISSISSIPPI LEVELS.
The Mississippi Lesee Committee has
agreed 20 visit the oyert owed sections on
the Mississippi RiNer.in orlerto obtain IA. h
information as viii enable Il 10 determine
what amount will be necessary 10 rebuild
and maintain the lcNees cf Louisiana, Mis-
si-~ppi, and Arkansas. The committee
will leave here on the 18th inst. and 20 di-
rcctly 10 New Orleans. and from there up
committee consists al Mc~>rs. Ellis. Of Lou
i~iana: Hatcher, @. Missouri,
Wiltshire, Of Arkansas. Money.
Of Mis>issippi: Roberts OF Mary
land: Young. OF Tennessee: Sheakley. ~
Pennsylvania: Dunnel, OF Minnesota:
Whiting. u Illinois; Morey. ~ Louisiana.
and Wallace, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The BLACK HILLS SETTLEMENT.
The tir~t Congressional recognition ~ the
new settlement in the Black Hills was made
by senator Hitchcock. Of Nebraska. who in-
PRODUCED a bin establishing a pot route
from Frenchtown. Antelope County. Me-
braska, via o'Ncil City along the northern
bank OF the Niobrara River 10 Custer Ciiy,
Dakota Territory.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03
WEST AND SOUTH.

The Independent Greenback state Con-
vention Of Indiana met at indianapolis on
the 18th, and nominated full State ticket,
headed by Hon. Franklin Landers for Gov
ernor. The platform demands the imme-
diate and unconditional repeal Of the Specie
Resumption act, the with irawal from cir
cnlation % all National and state bank
notes and the substitution therefor Of a
paper money ISSUED directly by the Govern
ernment, such money to be a legal tender In
payment Of all debts except that portion Of
the public debt that j. by the express terms
OF the law creating 1t made payable in coin,
etc. A resolution was adopted instruc,ng
the delegates 10 the National Convention to
vote for senator Booth, q California, a. the
choice VI the Convention for Presidential
candidate.
In the Babcock trial az 81. Louis, the Cow
eminent closed IT, side Of the ease on the
18th, and on tie following day ex- Attorney
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03
How 10 Make a Lawn.

There is nothing that will add SO
much 10 the general attractiycaess Of a
town or country home, as a properly
kept plat Of grass. Ii makes 40 matter
how small in size il may Ice, il kept cut
often enough, il becomes constant
source OF pleasure to the owner. In lay
ing out new suburban places. the grass
plat around the house is usually made
up hy sodding. This j. no, by any
means the cheapest or be- u way To get
a stand of grass for garden decoration.
Sods for ihis purpose are, as rule, cut
from some worn-oui pasture, neglected
public 4" COMMON or may bc the road
sde-places whore the liner qualities Of
grasses have. perhaps, long since been
crowded out by the rank growth Of the
coarser sorts GRASSES wholly untitled
for lawn purposes. The >ureSt way, al
though il may take a longer time, is To
SOW the seed Of an approved selection
of grasses that are known to make "A
good turf. and that VIII. il frequently
cut, give that velvcty surface for which
English lawns are noted. IL should be
clearly understood that these finer quail
tiles OF grasses will only thrive ON soil
in good heart. II will hc time and
money thrown away TO sow these
grasses on poor soil The soil should
be made deep, mellow anl rich. by fire.
quent STRINGS and liberal applications
of wel-rotted yard manure, bonc-dust,
or superphosphate Of lime. These fer
tilizers should be thoroughly mixed in
with the surface soil before the grass
seed is sown. This can readily be done
while smoothing and leveling be top Of
the ground, and then maybe sown
thickly the following list of grasses
kentucky Blue Grass (foa prateEsiS),
Red Top Grass (AgroStis ruigdris),
Sweet-Scented Nernal (Anfhogonihum
odorat'fD), and Creeping Bent Grass
(Agrostis siot0nVtrG. These should be
mixed in about equal parts, and sowed
broadcast and raked in with common
wooden rakes. At the same time OF
sowing these, SOW with them small
quantity II Red Glover seed, tud scatter
some common oats over the ground
then roll the surface and remove any
stones or other distractions. The oats
will terminate in "A week or ton DAYS.
and il kept cut back will keep the sar-
face green the early part Of the first
summer The Red Clover viii take H.
place in the fall, and will keep the lawn
green and fresh-looking, until The grass
seed takes root and begins 10. tillcr.
Nurch .Scrtbnsr's.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03
Effects Of Various siings.

pr DuBasty has been studying the
,tings Of hymenoptera. He finds that
the sting Of the hOney-bee j. the least
painful and dangerous that Of drones
and wasps is more to be feared. while
ihat Of the hornet j. often terrible IN its
effects. The local pain ocrasioncd by
single sting may be allayed by the APP
plication Of strong ammonia; the most
serious effect Of repeated siings is the
sedative influence exertcd % the nervous
system by the venom injected into the
wound. DR.. DuBasty warns All per
sons having TO DO with bees never to
flee before an assaul,ing swarm. II j.
much better to stand perfectly quiet and
take few stings without flinching,
than, by fight, 10 irritate large num-
her Of the insects and draw upon one
self a sure retribution. I'm this connec-
ton it may be mentioned that NJ. DE
Gasparin Processes to have cured him
self Of severe attack Of articular rheu-
matism by submitting the affected parts
to the Stings Of bees.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03
Driving Horses.

There are many ways of driving
horses. and we think, as we see the vast
army of drivers on the street every day,
that il is a wonder that there are not
more balky horses than there are. The
true way to drive is To let the horse
drive himself, the driver doing little but
directing him and giving him that con
iidence which "A horse alone gets in him
self when he feels that guide and a
friend j. back of him. The most vi
cious and nexcusable style Of driving is
that which so many drivers adopt, to
wit: wrapping the lines around thcir
hands, and pulling the horse backward
with all their might and main, So that
the horse, in point Of fact, feels the
weight back OF him with his mouth. and
not with his breast and shoulders. This
they do under the impression that such
dead pulls needed in order to ''steady"
the horse. The fact j., with rare ex-
ceptions, there should never be any pull
on the horse at all. A steady pressure
is allowable, probably advisable, but
any thing beyond this has no justifica-
ton in nature or reason. For nature
suggests the utmost freedom Of the ac-
ton Of the head, body and limbs, in or
der that the animal may attain the high
est possible rate Of speed. In speeding
a horse the lines need seldom be grasp
cd in both hands when the road is
straight and free from obstacles.
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Isl. Louis Republican. Feb. i. ]

IlNI fHiNE-Nl US AhA' lAAfN.
In regard TO the bill agreed on by the
Committee on Indian affairs prohibiting the
cutting Of pine timber in Indian reser,a-
tions. ii il learned that there is an urgent
and pressing necessity for such a measure 10
protect the total destruction Of valuable for
est properties belonging 10 Indian tribes in
Wisconsin and Michigan. IL appears that
the statutes, AZ present. prohibit any one
cutting pine trees on these reserya-
tions, but authorize tho Secretary Of
the Interior 10 grant permits to cut
when he shall bc satisfied that
he Indians can be benefited thereby. In
der this discretionary power permits have
been given TO cut burned pine trees, and
armed with that sort " authority vast areas
OF pine forests have been leveled 10 the
ground without regard 10 the trees being
burned or not. The committee thought that
the security would he greater by ye>ting
this authority I'm Congress alone, 30 that the
timber could not be cut unless by special
authority from Congress or the sale Of the
reservation.
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EAST.

Gold closed in New York on February -,
At lil.
Rutland, VT, had 5000 fire on the
18th.
Charlotte Cushman, the distinguished
American actress, died in Boston on the
18TH. She had been afflicted for some years
with cancer, but the immediate cause Of her
death was pneumonia. Her age was 50 years
and months.
The Maine Legislature has passed bill 70
abolish the death penalty and TO substitute
in it, stead imprisonment al hard labor for
life.
Charlotte Cushman estate Il valued at
SEQ, boo.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03

"A daring attempt was recently made
TO rob the Duchess of Northumberland
of her jewels. While the family were
at dinner entertaining number of
friends, the thieves placed ladder
against the window OF the Duchess's
bedroom and elected an entrance. A
servant accidentally passing the rear Of
The mansion saw the ladder and incau-
tiously raised cry Of alarm. Two men
then emerged from the bedchamber aud
ran off into the woods When inter.
rupted, they had gathered together the
jewels of the Duchess, valued az El0.-
coo, and in few moments more would
have carried them away.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03

The recent elections Of Deputies IN France
resulted In decided victory for the Repuh-
Leans. II being estimated that they will have
clear working majority in that body over
all OF her parties com bined.