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The New York herald., 1876-12-20
Our Revolution and Other Revolu-
tiOns.

There was comical notion started at one
time by that rather heavy joker, Senator
Morton, to the effect that this country was
so essentially unlike all other countries that
no lessons profitable in its administration
could be drawn from the history of other
nations. This he said when they discussed
finance, and in face OF the facts that finance
is plainly inductive if not an absolutely
exact science, substantially the same for NIL
ages of time and all races Of men. Politi-
clans of that stamp will also deny the
validity of every lesson drawn from his
tory; but the fact is, nevertheless, indis-
putable, that similar crises of national
history, dealt with in the same way,
produce the same. results, whether the
people are Italians or Hindoos. There
was at one moment ten years ago pleasant
prospect that we had done in our case what
no people had ever done before; that we
were SO far grandly exceptional It ap-
peared that we had in five years gone
through terrible civil war and realized
happy peace without danger to liberty.
Then we rejoiced naturally; but that ap-
pearance of peace was delusive In the
same way people in France rejoiced in 1791
that their revolution was over and that two
years only of discord had sufficed to recon-
struct the whole machinery of public life !;
but the Reign Of Terror was still in the
future, and the 18th Fructidor and the
18th Brumaire and the slaughters and
tyranny of the Empire. They had re-
joiced over the end of the first stage as
If it were the end of all; and we
did the same. Through what stages of
revolutionary fury may the future also lead
us! This is the problem for the people
and for their trusted leaders in high places.
If these leaders err in judgment or fail in
courage, as did the conservative politicians
in France, our case will not be widely differ
ent in results. In France all went we'll
while the moderate men kept the front; NIL
went to ruin when they yielded the control
to those extreme partisans who classed men
of opposite views with themselves as fit only
for the guillotine. In the feeble abandon
ment of their great battle against the
Jacobins the Girondists not only prepared
the way for their own execution but sacri-
feed the only chance that remained to save
the country. Let the calmer and stronger
men of the republican party remember these
lessons Of the past. If such men as Conk-
ling, Sherman, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Dawes, Anthony and Burnside permit the
,,oIicv If tho renuh1icar MARTY to Lo cov
trolled by the Chandlers, Camerons, Logans
and Chamberlains, the result cannot be diff
ferent with us from what it was when France
was given up to Marat, Danton and Robes
ninrre.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20
L RIPLE e SH e e T
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1875.
NOTICE TO NEWSDEALERS AND TIE PUBLIC.

Owing TO the action OF portion OF the carriers,
ncwsmcn and ncws companies, who are determined
that the public shall not have the HERALD at three
cents per copy II they prevent it, we have made
arrangements to place the HERALD in the hands Of
sl our readers at the reduced price, Newsboys and
dealers purchase any quantity they may desire
at No 1895 Broadway and No. 2 Ann street. and
also from our wagons on the principal avenues. All
dealers who have been threatened by the COM
panes requested to send in their orders direct
us, at No. Ann street.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20
Second sight .nd Other sight.

Fortunately for Heller the time has gone
by when it was popular to broil people who
did things that nobody could understand or
account for on the few rational principles
that everybody is acquainted with. Had he
exhibited to the pious forefathers of the
Republic in the Down East districts such an
entertainment as that with which he puzzles
our metropolitan public he would infallibly
have followed the good Mrs. Arabella john
heaven = but instead of passing away as she
did, in the odor of sanctity, he would mani
testify have gone out in a strong smell Of
roast meat. Those grim wretches did
not permit any man to unsettle their
faith in the limits of human dexterity
except at the highest possible expense to
himself, and they did not believe that one
persons mind could act upon facts appar-
ent only to the senses of another person, or
that the chasm between the two minds could
be bridged over in any other way than by
speech or visible signs. This generation is
more credulous. Indeed, it's faith is so
large that it has almost lost tho capacity to
uc surpIAseu ~ hcceptS rs commonplace
and trivial demonstrations of dexterity su-
perior to those upon which in some former
ages great impostors founded dominion
over half the human race. Even now the
SHADES and Humes are prophets to millions
of men as Spiritualists on the ground
Of manifestations that are clumsy and vulgar
compared with what Heller does (; but
Heller is not classed with the prophets, be-
cause he declares in downright plainness
that it is all trickery. If the ideas that are
passed from mind in his s<dnces are COM
municated on the principles of the use of
words or signals in an arbitrary code sense
the skill exhibited is at least very great
But are they? Is there not secret of
which perhaps Heller himself is unaware?
Is it not possible that minds intimately
associated and Of the same constitution and
cultivating the same ideas may commune
cate with one another by some insensible
means that physical science does not yet
appreciate? Is there not an intellectual
operation analogous to the scheme of the
telegraph without wire?" There are SOME
facts which seem to make this probable.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

NorHrSG OF INTEREST occurred at the meet
ing OF the special committee of the House
of Representatives held here yesterday to
investigate the alleged frauds in New York
and other places, no witnesses being in
attendance A resolution offered that a
subpoena be issued to tho President of the
Western Union Telegraph Company was not
entertained by the Chair, on the ground that
it exceeded the power intrusted to the COM
mittee by Congress. An amendment, de-
signed to meet this objection, was presented
and adopted. 1t will be seen by the report
that the substitute will be rcconsidered
tomorrow and that subpnnaes will be
issued to witnesses in New York, Jersey
City and Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

If THE POSTAL SECTION of the early train
from Jersey City were made up by mules,
or even by snails, fifty minutes would seem
rather a long time to consume in the opera
ton, yet the postal cars for the 4:20 A. II.
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad were
hauled out at $3.50 yesterday morning, while
the Adams Express Companys car was in
receiving condition up to the moment of
starting. This may be new form of rail-
way enterprise, but it is not such as is gen.
orally encountered on Colonel Scotts roads,
and until more is known about it the public
willnaturally suspect that bad feeling of
private carriers is ut the bottom of it.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20
A Subject Not To BE Forgotten.


It will be unfortunate if the recent tum-
bling down among the savings banks is suf-
fered to pass out of the public mind until
some better protection than they now en-
Joy has been secured to tho depositors in
such institutions. People are naturally for
getful. Occasionally we are startled by the
occurrence of some terrible calamity which
ordinary prudence might have prevented,
or at least rendered less appalling, and for a
time we do nothing but talk about the
necessities of guarding against similar dis
asters in the future. But before many days
cares of everyday life crowd these thoughts
out of our minds, and we 60 on with as
much recklessness of danger rs before. We
might fear that even the CHASTITY tragedy of
the Brooklyn fire would fail to insure the
public sufficient protection against its repe-
tition in other places of amusement
if the authorities did not seem to be
aroused to the necessity of action and re-
solved to compel strict compliance with the
law, and if the managers and proprietors of
our theatres did not evince such sincere
desire to second the efforts of the authori-
ties. Savings bank failures are public
calamities They sweep away in an instant
the savings Of years of toll. They bring
ruin and desolation to thousands of homes
They shake the faith of the poorer classes in
the prudence of pinching and stinting
themselves while they have health, strength
and employment for the sake of shielding
their families from actual want in case Of
sickness or enforced idleness. When such
failures are the result of lawless and dis
honest management the victims naturally
become embittered against capital and feel
contempt for the law which would punish
the starving man who steals q Loaf of bread,
but is powerless to reach the rogues who
have robbed them Of their hard-earned
money.
Our present savings bank laws require q
searching and thorough revision. The re-
ceiver of the Third Avenue Bank, in letter
to depositors, published elsewhere, summa-
rizes the rascalities which occasioned the
collapse of that institution in a striking
manner. We read that they embraced "rob-
berries by clerks" about $l2O, 900 "loss by
raised checks" $4,000; United States
bonds unaccounted for" $50, 900 COLLECTED
and unaccounted for on Lees bond" Sc, 600
(Lee, the nephew of William A. Darling,
having robbed the bank while filling the Office
of cashier) ''loss on settlement with Jocelyn
q Co. in Atlantic Mail matter, $500, ,0OO-the
"Co." being Spencer X. Green and other of
the bank officials. 1t is startling to think
that such crimes rs are here enumerated
can have been committed and the GRIM
inals have escaped all punishment What
must be the condition Of the laws, what the
character Of the Bank Superintendent and
the public prosecutor, when such state of
affairs is possible? 1t is to be hoped that
this statement will revive the recollection Of
the widespread suffering resulting from
these savings bank failures, and will point
the necessity Of revision of the laws and a
reform in the manner of their administration.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

The WAY of rapid transit does not run
smooth. We publish this morning the state
ment that the appeal taken from Justice
Dalys decision adverse to the road has been
dismissed by the Court of Appeals. The
effect of this is, on the authority Of General
Pryor, to continue the injunction granted by
the Court Of Common Pleas, and, what is
worse for the friends of rapid transit, renders
. second appeal impossible.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

FoR BEAUTIFUL manifestations of conf
dence nothing can exceed the opinions
which certain Of the Brooklyn Bridge Com
pany's trustees gave to our reporter yester-
day in relation to the management of
the company's affairs. No one how
ever, complies with the public de-
mand for m explanation of the
statements of Mr.. Hill, which have
appeared in the HERALD for several days
past Mr. Hills figures are indorsed by
high scientific authority, and if no reply is
voluntarily made to them the courts should
be asked for an injunction to prevent the
expenditure of the peoples money until
there is more satisfactory knowledge about
what the money is to pay for.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. Ay.-Transactions
in stocks were fairly distributed and lower
prices were established at the close, espe-
cially for shares that have recently been
prominent. Gold opened at 107 "a and
closed at 107 1-2. Money on call loans was
supplied at and per cent and finally at
per cent. Government and railway bonds
were steady.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20
Tho weather.

A severe storm prevailed yesterday morn
ing in Nova Scotia and over the mouth Of
the St. Lawrence. 1t was due chiefly to the
merging of the several areas of low pressure
which passed over the United Stats during
the past two or three days, and which
developed by their union the very low
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

The EVIDENCE GIVEN in the Emma mine
case yesterday shows how the uncertain
walks Of life are not all above ground.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

We PUBLISH AN INTERESTING letter on
Florida affairs from the pen of Mr. Manton
Marble, late Of the World.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

From our reports this morning The probabii-
fies are that hs ,cedther to-day ,oiu be cold and
pdrtly cloudy or clear
The New York herald., 1876-12-20
lXUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON And EVENING.

PARK THEATRE
LITTLE NELL nj +. NJ Losta
.s x,., UNION SQUARE THEATRE
NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
BowEnY THEATRE
across THE CONTINENT. at : p. NJ. Oliver Doud
GRAND rQursrRIsS GsEHoFks SksrrsAE. sHkDss ssrx.
.,,or cnoosR.A,s GRAsp ! OPERA Sa,,IIs uogsEi :,
LYcEUM THEATRE.
RICHELIEU. atsP. NJ. Edwin Booth.
GERMANTA THEATRE.
DER HERR PRAEFEcT att sP. NJ.
,.,,,u ToSy, PASTORS THEATRE
VARIETY. .sr II yIvoLl THEATRE
EAGLE THEATRE.
VARIETY. at Z. NJ. Matinee at =. NJ.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsrRELs.
KELLY LEoNs MINsrRELs.
,,n..-,., nEhLER's THEATRE
PRESTID1GITATEUR, ats NJ.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
THE sHAUGHRAUN. ats r.. NJ.
u.,,.nv COLUMBIA OPERA HOUSE
THEATRE COMIoUE.
VARIETY. atsP. NJ Matinee At r. NJ
CRITERION THEATRE.
VARIETY. atsP.M.
VARIETY AND DRAMA. a. : As i. NJ. Matinee at r. NJ.
PHILADELPHIA THEATRES.
rEsrrossE EFW FKAseaIsE. SsaisEAL THEATRE
.znrsk kIsAIrys "a yoy4n " RE rAtATE EAk4
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

PARK THEATRE.
LITTLE NELL, nj 8 T.. NJ. Lolita
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
MISS MUTTON. nj 8 n. NJ.
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

BOwERY THEATRE.
CROSS THE CONTINENT, at 4 p. NJ. Oliver Doud
The New York herald., 1876-12-20

NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30
NaIlomelI local Mems.

Plstoons was the word intended, instead OF
"pantaloons, when referring to the youngsters
who in former times were wont to congregste be-
meath the awning of the old railroad passenger
station in this city on various occasions.
We learn that musical amateurs from Augusta
and Farmingdsle propose to join the association
recently formed in this city for scientific practice
and mutual improvement in the cultivation of the
voice.
1t is seldom that vessels arrive at this port so
late in the season, and entirely without obstruc-
ton by ice but on "Wednesday several coal laden
schooners came up the river, one proceeding to
Augusta for discharging, the others stopping
here. There will probably be no time lost in dis
charging and pointing southwark again.
Many of our Halowell boys will visit the city
to day to enjoy Thanksgiving with 'the old
folks at home.'
Another soaking rain storm" is greatly need
ed in this State before the final closing up for
winter. The ponds and streams are very low,
as the patched earth absorbed most of the mois-
ture afforded by the rains of the past month
Wheeling was never better than at present.
Dust abounds in our streets to an uncomfoita-
BILE degree.
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G. mfOrt for Uneasy Stomachs.

That Incompatible anti-dyspeptic cordial car.
mnative and appetizer, Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tcIs, yields comfort 10 the uneasy stomach with a
degree Of prompttude most gratifying to the vic
tim of indigestion. The eradication Of dyspepsia
by the Bitters is, of course, accompanied by the
disappearance OF every one of its mutifarious and
puzzling symptoms, among which may be men,
toned AS the most prominent heartburn, hatulence,
abdominal oppression after eating, and sinking at
other times, papatiOns of the heart, water brash,
vertigo, sick headache and nausea. Hostettei's
Bitters tone regulate the various organs which
assist in the processes OF assimilation, secretion
and evacuation fortify the system against malarl-
Gus fevers, and develop in the enfeebed system
FIRE h stores OF vitality. In efficacy, in popular
ity, they pass any tonic OF regulating medicine
oil the age. nov29- teo 1SwlW
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Is pleasant and perfect substitute. In all cases,
for Castor Oil. Castora is the result of old Ply.
sican's effort to produce for his own practice an
effective cathartc, pleasant to the taste and free
from gripping.
DIR. Samuel Pitcher of Hy anns, Mass., succeeded
in combining, without the of alchohol, purga.
tive agent as pleasant to take as honey. and which
possesses all the desirable properties Of Castor OIL.
1t is adapted to all ages, but is especially recon-
mended to mothers as reliable remedy for all dis.
orders of the stomach and bowels Of Children. II
is certain, agreeable, absolutely harmless, and
cheap. 1t should be used for wind collie, sour
stomach. worms, costiveness. Group. &C., then
children can have sleep and mothers may rest.
j. b. Rose Il Co., Of IS Dey Street, New York. are
the sole preparers Of Castoria after DIR. Pitchers
recipe.
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LO UlSlAN A.


NEW YORK, November 30. The Times prints
the following;
NEW ORLEANS, November rs. A startling
scene occurred before the returning board to-day.
-Four witnesses were examined. All had wan
tonly been shot because of their republican prin-
cpes. Two were brought to the city on cots
Their names are Ben James, Eaton LoDgwood,
II. w. Burrel and Eliza Pinkerton. During the
latters pitifu recital of her wrongs, when she
saying that her husband was emssculated and then
killed before her eyes, that of her babe whose
throa. was cut in her arms Of her own gashed
breast and limbs, and finally the outrage Of her
person by two whites, ex-Gov. John NJ. Palmer of
Illinois, dem, leaped from his chair, and said in
wrath
If this story be false, those that prepared it for
this poor woman should be hanged, but II it is
true the wretches who can perpetrate such atroc.
ties should be executed without mercy. / will
spend ten thousand dollars to ferret this
1t looks true, and if this poor woman has been
certainly cruelty wronged the question is broader
than ent-making. 1t is one Of humanity.
II she has told the truth, Shei idan should come
back at once and hold with grip of iron the peo-
pie who can see such infamy without remonstrsnce
even in their public prints
Gov. Palmer was greatly excited while making
| these remarks and astoupded the Louisiana dem
ocrats, who tried In vain to pacify him.
Gen. George b. Smith of Wisconsin, also ex-
hbited much excitement, and turning upon the
local democrats, said You have deceived us. "
Subsequently Lyman Trumbull fatty concured
with Gen. Palmer.
| The decentralization Of the democrats here is
complete, and not only because of facts disclosed,
but because of names Of leading democrats who
are exposed 10 detail - murderer and rsvishers.
Tonight the chief Of police was compelled TO
station force around the domicile within which
Mrs. Pinkerton lies Frustrated abed.
| At last it is evident that even northern demo-
Gratis cannot return home and sneer down south
ern democratic outrsges ss myths. The testi-
mony which Hon. John Sherman, Gen. Garfield,
Eugene Hale, Gen. White, E. w. Stoughton and
Judge Kelley will furnish the north will startle
the whole country.
New ORLEANS, November %. In the return
ing board after considerable discussion the re-
turns not returns not received, Gov. Wells said
that the board would 60 into executive session
Upon going into executive session Gen. Anderson
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White for the Human Family.
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These Linlments are simply the wonder of the
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bones, but they will always allay pain. They hay
| Strengthened fingers cured chronic rheumatism
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NEW YORK, January, 1874.
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III. MARSH, Supt. Adams Elk. Stables, N. Y.
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