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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

Amateur performances given for their own
sake, that is, merely for the purpose Of ex-
hibiting the performers to their friends, do
not appeal to the sympathies of newspaper.
When, however, some devoted servants Of
art consecrate their endeavors TO the cause
of charity, we are inclined to look upon the
act at least as leniendy as upon the old
medieval chieftains who atoned for their
sins by building hospitals, monasteries and
churches. We learn that certain large
hearted and sweet-voiced New Workers have
undertaken the production of Verdis "Ballo
in Maschera" at the Lyceum Theatre on
Monday next The performance is to be in
aid of the Samaritan Home for the Aged, q
very worthy charity, and the promise of the
programme seems as good as its object. Here
is music to test the philanthropic children of
Apollo whom Signor Albites is to lead. We
must say, also, that we prefer to see the
cause of charity benefited by masked
ball" given in this form than in the shape
which our model Legislature stopped all its
other labors to legalize at the beginning of
the session. We hope that the aged for
whose benefit this performance is designed
may profit by it. and that the audience
which will fill the theatre may be able to
send the amateur artists back to their dress
ing rooms full of the thought that they have
not only helped the poor but done some
thing to serve the cause of art
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

ENeLAND's ADDITION TO ANDRAssY's NoTE.
as described in our special cable despatch.
is Eanifestly aimed at keeping Russian in
fuence out of the settlement of the pending
difficulty in Herzegovina. This may not be
SO easy. If Prince Charles of Roumania
listens to the Russian siren new source of
difficulty will be opened. The fruit Of
the Crimean war remains to be gathered if
England cannot prevent Russia from follow
ing up her hitherto important place in the
negotiations. Alone England cannot do it,
and hence league with Austria against the
Muscovite would be the best thing for the
formers interests 1t is not to be disguised
that Austria wants more territory. and Russia
stands ready to aid her by dividing the
Sultan's dominions between the two. The
diplomatic situation becomes more deeply
interesting.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
Sneaker Kerr.

We sincerely regret that the failing health
of the Speaker has compelled him to leave
his post for while and seek quiet and re-
pose. The hard money influence is so weak
in the House that the absence of its most in
telligent leader is a serious loss. Apart
from Speaker Kerrs physical infrmities he
has had great deal to try and depress him.
There seems no longer any chance of the
adoption by the House of the policy which
he thinks essential for the success of his
party and the good of the country. His
committees are receiving no laurels, and he
is held responsible for their appointment
with little allowance for the badness Of the
materials from which be was compelled to
select them. Moreover, a very awk-
ward accident happened to him a
few weeks ago by the publication of his
letter. which he meant to be private, com
hitting him to support Governor Hendricks
for the Presidency, and thereby alternating
the New York friends who had done most to
secure his election to the Speakership. 1t is
no wonder that these anxieties and vexations,
wearing on q constitution which was at the
beginning too feeble to justify him in ac-
cepting the laborious position Of the
Speakership, have made it necessary to seek
rest and try 10 recruit his health. We trust
his enforced absence may be brief, for he is
undoubtedly the most useful member ON the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Sebastapol is revving.
Maine farmers will extensively make beet sugar.
Bllov wants 10 live in Boston and Boston wants to
live Brlow.
Senator Morton has turn-pp nose and you can't get
blood out of q turn-up.
The Rochester Democrat is sorry because It could not
send Tweed Valentine.
''Patence when she is blowing you up do not
call her dynamite hend
Among learners Of music In London the parlor organ
is in a considerable degree superseding the piano
Moody and Sankey should give actors matinee,
so afford tho stagyritessan opportunity to see
Pyramus and Thisbe.
Moody has the cheek TO tell people to buy face
cards Of himself though probably he only facetious
and holds the ace.
1t is useless to try TO keep the Amer can advsn-
turer Of the Black Hills TO try keep woman
out of dry goods store.
A distinguished physician recommends patients to
eat two good oranges before breakfast from February
TO June. Plain soda will probably do for the other
months.
Professor Smith says the In the ancient
Chadean belief the origin OF all things, in accordance
with Genesis t. 2, where the chaotic waters are called
the deep
In Cheyenne the other day two brothers named
Hart swinded most OF the storekeepers and now the
ks are shying round, singing, 1.-TWO Harris that
beat one"
The latest statistics tell that marriage, which Is
reckoned al thirty per cent in England and at
thirty per cent Ireland only reaches nineteen per
cent In Germany.
The Yolks Zsltitng states that trade Is almost
sandstl in several parts OF Germany, and that many
large manufactures are unable employ their usual
complement OF ''hands"
The French peasantry are thrifty, domestic and
probably, on the whole, happy They arc also pro-
toundly ignorant deeply prejudced, wholly indf.
fcrent 10 political liberty.
several amateur runners in this country among
them Mr. Pennington, who has done the 100 yards
in SIS seconds appear willing compete at the Ceh-
,ennial with foreign amateurs
Bessie Turner Is lecturng out West At times in
her eoquence she 70 be carried away like n
whiterobed angel Of rest In delcously unconscious
state and the heels Of her oatory do not trail on the
foor
There will be no standing bar in the Centennial
grounds The Kansas City Times the Buffalo Erprsss
and the Boston Transcript men upon reading the abovs
item, will yowl and say "HgRALO, that is not per
sonaL'" But IL IS personal--to you
The Richmond VaD Wing seems to rccornlze IN
fact that BY vrginias many Typographical miles
were lost 70 the Union the late war and that many
miles sociastically may gained tor the Onion in Ihs
slow but sure course Of reconstruction By Virginia
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
Personal Liberty and the Police.

General Smith, in his communication to
the Assembly, gives as the authority of the
police for making arrests in their dis
erection an extract from statute of 1867,
which makes it their duty, with or without
q warrant, to arrest all persons guilty of
violating any law or ordinance for the sup
preston or punishment of crimes or
offences" If this authority were less quail
fied-if it simply made it the duty of the
police, with or without warrant, to arrest
all persons" it would amply cover their OBJ
jectionable practices ; but inasmuch as the
authority is only to arrest persons guilty"
of violations of the law it evidently intends
that some discrimination shall be made. 1t
divides the public for police purposes into
those that have violated the law and those
that have not and this simple division
should itself suggest to the minds of intelli-
gent functionaries that a necessary prelim-
mary to every arrest must be some charge,
properly made, that a crime has been COM
mitted and evidence enough to establish q
reasonable probability Of guilt But it is
argued that if our police trammels itself
with all this formality rogues will
escape. That is arrant and mischiev-
Gus nonsense If our police act under
established and authorized methods they
will, on the contrary, give certainty and pre-
cision to their proceedings, and not waste
their activity on cases that can have no prac-
teal issue This defence Of the necessity Of
making the police free Of legal methods is an
old one, and its fallacy is singularly well
seen in the operations of the London police,
whose dealings with Winslow, the forger are
in such marked contrast with the acts of our
police in regard to the Brydges-Mackenzie
party Nowhere are the operations of the
police more effective than in London; no.
where are formalities SO rigidly Observed
particularly formalities that affect the liberty
of persons. Winslow could not be touched
by the police without warrant; and the
Bow street magistrate, with the most sincere
desire to meet and assist our authorities in
every possible degree, could not issue the
warrant except upon such tangible ground
as was given in the information that the &C.
cused was actually indicted for forgery No
| loose accusations of underlined offences tele-
| graphcd from one police superintendent to
another could move the we'll regulated ma
chinery of London justice and our people
may envy that system as much in its respect
for forms and the rights that are secured by
forms as in its efficiency against criminals.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


BowERY THEATRE
UNCLE TOMS CABIN, at 8 r. NJ. Mrs G C. Howard
- PARTISAN VARIETIES.
SAN FRANCISCO MISsTRELs atsPM
vn GLOBE THEATRE.
BOOTHS THEATRE
JULIUS CESAR, at r. NJ. MIR. Lawrence Barrett
THEATRE COMIQUE
UNCLE TOMS CABIN, ASP M.
VARIETY. at sP.M
TwENTYTHIRD STREET OPERA HOUSE.
CALIFORNIA AlNSTRELs. at 3 r. NJ
WOODS MUSEUM
THE SPY at T. NJ Matinee at r. NJ
~ THIRD AVENUE THEATRE
VARIETY, at r. NJ
wALLACK's THEATRE
JOHN GARTH, atsP.M Mr. Lester Wallack.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
LA CENERENToLA ats Up. NJ Miss Adelaide Phillips
OLYMPIC THEATRE
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
EAST LYNNE at 8 7. NJ Lucille Western.
EAGLE THEATRE.
TICKEToFLEAvE MAN stsPM
GERMANIA THEATRE
CoMTESSE HELENE, ats NJ
BROOKLYN THEATRE
QUEEN AND WOMAN at p ~ Mr. Fred Robinson
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE
VARIETY at p N. Matinee G2P.M
-, UNION SQUARE THEATRE
ROSE MICHEL at g. M.
PARK THEATRE.
BRASS, at ! T. NJ George Fawcett Rowe.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
EXHIBITION OF WATER COLoRS.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
PlQUE. ats P NJ. Fanny Davenport
THIRTY.roURTH STREET OPERA HOUSE.
VARIETY, atsPM
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

SPAIN AND CUBA.-The London Times re-
CARDS the latest Spanish note upon the
Cuban instruction as an evasive, incense
quent document, taking the same view of il
as that held by the HERALD. Such intelli-
gent comment on the Spanish position in
the unfortunate island from European jour
nails cannot fail TO show Spain that however
she may deceive herself about the insurrec-
ton she cannot deceive anybody else. She
is only delaying the day of retribution, and
in all such cases retribution gathers as it
goes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Gold advanced
TO lib rs, closing at 113 ga. The large
shipment of 81, 100000 was made. Money
on call closed at 3 1-2 per cent. Govern
ment and railroad bonds were firm and
stocks a trife higher but erratic in their
course. bearish feeling performances.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
No Tricks.

Some time ago we directed the attention of
the public and the Legislature to the proba-
bility that trickery would be resorted to to
delay and defeat the mo seat no fare" bill
at Albany. Already the lobby in the inter
est of the street railroads is beginning to ap-
ply this species of opposition and the COM
panies hope to destroy the Killian bill by
smothering it in committee. For this pur-
pose Mr.. William M. Evarts has been en-
ployed, and an effort is made to delay the
consideration of the bill in committee until
the eminent lawyer, whose name is expected
to be tower of strength in the lobby, can
find time to argue it. This is all wrong. We
have no objection to Mr.. Evarts accepting q
fee from the railroad companies and arguing
before the Assembly committee that these
companies ought to be allowed to pack men
and women into their cars like sardines in q
box, but we do object to any delay in neces-
sary legislation merely upon grounds of the
counsel's personal or professional con-
venience. The people Of this city must not
be deprived of their rights because Mr..
Evarts finds it inconvenient to prove that the
public have no rights which the railroads are
bound to respect. If this was all, however,
we should not object so much, but it is only
too plain that the real purpose of this re-
quest to put off the consideration of the bill
for week is not to afford Mr.. Evarts an op-
portunity to argue against the bill so much
as to defeat it by delay. Tricks like this
will not be acceptable to the people of New
York, even with the powerful name of Mr..
Evarts behind them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

PRESIDENT GRANTS DEPOSITION. The text
of this remarkable document will be found
elsewhere, and although our special de-
spatches from Washington and st. Louis
have anticipated its principal points it
will be found deeply interesting. 1t will be
seen that the President has testified to q
trust in Babcock which clannish ma
lures like his are ever likely to fall
into, although it often leaves them open to
bitter repentance. We do not think the
President has colored his statements in the
slightest for beyond the general attestation
to his belief in Babcock's fidelity he has left
his private secretary nothing in the business
before the court at St. Louis to lean on. 1t
is very evident that the St. Louis rascals
abused Grants confidence. and it now only
remains to be defined whether Babcock as
sisted them criminally, as it is certain be
did actually.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

The ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE on CRIME has
presented its report, synopsis of which will
be found in another part of the HERALD. 1t
suggests great many sweeping changes. but
we can only say at present that there is room
for great reform in all the departments OF
our city government
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

ALL THE OLD "RNG" FAvofarEs appear in
the Tweed six million suit, which drew
crowded house yesterday and will be con-
tinued till further notice,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

THE ENGLISH IN MALAGA have captured
some Of the murderers of Mr.. Birch, the
British Resident at Perak and will probably
execute them speedily. The trouble there
seems over, with another little additional
slice of territory
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

One THING has actually been settled in this
Beecher case, and that is Mr.. Bowen's status
as the recipient of private and confiden-
tial' letters. This is something-one grain
of rice out of n mass of straw
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

WESTON, THE WALKER, has accomplished
something he set out to do in England and
now proposes to attempt something greater
in few days. He can never let we'll alone
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

A CHANNEL COLLISION, resulting in the
loss of ffty-nine lives, is reported from
England the German steamer Franconia
running down the English steamer Strath-
Clyde about one mile off the Admiralty pier
at Dover. The collision occurred in clear
weather and in broad daylight, and we can
at present see nothing to justify the care
lessness which caused it. When the Iron
Duke sunk the iron-clad Vanguard off Bray
Head the feet was steaming in close order
during iog-just such condition as in
vited disaster; but in the present case none
az the conditions which were pleaded in the
sinking of the Vanguard can be alleged. If
the immense number Of ships passing to and
fro in the Channel is pleaded we can only
see that it enjoinod greater caution and less
speed; but there is sea room enough there
for oil the English feet to man@uyre in clear
weather
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

The HERALD BY FAST MAIL TRAINS. Ne,os-
dealers and Tie public throughout the country
1oiN be Supplied ,oih Tie DAILY, WEEKLY and
SUNDAY HERALD, free Of postage, by sending
their orders direct to this office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

The MoTHER-N-LAw appears balefully in
the Philbrook divorce suit, and if she was
what the defendant represents her we may
we'll pardon him for referring to her visit at
his house as an unpleasant" period We
sincerely hope that all the small wits Of the
country will refrain from joking on this
painful subject, and that no husband will be
base enough TO read the defendants answer,
which will be found elsewhere, aloud at the
family breakfast table.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

RAPID TRANs1T.-A correspondent calls
attention to the fact that the Ele-
waited Railway Company does not, as
it promised. run a line of stages from
its Forty-second street depot to the Grand
Central depot. If the road made this
promise it should redeem it. But, now that
we have one rapid transit line to the Park,
why not run branch line across Forty
sixth street or Forty-ffth street SO as 70
connect with this depot Or why not carry it
beyond the Park and have a connection at
One Hundred and Tenth street, There
would be common sense in this Having
built sensible line from the Battery to the
Park. line that grows every day in public
favor, we see no reason why there should
not be q connecting link with the Wander
bilt lines. 1t will be another step toward
that comprehensive system which cannot be
much longer postponed, and which will en-
brace two swift lines, on Ninth and Third
avenues. But keep moving on until this is
done. Every step brings us nearer the goal.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
L r PIE S III E E T.
NEW YORK, FRIDAY FEBRUARY IS. 1876.

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,oeather to-day uiA be slightly
,car7ner and generally clear
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

PRINCE HoHENLoHE's Mission to Rome has
not yet discovered itself There is an atmos-
phere of GOODNESS about his reception at the
Papal Court which, however, must not be
taken to imply failure on his part, as
clerics are just as coy as maidens that desire
a stranger who may be sutton to declare
himself Much as the fair Beatrice called
Benedick "a princes jester, a very dull
foel," she was fain to reprove herself and
vow that il he loved she would requite him.
When Hohenlohe has cleared up matters a
little we may find o most cordial state of
affairs between him and the Vatican
although His Holiness now says, somewhat
tartly, ~ do not know whether Hohenlohe's
visit is o mission to us; but if the subject Of
the relations with Germany is preached
shall speak my mind
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

VOLUME xLI...............................No 40
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PROPRIETOR
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
NEW YORK HERALD

BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18

We have received the following letter,
which, although of a business nature. will
interest the general public
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-04
A Man offliGh intellect.

A private letter was received
yesterday by a friend from Hon.
Mahlon Chance, United States
Consul at Nassau, in which, touch
ing upon public matters, he says:
"Without entering into polici-
cal discussion about candidates, |
can say this to you in f~rankness:
| do not believe there is in the
world a purer or better man than
Gov. Hayes. He is a man o fhigh-
er intellect than many Of his OPP
ponents give him credit for. In
pure, genuine common sense, |
do not think any one Of his great
competitors at Cincinnati equals
him"
When it is known thas Mr..
Chance, who is well and tavora-
BILE known to the public, is
a fellow-townsman of Gov. Hayes
and has been intimately acQuain-
ted with him for many years, this
testimony, given in a private let
ter, is not without value.-New
York Times;
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-04

Church, and il was not long be
fore he developed from On exhort-
er into a full-fiedgcd preacher.
Then Mr.. Mitchell concluded to
leave Georgetown and remove to
Rock Island. Il being against the
laws of Kentucky to manumit a
slave, Mr.. Mitchell told Jack TO
choose his new master, and what
ever he was willing to pay for
him he would take. The selection
was soon made, the entire Black
burn family passed over to a new
owner, and at a very much lower
figure than they had cost Mr..
Mitchell. The war brought eman-
cipation; the shackles were bro
ken and Jack was free to 90
where he pleased. Mr. Mitchell
sent him money to bring his fam
lily to Rock Island, all OF which has
been honestly repaid.
Jack has worked industriously
at his trade, and has done well.
He has reared and educated his
children, has been the means of
securing a little church for his
people, and to-day there is no
man in its city who stands higher
in the estimation Of all who know
him than jackson Blackburn. As
Mr.. Mitchell expressed it: 4
would take his word for any
thing as soon as that Of any other
man | ever saw; the only thing
that isn't white about him is his
skin And there stood the mas
ter listening TO his old slave max
ing a Fourth Of July address in
Court House Square. Can histo-
ry pay a grander tribute to Abra-
ham Lincoln han the simple sto-
ny of Jackson Blackburn and his
old mas'rYn
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-04
AN EX-sLAyE'S CAREER.
His Old Master Listening 10 kEis
Fourth of July Grafton.

The Rock Island (Ul,) Union
prints the following simple and
touching story: "When we saw
our colored fellow citizen, the
Rev. Jackson Blackburn, speak
ing from the stand in the Court
House Square on the Fourth OF
July, with his former owner, L,
L. Mitchell, Esq, intently listen,
ing to him, and evidently pleased
with his remarks, MIR. Lincoln's
language seemed to repeat itself:
we cannot fail to note that the
world moves Mr., Mitchell in
forms us that Mr.. Blackburn was
a plantation hand near George
town, Ky. About 1910 his owner
died, and in order to settle the es-
tate all the slaves had to be sold.
Between the death and the sale
some of them scattered about the
country and into town hunting
odd Jobs for themselves. Mr..
Mitchell was then keeping store
in Georgetown. One day a like
Unlocking niger Of some twenty,
seven years came in and asked
him for work. He gave him a
load of wood to saw, and the man
worked S much to his satisfaction
that he gave him other little jobs
about his premises. AS the dread
ed day Of sale approached the
man one day begged MIR. Mitchell
to buy him and save him from be-
inc sent down the river and being
separated forever from his wife
and children, who were owned by
a neighboringplanter. Mr.. Mitch,
ell is a New Highlander, and had
scruples against holding slaves,
but the man pleaded so pite6usly
that Mr.. Mitchell finally agreed
to keep him from going down the
river. On the day of the sale Mr..
Mitchell was as good as his word,
and when Jack was mounted on
the auction box he was or
hand. "A likely niger was worth
about 800 at the time, but there
was sharp competition between
several slave-traders who wanted
a good gang of 'down-river' hands,
and Jack was finally knocked off
to Mr.. Mitchell at 500. lie after
ward bought his wife and chill
dren, built them a little house ON
his own promises and kept them
in his service. In the meantime
Jack somehow managed to learn
to read and write without the AID
of sthool-house or school teacher.
Then he picked up the paint brush
and soon handled it so we'll that
he could make 81 or $3 a day
working for others, half of which
Mr.. Mitchell allowed him to re-
tain for his own use.
Jack also j'ned the Methodists
and began to exhort u little. Then
he changed his views ION bap-
tism and joined the Christian