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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14
What Will Mr.. Curtis DO 1t Cincin-
natl?

Some enemies of George William Cur
tbs intimate that when he goes to the
Republican Convention he will not vote for
Mr.. Conkling. Now let us show these critics
how it is impossible for Mr.. Curtis to do any
thing else When in the Convention he Of
fcred resolution in the following words -
That while should rejoice with pride If the candi
date for the Presidency Tho election OF this year
tona reputation in the State q New York whom Now
York most justly and most highly honors; yet recog-
nzns that that nomination should be the result OF tho
unrammelled debcraton OF the National Convention,
We willingly leave the selection OF the candidate TO the
patriotic wisdom of that body in full confidence that II
VIII present the name OF some tried and true rcpub-
can, whose character and the pledge OF
pure, economical and vigorous administration OF tho
government tApplausc.l
This resolution is clear. 1t committed the
Convention to a definite policy. That policy
was the waving of any claim on the part of
New York to name the Presidential candi-
date. 1t was debated during long session.
Mr. Curtis spoke for an hour in its favor.
The Convention rejected it, and, on the con-
trary, passed resolution saying:
AS a statesman and patriot OF tho highest ability
and character, whose long and distinguished public
career - without rcproach, who has faithfully served
the cause OF freedom and the Union through the great
last 10 equal rights and financial honesty, and tho
unil:nching exponent Of republican principles. aud
who possesses the experience capacity, courage aud
lrmncss which quality him TO give strength and honor
TO the government, present Roscoe Conkng to tho
National Republican Convention s choice Tor the
nomination Tor President
Here, then, is the position. Mr.. Curtis
asks the Convention to do o certain thing.
1t declines. 1t presents Roscoe Conkling
to the National Convention" as the Conven-
tons ''choice for the nomination for Presi-
dent" 1t is, therefore. the duty OF MIR.
Curtis as delegate, to present Roscoe
Conkling to the National Convention" as the
choice of the republican party of New York
for President. If he Will not do this let him
stay at home. He cannot as gentleman 60
to Cincinnati and disobey the instruction of
the Convention he represents He is not,
we are persuaded, the man to do such
thing. 1t would not even strengthen him as
a candidate for Lieutenant Governor before
the Democratic Convention.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

THE PLAGUE AT BAGDAD is spreading with
fatal results. Thirty new cases and ten
deaths were reported on March &C. This
terrible scourge is peculiarly Of Eastern
origin, but has been frequently the deadly
visitor Of Southern and even Western Eu-
rope. A rigid quarantine of the Meditcr-
ranean ports can alone arrest the progress of
the fell destroyer. We have little faith in
the efforts Of a people who only recognize
'sfate" in every misfortune.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

The OBsEoUIEs OF THE LATE A. 7. STEWART
were conducted yesterday with all tho
solemnity that affection and friendship could
surround the ceremonial, and large gather
ing at st. Marks church testified the respect
entertained for the dead merchant.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

The STREET OPENING SUR against tho city
to recover over one hundred and sixty-five
thousand dollars for fees and costs claimed
to be due to the Commissioners for the
widening of Broadway, a work commenced
under the Tweed regime, has been stopped
by an injunction from the Supreme Court,
on the application Of Corporation Counsel
Whitney. The exorbitnnt charges and
their allowance by the Court without any
opposition being made thereto By a former
Corporation Counsel shows TO what an extent
the city has been pundered under the legal
forms with which the thieves surrounded
their stealing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

NoIICE TO COUNTRY NEwsDEALERs.-F6r
prompt and regular delirery of The HERALD
1y fast mail trains orders must be sent direct
10 this office. Postage free
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

BFLKSArIsM IN GREECE is creating consid-
cradle excitement. A minister, q Judge and
several archbishops have been sentenced to
fine and Imprisonment for bride taking, and
the despatch from Athens states that .all
were impcached for corruption and simony"
Fortunately we have no bishops or other
eccesiastics involved in our own troubl :
otherwise the parallel would be complete
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

The METHODIST CONFERENCES Of New Jer-
sey and the Eastern division of New York
have completed their labors and appointed
presiding elders and pastors for the scveml
districts and churches under their jurisdic-
ton. The utmost harmony prevailed and
the meeting of the Eastern New York Con-
ference has been finally adjourned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

FRENCH EXPLORATION IN AFRICA. Elise
where we present another chapter in the
story Of the expedition of NJ. Largeau, the
French explorer, to the centre Of trade in the
great Desert of the Sahara. 1t will be found
graphic in depicting the strange scenes the
party passed through, and deeply interest,"
ing, particularly in its commercial bearing
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

IT Is STRANGE that in all cases where Robe
son and other members Of tho Cabinet are
accused they plead that they are not thieves
because they are fools.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,ceather today ,cia be cooler, cloudy.
and, possibly, rainy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

RUSSIA proposes to go into the cotton
growing business on a large scale in Central
Asia. She must proceed carefully, picking
her steppes il she would succeed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14
TRIPLE S HE E 7.

NEW YORK. FRIDAY. APRIL IA. 1876.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-20
A Dream and a Sleep.

Emile, Gerard and I, sat smok-
ing in the dark. The curtains
were drawn; the fire smouldered
to its death; the sound Of passing
wheels broke but infrequently up
on the silence of the room. II was
near dawn,-Winter dawn,-and
still we had no thought of separa-
ting. Emile and Gerard had come
in at two o'clock in the morning,
and when such a thing happened
we generally saw daylight before
we shook hands again. We had
turned over many subjects, and had
had two or three bitter arguments,
for Emile and Gerard always fought
with buttons off. At length Ge-
rard yawned. Emile caught the
arms OF his easy-chair, sat upright,
and looked fixedly into Gerard's
face.
Gerard" he said, "you have
yawned."" .-sf hos -..r'a
"No doubt" answered Gerard.
"What Of thatG You haven't said
a word for quarter of an hour.
You have been asleep"
"Here him." cried Emile, az
pealing, as it were, to the four
millions Of sleepers around him.
"He says / slept. He has the au-
dacity to seek justification OF his
offense in a crime created by his
Imagination for me. "Mark," he
asked, turning to me, shave ]
sleptp
Beyond the fact that you sat
very still and kept your eyes closed,
there is no circumstancial evidence
against you," l replied. @
"There," exclaimed Emile
"Hear independent testimony. But
against you there is irrefutablc
proof. You yawned. We heard
you. You are beneath contempt.
You are creature of sensation and
emotion, wholly destitute Of re-
Election or self-supplicd stimulant.
Bah! you are like woman"
Emile / interposed, "you are
ungallant."
"But Mark" he pleaded, "Ge-
rard is a beast"
"You are over the bounds pro-
tested Gerard. "e ~,n
"Not Of TRUTH" asserted Emile.
"Of civilized conversation. The
word .beast' is not in any blue
book applied to man."
"No," Iagreed, 81 never saw IT,
"Thenp cried Gerard, in tri'
umph. "Emile pays the penalty"
"But, as I live," pleaded Emile
81 have no story TO tell for forfeit
As I live, / am a squeezed orange
"Lemon," muttered Gerard, a.
he lit his pipe.
Lemon is over the bounds 7" In
quired Emile, clasping his hand
and turning imploripg eyes upol
me.
"No. Lemon Is within the linn
its. Go on With . story, Emile"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-20

fell back in his chair. "They, or
rather he, said I was asleep" he
whispered, in a voice Of stage
aside sand wasn't. was only
thinking. Thinking Of the past.
Thinking Of my first night in Lon
don. What night it was to be
sure" Then with animation, "Did
l ever tell you Of my Arst night in
London -
"No,"
"No."
w will"
az had just completed my 25th
year when first set foot In Lon
don. ! had come partly to see the
place, and partly to meet rela-
tive of mine whom we expected to
arrive from India any day Of the
week. AS you know, Mark, have
always been a qniet, curious, dull
fellow, taking little interest in the
ordinary amusements provided for
the general public, and having no
appreciation Of what is called fun,
so that instead Of seeking a thea
ter, or some other brilliant place OF
entertainment, put on an over
coat, lit a cigar, and walked out
about nine o'clock.
"There was a dense fog, and the
air was damp and unwholesome.
I happened to be staying at q ho-
tel so situated that Ivy the map I
took all my bearings with relation
to Holborn. The gas lamps OF the
opposite side of the street were to
be seen like balls OF tow illumin-
ated by dull glow. They we're
visible, but gave no light. / was
in a large and very busy street -
Cabs, carts and omnibuses, passed
in an unbroken current. ! be-
came a little depressed and con-
founded, and meeting a quiet-look-
ing street which seemed to lead
into some silent, lake-like square, ]
turned down, and experienced the
most inexpressible relief from the
mufYled muteness around.
~ suppose must have gone
about $50 yards in q straight line
before ! discovered there was no
way Of exit at the end. I crossed,
and began walking back toward
the head OF the street. Before I
had got half way I reached turn
ing to the left, and for q minute
stood irresolute as to which course
l should take.
"As ! was deliberating, heard
footsteps approaching rapidly. !
drew little out of the way to let
him pass, but, as he went to the
same side, he ran against me rather
forcibly, and, tripping over raised
stone in the kennel, fell heavily to
tho ground. ] helped him to rise,
He was not hurt; and when he and
I had exchanged apologies, he
turned slowly down the street and
to the left, and walked with q bent
head and deliberate step.
"The two questions which arose
to me we're: Who was hei anf
what had occasioned his haste
His manner and speech were those
of a gentleman; and 90 far as
could see, there was nothing iu hi
dress or appearance inconsisten
with the presumption that he VA
one. What could make . man o
his class rush down q by-street Q
such a pace, and then suddenly
upon receiving a momentary check
subside into a shamble Had b
. committed some crime, and wer
the mipisters of iustice upop "a
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-20
Young Men.

Baylies Great Mercantile College. Keokuk,
lows, ON tho Mississippi. Nineteenth year.
About sixty dollars pay all expenses. for Mem
bership, board and stationary. Book-keepers,
Peumen, Reporters Operators, Architects, Sur.
veyorr and Teachers thoroughly fitted Railroad
fare reduced. Good situations. No vacation.
Don't fail to address Prof. Miller, Kcokuk, Iowa.
255yl
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-20
Come Near to Me.

The way is long Come near to me;
] can not live afar from Thee, .'H
Nor journey TO my home above,
Unless Thou aid me with Thy loyo.
So many errors clog my soul
So many evils round me roll;
faint With all the weary strife
Come near me, Lord, for Thou art life.
The thorns seem thicker than the bloom
Ending the pathway to the tomb
They pierce-and whittier shall fee,
Except, dear Lord, l fee TO Theef
Come near at morning, noon, and night;
De Thy sweet presence my delight;
Thy gracious comfort freely give, ..
That may look to Thee and live
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-06-03
Psalm.Singing in China.

If the reports be not exaggerated, the
progress of Christian evangelization in
China awaits the adoption by that an
cient people of one of tho modern Ian
guagcs. Either this must be done or
one of the great evangelizing agencies
"psalm singing must be abandoned.
As illustrating this fact, we learn that
in singing tie Chinese are not able to
give the needed "word tones" without
which the words are confusing and often
senseless. In the Chinese language,
as rule, every articulate sound repre-
sents at least two or three different
words, while the more common, such as
ting, ling and sing, often represent two
or three dozen different words, and
without the help of the "tones" they
have no meaning whatever. Now, when
hymn is sung in this language, the
musical infections of course take the
place of any other, and thus what when
read was plain enough, when sung be-
comes a senseless jargon, or what may
be worse, an entire change of sense and
sentiment. Those who recognize the
mission of music as an aid to religious
worship-and who does not2-will readi-
ly perceive the task which this peculiari-
ty imposes upon the missionary, and
the wall of the Jewish captives assumes
to them present and actual signifi-
canoe. elbow can we sing the songs
of Zion in strange land9"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-06-03

Frank Ruttan, who killed Sarah Conk-
lin in Jefferson county, N. T., last No
vember, has made the following confess
sion:
About week before John Allen went
away he came to town and got pint of
whisky, and left some there in the bottle
when he went away. What was left in
the bottle the day of the murder I
drank. BERTHE Van Slyck told me that
she (Sarah Conklin) had been calling
me names. He told me the next night
after John Allen went away. I stood in
the alleyway of the barn, after throwing
down the hay, and looked out. l saw
her near the bars by the schoolhouse.
She was not in the lot. went out of
the alley door and under the bridge. 1
went right close to the orchard fence
and came back the same way. She got
into tho woods before ] did. asked
her what she had been saying such
things about me for. She didn't make
any reply, but started to run. ran after
her with stick in my hand. I don't
know whether it was the stick shown at
the coroner's inquest or not, for didn't
see that; but the one I had was a good,
solid maple stick, with knot on it. I
was about five or six feet from her when
I threw it. I hit her on the right hand
side of the head.
She dropped where she stood, and
lay. She begun to shake, and then got
up and staggered along. Then went
to her again and frightened the scarf on
her neck. She kicked, and tried to
unite the scarf. I didn't mean to kill
he4 when l hit her with the club, but
she looked SO that 1 was afraid she
would 60 home and tell of me, and they
would do something to mo, and so l
went back and killed her. l didn't stay
more than five i-utes after frightened
the scarf. L fed the turkeys before 1
left the barn. l shut the grain barn
door, but didn't fasten it. I had on a
coat over my frock. didn't get any
blood on me. was scared about what
1 had done that night after got back
to the barn."
Ruttan denied the murder at Water
town, and he said that he expected to
be pardoned when he was twenty one
years old. He is sente need to Auburn
for life
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-06-03
Did Not Like 1t,

Emperor William gave his chief court
preacher tremendous dressing down a
few days ago. That worthy, Newman,
instead Of preaching Christ and him
crucifed, preached Queen Louise and
her glorifed, and gave a very John s.
g. Abbottish account of her interview
at Schwedt, after Jena, with her sons,
the late king and present emperor,
whom she urged in the true Cambyses
vein to redeem and avenge their coun-
try. The sermon moved everybody to
tears and applause except the emperor.
He waited until the preacher appeared
at the chapel door, Invested of his cleri-
cal habiliments and ready to return
home, and accosted him with: No
such scene as you have deliberately de-
scribed ever took place. The words
attributed to her certainly expressed my
mothers sentiments, but all that she
said to her sons was: you see me in
tears. l weep for the sad fate which
has overtaken us. The king has been
mistaken as to the efficiency of his army
and its leaders; therefore, we have been
defeated, and are obliged to fly" The
preacher, thus corrected, could not ex
cuse nor defend himself. The emperor
added: "Let me advise you not again
to give sermon of this sort. My
family and myself 60 to church to wor-
ship God and to hear the Gospel
preached; not to listen to fattering no
tees of our deceased ancestors"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-06-03
Vandals NJ the Exhibition.

It il almost incredible, says q Phila-
delphia correspondent, that there should
DO found in civilized community per-
sons malicious enough to wantonly in.
lure and destroy the beautiful objects OF
tho Exhibition. II il, nevertheless, true
that costly and rare articles have been
irreparably injured, and that not by tho
stupid gawks and thick-witted Doors
who poke at everything with their UNI
brellas or paw them with dirty fingers,
but by vandnls savage enough to design
edly injure tho loveliest works in the
fair. The art galleries offer IN inviting
field for these wretches, and many
choice pictures and marbles have suffer
ed Mt their hands. The foreign commits
sioners complain that their canvasses
have been scratched and broken, and
their statuary Clipped and daubed to an
alarming extent. Visitors to tho Me-
mortal hall were surprised one day to
find tho doors OF the Austrian section
closed and guarded. Inquiry Mt official
sources elected the information that the
Austrian commission had found several
pictures cut and scratched, and they
had promptly resolved to erect barriers
against the mob more formidable than
the slight rail which now encircles their
walls. Until this is done the doors will
be closed to all-the good and the bad
alike, the art worshippers and the van
dals who would deface it. The Austrian
section contains what is, perhaps, the
picture in the entire collection, Hans
Markaat's masterpiece of "Venice Wor-
shipping Catherine Cornaro," and her
commissioners have done wisely in TAX
ing measures to prevent the possible in
jury OF even this treasure. AS l said be-
fore, other foreign representatives make
the same complaint and threaten to take
the same summary steps unless better
protection is afforded their charges by
the Centennial authorities. The board
of finance has force OF 1000 men, call
ed the Centennial guards" whose
Office it is to police the buildings and
grounds. They should see to it either
that these men perform their duties
more vigilantly, or, if their number is
not large enough, to make tire needed
increase in the force. saw one brute
collared and elected from Memorial hall
for using the blade of his penknife to
mark the outline of picture he particu-
larly admired; but saw several others
who were not elected, but who ought to
have been kicked ignominiously.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-06-03
Life In the Far West.

During our stay In Dol Norte, says q
correspondent on flying visit TO the
far West, we put up at little tavern,
half mud and half boards. II was
crowded with the strangest assortment
OF human beings ! ever saw together.
Cow boys in butternut, ranchmen, a
couple OF officers on their way to Fort
Garland, IN English tourist, greasers,
half breeds, an Ute Indian, professor
of chemistry under contract with n
mining company, stage drivers and a
couple OF young ladies from San Juan
City, who had been to q "round-up
and were on their way back. When a
man rides all day on horseback in this
atmosphere he generally shakes all the
fastidiousness out of him. l believe II
the supper at that house were set before
me in New York it would naussate mo.
l only know that ate it with a kcener
relish than ever attended banquet. II
was ham. 1t alwaysis. Ham simmered
in its own oleaghiousness and little
water. Hot biscuit, monstrous yellow
balls OF flour and saleratus, and "apple
sass and fried potatoes.
Well, 1t was q feast OF honeydew, and
tho coffee, weak, muddy and vile rs it
was, turned out to be the milk of Para
disc. We all stuck our knives into the
butter. Men, officers and COW boys
sunk all distinctions in the presence OF
the appetite. Nothing would taboo a
man 80 quick in this country as putting
on airs. One of lis burdened with ham
grease yearned for napkin, but he
knew that he would be laughed to scorn.
So he wiped his fingers on the cloth. as
many better men than he had apparently
done before him. "Airs" the Western
men will not stand. The chemist in an
evil moment asked for those cakes,
meaning them biscuit, and heard sew
eral of the gentlemen of the place refer
ring to him afterwards with cutting en-
phasis as those internal fool.
There was among the guests an ano-
malous character, in snow-white cordu-
roy suit and wide-awake. At first sight
he looked like young English swell on
the trail of buffaloes. But he wore
q hang-dog air that was remarkable.
He had done something that he was
ashamed Of. I struck up IN acquaint-
ance with him in order to find out.
What do you suppose was the matter
You see, said he, " I was all right
till l got to Canyon City, and there 1
had these duds" (meaning his corduroy
suit and hat) washed, and they come
out white. I aspect l look like horse
thief, anyhow |"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-06-03

The spirit of the red man is broken.
If any one else penned this sentence
previous to present date it was all right.
The spirit was broken quite spell ago,
and It was all right to say so.
The red man OF Canada and Michigan
is no longer on the whoop. Whisky,
plug tobacco and the white mans old
clothes have taken all the fancy kinks
out of his spinal column. He couldn' t
see war path if there were forty under
his nose, and he can't tell war cry from
the voice of ferryboat captain calling
through the gloom of stormy night y:
"Why don't that fellow cast off his
bow line2"
All of the above and dozen times as
much was suggested to the Detroit
Free Press by al incident. Two In-
dams and squaw were tramping round
with bead work and baskets, when they
came to small auction house. On u
bench at the door was pile of very old
fashioned hats and bonnets for female
wear, and the Indian traded basket for
enough headgear to cover three heads.
If Cooper had been around and seen that
noble red man stick his head into an old
fashioned box bonnet trimmed with six
yards of yellow ribbon, Cooper would
have wept where the boys laughed till
the tears came. It was bargain, how
ever. When an Indian can buy q bon
net for four cents worth of basket he
isn't going to stand out about the style
of it. One bonnet is as good as an
other if it has yellow ribbons and a
rose with three buds just ready to bios
som out.
The mighty warrior put on the bon
net and wore it away. No flush of deg
radiation mantled his cheek. On the
contrary, he rolled his quid to star
board and tried to spit clear across the
street. Some stray thought OF old
times made him step high for few
rods, but then the feeling passed away
and he slammed along like a farmer
going to mill. The boys jeered and
followed on behind, but they couldn't
fool that red child of the mighty will
derness. The gay yellow strings We're
carried out behind his ears by the
breeze from Lake Erie, and on his
bronzed features there rested pensive
smile. Looking behind him at the
squaws as he turned into Michigan
avenue, he erunted
"Three heap bonnets twelve cent
Injun look like squaws, mebbe-mebbe
squaws look like Injun Jim Brown
all right-make heap trade!"