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The New York herald., 1876-12-25
Bull.dozfn= In Mexico.

Recently one uncertainty as to the Presi-
Dental election in Mexico was terminated
by battle which decided that Lerdo was
not the mar. Then the troubles were all
over for a day or two; the new government
provided new constitution, or one good
as new; gave m evidence of the sincerity
of its purpose by collecting new taxes, and
was enthusiastically received by the peo-
pie. 1t may strike the Indifferent observer
can people should be enthusiastic in regard
to new government; but it should never
be forgotten that in welcoming q new gov
ernment there is involved the happiness
that at least they are rid of the one that
preceded it. There was no Marcellus in
the fact that they were shouting over julius
Caesar Diaz as formerly they shouted over
Pompey Lerdo; but if there had been the
people might have responded that at least
the event afforded them a new show-was
equivalent to putting new slide into the
magic lantern OF their politics-and that the
existence of one government rather than
another was of little further consequence
than that to them. 1t appears by the chron-
icle that now another uncertainty requires
to be terminated by the same process, and
therefore another battle is imminent. This
time the count is between Diaz and Iglesias,
and Diaz will doubtless be counted in, for
he has got the best artillery. This expert
ment in republican politics is worthy the
public interest
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

GENERAL GRANT said yesterday thnt he
had no knowledge of any democratic armed
conspiracy. There were organized rifle
companies in the Southern States outside of
the militia, but he had no fears of colli-
sion. The reports of the committees would
show the real result of the electoral vote
and he thought the people worhd be made
satisfied by n fair count. He expressed
tho opinion that the President elect might
take the oath of Office Immediately after the
declaration of the electors though, of course
he could not enter upon his duties until the
4th Of March. A message will be sent to
Congress shortly in regard to sending troops
Kouth
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

That PROMISED OPERA HOUSE. What has
become OF Mr.. Strakosch' and the Italian opera
he was to have given us? The establish
mentin Fourteenth street is dead and has left
rs no heirs, and the impresario's project is
either dead or sleeping soundly. Mr..
Strakosch is our musical Messiah, and
we do not look for any other; so
let him fulfil the hopes he has excited.
Let him build an opera house between
Thirtieth street and Central Park there
are at least dozen plots of ground avail
able, while money for building of modest
but sufficient size and appointments can be
had with but little trouble. Let Mr..
Strakosch organize with Mr.. Mapleson a
company of stars ; the London season will
occupy PATTI, Nilsson and tho great tenors
during the summer, and in the winter they
can flash across the ocean like meteors into
our operatic sky and receive the attention
which brilliancy always excites. Life is
short aud we want our musical millennium
now Mr. Stralxosch can give it to us. Why
does he not do it?
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
Sentimental, Secret, Sad.

The romantic story of Bonfantis marriage
will be read with tender interest by every
one whose heart is in the right place. No
possible blame can be attached to the fasci-
mating woman who neglected cities full of
admirers to give her whole heart and life to
the man in whose affection she found them
again. But after the heartiest admiration is
accorded to woman's love and faithfulness
there is still something in the story for
Mt least one class of readers to think
over Had the sentiment Of the devoted
husband been guided by other feelings
be woman's Joy instead of a tenderly sor-
rowful memory. The anxiety and trouble
brought on by an unfortunate secret did the
principal work in sending George Hoffman
to en- early grave. Welded love is some
thing more than q mere amusement to which
everything else is to be sacrificed. It's
influences last as long as life itself,
and nothing that hampers it with
burdens and sorrows which straight
forward course can prevent is consistent
with the affection which every true woman
deserves. There are thousands of young
men who need to learn this lesson so thor
oughly that no spirit of romance nor any
intensity of feeling can make them forget it,
No amount of patience, hindrance OF separa-
ton could ever have been so CALLING to the
hero of this sorrowful romance as the neces-
sity of writing as he did to Mr.. Puleston.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

ST. DOMINGO is happy once more. She
has had another revolution. When we con-
template the Dominican's dearest delight
and the lack Of any provision in our hum
drum constitution for such recreations
President Grants annexation scheme wears
m aspect of malignant cruelty which is
simply appalling.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

GILMoRE's GARDEN
GRAND EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL. AT i. NJ Matinee,
.,.ov cnoosA. GEAND orAEA K.,, HOUSE
LYCEUM THEATRE.
RICHARD Ill.,, at r. NJ Edwin Booth
PARK THEATRE
LITTLE NELL at T. NJ. Lolita Matinee. $50 p. NJ
THE AnrnidsS SIsSa :. sytSuh z n xans. Tsa!aE
THE sHAUGHRAUN. a, +. NJ.
MISS xu, TN DNios sSuASE Si;,,1I TnTATEE spp
CONCERT .. P. STEIHWhx S. TfE Nrssiah. sAtd
coxc.er .Sb S6NTsaL sHiI rAKS GARDEN
NIELo's GARDEN
AZURlNE Matinee. 2 T. NJ
n,rr nercr = se9rp,s z aaIs.. THEaTB,E; ,s,o px
BowERY THEATRE.
THE BOSS. /" =. NJ Oliver Doud byron Matinee :
NEW BROADWAY THEATRE.
CORRINIk, Ats 7. NJ. Matinee, I. NJ.
GERNANIA THEATRE.
IN FREUD USD LEiD. at ; r NJ Matinse.sP.M.
.,ap NELLY KELLY. , LEoS's MISsrRELs
rnEs1,Dnc,rArIoS. fs.shS rshSns5 Matinee,
VARIETY ..sr ooruNBiA n A,,,orI orEsA ; TousE.
THEATRE COMIQUE
VARIETY, sP. NJ. Matinee. 2P. N.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.
VARIETY AND DRAMA. at 7:45p. NJ Matinee. 2P. N.
TONY PASTORS THEATRE
VARIETY, at sP NJ Matinee r. NJ
TIvOLI THEATRE.
VARIETY. at SP NJ.
THE NEW AMERICAN MUSEUM
TATTOOED GREEK. Open daily from 10 A. NJ It'll 10
P.M
EAGLE THEATRE.
VARIETY, at 8 p. NJ. Matinee. r. NJ.
NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
Opcn daily.
PARTISAN VARIETIES
VARIETY, att =. NJ. Matinee, . y. NJ.
WASHINGTON THEATRE.
VAKIETY, at 4 p. ". Matinee. . II. NJ.
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS
NSP. n. Matinee. II. NJ
PHILADELPHIA THEATRES.
KIRALFY'S ALEXANDRA PALACE
AZURINE: OR. A VOYAGE TO TIE EAKTlL
NEW NATIONAL THEATRE
CATARACT OF THE GANGES.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

THE STREET CAR CONTINUES to be porta-
see how 20 warm it. If they would take the
Sreenbacks from in front of their eyes their
vision would improve Immediately.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

THE QUICKEST PAssAGE.-The steamship
Britannia, which left this port on the 10th
inst, arrived at Queenstown yesterday morn
ing. making the passage in seven days and
thirteen hours-the quickest on record.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
Art in tho HOuseh old.

It is pleasant to discern among the straws
that drift down the tide of our hundredth
year some hopeful signs of real aesthetic
progress. A popular lecture like that de-
livered by Mr.. Goodyear at Cooper Institute,
last Saturday evening, upon reform in
household art, deserves more than passing
notice. GeHerally speaking the era now
closing has been one of mechanical rather
than artistic Advancement We have con-
implements of war. of agriculture, of loco
motion, and even in the utensils of domestic
convenience, our workmen have left little
to desire; but in the quiet arts Of household
architecture and decoration we are greatly
lacking. Up to a very recent period the in
ing was strained and ungnceful. There is
even yet general prevalence of square
comfortlessness of architecture and mathe-
matical precision in the disposal of fur
niture. A lingering tradition Of Puritan
rigidity may have something to do with
this, or it may be merely the expedient of
people to whom life is business and the
art of living an idle and undesirable pas
time. In almost every European country
art is familiar household dweller. 1t is
visible in neat and cosey architecture, in
tasteful furniture and decoration and in
simplicity and grace of arrangement. We
are glad to observe an increasing tendency
toward these effects here The liberal
patronage of the recent art sale was
evidence Of the growth of this tendency
among the wealthier classes, and there are
equally plain indications of similar gen.
eral disposition. The closing of the Phila-
delphia Exhibition threw into the market
number of collections of artistic pottery,
lacquer work and various other articles of a
like nature, and in every instance they have
found a ready and even eager sale. The in
fluence Of the Exhibition itself was very
powerful in this respect Thousands of
people were unconsciously made acquainted
with the desirability of art in household
decoration who had never even suspected
it's existence. That the influence of this
single event will be made manifest and bear
fruit throughout the country cannot be
doubted. And as valuable auxiliary to
the development of artistic ideas we hope
to see more such popular teaching as that
of MIR. Goodyear.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

WE UNDERSTAND that new gas company
has been organized up town, and we hope
1t will relieve the people of the broken
roads, bad light and exorbitant prices
which have been endured for year or
more. Competition is as necessary in gas
as in ocean kilograms.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

Ice IN THE LOWER BAY.--The shifting Of
the ice fields caused tho disturbance Of
several buoys from their moorings ON the
night Of the 23d inst. The dangerous
Southwest Spit had two buoys, Nos,
8 IL and 10, dragged seaward Flynn's
Knoll lost buoy No. 8, and buoy
No. 61-2 on the False Hook. = larDA
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

THE SHEPHERDS who followed the Star of
Bethlehem carried their own gifts without
waiting for organized charities"
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

REINDEER SLEIcHs are not on hire at che
livery stables, but anybody who wants to
play Santa Claus to the people who need
gifts will find we'll filled coal cart equally
useful and far more appropriate.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

that among the assets appeared the enor-
nous amount of nearly two million dollars
in premium notes, ought certainly to have
opened the eyes of the acting Superintend-
ent to the true condition of the company
and have shown him tho necessity of
thorough investigation Of it's affairs. Un-
fortunately too many of the life insurance
companies show extravagant expenditures
in agencies and salaries TIE Mutual
last year paid nearly half a million
to agencies and three hundred and
twenty-eight thousand dollars for sal
aries. The Equitable, another large
company, paid three hundred and seventy
thousand dollars for commissions and two
hundred and sixty-seven thousand dollars in
salaries. There is altogether too much of the
Anglo-Bengalee Disnterested Loan and Life
Insurance Company's style in such expendi-
lures. We have Montague Tiggs in America
MS we'll as in England. Life insurance COM
panies and savings banks are provident in
stitutions, designed to benefit the dependent
classes and not ito enrich their managers.
The policy holders and depositors are the
real parties in interest, and they should be
protected either by an efficient supervision
of the management of such institutions or
by the courts.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,redter in Ne,o York. to-1lau ,riH
be cold and partly cloudy or cloudy, possibly
tcih liQM snotc or rain.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

"Goop WILL TO MEN" was part Of the first
Christmas song, but singing is not every
thing.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

"MEnRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL" and in every
heart may the wish be the father of acts that
shall make IL more than o wish.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
Tho Insurance Departments Neglect
OF Duty.

The Insurance Department at Albany
seems to be fully MS remiss as the Bank
Department in the discharge of its official
duties. 1t is evident that the supervision
over the affairs of life insurance companies
required of the department by the laws for
the protection of the insured has long been a
mere farce. Any man of ordinary sense and
experience could discover, from the reports
Of some of the companies which have re-
Gently gone into tho hands of receivers, that
bankruptcy was inevitable. Yet the officers
whose especial business it. is to scrutinize
the reports, and whose duty requires them
to make thorough investigation into the af-
fairs Of company whenever there is reason
to doubt its solvency, have allowed these
suspicious exhibits to pass unnoticed,
and have suffered the tottering institu-
got ready to close their doors. A sudden
movement toward an examination has been
made since the press commenced the agita-
ton Of the matter, but under an efficient
department it should have taken place long
since. Taking the Continental company's
report, showing its condition on the 3lst
Of last December, we find that the total
premium income for 1875 was two million
one hundred and forty thousand dollars, in
round numbers including notes, dividends,
reconverted additions and surrendered
policies. Out of this the net amount
of uncollected and deferred premiums
was seven hundred thousand dollars. The
Mutual company had in the same year a
total premium income, wholly in cash, of
fifteen million seven hundred thousand
dollars, with net amount of uncollected
and deferred premiums only ono hundred
and fifty thousand dollars larger than the
Continental. Among the years disburse-
ments of the Continental appear the follow
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

NEW YORK. MONDAY, DECEMBER '25, 1876.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

GILMoREs GARDEN.
GRAND EQUESTkiAN FESTIVAL. At i. NJ. Matinee,
1..p NJ
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
BLACK CROOK at Z.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
PHILADELPHIA THEATRES

KIRALFY.s ALEXANDRIA PALACE.
AZURINE: OR. A VOYAGE TO TIE EAKTIL
NEW NATIONAL THEATRE
CATARACT OF THE GANGES
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-30

A SAD CAsE.-The Stockton indie
pendent of March 9th relates this sad
occurrence.
One of the most heart-rending cases
of aff1iction and restitution is that of
Mrs. Mahaney, the mother of the two
young men who We're drowned last
week while crossing the San Joaquin
river. She has supported her blind
husband and seven children for a
long time by taking in washing, and
the two oldest lads had just got job
of work, and started out, assuring her
that she need work no longer-that
they would care for her in future. In
short time they wero both brought
home to her cold in death. She is
now living in the neighborhood of
French Camp, with her five remain
ing children, the eldest of whom is
twelve years of age.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-30
Mark Twain on st. Patrick.

The following letter was read at the
! supper OF the Knights of st. Patrick in
Hartford, Connecticut on Friday night:
Hartford, March 1G. - Richard Nc
Cloud. Esq. Dear Sir: l am very sorry
that l cannot be with the Knights Of St.
Patrick tomorrow evening. In the Cen
tennial year We ought all to find pecu-
liar pleasure in doing honor to the
memory of man whose good name has
endured through fourteen centuries. We
| ought to find pleasure in it for the
reason that at this time we naturally
have a fellow-feeling for such man. He
wrought great work in his day. He
found Ireland prosperous republic, and
looked about him to see if he might find
some useful thing to turn his hand to.
He observed that the President of that
republic was in the habit of sheltering
his great officials from deserved punish
ment, SO he lifted up his staff and smote
him and he died. He found that the
Secretary of War had been so unbecom-
ingly economical as to have laid up S12,:
600 year out Of a salary of $4,000 and
he killed him. He found that the Secre-
tary of the Interior always prayed over
every separate and distinct barrel of
salt beef that was intended for the uD-
converted savage and then kept that beef
himself, SO he killed him also. He
found that the Secretary of the Navy
knew more about handling suspicious
claims than he did about handling
ship, and he at once made an end of
him. He found that very foul private
secretary had been engineered through
a sham trial, SO he destroyed him. He
discovered that the Congress which pre-
tended to prodisions virtue was very
anxious to investigate an ambassador
who had dishonored the country abroad,
but was equally anxious to prevent the
appointment of any spot!ess man in
similar post; that this Congress had no
God but party, no system of morals but
party policy. no vision but bat 8 vision
and no reason or excuse for existing any
how. Therefore he massacge6 that Con-
gress to the last man.
When hs had finished his great work
he said, in his figurative way, ''Lo, l
have destroyed all the reptiles in Ire
land"
st. Patrick had no politics; his sym
pathies lay with the right-that was poll
tics enough. When he came across a
reptile he forgot to inquire whether he
was Democrat OF Republican, but
simply exalted his staff and let him
have it." Honored be his nsme-I wish
We had him here to trim Us up for the
Centennial. But that cannot be. His
staff, which was the symbol of real, not
sham reform, is idle. However, We still
have with US the symbol OF truth
George Washington's little hatchet-for
] know they've buried it. Yours truly.
S. L. CLEMENS
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-30

An UNNATURAL FATHER.-Patrick Mo-
ran has daughter l6 years of age, and
whose mother is dead. On Saturday he
had her arrested on charge of assault
ing her aunt, and she Was kept in the
station house till this morning. In the
Police Court to-day the charge WAS dis
missed. The girl had scarcely passed
from the dock before her brutal father
had her arrested, and charged her with
leading an idle and dissolute life, and
desired her sent to the Magdalen Asy-
Luna. The charge was examined, and it
being shown that the girl earned her
own living and conducted herself prop
erly at all times, the charge was dis
missed.--(S. F. Bulletin. March 81.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-30

There is not harmony between the
Lyon county papers. One calls the
other ''the idiotic scrub who SO crook
ecily and lamsly superinrends" the
editorial department, etc. This smacks
somewhat Of the earlier days Of jour
nalism in Oregon, and should be
amended so as to comport with the
more polite language now prevalent
at the lower end of Slippery Gulch.
ANY teamster along that road can i'm
prove on the language quoted.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-30

BELxNAP's conviction is thought to be
certain. The House Committee on Judi
ciary held a meeting en- Tuesday to re-
ceiya the report of tho sub committee
who had heard the testimony of Mr..
Marsh and others in the Belknap case.
The committee passed upon the articles
of impeachment and propose to present
them to the House to-day, together with
evidence in their support. 1t is the geu
eral view of the committee that the evil
dence is sufficiently strong to convict
him OF corruption in Office.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-30

IT SHALL Be HEALID!- The Silrer
State bewails the fate of the nation if
Republican rule is to be continued
longer. Hear its onset on Republican,
ism in Nevada:
At the bar of public opinion in Nevada
stands the Republican party, accused OF
dishonoring the nation through the pee
ulations in the Carson Mint. Can this
sickening sore be healed? Like car
Ger, it is incurable, gnawing at the vitals
of its victim until death-in mercy-re-
lieves the fever. The American nation
is the victim. The Republican party is
the cancer. Will the people OF Nevada
allow the loathsome disease to devour its
vitals without some effort to destroy the
monster worm that crawls through the
Republican party from the Atlantic to
the Pacific?
This is almost too pathetic to be re-
produced; but We do it nevertheless for
the purpose of quieting the fears of our
contemporary. What the SilUer State
first declares to be I" cancer" turns out
afterward to be only a worn that
crawls," and it didn't "crawl" into our
Min. very bad, after all. The worm"
was sco.ched. and proved to be only one
of this Springs hatch of copperhead
snakes, and it wasn't very hard to kill
either.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-30

Ben. CHAMBERS. who was held to an
swer before the Grand Jury of Mendo-
cino county, Cal, for the cold blooded
murder of Ham Briggs and James Beat
tie in February, has been acquitted, by
that body ignoring the bill, and has gone
to Southern California to live.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-30
MR., LAWRENCE BARRETT AND
THE BONANZA.

Our pensive friend of the sock and
buskin, Mr.. Lawrence Barrett, as
many another member Of his profess
sion has done before him, displays
liking to play q. the game OF letters.
In the current number of The Galaxy
we find him paying his respects to the
"Great Bonanza" and Messrs. John
W. Mackey and James Fair. Indeed,
there il in Mr.. Barrett's paper quite as
much OF showing of respect for these
so called kings of the Comstock as
thare is for the great mines which are
under their control. There is not
much that is either novel or instructive
in the article in question, and the at
tempt IL; Facts is rather a lame and I'M
satisfactory showing. But the quantity
as we'll as the quality of the praise be-
towed upon hat best of miners, John
Mackay, and that smoothest OF exca-
va,ors, uncle Jim Fair, IS unmistaka-
bly, warm. We find our little Roscius
winding up his maiden attempt at au-
thorship as follows: Sand now fare
we'll, you men of gold. Your daily
dealings with the precious gifts placed
by nature in your care, have impaired
to your lives and thoughts n golden
hue:
GoiCisn DEEDS shall be accorded TO you:
Golden epitsphs shall be inscribed to YOU
For myself, a wanderer, ! shall visit
many and distant cities; shall meet
old friends: shall welcome new ones;
but amid all scenes, novel and famil-
lar, my heart will ever cherish the
warmest. kindliest remembrance of
those princes Of good fellowship
those monarchs of the Comstock Lode,
John Mackay and James Fair
Those who know the warmth of heart
of the ac:Or-John Mccullough for in
stsnce-will delight in this uninter-
ested tribute TO his friends by Law
renee Barrett. The article is worth
reading as On indication of the promise
OF Mr.. Barrett's career as literary
man.