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The New York herald., 1876-01-25
The struggle in Cuba.

In the present att tule of our government
on the much vexed Cuban question it is well
to consider how little we really know Of the
instruction in Cuba, or of the con-
dition or power of the insurgents. The
meagre reports filtered through the govern
ment journals of Havana can scarcely be re-
garded as reliable, and the underground in
formation afforded by the members of the
Cuban Junta in this city must certainly be
looked upon with equal suspicion. What
ever is to be the termination of the struggle
whether independence or enforced allegiance
to the mother country--it is narrowed down
to sentimental point of view as regards the
American citizen, so long as it neither inter
feres with his commerce or his comfort.
The Spanish government is at present
almost equally in collision with two power
full parties in the island-forcibly with one;
morally with the other Of these the strong
est party, numerically, are the insurgents
whose ranks are largely made up of the
native born Cubans, representing the well
educated, enlightened classes of the island
Most of these, reared in the schools. of the
United States, have returned to their own
country strongly imbued with the convic-
tions of their early education and with an
equally strong hatred of the institutions by
which they found it governed. This party,
in actual warfare with the government, claims
to sustain itself with courage patience, per-
feet faith and forlorn hope. The other party is
represented by the fierce body of votLntdrios
who, either born or educated in Spain, are
rabid monarchists, opposing with violence
all innovation or reform, and are apparently
as prepared to dictate their terms to the
home government as the insurgents would be
when successful These two parties, in fact
represent the American and Spanish ideas of
civilization, differing as widely as the poles
and now coming in conflict in Cuba Which
ever are the truest are sure to gain the mas
terry.
But, in the event of the insurgents gaining
their independence, another disturbing
power will come TO the surface in the negro
population, to add to the elements of discord,
which would bid fair to plunge the island in
a labyrinth of revolutions and possibly re-
uuCO ~ W pIoocAt uVPlOihDiC OOhulbiOH
of st. Domingo, with all the horrors accom-
panying its descent to that depth of ruin.
"Cuba shall be Spanish or negro, was the
ferocious apostrophe of an eminent political
leader in the Cortes at Madrid, and this fore
shadows the possibility of such disaster.
To maintain her power in the island of
Cuba Spain must establish free institutions,
abolish existing laws and admit her colonies to
equal rights with her other provinces, instead
of treating them like a conquered. country
History is full of illustrious examples of the
uselessness of armed forces against people
fighting for liberty. Meanwhile the friendly
governments who look on may, perhaps
achieve something by moral interference, but
this is all that right permits or justice can
claim
The New York herald., 1876-01-25
A church sensation.

A cable despatch, which we copy from the
Evening Telegram, gives the substance of an
article published in the London Morning Post
to the effect that the extreme ritualists are
making overtures to the Pope to be received
into the Catholic communion on the condi-
ton that he will grant them certain exemp-
tions and indulgences. II is represented
that 100 clergymen, with a constituency
Of $4,000 men and 10000 women. are
engaged in this movement, and that they
have sent a memorial to Rome expressing
their wishes They are willing to recognize
the Pope as the head Of the Church, to accept
The New York herald., 1876-01-25
John Bright and the Liberal Pro-
gramme.

There are great many points la the social
and political condition of the English peo-
pie that afford grand opportunities for the
future of the liberal party-the material for
conflicts as great and as successful as any
that distinguish its history; but it has been
the misfortune of that party to fall into the
hands of leaders who were only sentimental
ly liberal; gentlemen who came of '1iberal
families, and liked to be spoken of in the
catalogue of great liberal leaders; and these
have turned it aside from its assault on the
great abuses. Not liberals at heart, not in
spired with hatred for the iniquities of the
law, they were disposed to spare them in
that sort of spirit of picturesque politics
which regards some old wrong overgrown
with the ivy of national prejddices as not
only not an evil, but benefit In that
weakness the conservatives naturally found
their advantage and seeing the liberals
in sentimental mood in the presence Of the
beautiful old abuses they could not find it in
their hearts to assail, they led them away on
all sorts of feigned issues and tumbled them
into innumerable traps. But the note of
John Bright at Birmingham sounds like the
recurrence of the old spirit He warns his
party away from those issues where the gov
ernment ia perhaps more than half right
and might welcome inquiry; he advises not
to waste any opportunity in fight over
the vapid nonsense of the anti-slavery socie-
ties, but to turn attention to topics of more
vital interest; not to make any mistake so far
away as the Isthmus of Suez, but to give
freedom to the vast masses of English people
that are without a voice in the national poll
tics, and to remember that primogeniture is
the evident cause of some of the greatest
evils from which the nation suffers. Simple
common sense of this sort is the one great
need in the councils Of the liberals.
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

The POPE AND ANToNELII Winter sell
dom goes by without mournfully reducing
the number of those whom old age has made
less able TO endure the changes and extremi-
ties of the season. Even in Italy, with its
mild climate, this is as true as with us for,
as the changes of temperature are the great
est sources of physical disorder, it scarcely
matters whether the changes occur on q
higher or lower scale Of the thermometer,
and they are as great in Rome as elsewhere.
Indeed, as our winter this year Is exception
ally mild, the winter in Europe has been
exceptionally severe, and it is probably true
at the Holy City that "spring has set in
with its usual severity" That the Pope and
Cardinal Antonelli should have felt the con-
sequences of this severe weather was there
fore to be expected, and it remarkably illus
trates their elasticity and tenacity that they
come out so happily That the Pope. at his
great age, should have recovered from seiz-
ure in the nature of an epileptic fit, and
that, thus weakened, he should pass through
the seventies Of the winter weather. Is very
remarkable circumstance
The New York herald., 1876-01-25
The Overcrowded Cars.

The car companies, in foisting the salt
amendment on Mr.. Bergh's bill, show that
they will take every advantage they can of
the public, no matter at what cost of health
to the latter. The salt which dissolves snow
at street crossings produces liquid of the
temperature of zero, into which it is exces-
sively unhealthy for man or beast to tread
But this is minor evil beside the practice
of packing the cars with passengers until de-
cency and courtesy are made impossible, and
the air in the car becomes as fetid and un-
healthy as that ofthe Black Hole of Calcutta
This practice must be stopped. The inno-
cent car companies and their ingenious
mouthpieces say the public is to blame, and
that the companies are left no option but to
take all the fares they can get. This is the
cheapest kind of sophistry, and demolishes
itself No doubt the public is to blame for
allowing any abuse to grow unchecked, and
it is equally undoubted that no monopoly
ever gave the public any more for
its money than the monopoly could
help. The necessity for a cure, how
ever, is not denied, but the apologists
of the present system would have people tire
themselves out by waiting on the sidewalk
for what, with the present accommodations,
would not at certain parts of the day, ap-
pear in an hour-namely, car with vacant
seat correspondent proposes a cure
which would prove effectual-the licensing
Of each car for a certain number of passen-
gers with o penalty for overcrowding.
Some such measure is necessary, and if one
should be anxious to see who would dare to
oppose it In no country in the world
would this abuse be tolerated as it is here
The workingman on his way to toll and re-
turning from it has right to the seat he
pays for but in three cases out of four does
not get The working girl who makes two
journeys q day should not be- as she is
daily, hustled about in the passage of O car
for an hour at time, to the destruction of
health and decency. Every one who pays
fare has right to seat, and, as the omni-
bus lines and car companies of England and
the Continent provide it, it is mere i'm
pertinence TO say that our grasping monopo-
lies cannot do the same. In London, where
the population is far denser, and demands
fourfold accommodation, it is done. The
suggestions we have thrown out about
double-deckers are for the companies to con-
slider. That and all such notifications is
the companies business; ours is to insist
that a seat for q fare shall be the stringent
rule
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

ALFoNso's GOVERNMENT have taken such
precautions in regard to the elections for the
Cortes that it is not wonderful a ministerial
majority should be chosen The report that
Senior CASTELAR, has been elected in Barcelona
will crafty the many admirers of that large
hearted Spanard.
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

The DIsTRIcT OF CoLUArBIA BONDS bill oc-
rupied the House yesterday and was passed
with some amendments. In the Senate Mr..
Davis Treasury accounts resolution had its
Teeth drawn by the republican majority. who
.urned il over to the Finance Committee
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

WALL STREET YESTERDAY Stocks were
active, in some instances higher, but gen.
orally irregular. Gold sold at 113 a 113 1-S.
Money on call ruled at Z 81 6 per cent.
Government bonds were very strong.
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

THE TRIAL OF BURRoUGHs the wife muir
derer, was opened yesterday in Brooklyn.
The story is O horrible revelation of brutal
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

The D1sGRAcEFUL ATTEMPT at the Lyceum
Theatre last night to turn sparring exhibit
ton into a regular prize fight was very
properly stopped by the police before it had
eliminated in all the savagery which these
encounters develop Public taste has
changed, both here and in England, since
the time of Humphreys and Mendoza, who
may be seen in an English engraving of the
period setting to- on a raised platform, in
a spacious building, with the young bucks
and bloods Of that day seated on benches
arranged in amphitheatric tiers The box
ing gloves worn to disguise the real purpose
of the encounter of last night do not appear
in the old engraving but this small tribute
to advancing civilization may be taken as
the pugilistic form of Rochefoucaulds
maxim, that hypocrisy is the homage vice
pays to virtue.
The New York herald., 1876-01-25


FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
PIQUE. HsP. NJ Fanny Davenport
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE.
VARIETY. at 8 4. n. Matinee at T. NJ
EAGLE THEATRE
VARIETY. atsP.M
BOwERY THEATRE
UNCLE TOMS CABIN, At p. NJ. Mrs G. c Howard
PARTISAN VARIETIES
VARIETY. AtsPM
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS. ats Pm
WOODS MUSEUM.
DONALD MCKAY. vt 3 J.. NJ Oliver Doud Byron Mat
ipoe at +. NJ
GLOBE THEATRE
VARIETY. AtsP.M.
BOOTHS THRATRR.
JULIUS CESAR. at =. NJ Mr.. Lawrence Barrett.
THEATRE CoMIoUB
VARIETY. atsP.M
GERMANIA THEATRE.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, at s r. NJ
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE
VARIETY. at PM
wALLACK's THEATRE.
MARRIED IN HASTE, at = r. NJ. Mr.. Lester walack.
TIvoLI THEATRE
VARIETY at s p. NJ.
COLOSSEUM
PANORAMA. l to 4 p. NJ. and 80 to leP NJ
BROOKLYN THEATRE
ROMANCE OF A POOR YOUNG MAN. at r. NJ. Mr.
Montague
UNION SQUARE THEATRE
ROSE MICHEL. at 8 r. NJ
OLYMPIC THEATRE.
VARIETY. msPM
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

THE LoNsDAIE STRIKERS still adhere to
their determination of starving rather than
accepting the reduced wages
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

THE HERALD BY FAST MAIL TRAINS. Ne1cs-
dealers and the public ,oiH be supplied ,oith the
DAILY, WEEKLY and SUNDAY HERALD, free of
postage, by sending their orders direct to this
office
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

A Snow STORM has SO deranged the Eng
lish telegraphic system that since Saturday
the lines from London have been broken in
almost every direction. They are not used
to heavy snow storms over there.
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

The SENATE AND ASSEMBLY met last even
ing, but the upper house was without q
quorum, and the lower house transacted
very little business. Our Legislators must
give up this mere killing of time and set to
work
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

ScANNELL has been pronounced sane by
Drs. Gray and ordronaux, and must in con-
sequence be liberated. This will raise the
question whether thirteen men ever believed
him TO have been at anv time lunatic-
The New York herald., 1876-01-25
WITH SUPPLEM M Z n T.
NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY a5, 1876.

From orr reports his morning he probabilities
are that The ,Oeather to-day toA be slightly colder
and clearing.
The New York herald., 1876-01-25
COnvention OF Southern RepubII.
cans.

Inere has come into our hands copy offs
printed circular. issued from Charleston and
sent to large numbers of republicans in the
Southern States. inviting their cooperation
in holding convention of Southern repub-
licans to consult on the interests of the
party and devise measures for puttinp IL
on a better footing. The circular sets
forth that seven years ago the republicans
were in possession of every State which
had Joined the war for secession excen,
Virginia, and that at present there are onlv
two in which the party has clean
ascendancy. ten being completely and
three more virtually in the hands Of
the democrats. 1t goes on TO state that these
losses have occurred in spite of the great
advantage for the republicans that the whole
influence of the federal government has been
actively exerted on their side with the whole
office-holding element in both State and
national positions. The circular attributes
these. sweeping reverses to the bad
management of the republican party in the
South, and suggests that if the party is not
to be utterly wrecked and destroyed it must
at once put an end to the ascendancy OF
leaders whose unwise, selfish and corrupt
practices have loaded the party down with
disgrace and disasters, and threatens its eX-
tinction even in the two States of which it
still retains possession. There is moro
truth than poetry in these representations,
but we doubt whether they are calculated to
be persuasive with such body as the circu-
lar depicts
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

THE SUCCESS OF MIIE. TIT1ENs at the
Academy Of Music last night comes with a
feeling of relief to those who had heard her
in the great operate roles years ago. There
is a sense Of doubt which takes possession
Of even the best friends Of performer in
such cases. and the proof that the old charm
remains adds k6ener zest to the enjoy
ment
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

SPANS PACIFICATIoN PLAN FOR CUBA seems
similar to the treatment Of Sangrado, the
celebrated Spanish physician in "Gil Bias.
This, it will be remembered, was blood-et
ting and hot water. The weaker the patient
grew the more blood was to be taken from
him the more hot wnter be WIS 70 drink
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

The FABIAN PoIcT adopted by the Bona
partists may appear very shrewd, but as it is
the only one they can adopt which can in
sure their existence as an open political
party the plan does not merit great praise
II the legitimists and Orleanists had the
courage to stand out with a defined policy it
would be found to be very similar up to The
period when MacMahon's term of power ex-
pires. Thereafter, Of course, their plans
would diverge. Meanwhile the present is
secured to the Republic, and after four years
more Of the steady exercise of political
power, the people will be less than ever
likely to listen to the siren voices Of inn
perialists or mnnarnhista
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

MEXICAN REINFoRcEMENTs for the Rio
Grande mean. we hope, that the neighboring
Republic is awakening to the necessity Of
stopping its marauding citizens from rob-
bing our stock raisers. If it simply means
protecting them from pursuit they are help
ing those in this country who desire a war
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

Close COMMUNION was the subject of
lively debate among the Baptist ministers Of
this city and Brooklyn yesterday, and reso-
luton insisting on baptism by immersion as
"a necessary qualification for the supper
was passed by a vote OF iorty-iour TO nine.
DR.. Thomas, Of Brooklyn in the course Of
the proceedings presented resolution bur
lesquing the one above referred to. We
would respectfully remind the Doctor that
the reductio dd dbsrddm is dangerous
method to pursue in church matters. Re-
ligion is a serious thing, and trihing with it
should be left to its enemies.
The New York herald., 1876-01-25
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

VOLUME xLI............... .-...NO. 25
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

OLYMPIC THEATRE.
VARIETY nj r. NJ
The New York herald., 1876-01-25

UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
ROSE MICHEL at s p. NJ.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
THE INDIANS.
Several Massacres Reported-F oolhardy
Miners Surrounded.

Several Massacres Reported-F ooIhardy
Miners Surrounded.
NEW YORK, Sept I3.-Specials from Fort
Pierre via Fort Thompson report as confirmed
the massacre near the head of the Scia, of five
meh bound for the Black Hills, There is re-
port that party of fifty Black Hills miners,
who started some time since to open a Fort
Pierre route to the Missouri river had been
surrounded by Indians, and another party of
twenty-four who went to the assistance of the
former, had also been surrounded and all mas.
sacred. The troops having been withdrawn
from Fort Pierre, the miners are no longer de-
tanned till sufficiently large companies are form
ed for protection, but proceed to the hills in
small parties and thus fall an easy prey to the
savages. Gen. Clusters Remington rifle and
black horse which he used to ride at Lincoln,
have been captured by some Black Killers from
young warrior killed on the route to the
Black Hills.
A letter from Standing Rock to Bismarck,
Dakota, reports the arrival at Standing Rock
OF an Indian messenger from seven hostile
tribes This Indian left Standing Rock agency
three weeks ago to visit hostile camps. He re-
ports nothing about Sitting Bull, but says he
was with another and much larger camp we'll
supplied with food, arms and ammunition. He
says the Indians are watching the men build
ing new post at Tongue river There are re-
ports that the Indians at Standing Rock are
turbulent, many refusing to be counted. The
correspondent claims that the Indians received
as much at the last issue as they formerly did
for double the number Of lodges.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of the Portland Marke is

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPT, Is,
The demand for goods is increasing and the fall
trade is opening finely Bread stus are in excellent
demand at the advance in prices. Dry goods show
but little change. The money market shows but lit
tie change and gold closed Wednesday, Sept 18th, at
ITO.
Apples are in good demand and sell readily at 81 30
"a $50 per Dbl. Butter is firm at the quoted prices
The cheese market is very firm and prices show a
slight advance. Coal is firm at the prices quoted
last week. Coffee is unchanged. Cooperage is dull
Cordage shows slight decline this week in prices
Drugs and dyes are firm and unchanged. Duck is
steady without change of prices There are but few
changes to note in quotations. Large shore cod fish
are quoted at 81 80 a 475. Flour shows decided
frmer feeling in prices There is advance of from
15 25c on all grades, especially on spring wheat
grades The demand Is excellent. Corn is in good
demand and shows slight advance in prices. Mixed
corn is quoted at Gle by the load. Oats are high
er and are quoted at 40 @ 4sc. Iron shows few
slight changes this week. Lard is much firmer and
an advance in p.ices is expected Leather is active
at unchanged prices. Lumber is unchanged. Mo.
lasses is firm and unchanged. Oils are unchanged
Eggs are lower and are quoted at 20 a 22c Der doz
Beef is dull and unchanged. Pork is decidedly lover
as will be seen by the quotations. Sugars are slight
" lower as will be by the quoted prices Tin is
rather lower on some grades. Tobacco is firm and
UNCHANGED.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
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THE TURKISH WAR.

The Atrocities in Belgrade.
VIENNA, Sept ia despatch from Con-
stantnople says:
"Blacque Bey's report admits atrocities inds-
scribably horrible. 1t is believed the report
will be suppressed"
LONDON, Sept Is The report of the arrest
of Turkish officers implicated in Bulgarian
atrocities is confirmed. Fifteen of them have
been sent under guard to Constantinople.
A despatch from Constantinople says these
BlacIue Bey, the Turkish official who has been
investigating the atrocities in Bulgaria.
The Porte Grants No Armistice.
LONDON, Sept. ia despatch from Berlin
says the Porte has definitely resolved to refuse
an armistice but declares his readiness to dis
cuss terms of peace.
The servians Again Defeated.
LONDON, Sept 13.-The Times Belgrade cor
respondent says there is great depression there
already and reports are current of a fresh dis
aster to the Servian army.
The Times Vienna correspondent telegraphs
that he has information from Metroyitz, con-
firming the reported defeat of the Servians
on the 9Th and 9th inst. The Servians were
driven back to Shobatz, but the Turks did not
follow up their advantage. The Servlans re-
occupied their line ON the Drna the 10th inst
A Seryian Bulletin announces the fighting
yesterday between Alexinatz and Deligrad on
The left bank of the Morava terminated in IA
yor of the Servians No details given.
italian Volunteers i'm Belgrade.
Gen. Rance Olimpics is superseded in com
mand of the Servian army of Drina by Col.
Micovitch; 1900 Italian volunteers are expected
to arrive at Belgrade shortly.
A New Danger to the Bulgarians.
A despatch to the Daily News from Odessa
reports that the Turkish inhabitants of Phil
lipolis and Tartar Bazardjk have assumed a
threatening attitude towards the Bulgarians.
They declare that before many days there will
be a further reduction in the population. The
Musselmans are all armed while the Christians,
ever since the collapse of the insurrectiou, have
been deprived of their weapons. The British
ambassador at Constantinople has been in
formed of the per.lous condition of the Christ
ian population.
The Peace Negotiations.
LONDON, Sept. 14.-The Standards special
from Constantinople says the Sultan has not
approved of the conditions of peace resolved
upon by the council of minister's and has or
dered that the question be further considered
by the great council. which consists of eighty
dignitaries. This is the cause for delay IN the
Porte's answer to the European powers. The
deliberations of the great council are expected
to result in milder terms for Servia.3