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The New York herald., 1876-09-26

LET THE MAN who loves to see his girls
we'll dressed rejoice as he reads that car
dinal red and hunters green are the fashion,
able colors. How much cardinal and how
much hunter would make q judicious mix
ture we do not pretend to say, but we should
think that the proportion between one ripe
tomato and dish of boiled spinach would
approach the correct thing Those who diff
fer with US on this point must read the
article elsewhere and decide for themselves
more spinach or more tomato.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

AN ENGLISH FoETBEss on Spanish soil
makes trouble. Gibraltar has become q
smugglers' nest, and from the course of the
captains of the men-of-war stationed there it
would seem these violators Of the Spanish
customs laws have a quasi protection ac-
corded them. Spain has demonstrated
warmly against the latest hiSh-handed arrest
Of Spanish revenue officers, and the English
have liberated the prisoners, whose offence
seems to be merely doing their duty to their
government
The New York herald., 1876-09-26
Let Judge Billing. Go Back.


Governor Chamberlain, of South Carolina,
is not the only Southern republican poll
tician who chooses to leave his State just
when duty demands his presence Shortly
after the meeting Of the Louisiana Republi-
can Convention correspondent of the
HERALD sent us from New Orleans some ac-
count of the plan by which Kellogg, Packard
& Co. hoped to carry the State. Among
other particulars, it was stated by this CORE
spondent that Judge Billings, of the United
States District Court, would leave the State,
not to return until just before the election;
that arbitrary arrests of prominent demo-
Gratis would then be made, and these would
have to lie in Jail, in the absence
of Billings, and that thus general
system of intimidation would be car
ried on. Well, it seems Judge Billings
has duly left Louisiana, and the Democratic
State Committee now make q public appeal
to him, in the name of justice, to return.
They write to him:-"We have every reason
to expect IN abuse of authority; that arrests
will be made arbitrarily and without just
or legal cause. and for the purpose Of intim-
idation and harassing quiet and innocent
parties. A person arrested by federal
authority cannot be relieved by writ of
habeas corpus except by justice or Judge
of the United States. Your absence at this
time, when our people are engaged in saving
their crops, and are threatened with arbi-
trary arrests and imprisonment and to be
dragged from one end of the State to the
other, may work irreparable injury to the
material interests of the State and inflict
unnecessary cruelty on individuals Your
absence is tantamount to suspension of o
writ of habeas corpus in time of profound
peace-a writ of such dignity that the Pres
ident alone can suspend it in case of rebel
lion or invasion, and then only by authority
of Congress. You are the only one to whom
we could appeal for justice and redress, and
we do most respectfully request that you
will Immediately return to your home that
we may enjoy those rights and remedies
which are secured to us by the constitu-
tion."
It may be said that the fears of the demo-
crats are groundless, though they have the
experience of former elections to warn them
against such republican tricks. In 1872 hnd
1874 arbitrary and illegal arrests were made
under the orders of Marshal Packard Just
before the election, and purely for political
purposes. But whether the democratic
fears are groundless or not common decency
and fair play demand that Judge Billings
shall immediately return to his post, and
this the more inasmuch as public report
foretold his absence and explained its pur-
pose. If the Northern republican leaders ore
wise they will quietly send Judge Billings
back to his court and tell him to do justice
there. 1t is better for the republican party
to lose Louisiana than to lose the North, and
the majority of Northern republicans are not
inclined to see glaring injustice done in any
Southern State in the interest Of parcel of
political gamblers who call themselves re-
publicans, and who have brought the party
into ill odor all over the country.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

FREE CHURCHES. conservation Of
Grace chapel yesterday by Bishop Potter, of
the Episcopal Church, was an interesting
ceremony, and indicates an energetic deter
mination to provide church room for all who
want to worship God whether they can pay
for pew or not. The reverend doctors re-
marks on the progress of the free church
movement deserve attention.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26
Secret Societies.

Lord Beaconsfeld said at Aylesbury that
''secret societies of Europe, acting through
Servia, had declared war on Turkey" and
TINT in government ''there are not only SOW
ereigns and ministers, but secret societies to
be considered. In his novel of "Lothair'
he pictured the political world of Europe as
mainly moved by the underhand agency OF
secret societies. In short, this idea may be
said to have had for long while, as it still
has, q firm possession of the mind of the
English Premier. This opinion of the om-
impotence Of secret societies was an impor
tant part of the intellectual furniture
Of that other very successful dreamer,
the late Emperor of the French. He
was at cne time himself member of secret
societies, and it might have been thought
that he would have regarded them with q
healthy contempt, yet it is believed that
Venetia would not to-day be part of Italy,
nor Italy free from foreign rule but for the
Emperor's mind. The faith in secret socie-
ties as effective political agencies is On ap-
panage of characters radically timid and
secretive, in whom IN apparent temerity
flows from conscious adroitness in jugglery
rather than from bold confidence in them.
selves, and in whom the imagination domi-
mates all other intellectual attributes.
The Premier has reached the most
exalted station in England in defiance of al
the principles that have commonly con.
trolled such ON advance and by q sort OF
hocus-pocus in political art, and he has. con.
sequently, an involuntary faith in hocus-
pocus. 1t was the same with Napoleon.
Men must account for things in some way to
the satisfaction of their own minds, and
when they could not comprehend how the
earth was 81 pended in space they held that
it was supported on the back of tortoise.
The faith in secret societies as great moving
agencies is rs puerile in politics as the faith
in the tortoise was in planetary science, and
has the same origin-incapacity to under.
stand the real sources Of political impulses.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26
Points Worth Remembering.

A Presidential election is always of i'm
portance, as it decides the political status of
the national government for four years. At
this time it is of more than ordinary interest,
inasmuch as the country is just now espe-
cially in need Of sound financial policy
and on honest and economical administra-
ton. But there are other matters involved
in the approaching election besides that of
the choice Of President in which the peo-
pie of New York are deeply concerned We
shall elect Mayor and other local officers in
November who will have control of our mu-
nicipal affairs for two or three years to come.
The HERALD has advocated separation of
the charter election from the general cleo
ton, in order that the important local
interests of the metropolis might not be lost
sight of in the heat and passion of political
contest. We have insisted that the people
ought to be allowed to vote singly and un-
derstandingly for local officers, so that they
might have the opportunity to secure an
honest city government without being held
fast in party shackles. The voters of
New York agreed with the HERALD on this
issue last year, but they were cheated by the
politicians after the election. The New
York city government expends thirty
six million dollars in year. This is
large amount to handle, and upon it the
politicians who hold power trade nnd in
crease their influence They fill up the
public departments with their political
hangers-on, and burden the taxpayers with
out improving the city or advancing the
value of property. It is of great Importance
to every citizen of New York that the city
government should be in honest and COM
petent hands. and the electors should take
care that they do not. under the cover of the
Presidential and State tickets, vote for dis
honest or incompetent men, or for mere
machine politicians, for the local Offices to be
filed in November. The city laborer has
been out of work because of the stupid do
nothing policy that has prevailed in the city
for the past four years. Property is de-
pressed and improvements are at q stand
still from the same cause. Rich and poor
are alike interested in securing progress
sive honest and capable city government,
and no intelligent clector should lose sight
of these important local interests even in the
excitement of Presidential battle.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

THE WEATHER Cooler and clearer wea-
thcr will prevail for some days, as On area OF
high pressure advances eastward over the
entire country from the Rocky Mountains.
In New York State the weather will be af-
lectsd by the depression now moving across
Canada, but only for short time. Partial
cloudiness, higher temperature and possibly
light rain will prevail in the northern part
of the State but in the southern portion
and at New York city cool and clearing wea-
ther will bs experienced to-day.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26
civ. . Poor Dog t. Bono.

Mr.. John Kelly, tho boss OF Tammany'
o shrewd political leader He nominateo
Tilden for Governor and Wickham, my
candidate" for Mayor. two years ago. and
elected them only to lose them. he noml-
mated Frederick Smyth for Recorder last year
and did not elect him and has not lost him
yet He opposed Tilden's nomination at ST.
Louis, on the ground that he was an impos-
tor and a dishonest man, and Tilden was
nominated by over two-thirds of the de-
mocracy of the Union over Kelly's head. Hs
opposed the nomination of Lucius Robinson
at Saratoga, and four-fifths of the democracy
of the State, with nearly half the New York
delegation, decided to make Lucius Robin.
son their candidate for Governor Now
Kelly believes that if he throws bone to
some self-constituted anti-Tammany leader
he may nominate whomsoever he may
please for Mayor, put his creatures
into the good, fat offices of Sheriff.
County Clerk, Surrogate, Marine Court
Judge. Coroners, Aldermen and Assembly,
men, and the people of New York will vote
for and elect his Tammany ticket.
Does Mr.. Kelly believe that the indepen
dent and honest democratic voters of New
York would have allowed him to take pos
session of the District Attorneys Office, the
Recorders office and other judicial positions
last year if he had thrown bone to some
rival ward politician? Does he believe now
that he can make bargain in his secret
chamber with some noisy sorehead, and by
this concession be permitted to seize the city
government for the next two years? If he
does he had better wait until his predecessor,
Boss Tweed, comes home with oil the honors
of war, and consult him on the subject.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

CROWDED HOTELS are not bad indication
Of the return of better times. That the
merchants from the interior speak hopefully
some of the transient visitors are economical
and beat down the price Of room rent and
hack hire is not a bad sign. 1t is something
new to our hotel and hack people, but we
think it is never too late to mend
The New York herald., 1876-09-26


GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
EIRoFLE AND GIRoFLA. at ?. NJ. Mrs ossea
NIBLo's GARDEN.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
TWO MEN OF SANDY BAR. a, sP. NJ.
BROOKLYN THEATRE.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN at = T. VI. Mrs. Howard
BowERY THEATRE.
FLYING sCUD, at 7. NJ. Bclyi Ryan.
WOODS MUSEUM.
THE FArALIsr, nt sP, NJ. Matinee as2 Pm.
covornr GGILMoRE's GARDEN.
LYCEUM THEATRE.
GIRoFLE-GIRoFLA AT =. NJ. Aimee.
BOOTHS THEATRE
sARDANAPALUs. at 7. NJ Mr.. Bangs and Mrs. Agnes
GERMANIA THEATRE.
LUFTSCHLOESSER. ats +. NJ.
corns PARK THEATRE
THE MIGHTY DOLLAR, at sP. NJ. Mr. and Mr., Flor.
CHATEAU MABILLR.
VARIETY, at g T. NJ. Matinee NJ, M.
OLYMPIC THEATRE
VARIETY AND DRAMA, a. T. ii. Matinee as2rM
y.e,rrv .e9b c9tuMBA OPERA HOUSE.
THEATRE CoMIoUE.
VARIETY, atsP.M
fARIETy. at sP M
MURRAY's GRAND CIRCUS
Performance afternoon and evening.
PARTISAN, VARIETIES
tS p. NJ. Matinee at =. NJ
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs,
KELLY & Icons MINsrRELs,
r,,,,rv rnIHp AVENUE THEATRE
EAGLE THEATRE.
BURLRsQUs, OLIo AND FARCE at Pm.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

NEW YORK has had enough of the Beecher
scandal, Heaven knows. We do not want
any more of it. For our part we should be
quite willing to have the Moulton malicious
prosecution case tried in Saturn or Neptune
The affidavit and counter affidavit laid be-
fore Judge Westbrook yesterday in this case
md the flavor of sulphurous personality
that pervaded the remarks of counsel recall
the days of the long trial in Brooklyn just rs
a rose recalls the summer-only the recol-
lection is not q savory one.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

Boss TWEED did not feel the shock Of the
rending rock on Sunday, but when he sees
the Franklin steaming in to vigo it may be
surmised that his shirt bosom will experience
a slight vibration. He would be poor sub
ject just at that moment to join in the chorus
of the Star-Spangled Banner.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

An EARTHQUAKE IN INDIANA.-Indiana
was more shaken up on Sunday night than
New York, and n fine field of inquiry is
opened for the philosophers who may deter
mine whether the great explosion, expend-
ing its main force downward, so disturbed
the equilibrium beneath the crust Of the
earth as to give a contrc-co,p under the prai-
ries
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

their own opinions. equally without any
desire to hurt great enterprise or any re-
gard for the small spirit that would cover
up an evil lest it should keep away the peo-
pie rather than acknowledge it and find q
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

IRISH CONGRATULATIONS. The gallant body
of rifemen who represented Ireland in the
late shooting matches here have had some
very complimentary things to say of Amer
lea through their spokesman, Major Leech
We now learn by cable that OConnor
Power, M. p, is en- his way hither for the
purpose of presenting congratulatory Gen.
tennial address to President Grant on behalf
Of the Irish people Ireland seems deter
mined to acknowledge, as far ns utterance
can convey, the warmth of her affection for
the country which has given home to so
many millions of her children.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

The DDEARY CATALOGUE of disasters ut sea
is swelled to-day by the laundering of a
steamer bound from one Australian port to
another, with loss of seventy lives. A
British ship with three hundred coolies on
board is also reported missing. The foun-
dering of the steamer Liberty on her way to
this port from Havana was, happily, unat-
tended with loss of life.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Stocks were
generally lower and feversh feeling pre-
vailed at the close. Gold opened at 40 1-8
and closed ut 10. Government and railway
bonds were in the main steady, although not
active
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

ALcIEns is uneasy over the prospect of
another outbreak against French rule, but
the Arabs have not another Abdel Kader.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the acedther to-day ,cH be cool and
clcdTi1u.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26
II RIPPLE SHE e II .

NEW YORK, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 26. 1876.
The New York herald., 1876-09-26

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
GIROFLE AND GIROFLA, Mt r. NJ Mrs. Oatea
NIBLO'S GARDEN.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-28
THr ENFORCEMENT ACT.

For the benefit OF our readers We pub
lish to-day the substance OF the pro-
visions OF Senator Edmund's bill sup
Elementary to the present enforcement
act. The bill is Senate bill and has
passed that body. 1t is clear admis-
sion Of the bloody shirt and outrage
issue. which evidently will be the Radi-
cal policy in the pending campaign;
Section /. Provides that where the
laws Of any State or Territory require
any act to be done as q prerequisite
qualification to vote, every officer
charged with the duty OF furnishing a.,
opportunity TO become so soqualitled shall
furnish to all the same and equal OPP
portunity without distinction on account
Of race, color, or previous condition
ANY officer refusing OF knowingly omit
ting to carry out this law forfeits $500
to the person aggrieved, and is also
liable to d fine of not less than $500 and
Imprisonment for not less than one
month nor more than one year, or both.
Section provides that II any person
or official shall deny the right to vote to
any citizen SO entitled for the came
reason as above mentioned, or shall fail
to allow and furnish him fair opportu.
nifty. said official IL liable to a fine OF not
more than $1,000, and IN imprisonment
not exceeding two years.
Section > provides that II any citizen
offers TO perform the preliminary nct re-
uuired bv the law OF any State TO be-
come q voter, and fails on account of the
wrongful act OF omission of any officer
having charge of such matters. such
omission being on account OF the nppli-
caut's race or color, the offer OF the
citizen to qualify himself shall be held
to be performance OF the same. and
any Judge refusing to receive and duly
count his vote when offered. acconpa-
MED by an affidavit reciting the fact oi
his not being permitted to qualify when
entitled, shall be fined not less than
$500, or Je imprisoned not more than
one year. or both, besides fotfeiting Sbo,
to the person aggrieved.
| Section provides that II any person
| by force. bribery or intimidation shnll
| hinder or delay any citizen from quail.
fying himself or from voting, or shall
combine with others TO do 50. on ac-
count Of race or color. he shall be sub
jected TO the same penalties as in the
preceding section.
Section 8 provides that II any one
shall prevent. control, intimidate or at
tempt TO intimidate, any person having
the right of suffrage from exercising u
on account OF race or color, or by Did.
cry. force, intimidation. or by threats ol
deprving such person OF employment
or eiecting such person from house oi
laptis. or by threats Of refusing to renew
! leases or contracts for labor. or by
threats of violence to him, every such
person shall be liable, on conviction. tr
penalties provided for misdemeanors IL
the other sections.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-28
TnE now.

on the eve of every campaign, while
the contest for nominations is going on,
there IA d tendency to d split In the
Radical camp, but after the nominations
are made all the clans carpet-baggers.
scalawags, bummers and negroes
come together and compose ne happy q
family OF rascals as can be imagined.
The trouble in the interesting household
this time, however, seems to be some
thing serious.
Kellogg. Packard and their followers
are intensely bitter against Warmoth,
who thus far has got the best of the
fight and promises to carry of The nom
ination. Kellogg told Picdv,tne re-
porter last night that he would support
the Baton Rouge nominees In preference
to warmoth or Ludeling. But. then,
nobody believes what Kellogg says.
The Republican declared this morning
that II Warmoth is nominated the
success of the party will be impos-
sjble and undeserved. But. then. the
Republican has the gift Of Hopping,
with an easy y conscience which
enables 1t to support as patriot and
saint one day the man 1t the morning
before denounced as thief. And so.
bitter as Is the fight just now. we have
little doubt that oil factions Of the party
will soon combine on any man who gets
the nomination.
Much Importance Is attached to the
wishes OF the President In the matter.
Recently when Kellogg and Packard
were in Washington. they busted them
selves telegraphing to this city that
lac Warmoth were nominated the
President would throw the party over
board that not bayonet would be
sent TO aid in his election, and that not
"cussed" Kuklux lie OF the Republican
would be noticed. This rather stag
gered the Warmoth men but then that
| individual Is a man Of resources. lie
Immediately sent George Sheridan, the
man who always tells us about the
mighty Mississippi. and the flowers and
sunbeams, TO Washington TO send dis
patches setting the President right on
Warmoth. AndGeorge has done his work
vers faithfully. the result being that nc
one knows now whether Grant said
| Warmoth should not have the army to
elect him or not. The Kellogg Packard
dispatches said the President swore like
d trooper that he would not support
Warmoth, and the Warmoth-Sheridan
dispatches declare that the President
said no such thing, but declares that he
will support Packard, Anderson. War
moth, Ludeling, or any other scaml
who gets the nomination.
1t is very pretty fight as 1t stands
and we don't care copper which side
| whips.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-28

We cannot plead indifference to the
complimentary may, highly culogistic-
welcomes with which the press in every
portion Of Louisiana have received the
revival Of the DEMOCRAT. We had
thought to print the notices OF all OF
our contemporaries, but many Of them
are 30 iiattering that TO do 80 would ap-
pear extremely egotistical. Our friends
Of the country press will therefore nc
cept, we hope, this notice as q feeling
acknowledgment Of their very good
words.
The letters we have received from
many friends and from every section Of
tho State, informing us that the suspen-
sion OF the DEMOCRAT was regarded by
the people as an omen OF political evil,
and its revival enthusiastically hailed,
can only he recognized generally IN
this brief paragraph. To the forty odd
letters we have received from Southern
ladies' in Louisiana and Texas, congrat-
slating us upon the revival Of the
DaxocRAT, we shall reply specifically.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-28

A Radical club. occupying rooms In
the building of the Home Insurance
Company, on Camp street, for some
days past have had q ring, streaked
and striped tarpaulin blazoned with
the names OF Hayes and Wheeler dis
played from the building. AS the flag
is a political one. the Home" not
being a political corporation, the secre-
tary very politely requested the chief Of
the club to take the flag down. Where
upon the Republican squanders itself In
half q dozen verses of dirty doggerel.
The Home" OF course, has perpe-
trated an outrage upon a loyal club; II
is Kuklux organization in the disguise
of an insurance company. Phil Sheri-
dan ought to send brigade to reinforce
the troops here and order the Canoni-
cuss and half q dozen other monitors to
train their guns. on the building Of the
Home Insurance Company. We fear
the people Of this city will never be-
come loyal enough to please such OF oul
masters as the N. O. Republican and the
head OF the A. U. G.