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The Cnmmodore.s Prescience.

In nothing did To late Commodore VAN
DEBBILT manifest has remarkable foresight
more strikingly than in his request 10 his
son and heir t. found a Hospital ior Cripplcs.
IL first and principal u-e was t. afford Az
a-s lum for persons crippled on the WANDER
BlLr railroads; thca.,o it has been since
hintod that still wider utility might be-
given to it.
Before the venerable Commodorc's eyes
We're yet closed In death. the Ashtahula hor-
ror hal already occurred, though We believe
the knowledge Of it was consideratdiy
withheld from him. Soon after his fu-
neral large section Of the roJf
Of the Grand Central Depot fell in. and
it was only by remarkable good fortune that
many persons were not injured; while the
delay Of trains by the snow. and their I'M
prece,lented accumulation on the Hudson
River and New York Central roads. have not
been without attendant accidents and It
can hardly DE hoped that So many cars will
ever get back and resume their usual routine
without the happening Of stu more.
Ii was. therefore, cminently wise and char
Alphabetically thoughtful in the Commodore
o. recommend t. his son the establishment
Pl il''-INlhi l'l lNtllNhH Nili'll'-s ana VIZ
Jess it shall Boo Of unusual dimensions. we
regret to say the NASnrRnILT roads from
present aproamu eos. VIA fair g. fll IL. o. the
exclusion u the victims Of other corpora
tons.
There is ii cannot hc denied. suggestion
somewhat horrible and slckenlns 10 The pas
-engcrs over these roads, that 80 many q
those engaged in transporting them are
So likely 10 he seriously injured as t. render
1t expeilent to erect permanent and
capac.ous building Tor the inyaliis. Pas
sengcrs will naturally inquire, What is
ing 90 become Of US, while 50 many en-
poycl hy the road are getting 50 badly
damaged: And they will not zoe comiortcl
by tie answer sent forth from AsAtablla !;
You VIII bee getting burned up!
or the whole. as,ute as the brave Old CON-
mol,rc'- plan was. perhaps the succeeding.
OF rather the present generation may Doe
able 10 improve upon it. 1t might be still
wiser and better to exrcnd the money il
would cost To build hospital, in improve
ments q the roads which would render them
safe. and thus avoid the chance Of accidents
aud II cripples. The thought Of 1t, at all
events i pleasanter.
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The reports that are industriously circu-
lated ly the Spanish officials in Cuba TO the
eject that peaceful solution II the Cuban qu-s-
,.on has been agreed upon between the h,llig-
er ut- On the hlsis o. autonomy. ara at- url ani
sef-contradlci1ry. The spanish Government
offered the Cuhans autonomy through Captain
General DuIcE. a. far back a. lso9 a similar
oficr was made in $50 hy Don HAMILTON FISH
authorized ~ the Madrid Cabinet to senor
MORALES LrNvs; then the spanish Govern
N nj repeated N offer through a special agent
ut 70 this country Don NICOLAS AzcARATE
All u these propositions were declined 10y the
Cuban rcprcs natives here. and their action
was approved by the Cuban Government At
last Spain sent here a special agent ST. JoRBo.
who, convinced ~ the u-el ssness u attempt
Ing 70 arrange matters otherwise. signed IN this
city treaty Il peace with the representatives Of
the Cuban Government in which Spain recog-
.ei the independence u the island. The
treaty was never ratified hy Spain. because
n PRIM. who was then at the head Of the
@ verum.ri anl who hal delegated 10 ST.
JoELo tAe power % enter INFO the treaty. was
.4--a-- lnlt a ami bis Cabinet overthrown.
AZ iA- dates q iAe respective Spanish Offers
~ aui my o. IA. CuhAn-. Spain was relatively
Iow, rfu' and Cuba lAtively weak. T. d year
since then has diminished SPANS power and
Ia reased that Of Cuba. Il il preposierous 70
t-''isv- that cuba. 90 the eve q her anal tri-
umla ln with her nemy almost a. hsr kr.e-.
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60. -. t-. l4.s, - ..r .i l.r ar-r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27

At the beginning Of the week. WooDrS,
Oh" TWEED Republican Of the STATE Senate a.
Albany. was eager TO drive through his resolu-
tons IN favor Of allowing PENNY t. count the
electoral votes. H. wished to set them through
in time TO produce an effect at Washington
against the Electoral bill. a.-s to Snow lis an
tag ni-m t. Senator CoNKLiNG.
We'll. WooDiS did not succeed. But Yesterday,
without WooDIN's assistance. the state Senate.
hy vote Of l5to G. passed a resolution approving
the Electoral bin that was just IN the eve Of be-
coming law hy the acton # Congress. II is
low time for the Albany Legislature to turn TO
the Legitimate business Of the session. which is
falling very much behind FOR lack Of their atten-
tn
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The Pan-Slayic Bugbcar.

We hear a good deal from the press u
western Europe about a Russian Pau-Slavic
party. According to competent observers
pf that country-M. Bg,ULIEU. for
ln-tance-the name. Il not the thing il alb
-oil,aly unknown ia Russia. There l.. T.
l-s sure. group II eminent men whom the
journals OF Moscow and -. Petersburg are
accustomed 10 designate a. Slavophil,S
The word. however has no relation T. for
"'-yn aflir- or tho Slavs " Turkey lu, r,-
ier- exclusively - home politics and the
Ml-,pylte t'nien jos %. a certain school
The Slavophle-. in fact, are men who
believe that Russia. instead II borrowing
r. ~ Europe should remain faithful % her
national character. and seek her typo Of ex-
cellence in Slavic manners and traditions.
This part j. opposed I, the Occidcn,als. or
'arti-an- 81 European institutions bat the
greater part q the SlAvo|.llio- 10 more
cherish tho dream II ann-xing the slaNs -
81. Balkan tAAn tu.ir atyer-arie- conteul-
plate the anneNatpn % the Wet NJ doutt
many Il Ills school. iike a majority q the
Russians. fefla lively sympathy with the
~.avs o, Il" orthelox rite ana a bitter
aversion t. Ml--llman Turkey. But with
ttem. a. with t.e.r clun-rym . in general,
ilie-e sentiments ate still va-Ie. ideal. and
tave not yet b+el formulated ~ a definite
o. ..y.
j. j. q strange confusion ~ thought ~
will j l.4uy i.r- n- .r. lnl . r'ylf,. tl.-
fl...t-ll l4r... : O. r.an wu..s- lau-
s.lf.-a. a- is climate ..,...,. p &. D.. .l.e
-.-.l...I ...n....- %. n4t. r4-..e- 1.e
SAv l.aa- %. ana r.t "a ua.' p.
I.e.a -A,e l.u4.-, q attraction AMI G, -e-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27
The Bill Passed.

Thcl.ll constituting a cammi-eio ion ~ ar'i-
iiator- g. settle disputed questions rotating
b. the election ~ President and N.e'-Nro-i-
dcut, which passed the senate on Thursday
morning, with 10 amendment, 10y a vote Of
4 t. Il. yesterday afternoon passed the
House also by majority II lgl to So.
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/ a
70 20 for counsel.
Then Blaine saw that II the Iii could be de-
feated Congress would fail t. dat"rmine before
the 9Th Of March who was elected President;
that the result would be a new election, proba-
by with new candidate on the Republican
side. Now. 1t is no secret that Mr.. Blaine de-
sires a new election above all things. and that
he has carefully weighed his chances for next
November against his chances for 1880. After a
brief season 81 mental perturbation. which has
tod more upon his health than did even his sun
stroke last year the new Senator made UP his
mind the wrong way. and like II pple Mitchell
and Patterson Of South Carolina. took high con-
stituuonal grounds.
Morton. with his gradually diminishing
clientele Of carpet-bag Senators. has fought the
bill with desperate energy, because it blocks the
game Of the conspirators. Morton has no in
terest In a new election. for he is in such bad
odor with the respectahility Of the party just
now that he could not hope 70 supersede Hayes
as the Republican nominee. Like John Sher-
man, he fights for the influence he expects to
have as the creator Of q President and the die
tator Of an administration headed by q plastic
Executive.
During the great debate in tho Senate the men
who. like Morton. Sargent. and sherman. were
eumenis in the debate On the Morton Oill ten
months ago. were held morciless,y to the record
ty Judge Eimunds who sIlenced Sargent.
slueehel sherman. and worried Morton by re-
fresAng their memories with extraots from
Speeches made az that time. Judge / lmun u
j. not easily di-nomppsed by buster. and while
dis 'laimins any intention - involve the : ma
tors in moons steney. he managed 70 keep their
Inconsistency forever In sight. The heaviest
blow which Morton sustained was the proiuc-
ton 10y Conklins OF q -pat h from Iniianap-
oils warmly endorsing the bill, ana signed by
thirty leading Republicans q M'rton's own po-
lilcal family in .uiing Ben Harrison. lat his
candiiate for Governor. Morton started IN sur
prise when the names were read. AMI impa-
ti.nuy reached "a ross the aisle for the dJ.u-
N N. which was handed 20 him by Conklng
with an Ironically polt- BOW, that seemed TO sal
him extremely.
Con. Ben Butler. who has a law ONCE in the
shadow Of the Capitol. and who keeps his left
eye on Congress all the time Is puzzle just
n1w 70 the politicians who have shown their
hands. The General m obesity dis slaims any
connection with or special interest in politics
before the 4th o. Mar.h when ne goes back to
tie House. Way should l bother my head
about the Ele toral binf' he says. THAT il a
matter that rests on the shoulders Of Congress.
1t every ass bear his own burden" Neyerthe-
less. the influence Of this shrewi and lively
gentleman e always considerable in circles near
T. the inside management Of the party. and es-
Pc. ally at the White House. Although Butler
has shown himself 70 be strongly against the
doctrine that the President Of the Senate has
the power TO count the votes. he Is believed 10
De opposed 10 the Compromise bin. and 70
the tribunal it creates. anu in favor Of a new
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Amuserrcnts ebay.
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New America. uu--.ss-lft Blusrv.
Nv NorL Aqua rum -'sfsag ari -tts Il.
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rsrh rh~str~-rhs G.rtra cf0.. Nsfh.s
rsrssis. NarI-ti~>-Gf-at tu-s.uors Ys'ne..
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Theatre tosniqu--Na.itig Aat.ues
Tony psstor'S New rhestr--yarisfv
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SMITHS case and on Tuesday last applied to
the supreme Court for a writ Of habeas corpus
In behalf II their client. which was granted and
made returnable On Thurs lay Of u.is week.
This brings the question Of the validity Of
CHANREBLAISs election directly before the
highest VI tle STATE tribunals.
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mately engulied by their too pow riul
neighbour it will be because Europe has
abandoned them. instead Of aiding then to
gain and keep their Independence
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nuir rasc. ly a.' :s.5c. a month. $3.50
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27

It appears that diplomacy in respect TO the
Turkish question has not yet reached its last
point. The Russian memorandum Is the new
ct thing out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27

It was q Niagara OF eloqueace that was
heard in the House yesterday. ami that
has now Iass into the deep qul,t
urr Ut 90. history. LAMAR. BES Hill.
W,rIEEsoS. DAVID 1cDLEY FIELD. AMI
many others were among the sp0eeh-
mas rs. Il has been a emoraile week for the
great oonsttur nal orators ia b, Ia Hpus
g Congress and IL L. happy reflection far the
dehai.rS that the great debate VIII L. r.
ferrrd o. in that far away time Of the here
after, when there is again pclu-
gal exi.sen y. similar or analogous to
THAT which now exists. There was NOR oppo-
-i'lon IL the K-tnrll PHI. from the D n4p,rai.e
-ii..il Gle II 4- tAar ,'..Fe lal h.,u il tAe
5. rate. 90 ile 3 ~ -A w. Az -.t.. P. .' was
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Just 't-4 Slir.me C.lr;-sAolil come g.
tlel -..a. .n d-.llre ly "a unanimous yo'r.
tt.t tN- t--lry number % %. t.l... s.
% uas. SAMUEL J. TIpN Pr Dent So p.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-17
IN THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH.

BOSTON, 1877.
She came and stood in the Old South Church.
wonder and a sign,
With look the old-time sibyls wore,
Half crazed and half divine.
Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound
Unclothed as the primal mother,
With limbs that trembled and eyes that burned
With fire she dared not smother.
Loose on her shoulders fell her hair
With sprinkled ashes gray;
She stood in the broad aisle. strange and weird
As soul at the Judgment Day
And the minister paused in his sermons midst,
And the people held their breath;
For these were the words the maiden spoke,
Through lips as pale as death:
Repent, repent ere the Lord shall speak
In thunder and breaking peasl
Let all men worship Him in the way
That His light within reveals.
THUS saith the Lordl With equal feet
All me II my courts shall tread;
And priest and ruler no more shall eat
My people up like breadf'
She shook the dust from her naked feet,
And her sackcloth closer drew;
And into the porch Of the awe-hushed church
She passed like ghost from view.
They whipped her away at the tail O. the cart
(Small blame to the angry townD
But the words she uttered that day nor fire
Could burn nor water drown.
To-day the aisles of the ancient church
BY equal feet are trod
Ana the bell that swings in its belfry rings
Freedom to worship God.
And now, whenever a wrong is done,
1t thrills the conscious walls;
The stone from the basement cries aloud,
And the beam from the timber calls.
There are steepe-houses on every hand,
And pulpits that bless and ban;
And the Lord will not grudge the single church
That is set apart for man.
For in two commandments are all the law
And the prophets under the sun,
And the first is last, and the last is first,
And the twain are verify one.
So. long as Boston shall Boston be,
And her bay tides rise and fall,
Shall Freedom stand in the Old South Church
And plead for the rights of ALL
j. G. Whittier, in NOUen,ber Atlantic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-17
He Would Tell.

She had invited him to stop to supper
and he was trying to appear easy and
unconcerned, while she was on her pref
test behavior.
"Have you used the sugar, John9" in
quired the mother, in winning manner.
John don't want no sugar." ejacu-
lated the young heir, abruptly.
Why not?" inquired the father, curl
ously, while John in his surprise swal-
lowed bit of toasted crust and nearly
cut his throat open.
"Cos he DON'T" explained the heir, in
an artful manner; heard him tell Mary
las night" ... --.. .
You keep STILL" interrupted Mary,
in an hysterical manner, while the young
man caught his breath in dismay.
81 heard him say" persisted the heir,
with dreadful eagerness, THAT she was
so sweet he shouldn't never use no sugar
any more-an' then he kissed her, an
said I'd tell am"
The young heir was lifted out of the
room by his ear, and the supper was fin
ished in moody silence. -ROckIGnd Oou
rier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-17
0m pou,g 9ahs.
"4BY 4ND BY.p

There is a little mischief.maker.
That is stealing half our bliss;
Sketching pictures in dreamland
That are never seen in this;
Dashing from our lips the pleasure
OF the present, as we sigh;
You may know the mischief-mAker,
BE- For his name is by and by.'
He IS sitting by our hearthstones,
with his sly bewitching glance,
Whispering OF the coming morrow,
AS the social hours advance;
Lettering mid our calm reflections,
Hiding forms of beauty nigh
He's a smooth. deceltful fellow,
This enchanter, by and by.'
You hay know him by his winning,
By his careless, sportive air;
By his sly, intrusive presence
That is stealing everywhere;
BY the trophies that he gathers
Where his somber victims lie
For bold, determined fellow.
Is this cOnqueror, by and by"
When the calls to duty haunt US,
And the present seems to be
All the time that mortals ever
Snatch from dark eternity
Then fair hand seems painting
Pictures on a distant sky,
For cunning little artist
Is the fairy, By and by"
by and by the wind is singing,
By and by the heart replies;
But the phantom, just before us,
Ere we grasp it, ever flies. .....
List not to the idle charmer,
Scorn the very specious lie,
Only in the fancy liveth
This deceiver, "By and by"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-17

The Principal of school IN Coving
ton, KY, denies that an unpleasantness
existing between him and lady teacher
arose from his threat to kiss her if she
were dilatory, and says that such a
charge bears on ITS face the persuasive
odor of its own improbablity"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-17

THE Western farmers wives will again
be able to have new dresses-grow-grai
silk, as we remarked some years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-17
Gentle winds and waters near
Make music for the lonely ear

as Byron says. Fancy my quoting Byron!
What transformation in man! Only
we shall not be lonely, shall WEI"
"Indeed, no" she says; ave will only
take care not to sit in the dry beds of
mountain streams when we want to listen
to g the music of the waters. "-L0ndon
Society. ... ......... ....
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The Bloody lrlshman.


A correspondent described q dispute
he witnessed in railway carriage, be-
tween an Irish gentleman and clergy
man, on the atrocities question. He
says the fun grew fast and furious; the
Irishman was working himself up to
pitch of fever-heat, when suddenly, to
the horror of everybody, while empha-
sizing some statement, he whipped
formidable looking knife out of his
pocket brandished it about wildly for
second, and then stuck 1t into the very
thick of the thigh of his right leg. 1t
must have gone in at least an inch, and
there 1t stood vibrating, he sitting per-
fectly still, calmly looking atit Every
body was afraid to move lest the blade
should be transferred from the gentle
mans own flesh to our bodies. The
parson was the first to venture q word
of expostulation.
"Goodness gracious, Sir" said he,
for Heavens sake take it out at once,
sir !" think what mess the carriage
will be in; besides, you will seriously
injure yourself"
"Not bit of it, mildly repeated the
son of Erin, all his excitement having
apparently subsidized; &C. positively like
it. 1t dosen't hurt me; have accus-
toned my muscles to it. assure you
don't feel it the least.'
Accustomed your muscles to it! !" ex-
claimed the parson; iinmpossible Do
take it out, and oblige me; it makes me
shudder to look at you"
"Well, of course, if it pains you atall
to see it, 1 will oblige you; but, as L
tell you, the effect is rather pleasing than
otherwise, SO far as 1 am concerned"
said the stranger. And having pulled it
out with an apparent effort, he carefully
wiped the instrument with his handker-
chief, shut it up, and put it in his pocket
to our great relief.
"Do you often do such silly thing
as that ?" inquired the reverend gentle
men.
'Oh yes, frequently" was the reply.
" Have you ever tried it on your arm ~
aren't you accustomed to it.''
&C Really p"
And the eccentric individual got out
at the next station. We called the
guard.
Is that man mad 2" we asked. ''He
has just Mortified us by running large
knife an inch and a half into his leg.''
g Mad, no !; he amt mad," observed
the official. "It's very old game of
his, that. He has cork leg, and likes
to frighten people'