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"Quicken C0nsc iencc.r

In circle of spasmodic, gushing, over
sensitive people, who suppose that through
a lifetime they have been cultivating their
souls to the highest point that is consistent
with residence on this earth, and who, in
fact, have been simply forcing into morbid
presidency the emotional part Of their ma
lures, the one fact that may be counted
upon with certainty is plentiful occur
renee Of ''quickened conscience. 1t comes
all the time. 1t is just as certain in the
circumstances as that you may havo sour
cider from summer apples or poor cham
payne from gooscberry juice. With emo
tional sensibility wrought to the last de-
gree of tension short of emotional insanity,
and with the emotions thus exuberantly
active, uninnuenced by the intellect or in.
huenccd feebly by intollccts distinguished
fol perverted and distorted theories Of right
and wrong these people have phantas.
nagoric time of it. Any given lot Of them
is like batch of ordinary dough into
which has been put an undue quantity of
Vienna yeast. 1t rises to fearful 'cffect and
with startling results, and will be all over
the house before the housewife knows it so
that IN establishment used TO the ordinary
yeast Of commerce the simple and DELHI
crate quickening of earlier days-will want
garden pump to play upon and suppress
their energetic catalysis Wonderful is the
variety in the manifestation Of quickened
conscience. Sometimes a virtuous youth
afflicted with some Of it will get into his
head an idea that he owes fifty cents to the
missionary fund, and he will pay that
money though he has to steal to get it.
though he be forced, in order to do it, to
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drawer. In their wretchedly vulgar spirit
the police call that 'till tapping" but the
real name with the good is ''quickened
conscience. Sometimes an ancient I'M
married lady perceiyes that the neighbours
girls put ribbons in their hair Of blue
that her own complexion never would
tolerate, and a quickened conscience forces
her to demonstrate to their mother, even
though she knows she may be snubbed for
impertinence. In fact, the quickened con-
science strikes out in every direction, indif-
ferent to time, tide or occasion, or to pro-
prieties or the rights Of other people, and
it has made livelier time in Brooklyn than
it ever made anywhere else outside an in
sane asylum. 1t is remarkable that in
community which regards all those people
as sane court has been for many weeks
engaged in endeavoring to determine
whether old Commodore Vanderbilt was
luuntic
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That aoproposition to inquire into the
administration Of the office of Surrogate in
this county should turn on party vote or
be regarded as in any sense whatever re-
lated to party politics is not creditable to
the system of government for the people by
the people. In any judicial office, or any
office Of trust Of so delicate nature rs that
of Surrogate, one would suppose that the
incumbent, as well as the party responsible
for him, would be solcitous to have
his fame cleared by the earliest pos
sible inquiry the man to clear his
own record, the party to show that its first
anxiety is good government and the welfare
of-the people. 1t seems to us unfortunate
that another view appears to have been
taken at Albany, though wetrust there is no
good reason to object to the inquiry pro-
posed If the question whether IN impor-
tant Office is honestly administered becomes
q political question how long will it be be-
fore unfortunate mortals compelled to plead
Mt the bar of justice against the accusations
of q prosecuting officer will urge that they
are only tried for their democracy and not
for the burglary?
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Black VS.. Beiknap.

1t is too bad that our sweetest dreams
should vanish. Here Is Mr.. jeremiah Black
suing ex-Secretary Belknap for five thou
sand dollars because he defended the latter
during his impeachment trial We always
thought that the distinguished lawyer
worked in such cases out of pure love of the
thing. We never imagined that there
was any jingle Of prospective shekels in his
.silvery tones before the Senate any more
than before the famous eight to seven. To
think that oil that fiery eloquence, prob
ably FIVE thousand yards Of it, must be ap-
praised by o circuit court, Is heartrending.
Then think of the defence urging that ten
cents or shilling yard was q
high price for Mr. Blacks rhet-
ORIG and that his pungent rcpartees were
dear at half dollar apiece Suppose
Mr.. Belknap sets up that the defence did
him no good, how is Mr.. Black to prove the
contrary? Did it rehabilitate Mr.. Belknap's
character? Mr.. Black may aver that he
triumphantly proved that a man who runs
out to avoid being kicked out cannot be
brought back to have the kicking done; yet
as the result was to leave the man out in the
cold all the same the service seems to dwin-
die into next to nothing. OF course we
would not PREJUDICE the case, but it would
gladden. us to learn that by some light
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sIIo for AhicaI-A Million Men
Wanted for Africa.''

We borrow this heading from the very
interesting and circumstantial sketch Of
the Exodus Association" by our CORE
spondent at Charleston, printed in the
HERALD yesterday. 1t was kept standing
for many months at the head Of the columns
Of the Missionary Record. Southern relig-
ious newspaper, edited by the Rev. Richard
H. Cain, the colored Representative in
Congress from the Second district of South
Carolina, furnishing the keynote to ami
mated and persistent appeals to the colored
population OF the South to improve their con-
dition by emigration to Africa. The seed thus
widely sown fell into congenial soil, and
at present emigration to Africa is the upper
most topic among the most intelligent and
energetic portion Of the freedmen. This
inspiring idea is not freak Of excited negro
imaginations, but business enterprise
which will bear it's first fruit in the sailing
from Charleston to-day or tomorrow of the
Liberian emigrant ship Azor with all the
passengers she was allowed to carry. This
interesting voyage, which will be commem-
grated in the future history of Africa as that
OF the Mayfower is in the history Of Amer
lea, is the result Of many months of prep
aration, and is the first step Of what
may turn out to be mighty movement
whose ultimate consequences will be the
Christinnization and civilization of Africa,
the creation of a new and lucrative COM
merce and the solving of the destiny Of the
African race in America.
Almost every great event has been the
conjoint result of several cooperating
causes whose relations to one another were
movement. Future historians will proba-
bly, point out many such cooperating ten
denotes when the time shall have
come for digesting the annals Of
great African republic. For several
years the attention of the civilized
world has been. strongly directed to Africa,
chiefly in the interest of geographical
knowledge. The resplendent discoveries
that have been made by the latest and most
successful Of the African explorers, whose
narrative in two volumes is about to be
published in London, and almost stimuli
taneously, in the original or in translations,
in every civilized country on the globe, will
excite intelligent curiosity in everything
relating to Africa, and will cause great
deal of speculation and discussion re-
specting the future Of that mysterious
quarter Of the world. 1t will probably be
found that as the most successful explora-
tons have been made under American
auspices, so the influences which are to
subjugate the wilds of Africa and their
savage inhabitants to the humanizing in
fuence of agriculture, order, Christianity
and the arts of civilization are also to be of
American origin, and that America is thus
to atone for the stupendous wrongs she has
inflicted on the negro race.
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in order to avoid and to take away all ex-
cuse for revolutionary methods. The
American means Of redress is the ballot
box. Our elections come SO often that if
the country makes mistake in the choice
Of its Chief Magistrate, or if a man gets
into that office in whose title there is
a supposed flaw, the people have an early
and easy remedy without resort to revolu-
tionary methods. Considering that govern
ments are instituted to insure order, tran
guilty, stability, and to protect the COM
munity against ruinous agitations which
paralyze business and subvert prosperity,
the evil of waiting in patience for the next
election is slight and trivial in comparison
with the evils which must attend doubt
iul attempt to depose a President at the
risk of stirring to their profoundest depths
the fercest political passions Of the country.
Fortunately, our Congressional commit
tees lack the power and, do not practise the
methods Of the Jacobin clubs Of Paris dur
ing the first French Revolution. They are
not likely to spring upon Congress meas
ures which it disapproyes, and we are
reasonably certain that the Judiciary Com
inittee OF the House will give the cold
shoulder to the utterly silly bill which has
been referred to it. All our information
from Washington justities the belief that
this lunatic bill will never be reported, nor
voted upon, nor in any way acted upon by
the Judiciary Committee of the House.
earth hath her bubbles as the water
hath" and Congress has its bubbles as a
womans rights convention has; but this
particular and most unsubstantial bubble
will collapse at the first touch.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Miss Emma Thursby will give her farewell concert
at tho Academy Of Music and mako her last appear.
ance IN America for the present on Friday evening,
Maya
Mr. Thomas Hall, tho lcsscc OF the Now Orleans Va.
ricties has engaged for the next season Signorna
G,acnta Pezzana Guatera Italian dramatic artistic
said to possess many nno qualities.
signor Marjeroni, who has recently arrived from
San Francisco. where he has beon playing the Little
Corporate and round OF similar characters, will
shortly appear New York. His vito 10 the niece Of
RistorL
Mr.. W. W. Tiliotson, the well known and popular
treasurer OF the Park Theatre DO recipient Of
bcnent on Thursday afternoon, the 25th of April.
Several vol known artists already volunteered
their services
we'll known dramatic author Is drsmat,zing
story Miss Maggie Mitchell, In which it is said her
Characterization Of the leading part will surpass that
OF Fanchon or Little Barefoot The play will cot be
produced until next TALL
fr George Holland Is praised by tho Western press
for his impersonalion OF Captain Racket in the
scrusEed Tragcdan." sohern Is not jealous On
tho contrary he will take him the Haymarket Thea.
tire. London, this month.
NJ. Ernest Patrizio will make his nrst pubic APP
pcarance in America ut tho San Francisco Minstres'
Opera House Monday, the Goth OF April, on which
OCCASION It Is said, he will perform tho wonderful
feat OF catching cannon ball nred from rcal cannon.
The play Of 'Conscicncc." which will be pleasantly
remembered among tho performances Mt the Union
square Theatre mas passed permanently into tho
hands Of Miss Clara Morris. Messrs. Lancaster and
Magnus, tho authors have received from her the
handsome sum Of $4,000.
Miss saiiie Rcber, who sang In Gilmores Garden 80
acccptably during the summer aud recently filled
engagement at tho Grand Opera House, has
gagged Tor concerts In the fall sho has voice capa-
bio Of much improvement, and Is said TO DO a hard
student and intent tho highest honors In her pro-
fession.
Mr. Frederick Bersner's annual concert will take
place at Ch,ckcring Hall, Tuesday evening, April
90 Among tho attractions will BIO tho rcappearaues
OF the old string quartet we'll known carly
cal circles consisting OF the following ariists:-M
Theodore Thomas, Mr. Joseph Moscnthal. Mr. George
Matzks aud Mr. Frederick Bergncr. Mr.. 3. d. Mills
tho pianist, and distinguished arruy OF vocal talent
are also announced
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The WEATiiER.-Ihe pressure has risen brskly
over the upper lake region, the South Atlantic,
Eastern aud Middle States, being highest in the
coast districts Of Massachusetts aud. Maine. But
the conditions in the West continue threatening
The centre of lowest pressure has moved up the
Missouri Valley, with light rains along the eastern
margin Of It's area. High pressure has advanced
from the Rocky Mountains eastward along the
Platte Valley toward the low centre. Conse-
qucntly the baiomctiic gradients have grown
sleeper, and strong winds prevail in that region.
Tho heaviest rainfall yesterday occurred on
the South Atlantic coast, but the pre-
cipitation was very general and heavy
from Norfolk, Va, to Philadelphia and
over Western New Jersey. In New York and
its immediate district cloudincss prevailed all
day, followed by clear weather over the city at
night. The temperature continues high in tho
South and through the Mississippi and Missouri
valleys. IL is lowest in the Northeast, the re-
gion of highest pressure. The weather in New
York and its vicinity today will be cloudy or
partly cloudy and warmer, with probably light
rains Tomorrow the conditions will have un-
dcrgone very little change
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

Charles Reade wants to reform the human
race tremendously and Immediately, and,
like all rcformers, he makes terrible
pother about it and calls everybody hard
names. He is horribly vindictive against
poor Old Mother Goose, whose rhymes he,
perhaps, holds partly responsible for the
fact that men are right-handed, and whose
fine epic, beginning 'There was man in
our town., he may take as personal rehec-
ton and satire on his own great wisdom
Charles ought to be moderate and learn to
keep a civil tongue in his head, and not
abuse peoples mothers and nurses, nor
even the dear old pagans who could not
help their unchristian condition 1t is not
handsome in him as a man who has made
money by inventing hard stories to pitch
into Mother Goose because she did the
same thing; because, in fact, she
has made a market for his wares by instill-
ing into the whole English-spealsing world
its earliest taste for fictitious narratives and
absurd satire. Mother Goose has gone
through more editions than he ever will,
and little modosty would become him on
that account. But he wants to change the
human race forthwith by making men
neither right-handed nor left-handed, but
either-handed and both-handed. For our
part we consent We believe it would be
good to have men ambidextrous. We also
believe it would be good to have them am
phibious; for what an enormous convenience
it would be if fellow could so it in the
water as easily Us in the air. How it would
cheaper fish! See what would be saved in
the price Of boats and diving bells and
submarine armor and stuff of that
sort! And as Charles is confident
that it is mans own fault that
he cannot use either right or left paw
with equal ease, like raccoon, so We are
sure it is also his own fault that he cannot
breathe in water or air indifferently as well
MS that wretched snipe of creature the
muskrat. Sometimes we have thought, in
August, that it would also be we'll if man
had the qualities Of salamander as we'll rs
of a muskrat or a raccoon, but we have not
determined on that because we have had
our doubts whether or no there really ever
was any other salamander than Old Far
ragut But while the great novelist is recon-
structing the human species we do not see
why lie should not make men ten feet high.
See what tall fine fellow the giraffe
is What neck for q standing collar /!
So convenient in garden, you
know, Charles, or under other mems
apple trees-nay, even in Naboth's vine
yard. But. if this fine reformer really
means to make man two-handed we hope
he will begin in the right place. Men use
their right limbs with moro efficiency than
those Of the other side because they are
under the influence of the left half of the
brain, which is larger than the right halt.
save in left-handed or ambidextrous fami-
lies, where either the converse is the case or
the sides are equal. This reform, therefore,
must begin in the brain. Now, the present
condition Of the brain. as to this inequal-
ity, is the result Of centuries Of growth, and
we are afraid change cannot be realized
between this and Christmas even by uni
varcal conaant
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Under the pressure of situation which
is admittedly critical it is not surprising
that hopefulness and depression should
succeed each other il Europe. In gloomy
hour when the clouds hang heavy and low
fitfuf breeze sweeps along the face OF the
EARTH and nature seems to be piling up an
amphitheatre for the gods Of the storm to
wrestle in, the same alienation of hope and
dread asserts itself with every stray bar OF
sunshine that pierces tho clouds and fades
away and every pause and recurrence OF
the wind. The mental tension becomes
oppressive, apd the eye and ear, expectant
OF the lightning and the thunder, take
painful note Of every shifting shadow
of the landscape and every rustling OF
the leaves How much more intense
the strain when the forces moving uneasily
and bodingly in the leash are those OF
mighty nations whose cannon must make the
thunder and whose blood must be the rain !!
Just such wave of gloom has come over
England and Russia now that diplomacy
seems to have lost it's power to charm away
the lowering clouds Of war which drift and
not at all impossible that in few hours the
skies may be clearer, bat for the present the
popular mind is fixed on the worst to come.
Dismal views are reported from the London
and st. Petersburg papers, and even from
France rises cry to Germany, as to Jove,
''to arrest the headlong course of events"
When one outside the range of these
strained mental conditions examines the as
pect of things it is not found to be SO much
more ominous than d few days since. The
British Parliament has considerably taken
three weeks recess for the Easter holidays
lest anything shorter should "alarm the
world" In spite of the denials Of An
drassy's friends the indications are that
Austria, at a hint from Germany, has reached
some understanding with Russia, which the
massing Of Russian troops along the Carpa-
thians has possibly fastened. The
cool treatment Of the Roumanian
envoy at Berlin will not be lost
upon the recalcitrant principally which
imperils itself by its attitude toward the
Russians. Outside the risk of ;mprudence
precipitating q conflict near Constantinople
there seems no immediate danger of war.
If the Pail Null Gazette, which is used at
times semi-oficially by the English Cabinet
to foreshadow its policy, was inspired in its
utterance yesterday, England armed and
prepared has adopted the policy Of letting
time fight for her. She will not declare
war, but will wait until Russia has spent all
her. money and repents of her treaty with
Turkey. If this is Lord Beaconsfeld's pro-
gramme the mountain Of preparation has
brought forth a very small mouse. 1t looks
as though the sense of isolation was return
ing to the British Ministry. That sense,
when established, is one Of the best guaran-
taac of naoca
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FINE ARTS.
pnooKLYS ART ASSOCIATION.


Tho thrty-sixth scmi-apnual exhibition OF the
Brooklyn Art Association opens on Wednesday, the
24h inst The reception and private view Will take
place at the Art Building and Academy OF Music,
which will be usual thrown open together for tho
occasion on Monday evening. tho 22i. Tuesday Will
no members and Artists Day" and the exhibition
Will be open from eight A. ~ TO ten p. NJ. by speca
81
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

SUBSTITUTE for the foolish bill of the House
repeating the Resumption act will be immcd-
ntely reported by the Senate Finance Commit
tee. 1t makes legal tender notes receivable ut
par for the four per cent bonds aud alter Octo
Der | for customs dues and other obligations
where coin is not specified. Provision is also
made that after the same date the legal tenders
shall not be cancelled, but again paid out by the
Treasury
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transfer of currency in shady place the
difficulty was squared. We do not, in SOL
emn earnest, desire to have the Belknap
scandal and the Beecher scandal come ous
Of their grave-cloths at the same moment
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17
ADJUSTMENTS.


THE LONDON C1RCus-BENERIT FOR THE 7AMIL1
TED ALMoNTE.
benefit will be given to tho family Of the deceased
clown, TED Almonte, at the London Circus at Gil
more's Garden, this afternoon. With the generous
unauim,ty that prevails in the profession whenever
any OF members In distress, the NUMBER OF vol
untcers greater than Is likely to find place The
OCCASION however, will be memorable, asnuch as
recalls to tho ring some Of the old time iavorttea
Unusual attractions are announced.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

CoNGREss.-vcry little of Importance was
said or done in either branch Of Congress yes
tcrday. In the Senate Mr.. Howe called up his
resolution in regard to Judge Whitaker, of
Louisiana, and endeavorcd to answer some of
the criticisms upon his recent speech attacking
the President. In the House the bill providing
new form of government for the District of
Columbia was defeated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

THERE Can be no doubt that the legal machin-
cry for winding up broken savings banks is need
lessly complicated and expensive 1t is to be
hoped the investigation on the subject ordered
by the Legislature will lead to some reforms
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock market
was very active and strong. Gold opened ut
1908 and closed IL lower at 1OOl4. Govern
ment bonds were firm States steady and rail
roads firm. Money call was easy at 9
per cent, closing ut the former quotation
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

SECRETARY SHERMAN's bureaus will have to
leave their comfortable quarters in the new Post
Office. The Law Committee Of the Aldermen
decides that the bond cannot be broken, and
Davenport holds the fort
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

PROFESSOR ADLER, the man with all the beau
tifnl theories, hurnbly bcgs the pardon of the
Universal Church. lie intended to call only an
infinitesimal portion of the ministers religious
framua
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

THERE IS A FAINT PRosPEcT that the New
Orleans Coilectorship will Mt last be settled
Judge Hunt Of that city, is willing to accept
the office.
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II r IPLE SH e ID Il .
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY. APRIL II, 1878.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.-To
insure the proper classification Of advertisements
ii is absolutely necessary that they be handed in
before eight o'clock ecery ece,sing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

The probabilities are that the aceatter il, Neic
York aud is ricnity to-day wiH be cloudy or
partly cloudy and aca,n,er, sciM light rain. TO
mo'roc Me conditions miH hare undergone Gerry
little chuu0e.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

The REMAINS of William NJ Tweed will DO
buried to-day. His lawyers deny the report
that he has left with them u confession for pub
LEGATION of his Ring transactions
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

THE SUIT for four million dollars in connec-
ton with the reorganization of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad makes another bonanza for the
LAWYERS