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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28
Let Mr.. conkling speak.

We trust that the distinguished republi-
can Senator from New York has been re-
serving himself for powerful speech
against the Silver bill If he would pre-
pare himself as fully as he did for his great
effort against the right Of the President Of
the Senate to count the electoral votes he
would produce deep impression on the
public mind Of the country, If not on the
Senate. We make charitable explanation
of Mr.. Conkling's silence because we think
him entitled to it by the uniform soundness
of his past course on financial questions He
made one Of the very strongest speeches
delivered in Congress against the Legal
Tender act in 1862, wildly predicting
all the evils which have since ensued, and
describing as with the voice of an inspired
prophet the difficulty of returning to a
sound currency after an era of depreciation.
He was emphatically on the right side in
the great debate on the Imitation bill, from
which the country was saved by the vigor-
GUS veto Of President Grant. Now that the
Silver bill is to come up for direct discus
sion we hope he will lose no time in coming
into the arena with all his great powers Of
argument, sarcasm and eloquence. We
fear he has delayed too long and has al
lowed the silver movement to gain head
way and an impetus against which the
strength Of giants will prove unavailing.
We will not believe, or at least not until
he forces us to that dishonorng conclusion,
that Senator Conkling is smitten with the
fatal weakness which has overtaken so many
candidates for the Presidency. They are
nearly all succumbing to the silver craze
lest strenuous opposition should damage
their political prospects. Thurman has
gone clear over, ''hook and line, bob and
sinker" Hendricks, who stood so long ON
the fence, hos gone clear over lest Thur
man should take the wind out of his sails.
Blaine is on the road and has made half
the journey. 1t would be deplorable and
humiliating if Conkling should even hest
tate. It will not do for him merely to vote
against the Silver bill, or merely to offer
trivial and teasing amendments he
must take the bull by the horns
and reel him down to the earth with
Tie bsleASsn Va PoAi'Ao"A "VhAe'e.
No1lesss oblige, says the proverb; and so
talents, eloquence, influence and political
connections impose an obligation on their
possessor to exert them strenuously to avert
great public danger. If Mr.. Conkling
should halt in this crisis; if he should make
only feeble and periunctory opposition to
the Bland bill; if he should shrink from a
life-or-death grapple with this monstrous,
this ruinous financial heresy, he will for
felt the respect of nearly all who now feel
o pride in his eloquence and his reputation.
He must not, can not, will not be SO false
to himself, so faithless to his constituents,
so recreant to duty and principle, SO
unworthy of his character for political
courage.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28
should the New York College BE
Abnm dOned1

Assemblyman Grady states elsewhere in
to-day's HERALD his reasons for desiring to
abolish the College Of the City of New York.
Some of his objections to the institution are
that great majority of the students are
children of parents who can afford to pay
for their education elsewhere; that the col
legs "opens its doors only to the select
few" that pupils Of private and parochial
schools, whatever their qualifications, are
not allowed to enter the free college with
out undergoing term Of probation in the
public schools; that If citizen fails in bust
ness his child cannot be withdrawn from q
private college and placed in the New York
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

HE'LL WAS PRETTY Holly DISCUSSED in sew
eral of the churches yesterday, but, so far rs
we can see, the question of its existence or
non-cxistence is still undecided. For some rea-
son or another there is very great diversity of
opinion on the subject, and the texts in the
Scriptures which are so firmly relied upon by
one side to prove the old-fashioned doctrine are
pointed out by their opponents as proof positive
Of the truth of the new fashioned notions. 1t is
to he hoped the clerical disputants will soon
come to an understanding OH the subject. Why
not hold grand national convention of oil the
churches to discuss it
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

College to finish his education, and that
man who can afford TO dispense with the
services Of his son until he graduates at col
lege can, as a rule, afford to pay for his edu-
cation.
None of these objections are sound or
carry any weight with them. The college
is designed to create emulation in and in
duce attendance at the public schools, and
it would certainly be an abuse if free in
lowed to receive the pupils of private
schools or the unfinished students of pri-
vate colleges The advantages offered by
the college help to draw into the common
schools the children of respectable and we'll
TODD parents and this does away with the
feeling that the schools are only for the
poor--an idea that if suffered to prevail
would be calculated to do the schools great
injustice and injury. Bright, intelligent,
ambitious and respectable lads, who have
decent and comfortable homes. necessarily
diffuse their feelings among all the pupils
of school, and their influence is most
salutary. 1t may be true that in majority
of cases the sons of very poor people cannot
afford the time necessary to graduate; but
those who graduate form very small frac-.
ton of the whole number of students, and
the main benefit of the college to the chill
dren and to the community at large is to be
found IN the solid, useful instruction inn
parted in what is called the commercial
division" That the advantages of the IN
troductory class are well distributed among
the working portion Of our population is
shown by glance at the occupations of the
parents of the students OF that class last
year. We find in the list of $50 the fol-
lowing :-Agents, 81 butchers. 10; clerks.
50; dressmakers, 81 expressmen, 5; re-
6ners and smelters, 4 ; laborers, Al laun-
dresses, 8; machinists, s.; masons, II /;
mechanics, 100 merchants and storekeep-
ers, 174 printers, IA; policemen, 10 +;
saloon keepers, 49, walters, 3; sections, 3 1;
tailors, 10 teachers, 6. and no occupations
given, 95-or 626 out of the whole 750
Certainly some sounder reasons than those
advanced by Mr.. Grady for the abolition Of
the college should be given before so useful
and valuable an institution is swept away.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

President to influence legislation in ac-
cordance with his own views is the main
cause of the present threatening condition
of affairs BY what refinement of logic can
he justify himself in exerting his influence
for evil and in refusing to exert it for good?
Having Internationally made the silver
party so strong that it is doubtful whether
his veto can hold it in check. he owes the
country all the reparation he can make for
that great blunder.
1t has always been assumed in this coun-
try that the legitimate influence of the Pres
ident is an important factor in determining
great measures When Washington con-
templated withdrawing at the end of his
first term both Hamilton and Jefferson
wrote strong letters dissuading him, and
their arguments implied that the safety OF
legislation depended on his decision. JEFF
ferson urged him to submit to reelection
even if he should resign before the close OF
his second term, because it was so uncertain
what the complexion of Congress would be
after the ensuing election. Zone or two
sessions" he said, evil determine the
crisis; and cannot but hope that you can
resolve to add one or two more to the many
years you have already sacrificed to the good
of mankind" This most certainly did not
relate to Washington's use of the veto, but
to his steadying effect on legislation by his
great moral and political influence All of
our best Presidents have exerted a similar
influence We might as we'll have neophyte
or nobody for President as the most saga
cious and experienced statesman in the
country if he is to be mere passive spec
tator while misguided Congress brings
ruin on the most important public interests.
There have been few Presidents who did not
maintain o close intercourse with the active
leaders in Congress and have confidential
members to represent their views in both
houses. President Hayes himself must have
contemplated similar mode of influence
when he asked Mr. Garfield to remain in the
House and caused the election Of Mr.. Mat
thews to the Senate. Let him repair that
blunder by trying to exert influence in the
right direction in the present grave crisis.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28
Mo Armory Needed on Fifth Avenue.


The proposition to convert the old reser-
voir on Fifth avenue into ON armory for
several regiments of the National Guard is
one that has not solitary point, not even
that of economy, that can recommend it
for adoption. When we consider what are
the objects to be gained in having an organ
lied and equipped force Of volunteer troops
in this large city the idea of concentrating
the larger number in the district where
trouble is least likely to break out, is an
absurd one It would be as wise to have
the whole police force concentrated at Null
berry street headquarters, or the fire brig
ade, engines and all, established at some
other centre. If nearly all the members Of
the National Guard resided within easy dis
lance Of the reservoir, On argument that
they could be more readily assembled there,
in case of emergency, than ut the scattered
armories, would have something in it. But
when the very contrary is the case; when
men are known to prefer joining the mill
tary organizations within or near their resi-
dence districts it seems preposterous to
violate the first rule governing efficiency by
compelling them to traverse nearly the
whole length of the city in order that they
might reach their regim entail headquarters
But setting aside the question of suita-
bility for military purposes with regard to
the establishment Of central armory at the
reservoir, as it scarcely requires an answer,
we need only point out the improperly of
establishing in the midst of o district whose
real estate and costly buildings pay so large
proportion of the city taxes, because Of
their relatively great value, an institution
that could not possibly add anything to.
but which would undoubtedly take very
much from, the value Of property. The
immense cost of converting the pres
ent open structure, with its massive
walls and peculiar plan, into an available
enclosed armory suited for military pur-
poses and the almost interminable jobbery
that would attend the work are other great
objections, especially when, at a small cost,
the reservoir can be made both more useful
to our citizens and an ornament to the city.
As an armory it would be regarded with
great disfavor by a large number of citi-
zens, even by non-residents Of the district.
But as a public garden and promenade in
connection with the present Reservoir
Park, where the people could assemble and
breathe the pure air, amuse themselves by
healthful recreation, and enjoy music on
stated days during fine weather, the old
reservoir would become real attraction to
thousands of visitors, without being an in
Jury to the interests Of property. We,
therefore, see nothing to justify the adop-
ton of this armory scheme in connection
with the Fifth avenue reservoir
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

From reports 1tis morning The probabilities
arc that the sceather in New York and its vicinity
today wiH be YARN and cloudy, ,cith rain, fol-
!o'red by falling temperature and light s'Ow, 'ciM
Increasing aciads from The West and Norttwcst
Tomorrow il ,cW be colder and partly cloudy or
fair, scith strong tcinds
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

JOHN CHINAMAN does not propose to be ex-
cluded from the Pacific slope without stout
resistance. As an argument why he should be
allowed to come his brethren in San Francisco
have sent memorial to Congress showing that
of the seven millions of import duties received
at the Custom House at that point they pay
more than one-fourth
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

THE SERMoNs.-Dr. Talmage yesterday
painted horrible picture of the moral condi-
lion of this city and Brooklyn. Some of his
dgures were wild, and he entirely failed to pre-
sent the better and the brighter side of affairs.
The Rev. DR.. Arnitage gave the history Of a
tear and Mr. Bcecher an essay on reporting.
Father Farley, at the Cathedral, taught his con-
grcgation how to act under affection.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

Our special telegraphic correspondence
of the Louisiana Returning Board do not
take kindly to the idea of being left by
their friends to meet the prosecution OF the
indictments found against them in the
Criminal Court of that city, and it is stated
that they threaten certain unpleasant dis
closures unless something is done for their
protection by the national government.
Governor Wells, who managed to escape
arrest, is said to have fed to Washington to
represent to the administration the desperate
condition of his associates, and to show that
unless something is done for them by the ied-
eral authorities ''they will be lost'-a figure
of speech which we presume means that they
will be found guilty OF the crimes charged
against them and punished. If we accept
this report as entirely correct it is difficult
to see what. the administration could do
about the matter, even if it had the DISPOSE
ton to do anything. The day has gone by
when President could select United
States Judge to make any order or decision
that might be required and could enforce
the edict by the aid of federal bayonets. AS
the reign of terror was overthrown by Pres
ident Hayes it is not likely that he would
restore it if he possessed the power to do so.
Yet it is only by some juggling process OF
the United States courts, which would re-
quire to be enforced by armed troops, that
the indicted Returning Board could pos
sibly be saved from trial in the courts OF the
State whose laws they are alleged to have
violated.
The accused men certainly display but
little shrewdness if, as reported, they
threaten disclosures of frauds unless rescued
by the federal authorities. Such threat
would be an admission of guilt, which they
would be unwise to make, at all events until
all hope of escape had departed. 1t may be
that they will be disposed to make clean
breast" in the hope Of securing lenient
sentence should they be convicted. But
the State could not afford to accept any such
confession as the price of cessation
of the prosecution, since such an
act would show that the prosecution
was undertaken for political purpose, and
not to vindicate the law and purify the
State. Besides, the world is we'll satisfied
that the proceedings Of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board were foul and black with
fraud, and as the confession Of the fact by
the guilty parties could not now make any
difference in the result it would be COM
paratively worthless. If the Returning
Board members are fairly tried and con-
victed the world will believe their punish
ment to be just, whether they confess their
guilt or persist in asserting their innocence.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.-1o
insure the proper classification Of advertisements
il is absolutely necessary that they be handed in
before eight o'clock ereyy evening
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

The RAPIDlTY with which one of the police
Justices yesterday morning disposed of the case
Of the drunken attendant in the Smallpox Hos
pital was something remarkable.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

AS If THE EXCISE QUESTION were not mud
died enough now, the temperance people yester-
day invoked fresh instalment of divine con-
fusion. They probably applied to the wrong
Mace.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

To BE SAVED Professor Adler thinks society
must step into the public schools and place the
most talented minds where in the future they
will do the most good. This is beautiful
theory in fact, all the Professors theories are
heaufifn1
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

THE ANNUAL REPORTS of our manufacturing
companies, elsewhere printed, throw some
pleasant and unpleasant light on the business
situation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

THE AVENUES, STREETS AND PARKS were
thronged yesterday. Instead of spring in the
lap of winter it was spring with her arm around
summer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

HORRIBLE CHARGES OF CRUELTY to prisoners
are made against the New Jersey State Prison
officials. Some of the fortunes of the Middle
Ages have, it is alleged, been revived, and the
Legislature will be asked to investigate the
subject
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

In ANTICIPATION Of lively spring trade the
clothing cutters eldeavoring to devise
plan by which they can make a shortcut into
our pockets.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

Board of Equalization, may well provoke
some acts of retaliation for which our re-
publican legislators may not be prepared.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28

NEW YORK. MONDAY, JANUARY 2S, 1878.
New Ulm weekly review., 1878-04-10

laid the child down, and when it cried I
struck it on the head once with the hammer
Then started to go away as fast as I could,
but was afraid Villers had not gone to the
house, and I went back there. [ got to the
house and found Villers was not there, and
asked Mary Church to get me something to
eat. She got up to get me something and
went to the shelf where the dishes are kept.
and then passed around behind me, between
me and the door, and then stood facing the
fire. struck her ON the back of the head,
with the same hammer, and then passed out
the door and turned back and took the ham
mer in my left hand and struck her twice.
striking through the half-open door. then
shut the door and went home as fast as I
could go. Whether Villers was there OF not
| don't know; 1 didn't see him. came down
past Henry Church's on my road home; got
there twenty minutes before u; it struck II
before | got to bed / took two drinks in
L1ttleton. have nothing more to say
wALLACE's, CRAVEN FEAR.
During the recital of this terrible story.
Wallace frequently covered his face with his
hands and sobbed, while he frequently eiae-
ulated. 81 must tell all, - ssHave mercy on
me- and like expressions. Notwithstand-
ing Wallace's statement, DR.. j. S. Reager, of
Littleton, says that Miss Church had GER
tainly been outraged, and his opinion was
that Mrs. Wallace had been too.
vLLERs PERSONALITY.
George Villers, the person implicated by
the above confession of John Wallace, is a
young man about % years old. He is by no
means prepossessing in appearance, and yet
bears tolerably fair reputation. Drinks
little occasionally, but is Industrious People
generally discredit the story duplicating him
IN the murder. He is Ignorant, slow of
speech, and has an awkward way about him.
He says that, in his opinion, the part in the
conspiracy charged upon him by John Wal
lace, was the part played by his brother
George in the affair. In anwer to question
as to why George should enter into such
conspiracy, he replied that the general opin-
ion was that he wanted to get rid of his wife,
as was shown by his letter to her father and
his habitual conduct toward her. He said
that he had often been at Georges house,
and was on good terms with him and his
wife, and that nothing disagreeable had ever
occurred. The story was made mp by John
Wallace to help his case.
New Ulm weekly review., 1878-04-10

On the death of George Grote, the
Grecian historian, Sumner telegraphed to
his widow: "When the electric cable
flashed across the Atlantic the news of this
great loss, the whole of this vast continent
vibrated with sympathy fer you" Onthe
the other hand, the son of a very distin-
guished Duke, being at the time in
large company of fashionable New York
ers, took up the paper and reading the
telegram announcing the death, exclaimed
"Why, Grote's deadp' Not one in the
company, he found, knew who Grote was.
New Ulm weekly review., 1878-04-10

They had entered one of the arbors that
had been improvised of cedars to adorn
the garden fete. They had been walking
arm in arm through the grounds for a
long time; for one of the earliest guests
had been Willie Locke, and he had rushed
Immediately to Redolette's side, and had
kept her to himself all the evening They
chose to walk in the garden rather than
join in the dance, for they had so much
to say. And they had talked over their
five years Of separation and its leading
events before they went into the arbor to
rest.
The last thing Redolette had said in
the walk was, $50 now, Willie, thanks 10
the inspiring leader of my choice, I am
ready to take some part in the movement
of my time. My schooling here is ended.
My little inheritance is made secure. [
am my own mistress now. I should like
it possible,to do little good in the world !;
and the only question with me now is,
How shall l do it best?' y
And here it was that Willie with a
sudden movement drew her into the ar
Dor, and said, with such an electric vi.
OAooAoA Ill A1Ao NoINO do ACSAC llCl 41Cdl u
for an instant to stop to beat, "Redolette!'
Something so far beyond the simple
name was implied by his vital utterance
OF it that she made no response.
"Since I was happy" he said, "to
guide you arightonce, let me be your guide
again. Let me tell you, Redolctte, my
queen, how you can do the most good in
the world--how 1 am sure you can do the
most good
He paused, and Redolette, whose eyes
had been tremulously cast down, lifted
her glance to his.
And before she had time to really look,
to see all he meant-before she had time
to let the question, s.How?' pass her
beautiful rsd lips, he had seized her in
his strong arms, he had answered her
once and forever: "As nay acite."- ."-Haap-
e2s WeeAzy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-10-05
NecrOlOs;ie.

La jeune generation francaise
en- Louisiana, Went de perdre un
de scs meilleurs ct de ses plus
dignes peres.
LIE capitaine FEANco1s FERAY
est decide a Abbeville. en- sa resi-
dence, lie Is septembre, courant, a
l'age de 81 ans ct 7 mois, dune
dyspepsia, don't les premiers symp-
tones Sc manifesterent il y a plus
dun un. Retenu sur un lit de dou-
leurs depuis plusieurs mois, ses for
ces physiques ct morales s'affaibIi.
rent progressiyement, ct le dernier
tcrme de la vie duta lui paraitrc
bien long ct bien peDible.