The New York herald., 1879-02-07

Harbor TO meet the incoming Cunarder and secure
the late papers. These would be sent by special
messenger to II point on the Connecticut shore.
where an agent met them with steamboat ready
to cross the Sound to Greenport aud thence by the
Long Island Railroad to New York AT the same
period the HKEAD its special pony express from
PhiladelpLa to New York. passengers on the trains
and coaches being interviewed for news Imagine
the expense labor and ingenuity needed carry out
these schemes Verify, the French author was not
far wrong when he said the fayorite article of
sumption i'll America is news
After devoting considerable attention TO the re-
porters OF the American press. illustrated by
dotes, which were greatly reshed by the audience.
Mr.. Marks turned his attention to the humorous fea-
lures of American Journalism, and spoke of it's
obituary poetry, &c. He said:-'Though. as
done nothing for us we are ali more or less inter
csted in knowing what posterity will think of
The HERALD. which originated the custom of inter-
viewing. has made feature OF obituaries" In
clsion, Mr.. Marks claimed that the American press
was thoroughly representative OF the American peo
pie-just good and just bad as its supporters.
lie denied that it was as some claimed. prejudiced
against the Jews and cited its position i'll the Hilton
seligman affair proof to the contrary. He held
that there no other institution in the world of
which it could with truth be said that "it prospered
& X Dsopls Of MAJ rah tl il 81 is aas bss a
in it,"
REV. JOSEPH COOK ON TIE CHINESE QUESTION
Association Hall literally taken by storm by
people desiring to obtain admittance. The attrac-
tons the prelude" discourse the Chinese
question by Rev. Joseph Cook and stereoscop-
tcon exhibition by Rev. d. c. Potter, ilustra-
tive Of the last meaphysic lecture OF the course,
IA Night the Acropolis." also by Mr. Cook.
His remarks upon the Chinese question
were, however. the feature OF the evening.
The lecturer referred to San Francisco brave
city, but which hardly darcs utter her mind the
Chinese question when her sand-lot orators threaten
confagration. riot and murder. 'J.osfers and
roughs" said he, 'ed by gang Of shallow and foul
mouthcd cheap Jacks mostly of foreign birth. fill
the of Californians daily with threats of hre,
blood and devastation. l am afraid of the working
man, but not OF rioters, tramps thieves, sneaks
and thugs. Anti-Chinese clubs cRck the defiant
whip of lawlessness over the heads of Calforpia's
Mayors. Governors and Senators. San Francisco is
afraid OF her sand lots MassacLusett is not. She
has their chief orator The leader of sand lot
oratory by mis- odious advocacy. sunk astute
popular leader beneath the Massachusetts, poll
ties. No political party swim in Eastern waters
with Kearneyism hung around it's neck 1t was the
in the great city Of New York, where the
sand lot orator made himself heard. The crack of
the hoodlum's lash in. national politics is too
much like that of the slave drivers whip to be popu
lar. The snap of the slave drivers whip has passed
out OF hearing, and will that OF the hoodlums
sibilant thongs. The greatest orator OF New Eng
land regards the antiChinese crusade as OF the
most heartless and contemplate attacks that one
class OF low paid laborers has made another.
tion and the Chinese question in California is
outlying portion OF tho greater Eastern question.
California is door to Asia and cannot evade COM
mercia intimacy with China. The necessity, there
fore of cultvatng friendly relations with China
plainly manifest"