davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

1t would be inconsistent with Mr.. Hayes
promises Of official impartiality toward
popular elections to believe that the Brit
ish Mission is left empty for any cause
touching the coming election in November.
Nevertheless, it is desirable for the Presi-
dent not only to be impartial. but to
appear impartial also. He need not
fear to take the people into his conf
dence and tell them the real reasons for
the long hesitation in appointing sue
cessor to Mr.. Welsh. Such disclosure
may very ftly be made by Secretary Evarts
when he speaks here next Tuesday in behalf
of Mr.. Cornell. If Mr.. Evarts himself is
to DO despatched to London it will be
very satisfactory appointment. But why
delay it? Or why the delay in the case Of
any other man?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18
stranger Than Fiction.

We publish to-day o sketch of one of the
most remarkable family litigations on rec
ord. Two very rich Maryland planters,
brothers, died about quarter of century
ago, one Of them a bachelor, while the
other left several children, supposed to be
illegitimate These latter inherited their
fathers estate by the terms of his will, and
on the death of their bachelor uncle claimed
his property also, as being heirs at law of q
man dying interstate. Their claim was dis
puted by cousin of the deceased, who
himself insisted upon being recognized as
nearest of kin, on the ground that the other
claimants were illegitimate. These latter
proved their legitimacy, after long legal
struggle. by finding in Europe the priest
who performed the marriage ceremony for
their parents. They therefore obtained
possession of their uncles estate, but not
until they had reduced themselves to pow
erty by series of contests that ended only
in the highest court of the land, many of
the leading lawyers of the nation having
taken prominent part in the struggle.
Similar stories have been developed
in fiction, but always by the aid
of lovely maidens and hardened villains,
an unexpected and perfectly rapturous
ddnouement being brought about by hand
some lover. But in this case the beginning
of the end was provided by that ire
pressible marplot, the small boy. The
bachelor brother, instead of dying in
testatc, made O will in favor of the cousin
who fought SO hard the supposed heirs
at law, and left it with a Washington
lawyer, who went South at the beginning
of the war, leaving with his Office boy q
box of papers to be delivered to the persons
addressed in case OF the momentum of tho
attorney, and the boy probably forgot. A
short time ago the youngster, having pre-
sumably come to mans estate, recovered
his mem0xy, tho will, the existence OF
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

In our news columns to-day the reader
will find an ample history, gathered from
many witnesses, of the latest case of the
reduction of citizen to peaceable condi-
ton by the use of that redoubtable instru-
ment of correction, the policeman's club.
An interview with Captain Williams is part
of the story. But this time, contrary to
what has been reported, and contrary to
what perhaps some persons natu-
rally expected, the culprit or clubber
is not Captain Williams. There is
plenty of testimony, including that of
Captain Williams himself, that the man was
not dubbed and not hit by the Captain.
There is, 1t is true, a dispute on this point.
Nobody, we believe, pretends that the blow
which laid the citizen PROSTATE aud insensi-
BILE was delivered by Captain Williams, but
some persons declare that they saw the
Captain hit the man in the breast with fist
and club together, holding his club by
the middle. Perhaps this is delu-
sion on the part of the witnesses,
Captain ever hits in that way. There is no
rule of the police that would permit an
officer while on duty to strike citizen
with his fist. It would be contrary to good
order, and it is safe therefore to presume
that he did not do it. II the Captain
cases in which man must be hit,
of course-he does it with his club,
and not in any half way style. He
generally delivers the worst blow that is
given on an occcasion on which he delivers
any; and the fact that it is not now pre-
which ''laid him out" is prima facie evil
dence that he did not hit him at all. Many
citizens who see man knocked down or
dubbed when down by a policeman per-
haps assume without knowledge that
that policeman must necessarily be Cap
tain Williams, which does the Captain q
great injustice, but seems to be o natural
consequence of the effect on the public
mind Of exaggerated accounts of the Cap
tain's energy in the preservation of order.
Order Of course must be preserved. Order
is heaven s first law. At processions, walking
matches or in any other public place the
citizen who INDUCES in an eccentric de-
meanor and looks at policeman as
if he did not like him must be taught
to respect the guardians Of the public peace.
It will be seen that Captain Williams
holds that there was no reason for clubbing
man-on this occasion. He is good
Judge, but we are afraid he looks at the
offences of citizens with too indulgent an
eye. He must preserve order, as he has
done hitherto, and the Board of Police
will sustain him against all wrongdoers
and calumniators.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

The WEATnER.--The barometer continues
high on the Middle Atlantic and New England
coasts. 1t has fallen in all the other districts
east of the Mississippi, except in the Southwest,
where it is rising steadily. In the Northwest
the pressure is increasing rapidly as the disturb
ance that is over the lakes moves eastward.
The centre of the latter is now over the British
possessions and is progressing slowly toward
the st. Lawrence Valley. Rain fell in
every section of the country east of the
Rocky Mountains except the Middle At
lantic coast. II was heaviest in the lake re-
gons. The temperature fell decidedly in tho
Northwest, West and the New England States ;
remained nearly stationary in the lower lake
aud central valley districts, and rose elsewhere.
The winds have been from brisk to high in the
Northwest and over the upper lakes, fresh in
the central valleys and generally light in the
other districts. Atmospheric disturbances arc
reported in Spain, and their influence extends to
the British Islands. 1t is evident that q cy-
clone is moving along the European coasts
from the central Atlantic. The weather in New
York and its vicinity to-day will be cool and
partly cloudy. possibly with rains in the early
portion. Tomorrow it promises to be colder
and fair.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18
The Theatre. and the Heat.

At this season Of the year, when the
autumn weather, with its invigorating in
fuences, should be upon us, and when
those who have been summering among the
hills or by the sea have returned to the
city, the theatrical season should be at it's
best. New Workers are, proverbially, the
atre-goers, and after summers ramble in
quiet places they return to their homes and
the theatres almost simultaneously. That
which they have missed in their vacations
they seek at once-a stall at the theatre or
a box at the opera. The fall season at the
theatres is also n particularly attractive
one, since it brings new faces and new
plays behind the footlights, and, novelty
being thus added to excellence, it should
be the golden opportunity of the year for
the managers. And yet there are those in
the box offices of these establishments who
complain that they are now suffering from
occasional if not from succession of
..poor houses" What is the csuse2 Does
it lie with the public, SO uniformly gener-
GUS? Is it due to the unreasonable warmth
of these October days? Does it arise from
the lack OF SUltaDle nttractlOn lake Cnreo
of our leading theatres as IN examplc--the
Fifth Avenue, Wallack's and Booths
theatres. Paola-M lrie, Angelo and Capoul
are the attractions ut the first named. We
have no fault to find with Mr.. Grau's
excellent company, all of whom, ex-
cept M. Capoul, are ''to the manner
born" in opera bouffe. Does the
fault lie in any way in the fact that,
thorough artist that he is, he is above, not
below, the standard required-in other
words, does he feel that he is unsuited to
his new field of operations, finding it inn
possible to descend to the requirements Of
opera bouffe from tho higher level of opera
comique, to which latter he has been accus-
toned? At Wallacks is the fault that
contempt of Court" is only o clever patch
work of well-worn plays--in other words,
merely another turn of the dramatic kaleido-
scope--while the public desire original mat
ter? At Booths is it an index OF public
taste, showing that the lurid melodrama, or
any approach to that which in its extremity
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

FRIENDLY ApvrcE-We desire to call Mr.. Bouci-
caults attention to the fact that in his Programme
the whole infamous scandal against Mrs. Langry 10
reprinted ct large These atrocious reports were
frst made public In scurrilous London sheet
called the Town Talk Denials OF them were tele-
graphed to us and published In tho HERALD In Sep
tomber and the editor and publisher Of the sheet in
which they saw the light has declared in court that
ho knew of foundation whatever for these stories
and thought they were false. Yet despite all these
reasons for the suppression of series Of vo libes
on nm estimable lady, they reproduced large In
regular theatrical publication. Apparently tho
editor Of the Programme does not read the news.
Mr. Marshall Jewell, OF Hartford. IL at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
Senator Benjamin II. Hill. of Georgia. is at tho
New York Hotel.
Sara Bcrnhardt will not admit that she has studied
any great artistic. nu4.f
Captain Psrsell. Of tho steamer Baltic arrived in
this city yesterday.
King Theebau of Burmah king Of Kings). has
bought electric light apparatus.
Senator Blaine has ono son who Is practising law
and another who is student at tho Harvard Law
school.
Lord Desart, the author of sKelverdalc." and tho
Hon. Ella. arc expected In New York by the City Of
Richmond
tian Of Cotywayo. mark Of his appreciation
OF bravery.
Miss Alice Isabel Hooper. stepdaughter OF the late
Charles Sumner. was this week married TO Mr.. Ed
ward Balfour formerly OF Scotland.
The heroine of ..Aasanello" is said to DO mute
because hcr representative ran away while tho opors
was In rehearsal and nobody could BIO found to 70
place hcr.
Tho Chicago Times thinks II possible that the Pres
idcnt of the United states will mako short visit
Washington some time this year. great DEAL
however, depends upon tho season.
why say that Senator Bayard cannot become
presden tisl candidate because he lives in the small
state of Delaware? According to the democratic
doctrine one State ought to be as good another.
The Right Rov. Bishop stephens. of Penn.
sylvania VINO has boon suffering from congestion of
the lungs, Ia iittlo comfortable than he has
been, but there are signs of permanent improve
ment.
secretary sherman, It is understood, has accepted
an invitation to speak in New York State and will
make three speeches. beginning in Now York city ON
the 27th. at syracuse the 2Sth and ct Albany on
the 10th OF this month.
Sir Garnet wolselcy Is q little more than forty
years old and after tho Ashantee campaign he might
have had baronetcy that no refused. He did not
however. decLe the 100000 which wero offered to
him. Ho badly wounded In the Crmcan
He hates newspaper men. whom he calls "drones."
He tries 70 be very Just and he believes IN books
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

impossible. Mr.. Kelly's principle. carried
to its logical results, is political chaos.
If it is right for anybody to bolt
as soon as he sees that he is to be outvoted
it is an obvious farce to hold political
conventions and submit questions to vote
by which nobody is bound. This subverts
the idea which lies at the foundation of all
political parties--the idea that the minority
is bound by the decision of the majority.
Mr.. Kelly seems likely to have strength
enough to defeat the democratic party in
the coming State election. He cannot
escape tho responsibility of enabling the
republicans to elect their candidate for
Governor, and, like Samson. he will
be crushed beneath the ruins of the
temple which he overthrows. Are the
Tammany sachems willing to share the
destruction which Mr.. Kelly is bringing
upon himself? Can they wish to be over
whelmed by the same falling ruins? A ma
jority of the Tammany sachems belong to
very ordinary type of politicians, but some
of them are men of high mark. In looking
over the list we find the names of
Mr.. Schell, Mr.. Belmont, Mr.. Clinton and
other well known citizens. Is 1t the pur-
pose of such men to abet Mr.. Kelly and
share the consequences of his blunders?
Why should they conspire for the destruc-
ton of the democratic party? The course
of Ex-Governor Hoffman conformed to
the accepted rules of party morals. As
soon as Tammany bolted Mr.. Hoffman re-
signed his position as a sachem, on the
ground that every democrat is bound by
the action of regular State convention.
We cannot see how any other course is con-
sistent with political honor. If Mr.
Belmont and other gentlemen of high posi-
ton who are on the list of sachems do not
wash their hands Of this bolt we do not see
how they can maintain their standing as
democrats. Unless they pursue the same
course as Governor Hoffman they violate
the rules of the game and indorse prin-
ciple which tends to universal political
disintegration.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

Mr.. SIDNEY p. NrcHoLs--You q sachem In
Tammany Hall. You also omnibus proprie-
tor. and you have been Police Commission
you are not one still. II one of your patrolmen.
aggrieved by consurc Of tho Board of Police. had
tried to blow up tho Central Office in Mulberry
street. Guy Fawkes fashion, in revenge; or II one Of
your stage drivers. after quarrel with YOU should
vent his spite by trying to upset his omnibus and
break the necks of innocent passengers tho pavo
ment. would you have any mercy the fellow 2
But is not this just what Mr.. Kelly. your fellow
sachem, is trying to do to the democratic party?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

What is the object OF John Kelly's cam
paign? It is to ruin the democratic party
because he cannot rule it, We know this
is not the account Mr. Kelly gives of it.
We know that he states different object
and gives different reasons. But ours are
the right ones. Men engaged in proceed
ing that is nefarious from either a
public or party point of view never
declare their real motives. They could
not get support in that way. They
must deceive their followers. Very often, it
is true they even deceive themselves; for
as they must make specious defences of
their conduct to throw dust in the eyes Of
the voters, they seem eventually to end in
convincing themselves that the reasons
they have got so used to stating are the
true ones. It is, therefore, within the
limit of possibility that Mr.. Kelly be-
lieves or half believes that his OPP
party is honest, or, as he puts it, soon
scientious." He gives reasons that have a
quasi satisfactory sound to some voters
because they appeal to notorious preju-
dices. Mr.. Kelly pretends to desire to de-
feat the democrats, despite the fact that the
candidate is an honest democrat and is the
regular nominee of the Convention, because
in some way his conscience revolts at
an honest democrat who is the regular
nominee of the party. If we consider the
candidates that Mr.. Kelly has swallowed
quietly in the long years of his unquestion-
ing devotion to Tammany Hall we must
note that his conscience has taken queer
time to declare itself. He is supported in
his course by great many other democrats,
here and throughout the State, who also feel
under obligation to give reasons, but not
the real ones. Once the democratic party
was an enormous power in this State, and
all parties that are great power fall sooner
or later into the hands of those whose prin-
ciples are ''the five loaves and the two
fishes" The republican party has had a
similar experience. So the western and
the eastern parts of the State still swarm
with democrats who adhered to the party
for the purpose of plumber. But there has
been tendency in recent years to put
those kinds of democrats in their right
places, and they cry out that the party has
| got into evil hands. They, like Mr.. Kelly,
are conscientious" and they join with him
to put down the men who will not leave
them in control. They are all very much
| like the communists in Paris. These men
had captured the great city and held it. 1t
was in their hands for many days,
and they handled it as it pleased them.
But the army came, and they saw that
they must 60. What did they do then?
They made their preparations to burn and
blow up the city. If they could not rule it
they would destroy it, and they went as far
as they were able in that endeavor. And
that is precisely what Mr.. Kelly and his fell
low democrats propose to do with the dem
ocratic party.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

Prince Gortschal1off can certainly have
but little enjoyment during his viIlegiature
at Baden-Baden. He is bothered with the
govt and fretting about Prince Bismarck's
visit to Count An Grassy at Vienna and firta-
tions there with the French Ambassador.
And now he tells Kaiser Franz Josef
bluntly that he is permitting Austria to be-
come "humble satellite of Germany"
and though this may not be very accept
the Russian Chancellor has apparently
good reason for what he ventures to
express Austria's position is clearly shown
by the language used last night at Man.
chester by Lord Salisbury. who spoke in
terms of the strongest hostility toward
Russia throughout, and made use of
a very noteworthy expression. The
English Minister is of the opinion
that Russia's ''aggressions threaten the
happiness and independence of the world"
He does not fear for Turkey; for he told his
hearers, ''if you do not trust the Turkish
sentinel on the ramparts" Of the Balkans,
ssyou may trust the sentinel at the door,"
Proof enough this must be to Prince
Gortschakoff that, besides the alliance
between Germany and Austria, Eng
land is in full sympathy with these
two Powers as against Russia. No wonder
that the Prince is SO deeply annoyed at
Austria, who is apparently backed up ia
reap where Russia has sown. The words
which the Prince is reported to have used
respecting Austria may indeed be the ex.
preston wrung out of him by more than
ordinarily severe attack of the govt, but as
from wine so from an attack of podagra
the truth is frequently evolved.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

Since the beginning of the present month
the meteorological conditions throughout
the country have, to say the least, been ex-
ceedingly peculiar. After the passage of o
depression off the New England coast on
the 4th the barometer rose in all the east
ern sections and has continued high ever
since, particularly in the Middle Atlantic
States The fact that storms have been
experienced west of the Mississippi, while
east of that river the weather has been
unusually warm, may be accounted
for as follows:--The immense area
Of high barometer everything the eastern
districts acted as great barrier to the
progress of depressions coming from the
west SO that they had either to change
their direction to the north of the obstruct-
ing area or be gradually dissipated while in
the Missouri and Mississippi valleys. A de-
preston that appeared in the west on the
Sd remained nearly stationary for over
six days and then moved in an
almost due northerly direction. In that
case gales and rains were frequent
in the upper lake regions and the
district between the Mississippi River and
the Atlantic seaboard remained unchanged.
When the disturbance had left United
States territory it was followed by IN area
of high barometer, and that again was fol-
lowed by another depression, which moved
northeastward from the regions of Texas
and Colorado. This latter phenomenon is
now passing slowly over the lakes in a
northeasterly direction, and will be NOV
ing into the Atlantic within few days.
The action of O high area on q
depression that it precedes is very
marked, for although the low centre is
gradually consuming the surplus atmos-
phere of the high centre it's line of move
ment is completely controlled by the latter,
except in cases of cyclonic storm move
ments, when the zone of high barometer Is
broken through without much loss of energy
on the part of the disturbance. That the
atmosphere has attained such high tenn
perature is owing to the fact that on the
western margin of the high area that over
lies the eastern portion of the country
the winds have been blowing from the
south with but very few exceptions,
and consequently the warm. humid air was
brought up from the Gulf Of Mexico and
the Cult Stream. 1t will be noticed that
during the past eight or nine days morning
fogs prevailed in nearly every State east of
the Mississippi. This was owing to the
partial condensation during the cool hours
of the night of the heated atmosphere borne
by the southerly winds. After the passage
of the storm that is moving north Of us We
shall experience weather such as is gener-
ally looked for in October.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

Mn. HENRY A. GUMBLEToN.-You are a sachem in
Tammany Hall. You also young man with
possibly brilliant future. During brief service as
County Clerk you earned the general esteem OF the
Bar and the judges by courtesy efficiency. But
no degree OF courtesy and efficiency will save you
from ruin in tho estimation of fair-minded men IT
you perseverei in treason to the democratic party to
whose favor you owe all your Advancement in liie
Do you intend to persist in suffering MIR. Kelly to
use you for a tool. or will you trust to your own
merits and be your own man?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

Mr.. THOMAS DUNIAP.-You are o sachem in Tam
many Hail. You are also an ancient politician. who
has succeeded in holding profitable offices for
longer time than any other citizen of New York,
and your chief ambition for the future is always to
be in lucrative public place. For all past favors
you indebted to the democratic party, and every
of your hopes for the future reposes in it's
patronage. Do you seriously believe that you can
count upon this patronage and nevertheless be ST.
lent partner of Mr. Kelly in overthrowing the demo-
cratic party in the State and the nation?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

Mr.. HENRY ID. PURRoY.-You are sachem in Tam.
many Hall. You also athletic and ambitious
young politician. But you have made the mistake
of pinning yourself to MIR. Kelly's coattail. You
had much better strike out for yourself. Now is
good time for you. But If you really prefer to stay
pinned do not complain ii the democratic party
hands you ever with the old coat to the ragman.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

Mr.. JOHN J. GoRMAN.-You q sachem in Tam
many Hall. You also manufacturer of metallic
kegs. You know how useless such keg is with q
hole stove in it. Now that is precisely what Mr..
Kelly is doing to the democratic party. Do you
mean to help him? He is confident that you do. for
he has picked you out to hll the place which was
made vacant by tho withdrawal of Ex-Governor Hof
man from the Tammany council fire. But you are
under heavier obligation to tho democratic party
than any you owe to Mr.. Kelly. See that you per-
for,,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18

cially, and that several days must elapse
before his return to the city from Western
New York will enable him to do SO. Mean
while nervous taxpayers must wait pa
tiently to know from their chief financial
officer whether they really owe several
millions more or less.