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The New York herald., 1879-08-23
The War in south Africa.

SirGarnet W9lseley does not get on rapidly
with. his declared peace He is making
somewhat magnificent preparations against
Cetywayo, who for a sovereign that was
completely crushed the other day must be
very lively now, if we may measure his vi
vacity by the force that it is still thought
necessary to send against him. Not less
than ten thousand Swazies, moved in the
British interest, will enter Zululand on one
side, says Sir Garnet, while "another COM
posite force" cooperating with the English,
will move from the direction Of Luneberg;
and if between these Cetywayo is not cap
tured he will be driven ''toward Colonel
Clarke's column, which is moving from the
southward." Here are great many troops
in the field to carry on q war that was
''over" several weeks since. The least
allowance to be made for the two
British columns, with the composite
force" from the north, must give five thou
sand, and with the ten thousand Swazies
We have thus fifteen thousand men sent to
hunt down the willy savage who was thought
to have run from Ulundi with only hand
full of adherents. His handful must be
desperate fellows. Yet even this is not
enough, but they have put a price on the
tough old Zulu's head. Now suppose Getty
wayo should put price on Sir Garnet
Wolseley's head. and half hundred Of his
warriors, half snake and half tiger in ma
ture, should slip through the British lines
some stormy night and amputate that i'm
portant part Of the commander-in-chief, how
civilized England would storm over the
savage barbarity of such an act! But
Cetywayo has not done this and Is not
likely to do it. He seems to have
monopoly in that country of the e'trne spirit
OF hard fighter and gallant soldier. By
the preparations now on foot the British
authorities seem to acknowledge. very dis
tinctly that they are not done with Getty
wayo yet He is even making successful
raids upon their forces or stores while
they are preparing to move, and at the
same time complications to their trouble
are manifesting themselves all around. Tho
Beers have determined to fight unless their
independence is restored; war with the
Pondoes is inevitable, and altogether the
people who have undertaken to seize the
whole of South Africa, in pursuance of the
imperial policy, have made pretty kettle
of fish OF it.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
A PHANTASMAL SCENE.
THE MOST BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT EVER
GIVEN AT NEWPORT.

TILE MOST BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT EVER
GIVEN AT NEWPORT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEWPORT R. l.. August %. 1879.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Stevens. OF Now York. gave
elaborate entertainment tonight 1t has never been
equalled in Newport. Connected with the house
mammoth pavilion arranged This divided
into two apartments. the first being perfect
Japanese parlor, the ground being covered with
Turkish rugs The tent lined with Turkey
red. with Japanese panels and pictures This
led into the other apartment, which was
seventy-fv feet in diameter and which
was Aoored over for the occasion. This apartment
represented sunset. Gauze of every hue brought
into use. and it trimmed with gilt to match. In
the south end, where the orchestra located was
bridge of real lce and between the cakes strings of
smiax and flowers. together with seagulls and other
birds, calcium light at intervals threw
its varied rays upon the smoking ice, presenting
magnificent spec tacle. This apartment was used for
dancing.
The sceno at midnight one of great brilliancy
Nearly four hundred of the leading summer
dents of the place present. The floral display
was one OF the finest here for years. Hundreds
of choice tropical plants placed in every avail
able nook and corner of both apartments. In the
middle of the main pavilion, around the centre pole.
was mammoth cave profusely gilded and which
contained 100 birds of every description, from pos
cock in full plumage to an English sparrow.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23


England. Other French princes are invited by the
English duke to meet him.
The Prince of Wales plays fine hand at whist.
Attorney General Devens has returned to Washing
ton.
General Butler has reached Boston from his yacht
| ing tour.
Mr.. Gladstone condemns the use of tho scat in
the English army
The Paris Municipal Council has almost decided
on adopting cremation.
The AMenqum says that the Marquis of Lorne is
not writing book about Canada.
Ex-secreary Richardson, a judge of the Court of
Claims. has returned to Washington from a trip to
Colorado mining towns.
Sir Leonard Tilley and Sir Charles Tupper sailod
from Liverpool for Canada on Thursday. Lord Chief
JusticeCockburn also sailed Thursday.
In 1907. when Daniel Webster lived at Portsmouth.
ho had red morocco pocketbook. which is now in
possession of Colonel Hoyt. of Cincinnati.
Commander Thomas O. selfridge. of the United
States steamer Enterprise. was presented to Hor
Majesty Queen Victoria. at Osborne. on Wednesday.
General o. o. Howard has gone from Oregon to
Army Headquarters in San Francisco. His Chaun-
cey will go to Andover Mass to study for tho min
istry
Richard Wagner informs his friends and admirers
that he will not be able to have Parcival." his last
opera. represented at Bayreuth next summer. No
given for this announcement.
At Fort Alley. Ga, o farmer has one stalk of
cabbage on which twenty-three small. but hard and
perfect cabbage heads are growing. Hero is q
chance to find q ready made Congressional commit
tee.
Even Sultan can be bribed! 1t has been proved
that Abdul Aziz received S5.00O.O0O from Ismail
Pacha for granting tho frman of 1873. which con-
ferred large share of Independence on His High
ness
Senator Ben Hill. Of Georgia. says that secession
as an issue is forever behind u.s. but that in 1880 the
success of the will rc-establish the sys
tenn of government founded by the constitution
State rights.
George Monroe. the publisher. has endowed o
professorship OF physics on Dalhousie College in
Halifax with gift of $4,000 per annum. Mr.. Mon
roe is a native of Nova Scotia. and taught school
twenty Ave years ago.
VMr. George w. Childs gave dinner last evening at
his residence Sea Cliff villa Long Branch. to Con-
gressman A. H. Stephens, Among tho invited guests
were the Committee Revision Of Rules Of the
House of Representatives; A. j. Drexel. c. Wander
bilt. Elbridge T. Gerry. j. W. Harper. General Por-
ter. General Webb. Rev. Dr. Morten. Of Philadelphia;
George N. Pullman and Bishop Doane
General Grant recently said that he looked forward
with considerable pleasure to o somewhat extended
visit which he will make in his old town Of Galena.
ILL., The fact that he will be associated with his old
Secretary and Minister. E. b. Washburne, and that
the Germans like washburne for his services to the
Germans in Paris. is leading Western republican
politicians anticipate that washnhrne will be tho
dark horse Some OF the journalistic politicians Of
the democratic party in the West suggest somewhat
gingery but tho less emphatically that General
John NJ. Palmer comes from the Same State and he
is not blonde horse. either.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

to win, and that is by compromise and
mutual concessions on the part of both the
factions. If Mr.. Kelly should be SO ill
advised or obstinate as to refuse this he
would be held responsible for the defeat
which would result. We trust his own good
sense will show him this and lead him to
take the adyice of the country democrats
and adopt conciliatory course. "Mutual
concessions" must be the watchword of the
democrats this year; not ''mutual recrim-
inations"
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

THE WEATIIER.-Very little change.has taken
place in the meteorological conditions since
Thursday. The pressure continues below the
mean in all the districts east of the Rocky Noun
tans, except over small portion of the South
Atlantic States, where it is only relatively high
There now two distinct centre of lowest
barometer--onc over the Western Gulf and Texas
and the other in the st. Lawrence Valley. A
slight rise is taking place in the extreme North
west, but the influence of the disturbance that
prevails ovcrthe centre of the country is felt there
very much Rain fell in nearly every section of
the country except the Northwest aud the
southern portion of the Middle Atlantic States.
The temperature rose in the central val
ley districts, the West and the Middle
Atlantic States, and fell decidedly else
where. The winds have been from fresh
TO brisk in the lake regions and on the Gulf
coast and general light in the other districts.
Thunder storms wercf frequent in the Gulf States.
Tho weather over the British Islands cleared
up considerably. but there arc indications
of the al,proacl of another disturbance. The
weather in New York and its vicinity today
will be warmer and partly cloudy, with thunder
showers. Tomorrow IL promises to be warm
and partly cloudy, with occasional rains.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

GENERAL CRAWFORD, one of Major Ander-
sons subordinates at Forts Moultrie and Sumter
ia 1S6O6l, comes to the defence of Anderson
against an anonymous writer in the North liner
icu, Rcoier His explanation is that which no
soldier could help making, and the only wonder
about the whole matter is that the person an
swercd, who signs himself "A Public Man.
could have been stupid as not to have learned
that there were unavoidable military reasons for
the abandonment of Moultlie and the occupa-
lion of Sumter.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
THE OKOLONA STATES.

The Southern States is newspaper published al
Okolona. Miss and because it still upholds In radi
cal language the principles of secession 1t has
brought itself into wide notoriety just as pomeroys
Democrat used to do. It saysn-"rhe 0kolona States
has never surrendered title triiie of demo-
cratic doctrine and is leaving nothing unsaid aud
nothing undone that lies within the scope and com
pass OF it's power to restore the old planter republic
and wipe the last faint and stain OF radical legis
lation." A gentleman writing from Okolona. says
that ninety per cent Of the whte people OF the South
hold the same doctrines the Stdtes
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
A MISSING EX-MAYOR FOUND.

WAsHINGroN, August %. 1879.
1t has been ascertained that James G. Barry.
wealthy citizen and ex-Mayor of st. Louis. who Left
that city for Coney Island two weeks ago aud has
since been missing, was in this city last week. He
called ut the office OF James N. Callar Tuesday,
the 18th nst and left that afternoon for Greenvie
N. j., where he intended toxYisit friends.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
PORTRAIT PRESENTATION.
ATLANTA. Gl Al

ATLANTA, Gl. August %. 1879.
The presentation of Carpenters portrait of DR..
Long, the discoverer Of anDsthesa to the alumni OF
the University OF Georgia. to be placed in the Capt.
tol. took place in the hall Of the House Of R.pre
scntat day in presence of the Governor Mrs.
Long and family, Senator'S and members. judges,
the medical profession. the alumni, the Mayor and
members of the Council of Athens and large crowd
of ladies and gentlemen. Senator Gordon made tho
presentation speech and b. @. Yancy the reception
speech Mr.. II. L. Stuart, tho donor of the por-
trait. received hearty aud merted praise in both
speecles
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

WAsHINGToN. August %, 1870
Lcavo Of absence for six months is granted to SEQ
ond Lieutenant James N. Allison. Second cavalry
Captain w. II. Jordan. Ninth infantry. is appointed
to act rs inspector Of certain camp and garrison
equipage ut Chicago.
Leave of absence for six months. with penmission
to go beyond the sea- is granted to Major james s.
Brisbin. SECOND cavalry.
Captain Joel g. Trimbe. First cavalry. is, by di.
rection OF the President and conformity with ind
ing OF an army retiring board retired from active
aerV
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
A. NEW COMET.

WASHINGTON d. c., August %, 1879.
The Smithsonian Institution furnishes the fol-
lowing announcement of the discovery Of o new
comet
The Academy of Sciences of Vienna announces the
discovery by Palisa at Vienna. the 2lst of August
Of q comet in 10 h. min. right ASCENSION, AZ dog.
min. north declination. with avtaily motion OF
plus minutes minus minutes. s. T. BAIRD.
Secretary Smithsonian Institution.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

To THE VARIOUS AMUsEMENTs in vogue on
Coney Island Chinese gentleman has added
that Of kite-ilying. His example cannot be too
highly commended, for the operation is less
expensive than drinking, more graceful than
bathing, it takes but single person to do it.
which cannot be said OF flirting, and it should
be IA peculiarly consoing pastine to gentlemen
from Wall street. where so little "hying' is
being done at present.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
LORD LORNE AT QUEBEC.

QUEBEC. August 22, 1879.
Owing to the unfavorable character of tho weather
review of troops held to-day, as was intended
Admiral ngleield ashore from the Bellerophon
and proceeding to the citadel paid his res to
the Governor General and Her Royal Hlghness prin-
cess Louise.
Hon. W. Bagot has Joined the viceregal star.
The Governor General this afternoon returned Al.
miral lngleheld's visit on board tho Belerophon
and was received with the usual salute
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

THERE WAS NOTHING that the Justice could
legally do yesterday with Mrs. Smith, who stole
washtnb to save her children from starving
but commit her in default of bail ; but if there
are no persons in New York who VIII fellow up
and relieve ptiable cases like this our civiliza-
ton is n failure and our Christianity u hundred
times worse.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

The FRATERNITY of ''instalment plan" hDuse-
breakers got deserved and staggering rebuke
from Justice Murray yesterday the 'shoul-
ders Of two of their kind. With only the rights
of ordinary creditors, and with the ordinary
legal means of redress open to them III case
Of non-payment many of the persons selling
sewing machines pianos, furniture, &c. Shave
lately adopted the manners of burglars.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WARRINGTON. August %. 1879.
Surgeon A. hudson is detached from the Medical
Examining and Retiring Board and ordered as as
sistant to the Bureau of Medicine aud Surgery.
The Navy Department is informed that the United
States ship Lackawanna. Captain Ralph Chandler
commanding. arrived at Apia. Samoan Islands. Junl
49, in ffty-six days from Callao. Peru. Captain
Chandler reports that the timely arrival of the ship
will go far toward preventing civil there. and
that all the good ohices that representative OF
friendly government can employ will be exercised by
him to prevent the calamity civil war might entail
upon the natives Of the islands,
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was more active and prices advanced.
Money was more stringent during the greater
part of the day, but was offered at 5 per cent ON
call loans in the final dealings. Governments
were tirm State bonds active and irregular, as
were also railway mortgages. Exchanges We're
dull and shade lower.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

WALL FOR THE NEW YORK CoRoNERs.-T
Corporation Counsel says they have right to
bodies found as far up the river as Hart's
Island cooperative association of city
eoroners and the fishermen about Harts Island
will be the only thing that can restore this
mourntul but profitable business to the city,
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

SAMOA has been heard from again. Captain
Chandler, with the Lackawanna, reached there
in June, just in time to mediate between two
factions of natives who wa4ed to annihiate
each other Is that the sort of legacy that the
quasi-American protectorate OF some years ago
left the Samoansl
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

Adcer'tisers are respectfully requested to hand
isa their advertisements preoious TO eight ociotk
ia The eceni,ta 10 insure proper classi ifcdtion.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
SECRETARY SHERMAN.

MANSFIELD. Ohio August %. 1870.
1t was reported in some OF the morning papers
that Secretary sherman is i'll and unable to fiji his
appointments This is q mistake. Secretary Sher-
man is not i'll. but home for o few days rest.
He will go to COLUMBUS on Monday next and fulnl
all engagements that have been made for MIN.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

The STEAMBOAT RUNNER NEIsANCE has broken
out again with new fury. Cannot the police
protect the pleasureseeking public from this
annoyance3 1t is, by all odds, the worst one to
which New Workers are ut present subjected by
irresponsible rowdies.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

THE RULES, odds and probable entries for the
coming. Ashley Belt contest will be found in
another column
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

SouNDINGs WE'RE TAKEN yesterday at the
legal dumping grounds and only white sand
came up. Not single scow had ever dumped
there. Virtuous, law abiding, duty loving
Street Cleaning Bureau!
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

Those VINO HURRIED AWAY from Utica Park
before the last day missed two of the best races
of the season.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

The POLICE COMMISSIONERS woke up in good
earnest yesterday. There two cartnen
and two laborers to be appointed.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

The probabilities are that the acedther IN Nc,o
York and its rieihiiy today aciN be rasmer and
partly cloudy, wiM Munder shOrcrs. Tomorrow
ii promises to be wainl and partly cloudy, acih
occasional rains.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

newspapers, these will not be tempted to
such publication.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

French paper says that the Comte dc Chambord
shortly 10 DO tho guest OF the Duke Of Norfolk In
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. August 22. 1879.

PoHTsMoUTH N. H.. August 20, 1879.
The United States steamer Wachusett has been
ordered to the navy yard here for repairs The dry
dock put in readiness for her Immediate recep-
ton.
The officers of the United States steamer Marion
evening.
The New York herald., 1879-08-23

EFFORTS TO FLOAT THE FRIGATE FRANKLIN.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERA1.p1
NonFoLK. Va. August %. 1879.
The battery will be all taken out of the frigate
Franklin tomorrow. and effort will be made to
haul her of st. Helena Point
The New York herald., 1879-08-23
WITH SUPPL EN- E N II.

NEW YORK. SATURDAY. AUGUST sa 1879.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-03-13
THE DEATH-RATIG OF

Our country is getting to be fea.fully alarming, the average of life being les| scned every year, without any rerson~ able cause, death resulting generally from the most insignificant origin. At this season of the year especially, T cold is such common thing that in the hurry of every day life we are apr to overlook the dangers intending it and often find too late, that a Fever or Lnng trouble has already set in Thou sands lose their lives in this way every winter, while had Boschee's German Syrup been taken, cure would have resulted, and large bill from doctor avoided. For all diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Boschee's German Syrup has proven itself to be the greatest dis coVery of it's Kind in medicine. EverTs Druggist in this country will tell yoi of it's wonderful effect. Over 950,0 ,000 bottles sold last year without a single failure known. For sale by J. M. Hars key & Bro.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-03-13

The act reducing the tax on all kinds of manufactured tobacco from twenty four cents to sixteen cents per pound, and the tax on snuff from thirty-two cents to sixteen cents, passed both houses of Congress be- fore adjournment. The new rate will take effect from and after May lst, and consumers of the weed will then get it cheaper. In the meah- time it will be to the interest of deal CTS to work off present stocks before the new rate takes effect.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-03-13

John H. Pendergrass has been convicted of libel before Judge Mackey, at Kings Tree, South Car olina, and sentenced to two years hard labor in the penitentiary and a fine of $500 and costs of suit.
 The libel consisted in the publica- tion in the Washington Republican, last November, of letter charging fraud against the managers of the election at Kings Tree, and charg- ing certain citizens with having voted twice.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-03-13
PEEK, RAPLEY, JOHNSON
 EFT AIS, VS. JAMES MITCH

While it IS none of our fight,-the war which stirred such breeze in Little Rock last week-still, at the same time, we claim the privilege of making such comments on it as we see proper.
 The whole affair is very much to be deplored. It is calculated to end in serious and deplorable results, which would not be creditable to any one. We do not see that Mr. Mitchell has transended his legiti- mate privilege as a journalist in the discussion which brought on the trouble. He has discussed and criticised only questions and mat ters winch are legltimately and fairly before the public for criticism, and the course that has been resort ed to by the Gazette and its friends to silence him, has a very strong savor of an attempt to bulldoze.
 IfMr Mitchell did in the opinion of the Gazette men. transcend his prerogatiye as an editor, the az grieved party had better remedy than to resort to the use of custom, once imperious, but now, thank God, fast losing caste before the march of civilization and christianity. The courts of the country were open and there justice might have been de. manded.
 We commend the good sense and moral courage displayed by Messrs. Mitchell and Blocher, by which the sickening and ghastly spectacle of 2 tragedy which might have draped more than one home in mourning, and cause the life of more than one
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-03-13
Tho Bribery Investigation Com

Thc Bribery Investigation Com. mittee have closed their work and submitted two reports-one signed by five of tho Committee, and the oher signed by one member, MT. Braley. Both reports. arc similar in character and fully exhonorate all candidates for the U. s. Senate oi any conduct or attempted action re hecting in the least upon their honor and integrity. The Committee also reported that they find no testimony sufficient to shcw that any member of the House received or was offered bribe for his vote. The investiga. tion has turned out about as we ex- pccted--no good has resulted, and q great deal of harm,
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-03-13
HOW THINGS DO FLUCTU-
 ATE.

When the Gazette was trying to work the Adams Rediield scaling scheme through, there was nc abuse too hard, no words of reproach too obnoxious, no terms of condem nation too strong for it to use toward those papers which opposed the sealing scheme, and favored the dis. avowal of the States moral or legal obligation to pay the objectionable bonds. That paper held up itslands in holy horror at the thought of any. thing that smacked of repudiation and painted in the liYeilest colors the long train of evils that would follow, and the indellible stigma which would be attached to the fair name of Arkansas, if we did not take in all our indebtedness, even the Railroad Bonds which the Supreme Court had declared void, without disclaiming them as a part of our in. debtedness.i
 But now, behold. Presto, change There is no paper so anxious to have MT. Flshback's resolution, looking to the absolute and unconditional re. pudiation of the last cent of the Hol ford bonds, pass, as the Gazette.
 Truly. how things do fuctuatei
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-03-13

There is nothing more contempt ible and disgusting than to see q snarllng little fiste bark and snap at noble mastif whose peaceable quail lties are so well known that there is positive and well known immuni- ty from danger of the punishment which he might otherwise inillct, as reprimand for such conduct were he yiciously disposed. The leading editorial Tn the Arkansaw Traveller of the Sth inst, which isa most un. just and infamous attack upon Mir. James Mitchell, of the Litte Rock Democrat, and which is great dis credit to the Traveller, reminds us most forcibly of just such provok- ing proceeding.