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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
Let Us Suppose = Case.

The HERALDs suggestion that one if not
both parties in this State shall nominate
soldier candidates troubles the politicians,
we find. They say it is only some more of
the HERALD's misunderstanding. and that it
is all nonsense.
Well, let us look at the matter for mo-
ment in a practical light. Suppose Mr..
Tilden, when the war broke out, had made
up his mind promptly to enter the army
Suppose he had dropped law, poll
tics, Western iron furnaces and what
not, raised a regiment and gone to
the front. No doubt he would have dis
tinguished himself; and as his conspicuous
loyalty and patriotism would in that case
have had important political bearings his
promotion for gallant and meritorious con-
duct before the enemy would have been
rapid. suppose he had lost an arm in some
headlong charge in Virginia and been
praised in all the dispatches and
newspapers Question Would he not be
much stronger as leader of his party at
this time in this State? Would not what
he proposed be more generally acceptable
and would he not be, in fact. this fall the
favorite candidate of his party for Cover
nor, with the direct intention to make him
President next year? Tilden as the one
armed hero of some desperate charge in
the war for the Union would be irresistible.
Look, on the other hand, at the disagree
able dilemma in which the Ohio republi-
cans find themselves, opposing the gallant
Union generals. When poor Mr.. Foster in
the enthusiasm Of speech incautiously
cried out, eve fought four years to preserve
this Union" his audience burst out
into outlaws, and some irreverent fell
low responded. "No, you did not
you sold goods four years and made money
while General Ewing and General Rice
were at the front" That kind of mishap is
damaging to a candidate. If Mr.. Tilden
were Major General Tilden, and had lost
his arm on the right side, he would go very
near to be invincible now.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Tho American Torophiiiic is the titlo Of q new
monthly just started in Kansas City by H. s. Wright
The Celtic Rec,ec new periodical. is announced in
Scotland under the editorial charge Of Rev. Mr.. Cam
eron. of Brodick.
The Spectator says that the language used by the
late General Richard Taylor. in his Destruction
and Reconstruction" "passes all bounds"
"Had 1t not been for w. s. Gilbert" says Kate
Field in the September Scr,bner, che never would
have had any ancestorsso far literary ability is
concerned; for it is less curious than amusing
fact that not until the world gave this clever drama
fist hearing did his father burst into full blown a-
thor beginning to write novels stories at the
age of sixty. This perhaps the only instance on
record of inherting intellectual gifts backward a.
in all probability had not Gilbert. the son. been
cessfu In literature, Gilbert the rather would have
continued to live the life Of independent gentle-
man. without dreaming Of the latent nction that was
in him. 1t is a wise that knows his own father,
and this particular must have indeed been
startled at the paternal transformation. However.
the best work of Gilbert psre is Gilbert Gis--work
with which no has reason to be satisfied" Miss
Field says that when Gilbert boy his beauty
was great that Sir David wnkie collarod him ono
Sunday as he was coming out Of church and
painted his portrait. The sketch is accompanied by
IN engraving after photograph.
The fifth number for August of the new series OF
Brentanos aquatic Monthly and Sporting Gazetteer
tains many interesting papers and full reports and
summaries OF all outdoor sports for the past month.
This country is now large enough and rich enough,
and 1t has assuredy laurals sufficient to
prompt it's people to sustain and encourage peri
odical devoted exclusively to sports by field and
water. Such q publication is afforded to all who
participate In invigorating and manly pastimes in
the issue of Brcntanos magazine, its pages are
devoted TO aquatics in its various branches
yachting, rowing and canoeing; athletics coaching.
turf polo rine baseball, cricket lacrosse bicycling.
archery, fishing. kennel. &c. The monthly within
its hundred pages gives full space to all the pastimes
we have enumerated. but exercises q discriminating
judgment rs to what is and what IL not important.
The establishment each month il usually something
talked about and pertinent to tho day. the PUBLISH
ers having givon during the last Ave months the
Ambassadress. Parole. Hanlan, the shaughraun and
Weston. Among its contributors are Colonel 8. M.
Taylor, Professor Wood. stephen Fiske. ID. y. sar-
gent. NJ d.. Captain Luce, United States Navy, and
the popular nom de piumes Of Corinthan, Windward.
Nauta. Coxswsin. Devoted Oarsinan. nc. The maya
zino In its province, aims to hll distinct place In
our literature and, there is room for such pubs
LEGATION, we have no doubt Of its suocsss.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

How our summer hotels are built is shown
lishment at Locust Grove were entirely con-
sumed in the short spnce of two hours. One
of the structures was two hundred and fifty
feet by fifty, and two stories high. The
favorite material for buildings of this sort
is white pine, and white pine dried in the
sun for several seasons is a substance which,
for the readiness with which it will take
fire, is pre-eminently entitled to the desig-
nation of touchwood. In o lower room of q
house built of this timber keep in store
considerable quantity of petroleum or naph-
tina, or fluids of that class, put that room
in charge of careless or ignorant person
who may have access to it at hours when he
must carry light, and you have fulfilled
all the conditions that will insure confa-
grafton of incalculable rapidity; in fact,
conhagration from which one can
only escape with his life by the
fact that he is at once nimble
and energetic. Had the confagration
at Locust Grove occurred at midnight
or in the small hours when the boarders
were sleeping soundly after the fatigues Of
a day OF activity in the open mir tho tragic
consequences would have been indeed very
horrible. 1t is too much that any lives
should be lost in a house burned at an hour
when all persons are on the alert-four are
too many; but it must be looked upon as an
exceedingly fortunate escape that the trag-
edy was not ten times ms bad. Houses
which the public is invited to patronize in
the hot season, in which people live to get
away from the sitting atmosphere of the
city. are commonly likely to number in
their guests many feeble, aged persons, and
cripples, even. Let the friends of such
persons consider, as possible guild
ance for the future, what would be-
come of them in fire like this at
Locust Grove. Some close scrutiny will
the ignition in the oil room. Gasoline, it
appears. was stored there, and that was
perhaps vaporized at the temperature of the
room. If into that room, filled with inham-
mable vapor, men went with open lights,
as reported, no other explanation of the
sudden spread of the fire is needed.
Whether the fluids kept there were kept in
a manner and in quantity conformable
to the laws on the subject is an inquiry
which may be referred to the insurance
companies that will be called upon to pay
for the property May we hope that this
calamity will cause the public to go little
slowly in their rush to pass the hot season in
years we have had an enormous mushroom
growth of these places, and we see in this
event what may happen at eny one of them
if the vigilance observed where they are
we'll managed is relaxed for only q minute.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
A New Political Test.

The Ohio campaign IS certainly becoming
very severe Here comes the Cincinnati
Gazette and asks votes for the republican
candidates on the ground that they pay
five times as much taxes as the democrats.
1t says
An interesting table, published elsewhere. shows
the comparative standing as taxpayers of the repub
lican and democratic county nominees. For every
dollar paid into the county treasury by the demo
cratic Candidates the republican candidates, IL APP
pears. pay five.
We suspect tho republicans in Ohio will
have reason to wish that the Gazette had
kept its unlucky political test to itself.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

utmost importance to our city's future that
the customs duties should be fewer in num-
Der and lower in scale, and that the
whole interference of the government
with foreign commerce should be sim
plified. Only when this is done
can New York become the great seaport
to be. The elevated railroad system is ex-
tremely important because it enables
great multitude OF people to live on this
island comfortably; but We ought not to
forget that back of that we must provide
inducements, in the way of business, to
draw these multitudes to US.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
A Case Of kidnapping.

The abduction of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Briterteld, of Third avenue, is
a very singular and might have been most
distressing affair. The child, who is only
five years of age, was picked up in the
streets by woman of genteel appearance
and induced by kind words to accompany
her. The woman's act was apparently the
result of religious mania, her alleged desire
being to take the child out of the reach of
evil influences and bring him up in godly
manner. The sagacity of Police Officer
Flanagan, of the Fourth precinct, whose
attention was attracted by the evident
timidity and irresolution OF female accom-
panied by we'll dressed little boy who
passed along Chambers street at ten o'clock
on Friday night prevented much sorrow to
the parents and probably stopped a second
Charley Ross case. The woman was fol-
lowed by the officer, questioned and event.
ually arrested.
This incident ought to caution parents
against suffering children of tender age to
play in the public streets without proper
Watching or protection. OF course the
means of some mothers will not permit
them either to employ help or to be always
with their children. But there are places
and their number ought to be increased
where unprotected children can be left
in safety during the day, and no true
mother ought to neglect to take care that
her little ones are properly guarded. In
this case the parents Of the stolen boy were
amply able to look after him themselves
and it is astonishing that they should have
allowed child only FIVE years old to re-
main in the streets unmatched long enough
to enable stranger to entice him away.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

But counsel always take a different view
OF these cases from the view taken by the
public generally, and it is not strange, con-
sequenily, that Latrimouille's counsel en-
deavors to invoke in his favor the dilatory
processes of the law. Judge Westbrook has
heard the counsels appeal and refused to
interfere, but the counsel is determined to
try another judge. He has tried to look up
seven different judges in this neighbor-
hood, and found them -out of town. JUS
tice, in fact, cannot see this counsel.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
why Not, Mr.. lxelIys

AS Mr.. Kelly is. after all, to have some
thing to say about who shall be nominated
at Syracuse-as the HERALD told him he
would if he struck out boldly-what has he
to say against ticket composed OF General
William H. Smith for Governor and Mr.
Clarkson N. Potter for Lieutenant Gov
ernor?
Would not it make pretty strong ticket,
Mr.. Kelly? No doubt you prefer Judge
Church; but, having beaten Mr.. Tilden. it
would be cruel in you to insist on the
Judge, whose nomination would be con-
sidered an outrage by Mr.. Tilden.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
Slightly Blind.

Hilaire Latrimouille is sentenced to be
hanged for murder committed ut Water
vliet, in this State, and the murder, which
was proved against him to the satisfaction
Of jury. was bad one, and indicated o
completely depraved and atrocious nature.
Never did any man more richly deserve q
good hanging than this man If the facts in
the case are ~ they were shown to the jury.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
Our Policy i'm Artillery.

Because the United States was not rep
resented at recent important test of some
of Herr Krupp's big cannon, Europe, we
are told, is astonished. Europe gets as
tonished with slight reason. What do we
need to know about Krupps guns that we
cannot learn from the official reports which
will be published respectively by all who
observed these experiments? And what
does the government need to know about
foreign artillery when Congress will
scarcely vote money to pay the soldiers,
much less to purchase expensive mate
rial Of that sort? Our policy, how
ever, in regard to great expenditures
in armament on points that are yet expert
mental is we'll established. 1t was happily
illustrated in the history of the first mont
tor. All the great Powers had first class
navies-we had practically no navy; and
one day we produced ship which COM
PEELED them to recognize that all their first
class navies were valueless. 1t is the same
now with cannon. We can afford to stand
aside and save our money while the govern
ments in Europe burden themselves with
enormous expenditures in cannon; this
year for cannon that are now thought to be
the best, next year for another pattern, and
SO on. When the mania of this sort of ex-
pertinent has reached its last point We will
be able to make cannon as good as the
best they have got, and in the meantime we
shall save great deal of money by leaving
exneriments alone.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

Recent important events make it neces-
sary to revise the HEnALD's list of possible
candidates for the Governorship. We drop
from the democratic list the names Of
Messrs. Tilden, Robinson, Cooper, Hewitt
and Dorsheimer, and add to it, at the re-
quest of q correspondent, that of General
II. w. Slocum, the first Union brigadier-
no, he was distinguished major general
whose name has been sent us by either side ;
and at the request of another that of Gen.
eral w. II. (Baldy) Smith, also distin-
guished Union major general, not entirely
unknown to Mayor Cooper.
On the other side, as the Hall disclaims
hostility to Secretary Evarts. and in fact
prefers him to anybody else except the
HErALps candidate--whom we have not yet
determined on--we add Mr.. Evarts' name
to the republican list also those OF Messrs.
Dawson (Mr. Hugh Hastings candidate)
and Robinson-General Robinson, tho
FIRST Union brgadicr who has been named
to us by the republicans, and General
Woodford the second. The HEnALp's list,
thus pruned and increased, is here given -
Democratic. Republican.
Beach. Arthur.
Brooks. Conkling.
Church. Cornell.
Kelly. Dav son.
Nelson. Evarts.
Potter. Fish.
General W. Ii. Smith. Hiscock.
General Slocuin. Hustled.
st. John. Morgan
Poncroy.
Robertson.
General Robinson
Sloan.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

that the good of the State, the welfare OF
all the people, honest and economical gov
eminent, are the first considerations. and
if you can manage also to secure respon-
sible self-government for this city you will
deserve well Of all its people.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

QUEBEC DISPATCHES demonstrate that the
ship laborers are not to be easily pacifcd.
Wherever two or three gathered together yes
terday there was trouble, and broken heads
were numerous. While the volunteers and reg
ulars paraded the public streets the laborers
pummelled each other on the fashionable prom
enadp
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

If EVER A CASE existed that warranted an
outbreak of popular Indignation it is that of the
Brooklyn undertaken who during the funeral
of dead father removed the corpse from its
coffin because of the non-payment of paltry
bill In some sections of the country such men
would be snapped for dogs, and then people
would shoot the CANNES because they were unfit
IL li,-D
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW.
QUADRUPLE SHE EFT.
NEW YORK. SUNDAY. AUGUST II. 1879.

The probabilities are mat the sreatheT IN Aeo
York and its picinity to-day 'ciH be cold ana
cloudy ia The morning, possibly ~ih shoaeers Jol-
o,ced by clea,'ing Tomorrow il icW be cool and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

VALE STREET YEsTERDAY.--The stock mar
ket was dull but feverish. Prices were steady
within slight range of huctuation. Money
eased at the close to 8 per cent. Exchanges
were quiet. Government securities were
stronger while State and railway bonds were
NEGLECTED.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

HORSE THIEVES i'll New Jersey are the latest
addition to the sensations which the little State
furnishes. Out West they treat these creatures
to II short shrift.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

PRUSSIA will shortly raise her military cur
tain ON the annual display of her vast army
There is grim Bismarckian suggestion in the
fact that free tickets to front seats have been
given to the representatives of all the great
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

The WALLACE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES are
evidently getting some of the Massachusetts
manufacturers in n muss, and we may look for
several small throes from the local political vol
cano.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

BoYToN AND WEBB will swim match at
Newport after next Wednesday. The contest
is likely to prove one Of the most interesting in
modern natatOrial annals.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

TIE. PoLIIcAL PULSE begins to beat warmly.
That the country press is full of "throbs" will
be seen by the extracts published elsewhere.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

The RUSH OF TOURISTS to Europe has ceased.
Six steamships yesterday carried less than two
hundred and fifty passengers. The people who
went abroad to save board bills at home are
coming back.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

OUR RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE to-day compre-
hends variety of subjects that will be found
interesting even to the wicked.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

The BROOKLYN RUMPUs is apparently at an
end. Since Mayor Howell is strong enough to
write his name Alderman Ray has taken
water. He was an estray.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

THE USUAL FIGHT over railroad freights
that precedes great crop movement has
begun. Competition, however, will always
compel prices to find their level.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

Now that the organization OF the Manhattan
Railroad Company is reported to be complete
there is good reason to believe that its tickets
will be good for every 81" railroad in the city,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

THE DEATH OF MIR. FRYE, Of Boston, is de-
clared by physicians to be the work Of an
assassin but the police continue to theorize and
do not arrest the criminal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

PULPIT TopIcs.-Temperance men will con-
tinue their discussions on that great cause and
how to promote it today; the influence of bad
and good books upon the morals of society
viii be shown by Mr.. Searles; spiritual teleg-
raphy win be illustrated by Mr.. Knapp, and
Clrist's appeal to sinners will be repeated by
Mr.. Morehouse. The preciousness of Christ to
believers will N discussed by Mr.. Cleaver and
the problems of the hour by Mr. Putnam
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

TnE WEATnER.-The disturbance that came
from the Southwest is now beginning to pass off
the Middle and South Atlantic coasts While il
was moving over the central valleys it ex-
panded considerably and influenced the weather
in nearly all the districts east of the Mississippi
and south of the Canadian boundary line The
barometer continues high in the North and is
rising slowly IN the West. 1t is highest over
the st. Lawrence Valley and Nova Scotia Rain
fell in the central valleys, lower lake regions,
Middle, South Atlantic and New England
States. There were also some showers expert
enced on the Gulf coast. The weather in the
Northwest and upper lake districts was fair.
The temperature fell in all sections of the coun-
try east of the Mississippi: west of that river II
slight rise occurred. The winds have been
England coasts and over tho lower lakes. In
some sections Of the latter district Il rose TO
high from local causes. Elsewhere it was from
Iuht 10 fresh. Electrical disturbances were
developed south of the lower lakes during the
day. aud the rain that attended them was ex-
cccdingly heavy. 1t is probable that freshets
w u occur in the tributaries of the Ohio River to-
day On account of the large amount of rain that
tell near is head waters. The weather over the
B,ltish Islands is unsettled on account of the
Das-1qe Of another disturbance. Gales are
hlownr &c Some stations and rain is filling on
fae western coasts. The weather in New York
aud a. yicinigg to-day will be cold and cloudy
~ De morning. possibly with showers, followed
Dv clearing. Tomorrow 1t will be cool and
Gsir
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-06-28
HistorH at the Unirersity

We have been favored with a
very interesting interview with
Prof. Shearer in reference to the
scope of instruction to be adopted
in his new chair in the S.-W. Pres
byterian University. The Professor
did us the honor of proposing this
interview himself, partly with the
view of explaining his own purpos-
es and those of the Faculty in refer
ence to the department of history,
and partly with that of listening to
any suggestions our own historical
studies might present.
AS soon as we understood the pur-
pose of the interview we became in
tensely interested in it, for, as our
readers well know, we have long
deplored the absence of history as a
study from the higher classes of our
schools and colleges, and urged the
adoption of a higher standard of
teaching in this department.
We were soon gratified at learn
ing that it is the purpose of the fac
ulty, eagerly entered into by the
Professor, to elevate history to an
equality drank with the other great
departments of ancient languages,
mathematics and physical science,
an equality, that is, as regards the
time assigned to its teaching, the
strictness and accuracy required in
studying it, and the prominence to
be occupied by it in examinations
for diploma. In explaining his pro-
posed method of carrying out this
purpose, Prof. s. showed that he
had well considered the exigencies
Of the arduouS task before him
promising that the Junior and SEN
Tor years constitute the period of
his course in this department, he
proposes to adhere pretty closely 40
certain c0mpendious textbooks dur
ing the first Of these two years, ex-
amining closely on the portions sue
ceSsively studied, and giving brief
explanations Of obscure topicS;while,
in the second year, a wider field Of
reading win be inculcated, with
regular eXp0sit0ry lectures on the
philosophy az tire historical transac-
Uun> 81 special periods ol interest.
these Lectures beng made the sub
'e1r C,i examination both 3gr5EC tlle
gu-sgUl un- and 81 the clcse Ct each
sessluu- tie asas weighed w-eE Ehe
facs -lst- -lse ro7dc< ttus a5w1elt a7san
prlL rlsressz-v overlap rtc teach
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zazs Cd Es7ulEr auE fs-s5z- h5se-