The New York herald., 1879-10-22

tion Of the proprietor of tho HERALD! And forsooth
what does this all mean? Are independent Journal
lists to be driven with shillelagh the support
OF the Tammany candidate? The HERALD of yester-
day morning. in the course of dignided reply.
marks follows:-
If Mr.. John Kelly was privy to the menace of his
paper it is interesting ana important the press to
learn that there Is powerful politician and munici-
pal ohcer here residing who is royalty inflated
that he deems any journalistic disapproval OF his
acts "deiamation," and any mention OF his name
tion. '.insolence"
Mr.. Kelly ought to understand enough Of the
spirit free institutions know that the right
of full and untrammeled discussion of the qualia-
cations OF candidates for Office essential to their
preservation. There could be no such thing as good
government without it, Hence it is secured to the
people by all American constitutions BY &C.
cepting q nomination Mr.. Kelly has invited and
challenged debate his fitness for Office; and he
would have to complain If it had been less
smooth and gentle than he has thus far experienced
He cannot mon to vote for him to support
him-not this free land And if he is so sensitive
and thin that lie cannot endure the hot sun.
snne OF truth, let him retire to private lfo. even
before the election.
Major General Irwin Mcdowell is AT the Brevoort
House.
Walt whitman. who is in st. Louis. says that
Emerson is our greatest poet.
NJ Naquet is lecturing Divorce" at Nice. he
has crowded and fashionable audiences.
A North Carolina paper runs UP the names OF
Bayard and Palmer the Presidential candidates for
$780,
The Ute Indians took to the mountains when they
heard that Captain Williams coming with his
club.
Ex-Governor Hoffman and family will spend tho
coming winter in Europe sailing per Scythia. 29th
inst
Mr.. George Jacob Holyooke. the English reformer.
is the guest Colonel Robert c. Ingersol in Wash-
ington.
The Buffalo Express thinks there is to be fair in
the District Of Columbia the President has
gone there.
1t is believed in several quarters that Mr. Ewng's
boat cut.
DR.. Dollinger delivered lecture on tho eastern
Question at recent sitting of the Bavarian Acad-
emy OF Sciences.
King Alfonso has sent o celebrated Madrid pro-
fessor Vienna to give tho Archduchess lessons in
the Spanish language.
Mr.. John L. Cough and Mr.. Scott Lord were among
the passengers who arrived this port on board the
Scythia last evening.
The New Orleans Picay1ne innocently intimates
that city officials always interested in system
of city drainage--on the treasury.
1t is said that vory large number of the best gold
and silver mines in Mexico passing into the
hands of United States capitalists.
General Grant admires Bonaparte's genius. but
hates his character; and says that the battle Of
Waterloo faultlessy planned.
1t is said that the Emperor Of Russia purposes
celebrating with great solennty the twenty fifth
anniversary Of his accession to the throne March q
$780,
Commander Cheync. tho English Arctic explorer.
is about to visit Canada for the purpose Of obtain:
ing support for his forthcoming voyage the North
Pole.
The pen used by Prince Bismarck in tho hotel 1t
Vienna sold for $50. OF course the buyer was
a Britisher. The who cut the Princes hair il
making little fortune out of lockets
The tombs of Beethoven. Mozart. Gliick and Haydn
in tho Vienna Friedhof are to he covered with
flowers throughout the year at the expense of the
city, and kept in repair long Vienna is in
istence.
Justice Hunt, of the United States Supreme Court
who i'll at his homo in Utica, will not. has been
somewhere reported ask to ha retired--He il some
what BETTER but his paralysis will not permit him
to resume his scat this year. although he will pass
the winter in Washington account OF the climate.
writer in Saturday RecieW fancics that q day
might come when liberal education would be
carried chiefly by lectures on books like Bishop
Buffers and voltaire's and that would not be
compelled to read most great books at first hand.
Ho thinks that as time goes on and books multiply
it must cease to be discreditabe not to have read
every thing above certain degree OF celebrity.
Parnoll, the Irish homo ruler. has slim and al-
most effeminate exterior but an iron will. He has
harsh monotonous voice and his manner IL stiGs
calm, COOL bloodless--he is man nothing move.
O'Connor Power grows savage under the exaspera~
ting treatment Of tho House. and O'Donnell hissea
"a <oaf wit n iaad
sentiment, but Parnel remains invariably imperurbs