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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

A chief subject OF talk among ahefy
Democrats is the cause of the defeat in New
York. One part charge IL TO John Kelly,
another to Tilden. We think II belongs 10
both. The pig.headed folly of Boss Kelly
was enough TO beat the ticket, hut there Is
nothing TO show that ne traded the electoral
for the local ticket. AZ Grace fell many
thousands below Hancock, it was evidently
his unpopularity and not corrupt alliance
with the Republicans that was doing the
work. But in Brooklyn, where Tilden's
Boss Mclaughlin ruled, there was a similar
state of things. Did Mclaughlin knife Han
cock We cannot accuse Kelly of doing so
without also inculpating Mclaughlin. And
the Brooklyn Boss may have beeo 'teachcf-
ous while tile fammany Boss was honest,
though criminally stupid. Then Tilden's
organ, the New York Sun, after the Indiana
election, and the defeat of one of its proprie-
tors, n brother of Senator Conkling, for a
Congressional nomination., spoke MS IL II
would not care much If Hancock was de-
featcd. Whatever the true facts may be, the
moral is evident that boss rule Is ruinous Ia
the Democracy, however well IL may suit
the imperialists, and that we ought to have
done with IL.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

ONE of the luxuries which cultivated peo-
Pile cannot well 10 without Is the opera Good opera
is very expensve; yet In this than In
to hear one opera given by artists OF the highest
class than dozen given by inferior Those who
make point OF hearing the best operatc performances
when 1t is possible, thereby possess themselves of
standard Of comparison aud become connoisseurs.
Attending cheap operas does not answer the purpose.
1t Is more profitable TO pay five dollars to hear Cam
panIni than to expend the same amount In hearing
half dozen inferior enOrs In many different roles.
1t pays better to hear Gerster than Abbott
Litta hundred times. 1t Is loss not TO have heard
Patti, Nilsson, Lucca, Parepa, Albanl, Gerster,
because great slscrs are fare, and opportunities
missed may never return. But Of mediocre singers
there Is always plenty. We dwell on this to impress
the people of Washington with the greatest lack Of
city winter residence for the people Of wealth
and culture who are hocking to It, Grand opera Is In
some respects the very highest product OF modern
civilization. The most enlightened communities are
not willing to do without It, But 1t must be paid for
being rare and costly. Now the point want to
make IL that cannot have season OF first-class
opera In this small city without publlcsplred pco-
pie organize movement and raise subscription To
Induce the manager to bring his company here. For
the two past seasons MIR. MaplesOn has given italian
opera In America the grandest scale, but both
occasions lie has passed Washington by unproHt-
| able field. Now 1t would pay our enterprlsing citl-
zens to organize and raise something to induce Mape-
son to bring his artists here, n only to ender the
Capital more attractive as winter residence. Who
will move In the matter
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

Enormous numbers of alligators have, il
appears, been observed friskiDg along the Lowell
courses and In the marginal swainps and lakes OF the
Amazon, and even as cork trees, In the beneiicent
economy OF nature. grow up, expand, and develop
bulky epidermis bark for the pieordalned purpose
OF stopping bottles, 70, doubt, these anablo
reptiles accredited with mission Of utility 10 tho
manufacturers Of porte-monnaies, card cases. shoot
Ing boots and other articles fabricated of tho
fashionable alligator skin. brazilian paper shrewdy
iishinen TO this remarkable Increase In the ground-
game OF charmingly saluhrous though somewhat
suitry district. An Industrial enterprise OF great
pront might, II is suggested be combined with ex-
cellent sport. and the Idea IL fast spreading In Eng
land that tho land cannot much longer support both
he farmers and the rabbits what could e better than
migration OF sOrtsen TO the equatorial home OF the
noble alligator whose hide is natural target for rifle
practice, aud, II not too much ridded by bullets, Is
In brisk commercial demand, and rules high IN the
quotations OF the leather marketY Where the aliiga
tor frsks and frocs there the stealtby turtle prows,
and despite his fnrt,o habits falls an easy prey 10
the wilier and more Intelligent hunter. daring and
agile alderman with brace Of rifles good legs and
lungs a ealampnarno constitution, and no objection
TO nOsq uitoes might stalk down six or eight alliga-
tors before breakfast, and saunter honeward with
~ iddling sized turtle under each arm. Winter Is
coming the Nie IL getting oyerdone by tourists, and
the midsummer Of AN inIinitcsiIhal latitude never
fades from the teeming mud and fragrant. health
breathing slime OF the stately Amazon. Let enter
prsiDg Englishmen, then, accept this Inviting hint
of the Brzllian Journal and Join the next excursion
To the Amazonian swamps. London 1efegtdPh.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

The "No Change" cry was good enough
Morgan to throw in among the crudities of
an excited campaign, but the Republicans
already show their hand for changes of the
most revolutionary character. The Southern
States are menaced with coercion especially
on the subject of schools, which the General
Government will undertake TO force and
doubtless to control in its own way. There
will come inroads upon the rights of States
and people. This school and numerous other
subjects that could be mentioned are far bet
ter suited for discussion in Congress among
experienced men than to be disposed of in the
heats of an election struggle. But the Repub-
licans have no scruples they lose no oppor-
tunity to push their aims on all occasions,
wholly regardless of surrounding propriety,
and with no care for the preservation of the
principles that underlie all our liberties and
hopes for the future. Constitutional ideas
and fidelity 10 the Constitution are nearly
worn out as maxims of any moment what
ever,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
THE CJyJL SERVICE.

While THg SUNDAY HERALD believed that
the interests Of the country required that the
Republican party should retire from power,
II is gratiiled TO know that the many capa-
BILE and deserving civil servants in the De-
partments here are not to be disturbed.
While the Republican has been clamoring for
a more vigorous spoils system, we have pro-
claimed the doctrine that the tenure of sub
ordinate officers in the Departments ought
not to he dependent upon political favor
and proclaimed IL at time when we be-
lieved the doctrine could only, il carried
into effect, operate against our own political
friends. We submit that this is the course
which true friends of the clerks and Of the
permanent prosperity Of tho Capital City
ought 10 pursue.
Let us hope that President Garfield will
show that he has principles and tho courage
TO live up TO thom, by enforcing those theo-
ries of civil service reform OF which he has
been 30 able an advocate. He can do nothing
which will do more to reflect lustre upon his
administration, or to purify and strengthen
his party.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

The approaches 10 the "City Hail." or
court house, In this city have come to he in state
that would he disgraceful TO the county town Of
Western wilderness. They never were good. and OF
late years. Instead OF partakng Of tho general course
Of Improvement, they have suffered equally from
what has been done and what has not been doie--
what tho lawyers call both voluntary and Ternissiye
waste. For instance, there were formerly two scn-
sle brick walks. oyersladed by young trees. leading
direct from tho Esreet entrances OF judiciary Square
past the OF the building 10 the head OF Four
and-a- half street. Under the reign Of the manacal
Idea that reservations IN the heart Of the city
disguised as bosky deiis In tho Woodland aud with
walks like those laid out by a drunken reeiDg
home. the bricks We're plsughod up long clrcuIn-
bendibus laid out the route 10 the CITY Hail. and
the same maoadapzod with mud and sharp gravel
stones while tho public were fenced on by ugly sticks
aud wires from taking the natural route, now left
a ridiculous perky row Of trees with bald stIpo In
tho turf underneath. For this nuisance one OF the
tribe OF alleged Landscape gardeners, ~ whom may
satan aniict even they have afflicted Us. was
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
A New YORKER writes as follows about


bardt, an event which seems Just to divide pub
lie Interest aud attention with the Presidential eec
IN this city Of that other gifted daugIterOf Israel,
Mile. Rachel II was on the boards of the old Metro
politan Theatre about twenty-sx years ago, at this
very time, and In the trying part Of Camille, IN Cor
neille's severely classical drama OF - Les HOraces
OF which she had made distinguished success before
she eighteen years old at the Theatre Francals,
In Paris, that Rachel was FIRST seen IN New York.
Jenny Lind had at that time Just brought to close
her professional career In this country and 1t was
foDdly hoped and expected by the gentleman who
brought out Rachel that she would be socially and
financially remuneratye and successful specula-
ton as the Swedish nightingale had been. And at the
outset thera was every reason to believe that such
would he the case. In spite of the barrenness Of de-
tail with which CorDeilies masterpiece was put upon
the stage without scenery or music. and with alsO-
utely nothing In the way Of furniture but the two
conventional red chairs, which were all that the
notw Outstanding that the great artist herself was des-
titnte Of all personal adorDment except what could be
impaired by yards Of heavily embroidered white cloth
draIed around her flexible form hhe held an Immense
audience spell bound from the beginning to te end
Of the piece. And the audience was composed Of all
that New York at that time could boast Of fashion,
refinement aud cultivation, comprising Joneses Ma
sons, Cadwalaers Codens. Costers Barclays, and In
deed. all our best-known families, together with
scholars, artists, journalists, and literary and profess
sionai men OF all kinds. During every engagement
that Rachel played In New York she drew together
equally large and aPprecaiye audience, and yet her
visit To this country was financially ghasily
| failure. Jenny Lind's hrsi performance In
| New York netted nearly eco. 600; that OF
Rachel hardly reached s5 600, and the discrepancy
rather Increased than diminished as time went
| on. OF all the different plays IN which she aI-
peared, the fayortc with American audiences was ui-
| doubtedly 'Adrenne Lecouyreur. This was prob
ably owing To the highly sensational character O the
elo- drama. and also TO the richness Of costume aud
frequent change of decoration that belong TO IT, In-
| deed so dazzling Hachel's appearance In AdrieDne
that II was suggested that she aiould follow the
ample set by Mile Georges N paIis and have u an.
her diamonds. -
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
A wELL.IYFoRMED London correspondent
gives the following bits OF gossip:

Ry the way, Mr.. Gladstone Is the subject Of no
little satire In connection with the late imperial we'd
ding. II Is not long since In one OF his pamphlets
on the Eastern question, he described the Car
''the divine figure from the north.'' II now turns
out and. indeed. there never any mystery about
1t, that the divine figure from the north had long
found solare In the charms OF certain Princess Dol
gOrouki, who had u sti more fascinating younger
sister: and that her attractions rpened perfec-
tion his Majesty married of the elder sister to Gen.
Abdellnski, now Governor General Of Poland, and
transferred his affections to her younger sister, The
late Empress, after vanly struggling against this at
tachment, finally made up her mind that 1t was the
less OF twoevlIs 1t might steady his MaIestys aec
tos, and for some time past the mistress Of his heart
held court In an upper suite OF apartments In the
Winter Palace at st. Petersburg, while the Empress
held her court below. Five weeks only elapsed after
the death OF the Empress when the divine figure made
this lady his wife. and she has now moved down.
The Imperial Russian family is said to have been Op-
posed to the whole arrangement but Russian society
ls too much accustomed to this style OF thing to be
much scandaiized. one Of the abest politicians I'm
Russia suffers from II, however, for Count Shouva-
lo for raisOn de ctnur, ~ was unfortunate to
incur, some time ago, the anlmOsty OF this risen
star. The Irregularities Of Cars seem, nOtw thstand-
Ing, sometimes to he attended with results beneficial
To the empire. for Count LOris MelikoH, the man
whom the Emperor not long since intrusted with
almost absolute power for the repression OF Nihis
Ia the natural son Of the late Emperor by Arme-
Dian woman and therefore the Cars own half
brother.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

SARAH BERSuARDr's best-known liason,
and that which Ia supposed to have touched her heart
most deeply was with Henri Reguau't, the celebrated
painter who fell like hero aght,ng against the rrus
SLAMS. The bereayru actfess's ha,fcd Oh defmany
is wen known both sides Of tho Atlantic but that
1t has been intensified by personal grief is not so
generally known. Some Of the eccentric sombrcncss
OF the Bernharlt's surroundings, such MS her mourn
Ing costumes either or black or white, ami her draw
Ing comm, probably symbocai of her great
loss while her taste for painting and sculpture may
perhaps be traced to her intimate association with the
lamented Regnauit.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
A New York CORRESPONDENT saws

For the benefit of ladies' who propose giving balls
this winter and who have money eogh for the costly
luxury Of elaborate floral ori,aFhiatlo we mention
novel and very beautiful style of decoration that
Introduced Successfully In London last summer. ln
stead OF Eatlands ami bouquets of parti-c00rel
flowers, each one Of the LONG suite of rooms In the
London mansion made fragrant and beautiful
with masses OF one particular flower. As, for in-
stance bower of Marshall Niels opened into an
apartment richly decorated with JapueminOts, tliird
massed with field daisies, and fourth ablaze with
scarlet geraniums. Smaller rooms were made fragrant
with vioets and hellotrope, and the staircase was
lined with Gala lilies In pots II sunnecessary to say
that the husband OF the lady who originated and
ried ont this striking idea had large balance Mt his
bankers.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
A wo,nan.s Device.

An ingeni6tts woman has devised plan
for saving her street gafehs from being rubbed to
shnness In horse which haze no cushions at the
back Of the seats Tacks stuck Through narrow
leather strap ut intervals Of about half an Inch, ana
after one takes one place In this strap is thrown
ward and the strap Is fastened In front by pretty
buckle. Then the fair wearer Is to lean back, the
poiuts OF the tacks will enter the wood behind her.
and site will le comfortable and happy. The inven-
tion is certainly rather bad for the vars OF the cars
but Il Is blessing to the public.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
DIED.

ARNOLD.--At summit, N. j., October 90, Cor
neiia Van Week Sleight, wife Of Henry N T. Arnold,
United States Navy. Her remains were taken to
Trinity Cemetery, New York.
fESMITH-In New York, November /, 1889,
Lieut. L0a,s A. Nesinth, United States Army, re-
tired
RUFF.-In this city. of fovenber 8. 1850, at IL
clock A. NJ Ryland Ruff in the thirty first year
of his age Funeral from his parents residence, No.
1904 Massachusetts avenue northwest. Sunday, No.
veinber Z, at 2:3O O'Clock T.. Nj. Friends of the
family ara invited to attend.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
THE Boston Saturday Gu:efte condemns
one of the worst Of shop vuigarisrns as follows,

Proprietot- OF so,ne Of the iargc shops wold confer
an obligation ON many 6f tielr customers II they
purchaser lady.', 1t is stress Of civility that
may well be dispensed wih especially without pre-
nx 1t means nothing, and only sounds ignorant and
OF '' 'saieslady'' and " saiesgentleuan IL only
matched by this ''saleslady or g 'saesgentlenan "
saying "I Here's your change, lady, " - Lady, this
way "What can show you, lady ?'' UNTIL II she
he lady Indeed, she wishes tr, IN the depths OF her
soul there was such word In the clerical lexicon.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
Marrisgcabie Age in different Coun-


According to the Lyons Iitdicaie, the mar
iageale age In Austria Is n for both sexes; In Ger
many, IL Tor men and 4 for women: In Belgium 10
for men aud 10 for woIneD In spain IA for men and
~ for woinen Ia France is for men and 5 for women;
In Greece, IA for men and ~ for women; Ia Catholic
Hungary IA for men and " for women; In Protestant
Hungary Is for men aud 10 for women; In Italy, is
for men and 10 for women; IN Portugal, ~ for
and l2 for women; IN RUSSIA, Rounauii AnI saxony
Is for men aud IL for women,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
On the llth of last January The SUNDAY
HERALD said

On the llth of last January The SUNDAY
HERALD said
Since the campaign OF 1876 aportentous shadow
has been thrown across the path Of the victorious
North; the shadow OF the Solid South. This is q
force In politics. The North had not believed the
black majorilies Of the Gulf States could be
overcome. The orth believes that these majortles
have not been overcome by fair means but by foul
means. 1t is undenable that the appearance of the
slave-holdng States solid Democratic unit In the
political field has been healing Republican diylsonf.
driving Nationals back Into old party lines diminis
Ing Democratic majorities and increasing Republican
naJorities in every Northern State. 1t IL this which
makes the Democratic position dincult.
We are enabled to say from personal ex-
perience in the canvass that these words ex-
pressed only the solemn truth. The Solid
South was by far the greatest of all the diff
culties in the way of winning votes from the
Republicans.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07
AtH,o., v,rrp Ara,u.

My mother was afflicted a long time with
neuralgia and dun, heavy, inactive condition of tho
whole system, headache, nervous prostration, and
was almost helpless. No physicians or medicines dld
her any good. Three months ago she began to use
Hop Btters with such good effect that she seems and
feels young again, although over seventy years old
We think there is other medicine ft to use III
the famiy.-A lady in Providence, R.I.-Journat.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

T WILL hurt business" was cry that put
iii MI. Hayes and largely assisted Mr.. Gar
fields election. What does it most omi-
nously show What but that the due work
ing of the Constitution OF the country
weighs scarcely feather in the minds of the
people against the supposed needs of busi-
ness? If -" business is thus to be the
scare-in other words honeywell may we
despair of the Republic. Business OF
its presumed necessity, has swallowed il
up. By the way, the depression in business
that existed at Mr.. Hayes's entrance upon
power continued to increase until the short
crops of Europe found relief in the heavy
crops on this side, and, but for them, ther,
would be now hardly any " business " t.
speak of.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

My WIN is gone to sleep, dear,
And only You can wake 1t;
My heart Is In your keep. dear,
10 hold OF drop aud break 1t.
one day hold most dear, sweet,
Tho day when first ! met you;
ono thug 500 most clear, sweet
1 never eau forget you.
Daylight without your eyes, dear
FOR me all brightness misses;
And most Ia life prize, dear,
TIE memory OF your kisses.
IIuiter H. Pollock, Ia Cornhiiis
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

THAT Indiana crowd will have to take back
seats. Those men who put English on the
ticket, reversed the verdict of the people
against elections in October, ran wind-bag
Landers for Governor, and fought De La
Matyr and the Greenbackers, (whose friend
ship was necessary to success, as they held
the balance of power in the State,) after
having c6operated with them and elected De
La Matyr to Congress, will not he trusted by
another National Convention.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

mismanngemcnt of the public debt and cur
rency. The great opportunity has passed
away forever, though others and different
ones, although they can hardly be 80 vast,
will doubtless arise in the future,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

Too much human nature in poor fallen
humanity explains the causes of our ill-suc-
cess. The North is still jealous of the South,
and will be until she gets something else to
think about. She has accepted the be-
smirched suitor Garfield out of pique.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

WE observe Democrats in some quarters
are rejoicing over probable Democratic
majority in the House of Representatives.
1t would be a misfortune. Better to have no
responsibility of the sort under Republican
administrations
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

OuR candidate bears defeat with the same
dignity and honor that he displayed during
the whole trying struggle.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

THE New York Sun did not credit the Morey
letter from the first, because its editor was
hostile TO the paper in which it appeared.
How natural it seems to hear that Seawhan-
haka Dana is an enemy to Truth.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

PERHAPS even the hard-shell politicians of
the Out side will now see the advantage OF
taking the civil service out of politics, and
will aid in the next movement to reform the
same-if theY ever get the chance.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

THE Democracy are to be congratulated on
having got rid of an Improbable majority in
COngress. il is TO be hoped.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

Is after days it will be instanced as the
great example of political periidy how Gar
field was nominated by a coalition of Blaine
and Sherman, and sold out to Conkling and
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

But for John Kelly's rig-headcd folly, we
will not say treachery, Winfield Scott Han
cock would now have been President-elect.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

Boss RULE don't suit the Democracy. Boss
Kelly and Boss Mclaughlin will hereafter
have TO take back seats.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

At u recent concert il was subject of re-
mark that In what Rne ''yOice' tho singers were.
In com Iending Ills good Judgment, the leader win
pardon for Whispering that lie always recommends
Dr. Bul's Cough syrup for eeaih hlg and strengthen
lug the voice.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

RATHER defeat with Hancock than sue
cess with a Garfield
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

IT is said the Solid South will now break
up. We fervently hope twill.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

FEW more Pretorian Guard elections,
going always to the party with the most
money, aud where will the Republic bef
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

Tur Indiana crowd did it with their little
la.