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The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

OEE of the peculiarities of the late Thomas
Carlyle was his absolute Indifference TO parties as
means Of achieving ends. In recent sermon Dean
Stanley speaks Of this characteristic as follows; M
He was a prophet, and felt himself to be prophet
In the midst Of an untowaId generation hisprophets
mantle his rough Scottish dialect, and his own
peculiar diction, and his own secluded manner OF
life. He was prophet most Of all in the emphatic
utterance OF truths which else, hardly any
else, ventured to deliver. and which he felt
a message Of good TO q world which sorely needed
them lie stood almost alone among the men Of his
time In opposing stern, infexible resistance the
whole drift and pressure OF modern days toward exa
lag popular opinion and popular movements oraees
to be above the Judgment Of the ew above the
Judgment Of the wise the strong and the good That
expression Of his which has become. like many OF
his expressions almost the minds Of those
who like them least will express the attitude OF his
mind-his answer to the question, What are the
people Of England9 ''ihirtv millions. mostly
was built upon the belief that there are not many
wise, not many NOBLE minds not many destined by
the Supreme Ruler Of the universe to fule their .i
lows but when the few appear, when the great and
good present themselves tits the duty and the Wis
dom Of the multitude to seek their guidance. There
Is another feeling Of the az 70 which hs also stood
two hostile camps parted from each other by watch
words. and hags. and banners. which we commonly
paraged eauy the usefulness the necessity Of party
organization or party spirit as mode OF the secon-
ears op na S was gna esaps Of
who not only could be measured by party standard
but who absolutely dIsrsgarded II. For Its sake
he cherished whatever worth preserving for Its
swn sake lie hailed whatever Improvement was worth
eectiDg he cared not under WHIST nAlne or by what
man the preservation and tho Improvement were
achieved. This, too, II IN ideal which few at
tain which still fewer attempt but 1t Is something
TO have had one man who was possessed BY II as
vital and saving truth and such man the prophet
OF Chelsea. hut there was that In him which, In
spite OF his contemptuous description OF the people,
those who most disagreed with him. lie WAS an em-
ineht instance how . man may trample on the most
cherished idols of the marketplace, II yet he shows
that he has Ia his heart Of hearts the Joys. the
rows, the needs of his toiling suffering fellow crea-
luIeS.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
Il the tax-paying people,

The banks are probably OVERRIDING the
business Of retiring their currency. which
looks too much like an attempt to bull
doze the Government into arranging the
funding business to suit bankers ideas.
The New York Sun, which has hitherto been
money-lenders' organ, now says:i 900
Some foolish bank officers exult in the proof the
banks have given Of their power and fancy that Con-
gress and Mr.. Hayes will be deferred by II from
adopting the Funding Bill asit now stands Itseems
to much likely, however, that their capacity
for evil having been 50 plainly demonstrated the
banks may he deprived OF by legislation which VIII
take from them all control VI the currency whatever.
In any they have shown how dangerous are the
provisions OF the act Of 1874 and the need OF Its re-
peal. What course viii be taken on this head and
how much more shall be done TO make 1t impossible
hereafter for the banks to disturb business for their
own selfish purposes remains to bs seen, but We very
much mistake the temper Of the American people II
they allow themselves be dictated to on the subject
by creatures Of their own creation.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
mHANDs OEEtn

II does TO say in jest that if there is no
Monroe doctrine there probably never was
any Mr.. Monroe, but the real question in
volved in the present discussion is serious.
II is in brief whether the public mind in
America can be obfuscated by juggle Of
words to the significance Of the movements
going forward on the Isthmus Of Panama.
II is rather deplorable to notice into what
confusion the political influence Of the Union
has fallen on being confronted for the first
time in many years with real and grave
international problem. 1t shows lack of
fibre arising from long disuse OF mental
powers in this direction, owing 70 our frigid
and self-restrained foreign policy. The
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

THERE is a general delicacy about saying
anything which might prejudice the chances OF new
building for the great Federal Library getting erected
somewhere or anywhere. But when 1t comes to a
question of extending over six more squares on Capt.
tol HIM the same system Of crtuous corkscrew walks
and outrageous adornments which has been visited
upon the grounds already existing there can be but
reply-ahowlofe of execraton. II the Capitol grounds
to he extended eastward, 0nsead Of north and south,
in accordance with the line Of the buidng) ''land-
escape gardening - should lie suborlinated to COM
mon in the way Of giving convenience OF transit
through the new park thus created. The walks
should be rectinear and direct 10 the points Of exit
and entrance. And the direct sweep OF the three
great avenues eastward viz: East Capitol street,
Pennsylvania avenue, and Maryland avenuc-shoud
not be interrupted curved, In any manner wise
obstrucied from the points where they now depart
from the present East Capitol Park.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

United States is a mere novice in the game
of wits which is always being played between
nations, and threatens to betray that fact on
this, the nearest opportunity. How else can
we explain the halfcontemptuous way in
which the Gallo organs in our midst deal
out palpable fallacies and sophisms which
would be treated as insults to the under
standing of vigilant wide-awake race,
trained in the school of International difficult
ties and complications, say, for instance,
the Swiss. II is not that the American peo-
pie are less brainy, as they are more power
full, but they seem almos, sleepy and there
fore easily hoodwinked.
Count de Lesseps is not, as some of his
adherents absurdly imply in their argu-
ments, an humble hedger and ditcher, going
to work with pick and shovel TO turn an
honest penny, and with whom IL would be
cruel to interfere. He is not even n Stephen
son or Brunei, using his engineering genius
to advance the industrial progress of the
world. lie is simply French diplomatist,
gaining by intrigue great victory for his
race and nation by securing that foothold on
this continent which they lost in Louisiana
and failed 10 regain in Mexico. If a Monroe
doctrine or Hayes doctrine or a continental
policy are all forms of expression with which
sophistical tricks can be played, let us re-
duce our message to combined Europe to the
two short Anglo-Saxon words with which
this article is headed, and about which there
can he no possible misunderstanding. They
imply no petty jealousy, but sense that
the United States has both duties and rights
in this hemisphere with which Europe ha
no call to mcddle. We cannot, If we would
waive our hegemony among the nations O
the New World, nor can we afford to have
impaired by belt of foreign influence cut
ting the New World in two at the waist.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

THE Tribune cites it as great hardship
that banks cannot find their notes to surren-
der them and close out of the currency busi-
ness, because many notes are lost and de-
stroyed and never returned. Let us see
about that. If a bank issues note, it does
SO in the course of business, and receives the
full value thereof in form that will draw
interest every thirty, sixty, or ninety days.
1t retains this value, forever, if the note hap
pens to be lost or destroyed. But the note
lost is at that time the property Of some per-
son and not of the bank-it is a debt OF the
bank. an asset of the holder. Why should
a bank profit by the misfortune which
burns up a note in the poor mans shanty,
OIL sinks it with his boat Because govern
ments are run by the wealthy few for their
own profit; and because the masses have nc
rights that bankers and brokers are bound
to respect. So let the State issue the note
and then those lost and destroyed will bene-
fit the tax-paying people,
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
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DAvIs.---In New York city, at 1.so A. NJ, teb-
rusry 2s, Mary Ada, infant daughter OF Mary Ada
and Lieut.. II. W, Davis, Of the Navy, aged one
year. Funeral from 25ii Pennsylvania avenue sun
day. February 27, at 2 T. NJ. a.
RERGER. On the 2ed Of February. 1881, In
Chicago, Theo. Berger, son OF the late Charles II.
and HenrIetta Berger, In the thirty sixth year OF
his age. Funera services win bc held at Prospect
Inn Cemetery, Sunday, the 27th Inst, at 2,s0 r.
NJ. Friends of the family are invited.
DAVIS. February es, Mary Ada, infant daughter
OF Mary AdAand Ifent. u. w. Davis, u. $. N .,
aged one year Funeral from 25ii Pennsyivania
avenue, to-day at T.. NJ.
LINKINs.-- --Fcbruary 20, Mrs. Ellen ". L,nkins.
Funeral from 1908 a street northwest Monday, Feb
ruary IS, at O'Clock.
MIMMAC OK February rs, Mary Bailey, eldest
daughter OF Bernard =. and Katherine Collins MIN
mack, aged thirteen years.
MoRtARTY.-Februryo 20, Daniel Moriarty, In tn,
sixty sixth year OF his age Funeral from ~ stree
northwest, VI onday, February 2s, at $3.50 T. M.
MURRAY. February 25, Samuel II. Murray
aged ftysx years. Funeral from his late residence
30 street northeast, To-day at 2:30 O'Clock, T..
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

Tpr appointment of Grant to head private
enterprises is matter within the a'scre,i'n
of the incorporators, but it must be SAID tha'
if he is as enormously wasteful in such posi-
tions as he was of the public treasure ana
life during the war, he is likely 10 'each
them sore but salutary lesson. Perhaps IL
,vould not be i'll done to break up at the cost
of certain rich snobs the tendency to hero
worship in the American character which
hides from view the commonplace character
of this very wooden-headed idol. And how
appropriate 1t is to choose as President OF
+ba Centennial of 1883 the man who as Chiel
Executive churlishly refused to grace %
with his presence the august ceremonies OF
1876.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

The invitation to General Hancock to at
tend the Inauguration ceremonies of the op-
ponent " elected over him (by treachery in
New York and corruption in Indiana) is one
that low enemies would like to lay hold OF
for invidious comment on the distinguished
soldier, whether he accepts or declines. But
surely if there ever was a case where man
might be left free TO decide his course accord
ing to his own pleasure or sense OF what Is
right and proper, this is the one. There Is
no call for any one to sneer, whether General
Hancock concludes to come or remain away.
If he does the latter, il will not unlikely be
due to a modesty which shuns an ovation
that would throw that extended to his rival
into the shade, since this one would be genu'
;ne--to the man, and not to the office.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

TuE National Banks are Withdrawing their
circulation, and their organs in ana out vi
Congress are pretending to he very m"ch
frightened. There is nothing to be scared
at. If Congress has compelled the banks 70
anti the currency business it has buiided
better than it knew. Now letit proVioe 'na'
preenbacks shall be issued for every BANK
note withdrawn from circulation and all VIII
be well. Paper money secured by the State
and redeemed by the State should be issued
by the State, that the proht thereon may
enure to the people.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
-~--7------
A Revival Of Color.

An English lady writes ~ think our
English color notions taking turn for the better
The melancholy, saturniLe greens and ycll0ws Of o
season or two past have almost disappeared, and the
dark shade Of red so much seen now perfect In Its
way. Brpnettes should be thankful fort, as well as
for the beautiful gold color which seldom
dresses until two or three years ago. Blondes Can
wear It, too ~ they DO not incline to sallowness.
noticed o superb blonde at recent dinner venture
somely attired In gold brocade . shade darker than
her hair and relieved with goden- brown velvet be-
goDa leaves. The effect Justified the hazardous ex-
Nor
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

IT is quite correct to say that Mr.. CARRIED
won,d have done as much for Gen. Hancock
nc tho latter does for him in attending the
present Inauguration. Mr.. Garfield would
have been here as Senator-elect from ohio'
would have been sworn in and assisted as such
in all the legal ceremonies of the day. Gen.
Hancock comes quite as appropriately and
unobtrusively as commander of the military
distric, in which Washington is situated
and the regular troops here all form part oil
his division.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

THE late Senator Carpenter said many good
things for he advocate OF the first class, but
the most memorable sentence he ever uttered was be-
fore the Electoral Commission In 1877, when he said:
do not appear for Mr.. Tilden, but for TO- 900 legal
voters of the State OF Louisiana, who without
sation proof, indictment or trial, noticeor hearing
have been dlsfranchsed by four villains Incorporated
In perpetual succession, whose oica title s the Re-
turning BOARD OF Louisiana,
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

ONE of the sights to greet the eyes of Chris
tian people returning from church Sunday mornings
is the struggle Of the wreched horses of the Thompson
tramway to drag over the hills on the route load of
portly, we'll dressed worshpers sitting, standing
and cngng to the step OF the car. 1t is fine COM
nientary our boasted humanity and civilization.
IL society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
has been organized here and has any agents appoint
ed these latter cannot do better than take their stand
anywhere near the large churches on G and II streets
OF a Sunday morning as services are beginning oi
Just after they have closed The may be said OF
the close Of crowded performances at theatres,
when the scenes OF torture to quivering horseiesl
drawing the F-street worthy Of the Inferno
The matter Is rapidly becoming scandal to the city
that tolerates 1t, well 10 the directors who
Immediately responsible. Coerclve force and punish
ment should be applied to prevent thoughtless people
from overoadng these dumb sufferers and the tram
way company from encouraging such Overlooking
Meanwhile 60 out of your way to take the HerdIcs.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
NO. . Beverage.

"They are not beverage, but medicine,
with curative properties OF the highest degree,
talning no poor whisky or poisonous drugs. They do
not tear down already debitated system bat build
real hop strength. than barrel Of ordinary beer
Eyery druggist In Rochester sells them. and the ply
siclans prescribe them. ''sspeatsg kapress on Hop
ButsTS, HN4afNtsf IaHf taa.et
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
GREAT emergencies always produce til,

GREAT emergencies always produce the
character fitted to meet them. At last hechampon
mean man has been found who would make Gen.
Hancocks visit to this city next Friday the occasion
OF underhanded fling at that fine soldier and noble
gentleman The beings name is Myron NJ Parker,
which the same is assistant city postmaster and
member Of the very committee which invited Gen.
Hancock to be its guest, so that, like the Thane of
Cawdor on n similar occasion, Parker 80 should
''against the murderer bar the door, not bear the
80 knife himself On the contrary, he moved in
full committee and In contemptuous phrase that a
ticket to the parti-colored ball In the evening should
be ''given - to Gen. Hancock, and went on to add
the sneering slur that man contributed to
1.-THE result of the election. This miserable lie, false
upon the face Of 1t, provoked the brutal gufaw from
Gen. Hancock's would-be entertainers that the
jester expected, but one wonders what the crowd
thought OF this pretty piece OF conduct when they
1t all reported In cold type next morning. with the
laughter In brackets. 1t would he interesting to
know more fully who this Myron NJ. Parker Is,
beyond his achievements In shucking letters and
canceling stamps, that he should comment freely
OH the hero Of Gettysburg were not assured by
the great master Of human nature that
- Let Hercules himself do what he may
Thecat will NEW and dog will have his day. ~
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
7,cO editions published every Sunday mOrnin

T,co editions published epery Sunday morning
in time 10 reach the early mails.
The Army and Nary edition contains a com
plete gazette of all neos and orders re'ot'n9f0
the Service.
Orders should in all cases be sent direct 10 ns
office. as voc allop no agents commissions. SUB
ss,;p,ions in all cases by post office money ORDER
registered letter. or check on Neo York or '"s
city.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Cot. BuRNsipg's company deny that they
are anybody's personal rvals-they only wish to be
known rs the National Rivlcs.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
THE SOUTHERN
Maryland Railroad
Location Of The Road and Objects.

The SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD Is
designed to extend from Point Lookout, at the mouth
OF the Potomac river. to Washington, where 1t will
make connection with the baltimore and Potomac
branch Of the Pennsylvania road, and with the WASH
ington and Metropolitan branch OF the baltimore and
Ohio road. s ei a8sasf i5An III
From Point Lookout to Brandywine where 1t inter-
sects the Pope's Creek Branch OF the baltimore and
Potomac road Is distance Of 5s miles, Of which 40
miles have been graded. The length Of the road is ~
miles, In Its location 1t conforms closely to the d.
vdng ridge between the waters OF Potomac river and
Chesapeake bay from Point Lookout to the city Of
Washington. if.i
The charter Is liberal one and obtained In
ls8s The objects Of Its projectors were the agricnl
tural development of Point Lookout Peninsula and to
open outlet to the Atlantic Ocean by way OF st.
Mary river and Chesapeake bay for the vast and
ever increasing productions Of the great West,
The Southern Maryland Road Is virtually an exten-
sion OF the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio
roads to deep water In the lower Chesapeake, and
through them and their qualifications II becomes con-
necied with the whole railroad system OF the country
and with the coal fields Of Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
SpffiaI Nntifes.
e>sss- COMMITTEE or PUBLIC COM.
VIZ FORT,
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES,
WASHINGTON, u. c.,
December IS, 1880.

All persons having rooms, halls hotels, or quar-
ters Of any kind where visitors can be accommodated
during the Inaugural Ceremonies, are requested to
send word at once to the Committee of Public Cone
fort at the headquarters OF the Inaugural Committee,
try will be kept and Information furnished. State
location, price per day, number that can be accom-
modated, with without board, and name Of pro-
prietor.
by order Of the Committee,
w. j. STEPHENSON,
Address: Chairman.
BEN. +. WORRRLL,
qacratarv da1 Az
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
Mndtrtaksrs.
HENRY LEES SONS,
RTAKER y.

Main once, as2 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Branch ofnces, 49s Maryland avenue southwest and
304 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. aug2oiyh
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

NEW BUSINESS, s35,l7O, ,seH; an increase o.
OVER EIGHT ANDA HALF MILLION DOLLARS
in 1880.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

AMOUNT PAID TO POLICY -HOEDERS AND
THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, DURING 1850,
04.70S. .0Y7.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

My Lord, l acted Irishman, deter
mined delivering my country from the yoke Of
foreign and unreenting tyranny. and from the
more CALLING yoke of domestic faction, Its joint
partner and perpetrator In patricide whose rewards
are the ignominy of existing with an exterior of
spendor and the consciousness Of depravity. 1t was
the wishes OF my heart to exricate my country from
independence beyond the reach Of any power
earth. wished to exat her TO that proud station In
the world which Providence had destined her to
fl These were my Views, and these only became
Irishnen. 1t was for these ends sought aid from
France, because France even as an enemy conld not
be more impacable than the enemy already In the
bosom OF my country
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

For particulars, call at the ONCE Of the Society,
100 Broadway, New York, at any of the Agencies.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
ENGINEER.

]. L. MElas, Washington, D. c.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
NOTICEABLE POINTS
ASSETS, cal. .lOS, ,0O2; anincrcase Of more tlia,
THREE MILLION DOLLARS In 1880.

SURPLUS. eo,22s, 2e4; an increase Of oNl
AND THREE-QUARTER MILLIONS OF Dol.
LARS IN $780,
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

A Liberal LsURRENDERvALUE PAID-UP
INSURANCE IS PROVIDED FOR IN ALL ORDI-
NARY POLICIES, IN CASE OF FORFEITURE.
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

America send the foreign mercenares, not the
brave OF Ireland' England was forced to hire
nearly thirty thousand Hessans to hght against the
Americans and afterwards oppressed the Irish sti
more because sixteen thousand Of them had fought
on the side OF the Americans. snch the facts OF
history which cannot be denied. Nor was this all.
Irish money saved the American Army from starvation
| at Valley Forge. ..I.tf uH.
In testimony OF the cordial and mutual feelings OF
Ireland and America as sufferers from the common
oppressor, as early as May, 1875, the Continental
| Congress addressed the irish as followsi
You had ever been friendly to the rights Of man
| kind. and acknowledge with pleasure and graft
tude that your nation has produced patriots who
nobly distinguished themselves in the cause OF u-
manlty and America. Accept our most grateful ac-
acknowledgements for the friendly dispositions You have
| always shown toward US. We know You have your
| grievances We sympaihize with You in your dis
ress pleased to hnd that the design OF subIu
eating has persuaded the Administration TO dls-
Dense 10 ireland some yagrant rays OF ministerial
| Sunshine. Even the tender mercies OF government
have long been cruel To you.
such was the mild opinion Of the Continental Con-
gress in 1875. II any wants to know the extent
Of British oppression, let him read the Declaration OF
Independence offered to the world the next year as
justification for their bold strike for liberty rather
than be sayes and yet their suferings were nothing
| compared with those Of Ireland.
| England conceded everything to the Americans but
the right tax without representation and the tax
tea They settled the tea question In Boston harbor
and maintained ''that taxation and representation
were inseparable and to be taxed without your
| sent was slavery and therefore, Patrick Henry
declared, "Giye me liberty or give me death -
| 1.-THE war is inevitable, and let II come!i' "G0d
will raise up armies to fight our battles for us -
America assumed tho responsibility Of revolution,
and succeeded with foreign aid and the wide Atlantic
which Burke said "eould not be pumped Dry But
can famine stricken. poor, and tax-rldden ireland
strike for her liberties with hope OF snccesss She II
In the lon's Jaws. WITH powerful disciplined army
aud navy ready to pounce upon piosirate victim
enemies all around her, and, as IL always was, heI
worst enemies In her own bosom Yet 'who would
be free must strike the blow
There o. 600. 900 Of people about twice what ths
Colonies had In i776. There Ia the United States
aboat 20 00O 900 Of lrishmen and their immediate de-
scendsns; besides nation devoted to liberty, and
The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27
Again he said:

When my spirit shall be waited to some more
friendly port; when my spirit shall have Joined the
before me- who have sled their blood upon the scaf
fold In the field In the defense Of their country and
Of virtue, wish my memory and name may animate
those who survive me, while look down with COM
placenty the destruction Of that perdious govern
inent which upholds Its domination by tile baspbcmy
as over the beasts OF the forest which man upo
his brother and lifts his hand against the throat Of his
fellow, who believes doubts little more little
less than the government standard-a government
steeled to barbarty by the cries Of orphans and the
tears Of widows which 1t has made-this Is my hope