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Year: 1869

but when Monday came the sable prince made an
application for further sum. Thus conduct aroused
his Suspicious and led him to communicate win the
police who calling in the course OF the evening 1t
the lodgings Of the coIored cuss took him into GUS
tody. When apprehended wallace was on the point
OF being united to the lady OF his love, the wedding
guests having gathered and arrangements having
been made for setting out to the house OF the clergy
man. The charge preferred against Wallace having
been found proven he was sentenced to thirty days
Year: 1869

A Washington letter writer says the oppo.
nents OF the admission of Virginia have not
gained much headway during the recess
Judge Underwood was in the city day or
two ago and says that while there is much
that he,as a radical, eaunot approve ,u the
present reconstruction of the state, be never
the less favors her admission as soon as
Congress assemblies. He does not see thai
the state is to be much benefited by any
further delay. The times are so dull and
wages are so low in Virginia that the colored
people are moving noithward, and he esti
mates that in short time the state will
lose neatly 10000 of tbis class of its popu'
latiOn.
Year: 1869

Subcommittee Of the house banking
committee will next week commence the
investigation into the famous September gold
panic in New York, as ordered by the house
two weeks ago, aud have already got up a
list of witnesses. Friends of Gen Butter
field, the late assistant treasurer, say that ne
is particularly anxious for this investigation
and will show that, he neither bough. nor
sold gold, either directly or indirectly, while
in Office.
Year: 1869

Quite number OF Ohloan have presen,
ted the name of Chief Justice Carter, Of the
District of Columbia supreme court, to the
president for the vacancy On the supreme
bench, caused by the death Of Mr. Stanton
Judge Carter was formerly from Ohio.
Year: 1869

The president, in az interview with some
southern gentlemen has said that he should
ell Justice Wayne's old circuit on the
supreme Bench by the nomination of a
southern man, thus clearly indicating his
intention to withdraw the name of Atty. Gen.
Hoar from the senate.
Year: 1869

The postohice department las very fair
prospects Of making an arrangement for the
ocean mail service to Europe with the
Anchor line running from New York. If
that, however, is not successful, this service
will probably be turned over to the Balti-
more line of steamers.
Year: 1869

A Louisiana planter had great success in
tanning young panther, until it grew old
enough to eat raw flesh, when the enterprise
failed by reason of the "vsrmint" making
square meal of him.
Year: 1869

EXTRAORDINARY SELF-IMMoLArIoN.-
The following statement appears in the
Pail Mall Gazette:


"All the extraordinary proceedings of
the many fanatical sects whose rapid in
crease has excited SO much anxiety in Rus
sia are fairly thrown in the shade by a
terrible act of self-immolation which is re
ported from the government of Saratow.
~ few months ago the prophets of new
religion made their appearance in that part
of the empire, preaching self-destruction
by fire as the oply sure road to salvation,
and so readily was their dreadful doctrine
received by the ignorant and supersti-
tious peasantry that in one large village
no less than seventeen kundYed persons as
sembled in some wooden houses, and, hav-
ing barricaded the doors and windows, set
the building on fire, and persisted in the
flames. The authorities are doing all they
can to stay the progress of this new mad
ness, but their task is obviously difficult
one. The punishments which the law can
inHiet must have little terror for enthus
asts who deliberately choose death so
horrible as tue true road to Heaven"
Year: 1869

REMOVAL OF TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The national capital committee at st. Lou
Is are beginning to receive answers from
the Governors Of States whom they have
requested to express their opinion on the
subject of the removal of the capital, and
also to appoint delegations t. a convention
which is be held ut ST. Louis to agitate
the subject. Governor Harvey, of Kan.
sas' writes that he will be present in per-
son at the approaching convention, and
that he will also appoint strong delega-
ton to represent that State. The response
of Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania,
would seem to be not in favor of removal
until the national debt is paid. No dele
CATION from that State will be appointed
Year: 1869

CUBA.-~It is asserted that the DISPOSE
tiop of the opposing forces in Cuba indi
Gates the approach of decisive battle
Valmaseda is concentrating his troops in
the vicinity of General Jordan's command
and the patriot leader is making all his
preparations to give the Spaniards a warm
reception. 1t is believed that should a
general engagement take place resulting in
the defeat of Valmaseda, the arguments all
legged to have been laid before the Regent
Serrano, for the REIMBURSEMENT of the home
Government will prevail,
Year: 1869

The following testimonial to the excel
lence of this popular watering place has
been handed to us for publication. This
voluntary tribute of the guests, is worth
more to the proprietor than everything he
could possibly say in praise of his estab-
lishment, and will make its merits more
widely known than ever
Year: 1869

Two more political parties-thc Nation
al temperance Party, aud the National
Labor Party, are about to enter the politi-
cal arena. The movement will be fatal to
temperance, and the working-men's party
will not survive until the next Prcsiden-
tiel election, Both haze tried it before
Year: 1869

ShncisinE Murder on BlackwciIe Island.


The "iodge'-by which appellatlon the small thrce
story building set apart for tho worst or most rabid
or the lunatics, on the west end OF this isand ID
known-was tho scene OF O most shocking afair
some time during Friday night last, by which the
life OF poor demented creature was taken by an
other in moment Of frenzy. and the deed was main
~ owing TO the apparent Encouragement OF the ar-
thorItes In not properly guarding against the danger
TO which the inmates OF the institution at present
80 much exposed. The facts In the case are az
follows There are about 1900 inmates In
the four structures set apart for lunatcs on
occupied the Lodge" being nea to repeton mSn 1be nSe
accommodations here are so meagre that IL nas been


<und necessary FOR several months past, In order.
10 meet the demands OF tho increase IN the number
OF unfortunates TO cause their sleeping two In a
ceA instead OF one, as heretofore when the patients
are dangerous aud liable to do bodily harm 10 one
another. Each OF these apartTnents IL furnished
with an Iron bedstead and wooden tub, or KID OF
heavy oak, such utensils being essential. Tne pa
tents are locked up in their rooms at six O'Clock
each evening and are not released again until i've
O'Clock the next morning. on Friday night one OF
the female lunatics confined In this department
arose from her couch and in O paroxysm OF mad
ness seized the heavy tub at the side OF the cot and
raising II above her head brought IL down with
terrific force upon the skull OF her sleeping cont
rade, crushing II IN and killing her Instantly. The
snrieks ana howngs IN me lunatic asylum are so
little or no attention a any time during the night;
hence u any noise was made by the victim IN hcr
strugglcatwas not noticed. AT five O'Clock, when the
female keeper of the ward In which the horrible
affair transpired threw open the door OF the cell
great Was her horror In behOldng the maniac mur-
deress and her murdered companion lying SIDE by
slde IN their CORY cot ghastly spectacle indeed.
The bed clothing was saturated with blood, which
dripped slowly from the pendant covering aud
slreaned over the floor Of the room, while the brains
of the dead woman, which had been literally
scooped out with the angers or the nurdercss, lay
scattered about and bespatiered the wallis The de-
fnented woman was removed Immediately from the
cell, and the circumstances attending the afTair
were kept so strictly private as to aludc the obser
vatlOn even OF nearly every one about tue place.
The remains OF the deceased whose name has not
transpred, were cofnned quietly and expcditiously
and were inferred without delay. She was about
twenty-sx years Of age and had neither friend nor
relative living In this vicinity. The murderess Ia 0f
course irresponsible for the act


The facts narrated above have been obtained from
an empoye OF the asylum, but the names or tho
parties concerned Ia the tragedy were not dis
closed.
Year: 1869

GRANTS CABNET-Is to be composed of
''men who viii carry out the principles the
country desires to have succeed" 1t is ''the
country" mind you, and not this or that party,
and lest there should be any doubt on this
point Grant specifies the principles so that we
may emphatically know that they are not
party, but national requirements. They are
economy, retrenchment, faithful collection Of
the revenue and payment Of the public debt" I"
Grant belongs to the party that has these things
at heart, and this is neither the republican
party nor the democratic party.
Year: 1869

GRANTS OPINION or TIE PARTY PEEss. =
"After observation and reflection have come
to the conclusion that there is not man il
the country whom | could invite to my Cabl-
net who would not, Immediately after the an
nouncement, be the object Of all kinds Of ad-
verse criticisms, in the hope to prevent his
selection and continuation" These are the
words of the President elect, which indicate
that there is no man in the country-not one
whose name would be treated with decent
respect by the whole mass Of his own party
when placed before the country as q member
Of the Cabinet
Year: 1869

The reports in our columns this morning of
the doings of the churches yesterday are on a
scale Of magnitude which is without parallel
in the history Of journals IN. The echoes of
sacred song seem to haunt US this morning as
the eye wanders from column to column and
the preachers living voice seems to resound
afresh from the page. In spite Of the unde-
niable wickedncss whichsexists in the coun-
try, the attention which / paid to the duties of
religion by large majority of our people
shows that there is vast amount of vital god
liness in the midst of us; that the righteous,
as a class, are not extinct, aud that on their
account we may reasonably hope, as people,
for little longer lease Of life. II the churches
and their teachers will only do well we mean
to give them, from time to time, in the spirit
Of true catholicity, honest and impartial en-
couragemenl. IL viii not be our blame II their
lights remain hid under bushel.
Year: 1869

THE AIR LINE RArIRoAD.-The House OF
Representatives has done well in passing the
bill TO authorize the building Of a military and
postal railroad from Washington to New York.
The majority in favor OF ii was nearly two to
onc-the vote being yeas ninety mine, nays
fifty-four. IL Is to be hoped the Senate will
act promptly and as favorably in this measure.
But II would be better still were an amend
ment made to establish a government postal
telegraph along the line Of the railroad. This
will have TO be done some time, and no better
opportunity could DO afforded. In fact, the
whole telegraph system Of the country must
fall under government control. IL ought to be
there, for II is becoming more important to the
public in general than the Post Office service.
To satisfy us Of the necessity Of government
telegraph system and Of the vast beneficial
results TO flow from II 10 business, to the press
and to the people at large no experiment is
required; but, TO satisfy the doubters, let us
have the experiment tried along the air line
railroad between the capital and the metropo-
Year: 1869

Acting FROM THE NECESSITIES OF THE
CAsK.-If the party papers had not made such
terrible row about the Cabinet they might
have known its whole composition by this
time; but Grant, having seen. from the row
they made in the absence of Xll knowledge
what arrow would be made if they really knew
something, holds his tongue for the sake of
the peace Of the country.
Year: 1869

ADVANCE or CIVILIZATION IN PANAMA. -
In view Of the great Importance Of Panama to
the world and its promising future, now that
Caleb Gushing has obtained a ship canal
grant, II is stated that the great majority Of
the inhabitants have left of their tropical
habta
Year: 1869

Of people-that they have been and are treated
very badly by the government. These poor,
hard pressed people gave three or four years
ago from sixty to ninety dollars for bonds
worth now hundred and ten, are exempt
from taxation and draw regularly six per cent
interest in gold, or more than eight per cent in
currency. The greater part of the bonds have
nearly doubled in value over the price paid
for them originally. The interest on the capi-
tai actually invested at first amounts to some
thing like fifteen or sixteen per cent, to say
nothing of the exemption from taxation, which
is two or three per cent more. Yet this ia the
only class of the community in whom many OF
our leading Congressman appear to be in
terested or for whom they care to legislate.
They all begin at the wrong end, and are be-
logged by the old bullionist theories of cur
rency and finance. The first thing should be
to reduce the interest on the debt and to buy
up and cancel as many Of the bonds as possi-
BILE while the currency is ample and the
revenue large. In all other respects or for
any other purpose the currency and bonds
should be let alone. The bondholders are
well taken care of and not likely to suffer. Il
is the overtaxed people that Congress should
relieve by suitable legislation instead of tinker
ing with the finances for the benefit of bond
holders, o few capitalists and stockholders.
Year: 1869

BoLrvM.-The slight outbreak in Bolivia OF
those who were opposed to the boundary
treaty lately made with Brazil has been sue
cessfully quoted, and the strong government
which for four years past has been preparing
the country for an era of prosperity appears
firmly seated for the coming Presidential
term. Our news from this country, which
generally comes through Peruvian channels, is
constantly tinged with the old feuds which
have long existed between Peru and Bolivia,
and which are now taking a more marked
form, owing to the fact that the day is ap-
preaching when Brazil and Bolivia win both
move In the same commercial direction, and
Peru viii no longer tax three-four Of the
Inhabitants Of the Amazon valley, which have
been forced over the Andes TO the Pacific
coast to communicate with the world.
Year: 1869

The DAILY HERALD will be sent to subscribers
for one dollar month.


The postage being only thirty-fye cents
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price it is
furnished in the city.
Year: 1869

IticEFNpu 0HUbeo-Iuc EOtCy OI tue 0Ovs
There has been great deal Of lobbying and
logrolling and speechmaking at Washington
about the laying and landing of ocean tele-
graph cables on our coast, and we have never
seen before more narrow-minded, contracted
ideas and twaddle exhibited. Really, our
Congressman seem to have no ideas of their
own and to be the mere shuttlecocks and tools
of monopolists and combinations of lobbymen.
AS to this question of landing telegraph
cables nothing can be more simple. Let ten,
fifty or hundred be landed if anybody or
company wish to lay them, without hindrance
or without regard to where the capital may
come from. The more the better for the pub
graphing be cheapened, business promoted
and civilization advanced. The bills and mo-
tions in Congress to impose restrictions or
conditions, except such as to prevent combina-
tions to create monopoles or exorbitant rates
of charges, are unwise, illiberal, contrary to
the spirit of the age and in favor of existing
monopoles. The bill of Mr. Sumner and
similar propositions requiring treaties with
foreign Powers for reciprocal advantages are
unnecessary, and can only serve the purpose
Of monopolsts to defeat or delay projects for
extending ocean telegraph enterprises. No
foreign government would be so stupid or illib-
eral as to refuse to an American company
the same privileges extended to its own SUBJ
jects by this country. There can be no OBJ
lection to such treaties being made, and the
government can make them hereafter; but
let this not delay or defeat any enter
prise ready to be carried out. Congress
should make a declaration in broad
and liberal terms, so far as its power
in favor of all such enterprises. This
need not prevent assistance that can
fairly and legitimately be given by the gov
ernment to our own people or capitalists to
usdertake any great work Of this character
where American interests are specially in
volved-such, for example, as the Pacific and
Asiatic telegraph project, which would give us
control of the vast trade of China and other
countries of Asia, and would tend rapidly to
make the United States the centre Of COM
merce and ideas for the whole world. Special
legislation in such case would be right; for
the interests involved to our country and the
future are beyond all calculation. Let every
thing with regard to ocean telegraphs, which
are to unite nations and continents together
and which are destined to make America the
centre of communication for all the families of
mankind, be done on the broadcast and most
liberal scale.
Year: 1869

In No HURay.-Grant has heard a great
deal Of noise IN bis time, but he Is in no hurry
to hear the howl the disappointed million will
make over his choice Of Cabinet--airaid,
perhaps, they might drive him from his good
resolutions.
Year: 1869

END OF THE SPorLs PLAN.-0ur ancestors
Of not the most honorable memory held that
''to the victor belongs the spoil" This was
figure drawn from the experiences of war,
but of war in an age that did not understand
the true spirit that gives power TO armies
Grant belongs to an age that knows something
better, and he Of all men is well aware that
nothing is 50 powerful in the ruin Of an
army as spoil. The army that plumbers can
not be kept together. Grant, therefore, will
not demoralize his party by any scramble for
fat places He win not remove those who op-
posed him or appoint those who favored him.
He will act from no party reason, but from
''thc necessities Of the service
Year: 1869

Room FOR HoPE.-There are at least ten
thousand men who expect to be in Grants
Cabinet and must necessarily be disappointed.
1t will be bitter to them when they read the
list and do not find their names there. They
need not despair, however, for the first Cabi-
net may fail, and then he will have second,
or even third. Every one can build hope
on this. Did Grant build this as golden
bridge for his enemies, fearful to make the
disappointed ten thousand too desperate?
Year: 1869

four millions of tons annually-will take this
bridge transit, from the fact that 1t can be fur
nished by this route far cheaper than by any
other. It is by such connections as these
that we shall keep pace with the demands
made upon US by the commerce Of the world.
As it is our destiny to he the great banking
and trade centre, we must not fail to have the
most rapid, the surest and cheapest communi-
cation with the West. Until we span the Hud-
son we are not so near .he Pacific Ocean and
China as we can be; and while there is q
chance to cut of single mile between us and
any great commerce our business men win be
narrow in their energies and efforts If they
fail to make use of the engineering talent
which stands ready to break down all barriers.
Year: 1869

In connection with the rumors OF proposed
reorganization Of the School Board there Is
a report in circulation that Superintendent
Richards Is laboring to procure the removal Of
several members Of the Board, in order to get
Bosrd In entire sympathy with himself-a
'Richard's Board" as the phrase goes.


We do not credit this report for the rea5on
that we believe Superintendent Richards has
too much sense to desire or expect to get q
Board Of wax to be moulded entirely to his
purposes. II would also be In direct evasion
of the spirit and purpose OF the recent OF the
Councils defining The duties of the Superinten.
dent. and which, in placing him subordinate to
the Trustees, intended that the Board hould be
composed Of men Of experience, capacity and
weight Of character, who would be the pup
pets Of nobody.
Year: 1869

II Ohio there Is apparently but little interest
teit by tae people 1t large IN the result OF the
election which takes place on the I2tn instant,
and 1t is generally conceded by both parties
that the vote will be light. This circumstance
Is always favorable TO the Democrats In that
State, as indeed il is almost everywhere, bat
so far as we hear the Republicans entertain no
fears as to the result. Nevertheless, judging
from our exchanges, they are trying their best
to get out their whole strength In addition
the interest attaching TO the success Of the Stat
ticket, the Legislature elected this fall will
have the re-distrIcting OF the State under the
new spportionment; and upon this division o
territory by the party controlling the Legisia.
ture the political complexion Of the next dele.
CATION in Congress from that State will largely
depend. Accordingly, as both parties are un-
derstood 70 be well versed in TIE science of
gerTymandering, the struggle over the local or
county tickets promises to be unusually we'll
contested and exciting.
Year: 1869

In the second branch of the Baltimore city
council, yesterday Afternoon, the ordinance
providing for the appointment Of new build.
ing committee for the city hall, ,introd uced by Mr.
Carter in the first branch, and there adopted.
was taken up and concurred In. The ordi.
nance now only requires the signature OF the
mayor 70 become law. The members of the
new committee are TO Be selected By the two
branches Of the council In convention, the
committee consisting OF five persons, Of whom
tLIte shall be practical mechanics. The mayor
Is thus not to be connected with the building
committee.
Year: 1869

The announcement of the resignation by
Judge Richardson Of the ONCE OF Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury is quite certain to be
the signal for political comblnauons and out
side pressure in favor of q half dozen or more
aspirants to the place thus made vacant on the
1st Of January next. OF course, no Indication
as to his probable successor is yet given ont
and II is doubtful whether the question has so
Tar received the serious attention of Secretary
Boutwell,. Ii is safe to predict in advance,
however, that efforts or the character referred
10 above Will not be likely to have much
weight in the final selection. In hlling place
so closely and conidentially connected with
his own position, and upon the proper admin
istration OF which his own Official success so
largely depends, Mr.. Boutwell, will be very
apt 20 be governed 70 q large extent If not en-
tirely by personal considerations. Should he
adopt and adhere 10 this policy, some Of the
po.iticians will probably be disappointed, but
persons having really at heart the welfare Ct
the administration will hardly find fau IL with