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Year: 1879

sense of decorum of any lawyer who was
also a gentleman to allow such beastly
charges to defile his lips, especially when
the reputation they assailed was that of a
respectable lady. The object of these re-
voting calumnies was to prove that this
lady had been the instrument OF undue
influence in the making of the will.
This calumnious pretence was utterly
exploded by the production in court
of former wills made in the same
sense long before she had any acquaintance
with the Commodore. Her vindication is
perfect but what shall be said of a lawyer
who could SO far prostitute his professional
privilege as to be the vehicle of such un-
founded charges? His late rctraction can
not atone for so vile, so atrocious an offence
against decency, against morals, against tho
chivalric sentiment due to the gentler sex.
Mr. Lords abominable, improved and un-
retractcd calumnies against the late Com
modore deserve the same condemnation,
though not to the same degree.
Year: 1879

Official intelligence of the death Of the
Ameer of Cabul had not reached General
Kaufman at Turkestan on March 3, and
the Afghan ambassadors there were still in
conference with the Russian govern
ment as accredited. representatives of
the Afghan government yet the fact
of the Ameer's death was known,
though unofficially, and, therefore, no steps
of consequence were likely to be taken,
even if there were such steps to take. AS
shown by our despatch from Tash-
kend, printed to-day, the ambassa-
dors have declared that the Ameer
would never treat with England
unless so advised by Russia, and they
represent that Yakoob Khan was in this
respect fully in agreement with his father.
Upon the arrival Of the Russian surgeon
who saw the Ameer in his last illness he
will report that princes death, and General
Kaufman will inform the ambassadors of
their loss Of official status, which may be
renewed by the present sovereign. Perhaps
as ruler in the presence of victorious in
vaders, and with the influence Of his father
removed, Yakoob Khan may change his
views as to the propriety Of accepting
Russian advice. 1t will be q piece of
peculiar fortune if the Indian government
gets the Afghan trouble off its hands just
now, when the way seems open for the
extension Of dominion on another side.
Burmah is once more great temptation.
Since the meagre report that the King of
Burmah had murdered all the royal
princes and their families" we have had no
further news from that kingdom. 1t was
that the details were horrible, and ''that
British interference was hoped for" For
news that comes by way of India that last
clause was natural addition, and it may
represent the 'divine despair" Of an official
world that would like very well to take
Mandalay in charge but felt that it must
forego the luxury at this chance on account
of Afghanistan and Zululand and the con-
sideration that there are already rs many
irons in the fire as it is we'll to have. Uulcss
there is some event in this story quite out
of the ordinary current of Burmese history



trouble to come but the evidence
that the trouble is over the guar
antee of the tranquility of the State.
The former King of Burmah died last
autumn and left many sons. There is no
law of succession. and in the absence of
the designation of one prince by the dying
sovereign the throne becomes the stake of a
general fight that is the constitution of
the country. But tho present King was put
on the throne by the ministers, and all the
other princes were caught and kept in
irons. 1t naturally became a troublesome
problem what should be done with them,
and the King has solved that problem in
Asiatic style. His act was cruel, but not
so cruel as general civil war would have
been, and it is one that might be put in
shape to justify the annexation of the whole
Irrawaddy Valley, if Afghanistan shall sud-
denly be pacifed.
Year: 1879

An important contribution to the history
of that part of the trade in live cattle
which has resulted in excluding our dealers
from British markets will be found in the
letter we publish to-day from our corre-
terry to the general public how pleuro-pneu-
monia which did not exist as an epidemic
in the great cattle raising districts, and was
unknown in the herds sent forward from
their native plains for expectation, though
it was known to exist in swill feeding
stables from which animals were not ex-
ported, yet appeared to such IN extent in
shipments of American cattle on their ar
rival at British ports as to force the English
government to make q rule against our cat
tle That mystery is now cleared up by the
discoveries Of HERALD correspondents in
Western cities; and once moro we have On
illustration Of the old truth that the ruin
of trade is due to dishonest and unscrupu-
lous traders. At Chicago from eight thou
sand to twelve thousand cattle are fed every
winter in stalls, to be sent eastward in the
spring as fa.tened stall fed cattle. How
they are fed and how they are kept is
story the record of which is vivid repeti-
tion Of the descriptions that have been
written of the Blissville stables. But
the whole procedure is given in the
st. Louis letter we print to-day.
1t appears that upon the arrival at
the stock yards there of large consignment
OF Texan cattle the animals in good condi-
tion are sold readily and shipped eastward
for butchery here or expectation, and that
they are sound and healthy. But in every
consignment there will be poor specimens
not diseased, perhaps, but half starved,


lean and feeble. These, of course, sell at q
low rate and are bought by feeders, who put
them into swill stables, fatten them up, and
then by collusion put them into the sales
of fresh cattle from the Plains. Doubtless
in those swill stables pleuro-pneumonia
exists permanently as in the swill stables
here, and the animals remaining long
enough to be contaminated are thus sent
out as Texas cattle, yet with a disease
caught in the swill stables. %
Year: 1879

preventing hasty and inconsiderate mar
riages and in enabling parents to know
when their children who have not reached
years of discretion contemplate so serious
u step as matrimony-a piece OF information
which they are too often denied until boy
husband or a girl wife is found to have
been added to their family circle for weeks
or months The license system has the
sanction of New England custom. of the
publication of the ''banns" in the English
Church and the notices in the Catholic
Church. Its adoption in this State is likely
to do some good and certainly cannot do any
harm.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Bradley, of Westchester, has intro
duced bill in the Assembly providing that
no IL" railway in any city Of the State shall
run its track across any other 81" railway
on the same grade or use the track OF any
other ''L" railway for any distance. This
is n very proper bill, and it is really as
much in the interests Of the rapid transit
companies in this city as of the people who
use the roads. 1t may require some addi-
tiopal outlay at first on the east side lines,
and possibly some mutual concessions, but
it cannot fail to be to the advantage of all
in the end. II the present arrangements
on the east side are carried into opera
ton neither the Metropolitan ''L" road
nor the New York I'll" will be able
to accommodate the travel without run
ming serious risk of accidents. Neither
will be able to despatch trains as rapidly as
they will be required below Chatham
square during the busy hours One fatal
accident would cost the companies more
money than would be expended in the
adoption of the routes suggested by the
HERALD or of some other plan for securing
separate tracks. Besides the risk of acci-
dents the companies. through the unavoid-
able crippling Of their trains by the use Of
a common track, would have to bear the
annoyance of constant complaints and the
evil of unpopularity. In England no sur
face railroads are allowed to cross each
other or public highway on the same level.
The New York rapid transit companies
ought to be willing to adopt some plan for
separate tracks on the east side without q
law compelling it, but Mr.. Bradley's bill
should be passed as general law neverthe-
Year: 1879

A bill is before the Legislature requiring
license to be procured before the marriage
ceremony can be legally performed in this
State, either by a minister of a church or
civil officer. In cases where minors apply
for licenses it is necessary for them to
procure tho consent of their parents, if
they have any. The Baptist Conference has
indorsed the bill, believing it to be wise
and beneficial measure, and memorial
signed by all the Baptists in the State in at
tendance at the Conference will be forwarded
to the Legislature asking that il may be-
come law. The requirement of a mar
riaoe license NAV certainly he nseiul in
Year: 1879

THE WEATHER.-Thc depression referred to
in Yesterdays HERALD as moving over the st.
Lawrence Valley passed off the coast early in
the morning attended by rains. which extended
as far south as Virginia. 1t was followed
quickly by a large area of high barometer that
extended over all the territory east of the Mis-
sissippi River, and from the British possessions
to the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf coasts.
The high area is now advancing toward
the Atlantic coast and is followed by very
well marked depression, which made its appear
nnce in the Rocky Mountain regions early yes
terday. This depression Is the one that was
noticed off the coast of Oregon on Monday
last and it is likely to develop a storm
centre of great energy as it passes over
the central valley districts. The area of
high barometer in advance will cause the gra-
dicnts for southerly winds to become very steep
during the next two days, so that gales may be
expected in the Ohio Valley and the lower lake
regions. The warm southerly winds that blew
In the Western districts yesterday afternoon
caused general fall of snow and rain over the
northern lakes when they came in contact with
the cold areas that extend over that region.
The winds have been brisk OH the
Atlantic coast north of Sandy Hook and in the
Northwest In the latter district gales of local
development are reported. In the other sec
tions Of the country the winds have been gcncr-
ally light. The temperature has been variable,
but the tendency was toward rise, particularly
iu the Western districts. Our dispatches from
California report very heavy rains in the North
ern part of that State. The special weather
cable from Europe states that severe west
erly TO southw cstcrly gales prevail over Great
Britain and Ireland. The direction of the winds
shows that the storm centre predicted by the
HERALD Weather Bureau on February IS to
reach the British coasts about the 18th ar
rived on time. The weather in New York
and its vicinity to-day will be warm and fair
followed by increasing cloudiness and ran
Tomorrow it will be cloudy. with rain.
Year: 1879

Jarvis Fitzpatrick died at his family residence No.
SO Summit street. Brooklyn. Tuesday night last.
in the fty-seventh year OF his age. The deceased.
who o native of Ireland, came to this country
when quite youth. He for many years
q steamboat captain on the Hudson River but for
the last few years had been engaged in the real
estate business, and was member OF the Board Of
Stock Brokers of this city, About four years ago he
candidate for Supervisor at LARGE and took
active part in the political reform movement Of
the democratic party, with which he was always
identified. He was kind hearted generous man.
and was widely known and respected. His funei al
will take place from St. Stephen Church, on Satur-
day ncxt
Year: 1879

THERE Is EVIDENTLY something wrong in the
management of the Police Mutual Aid Society
Some very remarkable disclosures were uncx-
pectedly made yesterday concerning the society
and its affairs, and it is certainly due to the en-
tire force and their families that the damaging
charges should be prObed to tho bottom.
Year: 1879

THE LATE FIRES in Long Branch are still in
volved in mystery. At first it was supposed that
they were the work Of an organized band, who
had determined upon the destruction of the
place, but this theory is now regarded as ex-
ceedingly improbable No effort should be spared
to bring the guilty person or persons to justice
Year: 1879

ACCORDING to the testimony taken yesterday,
the Barnegat life saving station men seem to
have done all that could have been reasonably
expected Of them in the Of the wreck Of
the David II. Tolck. The charge Of COW ardice
WINS not sustained.
Year: 1879

IT Is To BE FEARED we have not heard the
full story Of the recent gales on the New Eng
land coast. A large number of the boats of the
Gloucester fishing fleet have not yet been heard
from.
Year: 1879

.
his cath. If the necessary appropriation
bills should not be passed.at the extra ses-
sion the democratic members will have to
face an unpleasant responsibility.


We come now to the question whether
blocking the wheels of the government by
withholding the supplies is a legitimate
method of forcing Legislation. 1t was de-
Tended by. Senator Thurman on the last
night of the session by analoaies drawn
from English history. All such analogies
are false and the reasoning founded on
them is crude and wild. 1t is true that
during the reigns Of the last three Stuarts
the English Parliament attempted to curb
arbitrary power by withholding supplies.
But nothing of the kind has been at-
tempted in Parliament during the
last century and half Although this
power is theoretically part of tho
British constitution it would not, in this
age OF the world, be tolerated in practice.
Even during the violent contest over the
Reform bill of 1882 it was never suggested
or thought of as a possible expedient for
overcoming the opposition of the House OF
Lords. There was threat to swamp the
Lords opposition by the creation OF new
peers but there was not a statesman in
England who would not have deemed it the
height of absurdity to have proposed the ex-
treme measure of disorganizing the gov
ernment by withholding the means
of carrying il on. In modern times
the business of the community is
intcrwoven at so many points with the
regular operations of the government that
Year: 1879

For ten years my wife was confined to
her bed with such complication of all
ments that no doctor could tell what was
the matter or cure her. and I used up q
small fortune in humbug stuff. Six months
ago | saw U. s. flag with Hop Bitters on
it, and l thought would be fool once
more. / tried it, but my folly proved to
be wisdom. Two bottles cured her. and
she is now as well and strong as any mans
wife, and it only cost me two dollars. Be
ye like foolish" III. W.. Detroit, Mich.
Year: 1879

whole family. named Bailey. of Morristowns
three young women and two younger brothers. have
been arrested there under peculiar circumstances.
The girls each at different time. in the
ploy OF Major s. s. Halsey. The Majors family
missed various articles and upon search being made
Of the Bailey home the things were found
there and hence the arrest of all five
members of the family. They have been beld to
bail to await the action OF the Grand Jury Their
father was named Ebenezer His father was ut one
time worth real estate which Is now VAL
ued at half million dollars. Ebenezcr
greatly displeased his father by clandes-
timely marrying handsome Irish girl OF hum
BILE parentage. He cut off without dollar.
When the old man died the bulk Of the property fell
to his favorlte Mills. This person turned out to
be very eccentric. He lived bachelor life and
always engaged i'll odd pursuit, FREE
qucntly frittering away large sums OF money
in foolish enterprises and experiments. He paid
attention to regular business. and SO got into
great trouble and costly litigation with debtors and
creditors. Finally the house he lived in the last Of
his property. was sold his head to pay judg.
man
Year: 1879

From the Albany IN. " Journal. August IL


AS question of tactics Mr.. Kelly's utterance may
be OF doubtful wisdom. II it is calculated to make
democrats hesitate about renominating Governor
Robinson the other hand it leaves his supporters
no alternative but to press him. They cannot re-
treat in the face Of such proclamation Mr.. Kellys
method is his own business. The one thing which
it emphasizes is the deep seated nature Of the con-
hc and the fact that 1t leaves him no course but to
fght the battle out to the bitter end.
Year: 1879

From the New York Star. August IL


The HERALD strikes at the very heart OF the I'll
den-Robinson programme when it condemns their
plan letting the republicans elect the State ticket
this fall in order that it may appear that Mr. Tiiden
is the only man with whom the democracy can carry
New York in $780, Could there be better illustra-
ton of his utter sefshness than this scheme Affords
or more convincing evidence of the ignominious
uses to which he would put the democratic masses
of the Empire State?
Year: 1879

TAMMANY's DICTATORSHIP.


From the Buffalo IN. " Courier.l
There is no reason why 1ammany Hall should not
exclude candidates for the democratic nomination
two three four persons if it can exclude one. II
admit the claim now set up in its behalf We may
ultimately be forced to take nominees only the
candidates of its choice. That would be the ogicai
consequence of this unprecedented claim and the
party s submission to 1t.
Year: 1879

The wind walls a solemn dirge, and the
ice King has wound a shroud of snow with
crystal fringes for the old year soon, alas
to die. Like all its predecessors-like all
else connected with humanity-it waxed
and now is waning to its end. Its work is
almost done-its history nearly finished.
The May nymphs brought us buds; June
came with u wreath of roses, and Ceres
crowned the summer with her golden gifts
but the buds, the rose and the harvest alike
are gone with the eternal past, and only
memory can restore them.


Other years may come, bat this can come
ao more; aud perhaps it's we'll; for we have
walked IN the midst Of tona6s; the earth has
been baptized with tears, and over many
heart darkness has hung, cleaning ,.s the
.'valley and shadow OF DEATH" Why should
we desire to weep again the tears and wall
again the sorrows through which we have
journeyed? Surely none who have suffered
would recall the past with all its weight OF
woe. and sit again under the cypress and
yew.


Yet the tear will come from the sensitive
heart not only because OF sympathy with
Mother Nature in her sadness, but likewise
because the thought will intrude into our
musings that the ''dying Year, will not
leave to lis the heritage we might have won
from his benificence. A thousand doors
have opened to us along the way we have
tretl. and yet we failed 10 enter. though the
Cave of Aladdin might have welcomed us.
A thousand opportunities have waited on
our will, but waited in vain. and these can
come no more. We might have been wiser,
Year: 1879

There's not hearth, however rude,
E But hath some little flower


To brighten up the solitude. "


And scent the evening hour.


There's not q heart, however east


BY grief and sorrow down,


But hath some memory of the past


To love and call its own.
"A slip of ones foot may be recovered.
but OF the tongue, perhaps never.


There are two peaceful powers, Justice
and fitness.


DO not express your opinion too freely
and decidedly when it differs from those
around you. merely for the sake OF saying
what Il Think when no good will be done.
Year: 1879

There is but very small proportion of
the women of this nation that do not suffer
from some OF the diseases for which Kid
Eey-Wort is specific When the bowels
have become costive, headache torments,
Kidney out of fix, or piles distress, take
a package, and its wonderful tonic and
renovatingspower will cure you and give
new life.
Year: 1879

are considered to be most beautiful. En-
nuied bachelor butterfly, have you ever
seen a Circassiau belle? Fly at once to
that wondrous cline, and you will learn
that the secret of much of their beauty lies
in the liberal use OF SOZODONT, which
was introduced there years ago to make


their teeth beautiful
Year: 1879

Mrs. Lizzie O'Brien Pollock, in COM
munication addressed to the Brooklyn
Eagle, says: 90, save me from that most
despicable specimen of humanity, boss
ed man! There is a scared, yes, my
dear, but I don't mean it, look about him
that makes me turn away in disgust, and
wonder why he is a man. This system of
bossing is the most serious obstacle to
happiness in married life, and to it we
owe half the divorces which so disgrace
this country and it's people"


However disagreeable the sight of a
"bossed man" may be, we are compelled
to the conclusion that it is really very
essential that some men should be
"bossed" For there is one sight more
despicable and lamentable than "bossed
man." and that is a bossed woman-a
woman that cringes like a slave, and
trembles in the presence of great puffy
bully calling himself a gentleman; a
woman who has tremblingly to beg fo1
fifty cents to buy herself some buttons OF
thread; woman who barely breathes
when her husband is talking; a woman
who never expects kind word from him
and never gets it! Poor creature. She
has been bossed into servile submission
The sunlight of her life has been quench
ed, and she is no longer happy. Where
one hundred women are ''bossed" by theil
husbands, one man is ''bossed" by his
wife. It would be a just retribution or
men if more Of them were to fall into
the hands Of bossing women.
Year: 1879

There can hardly be a greater sign of
prosperity in community than dis
position to assist one another-lift a little
when neighbor's wheel gets stuck in the
mud. We know Of place where mans
barn, with all its winter stores of grain
and hay, was consumed by fire in the
night. Immediately all Of the men of
the country side mustered and hauled up
timber for new barn, and then a big
raising came off. After that the sound
of twenty hammers was heard until
the whole was shingled and sided. But
their deeds of kindness was not done yet;
and one after another they offered to take
head or two of his stock and winter
them for him, thus greatly reducing his
loss and assuring his heart of the
more durable riches of brotherly
love. and neighborly goodwill. None
can compute in money the value Of one
such example of liberality in the COM
munity, especially in its influence on the
young. And when this spirit prevails
there is sure to. be progress in place


even if all the Improvements are in theil
infancy. People will come and settle in
a place that bears such name. Now, il
you desire to see your place growing ir
popularity, do all you can to show your


self good neighbor, especially to those
who need little extra help. If mar
starts tin shop or blacksmith shop il
your place don't harness up and drive OF
five miles to buy your pans ant
get your horses shod, just becaus


you have been in the habit Q
doing it. Patronize the new conner whe,


you want anything in his line. spea.


encouragingly to him and well of him


your neighbors. Little words of approve


or censure go long way; when once 20