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Year: 1877

We would respectfully suggest to Tweed's
legal advisers that, however rambling and
contradictory his oral testimony may be,
some little consistency should be preserved
in the written documents he submits to
public criticism. In the paper read by the
model thief before the Aldermanic Commit
tee on Thursday last he is made to say in
relation to the original confession, pub
lished in last Wednesdays HERALD, 81 was
well aware when made that statement that
many persons were mentioned in that state
ment, in connection with moneys which
passed through my hands, who were guilt
less of any offences whatever and were in no
way interested with me in any frauds. "
He is further made to express his regret
suffer" by the publication of the list of
checks given by him in that confession, and
to add, ''let me say that l do not pretend,
but, on the contrary, deny, that the names
of all or even majority Of the persons
mentioned on that list were engaged in any
fraudulent practice whatever"


But why, then, did Tweed make the fol-
lowing offer to the Attorney General as o
condition Of his release from Jail? P


Third-Mr Tweed VIII transfer to tho Attorney Con-
erul all the checks IN his possession and which
forth in the annexed schedule With his testi-
mony In regard to them, that can bo supported by
others Mr.. Tweed thinks the return OF largo amount
OF money could be enforced.


And why, after having given the list Of
checks rs published in last Wednesdays
HERALD, amounting to $1,596, 725, did
Tweed add, Much more money was ex-
pended in this way, but the foregoing total
represents only the checks in Mr.. Tweed's
possession at the present time. The testi-
mony, if secured, of Messrs. Barber, Freer
and King, would show much more"


Is Twced's present statement false or did
he endeavor to cheat the Attorney General
out Of pardon by the representation that
the return of large amount Of money rep
resented by these checks could be enforced,
thus implying that they were mainly or all
given in connection with his frauds and
robberies?
Year: 1877

The sentence passed on William C. Gill
man yesterday was just punishment for
the crimes he confesses to have committed.
Any sympathy felt for him on account of his
former respectable position in life would be
misplaced. A criminal act is the more mex
cusable when its perpetrator is neither
driven to it by necessity nor tempted by evil
associations. In this case the prisoner had
enjoyed the advantages Of education and of
good example. He was in possession of an
income large enough to enable him to live
in comfort if not in luxury. He had about
him social and family ties to induce him to
covet an honorable reputation. Yet with all
these incentives to honesty he entered de-
liberately on a career of crime, commencing
with violation of trust and proceeding step
by step until he became forger. His life has
been for years living lie. he went with
smooth and smiling face among the brothers
and sisters he had robbed. He wore the
mask of Christian man in the presence of
good pastor who did not desert him
in his hour Of exposure. Worse than all,
he hid his true character from trusting
wife and reared his children in the expecta-
ton Of ease and independence, while he
was by his acts booming them to misery and
entailing upon them the curse of branded
name Surely such man is less entitled
to sympathy than is one who steals bread
for starving family or one whose vicious
training fits him for nothing but crimi-
nails career


Nevertheless the scene enacted in the Re-
corders Court yesterday was sufficiently
affecting to move the hearts of strong men
Injured to the sight of suffering and remorse.
1t was a painful spectacle, that of man who
had heretofore been honored by the world
bending down in shame before bar Of JUS
tice and confessing in broken tones the
crimes which must consign him to felon's
CELL No romance could be more deeply
touching than the brief story read on be-
half of the prisoner, in which the terrible
secrets SO long locked up in his heart
were for the first time laid bare. A thrill
ran through the court when he acquitted
his wife-poor stricken soul of any re-
sponsibility for his extravaganza, and
declared "she would have accepted any
restraint 1 might have put upon her."
Stern men turned aside their faces when the
counsel made his affecting appeal for the
sthree lovely children" who are now ''worse
than fatherless. Who can wonder that
judge and lawyer, usually cold and passion
less, were moved to tears by the scene?


The criminal goes out from the world
from the happy home he has enjoyed, from
the wife and children he loves.-and steps
for five years into living grave. He is
dead for that long period to all who are dear
to him and to the companions and scenes
OF his past life. If he survives and comes
back to the active world he re-enters it
with O felons brand on his forehead. Yet
everybody feels that his punishment is just,
and at this particular time the example it
affords may bring forth good fruits.
Year: 1877

SENATOR DAVIS, who, while on the Supreme
Court bench, Innst have felt the necessity Of
making some provision to expedite the business
before the Court is preparing bill for that
purpose, the provisions Of which he has ex-
planned to one Of our correspondents. The
question is delicate and important one and
,hould be treated with the utmost caution.
That some way out of the difficulty must be
ound is evident The Court il now 70 hope.
Iessly behind and cases are so rapidly accumu-
lating that there is very little prospect OF its
ever being able to catch up unless some relief is
afforded.
Year: 1877

view this course would be a great and in
famous outrage; but we must remember that
in the circle whose opinions are esteemed
by the Marshal this would be regarded as o
necessary virtuous and patriotic proceed
ing. 1t worid be called ''saving France,
and the only moral obstacle would be the
republican constitution. which they regard
as infamous.


There is but one likelihood short of this.
derive from the victory of the republicans
at the polls, but if the republicans are not
victorious then all that the Marshal has said
and done will add splendor to his success,
and he will be deemed the one great man
whose bold stand gave cohesion and
strength to q moral revolt against re-
publican theories. 1t is, however, scarcely
possible that any victory Of which the MGR
shall or his friends may be proud can be
gained against therepublicans by legitimate
means. But the need Of a victory at the
polls is SO great-it is of such absolute
urgency to the prospects Of the coalition
that they should win, or that it should
seem they had won-that we do not expect
them to be scrupulous as to means. If they
cannot win legitimately and can win in
some other way they will win in that other
way. An electoral success is all that can
save the coalition. and if it is possible to
secure it by any perversion whatever of the
electoral machinery they will not hesitate.
Either, therefore. there will be general
sweep Of fraudulent returns or reactionary
revolution.
Year: 1877

THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE generally felt
in mercantile circles has, perhaps, no small part
of its foundation in the deplorable dishonesty
adverted to by Register in Bankruptcy Fitch in
decision elsewhere printed. 1t is no wonder
that business is dull when its perils, so forciby
pointed out by him, SO great.
Year: 1877

one OF the best laws Of England is that against
Tue adalfcration OF food. Snow white improved
c"fn-etasch 1e as pure as the fallen snow.
snow-whitc gloss starch is 30 per cent winter and
stronger than that OF any other brand in the market
Year: 1877

The weathercock on the steeple of the
village church in Soudan, France, was
timeworm and rusty, and those in authority
decided that it should be removed. A man
clambered up the steeple, but just before
he could reach the weathercock he lost his
balance and slid down for 70 feet, then re-
bounded to the roof of the church, and was
precipitated to the ground without being
seriously injured. Then a man named
Chevaler strove to haul himself up by
means of q rope; but at last his hands
slipped and he fell backward. His foot
caught in the rope, and there he remained,
l20 feet from the ground, with his head
down, beating the air with his arms, strug-
Cling to recover himself, and swaying back
ward and forward with high wind.
Pierre Pean now stepped forth and volun-
teered to mount to the rescue of Chevalier,
but, after doing his best for three-quarters
of an hour, he had to descend. His place
was taken by Moreau, who, climbing
higher than Chevalier, slipped a rope
round his body and cutting that which
held his foot, freed him from the fearful
position in which he had remained fol
three hours.
Year: 1877

Young men Of bad habits and fast ten
denotes never like to marry girl Of their
own sort, but demand wife above suspi-
cion. So, pure, sweet women, kept from
the touch of evil through girlhood give
themselves with all their costly dover of
wsmanhood into the keeping of men, who
in base association, have learned to under
value all that belongs to them, and then
find no repentance in the sad after years.
Year: 1877

At the foot of Chamber street, N. Y, the
other day, as a lot of passengers were wait
ing to go over and take the five o'clock
train on the Erie road, young man passed
around and said to the crowd of ladies:


"That man over there with blue neck
tie on is worth half a million dollars, and
he wants to marry"


Pshaw what do l carer ~ was the
reply of every one addressed, but seventeen
different women were so busy looking at
the stranger and wondering what sort of a
husband he'd make that the boat went of
and left them.
Year: 1877

A GENrLEMAN.-A gentleman is a rarer
thing than some of US think for. Which
of us can point out many such in his circle
men whose aims are generous; whose
truth is constant and elevated; who can
look the world honestly in the face, with
equal, manly, sympathy for the great and
the small? We all know hundred whose
coats are we'll made, and a score who have
excellent manners, but of gentlemen, how
many? Let us take scrap of paper, and
each makes his list.
Year: 1877

In the quaint old town of Guilford,
Conn, the ladies have organized society
of United Workers" to engage in such
works of benevolence, philanthropy, and
local enterprise rs command themselves to
favor and are neglected by the male citi-
zens. A year or two ago they took up the
matter of lighting the streets, for which no
provision had ever been made by the
proper authorities, and not only furnished
lamp-posts, lamps, &C., out of their own
means, but have kept the lamps trimmed
and burning ever since, paying for oil and
lighting from the society's funds. A year
or Two ago they took the village park in
hand and paid for having it properly cared
for and kept up. Last Saturday they came
out in force to give the park regular
Spring cleaning up, and this time they at
tended to the work in person. Each lady
was attired for the work and had rake
trimmed with gay-colored ribbons, and the
procession was escorted to the ground by a
brass band which enlivened with music the
days exercises. Upon reaching the ground
the ladies took possession of the park and
allotted the work to be done in sections
All masculine intruders during the per
formance were compelled to pay fine
which went into the societys Golfers, to b.
devoted to future enterprises of utility o.
charity. There was considerable usefu
work done in the way of beautifying ant
adorning the park, some money fell int,
the society's treasury in the shape of fines
and the occasion was very merry one
Why isn't that sensible as we'll as sociabl
and jolly way of carrying on the mino
local enterprise? 1t promotes friendshi
and good will as well as local pride an


public spirit.
Year: 1877

A WORD 90 BoYs.-I know you don't
drink now, and it seems to you as if you
never would. But your temptation will
come, and it probably will come in this
way


You will find yourself, some time, with
number of companions, and they will have
bottle of wine on the table. They will
drink, and offer it to you. They will
regard it as a manly practice, and, very
likely, they will look upon you as a milk
sop if you don't indulge with them. Then
what will you do? Eh2 What will you do ?
Will you say, "Boys none of that stuff for
me! l know trick worth halfa-dozen of
that?" Or will you take the glass, with
your own common sense protesting, and
your conscience making the whole draught
bitter, and feeling that you have damaged
yourself, and then 60 off with a hot head
and a skulking soul that at once begins to
make apologies for itself-just as the soul Of
Colonel Backus does, and will keep doing
during all his life?-J G. Holland, 81
Nicholas for May.
Year: 1877

A German editor remarks that in Amer
lea thieves are so scarce that rewards are
offered for them. He might have added
though, that it's not until after the reward
is offered that they make themselves scarce.
Year: 1877

An exchange encouringly remarks that
the average young man is so unreliable
that fathers ought to hide their daughters.
What the average young man is afraid of
is not so much as that father will hide
his daughter as that he will "hide" the
average young man.
Year: 1877

When the practice of inoculation was
first introduced in Boston, in 1921, the
the House of Representatives passed bill
prohibiting it, and sermon was preached
in Boston upon this text: so went Satan
forth from the presence of the Lord
and smote job with sore boils from the sole of
his feet unto his CROWN" from which the
doctrine was deducted that Job had the
smallpox, and iSatOn 'oas the first inOculator'
Year: 1877

Did you ever meath the moonlight,
In the Spring times early pride,
Linger on the broad veranda,


With your loved one by your side?
While your eyes met hers in glances,
That their wealth of passion told,
Did you ever, let me ask you,


Catch most Internal cold?
Year: 1877

She said it was very bright idea, He
said he knew brighter one, and when she
asked him what it was he answered, "Your
eye, dearr' There was silence for a
moment; then she laid her head upon the
rim of his ear and wept.
Year: 1877

When the Hon. Benjamin II. Brewster
led his little boy into the United States
Court at Philadelphia the other day, Judge
Cadwalader stepped down from the bench,
and, taking the bright boy by the hand, led
him up to the seat Of Justice and placed
him in chair to the right of Circuit-Judge
McKenna. Thereupon the Philadelphia
Day Historically remarks; "The act of
Judge Cadwalader was q graceful and
courtly compliment to one of the country
most distinguished counselors and to his
child, and served as delightful interlude
in the dry drama of the law. How naturally
the hearts of all present-even if there
were criminals there-leaped with pleasure
on seeing innocence and purity thus en-
throned in the hall of Justice What {
pity that this boy must become manr
Year: 1877

RentS nave SenSlOly decreased In new
York since January, especially in dwellings
which may be ranked as third or fourth
class. Yet even with this inducement to
housekeeping the tendency has been with
a class of families to try the experiment of
boarding. Boarding rates have, it is true,
gone down very fast, but we think the eX-
pertinent is a mistake, both on economical
and moral grounds. A professional man or
tradesman with small family feels the ur-
gent necessity of economy this year. He
has occupied a house on one of the side
streets, furnished and kept with an amount
Of pretension disproportioned to his means.
The choice is before him of going into
much humber house, and adopting a sys-
tenn of close expenditure totally devoid of
any show or style, or of taking apartments
on high floor of snowy clearinghouse.
Ten to one he chooses the latter, on pre-
tense that it is the more economical.


Boarding were meant by Provi
dence for homeless people, not for families.
The question is more serious one than at
first appears. New York is slowly coming
to be a city of boarding-houses not only
her immense floating population live in
them and in cafes but year by year more
and more of the sober class, heads of fami-
lies and their children, fall into the same
unsettled public way of life. A certain
loudness of tone and coarseness of thought
| o,,I u, l.
be fashionable classes of every grade, are
due to this cause. Cornelia herself never
could have reared her hero sons in the
petty gossip and publicity of a bOading-
house, and Una would have grown a trifie
coarse through long training in a hotel
parlor. The hotel and boarding house
may be the best of their kind, but they
cannot give the privacy, the shadow Of
home, the tender associations, which every
boy and girl ought to have as a right in
their childhood. Many of the evils which
women in this city complain of as resulting
from club life result from the homeless
condition of married men. Any rational


man would prefer the club, with com


panons whom lie has chosen, to like


publicity in hotel or boarding house parlor!


with associates forced upon him by acci


dent. In Philadelphia, where every MAJ


has his own dwelling, clubs drag out


languid life


The moral is that it would be wise il
every head of family to provide hom,
for it, if possible, at this beginning of tn
domestic year, at the cost of all pretension
gentility, even comfort. Better a dinner o
: herbs under ones own roof-tree than
stalled OK at hotel-Nc,o York paper.
Year: 1877

The fth anniversary Of the Gardiner Reform
Club occurs the 10Th Of this month and the boys
propose to have soc ial time over the matter.


The Reporter says: We understand that tie
wife of Mr.. w. s. lIanscom of this city, but now
residing in Bath for . time, came near being
burned to death on Christmas moi ming. She was
engaged in "singeing" the small feathers from q
goose, when her clothes took fire, and before the
fire could be put out her dress was uearly burned
off, and her person and hands burned in a very
painful manner. But for the presence Of mind of
daughter who happened to be in the room at the
time, and who caught up a carriage lap robe that
was lying on a lounge, wrapped it about her
mother, or she wou Id doubtless have been burned
to death.


Eighteen men left this city Tuesday to work
on the ice in Gloucester, Mass. They all belong
ed in Pittston and get 81 per day.


A party Of ten in this section getting ready
to 60 to the Black Hills in the sprirg.
Year: 1877

In our notice of the contribution to the Christ
mas tree at the Industrial School for Girls, there
was An omission of an acknowledgment of Sj25
cash from several persons in Halowell.
Year: 1877

Washington is steadily growing, both
in beautiful residences and population. On
every side new improvements are seen and
new signs of prospsrity are visible. Tho
building business OF the city has un.
doubtedly been one of its great and profit.
able interests, and, as rule, the work does
credit To the builders. Two years ago
there were twice as many dwellings and
stores to let as there are now. This Is q
positive sign of a goodly increase in bust.
ness and inhabitants. This may be owing
10 the fact that the people have taken ad.
vantage in the reduction of the price Of real
estate and buildings. New cOmers lind 1t
profitable to invest their capital in prop.
erty which is at present sold at emptingly
Year: 1877

FUNERAL. The funeral of the Ger
man baker Gotleib Gugeler, who was
found dead in bed ON last Sunday
morning, took place yesterday after
noon from the undertaking establish
ment.of ID. Fox, at the corner of Sixth
and Shipley streets. The remains were
encased in q silver mounted walnut
coffin, and were dressed in black suit.
The body was inferred In the Whining
ton and Brandywine cemetery.
Year: 1877

In conclusion the Chief Engineer
congratulates the citizens on the smali
loss sustained by Are during the year
and returns thanks to the Assistant
Engineers and all the members OF the
department for their prompt response
to the calls of duty also to the Mayor
aud police and Council Commlttee On a
Fire Companies, for their prompt ana
hearty cooperation in all matters tend
ing to promote the interests OF the de-


Three hundred copies of the report
were ordered to be printed for general
distribution.
Year: 1877

An EIGHT PAGE PAPER.-The Cali
fornia Spirit Of the Times comes to us
this week in new and improved form,
beng now Issued as an eight-paga paper.
The paper, under its present management
is credit to the press of this coast, and
we are pleased to notice its improved ap-
pcarance. In TIE leading article Mr..
Boruck announces himself as a candidate
for United States Senator to succeed
Sargent. We take no stock in the fight
for any particular Republican for Sena
tor, believing that ii we can carry a Re-
publican Legislature the State will be
tittTgly, represented, and that making
fight for particular men at the juncture
is injudicious such, at least, proved to
be the case in 1867. If Boruck should
carry off the prize the State will have a
live Senator in all things where her in
terests are concerned.
Year: 1877

THE CITY OF DEsoLATIoN. - The
town of Darwin, in lnyo county, ought
to have been named Desolation, judging
from the description given of it in pri-
vate letter. The writer says it contains
one hundred and fifty houses, twenty six
of which are drinking saloons. 1t con
tains no school house nor any church
building. There is no timber growing
within radius of fifteen miles of the
place ; nor is there any water to be OBJ
tanned excepting that which is pedded
out by the Darwin Company at the rate
Of two and half cents per gallon. The
writer continues This place was evi


IDENTIFY intended originally for the infer


nal regions, but was abandoned before
the work Of transformation had been fin
ished owing to the total absence Of fuel. g"
Year: 1877

DECIDED AT LAsT.--The Supreme
Court has at length given decision in
the cases involving the right to the seat
from the Fourth Congressional District
The conclusion reached by four of the
five Justices is that ;he Secretary of
State has no document to consult in can
vassing the vote for Congressman but
the abstract Of the vote as counted by the
Board of Supervisors and certified to by
the Clerk under seal. This decision gives
Pacheco the right to the seat, and is in
accordance with strict justice, but we can
well wonder why it was not delivered be-
fore.
Year: 1877

LoUIsIANA.-The latest news in refer
ence to the Louisiana situation is that
an impression bordering on conviction
pefvades the President and Cabinetthat
neither Nichols or Packard has legal
right to recognition as Governor Of that
State. The State Law requiring the vote
for Governor and Lieutrnant- Governor
to be canva>sed by the Legislature has
not been complied With in either case.
The Cabinet believe that the only legal
way out Of the trouble was the appoint
ment Of Commission to inquire into
this question. 1t would seem probable
that this oversight would render new
election necessary in Louisiana.
Year: 1877

ARREsTED.-Five men have been ar
rested in Chico, charged with being the
murderers of the ive Chinese Of whom
mention was made last week. Suspicion
pointed to them as the authors Of the
deed, but whether it can be brought
home to them is another question. But
all good citizens will join in the hope
that If they are the guilty parties it will
be so proven. The security of all classes
demand tha: wrong of every kind should
be punished, and "A wrong done to the
humblest member Of community is one
to the whole community.
Year: 1877

A SUIT is pending in Big Hollow,
Green County, between young man aud
his employer. The young man sued his
employer for work done, and the latter
offset the claim with one for lights and
fuel consumed by the young man while
at his house, keeping company with
the school-marm, twenty nights, at two
dollars night. Slnguarly enough, the
lady is daughter of the Justice before
whom the action is brought.
Year: 1877

THE will of Lewis, who beqOeathed his
fortune of a million ofdollars toward pay.
ing the national debt is to be contested
Folks had better dispose of their surplus
cash while living by handing it over to
where they want it to go, and thereby
save quaneling over it when they are
dead.